My Sketch World.... my first layout!

Yippee.... it's up!!! Check it out at http://www.mysketchworld.blogspot.com
Here's my layout for the sketch (AWESOME ONE Lucy!!!) this week. Thanks for letting me play :)

How cool huh????

WOO HOO!!!

It's my first day home and I'm so relaxed... I slept all night last night... it was wonderful to wake up without an alarm!!! WOO HOO!!!!!


Plus, I had a couple of little toot type things this past week.... Lucy asked for volunteers to create layouts based on her sketches for her sketch world blog (I'll link over on the blog links when I figure out how LOL). I did my first one this weekend!!!

The other goodie was that I got one layout accepted at the Basic Grey gallery!!! It's the My Sister, My Friend layout I did of Martha..... she just loves the picture too... HAHA... I told her to get me a better one and we'd talk LOL

So... I'm trying to get a few things done this morning... and not get too "scheduled" if you KWIM... So far, I got the kids' toys cleaned out and rearranged... I'm THRILLED. Next BIG challenge will be clothes... Does it ever end?? Rotating, growing out, too big, too small..... plus the season thing... I haven't had to do seasons for 6 years!!! LOL.

So... back to work :) TEE HEE!!!

VACATION Time.....

Ok... so it's not time yet, but with Spring Break next week for the folks around here, I've sure been itching for one!
Well.... plans for us are kinda vague right now for this year. DH starts his new job tomorrow and we'll see what kind of time off he'll get.
SO.... the one thing we did already is to get season passes to Six Flags.... we got a smokin' deal on them and wanted to jump on it before they went up..... So I hope we'll go about once a month.... of course it's 2 1/2 hours away or so, so makes it difficult just to run out and go. BUT, sounds like fun.
We're going to go to Arizona to visit DH's mom and family.... and burn some timeshare dollars too..... but probably not till later in the year.... last time we went it was July and MISERABLE......

My DREAM vacation I'm looking forward to in about 2-3 years.... I want to do a Disney land and sea adventure.... where you have like 4 days on a cruise to the Disney private island and 3 days at Disney World.... HOW FUN WOULD THAT BE?!?!?! I want to wait till Emily and Nathan can both enjoy and before they don't want to be seen with us..... but I want to do this!!!

Besides these things, I want a weekend getaway with my sister.... and maybe later with my hubby.... at least one night away.... it'd be a novel idea!

Well.... enough about vacations... back to reality LOL!

10 Things That Make me Happy (SM Blog Challenge)

What a fun, quick blog challenge!!!
Here's a few quick things that make me happy.....
1. Giggles from my kiddos
2. A hug from my husband for no reason
3. A clean car
4. A Pedicure
5. "I Wub You Mommy"
6. Scrapping
7. 75 Degree weather
8. Cheesecake
9. Clean sheets
10. A full night's sleep


Now, of course, these are just random things, but they are the first ones I thought of!!!

Scrappin Mojo Blog challenge: Friendship

Funny how these challenges come up at just the right time... I was just thinking about this the other day.

All my friends, with the exception of my family and my sister, are online.

You know the little blinkie that says "I love my computer because that's where my friends are" ? Yep... that's me.

Part of the reason I was ready to leave Hawaii was that I really didn't have any hang out with kinda friends... you know the ones you don't have to knock when you enter their house... the ones you can ask if you need a tampon... that kind of friend. I had a few good friends at work, but pretty much, it was limited to that. NOW, I have my sister. And I'm so looking forward to being home during the week and having someone to play with!! And having our kids play together and doing things together.... won't that be awesome?!?!?

My only hope is that she and her DH don't decide to move away. I really love Columbia and LOVE my house and my job is pretty good....schools will be pretty good for the kids... and lots of good midwestern activities. So I really don't want to move away..... but I don't want her to either... (SELFISH!)

Anyhoo... that's my take on friendship.

MFS Blog challenge: Scrapbooking

Yes, I'm one of them.

