Canned Food Drive...

Well It has been a busy week for Jelena! She is determined to bring in the most cans to school for the canned food drive! She has gone to house to house in the neighborhood, emptying my cupboards and TRYING to get donations at local businesses! She has done pretty good over all, she has brought in like 200 items! the teams are competing but the person who brings in the most gets to give her teacher a MOHAWK! Jelena has taken Great interest in this! Today is the Deadline so we shall see how good she actually did!

How Pumpkin Pie Is Made

10 Things you Wish you knew How to do

1. SING
2. play the drums
3. Be more independent
4. have more patience
5. Help school Kedric
6. play guitar
7. figure out how to do things on my own
8.Draw
9.sew
10. Web design & digital scrapbooking
For more 10 on Tuesday go HERE

Still Recovering...

I hate being sick! I have missed 2 weeks of work now and today I have missed my Huge Family Thanksgiving we have once a year! My Hubby and Jelena went to a train show and sold some trains he had. The other 2 went to my mom and dads church and they took them from there to the gathering. I stayed home watched movies and rested!
Still taking an antibiotic a day and my prescription cough medicine at night and taking inhalers as needed.
Dr. said I should be able to get back to work this week so Tuesday I plan to head back and start earning a pay check again!

New Friends and Fans Of Edge Of Madness

Edge Of Madness Cast minus 1, LAST DAY!
Jeremy, Sean, Lauren, Lindsey, AJ, Billy, Bekah, and not pictured is Samee

Below is Bekah, Jelena and I love Bekah! she is awesome!

Below is Sean, he is our favorite guy!

3 of the cast members in between shows AJ, Sean and Bekah

Bekah and Jelena

AJ, me and Billy

Bekah, Jelena and Sean

Sean, me and Jeremy

Tracey, Jeremy and I

Jelena and I

Stacey and Tracey

Stephanie and her dad Lee

"THE FANS"
Tracey, Jelena, Jon, Me, Shannon, Josh, and Stacey

Cedar Point has closed its doors a few weeks ago for another season ended. We will miss this place as we had a wonderful Summer/Fall there filled with many great memories! I have finally posted the pics.
Update on my health...Still unable to work but each day is a little better I will be off work for 2 weeks which feels like eternity! I will be ready to get back to normal!
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

THE FABULOUS FOOD SHOW

I am so proud of My Aunt Ann! She has turned into a wonderful Chef and I believe will be famous someday for it! Youngest of 15 kids, sister of a twin, and 3 girls of her own, she has created many wonderful dishes and sweet treats! She was on TV 1 week ago with her chocolate chip cookie turned into a sweet pizza treat. She was on THE GOOD COMPANY show, you can take a look at her appearance on her pizza treats!
She will be there with other celebrity chefs like Sandra Lee, Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri and more!
I would so love to go to this fine event.
Over to the right are her Chocolate martini's!

I HAVE PNEUMONIA

Well After 8 days of being sick and no working aloud I was still not feeling good, I have had shortness of breath, still chest pain like no other.
Though feeling slightly more ambitious than being bed ridden, I had my concerns. So I made an appt with the Dr. again to be seen. She checked my lungs, still clear? She decided it may be time for the antibiotic, she also gave me prescription strength cough syrup and 2 inhalers. Just before dismissing me from the office she seen how bad I am feeling and knows how anxious I am to get back to work, so she sent me to the Hospital to get a chest X-RAY which came back later that evening saying I DO have pneumonia! So Now I am still resting, drinking liquids and taking all my meds!

I have The Flu

I have been out of touch because I have been battling the Flu! NOT the Swine Flu Thank God, but the Flu. It is probably the sickest I have ever been! I am to rest for 5 more days after already being sick for 3 days. I Went To the Dr's Friday. I have a bad cough and chest congestion but my lungs are clear. I am not aloud to work for 5 days. I am miserable and between sweating, freezing and running fevers I have been pretty lifeless! It is quite weird to have to call off work this is something I NEVER do no matter what but honestly I have a hard time breathing ( due to chest ache) so I really don't care! I just Hope and Pray it gets better SOON! Now sadly enough I have to miss a great night With My hubbys company as they have their annual casino night! It seems to be gorgeous outside as well!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM!

