HELLO AGAIN, DDC AND VSN...

Well, hello again to all of my blogging buddies! Thanks for hanging in there while I waited to get my camera back from my parents. After they visited a couple of weekends ago, my DS and I came down with a super-nasty bug that knocked us off of our feet for a week! I am glad to finally be back to stamping and not feeling so miserable.
Thanks to Sylvia for tagging me. I am to list seven things about myself, which I will do at the end of this post.

First of all, I am happy to report that I have offically caught up on all of the DDC Challenges. Here they are in no particular order.



This is a CD Holder and this challenge was issued by Julia aka artystamper



This card is for the challenge issued by Anne aka jdmommy. She wanted us to do something with a envelope... which naturally turned into a letter to Santa from me. Hope he gets it *wink*



And, last but not least is the challenge from Joan Ervin. She wanted us to make something sweet and pink.


Tonight, I was also able to play along in a few of the Mini VSN Challenges. Here are those cards in no particular order.





Tomorrow I have some stamp-a-stack cards to share, and I will hopefully be able to make a card for the featured stamper.

Now...The Tag...Seven Odd/Weird Things About Me..

1. When I look at magazines, I read them back to front, not the same with books tho'.
2. When I get to laughing really hard, I snort. *embarassing*
3. I have a thing about keeping my hands clean, I wash them all of the time.
4. I have never colored my hair.
5. I have never had braces - check out my teeth.. they are pretty straight tho!
6. I was named after my Aunt Beverly, and I never had the chance to meet her.
7. I was the first girl at my High School to get a Letterman's jacket in Field Hockey - Go DUKES!


And I tag the following bloggahs... be sure to check out their blogs.. they have super stuff to share! It's ALL good!

1. Joan Ervin (Dirty Girl, I'm secretly hoping some of her dirt will rub off on me!) - Stamping with a Passion

2. Anne Harada (secret mastermind behind the whole DDC) - Everlasting Ink

3. Holly (my new bloggin buddy and super-talented stamper) - Hog Wild About Stamping

4. Tabitha Anderson (the first friend I made on SCS) - Tabitha Stamps!

5. Cindy Motherway (She makes me laugh and always has a good story to tell) - This is My Story

6. Annapurna (My DSS and sweet friend from Missouri via India) - Inspired by Nature

7. Kari (my fellow Little Debbie stampin' it West Coast style!) - Dragonfly Impressions

I'VE BEEN TAGGED...

My good friend Joan, tagged me several days ago, and I am finally getting around to posting the tag. Thanks for fun tag Joan, here goes...



1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.

2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.



7 facts about me...some known, some randon, some wierd:



1. Laundry is the bane of my existence.

2. I love the beach most of all.

3. I have a hard time parting with my "stuff."

4. I like mayo on my hotdog.

5. I like fritos on my pbj sandwich.

6. I am addicted to the Target $1 spot.

7. I enjoy laying on the bed, looking out the window during a Thunderstorm.



Now I have to list 7 people to tag:

Well.. it seems like most folks have already been tagged, so I tag everyone reading this.. You're It!

I'VE BEEN TAGGED...

So yesterday I saw on Julia's blog - Create With Me - that she tagged me.
That means that I am now supposed to list 7 Random Things about myself.
So here are some things that make me who I am.

1. The beach is my favorite place. I love the ocean, the smell of saltwater in the air. I grew up on the coast and now live in the Blue Ridge Mtns of VA... and I miss the sand, the air, the ocean breeze, fresh seafood, blue crabs that pinch your toes, the Colonial Pkwy that runs through Yorktown, a seagull's cry, the way the air gets charged with electricity just before a summertime thunderstorm, the way a broken down boat stranded on land looks so lonesome and sad, the spray that covers your face when your riding on a boat as it bounces along the top of the water, the way certain folks from where I grew up say things like "high tide," and call everyone "dahlin,'" and the fields of daffodils that grace the land on those long, country roads that wind their way through Gloucester..... I could go on forever.

2. I am the first in my family to attend college. I have two degrees and am a stay-at-home mom. I wouldn't change it for the world!

3. I was held at the border of Romania in a train car with 60 other college students in my group. We were not allowed in - no explanation. They removed our car from the rest of the train, letting the train procede. We stayed. They went through all of our belongings, this was a very odd feeling. Two guards took up residence at each end of our train car with sub-machine guns. They kept us there for 24 hours before sending us back to Budapest, Hungary the next mornning. Yet, I was never even afraid. This was in November, that December, the Romainians killed their leader (1989).. do you remember that?!? I'm so glad they didn't let us in! I love the USA! We then flew on to Moscow where we were given pig tongue for our "in-flight" meal - Yuck! I'll stick to pretzels thank you!

4. I can't do anything without making a big mess! You should see my stamp table right now!!

5. I have trouble throwing things away. 'Cause you never know... I might need that tiny piece of crooked paper.. LOL

6. I used to think that teaching a classroom of 25 5th graders was hard work, now I'm a SAHM of 3... that classroom gig was a piece of cake!

7. I love anything crafty that I can do with my hands... notice, I didn't say I was good at everything, but I do like to try and learn. I fantasize about living in an artisan commune, where I can stamp, draw, paint, sew, whatever...whenever I want...and learn from others. I would also love to travel some more and see some of the awesome things God created before my time is up.....