I'm going on vacation I'm going on vacation I'm going on vacation

Did I mention I was going on vacation?
I am SO excited!
We are headed up to Lincoln NH for a week of fun and relaxation... I plan on spending a lot of the time in the hot tub and relaxing... Jim got me (what I hope is) a good book, and I am bringing a few crafts (just ones that are fun not any that are work), we have out kayaks and I am bringing my favorite (okay okay only) running shoes. Annie is going to look after the horses while I am gone and Cheryl is taking care of the cats and fish, and the in laws are taking the dog... Ahhhhh sweet vacation!
We will be looking at sights like this:

And eating here:

And playing mini golf here:


And this is the view from where we are staying:


I. can. not. wait.
I will chat with you all in a week and if you need me before then just call - I don't think I have that fandangled interweb stuff up there...

All Hallows Eve is coming...

Adult style :-)

July 28th is the date this year. This is one of my favorite holidays of the year (can you call it a holiday if there is nothing holy about it and it's 6 months wrong? Well I am! We are talking about the one time a year that everybody kind of lets their fences down and just has fun... And did I mention it is adult trick or treating (well children too but theirs ends earlier) and the treats are shots of many sorts... I can't wait to have spiked watermelon (Erin you can have my jello shots) and I have learned to love pudding shots (holy cow how good can a drink be?)

Anyway we (somehow I talked Erin into coming - HUGS) are going to have a great time and it will be a good time... Ohhh Erin did I mention there is a contest for best costume by age group... Last year it was won by a man and a dwarf (is that politically correct?) who dressed up as something from Austin Powers and "mini me"... My mom won two years ago dressed up as a hershey bar because she called herself a third of a s'more... I am always some sort of butterfly...

Anyway that is all for today!

WTF is up with blogger I keep trying to post this and it won't update!

THE 13TH ANNUAL WILMINGTON FAMILY DAY

2007


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Saturday, June 30
Wilmington Town Common

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(No Rain Date)

7:00 – 10:00 Minutemen, $4 Breakfast,

(Pancakes & Sausage w/Syrup, OJ, Milk, Coffee & Black Powder for Courage)

8:00 – 4:00 Travel’n DJ Sounds

8:30 Assemble on the Common for Doll Carriage and Bike Parade

9:00 Doll Carriage & Bike Parade (Swain School)

9:30 Whiffle Ball

9:30 – 1:30 Petting Zoo and Pony Rides

9:45 Opening Ceremonies

10:00 – 11:30 Kid's Characters (Photo with your favorite - $3)

10:00 – 2:00 Family Entertainment and Events

10:00 Baby Crawl (12 months and under)

10:30 3-legged Race

11:00 Tug of War

11:30 Hula Hoop Contest

11:15 Raffle Ticket Drawing for Bicycles (need to be present to win)

12:00 Wilmington Community Fund $3 Lunch (Hot Dog, Potato Chips and Soda)

12:00 – 5:00 Carnival (ride from 12 noon to 5 pm for $7.00)

12:30 Sack Race

1:00 Water Balloon Toss

2:00 Bucket Brigade

5:00 – 11:30 Carnival – Regular Prices

5:30 – 7:30 Wilmington Jr. Camps (Camp 40 Acres), $7 Dinner

(Chicken Parmesan, Ziti, Salad, Roll & Butter, Drink)

6:00 – 9:30 Performance by Mojo (sponsored by Stoneham Savings Bank)

9:00 FAMILY DAY FIREWORKS (no rain date)

But who is counting

I wrote this post already once but Blogger ate it!
Anyway it said that I have 16 days left until vacation and I can not wait.
My vacation starts with one of my favorite days to live in Wilmington the 4th of July celebration (oddly this year it is on the 30th of June) and then goes to me up in Loon.
I would love to have people Join me at the "4th".
Here is the schedule:

THE 13TH ANNUAL WILMINGTON FAMILY DAY 2007


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Saturday, June 30
Wilmington Town Common

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(No Rain Date)

7:00 – 10:00 Minutemen, $4 Breakfast,

(Pancakes & Sausage w/Syrup, OJ, Milk, Coffee & Black Powder for Courage)

8:00 – 4:00 Travel’n DJ Sounds

8:30 Assemble on the Common for Doll Carriage and Bike Parade

9:00 Doll Carriage & Bike Parade (Swain School)

