Happy Birthday Miss Scarlett!!

Happy Birthday to my southern belle sister, Scarlett! (aka as Judy)I hope your day is as wonderful as you are! Save me a toddy and a seat in the parlor, I'll stop by after I finish at the office tomorrow! (that is weather permitting :o)for the trip) I used Angelscrapper's Ivory & Lace with a touch of recoloring to make this page and snitched a photo from FB. Lots of love and great big wishes are sent from Texas to Tennessee from the "girls" and I! Luv, Mat

Thawing out here!

This was a very cold week, stayed in a lot, getting out only on Friday. But it is finally warming up again, even if the Fat Stock & Rodeo Show is in town (this is usually when our weather is so wet & cold). It did rain some yesterday and again today, but is moving away to the east and we need the rain. The FS&RS is here until Feb 5th and then Superbowl is here the 6th...gonna try staying out of all the traffic...LOL!
I still have PSCS2 on my laptop, but I can't create as well on it as I can my PC! However I did try my hand at a couple yesterday :o) See?

New Year, New Me!

WOW, half of this first month is gone already! Time surely flies when you are very, very busy! Although, today was my first foray outside my home since last Saturday! It has been toooooooo cold to do anything but stay inside and stay warm! :o) Thankfully, I can do that! :o)
I have finally gotten some programs reloaded, however, some of them are not wanting to load and I am having to research for drivers, upgrades, etc to make the programs compatible with Windows7. One that will NOT load is Scrapbook Flair, hopefully, that will be resolved soon. I am still experiencing problems with my Photoshop CS2 as well. LOL!
I do still have PS CS2 on my laptop, (that is very, very, very slow) and decided to play with it a little today! I came up with this from a QP that I had made for Angelscrapper (I did some color changing to it) and decided to use a more current photo of me and my long hair and increased wrinkles....LMBO!! I really need to get a haircut. I am using that WEN products for hair that you see advertised on late night TV ;o) and it is making my hair grow faster (it's either that or the vitamins or a combo of both)! My hair has stopped falling out and I am having to color the roots more frequently! The WEN and the InStyler (to keep it straighter) is really making it silkier and easier to manage too. Now if I could only find something to fill in the wrinkles that really worked....LOL!
OK, 'nuff 'bout me...the office is really under control now. Tomorrow the boss and I will be renting the storage unit. Then next week (when it is supposed to be a little warmer) will get the movers there, the shredders and the folks to pick up the furniture. Will clean the blinds/bath/kitchen and vaccuum and all will be done. They will disconnect the utilities the 1st of February. I will officially be working from home full time in my jammies...whoopie! Can't wait.
Well, best hush for now, got some letters to finish folding and envelopes stuffed with our change of address/phone number! Then I think I will snuggle with the "girls" while I read my book. Hope you and yours are able to snuggle before a fire and enjoy a hot toddie from the parlor while you wait for the snow, blizzard, ice to melt or the wind to stop howling. Create some memories to share with all of us. Have a terrific weekend ahead and will chat more with you next time. Later, Mat

Busy New Year

Have you missed me? Sorry I cannot come out 2 play right now! All is okay here...just busy with month end, year end and closing the office. I am officially working from home now. The office will be fully shut down by the 31st. Had to sort through 30+ years of stuff...took 2 extra fullllllll loads of phone books, manuals, magazines, old unused claim forms, old stationary, etc to the recycle dump. Gave 4 large trash bags full of stuff to a resale shop. Got most of my scrapping and genealogy stuff out of there (after all this was my home away from home for 22 yrs). Got the PO Box and now sending out letters of change of address and phone number. I've had to cancel phone and utilities as of the 1st...will rent the storage unit for the records we have to keep for 21 yrs on Tuesday (if boss has time) and still got to call movers and a company to come shred all the records that we can destroy...and have to find someone that wants all her furniture...so when I get home after 5 hours there each day...I just sit in my massage chair and fall asleep I'm so tired.
My "girls" are very unhappy with me too, cause I'm not here 24/7 at their beck and call! My computer is reloaded with Windows7 which does not like SBF or my version of Photoshop...so...when I'm not busy...I cannot do anything since all my programs have not been reloaded yet(just don't have the time right now). I will be thankful when all this is over...over...over! Sending hugs to all and letting you know all is okay this way for now, miss all of you! A nice warm toddy sounds good right now, we got a good dusting of snow today...LOL! Thanx 2 all of U 4 missing me!Chat more later! Mat ^..^

