Happy Thanksgiving

Black Friday weekend Progressive Sale........


shop early for the best deals in Sara Ellis' store!!!!!

Thursday - Three collabs for only $2 each: Royal Chaos, Sweet Water Taffy, and Crazy Spunky Cool

Friday - 50% off everything

Saturday - 40% off everything

Sunday - 30% off everything

Monday - 20% off everything

(all sales exclude my Charismatic Chrismukkuh Scrapz Sack)

only $2 in my store now


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Have a fabulous Thanksgiving and don't eat too much...... we have two meals ... first at my FIL's, then at my MIL's............

then...............we're going to the big game for the night.... ASU vs USC.....go Devils!

so much happiness....

ok....... I'm extremely happy and nervous.....

My Mizzou (Missouri) Tigers football team is 3rd in the AP and 4th in the BCS rankings.... so wild!!!!!!!

we play Kansas on Saturday night, the primetime game of the week.....KU is undefeated and the winner will play for the Big XII Championship and the chance for the National Championship

usually KU and Mizzou are huge basketball match-ups .... never with football..........

I'm so psyched that I only work til 3 on Saturday so I can root the Tigers on to victory three hours later with all the other Phoenix Mizzou fans

gooooooo Tigers!!!!!!


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Please vote for my dh's step-brother's band, Sonic Thrills. David is the one in the red shirt in their little picture. Click HERE

They are the 3rd license plate on the left sidebar. Click on the license plate, listen to their song, and please vote..

thanks so much!!!!!!!

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The Bachelor....

what the??????

why didn't he just tell one of them that he wanted to take things slow and see what happened????????

I can't wait until tomorrow night's After The Rose show

more interesting stuff

VERY INTERESTING STUFF

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'



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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'...and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.



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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.



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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.



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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.



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Coca-Cola was originally green.



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It is impossible to lick your elbow.



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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:

Alaska

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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)



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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:

$ 16,400

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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour:

61,000

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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.



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The first novel ever written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.



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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.



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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:



Spades - King David

Hearts - Charlemagne

Clubs -Alexander, the Great

Diamonds - Julius Caesar

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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.



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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.



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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?



A. Their birthplace

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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?



A. Obsession

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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?



A. One thousand

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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?



A. All were invented by women.



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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?



A. Honey

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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?



A. Father's Day

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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase...'Goodnight, sleep tight'



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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.



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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.'



It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'



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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.



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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!



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Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.



I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?



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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 when...



1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.



2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.



3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.



4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.



5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.



6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.



7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen



8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.



10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.



11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )



12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.



13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.



14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.



15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.

~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~

NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.


Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want to! Go lick your elbow.

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more me...

I received one of those questionnaires in my e-mail today......I haven't done one in quite a while, so I figured I'd go ahead and do it this time & e-mailed a few people with it...and now I'm sharing it with you...

About Those You Know. Remember To Send It Back!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?	my middle name was my grandmother's
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?	don't remember
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING	not really
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?	brown sugar ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?	Yes
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?	of course
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?	maybe, maybe not
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS	Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?	YES
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?	cheerios
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?	nope
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?	YES
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?	Maggie Moo's sweet cream and double dark chocolate with Reese's mixed in
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?	smile, clothes, shoes, attitude (sorry, can't pick just one)
15. RED OR PINK?	pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?	right now - my roots
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?	cooper & my dad
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?	Yes
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?	blue jeans barefoot
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?	a pita chip
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?	the tv - Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (MTV)
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?	a bright fun pink
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?	warm chocolate chip cookies out of the oven...and Island Hop lotion from The Gap
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?	Cooper's voicemail
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?	yes... I adore Rau
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?	this time of year - Mizzou Tigers football
27. HAIR COLOR?	bleach blonde
28. EYE COLOR?	Brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?	yes
30. FAVORITE FOOD?	fried chicken livers and I haven't had any in ages
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?	happy
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?	Jungle Book
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?	gray
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?	Summer
35. HUGS OR KISSES?	both
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?	Cheesecake
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?	beth
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND	most everyone
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?	any of Hudson and Griffin's books
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?	www.votsmizzou.com and a pic of Truman the Tiger
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T. V. LAST NIGHT?	Real Housewives of the Orange County (on Bravo)
42. FAVORITE SOUND?	any of my boys laughing...and Christmas music
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?	Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?	Europe
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?	sure
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?	Kansas City, MO
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?	LIKE EM ALL

I'm not tagging anyone specific....... just do it if you feel like it


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now ... fun OAKS stuff.........

hurry hurry hurry......just a smidge of time left for this FWP kit

and our OAKS gallery - WOW!!!!!!! we have so many incredible LOs in there........ it's just getting busier and busier every day

did you know that it's an open gallery? you can link up any goodies ....... it's so fab when you see products on a LO that you love and you can actually click on the link to grab them up for yourself

Things I love...

things that make me laugh or smile........

in no particular order........here's a FEW fabulous wonders....