9:30 Whiffle Ball

9:30 – 1:30 Petting Zoo and Pony Rides

9:45 Opening Ceremonies

10:00 – 11:30 Kid's Characters (Photo with your favorite - $3)

10:00 – 2:00 Family Entertainment and Events

10:00 Baby Crawl (12 months and under)

10:30 3-legged Race

11:00 Tug of War

11:30 Hula Hoop Contest

11:15 Raffle Ticket Drawing for Bicycles (need to be present to win)

12:00 Wilmington Community Fund $3 Lunch (Hot Dog, Potato Chips and Soda)

12:00 – 5:00 Carnival (ride from 12 noon to 5 pm for $7.00)

12:30 Sack Race

1:00 Water Balloon Toss

2:00 Bucket Brigade

5:00 – 11:30 Carnival – Regular Prices

5:30 – 7:30 Wilmington Jr. Camps (Camp 40 Acres), $7 Dinner

(Chicken Parmesan, Ziti, Salad, Roll & Butter, Drink)

6:00 – 9:30 Performance by Mojo (sponsored by Stoneham Savings Bank)

9:00 FAMILY DAY FIREWORKS (no rain date)

16 days and counting

Well who is counting? I AM I AM I AM!!!!
Yup I am counting! There are 16 days until I will be on vacation! I am so excited...
It starts in Wilmington with:
June 30th is the family day celebration in Wilmington for the fourth of July. There will be lots of fun things going on, I would love it if any of you would like to come join me. This is the day at a glance:



The Wilmington Fourth of July Committee presents

THE 13TH ANNUAL WILMINGTON FAMILY DAY

2007


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Saturday, June 30

Wilmington Town Common


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(No Rain Date)

7:00 – 10:00 Minutemen, $4 Breakfast,

(Pancakes & Sausage w/Syrup, OJ, Milk, Coffee & Black Powder for Courage)

8:00 – 4:00 Travel’n DJ Sounds

8:30 Assemble on the Common for Doll Carriage and Bike Parade

9:00 Doll Carriage & Bike Parade (Swain School)

9:30 Whiffle Ball

9:30 – 1:30 Petting Zoo and Pony Rides

9:45 Opening Ceremonies

10:00 – 11:30 Kid's Characters (Photo with your favorite - $3)

10:00 – 2:00 Family Entertainment and Events

10:00 Baby Crawl (12 months and under)

10:30 3-legged Race

11:00 Tug of War

11:30 Hula Hoop Contest

11:15 Raffle Ticket Drawing for Bicycles (need to be present to win)

12:00 Wilmington Community Fund $3 Lunch (Hot Dog, Potato Chips and Soda)

12:00 – 5:00 Carnival (ride from 12 noon to 5 pm for $7.00)

Arm bands available from 9 AM to 12 PM on the Town common
and from 12 PM to 5 PM at the Carnival

12:30 Sack Race

1:00 Water Balloon Toss

2:00 Bucket Brigade

5:00 – 11:30 Carnival – Regular Prices

5:30 – 7:30 Wilmington Jr. Camps (Camp 40 Acres), $7 Dinner

(Chicken Parmesan, Ziti, Salad, Roll & Butter, Drink)

6:00 – 9:30 Performance by Mojo (sponsored by Stoneham Savings Bank)

9:00 FAMILY DAY FIREWORKS (no rain date)


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Note: Spectacular Fireworks Display is Monday, July 2


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All times and events subject to change without notice

FOURTH OF JULY HEADQUARTERS

My latest project (and cancer hats too)

So my latest project was for a swap that I am in on swap-bot.com

It was called give and recieve the theory was that someone would send me something (whatever they wanted) and I would have to make something out of it. Well I sent yarn and buttons and got back the CUTEST stuffed horse with buttone for eyes and yarn for a mane and tail...
And I was sent fabric! Yeah what do I do with fabric? I cut it into strips and am making a rag rug. There is no sewing involved (well since I can't sew I really think that the no sewing was important - though someday Erin if you like sewing again will you teach me?) The rug is crocheted and is pretty easy though time consuming and it hurts my hands to make. When it's done I will post a picture for you all to see...


And as for cancer hats while I was at MGH yesterday (national cancer survivors day FYI) I learned that last year the cancer trees were taken down the earliest they have ever been taken down because there was less hats donated than any other year. So I am renewed in my efforts to make tons and tons of hats... When I finish I will take a picture of the mountain of hats I am sure it will be!

Have a great weekend everyone!

My interview

Question: What do you consider to be the most important quality in a person?
Hmmmmm that is a tie for me between honesty and kindness...

