a couple of Pictures in My Grandmothers Memory, Rae-Rae passed away Sunday afternoon in Boston, And while We all knew this was going to happen, it doesnt make it hurt any less. I know she is in a better place, and is dancing and singing where she is, I know she is happy now.. but I am hurting, I am sad to have lost such a great lady in my life, I have so many wonderful, happy, funny memories from my time with her, I will cherish them and always share them with my boys. I will always remember her with her smiling face and how she would break out in a song whenever she felt like it. .....

In these pictures are the same two ladies... My Great Grandma Ramona, And My Grandmother, Rae-Rae . the picture on the left was taken in the early 1920's, the one on the right was taken on the 4th of July in 1976. .. This is how I will always remember her, Happy and full of life...

I just Scored 240 cards ....

for a class I am teaching in Nov. .. 240 cards... 12 x 20.. 12 cards.. 20 kits. Why am I scoring them You ask?? ( that is what a Co-worker asked me) My answer: Because I want them to actually finish the 12 cards in the 2 hour time slot. I pre-cut everything, and if Me scoring them the cards for them will help them, then there ya go... Because seriously, how many of us have half finished projects from Conventions, or classes, Projects that we say we will do, and we never do? And I dont want that for the people that pay me money to take My class.. I want them to say, " Hey, we like taking classes with Tami, we leave with a finished project! ".... So again,.. 240 cards just scored... Wine anyone?


At the store today...

a lady came in and said she had never scrapped ,and wanted to do an album for her son, all four years of his Football for High school, ( he is just now a freshman) she wanted to know where to get started. She didnt like the Album I showed her, The fact that it had page protectors was a turnoff for her. She wanted to plop everything of the page and use photo corners . She mentioned having newspaper clippings and was going to laminate them. I told her she should spray them with the Archival spray, so they wont yellow and fall apart, Again, she said she would laminate them.. again I said, Spray them first... She wasnt listening to me. She wanted the album to have more pages, Said that she could fill the whole album with the first year alone, I suggested more than one album, maybe one for each year.. she said no, she wanted one for all four years, and then for college too... ( she must think he is something) .. I left her alone after that, So my question is : Why ask for help if your not going to take it? From someone who knows what they are talking about too no less... Makes no sense to me...

Conversation with Sam tonight when I got home:

Sam : I have shorts on today, its not hot, but I dont care
Me, : I see that Sam, why dont you have pants on, its really cold out:
Sam: Cause, this is what I ... The Sky is Blue mom....

LOL, Where that came from I have no idea, it was like it just hit him, HEY, the SKY IS BLUE!! it was pitched black when he said it to me too.. To be four again, you can have random thoughts and say them outloud, without people thinking you didnt take your meds....

Updated pics!

This is the picture of Alec and his date, and Friends from Homecoming. He had a fun time, they all were very grown up for the night, Dressed up, A limo, dinner at a very Fancy restuarant. I am sure it was a night to remember.. He is doing good, the ankle is healing, the swelling is coming down ,and even though he shouldnt be, he is walking without his crutches, He is very anxious to get back to working out and getting ready for wrestling season, which starts in just a month. I will keep you posted on his progress.


I was able to get to another of Jakes Football games this week, They lost, But it was fun to watch, I love being able to take pictures of him too , I am not sure if I can get to another game, I think Tuesday I will be able to get to that one for a short time, then I will have to leave to get ready for my class, I may not even be able to make it to another of Jake's game... At least I got to two of them! I would have liked to have gotten better pictures of him on the sidelines, They are good to scrap He is # 55, the center in this photo..



The boy that was injured last thursday at Jakes Game is still in his medical induced coma, But he has progressed nicely. They wont know much till he wakes up, the extent of his damage, he may be totally fine, but they just dont know. He has responded to certain things that make his outcome look bright. Keep him in your prayers, His name is Zackery. His Family have set up a website to let everyone keep up on his progress, they update it daily, and you can read about how he is doing, the site is http://caringbridge.org go to " a caring bridge site" off to the right, then in the spot enter a caring bridge site, you enter " zackerylystedt" all one word, and you will be taken to his site , I suggest you start with the first entry in his journal, where it explains how he was hurt, then they have updated it daily with his progress.

