.3.7.09."Learned.."..

{ Yip. It's true. This is my BFF of 30 + years and I, like say.....in High School. WE (she was the instigator! I was an innocent bystander..oh so innocent and shy...sigh.....Les, if your reading this..I know I'm gonna get crap for this..I just know.) were constantly doing something crazy and off the wall. We made alot of people look at us and just shake their head laughing. We Never broke the law, did anything illegal. Just illegal in our parents' eyes.....Ha! Ha! Poor Mrs. Hawkins....what she had to put up with. She never knew what she was in store for when she made that drive home, down her street...there we were...doing something that made her shake her head....sometimes laugh..???
You'd be happy to know that now we are adults..we just do 'grown up' things now...

I have learned
not to worry about love,
but to honor
it's coming with
all my heart.

{Alice Walker}

.3.6.09."Go to YOUR Room!....Okaaaaaay..."...

My scrapbook room!
Okay it looks messy in the photos, but to my friends have seen this room..it's actually quite organized! I neeeeeeed a bigger room though....when we buy our dream home...I've already pictured,( actual sketched out in GREAT* detail what it will be like, contain, and have!....) what it will be like!

But as I said in a prev. post.My Mr. Is to GREAT blame for this addiction!

In 2004, we went by a scrapbooking store and he commented.." Why don't you do something like that? You like to scrapbook?"
Me: "Na! I would love to, but I have no idea where to start.."

So for Christamas that year he bought me *ALL* scrapbooking supplies....he made me open them all in this weird order..first....a carousel of scissors..I'm thinking"What the hell!?This guy sucks at buying gifts for women...and of course. I acted all happy."yea.."

Then it was "Stickers.." A book of stickers! Okay, you gotta understand He and I never MENTIONED this scrapbooking thing again! Ever! So I'm getting pissed by the time I open up 90 pounds of colored paper! I'm thinking..."Well, at least I can cut something pretty now...but, come on, already!"
Meanwhile, back at the ranch....he's smiling and all happy..."Do you like it?" And I'm all..."Ah thank you baby..." No.

So this goes on and on...I'm NOT getting it....

Then I open up and scrapbooking Bag. Then my Digital camera, with a year subscription to "Creative Memories" and scrapbook magazine...OH!!!!! Then I shrieked and got all excited! I got it....duh...

I told him all my thoughts of him as I was opening up each and every one..we LaUUUUGH about it now, and I tell people all the time, that story.

So he's a doll, and will look up scrapbook stores for me..and he goes to new stores with me and will get his own basket and shop for me, also! He's very sweet about this obsession I have.

This one time...(Yes, In band camp! Ugh..) I was scrapping away and he came back to see what I was up to. I *commented on how neat it would be to have shelves on my desk..(he found a desk for me...at a garage sale..HUGE! For $10..yea.I know!) So he left with a "Um.."I heard him running his saw ..which was not abnormal...a few hours later..he comes sash-sa-ing in and says oh so casual..."you wanna come out and see if these shelves will fit?.." I was "uh?.." Already at this point forgetting our conversation we had a bit ago..
I looked at him a with a dazed and confused look..followed him with curiosity..
"OH!Shelves!!!!!!"

He Cut down a little tree and made me shelves!!! He even cut out a heart on one of the legs and has a heart in it.."D & J"..AAhhh....

I just love him!!

See....a 'good' enabler....

This is my life.
It is my one time
to be me.
I want to experience
every good thing...
{Maya Angelou}

.3.5.09." The Insanity Must Stop!"..

UGH! See the stuff I have to put up with?!

Look* at the size of these muthers!! ( I know it's mispelled..) That's the point.

This is what I have to put up with ALL DAY at work! I walk in, and right away these are staring and screaming my name...I immediately took it up with the clinic manager and let her know how this was not cool...

How Can a girl work under these crazy conditions? Did you SEE the size of these?

I work with a very well-known veterinarian and people are always dropping food off...terrible. Just terrible I must say!

