"He opened an antique silver box on the desk and took out a cigarette"

Saw this on Lisa B's blog and couldn't resist...

Grab the closest book (not your favorite book, just whichever one is closest).
Go to page 56.
Find the 5th sentence.
Use it as your blog title or Facebook or MySpace status line.
Copy these directions as a comment so others can play along.

The closest book to me was "Glory in Death" by J.D. Robb. Fresh from the library, by one of my favorite authors. Can't wait to get to page 56....

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! Here's hoping you all had much to be thankful for and were surrounded by friends and family and love!

It's Saturday and I have been in my cozy little house for two days. It's been wonderful! I've been finishing up Christmas cards, decorating, sleeping, catching up on Torchwood, and experimenting with some new artistic endeavors. It's been cold and rainy...all the more reason to enjoy being snug and warm in the house.

Here's a little project I worked on. I'm not really excited about how it turned out...but it was experimental and I used lots of new techniques...and learned a lot!

Sometimes it seems hard to sit down and make a list of what you are thankful for…even harder to get out of the "I'm a victim" funk and realize that there is so much to be thankful for that you don't realize. I was havng a moment like that today…so I decided to sit down and make a list.

I have a wonderful, crazy family

My family is healthy

I am healthy

I have friends who love unconditionally and are darn fun to be around

A good job (and these days, even having a "bad" job is something to be thankful for)

I have a comfortable and warm home

I have a car that runs well

I have a artistic outlet…I look forward to times of creativity

I'll never go hungry

I'll just about always have diet coke to drink

I can get free books from the library

I have a Tivo (hehehe - I couldn't resist throwing that one in there!)

That took about 3 minutes, if that. Now it's your turn. Take a couple of minutes and make a list…what are you thankful for?

Happy Pre-Thanksgiving!

Twilight Redux

Is "redux" spelled right?
Less than 24 hours and Misti and I are back in the theater to see Twilight again. Yes, we are nerds, but we sure are having fun!

Talk to you later!

Twilight Redux

Is "redux" spelled right?
Less than 24 hours and Misti and I are back in the theater to see Twilight again. Yes, we are nerds, but we sure are having fun!

Talk to you later!

Twilight Time

Standing in line for Twilight. Just a few more minutes!

36 days until Christmas!!!!

And I have been a bad blogger….oh well.

This past weekend was interesting. I was determined to learn how to sew and make pajamas for all of my little neicelings and nephewlings. And my mom was brave enough to attempt to teach me. I had this vision of the whole sewing process finally clicking in my brain. Like a magical light switch, I would become a "Grubbs". In other words, I would actually be able to sew, and sew well. All of the Grubbs women sew, and enjoy sewing. And while I am a Boyer…I've spent more time with the crafty Grubbs…and these crafty, "womanly" things should come naturally, right?

Not so much.

Mucho kudos to my wonderful mother, who never once lost her patience, even when I did and who encouraged me to the bitter end…well, the bitter end of the weekend at least. There's still lots more to be done. I'm practicing speaking positively…surely we can get it done!

On a more exciting note, this weekend is crazy jam packed. Starting with dinner with the girls…and Twilight, the movie!!! I am so stinkin' excited. Then a little slumber party…and scrappin' on Saturday. Then church and a road trip up to Dahlonega for my Aunt Paula and Patricia's birthday party. I'm going to try and remember my camera this time, so hopefully there will be photos to post.

And then…it's Thanksgiving week. Whew. I can't believe it!

Re-Do!

For some reason, my bold items aren't showing up  - let's try this again.
 
I saw this list here this afternoon, and thought it was a cool list to go through. The idea is that you bold the items that you've done.
 
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables 
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (does coffee count?)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (one of my kid's toys)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Be Bold

I saw this list here this afternoon, and thought it was a cool list to go through. The idea is that you bold the items that you've done.
 
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables 
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (does coffee count?)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (one of my kid's toys)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
 
 
What about you?

My eyes!!!

There's this blinding light.  It's very bright.  It's hurting my eyes - turn it off!!!!  That, my friends is the light at the end of the tunnel.  And I'm seeing it!  Finally feeling better….and my brain is functioning.  I'm planning on taking it easy this week so I don't regress…but the wheels they are a' churnin'. 
 
And as that light gets brighter and brighter I am suddenly very, very aware that Christmas is six weeks away.  Have I started my Christmas list?  That's a big, fat NO!  I better get started.  
 
I can make a list…..I'm very good at list making….the trick will be marking things off of that list.
 
Talk to you all soon!

Update

Just shortly after my last (and rather cheery post, I might add), I think I experienced probably most embarassing moment ever...and I mean ever.  I was feeling a little sick to my stomach that morning, but was determined to work through it.  I got up early to vote, stood in line, stood in the line for the computer to vote, turned in my vote, got my little sticker and proceeded to throw up in front of about 100 people in the cafeteria polling place.  Most.embarassing.moment.ever.  Seriously. 

I'm still at home 4 days later and not feeling as good as I would like to be.  Keeping this post short because even sitting up at the computer isn't very fun.

Surely this will be over soon.  I'm tired of being sick. 

It's too early...

But it's for a good reason. Estimated wait time at 6:45 am? As long as it takes. :)

Happy Turkey Day

No, a month hasn't magically disappeared! I promise! Today is my brother's last day in the US, so we are having Thanksgiving. His boys and daughter-in-law are here, and we're cooking away.

I received "the" phone call this morning. Mom had been sick all night and was calling me to come and cook. Now, for anyone who knows me well - I didn't inherit the cooking gene...so, I'm cooking with bedside instruction from Mom. Things are smelling good, so hopefully it will all come out all right. Luckily, she made the pies yesterday...that wouldn't have happened on my watch. I can't ever get the darn pie crust to look pretty....or not burnt.even with tin foil :)

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday!