Sally at the vet....

We're a bit worried about Sally cat...she's always been a big girl and over the last 2-3 weeks she's lost quite a bit of weight; she's also drinking water almost constantly. She's our oldest cat; she turned 8 in February.

Iain's at the vet with her right now...please keep your fingers crossed for her...

UPDATE: the vet drew some blood, but we won't get the results back until Monday or Tuesday. He told Iain it could be a number of things, including a thyroid condition, diabetes, cancer, or kidney failure. I will keep you all posted early in the week...thank you for all your support! Those furry friends are so special...

Try this :)

YOU CAN ONLY USE ONE WORD!

I grabbed this little trivia from Gabrielle's blog. It's not as easy as you might think. Change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It's really hard to only use one word answers!

1. Where is your cell phone? Kitchen
2. Your significant other? Bed
3. Your hair? Short
4. Your mother? England
5. Your father? Gone
6. Your favorite thing? Family
7. Your dream last night? None
8. Your favorite drink? Tea
9. Your dream/goal? Contentment
10. The room you're in? Living
11. Your hobby? Papercrafting
12. Your fear? Death
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home
14. Where were you last night? Home
15. What you're not? Outgoing
16. Muffins? Yes :)
17. One of your wish list items? Jacuzzi
18. Where you grew up? Scotland
19. The last thing you did? Dishwasher
20. What are you wearing? PJs
21. Your TV? Off
22. Your pets? Crazy
23. Your computer? Laptop
24. Your life? Great!
25. Your mood? Tired
27. Your car? Dirty!
28. Something you're not wearing? Socks
29. Favorite store? Scrapbooking
30. Your summer? Relaxing
31. Like someone? Dad
32. Your favorite color? Blue
33. When is the last time you laughed? Tonight
34. Last time you cried? Today
35. Who will do this? Patti

Nattie's new bike

Iain and I promised Nattie that we'd get her a new bike this Spring, so last weekend the weather finally cooperated and she got her new bike. It's huge compared to her old one! Here she is outside last night - and of course, Jamie had to get in on the photo :)

Queen Kat Designs - "Grunge" stamp coming soon

For these cards I used the new "Grunge" background stamp coming next month from Queen Kat Designs. I love the texture it added to the flowers on the blue card and the background on the brown card :)

Know any good workout songs?

If you have suggestions for songs that Benita and I can add to our iTunes lists to use while working out, go over to the "Our Journey" blog and leave us a comment. The more upbeat, the better! Thanks!

TCP Tuesday!

It's Tuesday somewhere, right? :) I'm going to be helping in Jamie's classroom tomorrow morning, so here's this week's challenge for TCP Tuesday. As always when it's my turn, it's a color challenge. This week's colors are orange, yellow and white. When I was working on my card today, the colors helped brighten my day - it was foggy and rainy all day here! The stamps used are "Annette" and "Hot Stuff"; patterned paper is by KI Memories.

So, you have until Saturday night to post a link in the comments section so that we can all oooh and aaah over your fabulous creations. And if you're uploading to the gallery at Splitcoast, be sure to use the keyword TCPTUES09 so that we know where to find you! Remember, all the pieces will be showcased next Monday on Alma's blog. Have fun!! Also, stop by the other DT gals' blogs and see what they came up with: Katie, Leigh, Carole, Karrie and Ana will all be playing along, so you know there will be some beautiful work to check out!

AND...I hear that Karrie has some blog candy on offer! Check out her blog entry here to enter before Tuesday night's drawing! Good luck!

The Tudors

I love this series! Iain and I started watching the first season on DVD at the end of last week. We're about 2/3 through now, and I don't want it to end! The acting is awesome; one of my favorite characters is Cardinal Wolsey (played by Sam Neill). I need to go and find out when Season 2 will be out on DVD :) I enjoy reading about this period of England's history - I've read "The Other Boleyn Girl" (by Philippa Gregory) 3 times and have also read several historical fiction/biographies by Jean Plaidy about some of the kings and queens. I love it!

And another...

This one is for a "Time for a Swim" swap :) I used a TCP stamp called "Relaxing", and patterned paper by Daisy D's. Is it Summer yet???

Cowboys and Cowgirls

I made these ATCs for an upcoming swap - the title is "Cowboys, cowgirls and all things buckaroo" :)

The dude on the left is, of course, Ronnie from The Cat's Pajamas. These stamps are called "Lassoed" and "Howdy".

The other ATC is made with the "Ride 'Em Cowgirl" mini set from My Favorite Things. I paper pieced the cowgirl's skirt using paper by Chloe's Closet - the line is called "Rawhide".

Birthday Ensemble

This is a birthday collection I made using dies from Creative Cuts and More. There's a cupcake box, tag card, gatefold card, gift tag and place card :) Stamps used are by The Cat's Pajamas.