Oops, I did it again

Oops, Friday flew past me again, maybe I should just start planning on showing a T-shirt design every Saturday instead. Here is a design from the more than 200 available from Too Long Dog:


Congratulations to Samara and Mark in Florida! They just welcomed a son, Aaron, into the world (no small feat at 10 lbs. 1 oz.!). I can't wait to see pictures.

Dem bones, dem bones

I decided that this week's digi-scrapping freebies would be Halloween themed and on the lighter side so it is a selection of goofy looking skeletons and a wordart perfect for any little skeletons that may go begging for candy this year. You can get this week's freebie here.

It certainly is a busy time for us here. A dear friend of mine just had her first child (a boy), my sister-in-law is expecting her first child (a girl) in October, I am planning my sister-in-law's baby shower for September, my husband's step-brother is remarrying in September and returning to Iraq, there is Labor Day, Halloween, Veteran's Day, and Thanksgiving (all firsts for my son), back-to-school time is in full swing which is important for my store Too Long Dog, I am in the process of opening a second and unrelated store Put It On Paper, Christmas and Hanukkah will be on us before we know it, my husband's cousin is expecting her second child in January, New Year's will follow Christmas, and there are birthdays in the mix too including my darling son's first! whew!

Take a moment to breathe and have a good week!

Oops, it's Saturday

Okay, so I missed Friday T-shirt day because we were with relatives. Here is this week's featured design from Too Long Dog:

Well, I have to run, this is a really busy weekend for me. Enjoy!

Witchy Weather

The weather today has been bizarre (and quite inconvenient). It has been a back-and-forth between heavy thunderstorms and bright sunshine all day (in northcentral Texas). This morning the power flickered on and off several times which is not only annoying because it causes everything to reset but I had the computer on too. Nothing bad happened because we have everything plugged into mondo surge protectors but I use a bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse and the computer was asking me if it should open in safe mode or not and just sat there doing nothing. Since the bluetooth peripherals don't kick in until the computer boots up all the way I couldn't respond and had to take the baby to Best Buy to buy one to plug in just to hit "enter." Ah well, at least everything is still there.

It is that time of week again for digital scrapbooking freebies and this week I am offering a trio of Halloween themed papers (previewed below) and you can download them HERE.

And just because, here is a picture of my two-tooth wonder:

Check out Too Long Dog. The store now boasts more than 200 distinct designs with something for everyone, I promise! In fact, I just added half a dozen new ones today.

Gotta run, baby on the move! Enjoy!

T-Shirt Folding Magic

I originally saw this technique in a video my hubby found. Well, time passed and now I have my own blog to use to share this awesome way to fold T-shirts perfectly in about 2 seconds (once you learn how). This is so cool you will actually impress people! With T-shirt folding of all things! The following video is Ninja T-Shirt Folding from YouTube.

Shop, shop, shop

I have added more than a dozen new designs to Too Long Dog this week and have now passed the 200 mark for distinct designs! Save gas money and do your fall/new school year shopping online at Too Long Dog.

Where did the week go?

Well it is Friday once again and time for the T-shirt design of the week from Too Long Dog:

Visit Too Long Dog to buy T-shirts, hoodies, pillows, mugs, stickers and more. In fact, there are more than 150 original designs, including the brand-spanking new one above, and products for everyone in the family no matter their size or personality. Plus, online shopping saves gas and your sanity.

It's that time again

It is the time of year for school to begin again. I don't have to worry about the logistics of that just yet since my son isn't even a year old yet but I still feel nostalgic. I love office and school supplies. In the local grocery stores they sell prebundled items for their local elementary schools and the office supply stores have the lists for the local school necessities at the front of the store. In honor of this time of year my freebies this week evoke elementary school.

You can download the ruler here and the chalkboard here.

I have made great progress on one of my crochet projects and hope to post a picture of the finished project before the week is through. Yippeee!

I am what the video game industry calls a "casual gamer" but nevertheless I have fun waiting for me on two console systems. My husband bought me a game that is for his PlayStation 3. That usually doesn't happen because pressing two many buttons easily confuses me and I just don't have the coordination or thumb control for most games, but this one is of an easier variety and has a wicked sense of humor. It is called Overlord:Raising Hell. The controls and whatnot are a lot like the Pikmin games but you play as an evil/evilish overlord controlling a bunch of goblins that aren't that bright but are devoted to your every wish and remind me of the naughtly gremlins in Gremlins 3 (I think that is the one they did in New York, or was that number 2?). Anyway, it's funny and easy enough for someone like me. I have a Wii which is much more my speed and has more games at my level, mainly because they make more games for children and other folks who didn't grow up with video games. Anyway, I have a game for the Wii I haven't even had the chance to play yet (Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, the first was a laugh riot, even my in-laws love playing it) and I love playing the regular Wii Sports games that come with the system.

Well, I hear a baby calling for "mamaaa" so that is the end of this post. Happy Humpday.

Tooth times two

Only a week or so after the initial appearance of his first tooth my darling, beautiful son has had his second tooth break through the gums right next to the first! Pics to come once I can get him to cooperate with camera crazy Mama!

