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LOOKING BACK....

I dont care much for Holidays anymore. They use to be my whole life and i miss them. End of year holidays are the worst, as i tend to look back on my life. The last few years have been a living hell. Lots of pain and loss. But to look on the bright side.... a few good things did happen. My oldest bought me clothes. My son is speaking to his ex. My daughter got a new car... i get to drive around in. Hopefully this will be my year to shine. I miss my parents, especially my mom. I have to be my own good advice, my own cheerleader. I need to stretch their love for me forever......................its ok there is enough to go around! xx

Christma VS. Channukah

Christmas is over in minutes. Channukah lasts over one week. You can alternate big and small nights. If you are sick one day or get snowed in you have another day to get it right. Christmas has more of a build up and possible let down. Channukah goes on and on. Christmas is over in a flash. Glad i celebrate both....it's a nice balance. I like it when Channukah is early and doesnt run thru xmas. Sometimes we go back and forth between the holidays. When Dreama was lil, a family friend said...let's have Kwanza next year! That was 5 yrs ago.....Darrell i'm still waiting! xx

Duggars

I hope things are going well for Josie Duggar. I have prayed for her and hope really that...this is it! I want To Hear Michelle Duggar say...I am done, happy, grateful...couldn't ask for more. I am blessed to have the family i do. I am finished having children. I know it probably won't happen, but it would be music to my ears. xx

Ginger not Mary Ann

We have three red headed grandchildren. To be honest it is hard for me. My husband didnt like red heads, didnt want red heads, so of course we had three in a row. First one, really surprised, 2nd one, shocked, and third ready to laugh. Of course they are all beautiful, smart and creative. Of course i love them and of course their grandpa would have loved them too. My son has 1 red sprout on his head of brown hair and we joke he was gonna be a red head, but changed to brown for his dad. When i was in grammer school, it wasnt good to be a red head. Or to have freckles. Or to be too tall, thin, fat, or have a funny name. So i was worried.....all for nothing..... reds were very popular for quite a while. But then something happened...........and it caused me to worry once again! xx

ARBONNE Cosmetics

I cant wait to try Arbonne cosmetics! They are never tested on animals. www.janie.myarbonne.com

WOW!

Now im on Twitter, Cafe mom, My Space, FB........so much work for the work! Next Year... Jen's List, Bag Lady Promos, Ultimate biz cards. Gonna be all over the place! Will keep you posted! xx

Walmart costumes

A costume was pulled off Walmart shelves, because it may have been in bad taste. Guess what folks its' Halloween and its all bad taste. Unless you are wearing a Disney costume chances are you will be offending someone. On Sat i went with my granddaughter to her school carnival. There were lots of great costumes. My granddaughter was a chef. One lil girl wore rags and a sign on her neck that read...will work for food..........not funny as many are homeless right now. So why did Walmart pull the illeagle alien costume? Afraid of insulting certain groups, Walmart caved. Halloween isnt the time to be pc! Parents lose their children to accidents....blood and gore! Do we think of them? No. People who lose their limbs to accident...do we think of them? no! So why should we worry abou an illeagle alien costume....its just Halloween after all! xx

Bruises on your arm!

There was a girls at the bank, and she had bruises on her arm. Not just regular bumps in the night, they actually looked like fingers, that had grabbed her. I wanted to ask her about it . I wanted to tell her, that it's not worth it, no one is. I wanted to tell her, she is young and there is help out there. I wanted to tell her to be strong and that i care. I didnt say anything to her but i pray for her and hope anyone in the same situation sees themselves here, like i do, and has the courage to get out! xx

Balloon Boy.....

As the balloon sales away,we review what we learned. There is fame, there is infammy, There are felonies. Fame was achieved, but at what price? Maybe a show will be realized, which would be good as they need the money!

