Hair to DYE for

Rainbow hair

I LOVE putting wild colored streaks in my hair. I have dyed my hair 4 times, but I plan on trying different colors! The two different colors I have tried are blue and pink. I have done pink 3 times and blue once. It has only been very successful once.
I think it is really cool that my mom lets me dye my hair. She has actually put the dye in twice. I am trying to go for the Averill Lavigne. So far if have not gotten it down.

I think I'm turning Japanese

You Are "Dizzy and Giddy"

What Japanese Smiley Are You?

Mom's Latte

What Your Latte Says About You

You are easygoing and pretty simple to please. You don't put up a fuss... ever. You can be quite silly at times, but you know when to buckle down and be serious. You have a good deal of energy, but you pace yourself. You never burn out too fast. You're addicted to caffeine. There's no denying it. You are responsible, mature, and truly an adult. You're occasionally playful, but you find it hard to be carefree. You are expressive and friendly, but you are never pushy.

What Does Your Latte Say About You?

Mom's Turn:Moving Frenzy

WHEW…moving forward again, what a great feeling! So Travis had to go out of town and on his way home he stopped by and got another trailer full of stuff…all by himself, poor baby. He was wiped out when he got home so it took us a few days to start unpacking – then he was right back out of town. We did get some pretty huge things accomplished before he left, though:
• More of “MySpace” with the Monk-ish organization box

• The other nightstand…ooops, forgot something (*hint* the drawers)
• Places to put stuff – so I can actually unpack the boxes now
• But as quickly as I unpack…more boxes seem to sprout out of thin air
• The reading room is coming together – and is truly being overwhelmed with more books and crafts than I realized we had…with another plant trying to get happy again
And my favorite new addition…the scrapping room wall!!! Thanks to my friend for the wonderful ideas on how to do this.

So now the craft/exercise/entertainment room is starting to take shape…unlike my back-side with all of the diversions of moving the actual equipment has NOT been used!

Mom's Turn:Crafts galore

SOOO – here’s how Swedish Weave turns out…
The rainbow effect:
And the different stitch patterns I’ve learned in the process. This has been a really fun craft for me, I’m glad I gave it a shot.
HARVEST:
VICTORIA...ooops, blurry:
FOREST:HOURGLASS:and WATERFALL (my favorite so far):

Mom's Turn:Another What!!!

Just what I needed to take on…one more craft *grin* As much as I love doing new things – the unfinished ones seem to be taking over my space. However, this new one I just couldn’t resist! It’s called Swedish Weave – can you guess why I like it?
Some neat facts: Swedish weaving became popular in America in the 1940’s to decorate the borders of towels. It can also be used to make table runners, afghans, pillows, placemats, and cards – things I might venture into when I get the hang of it.
Info from:

Swedish weaving is distinguishable in a couple of ways. The stitching only shows on the front of the fabric and when you turn the fabric over, the floss does not show on the back. Traditional Swedish Weave designs are usually mirror images, both top to bottom and side to side.
In the beginning:

Another sample from you local Swede:

Mom's Turn:The Great Outdoors

The nose knows everything…just ask Samson! He enjoys smelling every mile that is passed on the way to visit someone. I’m quite sure he could give better directions than my GPS system!
AHHHHHHH:

Along the way, he surely knows the meaning of “take time to stop and smell the flowers.”
Some beautiful flowers we’ve seen on vacation:

Teeny and I both enjoy getting creative with our photography after we admire the natural beauty of the flowers.
The many looks of one flower – I love PSPX:

And then there are always the very nifty critters that can be seen along the way like this spider that Teeny found…he actually looked like he was under a black light during the day. Unfortunately – I’m not that knowledgeable with my camera and was unable to get a vivid shot.Swinging in the breeze:

Venusta Orchard Spider

Strange plants

I love strange plants; I have for a long time now. It all started with a cactus. The first one I had died young, it froze during winter as have many others L I have also had 2 Venus fly traps. They also died. At least I believe they did. I read in an article once that they occasionally die down in winter if it gets too cold then grow back up. Who knows? Right now I have 5 cacti and 3 other plants. The other plants are a hobby I have taken up from my grandma. She does it better than me. It is a Mini plant garden. My grandma gave me 2 and now I have just started another one. (My mom is not so happy because now they are invading our kitchen.)J One of my favorite plants and probably my oldest one just died in the moveL. It was called an air plant, because it basically lives on air. All you have to do is give it a sprits of water every now and then. It was in an elephant pot holder that is also not very happy.

Mom's turn:Roomba madness

I love this little guy!! He goes places that get forgotten by the regular vacuum and gets all of the dust bunnies.

Don’t believe me? Look at the evidence.

after

My floor looks clean – not much difference between the “before” and “after” shot…but check out the big ball of nasties that came out of the Roomba afterwards. There is NO WAY that was on my floor!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mom's turn:Furbabies leave paw prints on your heart

Samson was my mid-life crises baby…and he’s a handful! At 3 years old he’s still all puppy! He thinks it playtime all day long. But with his melt-your-heart brown eyes, I can never resist!

wanna play - come on, i know you do

Samson is a Yorkshire Terrier, better known as a “Yorkie.” This breed is notorious for being small but mighty, as it’s terrier part suggests. They were originally bred in the 1700’s for catching “small game and rodents even if it meant following them into bolt holes” (p3 Popular Dogs Series) Today – they are pampered and groomed but have not lost their zest for chasing things. Samson loves to hunt various things in the house: flies, dragon flies, the illusive tennis ball, and the occasional mouse.

where did it go?

Aside from playing, his favorite positions are on my shoulders while riding in the car so he can be on the look-out or under my foot to get rubbed (note the perfectly pedicured pigs thanks to my wonderful daughter Teeny).

i found the spot

Besides being just plain adorable, a Yorkie can be a valuable service dog – perfect for seniors because of their small size. They are very good for: the deaf and hard-of-hearing, migraine & seizure disorders, and people with some visual loss. Mine, however, has the most important job of all – a companion of the heart.