The Results {Numbers 11-22}

#11. Go camping
Was I delusional or high the day I put this on the list?

#12. Visit San Francisco
I put this on the list because I thought we were going there for Fall Conference. Dr. Hubby decided he would attend the spring conferences. Up next...SAN ANTONIO, TX.

#13. Dress more fashionable
Um...fail. I still can't break out of my denim skirt and vneck tshirt addiction.

#14. Do a Flat ScrappyGirl adventures album
Don't really want to do this one anymore.

#15. Visit Dresden Ohio {Longaberger}
I don't know how I did not do this one! Time just got away from me...

#16. Enter another float in 4th of July Parade
We had to go on our vacation the week of 4th of July because of Uncle Lige's schedule. We were not there for the parade.

#17. Eat at the Jug this summer
This is one of those "only open in the summer" restaurants. I finally ate there...but I forgot my camera so I have no picture. It was yummy...I went back a couple more times!

#18. Go on a family vacation
We spent a week in a beach house on Oak Island, NC. I want to go back again next year!

#19. Make my home cozier
I love all the paint and decorations we added to our home. It is definitely more cozy. I've added the curtains my mom made since taking this picture.


#20. Start our remodeling
We didn't build a garage or turn our old garage into a family room. We didn't get the new siding yet. BUT if I actually showed you the before pic of the girls' room you would consider this a REMODEL! lol. I am exaggerating...kinda.

#21. Host a home product party in my home.
I want to do this in the spring of 2011.

#22. Host a crop in my schoolhouse.
I actually want to take this one step further and host it at our library. They have a large room that you can rent for only $10! I am thinking January...if we aren't snowed in half the month like last year!

The Results {Numbers 1-10}

So there are only 5 days til my 36th birthday! Time to see how I did with my "35 Things I Want To Do While I am 35" list. Did I complete all 35? No. Did I complete half? No. Does this bother me? No. Why? Because this was a list of little things in the back of my mind that I want to do. This list brought them to the front of my mind so I could complete a few...attempt a few...ignore a few...and decide I really don't even want to do a few. Here is how I did with the first 10!

#1. Visit Las Vegas
I did this one REAL good in March. If you missed this trip go click on the label {right column} Las Vegas and check out all the fun we had...lots of great pics. This photo is a silly moment in front of the Bellagio Fountains.

#2. Make homemade cards for my special people for all their special occasions.
Ok, I half way did this one, but I am not marking it completely off cause I missed a couple.

#3. Meet a bloggy buddy in real life.
When I put this on my list I really HOPED this would happen. I never DREAMED it would be the first one I marked off. I met Kado from Our Life in Perfect Cadence for lunch while she was visiting friends Thanksgiving week. I really miss Kado in blog world. I wish I knew why she hasn't been blogging for 6 months. She disappeared with no explanation.

#4. Get a mani/pedi
I blame Dr. Hubby for this not happening...him and his talk of Hep C. I still want to do this.

#5. Make a new close friend
I have made several friends through my weight loss group, but none that really qualify for what I was thinking when I made this list.

#6. Eat at DaVincis
It was always that restaurant you say you want to go to, but never make it. I enjoyed it, but have never been back since.

#7. Finish organizing and decorating the scrappy schoolhouse.
If you would see my schoolhouse right now you would run away screaming! I am a messy artist. BUT I am almost done with this one...I just need a man who has time to install a few things in the bathroom.

#8. Reach my goal weight.
mwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahaha

#9. Read the whole Bible.
I am ashamed. I fell WAY short on this one.

#10. Have one of my parties featured on a party site.
I did not do the work to complete this one. Maybe one day...

Happy Wednesday!

Is There Really Anything You Don't Already Know?

What song has captured your mind lately?

Eenie Meenie by Sean Kingston and Justin Beiber
I love a FUN song I can sing at the top of my lungs. Manga Dork and opened the sunroof and rolled down all the windows last night while singing this song {rather loudly} on the way home from TOPS.

What TV show do you watch regularly?

Monday: House
Tuesday: American Idol, V
Wednesday: American Idol, America's Next Top Model
Thursday: VAMPIRE DIARIES, Real Housewives of NYC
Friday: The Soup
This is with the current schedule. Plus I love all cheesey reality shows. I am addicted to Desperate Housewives, but I do not watch the current season. I will get it on DVD in the fall.

What books really engage you?

My fave authors are Nicholas Sparks, Debbie Macomber, Sophie Kinsella, and Jan Karon. I loved the Twilight series. However, I have not read even one book in 2010. After Twilight in 2008 I have zero reading appetite. Strange.

What movies do you find yourself watching over and over?

I love scrapbooking with my fave movies on...Must Love Dogs, Joe Dirt, The Ugly Truth, The Proposal, Last Holiday...I love watching movies over and over.

What is something that is overrated lately?

Texting. Put the phone to your ear and talk into it!

What comfort food has been important to you as of late?

Food is driving me nuts. I {heart} chinese food...I could eat it 24/7/365.

What is your favorite hiding place?

