She... designed a life she loved

new blog

2008-01-24T17:09:00.001-08:00

hey gals...this blog is not repairable so all my January stuff is here, please change your link. Looking forward to your comments FINALLY! Thanks Renee:)For those of you who can't click on the link here's the addy: http://www.shedesigned.blogspot.com

Denver, happy mail 52 weeks and 365 days!

2008-01-24T12:52:00.000-08:00

This is a serious photo post! I have almost finished my DENVER album! So check out the lovelies! I still have some pages to finish but wanted to share what I have so far.

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This is the front cover and first page. I used a hambly transparency and my CIRCLE (I know u love it Karla!) punch to put one of everyone in each circle. The facing page is all our shoes at the front door. The little journal circle says:
Paradise found: there was no beach or fabulous tan but I found paradise amongst the shoes for it meant I was surrounded by friends.

This first one is of Amber, I funked it out cuz this lady has some funky style!

This is Chrissy, supermom and world traveler, and who cares what they boys say Chris, we love your sunglasses and your hair! Boys are silly heads!

Jude played along and "Requested" a kissy face picture! I was so honored!

Karla...you make me pee my pants!The kids are always asking for a Karla story.

And ...you're so beautiful, I snuck a 2nd page on this little transparency in here right in the middle of the other two! The rest of you all are beautiful too...sorry I was being shy (ha ha I know!) and I got a chance to talk to some more than others.

Kim is fabulous and my page says so! This photo was taken the day we all found out about her fab news...go check it on her blog and our prayers are working cuz her little miracle is coming on just fine!

The one and only who put it all together, the hostess with the mostess...hey what was the deal with the cup cake photo? I forgot to ask then I loved it when I was going through them again so sorry for posting a pic of you eating, but no one ever looked better eating a chocolate cup cake!

I also didn't get a lot of time to chat with Vee but I visit her blog and I am telling you this hunny has scrap mojo like nobody's business! I have jacked a few things!
So that is it for Denver so far...funny Jessi and I must see each other too much cuz there was only ONE pic of us ha ha! Almost done that page!

for 52 weeks I am a couple days late posting the quote but better late than never and I loved this photo so I thought I would post it with it:
While we try to teach our children about life, our children teach us what life is all about. Angela Schwindt.

and one of my pics for 365 days...I loved this cake stand I bought for Ireland's birthday so i keep trrying to find ways to use it. I treated myself and 2 lucky recipients to some costco roses. They were so pretty I had to buy them!
So happy scrappin...if you want some happy mail, go here!

Happy mail and holy scrap!

2008-01-15T15:12:00.000-08:00

Well, for some reason blogger doesn't love me! I am having so many issues with the comments section! So hopefully (once again) I have the problem corrected.
On to bigger and better things.
Does anyone besides me love getting something in the mail besides bills? Well if you do go here. SHe is starting a group for happy mail. Each month you get a goodie bag from a secret pal and there are no bills included! Sounds like fun to me!
I have been trying like a banshee to catch up last year's UFO's so I can make a whole new pile this year lol! So I finally completed Vaughn's first year book. I will post another day. I am having it bound. I love how it turned out but I am so sad that my new little babes is so big! Time for another one.....NOT!!!
I have also been in scrap mode. I actually did myself a favor and packed a scrap bag with certain "pages" and used only what i had packed...amazing myself, I completed every layout I had taken with me and I LOVE how they turned out! WHat do you guys think?

Also, I have decided to partake in the 365 DAYS but pondered how in the heck I was going to get that many photos in one album.I thought of buying the cheesy album from Wal-mart but then I found a fabulous album from Making memories It has room to place one photo per square and serves as a calender. I am going to scrap my favorite photo from the month on the top. You can fit 3 4x6! The side of each calender has a lovely journal spot where I can summarize the highlights etc. I have a couple photos missing as Vaughn decided to rip off a few ( little stinker!) but here is the outside cover and the first part of January

She said she has something amazing in the works for this dilemma as well and though I haven't checked it yet, i am sure it will rock so check her out too!
Last but not least here is this week's quote for 52 weeks:
Well behaved women rarely make history, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

about a dodge...

