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This is a picture of the case Chuck built for his ship. This shows all the lighting he did for it and how col it looks all lit up. There are lights on the top, sides and bottom. The top lights are attached to the case. The side lights are positionable by a great system...

Have you ever tried these? I am sitting at my desk at work and having the Chicken with Mini Noodles and it's quite good. And I was pleasntly surprised to see that this one was only 80 calories! What a bonus! I just thought I would share this in case you hadn't tried them. I...

Today was my first day at work. It was so much fun. I was given an abundance of information and it's going to take a while to process it all. But everyone was so nice and welcoming and I think I will fit in well there. I was taken to lunch and got to see...

My friend Kellyn was kind enough to come shopping with me today to look for some new work clothes. We did great! I am glad I had her come with me. We got a number of pants, tons of shirts…it was quite productive. I am so excited to start wearing it all. Too bad I...

Today I accepted a legal secretary position at Westman, Champlin & Kelly law firm in downtown Minneapolis. They concentrate on patent, trademark and copyright law, licensing and related issues. I am so very excited. When I went to interview with them, everyone was so nice and welcoming. I couldn't be more pleased to be working...

Have you tried these? They have a few flavors, but I had the mint one. Chuck picked some of this up for me. It has tiny chocolate shaped cows filled with mint sitting on top of fudge covered mint ice cream. Oh my! It's so tasty! The ones he got were also in “singles” containers....

These are a couple of my favorite pens that I made. And since they are pink…I made them for myself! I use them both all the time and get many compliments on them. The first one is made of dyed maple (or boxelder…I can’t remember). This turned out so cool, but it was a really...

Some of you have heard about this ship. Chuck's grandpa built it. This thing comes in a flat kit. He put everything together. From shaping the wood, to tying all the knots in the rigging. It's amazing to look at. Chuck and his dad worked many hours perfecting the case that holds the ship. They...

This is my new toy! A while back, my water bottle left a pool (literally) in the bottom of my gym bag. This killed my iPhone as well as my small mp3 player. I loved how small it was and that it clipped on to me. I have been using my ipod feature on my...

Tonight I made Chicken Tetrazzini. We stopped over at Chuck's mom's house the other day and she was making homemade chicken stock. (It smelled SO good in the house!) She also mentioned this meal that I hadn't made in ages. I knew I had to make it soon. I added a picture I took, but...

These are a couple pens and key chains I haven’t shown on here yet. I tend post them to Crafts On A Whim, but forget to post them here, too. The first ones are of the pens. The light pen is Bird’s Eye Maple. I also made burn lines in this one. The other pen...

Last week Chuck and I went to a friends' house for dinner. She made Wild Rice Soup. I have really started to like this soup recently. We had it a couple days when we were out skiing in Vail. I made sure I was given the recipe and I can't wait to try it. I...

As you can see, I have done a little reworking to my site. I love it. Hopefully I will be able to keep it looking this way for a while. I am a habitual theme changer. So we'll see how I do at keeping it without changing anything….at least without changing anything too major! I...

This is an acrylic pen I made recently. People I have shown it to either love or hate the way it looks. I think it looks cool, but with my small hands, I have a hard time holding this size pen. I haven’t actually sold any pens, but I am pleased to say that I...

I met with a friend who is a career counselor at Hamline and am starting to figure things out. I am very excited and think I may have the tools I need to do something that will fit me and make me happy. I have a bunch of research to do, but as I am...

I have decided it's time for me to do some job hunting and career evaluating. I am working on being a more positive person and having a better outlook on things. I love my crafts, but it's really a hobby. I have come to terms with the fact that it is just that…a hobby. I...

I have done a little bit of reworking on my Simply Whimsical site. I put some more recent cards there, upped prices slightly (because these cards take much longer to make), and also added a few pens to my site. I just wanted people to know about it because it had been so long since...

This is the reason I don't usually read in bed. I have a tendency to fall right asleep. I think I got two pages read this night, though! When Chuck came in to go to bed, this is the way he found me and had to take a picture! I don't blame him. This is...

We recently got back from a great skiing trip to Vail, Colorado. Chuck's dad, step-mom, sister and sister's boyfriend went with us. It was a ton of fun and we had nice weather. I spend the first day relearning how to ski because I get all nervous when I first get out there. By the...

Here are a few more pens I have done recently. They are (from lightest to darkest) Yew, Mesquite, Walnut, and Ebony. I have also updated SimplyWhimsical.com a bit and added some new cards and a couple of these pens I showed you. I have started to charge more for items because I have been selling...