sweet mel home

happy thankgiving

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:05:00 +0000

well it that TIME again

yummy foods awesome friends and familys

last year i was sick with the flu on thankgiving so i miss out on the smoke pig

it look YUMMY too...but i did STOP smoking(big old smile)so it been a year anyway

here are some pics of our give thank dinners

we did turkey and ham and terie made devil eggs which was toooooooo yummy

it been a while since we had turkey and ham for thankgiving we had a seafoods /BBQ dinner/so the kids wanted a old fashion meral with mash potatoe and dressing with gravy i even got a chance to use my new TEMP-TATION oven ware which was too awesome.baby girl bake a yummy chocolate cake it was a great thankgiving

at least that what adam and mel said and chris is still eating

halloween pics and more

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:01:00 +0000

have i been busy...NO!!!just being lazy and not feeling like doing anything beside cooking and trying new recipes

i did take some great pics for scrapping just need to get the mojo going again(may SHOPPING might help)

ckeck out the pics and the kids pumpkins tooooooo awesome

Back 2 School

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:54:00 +0000

Okay its back to school week and What What!!PARTY oh hell yeah!! and my babygirl terie first school day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!well my granddaughter melody wasnt very happy she didnt want to take a pic until the 3rd day.well and like everyone,back to school,work,and partying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hope this year go great for terie and melody 2.

summer things

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:31:00 +0000

it been a WHILE
what have i been up too A LOTS!
i did 2 topsy turvy planters one for jalapena pepper the other one for tomatoes and yes it work i got cherry tomatoes that are so yummy that i pickle some and the peppers too need to take some pics of the pickle tomatoes and peppers i even grew some cucumbers too i have to thank my girl beth she got me canning stuff i even made some pesto...right now it pretty HOT in fort worth so i been inside trying to get my
want to scrap mood going again(have not did any scrapbook or cards or anything in a couple of months and i am still SMOKE FREE)i stop in nov!
well gotta go will blog tomorrow with pics of my tomatoes and pepper!!

greg book

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:09:00 +0000

hi GIRLFRIENDS!!!
i am back(big smile)well i did finish my dgs greg mini album...
it been awhile period just been doing some of everything but SCRAPPING
with the swine flu going on really strong in texas terie and mel been home and that mean one big head PAIN!drama queen and her side kick mini queen need all my time so no time for my FAVORITE thingscrapping any old how i did do greg book while they where out door getting some sun(i gave them some bubble/snacks/music)it was blissful for a few hours so here the book!!i am giving this to greg mom for motherday with some gold jewelry!!!well that all for now just hope this flu past the kids had school today which suck it FRIDAY they could have went back monday anyway it really peaceful so it scrapping today for me...WOO HOO

easter pics and the band

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:45:00 +0000

hi girlfriends(big smile)

i got new pics of easter and of my rock band crews!!
we had a great easter dh smoke the night before ckeck this out!!yes we did some PIG for easter..we had a whole pig and just cook some part of it AND it was YUMMY it was soooooo tender and good!dh got his rocking roll band going and i gotta say he LOVE this game ckeck this out babygirl on guitar with makeup and my dgs greg on drum and mel our singing diva>>>they had major fun dh say this is harder then real guitar or drum but him and terie love this game
this month been a busy month dh birthday was on the 13 Day after Easter so we had 2 celebration need to get pics of his birthday presents inwhich he really love so he happy and i am happy HAPPY 46 YEAR SWEET LOVE

new tower

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:45:00 +0000

happy EASTER girlfriends!!!

i am in the middle of redoing my computer i got a new tower and it was defective so we send it back and got a email that my new one is coming today!!YEA HAW....
will update as soon as i am back online.i needed this new tower with more memories so i can put my camera/printer/ipod store and anything else i need i am so happy!!miss everyone too plus i need to start scrapping again it been a while..

still here

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:02:00 +0000

big old HI you doing
not doing anything special just getting ready for SPRING!!!
yes i said it..redoing my sweet home...terie room/2bathrooms/pantry/aND MY yard/both front and back!!life is SWEET and i do miss my CYBER girls YES I DO!!kimmie/BETH J/marti c/pink bird/susan/nurse susan/friso/JAN/kim s/cheryl c/Laura h/and /COREY from TX/i am not thinking about scrapping right now and dh think i am sick of something but when it get nice in TEXAS i hate to be inside and i need a big BUNCH of albums to put my book in order!!got plentys of pics and NEW goodies just need to find time to play!

oh yea i am redoing my computer also....need a new tower my old one is going crazy...........HOLLER LATER

valentine gifts

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:42:00 +0000

wow what a day it was nice outside a little chilly what we did do was go shopping for some grocery and pay some bills online!chris bought all the girl in the familys lindt lindor candy which look YUMMY have not ate mine yet and dh got me these allstar for my gift inwhich i always wanted a pair i found these online have not got them yet sometime this week yea me!!for me i bought me some gold bangle and got dh terry some underwears and sock plus him some hitop leather allstar i got all his stuff last week so he was surprise and happy just sad i have to wait for my sneaker which is okay it worth the wait!!(me with a big old grin) for dinner we had crabfest king crableggs/gulf shrimps/corn/potatoe/cradfish...too yummy it was a really great sweetheart day we watch movies and just relax the rest of the day oh yea i did do one lo this past week too so i did scrap!!hope all my sweet cyber girlfriends had a very sweet day too it all about LOVE..