My scraproom in our one room schoolhouse.

Do you collect anything?

Blue carnival glass, Mary Engelbreit goodies, scrap supplies, Longaberger baskets, souveniers from our travels. My collections make me happy. I am very picky though...the things I have are things I LOVE!

Favorite Beverage?

McDonalds sweet tea...should be illegal!

What store do you frequent the most?

Boy is this answer going to shock and amaze you...NOT! I {heart} TJMaxx.

Who is your favorite male celebrity?

I love a funny guy so I will have to answer David Spade. I can't wait to see "Grown Ups." They were talking about it on the Kids Choice Awards pretty heavy so {fingers crossed} I don't think it will be R-rated.

Favorite Female Celebrity?

I love watching Diane Lane in movies. BUT I would love to meet any of the Real Housewives...especially Jersey!

Favorite Color as of late?

I still love orange! My second is hot pink. Put those two together and I love it even more!!!

Thanks Tauna for tagging me! I enjoyed it!

Volunteer For Something

It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. -Ralph Waldo Emerson


Today I get to mark off another item on my 35 things list. Today is my first day as leader at TOPS and I am marking off "volunteer for something."

I am so nervous.

I am going to attempt to turn a meeting that is normally senior citizen social hour into an informative support group. Yikes! They may kick me out! In the last few months we have gotten several new members that range from teens to senior citizens.

I looked through all the chapter program books and I think I found a program that fits my interests and abilities. It is titled "FUN!" My favorite word! I will be talking about finding activities to fill up your free time and hopefully keep them out of the pantry!

Wish me luck!

I {heart} Italian

#6 on my list is to eat at Da Vinci's Italian Restaurant. This is a restaurant that was about 2-3 miles from our home for about 3 years. We now live 1 hour away. I have always said I wanted to eat there. I honestly don't know how we didn't for so many years.

Yesterday Dr. Hubby, Manga Dork and I went in town to pick up last minute stuff for Cutie's birthday party. While out we decided to eat at Da Vinci's restaurant so I could mark it off my list. I had a mini German pizza {Italian sausage and sauerkraut smothered in fresh mozzarella cheese} for an appetizer. Then I had a salad, garlic bread with mozzarella, and lasagna....yummy!

Dr. Hubby had some gross smelling onion soup and a salad and Manga Dork had cheese and beef raviolis. They also shared a shrimp cocktail.

I am glad I finally ate there. Great food and ambiance.

I will definitely be back...hopefully it won't take another 7-8 years...lol.

Another # marked off!

Crossing off #3...

*Sorry about the redeye in these photos...my camera only deleted the red eye in a couple eyes. I don't know why...

On Wednesday I got to mark off #3 on my list of 35 things. I met Kado from Our Life In Perfect Cadance for lunch at Cheddars. She and her family are visiting friends for Thanksgiving. I was SO nervous, but this is what my list is all about...stepping outside my comfort zone. Would she like me in real life? Would we have things to talk about? Would she regret agreeing to have lunch? (Yes, I have issues)

I had to bring Cutie and Wild Child with me...I was praying they were on their best behavior. I think they did very well, but you could tell when our time limit was up! Kado and her friend (I can't remember her name and it is driving me nuts) arrived first. Let me just say now...if you thought Kado was pretty on her blog...she is even prettier in person. Oh to be that thin...

She is also as nice as she is beautiful. I immediately relaxed and I don't think I remember tasting anything I ate...I just wanted to talk and get to know her better. The hour and 15 minutes went by way too fast. She did tell me something about myself that I didn't know...I thought my WV accent was disappearing since we moved...evidently I was wrong. LOL! It is odd to hear someone's voice that you have only seen online.

Thank you Kado for the birthday gift and lunch...next year it is my treat!

Thanksgiving Eve Ramblings

My feet are killing me from being on them so much to clean for Thanksgiving.

I am going to pick up a few last minute items today at Walmart...pray for me.

I can't believe last night's episode of "V" was the last one until March 2010.

I am getting the "Hurry Thanksgiving so I can start with the Christmas stuff" feeling.

I am going to mark off an item from my list of 35 things today...

Can you guess which one?

35 Things I Want To Do While I Am 35 (Part 4)

Happy Birthday To Me! I can't wait to tell you all about my great weekend...it's not even over and I have had a blast!

26. Girl's Night Out at least once every 3 months...we used to do this alot...I miss it.

27. Flat Scrappy Adventures...I have loved this idea for awhile...{for those who don't know what it is} you take and make a paper doll and use a pic of you for the face...you mail it to hosts who take the paper doll around their town and take pics spending time with "you"...then you make an album using the photos. I would love to visit my internet friends...if you would like to host Flat Scrappy...let me know!

28. Make my home less chaotic...I want to make my home a haven...a place of beauty...a place of peace...gee, I think that is part of the Home Interiors mission statement...I sold their products for 5 years so I think it must still be in my brain...I want to make my home warm and inviting...this has slacked due to having 2 little ones...but it is time to decorate!

