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Thursday, May 5, 2011

The War on Terror

Dear War on Terror,

You have cost over $1 trillion dollars.

What I would have done with the money instead:

- Build one indoor, heated Olympic-sized swimming pool in each county in Wyoming (23), hire world-class trainers and turn all cowboys into swimmers, ensuring our future success in the sport. Cost = $204 million. Money left = $999.8 billion.

- Move the state of Nebraska three feet to the right. Why? Just because. Cost = $930 million. Money left = $998.9 billion

- One year, in the month of July, institute a Free Taco Tuesday and Free Chalupa Wednesday at every Taco Bell (6,446 nationwide). Cost = $30.3 billion, assuming people eat a lot. Money left = $968.6 billion

- To improve education, buy the top 10% of Chinese students (about 6.5 million) and transfer them to the US and ship our worst 30% of students to Greenland. Cost = $250 billion in transfer, relocation and human trafficking fees. Money left = $718.6 billion

- One free movie ticket for every American to see Thor. Cost = $3.5 billion. Money left = $715 billion

- Buyout and shut down every Little Caeser's pizzeria because their pizza is disgusting. Cost = $80 billion. Money left = $638.6 billion

- Give every college student who graduated in Philosophy $25,000 to go back to school and get a degree that will enable them get a job. Cost = $12.5 billion. Money left = $626 billion

- Unlimited free puppies. Cost = $50 billion. Money left = $576 billion

- Launch an irrational war on the moon. Cost = $304 billion. Money left = $272 billion

- Eradication of acne from the West Coast. Cost = $67 billion. Money left = $205 billion

- Release all 1+ million US prisoners, buying each a plane ticket to Pakistan, with the reward that whoever killed Osama Bin Ladin would be given $1 billion and a plane ticket back to the US. Cost = negligible with all the money saved from not having prisoners anymore. Money left = $205 billion

- Offer each US citizen a "buy one Eiffel Tower, get the second one free" promotion. Cost = $43 billion. Money left = $162 billion

- Move Nebraska back to its original location to appease the rioters. Cost = $930 million. Money left = $161 billion

- Give the Make a Wish Foundation organization one wish. Cost = $1 million to $161 billion, depending on their level of greed. Money left = not sure, but whatever is there, I'm stealing at this point.

On second thought, that stuff isn't that good, I would have rather had some wars that killed tens of thousands of people.

Common Sense

  1. If I were eligible, I'd vote you into office just to see these things happen.

  2. Wow. This should be published in The New York Times.

  3. This was the best thing that I've read for a long time, and I'm even studying for the AP Lang. test!

    What a welcome relief. :)

  4. DBS, unfortunately, this article contains too many facts for consideration by the Times.


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New pillows

Hi everyone! I am back after almost a month in a trip to Brazil! I had rare internet access. But, I also decided to keep myself far away from emails, posts and computer and dedicated my time to my family and friends. Clarice enjoyed some farm experiences and had a lot of fun with the grands, uncles, aunts and cousins. Now, let's talk about pillows!

I've already said that I am dreaming of blues (specially aquas) lately. I can't explain why, but I wish I could bring home everything in blue: sofas, chairs, a whole kitchen! I decided to change things at least in my living room. I got tired of browns and dark beige sofa and pillows without a nice pattern to look at.

I started with these three pillows and I can already feel the changes there! Very exciting actually... Now, I am going to ad dark blues so the decoration will not be too pale. I made the pillows with Waverly fabrics. The prints from Waverly are very cool, I love going to the Joann Fabrics and check the new prints they have got.

The Waverly fabric (like some decorating fabrics) can be a little more expensive than the regular cotton fabric (wait for Joann 50% OFF sales!), but it worth it. First because you usually get very nice prints on decorating fabrics. Also because, normally, decorating fabrics are more sturdy and totally appropriate to make items such as pillows. Because pillows get dirty easily it should be also easy just to throw the covers into the wash machine or dry clean when recommended by the manufacturer.

Want change your living room? Start with pillows, I'm sure you will get there!

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Friday, June 20, 2014

Pink Hydrangia: Sold

This hydrangea is Italian -- who doesn't love everything Tuscan?   I snapped a photo in a beautiful Florence garden and used it to inspire the painting.    The birch box can stand alone on a shelf or table, and the wire hanger works on a wall.    It looks great in any small spot.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

A Waste of Money?

A neighborhood in our town used excess money, from the home owners association fees, to give this bridge a face lift. The original bridge, that spanned this drainage ditch, was old and rather plain. I think the addition of the flagstone , new gas lights and landscaping are a pleasing addition.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas...

I know Addie doesn't really get who Santa Claus is yet, but everything going on lately is just so exciting!
....until she got sick.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Family Pictures

I am a little outnumbered at the moment with all the "guy time" going on right now. Jared invited my three brothers to come over and play video games since he usually spends this time of year with his brothers playing hunting games. So I figured this was a good time to post something....

Last weekend we were fortunate to have our friend and neighbor, Sara, take some family pictures for us- in hopes that we might have a good enough picture for our Christmas cards this year. I couldn't believe how cute they turned out! Not that I had was underestimating Sara's photography skills, but that I figured (as always) there would be someone making a weird face in every picture. It was too much to ask for Addie to smile, but somehow, luck was on our side- for several of the pictures! Yay!! I'm not going to post all the good ones, since they will be on our Christmas cards this year- you have to have some kind of a surprise when you open the card up! :) But here is a sneak peak.

For some reason, Addie assumed folding her arms (as if we were praying) was an appropriate pose. We thought it was pretty cute!
Hope everyone enjoys their days off! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Bikes, Beanies, and Belated Halloween

Yes, it's actually starting to cool down out here in Arizona....good thing is almost Thanksgiving. But I personally feel that there is nothing cuter on a baby's head than an adorable beanie. So thanks to the cooperating weather, we now have a reason and excuse for Addie to wear beanies. If only we could find a way for her not to yank them off....is glue a little extreme??

Speaking of the cool weather, a few weeks ago it just seemed a little too warm to carve pumpkins (plus we never got around to it) so last weekend we carved our little one, and the Frei's were nice enough to give us their decorative pumpkins to carve. After awhile, they came over to participate in the fun and carve their own. Jared carved the cat and ghost (he has got a lot of artistic talent in my opinion) and I carved a face. The Frei's carved the spooky graveyard on the left- you can't see it, but Rhett somehow managed to carve very detailed grass along the bottom.

Adelyn wasn't really into the carving thing, and especially didn't like putting her hands in to get the guts out. But after the lights were back on, and in the morning she thought they were really exciting to touch and play with.

I have this thing about getting things cheaper than the regular prices....so when I saw an $8 bike seat at a garage sale, that I've been dreaming about for months, I jumped on it! Now we have a wonderful park close by, without having to drive there! It's been great going on bike rides whenever we can! Addie loves it too- Jared took her on a test ride around for a few seconds, and she started screaming when we took her off. I guess it wasn't nice to tease! She never really smiles or anything, but just sits there and enjoys yelling out things she sees. It cracks me up how cute she is riding behind her dad!

Monday, November 8, 2010

Dance like there's no tomorrow!

Addie decided to surprise us by dancing last night. Jared joked that she learned from me (he's always teasing me for dancing silly). We started cracking up when she did it, because she was playing with her phone and just up and decided to bust some moves! What a funny girl Addie's turning out to be!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Toddler Times

As if Addie didn't enjoy exploring enough before, she seems to do it ten-fold now that she is a one year old. I've been trying to teach her new words lately, so every time we go outside I point out every tree and bush. So now when we go exploring, she likes to point at every plant and say, "dog!" or "duck!". She also associates the pond with a duck too, so when the ducks aren't there I tell her they are gone and sleeping in their beds.....she doesn't buy it, it's still...."duck!!!!" "duck??" "duck?!" without fail.

