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Lately Cameron has started 'reciting his ABCs'. Basically repeating the sounds whenever he feels like it. At first, it would be while he was holding a book, magazine, anything that had pictures on it. He'd point at the picture and say in his "Cameron-ese" whatever he felt that the picture was. Here's a video of him doing it while sitting at his chair watching Duran Duran in concert on the tv. You can faintly hear the song "Wild Boys" in the background.

Accent: *Actually none when I talk normally, my English teacher once said this would make me a good public speaker. However a definate New York accent when I get excited or angry.Booze * only Beer on occassions. My favorite is Amber Bock Draft or Sam Adams bottleChore I Hate: *DustingDog or Cat: *Dog and prefer the smaller breedsEssential Electronics: *Cell phone and home computerFavorite Cologne: *Avon's HaikuGold or Silver: *SilverHometown: *Pleasantville, NYInsomnia: *almost neverJob Title: *Food Service ManagerKids: *One Son who will be 15 in JuneLiving Arrangements: *Three bedroom apartment with my partner K, her DDs every other week, and our dog, BrandyMost Admirable Traits: *Trustworthy and a good sense of humorNumber of Sexual Partners: *4{only one woman 8-) }Overnight Hospital Stays: *4. Two when I was a child for a tonsilectomy and an appendectomy. One for the birth of my son and one for complications of a colonoscopyPhobias: *Heights, (Spiders but only if they are indoors) and the fear of dying but not fear of death.Quote: "This above all to thine own self be true..."Religion: *PaganSiblings: *One sister 3 years younger and One brother 5 years youngerTime I Wake Up: *Usually wake up sometime around 6 AM, what time I get out of bed varies. *grin Unusual Talent or Skill: *I can curl my upper lip like ElvisVegetable I Love: *Sweet PotatoWorst Habit: Not finishing my drink and leaving half empty glasses all over the house.X-Rays: *Lower GI tract, Back when I went to the Chiropracter, Mammograms and a base line Chest X-ray Yummy Foods I Make: *Pasta Primavera, Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Chicken Pot Pie, off the top of my head. I have been told I am a pretty good cook all around. Zodiac Sign: *Aquarius

