Halloween

Paul and I are invited to a Halloween party.
The party has a theme;
come as your favorite movie character, like
you just stepped out of the movie.

Any ideas for me???

The Boy's Got Game

(is that apostrophe where it belongs?)
First soccer game.
They won 5-2.

WORLDWIN Papers

There are 3 contests over on the WORLDWIN PAPER Blog.
1 - WHAT IN THE WORLD CAN YOU DO WITH WORLDWIN PAPERS
2 - The CRAFTY CREATIONS GIVE AWAY
3 - The 2008 DESIGN TEAM SEARCH
Now, I'm on the current Design Team. Great company
to work for. Their paper is fantastic and I get all a girl
could want....and more!
Well, I'm re-applying for the 2008 dt.
I've been hard at work today, trying to create a masterpiece....
and I think I may have succeeded. Well, it's cute, how's that?
I wish I could post it here for some feedback, but I have to
keep it under wraps.
Are any of you thinking of applying for the dt???
Let me know!
If not, just get over there and try for some of the stuff
they're giving away!

Another First Grade Story

First grader drawing a picture of his
Mommy and Daddy.

Me: "Wow, your Daddy is really tall!"
1st: "Yeah, he's fat too, but I couldn't draw
him fat because then I wouldn't have room on
the page for my mommy."

I love my job.

So great.

Conversation between two first graders:

"What do you call people who live in Japan?"
-"Japanians."

I love my job.

Creating

Here are a few things I made this week.


Those were made with the Crafty Creations line from WorldWin Papers. Love it! Craft paper in all sorts of shapes.







Big Contest News over at the WORLDWIN PAPER Blog
Check it out!!

This Week.....

reading:

listening to:

wearing:

watching:

MORE MORE MORE!

I think I am slowly becoming addicted to ebay.
It's now a verb - I ebay....I'm ebaying.
I'm totally into ebaying.
I don't sell anything, no, none of that.
I'm a buyer.
I buy.
I buy crap that other people don't want and for
some reason I'd rather do it on line than in
someone's driveway on a Saturday morning.
That's all it is. A cyberspace garage sale.
Each day, I log on and check my favorite
items, the recently listed ones so I can get a jump
on the bidding, and also the "ending soonest" just in case
I missed something fabulous.
I get ebay email each day alerting me to new items listed under....
ooooh, you thought I was going to tell you didn't you?
Well, no way sucka!
I don't want to be out bid.
Truth be told, I only bid on stuff I can get in a store THAT day.
It's only NWT (that's New With Tags) and NIB (New In Box).
For some reason, I'd rather play a game with internet strangers.
I place my bid......... is it enough???
How long will my bid last?
Have I already been outbid?
I guess it's the thril of the chase that gets me.
I'm a wild woman!

Crash and Burn

So you wanna know what happens after a
fantastic manic episode?
You CRASH AND BURN, that's what you do,
you crash and burn.
I was still going strong last night at 12:30.
Decided I had to go to bed, still awake by 2:30.
Up for the day by 5:00.
And you know what greeted me?
No, not the gentle coo of Morning Doves.
A freakin' migraine.
Not a knock down, drag out headache.
Just enough to make me hate my life.
I was a bitch today, and a cranky one at that.
Well, there's always tomorrow.
Tomorrow and Xanax.

MANIC

There is an up side to living life as a depressed person.
Yes, I suffer from depression and have since I was a kid.
No, not the -
-"stay in bed all day thinking of how to kill myself"
kind of depression.
But the -
- "I'm sad and anxious but my friends would never know it"
kind of depression.
It's just a chemical imbalance that is not my fault.
Just lucky I guess. I know how to deal with it and I do.
Anyway, there is an upside. It's called MANIA!
I think I've had 3 manic episodes in my life and they weren't
Lifetime Movie manic episodes. Just big bursts of energy lasting
the whole day. Frankly, I'd love to have more of them.
Well, today was a manic day and I LOVED IT!
I cleaned my house. Really cleaned it. A big clean.
I folded laundry.
Made 3 entries on my blog.
Took pics.
I made Spanikopita (see below)
I worked on a scrapbook project.
I ran to the grocery store.
I then made a fabulous new dinner.
This is Chicken Marbella:

It's chicken with....get this.......
-prunes
-olives
-capers
-brown sugar
-cilantro
I know. Who the hell would think of throwing those things together??
I saw this in the Silver Palate Cookbook years ago and just ran across it recently.
Thought I'd give it a try AND invite my folks over to try this new dish.
I told them I'd keep the pizza place # close by just in case, but it wasn't necessary.
This was so delicious!
Here is a close up.

Hmmmm, the close up doesn't look all that appetizing, does it?
Well, trust me, this is so great! Very savory.
If anyone is interested in the recipe, let me know and I'll send it to you.
So, it is now almost 10pm, I'm not the least bit tired, sitting at
my work space ready to finish my project.
Wonder how I'll feel tomorrow.

Just call me Kerryopolis!

I am so impressed with myself!
I just made Spanikopita.
(Greek Spinach Pie)
I got the recipe from Jen, my art teacher.
It's her husband's family recipe and I cannot
share it or they will hunt me down and kill me.
Check this out:

I took it upon myself to cut the recipe in half because
it looked like a huge undertaking. Now that I've done it,
I'll make the whole recipe next time.
As you can see, it could use more filling in there.

This was also the first time I'd ever worked with phyllo dough.
I need more olive oil next time as it's very "crunchy" and I
also have to tuck the sides in when I'm finished.

but you know what...it was really good!!

Smile!

I have a fantastic camera.
I have a Rebel.

Isn't it beautiful?
I also have an additional super duper lens and
if I wasn't on my first cup of joe, I'd know what
kind it was or at least get up and take a look.
All I can tell you is that it's very phallic looking
and takes great close up shots.
Anyway - I have this terrific equipment and guess what?
I NEVER take pics anymore.
I used to take so many that Dylan wouldn't even smile.
I have all these scrapbooking plans for mini albums
but NO PICS to put in them.
What is wrong with me???!!!!
I think....that from now on....I'm going to carry
my camera around with me and make a point of taking
interesting shots, with or without people.
Maybe I'll have Photo Thursday on here, where I'll
post a shot each Thursday.
(you know I'll never do that, right?)
Ok, I can dream,lol.