A good weekend

So my weekend was more productive than I could have hoped, or was it? Here's a card I did using a card sketch by Di Hickman for a challenge. I managed to do 2 layout & 5 cards!! Pretty excited about that, but then here I sit at 11:40 PM on Sunday night & I can't get past the paper. Totally dumbfounds me!!

I did manage to work on my tan some Sunday, while William cleaned out the koi pond. He'll be hurtin' for certain tomorrow....lots of back-breaking stuff, but the pond will look so nice. We just need to get some new plants to get some color & we'll be finished for this year. Girls enjoyed dancing around the yard in their bathing suits & we ended up at Red Lobster for William's belated Valentine's dinner. Camryn was our typical Patience Tester. She has never sat still since the day I could feel her move in my stomach. This child moves more then any other child I know. It wasn't long before she had us wore out going back-n-forth between the 2 of us & it had to stop. She wanted nothing to do w/that or the highchair we decided to sit her in. This led to hours of screaming & crying......at least it seems like hours when all eyes are on you!! After 2 trips outside with daddy, she calmed enough to sit in my lap while we finished our meal in peace. It amazes me how one 2-year old can control an outing to that degree. We are so hoping this is just a phase & not something that will continue as she gets older!!

All-in-all, I'd say my weekend was a good one. Hope your week is too!!

Scrapbooking Coupon.....

In case I didn't send you this coupon code, it's linked below.

http://store.justletmescrapbook.com/dealofday.html

This is good for Just Let Me Scrapbook & includes new & Clearance items. So, you might want to stop in & see what goodies you can find. If you decide to make a purchase, please mention my name in the "Comments" section when checking out. Wins me brownie points with the powers to be:) Thanks!

I have to clarify

that there's nothing wrong w/the date on my blog. The post below was started on Sunday the 4th, but I saved it as a "draft" & finished it yesterday when I did the challenge on ScrapFabulous. Ironically, as I was finishing it, I wondered what date it would publish, but failed to notice. So, that's that, mystery solved.

It's Friday & we don't have any plans for the weekend. Camryn started running a fever last night, threw-up once & was all better? Fever again this morning, but she's acting fine.........she just got up at 6:30 this morning!!! Don't know what's up w/that, but I'll talk to her about it after she's done watching her morning shows.

Humungo migraine yesterday & last night, which I promptly blame on my sister in KS, whom never gets them, but had one yesterday & I think she transferred it to me via the long-distance phone call. In bed, again, by 9:15 last night, but definitely did not sleep good, so 6:30 AM was not a good time for me.

Debating on whether I'm going to exercise today? Decisions, decisions. I've been doing good w/exercising 5-6 x's a week, so I figure I can lapse this once. As long as I exercise Sat, I'll still have exercised my alloted 5 x's this week. See, bathing suit season is HERE...right now...as I type. Oh ya...I think we discussed the orange tan thingy yesterday.

And for your reading enjoyment, a few more things about me you might not know:

31) I graduated from high school w/honors (like that means anything now, after 2 kids:)
32) I wear socks or shoes at all times..foot fetish thingy going on
33) My father passed away in 2001 & I still miss him
34) I took ballet when I was younger & miss it still
35) I Ebay!

Have a great weekend!!

What can I report?

So Saturday night I did something I rarely do..............I went to the movies!! Yep, me, Ashlyn & William went to see Wild Hogs. The in-laws highly recommended it, saying it was "side-splitting, tears coming outta my eyes laughing." Unfortunately, it wasn't quite "that" funny, but nonetheless, a good movie. We'll definitely buy it on DVD.

I'm still not getting anything accomplished scrapping wise. I sat down this past weekend to make a layout & card & neither came together very well at all. This is going on 4 weeks that I've had a hard time coming up with ideas. I have 3 more bdays this month, so maybe I could try some cards again to get the creative juices flowing. Any other suggestions on what I can do to regain my mojo are requested.