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The 2010 version of the ABC's of Me!AAvailable: NopeAge: 39Annoyance: WhiningAnimal: Giraffe, Whale, Cat, DogBBeer: In my younger days. Now I am more of a strawberry daquiri girl.Birthday: September 3Body Part on opposite sex: Hard one but I really like the eyes. Something about those eyes on my man that makes my heart melt.Best feeling in the world: Hugs and kisses from the picklets and Cool. Also, when I see the picklets accomplish something they have been working very hard on. Something about that inner self confidence booster that makes me giddy.Blind or Deaf: I remember when I was a senior in highschool and took sign language. We had a question and answer period with the deaf students. One of the questions that was asked of one of the boys was, "Would you rather have your sight or your hearing?" He answered unequivitably his sight. I have to agree...there is just something about watching the beauty of nature unfold.Best weather: 72 degrees, slight breezeBeen in Love: yes Been on stage?: Yep. I played the doctor in a play written by Sonya in 6th grade. It was about a girl who had Ryes Syndrom. I sucked.Believe in Magic: AbsolutelyBelieve in Santa: Oh yes. Santa makes an appearance all year through good deeds. Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.CCandy: Oh man, I have a sweet tooth. I love Starburst, Snickers, Snicker Almond, Milk Duds, JuJuBes, Whatchyamacallit, M&M Almonds, Skittles, anything dark chocolateColor: This changes on a daily basis. When the kids would ask me what my favorite color is I would always reply rainbow. Now they ask me what my favorite color of the day is.Chocolate/Vanila: Oh I do love my chocolate!Chinese/Mexican Food: Chinese all the way baby.Cake or pie: Pumpkin PieContinent/Country to visit: I would love to visit the Czech Republic, Norway and Ireland.Cheese: All cheese except bleuDDay or Night: DayDancing in the rain: Every chance I get!Do the splits: Just a few minutes ago when I slipped on melted snow on the bathroom floor.EEggs: Any which way I can get them. Scrambled would be my least favorite. Dunkin' my absolute favorite with deviled a close second.Eyes: Yes, two.Everyone's got: History.Ever failed a class?: Unfortunately, yes.FFirst thoughts waking up: The paper better not be late.Food: T-bone steak and Rice Krispie TreatsGGreatest Fear: Death whether it be mine or a loved one. Not getting to see my children grow up. Not getting to meet my grandchildren.Goals: To be happy and healthy. To have a happy, healthy family.Gum: All.Get along with your parents?: Yeppers. I would say my mom is my very best friend next to Cool that is.H Hair Color: Depends on the day. Currently it is brown with gray. Next week it might be red or eggplant. Who knows?Height: Used to be 5'7" now I am closer to 5'6". Help me, I'm shrinking!Happy: Most of the time.Holiday: I think Thanksgiving and Halloween are my two favorites. Halloween because it is fun. Thanksgiving because it focuses on giving thanks to those past and present. Hate: A strong word that not allowed to be said in this house. It is a hard word to take back once it is used.How do you want to die: In my sleep, with my family around, peacefully.IIce Cream: Metropolitan known to normal people as NeopolitanInstrument: Piano and guitar. Currently teaching Sweet to play the guitar. I still love it.JJewelry: Nothing at this time because my fingers are so fat my wedding ring won't fit without cutting off the circulation. Normally though is my wedding band.Job: Wife, mommy, homeschool teacher, newspaper deliverer and office minion in my spare timeKKids: Three fruits of my loin known to others as the picklets. Chip Pickle is 15. Dill Pickle is 13 and Sweet Pickle is 11.Kickboxing or karate: Neither, thank you. Have been thinking of taking up Tai Chi or Feng Shui though.Keep a journal: Yep. Only except I call it a blog.L Longest car ride: Can't remember. Used to travel alot when I was a kid.Love at first sight: Yep, three times in my life known as Chip, Dill and SweetLetter: Don't know. Does this mean letter of the alphabet or favorite letter I ever received. I have never given much thought to my favorite