She's also become very interested in objects Jared and I use, like the flowers I put in my hair, putting on our shoes, and drinking from our cups (partly because her's usually has milk in it and she still won't drink it).

She is also starting to figure out buttons and light switches. She likes to flip the lights on and off, and every time she wakes up from a nap, she has to show me that she can push all the buttons on her singing mobile.
Addie also has a thing for climbing into stuff lately...not really sure why.

Adelyn has gotten very demanding lately, and when she doesn't get what she wants....you'll certainly hear about it! Besides the whining and complaining if I don't give her candy or cookies, it's sometimes nice that she can tell us what she wants.


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Five Outdoor Renovations for Summer

With summer just around the corner, people are getting ready for a more active and “outdoor” lifestyle. For those of us who live in wintry States like New Jersey, this comes as a big relief. The snow finally melts away, the temperatures begin to warm up, and the possibilities of summer seem endless.

For many of us, this means taking a look around our homes for improvements that can be made. Not only in terms of cleaning and organization, but also in terms of home renovations and home remodeling projects. During the spring and summer months, it’s easy enough to be inspired in this area. After all, we see the possibilities all around us: On TV, in magazines, online, and in our own neighborhoods. What home renovations could I realistically accomplish with my budget? How would our lifestyle be enhanced throughout the summer months by these projects?

1. Outdoor decks

Obviously, a brand new outdoor deck is high on the list for many homeowners as the weather warms up. Also, decks represent a very good value for the money, statistically speaking. Many people find, however, that other areas of their homes are better deserving of renovation. It all depends on your budget and goals.

2. Three-season porches

This is a fantastic summer project, as it gives you a transitional space between your home’s interior and exterior. It can also be weatherproofed and “locked down” for winter, and is useful for the majority of the year. This is definitely one project where an expert contractor is indispensible.

3. Kitchens

The kitchen is important all year, but many people find this area of the home particularly active during summer months. Cooking with fresh ingredients and enjoying tasty summer meals can be more enjoyable in a renovated kitchen, especially when you know that the benefits will extend long after summer is over.

4. Entryways

The bigger your family, the more you see how front doors and entryways take a beating. People are constantly coming and going, tracking in dirt, opening and shutting the door. Before long, our entryways begin to look shabby and in need of repair. Installing a new front door, and doing work around the entry way, is actually considered one of the best renovation values out there. It increases curb appeal, and gives you better functionality for those busy summer months.

5. Additions

Whether it’s adding a totally new wing of the house or simply a “pop-out” bedroom that gives you more living space, additions can transform your experience of being at home. They’re relatively expensive, though — and only the most reputable contractors should be trusted with a project of this size.

Which renovation is right for me?

The one thing all these renovations have in common — besides the fact that they’re all great renovations for summer — is that they all represent a real investment. That’s why it’s important to choose carefully. It’s important to consider your budget and your expectations before settling on a project and exploring contractors in your area who have a reputation for delivering where it counts.


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Thursday, June 21, 2007

Some new words - 9

Tauntology - Usage of 2 insults of similar meaning.

Oddour - A weird smell.

Levyathan - An enormous tax.

Hipochondriac - Someone who's needlessly paranoid about the adipose on the hips.

Loodicrous - A hysterically funny toilet.

Picturisque - An obscene photo/painting.

Sobotage - To “outcry” someone to gain the maximum sympathy.

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Jazz Trumpet Licks

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Clifford Brown Joy Spring trumpet solo transcription

Posted on December 08, 2014 by Greg London

Now I know that 99.9 percent of you Jazz trumpet players out there have already heard this famous Clifford Brown trumpet solo of Joy Spring. I still wanted to add this to the website because it is just that awesome of a trumpet solo. Everything about this trumpet solo is just brilliant. From beginning to […] Read the rest of this entry…

Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker performing Hot House

Posted on July 08, 2009 by Sweets

This is part of where the Bebop style of Jazz came from. Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie helped revolutionize the Jazz world with their new style of bebop. Take a historical trip back to 1952 enjoy some great Jazz music. Charlie Parker sounded great in the Jazz video, but Dizzy Gillespie was definitely more melodic […] Read the rest of this entry…

Ryan Kisor trumpet solo on The Song Is You

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Sweets

The chord changes for The Song Is You are pretty difficult. It’s amazing how easily Ryan Kisor takes a ride over these chord changes while making beautiful melodies at a pretty fast speed. When I first heard this Jazz trumpet solo I was very impressed. If you are interested in purchasing this album, the name […] Read the rest of this entry…

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Sailing for Life.

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Fulfilling those sailing dreams starts with finding a boat that fits you - whether you aspire to sail close to home, cruise to distant shores, or take up the challenge of competitive sailing. Performance differences between sailboats are greater than differences between golf clubs, tennis rackets, skis or cars. There aren't many wooden or metal tennis rackets, skis or golf clubs in use anymore. That's because newer designs that perform better and are easier to use are MORE FUN!  A well designed sailboat, like a good sports car, is an extension of its owner. It could take years of sailing other boats to learn the difference that good design and quality make to one's sailing enjoyment. Or you can save time and take advantage of what we've learned and designed into every "J." We invite you to explore our site to learn more.

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J70 spin08 redThe J/70 speedster is a fun, fast, stable, 23 footer anyone can sail- kids, women, 70 yr old sailors!  Off-the-wind, J/70 simply flies- she will make you smile while planing fast in moderate winds.  With 1,200+ boats delivered worldwide, the choice is clear. Learn more about J/70 here.

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J88 SolarSailer cockpit 001 18209Big boat feel with sportsboat-like acceleration.  Plus, a weekend interior and huge cockpit make for a versatile 28 footer.  Blis- tering upwind speed of 6.5 kts and trailblazing speed offshore (she planes in 13 kts of wind), means you will collect silverware! Learn more about J/88 here.

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What is Simply...Challenging?

In brief, Simply...Challenging is my challenge blog. Here, I'm only listing the reading (and 1 writing) challenges I am/have taken part in, as well as book lists for each. My reviews are posted at Goodreads. Yes, it seems weird, but right now, it works for me. ;)

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Titanic 100th Anniversary Reading Challenge

1 January 2012 - 31 December 2012

Nicola of Back to Books is hosting the Titanic 100th Anniversary Reading Challenge.

April 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.  Nicola has created this challenge in honour of that fact, and challenges participants to read, watch and listen to anything Titanic.  Any age range or format is acceptable, though Nicola just asks that you mix up your chosen materials (i.e. non-fiction, fiction, documentary/movie, talking book, children's, ya, adult, etc.).

There are 3 levels to choose from:

Getting My Feet Wet - read/watch 3 Titanic-related materials
Taking a Plunge - read/watch 6 Titanic-related materials
Going Down With the Ship - read/watch 12 Titanic-related matterials

At first I was going to attempt the first level, but when I went browsing through my library's catalogue, I had to up myself to the 2nd level (Taking a Plunge - 6 books)!  I used to be quite interested in the Titanic when I was a teenager, and I remember taping (on VHS!) the 1994 A&E specials (which, if I can find copies of, I'll be watching! ;)

As titles are read, they will be added, dated, a link to a review posted, and (finally, since I love to do it!) crossed out.
1.  The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices From the Titanic by Allan Wolf (fiction/poetry)
2.  RMS Titanic: Gilded Lives on a Fatal Voyage by Hugh Brewster (tbr March 2012) (non-fiction)
3.  Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From by Richard Davenport-Hines (tbr March 2012) (non-fiction)
4.  Titanic: Death of a Dream and Titanic: The Legend Lives On (1994) (documentary)

  1. Welcome to the Challenge! Glad to have you on board :-)

  2. Thanks for hosting it - it's a wonderful idea for a challenge!

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Friday, February 15, 2013

What Does it Take to Be a Winner?

