HAPPY BAH HUMBUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh so I had to figure out how to get my page to look like I'm in the spirit too! This year I actually am so because it's such a change for me, I'm sharing a photo of my Dad's decorated door. He had to pull down the mailbox frame, attach the mailbox, carry it from the garage to the front door, and then load all the little presents into the mailbox itself. This is a big thing for him because at 79 and 12 years after his stroke, we are just glad he's still here with us. So this year, all his kids are coming home (like it or not) for Christmas.

We actually set this up during our Black Friday decorating around the "T's" house in Plantation, Florida. While my brother,nephew and I were "cleaning out the garage", my sister, her hubby and daughter were decorating the outside of the house. Those pics are below in the blog. We also pulled down the tree (like that "we" cuz I had nothing to do with that as it was on a shelf in the garage over my head and I wasn't even going there so my brother & nephew did that for us), and then I spent over four hours trying to take off the lights that had been wrapped every year over the last three by Dad. They were all bunched together and we had "discussions" on why I was taking the lights off. Funny thing was that three of the four strings were dead and didn't even get put back on the tree. But we got the lights on it and it looked good too.


The bad thing was that before we could get the other boxes down (four of them) with the decorations in them, I had to fly home. So I can't wait to see the finished product on Tuesday. And I can't wait to see Mom & Dad again, my sisters and brother and all my nieces and nephew (yep only one but he's the man!).



And did I saw we were gonna eat again???? Oh yes we will!!! And OMG on QVC today they had the best looking prime rib to cook and the sampler cakes from Balboa. So guess what -- yep those are on the way to Florida too. I just love bill to/ship to. Ha, ha. So the food will probably arrive before Karen does. Oh well!!! Gotta tell the pilot to fly safe once again for me please!


Take care and Happy Christmas to all and to all a good nite. I probably won't be back on before I return. I wish you all a great holiday. Enjoy the family! I will be!!!


Take care & hugs to ya,

KTTTT

Pics of Mouse & Thanks Projects

As promised here are the pics of the Mouse autograph books (two are same) and the Thanks book from Thanksgiving that are Christmas presents for my family. I think they came out pretty good myself. I really like the Thanks book as it has many hidden tags and journaling to remember the gathering. I know my Mom & Dad will love theirs as much as I love my copy. My nieces are going to flip when they learn they are visiting the Mouse after Christmas. They can get autographs on the tags (in earlier post) and put the tags and pictures in their books. Yeah, my presents are almost done!!!!

Opening page and then on to some of the pages for tags and pictures for the girls.

Just a sampling because I keep adding pics and wiping them out. I've been at this for two hours now and I'm giving up. Some day I will figure out how to do with without the white space. Sorry!Very frustrating!!!!

This last page is done from the paint swatches from Home Depot/Lowes. I peeled them off the cards and ran them thru the Xyron. This book was done with my CM supplies and is a quick type easy book just so the girls would have special ones to use for this surprise trip.

Now moving on to the Thanks Book - my favorite.

This is the accordian book with tags and hidden journaling.

There is actually journaling on the back of each tag (that is if it doesn't have two pictures on a tag). There is also my handwriting (yep, I did do it Rosemary!).

Enjoy!

KTTTT

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

So I got these voice mails from Rosemary asking me if I wanted to go with her and her sister to see this orchestra named the Trans-Siberian or something. Magical Mystery Tour or something. Wasn't really sure where we were going or what it was about but after figuring out my cell had been off for two days, of course I was in!!! Didn't matter where we were going, I was going with Rosemary and Cathy somewhere. So I called and said Yes I'd love to go. We met up for dinner and watched the game while eating and visiting. Then down to the Metro to meet Maryanne who actually picked up the tickets. We got on the Red Line to go to the Gallery Place and Verizon Center.



