Saying Good Bye is never easy...

Tonight was the last night for a local business after serving the community for more than 88 years. I went for 1 last drink and to see some friends I have not seen in years. It was nice to see them and catch up a little. There was standing room only and I am sure they way past the capacity allowed but no one seemed to care. There was a band and actually it was not to bad.
My Hubby and I stayed for about an hour and we decided to leave and come home.
As I stood there I was remembering all the times I had spent at "The Schutz" it's a local restaurant / bar. Every Fri. night I would go there with my friends after football games. If you could take a walk back through the streets of "The Ridge" it would be priceless... So many great memories have been shared on those streets.
I meet my Hubby at this place of many Fri. nights. After 30 years we are still together and so it was only right for us to go one last time to say our good bye to "The Schutz"
Some things change but it will still be a place of many memories!!!
Good Bye Anschutz Cafe & Bar..... I will never forget the time we shared!!!!!

It's National Breast Cancer "Be Aware" Week

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is upon us and I thought it was only fitting to post something to help the cause.

For those of you that don't know I am an active advocate of "Relay For Life". Last summer I went to a few of them with my sister~in~law to support her as a 3 time SURVIVOR. She endured Breast Cancer twice and Cervical Cancer. Not only has she battled herself she had to battle along side her daughter, age 30 and the mother of 4 young sons. Sadly I tell you that my niece lost her battle last Dec. So I truly do honor my sister~in~law... to me she is a Hero on so many levels. So I thought it would be nice to share this information with everyone so maybe help just 1 person so that early prevention might just save a life.

 

 

 

1. Know your risk

•Talk to your family to learn about your family health history

•Talk to your provider about your personal risk of breast cancer

2. Get screened

•Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you if you are at a higher risk

•Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk

•Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at 20, and every year starting at 40

3. Know what is normal for you

See your health care provider right away if you notice any of these breast changes:

•Lump, hard knot or thickening

•Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening

•Change in the size or shape of the breast

•Dimpling or puckering of the skin

•Itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple

•Pulling in of your nipple or other parts of the breast

•Nipple discharge that starts suddenly

•New pain in one spot that doesn’t go away

4. Make healthy lifestyle choices

•Maintain a healthy weight

•Add exercise into your routine

•Limit alcohol intake

(reference: www.komen.org)

Altered Clipboard Using The "Happy Toether" Line By Fancy Pants...

I love making altered projects. I found this on the "Fancy Pants" site and had to make it. I  thought I'd share it as some of you might want to make one also...

Here are the basic instructions to make one for yourself."

Fancy Pants Supplies:
Happy Together: Forever
Happy Together: Strips
Happy Together: Make me Smile
Happy Together: Cheerful
Happy Together: Element Stickers
Happy Together: Journal Book
Happy Together: Buttons & Brads
Happy Together: Ribbons & Trim
Other Supplies: clipboard, digital photo frames, brown ink, brown pen



1. Cover clipboard base with "Cheerful" (cream/brown dot). Trim edges, sand and ink with brown ink.
2. Cut a piece of "Forever" (blue damask) to 8" x 9". Adhere to clipboard about 1 1/4" from the top and centered horizontally. Use a brown pen and a ruler to make faux stitch marks around top and sides (bottom will be covered).
3. Cut out brown zig zag strip from "Strips" paper. Adhere 1/2" from bottom and trim off excess.
4. Add Scalloped border sticker from Elements Stickers to the bottom of brown strip. Add "Moments" page tab sticker to left side of border sticker as shown.
5. Add strip of 3 photos to scalloped edge journal page. Adhere to page as shown. Add heart stickers and large brown brad at top.
6. Add strip of 2 photos to scalloped circle journal page and adhere to page as shown. Add small flower sticker with small blue brad to top of photos. However,I wanted to fit a number of photos on it so I resized them to 2.5" wide and used a digital frame on each one to resemble a negative strip.
7.Mat "Life is Good" sticker onto "Make Me Smile" (Brown side) and cut around. Add to page with pop dots as shown.


8. Finish clipboard with a large brown brad in lower right corner and a bow from ivory ribbon at the top.

What a windy day...

Gosh, we have had some crazy high winds today... felt like I should be out looking for Toto...
I am so excited... I finally have decided to buy the Cricut Gypsy... for those of you that do not know what it is, well it is just another thing to create beautiful pages. I started out with the smallest Cricut that my niece and I bought together and boy it sure didn't take me long to find that when the Expression came along that I was going to have to have it. I went on to buying the Jukebox and the design studio shortly after the Expression. Then in Sept. Provo Craft came out with the newest version of the Cricut... The Imagine... guess what I had to have that one too. I actually got it for my Birthday. So Happy!!! I have decided to get the Gypsy for convenience sake. I love the versatility of it and yup... it's on it's way to me as I type.
I can't wait to play with it... :)
I am looking for a special cartridge called Pink Journey... it is a cancer awareness one. I want to be able to use it for our booth at the Relay's For Life. I want to do some page kits and sell them at our booth for fundraisers. If anyone knows where I can get one please let me know...

Well it's getting pretty late so I will talk to you later... Love to all...