Question: What is the last thing you do before you got to bed at night?
Roll over and cuddle Jim - I can't fall asleep without laying on him

Question: Describe the perfect day.
Crafting with some friends in the day and then just hanging out with Jim and maybe playing games. That would be fun!

Question: Would you vote for a woman President?
Sure why not, if she was the best person for the job.

Here are the rules to post on your entry:
1. Leave me a comment saying "Interview me."
2. I will respond by emailing you four questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them four questions

As a side note I would like to let you all know that the shrimpies are very happy in their new home and show their happiness by amusing me all day long!

My newest little friends...

So yesterday was a great birthday!
Mom's head scans came back clear for cancer growth but the odd actingness does have a cause there is a good amount of swelling on her brain... Silly girl doesn't she know not to let her brain swell! Well anyway meds adjusted and she will be fine :-)
Then I went to work and the system was down so I was able to get some "other stuff" done that I have wanted to do for a while. THEN I went to Marianne's house and had a lovely dinner. AND although she did give me a present (which is so against all the rules) she did it in just the right way. "Ohhhh by the way that eco-system over on the table is for you" said while she was cooking dinner. No pressure... AND I even happy danced! Then I promptly named them! They are Gemma, Resty, Duffy, and Paul...
They are SO cute and I love them so much... So introducing my newest little friends in their ultra cool home!

The beautiful bride and her wonderful day!

I was so happy my friends okayed me putting pictures of them up on my blog!

So here they are all in their wedding beauty!
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I love these!

It's only words.
You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

No.
Explanations.

1. Yourself: Happy
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend (spouse): Bowling
3. Your hair: straight
4. Your mother: amazing
5. Your father: sigh
6. Your favorite item: Volvo
7. Your dream last night: Scary
8. Your favorite drink: Water
9. Your dream car: Mini
10. The room you are in: Hobby
11. Your ex: Who
12. Your fear: Fat
13. What you want to be in 10 years? degreed
14. Who you hung out with last night? husband
15. What you're not? confident
16. Muffins: Fattening
17. One of Your Wish List Items: Painting
18. Time: 7:35
19. The last thing you did: Journal
20. What you are wearing: Ugly
21. Your favorite weather: summer
22. Your favorite book: Pony
23. The last thing you ate: Breakfast
24. Your life: goodish
25. Your mood: Hopeful
26. Your best friend: Jim
27. What are you thinking about right now? Wedding
28. Your car: Love
29. What are you doing at the moment? This
30. Your summer: Horses
31. Your relationship status: married
32. What is on your TV? Off
33. What is the weather like? Rain
34. When is the last time you laughed? afternoon

Your turn!

Birds of a feather?

I am sure you remember the 1000 birds and that I swore up and down I would never make birds again? WELL I am making birds again. This time it is for a "Flamingo pink, Aqua blue, and Vanilla ice cream" swap. So I figured I would do a mason jar full of those colored birds, I mean how many birds can it take to fill a mason jar? Well I don't exactly know the answer to that YET... I am at 90 and there is still room for more so I am guessing it is over 100... Hmmm who knew that little birds took up SO little space. Meanwhile the color combination is awesome and I will take a picture before I send it.
And I think I am back addicted to origami. I really need to learn more designs. Birds get old fast.
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh while I was at Marianne's this week I made another cancer tree hat and I started another one. I think it's pretty but I think Marianne thinks it's soft :-)

And lastly since I won't tell anyone my weight and there fore can't be in the weekly weigh ins I will just post here that this week I got in a good amount of workout (the shortest day was half an hour and the longest was an hour and a half) and I worked out every day. Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment at 8:30 and then am going to get my fingers and toes done for Michelle's wedding and after that my eyebrows and hair! Wow I think I will be a whole new person tomorrow night. So my goal is to be up by 6:30 to get an hour ride in before I head out for the day. Wish me well

Have a great weekend and CONGRATULATIONS MICHELLE - I CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE YOU WALK DOWN THE AISLE ON SUNDAY!

Flowers flowers everywhere

Here's a few pictures
2 of the baby plants I have grown from seed - forget me nots and tomatoes!
And my Lani turned 50 last weekend and gave me her flowers (how sweet) I haven't finished her gift yet though because I am working on making the beads from polymer clay... I'll get there! And of course I can't help but put in a couple pictures of mom. Look at the cute little stuffie she was sent by one of my swapping friends :-)
And Tyler loved (not) being read to on Easter
And I thought you all mike like to see Punkin again

A fun Tuesday night

In case you were wondering what I was doing Tuesday night here it is!


