Meet Me on Monday

Never Growing Old

Questions:

1.  What jewelry do you wear 24/7?
2.  Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?
3.  How many siblings do you have?
4.  Were you named after anyone?
5.  Coke or Pepsi?
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My Answers!

1.  My wedding ring, but I do take it off at night so I can slather on hand cream.

     Don't you just hate trying to clean "gunk" out of rings?  Then, if you take it

     to the jeweler for cleaning, they look at you all weird-like & make you feel

     you should be apologizing.  Well, okay, maybe that's just me!  LOL!!!

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2.  Twirling, of course!  Sometimes there is a bit of ? , but you don't want to 

     know about that.  Do you?  No, seriously, you don't.  It may be polite in

     some cultures, but it's kind of disgusting after the age of 2.

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3.  One, but she is no longer in my life.  Very sad, but true & her choice, not 

       mine.  That's definitely a story for another Blog, & I haven't decided to do

     that, yet.

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4.  No, but  I'm glad I wasn't named after anyone in my family--Ruth, Clara,              

     Edith, Erma, Roberta -- ah, no, don't think so!  Please, anyone out in    

     blogland with one of these names, don't take offense.  I'm just saying       

     that I don't think those names would have worked well for me.  OIY!!!  I

     hope I haven't offended anyone, but we are being honest here, right?

5.  Coke, or rather Diet Coke or Coke Zero.  The Man prefers Pepsi, so when we 

     share, I go with Pepsi & sometimes he goes with Coke.  Just a little give &      

     take, even with the small things, keeps things on track for marital bliss!

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Once again, probably more than you wanted to know.  But I thank you for stopping by and hope you'll come again soon.

CAS

It's a Follow Along Party

Hey all, just discovered this fun linky party called Making the World Cuter Follow Along.  It sounds like a super-fun way to meet some new friends & boost your "follow' numbers at the same time.  Even if you don't need or want more followers (I don't know anyone, do you?), it should be fun and interesting to meet some new bloggers.  Anyhoo, why don't you check it out?  Have a great weekend!
CAS

A Super Big Thank You!

Hey everyone!  I'm so excited & more than a little surprised to tell ya' that I just hit 150 followers!  That's a small drop-in-the-bucket for many, many of you;  but it's an AMAZING thing to me.  When I started this blog in late September '10, I had no illusions that it would be anything more than a simple place for me to write & vent as a kind of self-therapy.  I never truly expected anyone would care enough about what I had to say & share that they would want to follow along.  My very first post didn't receive any comments, but my second (on the same day) had four wonderful comments -- thank you Amy at All Things Home,   Michelle at Southern Somedays,  Marty at A Stroll Thru Life, & Traci at The Traci Chronicles for starting this journey on such a wonderfully positive note.  My very first follower was my darling DIL, Ally, who doesn't even have a blog, and my 150th follower is Janet at Craig's List Queen.  Thank you so much!

It's difficult to express just how much this experience has influenced my life.  I know that may sound melodramatic, but I was in a bit of a dark place when I began this blog.  But then, all-of-a-sudden, I was enveloped into this positive world of people who felt immediately like good friends.  I felt like I had a bunch of "sisters" of all ages who were here to cheer me on and cared about what I might want to share.

I've learned so much about decorating, organizing, thrifting, and I had never before used the term "tweaking" in my whole life.

I've discovered that I'm far from being the only "strange" person who starts decorating for Fall in September.

I've discovered the "fun of the hunt" at thrift stores, & what wonderful treasures there are to be had at GW.

I've discovered the art of "repurposing" & that "old junk" is now the "new chic."

I've discovered that wonderful creations can be made with simple things from the $Store.

I've discovered the best part of receiving catalog's from Pottery Barn, Horchow or Ballards is who, in blogland, is going to do a wonderful tutorial on recreating one of their "expensive" items into something wonderful & CHEAP!

I've discovered that you can't start any project without your camera close at hand, & that it's important to record every step.

I've discovered that it's perfectly "normal" to set a beautiful table just to take a picture of it for a post.

I've discovered the "art of tablescapes," but haven't mastered that yet. 

I've discovered it's okay to show your "messy side" as long as you share the steps you take to clean it up.

I've discovered the generosity of many of you who willingly share your time doing tutorials.

I've discovered the fun of Linky Parties & truly appreciate the time that so many of you spend setting up, encouraging, & commenting on everyone who links up.  If I started listing my favs, I'd be so afraid of missing someone, but I hope you know who you are & how grateful I am.  Without your parties, I wouldn't have made so many friends.

I've discovered friendships can feel pretty darn strong with people I will probably never meet "in person," but that doesn't diminish the bond.  You are an amazing, friendly, kind, talented & caring group of ladies, & you make me so thankful that I began this blog.

I'm truly looking forward to sharing more of my life's journey with you and look forward to spending time with all of you.  So, once again, I say "thank you" for turning such a simple endeavor into something so special.  Ya'll have a great day & please stop by anytime.
CAS

A New Award

Lovely Blog Award - March 6, 2011

Thank you to  Silver Solara for awarding me the One Lovely Blog Award. It was delightful to receive it.

Here are the rules for the award:

• Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and their blog link.
• Pass the award on to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered.
• Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.
• Lovely Blog Awards go to:
• I WILL BE A REBEL & COMPLETELY BREAK ALL THE RULES,  & PASS THIS ON TO:

DEBBIEDOOS "NEWBIES" 

WITH 50 OR LESS FOLLOWERS  

OKAY, MAKE ME PROUD!

CAS  

I Have a New Look!

I'm so excited to share with you my brand new blog header!  Isn't it just beautiful?  That is all due to the wonderful design talents & abilities of Vicki at  Curly Willow DIY.  A couple of weeks ago I was chosen over at The Tablescaper to receive a FREE blog header designed by Vicki.  I sent her a few photos & gave her a rough idea of what I wanted, but asked her to do what she thought would be good.  Well, I got better than good, I got great.  Vicki is so sweet to work with;  and did I mention that she does the design work during her "spare" time while holding down her regular J.O.B.

Below is the direct link to Vicki's Graphic Design business.  I hope you will pop over & see her.  Also check out the blog she & her BFF, Barb, share.  Absolutely everything is wonderful in this blog.  

Vicki's Direct Link

Thanks so much for stopping by & please come again soon.

CAS

I am happily linking to:

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday-Coastal Charm

Three or More Tuesday-The Gypsy's Corner

Toot Your Horn Tuesday-A Silly Little Sparrow

Savvy Southern Style-Wow Us Wednesday

Hoo's Got Talent Wednesday-Night Owl Crafting

Whatever Goes Wednesday-Someday Crafts

Whassup Wednesday-Elements Interiors