I Can Do That...

Valentine's Day

2012-02-14T22:50:00.000-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day! Somehow, throughout all of the madness and chaos in my life as of late, I found the time to do a few crafty things for Valentine's Day for my hunny-bunny-boo-boo-hubby... hehe.. Ok, so I promise I don't really talk like that... much ;)

I was so proud of myself for creating again that I just had to put off my textbook reading for a few minutes and share it with you guys!

Let's start with the 5-layer monstrosity of a dessert I created! Oh. My. Goodness. Seriously, guys... This dessert was SOOOO GOOD!

I started out brainstorming a few weeks ago about what I wanted to do for Ryan this year. I try to do homemade gifts as much as possible. I thought about doing some kind of cheesecake, but I've done that before. Then I remembered this heart shaped cookie cake pan I bought at Wal-Mart last year on the day after Valentine's Day for about $4! But, I had already made him a cookie cake with it last year... That's when the ole wheels started really turning. I envisioned this crazy cookie/brownie/cheesecake extravaganza! It seemed so good and simple enough in my head that I just had to do it. (Isn't it funny how easy things always seem.... until they make their way OUT of your head?)

So, Ryan left yesterday right after lunch to study for a test in his night class, and he wouldn't be home until late so here was my window of opportunity! Little did I realize, it was going to take pretty much this whole time to finish this project!

Enough of the dramatization... Here's the lowdown on what I did:

Layer 1: Chocolate Chip Cookie
I just used a roll of the pre-made Great Value chocolate chip cookie dough.

Layer 2: Cheesecake
This is where I really ran into problems. There are no pictures of the cheesecake layers AFTER cooking, because they were a DISASTER! First of all, they were very thin. Second, parchment paper was a BAD idea... Although it wasn't much better just using cooking spray on the 2nd try. Last, I just need to use a different cheesecake recipe if I ever attempt a feat like this again!

Layer 3: Brownie
I took the easy way out again and just used a brownie mix from a box. Originally, this was meant to be a 6-layer dessert, but after the trouble I had with the cheesecake, I decided one thick brownie layer was a better choice :)

Layers 4 & 5 were a repeat of cheesecake, then chocolate chip cookie on top. Between each layer was filled with whipped topping, which also went on top! So, to total it up on this 1 massive dessert: 2 rolls of chocolate chip cookie dough, 2 cheesecake fillings, 1 box brownie mix, and 1 large tub of whipped topping! Oh, and of course the sprinkles on top :)

I must also mention that I had quite a bit of help :)
Isaac LOVES helping me in the kitchen!

And this was what I had for dessert after lunch today!
I'm telling you... So. Good.

Ok, so that was my biggie project, but I also have to share the cards I made that are sure to make you smile. They are both adaptations of ideas is saw on blogs or Pinterest. Sorry for the poor quality pics. Ryan took them with his phone, and I didn't get around to taking my own or editing them.

From Isaac

... and from Me.
I know, I know... We're a real classy couple ;)

Last Name Family Pictures

2012-01-15T20:48:00.004-06:00

I have done several projects over the past few years involving family names and personalized projects similar to the last post, so I figured now would be as good a time as any to post about the others :)

This is a project I put together for Mother's Day 2010. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out!

It worked out perfectly with my family because there are 7 children and 7 letters in out last name :) Each sibling took a family picture, holding a letter of our last name. Then I printed them out and framed them. (This is the one for my mom. I did GREEN for my mother-in-law too, but I STILL haven't gotten a picture of it... UGH.)

We loved these so much, we made copies for our home too!

FYI, here's a little more about what we did: We edited the photos and made them all sepia tone because we liked the way it looked. You could leave them color if you prefer that :) I printed them out as 4x6 prints, then bought a frame from Hobby Lobby that they would fit in. Pick any frame that is large enough, because you're going to have to get a mat cut anyway. Of course, Ryan put it all together for me, and it was really a simple but AWESOME gift!

I know I really need to get better at taking pictures of things I make! I promise to try harder on that in the future!

