Page a Day Calendars

Screen shot from the Teuteberg.com site

Have you ever wanted to make your own Page-A-Day Calendar?  Well, I was looking for new and exciting things to do with my photos when I found this mentioned on a photography forum.  It's from the Teuteberg company and they work with people doing direct mail, but they also make these page-a-day calendars, HERE.  There is a min. order of 3 calendars and they cost $25 each (plus shipping and handling of course. 

Here's what the website says --

 Each 5½" x 4¼" Full Year calendar (313 pages with Saturday and Sunday combined onto one page) comes on a high-gloss, black Euro-style base with an easel to beautifully display your personalized calendar.

Customize with up to 300 of your photos (i.e. - upload 30 photos and repeat each photo every twelve days; 60 photos, repeat every six days, etc.), a calendar title and even date specific messages like Birthdays, Anniversaries, Events and more!!

Start On Any Month

That's pretty cool!  You can start on any month, so if you don't get this accomplished before Christmas, you could have them by the end of January or by Valentines Day.  I like that you can customize the calendar to include birthdays.  For me, this might involve getting my whole family in on the project as I do not have all the birthdays and anniversaries written down.  It'd be a good excuse to do so!

I was thinking that this might be a good idea for those vacation photos.  Maybe that trip to Ireland that we all took.  I can certainly find 300 photos of Ireland and the Isle of Man. 

My mind is just reeling with ideas for this.

There is another website that I use all the time (seriously, I do!) and it's the Bizarre, Wacky and Unique Holiday site.  You could put the wacky holidays onto the calendar, too!  This week we have...

22 Go For a Ride Day

23 Eat a Cranberry Day

23 National Cashew Day

24 It's open!!!!!

25 National Parfait Day

26 Thanksgiving Day

Well, those aren't as wacky as some I've found, but it'd be fun nonetheless.


I think I'm going to do this.  I can put in some photos of the nieces, the family, Ireland, some of my photos of the day and that'll be 300 photos easy!  I'll give one to each of my sisters, Mom, Dad and one for me and I've got something unique for all of us.  I'm sold.  I'm also pretty sure they'll be getting these in February! :)

Have a wonderful week!
Kristin

NabloPoMo & Secret Santa

Do you all realize that it's November 21st already? This month has literally just whipped by me.  I've been participating in the National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) which means to publish 30 blog posts for the 30 days of November.  I even decided that this year I'd donate a prize. 

You see, every blogger that signs up with the group that actually posts something each day for the 30 days will be eligible to win a prize from those that have been donated.  I wanted to make something for last years NaBloPoMo but I got pretty distracted or something and never got my act together.

This year, however, I got my Etsy Shop up and running, so I had something to donate!!  I'm so excited to do that.  I now have a whopping 17 items in there.  More coming soon. :)  I hope the person who wins my prize finds something they really like!

Another thing that I'm doing this month is a little Secret Santa shopping for someone.  I can't reveal who she is because it's a secret!  But Georgie of Decisionally Challenged  has the great master list and organized the Secret Soiree again this year.   I've been having a lot of fun picking out items to put into the Secret Santa Gift box.  I'm sure my blogging recipient will be thrilled!   I think I'm supposed to have my Secret Santa gift in the mail the first week of December, so I hope to wrap up (literally!) the gift buying by Thanksgiving. 

Did you know that there are only 37 days until Christmas!  Eeeek.

I have already given most of my gifts to my family - but I do need to figure out what photo I'm going to use as my Christmas photo and get those ordered.  I need to get them put up on my Etsy site, too, come to think of it.  The first of December is almost to late to the thinking about cards, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who is planning late.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend - I'm on my way out the door at this late hour to go see New Moon.

Kristin

Bunny Tail

I went to the Sugar Bear Antique Mall today.  I hadn't planned on going - as a matter of fact, I had no idea that this particular place even existed.

OK, let me start at the beginning.

A friend of mine was going to show some of her handmade items at a craft fair at Whole Foods.  I didn't even know that we had one in our town, so I decided to go find it.  It was on a side of town that I didn't know at all so making a dry run is a good thing :)  Wednesday I went to find the grocery store.  I saw the space where it used to be and looked on the door for the new address for their brand new location.  I drive another two miles down the road and finally find it!

I go in, I make a few purchases, I use my debit card, click the little button for $20 cash back, and finally ask the cashier what time on Friday the handmade show starts.  She says to me..."Oh, that's at Whole Foods." 

