What I did not expect to see at work today:)

Now let me start off my saying....I know shit about football. When Denver is playing on our TV, I strategically scamper off to my 'crapbooking room & disappear for hours of uninterrupted bliss....

On that note, I'll tell you the rest of the story...

This morning I got to see the Grey Cup, In Person. I'm not completely stupid, I know what the Grey Cup is, but I just did not expect to see it at work:) Its an awesome old trophy, full of history, and makes you pause and go "awe" at first sight. I can only imagine the tears of joy & showers of sweat this cup has seen over the years. It is amazing & makes me understand a wee bit more why they all chase that ball around. Hell I'd be proud as hell to have that cup at my house:)

Let me say, Mr "JP" you were a very nice man to show my co-worker & I that cup. Thank you again:)

Here's the Cup in It's Case, ready for transport:)

My Co-Worker standing next to the cup:) Notice Plastic Santa in the Background...lol

Now, me - I REFUSED to take a picture next to it:) I look like hell in the morning anyway:) I did decide that I would take a picture of my hand. How do you know that's mine? Hello! Take a looky at that awesome ring there....yep...I'm still wearing it & I'll still be wearing it 35 years from now:)LOL (Now to go knock on some wood...lololol)

So......I still think that Grey Cup is really cool....I may even watch next year's game:)

Below: That's JP & I copied and pasted the Windsor Star's Story:)

Tecumseh's J.P. Bekasiak of the Montreal Alouettes shows off the Grey Cup Monday at Johnny Shotz Billiard Bar and Cafe.
Photograph by: Scott Webster, The Windsor Star, The Windsor Star

Bekasiak brings home Grey Cup

The smile on J.P. Bekasiak's face Monday left his father with a warm feeling.

Cut by one Canadian Football League club and left in limbo for nearly a month before landing with the Montreal Alouettes, Bekasiak paraded around his parents' home hoisting the Grey Cup.

"It's a significant achievement," said his dad, P. Antoni Bekasiak.

"It's nice how he is with the Cup. He's proud and looking forward."

Bekasiak and his wife Grazyna left Poland in 1981 and came to Canada when their oldest child Kamila was just eight months old.

The family stopped in Edmonton, where J.P. and his sister Ann Marie were born.

The family then moved to Wingham, where brother Anthony was born. They settled in the Windsor area in 1991.

At six-foot-six and 280 pounds, it would only seem natural that J.P. would have played football, but the family had no history with the game.

"J.P. was always into something," Bekasiak said.

"He was in soccer for a long while. He was quick in soccer and then he moved to basketball."

It wasn't until Grade 12 that J.P. finally hit the football field and his father encouraged the move.

"I thought he had the physical attributes for football," Bekasiak said.

A year of high school football and a one-year stop with the Windsor AKO Fratmen eventually led to a scholarship at the University of Toledo.

A first-round pick by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Bekasiak thought he had found a home.

Brother Anthony even followed him this year to play football at McMaster.

J.P. Bekasiak, bounced from defense to offense and back to defense, was cut by Hamilton in the spring and waited a month before landing in Montreal.

He shed 40 pounds, moved back to defense and battled his way from the practice roster onto the dress roster for the Grey Cup.

In one of the most dramatic turn of events in CFL history, Montreal rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win the 97th Grey Cup.

Agony turned to ecstasy when Montreal kicker Damon Duval missed a would-be game-winning field goal only to see Saskatchewan called for too many men on the field.

Moving 10-yards closer, Duval hit the winner for a 28-27 victory.

"Those last five minutes were really difficult for me and a lot of guys," Bekasiak said. "It was really draining."

Bekasiak said even the post-game celebration was subdued.

"Everyone was tired from the emotional roller-coaster," Bekasiak said.

"We were just more relieved we won."

His personal celebration kicked off Sunday when Bekasiak got his turn with the Grey Cup, which will last until early today.

He's been hastily calling family and friends to see the Cup and share in his joy.

"It just rekindles all the memories of what a difficult year it was and what I had to do to get (the Cup)," Bekasiak said. "It's nice to share it with people who know what I've gone through the last year."

jparker@thestar.canwest.com or 519-255-5784
© Copyright (c) The Windsor Star

Getting a head start

on 2010. I thought I'd start using this blog, and letting my old one die off in blog land. I hadn't updated since May 19th, and I really wanted a fresh start to 2010:) I'm up in the air about completely killing the old blog off, it is a reflection of my life from my old SNS days, a lot of my old scrapbooking tutorials are still linked up, and visited every day, and I also started that blog back in '05. Shortly after I moved to the US. So I have mixed feelings about it, but for now, it will stay up:)

So......Lets see.....In a nutshell....