Family Name Gifts

2012-01-12T23:50:00.002-06:00

So, I see I'm starting to average about 1 post a month... pitiful! I'm a little ashamed, but hey! I'm here doing it again :) Christmas was WONDERFUL! We got to spend time with family, and Isaac was old enough to really enjoy it this year. We kept it very modest and low key this year (just like our budget.. hehe). There was a time when I gave presents to everyone in our family, and even other friends and acquaintances, but that time is far spent. Then, we started just giving gifts to our parents and the kids in our families. But now, our family has grown! We have 19 nieces and nephews! Yeah, definitely no way we could even get something small for each of them, so we decided it was better to just skip out on that too. I do have a goal of, one of these years, planning enough ahead to make gifts for all of the kids... We'll see how that goes ;)

Anyway, so this year we did a couple gifts for each our own children, and made gifts for our parents. We have the most amazing parents anyone could ever dream of, so we have to show our appreciation any time we have the chance :)

I wanted to do something personalized, and I had seen several cool ideas of printables floating around Pinterest and etsy so I decided to do my version of 2 of them using family names. Here's what I came up with:

I printed them each out and framed them, but of course I didn't think to take a picture of the finished project. I have definitely not been thinking about blogging much lately (obviously), so it didn't even occur to me that I might want a pic of the finished project. Use your imagination though :)

I think they turned out pretty cute! I also made photo books on Snapfish for each of them using pictures of them with the kids and quotes about grandparents. I might post more about that another time :)

That's all for tonight, and hopefully it won't be another month before you hear from me again!

I BELIEVE I've gotten a little behind!

2011-12-12T22:06:00.003-06:00

Wow! It's been a LONG time since I've posted. Sickness, travel, holidays, you name it... Life has definitely put a damper on my holidays. Add that to a sweet baby girl that doesn't want to sleep more than about an hour without eating between 8pm and 1am... and there goes my productive window of time!

Last year was different. I made things... created things... crafted things. So, I'm going to blog about some of those things tonight :)

Ok, so I've got to tell you that I'm pretty proud of this BELIEVE project. Not that it turned out so wonderful or anything, but for another very special reason. This was an original creative idea... straight from my brain! Woohoo! I didn't see it or copy it from anyone else! (This is a pretty huge accomplishment for me.) So, how did I do it?

I bought the wood plaques from the Wal-Mart craft department and painted them with acrylic paint. Then I cut the letters out of adhesive vinyl with my Silhouette. I discarded the actual vinyl letters and used the negative space as a stencil, and painted the letters in gold. Then I hot glued some cute wire ribbon to the backs, and there you have it!

Here it is hanging on my wall.
Sorry... this is probably just about the crappiest pic ever,
but I'm afraid if I take the time to go take another,
my precious window of time might pass by :)

Another project I made last year, for a gift, was kind of a hybrid of my own creative genius (haha) and a few other ideas I had seen floating around blogland...

Simple wood block (scrap left over from another project), sand papered edges, Mod Podged scrapbook paper, drilled holes the size of sucker sticks, Merry Christmas cut out in vinyl, and attached a bow. The suckers are oreos dipped in white chocolate and decorated with sprinkles. The secret to making these Oreo pops is to dip the end of the sucker stick into the melted chocolate before putting it inside the cookie so it will all stick together before dipping! The amazing thing about this project is that I threw it together with only things I had lying around the house! Score!

I'm hoping to get a few more of my Christmas projects posted before Christmas passes, but time seems to be moving in hyper drive lately! I mean seriously? It's already mid-December? Phew... Where did my November go? :)

Headband/Hair Bow Holder

2011-11-10T21:24:00.001-06:00

I had very little time or energy for crafting by the time I found out I was having a girl when I was pregnant with Ada. The little energy I had on the days I didn't feel like death was spent chasing Isaac around. Needless to say, I'm not one of those women who love being pregnant. In fact, I pretty much despise it. If the end products weren't so perfect and miraculous, I would never have done it a 2nd time or consider any more!

Sorry. I got a little sidetracked there. The point is that my poor little Ada hardly got anything made for her by her mommy... and I'm still waiting for the day that I can take the time to do some things for her. However, I did get just a couple things done and I want to share one of those today!

When I realized all the ruffles and frills and bows that having a baby girl entailed, I also realized I needed somewhere to put these cute, mostly pink, items :) That's when I decided I needed some type of hair accessory holder.

