Soccer Girl

This is my oldest daughter, Whitley. Yesterday she played her last fall season club soccer match. Next fall season, she will be in high school.

Trick or Treat

I haven't bought any Halloween candy. That's a good thing, considering we don't get ant trick or treaters and I'm on a diet.
This is the journal page I put on my t-shirt, with some painted curlicues and stuff.

The movie "Heathers" is on - can you believe it - Lifetime. Remember when Winona Ryder was cool and edgy? I am helping my daughter with a worksheet about Hungary and where the 2 villages Buda and Pest were located. Boring.

Tomorrow we find out if they made the basketball team. Hope so.

cake

Marie Antoinette is my new fascination!

Rainy Monday

It's pouring rain and forty something degrees outside - yuck. Today was the only regular school day of the week. Tue is a half day for kids, but we stay until 7pm for conferences and in my case an art teacher meeting. I am doing the make - n - take for our meeting and teaching those flat glass marble magnets to my colleagues. Wed is half day for all and no school thur or fri! I cannot wait to clean house and watch Starting Over!

Do you watch that show about the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders? I don't really like it...so why am I?


I guess because Breaking Bonaduce isn't on.

Happy Birthday Mom

It's so cold outside! We already have the heat on and I had to scrape the windshield the other day. The weather just makes me think about the holidays which makes me think about how fast my kids are growing up which makes me think about them leaving home which makes me very nervous.



On a different note - Have you seen the movie Fight Club? I still DO NOT understand it. Could somebody please explain it to me?

Gettin' it tight, gettin' it right

Where did September go? I have been so disorganized lately, but I think I can get back on track. I love this month. Orange is my favorite color and I adore pumpkins and Halloween -y stuff. As soon as I have 3 dolls done and on a background, I'm going to make a "Halloween Fairies" t-shirt from the image. I'll try to post a pic.

Coffee Doll

Before my coffee cup could find its way into the trash, it became a paper doll. The writing on the side is a quote about art - I think that's what got me to thinking. This is from MY Starbucks, in my town, not a land far, far away, like Bloomington or Indianapolis. I think I shall save all my cups and make a bunch of these to give to my coffee drinkin buddies for xmas ornaments. The only problem is that the coffee spilled over the side a bit, making stains. Next time, I'm going to "dye" the whole cup with a little coffee on a napkin before I add the milk. Oh, yeah, and I stapled the stuff on because of the waxy coating on the inside of the cup. On a "real" one, I'll either use eyelets or sew the stuff on with waxed linen thread.

We spent a 5 hr round trip in the car yesterday going to a soccer match, in which my daughters scored a combined 3 goals and their team won, 8 - 1. Then we hit a couple of malls, one with a great store called Memoirs, that has lots of scrap stuff and really cool paper. I bought some red and green sheets so I can get busy on my holiday cards. I had to get a baby shower gift for a little girl, so I bought the cutest faux leopard coat ever. My girls are into stores like Pac Sun, Wet Seal and Delia's these days. They NEVER wear just jeans and t-shirt, it has to be the whole outfit, shoes, jewelry, purse - the whole shebang.

Coffee Doll

Before my coffee cup could find its way into the trash, it became a paper doll. The writing on the side is a quote about art - I think that's what got me to thinking. This is from MY Starbucks, in my town, not a land far, far away, like Bloomington or Indianapolis. I think I shall save all my cups and make a bunch of these to give to my coffee drinkin buddies for xmas ornaments. The only problem is that the coffee spilled over the side a bit, making stains. Next time, I'm going to "dye" the whole cup with a little coffee on a napkin before I add the milk. Oh, yeah, and I stapled the stuff on because of the waxy coating on the inside of the cup. On a "real" one, I'll either use eyelets or sew the stuff on with waxed linen thread.

We spent a 5 hr round trip in the car yesterday going to a soccer match, in which my daughters scored a combined 3 goals and their team won, 8 - 1. Then we hit a couple of malls, one with a great store called Memoirs, that has lots of scrap stuff and really cool paper. I bought some red and green sheets so I can get busy on my holiday cards. I had to get a baby shower gift for a little girl, so I bought the cutest faux leopard coat ever. My girls are into stores like Pac Sun, Wet Seal and Delia's these days. They NEVER wear just jeans and t-shirt, it has to be the whole outfit, shoes, jewelry, purse - the whole shebang.