ReUse Labels

I just finished cpoying and preparing the church newsletter and I think this is one of the best ideas I've had in awhile. The postal Service changed up the rules for mailing things, so we had to find a way to seal up both sides of the newsletters that we wanted to mail. We tried scotch tape first,but you can't open the newsletter very easily with tape. Then I noticed the letters I get in the mail from other places used stickers-like dots. Well stickers can be anything! So we had a whole box of these old labels around from back in the day.....I don't even know who has a printer like this anymore these days!

So I ripped off about 4 feet of them and cut them into about 4 pieces. WOW am I clever or what!!!

So now I just slap one of the new label seals on each edge of the newsletter and TA-DA, the postal folks love us again! AND the labels get used instead of being thrown away or being in the way! I've been doing this for about a year now and I think I'll have enough labels to last till about 2025.

I Can't believe it's true........

Look at this!! Just look!! ARGGGGGHH!!, I got off work yesterday morning-almost 7am!! and look !!!! FROST! I had to SCRAPE the windows on my car!!!

I'm a WINNER

So, this is my library.  Here's a link

                                                                   coralville public library

I LOVE my library and the wonderful people who work there. And now I also LOVE the Summer Reading Program! Look I'm a WINNER!!!!!!! Fitty big bucks to spend at Barnes & Noble!!! WOW!!!! I Am SO Excited !!!!!

If I was winnie the pooh...

I'd call today a blustery day. It's windy and cool, but what  nice afternoon light

DD & DSIL

Just a few shots from last weekend. I'm sure not a very good photographer am I!!

It was such a pretty sunny day, fall is sure coming along here.

Baby Girl Quilt

So another one of my co-workers is due to birth a little girl any day now, so I better get going on a quilt.  I had the panel, actually a border print in the stash for a LONG time.

I'm not working off of a pattern this time, just winging it as I go....probably a little risky!! I thought these scraps might make for a border, but I think they're too busy.

I think this orange batik will make the border & maybe the pola dots for the back. We'll see!

Tired Yet??

I gotta say it. If the big bucks these guys are spending on advertising would go to something like the United Way imagine the good it could do.

How Time Flies!

It seems like just the other day and I was seeing this

And now here they are 2 whole years later! 

Congratulations babe!

Old Spice Grover

smell like a monster

Click this link...it's too funny!

Happy Birthday to Us!!!

So as you might remember It was my birthday on Sunday. 10-10-10 sure was not lucky for me!!

It was also Uber Son's birthday on the 7th and SIL John's birthday on the 3rd and DD & SIL's anniversary coming up on the 18th. October is a busy month!!

He's a Ham!!

So Today  I spent a little quality time in the backseat with Wyatt. He's so silly-he knows what to do, he smiles for the camera!!

Born to Bingo!!!...or not

So well, you don't see a pile of money here do you?...nuff said.

verizon is incredible

verizon
Now if I can just figure out how to use all the cool things....It IS Incredible!!!
And I just gotta say, I love the verizon people...they are sooo helpful and patient!

Bob-in-a-bag

I unloaded my library books to show the large print books and Bob thought the bag was for him. Later I unpacked groceries and he climbed in the empty grocery bag......he's such a cat!

A Stop in Amana

So you saw that awesome quilt pattern earlier, the Christmas one? Yes, I can hardly wait to get started on it. So I stopped over in Amana at the Heritage Needlework shop and picked up a couple of greens for the trees, they have such a nice big shop!

And here are a few shots of the scenery in Amana.

The new sidewalks are sure nice-well new a few years ago anyways. It's October Fest this weekend...I really should be over there listening to the polka band.

Dogs Trick or Treat

So it's all done!

See I ran the fabric through the printer to make the Happy Halloween Moon.

And here's a little Iowa nod...see all that blanket stitching, I don't think I want to be doing that again anytime soon.

I like the ratty looking stick it's hanging from too. Pretty cute huh!

Library Books

I Love my Library. And here's one thing I have discovered. Large Print Books!! Yup...hey, don't be mean!!!! Look it's soooo nice to be able to read before going to bed without my glasses on. AND bonus!..Most of the time if I want to read a new release and it's all gone from the "regular" books, I can get it from the large print section. Really, Why even bother with regular print books!LOL!

 This is the latest Joe Pike novel from Robert Crais..it was really good. I loved the title, and story tie in. Anyways look how nice & big  the type is. Oh I guess I could have picked a "cleaner" paragraph to photograph, huh?

Links-Oh I love Links

 I must be on a wreath tour!

 I laugh and cry every single time I read this wonderful girl's blog. Oh my, you just gotta love someone with a village of Aunts.  If she doesn't get a book deal soon....I'm just sayin' I need to hear more from Aunt Peaches!!! And this wreath  oh my!!
 Aunt Peaches

photo from http://www.auntpeaches.com/
Here's a link to a blog I came across some time ago. These sisters really know how to craft! Take a look at this wreath! Oh MY!!! Can't you just see it for the holidays with cocoa and chocolate bars?

photo from http://kojodesigns.blogspot.comkojodesigns