Purling Sprite

An Award: Kreativ Blogger

 I feel honored to receive an award of this magnitude, thank you to Robin from Rockin' the Loom for nominating me for this award. It gives me a little poke to blog a little more about the Kreative aspects of my life.

Here’s what I have to do:  The rules of this award are to list seven things I love and then pass it on to another seven KreativBloggers.

Seven things I love:
1) Swimming
2) Cycling
3) Running
4) Eating (especially after the above 3)
5) Knitting...playing with yarn
6) My children
7) Hanging out friends and family and enjoying #4 :)

The seven bloggers that I nominate to receive this award  are(many of them do not read my blog, but I enjoy their creations and information).

1. MizFit Online (her information just rocks and keeps me motivated)
2. ChefMessy (she loves to create things with her son and it gets me pumped to do the same with my children)
3. Pioneer Woman Photography (her photography is just amazing!)
4. Girl Who Knits (her knitting is fabulous, the best I have ever seen)
5. Susan B. Anderson (she is a designer, a mommy, a runner, and I met her in person)
6. PlanetJune (when I learn to crochet, I'll make every single one of her patterns)
7. BrooklynTweed (well, he is BrooklynTweed, his designs are the best in the industry and his photography gives more beauty to all his amazing designs.)

Again, thank you Robin for the nomination. I promise to post more crafty things soon.

Addicted...

It is no secret, I have a new addiction. FACEBOOK, most specifically my Fluffy Page. I have a little pet whom I call Draconian (not very imaginative). He is a cute little dragon and when I first started my page all I had was Draconian, now I have some other little pets in there to keep him company. You can feed it and pet it and you can RACE him. Well, yesterday, I raced him a couple of times, I lost many of the races and then BAMMMM a win of 2400 munny--not real money just fake munny that you can buy Fluffy food. I was able to get enough fluffy food to feed him for a month. Anyways, I am addicted to going to feed my Fluffy Draconian everyday, but the addiction has spread now even to my kids! They want to go see "my pet" and give it food. They each have adopted a pet within my pet's habitat--Boyo has the husky and little Ny-Ny has the little elephant (she has a thing for elefantes). So if you cannot find me on the couch or on the road cycling or running I am probably feeding Draconian! Isn't he the cutest! Me loves my fluffy!

Christmast Twilight--a Spoof

I had such a great laugh with this video that I had to put it here so you can too get a good laugh. If you haven't seen the movie, I don't know if you will get it but it is still funny. Enjoy!

When you can give forever, who do you give to?

Christmas Edition MeMe

A friend sent this to me via email and I thought it would make a fun way to give you a hint of the type of person I am.  Feel free to copy the questions and answer them on your blog.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?

Wrapping Paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? 

Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree?

A day or two after Thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down?

After January 6th

 5. Do you like eggnog? 

Only if it has rum but can't have that so I do not touch the stuff

6. Favorite gift received as a child? 

A little broom and mop

 7. Hardest person to buy for?

Husband--he always says "don't get me anything!"

8.  Easiest person to buy for?

My children

9. Do you have a nativity scene? 

Yep, 1.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?

Neither

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?

Can’t think of one.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? 

It is an oldie movie (black and white), can’t remember the name. My hubby probably knows the name to it....EDIT: I remembered: It's a Beautiful Life

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? 

All year long!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?  

No

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? 

Pozole, Tamales, Enchiladas, Atole…anything Mexican

16. Lights on the tree?  

Yes

17. Favorite Christmas song? 

Silent Night

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?

I prefer to travel but we tend to stay home. I like it when we get to go to NY for Christmas.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's?

No (I know, I am pathetic!)

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?

Neither. We have a little Logan Temple on the top of our tree.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?

Christmas Eve

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?

I dislike that the stores start putting Christmas decor around October and as soon as November rolls around, they start playing the music.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color?

My current favorite ornaments are all the crocheted ornaments I purchased from this one lady at the Novemberfest show. Every year since Sam and I got married we would go to Novemberfest to pick up one or two ornaments. I went this year and the lady wasn’t there. Sam said that she probably passed away. I was distraught. Anyways, I love those ornaments. I also love the ones we picked up at Disney and the NY Taxi one.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? 

Mexican food all the way: tamales, pozole, more tamales, more pozole. 

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? 

I certainly do not need anything but I would love to have a new vacuum, a pair of dumbbells in size 12.5 lbs and 15 lbs, a Livestrong cycling jersey, some new cycling socks…but most of all, I just want to spend it with my husband and children. I want to see my children’s faces when they open their presents.

26. Who is most likely to blog about this? 

Dunno.

27.  Lights, blinking or always on?  

Always on.  Blinking lights give me a headache.