Of course I consulted with Etsy, and got a few ideas. This is what I came up with:

I got a wood plaque from the craft department at Wal-Mart and painted it with acrylic craft paint. Then I cut Ada and the dots out of vinyl with my Silhouette. I discarded the vinyl name and dots and used what was left as a stencil and painted. If I were to do it again, I wouldn't have used 2 shades of pink paint. I'm not sure what I was thinking making the name a different color... I'm going to blame the pregnancy hormones :)

Moving on... I just hot glued the ribbons and screwed in hooks (that I also got at Wal-Mart in the... ummm.. section where all the screws and hooks are). I also would have used bigger hooks if I were to do it again. Obviously, I had no idea just how many headbands my baby girl would need :)

And here it is doing the job it was meant for! Of course I didn't have any bows to attach to the ribbons at the time this picture was taken, and now my hooks are so overloaded with headbands, the bows won't really fit behind or beside them.

If nothing else, this post has told you what not to do if you want to make an effective hair accessory holder! I think sometimes showing our mistakes and trial and error process can be just as helpful as a flawless tutorial. Overall, I'm pretty happy with my little project and I love the personalized touch in Ada's room!

Candy Cakes

2011-11-03T23:09:00.000-05:00

Yes, it's yet another post involving candy. I just can't help myself! I made my first candy cake for Halloween last year (2010).

These cakes are so easy to do! For this one, I made a plain yellow cake mix with chocolate frosting, then stuck Kit Kat bars to the frosting on the outside to form a sort of chocolate bowl or barrel, then covered the top with Reese's pieces:

The peanut butter and chocolate was super rich and so yummy! One of the best things about these cakes is that it doesn't matter what the cake looks like on the inside. I mean, I'm sure your cakes always turn out perfectly shaped with no cracks or anything... but I'm just saying... In case by some freak chance something did happen ;)

My husband liked this cake so much, he requested one for his birthday this year.

He wanted Twix and peanut butter M&M's. I decided to go with the mini Twix because I thought the full sized ones would be too big (not to mention cost a fortune to get enough to go around the whole cake!)

As you can see, they weren't quite tall enough, so I did a row of M&M's around the bottom to boost them up to the top of the cake.

Here's the finished cake with candles and all:

These cakes are so much fun and would be great for kid's (or kid at heart, right Ryan?) party!

Language Card Magnets

2011-10-30T23:24:00.000-05:00

This is a project I started several months ago for Isaac. He had gotten to the point where he could understand about 90% of what I said to him, but he just didn't have the vocabulary to communicate with me the way he wanted to. That's when I decided to make these language cards to help him out.

We started with food because I thought it would be something easy that I could expose him to multiple times each day so he could get the hang of it. Basically, the idea is that he can choose the card to tell me what he would like to eat. This cuts down on the process of him pointing in a general direction and me guessing until I pick what he's pointing at. I am also hoping this will help with word recognition as he gets older and starts learning to read.

This was another quick and easy project. I created the cards in Microsoft Word, using mostly Google images. I have taken a few pictures of the actual food that we have on hand a few times so they will be more realistic or authentic for him.

This is what my Word document file looks like for my first set.

Then I printed, cut, laminated, and put a magnet on the back. This makes them durable and convenient for him to reach.

I tried to get him to show me the card he had, but he didn't want to cooperate and turn it around.

Recently he has really started using them regularly, and it has been great! He loves taking the cards to the high chair and matching them with his food. Now I just need to take the time and effort to make some more :)

Super Simple Halloween Decor: Candy Corn Candle

2011-10-24T22:52:00.000-05:00

This year I decided that I wanted to do a better job of decorating for Halloween. It's such a fun holiday! Being so busy and all, I decided to start early... in late September to be exact. I thought if I could just gradually work on a few things each week, the house would look super fabulous in time for Halloween and trick-or-treating.

Well, it turned out like many many things I attempt (sadly enough)... I started out GREAT... then... sort of... lost steam... I'm pretty sure I haven't done a single Halloween-related thing since before Isaac's birthday party. This makes me so sad because I had SO many great ideas!

Ahhh... maybe next year.

Enough of that though. I'm going to share a simple project I DID get accomplished.

Seriously, this has got to be the easiest thing ever. But I LOVE it! Aaaannd, the best part of all: Everything pictured above came from Dollar Tree, which makes it super CHEAP and EASY!! I couldn't ask for anything more!

So, as you can see I put a candle in the glass jar, poured in some candy corn, and there you have it! It's also versatile. Change out the candy for other holidays, or just take out the candy corn and it's still a cute little candle to display. I liked this one so much, I made another to match and put them on each side of my entertainment center.

