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Happy Birthday Mom!

8/14/2010

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My Mom's birthday is today! I won't give away her age, I know she would not like that. But I will say that she definitely looks younger than she is. I think it's all the playing she did in her preschool classes for all those years of teaching!

As I have mentioned before, Mom has always encouraged my creativity and is pretty crafty herself (in the art way, not the fox way)!

Today, I thought I would showcase a few things she has made for me.

My Mom started scrapbooking after I did, but she jumped in with both feet and loved it! She was inspired to look back at all her years of photos and sort them out into groups of inspiration.

She collected photos of me from all 12 years of school and put together a traditional 'school days' album for me. You only get to see some of the photos - my middle school photos shall never see the light of day!
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Once she got the 'traditional' out of her system, she started making mini books.

After I graduated college, I was a substitute teacher for a few months while I looked for a permanent position. And my Mom was inspired...
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And here is what happened when Mom came across a group of photos my Dad had taken when I was little:
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Apparently a 2-year-old and a red chair is pretty entertaining. This book has 9 pictures in it! Of me playing on my chair! :-)

I wish I had more of my Mom's creations to share, but this is all I have at my house. I know there is a hook-loop wall hanging that used to be in my Dad's office and a macrame wall hanging that used to be in our stairway. I wonder what happened to those...?

Anyway...

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Happy Creating!
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Fill in the Blank Friday

8/6/2010

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Friday, Friday, TGIFriday!

It's been a crazy week at work - lots to finish up in the next few weeks before school starts back! Not to mention all the things I still have to finish (and start!) around my house!

In the interest of simplicity, today is now Fill-in-the-blank-Friday!
*Inspired by Lin!*


1. Today for breakfast I ate toasted oatmeal bread with peanut butter and a glass of orange juice. It's pretty much what I have every day. Boring, but keeps me going.


2. My go to/never fail recipe(s) are mostly desserts! I can always make choc-oat chip cookies or schotcharoos (peanut butter rice crispie bars with chocolate on top) with my eyes shut and one arm tied behind my back. As far as regular meals go... probably spaghetti. Since I make huge batches and freeze it, the usual 'making' of spaghetti is boiling noodles and microwaving frozen sauce. EASY!


3. Something I eat that other people think is weird is canned tuna in my macaroni & cheese. Or maybe the way I make sloppy joes (ground beef and gumbo soup - no tomato-based joes for me!).

4. My worst cooking disaster ever was not really mine. I'm super careful and except for the occasional missing spice or overcooked chicken, my food always turns out. My husband got a huge, nasty burn on his finger when he tried to make stir fry and the hot oil spilled over the wok and landed on his fingers!


5. If I could only eat one flavor of ice cream the rest of my life it would be chocolate. Simple & delicious.


6. One food I hate and avoid at all costs is sea food. With the exception of canned tuna (and only one brand), I hate all sea food. This baffles most of my family, who loves the stuff. Bleh!


7. What is your favorite meal? Breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Dinner. I love preparing a meal for another person. It makes me feel really good to have people appreciate what I make.


Now it's your turn to play along! All you have to do is copy the blanks & answer them on your blog, then hop on over to The Little Things We Do & link up so others can read your answers.

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend, and I hope to be back to regular creating and blogging soon!

Happy Creating (in the craft room or in the kitchen!)
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