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Hi! Our family blog is: http://hoopscardscrafts. I like all sorts of crafts including card-making, sewing, jewelry, knitting and crochet.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Treats and tricks

I bumped into my friend Christine @ Michaels and she told me that she has been having fun with the Mini Monsters Cricut cartridge. I decided to use the enclosed directions for the treat bags for Neil's family birthday party...here are the tags and decorations...there are little rhinestones on the tree...did I mention that Neil is turning TEN!?!


So far, no PINK cast....Jordan stayed home from practice tonight to make sure he gets to Sunday with no PINK cast....the splint comes off on Sunday...and then he has to tape his fingers all day for a week and then only for practices/games.

He says he is swearing off tetherball...we shall see...


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Monday, October 11, 2010

An Extern, Urgent Care and a PINK cast threat




This has been the month of doctor's appointments. This morning, I went to the clinic for my annual blood work. After waiting an hour, I was finally called in...I knew it was going to be bad. To start off, I was across from a little baby...secondly, the tech was an extern (dunno, is that the same as an intern?), who also happened to be an older lady. The extern was having a difficult time finding a vein, then when she found one, it felt like she was hacking off my arm....seriously, pain was shooting up my arm....oh, and of course, the baby was crying at the same time...luckily, the tech who was supervising the extern, took over immediately and was able to draw all 5 tubes in a matter of a minute or so....it took longer for the extern to look for a vein....


Two trips to Urgent Care occurred this weekend...the first was Saturday night. I called the Palo Alto Medical clinic in Fremont....to inform them that Jordan had "cracked" his cast....they gave me an 8:45 pm appt, they close at 9pm. We rushed to FREMONT Urgent only to find out that they closed at 5pm and I had been transferred to the Urgent Care in Palo Alto. We were in Redwood City when I called, I didn't know I was talking to UC in Palo Alto.

So, Sunday morning, I took Jordan to Fremont UC...the spoke to the orthopedist on call, who happened to be his doctor...taped it up and told me to make an appointment on Monday.

Since we were at the clinic on Sunday, we were able to get our flu shots. Neil was a slam dunk...he even finished before me....Jordan was another story....THREE nurses later, we walked out with a VERY grumpy boy...grrr...I should have taken a picture of that!

Monday afternoon, they removed the cast and splinted it, with the threat of re-casting with a pink cast, should Jordan not behave...

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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Cupcakes and Makaela

Today was Makaela's 5th birthday! She is becoming such a big girl...



Michelle made a yummy ice cream cake with an Oreo crust topped with cookies and cream ice cream and cool whip...yummy!

Jordan had his third day of basketball practice...Thursdays with SACBC, Friday and Saturday with San Mateo JYO...this is a great time to catch up on my knitting and crochet....this is my latest project...cupcake pin cushions...fun, fun, FUN...






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Monday, October 4, 2010

Girl Scout Memories

While I was at the church Rummage Sale...jeff cleaned out the hall closet so that he could get into the attic....and he also decided it was time to clean things out...

I found my old girl scout photo album...I took some pictures out and also snapped some photos of some autographs...recognize anyone?










Good news! The countdown has started...Jordan gets his cast off on the 15th! Everything is healing well...

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Monday, September 27, 2010

Too tired to blog...

Michelle and I decided to get together and get some scrap booking done...she came over at 9 am with pastries...and we scrapped until she left at 11 to pick up Makaela...I kept going until Jeff came home....

I got 27 pages done!!!!



Around 5:45, I realized it was Monday, and since Jeff did NOT have a meeting, I was able to go to Lori Pirri's yoga class. So, yes, I am wiped...plus, I got stuck trying to beat Jeff's solitaire score....hee hee... Night!

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Sunday, September 26, 2010

The picture that didn't post...

Hi! I just noticed that one of the pictures didn't post...

Here it is...a cute brag book...perfect for a new Grandmother in the class...and, it is made from 12 x 12 inch paper....too cute!




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The "cards" in the Hoops, Cards and Crafts

Yesterday, we had a card making workshop at church. Here are the cards I made. I only demo'd the ladybug popup and the purple wisteria card...Nina and Karen did the others..those ladies are so clever!

All in all a wonderful afternoon with friends...many of the regulars couldn't make it...but, maybe next time...














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