Since May 19th...

My sister had her bridal shower at the end of May. Facebook Photos are Here. It was lovely, it was also the last day to cross the border without a passport....so I was 45 minutes late, 15 minutes actually late from the start time. All because I was stuck in the tunnel.

In June we did the Relay for Life in Windsor, It rained like the Dickens, so we did not stay long.

In July I took the plunge and re-financed my credit cards. I now live a cash only lifestyle. Its been a long road to get too, but its very satisfying to pay cash along the way. Its a lot less stressful, that's for sure:)

In August, My sister was married. No Photos up yet:) It was a grand affair....a year and a half in the making, and over in 12 hours:)

In September....Mike and I got engaged:) Whoohoo!! (See Shannon, I told ya I'd eventually post it:) It happened while on vacation in Silver Lake, MI. I have some Facebook Photos Here:
We also had some "Family Photos" done in September - The Facebook Photos for that is here: Mel Brown was our photographer, and she did a fantastic job:)

October was spent dealing with Mike's Heart Problems (but really was acid reflux and did not know it till all the tests were done), Canadian Thanksgiving at Mom's & Halloween.

Come November, we got the house ready for US Thanksgiving. It was the first time his side has come to visit since I've moved in. In honor of the occasion we repainted the family room, bought a new couch & bench, and installed laminate & carpet in the family room. We also went to Stacey & Jason's lovely wedding, (had my truck die in the tunnel on the way home from that, (imagine me dressed up in heels and kicking my truck in downtown Detroit at 1AM)(but the wedding WAS FUN!), And Helena & Michael's baby girl Hope was born. She is an absolute doll. I'm still in shock my oldest friend in the whole wide world is really a Mom:) Hope is utterly beautiful, and I'm totally in love with her. Oh, and I'm happy to report that Thanks to my Mom's help, Thanksgiving dinner turned out well, (note to self - 15 pounds of potatoes is too much for this gang), and nobody was sick. I think they all had a good time:) Facebook Photos for the month of November is here:)

So now we are in December....Its a busy month in the courier business, so I was quite busy at work. I did make my own Christmas cards this year....the first time I scrapped in months:) I survived Christmas, I was SPOILED ROTTEN by my financé, my family, and my future family. I'm proud to say I had a cash Christmas, nothing went on the credit cards & I stayed in my budget:) So now you are all up to date....lol
If you've made it this far ~ Thanks for reading:)

I'm over here now....

RIGHT HERE

Come Join me:)

What a night!

Well, I know its safe to go to work tommorrow - Spitfires Won 2-1 over Kelowna tonight! Now as I type - The Wings are tied 2-2 with Obama's team..... they better kick ass tonight. Or a couple of certain co-workers will make my life a living hell at work. Moping......etc...and lets not forgot about DH - Oh Boy! He goes crazy over Detroit Play Off Hockey. Its Insane!

So I managed to watch the AI Finals Tonight. I totally think Adam rocked over Kris. This post has a great read on the show if you missed it. Never mind that it's titled 03/19/09 - its a big fat typo. BTW Kara's song SUCKED. Just felt the need to get that out there! Kris looked like he was in shock all night for being up on stage as one of the finals. Too bad it wasn't Danny!!

(((From all the shouting going on in my living room - I believe The Red Wings just scored! Go Wings!)

Back to AI:

And yes I voted! The little recording told me, "Thank you for voting for Contestant One!" Thank you very much. I do walk the talk ya know:)

Other News:

What a day! I have officially lost my glasses. They are somewhere in this house. Very Scary. DH & I have checked everywhere - and no luck. Even the custom officer searching my truck this morning didn't see them. Darn!! lol
After work We bought ten, I repeat TEN tennis balls for the pups. They were in heaven! It was like watching the Easter egg hunt for dogs. Max had 7 in his pile, poor Maggie only had 3. But at least she brings the ball back for you to throw it again *giggles*

I've been officially informed that the Wings Won! Whoohoo!!

It's getting late - I think I'm overtired with all this rambling here,,,,rofl.

Good Night!

Vote for Adam!

Savvy N Sassy Design Team Call

Savvy N Sassy will be looking for FIVE energetic and creative designers who love ribbon to join our design team!
If you are interested in receiving a new and exciting ribbon card in the mail each month filled with beautiful designs and colors then this call is for you!