A crazy psycho mom scrapper take my picture no wait I haven't got the camera out yet look over here I have a great idea for a page woman.

Never woulda thunk it.... but that's me.

And I LOVE IT... every second of it!

But it's my mom's fault.... she did it.... no, she wasn't a scrapper, BUT she did make me want to scrap. See, she kept baby books for both of us... and we just LOVED looking at them. From our first photos (thanks for the sticky curl Ma) to the funky early 70's clothes and do's and my dad's big huge sideburns.... to the birthday card duck with a quacker (who knows where that sucker went after being abused for so many years).... to the "favorite foods" page or the immunizations. I still love looking through that book.

And I want my kids to also.

I never wanted to stop there either....I want to chronicle our lives as a family so that our story isn't lost when I pass on..... I don't want my grandkids asking my kids after I'm gone about funny stories that I used to tell about their childhood.... I want to share them now and then, when time has passed, remember.

Another quote I love is about memories being moments... not events or things. I SO believe that and my scrapping and pictures reflect that.... life is full of moments... if you don't take the time to appreciate those, they are gone.

So yes.... I am.

That crazy scrapper mom oh no do we have to go to Hobby Lobby again what do you mean you are out of adhesive again where do you want me to stand how do you cut your hand with scissors get that glue stick out of your hair person.

That's me. I don't plan on changing. But if I do, my moments are recorded for now and ever.

Love.... Scrappin' Mojo Blog challenge

A quick entry......

but I want to get it done while these thoughts are lingering....

The topic is love.

One of my favorite quotes is about when you have kids that you forever wear your heart outside your body.... that's SO TRUE. I had no idea until Nathan was born. And as we are in his birth month and he's going to be four, I remember, just like it was yesterday... looking at him, laying in his crib, or even in the bassinet at the hospital... and just being filled with such a sense of overwhelming joy and love that I cried tears of happiness. Gee, even as I'm typing, I'm getting misty. And the same thing happened with Emily... but of course, by the time she came to us, I knew what to expect.... didn't make that feeling any less, I just knew that overwhelming feeling was coming.

And now, almost 2 1/2 and 4 years later, I can still look in on them while they are sleeping and just feel that joy and INTENSE LOVE each time. There is nothing like it.

TIRED

Long day... no reason except it's Tuesday. Great day at work, kids... no naps. Good part there though is that they were so stinkin' tired that I got mommy time by 7:30... bad part is it's 9 now and I'm almost asleep. I'm pooped.

I DID get two LO's done and the other one scanned......

and I got my page protectors (6 of them) sewed up the middle for my alpha book.... THANK YOU MARTHA for getting me my alpha book........ I can't wait to get my letters ORGANIZED.... I'm so glad I came across this in CK... hope it works for me.


Well... beddiebye time....

Blog Challenge: Scrappin' Mojo

First.... thanks to Corrina for comin' up with this idea... AWESOME

So... blog challenge... FOOD

About food.... I LOVE FOOD. And I hate it. I think that most women who have had kids go through this... but I was sorta in this battle before kids too. I eat eat eat and don't exercise. I'm hungry even when I'm not. I hate that I can't wear anything I want because it looks like crap on me..... I hate the lumps. But I love food..... weird thing though is that I don't really like to cook. Part of me wonders if I liked to cook, would I like to eat healthier?? And I KNOW HOW to cook, and I know HOW to eat healthy, but I don't. I make bad choices and I eat way too much. Boy, this is sure turning into an emotional ramble..... Just like I tell my patients who are "noncompliant" with stopping smoking or eating right.... THEY have to make the decision... no one will do it for them... DUH...... I HAVE to........... I want to be around for my kids.... I want to be able to get on the stinkin' floor and play cars and be able to get right back up without hurting..... I'm beginning to notice these things. And my joints hurt... now in all fairness, they always have hurt, but I think it's much worse now that I'm so heavy. I want to be able to wear a size 12. I would LOVE to be saving for a tummy tuck, rather than lamenting my food choices. When will I decide to make better choices? huh? Maybe if I set a date.... like the first day I start my "new" job... March 26th.... birthday week too...... I need to exercise.... I need to eat right.... I need to eat in moderation. That's my D day..... I have time to plan and relax.... it's not tomorrow, so I can look ahead with calm.........

