Friday, October 31, 2014

Day 287, Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Supporting John by wearing the lymphoma bracelet and livestrong.  I added a Road ID band and a heart charm.  Praying for him everyday!

Day 286, Monday, October 13, 2014

My great niece was born and passed away today.  Her name is Raegen Grace Bundy and she had Potter's Syndrome.  She stayed with her mom and dad for a little over an hour before she went to heaven.

Day 285, Sunday, October 12, 2014

We went to Olive Garden for lunch.  We always order soup, salad and bread sticks.  It was yummy!  The Never Ending Pasta Bowl promotion was still going on.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Day 284, Saturday, October 11, 2014

Jordan, Gram and Cody!

Day 283, Friday, October 10, 2014

I took this picture of this red leaf.  It is actually in a puddle of water.  The reflection is of the building and sky (at the bottom).

Day 282, Thursday, October 9, 2014

I have been working on my Zentangle on the couch every night.  I glued patterned paper in this journal and have been drawing my art work on the pages.  This one is not my favorite color or pattern, but I am learning which ones work the best.

Day 281, Wednesday, October 8, 2014

We made 3 cards at Nikki's card class last night.  I bought the Merry Christmas stamp.

Day 280, Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Do you see the orange cone in the fence?  Well, there has been an ongoing joke between Stan and I about this cone.  This morning in was stuck in the fence in front of my parking space!

Day 279, Monday, October 6, 2014

I am wearing my I Hate Cancer t-shirt to support John this week.  Lime green is the color of the ribbon for Lymphoma.  I am wearing green as long as he is in the hospital.

Day 278, Sunday, October 5, 2014

John checked into the hospital tonight for his second round of stem cell harvesting.  Praying for good numbers!

Day 277, Saturday, October 4, 2014

Cindy and I went to an all day crop today.  We enjoyed making a Christmas project during our World Card Making Crop.  We are wearing the t-shirts that I tie-dyed this week.

Day 276, Friday, October 3, 2014

I have taken a picture of the flower "bush" just about every year I have been doing project 365.  This is a morning glory flower and it only blooms in the morning and is gone by afternoon.

Day 275, Thursday, October 2, 2014

I took Coco to school to visit Mrs. Goeken's second grade class.  They had pet day and many different animals came to school.  Coco did his "tricks" for each of the 15 students in her class.  He was full of treats and went home and slept with me on the couch for about an hour.

Day 274, Wednesday, October 1, 2014

I bought some new stamps and dies from the Stamps of Life.

Day 273, Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Wearing my Halloween charms this week!

Day 272, Monday, September 29, 2014

Getting ready to Tie-Dye our shirts for World Card Making Day on Saturday.  Our favorite colors....Purple and green.

Day 271, Sunday, September 28, 2014

Lots of new cards from our swap!

Day 270, Saturday, September 27, 2014

We sent this photo to John.  He wasn't feeling great, so he didn't come to the fish fry.  We are going to wear our shirts to support John during this leg of his journey.

Day 269, Friday, September 26, 2014

I requested a lime green I Hate Cancer shirt.  They came in today.  I plan to wear green for the rest of the time that John is fighting cancer.

Day 268, Thursday, September 25, 2014

I practiced my copic marker coloring on a test page provided during our class.  I have learned lots of information, even though I started coloring with copic markers a few years ago.

Day 267, Wednesday, September 24, 2014

This morning before work, many of  my co-workers gathered at the flag pole in the front of the school and prayed as a group for the many blessings we have been given.  I wish we would do this more often.  I know we can't pray in building during school hours, but it sure seemed to get the day off to a great start!

Day 266, Tuesday, September 23, 2014

I have this routine when I go to work.  Each morning I dig through my pens and pull out my favorites for the day.  This has been my "usual" assortment for the last couple of weeks.

Day 265, Monday, September 22, 2014

Cindy and I are taking an online Copic Marker Class.  Today's lesson was about the color families.  I printed the color chart to see where my markers are.

Day 264, Sunday, September 21, 2014

Jim and I went to the 3rd Sunday Market in Bloomington, this morning.  We enjoy looking at the flea market finds as well as the antiques and food vendors.  We went to Meatheads to eat lunch.