1) working at The Gap..... I LOVE my bargains and discounts.....this past week we were given our new "coupon" discounts for the season....... oh wow! these are so fabulous!..they give us a few key items out of each category for super incredible low discounts - like we could choose 1 of 4 sweaters for only $10 and 1 of 3 different knit long-sleeves for $5, a pair of 5-pocket jeans for only $20, and more.........we have until the middle of December to get our extra special goodies............ and then, besides that, we still get our super fab regular discounts on anything else we want

here's my steal of a deal sweater that I picked up......


and... today.. I picked up a super fabulous Green patent leather handbag that is just oh so cute! some crazy person returned it (why? I have no clue)... it ended up getting marked down to $4.97... so with my 30% off, I snagged it for almost $3.50 (incl. tax)...
yippee for me!

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2) some funny toilets.....these were e-mailed to me a few days ago from a friend...AND... these aren't even all of the ones I received

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3) Game Zone forum at OAKS.........
oh my...tons of games... I have to pop in and out all the time... sometimes I just hit one of them, sometimes I hit a few more........but that forum is so dang addicting!

here's just a small sampling of the games:
Eat it or delete it!
I never with a TWIST!
anagrams

have fun playing!!!!! and try not to get too hooked

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4) my newest collab, Crazy Spunky Love, with Rachel Donald (a/k/a Rachel's Designs) ... Rachel is a former CTM of mine that turned into a funky designer..she is super talented and is selling at Designing Moments and Gotta Pixel

what do you love? glitter, paint, felt, shabby, grunge, cardboard, wrapped frames, flowers, hearts, 12x12 page template....... super spunky funtabulous attitude









I almost forgot....... this is on sale for 30% off til Monday

available at One of a Kind Scrapz (OAKS), Digiscrap Boutique
and Designing Moments

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5) and...now...... FINALLY..... a freebie sampler from me...it's been way too long since I've had one available

you may think this looks a bit familiar.....if so, that's because it's my contribution for a Scraps for Charity kit ... I've just revamped all the papers and added a few more too




be sure to grab it HERE

ta-da!!!!!

my Elmo and Cookie Monster
do you think they received enough candy on Halloween???? hmmmm...maybe...after they went to sleep I split it up into "good" and "bad" piles - which basically means the candy for me to keep and devour and the leftovers for them.....good thing most of it is for me :)... I have a Tootsie Roll and Strawberry Laffy Taffy sitting right here waiting for me to gobble up


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well, DSB weekend was pretty busy everywhere.....lots of great sales, challenges, and games....

I only bought one goodie, Newspaper Borders from Kim DeSmet.... I really love it ...
now I just need to get my rear in gear to start scrapping again...... and since this is the beginning of November, I really need to do that so I can have albums ready for the grandparents for Christmas

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my grab bag is totally revealed right now.... with all full sized previews for only $2..... less than 24 hours

look at all this that you can get for $2 - .........you better hurry before it's all split up in my store for regular prices

.. oh yea...every single one of these previews is included

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and.........

I doubled the size of my CT.... I just couldn't help it......... these girls are fabulous!!!!!



*bg paper from Sweet Water Taffy


***if you applied for my CT and did not receive any reply from me, I greatly apologize.... please, please, let me know if I happened to miss you

wanna win something???

Embers...just like all the bright and warm flickers of a flame

all you have to do is participate in my Scrap my Sack challenge at OAKS

how easy is that???????

it's DSD time

I'm so happy that Hudson and Griffin both woke up this morning like their normal selves..... both of them had the stomach flu at various points in the last 24 hours.... they were both pretty scared, especially Hudson.......... throwing up is never a pleasant experience, but when you're only 2 & 3 years old, it's so not fun

at least our office and their bedroom carpets received a nice steam cleaning late yesterday ... I guess that's one upside take on the after effects of puke (sorry..but it's true)

ok.....now on to FUN stufff

I received a bunch of apps for my guest CT spots.... yay! .... now I just need to sift through them and pick 2-3 new girls..........this is always a tough decision and since it's a busier weekend than usual...please be patient with me.... I'm hoping to have this done by tomorrow night...but I'd really like to do this late tonight to add to the girls DSD excitement (who knows if I'll have time before today is over)


wow! the digi-scrap world of ours is super busy crazy right now......isn't it?


and.......... bunches of challenges at OAKS too :)

I'm hosting a Scrap my Sack challenge this weekend -
one lucky random winner will win a $10 GC to my store (good for personal and/or commercial usage)


*You must use at least 3 different goodies (the more the merrier) from my previous or current Scrapz Sacks in your funtabulous LO. (i.e.: 2 diff paper packs, 1 element pack or 3 element packs, etc...not 2 or 3 from the same element pack, etc)
*post the LO in our OAKS gallery and one other gallery of your choice
*leave both links here in this thread
*deadline Sunday at midnight PST

all participants will receive my new yet-to-be released fab paper pack surprise....everybody will love it

and....... as stated earlier..one random winner will win a $10 GC to my store
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and...don't miss out on these other fab OAKS challenges with prizes:
Scavenger Hunt Challenge!!!
Leave Some Love Challenge!
NDSD Lyric Layout Challenge
Win my Store **BLOG Challenge**
more challenges and games will be added throughout the weekend too