CASology #12 ~ A Shoe In

And we're back around to Saturday ~ Whoosh!

 

I had to say that since I missed saying it yesterday like I normally do on Fridays.  I thought this week was set out in normal little week-name squares seven abreast, this being the last string of squares in September.  Apparently, however, when I bent down on Thursday to get a closer whiff of that delicious fresh-mown-grass smell, Friday was handed out, and by the time I stood up, I had missed it.

 

It's so conflicting to stop and "smell the roses" while keeping your eyes skyward so you don't miss anything.  And besides that, it's a good way to inhale a bee or prick your nose on a thorn.

So Hi!  Hope you had a great Friday and you are enjoying the beginning of your weekend!

I made a card, finally, for this week's fun CASology challenge.  The cue word this week is "SHOE."  Yup.  Yuppers.  Shoe.  I wished I'd had one of those stinkin' cute witchie shoes, but I don't.  You should check out the witchie-boot cards that are linked, so perfect for this time of year.  The other non-Halloweenie cards are really great, too! 

 

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Speaking of CASology, I want to take a moment and announce that the creator of this unique and delightful challenge blog has joined our party as a follower!  Please welcome and visit Melissa at her CASology and Oh! Smudge! blogs.  Her creations are fabtastical!  Thank you, Melissa!

 

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So, here's the thing.  My shoe stamps are few and teeny, so I was really stumped by this challenge word until I remembered a rarely-used great big boot-scootin' cowboy/cowgirl image I have.  It's so rarely used, I'm not going to pretend it was easy to find in the Playhouse.  Or defend why it was so difficult considering it ended up being in it's own case, labeled "Cowboy Boots," smack dab front and center in the row of stamp cases, Alfa Betty.  Slap.

 

That boot image is amazing, isn't it?  Even if you weren't country, who wouldn't love these?

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Some of you might remember the time one of the neighborhood squirrels went cray-cray and chewed clean through a big branch of one of our potted jade trees, thus, the dirty rat:

 

That was a big 'ol chunk.  Well, DS said it might work in the ground, even though we have to over-winter the potted jades in the garage.  "What do you have to lose?" he asked, tossing back at me a phrase he's heard me say a bazillion times in his life.  As it happens, I had a place for the jade, so I stuck it in the ground.  I thought you might like to see how well it is thriving two months later:

 

Fingers crossed that it survives the winter, but I'm so tickled it's living now.

 

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"What have you got to lose?"  "What's the worst that can happen?" 

 

Such great self-talk phrases to have up one's sleeve for those times when we get stuck on inaction by over-thinking and over-analyzing.  And isn't it interesting that the word analysis contains the word anal?  In my case, I tend to over-simplify the problems of others (to get to the bottom line), yet I anally over-analyze my own problems. 

 

Hmmm, I think I'll have some hot mulled cider and mull that over.

 

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Okay, I'm down mulling.  I'll leave you with a snickerdoodle, my fellow crafters! 

 

 

Hee-Hee.  To be honest, I didn't turn DS's room into a craft room, since I was situated in the garage, but I did turn it into a home office PDQ. I don't think he had even found the college cafeteria by the time I began ripping down the iconic all-boy-all-sports wallpaper in his bedroom. When he came back home that first Thanksgiving, it was quite a shock for the poor boy, having to sleep in the guest room!   He is still in analysis because of it.

 

Enjoy!   As always, thank you for stopping by to visit.   Special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower or leave a comment!

Paper:  PTI kraft; DCWV bp;
  Stampland glossy
Stamp:  Mostly Animals 904-S8,
  "Kick 'em Off
Ink:  Markers
Misc. twine, star, pop dots