In your opinion, what does it take to be a winner. . .
In a friendship?
As a spouse?
In your career?
As a parent?
In life?

I'd love your input on this one! I'm always striving to discover others' secrets to success, so I can emulate them. Please leave your comments below.

And speaking of winning, the winner of my basket of office products from the I Love My Blog Buddies Drawing is Terri Moore from Terri Moore's Art. Congratulations, Terri! I hope you enjoy all the goodies I picked out for you.

Have a great weekend, everyone! Thanks for your comments on being a winner!

Grace and Laughter,

  1. Congratulations to Terri. I'm sure you will enjoy the office supplies and the chocolate.

    Two of these areas(friendship and spouse) that you ask about all have the same necessary ingredients--

    The career on is a bit trickier: for us of a certain age the ingredients could be-- an awareness of what you are able to do; an ability to carry out orders.

    A successful parent is a consistent one.

    On who is successful in life is one who believes in the One who made him or her

    1. Wow, Quiet--these are great answers! I love the consistency in parenting. That was the one thing that challenged me the most!

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    1. That's very kind of you, Denise. Happy Weekend!

  3. Congrats to Terri! :) It was a great giveaway, Jen!

    In my opinion, being a winner means many things, but perhaps the biggest personal one would be knowing who you are in Christ.

    Happy weekend!

    1. Thanks, Karen. YOU were one of the few people who followed instructions!

      I so agree with you about knowing who we are in Christ. That makes us secure to fight the enemy and win.

  4. Way to go, Terri!

    In all these areas, being there on a consistent basis makes a winner. And, Jen, you qualify on all counts. :)

    1. Wow, thanks, Susan! I appreciate that pat on the back.

Oh, it's YOU! I'm so happy to see you here today, and look forward to reading your comments.


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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Midweek Update

Reed had a very busy day today.

First, he woke up and had breakfast.

Then, he and Mama looked for the camera.

They couldn't find it.

They went with Britton and his Mama to the zoo and met Stacy, Hudson, and Cooper.

They played, saw Monkeys (hee hee), Meer cats, and snakes (ssss .... Ewww!) and had a picnic.

He came home and took a nap.

I came home, Reed was still asleep and Abbey was cooking supper.

I looked for the camera and finally found it. Anybody want to guess where? Leave a comment.

We ate supper in peace ... I mean, we ate supper while Reed finished his nap.

When Reed woke up, he ate supper and then we went to church.
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Joy Gardner at Rue du Pont Galerie

A true artist is born an artist. Even when life decisions and paths lead in a different direction for a while, the artist inside will always be there, often just on the cusp, waiting to escape and lead the artist back to that place of fulfillment that an artist can only get from creating. Many painters have the ability to copy and put on canvas the literal interpretation of something (or another artist's work--a major flaw and detriment to the ultimate success of said copier) they have seen. A true artist is fed from deep inside and soulfully feels what they are painting. The interpretation is uniquely their own. Such is exactly the case with Joy Gardner who currently is the featured artist at Rue du Pont Galerie in Louisiana.

Joy Gardner show at Rue du Pont Galerie-Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

"I began painting as a young child, taking classes throughout my youth, including as part of my high school and college curriculum."

A life of marriage, two children, and full-time employment as a paralegal for nearly 25 years left little time for painting. But the artist inside never ceased to speak. "I began painting seriously when I rented a studio space at St. Joan of Arc about four years ago. I had sold a few paintings through the years before that, but that was when I really began to work on painting a more serious body of work and to really develop my own style." A well-lived life filled with travel, time on the water, and exposure to the work of some of her favorite artists (Wolf Kahn, Ira Barkoff, Joan Mitchell, Bonnard, Monet, Matisse, and Mary Cassatt) serve as influences and inspiration for the pieces born in the large studio space which I have visited.

Inside Joy Gardner's studio at St. Joan of Arc in Mobile, Alabama

The artist path that Joy took from early studies to present has seen several chapters. When I asked Joy about the training she has had, she answered:

"After college, I began taking watercolor classes with a well-known and very talented Mobile artist, the late Bea Tucker.  I took classes and studied under Bea and she became a dear friend and a mentor for me.  She encouraged me to continue painting and I learned a great deal from her.  At some point I began painting in oils and Bea helped me learn about that medium."

And then you have the span of time (marriage, children, career) from post college to 2009:

"During the summer of 2009, I got to know another talented local artist and teacher, Wanda Sullivan.  I participated in a small group workshop which Wanda taught in my studio.  I consider that workshop a turning point in my artistic career.  It was at that point that I began to compile a cohesive body of paintings.  I consider Wanda a good friend and I continue to admire her work.
In the fall of 2009 I participated in a workshop taught by New Orleans artist, Karen Stastny.  That opportunity helped to influence my creativity and loosened my style as well as teaching me more about the possibilities of mixed media work."

A Stastny-inspried piece in the show at Rue du Pont GalerieAbstract Greensview, 24" x 25.5" (framed), $ 700.00

In just two years since her first gallery show at Robertson Gallery in Mobile, Gardner's work has appealed to many collectors and, more importantly, gallery owners and an art agent (yes, I serve as Joy Gardner's agent and am responsible for the show at Lue Svendson's Rue du Pont Galerie as well as 2010 showings at Tracery in Rosemary Beach, FL, and Gerilyn Lytal Roth Interiors in Lafayette, LA). Currently, in addition to Rue du Pont Galerie, Gallery at City Club, and Lounge Gallery all in the Lafayette area, Robertson Gallery in Mobile, View Gallery in Jackson, and Lyons Share Gallery in Fairhope have quite a nice selection of oil on canvas pieces by Gardner.

Here are three of my favorite pieces that are available at Rue du Pont Galerie:

Blue Thicket, 24" x 24, $ 700 (Framed)

Cypress Trees in Blues & Greens, 30" x 40", $ 1,200.00

Moore Creek Reflections I and II Diptych, 30" x 40" each, $ 2,300 for diptych

"I am inspired most by nature- by being outdoors feeling and observing the ever-changing landscape.  I am especially drawn to trees, foliage, flowers.  The water’s edge is a constant source of inspiration for me, whether the bank of Moore Creek which runs in front of my home, or the shore of Mobile Bay and its many other tributaries or the Gulf of Mexico."

Wolf Kahn said, "Keep the childlike vision and remain true to your ideas." Joy Gardner has listened to the artist within since childhood and is now, as a mature adult, able to truthfully explore and execute that vision.

Additional Images from show at Rue du Pont Galerie:

For inquiries about any of Joy Gardner's paintings, please contact me or Lue Svendson at Rue du Pont Galerie.