The weather wasn't bad. Not too cold and clear. They were having a little craft fair with many tents of vendors so we toured their wares while waiting to go into the show. We also walked a few blocks to the old Woodies store to see decorated windows. None at Woodies but there were some at Macy's though (see Rosemary's blog for those pics). We were disappointed as they were nowhere near the extravagant windows of the past and really don't depict "the reason for the season" because we have to be politically correct now adays! Bah humbug, there is a reason for the season and that's why it's named Christmas. We can all celebrate as we wish but give us a little break will ya??? Anyway the decorations were nice and we walked back thru the streets looking at all the very detailed architecture of the buildings that is missed by many. Wow the masonry and design in those old buildings is still beautiful to me.



Oh and we saw the SPY museum, the Wax museum, the Art museum -- all places we have to visit in the future. We have to take Metro to the Metro Center stop and just come up and play.



Well the reason for our venture was wonderful. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is like no other. The light show is phenomenal, the violin playing was excellent, guitarists too, and the drum solo -- well I don't have to say any more about that. The show went on for three hours plus. We didn't get back home til after midnight. Late nite for the girls but it was well worth it. I had a ball. Thanks Rosemary for my wonderful Christmas present, watching the show with people I love!



Hugs,

KTTTT


P.S. Oh and the ice cream cones were good too. Thanks Ro for digging deep in your wallet to find the cash to pay for the cones and drinks. You made up the majority of the cash and I'll make it up to you after the holidays! I promise!!!!

Behind the Eight Ball Again

so Saturday my destiny was to finish two books for my nieces for Christmas. But I really didn't wanna sit and scrap all day. However, after talking to Rosemary and being told I had to get my "mojo back" I listened and not only finished the two books but also finished the Thanksgiving Book I was doing for my parents too AND started my exact copy of the same Thanksgiving Book too. Yeah imagine that -- got my mojo and more!!! Thanks, Ro!!! It's your fault and I thank you for the motivation because I didn't have anything going into it.

I haven't taken the pics yet and will do that before the week is out and try and post. But these were two little CM books for my girls who are taking a surprise trip after Christmas to see the Mouse. They only know they are flying into Lauderdale to see their grandparents and aunts and uncles but don't know about the Mouse yet. So I made them the tags that were posted earlier so that they can get their autographs and now they have books to put the tags into once signed. Not super detailed but used up some of my CM supplies just for this cute little project.

Then moving to the Thanksgiving Book, I had these done from kits from Cheryl Mezzetti too. They are cute little accordian books with tags. So I included pictures and journaling (no Ro I just typed to paste in but did write a little bit in my own handwriting too!!) on the tags and pages. They actually turned out really cute and I know my parents will LOVE their specially made book. I, of course, LOVE mine too because I don't usually have my own to save. But I'm starting to duplicate so that I can savor the moment too in pics.

The next project will be putting the Family Christmas Book together after taking all those pics on Christmas Day. I can't wait.

More to post later. Take care to my loyal readers. You two know who you are!!! LOL!!

Oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GIRL MEGAN. WOW, seems like I just met you! Oh, I did didn't I. Ha, ha!!! Have a great birthday!

Hugs to ya,
KTTTT

Wednesday @ our LSS

the QK rep came to visit. So a bunch of Diamond Club members showed up to hear his news on the upcoming products and talk QK. And of course there is always the chance to WIN FREE PRODUCT TOO! So we gathered around the tables and listened. Listened to Kris talking about the details of why they did this, or didn't do that, and what we should expect in future. Some things were scrapped because QK listened to their customers and took their ideas into consideration BEFORE they released their latest products. WOW imagine that. A manufacturer who actually cares about their customers. Certainly a different concept in this world today!!! Hmmm sorry I digress.