We Saw It...We Loved It.

Midnight show. Lots of girlfriends. Awesome show. Great times! Now, where is my bed...I am tired. Can hardly wait for the second one to come out!!! In the meantime, we'll go see this one a couple of more times. It made me wish I was 17 one more time...just for a little bit.

Me in Artwork

Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test...

Non-conformist, Visionary, and Independent

Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which exists independently of what may appear to others as visual realities. Western had been underpinned by the logic of perspective and an attempt to reproduce an illusion of visible reality. It allowed the progressive thinking artists to show a different side to the world around them. By the end of the 19th century many artists felt a need to create a 'new kind of art' which would encompass the fundamental changes taking place in technology, science and philosophy. Abstract artists created art that was diverse and reflected the social and intellectual turmoil in all areas of Western culture.

People that chose abstract art as their preferred artform tend to be visionsaries. They see things in the world around them and in people that others may miss because they look beyond what is visual only with the eye. They rely on their inner thoughts and feelings in dealing with the world around them instead of on what they are told they should think and feel. They feel freed from the tendancy to be bound by traditional thought and experiences. They look more toward their own ideas and experiences than what they are told by their religious upbringing or from scientific evidence. They tend to like to prove theories themselves instead of relying on the insight or ideas of others. They are not bound by common and mundane, but like to travel and have new experiences. They value intelligence, but they also enjoy a challenge. They can be rather argumentative when they are being forced or feel as if they are being forced to conform.

Take What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test at HelloQuizzy

Halloween Wreath--the cheap way!

For the past few weeks, I have been on the hunt for an inexpensive Halloween wreath but after hitting TJMaxx for a few weeks, I didn't have any luck and I wasn't willing to fork out what they were asking for a "leafy wreath". That's when I found Just A Girl blog and this post on her Extreme Makeover. I couldn't help myself but try it out.

First I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up a wreath for $1.50.

Then, I spray painted it black. Added a little bit of poly fill to mimick spider webs (I didn't have anything else on hand and I wanted to make it the cheapest way I could. I told hubby that maybe I should just go around the house scrapping all the "real" spider webs off the ceiling corners, but he laughed at that idea!).

Then the kids helped me put a few little spiders on the painted, spidered webbed wreath. The spiders are made out of foam and had a sticky back so they were fairly easy to stick on.

To hang it up from the door knocker, I added some black ribbon.

Final product:

Approximate cost: $2.50!!

And I love it! If I find the correct spidery web stuff, it will look even better, but for now, I am happy. :)

Friday Fill Ins

1. Oh, I can't wait until I have a Polar RS200sd to track my workouts.

2. The yogurt is the first thing I see when I open my refrigerator.

3. I never leave home without my cell phone.

4. If I were a condiment, I would be cumin because I love its smell.

5. Patronizing is really high up on my list of pet peeves.

6. The last thing I thought of before I went to bed was the triathlon this Saturday.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to picking up my Mom from the airport, tomorrow my plans include a triathlon early in the morning then a full day with my Mom and little brother and Sunday, I want to spend the day with my entire family, especially my Mom!

Because I am still sick and need some distraction

I found this over at Stacey's blog...couldn't help but take the little quiz. I thought I would be more on the evil side but I guess living in Utah has rubbed good morals on me ;-P. Oh, yeah, I am still sick and I am still on the same To-Do list from yesterday's post-Nyquil here I come.

You Are 34% Evil

A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil.

How Evil Are You?

Friday Fill-Ins

On the run as we are getting ready for a major garage sale to benefit the Saunders family. We have a garage chuck-full of stuff and more items just keep showing up! We are so excited for the support we are receiving and we are so looking forward to raising lots of funds and to present the check to the Saunders family.

Now for the Fill-Ins:

1. getting a new bike for my son is high up on my bucket list.
2. My favorite quote is "Pain is temporary, it may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever."; it's from Lance Armstrong.
3. Mim inspired me to start blogging.
4. Strawberries are best covered in chocolate.
5. My children and my garden were in the last dream I remember having.
6. The most enjoyable time to go for a walk is when is not too hot, probably in the evening.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to going to Summerfest with hubby, tomorrow my plans include the super-garage sale and a bike ride with my peeps Sunday, I want to go to church and listen to my hubby teach a lesson during Sunday school!

Picture of the week!!! My little boy is truly growing up. He has lost 2 front teeth. Unfortunately for him, he takes after me and his permanent teeth are coming behind his "baby teeth" so he had to go to the dentist's office and have 2 teeth pulled out. He was such a great trooper! He got up early and was all happy about visiting the dentist...he came back crying and so sad...it hurt he said as he cried in my arms. But by mid-day he was happy as nothing else, playing with his new Tongue Window :).