Baby Charlie

It's getting HOT around here...

Today I was working on something for our school's PTSO - as the current Vice President I get sucked into asked to participate in MANY projects.  We were asked to put together a auction basket for the Gilbert Education Foundation or GEF to auction off at their Annual Dinner mid May.  They encourage all schools in the district to participate in putting a basket together for their school.  

Our school had a Santa Shoppe in December where all the kiddos could come and purchase that special item for the junk drawer trinket for their loved one.  In our JUMBO BONUS Christmas stocking filled with lots of crap lovely gifts - we came across a few Mexican themed serving items and the idea for our basket was born.

My partner in crime and I headed out after a fundraising meeting on Tuesday and hit up every Mexican restaurant with in a 4 mile radius of our school begging asking for a donation for our lovely basket.  We were fortunate for 4 of those restaurants to oblige - Baja Fresh, Dos Gringos, Nandos and Chipolte - YOU ROCK!  Also, Trader Joe's gave us $35 of their Mexican food items - which we got a TON!   Three bags of chips, 3 jars of salsa, enchilada sauce, chili pepper sauce, taco mix, taco shells, chili spiced dried mango and pineapple and a jar of margarita mixer!  

Next we headed to Barnes & Noble where we were able to purchase 2 Mexican Fare cookbooks on clearance - they are fabulous!  Then to the Dollar Tree where we found the most adorable cactus stem Margarita glasses, shred and cello wrap.   Last stop was Ross where I had seen that awesome red metal beverage bucket ($19.99 and so worth it - my Ross had White, Galvanized and Red).

After lots of wadded up newspapers and some empty boxes were added to the bottom - topped with shred we arranged everything in the basket - added glue dots where we didn't want things to shift.  Placed the gift cards in clear cello bags with a wee bit of shred and tied off with a pretty bow and placed one in each of the margarita glasses.  Pulled the cello wrap up over everything and secured with these fun Mexican Tissue Flowers I made up with chili pepper centers to top it all off.  

I hope it makes lots of money for GEF - the money that is raised goes to Teacher Grants and scholarships in the Gilbert School District.  

As for my big white Goober....

The entire day he was pretty much like this - he's such a GREAT helper!  What a LIFE! 

Sharing a wee bit about me....

The other day my two beautiful sweet friends Mandy of Crafty Southern Mama and Heather of Extra Frosting Please gave me this:  

 

Thank you Mandy & Heather!  xoxo!  If you have not visited Mandy's blog - you need to - tons and tons of fabulous ideas!  Heather's is filled with fun projects and her awesome personality!  

To be honest - being a new blogger and all I had no clue what this Versatile Blogger was at first - thank goodness for Google search!

There are a few easy rules that go 

along with the Versatile Blogger Award.
Thank the person who gave you the award 

and link back to them in your post.

Tell your readers seven (7) things about yourself.
Give this award to fifteen (15) recently discovered bloggers.
Contact those bloggers and let them in on the exciting news!

 

Ok... so info about me... hmmm...

I am married to my high school sweetheart.

I used to live in the Bahamas for a year and a half  - more info see #7
 

I own 8 sewing machines - 6 sewing machines: 2 are antiques and are lovely pieces of furniture in my home (one was my grandmothers), 2 really need to go but haven't been able to give them up yet, 1 embroidery machine and a machine for my kids since I get heart palpitations when they want to use my machine, a serger and a coverstitch machine.  I have hardly used them in over a year and working hard to change that.

Mr. D and I like to restore American Classic & Muscle cars - currently extra fun restoration cash is low (blame braces for 2 kids) - so restoration projects are slow!  We are taking our 1st generation Camaro on the Route 66 Fun Run cruise in a few weeks with  - totally excited about it!

I have a texture problem with food - extremely picky about many items.  I will not eat anything that has swam (fish, shellfish, clams - ICK!).  I like ketchup/spaghetti sauce - hate tomatoes, will not eat any melon of any kind, no nuts thank you very much... the list is pretty extensive.

I am a perfectionist and a procrastinator.  I am trying to be better - in the procrastinator area and less of a perfectionist - it is difficult.

My birth mother put me in foster care when I was 6 to be with a man, the State of Arizona revoked her parental rights to me at age 10 and I was adopted by my foster family at age 12 (same foster family).  I had lived in the Bahamas with my aunt (her sister) from age 4 1/2 to 6 while she was going thru a divorce.  I truly believe that things happen for a reason and know that my life would not be what it is today if it was not for those decisions that were made.   (oh, and she is still with that man - again... Google).

Ok ... so 15 blogs to pass the award to... I will do my best...

Fledge

J Cooper Photography

DaisyMayPhotography 

This is so Julie 

Scissors and Spatulas

it is late and I keep losing my post I will add more later :)