My Studio/Craft Room/Office

Here are some shots of my messy space.....I love it.

Needless to say, we have not been celebrating the days like we had planned. School started again and, well, life happened. I thought, however, I would at least share a new passion of the Mister (and me too when I have the time): Repurposing and upcycling. Take a look at some of his recent work:

Before


And after


This beauty is currently in my craft room and is perfect for storing a good majority of my scrapbooking supplies and tools.

I'll post some more of his work soon. Happy Sunday everyone!

September 5: Be Late For Something Day

We have a few holidays in a row that are quite uninteresting to celebrate. Today is definitely one of those days, especially since it falls on a Sunday. We had nowhere to be so we couldn't really be late for anything. I did make a delicious ham that took much longer to cook than anticipated, so I suppose I can say we were late for dinner. I hope everyone is having as much of a relaxing weekend as we are!

September 4: National Newspaper Carrier Day

I pretty much hate newspapers. We don't have them delivered and I read the online versions if I must. The only real exception to this is if Middle Lady or Little Lady happens to be in one. Every week, however, we have a Weekly Reminder that is delivered to our house. I do not know who delivers it, or why for that matter. But, in honor of the day, thank you anonymous paper delivery person. To celebrate I made my own newspaper carrier (thanks to http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/ for the idea):




My sister (Crazy Lady) and my mom (Grammy Lady) can attest to my dislike of newspaper. Crazy Lady in fact shares the same aversion. So, they will know how difficult this craft was for me to complete (and, thus, why it is such a shoddy version of How About Orange's).

September 3: National Skyscraper Day

We live in Idaho where the tallest building in the state is only 20 stories tall, so celebrating Skyscraper Day proved to be somewhat of a challenge. Middle Lady wore her highest heels for the occasion (which are fabulous) and Little Lady said she walked around on her tippy-toes all day. In honor of the day, though, here are some eco-friendly skyscrapers that I found at ecogeek.org that I think are the cat's meow:

September 2: National Beheading Day

Interesting, eh?

Here is a little tidbit for you:

Mary Mary Quite Contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.

There are several theories on the origins of this nursery rhyme. One, however, is particularly appropriate today. Mary Mary is thought to have been Mary I of England, A.K.A. Bloody Mary. The garden refers to the increase in size of graveyards due to the execution of those that opposed her Catholic faith. Silver bells and cockle shells were both nicknames for torture devices. Specifically, silver bells being screws that were tightened between two hard surfaces crushing a thumb and cockle shells being used on the genital region of the victim. Finally, pretty maids was a reference to the guillotine, commonly called maidens or maids. Charming huh?

Another tidbit: There is no definitive evidence that Marie Antoinette said "Let them eat cake" or actually "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche". Poor thing lost her head over a bad piece of gossip. Oh well....Off with her head!

Dinner tonight was an adventure. I attempted to make Contemporary Peppered Steak (I think it is supposed to be an updated Salisbury Steak sort of thing), however they fell apart. So, I made a sort of loose-meat sandwich on croissants (which I purchased in honor of Marie Antoinette) topped with swiss cheese and grilled onions. They were pretty good for an utter mistake. Here is a picture:

Now I think I will go have a Bloody Mary and make the Mister watch Marie Antoinette or Alice in Wonderland with me.

September 1: Emma M. Nutt Day

Who is Emma M. Nutt you ask? Well, she was the very first female telephone operator. Pretty cool, huh? So, for the rest of this post you need to read it using your best nasally, telephone operator voice.

Before I tell you how we celebrated the day I thought I would show you how the day started for me.

I found this crawling on my pillow:



You may notice it has a bumpy lower half. After I scooped it up into a cup and dumped it into the toilet this is what I discovered the bumpiness was:



Yes, those bumps were baby spiders. This is a wolf spider. It is an interesting spider that lays its eggs and once they hatch, the little suckers ride around mama for the first part of their lives. And I was lucky enough to have this crawling on my pillow. As you can see I flushed the Family Wolf down the drain and washed the spiders out.

On a brighter note, Little Lady made the A team (not the BA Baracus kind of A-Team) for volleyball. Hooray Little Lady! Oh, and she also found out she will be getting her braces on next week. Big day for the little one.

Now, to Emma M. Nutt Day. Besides occasionally speaking while plugging our noses, we ate peanut M&M's of course (get it? Emma M. Nutt, M&M ....?). Since I committed mass spidocide today I decided to try to appease Buddha with an M&M to help bring my Karma back into balance :).