yes, I'm still here!

just being a bad blogger! I better get busy before Annette gets mad...HA HA!! (HI ANNETTE!!)

Ok, so I've been a bit busy lately and neglecting my blog. Then after awhile of not blogging I start thinking what should I blog about?? I guess I could start w/ my b-day which was the 18th. I had a very nice b-day! I actually got to celebrate all w/e long! Friday night I went to my friend Tina's and she made me a wonderful steak dinner w/ those yummy twice baked potatoes that I just LOVE and Heather came bearing gifts of strawberry daquiris and chocolate covered bacon. What was that?? yep you read correctly.....chocolate covered bacon. Apparently it's all the rage these days! Who knew??? Who even thought to smother bacon w/ chocolate??? I suppose to make a good excuse for eating chocolate for breakfast?? You can go here to check it out http://www.yumsugar.com/1813878

Anyway, my w/e pretty much went along the lines of never having to cook and eating out alot and seeing some family and just being spoiled! Megan even made me breakfast in bed on my bday, scrambled eggs and toast she made all by herself. So sweet!

Other than that it's been the usual, swim practice, swim meets, work, yada yada yada. Megan has championships coming up the end of Feb she's all excited! Her times are improving by a couple of seconds so that's good. Hopefully she'll win some more ribbons. She loves to get those ribbons!! :-)

Better get going, time for work and w/ all this SNOW I need to leave a few minutes early. Oh and I know I have mentioned this site before on here but it really is quite funny , well at least I think it's funny, http://www.lovelylisting.com

have a great day & thanks for checking in w/ me!!

one more for the day!

one more to show off! Used alot of different pieces from different kits for this. So I'll just list where I got the "goodies"

Scrap Girls
Fernlili
Feistuff
Dirty Feet Design

Hello!

Hello! Thanks for stopping by! First off I'm sharing a LO I made of CJ ( I really love his senior pics!) and to give credit where credit is due, the papers and embellishments are from a kit from Little dreamer Designs called vintage dream retro. It's a really fun kit!

Megan had swim meets all weekend, she did well. She earned her "Swirl" which means she completed all her Big races in all 4 strokes without getting disqualified! YAY!!!! So now at the end of the season she will get a special team towel. I know, doesn't sound like much but it's a big deal in the swim team world I've been told! :-) We are so proud of her! I wanted to get pics this w/e but I can't find my camera!!!! Very frustrating!
Anyway, I gotta get back to work! Have a great day!

2 layouts

I was trying to upload these the other day but guess blogger was down. Anyway here they are.
I'll have to get back to ya on where I grabbed these QP's from, my microsoft is being difficult at the moment! LOL

I gotta run! Busy w/e ahead! Hope you all enjoy yours! We'll be at swim meets so wish Meg luck!

Back to Monday blues...

Back to work today......Christmas break went too fast! Although I admit I do miss the kids , just a teeny bit! The first week or so will be crazy though, it always takes them some time to get back in the swing of following rules again! So I may think today "oh I miss those little cuties" but by Wednesday I'll be going " why was break so short???" LOL

I tried to post some layouts I did last night but blogger wont let me! hmmm??? Oh well I'll try later.

Hope everyone had a safe and happy New Years. Ours was good. We went to Angie's party & the kids played wii and we bigger kids played catch phrase. :-) Angie & Brian make the best party food too!

well gotta run and get back to work. Thanks for checking in w/ me!

oh, some other pics to share

Hope the holidays were good to you!

As bah humbug as I have been , I really did enjoy seeing family on Christmas Eve! Had a really good day and it was nice to see everyone. Kind of helped me with my humbuginess! ( I know that's not a real word, just humor me!) So we had the holidays with Scott's side, and my side is tomorrow. That one's the tough one...our first Christmas without Mom. I'm trying not to over think it. Just letting it be.....I know it will be hard but I also know we can get through it together. I really am lucky to have the family I have! I feel very blessed about that.

I wanted to share a couple of LO's I made today. I guess now that I have finally gotten my Christmas spirit, I'm not ready to let it go!!! Much love to all!!! Have a safe and happy New Year!

oh and the the first one is a QP by Chantal and the 2nd is a QP by Jennifer schmitt.

