sunshiney day!

Looks lovely out doesnt it? well, the sun is shinning anyways.. but its a bit chilly.
Cant complain though, I have new sweaters to wear! couldnt wear them if it were warm out!


Yeah.. for the weekend! and its a 3 day weekend again! Columbus day. thank you Mr Columbus! Oh.. and happy thanksgiving to our canadian friends.. not exactly sure which day it was. but I hope you all had a big fattening tasty meal just the same!
Todays plans.. gotta get off the computer and go to the post office. I have a bunch of packages to mail! Then back home to get ready to go off for the day. To a party, a little bit of shopping, out to dinner and to see the musical "the color purple" . Ive been looking forward to seeing this show for soo long! Jennifer bought tickets for her and I to go for my birthday! I dont know where we will go for dinner.. but I have to count my points!! maybe applebees, they have weight watcher meals there.

So anyways.. thats all for now. Ive got to get moving or the PO will close on me..

cant let that happen, then I'd have to bring allll these boxes back home.

Have a WONDERFUL saturday! I'll be back later!

HUGS

points to ponder...

Weight watchers makes you count points.. so thats all I think about the past few weeks.. How many points is that??? How many points is this.. and I have my trusty little weight watchers book that lists points of common things and the the little slider thingy that I can use to figure out the points of other things.. how many calories, how much fiber and how much fat! but I'm getting used to it and its working.. down 8/9 pounds now.. only 61 to go!

So.... the thing is .. I have a really bad sweet tooth.. in fact I have about 32 really bad sweet tooths! and I think they work over time! someone brought donuts into work today and I had to go smell them! Its a good thing there wasnt a bavarian cream filled with choc frosting.. I would have probably cried! No, not really, (well, really I did go smell the donuts.. but I wouldnt have cried !) actually this really hasnt been too bad. I feel good about making healthier choices and I know that by next summer, I will have lost all that weight! and, I also know that this is for life.. .. I will probably be counting points forever!
One of my faves: 1 point for jiffy pop microwave single bag popcorn.. I eat one just about every day.. (but did you ever hear about popcorn lung??? yeah.. google it.. its for real!)


These muffins?? the easiest recipe I've EVER made.. are you ready? One 15 oz can of pure packed pumpkin and one yellow cake mix. You can use any kind of mix.. (spice would be perfect or choc even!) anyways, I also added a little bit of cinnamon and allspice.. (just a little sprinkle of both) mix them up plop them into lined muffin tins and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. OMG!! they are delicious and only 3 points!! the trick is in only eating one.. not 12.

Then theres these.. not a very good choice, but I love then and I thought eh, I could probably eat a couple or three of these and have them only equal 1 point all together. so I bought a handful and ate one.. came home and looked them up. I was wrong.. 1 point a piece!! well, I wont be eating many of these, in fact I think tomorrow I'll take them to work and give them to my boys!


NO points for this next picture.. you cant eat it so it doesnt count! but just thought Id show her to you. My sweet blogger pal Cindy sent me this little box of dolls, and I turned this little one into a witch. I have to mention that this little witch was inspired by the little witch that Lori from faeriewindows made me in my shadow box! anyways.. she was fun to make.


Pretty soon I will have a bunch of swap pics to show. all my swappers from the halloween shadow box and pinkeep swap should have mailed out by now.. though, I have recieved very few pictures! (I seem to have lost control!!) girls.. If youre out there please send me pics! I want to post them all together in another week or so.
Also.. I have pics of gifts that some of you have sent me that I need to post too.. hopefully this weekend I can get that done! Yeah!! a three day weekend!

And, now.. I shall leave you with a picture of
PURE PURRFECT SWEETNESS!

Arent they FREAKEN cute??

happy weekend!

to the pumpkin prom!

