Sunday Night Chit-Chat

It's time for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat! Each week we are hosted by the very talented and super busy Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily.

My picture for the Chit-Chat is of our early peach tree. The peaches are sooo sweet and yummy! Unfortunately, Friday we had a huge wind and thunder storm; half the peaches ended up on the ground:( 

So now, let's get started!

I am...

Reading...second reading of The Fast Metabolism Diet (lots to digest)!

Watching...The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel; tomorrow night I am looking forward to watching Secret Millionaire:)

Listening to...The movie we're watching.

Cooking/Baking...Too hot to do either so just fixing quick and easy meals!

Happy I accomplished this week...Not sure I really accomplished anything this week. lol 

Thankful for...All the delicious food in the garden! I think this is what I was thankful for last week but it's still wonderful:)

Bonus Question: Can you walk well in high heels? Do you wear them often?
I love high heels but not over 3" high! I used to wear them more than I do now. Now I just wear them to church and for special occasions. I don't do the super skinny heels anymore.

A Little This and a Little That

Just a quick post today! I drove to the post office this morning to make sure my Artist Trading Card Swaps went out in the mail TODAY! Whew! I always love getting the mail and today was no different. I had my certificate from Stampin' Up! for promoting to Senior Supervisor, a swap card from my darling daughter,  Stampin' Success Magazine (for Demonstrators Only!), Costco Coupon Book (love those), plus the new book I ordered, The Fast Metabolism Diet by Haylie Pomroy (more on this later)! Now my die-hard readers may be saying, "Isn't that the book she was reading last week?" And you would be right! Hubby ordered the book from Amazon and I started reading some of it on Amazon but then decided to just download the Kindle version to my iPad! 

And also in the box from Amazon was my new Eat Smart Precision Tracker Bathroom Scale...

Whoo Hoo! Do you detect a theme here?!!! Oh my! Our old bathroom scale weighed different every time I stepped on it!  One day I weighed three times, one right after the other, and ever time was different! Sooo frustrating! Hopefully this scale will be different plus we can program in each family member and it will automatically know who it is! Now that I've got to see!

Sorry to leave you with a tickler but you can get a pretty good idea of what I have in mind from the items above. Will share with you next week!

Have a great weekend!

Kat

Cards from Ellen

A couple days ago I shared with you the wonderful package I received from Ellen in Minnesota but today I wanted to show each individual card with a breakdown of what I "think" is going on in each one. 

This first card is a super fun card! I love the Epic This and That dsp!

For this card Ellen used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Paper: Whisper White and Calypso Coral card stock; Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper
• Ink: Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green and Calypso Coral
• Yippee-Skippee! stamp set
• Other: 7/16" burlap-inspired Trim

This card uses one of my very favorite new stamp sets...Flower Shop--LOVE IT! And don't you love the way she used the new Envelope Liner Framelits on the envelope?!!! I don't own those Framelits yet but they are on my list!

For this card Ellen used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Paper: Whisper White and Daffodil Delight card stock; Epic Day This and That (I think) Designer Series Paper
• Ink: Basic Black
• Stamp Sets: Flower Shop and Happy Day
• Other: Pansy Punch and Envelope Liner Framelits

For this last card, Ellen let the Epic Day This and That Paper take center stage! I love it!

For this card Ellen used the following Stampin' Up products:

• Paper: Basic Gray and Calypso Coral card stock; Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper
• Ink: Basic Gray and Calypso Coral
• A Fitting Occasion stamp set
• Other: Basic Gray 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch

I hope you enjoyed seeing Ellen's cards up close and personal today! I sure enjoyed receiving them. 

Kat

Trip to Moses Lake

View from BIL's back patio--lots of birds eating grass seed

We recently went to visit my husband's 2nd oldest brother and his wife who live in Moses Lake, WA. Accompanying us was hubby's 3rd oldest brother and his wife. We were having a mini family reunion. One brother and a sister were missing.

My SIL was sooo brave because brother #3 and his wife plus hubby and I are vegan (well, I am 95% of the time anyway--salmon calls my name occasionally). SIL eats meat and brother #2 is vegetarian. I think we freaked her out a little bit:( However, she did a marvelous job feeding us! She even baked a Tropical Cream Pie--totally vegan! Good Job! I forgot to get the recipe so will have to email her for it! She barbecued salmon burgers and veggie burgers (guess which one I had...yup! the salmon burger) that we ate with corn on the cob, watermelon and salads! Like I said, she did a good job! I don't she'll be so fearful the next time she has a Vegan Invasion!

I don't think I have ever been to Moses Lake before and it is beautiful! For a small town, they really have a lot going on! There is a Water Park, Farmer's Market, Concerts and lots of water activities. The lake is huge! There are several RV parks and motels with wonderful lakefront access!

Another view from the back patio

BIL took us for a boat ride to see the lake. WOW! It was impressive! There were several boats on the lake as well as Jet Skiers but where did all the water skiers go?!!! We didn't see one water skier! My SIL indicated that people just don't water ski any more! Is that true?!!!

We had a great time visiting the Farmer's Market and attended the Five Suns Bluegrass Festival on Saturday night! We spent a lot of time visiting and enjoying family!

I hope you are enjoying your summer with family and friends!

