OK, so maybe I shouldn't have put blogging on my list for Friday!

Seeing as how I need to be DOING the things on my TO TO list... I probably shouldn't have put up that teaser about this wonderful blog post I was going to have today. Oh well.... here goes anyway... (do ya remember a few TT's ago, I mentioned that I am a procrastinator?!??!?!)
Last weekend, I went with some ladies from my church to what they call "First Monday". It is an event that is held on the weekend before the first Monday of every month. I had heard about it before and have always wanted to go but something either came up or I completely forgot about it. I'm not sure how to exactly describe what the weekend is. It's like a cross between a community yard sale, craft show, trade exhibit, and junk yard. Seriously, that's what it is. I was on a mission. There were things I was looking out for. I wanted an old wood door, a coffee table that I could 'work' on, and some kind of small piece of furniture for the hallway upstairs, I wanted either drawers or doors on it and I wanted it to be about 4' to 5' tall. We met the ladies at McDonald's at 6:45 IN THE MORNING!!!! I drove C's truck b/c I was going to come back w/ some major stuff! HA!!! The ladies all went together in the church van. What where they thinking??? When we got there (finally! b/c it took over an 90 minutes) I was blown away! The place was HUGE!!! I was kicking myself for not having brought my camera. I was so overwhelmed I didn't know where to start. But I found everything that I was looking for AND I even haggled a bit! Soooo sooo sooo proud of me b/c that is not my style! Anyway, I took pics of my treasures, mind you I bought every single one of these things with the intent of changing them. "ALTER"ing them. (HELLLOOO, blog name!!??!?!) So without further ado... I present, my door!

This is the rough version of it (obviously) I don't have an exact plan for it yet, I will either strip it and put a coat of varnish on it or paint, distress, and cover some of it with paper. I'll post pics of it when I do get it finished!!!





Sorry about the shadow, I should have pulled it out of the garage further... but this little gem is going in the hallway upstairs... it too will undergo an 'extreme makeover' and of course I'll post pics when that is all done!

and finally....



I've already painted it b/c I could not live w/ that pink and green crap on the bottom for one day! It's not entirely done, C needs to fix the hinges on it and I would like him to sand it a bit to give it the distressed look... but for now, I painted it with leftover paint from when we did the walls!

Thirteen things that concern me.

of course these are not ALL that concern me, but thay happen to be on my mind.

01. That I won't apply myself like I should at school.
02. That we can't afford for me to be in school and not at a job.
03. Animal cruelty. Man, does that really bother me!
04. Who will take care of me and C when we get old???
05. The moral climate of our country.
06. I'm always concerned about money. It seems we never have enough.
07. Given her past track record, I'm always concerned that my little doggie will have figured out a new way out of the backyard.
08. I'm worried that I'll never again live in a climate that gets snow. This makes me very sad.
09. I'm concerned for my neice and nephew. I worry that they will have issues w/ their parents the way my brother and I do.
10. I worry that my brother is messing up more than his own life. I wish he would get his heart right w/ God. This goes for my dad too.
11. I worry about the health of the ones I love.
12. I worry that I'm not where I'm supposed to be in my walk with God.
13. I worry that I will get some kind of cancer.

oh dear

I really can't go through my list backwards!!!!!!

I only got #'s 15 & 16 done yesterday. This is not a good sign.

I WILL get #7 done today... I have to, the class is tonight!

I'm already thinking about my blog post for Friday... and it will include pics (providing blogger cooperates) and there will be a sequel to the post!!! WOW! How's that for a teaser???

I need to think of a TT for tomorrow... so if you have any good ideas let me know! Thanks!

Why I thought my life was exciting enough for a blog I'll never know!

So.... since a certain someone has reminded me that I haven't posted lately... I thought I'd make a list of all the stuff that I have on my plate right now and hopefully this will encourage me to get some of it done!

1. Register for school.
2. Fill out forms for loan so I can afford school!
3. Get lesson ready for Power Hour on Sun.
4. Get house and scrap stuff ready for crop here on Friday!
5. Write up a mock bulletin for review.
6. Organize the food for the schools annual appreciation banquet.
7. Get lesson ready for Wed night class.
8. Get everything together for Murder Mystery Dinner at our house next Friday.
9. Distribute donation forms to stores for our next fundraiser.
10. Get the next fundraiser ball rolling.
11. Start working on 100 handmade Christmas cards!!!
12. Spend all day on Sat in a Youth Workers Seminar.
13. Dr appt on Monday.
14. Of course Tday is on its way... then Christmas!
15. Oh and I've got to get out there and VOTE today!
16. Sign up for a library card.

What are the chances all this actually gets done!??!?!?!

I'll try to keep you updated on what gets checked off!!!! Wish me luck!

Thirteen places I'd like to visit!

1. The Grand Canyon
2. Niagra Falls (both sides)
3. Alaska
4. Hawaii
5. Mt. Rushmore
6. New Zealand
7. Paris
8. Italy
9. Baseball Hall of Fame
10. Greece
11. Austria
12. Australia
13. Egypt