It's 11:00 p.m. I'm wwwaaayyyy behind on my blogging. I've just finished making three calendars (including one for myself!!), so I've decided to put off sleep a bit to post a "real" post.
Cassie was kind enough to tag me last week. I was very excited...always wanted to be tagged...had never been tagged. Then, I started thinking of what I could write. I thought...and thought...and thought. I thought about it while I was crafting. I thought about it in the shower. I thought about it on our 2 1/2 hour ride to La Grande and then again on the way home. Sadly, I've come to the conclusion that I am BORING!!! But, I'll be a trooper and try to come up with something. Here goes...
The rules are as follows:
1. link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.
2. share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.
3. tag 7 people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
4. let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
1. I'm a worrier. I worry about everything. I know...it's pointless. Just last week, Bob and I were talking about my car. I had mentioned that I didn't want to drive it somewhere and asked if we could take his car. He asked why. I told him that nothing had gone wrong with it lately, so it was probably due for car trouble. Talk about asking for trouble!
2. I'm a speed bump! Just ask Bob. In my prior life, I adjusted both auto and property claims for an insurance company. While working there, I became very aware of how important your driving record and how much damage a speeding ticket can do. I was also made very aware of how dangerous excessive speed is. So, in order to "help" my husband avoid getting a ticket (he had two when we got married and we paid $300 a month for car insurance!), I ask as his personal speed bump or talking speedometer. Yep, he loves it! The only bad side to this is, if I ever got a ticket for speeding, I'd have to find someplace else to live. I'd never hear the end of it!
3. I'm a shy person. People don't believe me, but it's true. Believe me.
4. I'm not very good at playing. I used to be. When I babysat in high school and college, I was down on the floor with the kids building towers and helping to knock them down. Now, when I'm down on the floor, it just gives me another perspective of the room. From down here, I can see the toys and dust hiding under the couch, the gunk gathering under the chair, etc. I'm working on it, though. Now, since Emma loves to clean so much, I just tell her to go grab the duster or the broom and she takes care of it for me. :)
5. I miss friends and family that I can't see often, but I'm terrible at keeping in touch! All of those homemade cards? They sit in the box as examples, just in case I want to make another just like in the future. Yep, I've heard of digital cameras...even have one and usually take photos of my cards to use for this very reason. But still, they sit. And e-mail? I've got over 250 sitting in there waiting for me to either answer (friends) or delete (junk!). So, if you're either friend or family and you haven't heard from me, bear with me! The card box is getting too full, so I might actually convince myself to send some out (or just buy a new box!).
6. Mmmm...what else? I'm a stacker. When I scrapbook, even if I have a 6-foot table all of myself, I'll sit in the middle of it and stack my papers on top of my scissors, my adhesive on top of my paper, my stamps on top of my adhesive, and then more paper on top of that. My kitchen island is almost always halfway covered with stacks of paper from the mail or from the kids' school. Bob just went to bed, and he's going to have to remove the stacks from the bed. Guess that's one less stack I'll have to deal with tonight!
7. A couple of months, we were at a potluck for our two volleyball teams. The question came up of something we had stolen in the past. My answer was pretty lame, but I'll share it here because I'm finally to number 7!! When I was little, my mom used to keep Coffee Nibs in her purse. In case you aren't familiar with these (not sure they are still made), they are hard coffee flavored candies coated in chocolate. Now, I knew that I love chocolate, but I had never tried coffee. One day, I snuck into Mom's purse and took one. I shoved it in my pocket and ran outside as fast as I could. I hit behind the giant maple tree in the front yard and guiltily opened the wrapper. "Mmmmm...that's yummy. This was all worth it! Oh...my...gosh (insert Valley Girl here), what is this terrible taste! Oh, I'm gonna be sick! This is disgusting!" So, my one and only experience with theft left me with a terrible taste in my mouth (excuse the pun) and terrible guilt. Just last year (approximately 25 years later), I confessed to Mom. She just might have thought I was a little weird!!!
Whew, I made it! Nothing earthshattering, but a couple of things about me. I don't think that I have 7 people that haven't been recently tagged, so I'll do a few.
Jenny,
Diana,
Lorri, and
Amy, you're it, if you have the time!
First, an apology. I still can't figure out what order to upload the photos so they are in the order I want. These are reversed, so we'll start with our hot chocolate treat after playing in the snow.
My two snow angels
Can you tell that they are loving it here where the snow comes and stays around for a while?
Creating has been on my mind lately. My two favorite "things" that I helped create are these two...two of the loves of my life. In my opinion, no one can ever top these creations!
These toys never go out of style. Ryan uses his to practice juggling, and Emma uses hers as pillows for her dolls. They were made by Amy
Happy Creating!
Bob and Ryan trying out the game Boggle 
Ryan loves to play catch with Bob. He was very excited to get a new football...a big improvement over his Nerf ball.
Emmalee played with her My Little Pony set for hours after the party. 
Here's Wyatt...he might be protecting his cupcake from Ryan and Carson.
Almost FOUR years old!! How can that be?
Almost EIGHT years old! Am I even old enough to have an 8 year-old? :)
Dee Anne, Carol and Sonya
Brenna
Dawson trying out some of Ryan's toys
Dee Anne and Gage. He got quite excited when Ryan showed him 
Amy provided the lap for the Pokemon Book. 
Aislyn digging her fingers in the playdoh. She discovered that it tasted pretty good, too!
Ember, Annette and Emmalee playing with PlayDoh
Ember and Emmalee
Just a few Thanksgiving pics...decided that I'd better get the posted before it's time for Christmas and birthday pics! We spent the holiday in La Grande with Bob's family. Except for Ryan getting a 24 hour flu bug as soon as we got there, we had a great time. Once he felt better, the kids had so much fun seeing their cousin Jordan again. Here are Uncle Greg, Aunt Holli and Jordan at the annual Santa parade.
Sorry, Greg, for this picture; however, it's the only one I have with you and Emma. Emma loves to play with Uncle Greg and Jordan...she spent most of the weekend with them.
Cousins...Friends
Grandma and Grandpa with three of their six (soon to be seven - not me!) grandchildren
I was SO happy to get to spend a few hours with my dear friend Betty. Miss you!
The kids waiting in the rain for the parade to begin.
Emma kissing Aunt Holli
Uncle Rick was brave enough to play My Little Pony with Emma
My hubby and I
The kids with Uncle Rick and Aunt Ann
This is what makes me happy...my two favorite little people popping bubble wrap in their jammies while holding hands. 
Desk Calendar...love the wallet-sized photos from Costco
Cassie was kind enough to share this idea. I've only made three strands and I already love the way they reflect off of the window. I don't think that you can see any here, but I added a little scrapbooking "bling" to some of the circles...very pretty in the sun.
After years of making calendars for other people, I finally made one for myself! Here are a few of my favorite pages. Can't wait to spend the year looking at these adorable kids! 
This was a little project that I worked on in La Grande while we were all just sitting around. This one is for my sister-in-law Holli who loves palm trees. It was my second attempt...I made a few improvements on it. This next one was my first attempt...
it's a little place to stick those needles. For those of us that do a lot of hand sewings, it's the perfect size to take with us...or it would also be perfect to stick in your suitcase with a couple strands of thread for when a button comes loose. This was my first attempt...not the greatest hand sewing job!