29. Host a home product party in my home...not sure which one...I used to love to do this and I haven't for several years...probably has something to do with the living room carpet...looks like wild dogs have lived in there...I can't wait to remodel!

30. Host a crop at my schoolhouse...adults only...with little goodie bags and food and FUN!

31. Volunteer for something...I have NO idea for this one yet. I just know I would like to do it.

32. Meet someone famous...I don't care who. I am just so star struck...a vampire would be nice!

33. Do the SSS "Book of Me" challenges...these are layout challenges for pages that are all about you...I scrap my kids, my hubby, and family stuff...but I don't scrap much about me.

34. Sundaes on Mondays...I want to invite people over on Mondays in the winter for make your own sundaes.

35. Have family photos taken...you don't even want to know how long it has been since we have done this.

35 Things I Want To Do While I Am 35 (Part 3)

18.. Finish organizing and decorating my scraproom...just figured out there is an IKEA in Pittsburgh so I know where to get my while bookshelves! I need to stop scrappin' (for a minute) and get it decorated!

19. Reach my goal weight...I have fallen off the wagon, but I want this to be the year I reach my goal. I can do it! {Stop rolling your eyes...I know I've said that before...lol}

20. Be featured on a party site....I love throwing parties and I would love to see one of mine featured. It's all about the details...

21. Go camping...{yes, you read that right}...one family trip for at least a weekend.

22. Enter a float in the 4th of July Parade...I was inspired at Mardis Gras World!

23. Go on a family vacation...usually we go to visit Lil Sis in May...this year I want to rent a beach house for the week...I secretly dream of Disney.

24. Start our home remodeling...BIG things are about to happen to this little home...the garage will be the family room...the basement will be redone...a HUGE fish tank between the family room and dining room in the wall...new bedroom...new master bath...new master hugemongo closet...new master bedroom...2 fireplaces...I.C.A.N.T.W.A.I.T!

25. Go on a date night with Dr. Hubby once each month...we try this each year and do well up to April...this year we are going to make it all the way!

Hope you have a very happy weekend! I am being held hostage and taken to the sale at Cabelas. Help!

35 Things I Want To Do While I Am 35 (Part 2)

Can't wait to hear if you all liked New Moon...remember don't spoil any surprises...I won't be seeing it til later.

Happy Birthday to my Mom!

9. Visit San Francisco...I haven't thought about alot I want to do here yet (Golden Gate Bridge, streetcar, Fisherman's Wharf)

10. Dress more fashionable...I am really starting to love a certain "look" and I am ready to shed the jean skirts and striped tops!

11. Start using reusable shopping bags...I think if we all did this it would be great!

12. Eat at The Jug...this is one of those only open in the summer places. It is beside the river and you can get your food and eat at a picnic table. I pass it often and always say I want to eat there...never have.

13. Host a Kid's Creative Club in my schoolhouse...It would be my kids, my niece and nephew, and a couple kids from our community. I want to get them creating and thinking about their dreams.

14. Have s*x every day for a week...I think that couple that set out to do it every day for a year is NUTS! But it would be interesting to see how one week affected the relationship.

15. See the Christmas lights in Ogleby Park...it is supposed to be FABULOUS! We put it off every year.

16. Read the whole Bible...I need to read it more anyway and I would like to be able to say that my heart has been exposed to every word.

17. Make a new close friend...I wold love to have someone to do things with here. This takes me out of my comfort zone. I am not a good friend maker in real life.

TGIF!

35 Things I Want To Do While I Am 35 (Part 1)

I want to record this list that I have worked on for several weeks. These are things I want to accomplish while I am 35...some are small and some are BIG...but the first step to making your dreams come true is WRITING IT DOWN!


I am going to share a few items from my list each day ending with my birthday on Sunday. I hope to inspire you to write down your dreams...


1. Visit Las Vegas...We will be traveling to Vegas at the end of March 2010 for a conference. I hope to see the lights at night...take the dam tour (heehee)...visit the Grand Canyon...see a magic show...and lots more!

2. Make handmade cards for the special occasions in all my favorite peeps' lives...I did not realize that Christmas was after my birthday when I wrote this down...yikes! I am going to be a busy girl!

3. Meet a bloggy buddy in real life...this may be the first one I get to mark off! Don't get too jealous but...if everything goes well...I get to meet Kado from Our Life In Perfect Cadence next week!

4. Get a mani/pedi...I want to do this before our summer vacation.

5. Eat at DaVincis...this is an italian restaurant in the little town we lived in before we moved to the farm. I always say I want to eat there, but in 7 years we never have!

6. Visit Dresden, Ohio...this is the little town full of great shops made famous by Longaberger baskets. I have been wanting wrought iron sconces for my dining room and a basket tree FOREVER!

7. Design a dream board...this is a bulletin board with pictures or notes that represent your dreams or "bucket list." I want to hang it in my scraproom.

8. Surprise someone with a gift...I want it to be someone who is going through a rough time and needs a BIG cheering up!

What is something you would like to do? (BIG or small)