Then we listened to the women who had questions while others bitched about some of the products. Yes, they bitched. When I walked in late, there was one woman who was actually bitching because the QK reps didn't give the stores advance notice of reductions in prices. Poor Kris stood there listening attentively while trying to explain that it was HIS fault because he is only one one rep to 600 stores and he let his stores down. Most normal self respecting, nice people would have stopped at that point. But noooooo not her. She just kept on going belting out complaint after complaint. It was actually embarrassing at this point. Finally she just stopped. Bitch session complete! I went up to the LSS owners later and told them I thought this was supposed to be a fun event not a bitching session. You would have thought I'd committed a mortal sin with the looks I got. Oh well. Call it like it is you know.



So on to the give aways. They gave out some of the newer 4x8 alphabets - very cool. The first one was one by the one person who ALWAYS wins and they says she shouldn't be considered in the pot. Well then why did you put your name in there???? The second one was won by another one who usually wins but with enthusiasm and enjoys what she wins. Then another, and another, and all smiles. No we didn't win YET!!! So more make-n-takes, more show us what's coming, and just answer more questions. Very nice time actually. Then it was time for more give aways. So let's call some more numbers .... 3527044, "oh that's mine but I don't want that die. I don't like it " says the winner. "But it's free" says the store owner. "I know but I don't want it. Oh well at least I'll have a Christmas present to give someone." She took the die gave it to another lady standing there that DID want it and then talked about it for another 10 minutes. Can you imagine!!! Next 3527061 "oh that's me...." I said. So I went up and got my die expecting to hand it over to Rosemary because I already had one but wasn't about to say anything out loud (except to Ro). Then 352051 and there goes my chance of giving it to Ro as she won TOO!!!! So we both have the very cool gold heart tag dies in our possession now. Hey Jana, do you have one -- cuz if you don't it may just show up in your Christmas stocking!!!!



Jana - you know the first person that won. And for the record she wanted to know why I was awol from many activities this summer. I laid it on very thick (even though it really wasn't lying just spreading it out thick and shutting her up because I was just plain baffling!!!). That too was actually FUN!!! Oh I'm not getting my place in heaven. I've lost out! OMG!!!



After the QK festivities then Rosemary and I went to have a nice dinner at our local pizza place. It was a GREAT evening especially after leaving the LSS. I always enjoy being with my buddy RO!!!



GTG! Will write more ltr!

KTTTT

Ft. Lauderdale & Turkey Day

with my family -- so I decided to go to visit MY FAMILY this Thanksgiving alone. I flew down on Wednesday and just got back on Monday. What a GREAT decision that was!!! I haven't been down to see my family in way too long to count. It was great. I stayed at my parents. I left my house at 3:15 AM to drive to BWI. My flight was at 7 AM. I got to the airport around 4 am. Checked in my luggage, went thru security and was sitting at the gate by 4:49 am. Read my book "Eat, Pray, Love" until boarding. Flight took off on time (yep imagine that!). It was a two hour and one minute flight. Pilot made sure he emphasized that "one minute". Ha, ha. My brother (Kev) picked me up at the airport. I got the royal tour of the beach highway A1A to see all the new hotels, condos, leftovers from Wilma, etc. It was a beautiful day -- chilly by some standards but 75 is not chilly to me. Sunny, blue skies with billowing white clouds in the sky. So glad I decided it was time to visit.

After my tour, Kev took me to Mom & Dad's who of course were waiting anxiously for their eldest to finally arrive. We visited and Kev stayed awhile too. Then he left to go help his wife cooking because she was the chef for our feast to happen the next day. He kept bringing dishes over to put in the fridge, appetizers, side dishes, salads, etc. We were gboing to be eating all day long.

Mom, Dad and I were off to Carrabas for dinner Wednesday nite. It was good too. But we were all waiting and anticipating our very special Thanksgiving Get-Together the next day. There was much to catch up on and we did it too.

Thursday all we did was eat appetizers, dips, and the meal. OMG the meal. What can I say. My SIL & brother did themselves proud. It was WONDERFUL!!!! Beer, wine, mighty fine too as you can see from the pics below!!