Oooh, grown-up time

Darling son is going to spend some time with Nana today so that the hubby and I can maybe go see a movie (gasp!) or hang out at the bookstore or just do nothing (double gasp!).

Starting to really see interest in my store, Too Long Dog, in a variety of sections, just goes to show it does appeal to a wide range of folks. It inspires me more. I add new designs every week and I still have pages of ideas and notes!

I am working on a crochet project to use up some baby yarn I've had for years. It will be an afghan blanket I imagine. I am making modified granny squares, they have a three-dimensional flower motif in the center. Mostly pink with some off white because that is what I had. I am trying to use up what I have before I buy more yarn, or at least much more. Most of my scraps are not what I would use for projects for me though so I will have a lot of baby gifts and scarves I suppose.

Working on my sister-in-law's baby shower (her first, little Bella) which is exciting. We are all anticipating having a little girl around; the family will have one of each since I had a boy.

Off to care for the dog, elderly dachshunds get grumpy if you ignore them.

It is finally Friday George Jones

I don't really listen to country music much anymore but I grew up on country and oldies and I have "Finally Friday" by George Jones running through my head today.

Here is this week's T-shirt design from Too Long Dog:

Rise up against our Spork overlords, brothers and sisters! Hee, hee. I always manage to make myself laugh. Check out this design and more than 150 others at Too Long Dog.

If you go to the Squidoo lens at www.squidoo.com/toolongdog and submit a design suggestion you could win a free T-shirt. Submit your design idea and forward the lens on to your friends and family so they can submit theirs too.

The hubby and I may actually be leaving the baby with family Saturday so we can check out be out and about as a couple. May your weekend go well.

Wake me up next week, please

I thought, who knows why, that somehow my darling son would be happier or less fussy once that first tooth finally broke through. This is not the case, which is why I look like death-warmed over today, but the drive-through workers didn't react so I'm sure I'm not the only one. At any rate, I think I would like to go to sleep and just wake up next week if I could. That would be nice. It isn't that I don't get any sleep, it's just that it's in a bunch of tiny increments added together to make a full night (or semi-full). Ah well, at least it is for a good cause, sort of.

I have managed to put together a few digital scrapbooking freebies for this week.

You can download the background paper by clicking here, the "Boo!" wordart by clicking here, and the creepy windows (two separate .pngs in a compressed folder) by clicking here.

I am also adding several new designs to Too Long Dog today as well, so take a look.

Again, I would like to say that if you haven't checked out Squidoo yet that you should do so. I became so enamored with it that I have already made three lenses of my own, one about Jell-O, one about crochet granny squares, and one about Too Long Dog.

Mommy fatigue

This is going to be a short one because I have mommy fatigue, as in my 8-month-old (as of today!) is still cutting that first tooth and thus not sleeping as well as normal. I'm so tired! Anyway, I still have to manage a shower and a couple shopping expeditions with babe in tow today.

Too Long Dog has some new designs so be sure and check those out. Shopping online saves gas money and it is back to school and back to college time afterall. Visit the Squidoo lens www.squidoo.com/toolongdog for the chance to get a free T-shirt.

Also, check out my Squidoo lens on crochet granny squares at www.squidoo.com/whygrannysquaresaregreat. It has a how-to video, pics, a ton of great links, and more.

I'll be back in a day or two with more digi-scrapping freebies so be sure to come back.

How the time flies

I've had one of those weeks that just seemed to speed by without me really getting a good hold on things, ah well.

I have several new shirt ideas in the works for my online shop, Too Long Dog, which is named after my favorite dog breed by the way. If you visit the shop be sure to sign up for the newsletter, it comes out monthly via e-mail featuring new designs, seasonal tips, discount information, and even ways to get free merchandise.

I created a Squidoo lens about crochet granny squares, it has a how-to video and a lot of great links, so if you are interested in crochet take a look at the Web page www.squidoo.com/whygrannysquaresaregreat. Squidoo is a fun way to find a cornucopia of information and links on just about anything.

I also found one of my favorite authors, Tim Dorsey, on MySpace. I interviewed him while I was in college and had my picture taken with him, which is pretty cool, how often does that really happen? I will post the picture of us here tomorrow but I am using my hubby's laptop at the moment.

My son is practicing his crawling as he has only been able to manage forward motion for about a week now. He takes a break after every few movements to sit and contemplate whether it is worth it to continue. He has also been having a rough time the last few days because his first tooth (egads!) broke through on Thursday. The full tooth still hasn't risen up but the top is out and he can nearly cut you if he uses you as a teether. When it is fully visible he will be blinded with my camera's flash and everyone in the family will be e-mailed photographs so they can marvel at the tooth's glory. Poor family, dealing with a photo obsessed new mommy.

Gotta go, time for pizza and a Psych marathon with hubby thanks to dvr technology.

First T-Shirt Friday of August

This week's design was created by having a little fun with an old book illustration. No one ever seems to wonder how the exhibits at the science museum feel. :)

Buy this shirt or one of more than 150 other designs at Too Long Dog.