happy thanksgiving!

i am back! good grief, i've been way too busy at work. no time for anything. even working weekends. this makes me very stressed. i did get away to the rubberstamp and scrap show in madison on sunday. OMG! if i only had an unlimited budget... i did manage to get a few things: ink, stamps, grungeboard... stampers anonymous was there - dangerous on my pocketbook! i also got a wonderful package from artchixstudios.com - i had ordered some dream boxes from them along with a few collage sheets. all i can say is how wonderful! i've got to take some time these next few days in my studio being creative before it makes me insane. 

winter is pretty much fully here now. we've had over an inch of snow on the ground since monday night. i finally had to take the pump out of my pond before the thing freezes solid. it is a preformed pond, with lannonstone surrounding it. we took the goldfish out several weeks ago, but i hadn't managed to take out the pump. the top of the water had frozen over leaving this little hood of ice where the water bubbled up from the pump. i hated to take it out as the birds and animals drink from here. my birdie bath heater is broken and i have to either replace it or see if it can be fixed. think i'll need a new one. 

even though it's a four day weekend coming up (i'm taking friday off), it is month end and that means i'll have to come in and do reports on saturday. marc, his mom and i are going to madison on friday for a "family day" of fun and frolic. seriously, we will do some antiquing and go out to eat. it is black friday, but none of us shop! for thanksgiving dinner we are going out to eat - thanks to marc's aunt and uncle who are taking us out to eat at a restaurant. at least i won't have to cook, but i do miss the time at home.  

happy thanksgiving to you all! be safe.

been some time

i discovered a gem today. digishoptalk - i was reading an old issue of memory makers magazine (june 2007) that i had picked up on discount at my local stamp store because it had an article on digital scrapbooking. it referred to this website. how cool! i only spent a little time on the site today as i've got so much going on today. i will go back within a day or two and spend more time checking it out. i am learning a lot with photoshop elements. i tell you - i learn so much from articles in digital scrapbooking magazine. i just renewed my subscription. i could spend ours reading it and then experimenting on my mac. of course, now i'm drooling over the new ipod touch. i've just got to get one! to keep track of my life events i currently use a compact size franklin covey calendar. it bridges my life between my two worlds of pc at work and mac at home. well, i discovered last week that franklin covey closed up their stores in wisconsin. it's bad enough i was spending probably $50 each year for refills on my calendar system... i'm not about to pay shipping too. so - it looks like i have a valid reason for getting an ipod touch. i've got calendars through 4/1/09 so there's no hurry for the new ipod. plus the ipod i have now isn't even a year old yet - hardly broken in! technology changes so fast nowadays... i will get the ipod touch maybe with my tax refund early next year. makes sense and ITS SO COOL! 

the photo today is an older one, but one i cherish. this is me with jim reid. i met him in chicago when his latest band, freeheat, played there. he's more widely known for his work in the jesus and mary chain. i am a huge fan and was just thrilled to have met him. he was actually very nice to me. marc took this photo.