letter of the alphabet. Who has time for such nonsense. My favorite letter I ever received came in a small mailbox Chrsitmas tree ornament that Gaga made for me. She made an envelope to fit inside, wrote a letter and put it in the envelope. I still read it each Christmas.Laughed so hard you cried: All the timeMMilk flavor: Milk in a bag...any flavor will do as long as it is Milk in a bag. Movies: Oh there are so many. Going my Way is one of my favorites. Of course there is Grease 1 &2, Highschool USA, Poison Ivy, How to Make an American Quilt, Coneheads, The Brady Bunch Movie, A Christmas Story, Sister Act 1&2, Back the Future 1 & 3, Hairspray, Mama Mia and so many more that I can't remember.Mooned anyone?: Yes. Unfortunately there is a picture to prove it.Motion sickness?: Oh God, yes!McD’s or BK: Burger King for burgers. Mc D's for fries.NNumber: Even though I don't have time to think of having a favorite letter of the alphabet I do have a favorite number. It also happens to be Cool's favorite number. We are solemates ya know. 13Number of siblings: NoneOOverused phrases: Phrases I use or other people? For others, "Ya know what I mean?" Uh no, I don't know what ya mean otherwise I wouldn't have asked! For me..."There you have it." and "Funny." I am sure there is nothing funny about hearing funny 50 times in a phone conversation...so there you have it.One wish: Health and Happiness.One Phobia: I am a major hypocrondriac. I can't watch shows like ER or even Scrubs. Scares the hell outta me.PPlace you'd like to live: I really like Iowa. If I could I would love to live in Northeastern Iowa with the hills but definately Iowa.Pepsi/Coke: Real Coke, Diet Pepsi.Piercings: I have three holes in one ear and two in the other. I never where the earring though.QQuail: Isn't there something else that begins with a Q besides quail??? I say quilt starts with a Q. Yes, I love quilts. I got a new quite from Gaga for Christmas. I love it! Quill starts with a Q. Yes, we have one and the picklets us it all the time. They even seal their writings with a wax seal. Queen starts with a Q. Yes I want to be queen for the day, no I have never met a real one. Quota starts with a Q. Reminds me of Rosanne and the quota they had to make while working at the Welman Factory. Quotient. Have taught that to the picklets. Really now quail????RReason to cry: There are many. Love, hate, jealously, scared, numb, surprised, happy, sad.Reality T.V.: LOVE IT! Worlds Strictest Parents, Super Nanny, Wife Swap and others I can't think of right now.Radio Station: Depends on my mood but it is either current pop or the mix of 70's-today.Roll your tongue in a circle: Yep and can tie a cherry stem in a knot too.SSong: Anything by Billy Joel. Also like Meatloaf and Bon Jovi.Shoe size: My height is decreasing but my shoe size is increasing. Up to a 9-10.Salad Dressing: My mom's homemade 1000 Island.Sushi: Let me count the ways....Skipped School?: Yep, hated school with a passion. Would call myself in sick until I got caught. Then I just skipped.Slept Outside: YepSing In the shower?: Yep. I normally make up my own songs.Strawberries/Blueberries: Both as long as they are fresh.TTattoos?: NopeTime for bed: 8:30Thunderstorms: Love the thunder. Hate the lightning.TV: See reality TV above.Touch your tongue to your nose?: I am tongue tied...that would hurt.U -Unpredictable: LifeV -Vacation Spot: I don't have a preferred vacation spot but I have favorite vacation spot memories. My favorite vacation spot with the kids was St. Louis and Chicago. My favorite with Cool was Puerto Vallarta. My favorite with my parents would have to be the Floriday trip.WWhich one of your friends acts the most like you: I don't know. Each of my friends acts a bit like me in different ways.When you grow up: I don't wanna grow up!Who makes you laugh the most?: I don't know. Probably the picklets. Worst feeling: Alone Wanted to be a model: Uhhhh, NO!Worst Weather: Freezing rainX -X-Rays: Dental and of my foot when I was in 9th grade and fell up the back flight of stairs running to get to class on time.Y -Year it is now: 2010 Yellow: SweetZ -Zoo animal: GiraffeZodiac Sign: VirgoWe love your comments. Stop on by and leave us one!

