When you talk about the things in this world my wife is completely in love with, obviously her family is number one. But loved ones aside, there are two things left that she is completely crazy about: stamping and Tim McGraw. And frankly, if Tim said “it’s me or your stamps” I’m pretty sure he’d be sent crawling back to Faith.
I’m not sure where I expected that intro to take me, but I’ve been staring at it for two days now and I can’t do anything with it. The obvious thing to do would be to select all, delete and start over, but I’ve never been one to go for the obvious choice.
Which brings us to this column. What in the world am I doing here? There is no possible way a national audience of stamping addicts wants to listen to me vent on the things going on in my life. Right? But, Jen thinks it’s a good idea, and since I don’t eat unless she feeds me, when she asks if I will blog for her once a week, the correct answer is “Yes, dear.”
(FYI – I will refer to stamping, crafting, cuttle-bugging, scrapbooking and all other similar type activities as “stamping.” I will accept no criticisms for using the term “stamping” when I should have said “scrapbooking”. But I digress.)
This first entry will likely be my shortest. I just want to introduce myself, tell you a little bit about myself, maybe make fun of myself, and see how many times I can use “myself” in one sentence (really, where was I supposed to use a word other than “myself” there?) Depending on the reaction we receive, this could turn into any number of things. Quite possibly it will be the shortest lived guest blog ever, as you readers riot and demand Jen petition immediately for a divorce. Or, as I hinted earlier, it may just be a weekly rambling of what’s on my mind at the time. Another option is for it to evolve into more of a question an answer session with you. I’ve never been afraid to tell people what’s on my mind. And if you respond with questions, I’ll be more than happy to answer them. Maybe I’ll turn in to the Dr. Phil or Dear Abby for the stamping crazy (Note: this originally said “for the stamping wife.” Then I realized it would probably be sexist, chauvinist, or some other “–ist” for me to assume that every one of my wife’s readers are female. On the other hand, given the responses she has received, 100% of you are, in fact, female. So maybe I’ll just roll with my “–isms” and see who gets offended. Stay tuned.)
About me: well, without boring you with the entirety of my life’s story, I will give you the Cliff’s Notes version. I was born and raised in sunny San Diego, graduated from the University of Oklahoma and became a Structural Engineer. I’m a nerd, and pretty proud of it, but this nerd will likely beat you playing baseball, softball, basketball, pool, darts, bowling, air hockey, golf, poker and almost anything else you want to try. I’m obsessed with Sooner Football (capitalized on purpose) and to a slightly lesser degree with my Chargers & Padres. I try to be the best father and husband I can be while maintaining my sanity and cool points. So far, so good…
Ok, maybe this wasn’t as short as I thought it was going to be. But the way I can ramble, it could have been a lot worse. Let me know what you think and/or what you want to get out of my blogs by posting a comment or email me. Thanks for stopping by…
Td
In this project, it is mounted on 2 {high} thick pop up squares. I added red, pink and clear beads, as well as 2 punched hearts, to make it a shaker. There is a magnet attached to the back using hot glue.