The only problem I've had is trying to keep my boys from eating all the candy corn ;)

Saving Greeting Cards for the Kids

2011-10-20T23:37:00.002-05:00

I really try not to be a pack rat. I do a decent job of keeping clutter to a minimum for the most part, but I have my weaknesses. Some things are so hard for me to throw away.

I was reminded of one of these things after Isaac's birthday. I was cleaning up, putting away his new toys and clothes, and there they were... the birthday cards!

For some reason, I have the hardest time ever throwing cards away that we've gotten from anyone for any reason. Last Christmas, I threw away about 5 years worth of Christmas cards that we had received... I guess I never missed them. (Of course, why would I? They had been in a box in a closet somewhere!)

It's even harder when it comes to my kids. I hate to think that I'm throwing away sweet thoughts and sentiments meant for my children that they have never had the privilege of reading for themselves or really understanding. So I decided I had to find some clever way to keep them. (The stacks in Isaac's closet just wouldn't do any more!) I think I've intended in the past to bind them into a book of some sort, but let's face it: Life is busy. That's probably just not gonna happen! So, I took about 5 minutes and did this:

Super quick and easy! I punched a hole in the corner of each card and slipped them on a ring clasp. I only had 1" diameter rings on hand, so that's what I used. I'm sure I'll have to upgrade before too many years pass.

Isaac couldn't wait to get his hands on them! (He also had a great time with the "confetti" I made doing all the hole punching!) By the way, that's a pretty big stack for a 2 year old, huh? I hesitate to tell you why... but here goes: I actually saved ALL of the cards I got from baby showers for him! Yep... every. single. one... and considering I had 3 showers, there was quite a stack :) Please tell me I'm not the only one that does this! ;)

I didn't have any showers for Ada, so of course her stack is starting out much smaller.

It was so much fun going back through and reading these cards as I did this. I really do hope they enjoy looking through these cards and reading the sweet messages as they get older!

Cookie Monster Birthday: Misc. Decor

2011-10-18T15:11:00.002-05:00

Ok, so this should be my last post about the Cookie Monster birthday party! I just wanted to share some of the other various details. This post will be short on words. I think the pictures are pretty much self-explanatory :)

The goodie spread... with lots of COOOOOKIES!

Of course, we had to have a cookie cake. For one thing, it IS a Cookie Monster party. Also, Isaac prefers cookies to cake or cupcakes any day. He usually only eats the frosting from cakes :)

We got the cookie cake from Wal-Mart, and I ordered the Cookie Monster car here from Amazon.

I think I've mentioned before that I'm a sucker for candy and decorating with candy, so I had to use blue candy on the goodie table! Above are 2 vases (from Dollar Tree), blue ribbon, and 2" circles I made up in Photoshop, filled with Lindor truffles.. YUM!! I also had other candy dishes with some blue kisses and Dove chocolates. I don't think I got any pictures of them though.

Again, this WAS a Cookie Monster party, so we had 5 different kinds of cookies. Thanks to my mom and my friend Allie for helping me bake the cookies! They were fantastic!! The labels on the cookies were, again, 2" circles I designed in Photoshop and hot glued onto toothpicks.

The last detail was the balloons. Isaac loves balloons! We figured out that it was cheaper (and really more convenient) to buy balloons ourselves and one of the $20 party helium tanks from Wal-Mart.

I got the big Cookie Monster balloon here from Amazon. It's incredible! By the way, he's still floating around our house :)

I hope you've enjoyed my Cookie Monster party posts! It really was soooo much fun to do!

Cookie Monster Birthday: Pennant Banner (and another FREE printable!)

2011-10-13T23:49:00.001-05:00

It's time for another post from our Cookie Monster birthday party!

See how happy my little Cookie Monster is? :)

I have decided that I just LOVE banners! I made my first printable banner for Isaac's 1st birthday party last year...

I used the same basic design this year, but played around with colors, fonts, etc. and came up with this:

I printed and cut these out on cardstock using my Silhouette's print and cut feature. I am probably, by far, the worst adult scissor user ever! Seriously, I couldn't cut a straight line to save my life, let alone cut out the cute little scalloped edges of these banners! Of course, if you don't have a craft cutter, you could easily just cut straight lines and forget the scalloped edges. I am partial to the unnecessary cuteness though ;)

Oh yeah, one more thing... Click HERE to download your very own Cookie Monster birthday banner! (Printables for personal use only!)