Where am I?  Oh, I'm at Fresh Market.  I thought it looked awfully familiar to the Fresh Market that I shop on the other side of town.

So I leave and find the Whole Foods, turn around in the parking lot and go home. 

As I get about a mile from my home I realize that I never got my $20 from the cashier.  Oy.  I called the store and they told me I could just come back and they'd cash out the drawer.  I explained that I was now about 20 miles away and I wasn't going to turn around.  They were going to need to hold it for me.  I'd be back on Friday (because I was coming back to go to the craft thing at Whole Foods.) 

Fast forward - today.  Friday.  I drive over to Whole Foods.  No craft fair.  I go inside.  It's giant!  I might make a trip over to this place again, like maybe on Sunday when the craft fair will be taking place. sheesh.

I leave there and head over to Fresh Market to pick up my $20.  I got my money and noticed these GORGEOUS flowers at their entrance.  I never did look to see the name of this particular flower. Then as I was leaving the parking lot I noticed this little antique mall across the street.  I decided to go in.

I had so much fun at the antique mall.  The Christmas items were out in full force and I got a lot of really lovely photos.  I'll be showing the Christmasy items in December, but remember that little bunny at the top of this post?   It spoke to me.  It was about 5" high and was green pottery (always a hit with me) and when I turned it around, it had a little cotton tail.

At first I made a little sigh that his little tail was torn off - then I realized!  This little bunny HOLDS cotton balls!  You pull the bunny tail to get them!  hahahahaaa  What a hoot!

The little green bunny will hopefully be a lovely addition to someone elses home, as I only took its photo and wrote a blog post about it :o)   (by the way, he was marked at $30.)

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Kristin

POTD - Ropes

Ropes - by Kristin Corlett

Last year Tom and I went on a 4 day cruise over Christmas.  This tug boat was in the first port of call in the Bahamas.  I've been thinking about Christmas lately and remembered this cool photo and went in search for it.  Now I'm thinking about the Bahamas!

Enjoy!
Kristin

Friday Fragments

Mrs. 4444, from Half-Past Kissing Time, hosts Friday Fragments each week. It's a great excuse to get all those little snippets that gather in the brain and don't seem enough for one post but together they can make one fun blog post! I've been scribbling ideas for FF all week.  I've probably got 5 or 6 post-its sitting here with funny, interesting or even witty things that have happened this past week.  I had so many that I couldn't possibly post them all!  I hope some of the witty or funny posts made it on here today :)  I love to have you smile when you come over to visit. Please visit Mrs. 4444's Fragmented post so you can find even more severely fragmented posters like me.

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I'm going to start off my Friday Fragment post with one of my favorite subjects - Free Printables!

I found this incredible site that has lovely printables for Thanksgiving & Christmas and many many other holidays. The website is called The Toy Maker. If you are looking for some fun items for your Thanksgiving table, there are printable place cards, a pilgrim family, the Mayflower, napkin rings or even turkeys to print and color.  Thank you Toy Maker!

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Have you heard the Overstock dot com commercials where the woman is singing about all the things you can purchase from their website?  I'm having trouble with the chorus... "O O O the big big O, Overstock dot com."

I hear that song and laugh every time.  I can't be the only person that thinks the "big big O" as being something sexual.  I just can't think of it any other way!I get a little flushed every time it comes on TV!

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I stumbled upon Magic Boxes the other day. What a fun idea for a homemade gift - especially if you have those gorgeous scrapbooking papers in your stash. You can even fill your Magic Boxes with little treats or other small items.

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"We hope you've received good news today. Thank you."

I heard this phrase when I was standing in line at the Post Office. The USPS employee said this as she was handing a package to a customer. I thought that was just a one time statement until she said the same thing to me as she handed me the certified envelope that I had to pick up...from the IRS. :)

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San Francisco plays CandyLand

Pic of the Day: San Francisco Plays Candyland

In August, Lombard Street, a famous attraction in San Fracisco, was transformed into Candyland!  It was Candyland's 60th birthday and a great time was had by all.  If you'd like to see more photos, shoot on over HERE.  They have a ton of fun shots of the day.

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under the Learned Something New category...Unsalted butter.

I found myself reading about this cake, here, and even though I wasn't interested in the cake at the moment (which is truly amazing that I just said that!) I found myself compelled to go to the comment section and start reading.   I ended up learning something that I didn't know.  Now that I read it, it makes perfect sense, but I'd never thought of it before.