Joy Gardner, Mobile, AL
Rue du Pont Galerie, Breaux Bridge, LA
Robertson Gallery, Mobile, AL


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It’s University Press Week and my colleague at Harvard University Press, Greg Kornbluh, was kind enough to ask me to write something up for the occasion regarding the role of academic presses and the future of scholarly books. The post begins by addressing the question of “what is a scholarly book?” with respect to what scholarly books have been over the course of the past century. It then transitions to another set of questions–questions of look, feel, and genre that are pointed toward the future:

The scholarly book was overdue for an overhaul and in my own work along the edges of what is now referred to as the Digital Humanities (but that I usually think of in terms of “knowledge design”), experimentation with new models and modes of bookishness has been a key concern. What could or should books become in the digital age? What medium-specific functions do we now want them to perform or relinquish? What’s the look of new or emerging knowledge forms when they find their way into print?

Over the course of recent years, I’ve seen some signs of effervescence developing here and there around such questions: not just the usual arguments about open vs. closed access, traditional vs. multichannel publishing models, but the beginnings of an actual design conversation –with the word “design” being understood in the broadest sense of the word–that is propositional: i.e. that translates into new or expanded practices.

Among the lively recent experiments, I’d include John Palfrey’s Intellectual Property Strategy (MIT Press, 2011) with its companion set of video interviews and iPad app; and Kate Hayles’s How We Think (U. of Chicago Press, 2012) with its web-hosted resource archive (including a telephone interview with yours truly). I have also been following with keen interest Christopher Schaberg and Ian Bogost’s new online/offline//short form/long form essay and book series Object Lessons (Bloomsbury), as well as a number of curatorially anchored and salon initiatives emanating from the museum world (like Paola Antonelli’s recent Design and Violence project at MOMA).

Are all of these “scholarly books” strictu sensu? No, they aren’t. But this is precisely the point: the time has come to expand the compass of the (scholarly) publishing conversation and to start iterating new models.

Catalog   Spring 2014  20   21

Object Lessons   Books

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Fall Decorating Ideas

I realize that Fall doesn't officially start until until Friday, September 23rd, but as soon as the calendar turns to September, I can't help but think of Fall. I'm of the kind, that as soon as Thanksgiving is over, I break out the Christmas decorations. And as soon as the calendar turns to September, I break out the fall decorations. October 1st rolls around? Out comes the Halloween decorations. I figure that if I am going to go to the trouble of decorating our house for the holidays, I might as well enjoy them for an entire month. Or longer. And besides, I have yet to have the holiday police come knocking on my door.

Here are just a few ideas that have me itching to break out my boxes of fall decorations...

I really dig these pumpkin topiaries. Craft pumpkins would be perfect for these and could be used again next year.

Pottery Barn

This pumpkin topiary is charming as well.

Country Living

I have been scouring the internet for fall mantle ideas. I love all the pumpkins on this mantle.

Martha Stewart

And this mantle of vases filled with the bounties of fall.

Pottery Barn

I love the neutral colors of this display. Especially the mercury pumpkins. OMG.

Pottery Barn

Here's those mercury pumpkins again. I want these BAD!

Pottery Barn

These white pumpkins are quite lovely too.

Pottery Barn

And here's a plethora of lovely arrangements.

Pottery Barn

Here's a simple way to decorate with candles.

Better Homes & Gardens

Pottery Barn

I need to get me some bell jars.

Country Living

And last, but not least, every door needs a fall wreath in my opinion.

Pottery Barn

Do you decorate for fall? Or have I inspired you? I promise to share my fall decorations with you as soon as they go up. I also will be sharing my Fall Collage, as well as a fun, vintage craft pumpkin shadow box that  I made last year. So stay tuned!

Friday, August 26, 2011

Etsy Finds 8.26.11

1. Kumari Garden Quilt - If only I was more of a sewer, I might try and make something like this for the baby.
2. Ruby Ring - I could see myself wearing this on my ring or middle finger on my right hand.
3. Aquamarine Shell Bowl - This would look cool in a bathroom with some cute little soaps.
4. Paper Flower Wreath -Fun project for a rainy day.
5. Custom Initial Monogram - I love this! Simple and sweet.
6. Vintage School Desk & Chair - This already sold, but I still wanted to share it. This would be a cute addition to a little kids room as an art desk or to do their homework on, or a timeout even ;)

I'm so excited for this weekend. We're going camping for 3 nights at Lake Mendocino. We used to camp there every year for a week straight, but haven't been able to for the last 3 or 4 years, and I've missed it so! I've missed sleeping in a tent listening to the sounds of nature, sitting around the camp fire, loosing myself in a good book..all day long, playing games at the picnic table, cooling off in the lake, disconnecting from technology (except for my Kindle), taking walks around the campground, napping in the hammock.  Ahhhh....camping is good for my soul :)

Wishing you all a lovely Friday and even lovelier weekend!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Nursery Picks

I've been scouring the internet and blogosphere for ideas for the nursery. The internet is a lovely thing! There are endless, beautiful nurseries out there. So many inspiring spaces. Here is a peek at what ideas and pieces I have chosen for the nursery...

1. This IS the crib I am ordering. The Bratt Decor Venetian Iron Crib from Pottery Barn. I love the classic, antique look of this crib. It's going to look perfect in the nursery!

2. After looking at all kinds of rockers and gliders, I think I have settled on one that looks more like a chair and that I can eventually move into another part of the house. Jim and I plan to try some out in the stores, and if I can't find one I like, then we'll purchase this one from Pottery Barn, even though it is a little more than we want to spend.

3. I just ordered this 3-pc Simply Shabby Shic Cherry Blossom Crib set from Target. It includes a bumper, sheet, and skirt.

Here's a better picture of the pattern on the bumper. I also ordered this quilt.

4. Fabric embroidery hoops for above the crib. I am making these for sure! I just need to find the right pieces of fabric.

5.  Pom-poms. I found a tutorial on how to make the ones picture below. I will be making these in shades of pink and maybe cream or yellow. They will hang above either the crib, glider or dresser.

6. We have a small, deep bookcase that Jim built when he was in high school that I plan to paint pink and convert to a changing table like the pink cabinet below.

7. And I WILL find a wall for shelves like these. Floor to ceiling. Love them!

I am also on the hunt for a chandilier for the nursery and I plan to make some curtains, even though me and my sewing machine have a hate/love relationship.

I will try and post photos of the nursery as it comes together. As well as any projects I make.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Etsy Finds 8.19.11

1. Neon Arrow - I love signs, and signs that light up - Awesome!
2. Foursquare Necklace - I love the geometric feel of the necklace, and the colors remind me of the beach.
3. Owl Earrings - These earrings are just pure cuteness!
4. Orange Flower Shoe Clips - I'm not a regular high heel wearing kinda gal, but these sure would look cute on some heels when I do test out my high heel walking abilities.
5. Wire Baskets - If you haven't noticed by now, I have a thing for baskets. They are an easy way to organize all your "stuff". I like to organize stuff, A LOT. As you can tell by my craft room and utility closet.
6. Keep Calm and Work On - I like the original saying too "Keep Calm and Carry On". This version is super cute for the laptop. "Keep Calm and Blog On" would be a fun version too for us bloggers :)

My aunt and uncle are coming to stay with us for the weekend. I can't wait! They will be the last guests to stay in the guest bedroom before it morphs into the cutest, little nursery to ever exist! My mom is also coming over to visit, and then on Sunday we will be celebrating my birthday and also my mother in-law's birthday, which was August 5th.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Happy Birthday to Me!

Me having my cake and eating it too on my 2nd birthday. Wasn't I adorable?!

