An All Day Event

Oh my goodness, gracious, sakes alive.

I spent the entire day in bed except for getting up to take pills, and all the other " necessary " trips one has to make to the rest room. Oh- and I did lay on the couch to watch 24.

Yesterday afternoon, the crud I got in December decided to pay me another visit. I truly don't know why--it overstayed it's visit the first time. I thought I had made it clear it was never welcome in my body again---ever----I am so disgusted by it all. Before the Dec. bout, I had not been sick in well over a year and now---well, just been well about five weeks and here we go again. I will be going to the Dr. if I am not somewhat better tomorrow. I was due to go back up north on Wed. but that is not happening now.

BUT--since I was in bed all day, I worked on Photoshop Elements Tutorials all day long ( except for napping ) These were scrap booking tutorials and I must say--not sure it is worth it. I think I need a real live class. Sooooo much to learn. As usual, with computer tutorials, I find some steps left out, for someone as elementary as I am. I did get through some lessons and did create the picture you see below. I hope it is sized correctly for sharing and bla, bla, bla. I had to totally skip the shadow lesson, as what I saw on her screen was certainly not on mine.How oh how does this happen? Not sure being on this Mac is helping. I just wanted to say hello to each of you and share my entire day in this one layout below!! Not much to show for an entire day but proud I at least learned something!

Thankfully all my packaging for February got completed before this current round. Feb. product is in study, awaiting pick up. Maybe tomorrow I will get a picture of it to post.

Hope you all sleep tight on this first night of February, 2010.

What Can I Say

For visiting me today!

On patience, since I am not selling anything, at the moment!

I thought I was purchasing a blog banner.

It is pretty obvious I don't know what I am doing------

It is pretty obvious I am trying though------

I purchased this banner-

As it so happened-

It was an Etsy banner-

Not a blog banner-

Oh, well, like me, it does not fit correctly in the space it is intended to inhabit.

It is still cute---

Does that mean I am saying I am still cute???

Well, if you like someone who spends more time in P. J's than in regular clothing----

Maybe----

But my heart tries to be cute most of the time

My mind is trying to expand----

I purchased Photoshop Elements 8 for my Mac. I already had Photoshop 7 on Windows---

I did not want to have to switch back and forth to Windows---

Did you PC people know my Mac also runs Windows? Pretty cool, huh?

Alright, back to Photoshop. I spent an entire day on one lesson. I was close to tears during that one lesson, as well. That was because of the usual computer glitches one runs into--- Long Story--- concerning the program being messed up---but eventually I was the one to notice it was only loading jpeg files. At this point I was close to frustration tears. I was bound and determined not to give up though. It got fixed by unloading and reloading, etc. I was just so proud it was me that figured out what was happening. My husband, my computer tech guy had not noticed. I probably sound full of myself--- but trust me, for my ego, in the computer world, this was a major accomplishment.

I still have not had time to go on to lesson two but ----

Someday, maybe some year, instead of someday, I will have banners that fit and maybe, just maybe, I will have made them myself. Smile.

Until then, I hope you have a perfect banner type of day, and week, and month and shucks, let's make it a year!

During that year, you might want to visit Kimberly's Etsy shop --Irish Rose Graphics. She makes some cute banner stuff!

The Turkey Trot

Can You See It?

I can't.

When I awoke from a nap, my husband told me he wished I had been awake, as two wild turkeys had walked right past our house and across the road. He said by the time he thought to get the camera and get outside to take a picture, for me, they were far away. He took a picture anyway. Shucks, people keep telling me wild life abounds up here but as of yet, all I have seen is squirrels and birds, both of which I love to watch, but turkeys would have been fun to see. Maybe next time.

Notice the trees though -- the sun has been shining and the snow is almost gone from the trees.

We are learning about living in these winter snow conditions. Did I tell you the roof collapsed on the fire station near our house? The only time we have been to town, along the way, we noticed two different sets of people getting snow off their porch roofs, which were not very pitched. Ahaaaaaa--- we thought. Got the name of some roof snow removers, off a sign along the road,and called them. Late yesterday afternoon, they cleared the porch roof. We had a couple of cracked beams. Yikes! Randy wasn't too upset about it as we will need to replace the roof, at some point, and he said we would just get them fixed then.

And, today, for the first time, got the email from my favorite airline--

showing their new service, beginning in May to---

Panama City Beach, Florida

Ta Da!!!!

This is on the Pan Handle ( think that is what it is called ) and this beach is right next door to Destin, the place I went with my girlfriends back in August. Before, if we were not driving, we would have to fly into Mobile, Alabama and rent a car or drive from Nashville, TN when visiting friends. We have even talked about buying a condo in Destin, where our friends, Scottye and Jerry, own a place. Of course, that is just a thought at this point. My dream place has always been the beach. Love those ocean waves. I think the airport will be very good for property values. I am hoping things do not go really high again before I can get my honey down there to take a look.