Karin's Mom says:

Tim,
Why do you use unsalted butter in most recipes? Is using unsalted butter a health choice or does unsalted butter have a cooking purpose?

Tim says:

Hey Karin’s Mom: Recipes call for unsalted butter as a way of controlling salt content. Since salted butters all contain different amounts of salt it would be impossible to predict final results. Recipes would not be as accurately duplicated. By using unsalted butter and adding salt yourself you are more likely to replicate what the recipe’s creator had in mind. You can still use salted butter for a recipe like this, you would just reduce the additional salt you are adding to the recipe. In this recipe I would probably just add a pinch of salt. Hope that helps!

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I saved money!!! For the past two months my garbage disposal has been making very weird noises, getting stuck so tight a few times that I had to get out the "fix-it wrench" and even had to press the reset button a few times. I asked my husband several times if he would help me figure out what was wrong, but he pretty much refused or forgot. After spending so much time with a plumber this week (see my post 10 hours) I decided to try to figure this out all on my own before I called my new plumber guy over to fix this problem. So I turned off the power to the disposal :) grabbed a flashlight and was prepared to dive into the disposal to figure this out. As soon as the light from the flashlight hit the inside of the disposal I heard, Ahhhh!!!!! One of my washcloths had gotten in there. It was so tight against the side of the disposal that it was no wonder I couldn't see it! I really did look in the disposal several times, honest! I don't know how I missed it. But anyway, I found it, I removed it, it didn't cost me a service call or a new garbage disposal!!! Yay!!!

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I hope you have a fantastic week and have a wonderful Holiday next week if you are celebrating :)  Thanks again to Mrs. Fours for putting together our Fragmented Fridays!

Kristin

POTD - Mimic

Mimic - by Kristin Corlett

Taken at the Julington Creek Marina in Mandarin, FL.   I don't think it's any mistake the the roof line is so similar to the bow of those boats. 

Enjoy!
Kristin

Cheap Thrills

Welcome to my Cheap Thrills edition of  Thrifty Thursday hosted by Leigh of Tales from Bloggeritaville.   I have been wanting to talk about this little exchange that took place on Facebook the other day, but didn't quite know how to title it.  When I came up with Cheap Thrills I thought it would make a tongue in cheek "Thrifty" post!  I hope this story puts a big smile on your face.

Thanks Leigh for putting this together each week!

My sister Alison asked a question on Facebook and she got 17 responses.  One of those responses was from my youngest sister.  It turned Alison's question into one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.   I hope you find it to be just as fun!

Click on the photo to make it larger & easier to read.

Several  people commented including myself that the TV show she was thinking of was "Greatest American Hero" which aired for only three seasons from 1981- 1983.   Below is the minute and a half TV intro.  Brings back a lot of memories! 



Have you seen this show?  I only watched it a few times, but I remember the opening credits very well.

THEN (my youngest sister)  Hillary said...

Oh my goodness, I'd never heard this before!  Thankfully there is a video of this Seinfeld clip.  It's a hoot!




So,  my Thrifty Thursday post for this week is a cheap thrill! Something funny that makes you laugh right out loud and doesn't cost a thing. I hope you enjoyed! Please leave me a message as I'm not at home :) but please visit the other Thrifty Thursday participants as they have a lot of great ideas, too!

Have a great day!
Kristin

POTD - Fall in Florida

Fall in Florida by Kristin Corlett

This leaf was just hanging out on the walkway next to my mailbox.  Fall in Florida means lot of bright sunshine with very little humidity.  It's been a gorgeous past few weeks with the temperatures in the 70's during the day and the upper 50's at night.

Enjoy!
Kristin

I comment

Unknown Mami has a new regular feature called I Comment Therefore I Am. Mami's Comment Carnival may be a weekly event (on Monday's) or a monthly event. She hasn't quite decided yet since this is the very first one! Congrats Mami!

I know there are a lot of times that I make a comment on someone else's blog and I think that it's just hysterical and wish I had additional places to share it. Almost as often I make a comment on someones blog and hope that no one reads it!

Lately I have been miles behind in my blog reading and I'm really missing my blogging friends. I'll get back to my rhythm shortly, however, I have managed to make a few funny comments, so here they are!   I have a quote from the original post and my comment below it.  