VERY challenging to eat healthy and work there...I bring in 100 calorie packs and healthy crap to eat all the time. I'll cover the food up, but when it SMELLS good....that's it.I'm done. Over and out. I'm down for the count. Goodbye cruel world.

I looove things that smell good! I will buy shampoo on the smell, I will buy Rolaids if they smell good!!!!

But the good news is..I DID NOT cave in...I did not have one of these tempting pieces of heaven.

I was. I was mad all day.

.3.4.09."*Love the Camera!"

This lil' camera is the best! I carry this thing every where I go! I'm Always taking pix of someone/something!

I recommend this..never miss a moment. You'll regret it!... My husband agrees..he'll see something before me and say "Wanna blog about this?Better get your camera" so I guess you call him an enabler?!!

He supports my scrapbooking addiction, also. All his fault..will go into that some other time!


So I wanna go on a scrapbooking cruise!!! To alaska...I see this on "Oh My Crafts" all the time...any suggestions? I wanna go next year. It will be my first cruise...ever. I want to make a good decision...


Hi. My name is Jody and I'm a scrap-o-holic and I have a problem.

.3.3.09.."Busy day!.."

Boy! Had a busy day today...a husband to embarrass at Walmart, got me my Fishin' License!! Yes!!! Embarrassed him again....good day. Good day.

So we are at Wally World last night...I shriek when I see these mugs! Mr. Fancy slinks to the next isle...saying something like "Oh No! She's looking for the camera..." as I'm digging in my purse! I was laughing so hard, cuz I knew he was so embarrassed! He got my picture for me, though!

I wanted these mugs, but they are planters! Ugh!!! I'd use it for a huge serving bowl, but there is a draining hole on the bottom! How stinking adorable!!! I will get them anyhow for the back deck though..not in a planting/flower mood right now...

But Yes!! Good day! I got my fishing Licence! Yes! So after work, The Mr. went and got his too! We are gonna head up to Sportman's to get my tackle box( which I don't care what color it is, cuz I'm gonna paint it pink, and BLING**** IT!!!) I do want a pink fishing pole, but all I could find is "Hello Kitty/Barbie" poles.....I'll think of something!

BUt Gotta fish with Daddy-O! I'm getting ready Dad! I want to catch my first fish and put it behind the plexie glass on the counter of Bi-mart. The guy there told me to bring in my first fish picture! Cool! I did tell him "Does catching a guppy count?" He laughed at me...ummm....

I was serious.

.3.1.09." No Cabin Fever Here!!!!"

What glorious and relaxing weekend!!! Loved it! Recommend it! 6 thumbs up!!*

FIRST!!!! Jillian and I were talking over dinner when we first got there...we went out to eat, at a cute lil' restaurant straight out of a Moby Dick Movie..ahhh!!

My Bff of 30 plus years also came and stayed til the next morning..Love you Les!!

But the not so-funny part was that..I'd LIKE* to think I love to scrapbook....but what kind of scrapper am I ,when I forget..umm..paper. Yeah. I. know.

The thing is. Jill forgot too. Yea.

What the Bleep!!!

So we head to walmart the next morning.60 mile round trip.to get paper.that I have. at home.IN my scrapbook room.

So then we head back and FINALLY get to do what we traveled here to do! So happy. Got so much stuff done. My husband *LovEd it. He wanted to stay longer and another night.
He brought his laptop so he could work on projects..so if he got bored he could have something to do..he said he'll never bring projects again. He loved not having a thing to do..

So relaxing and wonderful. I woke up early just to hear the faint sound of the waves crashing on the rocks, through the window....sipping my green tea and not a worry in sight.

My husband did bring his guitar and sang to Jillian and I most the night. Jillian came out her chair when "Fireman" by George Strait was sang...I think she likes that song!

But I loved it and it was sooooo much needed! Thank you Jillian and Nic and it was wonderful!

I will never forget paper again.Ugh!