Dad & Mom enjoying the appetizers.

Karen, Beth (SIL), & Lynn (my sis) having some liquid refreshments!!!!

Us again but my niece, Kris, told her mom, Beth, to stop looking silly. While drinking wine, how do you not look silly??? And what's the purpose?

The food, the company, the weather, nothing could have been any better than it was! We truly had a magical time with one another. So much so that I can't wait to go back for Christmas. Three weeks and I'll be back down there to spend yet another holiday in Florida. It was 75-80 most days (cool by my Mom's standards) but absolutely perfect to me. Shorts, T-shirt & Sandals - P-E-R-F-E-C-T!!!!

Me & My Sis!!!!

As you can see, Dad took advantage of all the good food. He wasn't the only one enjoying our holiday. Lots of smiles, hugging and catching up. Long overdue. Can't let it be that long in the future.

Kris, her boyfriend Issac, Mike and CJ playing before eating.

Greg, Kev, Beth, & Lynn on the patio. I just barely got part of Mom in the pic too.

So then on Friday it was clean out the garage, pull down tree and decorate the inside and outside of the house day. You can see that the outside looks great thanks to my sis, Lynn, her hubby, Greg, and my niece, Courtney or CJ as I call her. They did a GREAT job.

More pics to come after Christmas visit. Can't wait. I will actually have pics to scrap in my albums. Hmmm such a concept.

Busy weekend

Well the presents are wrapped, boxed and the plan is to UPS them tomorrow. I'm hoping that they will arrive while I'm in Florida at my parents. Then I can unload them and put them under the tree that I am going to help them put up after feasting on Turkey Day. Mom & Dad have chores for me to do while there. I can't wait. No internet, no cable TV, nothing but slow pace with my Mom & Dad. When my brother, SIL and niece and nephew come over that will change. And then again when my sister, BIL, and other niece come over too. Can't wait. They have dinner planned. My brother is picking me up at the airport, it's all planned. All I have to do is leave home at 3 am drive to the airport parking lot, get picked up, get checked in and get on plane. Then it's in the pilot's hands. He'd better be communicating with the man upstairs to get the plane there safely. There is a full load counting on it.

I also took pics of projects I did in OC with Celena which I promised to post. Those are here too. The pink one is an All Girl made with canvas as front and back covers with accordian tags in between. This is a Quick Quotes design. I finished my second School Book & Thankful Book (doing the backs of the books which I didn't do the first time) which were designed by my buddy Cheryl Mezzetti. So the two School Books are going to my nieces from Nebraska. The Thankful Books will be updated with pics (hopefully after my visit) and one will be MINE and the other will go back down with me for Christmas for Mom & Dad. Thought that would be great.

And not to let Jana and Rosemary outdo do me, I made another project (completely finished) but it must stay secret as it's a present for Christmas and I cannot post it or it won't be a secret! LOL!!! I'm also working on two autograph books for Disney for the two girls who are surprising their Grandparents and coming to Florida with their Mom & Dad for Christmas. But they don't know their piece of the secret and that is that they are going to Disney after Christmas Day. So Aunt Karen is making them two Disney books with 24 (yes count them) 24 tags to be autographed by their favorite characters to then be put into their books. The tags are done - now that's 24 for each of them so a total of 48 cut out, put on cardstock, cut, eyelets attached and put together with ribbon currently. Then I will give them many different ribbons to attach (Rosemary I think I may need another trip to the outlet!!!) and they will have their presents all done. The books won't be finished until I get back from Thanksgiving but the tags are done. Yippie. Only 24 pages apiece to do in their books now. Another what was I thinking -- well it's kind of like Ro, using up the supplies that I have overwhelming me in my room (or should I say overflowing into rooms!!!).

