Summer is slowly heading out of here...

And I do mean slowly...it is still way up in the 90's here and very humid. It will cool down soon, it will cool down soon, it will cool down soon!! At least that is what the calendar is saying. Yes I am a cool weather person...I can't help it, I am. The grandbabie's have been enjoying what is left of the warm weather with some pool time. Seth who is 4 is swimming pretty good on his own now and Sion who is 2 is becoming quite a water baby too! They love it when Uncle Boo swims with them. His name is Christopher, but when Seth was little that was quite a mouth full for him to say...Uncle Christopher...it kinda came out "Unka Foo" and eventually ended up being "Uncle Boo." And it stuck.
And guess what else? Seth started pre-K....yes my baby is going to school!!! How did that happen!!!!!???? Oh he loves it... so far he is doing very well and getting those "green apples" (this is a good thing!) and getting to get a prize out of the treasure chest each Friday. He is such a big boy and a good big brother...and yes he is just 4.

Sion likes to "drarw" while bubba is at school...
This is an octopus wearing sunglasses....I see it!! Don't you???
I made a birthday card a few days ago for my mom. The flower is a TAC stamp that I colored with my Prisma pencils and gamsol...twice. The first image was embossed with my Cuttlebug. The second one I "colored" and then very carefully cut it out...love my Tim Holtz scissors by Tonic...and then pop dotted to the first image. There is a glittery yellow button from American Crafts Elements in the center tied with embroidery floss. The paper is from Graphic 45...Domestic Goddess. I just love Graphic 45! The bottom was punched with a punch from Martha Stewart.
And last but not least...I have a new dog...no not really, same dog. He had gained a couple of pounds and had gotten very sluggish, grumpy and slept all the time. He also started having seizures. A trip to the vet and some blood work found he has a thyroid problem...did you know that dogs can have thyroid problems??? Anyway, he is now on thyroid meds twice a day. We noticed almost immediately that he seemed to be perking up. He has been on it a month now and is back to his old self...playful, full of energy, and wants to go outside and run EVERYWHERE...several times a day...wears me out...lol. He goes back to the vet tomorrow for more blood work to check his levels. I bet he has lost those 2 lbs.

Well I am going to run for now, it's time to get ready to go back to church. I will...

TTYL

Blog hopping...

Yesterday, I was blog hopping...I do this alot! Anyway, I followed a link from Gina K's site and it brought me to a site I had never visited before...Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog. They are hosting a challenge that has some pretty cool prizes...like 2 gorgeous stamps sets from Gina K! The challenge is based on a sketch and a scripture. This scripture is one of my favorites:

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

This card is made using paper from Basic Grey. The stamp is from Unity Stamp Co., colored with my Prismas and Gamsol. The other goodies are Ranger Stickles, Robin's Nest Dew Drops, Tulle from Bazzill Basics and a hat pin from Making Memories.

The sketch below is the "foundation" for this wonderful challenge.

There is still time to join this challenge. It is open until midnight, Saturday the 19th.

TTYL,

Up in smoke...

Well...the strangest thing happened to me last Friday morning at 2:45 AM. My Ford Explorer caught fire and burned...just poof...actually it was more of a boom...then poof...

So here is what happened:

My son had just gone to bed...still haven't figured out why he was up at 2:45 in the morning, but thank God he was still up! He had just crawled into bed and he heard a boom and the garage light came on. He jumped up and looked out the window and saw my truck in flames!!! He came into my room and woke up hubby and me and told me "Mom, your truck is on fire". I tried to gather my wits and process what he had just said to me and I jumped up and looked out of our bdrm window...sure enough...FLAMES!! I yelled at Glenn to get up, my truck is on fire. I ran to the phone and called 911 and then jumped into some clothes and ran out the door and over next door to dd's house. I banged on the back door and she jumped up and opened it and I told her to get Michael...my truck is on fire. (He is a firefighter). In the mean time, Glenn is outside with the garden hose wetting down the inferno. Chris moved dh's truck away from mine. We live in a rural area and our Fire dept is volunteer, so Michael is bunkered out in gear waiting for a truck and a hose...lol. The truck finally arrived and they got to work, but at that point my truck engine compartment was pretty much toast. Do you know how bad a burning vehicle smokes and stinks?! MY SIL and the other fireman had to put on breathing gear. I've got some pics to share...poor truck...

Nice huh?..........

We were just a few minutes from having it completely burn up. The fire had already made it past the firewall and was heading inside the truck. The smoke damage and soot on the inside of my truck is just awful. Lost a good pair of prescription sunglasses too. The ins. co. sent a wrecker to get her yesterday (Tuesday)....kinda sad to see her go, she's been with me a long time.

We were blessed that the garage was not damaged, nor was anything else. Thank you Jesus!!

Now we wait on the insurance company. They did say that this is a Ford "problem". Something to do with the cruise control box that sits close to the brake stuff under the hood. The housing breaks down over time and causes it to short out and catch fire. That seems to be where the fire was the hottest, right where this thing would have been.

I had to laugh at hubby...We have been in revival at church all last week and this week. He said "well...we have been praying for fire!" This is NOT what I had in mind...lol.

I haven't made anything in the last few weeks, but I did get some new rubber stamps in from Unity Stamp Co. and also 2 Kits of the Month from My Creative Scrapbook and a new set of Prism colored pencils so I am anxious to get back to work (play). Just waiting on my Gamsol to get here.

TTYL