Disclaimer

I have fun bags and was surprised to see on Denise Richards that she has fun bags as well. I just want to make it clear that my fun bags are not her fun bags. Her bags were made funny by Funny or die. My bags were made by me. Not funny, just fun! They are great for shopping shlepping and saving the earth. Let's have fun together.......Http://susanmurphydesigns.wordpress.com

My blog...

is up at http://susanmurphydesigns.wordpress.com im very excited to showcase all of my creations for the past five years. Since then i have added facebook, since my son in law is in Iraq, the whole family is on. I have joined Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation, All breed rescue, got a donation. I have new merch and i picked up Kourtney K's bib today. I am driving home my Drink, but dont drive line, wrote to Kat Von d and donating for school auctions. I held a chocolate tote contest on Jens list. Very successful, go figure! :0 Hoping to do more. Will be taking orders with chocolate Nov 1-Feb 14.

Feel Good!

I like to watch Joel Osteen on Sunday mornings. I share his sermon with my family. It has helped me get through some hard months and years. Last week he spoke of the brain and how powerful it is. Whatever message it sends the body, the body believes and responds. I thought it was cute when he said ........"you get up in the morning and say I FEEL good, I LOOK good, I SMELL good, I AM good!"................So that's what i do! :)

Doing dishes!

Summer came and i announced to my family.......im not doing dishes this summer. Not that its hard to throw them in the dishwasher, i was trying to focus my energy on work! So of course the dishwasher broke and there went my help! I dont think i have seen the bottom of the sink all summer. (sigh) So... i just went in there and did a bunch, but have to say...no one ever got rich or famous doing dishes!

About me..............

Not formally trained, simply a creative Libra. My Dad was a shoe designer for Vogue shoes. My mother a hair stylist to the stars, she also sewed all of our clothes. After dinner she would model shoes for my dad. High heels, thigh high boots, mom's legs were the greatest! I took dance for more than a decade, and piano for a few years, but i wasnt allowed my own creative outlet.....my own expression. So i find myself here........and there...my totes and themes and ramblings.... about my totes and themes.......... :) xx

Domestic Abuse.....

How do you know you are a victim of domestic abuse? When the scarf you get at xmas disappoints you. Leaving you to think.....is this all i get after all i've been through? xx

Jen and Bill

Of TLC 's The Little couple is anything but! They are big on personality, big on charm and best of all, big on intelligence! Its a pleasure to hear Jen speak and watch both of them use their brains to navigate through life. I am excited to see where they will go in life and appreciate the opportunity to tag along! xx

Bill the Family

My heart goes out to any family with a loss. Especially when parents have to bury a child late in life. Just like any other family , i expect them to pay the funeral bill. Record sales are through the roof and that should help. After all he had extreme wealth and extreme opportunities. More than any of us will ever have. Record sales are through the roof, he gets another chance. xx

Amber on The Soup

i was curious about Amber ( i think that's her name) on Mtv's 16 and pregnant, since she made it onto The Soup..... i had to see the whole show. It was quite a beautiful love story in many ways. Amber's brother is over seas in Iraq and when she cried talking to him on the phone, i cried. Gary turned out to be a real good guy and they brought forth together......the cutest baby and what an amazing birth. Baby Leah came into the world with blue eyes open and alert. So cute. check it out... I wish them the very best.....xx

Back to Reality...

Tonight on tv Land will be chasing Farrah........it was because of her show, i started my biz. I missed it.......i was watching Newlyweds, Real world etc when i realized i missed Farrah's show. It was right then and there i designed...Star of my own reality show....Totes and caps. Five years ago i started to embroider and fill my totes. The person who started it all, inspired me is no longer here. Farrah will live on in our hearts and here at Susan murphy inc she will live on in our creations...................tnx for the inspiration...........you will always be our angel......................xx

Farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrah! xx

So beautiful and loving! My heart is broken for you and your family. Im glad you are not suffering any more. When you love someone, really love them, you never want them to suffer. I'm sending prayers for your family. You came into the world as a lady and left as a lady. What more can we ask for? xx

Jon and Kate disgrace!

r u k m? Bring 8 kids into the world and throw in the towel? Are you kidding me? I blame Kate 100%. That's why one person shouldn't be the boss. When it hits the fan......they only have themselves to blame. I am truly heartbroken for the children they deserved so much more than they got. Seems like when Kate got the crazy hair cut it scrambled her brain! We (tlc) created a monster, but the ingredients were there from the start. A camera guy for E calls Kate's hair the back side of a chicken.....lol maybe that's why she has become a total complete bird brain. xx

Enough of Kate!

