TAG...I'm It?

Well, I guess I have been tagged....so I am told. Not sure how or why, but I'm game for most anything (as long as it is legal). So here goes nothing...



The Rules:

1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.

2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of their middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.

3. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog-post containing your own middle name game facts.

4. At the end of your blog-post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag.

5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.



My middle name is SUE.

S - I am a self admitting "Scrappin' / Stampin'" addict

U - I am generally "Understanding"

E - I am totally an "Eclectic" personality. I like several different styles of music, decorating, scrapbooking, shoes...

Guess that wasn't too bad. Hope I did it right! If I didn't, do the 'cyber cops' come and give me a citation or ticket or something? Anyhow....I will tag Jan, Carol and Diane

Home Again!

Just returned from my Scrappin' Weekend. Had a great time with friends and family. Always relaxing but never enough time for sleep. I did get about 10-11 hours over the three days. It is so hard to give in to sleep when the creative juices are flowing! I completed 45 pages! That included 13 for a recipe swap I joined. I am up-to-date on all the camping photos / trips with my grandsons and I completed the wedding album from my son's wedding, Sept. '05. I could add some embellishments and journaling to the wedding album, but the photos are in there and it will pass for now!
Must get unpacked, start the laundry and get ready to head to northern MI, for a Stampin' Up! card class this week. Hope to post some photos later!

Rain, Rain Go Away?

No not really. We need this rain so bad. It was great waking up to the sound of the rain singing on the roof. It is like a lullaby to me, I snuggled under the covers and fell back to sleep.
My grandsons arrived for the day. They enjoyed some time in the pool, the rain had stopped. Then I took them for lunch. We arrived back home and it began to rain again. Now they are out enjoying a fun game of basketball in the rain! Nothing like some good clean fun! I must go find my camera so I can catch this memory.
Happy Day!

Christmas Card in August?

Yup! It's a Christmas Card, and I am pretty proud of this one! I did 'case' the idea from one I had from a swap. I added some flowers from our "Pretty's" kit that were colored with the color pencils. Just a fun card made with three different punch sizes and our beautiful designer paper from the "Winter Bright" Simply Scrappin kit. Had to add a bow, so I used my new favorite, double stitched Wild Wasabi.

Words of Wisdom

If you like to read, Maya Angelou is a MUST. Her wisdom and life experiences seem to touch all those who read her works. Must reads include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her current best-seller A Song Flung Up to Heaven.

Here are just a few of her wisdoms and witt!

> > > >Maya Angelou said this:

* "I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,Life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."

* "I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she Handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."
* "I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents,you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."
* "I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life."
* "I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."
* "I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."
* "I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."
* "I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."
* "I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."
* "I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."
* "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people w ill never forget how you made them feel."

When you read her wisdom, you just feel like you know her....I think it would be so great to actually be able to meet her in person, she seems like the type of person that would leave a special mark on your life, as she has with her writings.

Check out her site http://mayaangelou.com/

JUST CHECKING IN!

A minister passing through his church
in the middle of the day,

Decided to pause by the altar
and see who had come to pray.

Just then the back door opened,
a man came down the aisle,

The minister frowned as he saw
the man hadn't shaved in a while.

His shirt was kind a shabby
and his coat was worn and frayed,

the man knelt, he bowed his head,
Then rose and walked away.

In the days that followed,
each noon time came this chap,

each time he knelt just for a moment,
A lunch pail in his lap.

Well, the minister's suspicions grew,
with robbery a main fear,

He decided to stop the man and ask him,
"What are you doing here?"

The old man said, he worked down the road.
Lunch was half an hour.

Lunchtime was his prayer time,
For finding strength and power.

"I stay only moments, see,
because the factory is so far away;


as I kneel here talking to the Lord,
This is kind a what I say:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,

HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN,

SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP

AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN.

DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY,

BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.

SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM

CHECKING IN TODAY."

The minister feeling foolish,
told Jim, that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome
To come and pray just anytime.

Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks."
He hurried to the door.

The minister knelt at the altar,
he'd never done it before.

His cold heart melted, warmed with love,
and met with Jesus there.


As the tears flowed, in his heart,
he repeated old Jim's prayer:

"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,

HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN,

SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP

AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN.