I almost bought some furniture I really don't NEED,and spent money we really don't HAVE just so I could get the "free" television being offered with the package. I'm a salesman's dream come true.  From The Human Race 600

I heard a commercial like that while I was getting ready this morning and heard myself say out loud - "I wonder what I could buy to get that TV?" Then I said in response, because I always answer, "Why a TV of course!"

The best part of our day in the city was the drive home. I have a size 10 lead foot. I get a speeding ticket at least once a year but somehow, my license is clean. At least the cop who pulled me over on our way to the city thinks so. Lucky... I guess. We had dinner at Bruce's restaurant yum and he rode home with us. from Just Eat It

I read the section about speeding a few times.  I still can't figure out why the police officer went to dinner with you.

*I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure the only reason I don't die each night is because of my totally awesome, totally hot like a baked potato heated mattress pad. Cuz that thing keeps me toasty warm. ALL NIGHT LONG. (Sung in my best Lionel Richie voice.) I highly advise you get one if you don't already have one...if you live in a freakin' cold climate like Maine. Cuz if you live in Arizona or California, I highly doubt you'll appreciate it like I do. from - The Wonderful World of Weiners.

OK I have to tell you - that I have the movie "Wedding Singer" on right now and in the background Lionel Richey is singing "All Night Long." It was the the very second that I got to that part of your Fragment.  I think I'm a little freaked out.  I mean what are the chances!!

In my post (here on The Goat)  on Palm Trees - I was talking about the trimming process of the trees...absolutely riveting, folks. haha

Unknown Mami  left a  comment

I had no idea that palm trees get Brazilians. Crazy!

I about keeled over from laughter. 

I hope you have enjoyed this feature. I hope to include this as a regular installment. For more fun, head on over to Unknown Mami! Thanks!
Kristin

POTD - Condo Palm

Condo Palm - by Kristin Corlett

I used a little photoshop and turned my photo of these palm leaves into a "poster print."  I thought it looked kind of cool.  These short little palms are under the entry way of my condo building.  You can see another one of our buildings in the background.

Enjoy!
Kristin

10 hours

Last night (Sunday) at 9pm one of my tenants called me to tell me that their toilet was not working properly.  She said that she and her daughter had been using the plunger on the darned thing for a few hours and they were finally giving up.

So, at 9pm I called a plumber. 

at 10:30pm the plumber arrived, snaked the drain and flushed the toilet a few dozen times and the toilet worked fine.

This morning at 9am my tenants called.

The toilet was stopped up again.

This means that there is something seriously wrong.  So I called the guy back who came out the evening before  and he and I had a pow wow in the bathroom trying to figure out what was wrong.  Finally he pulled the toilet and discovered several things wrong.

After a few hours of trying to make what we had work - the plumber and I loaded up in my car and went to Home Depot.   I decided to buy a new toilet, a new flange and hopefully have a toilet that didn't run over!

More hours have gone by - taking the flange out was a good idea as the flange was too small for the job it needed to do, but once the flange was removed the horror of the situation was beginning to reveal itself.  There was a 6" thick slab of concrete some of which needed to be chipped away in order for the new flange to be installed.

Finally at 7pm the two plumbers (we gained one mid way through) were ready to set the new toilet.  We were all ready.  except.

The new toilet was the wrong size.   It was 10" from center rather than the standard 10" from center (or something like that.)  The plumbers took off for Home Depot once again.  They came back over an hour later without a toilet.  Both HD and Lowes in our area carried only the standard 12" from center toilets (!!!) the 10" ones are common for trailers and other small home types.

The boys temporarily set the toilet for my tenant at an angle so she would have a bathroom to use, but will arrive in the morning with a new toilet of the correct size.  I am positive that tomorrow will be quick and easy.  The boys assured me that their plumbing distribution place carried the 10" toilets and we wouldn't have to worry about calling around the state to find one of them.

I don't believe I've ever had to hang out for 10 hours while a toilet was installed.  This must be a record.  It doesn't surprise me though.  It seems with these renovated condos that the everything was cobbled together.  We didn't know it at the time of course, but if something goes wrong it is never easy to fix.

sigh.

I didn't take any photos of our adventures today, but I think I'm putting the plumber on my Christmas List.

POTD - Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes by Kristin Corlett

Taken down by Neptune Beach in Jacksonville, FL.   These three starfish were in the front window of a home.  Love the 60's ribbed glass.  (or is that 50's?)

Enjoy!
Kristin