under construction...

just a quick warning that if you happen to find you way to my blog over the next few days...or weeks...lol...it may look a little crazy. i'm working on a blog lift;) thanks for stopping by...

a great company closes their doors:(

this past year has been incredibly tough on Rusty Pickle due to the economic situation. they feel that they can no longer survive as a company; consequently they have decided to close Rusty Pickle. they would like to thank all our customers who have supported Rusty Pickle for the last 7 years.
Rusty Pickle will be liquidating inventory. they now offer everything at half price. on Rustypickle.com, everything is now 50% off - prices are as marked. the warehouse is also now open to shop. call or email to find out more of what they have. (801) 746-1045 or email
Jeri@rustypickle.com

i remember the first time i saw rusty pickle products. they were unlike anyone else in the industry. tasha and all invoved truly did add texture and dimension into the industry we all love so much. thanks for all of the great products you have provided. and another huge thanks for helping preserve the memories i hold so near and dear. thank you...

rusty pickle creations...

here is my january work for rusty pickle. gosh i love their stuff! i also worked my first scrapbook expo for them in costa mesa. it was nice meeting lots of new faces.

every moment with you is a treasure

freedom

amazing gumball

i feel a creative month coming on. so hopefully this month will be full of posted goodies:)

is it hot in here;)

so here we are in january. the days are speeding by…but today i had some precious moments with my hubby. our passion when we met (besides each other) was acting. we longed for it with everything that we were. and here we are 10 years later having moved away from those dreams only to be reminded of them once again. and as we were together snapping a few pics…his face has changed with our story…but he is still every bit the same. today i had the opportunity to see all the reasons why i fell in love with him in the first place. and hopefully you can see a little bit of why too.

sorry i just had to put this one it. it makes me laugh:)
jon was asked by a friend to help with a mammoth project. our friend john ireland is heading up the prop 8 trial re-enactment. so jon was there for the first day of filming…acting away. it had been 10 years since he had headshots taken so i snapped a few today for john ireland to post on the cast list.

the beginning of xmas...

with the new year approaching (like within 24 hours) i am sitting for a minute and reflecting over the christmas holiday. where did it go? when school ended 2 weeks ago, i thought thank goodness i have 2 weeks of quality time with the kids and now that i have blinked those 2 weeks are nearly over and it will be back to the regular routines. so i wanted to go back and catch up on the holiday right from the beginning…our tree. every year (since amory was 1) we have taken the polar express to chop down our own tree. it sounds like fun and it is, but there are so many to choose from! so we spend so much time wondering around the tree farm. you should see us, i’m sure to an outsider it’s pretty amusing. i think all of us are hugely indecisive. no one wants to be responsible for a bad tree when we get home. so long story short, it takes us forever and we need a consensus before we start cutting so we can all be equally responsible. lol. it was the boys year to do the actual cutting (which honestly was a relief, because it was much harder than i thought it would be…shhhhh don’t tell the boys). so here’s to another year together, searching for our tree, cutting it down, strapping it to the car, making the long drive home and decorating it with all the things that are familiar to us. i hope that all of you had a merry Christmas…as we did!

the little duck ramp is so cute

i remember running when i was younger. the fun run was one mile and complete torture. so i don’t really know why at 35 i decided to run a marathon. call me crazy! today i ran a 5k…i know i have a long way to go for the marathon, but i can honestly say that i never thought i would think that three miles was ”nothing”. it was so pleasant and enjoyable. sure…i wasn’t running to break any records…but i was running. and i ran the whole time…something else i didn’t think possible. the feeling that you get from finishing something is amazing. so many things get forgotten about or put of in life…and to actually be able to see the word “finish” and cross that line is something that you rarely get to do in day to day life. last night i convinced ty to run also. he got up with us at the crack of dawn and started the race like everyone else. only he finished in 3rd place for his division. he’s kind of like his dad…good at everything without realizing it. he is truly talented in so many ways. the last time he ran was about a month ago. He hadn’t really trained for this or anything. just a last minute decision. he finished in about 25 mins. i don’t actually know what time i finished as my name got left off of the list. kind of a bummer, cause it would have been a nice finishing touch to crossing the finish line…but that’s ok. it was probably around 40 mins. and i know you’re thinking i could probably walk 3 miles faster than that…and you would be right. running didn’t really become fun for me until i only started competing with myself and no one else. so for now that’s just what i’m going to do.i also had the privilege of running with rickey and jake. total troopers. rickey says he committed to today because i caught him in a moment of weakness. but i think he secretly enjoyed it;) and well jake…he won 1st in his age division! so congratulations to all who ran today!
some things i learned from my 1st race:
1. maybe pants are better when it’s foggy and cold outside.
2. life is about more than winning…it’s about living.
3. speed walkers are actually faster than me.
4. pay close attention to the route markers! Do Not get distracted by the cute little duck ramp! You will get lost!
and finally…
5. go to the bathroom before you start the race.

winner of thriller

and the winner is….erin gudge. hooray! ladies i am so happy and flattered that you all stopped by and left such kind comments. thanks again to the beautifully talented Julie Walton…who passed the word along. as far as i’m concerned you guys rock! be sure to check back soon. i’m heading off the rusty pickle chef retreat later this week! so there should be lots of eye candy when us chefs get back. so thanks for playing and i will send miss erin her prize pack.

p.s. erin drop me a line with your contact info;)
have a fab weekend everyone!