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Stamps:Abc Alphabet Lower Stamp SetWheel My Abc'sPaper:Card Stock Whisper White 8 1/2X11Card Stock Textured Earth Elements 12 X 12Card Stock Textured Bold Brights 12 X 12Ink:Classic Stampin Pad Real RedStampin Around Cartridge Basic BlackClassic Stampin Pad Blue BayouClassic Stampin Pad Wild WasabiAccessories:Hemp Twine NaturalCrimperCello Bags Flat Medium 4 X 6 (50)Ribbon Double Stitched Wild WasabiInstructions:1. Print box pattern on Real Red textured card stock. Cut out and assemble box. 2. Crimp More Mustard textured card stock (3" x 2-1/2") using crimper. 3. Wheel lined paper image in Basic Black ink on Whisper White card stock. Stamp “ABC” in Blue Bayou, Real Red, and Wild Wasabi ink on lines. Layer on More Mustard card stock. 4. Tie Wild Wasabi double-stitched grosgrain ribbon to paper clip, and attach to More Mustard card stock. Adhere to box, and trim. 5. Fill cello bag, and tie with Natural hemp twine. Place in box. 5. Enjoy!!!

It could be very easy for me to whine about our actual Thanksgiving day since Mark was night shift and slept all day. He was then off to work again after dinner at friends'. However, I looked at the glass as half full. 1. He HAS a job to provide for us. 2. We have friends that care enough to offer us awesome food and fellowship.As some of you know I can be Negative Nellie sometimes. So, I'm really proud of myself because I didn't even have to try too hard:) The Lord is definitely making some good changes in me lately.Here is a small list of things I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving Holiday. Unfortunately I can't take credit for this idea. I got it from a friend's blog.A=Asher. My precious boy that I believe is the cutest thing on earth. He's a perfect display of mine and Mark's love.B=Besties as Erin calls them. I just love my dear friends that no matter the time or distance that separates us know my heart. They know where I come from firsthand and why I'm the person I am.C=Cody. Through the years has been more like a little brother than a nephew.D=Disney Cruise. It was our awesome vacation this year!E=Everlasting life. Through Jesus I've been offered the most incredible gift!F=FamilyG=God. People that don't have Him simply exist. They don't live. I'm glad I don't have to understand that!H=Home. Although I complain about the structure itself a lot it's a place of faith, hard work, and love.I=In-laws. I don't even like that term because they're simply family. They love me whole hearted and treat me as their own.J=Jobs. So many people are without this year. I often wish I could be home with Asher more, but he knows he is loved and gets lots of attention regardless. I thank God for giving me skilled knowledge to provide for my family.K=Kisses. Whether in the form of "kissy lips", "horsie kisses", or Eskimo kisses I love them all! It's a nightly ritual.L=Life. God blesses me every morning with good health.M=Mark. The love of my life, the man of my dreams.N=Naps. Mmm. Need I say more:)O=Offerings. Our time, talent, and money. When we finally let go of them we receive so many blessings in turn just for being faithful.P=Pictures. Can you imagine life without them?Q=Quiet time. The time I take to simply feel God's presence and hear Him. I don't do it nearly enough!R=Railroads. Anything related is pure joy to Asher.S=Sisi. She helped make me who I am today.T=Tyner United Methodist Church. I love my church family.U=University. My good ole alma mater the "W". I have nothing but wonderful memories of that place. I'm proud to be part of the long blue line!V=Vacation. Since Asher was born Mark and I decided vacations whether big or small were vitally important. It's a chance to get away from the stressors of life and work to focus on nothing but our family.W=Wilma. The best step mother a girl could have.X=X-Rays. No kidding I'm not making this up because X is a hard letter. With X-Rays particularly videofluroscopy I can better help so many of my patients.Y=Years. I have spent 3 very happy ones with Mark. We have lots more to go!Z=Zoos. They're an instant memory maker. Going to the zoo is one of the activities Asher and I do on my days off. Such fun!I could go on and on!

...Ok, everyone thinks that their kid is cute---at least at moments. This just might be the cutest Gabey song ever. He does this all day long! I am sure in about a week it get SO old but for now it makes me smile every time! Enjoy!*don't forget to pause my music on the side... Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Yesterday I went to In Stitches and picked up my framed Alphabetissimo. I love it; they did such a wonderful framing job. (Alphabetissimo, by Papillon Creations, stitched in 2 colors of NPI on 32 count Picture This Plus (don't remember which blue), 2 over 2.)It's hard to tell from the above photo that there's some blue in the frame; here's a close-up of the frame.While I was at In Stitches, I picked up all the remaining stuff I needed to do the Prairie-Schooler ABC stitch along. I bought 6 of the charts, the fabric and DMC. If you want to see what the finished project will look like, click here,. Vonna set up a separate blog for the SAL, which also tells you how to join if you're interested. Thanks, Vonna! If you need any of the supplies, you can call In Stitches in Alexandria, Virginia, and they can take care of you; when I was there yesterday, they had all but one of the charts, and they say that the charts take just a few days to get to them generally (assuming they are in stock with their source). The charts are $7.50. The final project, if you're doing all the letters on one piece of fabric will be 646 x 307 stitches. No need to do the whole thing to join; you can just stitch one letter if you prefer--this is a no-sweat/no obligation SAL.Without further ado, here's the beginning of "A is for Anchor." I'm doing the entire project on one piece of 45 count Graziano linen in ivory, one over two using the recommended DMC.I didn't forget "Squirrel!" Here he is looking a little frizzled; I had to frog out some stitches and there are some threads hanging off him. Also stitched on 45 count over two using DMC.Here's Peaches, saying that she thinks my blog post is boring because it doesn't feature enough rabbits. Don't worry, little girl; we'll be back on Thursday with the First Annual Rabbits' Thanksgiving. Let's see what kind of mischief we can get up to. See you then!Happy week ahead!

