Personal Library Kit &a Vintage Typewriter

This was one of the things on the Christmas wish list that Shawn told me to make. I'd had my eye on it for a while, & I was so happy to finally have it! {Check out this company for more fun gifts!}

Now I can play librarian!

It even has a date stamp.....how fun!

I just had to have a typewriter to "write" my book & author names. This one belonged to my Aunt Jo.
I have many fond memories of playing with this typewriter!



I better put my name in this one before I loan it out.....
it is, after all, my favorite book!

{Apparently this company has a sense of humor!}

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Words

I love words.....
so I own this book!
Everyone that loves to write should own a copy!

Oh, Deer!

I have this little dear that was on my brother-in-law's birthday cake last year. Lately I've become enamored with deer and moose {more on that later}. The other night I decided to take some pictures of this little girl {yes, girl. I came to the conclusion that she is indeed a girl} with a string of Christmas lights. I like them! It almost looks like she's in the spotlight...

Color Everywhere

{My MawMaw gave all of her grandkids one of these for Christmas when we were younger. I have yet to find a box of 72 crayons to fill it. They have boxes of 8, 16, 24, 48, 64, 96 & 120...but no 72. Why not? It makes no sense!}

I love color! Color is everywhere.
When people ask me what my favorite color is, I usually respond,
"Every color of the rainbow!"


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{Post-it notes}

I love these things.
They are so colorful (and pretty).

{Sharpies!!!}

Colorful Sharpies are a favorite!

Gone Fishing

I really love it when Shawn takes me fishing.
There's nothing like being out on the lake.
It's the best place to read a good book.


There's always so much to see.
The lake is also the perfect place to take some beautiful pictures.


Shawn caught two of these little guys.
Then he caught their big brother.
He doesn't look very happy.
In fact, he looks mighty grumpy.
After a while it started getting cloudy.
So, I drove us back.
{That was fun!}
As always, it was a fun time.
And don't worry. All of the fish were released.

p.s. Bass are slimy.

Go here to see more fishing pics.

Amelia, again

Here's a picture of me holding Amelia. If you remember, back in July I made a cake for Amelia's baby shower. Oh, how I love the name Amelia. It always reminds me of the Amelia Bedelia books I used to read when I was a kid. On one of my last trips to the library I checked out all of the Amelia Bedelia books they had. They have such fun stories. I can't wait to get more!

Monk Phobia Dictionary

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I just realized that this is the final season of one of my favorite shows: Monk. I came across this on the USA Network website. It is the Monk Phobia Dictionary. According to the website:

Monk suffers from 38 documented phobias, but that number grows by the episode. With the help of the Monk Phobia Dictionary, you can discover new fears for Monk or help diagnose a few of your own.

This dictionary allows you to click on a letter that will launch a list of all the phobias whose clinical names begin with that letter. It seems they have a name for every fear. Who knows? You might discover some new phobias of your own.

Polaroid, Poladroid

I've always loved Polaroid cameras. A few weeks ago I found my Mom's old Polaroid. These things bring back memories. Too bad the film is so hard to come by, not to mention a bit expensive. I could have so much fun with this thing!


Remember when Wal Mart had the green price stickers on everything?


I've seen a few people use the Poladroid program.
I might have to play around with it a bit, at least until I can get some film.

Some Favorite Toys

I guess these could be considered some of my favorite toys because I've kept them all these many years. When I was 3 (I think), we moved to Texas. We lived there for 5 years while my Dad pastored a church. Most of these toys I got during this time. This was in the late 1980's, so I suppose some of these toys could be considered antiques.
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Cabbage Patch Kids. You gotta love them! I know I always have and still do. They are just adorable. I wish I could remember all of their names. I do remember the redhead's name is Jessica Kay, the little boy is Adam and the baby sitting down holding the bottle is Megan.
He's always been my favorite.
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At one time this cute little ice cream cone was filled with ice cream cone shaped candy. They didn't last long. They quickly "melted" away.
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This ice chest was also at one time filled with some kind of candy. I don't remember what kind, but I'm sure it was tasteful.
You can't see it, but it says PUSH!
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This is Snowball. Before I started school I went to a House of Lloyd party with my Mom. Snowball was one of the items that the lady had to show that day. I just had to have him. And I've kept him all these years. Oh, and he's a puppet.
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I remember getting this bear at the dollar store. She came with a wedding dress, veil, pink shoes and ribbon. As you can see, somewhere along the way she shed her dress and veil. I guess she figured bears were not meant to wear dresses and veils. Although that doesn't explain why she kept the shoes...
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I got this Bambi in a Burger King kids meal when I was about 6 or so. Me and my sisters all got one, but I think I might be the only one that kept mine. I'm just sentimental like that.It goes perfectly with this book that my pre-k teacher, Ms. Sylvester, gave me when I was...well, when I was in pre-k. That was many long years ago.
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This is my little rhinoceros. I've had him for many years. Long ago, when I was a kid, I named him Ronald. Ronald the Rhino. Yeah, I'm one of those people that thinks the name has to begin with the same letter as the type of animal. {His eyes always reminded me of tiny Oreos.}
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I've always loved this tiny book. It's size is just adorable, and the puppies are too cute! I always liked the Pound Puppy stories because the "big dogs" always took up for the unfortunate ones. It's always good to lend a hand to those in need.

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I used to have a big collection of Trolls. I always thought they were the cutest things. This is the only one I have left.
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Anyone remember these? More on them later.