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Sweat Shop Sunday!

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I probably shouldn’t say “sweat shop”, but that’s what we call things in my family…cookie sweat shop, invitation sweat shop…ebay sweat shop…what have you.

So in a couple hours I am meeting my mom and sister to do some crafty things and put together the favor bags for my sister’s shower. Then we’re all going to dinner for my dad’s birthday…which is Monday.

I should bring my camera…to document this blessed occasion. haha

Moving on…my cats are driving me batty!!!! They are total beggars, worse than the dogs. They have food in their bowls, but still they are begging for people food. We have two cats that will take it right from your plates/hands if you let them!! bad kitties!! I hate a begging dog…but I hate a beggin cat worse and we have the beggingest cats around!!!

And Malcolm, he’s the worse…little shit gets into absolutely everything. And he knows he’s being bad too, he all hunkers down if you say his name…but still he keeps coming back and doing what you just yelled at him and shooed him away for! Bad kitty!

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Saturday Schmaturday's Randomness

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Today’s blog post will be about a bunch of random things…but isn’t it always? haha

I’m a member of the UAW and today we had a big meeting. Our contract is up and so we had a vote today. These meetings are always the same. I hate going to them, but I understand why we need them and everything. Generally my sister goes with me, but this time I went alone…and wouldn’t you know it…in the middle of the dam meeting I start to feel a panic attack coming on!! Yikes! So I quick get a pill from my purse and plan my get away to the bathroom. I ended up calming down, so I didn’t have to take the pill, but I really hate how those attacks just kind of sneak up on me for no apparent reason! Hopefully all of this union stuff works out. I don’t want to strike…
 
I have been all over the internet downloading scrapbook freebie kits from many talented artists who share their creations with us. I am so thankful that people offer these kits and templates free of charge to us…however…I wish that people who make tagger sized kits would indicate that they are tagger sized. The difference between the regular sizes and the tagger sizes are HUGE…like 3600 for regular and 800 for tagger. So you can’t even use some of the elements because they don’t blow up well to scrapper size. It’s unfortunate too, because some of these tagger sized kits come with some pretty adorable elements!!! I hate to complain…so maybe we’ll call this “venting” but I really wish they’d say what size the kit is…or even the paper size. Some do, and I am so thankful…but I hate when I am so excited to use a cute kit and then come to find out it’s so teenie tiny!!

I don’t know if I’ll have a scrappy page to post today. I’ve kind of been creatively challenged lately. I don’t know what it is, but the last couple pages I’ve started I’ve just deleted. I can’t seem to make anything that I really like. I’ll have to try again.

I saved this entry and started working on a scrappy page and here’s what I came up with.

Credits:
Template by Mommy Noffy
Elements and paper from Skip ABC kit by Digitreats or add ons by various

This is my niece in Australia. My SIL sends us pictures and unfortunately, they are really small files so they don’t blow up too well for scrappy pages. (Probably should use some tagger sized kits for those! heh). I’m not too thrilled with how this came out, but I decided to finish it rather than scrap it. No pun intended.

Tomorrow we’re having a wedding shower sweat shop to make favors and some crafty things for my sister’s shower which is coming up so soon! I can’t believe how this time just flew by!

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Dangerous Dog Toy Alert! – Pimple Ball w/Bell

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Please pass this along to anyone who has a dog!

Please look through all of your dog toys and make sure that your dogs do NOT have access to a toy called the Pimple Ball with Bell (Item #20227-001, UPC Code 0 4566320227 9) manufactured by Four Paws Inc. (see picture)

This toy has been responsible for seriously injuring at least two dogs, one dog had to have its tongue amputated. Click here to read about Chai’s ordeal after his tongue became stuck inside the ball, and the subsequent amputation of his tongue (please note, there are graphic pictures of the damage caused by this ball)

Click the link below for the whole article.

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