where we are...

The view from our front door. We are expecting 7-10 inches of snow. No homework! Going to spend the night making Valentines decorations for my fireplace. I made a picnik slideshow of the photo carousel that I worked on at the crop I went to on Saturday. It's probably one of my most favorite things I've made. I used two of the photo carousels and put them on top of one another. I need to tell you that this needs some rigging. My dad is going to rig it so that it doesn't topple over, but for now it's holding steady. I then put the largest ring at the top and then went to the middle ring on down to the smallest. I have plans to use the 3 rings for from the 2nd carousel set as mobiles, to hang things from in my scrapbook room. This is the saying on the tag at the top of the carousel. Carousel is from 7 gypsies. Love the Gypsies!

"where we are..."

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In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” The metal initials and the hanging medalions are from Hobby Lobby. enjoy!

RIGHT NOW!

During your time spent here on my blog you may have noticed that I am a very visual as well as musical person.

Most Friday's it is "Get your Freak On Friday" around my house. I love to pick a dance tune or some song that is stuck in my head and drive the kids to the bus stop with it playing.

I have been in a funk lately.

I think it is the cold and gloomy weather.

This can be a very slippery slope kind of time for me. The weather is calling for comfort kinds of food.

Last June I embarked on the goal to loose the 20 pounds I had gained after my mom passed and Brad was sick. I had spent those 9 months not really feeling like I wanted to work out and...

I didn't.

I also began cooking for my dad and those meals were all easy to prepare, and freeze comfort meals. While I was making them I also made the same thing for us....

and I ate it!

The result was not too pretty, I remember going to California and seeing the pictures when we came home and not liking what I saw.

But, more importantly I didn't like how...

  I felt.

Once those pounds were off I made myself the Valerie Bertenelli promise...

I was not going to wake up on New Years day on a diet!

And I didn't...

I woke up and ate pop tarts for breakfast.

and i was thrilled!

But one pop tart...

  turned into  a daily event and...

 I started not feeling so good again.

I am happy to say I am  7 days off the pop tarts and...

I feel Great!

Been a little mia here and that's because I'm huffing and puffing with my  favorite work out buddy Charlene Johnson!

7 days ago I heard this song on the radio.

So funny that I've heard this song a zillion times, and it never really effected me like it did  that day.

I have used it as my work out motivator.

I don't love working out.

I will never be a size zero.

I'm okay with that.

I just like the feeling of opening my closet and putting something on and feeling really good in it.

And when I am eating pop tarts and have slipped into a food coma...

I can't do that.

I'm still climbing

not for perfection,

 but for the best that I can be.

And   Right Now    this is it.

When I feel like putting it off...

 I think about this song

and if need be,

listen to it super loud,

rock'in it out in my house!

 what do you need to do Right Now?

 Need some motivation?...

This AMAZING woman will be doing this tomorrow! Check her out!

 and last but not least.....Drumroll........

Ta da!

 Our winner is.....

Sarah!!!!!!

please email me your address!

I'm scrapbooking from 10-8 tomrrow, I hope to have alot of stuff to show you all next week!

Have a great weekend...

It starts

RIGHT NOW!

It's Oscar time!

I love movies!

You probably already knew that, but if your new here then it's big news to you.

I also love the Oscars.

I've been seriously watching since high I was in high school.

Today  the nominees were announced.

 I still have a couple of movies to see, some of the lesser known ones, but I have until March 7th to get them all in.

My two favs to win in the best actor and actress category are Meryl Streep  as Julia child. I've seen this 3 times and I find her performance more amazing each time.

George Clooney for Up in the Air, I loved this movie, not always a George fan, but I had to give it to him , he was terrific.

So....

I thought a little Oscar giveaway would be in order.

I am giving away this

and this

You may want to invite your friends over for an Audrey night.

Show the movie

Everyone wears a tiara, pearls, little black somethings.

Audrey trivia

You could serve croissants

Have little blue and white Tiffany  boxes as favors!

Sounds like fun to me, I wish you all lived near me!

So, leave me a comment on what your favorite old time ( 60's or older) movie is and why. The drawing will be held on Friday!

This is just one of my favorite scenes from the movie.

This song won for the best song in 1961.

Who knew a towel on your head could be so glamorous?

Pause Player First! up on the right. You want to hear this song!

In the mood...

Here's a little smile box slide show of a Valentines Day gift idea. Here's a Valentines Day gift idea. Super easy, an inexpensive frame, some modge podge, pictures, and some embellishments! Have a great weekend everyone! \

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