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After taking Trish's 7 gypsies ATC rolodex class and after seeing Melodee Langworthy's blog I really wanted to get rolling on this Christmas one. 
I am hooked!  We had a blast that day with Trish and all the girls and I continue having fun as I put together another rolodex for Christmas.  Now so far I'm just building the foundation - I haven't added a lot of pictures or journaling yet... But...

1.  I do like Mondays!
2.  Love Matchbox 20 - it seems every song on every CD is always great! And Rob Thomas is just too cute!
3. I'm a MAGAZINE junkie - I get way too many magazines (especially scrapbook related!) 
4.  I love getting the MAIL
5.  My mother looks amazing for her age!

6.  I was in David Copperfield's MAGIC show
7.  I've been MARRIED 23 years
8.  Would prefer...

Okay I'm late with the letter L - some of these are getting tougher!
1. Our whole family is hooked on the show LOST
2.  I love bath and body lotions, my favorite is the peppermint at Christmas time
3.  I love blasting the song LETS SEE HOW FAR WE"VE COME by Matchbox 20
4.  I have LIVED in:
Agusta GA Cleveland OH Brookpark OH Middleburg Hts OH N. Royalton OH Hincley  OH Medina OH 5. ...

It's my month for stamp club so I need to get my order figured out for what I want?  I've been really enjoying our stamp club meetings.  We've learned something new everytime.  Its funny to see thing up close and personal that you may not have liked in the catalog but once seen in a project you love them.
Here is the mirror image card we made.  On glossy cardstock you run one color over half...

1.  My fathers name was Ken
2.  One of my favorite books is the KITE RUNNER (mentioned in H)
3. KING - The meaning of the name Ryan is King or little king
4.  I believe in Karma - what goes around...
5.  Love taking trips to Kalahari with the kids
6.  My brother Robert was named after Robert Kennedy
7.  Karen Russells's blog is one I visit daily
8.  Pop secret Kettle Corn is...

Oh my gosh!  This is why I love the web, I love links and finding different sites with different information.  It leads us to places we might never have known of and I for one am glad I found this information to pass along and maybe help others (including my mother who has the most beautiful handwriting but will not write in her scrapbooks because if its not perfect she tears it up)
This morning...

1.  I love my husbands name Joel, but since he's a JR he did not want a Joel III so we didn't name any of our kids after him
2.  Lost my brother Joe in 2003 from a brain aneurysm when he was only 37 years old - I miss him

3.  I got some awesome jewelry from Handmade by Anilu

From the Longaberger Homestead!
Joel and I went out to dinner since Zach had slept over his cousin Cameron's house and Chel and Ben were watching a movie.   When we came home I found this in my bedroom on my bed.  Have you ever seen a basket this enormous?  I don't think the pictures even begin to show the size of this thing!

I'm going to order a piece of glass for it and make it a table...

I think its safe to post this now since the luncheon is today and they are in California.  I wanted to make something special for my aunts 70th so I decided to make one of my candy bar poems.  I've made them for several years now on special occassions for both friends and family.  I usually put all the candy bars in something that pertains to the person, but since this had to travel to California...