Repost of $50 photo...Oops!

I am so new to this Photobucket thing that i accidentally deleted my photos from my album on PB which in turn deleted the photos here. I wanted to repost the $50 photo because i am so proud of it. Plus, it's a funny store (see 2 posts below for full story...if you haven't read it).
Thanks.

Jack in the window.

Hello.
I just wanted to stop in quick and post this photo.
Jack (and the other cats, too) love to sit in my bathroom window and look out over the back yard. I have been dying to catch this in a photograph and today i was able to.



I actually scrapbooked today. I did 4 more layout for our Disney December 2007. I am only about 4-6 layouts away from being done with the whole book. I can't wait.

I will try and share some layouts in the next couple days.

Have a great Monday.
Vicky

Updated: Jeep in Snow

I thought i would add another photo from our little adventure on Thursday.
It doesn't look too bad does it. Hard to believe we were so stuck that we had to be towed out.

Thanks to everyone who visited and your kind words about the $50 Photograph. I think i will have to frame it, especially now that i can laugh about it.




Have a great weekend!
Vicky

The $50 photograph.

An interesting day!

My day off, so we decide to get out of the house and head to Woodstock. For those of you not familiar with Woodstock it is a small town not too far from where we live and it is famous because the film Groundhog Day with Bill Murray was filmed there. We decided it would be fun to bring my camera and take some photos of the beautiful countryside. (Insert regret here).

Driving down country road.

Me(Vicky): Oooh, that was pretty.
Joel: Do you want me to turn around?
V: No, that's okay.
J: Are you sure?
V: Okay, yeah, lets.

Turning around.

Pulling off the side of the road. Getting stuck in the snow. And not just stuck. STUCK!
I have a Jeep Liberty. We were STUCK! We couldn't get out.

Not in 4 wheel, not with two big men pushing, not no way, not no how.
Unbelievable...I have never gotten stuck. NEVER. I am freaking out.

We call a tow truck.

Waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting.

I decide i am going to go get that dang photo, after all that is what got us into this mess.

The tow truck arrived (he even had a hard time getting us out) and we paid $50 for his service.

Thus, as seen above, The $50 photo.

I didn't really take anymore photos. I was pretty done.

I'm trying to get back to this...

I haven't been around much, i haven't had much reason to blog. Things have been tough around here. Joel has now been out of work for 4 months. My company is doing okay but it is retail and i am always a little concerned.

I was trying to go photo heavy here but for some reason every time i upload a photo i get kicked off line...so irritating. So, here are a few photos and i will try to keep up with this better.

First of all, Happy New Year.

Jack and Catherine say "HI".




I got this shot of a female cardinal on our deck. They are so hard to shoot, they are so skittish, but i am thrilled with this shot.

I made this wreath last month. It is made with non-breakable ornaments and a hanger. I got the idea off Two-Peas, it is a take off of wreaths that Starbucks had in their shops over the holidays.





I guess that is all for now...i will be back soon.

Thanks so much for checking back in.

Have a great day,

Vicky

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas!
Happy Hanukkah!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, which ever you celebrate (or if you do both like us), and i wish you all a Happy New Year!

One of my resolutions will be to blog more and to share more of my creative creations.

Be safe.

I can't believe how longs it's been...

and i am sorry.

I have been working on a photo project by Ali Edwards, i think it's called something like 31 days. Needless to say i had to carry my camera everywhere for one month and take photos of my everyday life. Interesting, yes. A pain in the ass, defiantly! But it is done so now i can upload and share some photos from the last month.

First of all my new obsession...Seattle's Best Gingerbread Latte. The little Gingerdude is so num yummy!

I've been busy making gifts also. It feels so good to be creative again.

Last year i made Barn Stars for some friends and family members but i didn't make one for my Mom so i thought i would give her one this year for her birthday.

Last year i bought a bunch of stars at Micheal's and i love using Basic Grey paper.

These ornaments are made from acrylic stamping blocks. I love these. So easy and quick to make. This idea was taken from work (Archiver's).

This is my new Great Niece Kaylee. She is one month old. Isn't she precious!

We decorated Gingerbread Houses with Monet and Caitlin this past Sunday.

Monet working hard of her creation.

Caitlin wants to help...

Our finished houses.

I gave Joel and early Christmas present. I couldn't help it, i wanted this so bad, for myself.

Go Bears!

I guess that's all for now. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I'll try to check back in soon.

Not much to say...

Hi there!

I wish i had something to share, but i don't! Not much going on, getting ready for the Holidays, working a lot, hanging out!

I did add a new link called Cake Wrecks (on the side under 'favorites'). I tell you, you must check this out if you want a good laugh! It is cake decorating disasters by professionals and it is too hilarious!!

She updates it everyday and puts exceptionally great cakes on Sunday!

It's a hoot, i swear!

Take care!

It's official...i'm 40!

Yesterday was the big day!
And, it was a great day!

First of all, I don't 'feel' 40 (sometimes I physically feel it), but mentally I defiantly don't!

I had a great day with my Mother.
We went shopping (i love shopping) although I was very well behaved.
We went to Archiver's and she bought me the Bind-it-all V2! (For my non-scrapbooking friends, the Bind-it-all is a machine that punches holes and sets spiral binding to make mini-albums and crafts). I have wanted one since the original machine came out last year! Yeah for me!

We went to lunch and hung out...so fun!

Joel got me a Cricut Jukebox (for my cricut die cutting machine, again, very cool)! And an awesome exclusive Quickutz Die from Beach Scrapbooks (its a boarder die of underwater animals).
Quite the scrappy birthday!

For dinner Joel took me to Maggiano's Little Italy! YUM!

The delight of the evening was reconnecting with an old girlfriend that i haven't seen in over a year. My dear friend Karen who i have know for over 15 years. It was so wonderful to see her and I hope we will be able to stay connected.

Today we will continue the celebration of my Birthday Weekend by getting out and doing stuff!
Joel is taking me to some of my favorite shops and we are just hanging out...a great weekend indeed!

I hope you all have a great weekend too!

Congratulations President Elect Barack Obama!

May we see the change we need and have the patience to let it occure.
May we trust in our government to make the right choices not only for the future of our wonderful country but for the world.
I am thankful for the freedoms i have and especially the right to vote, i am happy to live in this time.
I am excited to see what will happen in the next 4 years.
God Bless America.