Broken :(

I'm very sad. A few years ago we went to Maine and while there we ate at a place called Weathervane, and decided to purchase one of their pint glasses. 

That was the beginning. We have since sought out pint glasses to commemorate our travels. We have a collection of around 20 now. 

Well, 19 today. :(

January 1, 2011

I am totally excited by Jan's new meme, "First of the Month"! To quote Jan:

The goal is to capture one thing repeatedly on the first of each month. It can be a landscape, a person, an animal, a project; whatever your focus is, is fine. It can even be a record of where you are each First of the Month.

I have decided to share my curiously-toothy-budda-belly-green-holey worm each month.  This month he is loaded with memories of 2010.  Above you will see:

• The green case holding my nook: In December, I took the leap from paper copies of books to their electronic forms.  I am enjoying it so far.  When I finally decided to jump I knew that I wanted either the Kindle (Amazon) or nook (Barnes & Noble) - I liken them to Nikon and Canon, I think you can't go wrong with either but I'd stay away from other brands.  And once you make the decision you are stuck with that brand.  So, Kindles were sold out around here, and I always purchase form B&N anyway, so. . .  I am excited I was able to change the back cover to a hot pink -Fun!


• HTC Hero - In the spring, I changed from a Blackberry to a Droid - haven't looked back since.  It does everything!  Including having a nook app so I can read there too.  I was thinking that corner of the photo was looking a little dark and was trying to figure out how to turn the screen on the phone on without tumbling things when my son called.  Lucky break!  (Sorry Mikal for making you wait.)


• The apple - In January, I switched from being a PC to being a MacBook - LOVE it!


• Bride and Groom photo - In June, my son, Mikal, wed his girlfriend of six years.  It was a wonderful celebration of them and I was happy to be a part of it.  His grandparents made the trip up from Missouri and we enjoyed having them here.


• Coach headband - This year I expanded my Coach belongings exponentially!  A few more bags, some shoes and boots, planner, scarf, gloves. . .let's just say I love me some Coach!  I even found Coach fabric to use in the Fiat.


• Heart - Well, this could represent the heart problems my husband continues to have - or the ones that I developed in November, but when I placed it I intended it to represent how full my life is of love!


• Tiny Snowflake - I dug out my crochet hooks for the first time in many years and tried to remember the stitches.  I cranked out a few awkwardly wonky snowflakes, using thread for the first time ever.  It can also represent my eternal love of winter and snowfall!


• Finger-puppet Raccoon -  In September, I visited Glacier National Park for the first time and revisited Yellowstone and Grand Tetons.  We haven't geocached very much this year, but our name on geocaching.com is bandits and we use a raccoon as our mascot.


• Brighton Heart hair clippy (barely visible in front of the raccoon) - The first piece of Brighton I have purchased in several years.  How I love hearts!


• Fiat emblem - Fall of 2010 we purchased a cute lil convertible project car.  We have changed the exterior from a metallic blue to a bright orange with white racing stripes.  We have the supplies to change the tan interior to black with black Coach fabric.  We have removed the homemade convertible top and purchased a bright white one.  It's very fun to drive and I can't wait for warm weather again!


• Coca-Cola lids - In November, I cut all soda/pop/carbonated beverages from my diet.  I now only drink water with a slice of lime all day.  This was a big thing for me, I was a 2 ltr a day Diet Coke drinker.  The first week or so hurt a lot, but I'm happy as a clam now.  I do still visit Starbucks for my Mocha Frapp but I have been contemplating stopping it too.


• Newdae Photography business card - We stayed extremely busy with weddings and such - it was a great year full of fun!  Well, see for yourself.



• Purple Spray Bottle - I attempted to make my own shampoo.  I loved the idea of how wonderful it should be for my hair.  But the reality was not so good.  I hated the feel of my hair and it was unmanageable.   Needless to say I have went back to my Burt's Bees and I cut open one Aloe Vera capsule, squeeze the liquid into my hands and put it on my hair after towel drying - I love how it leaves my hair!


• Mr Monster by Dan Wells - I stepped out and tried several new authors in 2010, Dan Wells was one of them.  I picked up his first novel, I am not a Serial Killer based pretty much on the cover, zipped through it and had to grab Mr Monster the second it came out.  Can't wait for the third in the trilogy!


• Pink Peace Symbol Coffee Cozy - Peace is something I always seek and value.  I picked up several different fleece fabrics and made reusable sleeves for the Starbucks addiction my husband and I share.  Not only is it better for the environment but it keeps his coffee hot much longer and my Frapp lasts longer too.


• Starfish - February took us to Florida and my birthday was spent in the Everglades.  It was the first time I had been to Florida since I was 13.

First of the Month

tainted

We bought this wind-chime in Door County for our 3rd wedding anniversary, the one in May, the one that happened during my very last chemo session.  Chemo was tough and I did quit early.  I can let the cancer taint many memories, or I can think about how far I have come since that weekend.  I'm stronger now and still in remission; I'm stomping cancer's butt!

~ You can see the explanation behind this project by going here or see the all posts in this category by going here.

The clanger(?) is a heart shape - my favorite shape. :0)

Penny for your thoughts

Simple things. Just a simple little wheat penny makes me think of my grandma.  It makes me think of a childhood flying kites in the park, eating oatmeal and watching Scooby Doo.  I keep it on my bedside, intending to send it to my grandma (she collects them), but I find that every time I see it, I am that little girl with pigtails.  Happy memories keeping me young.

~ You can see the explanation behind this project by going here or see the all posts in this category by going here. ~

Stirring Memories

Do you know what kind of car this is? As we looked around the car show I was pleasantly surprised to find this one. And even more happy that it was black!

When I was a little bitty girl, my mom had a Comet, a black Comet. It’s the car she had when she was driving down Main Street and a man in the car next to us stuck his tongue out at me.

Her interior was white with red carpet and hers was a different year but it was a car very similar to this one. I was a three year old little blonde sitting in the passenger seat when that mean man stuck his tongue out. I promptly told my mom and she advised me to stick mine back.

Two years later they were married and that 'mean' man became my loving father, yeah the father who would tie my knee socks together while they were still on my feet and drive me crazy. The same dad who has always insisted that I stuck my tongue out first. This month they will have been married 36 years.

Dad never liked mom’s car; he always wanted to bury it in the yard. But I’m not sure why, since he met two of his favorite girls in that Comet. Honestly, I do not remember what happened to the car, maybe it IS buried in the yard of my childhood home.