2008-01-09T09:18:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I know there was no horse shoe in my butt when I was born but seriously some days I wonder how crazy things happen to me. Today is a story about a dodge. Once upon a time I had never owned a new vehicle. Being pregnant with my third child, my husband bought me a lease buy back mini van that was a year old. After being left starnded on the highway several times, we did convince the dealer that the vehicle was a piece of junk. Maybe that was their ploy...sell us crap so we come back and exchange it for the brand new 10 thousand dollar more van.
So all preggers we have a freak freezing rain storm and I get in an accident with my new van. I jump out and I'm like oh my gosh, my husband is going to kill me...then the other driver is like OMG!!!! YOu're pregnant! I was a little in shock then I thought oh crap! My baby! Porter arrived via emergency cesarean...fat and healthy.
So the van gets fixed. Then shortly after we get it back all pretty our foster kid takes it out for a joy ride...minor damage but its fine.
Six months later it gets taken again and written off! My 48 months of payments loom above me as I watch it get towed to the wreckers. So then I buy (my third silver dodge caravan)van I have now. I am pregnant with Vaughn and take it to his God parents wedding as I did the wedding cake.
When I wake up in the morning prego brain grabs me and I can't recall where I parked. After a fruitless search I think oh crap! I never checked in with the desk...maybe they towed it!
So I check with the desk and they don't tow but she casually says maybe it was stolen. HUH??? ANd after frantically arriving at the church on time and then getting back to the hotel, security knocks on my door and takes me to see a video...of my car being stolen!
Maybe it is the silver color I don't know. So anyway, we get it home with a screw driver for a key, plastic on the windows and no stereo but insurance fixes it but it never runs the same again.
Yesterday, I am coming home after dropping the kids at school after the dentist and some guy rips through the school zone and turns right into my lane side swiping my silver mini van...writing it off.
Up side, I get a new van and was looking at one at the dealer's anyway. SO this guy kind of did me a favor lol!
I hope everyone else finds themselves as lucky as I have been!
please join in 52 weeks and don't forget to post. A day late due to my accident but week two is:
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. Henry Ford

52 Weeks

2008-01-02T13:06:00.000-08:00

Well I am one day late but I am so excited for this new year! I took a spin off Emily's art cards and Ronna's 21 day challenge and came up with 52 weeks of quotes. You can do anything goes! This year I chose to do a book that I repurposed from an old vendors catalogue instead of the playing cards. In the end I will have a beautiful book of quotes that I can add to, I can take out and display etc. I hope you all join in this challenge.
I will tag each weeks quote so you can easily find any that you miss.

This first photo is my first quote: it says "Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself"

This second photo is another view. You can write the quote and scrap book how it relates to you or what inspiration it invokes or you can just do the quote itself and make it pretty. Make it your own!

My daughter on new year's eve decided to pop all the poppers before her bedtime and she was so tickled by the huge mess of sparkles and glitter. I love the look of sheer delight on her face!

Vaughn was excited for an almost empty cone to chew. We had no big brothers as they were at sleep overs. Anyone wanting to get your Christmas pictures squared away, I have a few sets left for $25 (see previous post for photo and list) if anyone would like one let me know via email.
I hope everyone has had a fabulous Christmas and a great start on the new year! For those who had trouble posting previously, I have made some changes in the comments section etc so please post and then I will know it worked! Thanks for looking.

Christmas week 2

2007-12-18T09:07:00.000-08:00

Hello! This is a picture post if you ever did see one so watch out!

Photo one is a little envelope and tag I sewed. My best friend of 15 years came to shop and it was awesome cuz I rarely see her.
day 8- unfortunately the picture wasn't great but I went to Whitecourt to see my boy for his staff Christmas party
Day9- just journaling and apparently I have the only kids on the naughty list the last few days! What is up with that?
Day 10-A little mini envelope by ek success contains journaling
Day 11- we spent outdoors as the weather has been gorgeous!
Day 12- yummy! Christmas cookies with royal icing is a tradition every year. This year I did mittens with a design I stole from Vaughn's baby gap pj's
13- New sleds compliments of Aunt Jeanette! We barely left the hill all day!
Day 14- Family and friends gathered for some Christmas cheer. The best part? Jeanette and Darcy kissed and made up (they are brother and sister)
Day 15- was a rough day. Kids and cleaning and everything seeming to go wrong hten there is a ring at the doorbell...my sweet boy drove 3 hours to surprise me and got up at 3 in the morning to drive back to whitecourt in time for work! Gotta love him!

this is my layout for one little word. I love doing the challenges but a birdie told me I can't ever win as I know too many of the judges so I'll post here. I loved this picture of Kian, he is looking so grown up.

The 2nd one is the perils of a growing baby. Vaughn is too big for 12-18 month clothes but too small for 18-24 so he has a cute little plumber crack bum!

