Award time

I got this award from Alicia and again from Carla so I guess it is fair to combine the 2, right? Well, it is my blog so I can cheat if I want to! ;) So here are the 10 people in my life that I have chosen to pass this on to...if you get it, you have to do the same...

1. Christy - we have been buds for nearly 4 years now...you gave me my first chance at being on a design team. I can't imagine my life without you!

2. Ali - Thank you so much for adding me to the MOSD family!!! I think we really are 2 peas in a pod! Looking forward to many more years together!!

3. Angie - I am not only a Boxer fan, but I love your spirit and your love for furbabies!! You are truly a great lady and I am gonna have to make it out to Oregon one of these days! Hope you can make it to Chicago in July!!

4. Jen H. - You are one crazy chick! Thank you for sharing a little about your life with me on your blog! (and I still want that snowflake punch!! - remind me, ok??)

5. Renee - I will never look at peeeeeza the same! ;)

6. Sue F. - you are so talented and such an awesome person. We need to get together and scrap some time!

7. Ali Edwards (not sure if you will see my blog), but you are my HERO!!! I have never looked at scrapbooking the same since I was fotunate enough to take your class!!

8. Jen (creative) - my Canadian friend, you are the best! We totally need to get caught up!

9. Bucket - you are so talented and I have really enjoyed getting to know you!

10. Drea - love that I finally met someone that was as crazy as me!! You are awesome girlie!

11 (see...cheating again)...all my SAL peeps! I know that most of you have already done this, but you all ROCK!!! Thanks for being an extended family and the source of many nights of adult beverages!!! Can't WAIT until July!!!!!

Unity Stamp Co.

Have you seen them? They have some great designers! Sarah Martinez, Jen Erikson and Robyn Weatherspoon are 3 of my friends that I truly respect as designers as well. Go the Unity Stamp Co link on my sidebar to check them out!

Daylight Savings Time...

I FREAKING HATE IT!!!!! OK...so this was actually a blog challenge at Scrap a Latte, but hold on, I may start ranting! LOL So Indiana was never one to do DST...until we got this IDIOT for a Govenor. Oh fear not...he has done PLENTY of other things to TOTALLY SCREW UP the state, but this has been just another irritant of mine. Honestly, I wouldn't care so much except...

1. All of the State is not on the same time. Part of the state goes Central and part goes Eastern. Now how freaking STUPID is that???? We always were, but now we have to set our clocks for it!

2. It was supposed to "save the state money". Guess what...it has ended up COSTING the state money! (Way to go there MITCH!)

3. It totally screws up my kids schedules. In my opinion, if we WERE going to do this, it was backwards. We should have fallen back in the Spring and sprung forward in the winter. I would much rather have some extra sunlight in the dead of winter as opposed to just having some light in the spring and then it getting pitch black again! Besides the fact that it doesn't get dark until almost 10pm on the 4th of July now, so fireworks shows are delayed, etc. Just STUPID!!!!

OK, I warned you that this could turn into a rant. Seriously, I just hate it. It's not even the fact that it is "change". I am really ok with changes for the most part, but there just doesn't seem to be any reason for this...other than someone getting a kick back in their bank account for the change. I think initially it was "the farmers". Well, my FIL is a "farmer" and guess what...farmers get up with the sun and come in with the sun...it doesn't matter what TIME it is. I also feel bad for the people that worked last night and only got paid for a 7 hour shift rather than 8. Sure they only worked 7 hours, but that wasn't their fault. As sad as this sounds, some people really miss that hour of pay. Sure they might get 9 hours in the fall, but that is assuming they work it. Not always a gaurantee.

OK...now that I have ranted I feel better! LOL Think I am gonna try a SAL sketch challenge! Have a great 23 hour day ya'll!!!!

Here ya go Sarah!

OK, so Sarah posted a challenge on her blog, so here is my answer to the challenge (things in blue I have done - if you haven't tried this...post the answers on your blog and let me know!)

1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said “I love you’ and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan - lived there
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites - Suri Castle, Okinawa, Japan
70. Taken a martial arts class- if tai chi counts
71. Played for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror Picture Show
96. Raised children (or…raising children)
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life