Stuffy Stuff

Guess what? I'm back, Jack! Oh yeah! OMP is on the mend, back to work and we are getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas. YAHOO!

I recently participated in a Secret Santa/Satan swap with all of my mod sisters on Craftster. The premise was to create naughty and nice treats for your partner then we all have to guess who crafted for us. Well, I got my package last week and my secret Santa was none other than the most amazing LimeRiot! I know, right? I almost peed my pants from excitement! Look at what she made me!

You can check out her blog and get the backstory and more awesome close up pictures.

I've been busy too! While I can't post what I did for the secret swap yet (my partner hasn't received). I can show you A few Christmas goodies that I have been working on for other swaps. Yeah, being cooped up for a couple of weeks made me a little swap crazy.

Did I mention I was a little swap crazy? What are you working on? Anything good? Does it involve naughty cowboys? No? Well, it should.

Dear Hallmark Part... (I lost count)

Dear Hallmark,

Well, well, well....here we are again. It's the holiday season and you have stepped up and given me 12 new movies to watch. Aren't you the sweetest, and by sweetest I mean, why do you hate me so much? 

You are like a drug dealer! As much as I try and try, I just can't give up your sickening sweet feel good movies. I JUST CAN'T! WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME? 

Not only have you given me 12 new reasons to cry ,but you are playing movies from years past! You're secretly trying to kill me, aren't you? Do you have stock in Kleenex? I haven't even had a chance to put away my Halloween decorations and I am bombarded by single mothers, down on their luck and a town pulling together to help her and her five kids. Well, let me tell you what I did about it! I sat down on my couch, Kleenex on one side, the remaining Halloween candy on the other and I watched your silly movies and I cried! That's right! I sat through every one of those movies and cried with the occasional, "they love eachother so much," whimper mixed in for good measure. 

Oh, and if making me cry last weekend wasn't enough, you start showing nothing but holiday movies all day and night on November 9th! What the what? My DVR will only hold so many movies! 

And even worse, you are bringing back the puppy cartoon! Great, you're gonna put another puppy out in the cold. Super Hallmark, thank you very much. My heart just exploded. 

 I just wonder how you sleep at night on that bed of sap and cold puppy cartoons.  Hallmark, I hope you are happy with yourself.

Sincerely, 

Your biggest fan, 

Pam

PS-I am still  mad at you for taking Martha off the air and replacing her with Marie-but that's for a different time. You're lucky I'm in the holiday spirit, but just you wait. 

Feel Good Friday

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It's a beautiful Pacific Northwest kind of day and it's the weekend! YAHOO!!!!!

I want to thank everyone for checking in on me and the OMP. He is still in recovery mode but is doing well. Not over the top but not lagging behind, just right where he needs to be. The pups have been keeping him company and making sure that he is getting plenty of naps. 

I am truly blown away by the outpouring of love we have received. You guys have humbled us. I wish I could express how thankful I am for each and every one of you. You are truly a wonderful group of people. We are both blessed.

This weekend, Sunday to be exact, OMP and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary. Although every year is special to us, this year means even more. Without the surgery, I'm not sure how many more anniversaries we would celebrate together. We don't have a lot planned (money is a little tight and OMP is still homebound) but I don't care. I am just happy to sit with my man and my pups and just be.

I hope your weekend is magical and filled with lots of love and kisses and all around happiness. Go jump in a pile of leaves or watch a silly movie or call and friend and tell them you love them. Whatever you do, make sure that it's full of awesome-just like you. 

Happy Friday Everyone! 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Let's celebrate tonight with devilish delight! Make sure you get lots and lots of treats!

Get Your Halloween On!

It's almost Halloween! Are you ready for some trick and or treating? Ready to scare those little goblins out of their gourds? I've got my decorations out and ready to scare. You can too, with this wickedly awesome Craftster video!



Here is a close up of the tombstones. My favorite is the one with the flowers. I love the way it turned out.

As if that isn't enough, how about some scary silhouettes to give your Halloween a touch of class. I made these for Lanikins in a Halloween swap on Craftster. I love them so much, I may need to make them for myself.

The biggest part of our Halloween decorating is our mantle. I used some of our old pictures and covered the faces with pumpkins and gave OMP some google eyes.

Whew! I think I'm coming down from my sugar rush from all that Halloween candy. I hope your Halloween is absolutely E-VIL and devilishly delightful!

Tie One On Tuesday

Fall has finally decided to visit us in the Pacific Northwest. The rain is back! I love the rain till about....ummm...March, then it can go away.  I believe that I need to have a beverage or two to celebrate the rain, the leaves changing and the cooler temperatures. 

Wanna know what's good in the morning? Cinnamon toast. Wanna know what's better on a blustery day? Cinnamon Toast cocktail.

Cinnamon Toast

1 1/4 ounce spiced rum

1 cup warm apple cider

Mix the rum and the cider. Pour into a mug. Yep, that easy!

Still feeling a chill? How about a warm old fashion?

Old Fashion

2 oz  bourbon

dash of  bitters

1 sugar cube

1 orange slice

1 maraschino cherry

club soda

hot water

Place one sugar cube into the bottom of an old-fashioned glass and add 3 dashes of Angostura bitters directly to the sugar cube as much as possible.

Add one orange slice, one cherry, and a splash of soda and muddle thoroughly. Remove the pulp

Add 2 ounces of Bourbon, top off with warm water. 

Maybe you don't need something warm cause you are already smokin' hot! Ouch! In that case, I have something for the sweet side of you. A nice little early Halloween cocktail. 

Candy Cornatini

1 oz  Tequila
½ oz butterscotch schnapps
½ oz Crème de Cacao
2 oz fresh orange juice
1 tsp dark cocoa
4 pieces candy corn

Rim a martini glass with orange juice then cocoa powder.
In a shaker, add tequila, butterscotch schnapps, crème de cocoa and orange juice.
Add ice and shake well.
Strain into prepared martini glass.
Garnish with a toothpick of candy corns. 

YUMMY! Spirits to warm you body and soul. A little sweet, a little spicy, a whole lot of yum. Just like me! Happy fall everyone!

Still Alive

We are still here, just in the throws of surgery, dogs and complications that come with surgery. I just wanted to write a quick note and say hello.


HELLO!

There, I feel much better.


Love you guys and will be back real soon.