Good Morning all.. Just finished this little pumpkin girl this morning. She is a swap piece for a flickr pal. I hope she likes her. Didnt get to work on witchy poo last night.. I went for a two mile walk with a friend and then had dinner, read through a bunch of blogs.. (so behind again!) and them planted myself on the couch for a while, and went to bed at 10:30!! thats unheard of! I must have been tired.. yeah.. but guess what time I woke up this am?? 4:40.. I tried to go back to sleep, but finally just got up at 5:00. Now its time to make my lunch.. and get ready to leave.
YOu would all be so proud of me. even though I ate "stuff" that I probably shouldnt have, I still had lost a couple pounds as of yesterday am. (If I read it correctly.) I have weight watchers tonight so I'll know then.. and then we weigh in again in the morning for the biggest loser at work. so if Im correct, Ive lost a total of about 9 pounds so far.. yahoo.. 9 down and ....... 61 to go! that still sounds like a lot.. but at least its not 70 anymore!
A note to my Halloween shadow box and pinkeep swappers.... if you were mailing overseas, you should have done so by now.. and if you are mailing here in the states, you should be mailing out tomorrow. There are alot of you I havent heard from, so please make sure you email me a pic of your creation! those that I have seen (or recieved) have been awesome!
OK.. got to go pack my lunch and get going here. Have a great day girls!

WIP witch in progress!

HI all! thank you so much for all the sweet birthday wishes and gifties! Ive had a great weekend, full of fun, food and surprises! My actual birthday was pretty quiet as my hubby was out of town, but my daughter and I hung out.. and fell asleep on the couches early!! very unusual for me!


Then Saturday, Jennifer, Bethany and I went shopping and to the museum to see Body Worlds.. That was very awesome. If you ever get a chance to go.. you should. Its amazing how they preserve these bodies! I keep thinking about how interesting.. and gross it must be for the people who do this for a living. I cant imagine going to work and doing that type of thing! They didn't allow picture taking.. so I have none to show you.. though my daughter Bethany did sneak a couple on her camera.. one of a penis and testicles (i know.... eiy yie yie!!) and im not sure what the others were!

When we were done running for the day everyone came over for pizza and wings.. and apple crisp. I ate.. I used my extra 35 points that weight watchers gives us for a week. However.. today, I got a little surprise, my brother is up from florida and came out for the night. so I had to make dinner ... and I ate a little more then I was supposed to.. but the problem was that he wanted brownies.. so I had to make him some.. that's where I blew it. but tomorrow I will be very seriously back to business! I will lose this weight and stick to weight watchers! yes.. I will!

I have sooo many pictures of gifts and swap items to show.. and just stuff besides. I dont know that I will ever get it all on here to show you.. I feel very behind here again.. Its so hard to keep up. This lovely green girl was one of todays projects. I will finish her sometime during the week. Kecia of Lemoncholys had painted a larger doll green and did some artsy fartsy stuff with her to make her a perfect display piece for her booth at the country living fair. I couldnt wait to make one of my own! I hope to make her clothing tomorrow night.

I am soo tired, I need to find figgy and frannie and go to bed.. I cant wait to get back on track tomorrow and I need to start with a good nights sleep.. so nightie night for now my friends!

Put on your PARTY hats!

YUP! its party time! tomorrows my birthday!

Unlike some people who like to stop having them and try to play them down.. I'm alll about them!

I like to live it up for my birthday..

in fact, the older i get,

the longer I think I should celebrate..

I should have the whole month of October..

the month of Vivian.

I have a friend who has all of Feb as her month..

I think my family should spoil me rotten all month long..

every single day..

you know, bring my presents, take me out to eat, bake me cupcakes,

bring me presents and brownies,

feed me ice cream,

give me money and send my shopping...

bring me presents...

do all my housework,

clean out my car..

and I think I should be given the whole month off from work..

and..

I think I should get to spend at least a couple weeks at the ocean..

or the lake in a cozy cottage,

full of all the most perfect craft supplies

and inspirational magazines

and presents!

Yeah.. thats how it should be.

HA!

I dont think my family quite has all that in mind though!

Thats ok though..

I'm just happy to have a birthday..

and look at all my little buddies...

all around my house

that have their hats on and

are ready to party with me!!

so.. happy 49th to me!

I plan on having a great birthday weekend!

I hope you have a great weekend too!

eat some cake for me..

I cant.. I'm on weight watchers!!

I am going to have a little bit of apple crisp though!

(dang! I'm freaken freez'n here!)

happy friday and goodnight!