List update.... at 1:32 pm CST

I'm so proud.....
1. Get storm shelter set up DONE
2. Laundry (always laundry).. I'd better fold and put away those 1 1/2 baskets of socks and underwear I've been ignoring too. LAST LOAD IN THE DRYER.. socks are done
3. Post FH2S challenge and three challenges at Scrappin Mojo DONE
4.. Clean the NASTY dog blankets...
5. Pay bills DONE
6. Clean the basement floor if the mood strikes. Hasn't struck yet
7. Get my RAK goodies ALL ready to go DONE
8. Get started/complete my database for addies for my scrappy friends. Got it all started and some names in


I think I'll take a nap now that the kids are sleeping....


CHALLENGES:
Check them out!!

Neato three to four picture sketch at www.fromhere2scrapternity.com on the Sunday Sketch forum

and for Scrappin' Mojo..... (www.scrappinmojo.com)
Word of wisdom this week: Happy
Recipe: 3+ PP, 1+ CS, Frame or chipboard letters, brads, and handjournaling
Technique: Using ARROWS

Check them out!!!

Long day... long list for tomorrow

First.... was planning on going to Laurie to help mom and Mart pack for grandpa, but I did NOT expect to get up spontaneously at 4 am.... ICK. So, now I'm tired. And I have LOTS to do tomorrow.... but I'm just sucking wind right now and may have to give in... I'm not going to be any good if I don't get some sleep soon...

And second... my to do list for tomorrow (in random order)
1. Get storm shelter set up
2. Laundry (always laundry).. I'd better fold and put away those 1 1/2 baskets of socks and underwear I've been ignoring too.
3. Post FH2S challenge and three challenges at Scrappin Mojo.... I still need to do two layouts and adhese down the first... This is why I'm cranky that I'm tired.... I WANT to scrap tonight... not gonna happen
4. Clean the NASTY dog blankets...
5. Pay bills
6. Clean the basement floor if the mood strikes.
7. Get my RAK goodies ALL ready to go
8. Get started/complete my database for addies for my scrappy friends.


Gee.... are there somehow 70 hours in Sunday?????????????

I'll try to check in again tomorrow when Emily is going to bed.

Here we go again!!

Every time I start again, I get sidetracked....

BUT.... here we go!!

UPDATES!!

1. HUBBY: Daddy is home!!! He's been here since 12/8/06 and we are settling in well. He HAS been working nights at Wal Mart and watching the kids all day.... but on 3/19/07, he starts a full time day job (civilian) with the National Guard in Jeff City. Oh yeah... he raised his hand today and committed to 6 years with the NG too....
2. NATHAN: My goodness.... he's gonna be 4 in a few weeks!! He's lovin having daddy home. And LOVES having his hair in a "high and tight" courtesy of pop.... it looks good on him. He's GROWING like a weed.
3. EMILY: is 2 1/2 now..... my goodness... and going on 12!! ATTITUDE! Mostly good, but still 2.
4. WORK: Well, ya gotta do what you need to do..... I'm going to be changing jobs..... I'm going to be working nights on Fri, Sat, and Sun and then staying home M-F with the kids.... so much more time for them and for fun...........
5. SCRAPPIN!!! Lots going on here.... Martha and I opened Scrappin' Mojo, a website for inspiration and fun (www.scrappinmojo.com) on 2/22.... and we are THRILLED that it's hoppin! We have a DT call going on, three montly contests and five challenges a week right now.... WOWZERS...
I am THRILLED to be the Guest Designer this month at one of my new hangouts.... Memories from Scrap.... HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?!
Still on the DT for HYWWP and FH2S..... My Scrap Shak Closed at the end of January, sadly.

SO.... that's about it for the three minute synopsis.... Hopefully, I'll start keepin up!