I have two other projects I want to do too but will have to see if I have the time. One is a DOG book for one of the girls at work. And the other is a BOOT book -- the theme - How to decorate my boot -- she had foot surgery and my mission is to decorate her boot for the Christmas Party on the 6th. I think I have some ribbon I can use. Hmm, not sure but think I may just be able to spare it. So with that in mind, I want to take a stocking, make it a boot and show the many ways you can decorate it with pics from the party in it. We'll see. I may be biting off more than I can chew as they say.

Well now on to the pictures. My internet shut down so I'm actually posting on Monday but all this was actually accomplished between Saturday and Sunday. I was very productive. Now I must PACK for my Florida Turkey Day venture. Can't wait!!!!!

HAPPY TURKEY DAY TO ALL!!!!!

CYA,

KTTTT

Going Green with the GS & Duff

Ok so last nite I went with two little 7 year olds to the Girl Scout's Going Green Celebration in Baltimore (and their moms too). Very cool event teaching the scouts to learn to live with the earth, save the earth, understand how things affect the earth, etc. Plus we got to eat lots of things while hanging out. Most of the stuff was made with GS cookies, like a lemon ginger dressing, a to die for chicken pot pie with trefoils as the "breading" (and boy was it delicious!!!), another pie that was sinfully delicious from Dangerously Delicious in Baltimore made with my lemon sandwich cookies too. And the piece DE Resistance, Duff Goldman & the Charm City Cake Designers Girl Scout Cookie Cakes. They had a Samoa Cookie, Tagalong, Lemon Sandwich, and plain cakes in Tagalong flavors for all to eat. They made chocolate cakes too. They were absolutely fantastic and looked just like the real thing just a lot larger. Duff was signing autographs but I never got up in the line so just stood over shoulders and took pics. Here are a couple of them for your viewing pleasure! Mmmmmmmm good. No calories either!!!

OMG what was I thinking?????

I got my glasses. Ha, ha!!! The sun glasses are GREAT! You don't even know you are wearing anything. They are titanium, pinky-purple cool thin frames with polarized gray lenses. And the lenses WOW they really can make coke bottles lighter and less visible now. How cool is that!!!!! For some of us, really, really great!!!!! Now everybody can't tell how bad our eyeballs really are.

My regular day time glasses are FUNKY or as the lady told me "FUN". Yeah they are fun alright. They are plastic, a little heavier than the titanium ones but very krazy, off the wall Karen. Funky, groovy, Lucy in the Skies, type funny 60s type secretary glasses. I can't tell if they remind me of an old timey secretary/school marm scolding the men she works for because they didn't use proper grammar (and yes I WAS a secretary!!!) or more like Lucy on one of her normal nutty days with Ethel. I LIKE them but they take a little getting used to, not only because of the new frames, the shape and color but the prescription where I can actually SEE things and READ things. They seem very strong but not really because that's the way I should have been seeing all this time. Who knew!!!! So now I must take pics of me with my new looks so you can critique or laugh or just do BOTH which is what I do each time I put them on!!!! Ha, ha!!! Funny but very cool.


Tonight I am going with friends and their daughters to a "Green Event for the Girl Scouts" in Baltimore. Why you say?? Because one of the guests of honor is none other than the "ACE OF CAKES HIMSELF", yes the owner of Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, the famous DUFF!!!! I expect to get my picture taken with him (and the Girl Scouts too of course) while there. I will post once I have something to upload. It will be a long, wet drive home unfortunately as it's really nasty out there now.

Stay tuned for more in the life of Karen. She's just full of surprises!!!! And lots of other stuff too..........


