little gi

ok....so i'm on youtube...

& i find this:

thursday 13....

1. yesterday as we drove around in the truck from hither to yon...ryan looking out the window said to me "mommy...i'm sick of all of this white...i've had enough of winter"...i hear ya buddy
2. got my march cocoa daisy kit today....oh my....i forgot there was felt involved....RED felt....(petrina you would DIE!)
3. evidently i really am the only one in the universe who thinks "Jabip" is a known term  for a really far away place that was a pain in the a** to get to...(as in "i had to go to Jabip to get it"), i said it to laurie today & she started cracking up and reminded me that i made it up...it really isn't a known saying...(but now...maybe through the power of the internet...hmmmmm...should i be looking up copyright laws??..)
4. check THIS out....really cool...may have to make a trip to the hardware store & whip one up for myself!
5. i dare you to watch THIS! and not fall out of your chair laughing.
6. still working on my promised in progress project....i didn't forget!
7. decided that i may, in fact, be in love with making memories paint....just bought 2 more sets of 6 bottles each at target...they were on clearance & reduced to $6 per set...i *heart* target
8. my secret bunny at 2 peas is hip hoppity....how cool is that!
9. my happy mail partner, marie, is so sweet!  i love getting her little hello's & peanut praise (& kick butt happy mail)....this woman's kind spirit is really infectious.
10. kelly told me this evening...."mom...did you know a dung beatle lives and eats elephant poop!  that is so disgusting!"....needless to say, i agree...wholeheartedly!
11. am so excited to go to the city this weekend....thinking @ seeing zodiac & getting my sahadi's fix
12. kate was being a complete clown tonight...she is at the cutest stage right now...& really starting to talk up a storm....she loves the brown bear, brown bear book...when you sit down in the rocking chair with her she'll say..."bra ber, bra ber buuuk"...i got tons of kisses from her tonight...complete with the "mwaaaaaah!"
13. gotta jet....mike has survivor cued up on the dvr...

happy thursday!  g

just to hold you over...

for patty's flex challenge #2 it was do a project @ a letter.....well, my actual project is taking me a little longer than expected since, as usual, i started out small, but have turned it into a whole introspective jounaling saga....i'm almost done & hopefully will be able to wrap it all up tonight after the kiddos drop off to sleep (& i get back from my PTO meeting & finish up the dishes & eat some chocolate....you know the deal! lol!!)

but in the meantime...here is a layout i did saturday night w/ my pal, laurie.  & it just so happens to have a "U" in it...so i'm going w/ it!!!  (for now that is....can't wait to show you my thing i'm trying to finish....geez, i'm really building this up.....) i scraplifted this layout from kelli crowe in the march garden at 2peas....LOVED it the minute i saw it & probably will pull it outta my hat again & again & again...just too cool!

& by the way.....week 3's flex is up...& it is REALLY GOOD.....(& patty has a cool new banner too!)...make sure to stop by & oogle at her lovely creations..

happy wednesday!!!

gi

she's a puddle magnet...

it must be instinct...but kate knows her way around a puddle...once her new little cherry wellies were slipped on her feet & she was let loose outside, she ran towards the nearest puddle....she would put her arms out to her sides & stomp her little feet so fast!  she also screeched really loud, but that is not unusual...that is just kate! 

we are expecting colder temps again tonight, but maybe later this week more of the snow will melt & we'll have more puddles to splash in!  keep your fingers crossed!!

have a happy monday!  gi 

week 8 & a walk down memory lane...

week 8....already!!!!....this week's prompt from emily was who or what do you miss?....

being the sentimental sap i am...i tend to miss lots of things...like our first truck...our bronco II...LOVED that truck & i remember feeling so sad when they came to take it away for donation...it even stalled 3 times on the way down the street to make the goodbye that much more difficult for me....

i miss my little neighborhood back in brooklyn...miss all my buddy shopkeepers....miss mama caputo's ravioli & foccacia....miss getting fresh french bread right from the oven at sahadi's and eating it all up on the way home....miss walking tucker down our tree lined streets...the way the city would be so quiet on a snowy morning....miss just sitting on the promenade and staring at manhattan across the river....miss walking over the brooklyn bridge whenever i felt like it....

but at this time of year...when spring is starting to really spring...i miss riding....getting out on an early saturday morning & meeting my buds at grant's tomb and riding to nyack for some blueberry muffins at the runcible spoon...lilly & i would just talk up a storm....we would talk @ everything....it was so much fun....i treasure those days...& maybe i'll tune up the ol' cannondale & hit the roads again soon...

since seeing ngaire's creations w/ kobi yamada's book she, i've been loving all of his quotes...the back of my card is one of my faves....

can't wait to see week 9!  happy sunday - gi

i'm seeing (journaling) spots....

everywhere....

this is a sort-a-scraplift of emily's jenni bowlin kit creations from february.....think i'm going to lift her whole gallery....she is amazing....& i have lots of new goodies to use....& my best scrappin' (& all around bestest) pal, laurie is coming over tonight....that reminds me....gotta get some m & ms.

happy creating everyone!!  gi

tag....i'm it!

i've been tagged by leslie  so here it goes....

1.  Find the nearest book:

2. Name the book & the author:  Slave, My True Story by Mende Nazer & Damien Lewis

3. Turn to page 123

4. Go to the 5th sentence & copy out the next 3 sentences on your blog:

"What for?"  "To work for them." "Is that what happened to you?" 

5. Tag 3 more people....

ok....now here is the hard part....i'll tag some of my overseas blog pals......petrina, lee, and vibeche

happy reading everyone!!!!!!  gigi

don't want to gloat, but.....

guess what will be in my mailbox soon?!!!!!!!!!!!!!    CLICK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) , AND HERE!!!!!! :) :) :)  and i've heard from my 2peas happy mail buddy, marie, that she sent me some happy mail love.

do you think the postman would think it strange if he found me camped out on the lawn?....

hope your mail days are just as happy!!!  gigi

run, don't walk....

and look at THIS!!!!   amazing....amazing....amazing.....i'm still staring at it five times a day.....so super cool....(& if you haven't clicked on it already, haven't i made you just a bit curious????)

happy thursday!!!  gi