Market Goodness Fun Fold

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday!

They are calling for some morning showers here today. I am headed out this afternoon for a quick haircut and hope to be able to get a walk in sometime. Yesterday I put away all my St. Patrick's Day decorations and dug out the Easter/Spring stuff. Then we had a chance to watch The Twister documentary that was on Netflicks. It brought back alot of memories from our time in Joplin, Missouri. If you haven't watched it, you really should! It's about the E5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. My family & I lived there when that horrible weather event happened. To this day the smells are something that I just can't describe. Here is a picture that I took when I lived there...it is the Healing Tree that stood next to the Dillon's grocery store.

Today I have a fun fold card to share with you! I made this card about 2 weeks ago on a whim and was just playing around. I used the Market Goodness bundle from the Stampin Up Annual 2024-2025 Catalog.

Card Details:

Stamps: Market Goodness

Ink: Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Blackberry Bliss, Real Red

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic White, To Market DSP

Accessories: Spotlight of Nature Dies, Market Goodness Dies, Peach Pie In Color Ribbon, Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This is a fun set to sit and play around with! So glad I got it.

There is no die to cut out the wood basket so I fussy cut it from the DSP.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Chit Chat & A Springtime Birthday Card

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

It's also the first day of spring! After the brutal winter we had I did not think spring was ever going to come! Yesterday turned out to be another nice sunny day but the wind did kick up. We got a walk in then did supper out with Kelsey. She lives on the other side of town in a very old run down building that use to be a furniture making place. Someone bought the building a few years ago and redid the entire building. Inside are 99 apartments and 2 businesses (a brewery & a coffee shop). There is a building right beside it that was in the same run down falling apart situation that was bought by the same people and turned into apartments but also a huge social hall. I tell people it reminds me of the food courts that are in malls. So, we met Kelsey there for supper last night and what a variety of different food choices inside! Burgers, waffles, noodles, Thai (plus several more) and a barbeque place that her friend co owns. We ordered from the barbeque place called Slow & Low, the macaroni & cheese with pork belly. Lordy bee, it was so good but I could only manage half of it and took the rest home (see picture below). The place opened in November and this is the first we've been there. I waited for the newness to wear off and also to keep away from all the sickness that was going around this winter. The place is amazing with lots of different sitting places to sit and eat or just relax. Also a big bar in the center and outside seating once the weather gets better. We will definitely be going back to try out some of the other places especially the Thai food! Oh and if anyone is local & interested the place is called the Franklin Street Social and they do have a Facebook page (and also a web page) if you would like to see it!

So, today I have a very pretty birthday card to show you that was on Audrey's last card order. I think it's perfect for those springtime birthdays! That paper is gorgeous!

Card Details:

Stamps: Unbounded Love

Ink: Old Olive

 Cardstock: Basic White, Floral Delight DSP

Accessories: Unbounded Love Dies, Countryside Corners Dies, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

We have rain & storms headed our way this afternoon/evening so it's going to be a crafting kind of day. Also there is a documentary on Netflicks that I want to watch tonight about the Joplin, Missouri tornado in 2011 called The Twister. We lived there when that tragedy happened so that will always be something in our minds from our year living there. Kelsey already seen it and said it was good but she did get a bit teary eyed. Guess I better get the tissues ready. 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 336

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great day so far!
Today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS. One of my favorite challenges to participate in! Below is the sketch & my sample. I also used set #73 in my quest to see that all my stamps see ink in 2011. The set is called With All My Heart.

This is a very CAS (clean and simple) card not my usual but the easier a card the better anymore! :)


Sketch Challenge 336 Card:

Stamps: With All My Heart (set #73)
Ink: Memento Black
Cardstock: PTI White, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist
Accessories: Cuttlebug Just My Type Embossing Folder, Kaiser White Pearl, Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon, Scor Tape


So, last night Shawn wanted to take us for a ride over by his work to show us how much of the tornado damage that has been cleaned up and a company that has already started rebuilding. Then we went down 20th st and got an eyeful of the devastation that we had not seen on Sunday. I started to cry and said "I just don't know how anyone survived this tornado by looking at what is left"! Heart breaking and just so sad!! It really rocked my mind and gave me a sleepless night just thinking about what I saw. I guess I am still trying to wrap my mind around this tragedy. Please continue to keep the folks of Joplin in your thoughts & prayers! They so desperately need them!