Cya,
KTTTT

The WHO in Concert

Monday, November 3rd at Verizon Center in DC. I left work to drive acorss town to the Shady Grove Metro Station only to turn around and go downtown for the anticipated concert. Along with the Redskin fans also taking the train to FedEx Field for a Monday Nite Game. Yippie!!! But I ventured out to go see Roger Daltrey and Peter Townshend and the rest of the gang play DC. It started out with a band from Canada who said "What the fxxx man, we are opening for THE WHO!""" The center applauded but really just wanted to get them off the stage and bring on THE WHO. So around 9 PM, Roger, Pete, and the others came out on stage and started their concert. They actually played until 11 so we got quite the show. Who are you..... Behind Blue Eyes......Pinball Wizard....My Generation....The Seeker.....Amazing Journey.....See Me-Feel Me.....Sister Disco..... and many more. I kept thinking "Boy they look old". Then I realized they ARE old but they still put on one hell of a show!!!! Ringo's son played the drums. No one missed a beat. The bands coordination was excellent. Roger swung his microphone over his head during almost the entire concert, catching it as always!!! So for nearly 2 hours we ALL enjoyed ROCKIN with THE WHO. And I do mean ROCKIN!!!!! Young and Old alike, there was something for everyone. And without the smoke & smells from old days. They came out to do the encore to the light of cell phones -- no more lighters today. Even though I was in the nose-bleed section, it was totally worth every penny!!! Ro you HAVE to go with me next time!!!!!

Ok so I admit

that I haven't posted lately and really haven't done much scrappin since OC. Well not much of anything actually but have been reading others blogs, working, running errands, etc. I am taking a class at my LSS this coming Saturday with a CI person so it should be fun. Something to look forward to this Saturday.


I still have to take pics of the three projects that I actually finished at the OC Scrap and still have to post. Will try and do that later this week. We'll see.....


Got to run but wanted to post something in November!!! LOL!!!

16 days til I fly to FLA for Turkey Day!!!! Yeah!!!!


Cya,
KTTTT

Cropmania OC Crop

WOW!!! I actually went to a crop for a weekend and cropped. We took ONE class and made a Word Book of our choice. It was great. Yep, that's right----ONLY ONE CLASS for the whole weekend. The rest of the time was creating our own pages, projects, books, etc. Half of our table was GREAT. Of course that included Celena and me and Tracy and Trudy who we met from Bel Air. The other folks... well let's just say they were nice when they needed something but we didn't fit into their plans. So we spoke when required and giggled and smirked and worked the rest of the time on our projects. Celena finished her Haunted Castle, quite a few 12 x 12 page layouts, her Aruba Word Book (which was great by the way) and a few other things too. She actually brings photos to use in her layouts.

I finished a School book, a Fall Book and an All Girl book that were kits waiting to be finished. All are my altered type small book projects which I love doing. Hopefully those will be Christmas presents for my nieces this year. That's the plan anyway. I just don't have any pics to put in them so they will have to add their own!

Cropmania's October Crop began at 3:30 Friday afternoon and went through 3 pm Sunday afternoon at the Clarion Hotel in Ocean City. Celena and I had been planning this trip for many months. We left work half day and dropped off my truck at her house. She drove because she cannot ride across the Bay Bridge. She has to have control driving over the bridge. She did GREAT!!! We went through Delaware stopping in Bridgeville at SONIC for lunch. I've never been to SONIC. They have drinks to die for. I got a cherry limeade on way down and cranberry limeade on way back. The cranberry version was my favorite to date. After eating there, we left and went on to OC. We arrived around 4:30 ish, unloaded all the scrappin gear in the ballroom at the table and then on to check in too. Our room was 1107. It was a very nice room with a view of the ocean.

Hey imagine this one girls -- going to a crop, actually getting stuff done AND being able to LEAVE ALL YOUR SUPPLIES, TOOLS, ETC. AT THE TABLE AND THEY ARE SAFE!!!!! Yeah that's what I said!!!! Very cool. Maybe we need to look into this one next year huh Ro & Jana??? There is supposed to be one in Deep Creek next year. There is one in March back at same place in OC. Can you come???? Sign in begins November 1st at 6 am and we already signed up! Think about it. My ultimate favority scrappin and the beach! WOW!!!