I got home from work and got a phone call from my sister's friend saying that she had two tickets to that night's game did my mom and Abby want to go the tickets would only be $70 total. The week before mom had said no but this week she said yes...
I talked Jim into driving in with me I figured we could just hang out on Yawkey Way and have a great time. Well when we got in the friend (who owns the sausage cart at gate B) had free VALET parking for us and got Jim and I two free standing room only tickets! He also stocked us full of sausages peppers and onions AND hot dogs AND sodas. So in we went! It was the best time EVER! Here are a few pictures from what was a great evening even if Papelpon bombed!

You have to love Varitek


Such a great shot of Schilling (none of Papelbon though)


We had such a good time

A rambling thinking type of post...

AGAIN WITH NO PICTURES!

But peek back tomorrow and you ought to be pleasantly surprised!

So I have two things I wanted to tell you and neither of them is really worth a post but together maybe they will be...

First off I just finished a book called "one shenandoah winter" and it really struck home with me. It was about a woman who was taking care of her uncle who they find out was dying of cancer. All in all the book depressed me BUT there was one paragraph that struck a chord. I am not sure it was a good chord but it was at least one I recognized. It said something to the fact of caring for poppa Joe had sapped Carrie of her anger, that quick wit that had hung with her all of her days was now gone - gone with the caring words and looks and touches she gave poppa Joe as she helped him journey into the end of his days. I FEEL THAT! I don't seem to be angry anymore - no more road rage, no more hurt feelings pretty much none of that. Even the energy that I used to have is gone. I can sit now I don't NEED to be doing something at every minute of the day, rest is something and it is now something I relish. I am still working out but more because I ought to than I want to... I hope that that changes someday!

Secondly a little story about my sister. For the first year that I can remember I am going to give her a birthday present on her birthday. You might wonder if she lives far away but that isn't the case, she lives right in town. It is simply that she is a Jehovah's Witness and she doesn't celebrate birthdays... This year however is a big birthday for her and Kat (an angel on earth) has explained to her that it is important for those of us who love her to bits and pieces to show her on the day we celebrate her life. And for this one year she has agreed! So next month I will be giving a gift and some strawberry shortcake to one of my all time favorite people. One of the very few people who can talk me off the ledge, I am beyond excited - mostly because it's okay with her! Another quick story about my sister she is the only one (other than my mom) who never forgets my birthday NEVER every single year she calls me up and leaves a message on my machine that says she is so glad that I am alive and that God brought me into her family. It makes me smile every year, every year I look forward to that call to me that means birthday! The only year she didn't do that was the year my grandmother died right before my birthday and she was afraid that we both would cry to hard so that year she sent me a plant saying just that!

Ooopsy I have a third thing I want to mention. The other night I ended up having to go out to dinner by myself (long story) and was sat next to a table of young 20 year olds. The young man excused himself to go have a cigarette and when he came back the ladies gave him shit about it. Well his reply kicked me (and probably anyone else with an IQ) in the chest. He said "Oh cigarettes don't really cause cancer, it's like everything else - Eggs cause cancer so you better not eat eggs, microwaves cause cancer so don't eat anything in the microwave, charcoal causes cancer so no barbeques, alcohol causes cancer so you better not drink, and the only thing that doesn't cause cancer is carrots but if we wait a few weeks that will cause it too."

I realize that we live in a time where they are discovering things rapidly but has ANY science or medicine ACTUALLY SAID cigarettes don't cause cancer? Nope not at all... I wanted to grab this man and let him know how much cancer sucks the life out of a family and if he can do anything to ensure that his odds are a little better he ought to do it!

Well I better leave this happy so:

Knock knock

Who's there

Just Wanda

Just Wanda who?

Just Wanda wish you a happy day!

I have been pretty good lately at updating this sucker

Though not at posting pictures....

ANYWAY
Be honest I can't wait to learn more about you all.This is fun. Hope
I receive it back from you.

