Fun Posts

Groundhog Day supper at the community center

Tonight I wanted to go to the Community Center to their annual Groundhog Day supper that is put on by the local Ruritan club. I’m pretty sure that I haven’t gone to their previous years dinners, but I could be mistaken. I was hoping that my hubby and son would come with me, but they elected to stay home. Usually I hesitate to go to something like that alone, but I’m tired of not ever going to things like that because I’m the only one that wants to go!

So I went by myself, and sat with a couple I had never met before tonight. They were friendly enough and we shared a few laughs, and actually the lady of the couple confided in my that she had recently suffered the loss of her mother, which brought tears to her eyes. I empathized with her and extended my condolences. By the time we finished eating I think I convinced her to come to the next Ruritan meeting where I hope to see them again.

Posted by Monica in Cooking, Fun, Life, Local and tagged with , , ,

People watching

Having just arrived at the Sheraton, I was people watching while waiting in line at the check-in desk. I like to while away my time such as this trying to guess what the people around me do. The well-dressed youngish man in front of me held himself with an air of self-importance. Lawyer from New York, I thought to myself. The flashy woman beside him, his apparent travel partner I guessed to be his girlfriend, a realtor. The middle aged man with the horn rimmed glasses and receding hairline with a slight rounding of shoulders behind me; raleigh accountant. The young man in jeans and a T-shirt that said “Redskins” behind Mr. Accountant I guessed to be his son. I wondered what event brought all of these people to this location at this point in time.

Posted by Monica in At the Office, Business, Fun, Life, Opinion, Travel and tagged with , , , , , ,

Real men

Not long ago I read an article that stated that “real men” don’t wear funny tshirts. That statement really surprised me – I’ve bought funny t-shirts as gifts to a lot of the grown men in my family for years, and the men have always loved them, and worn them. I can understand that they would not be appropriate to wear to the business office, but on a day off and you’re running errands, or at a cook-out/picnic, why not?

Posted by Monica in Around the House, Family, Fun, Life, News, Opinion, Shopping and tagged with , , , ,

T2T – empty chicken can

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I thought I’d share with you one of my T2T projects in greater detail.  This is a picture of the supplies that I used to turn an empty chicken can into a pretty trinket box.  Not pictured are the Plaid Folk Art Outdoor Paints, and the glue that I used.

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This is a picture of the chicken can, after I was finished with it.

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This is a picture of the inside of the jewelry box.  It is lined with a velveteen fabric.  It came out very pretty!  I gave it as a gift to my sister-in-law, and she was thrilled with it!  I’ve had several requests from friends/relatives to make some for them!

Posted by Monica in Around the House, Crafts, Fun, Life and tagged with , , , , , ,

Memories of fun

Every time I go into my bathroom I see a little Tinker Belle dangler and a Mickey Mouse dangler hanging in the upper two corners of my vanity mirror. I love those two little disney gifts that my hubby gave me as little souvenirs from our last trip to DisneyWorld. When I see the Tinker Belle dangler I always wish that I had bought several of them because I would love to convert them into some fun and funky jewelry to wear.