And we played games. You complete a page and get the hat. If you are wearing the hat when the cow bell sounds, you get a prize. We didn't win. Don't know why. See pic!!!

But had great time nonetheless. No pressure, lots of good karma, met many really nice people and only a few not so nice. Oh and one lady from GASC was there running into everyone in her wheelchair. You'd know the one! She'd run into you, make it seem like it was your fault and then do it all over again later!!! We'd just play with her. I don't think she even realizes or cares but she can really hurt someone with her chair. Unfortunately, I'd just fall onto her lap so she'd probably only do it once to me!!! Ha, ha!!!
Lots of neat ideas, lots of sharing of ideas, smiles, giggles, sassy little comments, and just plain ol down right FUN!!!! Michele and Teresa put on quite a show. Look them up at Cropmania.com. It's totally worth every penny.

And I didn't even tell you about the food......

Got to run. More to post later.

Hugs,

KTTTT

Yesterday at Eye Docs

Ok so I spent yesterday afternoon at my local eye docs getting examined for new contacts and glasses. Since I can't have Lasik or PRK done, then plastic will be the way to make my vision back to a wonderful 20/20. So we went from one computerized machine to another for about a total of four (all of which I had done multiple times over the last month). Hopefully all those results matched. But then came the dreaded yellow eyes - the drops that make your eyes glow and numb at the same time. Then he prodded again. Boy do they ache again today! But it's all worth the end result. After putting in the drops to dilate the pupils we went out to pick out eyeglass frames. Have you ever tried to pick out frames where you have to take your glasses off to put on new ones? Well when you do that, your vision also goes away with your normal glasses. Ha, ha! So after walking around with a mirror about two inches from my nose looking at each frame I tried on, the doc finally felt sorry for me. He gave me a pair of contact lenses to put in my eyes so I could actually see the frames. Boy what a difference that was!!! So I chose a pair of teal Calvin Klein (very cool!) frames. I'm getting the high index lenses (that means less coke bottle effect and lighter still) with scratch resistance and glare protection in them too. I also chose a pair of pink titanium frames (very neat too) for sunglasses (yes prescription too). So I will be able to see and look good too! My lenses are being ordered to see what turns out to be the best fit for my eyes. But right now, I have the lenses in from yesterday. My drive in today was full of surprises. I read license plates, saw the leaves on the trees in detail, read road signs, saw lots of little things that I haven't noticed before with my bad lenses. So I guess it really does pay to stay with the docs and get your eyes examined regularly. Don't do what I did and let it lapse as you miss out on too many great things to see! Even without the surgery, I'm happy with what I can now see back to a 20/20 view. It's very cool! And the people on the road with me are now safer (well that's relative but I can see them better anyway)! That's all I know for today but wanted to share my eye story. It's kind of fun! Take care, KTTTT

Haunted Castle - How COOOOL is this

So yesterday I packed up my supplies and went over the three mountains (or is it only two - hmmm I don't know) to Hagerstown to the Scrapmania Store for Lynn's Haunted House Class. I knew because it was Lynn's to expect the unexpected and you would LOVE it no matter what. Well as always, Lynn lived up to her reputation. You see she's quite the clever, crafty one. A very good designer in her own right. Of course, she wouldn't agree but she would be wrong!!! The Haunted House is made with the Creative Imaginations Castle Book. Since they now have this really cool die that cuts the pages for them (from Ellison I believe) then it made it all very easy to complete. Lynn cut out everything before hand. Yep, she's very, very good that way. If she hadn't, she would have had about 13 people still there over night finishing our books. Ha, ha! But the end result was worth the wait. Boy is it cute. I will have to post the pics so you can see. Rosemary and Celena are going to love that I did get the kits for them. I have to go back and get them next weekend but they are coming. It seems that wasn't an original idea as poor Lynn now has four more kits she must make up. But Rosemary and Celena have an example to use when creating their monsterpiece!!!! Enjoy!!! KTTTTT