I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT


I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.

SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY"

Past noon one day, the minister noticed
that old Jim hadn't come.

As more days passed without Jim,
he began to worry some.

At the factory, he asked about him ,
learning he was ill.

The hospital staff was worried,
But he'd given them a thrill.

The week that Jim was with them,
Brought changes in the ward.

His smiles, a joy contagious.
Changed people, were his reward.

The head nurse couldn't understand
why Jim was so glad,

when no flowers, calls or cards came,
Not a visitor he had.

The minister stayed by his bed,
He voiced the nurse's concern:

No friends came to show they cared.
He had nowhere to turn.

Looking surprised, old Jim spoke
up and with a winsome smile;

"the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know,
that in here all the while


everyday at noon He's here,
a dear friend of mine, you see,

He sits right down, takes my hand,
Leans over and says to me:


"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM,

HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN,

SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP,

AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN.

ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY,
I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY,
AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS

CHECKING IN TODAY."


If this blesses you, pass it on
Many people will walk in and out of your life,

but only true friends will leave
footprints in your heart.

May God hold you in the palm of His hand
and Angels watch over you.

But for those of us who are already His, He not
only holds us in the palm of His hand, but has
engraved our names there, and we are continually
in His sight (Isaiah 49:16)

Please pass this page on to your friends & loved ones.
If you aren't ashamed.

Jesus said, " If you are ashamed of me," I will be ashamed
of you before my Father."

If you are not ashamed, pass this on. But only if you mean it.

Yes, I do love God. He is my source of existence and Savior.

He keeps me functioning each and everyday. Without Him, I
will be nothing. Without him, I am nothing but with Him "I can
do all things through Christ that strengthens me." Phil 4:13

This is too good not to share -

So this is me ... Just Checking In

Late Night Creations and other Ramblings

Look and see what I did! A customer has been wanting to learn the pop up card, so I designed this one last night. Used the groovy guava, river rock, blush blossom and very vanilla card stock. Stamped with same inks and the "eat cake" stamp set. I love the new double stitched ribbons!

Of course my computer skills leave a lot to be desired, so the photos are backward. But I am sure you all get the idea! I really like the new colors and have had a hard time using "eat cake" so I was pretty pleased with this creation at 2 am!

So many ideas and so little time. I have several projects I would love to get done and offer to my customers, but there just seems to be only 24 hours in a day! And I have come to realize that since I began my business venture with "Stampin' Up!", my pile of photos has grown. I do not get as much scrapbooking done as I would like. I HAVE tried to use my S.U. product so I can accomplish two things at once, scrapbook AND show product! It is just that I love the product and quality of the items that S.U. offers and I find so many great ideas (and some just pop in my head at 2 am.) that I want to do them all!

I guess I need to prioritize. I tend to get distracted so easily. Is that a trait of a creative mind? Please tell me it is! Or I am just easily distracted! Just this morning I was putting away some investment papers, the next thing I knew I had all my check stubs from the past 15 years sorting them out, pitching papers, organizing my personal papers and of course an hour flew by! But I have been wanting to get that all done this summer, so now I can cross that off my mental list!

Well, I need to head to my office at school, and try to get some organization done there. I am still purging things that were left behind by the previous manager of 18 years! Keep me in your thoughts.

Have a Great Week-end All!

Update

Hello world! What to tell. I have been busy, doing what? Gee, I don't know, yet the days seem to be full of activities and the nights are pretty short. The calendar is going by and of course I could use more time!
I do have a lot completed at my new office for the upcoming school year. Thanks to the hard work of my wonderful grandsons, we have most everything moved in. Walls painted, curtains up, file cabinets are filling up, and I am beginning to get organized. There is a lot that I can not do until after our manager meetings, pricing has to be set each year. We review new products for each school year.
Today, OGS helped to put together my new office chair, while YGS helped me put up trim on my bulletin board, sorted desk drawers and cleaned EVERYTHING he could find! After a couple hours we headed for lunch.
MICKY "D's" my choice. Then back to my house to cool off. They have enjoyed the pool this past week, with temps in upper 90's!
I must get projects ready for a workshop next Thurs., and a card class the following week. Always a struggle getting the ideas from my head to the paper.
Happy DAYS!