Let's promote the good mom's of reality tv...Amy Roloff, Michelle Duggar, Betty Hayes! xx

Jon and Kate

What happened to your mission statement? I thought when you made one, i wish i had done that with my family. Maybe we would have been more focused and stayed together. But alas not even a mission statement could keep the Gosselin family together.

Kate/bodyguard

Dear Mrs Bodyguard.......Plz dont think Kate is above taking your husband.......Jon had a girlfriend when they met, that was thrown away the next day. That really bothered me when they said it. It was cold and heartless. I should have taken the cue! Maybe you should too! xx

Worst mother..

I was shocked Kate came in at #2.........figured she'd take first! xx

The many mysteries of Kate

Kate says ...dont call me wife, but she calls Jon husband. Kate says you are not my daddy, but calls him daddy when she needs something. If she is such a germ a phobe, why does she throw a dirty diaper at Jen, the producer? Why does she pick aaden's nose and wipe it on his shirt? Why does she clip his nails as he eats his cereal? Why was Mady punished at Crayola and Collin wasnt at Gymboree? If she is a nurse, why so clueless on domestic abuse and other issues. Her thinking is so out dated, she hasnt evolved yet. Im not waiting around until she does. xx

Reality stars

Plz dont try to act. Just live. We watch your shows to see your lives....save the acting for the Pros! xx

New show titles for JON/KATE

It's all about Kate. The Kate show. All about Kate, all the time. Katie,Katie Katie. Kate and her nine sidekicks. Honestly, this woman is a legend in her own mind. She thinks she is everything and she is nothing. Fake tan, fake teeth, fake hair, fake heart. I dont know why God would give her 8 healthy kids. I dont know why TLC gave her a show. The next time someone gives birth to more than they can afford.........they should be given up for adoption. Giving them a show wasnt the answer. Kate makes..... Octomom .....seem normal! xx

Jon and Kate?

I was about to hang up with my son when he asked about Jon and Kate...........i started screaming. Strange reaction i know, but im mad. Mad at myself, for falling in love, once again with someone or something that never existed. I blame TLC and the producers for selling us a non- real family. A made of version of what we wanted to hear to love and support them. Who are these people really? Church goers? A loving couple? A supportive hard working family ? Hardly. They were morphed into whatever promo was available. Kate is absent from the family which is emotional abuse. She hasnt met their needs in years. Jon is becoming an alcoholic and the whole affair accusation could just be a publicity stunt. They achieved their highest ratings...but not from me. I quit J&K....i was their biggest fan and now i absolutely hate them. I hated Kate since the GUM episode...not just for how she treated Jodi but how she treated Collin. It was at that time Kate stopped loving her kids and started caring only about herself. She has always been cold and heartless but babies are easy to love. I cant imagine her as a nurse, a Christian, a mother.............I think of her as the Grinch her heart simply 2 sizes too small. Kate thinks she is so much better than Jon...WRONG. Kate thinks she has a handle on vocab. WRONG. Kate thinks she knows it all. WRONG. Kate just wants us to forget she is a big fat zero. She makes herself feel superior buy belittling Jon. She only belittled herself. She owes Jon an apology. She let the show go to her head, got glammed up and left her family behind. Would anyone believe Jon is having an affair? Not likely, Kill her and bury her in the woods? LOL Now that we would believe! xx