Today is my birthday.
I'm a Leo (hear me roar). Which might explain the crazy mane of curls.
I'm turning 39.
This is my last year to live it up in my 30's before I move on to the big FOUR O.
I'm a bit sad about turning 39.
But 39 also happens to be the most wonderous year for me.
Because it is the year I will become a mommy.
It is also the year that my husband and I celebrate 15 years of marriage and 18 years together.
And as that old saying goes "you're only as old as you feel".
I still feel like I'm in my early 30's.
And think I still look 29 ;-)
I just wish my husband didn't feel like he was 10 years old most days.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Christmas in August

Hello. My name is Jenny and I am a freak who insists on making handmade Christmas cards every year. You're probably thinking that doesn't sounds that terrible. That is until you hear how many cards I actually
We're talking in the ballpark of 150+ cards.
Go ahead, call me a freak. I have earned that name.

It all started innocently back in 2003. I thought to myself, "I'll make my own Christmas cards this year. Won't that be fun and save me a TON of $$". Flash forward to 2011 and I am still making my own Christmas cards, because I can't seem to stop. And I'm afraid if I sent out store bought cards, everyone on my Christmas list would call me a fake, or worse.

Why is the number of cards I make so high, you ask? Well, because my husband is a fire captain, and every year we receive cards from almost everyone in the fire department. So it's really all my husband's fault.

And because I need to make 150+ cards, I have to get started on them in the Summer, when most people haven't even begun to think about Christmas.

Anyways, I came up with my design for our Christmas card this weekend. One for family and friends, which is a little more detailed. And then one for the fire department, which is a little easier to mass produce. I have to confess that they both are SUPER CUTE! But I can't show them to you yet, because I don't want to ruin the surprise in case anyone on my Christmas card list also reads my blog. So instead I will show you a few of my cards from Christmases past.

The card that started it all. The base and photo were computer generated.

2003 Family & Friend Card. The snowman was made from a technique called quilling.

The snowman was stamped and the glitter square frame was heat embossed. The Joy was a die-cut.
This card consisted entirely of stamps. A lot of stamping went into this card!

The snowman was stamped and then colored in with markers. The red strip was embossed.

The snow flake and dot border were stamped, as was the Joy. A tiny jewel was placed in the center of the snowflake.

2010 Christmas card. The reindeer, snowflake border and greeting were all stamped. And a bit of red glitter was placed on Rudolph's red nose.

My apologies if this post now has you now thinking about Christmas. In August!

Monday, August 15, 2011

Friday, August 12, 2011

Etsy Finds 8.12.11

1. Sea Urchin Necklace - My mom gave me the teeniest, tiniest white sea urchin that she found at the beach. I might try and make it into a necklace like these.
2.Turquoise Rotary Phone - Digging the color of this phone. Me want!
3. Classic Turquoise Hard Shell Suite Case - It could be that I'm just obsessed with this color right now, but I love this suite case.
4. Turquoise Bead Earrings - Yep, I'm obsessed with this color. But aren't these earrings pretty?
5. Paper Roses - Love these. Notice the hint of turquoise?
6. Scarf - I realize it's still summer, but doesn't this scarf look warm and cozy?

I plan to be a homebody this weekend. Do a little de-cluttering, and cleaning of course, because my husband has still not hired that maid I'm been asking for.

Happy Friday and Happy Weekend! :)

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Wedding Card & A Family Wedding

On Saturday, we attended the wedding of my little cousin, Joylani. I still remember the day my Aunt Gail brought her home from the hospital. I was in love the first time I laid eyes on her. I used to spend summers at my aunt's and would often babysit Joylani. We'd play dress up, bake cookies, build forts. I can't believe my little cousin grew up when I wasn't looking! But I am so proud of the beautiful woman she has become.

Here is the card I made for her wedding. It has sort of become my "go to" design for weddings. It's simple, elegant and quick to make. The roses are made with an embossing folder from Stampin Up!

And here's just a few photos from the wedding...

Husband and Wife!

Two of my favorite aunts. My Aunt Gail (mother of the bride) and Aunt Debbie.

Grandpa Richard and Grandma Joy said a blessing before the dinner. Grandpa Richard married Jim and I 15 years ago.

The first dance.
The wedding cake looked like roses. It was so life like!

It was a beautiful night and wedding!

I wish Joylani a lifetime of love and happiness.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Etsy Finds 8.5.11

1.Monkey Knit Hat - I just think this is the sweetest little hat!
2. Bird Felt Pillow Cover - Love the two little red birds. Love birds. I could probably make this but might want to pull my hair out after the 10th bird or so.
3. LOVE Print - I am thinking of getting this print for the nursery, along with another print by the artist.
4. Colette Earrings - I love the color combo of these earrings. They remind me of summer.
5. Mama Ring - cute :)
6. Shut The Front Door - I am guilty of saying this. I just can't help myself. It makes me laugh.

Today my husband and I are making our annual trip to the Sonoma County Fair. It's where we had our first date 18 years ago. I have already decided on what I am going to eat. A CORN DOG! And maybe an ice cream cone :) Afterwards we plan to catch a movie. I want to see the new Steve Carrell movie - Crazy, Stupid, Love. And then Saturday my little cousin is getting married. And Sunday I plan to stay home and do nothing, except maybe nap!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Thoughts On Being Pregnant

On Sunday, I will be 4 months 3 weeks along.
I find it too hard to count in weeks. Math is not my strongest suit.
I can't believe I'm half way there.
I swear my belly grew 10 times in size overnight.
Is there a gremlin in there?
I keep hearing about this flutter I will feel the first time I feel the baby move.
I can't wait to feel the flutter.
I love that my belly finally looks like a baby bump, and not a beer belly.
And now that I have a belly, I am finding bending over a bit challenging.
My husband is already putting on the sympathy weight. Because he feels obligated to drink my share of the wine.
I'm still on steroids for my hyperemesis. I've tried to taper down twice, but got real sick again. So I guess I need to stay on them a little longer.
Without the steroids I would likely be in the hospital or on home health care at home, so I am thankful for them.
And because I am on the steroids I feel GREAT.
And no, I do not have any super power strength. I'm not taking those kinds of steroids.
I love being pregnant and can't wait to meet our little girl come January.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Nursery Ideas

I've been collecting, or rather "pinning", ideas from all over the internet for the nursery. My Aunt and Uncle are staying with us at the end of August, and will be the last guests to stay in the guest bedroom before we transform it into the nursery.

Wanna hear something funny, I have had people ask me with a serious face if I was going to turn my craft room into the nursery. Ummm, hello! Do I look crazy??? No way Jose am I loosing my craft room. Sorry future guests!

Anyways, as my belly continues to grow (I'm just over 4 1/2 months now) I am itching to get started on the nursery. Here are just a few ideas I'm considering....

 I am about 99.99% sure I am making these hoops and either hanging them above the dresser or the baby's crib. I also like this wall color, it's similar to the color I used in my laundry room. Right now the guest bedroom is a soft, pretty blue.
Here's another nursery with the fabric hoops. I like how they incorporated the name.
Pom Poms. Love them! These would look so cute hanging above the crib in place of a mobile, or maybe in the corner of the room. I like how they used different colors.
A wall of children books. AWESOME! I also love the chair. I am on the hunt for an affordable glider chair that looks like this.
Love the DREAM banner hanging in the window. As well as the slipcover glider chair.

I can't wait to get started on all these ideas!

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Tuesday, September 06, 2011

More yard work!

The end is so close, we can almost touch it!  Joe and I had visited a couple of local landscaping / rock places recently to see what struck our fancy for slabs on the back path and loose rock on the side of the house.  While I was off enjoying my mani / pedi, he went and picked out / up what we wanted.  He did an absolutely fabulous job on both - they look great!