Cookie Monster Birthday: Water Bottle Labels (and a FREE printable!)

2011-10-11T22:43:00.000-05:00

Today was Isaac's 2nd birthday! We had his party last Saturday while we had family in town for Ada's blessing. Since we're on a tight budget, I DIYed most of the party decor for his Cookie Monster party. He had such a great time! It made all of my time spent planning so worth it! There's nothing better than seeing my kiddos smile.

Since my time available for blogging is usually short, I'm going to break up each of my projects from the party into separate posts. Today, I'm starting with the personalized water bottle labels.

Yes, I know... I know... This is COMPLETELY unnecessary, as are most of the other things I did :) But, as you've probably already picked up on-- I have a REALLY hard time resisting cute ideas I see, especially when it comes to my kids! These labels are no exception.

I designed the label in Photoshop and printed them out (5 to a page) on regular copier paper and cut them out. Then came the slightly tricky part. I used packing tape that was just barely wider than the label itself, and put the label right side down on the tape, then wrapped it around the bottle. Side note, I used Great Value water bottles and removed the labels.

I had lots of help doing this. The tiny helping hand in this photo is proof :)

I'm pretty sure these aren't too waterproof. I'm not sure how they would withstand being put in ice in a cooler. But, I do know you can buy waterproof printable labels, or you could even laminate the labels if you wanted to take the time to do so. In my case, I didn't want to spend the extra money to buy special labels and I didn't want to use the extra time (or effort) to laminate. I kept them in the fridge and they looked great for our party!

I'm in a sharing mood tonight, so I decided I need to SHARE a free printable of these labels with YOU! Click HERE to download this file with the name "Isaac," or HERE to get the same label with the name area blank. (These files are in .png format.)

Since Photoshop is one of the things I can point and click and work on while feeding and rocking Ada at night after Isaac goes to bed, you'll probably see a lot of printable-type projects for a while. Enjoy!

Halloween Candy Wreath

2011-10-08T22:08:00.002-05:00

I'm going to let you in on a little info about my husband and I. We love to have candy in the house. We love to decorate with candy. Sometimes, we even love to eat candy :)

Needless to say, when I saw an idea to make a candy wreath I was all over it. I made one last year for Halloween and loved it so much that I had to redo it this year, with slight modification of course.

I started out with a foam wreath from Dollar Tree. Let me tell you something about Dollar Tree. Three words: Cheap craft heaven!! Always check there first. Especially when it comes to vases, glassware, etc. Where else could you get a foam wreath and grosgrain ribbon for $1?!?

Back to the wreath... I tied the ribbon around the wreath, then started with Tootsie Pops. I cut off the sucker sticks at an angle so they were easy to stick into the wreath. I then filled in the rest of the wreath by using hot glue to attach the rest of the candy.

Halloween 2010

We loved that wreath. Even so, like I said, I decided to "tweak" it a bit this year. Same concept, only this time I began by wrapping Halloween (black with orange pumpkins) around the wreath, securing it with hot glue every other time around. I spaced it out to leave plenty of room for the candy. This not only made it easier because I didn't have to put nearly as much candy, but it also made the wreath so much lighter! (My 2010 version was HEAVY!)

Halloween 2011

So that's my super cute, cheap, easy Halloween candy wreath! It's definitely going to be a must for every Halloween in the Green house!

Black & White Newborn Photos

2011-10-04T22:23:00.001-05:00

With both of our kids, we ordered photo packages from the photographer that does newborn photos at the hospital. It's been convenient, we can get the birth announcements ordered and sent out quickly, and we've been happy with the pictures themselves.

With Ada's photos, we got a free black and white 10x13 print. I didn't think much of it at the time, and honestly didn't think I'd probably ever do anything with it.

When the pictures came in the mail, we fell in love with that print! We just had to frame it up! Of course, that meant we had to go back and get a print made of Isaac to match! This was a bit more complicated, and I'm not going to go into the details of the hassle we went through.

Here's the finished project on our wall:

(By the way, it's really hard to take a decent picture of framed photos with cheap glass and poor lighting!)

