Archive for April, 2009

Marley and Me

I’ve met my cry-fest movie for the month of April, and finally (after long-awaiting) Marley and Me was available on pay-per-view. So since I’m home sick I thought this would be a nice evening movie, for me, and my doggy of course. Absolutely touching, and yes, I cried all the way through the ending. Brought back [...]

29 April 2009 at 17:36 - Comments

Grey Gardens

While working on my scrapbooking tonight, I finally sat down and watched HBO’s Grey Gardens. Perfect example of a chick flick, as it focuses on the demands of being an old-fashioned society girl, and ultimately meeting mommy’s whims. It’s puzzling how Little Edie managed to “lock” herself to her mother and Grey Gardens. Her depression [...]

26 April 2009 at 20:26 - Comments

unleash your inner child

Jana and I were pleased to find a life-size Spongebob Squarepants in the Excalibur Casino, in Vegas. Of course we just “had” to take a picture. It remains one of my favorite photos fromt his trip. I had been holding off from completing a layout for this picture, as the colors in the pic are quite [...]

26 April 2009 at 19:11 - Comments

Chicken salad ftw

Whew what a week! Got off my bum and visited with my old workout buddies in the hidden array if workout DVDs and sets I’ve acquired through the years. Sore arms and legs but I made it through 3 days of workouts. Now let’s hope I stick to this. Made a simple homemade chicken salad [...]

24 April 2009 at 08:17 - Comments

Homemade Magnets

I saw this project years ago online, and I never got around to trying it. So today, I tested it out, and I’m very pleased with the results! To accomplish this, you will need some of the clear decorative “bubble” rocks from any arts and crafts store, some magnets, craft glue and art media. I found [...]

19 April 2009 at 10:17 - Comments