Life is like a box of chocolates...

you just never know what your gonna get...

to quote Forrest Gump. 

I've had this idea floating around in my head,

and I couldn't seem to think of anything else.

So it meant a trip to Wal-Mart to buy myself a box of chocolates.

I woke this morning to take a photo of my purchase for today's blog posting

and this is what I found...

Hmmm...the dh must have thought I bought these for him.

Sorry honey.

These are for me.

 

It appears he needs some practice on finding the carmel in the box.

{tee hee hee}

The carmel one you see, is really the only one that I care about...

See, 

I just know 

that that square one

on the right is the carmel.

Carmels are

always

always 

square...

I've now learned this 

after lots and lots of practice,

trust me!

 

When I see a box of chocolates

I always think of how mad my mother would get

when we were young kids.  

My parents would receive a box of chocolates

from their landlord

each Christmas.

  It was as big as the back 40.

  I. kid. you. not.  

Us kids would do this...

 

you know,

just give the piece of chocolate

the little finger test

on it's bottom side...

if it wasn't something we liked,

it was put back 

and the poking

would continue

until,

until the carmels

were all gone...

So when Mom had the urge for a piece of chocolate,

particularly a carmel, 

there was nothing left 

but the yucky ones.

Yucky ones 

with holes in the bottom!!

She could be heard from the kitchen,

"looks like the kids have been into the box of chocolates"...

This post is a little heads up

for a fun Valentines pattern that is coming.

  I'm hoping for a weekend release...

stay tuned.  

I always always feel badly

about throwing the cute little heart shaped

boxes away,

so I've incorporated

a spent heart box

into a fun little cross stitch pattern.

So if this sounds like something

you will want to partake in...

run to your local 

Wal-Mart

or

Walgreens 

and buy yourself one of these...

 It is the 3 oz sized Whitman's sampler heart.

  You will find it wrapped in red cellophane. 

And if you can't find one locally,

go here to order yourself one online.

You may want to order more then one,

this little project would 

make quick & easy

little gift

for giving.

And here is just a tiny little peak

at what we're going to do 

with the heart-shaped box.

Think cross stitch...

Think little place to keep scissors 

and

other stitching ditties...

Think tiny little pinkeep...

And just think 

how good

that carmel 

on the right side of the box

is going to taste!

Have a good one,
Brenda