Where have I been?

Nov 2nd:

Well, I have been at home, I have also been at my doctors, along with being at a friend's house having a yard sale. And while at home I have been working on my Brand New Acer Aspire 5517 Laptop that I won from CookiesKids.com getting it set-up and running.... and connected to my router so that I could get back on-line.

I really thought that I would have had internet withdrawal being off-line for nearly 2 weeks. But I didn't! I guess I kept busy having a yard sale for two different weekends, and a total of 4 days. I got rid of a lot of stuff and made a touch over $150.00. Could have been better, but I am very happy with the amount as my van is now in the shop as I have a gasoline leak. After the last day of the yard sale I stopped to put $20 worth of gas in my van and before I got the cap put back on I noticed a leak under the van. It was gasoline! I got scared and wanted to get my van home and get out of it. It was dripping pretty fast and so I haven't driven it since the 24th of October.

I have a new neighbor, she has two dogs just like me. One is a Chihuahua and the other is this sweet female all black dog, named Midnight, that I feel so sorry for. There are times that she leaves the dog out for 36+ hours at a time, with no shelter, no water, and no food. Like right now Midnight is outside, it's dark, 44 degrees and who knows how long she will leave midnight outside tonight. Midnight is so sweet, and she wanted some loving. Each time I go outside I always talk to her and many times I go over and pet her and she doesn't want me to stop. I am so tempted to call our local humane society and see if there is anything they can do. it's so cruel to leave a dog outside with no shelter, food or water.

My local newspaper is having a Dog Idol and the 12 finalist will be professional photographed and put into a calendar. I've entered my two babies using these pictures: Well i ahd planned on uploading some pictures, but I guess i don't have them on this new laptop yet. Sorry.


Nov 3rd:

The mechanic called today and informed that my alternator is bad. I had noticed the amp meter jumping around, but duh.... did not associate that with the alternator. guess the gas leak was more on my mind. So now I have to come up with $400 as that is what the bill is coming too so far. Yikes! Not sure what I am going to do. hat more than 1/2 of what I survive on in a month. Vehicles, what a pain they can be. Just like a computer. Great when they work properly and pain when they don't.


Doing some web browsing... instead of getting to my backed up e-mail I found this site with some very strange pictures, but beware some are not for the young or the frigid.

Am I going Batty for Batting?

Have you ever heard of the Creative Home Arts Club? Well if not, let me tell you a bit about them, or just go and check out their website.

They create a magazine that is sent out every other month that has all sorts of crafts in it, as well as reviews of various products by the members (not by the staff of the company) so you get a true and honest opinion. They also hold contest that are published in the magazine, and they have monthly giveaways.

Well guess what???? See the picture below? That is of me and what I won by entering the giveaway on their website. A set of quilt batting the the Warm Company. There were 3 queen size quilt battings, 3 baby quilt battings, and some craft batting used to make hot pads and such.

I was so excited to have won, can you see the huge smile on my face... ugly as it is.... my face that is. LOL!!!!



But I don't quilt. So now what do I do with it? Have a giveaway of my own? Sell it? Save it and learn to quilt? I do have some patchwork quilt tops that my Grandmother made.

Since I won this prize, I have won several other prizes and will be leting you know what they are soon.

Things Happen in 3's it Seems

My heart is still heavy today with the loss of John, and the loss of my Mother in September. That is two, who will be the third? Why do things happen in 3's? Does anyone know? I don't have the answer, but I know it happens. If you look at celebrities that have passed away, when one leaves us...shortly there will be two more to follow.

I used to listen to Steve and DC in the Morning on a local radio station (I loved their show) but then the local station quit carrying it and I quit listening to that station. They were based out of St. Louis, MO. I haven't tried to listen to them on-line as I have been having computer problems, but I digress....one day they had a long discussion on that very topic of things happening in 3's .... and I didn't even realize it until they mentioned it, and by golly, they were right. They do happen in 3's!