new project with uhu stic

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:27:00 +0000

i got a sample of this glue UHU stic!i use this before on a mini clear album which came out real nice no glue line or spots so this time i made some cards and a couple of lo that was done for dt challenge at m2m for feb charms anyway i really love working with this glue stic next i am going todo a mini album with it if you have not try it you should it dry clear try the site they have all kinds of glue and some is free to try out...THANK for peeping
leave some love and i pick out a winner for some blings or buttons!!!

my valentine

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:44:00 +0000

some things i been working on nothing really special but i like the way some of it came out like this altered box that some primas came in i really hate to put these in the trash period anyway i did another cd case and cd for dh desk at work and i love how this one came out so i try altereding a ipod case which was fun it came out nice..these cards are kind of cute too atlease that what my dd tell me they for her and her friends i need to make her some more for her friends!!well that all for today thank for peeping..and if you get a chance stop and peep at PAPER TRUNK for a sweet giveaway!!
http://papertrunk.blogspot.com/

and peep in melissa blog for a really awesome giveaway too
http://keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/

trying new things and what new

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:52:00 +0000

another year and so many new things have been happening in my world some good and some just too AWESOME!and then it always sadness inwhich without this there is no happiness
first off my new year started with me doing something that in the end will help me live and enjoy life just a little longer(i stop smoking)nov24 and as of today still smoke free!!i feel great and love how i can taste and breathe better so the next thing i needed todo was make another promise to myself to start trying new foods LIFE to short so i better start doing these thing now!first i wanted to try something i grew up eating and never thought about eating them until i saw some at the butcher store CRAYFISH..we call them crawdad yummy i had these growing up on my grandmother farm she had a creek on her place and every summer me and all the kids in my family's spent the summer with her just kids and we eat this for dinner or lunch we had to catch them too!!it still yummy just bigger now or maybe they are the same size it been that long okay the next deal was for me to try SUSHI{YIKE} i try some tuna and crab which was hot and spicy and i LOVE it!!! look out sushi place i am feeling healthy and full...now the other great and exciting was seeing obama being sworn in as president of our country HISTORY period i watch the whole deal and hope my mom got some great pics she and some of her friends went she a minister so some of them got together and went we have some family in washington so she staying a little longer stay safe mom..now for the sad new and it really SAD
a good cycber friend janice nielson had pass away from a fall at her home(i was her secret santa and it was fun shopping for her)we were on 2 board together and she did some beautiful work*** she always left sweet comments and was so friendly on board she will be miss

new lo for jan

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:17:00 +0000

yea that right i been scrapping!
had to wait for school to start back so i can play without mel and terie messing with me!!it really been nice weather here so it hard to stay inside and try to scrap and today it a donothing kind of day so monday i post some more lo...TFL

christmas pics

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:06:00 +0000

merry christmas and HAPPY NEW YEAR from me and familys!!
here are some pics of my familys and our christmas tree!!we had a very awesome christmas and i got some AWESOME goodies from 2 of my not so secret pals THANK beth and alexis.

thankgiving pig

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:14:00 +0000

okay i said i was going to post pics of our thankgiving smoke pig!!
first of all i was sick with the flu so no thankgiving foods period stay in my bedroom in bed for 2 and a half week!!anyway terry did put me some up so i could have some after i got better which i had some sunday for my dinner(big smile)i had some ribs and crispy skin!!so here some pics of dh and our suckling pig!really hate i didnot get to eat this on thankgiving now we thinking what to cook for CHRISTMAS...thank for peeping

terie scrapping

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:34:00 +0000

yes she be scrapping!!
her and mel is off for thankgiving a whole week and since she still got a little head cold going. she went to see TWILIGHT and went out to eat it didnot help her cold but she doing better it was girls nightout for her and pat(big sister)any way monday she got up and wanted to scrap which was fine with me i buy her scrap goodies too AND she been asking to play with the slice she made a card that was so awesome and 2 lo the last one she got bored and just slap it together telling me she going to redo it today(me rolling my eyes)but it cool anything too keep the DRAMA QUEEN happy..she making all her teachers christmas gifts this year she doing jars with candy inside TOO AWESOME!thank for peeping!