You can see that the slabs fit in nicely without being too matchy-matchy.  I guess the "flavor" is salmon skin and the silver in the rock really does look like salmon.  Very cool.  Sabot isn't convinced yet and still leaps over the rocks.  He'll get used to it soon.

On the side of the house, this is filling in nicely.  Joe and I spent about an hour unloading all the rock from the truck (and I did my share - I probably shoveled about the first third of the rock and then just spread the remainder when Joe shoveled it out).  Probably about one more truckload.

Another crazy week under our belts though.  I was off to the east coast for a super quick trip and then back Friday night in time to run 10 miles on Saturday with my "birthday twin" (and good friend).  It was a lovely day out - sunny, but not too warm.  The rest of Saturday involved me lounging around the house relaxing and Joe enjoying himself at Tacoma Craft Brew Fest.  Sunday was a delicous lunch at Agate Pass Cafe (the mediterranean scramble hit the spot!), a little yard work and making some killer knock-off In-n-Out animal style burgers.  Yum!  Joe said the only downside was the house smelling like a fast food joint.

On the baby front, we're still debating about names here.  Fortunately, obscure Irish and Scottish names (Fergus?  Shamus?) are getting tossed out pretty quickly.  We have a couple that we like, but I'm not ready to spill any beans.  The Nubbin has been making himself much more known now.  I don't have to be totally still to feel him moving around in there.  Weird.

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  1. The yard looks lovely! Your hard work really shows.


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Thursday, 31 January 2008

{Currency, Organise}

Quickie post again today - today's and yesterday's prompts. I just love having my brads organised like this, it makes it so easy to find what I'm after! I have another box for "specials" too - spotty, stripy, queen and co, hand painted, velvet etc etc etc lol!

Tuesday, 29 January 2008

Today's prompt - think. This is the first thing that came into my mind when I saw today's word, and leaves me with a great opportunity to remind all you ladies out there to have a quick check of your bosoms/baps/boobs/knockers. It's coming to the end of January, have you paid you boobs some TLC (touch, look, check) yet this month?
I'll leave you with this - it made me giggle!

Ode to Boobs, by Pip Bishop

Dear boobs,
This heartfelt apology goes out to you all
For moaning you’re too big or moaning you’re too small
For wishing you didn’t hang like puppies in sacks
Or just disappear when we lie on our backs
For squashing you flat with a minimising cup
or those torture bras that push you right up.
Why is it always your bad points we mention
Like your inverted nips or your water retention?
Why don’t we love you as much as our men
Or the babies that love you all over again?
Maybe we’re scared to show you we care
In case, one day, you’re simply not there.

Monday, 28 January 2008

{Catch up!}

Wow, how fast the weeks are going by - already it's Monday again - I'm not sure what happened to last week! Michael started his new job today as a junior satellite analyst - all very exciting. I've been catching up a bit with last week's HerSpace MySpace prompts - here is my self portrait from Saturday, along with three, tubes and ring. "Snooze" for today is a bit of a cheat - this was taken a while ago, but it's just so darned cute I had to use it!

I've also done some more 6x6 layouts for my previous self-portraits - I'm not up to date with them yet but I will be soon!

Saturday, 19 January 2008

{Self Portrait Saturday}

We are having internet issues at the moment, it's being incredibly slow and so it's taking me hours to get anything done! Norton antivirus seems to have deleted itself, so i fear we may be infected :( A new version is on it's way so I'll get round to see all your fab photos soon HSMS people :)

I've finally started my A-Z journal (although it's less of a journal and more of a scrapbook!) for wedding planning. I just managed to get "A" done before the "B" prompt came out this weekend - if you want to join in details are at It's A Creative World
I'd ordered the hoop for my dress on ebay on wednesday and it arrived yesterday - well I shouldn't have taken it out of the packet but I was intruiged as to how a hooped underskirt could fit into a rectangular parcel. Well, I opened it up and the thing came popping out, unfolding as it went, it was like a pop up tent! There's no way thats ever going back in the bag, and now I have to store it somewhere lol!

Thursday, 17 January 2008

An arithmetical value expressed by a word, symbol or figure. Show us a 'number' in your space today!

Very short post today, lots to do! Might even get some scrapping done this afternoon :)

Wednesday, 16 January 2008

Isn't that a great word!

Well as my main indulgence is chocolate, my photo just had to be of that. Of course, I had to eat half the choc orange to get the photo! This one is actually a toffee crunch chocolate orange- have you tried it? It's delicious!

Now I know I'm meant to be on a diet in order to fit into my wedding dress in June, but I'm not one of these to deprive myself, I'll let myself have a piece of chocolate each day, and actually you find that the need reduces, rather than totally ruling out chocolate and then eating the whole bar lol!

This LO I did yesterday - the photos really make me giggle cos we look totally drunk! Just realised I cut a nice big bit of the lovely Junkitz paper and then totally covered it up with photos - you can just see the corner peeking out lol!

Monday, 14 January 2008

Ah, CD's - I have many! I love music and enjoy a huge variety from Classical to Shows to Pop to Rock and everything in between. Here is just a small selection lol!

Sunday, 13 January 2008

{Self Portrait Saturday}

My self portrait Saturday, on Sunday! I didn't get a chance to upload yesterday - we only got back in the evening.

Lord of the Rings was absolutely amazing! I would definately recommend it if you want to see a West End show - it had a bit of everything - illusions, circus, acrobatics, dance, song, script. The effects were stunning, and we particularly enjoyed the orcs coming into the audience - one gave Dad a fright lol! I don't think I would take young children, it was pretty scary! All in all a very enjoyeable evening. I didn't manage to get any photos - there was no photography allowed in the auditorium and they were quite hot on it!

My show off for today is a photo taken back a few months. I love the blue of the Sky, and was pleased with the angle - this was not the easiest place to get to lol!

Thursday, 10 January 2008

I have an absolute tonne of threads - when I bought my sewing machine it came with hundreds of free threads, and I'm ashamed to admit I've hardly used any, tut tut. I really must get it out more often, but it's such a kerfuffle, i think I need somewhere to keep it out and ready to use all the time!

Tomorrow we are off to London to see the Lord of the Rings musical in the West End - I'm so excited about seeing all those hobbits lol! I'll be back on Sunday to catch up.

Wednesday, 9 January 2008

I'm joining in with the all new Overlooked challenge - photos, journalling and scrapping everyday objects.
The first prompt is to snap your favourite coffee mug. Well I don't drink coffee, or tea, the only hot drink I go for is hot chocolate, and to that I'll never say no! It's best topped with chunky marshmellows that melt and sprinkled with grated chocolate, yum!
And it tastes even better when it's in my favourite mug - the good old Ipswich Town mug.

Tuesday, 8 January 2008

Now there's a prompt I can certainly do! I love bling, I love sparkles, anything thats shiny or glittery is good in my book. I couldn't choose just one item, so i piled a whole load of bling into my shot!

Yesterday's LO is another one featuring holiday photos - I have so many, so it's great to use some up! Although I've never been one of these who feels the need to get "caught up" with scrapbooking (I admire those that can!), it's still satisfying to see a pile get smaller. This is another page map based LO, using loads of Basic Grey Mellow and lots of hand cutting, my finger still feels numb actually lol!

Monday, 7 January 2008

Fold - To bend something over itself so that part of it covers another. Find 'fold' in your space today

Here is my "fold"

Back later with some recent layouts :)

Saturday, 5 January 2008

{Self Portrait Saturday}

Here we are at Saturday again, not sure where the week went!
I know this isn't really in focus but I loved the colours in it, it feels so warm.
Quick post today as we are off to my parents soon. All the decorations came down today, so we are de-Christmassed and it looks very bare, although the whole house is covered in glitter lol!