As a design team member, we are seeking individuals who are interested in bonding with the team as a whole, have time to post and upload layouts to share and inspire with everyone on a regular basis. All applicants must be active in the forum/gallery in that they are familiar with our members and the overall environment of SnS.

Responsibilities

-Each month you will receive our Ribbon Kit of the Month in the mail. In turn, DT members are expected to post 3 projects with their kits. One project is 1 layout OR 4 cards OR 1 altered item. DT members are encouraged to do more than one type. For example: 2 layouts and 4 cards. These items created are not sole property of Savvy n Sassy. You will be able to post them in other online galleries, blogs, submissions etc. The only stipulation we ask is that you just add in the "ribbon provided by Savvy n Sassy" phrase when sharing your layouts. These projects are due no later than the 25th of each month and must be loaded onto the Savvy'n'Sassy blog by that date as well.

--A minimum of 25 posts a week on the message board. We encourage you to post more than that.

--Start new topics on the message board (5 - 6 are required/week)

--Post comments in the gallery, look at the projects and praise them.

--Post monthly challenges

--As DT members, we encourage you to do a minimum of at least one of the challenges posted each month other than your own.

--DT members will also be responsible for 1 or 2 "How to" entries on the Savvy n Sassy Blog, and participation in our online crop (we have one crop per 6 month term).

--Help with online crops (challenges, games, etc.)

--Post your Savvy'n'Sassy projects, contests and news on your personal blog.

Compensation

--A ribbon kit every month to design with.

--Design Team members will receive a discount on stock in store and free shipping on purchases with each months kit. (as long as they are lettermail, larger items will be charged extra)

Submission requirements

If you are interested and believe you would be a fit for our team then please submit the following:
-- User name in SNS forums
-- three projects or layouts showcasing your use of ribbon (created in the last 3 months)
-- small bio about yourself including email and snail mail address
-- list of any other design teams you are on
-- please acknowledge how much time you are comfortable with to devote to Savvy n Sassy each month
-- Link to your Blog
-- Link to your online Gallery
--Why would you like to be a Desiger for Savvy n Sassy?

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Term begins July 1st, 2009 and runs until December 31st 2009
Submit your application by June 20th to:
submissions@savvynsassy.com

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USA & International applicants are welcome, however, please note that due to mail delivery times you may have to work under tight time constraints. You are still responsible for having your projects completed by the 25th of each month.

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New team will be announced on June 29th
Good Luck!!!

Hope all you Mom's out there have a fantastic day!

Speaking of Mom's.....Here are some pictures of her Backyard., taken last Sunday....

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Ok, so now that all the Mom's have received their cards today - I can now show you what I made using Klo's Mother's Day GSD file: Thanks so much Klo!!

Winner of the NSD Rak

from theArt Freckles Blog Hop is Nicole!



Enjoy your goodies!!

Relay for Life Bake Sale

Did pretty good I think! We raised almost $300 for our team:)

Like Cupcakes?

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Stella helped us out as well:) Yummy cupcakes!

And she makes great Cakes too:)

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

Lots of fun and exciting things happening today:)

Art Freckles is having its first ever Blog Hop! How cool is that! So easy too! All you have to do is visit  Shannon's, Linda's,  Kimberly's , & of course the Art Freckles blogs today. Make sure you leave a comment on each one, and you'll have a chance to win this:

If you are looking for some challenges, check out the Art Freckles Events section in our forum, for some great challenges & inspiration to help celebrate today!

What better day than NSD to release a new Art Freckles Kit! Check out what the awesome Design Team gets to work with this month:)

May 'Fly Away Home' Kit

This kit features gorgeous papers and rub-ons from Chatterbox's Fabulous line, a heart warming Daisy Bucket stamp, and Art Freckles own 'ART Houses' (amongst other yummy items!)

The kit is available in the store now, but quantities are really limited on this one, so don't delay!

I love to Scrapbook, and the Art Freckles Kits have never disappointed me:) In fact, it's usually easier to scrap with one of Shannon's kits, as everything goes together beautifully, and you always have way more than enough:)

From the March "Nest of Treasure" Kit one of my favorite LO's is this one of my Kitten, Sissy:

Everything on this Layout comes  from the kit, the ONLY exception is the "?" Mark, it is from my stash, and painted to match. What I love about this LO, besides the fact that everything came from the Kit, lol is that DH & I will always look at this LO in the future and remember. We'll remember the fact her nickname is "Kitten", and also our fascination with the Joker (played by Heath, even though I still love Jack's version too)

It is one of my more simple LO's and one of my favorites too:) It's a 5X7 Photo, matted horizontally & vertically, inked and attached to the pretty Patterned Paper:) Added my Title and I've got my keepsake:)

And That is why I scrapbook to make sure I remember! lol With this memory I have in my thirties, I definitely need my scrapbooks when I'm older...rofl!