Football injuries, Homecoming, and A prayer ...

First I need to ask all that visit my blog, even if your not the praying type, to please Keep a young boy named Zach in your prayers. Zach is an 8th grader, who was playing football For His School, Tahoma, Against Jakes Team, Mattson, on Thursday afternoon, Zach took a hard hit from one of Jake;s team mates early in the 1st quarter, he stayed down for a bout a minute, but then got up and went to the sidelines. He told his coach and his Dad that he had a headache, but went back in at the end of the game, after two plays he went back to the side line where he collapsed, had a siezure and stopped breathing. The medics were able to get him breathing again, where he was then life flighted out to Harborview Hospital in Seattle. He underwent surgery that night to release the swelling on his brain, they left his skull open in two places, and his outlook doesnt look good at all, he has been in a coma since this happened. Zach is an only child, and his parents are just devasted. That is all I know right now. Also keep the young man Dalton, who hit him, in your prayers, it was a clean hit, just a freak thing, and I am sure Dalton is just a mess as you can imagine. I will post anything when I know it.


Moving on to My Son ALEC, who injured his ankle on Friday in a pick up football game. I was happily scrapping away at my store ( doing a LO of Alec wrestling ) and he called, telling me he couldnt walk, he thought he should go to urgent care, Alrighty I said, He got a ride there, where I met him, and his hugely swollen ankle.. Keep in mind, this was the DAY BEFORE homecoming Dance. Xrays showed he has a chip bone and a very sprained ankle. So on Crutches he went.... I am sure his date is thrilled, but HE wanted to be sure he still went, promised he wouldnt dance, he just said he was NOT missing this. Here he is when he and his Friend Frankie stopped by my store so I could see them, before they went to pick up their dates:

Handsome young men if I do say so myself. I will post pictures of them with their Dates when I have them.

Computer Error

I have had computer problems, I am not sure what the problems have been, but it has taken me forever to post anything, even on other blogs, ( I finally got one on Maegans last night, but it took 3 tries!) So I havent been in too much of a mood to try to do this.
What has been going on?
It was our Five year Wedding Anniversary last Friday, I worked, We had dinner on SAT. We were going to go away for the night, But couldnt get the sitter thing together, Then planned to do it on the 21st, But I think not now. Honestly, once the day has come and gone, I dont have the desire. I do want to buy tickets to the NUTCRACKER again this year, And I have been looking into that, Scott does want to go again ( YEAH!) so I think we will do that, We had great seats last year, But Scott was Sick, and I was taking medication that made me fall asleep when I sat still, ( LOL, seriously, I fell asleep during the first act, and it wasnt because I was bored!) So we thought it would be fun to go when we were not drugged or sick. Sam will be spending the night at his Grandmas on the 21st, so maybe we can still go to dinner, I am off at two that day, so I want to do something!
I was able to go to one of Jakes Football games On Tuesday, I didnt get any pictures of him on the sidelines, cause he played the whole stinkin game, Both Offense and Defense. So Here is a picture but honestly, I think I am the only one who can find Jake, He is # 55. I did get this one shot of him on the side lines, Notice him tucking in his shirt, The coach yelled at all the boys before the game, telling them he doesnt want to see the T-shirts under their uniforms, so all the boys kept tucking in their shirts the whole time :



















Onto other news, I have been busy with my Classes, I had a tool class the other night, it went well, Got thru it all in the Allowed time, They made two cards, learned how to use a bunch of Scrapping Tools, and They all had fun! Next tuesday I have a basic's class, and the following Tuesday I have my Bo-bunny Christmas Accordian album/tin Class. That one will be very detailed, but I am trying to make it go as smoothly as I can by pre-cutting lots of stuff. Ok ,Off to play with Sam.

