Scarf #2

I am loving my new scarves! Mainly because I usually wear the SAME top with the SAME skirt ALL the time! These scarves have inspired me to be more creative and mix more items! I usually wear this sweater with a purple skirt that has a pinkish/purple design in it. But, not today! I wore it with a black skirt! AHHH! Such freedom, LOL!

Credits:
Groovy Scraps Welcome Kit
Font: Virginie

Birthday Celebrations

One of the ladies of the church will be 70 on Monday, Jan. 18th. Her daughters had a surprise birthday celebration today. They have been sneaking and coniving with their dad for several weeks to get everything together. They did a good job, even though she tried to be nosey at times! She was totally surprised when she walked into the fellowship hall this afternoon! We were all lined up along the wall with roses to present to her and sang happy birthday to her. There were lots of family, friends present.

Credits:
Amanda Thorderson, Remembering You quick page that I added butterflies to from the kit

Comfort Zone

AHHHH! There's nothing like a little bit of comfort food to end the day! After supper I was looking at an Oatmeal Raisin recipe when Tim came into the kitchen. He said, "What are you doing?" I told him I was in the mood for something sweet, so I thought I would make some cookies. He said, "Why don't we go to Walmart and get some ice cream and pick up a pack of pre-made cookies that all you have to do is break and bake?" I said, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!!! But we decided that brownies would be better with the ice cream, so we bought a Duncan Hines Turtle Brownies mix and Breyers Snickers ice cream. We topped that with cool whip and boy, was it yummy!!!!!

Credits:
Doin Digital, Mulberry Desire (a freebie for a designing challenge at Stuff to Scrap where all participants' kits are free to the public if you are registered to the forum)
Font: typewriter

Thrift Stores are NOT Created Equal.....

Today's day off found us thrift store hopping again! Bargains found: 2 pair of blue jeans for Tim for a total of $1.00 at the Mega Thrift close to the house!!! Also, I found some crocheted afghans at a couple of Goodwills that will be ripped apart so I can use the yarn on at least one of them, if not both! They each cost $4! Cha-ching! I think that is all we bought!

We definitely did NOT buy anything at the Tuesday Morning "thrift" shop, if you can even call it that! In my book, $5.99 for a pack of 24 sheets of 5x7 stationery is NOT the kind of "deal" I am looking for! Someone said it correctly, "They are an upscale thrift store." Somehow the words "upscale" and "thrift" do not belong together in my way of thinking! On the other hand, a positive note is that everything in this store is new and I did see some toys that would make nice birthday/Christmas gifts for the grandkids! But, even at that, you have to be very selective because most of the prices I saw were NOT thrift store prices! So, beware and know that thrift stores are NOT created equal!

Credits:
Miss 13, Per Amore freebie
Font: typewriter

Scarf #1

OK, Lizzy! This one's just for you! Ask and ye shall receive! :)Close up. Please notice the new haircut, too! The girl (26 yo) told me jokingly that I needed to keep the scissors out of my hair, lol! I told her my hair was very forgiving! :)

January 13, 2010

I decided to get my page done early today. Looking outside at the sunshine and the beautiful blue sky inspired me, lol! It is supposed to be warmer today and increasingly warmer the rest of the week! WOOHOO!! My blessing for today is the beauty of winter on a sunshiny day!

Credits:
Project B Designs at Sunshine Studios, Comfort Zone Add-On
This is a free mini kit for a challenge and a chance to get the complete kit. You do not have to be registered to download the free mini kit.
Font: Times New Roman

January 12, 2010

I had my big purchase already planned for the day. AC Moore had a special coupon for today only for 50% off one regular priced item. My item was going to be a 16 oz. skein of yarn to begin working on some snuggle throws for Christmas. As I walked in the door of AC Moore I saw a carrousel bin full of neck scarves of all colors and patterns! The former pastor's daughters wear scarves all the time with their outfits and I have always admired them! But, have you priced them?!! I did and decided they would just have to stay on the rack! Well, not today! These were 50% off and there was another sign that said $1.50. So, I grabbed not one, not two.....I ended up with 18!!! That was definitely not in my purchase plan!!! But, I figured I couldn't pass up the deal, especially since I can wear them and mix and match more of my skirts and tops to go with the colors in the scarves!

Next, back to the yarn. I grabbed my skein of yarn and off to the register I trotted, very pleased with myself! That's when things began to fall apart. I had cash to pay for the one skein of yarn, which to my estimation was going to be $3.70 + tax with the coupon. Wrong! The $7.39 skein of yarn was on sale for $6 so I was not allowed to use the coupon! I decided to wait til the yarn was not on sale and I could get another 50% coupon (hopefully)! I've got almost a year, right?!! Next she started ringing up the scarves. CHA-CHING! First scarf rang up at $2. I complained! The manager said, "I'm sorry, but the scarves in the top bin are $2 and the next bin are $1.50, and everyone is putting them back in the wrong bins, and the wind is blowing them when the doors open, yada yada yada!" In other words, I lost my argument! I decided $2 was still a whole lot better than what I had priced them for at other retailers, so my $3.70 + tax trip turned into a whopping $31.79! YIKES! Oh, well! I will be sure to wear these scarves with pride! My blessing for the day.....a bargain in a surprising place...scarves in a craft store!