I wish all you Scrapbookers Out there a Fabulous Day Today! Scrap Lots!!

Since I posted last! Lots to catch up on:)

I believe this is the longest I've let the blog go, in like....ever:)

Lets see....in a nutshell....if I can get you all caught up on my life...*giggles*


Early Feb - Injured my hand at work. It was worse than it looked I guess. Modified Duties make me bored, and being short handed at work, also frustrated as well..... It's been let's see....10 1/2 weeks.. and at least I'm having more good days than bad days with it now:) Sometimes I think it would have been better to break the hand, and get a cast, than to bruise it, and then keep re-injuring it with walking the dogs, or picking up a plate, or even driving....it was crazy!!

Valentine's Day - DH got me Sapphire earings!! They are gorgeous, and I love them! He did wrap them in a hard drive box, so they seriously were a surprise! At first I was like, Thanks Honey, another hard drive - exactly what I needed...*giggles* That's the best hard drive ever, if you ask me!!!

March was the same - doing nothing, getting frustrated, etc. One thing this hand taught me - was that I spent too much time on this computer. So does DH. So we worked a few things out this month. Communication is the best relationship advice I can ever give anyone:)

The end of March brought some changes to my life, in the scrappy world. Just before the retreat with Annie's group, that week I believe, I became only a gallery moderator for SNS, and the board moderator for AF. I love both sites dearly, but with my hand and not scrappin for 8 weeks, I was at a cross road. (Best way to describe it) Now I have no deadlines, and less responsibility. At The retreat, it was the first time I could scrap what I wanted to, when I wanted to, in a long time. I usually end up catching up on DT stuff at crops and retreats. It was so liberating! Annie - you seriously rock at retreats girl!

So that brings me into April, DH was gone the last week in March, First of April. It was so quiet in the house...until Max heard an ant think or something:) I swear DH told him to go on guard duty while he was gone:)

I tell ya what was seriously sweet though, when I came home from the retreat, DH & I were both driving on 1-75, in the middle lane, doing 70mph. lol Only I was in Northern MI and he was in KY. lololol When I got home that afternoon, DH left me pretty flowers on the stove. I think he missed me:)

So I survived a week of Max Guard Duty - a whole lot of sleepless nights, NOT because DH was gone - but because he kept protecting me from the imaginary burglers in our house. Barking at 1AM & 3AM every night is not a fun experience. Specially when he's tearing downstairs like a bat outta hell and waking Maggie up:) Not fun, not Fun!! When DH finally made it home, I was like glad your home, Love you, now I'm off to bed:) And I did just that *giggles* I need my beauty sleep!!

Easter came and went, we had a great time at his sister's house. It was a lotta fun. They really get into finding the easter eggs too. Some seriously funny shit happened!!

This week - Mom and I started Missy's Bridal Shower invites. I have seriously worked out my wishblade. I started with two new mats, and I think they are almost done now:) But I've made approx 100 or so. 60 are completely done, and 40 or so to finish up tomorrow.

I think this gets me updated now!! LOL I'll update with some photos, if not this weekend - then this week:)

and if you've made it this far - Thanks for reading:)

Winner Announced!!

With out further ado - Here ya go:



Congrats to Mardi!

Mardi (19:10:04) : edit

Hmm, my favorite way to use ribbon…using my Fiskars “leave it to weaver punch” and then weaving my ribbon through the paper!

Enjoy your $10 GC to Savvy n Sassy! Please email me at wildlonewolf(at)gmail(dot)com for your codes!

To everyone that commented! That was a record 23 comments! Don't forget to check in every now and then as you never know what I'll give away next!!

A Chance to win a $10 Gift Certificate to:

That's right! $10. You could get a kit, or two or three...... Whatever your heart desires!!

All you have to do is tell me your favorite way to use ribbon!!

That's it!! Easy Peasy!!

I will use the Random Number Generator to pick the winner......on Feb 14th, after midnight EST......So What are you waiting for??? How come you are still reading this?? Go, Go Go...LOL

Interesting...

Received in an email:

At a meeting of the AARP (American Association of Retired People) they showed a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20 year old. The contest was Titled 'u @ 50'.

This video won second place. When they showed it , everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause.