Oh ya......been heaps & heaps of tired. Last night I was in bed at 9:15!!! Yes siree I was. Now, I did toss & turn for the good part of an hour, but I was in that bed. I woke up okay, but tired AGAIN today. Dang, you'd think I was pregnant....which I"m NOT. So, when I got home w/Ashlyn, I had to lay down for about 30 mins & it helped. But now I'm drinking a Mountain Dew to get me going again:)

It's been so dang nice outside, I should be laying out getting my tan earlier, rather then later!! I'm contemplating a tanning bed this year, only because I hate spending an hour+ outside, everyday, for at least 2 months to get my tan. So, maybe I'll do the fake-n-bake to get me started? People just look so dang orange. Do you think they realize how orange they look? Wonder what shade I would turn?

I was challenged on ScrapFabulous (check them out, if you haven't) to blog about my scrapbooking. Well, you already know I'm completely idealess right now, but for those that don't know me or that I scrap, here's the story:

May 1998, I take a plane ride to Kansas to visit my sister. Good times folks, good times. While there, she mentions she's taken up scrapbooking & wants to work on her album, but it would be unfair to me since I wouldn't have anything to do. Being the very kind & loving sister I can be & having absolutely NO idea what she's talking about, I tell her I'm sure I can find a way to help her. So, I sat & cut all her photos into fun shapes (gasp!!) Yep, these are the days when the photos were cut into circles, hearts, flowers, etc. &, on this particular day, this was my job. Well, by the time we were done, I was hooked on this thing called scrapbooking, so we made a trip to her local Michael's & she loaded me up w/all the stuff I needed to get started. My suitcase coming home was 3x's heavier then when I arrived:) But don't ask me what I bought, because I honestly don't remember, but I"m sure there were stickers, decorative scissors, pens & plain cardstock somewhere in there.

So, this my friends, is how I was introduced to scrapbooking. 9 years later, I'm avid & passionate about my hobby & my sister dabbles when she has free time in between 4 kids & a house!! So, THANK YOU LESLIE for letting me cut all your photos back in 1998!!

And w/this I leave you to have a good Thursday!!

Do you ever have.............

one of those days when nothing seems to go right? What I should say is when nothing goes the way you want it to? Ya...that's me today....having a pity party & even I don't want to hang w/me!! Sad isn't it.

I have to do some soul searching & it doesn't take me long to realize I have issues that I just need to get over. Life's too short (& so am I), but I still let things get to me...things....that in the whole big scheme of life, don't amount to a hill of anything.....even beans!!! So why? Why do I torture myself w/the endless thoughts of self-pity & wallow hours at a time, all the while griping at everyone around me because I want to have a pity party?

I dunno? Call it whatever you wish, but I must fess-up & just get on w/life, 'cause life's gettin' on without me.

I have a ton of work I need to do. I just finished my March kit projects using some Sweet Bella products from A Million Memories. I've included a link to the Design Team gallery & hope you will take a peek. Truly some awesome work & mine is sprinkled in there somewheres amongest these ladies. I'm humbled....truly. I'm also sad this is my last month with A Million Memories. They were the first ones to take a chance on little ole' me & it's been really good. Yes, they're in the midst of having a design team call, so if you didn't know that....run, don't walk....you'll love it there.

http://www.amillionmemories.com/design_gallery.php

I have a ton of other products I'm supposed to be working with, so need to get that finished. In the meantime, I've been enjoying a new site that I've fallen in love with. Below is the link & let me just say the site is gorgeous. Yes, they're having a design team call & Yes, I"m trying out, but regardless, I love the site.

http://www.scrapfabulous.com/index.htm

In other news....our a/c is finally reworked to the tune of $2,400.00. They must have known we were getting money back from our taxes this year. Our house is only 3-years old & having to do this was so unnecessary had it been done right the first time. Learning is tough, but giving away $2,400.00 smackaroonies is tougher!!

Oh & for those that wondered what I gave up for Lent....let's just say my will power:) Yep, I'm still working out, but boy my will-power to do so is lacking. So is my will-power that keeps me from having late night snacks! Not good I'm telling ya!

I hope this finds everyone having a great week & a great weekend. I'm off to Target to buy me some more Sterilite drawers for my scrapping goodies.