Retail Therapy

If you need some retail therapy, buy something you've been lusting needing for a long time....within reason, of course!

I bought the download of Maria Elkins Making Faces video today and I'm so glad.  I watched the Beginner section and I think I can do it!

The next thing I need is Photoshop Elements.  It's on my Christmas list along with a pair of black Fat Baby boots.  Hey, it's almost October so it's not too early for a Christmas list.

A Case of the Can'ts

I don't say I can't a lot, but I sure do think it!

Do You Want to Be Immortal?

I've always had a thing for vampires even before my Twilight obsession....

Romances with vampires as the part of the story are a guilty pleasure.

I had to chuckle, though, when I started seeing Immortal..............Cash commercials this week.

Immortal Cash

 

Colorado Lottery Immortal Cash from Cactus on Vimeo.

You know my name, not my story. You've heard what I've done but not what I have been through....


Perfect!

2012

I don't think it's too early to start looking forward to the new year?  Isn't the world supposed to end in 2012?  I hope not because I'm certainly looking forward to it.

I'll be 42.  Well, I'm not looking forward to that.  There is no avoiding it, though, so I best just make the most of it.

I'm most excited about the fact that we hope to be that much closer some financial breathing room.

Let's all knock on wood while I'm writing and anyone that is reading, shall we?!

We have two more payments on the mini van.  Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!  I'm going to drive that thing until it dies or it makes more sense to get a newer car than repair it.  It's got 130,000 miles on it right now so who knows?!I'd like to put toward something else even if its into savings for emergencies.  M pays that payment so who knows what he will do.  I'm hoping he puts at least part of it towards another one of his bills or some of mine.

I'll be clear of a big bill in two months, too.  I'll be able to breathe a little easier and not have to ask M for money all the time.  Some of it will have to be put towards some other bills, but not all of it!

Have I learned my lesson?  I hope so!!!

Money flies out the door.  C's soccer has to be paid for.  We've been advised that she has a better chance playing club soccer than just high school.  She gets more instruction there and more chance to be noticed for college.  S started violin this week.  The boys are pretty quiet, but we'd like to get them more involved in some activities of their choice.

I have aspirations, too.  Don't we all?

Quilter

I have been working on a quilt....

Contention

Headed off to the Rockies game tonight....  club seats!!!!

We're all going.  Yes, the entire family.  It ought to be interesting.  The boys are excited.  The girls are hating on each other more than ever right now.  They got into a physical confrontation yesterday afternoon and S's phone is broken--it works for calls but the screen is cracked.  Who ever heard of a baseball game being punishment?  They think it is!

We probably wouldn't have gotten the seats had the Rockies not been totally out of the pennant race.  M was gifted to tickets through a work contact.

Yay!  Some things you just have to go and do even if you would rather stay home......

The game starts at 6:10.  We'll probably miss an inning or two.

I'm bring my camera.  I hope to get some pics to share.

Happy Anniversary

17 years!

A couple of anniversaries this weekend.  9/11.....  and M and I on 9/10.

I'll let all the media outlets help us remember 9/11.

M and I met in college in an accounting class.  I remember that we just clicked.  He was the first male that seemed to be interested in me beyond the superficial.  I hadn't dated much at all up to that point.

I think we were both looking for that special connection.

The bottom line will always be that I love him.

I have to remind myself that all the time.

I'm sure he has to do the same.

Bowling for Quilts

I used to be an avid bowler.  I bowled in a couple of leagues, was in a couple of tournaments, and bowled for fun....  Like many things in my life, though, I stopped.  It became too expensive, we became too busy, started having trouble with carpel tunnel, and I got tired of dealing with the smokers (although this shouldn't be an issue now because of new laws) and other bowlers who annoyed me.  I'm sure I was very annoying, too........  I was never any good.  I think I topped out at a 130 average.

Spoonflower's latest contest is for bowling fabrics and bring back many memories!

Bowling

My favorite?  Top Left Corner

I drive by a couple of bowling alleys every week.  Their parking lots are always empty.  Does anyone bowl anymore?  We actually have a cool alley in our neighborhood at Moe's.  We've never bowled there, but the kids bowled last summer because the restaurant sponsored A's baseball team.