Happy Birthday to you (Megan and Rachel)

Today was Megan and Rachel (Jeff's nieces) combined birthday party! It was at Pump It Up in Pleasanton. It was VERY hot over there...unfortunately, I couldn't make it due to duties at church. It was hot there...but, it was a hot kitchen!

Here is Megan and Rachel in their crowns....Jordan and Neil were the biggest kids there. Jordan said he kept tripping over the little kids.
Don't you just love the brotherly love here? Jordan probably just pounded Neil...but, hey, that's what little brothers are for, right?

Here are the seniors...don't they look exhausted from jumping on the equipment?

After the party, Jeff dropped the boys off at the Main Library. At last week's Craft Fair, Jordan bought a book called "The Tao of Yao" by Oliver Chin. He used to work at Shonen Jump. Anyways, he was giving a workshop on writing your own anime. I swear, Jordan wrote a lot during the workshop...and Neil had a very good story. They are going to work on it some more...I'll scan in some pictures and will post it.

Lazy days of summer

Okay, okay...no excuses...but, I have been very lazy about my Blog....it seems like I had more time when the boys were in school....hopefully, I can get back into the groove....

I have been back in my sewing groove. Remember I went shopping with my Mom in Salinas? This is the purse made from the pattern and material...Opps, I should have taken a picture of the lining inside. This can either be a clutch or I can attach a strap. I don't like the way the pattern calls for the strap to be attached, (tacked onto the outside sides...), so, I need to play with it a little.
I did add another Swarovski rivoli button onto this purse. I changed the pattern of the button a little and added little points. Joanie at the Bead Asylum said that it turned out great! She even commented that my purses don't look homemade...hee hee...I love her...here is a close up of the button. I love the way the button fits into the flower on the print...I would like to say that I planned it that way...but, I was just lucky!
Just to ensure that I can still buy craft items, (Jeff said he won't complain as long as I use whatever I buy....) On the two tags below, I made little flowers using the punches I bought at the JCCCNC Craft Show in SF. I didn't realize that I had to bend the petals etc....and I had to use my Tacky Glue...which isn't a problem until I can't find the cap to close it....sigh! I did find it...on the other side of the room! (The tags are for Megan and Rachel's birthday party...they have a joint party at Pump It Up in P-town tomorrow...I'll be at church making an for the Bazaar...Jeff will have to solo...)

Jeff's new toy

Hee hee...okay, that didn't go so well...I was surfing on Jeff's new iTouch...and I thought I could update my blog...no go....

So, after years and years of having that Callaway American Express...what do we have? Yup, an iTouch....oh, I think Jeff got my golf bag through them also...anyhoots...it was a total nightmare...

We needed 500 more points to get $250 worth of American Express gift cards...which I used to buy a refurbed 16GB. We have had really good luck with the refurbs...and when my brother Gary had problems they not only replaced his iPod...they upgraded him...so....hey, why not!

Well...did you know that you can only use two credit cards on the Apple site? (Amex Gift cards are treated like credit cards). I had three cards (2-$100 and 1- $50), plus I had to use my credit card. So, I ended up buying a $200 Apple gift card and then using the $50 for something else later...But, typical of me lately, I made the mistake and bought a $150 gift card...I cancelled the order, but then had to wait a week for the cancellation to re-credit my gift cards...and then purchase the $200 gift cards. Why didn't I stick with the $150? Because I wasn't thinking...

Sigh....that's my life....oh, and I went to Target the day after the boys got out of school (Thursday), they already have their back to school supplies out! Then I remembered that Staples had their supplies out when I was running my last "the boys are in school" errands...sigh...Hallmark Christmas ornaments are coming out July 11-12...I got my flyer...and there is another Disney Precious Moment ornament.