That's all for today.
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Back in Joplin

Hello & Happy Monday!

It's been an emotional roller coaster since I last posted. We were on vacation back in PA when Joplin had an EF5 tornado rip thru the center of town. Our hearts were dampened somewhat while being home and wondering how things were in MO and worrying about Shawn's co-workers. Fighting thru all those emotions we made our way thru vacation and had a good time. Saturday, we headed back to Joplin to face whatever lied ahead. It was dark till we made it to town and didn't see anything. Sunday, we made our way out to grab groceries and what we saw was just heartbreaking! I took over 300 pictures and put half of them on Facebook. Seeing it on tv just doesn't do it justice...the magnitude is much worse. I could not fathom living thru that and the terror those people felt. I honestly don't know how anyone lived thru it. The destruction & devastation are beyond words. But thru the tragedy you can see hope as people are trying to get their lives back in order and all the help that has been made available to the victims has been awesome to see! I think Joplin will rise above this and be better than ever but it will take some time.....

So, today I was finishing up my checkbook & laundry and going thru some stamp stuff when I came across my June calendars and realized I never posted them on June 1st! With everything going on I totally forgot. My bad! Here they are....

Deb's Pure Innocence calendar I made for her. It was great seeing it hanging on her refrigerator while we were home!! :)

And then there is my Magnolia calendar which I just love! Well really I love them both! LOL

I guess i'd better get my butt in gear and get crack a lackin on my July one since July will be here before ya know it! Time is just flyin by!

Well, that's all I have for now!
Hubby will soon be in from work so I better get the salads made for supper!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Thoughts & Prayers for Joplin, MO

A few pictures to share that I found on Facebook:

Above: I think this is Dillon's Grocery Store where we shopped every week!

Above: Home Depot where Shawn shopped a lot for work

Above: Academy Sports Store

Above: The Walmart we shopped at on 15th & Rangeline

Above: Walmart on 15th & Rangeline

Above: 15th & Rangeline Walmart

Above: Joplin IHOP


This is not my usual kind of postings but I felt I should let you know that my family & I are well & safe! As most of my blog followers know, my family & I moved to Joplin, Missouri last October. My daughter & I went kicking & screaming because we really did not want to leave Pennyslvania but sometimes change is needed and I do think that the change did us alot of good!
Last Wednesday night we packed up and drove back to PA for a long vacation. We are having such a great time! Sunday I had my Thirty One party which turned out very well and the day couldn't have been going any better! Then I popped on Facebook and it all changed as I was talking to my Missouri friend, Vicki Burdick whom said they were getting tennis ball size hail and the tornado sirens were going off. I really did not think too much of it at that point because I think the thunderstorms out there are alittle more intense than here in PA. About 25 mins later Deb brought to my attention that something was going on in Joplin. We quickly turned on the Weather Channel and seen for our own eyes that a tornado just blew thru. Oh, the devestation that we saw, ughhh...it just made my stomach drop. Right away we were worried about our house in Joplin so we tried to contact our neighbor but got no answer so thankfully Vicki was kind enough to go check out our house and everything was ok. (Thanks again, Vicki!)

We have been glued to the tv ever since this happened and seeing all the places we shopped at or places we've been too that are no longer standing is overwhelming. Shawn's work took a good bit of damage and they will be out of work for quite some time. His one co worker lost his home and everything they had. The rest of his co workers have all been accounted for.

So now we are on the fence of...do we pack up and end our vacation early or do we continue on here in PA. It's so hard to wrap your mind around this tragedy especially since we live there. I thank God we were not there but yet I feel so badly for those folks that are dealing with the aftermath. I personally am not sure I can go back to that. Seeing the devestation on tv is one thing but having to see it in real life...will be another.

So I ask that you continue to send thoughts & prayers to the people of Joplin. Their lives may never be the same....