Day 263, Saturday, September 20, 2014

My marigold's have grown so much this year.  I can't believe how tall they are and the size of the blooms.  It was a great summer for this flowers.

Day 262, Friday, September 19, 2014

I ordered my Jimmy John's sandwich as a low carb sandwich.  Meat and cheese wrapped in lettuce.

Day 261, Thursday, September 18, 2014

I bought our new coupon book today.  We sell them at school for $30.  Our school gets to keep $10 to help support our PBIS program.

Day 260, Wednesday, September 17, 2014

John is resting today as he has finished his 3rd day of harvesting.

Day 259, Tuesday, September 16, 2014

I have been working on Peyton's scrapbooks recently.  I am so far behind, but it has been great to relive so many memories of him when he was little.

Day 258, Monday, September 15, 2014

I am wearing my locket today for John.  He is going through a stem cell harvest to get ready for a transplant soon.  Praying for a good harvest.

Day 257, Sunday, September 14, 2014

Enjoyed our lunch at 5 Guys.  Going to try to do low carb diet for a while.

Day 256, Saturday, September 13, 2014

I bought this sign at the Marigold Festival last weekend.  I added it to our mailbox post today.

Day 255, Friday, September 12, 2014

I know this is kind of strange, but I cleaned out my pencils at school today.  I sharpened them and put erasers on the ones that needed it.  I love our new pencil sharpener!

Day 254, Thursday, September 11, 2014

Our flag was flown at half mast today in remembrance of the 911 tragedy.  So many lives were lost on this day.

Day 253, Wednesday, September 10, 2014

I had to go to the DMV to get my driver's license renewed.  I couldn't believe I was only in the building for 10 minutes!

Day 252, Tuesday, September 9, 2014

I have been ordering pens from a website called JetPens.  I bought this pencil case to keep track of my current favorite Zentangle pens and pencils.  It zips closed and covers the tops of the pens.

Day 251, Monday, September 8, 2014

This was the best sleep pattern I have seen since I have been using my fitbit.

Day 250, Sunday, September 7, 2014

Stacie and I went to the Marigold Festival this morning.  We met Mary Beth and Toni and their kids.  The weather was beautiful and we went early so there wasn't as much traffic.  We always see lots of people we know.


Day 249, Saturday, September 6, 2014

The bees have been busy buzzzzing the flowers.  Love watching them!

Day 248, Friday, September 5, 2014

I have started planning my December Daily album for this year.  I had this paper in my stash.  It is from a couple of years ago.  It is called Handmade Holiday from Simple Stories.  I did find a few more papers and embellishments on-line.  Can't wait until I get it started with my Barn Girls Weekend!

Day 247, Thursday, September 4, 2014

Wow!  This is a great flavor...limited edition...wouldn't mind this being in the line up permanently!

Day 246, Wednesday, September 3, 2014

My spider "babies" are doing great!  I was hoping to see a few of them take root, but it looks like most of them are doing well!

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Day 245, September 2, 2014

We made cards with Nikki tonight.  She always has great cards for us to create!

Day 244, Monday, September 1, 2014

Here is Winston!  He thinks he weights about 5 pounds and should be able to fit in Coco's dog bed.  No, he doesn't fit...but he keeps trying!

Day 243, Sunday, August 31, 2014

Dixon's Fish Market had fresh Maine Lobsters on sale this week.  We bought enough for our family to have a corn boil.  We ate lobster, corn, potatoes and shrimp!  Yummy!

Day 242, Saturday, August 30, 2014

Got my Halloween charms from Origami Owl today!  

Day 241, Friday, August 29, 2014

We bought a "Seize The Deal" coupon a couple of months ago.  We went to a private lesson at the Wheel Art Pottery Studio.  It was fun to play with the clay.

Day 240, Thursday, August 28, 2014

These mushrooms pop up all over our neighborhood.

Day 239, Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Today is National Dog Day.  I didn't even know there was a National Dog Day.  Funny, the power of the internet!  So here is my boy, Coco!  Love this little guy, so much!

Day 238, Tuesday, August 26, 2014

I framed some of my small zentangle tiles that I have created over the past year.  The long frame above is our trip to Boston and Maine!