Read through the comments below about your friend and then make sure you read
the instruction at the bottom.
Place an X by all the things you've done, or remove the X from the ones
you have not, and send it to all of your friends (including me.) This is for
your entire life:

( ) Smoked a cigarette
( ) Drank so much you threw up.
( ) Crashed in a friend's car.
( ) Stolen a car
(X) Been in love
(X) Been dumped
(X) Been Laid off/fired
(X) Quit your job
( ) Been in a fist fight - But I always say I will punch someone in the head if they are mean to a friend of mine (ANY OF MY FRIENDS)
( ) Sneaked out of your parent's house
( ) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) Gone on a blind date
(X) Lied to a friend
(X) Skipped school
(X) Seen someone die
(x) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
(X) Been on a plane
(X) Been lost - Ummmm yeah the vast majority of my life
(X) Been on the opposite side of the country
(X) Gone to Washington , DC
(X) Swam in the ocean
(x) Felt like dying
(X) Cried yourself to sleep - More often than I care to admit
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons - AND COLORED PENCILS!!! I made Shrinky Dinks this weekend
(x) Sang karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with only coins - I used to work @ Uno's I would pay for lunch there all the time with change
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
( ) Made prank phone calls
( ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
( ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Made a snow angel
(x) Danced in the rain - heck Jim and I have limboed in the rain at a county fair where everyone else was afraid to be out
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe - I am certain I have but just in case I will buy some this Christmas and tell J to kiss me :-)
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about
(x) Blown Bubbles
( ) Made a bonfire on the beach
(x) Crashed a party
(X) Gone roller skating
(X) Gone ice skating

OK, here are the questions:
What time is it? 10:14 AM
What is your full name? Joy Laurel Clark-LaChapelle
Most recent movie you have seen in the theater? Little Miss Sunshine
Seen a ghost: no
Where were you born? [Boston , MA
Ever been toilet papering? No
Loved someone so much it made you cry? yes
Been in a serious car accident? yes, if you mean there was a lot of damage
Do you plan to have any/more Children? Hmmmmm
Favorite day of the week? saturday
Favorite Restaurant? Pacino's in Florida with Jim when it's warm and we cuddle
Favorite sport to watch? Baseball / football
Favorite Ice Cream? Why on Earth would I pick a favorite
Favorite Shake flavor at a fast food restaurant? Shamrock
Favorite food at a restaurant? pasta
What color is your bedroom carpet? Grey
What is your favorite alcoholic drink? Whatever Kat makes me
Favorite nonalcoholic drink? water
Tattoos? No
Body piercing? ears
What is your favorite vacation spot? Disney
Ever steal any traffic signs? No
Favorite Salad Dressing? Ranch
Favorite Holiday? Thanksgiving
Favorite food? Ice Cream
Favorite sound? Jim's breath when I lay on him
What do you do to relax? Bathy
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Same as now with a better job
Furthest place you will send this? ???
How many times did you fail your driver's test? ZERO
From whom did you get your last e-mail? Dee
What do you do when you are bored? BORED???????
Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest? Whoever reads it and wants to play
Who is the least likely to respond? Whoever reads it and doesn't want to play
Who is the person that you are most curious to see their answers? All
Favorite TV show? None
Ford or Chevy? neither
What are you listening to right now? office noises
How many pets do you have? I can't count
The chicken or the egg? I dunno
What would you like to accomplish before you die? Make a difference

Not for Marianne

Hey all,
I just thought that maybe you would like one of my all time favorite recipes... Okay okay we don't need to mention that I have actually never made this recipe but my Mum does and I love the way it comes out!

Mum's Banana Bread

Ingredients
3 mashed Bananas
3 Large Egg Whites
2 cups of Flour (all purpose is the recommended)
3/4 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Soda

Directions
Mix together bananas and egg whites until fully combined.
Sift in 2 cups of flour after that is mixed in add remaining ingredients and put in a greased loaf pan.
Cook at 350* for 1 hour

Do I have a life?

I stole this from Erin's blog. It seems that people are saying that if you’ve seen over 85 movies, that you have no life and to copy this list to your blog and mark the movies you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list.

My count is 29! And that incldes one that I may not have seen all of but paid enough attention to that I knew the name. I am not sure this means I have a life.

Oooooh but last night was so much fun I think we started a new tradition. Jim and I went to Joey and Kurt's house and we hid Easter eggs and had a great dinner, it was lots of fun!