Time sure does fly......

wow. My nephew will be graduating in '09. Hard to believe!! Anyway, thought I'd share a LO I made with one of his senior pics. He's quite handsome wouldn't you say?? :-)He gets those great looks from his Aunt Tacie...ha ha!!!! :-) Anyhoo, used a kit from Michelle Coleman of Little Dreamer Designs called Back to Reality. It's one of my favorite kits! It's really fun to play with!! OMG, just realized he was born when I was a senior! I refuse to think I am old though! LOL!!! I'm just 18 plus alotta TAX!! ha ha!

Merry Christmas friends!

I know I know, bad blogger again! Sometimes it's just hard to find the time to blog. Figured I better get on here and wish all my family and friends a Very Merry Christmas!!! I've been so bad I didn't even get cards mailed out! Yes.....I feel the shame......

Anyway, aside from my shame I hope the holidays are filled with lots of love and best wishes for a New Year full of good health, joy, and great memories!

Also while I'm on here I'll share a page I did using a QP called angel breeze by Timounette. I love this pic of my niece!

Thanks for checking in with me and I appreciate your comments and emails, they always make me smile! I'm a lucky gal!! I'll try to get better at keeping up my blog! No promises though!! LOL!!
God Bless!!! Enjoy the holiday!!

just have to share...

yesterday on my pre-k bus we were talking about telescopes and this little girl said the cutest thing. She got all excited and said " I was looking through my telescope last night and I saw God! He was on a cloud! And do you know what he was wearing? Pajamas with puppies on them!"

How stinkin cute is that????? Just had to share that!

Hope you are all having a wonderful day or if not I hope this post made you smile!

Is it so hard to make a decision?

Just thought I'd share a page I made yesterday. I used a kit from Megan Farrow (Flergs) called Chase-ing Ryan. The word art came from Dirty Feet Designs aka Heather Benson.


I haven't done any actual paper scrapbooking in a long time. I miss it.....going to have to play around soon. I certainly have the supplies for it! I even bought a really cute stamp set from Stampin Up to make my Christmas cards and I just haven't felt like making cards this year. I've made cards every year for quite some time. I was at the store last night and thought I'd just buy some cards this year but then I felt guilty! So I didn't buy any. Now I can't make up my mind what to do! I asked Meg if she wanted to help me make cards and she just looked at me saying "Uh...um....uh......I guess........do I have to?" Then she suggested I just buy the cards. Guess I am on my own! Either way, my cards will be late this year! I usually try for the first of the month but ......will be more like right before Christmas!! Seriously, what's so hard about it?? make it or buy it??? Just do something!! We don't even have the tree up yet!!! sigh.......where's my holiday spirit????

Anyway, enough of my rambling, have a great day and thanks for checking in with me!!!

Just Rambling!

It's snowing again.......sigh.......OK, so Winter is here & I just gotta suck it up. If it weren't for the fact I have to be out and driving in it most of the day I wouldn't care really. I'd say Bring it on & I'd make hot cocoa & snuggle on the couch with a good book. The bright side of it all is, it is a good excuse to go shopping for some cute snow boots!! :-)

Well I had to bail on Tina to see Twilight but I did go with Angie last Monday night to see it. It was good but not near as good as the books! Plus I couldn't help but laugh at some of the scenes and especially Jasper's face through the movie. Dude only had like one line too. The make up was overdone and I missed some of the stuff from the book they didnt add in the movie. I'd actually like to see it again cause I think Angie & I missed alot cause we had the giggles so bad. ((I know, sometimes we act like 12 yr old girls or something!)) We had a good time though! :-) I just hope they do better for the 2nd movie.

I hope all my" little turkeys" had a good Thanksgiving?? Ours was Ok. It was nice to be with family and the food was great and all of that. It was just hard without Mom. I know Christmas will be even harder still. We all miss her so much and the holidays are feeling a little empty without her. I sort of felt in a daze. I'm sure it will feel that way each holiday for a very long time. Luckily I have an amazing family & together we can get through all of this.