Evan loves to sing the alphabet song. He's growing up so fast!!! I tried to get him to say, "See ya later dude" at the end--his new phrase he started saying out of nowhere this week. He's only said it in front of me a few times, but will never say it upon request. He never does any of his cute things upon request, so you can imagine how proud I was to at least get the alphabet on video. Normally, he won't preform when I want him to.

Isn't this the cutest little quilt? Sorry it's not a very good picture but the fabric is really nice and bright in color. She used the red minkie for the backing and has a red meander/stipple all over. What a fun way for the little ones to learn their ABC's In a previous post I mentioned getting some minkie, well here it is. I can't wait to get to use it. Love the brown one and the tie die one, oh darn I love them all. Another customer baby quilt. This one is cute too, my camera did not take good pictures this day. On this one too she used the minkie for the backing. That minkie is getting very popular for backing now. It's especially nice for baby quilts. Here is on of my quilts. I made it awhile back and finally got a chance to get it on the machine. It's from the book called "Happy Hour, love that book... That looks like a piece of black fabric right there in the middle but it's not, it's dark green. I am blaming it on the camera again because it isn't all that dark in real life. I had a new panto pattern so I tried it on here and loved it. Ebb and Flow and I used an olive green thread. It turned out nice and I'm happy with it. Not sure yet what I will do with it or who will get it. Here is the backing. Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend.:)

A. We're screwed.

B. I still have Heroes.

C. Pushing Daisies is back on Wednesday.

So, all-in-all, the good far outweighs the bad.

I can't really give any sort of info as the two things I happy danced about have been mailed off to their new homes. So, until they reach them..... All I can really mention is that I have joined the Monopoly SAL. And the craft stores here don't have cuts of 18 ct big enough and since I was thinking about doing it on 36ct anyways I may just order that instead.I will be running another exchange over to EMS- this time an Altoid Tin exchange. Sign ups start tomorrow.I haven't been sleeping well lately. Here's hoping that eases up.*********************************Now for funStolen from Sandra of Painting with Threads.The ABC's of meA - Available or single?:Neither, I'm married.B - Best Friend?:I have many friends and they're all the bestest.C - Cake or pie?:Mmmmm pie. Especially pumpkin pie!D - Drink of choice?:Coffee.E - Essential item I use every day:toothpaste ;)F - Favorite color?:purpleG - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms?:Um, no thanks.H - Hometown?:Saco MaineI - Indulgence?:Edy's Slow Churned Choclate Fudge Chunk in a sugar cone with chocolate sprinkles.J - January or February?:January. I will get presents!K - Kids and names?:Sorry I don't post those publicly.~ Where did "L" go?~ I'll make it up then.....L- Late or early?:Usually early.M - Marriage date?:June 29, 1996N - Number of siblings?:One sister and three stepbrothers.O - Oranges or apples:ApplesP - Phobias or fears?:Heights. Blood pressure cuffs.*shudderQ - Favorite quote:"In two days tomorrow will be yesterday." (author unbeknownst to me)R - Reasons to smile:My kids, fresh windy days, each day being a new day.S - Season:Fall.T - Tag 3 or 4 people:Oh I'd say AnneR, Val, Kathy and AnnieB.U - Unknown fact about me:I collect Crayola crayons. :) Or have I already mentioned that? *shrugsV - Vegetable you don’t like:brussel sprouts (I tried, I really did); cauliflower (Hated it as a kid and refuse to try it now. I'm a grown up now and I don't have to!); kale (texture). Whoops sorry I thought that was plural.W - Worst habit:Procrastinating. I'll talk about that later.....X - X-Rays?:Ankle, arm, and dental.Y - Your favorite food?:Lots of those-Ice cream! Punky pie!Z - Zodiac sign?:Capricorn.Chinese: Rabbit, I think.