Friday, 4 January 2008

Still keeping up!

I am amazing myself by still being caught up with the layout a day challenge at big picture scrapbooking!
Today's is a total scraplift from a LO in January CK, sorry I can't be more specific. I loves the clean lines and simplicity of it, and thought it was perfect to show off one of my favourite photos! The flower is basic grey chipboard covered with american crafts ribbon.
I've also decided to try the A-Z challenge at It's A Creative World, starting tomorrow. I've wanted to do an A-Z for ages now, and never got around to it so I'm hoping this will keep me on track, and with one letter to do every two weeks it is definately do-able.

Todays word - perfume, one of my favourite things!
I have so many bottles of fragrance, I just love to have a choice and I can't resist a new scent now and again. I don't think I've ever finished a whole bottle due to having so many. One of my current favourites is Ralph Lauren Romance - it's elegant and pretty, I think I'll wear it on my wedding day :)

Thursday, 3 January 2008

Day 3

I hadn't realised my white shot would cause such confusion lol!
It's white paint dropped onto the inner of a pizza box, but i got you guessing!

This LO is a scraplift from the Mojo Holder blog, from the 14th December challenge. The journalling on the page reads "What is it about the humble cactus that makes us want to prod it and poke it? Will we ever learn?!" I just loved the white space on this LO sketch, and for a complete change for me used a patterned background paper, and love the effect. Note to self - must do this more!

They promised us snow and I have yet to see a flake, although the forecast is still telling me there will be heavy snow this afternoon. It has been extremely dark all day, so perhaps we will see a covering of white later on, who knows!
Instead of waiting for that to happen, or not happen, I got on with the herspace myspace prompt (good to be back!) and here it is - white.

Wednesday, 2 January 2008

Day 2

Day 2 of the January challenge and I'm doing well!
Yesterday I managed 2 layouts and have done one so far today. This is based on a January 08 Page Map - I love using these as a jumping point for layouts. I used some scrapworks papers, love elsie rubons, stickers and chip buttons, papermania brads and american crafts ribbon. I have so much ribbon and always forget to use it lol, so I'm making a conscious effort to keep it close by and use on lots of layouts this month!

Tuesday, 1 January 2008

I just love doing the Pencil Lines sketches and had great fun with this one. Painting the background was great, and the Love Elsie papers were perfect for these underwater photos of Michael when he learnt to dive last summer. The photos lift up to reveal my journalling.

I had to restart my stash diet a little while ago as i caved and bought something lol, but since I did I've completed 6 layouts. At 35 I treat myself to something new and then I'll start all over again untill my stash is down to a resonable size. I also have plans to go through everything and get rid of anything I won't use, I know there's quite a bit and I might discover hidden treasures along the way!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope you all had a lovely night to welcome in 2008, and weren't feeling it too much this morning lol!

Today seems to have gone by so quickly, perhaps because we had a big friend breakfast and didn't get dressed until midday - something that is very rare for me.
This afternoon I have scrapped. I'm taking part in Big Picture Scrapbooking's challenge to do a layout a day for January - so 31 layouts in 31 days. This fits in nicely with my stash diet!

So here is my layout for January 1st - my resolutions for 2008. I can't believe I haven't used any patterned paper on here, very unusual. I love the little bird stamp - it's my Rhonna Farrar and came in a pack of Christmas stamps - he actually has "fa la lala la" coming out of his mouth but I just didn't ink that part - I love stamps that can be multifunctional!


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Monday 30th December 2013

The One Resolution that Can Change Your Year … and Your Life

resolve1 The winter wind has been growling every night, growling at the dark, slamming against the windows. Rattling the house. And rattling us.

This is the way the New Year might come for some of us. It can slam us hard. Rattle us to the bone.

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Before I flip the page on the calendar, the New Year reminds me of promises I made last year. And broke. Rosy self-promises can shatter into a thousand, metal-gray shards, weeks before the groundhog checks his shadow.

You know the ones–

How you promised to read the Bible in the year, but only made it 2 Kings. How you vowed to lose ten pounds but gained five. You may have even written it all down, making your pen a chisel. And a desperate prayer. How you wanted to write a book, run a 5K, serve meals to the lonely every week.

God knows you tried hard, but life happened, and February came, and there were all these piles of dishes and laundry, and a parent who got sick, and legitimate excuses, and a teenage son who slams doors too hard, and too many restless nights staring at the slow whir of a ceiling fan.

And where did that list go again?

The New Year taunts with a question: Do you even remember what you promised a year ago?

Every New Year stretches out in front of us — and most of us have no idea what’s ahead. The possibilities are endless in the coming months — countless possibilities of great joy or immense sadness. Which way will it all go? We don’t know what might derail our lives … or what beautiful surprises might sweep us off our feet.

Life is a marble cake — with joy and sadness all mixed in to the batter, to make the pattern of our days. You don’t have all joy, all the time. But thanks be to God, we aren’t stuck with all sadness either. We need God, someone to thank in the good, and someone to lean on during the bad.

But it’s a hard cake to chew sometimes, this life on planet Earth.

The New Year will tell you that you can have your cake, and eat it, too. It will tell you that the real trick to a better you is to try harder, work faster, get skinnier, dig deeper in your pockets.

And while you toil, the New Year crouches out on the wind, waiting to slam you again the next time you flip the page from December to January.  You look at the pounds you didn’t lose, the debt you didn’t chip away, the cigarettes on your dashboard.

And you might think you’re a complete failure.

But this time? This time it really could be different. 2014 is a new start.

This year of new days? This could be the year we put the brakes on the shame, and let go of the anxiety about what’s ahead.

There’s a better way to a new you. It doesn’t begin with a list of promises you’ve made to yourself, but a list of promises already fulfilled for you. For you!

God made the resolution — to save a weary world — and He kept it. He’s the only God who keeps His promises, and then doesn’t require you to add to it — only to RECEIVE it.

Your resolution is the gift of Christmas, pouring itself out across your coming year. It is the one box on your to-do list that you can mark “already finished” before the new year begins.

You have already been equipped for the good works God has for you in 2014. These are good works designed with you in mind, not “good works” that the enemy might use as a scorecard to prove that you’ve failed again.

Resolutions, like laws, can try to make you obey. But laws and resolutions can’t make you good. You are good, because you are God’s. And because you are God’s, you are being changed in ways that you can’t measure on your bathroom scale.

What if we refused to let 2013 define us? And what if we refuse to let 2014 taunt us?

What if we said “yes” to the one resolution that can change our year and our life?

This year, on the lined paper where I was going to ink my resolutions, I’ll write the name of Jesus Christ. He is my resolution.

You don’t have to try harder, friend. Your New Year promises can be more than resolutions. They can be complete revolutions, a complete turning around to Jesus and His already-finished promises, tied like a string around your heart.

Sure lose weight, if you need to. But rather than focusing on the number on the scale, maybe we could all lose the weight that is really dragging us down — the weight of guilt or the shame of our own broken promises, the weight of worry over the unknown in the coming year. “Let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up,” wrote the author of Hebrews 12.

Make your plans, but hold them loosely. The possibilities for your one beautiful life are limited only by the size of your God, who has great plans for you and has already resolved to carry you through them.

