I Think I See Daylight

Wow, it's been a long time since I updated this blog. I have been busy making the invitations for my Mom's 80th birthday party, along with the party favors and her thank you cards. I will post those and some party pictures at a later date. I wanted to get the cards that were in my camera out onto my blog. Some of these have already been sold as I was in a craft fair earlier this month. I have about 80 baby shower invitations to finish this week and hope to be a better blogger and update more frequently as well as visit all my blogging buddies. Have a great Monday and I hope to be back very soon.

Cards

Here are a couple of cards that I made a little bit ago. I have been busy getting 70 invitations out the door for my Mom's 80th birthday. Have to make the party favor boxes and then design a baby shower invite for my niece. Plus there is a craft fair looming in September.

More Inventory

Inside: Many Tanks



Inside: Many Tanks

Just Making Inventory

More Cards

Here are the remaining cards made with the "zoo" paper.

Nothing But Cards

Good News / Bad News

Yesterday at lunch my co-worker in the acctg department told me that she is quitting. Her last day will be Friday, August 28th. Of course I am very happy for her. She is going to work for the Chicago Public Schools for about the same amount of money she was making before we all had to take a pay cut. She will also get a pension and better benefits. She will also work the same schedule that the teachers work, so that means summers off and two weeks at Christmas...

I am a bit freaked out because I was supposed to take a week of vacation in September and it looks like I may have to cancel since no one else knows how to do any of the acctg work. On the upside for me, in exchange for the additional work that will be dumped on me, I am going to ask for more money. Wish me luck!!!

Little Red Corvette

Well I did my first and probably last outdoor craft fair this past weekend. Saturday was miserable and it rained for most of the day. I think there was about 3 hours of no rain. Sunday was beautiful but the people just weren't buying. I didn't even make enough money to cover my space. The whole set up and take down was too much too since we couldn't bring our cars back into the area each night until after 10pm and I wasn't able to stay that late so I had to traipse my stuff in multiple trips. Right now I think I'll stick to the indoor fairs.

The Canna is Blooming

Here are the first blooms on one of my canna plants. I love the color combo on this one.



This weekend is my first ever outdoor craft fair. I hope the weather is good, no rain, not too windy and not too hot.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Just Cards

An Odd Sighting While Sitting In Traffic

So, here in Chicago it's either winter and potholes or summer and road construction. I have to take a different way home from work so that I can go make the company's bank deposit. That route takes me approx. 3 miles out of my way so it's a smidge (15-30 minutes)longer than my morning route. Well, last night I found out that the one road that I travel is now under construction. EEEK, Uck, Blah!!!

My commute in construction is not my story. No instead, I pose the question:
Why do people attach things to the front grill of their vehicle? I understand wreaths during the holiday season but I couldn't quite understand yesterday's sighting.

I drive a Pontiac Sunfire, a compact car that sits lower to the ground. Not as cool and sleek and low to the ground as a corvette, but lower to the ground than a say mini van or SUV.

So I'm sitting in bumper to bumper traffic as the lanes are reduced from two to one. I'm playing with the radio looking for a good song when I look up at my rear view mirror. There, just beyond my bumper, even with my spoiler are two doll heads, one blond (dirty from being on the grill throughout all weather and traffic dirt) and one semi faded redhead. They are about the size of an American Girl doll but are NOT American Girl dolls. Now I am really curious because "WHO PUTS DOLL HEADS ON THE GRILL OF THEIR VEHICLE?" I cannot pull up far enough and put enough distance between his mini-van and my car to see if there are bodies attached to the head. I find this both amusing and weird that I have to call my co-worker to see if this strikes her as odd too. While talking to her on the phone I am able to put enough distance between our vehicles to see that there are no clothes on the torsos of these dolls. There is also something in between them but I cannot make it out. As we move further along and more distance is obtained I see that these are not unclothed baby dolls but they are mermaid dolls. They are not topless but have some sort of bikini or shell bra over there breasts very faded so it looks like they are topless (yup these dolls had breasts). The vehicle moves over to the left lane and at that time I am able to see the whole set up. Two mermaids, one blond, one a redhead. In between a stuffed elephant head, complete with tusks.

Okay, is this odd or am I just overreacting? I, like many others drivers out on the road have an antennae topper and I have Mickey Mouse seat covers but I have never thought to tie a stuffed Mickey Mouse to the front of my car.











Another oldie


P.S. I forgot! He had a bobbing head dog on his front dashboard!