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
( )Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
( ) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( )Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
( X)Neverending Story
( )Blazing Saddles
( ) Airplane
( ) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
( )Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( )White Noise
( ) White Oleander
( )Anger Management
(X)50 First Dates
(X) The Princess Diaries
(X) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
( )Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
( ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
(X) Harry Potter 1
( ) Harry Potter 2
( ) Harry Potter 3
( ) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(X) Lilo & Stitch
(x) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
( ) The Grinch (I'm assuming this is the Jim Carrey one)
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( )13 Going on 30
( ) I, Robot
( ) Robots
( ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
( ) Meet The Parents
( ) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
( ) King Kong
( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
( ) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving Christmas
( ) Flubber
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
( ) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child’s Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
( ) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
(x) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
( ) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number SlevIn
(X) Ocean’s Eleven
(x) Ocean’s Twelve
( ) Bourne Identity
( ) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
( ) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
( ) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(X) E.T.
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
( ) Rush Hour
( ) Rush Hour 2
( ) Best Bet
(X) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She’s All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
( ) Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
( )The Terminator
( ) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3
( ) X-Men
( ) X-2
( ) X3
( ) Spider-Man
( ) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
( ) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
( ) Freaky Friday (The Jodi Foster one?)
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
(X) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe
( ) A Walk to Remember
(x) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old Virgin
( ) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
( ) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
( ) Lord of the Rings: Return Of the King
( ) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
( ) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
( ) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
( ) Base-ketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(X) Elf
( ) Highlander (“There can be only ONE!”)
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
(X) Titanic
( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
( ) Hook
(x) Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 1
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave(
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness (Shop smart Shop S Mart)
( ) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
( ) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
( ) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
( ) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
( ) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks: Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
( ) The Matrix
( ) The Matrix: Reloaded
( ) The Matrix: Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( )Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs (and in all honesty I am not sure how I got talked into this one - it traumatized me for a long time to come)
( ) Hannibal

Happy Birthday Needles

Today is Needles' 42nd birthday! In human years that is about the equivalent of living to 126! Pretty impressive for a horse that only cost me a dollar. She has long been blind and weak but she seems to suffer no pain and still can make me smile like few others

In light of that today I am going to tell you a story about my Needles... She has been my best buddy for such a long time that she is a part of me and I don't know what my life would be like without her.
When I was 12 years old I spent every waking hour at the barn, Needles and I would do EVERYTHING together (Break my back, climb impossible mountains, eat hamburgers... Yes at that point we both did eat "Uncle Mickey's" burgers...) Well one of my all time favorite pasttimes was to sit against her hind legs and rest my feet against her front legs and read a book, that way her body would sheild me from the sun or the rain and never once did she try to move for fear I would get hurt. I would sit there for hours and hours and let the world go by. Those are memories that I will never forget and I am so grateful to this beloved beast who gave them to me! Here is the only picture of her that I have at work...

Wow!

I can't believe that I haven't posted in almost a month. Sorry about that ladies. I haven't been too too crafty lately. BUT I have been having some fun on Swap-Bot. I have been sending out some really fun things and it really has gotten me to branch out onto some new crafts that I never would have tried before (No Erin not knitting) and I am enjoying it. If you haven't checked it out feel free to at www.swap-bot.com

But a few things have happened in the last month that might be interesting.

+ After 7 1/2 weeks in the hospital mom came home and promptly went on vacation... It's nice to live the life of a DIVA!
+ We got a cat! Her name is Punkin and it really suits her, she is just a love and she smiles when you pat her.
+ Tyler James turned one!!! My little baby is now a little boy. He has figured out how to crawl, stand up, and even WALK (holding on all the way) AND BEST OF ALL I swear he says Aunty!

Sorry this is boring, I meant to take a picture of Erin's finished bag but I didn't!
This is the most recent picture of mom. Hope you like it!

Picture-less post

What fun is a post with no pictures? Well probably none... But I figured I would just check in and tell you all what I have been up to lately.
~ I am continuing on my goal of 52 hats for the MGH cancer tree and think I am well on my way. I will take a picture and let you all see it.
~ I am also well into a poncho for the loverly Miss Michelle!
~ I am making a neck roll for a swap that I joined.
~ I finished and just have to mail the felted bag for the Fabulous Erin.
~ I completed and gave (that is the miracle part) a very SOFT hat to the wonderful Marianne.
~ I have managed to get myself back into a routine of working out every morning before work.
~ I am buying a cheap road bike so that I can get those rides in to clear my head.
~ I am seriously contemplating joining a yoga class (yes I have it at home but I think that going out someplace once a week would be good)
~ Mom is doing pretty well and it finally occured to me (today) to take my looming to the hospital with me while I visit. I always did this at MGH and it just never ever occured to me at the new hospital... DUH!
~ I have found Christina's in Inman Square can I say YUMMY?

So what have all of you been up to?