These Christmas goodies retail for about $48.00 but the entire kit is available for $25.00 from ALbums From the Attic, email me if you would like one. It includes
one box of 6 coordinating ribbon daisy d (retail 7.99)
one box of chip board letters daisy d (retail 9.99)
one box of 72 buttons daisy d (retail 7.99)
one 8x11 sheet of Christmas rub ons daisy d (retail 5.99)
one 6x6 24 pack of paper daisy d (retail 11.99)
one maya road chip board album (retail 5.99)
It also includes step by step instructions for anyone wanting them.
I'm sure everyone will be away from blogs as christmas nears so for those of you MERRY CHRISTMAS and all the best in the new year!
Check back here January first for scrappy goodness!

२५ days

2007-12-13T13:56:00.000-08:00

as I am sure you all know, this is a crazy busy time of year! So here is my first week of Christmas. I am on top of things and this week is almost ready to go so my post won't be behind! I hope everyone shares their books via Ali inspired or wherever. I love Christmas!
The first pic is my cover page
day1- Ireland's first Reconciliation
day2 Photos with Santa but holy crap batman! 20 bucks for a 4x6! I remember back in the good ol days when Kian was a baby it was a twoonie!
day 3- Kian gvae his brother and sister some of the money from his paper route so they could go Christmas shopping and he took them in the stores so I wouldn't see what everyone was getting. What a great big brother.
Day four- Vaughn saw his first snow fall and was so excited. He kept pointing out the window saying was zat was zat! He loved it even more when he got to play in it.
Day 5- I let the kids decorate their tree and unfortunately Kian had a chip on his shoulder but we managed to sneak a photo of him anyway :)
Day 6- yummy! I made a bunch of basic gray paper boxes and filled them with goodies for a cookie exchange.

The next photo is some bottle caps I did up to make napkin ring holders for christmas. I filled them with patterened paper, glitter glue and little beads. I used a mm sticker for each persons initial.

Last but not least I spent yesterday making the traditional ginger bread cookies and royal icing. The kids pick a few of their best friends and give them one of these in a pretty bag in lieu of a card cuz you can't eat cards right?
Last but not least, on a more serious note...my little dayhome boy's uncle was killed in an accident today. He is the father of five. My prayers are with their family at this time but also
you never know how much time you will have with those you love, so make sure in this bad weather and everyday, you let those who are close to you know how much you love them, think twice before getting angry with someone over something that won't matter a week from now, take the time to do something special "just because".
Leave an I love you note in a lunch box, catch someone being good. Hugs for all you bloggers out there!

Christmas Photo Shoot

2007-12-03T12:47:00.000-08:00

Well we took about 150 photos so I will have plenty to pick from when making christmas cards. Enjoy the sneek peek...and :( my surprise guest could not make it so you will be in suspense!
There is something fun coming to this blog in the new year inspired by Emily

I hope you will all join in the fun. Rhonna also inspired as she taught a class using the quotes that was in Homespun magazine. She had students scrapbook what the quote meant to them and how it pertained to their life. I will try and post the ad if I can get the mag back from jessi! It may be hidden under a sea of boxes.
Some gals are doing journals and some art cards. Check out Chanel in my link list, she had some great quote cards mailed to her using the Heidi Swapp cards and I love them! You can display different ones on a little easel on your desk or after the year mail them to a friend who needs inspiration etc.Anyone wanting a set, I sell them at Albums from the attic for $10 per pack. Email me if you would like some.

In the Christmas Spirit, I am posting my first week of "25 days of Christmas" on Friday. I love this idea of taking meaningful photos and journaling each day, not just Christmas day. SInce I am in a Christmas mood, I am sending a random Rak to a poster so they can join in the 52 weeks of quotes and have some goodies to get started with!
Happy holidays...and YES I am all done Christmas shopping yay!

Madness

2007-11-16T08:41:00.000-08:00

Well, it feels like Christmas already! I haven't meant to be a slacker but I have added 3 more kids to my dayhome and I am BUSY!!! Don't get me wrong, still lots of time to scrapbook lol! So for everyone who was wondering...someone won a pageframes prize. My blog settings have been crazy and some people haven't been able to post. I did include those who emailed and YOU can kiss Porter as he chose your name!Please send me an email with your snail mail addy.
Yes, I know it is the 14th of November but hey, these made me smile so maybe you will smile too.

you know he is my kid, this little chicken noodle always steals everyone's cel phones

again, the prize for best photo goes to auntie Jeanette! This is so hilarious! Ireland had just finished chewing an aero bar and J wanted her picture so she smiled...lol!