You might remember pictures of an adorable cottage, in Brentwood, TN, I featured in a much earlier post. Well, it was the Crooks, Scottye and Jerry's. The condo in Destin is also theirs. The pictures I posted of me at the beach back in August were taken in Destin. In the midst of all this snow I am beach dreaming.

I am heading down to the valley tomorrow. We are due for some more " weather" so I am hoping it does not come before I get out of here.

Now, if this isn't just the funniest thing. Here I am, up in the mountains, and as usual, I don't want to leave.

The same thing happens when I am in the valley and it is time to head back up here,

I don't want to leave.

I am looking forward to catching up with some valley friends, amidst completing and getting ready for delivery, my February packaging products.

It will be a fun time and I imagine I will take a trip or two to Target!!!!

Hope everything is on target for you having a lovely rest of the week.

Till next time---

CeCe

January Twenty Second and Twenty Third Snow Report From Pinetop

Well, this time we were without power for around 32 hours. I did not have Internet service, lights, or anything involved with electricity. It came back on this afternoon. Yesterday, after shoveling, Randy and I both read books. He read The Shack and I read Lovely Bones. We read last night using flashlights. We now have a list of things we need to get, for these times. I have my grandmother's kerosene lamps---in the valley. Bringing them up here! As I said in my last post, I am a power kind of girl. I don't want to be without it. I must say, though, the house looked lovely with all the little candles flickering and it is seldom I get my husband to sit and read with me. That part was fun. Smile.

More Snow Beauty

The Beauty of it All!

My Angel is totally covered now.

An all too familiar site, lately. I have been out there also. We would spell each other. Further down you will see how far the path is to the cars. We keep having to shovel them out, as well. We have a person coming to plow the berm, at the street, in front of the cars. In fact, he is here right now. I just hope it does not snow again tonight!

The backyard. See the snow up to the top of the fence!

The steps right outside the back doors.

Looks like we will be shoveling out back, too. Our central heat and air is still out. We are guessing the pilot light is out due to all the snow. The closest path to the unit is through the back yard-- Oh My. Again, we are not cold downstairs due to the wood burning stove. Tonight we will also have our electric mattress pads. Maybe I shouldn't speak so soon. Let me rephrase that. Hopefully, tonight we will have our electric mattress pads warming up our bed.

View from our bathroom. The front trash can is not as high because I cleaned it off a couple of days ago.

A neighbor's house in back of us, to the side.

My new refrigerator! We have to watch carefully, as we have critters up here!

Luckily everything is now back inside in the real refrigerator.

The long path to the cars--

Hope your path is clear for fun!

January Twentyfirst Snow Report from Pinetop

Remember the cleared porch and walkway to the cars?

Gone---

There are just two pictures today because----

we did not go outside.

I am also posting this as quickly as I can as we were without power today from seven this morning until about an hour ago. I do not do well without electricity, at night. I need light to be able to do things! It came on just in time. Our central heat and air is still not working ,but we have been nice and warm, thanks to our Wood Burning Stove.

If you look closely, you can just see the top of my angel's head sitting on the wishing well. I imagine tomorrow she will be completely gone.

January Twentieth Snow Report From Pinetop

The Railing This Morning

Randy swept it off, sooooo--- this will be the last railing snow watch, for accumulation.

View From The Porch

View From The Side Porch

My snow shovel that helped------

Clear Our Way Out

Now understand--The porch had been cleared off yesterday-

Path to the Cars

I am mad I did not take a picture of the driveway we dug out so the cars could get out of the driveway. Trust me--it was a workout.

The wood we had gathered and placed on the covered porch. Wind was blowing obviously.

My snow boots making their way to take the following picture-

My Favorite--Doesn't it look like lace on the fence?!

From what we hear this is just the beginning-

Randy parked closer to the street so we would have less to shovel tomorrow.

We have a snow plow scheduled to come on Saturday-

From what we hear Saturday will be the end of this go round-

From what I know-

There will be another beginning and another ending-

Is what keeps life exciting, isn't it?

N Your Dreams Snow Report For January Seventeenth and Eighteenth

Foot prints last night on deck when I was going out to take the below pictures as the first round of snow had fallen.

Porch Railing Last Night

Porch Railing This Morning

I wish the truck wasn't in this picture. My jeep is covered up with snow to the point it hardly shows up in the picture. It is in the drive on the left hand side of the picture. I love how the snow flakes look. This, too, was taken this morning when the railing picture was taken.

Is this gorgeous or what?

Can't wait to get that ugly dish thing off the roof. I am thinking it is probably bothering me much more than you ,when you look at the picture! Randy just told me, after looking at my picture, he will get it off the roof this spring for me. Along with my fire in the fireplace, that makes me feel warm and cozy. Smile.