So simple and yet so brilliant. Take a minute and watch it.






Enjoy!

Wanna know how??......

Better get your butt on over to Aleks' Blog and check it out........

Like right here....

better hurry!!!


Whatcha doing still reading this????


Get going!! lol

My thoughts:)

If I Didn't Have Pets......

I could walk around the yard barefoot in safety.

My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.
All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture, and cars would be free of hair.

When the doorbell rings, it wouldn't sound like a kennel.

When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without wading through fuzzy bodies who beat me there.
I could sit on the couch and my bed the way I wanted, without taking into consideration how much space
several fur bodies would need to get comfortable.

I would have money...and no guilt to go on a real vacation.
I would not be on a first-name basis with 6 veterinarians,as I put their yet unborn grand kids through college.
The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: out, sit, down, come, no, stay, and leave him/her/it ALONE.

My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates or barriers.
My house would not look like a day care center, toys everywhere.

My pockets would not contain things like poop bags, treats and an extra leash.
I would no longer have to Spell the words B-A-L-L, F-R-I-S-B-E- E, W-A-L-K, T-R-E-A-T, B-I-K-E, G-O,
R-I-D-E

I would not have as many leaves INSIDE my house as outside.
I would not look strangely at people who think having ONE dog/cat ties them down too much.

I'd look forward to spring and the rainy season instead of dreading 'mud' season.

I would not have to answer the question 'Why do you have so many
animals?' from people who will never have the joy in their lives of knowing they are loved unconditionally by someone as close to an angel as they will ever get.

How EMPTY my life would be!

Thanks Jill for posting this to Windsor Loving Homes....

Baby It's Cold Outside:)

Mike took this picture Yesterday Morning Around 9AM or so. (-16F = -31C) It had actually warmed up from -25F (-31C) when I went to work..... Oh and this is Fahrenheit btw...

So here's some new Snow Pictures from early on this week, before the -25 degree weather, and the dumping of snow we received today. The snow is officially higher than my front porch AGAIN. *Sigh* So grab a cup of java and enjoy the pictures:)

"Cuz Its My Birthday Kit" by Art Freckles

teehee, not my Birthday, but it is Shannon's Very Soon!! So to celebrate she created a very special kit! Make sure you stop by and get yours soon!

This kit contains:

• 8 sheets of 12x12 double sided patterned paper fromWRMK Heart Attack Line

(2 of each design)

* Be Mine

* Crush

* Honey Bunny

* Twitterpated

• 6 sheets of Bazzill cardstock (2 ea. of Lily White, Buttercream, and Dragonfly)


• 1 pkg. Scrap-icing Loopy Daisies


• 1 pkg WRMK glitter brads Heart Attack Line


• 1 pkg WRMK glitter lace Heart Attack Line


• 1 pkg WRMK designer eyelets & snaps Heart Attack Line


• 1 sht. WRMK embossed stickers Heart Attack Line


• 1 pkg. Bazzill 3/4" ruby red blossoms


• 2 yards cream lace

Wow

The January Love N Lollipops Kit is already Sold Out!! Can you believe it???

Still want it???

Tara is having a giveaway on her blog. You guessed it, she's giving away one January ' Love 'n Lolipops' Kit! Can you believe it?

Go Check it out HERE.

Good Luck!!!

January ' Love 'n Lolipops' Kit

{Featuring Bo Bunny}

This kit contains:

• 10 sheets of 12x12 double sided patterned paper from Bo Bunny's Fliry and Sweetie Pie Lines

(2 of each design)

* sweetie pie

* flirty

* birds

* dots

*flower

• 6 sheets of Bazzill cardstock (2 ea. of Leap Frog, Lily White, and Princess)


• 1 pkg. Scrap-icing Loopy Daisies


• 3 ea. Dove cardstock die-cuts


• 1 ea. Crafty Creations Bag Style Card


• 1 yard American Crafts elastized ribbon ~ orange


• 1 ea. AmericanCrafts Jewelry Box Thickers ~ white


• 1 yard Red Twill Ribbon 3/8"


• 1 Daisy Bucket clearly petite stamp (love you)


• 1 pkg. Prima Flower Lolipops ~ orange


• 1 pkg. Prima 'Say It In Crystals' ~ black


• 1 scoop Keepsake buttons in green hues


• 3 ea. Lolipop Girl Felt Embellishments (1 white, 1 pink, 1 black)

Aren't the birds the cutest??

Go Get your Kit Now over at

Art Freckles Before it Sells out!