outside

today i spent the day at my parents house where i washed my car, read, wrote a little and just rested. it was SO beautiful outside and it was nice just to be quiet. i got a LITTLE burned but nothing bad. stinkin sensitive skin...

jen

Today is my sister Jennifer's birthday. a lady doesn't reveal another ladies age so i won't post it here. but regardless i hope it was a good day. this is picture, i think, from a christmas where jen and i were in her room to make room for everyone in the house. love those matching blankets!

harbor

i work with a youth group which we call "the harbor" and tonight was our last youth group until the fall. we played our absolutely favorite game called bucket ball. there are NO rules to the game except you can't move the bucket and your only job is to get the ball in the bucket. you can throw the ball, kick it, run with it, pass it, tackle and there are no bounds. its BRUTAL but they are obsessed with it. here's some pictures
of my little lovelies.

plant

God help us. I bought a plant. I am NOTORIOUS for being the kiss of death for plants. Plants that I have been told are impossible to kill I have killed, repeatedly. but i have kept the plant my friend Hilary gave me alive for a whole year, so i am hoping my plant keeping abilities have improved. lets hope so.

cookies

tomorrow my friend Hil is coming over after dinner so i thought i would make some chocolate chip cookies. i had to try one of course... just to make sure they turned out ok :)

scanner

i have spent the majority of my day today scanning pictured of my childhood into my computer. here are a few of my favorites so far.

here's the beginning of my love of accessories.


4 generations of dickerson women.


candy on easter morning... yummy!


a kiss for my grandpa anderson


fun on the merry go round

scanner

dad

happy birthday to my dad today! this is a picture of me and dad and grandpa anderson at the duck pond and the back of the picture says august 1979- which means i was 16 months old and dad was 34!

finished

so, as i reported yesterday, my once white t shirt has now become blue and green... without my hands being dyed this time. it's a miracle!

rit

meet my old, good friend... Rit dye. as a former camp arts and crafts director- this stuff was my saving grace during the summers. i love the stuff -even though, no matter how careful I am, i always get some on my hands. i noticed the other day while folding clothes that I had a big ugly ink stain on a white tshirt so i bought some dye to transform my shirt. results to follow in the days to come.

tulip

i know that i have posted a picture of tulips before, but i couldn't resist posting a picture of these beautiful red tulips i found at the grocery store. and red tulips are my MOST favorite flower in the world. so here you go!

bars

tonight i made a little treat for my office. my best pal Erin got engaged over the weekend and will be back to work tomorrow so i thought as a little celebration who wouldn't love raspberry crumb bars!

cleaning

today was a day all about cleaning. i have been super sick lately and just wanted a day of scrubbing and cleaning to try and get rid of all those nasty germs. i don't know how much good it does, but i feel better, which is what counts i guess :)

romeo + juliet

I don't care who you are, if you don't cry... or at least get a little teary... at Romeo and Juliet you are made us stone. I finished reading the play last week, cried my eyes out and decided to watch the movie (with Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio) and once again, cried like a baby. SO sad but SO good. way to go William Shakespeare, you are a pretty good little writer.

pepperoni bread

don't get me wrong... my mom is a wonderful cook. there are many many wonderful things she makes. we always had lovely dinners on thanksgiving, christmas, easter and birthdays, and still do. but few foods make me think of my childhood more than pepperoni bread. this may sound strange, but it's true. if my mom or dad were at the store and there was pepperoni bread on sale they would get it every once in a while and it was the BEST. such a treat! i saw this pepperoni bread at the grocery store the other day and just couldn't resist it.... my childhood self just couldn't pass it up!

soul patrol!

tonight i saw Grease with my Mom downtown at the Palace Theatre. it was wonderful and had American Idol winner Taylor Hicks as the "teen angel." good times! as a member of the "soul patrol" it was a pleasure to see him live!

jewelry

jewelry. a girls best friend. i am finally getting to the point of being old enough, that my jewelry box is not just filled with $1 earrings i bought at the mall, but actually some really nice things. some lovely birthday gifts, some hand me downs, and a few things picked up along the way and they all live in this jewelry box that my Grandma got me for Christmas many many years ago.

mama

today is mothers day which is all about appreciating your mom, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and all the women in your like that lead and guide you. i am lucky to have all these people in my life, but the biggest shout out today has to go to my mom. (who i accidentally wrote happy birthday to in her mothers day card... gotta love those meds ;) here is a pic of me and my mom before i went to prom in 1996. neither of us look a day older. :) love you mama.

raspberry

if i were forced, i would have to say my favorite fruit is the raspberry. sometimes i think its blueberries, sometimes mangos, sometimes strawberries, but nope... i always go back to raspberries. they are just perfect


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soy

have you ever had soy nuts? i LOVE them and highly recommend them for snacking or a salad topping. you're welcome.

cinco de mayo

happy cinco de mayo to you.. since i am not attending any fiestas this year to celebrate i thought i would post a picture of when i was in Mexico with North Park for a mission trip. this was on a night off when we were playing family feud. good times.

view

this is the view from my living room window. how lucky am i?

new toy

i have a new toy. meet my brand new singer curvy sewing machine with 30 stitch settings. plan on next christmas for some homemade sewn items. ain't she purty?

friend

i am still under the weather today, which is no fair on a saturday! i swear Flicka knows when i am sick. she is always cozy with me, but on sick days, she's just extra sweet.