We bought the frames and mats at Hobby Lobby, and my very helpful husband framed them up. He used to work at a custom framing shop, so he's kind of good at it ;) I do give him a hard time for always making me make all of the decisions when it comes to choosing frames, mats, etc. I mean, come on! He's the professional! In the end, the pictures turned out GREAT!! I just love seeing my babies' sweet newborn faces!

Family Memory Jar

2011-09-22T22:08:00.001-05:00

I saw the idea on Pinterest a few weeks ago of making a memory jar. The idea is that you jot down memories as they happen and put them in a jar. Then read them at the end of the year.

I instantly decided I *had* to do this! But, of course, it wasn't good enough to just have a plain ole mason jar hanging out with paper strips in it. It's gotta be cute! Cute enough to display as home decor, of course :)

I printed up this label on cardstock I had and attached it to the jar, but that just didn't seem like enough. I had some old hemp string from some other craft endeavor from years ago, so I punched a few holes and strung it through the label. On the lid, I printed out a smaller version of the label, cutting off memories, and cutting out a slit in the middle for the paper slips to be put in. Then I tied a bow with the string and glued it on top!

Here's a glimpse of the final project:

I apologize for the terrible picture quality. I snapped it with my phone as I was finishing up and haven't had the time to go back and take a better one.

The plan is to randomly add memorable moments, especially the ones that you'd otherwise forget, for enjoyment later. In our case, it will become a New Years Eve tradition. I'm so excited to read them at the end of the year! The kids are always doing things that will be fun to read about.

I also plan to make a new jar each year so we can save them as a type of family journal. Hopefully, this will become a tradition that we will all look forward to each year.

I Love You Because...

2011-09-19T21:26:00.002-05:00

This is one I came across on Pinterest. I fell in love and just had to make it!

Click here for original source!

So, I got to work with my Photoshop again, and this is what I came up with:

Soooooooo cute, right? I printed it out on cardstock as a 5x7 and couldn't wait to put it in a frame! Only.... I didn't have any frames in that size that I liked. So, I improvised. I broke out the ole laminator, then stuck it up on the fridge with a couple magnets and a dry erase marker. I had every intention of taking a picture of the actual finished product, but the kids decided that wasn't a priority for me today so you just get to enjoy the jpeg :)

I used the font SC Manipulative Lovers, which you can download here for free! The * key in this font is actually a heart, which I chose to use because I thought it matched well. The only problem is that it's very small, so you have to make a separate text box for it and make the font size very large, then move it around until it looks right.

And THAT is how I did it!

Cookie Monster Birthday Invitation

2011-09-18T10:02:00.001-05:00

One of my favorite places for inspiration is etsy. So naturally, when we decided to do a Cookie Monster theme for Isaac's 2nd birthday I had to check out what they had to offer.

Things went just the way they normally do. I surfed in looking for an idea for a birthday banner, and ended up completely in love with all of the other cute little unnecessary goodies!

The first thing I decided we needed was cute personalized invitations, of course! So, I spent some time looking around at all of the options available, then broke out the Photoshop!

Now let me tell you-- I am no pro with Photoshop. I got a great deal on CS5 while I was a teacher and couldn't pass it up, so I play around with it a alot. It takes me a LONG time to figure out how to do what most people can probably whip out in a few minutes. I do utilize digiscrap papers, etc. that I've found online to help with projects similar to this.

When all that was done, here's what I came up with:

So there you have it. Google images. Photoshop. Uploaded to Wal-Mart to print. Bought some envelopes (cheap!) from Amazon (another LOVE of mine).

Success!

See? I can do that!!

I can do this... I think.

2011-09-17T23:39:00.002-05:00

I was surfing through Pinterest tonight for some ideas for holiday decor and food. As I looked, I decided I needed to create a blog.

I attempted to blog once before. I blogged about 5 times, then forgot I even had it. But this time, it will be different. I have a plan!

Back to the Pinterest surfing... As I look through all of the fabulous creative ideas, I must confess.

I. want. it. all.

Seriously. But, I have a slight (ok not so slight) problem with this. Yeah, you guessed it. A bit lacking in the cash flow area when it comes to all of these must haves for the home and kids!

So, I usually end up thinking, looking, wanting, thinking, looking, and if I still really want at this point, I say, "I can do that!!" Hence the name for this new blog.

My plan is to attempt to post about all of the copy cat projects I undertake.

So there you have it.