Kat

Super Happy Mail

In May I signed up with VC Rocks to have a summertime Virtual Convention experience! I was not able to participate as much as I had hoped but had some wonderful experiences none-the-less. I participated in a couple of challenges, the Fancy Fold Card Swap and signed up to have a Virtual Roomie! My virtual roommate is Ellen from Minnesota and she has been fun to email with and we have sent a few cards back and forth. We were each required to send our roomie a box of goodies which I received last week. Oh my goodness! It was (is) amazing! Check it out!

She sent such a fun assortment of goodies!

3 cards handmade by Ellen! I will give details on each card in another post.

Postcard Series Wildflowers of Utah (Ellen went to the Stampin' Up! convention in Utah) plus dsp and that red flower is a magnet which is currently on my refrigerator!

A BIG package of Twizzlers! And yes, I got into them before I took the picture:)

Glittering delight! Silver Glimmer Paper, Brushed Silver card stock, Basic Rhinestones and Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details all tied up with some pretty ruffled ribbon!

This beautiful framed piece with butterflies from the Papillon Potpourri stamp set. My photo doesn't do it justice! Oh so pretty!

Am I spoiled or am I spoiled?!!! Thank you Ellen for all my goodies!

I have one more mission to accomplish before VC Rocks closes it's "doors" at the end of August--the Artist Trading Card Swap! I will be sending those off the end of the week to be sure they are to their destination by August 14. VC Rocks will lie dormant till next May when the ladies will rev up their engines for Weekly Challenges, Blog Hops, Swaps and lots of visiting back and forth via email!

Kat

Happy Homemaker Monday

Good morning and welcome to Happy Homemaker Monday! We are hosted each week by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. You will enjoy reading about Sandra's adventures going from Air Force Wife to Country Life. I am also enjoying reading about her brother and family coming to live in Idaho from South Africa!!! Now, that's an adventure!!!

The weather...
It will be exceedingly warm today...probably high 90's but it feels a little muggy which is rare for us.

Right now I am...
Relaxing in my recliner writing this post.

Thinking...
About all I need to do today.

On my reading pile...

• The Fast Metabolism Diet by Haylie Pomroy
• The Covenant by Beverly Lewis (yes, I am still reading this...not because it's not good; I just got side-tracked)
• A Little Bit Country by Debbie Macomber
• Read aloud: Mustang Man by Louis L'Amour (another book in the Sackett series)

On my TV...

I think I found a new favorite TV show! It's called Secret Millionaire and is on Sunday nights! LOVE IT!!! 

What I found while surfing the net...

We have food allergies at our house and wheat seems to be causing some issues here lately. I read that sprouted wheat might be a good alternative so was checking out websites and found Chef Tess Bakeresse! She has so much on her website but am particularly interested in the Sprouted Wheat Bread and Sprouted Wheat Tortillas.

On the menu for this week...A whole lot of green salad! When it's hot I don't feel like eating much so will likely pair whatever sounds good with a big yummy green salad!

On my to do list...

• Laundry (I try to do one load every day and that keeps me pretty well caught up)
• Purge and organize in Craft Room
• Can a few more quarts of apricots 

In the craft basket...

Still working on the Granny Square Afghan. I took a little break but am ready to get back to it!

Looking forward to this week...Making a significant dent in my craft room mess.

Looking around the house...

• Dishes need to be done from breakfast
• My end table is a little messy with magazines
• Window above the couch needs washed clean of Rocky's nose prints
• Dogs and dog toys everywhere!

From the camera...

A visitor to our home last week! He was in the garage on Hubby's tool box!

On my prayer list...

• Friends needing prayer
• Margarita and her family as they move to Japan. Hubby is in the Navy and will be stationed there for awhile.
• Kylee as she is getting ready for her wedding this month!

Bible verse; Devotional...

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." --Isaiah 26:3

Well, I had better get to that "to do" list if I want to get any crafting done this week!

Kat

Sunday Night Chit-Chat

I have been away from my blog for sooo long it has cobwebs on it:( All is well just a few things going on that have made it difficult to blog so I didn't. I am hoping that I will be able to start blogging regularly again this week but if not, soon:) I thought a good time to jump back in would be for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat!

The Sunday Night Chit-Chat is hosted weekly by the super busy and uber talented Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily! Their family is hosting R from China for a month so check in with her to see what they have been up to!

Hubby still brings me flowers and sings me love songs...even after 34 years:)

Sooo, let's get started!

I am...

Reading...The Fast Metabolism Diet by Haylie Pomroy (ready to read through the second time--lots to digest); you will hear more about this book in the next month. 

Listening to...Our sweet Rocky snoring:) He always seems to be snoring when I am writing this post!

Watching...Probably nothing; I have been doing a lot of reading.

Cooking/Baking...Hot today so will likely have Green Salad, Corn-on-the-cob and ??? for dinner.

Happy I accomplished this week...My craft room is a disaster and I'm not exaggerating! I made some significant headway on it this week. I took before pictures so will show them when I am finished! Hopefully this week I will be equally productive on the project:)

Looking forward to next week...Being able to do some crafting and making some more headway on my craft room!

Thankful for today...Lots of good food to eat from the garden and orchard--zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, kale, raspberries, strawberries, apricots...yum!

Bonus Question: What was my least favorite subject in school?
Oh, I forgot about gym till I read Carla's but I hated so many things about gym class--Dodge Ball (ouch), showering, soft ball throw (I throw like a girl)! Second in line would have been history. I love history now but hated memorizing all the dates and events. 

Well, that's it for me today! I will be back tomorrow for Sandra's Happy Homemaker Monday!

Kat