Merry Christmas Friends

Can you believe another year has come and gone so quickly? It seems when you stop working so much.....your life gets even busier! Why is that?
I have been very busy making treats for friends, neighbors, and workers that assist me all year long....like the mail carrier, garbage collectors, hairstylists, physicians...etc. Here is a photo of some of my creations this year... See the pretty centerpiece, that is from my sister Penny! Makes my table look nice and smells really great too. The "girls" like it as well, but are not trying to eat or chew on it so far! :) Here is a photo of our tree this year...usually one or two of the "girls" is under it and trying to climb into the bags....! What you don't see is all the love and hugs and wishes that are wrapped up under it! All my "girls" and all my great nieces are in ornament frames on it too! :)I've really had a bad "BUG" in my computer, but I think after several days of trying and aggravating phone calls to techs...finally caught it and squashed it really good (at least I hope so)! Anyhow, I am able to get back on here and chat with y'all! A good thing is I have all my data, photos, psd files, albums, scrapbooking kits and programs as well as my games all copied and safe if I should have to start over! LOL!
I want to wish all my family, friends and loved ones a most blessed and Merriest of Christmas' ever. I wish you to make many, many happy, enjoyable memories to share and carry you thoughout the new year! I am truly blessed with a loving and caring family and a host of wonderful friends from all over the country! Especially my blog sisters, scrapping buddies...whatever you want to call them...I am happy and pleased to call them my FRIENDS!! Always there for me no matter what! I love you all! (From Canada, Wisconsin, Ohio, Tennessee and Louisiana) Thanx to those of you who contributed to this page. Carol and Cuddlebeez!
From MzKitty, Oreo, Pumpkin and Me....Meowy Christmas to y'all!
Gotta finish up some last minute details here, then a visit from Teri to exchange gifts and then over to Jill & Scot's to do the same this evening. Then tomorrow I will cook dinner for my friends Jan & Bill as she is still under the weather from her surgery last month and on Sunday will be meeting up with Jan & Scotty for dinner at Genghis Khan's! Busy weekend ahead...whew! So will sign off for now, again wishing all of you and yours a very Merry Christmas! Love you all and will chat more with you next time!

Hello all!

Well, seems like all my blog "sisters" are snow or ice bound. Can you believe the 15th of December and we hit 77 degrees....the "blue Norther from Canada" came through this morning around 4 a.m. dropping temps today to around 55 and lots of wind making it feel in the 30's! But nice sunshine....and the wind is beginning to die down some as the afternoon progresses. I feel for poor Louise as she has lots and lots of snow and closed roads in Canada. MissBoots is also in cold snowy Wisconsin and snow and cold for Judy and Thelma in Ohio, but Scarlett in Tennessee "bless her" is in an ice storm. Wish all of you could come to sunny Texas for a spell.
I have really been busy this week trying to reorganize my barn (storage) and the office trying to shift things of mine from the office to here and then trying to shift some stuff from the office to a storage unit close by as well. Trying to close it down by the 31st of January. Still got so very much to do (year end too), and since I don't have much time nor help yet....I don't think I can squeeze in a visit to either of my sisters for the holidays! Drat, sure was looking forward to it, but responsibility comes first....then fun! Right? Anyhow, still experiencing some computer ghosts too, so not on it very much right now. I am wishing all a very happy weekend ahead (even if you are snuggled in front of the fireplace with your honey and some snacks and all the hot toddies you can handle, lol) making as many memories as you can. I created this little page from a long ago freebie QP without a TOU, but appreciate it anyhow, using a self taken photo (lol) and my "girls" of course! Will chat more with y'all next time. Luv, Mat

Another week has flown by....

I do declare, I don't know where the time goes here lately! Seems like it was just the weekend and now here it is again. Think I am too busy, but am trying to get some organization going at the office to be able to get stuff in storage and it all shut down and closed up by January 31. What a chore! 30 years worth of stuff there, brought home another carload today! (of just MY crap) LOL!
I have been trying to play a little with creating from all these brushes, etc I have downloaded, but this neck and my shoulders are making it very limited. I did get some cards printed and sent out early this year. Even got the great nieces, the nieces and nephews and sisters/brothers-in-law all taken care of for Christmas. I have a party to go to tomorrow and then "Da Boys" play Sunday night so my weekend will go by very fast. We are rather warm right now, but the bottom is supposed to fall out tomorrow night and bring the temps back into the 20's. Think I will go raid the storage barn for some sweats to wear....LOL!
I hope all of you have a marvelous weekend, making more memories to share with the rest of us, above all hope you all stay warm and dry! Will chat more next time I can take time to get online.
Here's the card I made of me & the girls and one of silly me....thanx to Raspberry Road and Cuddlebeez for the freebies I used....Enjoy your weekend.
Luv, Mat