2017.23 Day Drinking and Crafting Day 5

The fifth and last of my 5 day drinking and crafting videos! This one features picture frames! A super loquacious Matthew! Rumchata shots! I am wearing a knitted scarf that accentuates the roundness of my face in a particularly unflattering way. At about the 1:10 mark I troll my unpaid intern about his school picture habits, and while you don’t see the look he shot me, you get to see my reaction look.  Mermaids! Tropical trees! I reference this amazing craft from 2012. Matthew says a fancy French word. I do an extreme amount of unnecessary gesturing. Seriously, you would think I was trying to scare away birds.    This is the video of me making the frames we used for the party and that I explained here.

***Plus as an added bonus you can hear me explain for the millionth time that glue dries what? Oh yes, clear…

And you get to hear what Matthew gets out of all of this.

2017.22 More! More! More! Episode 4

Day Drinking and Crafting Day 4

I think I may have gotten this editing thing figured out.  If only I had figured it out before Christmas, but whatever. Also, honestly, every time I hear myself say “in any case…” it is like nails on the chalkboard.

The craft is a simple one, but I am giving up some major holiday secrets in this one. There is plenty of Matthew talking, a Devil Wears Prada reference, a Sesame Street reference, and we all discover I’ve no clue how to sign off on these.

Talk to you later? What? What?

2017.21 Day Drinking and Crafting Episode 3

More Crafting! More Drinking! More Daylight! So I think I *may* have figured out my video editing problem. Knock wood. And if so then the rest of these videos will be uploaded shortly in this seamless format.

Here is what you can expect on this video-

Shots! Shots! Shots! (Know your limits! I might not actually know mine)

What is our craft? What are we doing? Why does the video suddenly get blurry?

#ShoutOut to Mrs. Swinney! And …don. Don. DON… The reason unpaid interns are useless.

Boom! Internet magic.  Then I talk about Love Actually, Emma Thompson, Heather Cook, Modge Podge, and cute little tricks. Plus, the story behind my favorite song, some unexplained banging, I almost tell the frozen banana Boy Scout story, and a clever Frozen reference.

I save you from actually watching glue dry with more Internet MAGIC,   Although, with the length of this video you never know.  Also is anyone else sick of hearing me say “in any case?” worst vocal tic ever.  Plus  I will remind you for the millionth time what happens when glue dries and I coin the phrase ‘closet crafter.’  Then basically I just ramble on and on, until I am finished with the craft, but maybe not the drinking.

2017.20 Day Drinking & Crafting Day 2

As I mentioned, I am struggling with the video editing. And no, it is not because I am drinking while I edit.  Although, now that I mention it…

But so here is my second day drinking and crafting broken down in video clips that I hope show up easier on your phones.

So first of all we have this great before shot of the glass jar we used in the project.

Then the Intro where I try and be clever (and took like 3 attempts to take, hence the laughter)

Followed by the shots and the beginning of me being sick of hearing myself say “in any case”, listen for it, like a terrible verbal tic.

And Crafting commences!

Followed by more crafting, and the sneaking suspicion that I might not be doing it right…

Now we wait for paint to dry!

At last the embellishments! Go snowflake stickers! Also I say the word Fancy, just for Autumn Bond! And discuss the War on Christmas.

And TA-DAH! Winter Lantern and what to do if it is terrible.

The finished product.

***I really am making an effort to get caught up on my days, plus post all these fun videos!

edited version here

2017.4 Day drinking & Crafting

So today I thought I’d try something new.  A few days ago I did a craft demo while imbibing adult beverages and Matthew videotaped it for me. Now I am sure you are asking yourself why. I suggest you ask yourself why not?  Because honestly it was a good time

Now I may not have the prettiest paper tree as a result, but I had 5 shots and it didn’t bother me. At all. Even when I texted pictures of it to Javi and Jodi and they suggested it looked like something that might light a cross on fire in your front yard.   

I am totally thinking this may be a new tradition.

Day Twenty Two 2016

Christmas 2016

RIP George Michael

Never Luke Back

What is your family’s favorite holiday TV special?  My Matthew loves White Christmas and I suspect that my Paul’s favorite is The Christmas Story. “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Of course we do love the Peanut’s Christmas special, but trying to get everyone to agree on one to watch together is never easy.

Tonight I thought we could watch something as a family while I tried to finish up the blog entry I didn’t post last night, (yes I know, I am now two days behind).  Paul flipped the TV on and discovered the original Miracle on 34^th Street was on AMC.  He was interested in watching, but Matthew was NOT.  I suggested to Paul that Matthew is not a fan of classic movies. Of course his fondness for White Christmas proves the lie to this statement.  I suggested the Great Holiday Baking Show with Mary Berry for Kathleen, but no one else seemed interested.

Things were about to go to blows when I remembered that I have the best, the most amazing, most classic family Christmas special saved on the DVR.   Away to the TV I flew like a flash! Boom! I hit play and there it was… like a Christmas miracle, the Modern Family Express Christmas episode.  I don’t know if you are a fan of the TV show Modern Family or not, but this episode is full of everything that is Christmas.

Watch this clip and be amazed at the comedic genius that is Sophia Vergara. No seriously look. I mean LOOK. But never look back, never. 

Christmas Eve

Matthew had promised early this season that he would write a blog entry for me this year.  He never got around to it, so this is his contribution for this year.

I hope your everyone has a blessed Christmas Eve