I have been TAGGED

My dear Friend Maegan Tagged me, I have to post the 5 weirdest things about me... ok, here goes:

Weirdism #1: I cant listen to people Chew... Eat .. when eating a meal with someone there must be Noise , a TV, a Radio, Chatter in a restaurant, if it is quiet I have to leave the room. This doesnt go over well with most men in my life.

Weirdism #2: I hate the noise of someones fork, or spoon hitting the plate or bowl.. IT gives me a sick sick feeling in my stomache, almost like an anxiety attack, its that bad, This also goes with the sound of people sticking their hands in a chip bag, Ever hear of putting them on a plate?

Weirdism #3: I ( like Maegan) wont prepare Raw Chicken or A Turkey, in fact, I have been having Fred Meyer Prepare my Turkey dinners for the last few years, cause I wont stick my hand in that thing , Chickens are just as gross, they smell when they are raw.. they smell like a bird.

Weirdism #4. I cant sleep in the same room with my Husband, We have realized that we sleep better alone, I have to sleep with a Fan going, and he cant, he says it kicks up the dust ( which I am sure it does cause dusting isnt high on my list of priorities) I have to have the window open even in the dead of winter, I need to feel the fresh air blowing in from outside. So, My Husband and I have not slept in the same room for well over a year, And I must say, I have been sleeping better and better since then.

Weirdism #5 I Cant listen to anything, a TV show, A Person on the radio, ANYTHING when they talk about the New York Yankees, I have to change it... Good or bad that they are going to say about that dreadful team, I cant listen, I turn into a child and stick my fingers in my ears and sing "LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA" the whole time... Its weird, and I think goes beyond my love for the Red Sox.. They just make me sick.


Now for The Rules:List 5 Weird things about yourself or your pets.Tag 5 Friends and list them.Those people need to write on their blogs about 5 weird things, state the rules, and tag 5 more people.Don’t forget to let the people you tag know by posting a comment on their blog!

So I will TAG : Jules , Shar, Jayne, Darla, and Cindy! ! Have fun ladies!

Had my first class last night!

And it went well, it was a very involved class, this one was the Card tin, so the had to use the mod podge and cover the TIN and do the insides as well. There were a couple of ladies that were pretty much beginners to scrappin, so things didnt come as easy to them as some of the others, But It all went well, they finished in the time they had , and they all left with pretty tins! IT was a full house with the sell out of the class too!
I have a NOV class that has already sold out, so I added another date for that , ( that was the Advent Calendar class) . So far , so good! I think I will do a bit more pre cutting for my next tin class which is in a few weeks, just so they dont even have to think about it!

This was what we made last night:

What a week its been

I have been working non stop at preping for my first class, Which is Tuesday Oct 3rd( yes, in 2 days) I have made templates, Cut 12 months to size, cut ribbon All for 15 people! it has been alot of work, and I am hoping it pays off in the end with a smooth successful class, The fact that it is SOLD OUT ( yes, you read that right) means that there wont be alot of wiggle room, so I hope all my preping and pre-planning works out for me and the students. I know most of the people in the class, All are customers, Some very regulars, two friends, so I feel good with who I have and I dont plan on being nervous!
But, I am sick, I have had a sinus cold since Friday, I cant tell if its getting better, or worse, I tried to rest as much as I could today, but that just didnt work out too well. I need to still do some things , but I plan on stopping all work at 9 pm and sit down in front of the TV and chill out for the rest of the night.
I had to ground Brett and Jake tonight, There is the standing rule that you need to be home from friends house's by 6pm on a school night, They were out together at Bretts Friends house, and waltzed in the door at 6:35, By 6:15 they were already grounded in my mind. When I asked them what time they should have been home, they DIDNT KNOW... Hello.. same time for the last 3 years... I told them it was rude of them to walk thru the door whenever they pleased, and not even calling me, Making me worry about them, I dont ask alot of them, But I do ask that they come home on time, and to let me know where they are... maybe now they will remember.

Sam on Friday after School
Sam: we beat the girls today
Me: doing what Sam?
Sam: Peeing and washing our hands....


LOL, And you always will Sam.