Today my oldest turns 14! WOW! Thats 2 yrs from driving and 4 yrs from moving out. Where did the time go? I can still remember what a struggle I had trying to work. after 7 babysitters in 5 months, I took a year off devoting to him and it was wonderful! Now he is turning into a fine young man! Many Blessings to you my sweet boy!

NOT so wordless Wednesday Breast Cancer Awareness

For the 2nd year in a row My mom Blessed me with a ticket to go to The Womens Night out they had at Kalahari! It was fun, I think even better then last year! We had a Fajita Buffet, yummy marble cake for dessert and great entertainment! The group "RUMORS" performed they are a tribute to Fleetwood Mac!

As you came in you could go see all the items listed for the silent auction. Tons of great stuff. No I didn't get anything! Another room had these amazing bras! These were on a separate silent auction. It was fun to look at them And I decided to share with you some people's talent!

"FRESH As a DAISY"

BOO...BEES

"Hot Flash Fixer"

"SEA of DREAMS"

"Tits or Treats"
"holding our own"

"FULL HOUSE"

"We're Falling"

"RED HAT DELIGHTS"

"LORD LIFT US UP"

"NICE RACK"

"Udderly Fabulous"

"Flapper Girls"

Are people creative or what? "Wine and Cheese party"

CUTE! "Hooters"

love this

My favorite "GOT MILK"?

Are these people talented or what? Different Businesses participated in this fun event and there were several bras decorated for a silent auction. There is more then this, but my computer is slow! I never get enough one on one time with my mom so I really enjoyed this! Enjoy;)

Halloween Dress up

1st off I must tell you JELENA Won! she won the most creative Halloween outfit AND the most original! She received 2 awards, This was a total made up costume she created! ALL DUCK TAPE
I guess She got some of her Grandmothers creativity! GO JELENA!

For work I dressed as an 80's girl, I look very sleep deprived as I only had a little over 4 hrs of sleep! But anyway, it was fun!

complete with colored fingernails!;) To complete my 80's look!

A client of mine wanted me to make her hair and make up to be like a Gothic fairy. I have never done anything like this but after studying it all week I think I Rocked it! She had strawberry blond THIN hair, so we sprayed it black and heavily teased it!

Here is the finished look!

We also went to our 1st Halloween party! They go all out! they made a couldron
( however spelled) of THE BEST chili ever and snacks. There was a haunted house they made too which was impressive and they hired a DJ for some fun dancing! Great party! Bill went as a Hobo, I was an 80's girl! I never seen such cute costumes! ( I may do another post on that)

Friday and Sunday We rocked it out at Cedar Point with THE EDGE OF MADNESS. We are going to miss that! Those people are SO talented! It has been a busy busy weekend and back to work today! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Glitter Graphics, Halloween Glitter Graphics

Trick Or Treat

This Year for school The 7th and 8th graders were aloud to dress up, The teachers did their own judging. Jelena wanted to be creative and try something unique so she made a Duck tape dress with the cool colors of duck tape that are out there! She worked hard on it all week. Here is what it looks like with 4 different colors! She was called the Duck tape girl, haha! We are hoping she wins for most creative. I will let you know if she does as they find out today!

TRICK OR TREAT

I feel so not into any Holidays this year. And Halloween is probably the least on my list, none the less the kids enjoy going out and the weather is beautiful so why not!
Jelena wanted to be a bit more comfortable so she was a farm girl! Kedric a football player again this year!

Adam was a veteran. This is what they all came up with for a moments notice!

Trick or treating at a "scary" house! These people always do it up big! They really get into the Holiday!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY- Leaves-RESERVOIR

Menu Planning

for more menu planning go here
Saturday- Bratts
Sunday- chicken cacciatore, garlic bread
Monday- Mac n cheese and subs
Tuesday-Chicken Quesadillas, fruit
Wednesday ( mom and I are going to Womens night out) They get pizza
Thursday- eggs, bacon, english muffins, apples
Friday- zucchini casserole