Well, Hello, Dolly . . .

... coming soon to an elementary school near me!

Can I just say how much fun it was getting her costume together?! 

The dress was from Ebay.  Her great-grandmother came through with the straw hat, and then Kaitlyn and I shopped for the supplies to redo it. 
I hadn't played with my glue gun in ages.  What fun!  

Not pictured are her gloves and her waiter outfit.  She needed black pants, black shoes, a white shirt, and black bowtie.  That one wasn't as fun to put together.  Although, we did opt for some comfy black pants with a coin pocket that had a little peace sign it, which I sewed a piece of black felt over.  (What do ya know, something she can acutally wear again...)  Her great-grandmother once again had gloves and a bowtie that had been in a drawer for 30 years. 

Sometimes it pays to hold onto stuff you think you'll never use.  :)

Dress rehearsals begin next week.  Stay tuned for pictures. 

Sorry to have gone AWOL again.  It had nothing to do with losing in the NCAA tournament.  It's just a coincidence that was the last post.  ha!

Waiting for a certain someone to get a certain piece of jewelry returned from the jeweler so I can do a certain post about a certain upcoming event . . . 

Again, stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting. 

"It's so nice to have you back where you belong..."

(couldn't resist)

Later!

cj

MARCH MADNESS (in april)

TONIGHT.

GO BIG BLUE!

We've developed a routine for watching ballgames. 

We place our two green chairs in front of the tv and put the ottoman in front of them.  There's a little tole-painted table that goes between the chairs to hold our beverages.  We've been doing this for a couple years.

Now, our tv is plenty big, and our room is plenty small, but sitting closer to the tv makes it more of an event, I guess.  Or perhaps it's Chip's subtle suggestion that the tv, indeed, is not large enough.

Anywho . . . see the yellow, kitchen chair in the picture below?  

That's a new addition to the setup.  It made its first appearance last weekend.

Apparently, one of us  may have the propensity to get rather, well, passionate in tense game situations.  And, apparently, one of us thinks the other one needs an obstacle to prevent that particular passionate one from jumping in front of the television screen in an attempt to, say, help out defensively and, you know, block a shot or two.  Or maybe set a pick, if a little offensive help is in order.

Yeah, the chair is on my side.  So what?  

I can set a mean pick. 

And I just may have to move that chair tonight.

March Madness.

Love it!

Cj

A Quarter of a Century Young

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOLLY!



Ryan says we've been using these party hats since about his 10th birthday. 
I think he's probably right.  :)



Molly turned 25 Sunday, and they came over Monday for a birthday dinner. 

No pics to document it, but we had fried chicken salads and ice-cream cake. Yummy! 

Celebrating Molly's birthday and her being a part of our family was occasion to bust out the scrappy supplies.  It was long overdue.  Thanks, Molly, for inspiring me to get creative again!  :)   For those (one or two) of you interested, I photographed the card.  

... and even the inside, since it's newsworthy in and of itself, and deserving of a post all its own! 

Love you, Molly! 

Cj

 

Indulge me briefly, please . . .

These pics are from a couple Saturdays ago during a Kentucky game.

{Go Big Blue!} 

Kaitlyn was doing the outstretched arm, self-portrait thing with my {new and I'm loving it!} iPhone. 

Not being one to pass up a photo opportunity, I had to take a couple too.  And this is my favorite picture right now.  

Kaitlyn set this as the "wallpaper" on my phone. 

Makes me smile every time I see it.

And it would be selfish of me not to share the smiles with you!  :)

CJ

Mommo

And he's off . . .



And life as we knew it is forever changed . . .

I've watched this video so many times my cheeks are hurting.

Thanks for checking the neglected little blog o' mine. 

I've got more to share . . . even something kinda scrappy . . . so come back soon!

Cj

1/11/11

Kaitlyn spent a snow day with us on January 11th, and, as always, there was craft time.  I was wrapping up something in my office {or maybe checking email} and she said she would be waiting in our scraproom. 

This is what I saw when I went in there . . .

This is Kaitlyn sitting like a young lady.  You see, they'd been having etiquette classes at Kids Club.  She demonstrated how a young lady should walk, too, as well as various morsels of general information.  Love this!  Emily Post in the making? 

After twisting her arm ** ha! yeah, right! ** she kept her pose while I grabbed the camera.  I wish I had set it on automatic mode rather than trying to hone my photography skills, but, alas, the pictures are what they are. 

There's no denying the sweet little subject deserved a better photographer.

After crafting for a bit, she was off to the kitchen window to see if the little neighbor girl was home yet.

 Do you think she was home?  

This sad face says it all.

But hot chocolate should make everything better . . .

That, and a game of Words With Friends with Poppy.

What better way to spend 1/11/11?

I apologize for my prolonged absence to the hundreds  dozens  three of four of you my mom, who checks regularly, hoping to see pictures.  I'll be back soon.  Promise!  

Cj 

Happy Valentine's Day!

HOPE YOUR DAY IS SWEET!

Since this is a day of love ~ and being sentimental ~ I'm going to document some points of interest in the picture above.

The candy dish was a recent gift from Mom after she learned of my new-found love for all things silver.  One person's opportunity to clean out their hutch trash can certainly be another's treasure.  Thanks, Mom!

And see that spoon in the candy dish?  It was my baby spoon.  
All together now:   Awww....

The Valentine in the background was from Chip's grandparents, Grace and Earl.  I wish I'd dated it.  Earl passed away in November of 1990, so that's my only reference point. 

Just a reminder, if you're a sap sentimental like me, date your cards! 
Start today, 2/14/11!

 

~ HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! ~

Love,
Cj