uhu challenge

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:00 +0000

today i did a challenge on uhu blog and i got their sample of the month to use SWEET!I PICK DESIGNER jessicas's challenge to do something difference with your pic(me smiling)piece of cake!!
the sample i got was the new twist&glue bottle..LOVE IT!IT DRY QUICK and it come out in drip or wide strip i use it on my buttons
and chipboard/pp i will be buying this on the bottle it said it can be use with(glass/foam/plastic/wood/metal/ceramics/felt/wood SWEET again!supply use{ title-funny girl!
pp/new dream street
thickers/american craft!
blings?heidi swapp-ek!
rub-on/daisyd's!
chipboard/dcwv!
primas!
letters/heidi swapp!
tfl

thankgiving and new stuff

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:44:00 +0000

wow it almost time for a food feast yum YUMMY
this year we are smoking a suckling pig YES i said P-I-G!
every year we do something differents beside turkey it my familys who pick out what we going to have and the vote was for this and since we talking thankgiving i giving up thank for my family and friends and that we have a place to call home and foods to eat and our HEALTH!!god is good all the time.
okay here what i been up too lately i made terie her wish book and working on mel today i got it finish just need to embellish it and i made some extra thank cards and couple of lo and a altered candle!yes i been busy and i got a chance to go shopping and order me the christmas card for the slice and some christmas stamps and glitzs new christmas lines and some tim new stickles so next week i will have some really great HAPPY MAIL!!thank for peeping oh yea i won a gift card at scrapbook.com inwhich i use today shopping yea me!!

terie new doo

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:27:00 +0000

yes my diva got a new look!!
first of all it was a MUST yes a must!after halloween she fell in love with the wig and she cut it into a bobbie cut and so she try it with her own hair IT DIDNOT WORK she mess up her long hair so sat we took her too my baby sister salon and got it rework where she still had some hair..the first shot is the back and then the front it too cute and we both LOVE it
beth i did try the squash and it was YUMMY i love it we did our squash with TBONE and greens with hamhock dh wanted some today and
mac and cheese.thank scrapping mom for the stamps too awesome..today it a kickback sunday good foods and great movies and sweet familys even the diva is acting good!!!thank for peeping

new toys

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:54:00 +0000

well i finally got it THE SLICE!sofar it really great the first design card that came with is cool now i want no must have the christmas card and the fall card or halloween and the tool kits!i had the cricut tool for my xyron which is great but this will not work on this wonder why it was not included with this so now i need the tool and a bigger tude of that glue to hold the paper down which it work great too,LOVE love it!!

winner

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:41:00 +0000

okay time to pick a winner WOO HOO!!!
before i get to the fun part a little something about where i live at some might have saw me post about how unsafe it was because of all the shelter and halfway house and churchs that give free stuff!!well it not even safe for me to go out during the day or night alone that the reason we have bear our pitt bull)he is our pet but he will not let you in the yard anyway that being said i can say how many trick a treater we had 3 yes i said 3 and they were dd friends that came over to go with her and since they came over i gave them some candys anyway and it was still DAYLIGHT!!so another year we have plenty of candy we like to eat...really thought some old friends would remember me posting about this>>LOL..anyway no one came close so terie did the magic and pick 2 just for posting and her pick was jan and detta with 15 guess apiece it was the lowest count I WISH I HAD 10!anyway pm me your addy and as soon as i get the new stickles it been order so will you
thank everyone for peeping

spook pics

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:20:00 +0000

so did my crew have fun!! they had major FUN
TERIE was a vampire queen and mel spider princess WHY
do they have to be queen and princess?anyway terry was a pirate
and my chris a goblin that look like little jon they went cross town to trick where my dh boss live and they clean up they had fun and back home for dinner and some movies we even stay up late!!!guess how many tricker i had for a sweet rak!!some new STICKLES!!
one sweet night!!thank for peeping and i hope everyone had a safe and fun night!!!

mel pumpkin creation

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:28:00 +0000

well she was more then happy to carved her pumpkin and the look she had was like this is sooo easy the funny part she kept saying I AM NOT EATING THIS!we told her it not for eating it for boo night!she look and said reloud still not eating it on boo night... LOL
mel and her mom had a blast this was mel first pumpkin that she help with she was too afraid of this last year

cutting that pumpkin

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:49:00 +0000

well here we go it pumpkin carving time!miss terie went to work on this pumpkin and i must say she did one AWESOME job!!only thing left is for mel and her mom to do her pumpkin poor mel got a head cold going so tonight we going to see if she up too it

halloween frame

almabrand@hotmail.com (mel) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:18:00 +0000

okay another $1 find and i must say it was fun and i could not put hole on it it almost crack in two so i went with the brad put on the ribbon!today it friday and did this week past FAST and this is the first scrapping deal i did all week!pretty sad maybe the weather had something todo with it kind of cold and back hot crazy weather.so day i am going to start terie christmas wish book OR try to altered something else..hope i get some new goodies in that always make me want to scrap and sat we going pumpkins hunting miss terie inform me and dh that this year she and mel want to do boo in the park it at the zoo which i think is cool no crazy peoples or bad candy sound great i can get plenty of pics.well it time to go and peep will post later and if you get a chance pop over the bo-bunny blog for some great giveaway and fun projects for halloween
http://bobunny.blogspot.com/