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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

#38 - Glass from the Past

Glass is the theme. I chose to take a photo of my great-grandma's goblet, that has her crest. Her name was Mary Hinnet (but we always called her Granny). She passed away about 8-10 years ago.

My grandma was going to sell them in a garage sale when I found them. I wouldn't let her get rid of them, so they found a home with me. They reside on the top shelf of my cupboard.

Monday, September 6, 2010

#37 - Hobby box

One of my favorite hobbies are crafts (another one is reading). I love crocheting. I finished a blanket for my niece about 6 week ago. You can see it here. This is a photo of my yarn box. I have been working on color bags for my nephew. I need to get them done so he can learn his colors. I get my patterns from Crafty Anna and her Etsy shop. They are very easy to understand and work through. I suggest you check them out if you like to crochet. Even if you don't know how, she uses basic stitches such as single crochet and double crochet.


I also like to do needle point. I've been working on some cross stitch for my niece. Here is a photo of a couple bibs that I made for her. They were printed on with blue ink. I have a counter cross stitch project that I need to work on as well.

Something I hope to start soon is a quilt. I'm going to attempt to make a t-shirt quilt. I have lots of t-shirts that I don't wear anymore. I would like to make it a king-size quilt. We only have one king-size blanket and it's a huge down comforter... way too much for summer. I want a lighter blanket for our bed. I hope I can catch on. I would love to start quilting quite a bit.


Sunday, September 5, 2010

#36 - Electronic Wall

Electronics are today's theme. Here are a few of my favorites (besides my phone and computer).

  • 42" HDTV (and yes, that's Miss J on the TV)
  • Wii
  • Wii Fit Plus board
  • BluRay Player
  • DVR
  • iPod Stereo (it's also hooked up to the TV)
  • Super NES
This is our entertainment center. It's a great place to watch football games and movies. I also highly suggest getting a DVR. I don't know what we did before we got the DVR. There are so many options.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

#35 - Little Gray Camry

Today's theme was your car. Here is a photo of our baby. It's a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. We bought this car in March 2010. We had to buy a new car when the power steering finally blew in our 2000 Oldsmobile Alero. That car was shot. When you are a one car family, you need to have a reliable vehicle and the Alero was no longer reliable. We love this new car and we got an awesome deal on it.


Friday, September 3, 2010

#34 - My little corner of the world

I am a housewife so the whole house is technically my workspace. So, I took a picture of my messy desk. This is where I sew and file things. I also keep my scrapbooking things here.

My brother made this desk for me back in 2005. It was a birthday present from him. It's a little rough around the edges, but it's still a nice desk.

My dad and I put a laminate top on it to help with the roughness. I hope to make a nice fabric skirt to cover the wood and possibly make storage underneath.

I also took a photo of Ed's desk because that's where he likes to be when he comes home. As a software developer, he spends a lot of time at his computer both at work and at home.

His desk is neat and clean... the way he likes it. I personally don't mind a little mess. I try to keep mine clean, but it's hard. When I clean up in other rooms, it end up in the office, on my desk. Then I will sort it later.

Maybe someday I will get my act together and be able to use the desk as a desk.

I also just took a photo of the room from the door. It's has his and her sides. His is the dark side, mine is the lighter side. It's also the messy versus the clean. This room won't always looklike this though. Eventually, when the time comes (when we have a baby), it will become a nursery. We don't have to worry about that for a while.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

#33 - "I heard a voice say Zuul!"

Today's theme was "what's in your refrigerator". Here's a photo of ours. There really isn't a lot in it. The box in the lower left is full of cheese sticks (string cheese and colby). Ed gets 1 every day in his lunch. He feels gypped if he doesn't get his cheese. He also gets 1 juice box which are in the box on the lower left.

I think I need to clean this up...


(In case you didn't get it, the title is a reference to the original Ghosbusters)

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

#32 - Ooo, a piece of candy...

These are just a couple types of candy I like. Personally I don't care for chocolate, so most of the candy I like are fruity.

The day I bought these, I was craving some Twizzlers so I had to buy them. The Mike & Ike's were a new kind... I apparently like red candy.