I haven't even been in the mood to do any Christmas shopping! It's right around the corner and I am so not prepared! I have got to get busy & figure out what to get done. Megan's list is short but expensive!! I do have some ideas for my sisters but I need to get busy!

well I better get a move on....have a great day & thanks for checking in with me.

yuck

Went to the Dr today, I have a sinus infection and bronchitis! YUCK! The next 2 weeks are going to be super busy so I have got to get over this junk and get better!!!!! Besides if I bail on Tina this w/e to go see TWILIGHT she's gonna be maaad!!! Plus we have an all day swim meet on Saturday. I hate being sick, I am such a whiner!!

It's snowing!

Ok, who ordered this white fluffy stuff?? Wasn't me! I'm not ready for snow! That means it's going to start being all cold and winterish! :-( sigh..... I know it is inevitable , all the trees have lost their pretty fall leaves and everything looks all gray and naked! I'm not ready for big coats and gloves! I'm not looking forward to icy roads and slushy messes. Yuck! To make it all too real, I actually have a cold too! Up all night blowing my nose! GRRRR! Oh well..........I guess in an itty bitty way, the snow is pretty. And I did enjoy seeing Megan's face light up this morning when she saw the flurries. But to hold onto the pretty Fall colors a little bit longer, I'll share some photos I took just a couple weeks ago.

tryin to get my mojo back!

I haven't scrapped in awhile, lost my scrappin mojo! I love this pic of Megan and I found this cute QP from abcdelfscraps and the word art from Chantal. I know I am biased but look at those eyes??? Don't they just make you smile??

a bird on the short bus

fun fun fun!! we had a bird on our pre-k bus today! LOL It was hilarious! We're going down the road and this bird comes out from under the dash area and starts flying around, the kids all start screaming and I am running around trying to catch it. I can just imagine if someone drove by and seen me! They'd be thinking "someone needs to put a helmet on that poor girl before she hurts herself!" I started laughing so hard I couldn't get to it. Finally managed to get it out. The kiddos will have a fun story to tell. One little girl said " That biwd fweaked me out! " heeeheee

I love my job...........................

hippie chic

ok, finally getting the pix posted of my little hippie chic & a couple of her buddies. she got us lots of good candy!! LOL! Although we had to cut the evening a little short since I fell in a hole! Yep, leave it to me! I was walking along a leaf covered sidewalk and fell in a hole that came up almost to my knee! So I fell and twisted my ankle. OWIE! I'm doing OK , but I was sure mad! I mean what are the odds??? someone told me it was some sort of water meter hole that the lid didnt get put back on?? I don't know.....but the city oughta do something about that! My friend that was w/ us is an EMT and she called the police and informed them about it. Luckily I didnt break my ankle!! It got caught under the sidewalk! GRR! So I guess that was my halloween trick , I would have preffered a treat! :-)

Happy Halloween!

Wow.......can someone tell me where October went??? It's just crazy how fast the time goes. I hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween! Meg decided she wanted to be a Hippie this year. She looks so cute in her costume! She is going to go trick or treating tonight with her friend Dalton. We're all meeting up and sending our kids to get us candy! ha ha!!!! :-) It's so weird though.....you always teach your kids to NOT take candy from strangers, and here we go sending them to their doors!! Crazy isn't it?? We usually just hit the houses we know. I've already called dibs on all the twix bars!! heehee!! Megan doesn't eat alot of candy but it's fun to go and get it! I usually dress up too but not feeling it this year. With my back hurting lately I am lucky to get dressed so I didn't even think about getting a costume.
It's so beautiful out today! Nice and sunny (and warmer! ) Gotta love it!

well better be off! I'll try and post pix soon!

I'm baaack!

Long time no post!! Been busy w/ work, swim stuff, stressful situations, and reading the Twilight series!! Awesome books by the way!! I want to see the movie now!! I haven't been online much at all, or done any scrapbooking either! (books must be good huh?)
Just thought I'd post to say yes I am still here!!! lol

We did end up having to put Jake to sleep. That was really hard but he was so sick & the vet said he was not going to get better. I miss him alot.

Well sorry so short, but I have alot to do today!

Gammy & Megan

kit from krista hartley. I love this photo of Mom and Megan together getting a Christmas kiss!