ooooh...I was mentioned on ScrapScene today! This is so exciting! I feel almost as famous as Famous Klo and Nearly Famous Jill!

*grins* Seriously, check this site out. Even if it's not to see my blog in "print". hehe...

Autographs will be $5 and payable to my paypal account.. *giggles*

Over on Mommy's Martini, she's asked her readers to share their stories of Prom. I wasn't going to do this, but since someone special asked me to...here goes:

I wasn't going to go to my Senior Prom. People started arranging their dates months in advance and like most of my time in high school, I was single. Since there was no way that I was going alone, I just wasn't going to go. I was disappointed, but not heartbroken. The truth is that I had this huge crush on a guy who had graduated a few years before me and he saw me like a kid sister.

Anyway, this friend from church told me that I shouldn't miss it, I would regret it for the rest of my life, etc etc. He said he would take me and that way I could go. Well, what girl wouldn't jump at the chance to go, so I said yes. Fast forward a couple of months...suddenly, I have a boyfriend. Oops! He'd graduated a year ahead of me from my high school. I didn't know what to do! Luckily, he was a great guy and said that Rob (guy 1) had already rented his tux, etc so to go with him and we'd hang out after prom.

Fast forward to the day of Prom. My paternal grandfather had died and they decided to hold his funeral on Prom Saturday. Now, I wasn't (& still aren't close) to that side of the family but I thought that I should go..maybe heal some old wounds. Before the funeral, my friend Kim (*waves in case she reads this) and I met up at another friend from church's house to have our makeup done. I can't recall her name, but I know that she sold Mary Kay, I think it was. She showed us how to get all glammed up..the difference between day makeup and night makeup. She even gave us some samples to tuck into our purses for that night.

Then, I, wearing my prom makeup, went to the funeral. Let's not get into how much I regret doing that and the lies that I heard told there. Then, I raced home to have my mom and grandmother do my hair and to get dressed. I think I had 45 minutes to get ready before my dates showed up.

Yep, I said dates! Somehow it got decided that we (Rob, Russ (boyfriend) and myself) would meet at my house and all 3 of us would go out for dinner. Russ bought a new suit. Rob wore his rented tux. I had corsages for both of them. Rob was supposed to bring me a corsage made out of roses, but as you can pry see in the picture, he messed that up.

Anyway, we went off to dinner and it was yummy. It's the only time I've eaten at the Heritage House. Afterwards, I dropped Russ off at my place to pick up his car and Rob and I went on to Prom. We had our pictures taken and then I didn't see him for most of the rest of the night. Turns out he'd only used me to get into our Prom. I danced one dance that night...with my next door neighbor because he felt so bad for me.

Then, we went off to post-prom which wasn't much different. I had a good time with the girls, but Rob was nowhere to be seen. Jerk. We left there early because I was supposed to pick up Russ and we were going to watch movies. Except, he didn't come to the door when we showed up. It was the middle of the night and his mother hated me so I gave up after a few minutes. Man, I remember being pretty unhappy.

In the end, I drove Rob the 45 minutes home and drove back totally on autopilot. I didn't remember anything between leaving his driveway and pulling into the edge of town where I lived. Oh, did I mention..the necklace in the pictures? It belonged to Rob who insisted that I wear it. I still don't know why.

I confess, I have a total weakness for fresh flowers. My favorites are daisies, tulips, roses and sunflowers and variations of all. These were delivered here yesterday. Aren't they gorgeous?



I don't remember which site they came from, but maybe it was from Valentine's Day Flowers.

So, I did it. I signed up for payperpost. I had seen this on a lot of blogs, but I wasn't sure that I wanted to do this. Somehow it seemed like selling out. That was before I saw that my new friend at All Things Frugal had done it and made almost $600 in 3 months, I couldn't say no. After all, every penny sure helps in any household and with gas prices the way they are...whew! The boys and I need all the income we can get this summer and this is something I can do from home. I don't want anyone to worry though, I'm not selling out. This blog will still include all our favorite things..like my crafting and cleaning and organizing...and the list goes on. I started this blog to share those things and I'll keep on sharing them. Besides, all your comments sure do make me feel good about my projects!

If all goes well, the boys and I will have some extra money to do some fun things this summer and to go towards getting some stuff that we need. We all need new summer clothes. Extra money for normal household things sure wouldn't hurt either.

This isn't a huge tackle like last week. The difference is that this week, I've been sick. My oldest son brought a cold from his dad's house and guess who caught it. Yep! Me. So, while in bed, I tacked some of my jar projects. I'm far from done, but i's progress. My shelf supports also arrived (yay!) so I can get those up and run to Home Depot to pick up the shelves. Then, I can put my jars out so I can smile when I see them. I also finished putting the outer paper on the pencil holders that I'm making. They're not done, but who knows..maybe when they are, I'll do a giveaway with one or sell them on Etsy.







Did I mention that I got 8 wire sided jars for $1.50 at a garage sale this past weekend? Major find! I love these old jars.

It's true. I'm surrounded by famous people. If you've checked out my blogroll, you've seen them. First, there is Famous Klo. For those of you who don't know Klo, I'm shocked. It really seems like she knows everyone and everyone knows her. If you don't, take the time to get to know her. She's fabulous!

Speaking of fabulous, the whole point of this post is my friend Jilly...or as I have taken to calling her Nearly Famous Jill. It is just a matter of time before this girl is as popular as Klo, I swear! I got the total joy of meeting her and working with her at the Mega Meet in Novi and watched her in action. She is not shy, that's for sure! I mean, I'll talk to anyone about anything, but I have a shy streak. I'm really scared that I'll be seen as pushy so I tend to fade into the background. Not Jill! She's incredible! She gets right into the middle of things and doesn't hesitate to put herself out there. It's something I really admire in her. And now..now, she's getting even more famous! She's become the featured artist on another blog. Wow! I can seriously only dream of that kind of honor. If you'd like to check out her featured artist post, click here. Otherwise, be sure to check out her blog. It's right over there -----> in my blogroll. :)

I want to say a big thank you to Jim, Justin and my Mom for all signing up with Money Exchange. It means a lot to me that they would support me in my attempts at making a better life for me and for my children. The emails that came in saying that someone had signed up and that Money Exchange had put $10 into my account for each of them put huge smiles on my face. It's hard being a single mom to two boys and these three people made it just a little bit easier.

If you'd like to help out, please don't hesitate! *grins* I'm in a position where every penny helps. I never thought I'd end up being where I am, having to live on less than $500/month and having to pay out more than half of that for my rent. But, here I am and it's thanks to my wonderful friends, in real life and in blogland that we're doing as well as we are.