The wind may howl and growl in the pitch of December. But look east to the line where the earth touches sky. The very thing that is beyond your control? It is bigger than your fear, stronger than your own might, more effective than your best-laid plans. And it is rising, fearlessly, into your world —

  • jane williams

    Perfect words, sent through a perfected heart, from a perfect God. Thanks, Jennifer. I needed these.

    • Good morning, Jane Williams, and God’s blessings upon you as you enter the new year. Let’s do this … Let’s BE this: All His. Resting in HIS resolution toward us. Happy new year.

  • AnnVoskamp_HolyExperience

    ah, beautiful. We are so on the same page, my friend.
    I posted early on FB today the very same heart beat.
    I love yours — so after His.
    Every blessing, sister…

    • Oh friend. Your post? So, so stunning. Falling FORWARD! Linked it in the sidebar. Loved this: “What if everyone else is making New Year’s resolutions and you just want New You solutions?”

      You are leading the way for so many of us, Ann. You and Jesus. My whole December was flipped upside down, like your Christmas tree. I am beyond grateful for your words, and “Greatest Gift” is informing my coming year. Upside-down Christmas is spilling over everything, as it should.

    • Lynn D. Morrissey

      I agree with you and Jennifer, here, Ann, and also loved your “piano post.” I’ve been to those recitals, and this is beautiful advice. And when we fall forward with Christ, where have we but to fall forward into His arms? God bless you and Happy New Year!

  • So very well said! “The possibilities for your one beautiful life are limited only by the size of your God, who has great plans for you and has already resolved to carry you through them.”

    • I have been such a “human doing,” rather than a “human being.”

      I need to continually remind myself to hold my plans loosely before God, to remember all that HE has resolved to do, … all that He has already DONE.

      Happy New Year, Eileen!

  • Chris

    I want my heartbeat to sound like this…
    A perfect post for some people I am praying for today – and for me, too!

    • Oh yeah! Love the sound of that heartbeat.

      Kneeling with you in prayer, brother.

  • Kelly Greer

    Yes, Jennifer! This is where it begins and ends….”It is finished.” So thankful for you Jennifer and looking forward to 2014 and all that God has accomplished in us and through us according to his good and perfect purposes. To His glory!

    • Secured. Finished. Not with our well-meaning lists, but with nails through wrists. Yes?

      You know what else, Kelly? On that Good Friday, it looked like it was finished. Like done. Dead. Kaput. Over. Hopeless. Finished in the most depressing sense of the word.

      And so, flip to the end of Luke’s gospel account, when those women go to a tomb with spices on a Sunday morning. They go to grieve over the sadness of that finality. Only to find a new and glorious ***beginning***.

      What in my life has looked so hopeless, so finished, … and I don’t even get what FINISHED really means? How finished might mean that a new door has been opened — like a stone being rolled away.

      I am taking spices into my new year, knowing that even graveyards are not places of finality.

      • Lynn D. Morrissey

        Joining you in the cemetery, Jennifer! For about a half year, God has been speaking to me about beginnings–NEW BEGINNINGS! And I get so disouraged (especially this time of year….I have a love-hate relationship with New Year’s….I love the possibility of a tabula rasa, a new beginning, and yet feel so discouraged that the beginning is over–finished–before I start (because it so often is). So, what’s the use? And yet, I realize it is the Deceiver whispering his deathly December lies–breathing winter’s bone-cold blast in my face–because he wants me to freeze over emotionally and stagnate in stoic resignation–resigned to his dearth wishes for my life and God’s dreams for me. But wow! It’s he whom Christ has overcome on that cross, in that tomb, and I don’t have to doubt. Spring is always preceded by winter, sunrise is always preceded by sunset, and resurrection is always preceded by death–ALWAYS. And the life with Christ is always one of paradox. Tell me: Will you share your jar of spices? I think that there just might be enough to go around.

        You are so precious to me, dear lady. Happy New Year of Beginnings!
        Lynn (and love to dearest Kelly too!)

        • Kelly Greer

          Hey Lynni….love this winter analogy…….life and death and life and death and life and death and life……
          New Year Hugs!

      • Kelly Greer

        “…even graveyards are not place of finality.” God is breathing life into the dead and hopeless things in my life and it started even before the new year began….I know 2014 is a year of more new beginnings and greater gifts than I could ever dream or imagine! Because he lives!

  • Jody Ohlsen Collins

    Oh, Jennifer….light,light, light. It just IS. This touched me so deeply with tears of joy. printing this one out. wow.

  • Beth

    Oh sweet friend… so grateful for you. Beautiful!

  • Yes, this year, no promises only loosely held plans. No agenda, only an alliance to write only what He places on my heart.

  • I can do loose plans. And I sure do need Jesus to carry me through them. This had me tearing up at the start of seven-ish HARD more months. Thank you for your beautiful words that send me back to Jesus.

  • “Fear shouts who we were….love shouts who we are becoming” bob goff…I want LOVE to call me on…forward…to trust Him In the becoming….not trying to become… Like Ann said today..just fall forward… I am becoming to believe more and more…the more I / we know how incredibly loved we are by Abba…we no longer have to plan…strive…list our way to become…it is really more relaxing into His love and trusting love to carry us through…happy New Year friend!!!

  • stacey29lincoln

    Just the Word I needed today. Thank you for speaking Truth to my heart.

  • This is awesome awesome! Amen! Jesus is my resolution and I don’t have to work for Him – He already accomplished the work for me! Love this , Jennifer! Thank you, friend.

  • Oh Jennifer, these are the very words I needed to hear. I very purposely did NOT make resolutions at the beginning of this year. Yet still I had expectations, and as you say, life happened. And that feeling that I’m never quite enough though I so often speak “ENOUGH” to the ladies and girls that I teach. And at the end of a year, “not enough” feels like failure–especially as I look toward all the needs and to-do lists for the new year. Yet these words bring that LIGHT in the broken cracks of a weary heart…

    “You have already been equipped for the good works God has for you in 2014. These are good works designed with you in mind, not “good works” that the enemy might use as a scorecard to prove that you’ve failed again.”

    Thanks for never ceasing to speak truth and grace to us.

    Be blessed in your new year’s endeavors…

  • Yes! Yes, Jennifer. He IS my resolution. Gorgeous, friend. And just what this girl needed tonight. Love you, lady. Happy, happy new year. May it be rich and sweet and filled with all the goodness of Christ.

  • Elizabeth Stewart

    Thank you for these powerful words!

  • Kim

    Beautiful words, beautiful images, beautiful thoughts! Thank you, Jennifer. Blessings to you and yours as we begin this new year.

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  • Woo!!! Yes! Abba has been saying the same thing to me. To get past the “I never”s and the “I should”s and just BE! Be His! Thank you for you words, dear!

  • Ginny Jaques

    I love this idea, Jennifer. It resonates with what the Lord has been saying to me. All we need to “do” to please Him is to “be” restfully available and instantly obedient. He will take care of everything else. As you say, it’s not about me, and what I do. It’s about Him and what He has done.

  • Ginny Jaques

    As further confirmation of what the Lord is saying to all of us, your thoughts are mirrored in my latest blog post on FEBC’s blog. http://blog.febc.org/faith/relaxing-gods-generous-love

    How good of God to give us this word at the beginning of what might otherwise be a very difficult year in this damaged and needy world.

  • Dayna DeLaVergne

    Jennifer, I can’t thank you enough for this!! “…good works designed with you in mind, not “good works” that the enemy might use as a scorecard…”–EXACTLY what I need to remember! I wish I could express how much your writing helps me. But, you see, I’m not a writer. Just plain thank you.

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