Spidey was winding down at this point but he was still cute. Our big trick or treater was out scoring some candy.
Okay, unofficial poll...anyone putting up decorations or do you wait until December first? I can't help my bad self! I love Christmas! Ireland and I found a gorgeous star to hang above our baby Jesus and it is so pretty.
No I am not knocked up or anything but you know how when youre preggers you get this urge to clean and clean? I have it bad! I have been spring cleaning like a crazy person and rearranging furniture and stuff. Maybe I will be ambitious and post pictures. We have a little photo shoot this weekend for Christmas cards so we will see how it turns out and I swear I will post pics...we even have a surprise addition that may be in a photo or two...until then you will have to be in suspense.

Puke and more puke and puke oh my!

2007-10-29T12:51:00.000-07:00

hello! It seems there is a bad link on my blog and no one is able to post.My kids decided to get the 24 hour flu but they made sure to get it one after another so I had to clean it up four days in a row.it has been almost a month since i posted! Maybe that is why I feel all out of sorts...I miss my blog sistas!
I could whine and moan but it seems I can't catch a break. I have listed my house and I don't want to move but my world is upside down! Upside...I have been scrapping like crazy! I completed three mini albums and am half done my England album. If the camera cooperates, I will upload some pictures.
For you local gals, I received my new shipment of product including the 7 gypsies interchangeable stamp sets and new Maya road clear stamps.Also...da da da- I will soon be in a small supply of page frames albums! I am posting a sneak of the one I started and i love them! they are gorgeous!

This is the cover and keep in mind...this album isn't completed but I wanted to share

I did a layout for each of the kids and then in the coordinating envelope, I wrote them a letter on a matching Hambly transparency telling them what I learned about being a mom from them

I included a picture of each of them at birth and one recent one. All of the pics inside the album are on transparencies. If you haven't seen these amazing products, go here

I also finally finished a mini album from my golf weekend.

I stole this album design from the talent rusty pickle people. I wasn't able to complete my projects at Crop for Kids so I bought the kits and am making them my own at home.
Since I have had such bad luck, I figure hey, I am going to brighten someone else's day. So anyone who posts in my comments section between now and when I post next (promise it won't be so long next time ha ha) gets their name put in a draw to WIN a FREE page Frames album!!!
Go here to find out what is coming and how you can pre-order yours.Also-apparently my blog is blocking comments sometimes, if you can't post but want to be in the draw, email me your name!

Back in good ol Canadia!

2007-10-03T14:00:00.000-07:00

ok first up...Keith Urban was amazing! I can't believe this picture actually turned out! What was better than Keith?

Being there with all of these rockin gals!

This was my official "i'm outta here photo"

and check Stacy's necklace! I am going to jack it when she isn't looking!

yes...we could almost smell him sweating...but we liked it! At the end, he said wait I wanna love someobody like you, and i think he was looking right at me. Now I'm no home wrecker but SORRY NICOLE KIDMAN!
My favorite knocked up gal had a gorgeous babe named Alden Justice...just in case you haven't checked him out or if ya have and love seing cute babies...go here.
I have been mia and not cuz I don't love my blog friends...I made it to London, Bath and Manchester England. It was so freaking amazing. Who did I go with you ask? Well, with someone who has a face only a mother could love...luckily I AM a MOTHER!

I didn't miss Jessi one bit...ok, maybe a small amount cuz I saw this poster and risked life and limb to take this picture for her in the underground!

I took this photo for Jude. This is milk in a stick and apparently it expires next year! Is that seriously possible? I drank it! It tasted awesome!

Our plane wasn't real reliable...some electrically challenging issues. We rigged up the headsets so we could watch t.v. On the way home we had a three hour delay cuz of an electrical problem....hmmm. I didn't die, which is always good.

and since I don't want to kill you with a million pics, there are more on my facebook account but here is Robin and I in St. James park which is just a 2 minute walk from Buckingham palace. It was fabulous. I am coming to check up on all you bad girls! I hope you were behaving yourselves!

ya ya sisterhood

2007-09-17T09:08:00.001-07:00

okay, I officially feel like I should be an episode of the Divine ya ya sisterhood! I had the worst week ever! It has been raining like crazy so we have not got a whole lot done around here! I still have no fence in my back yard. I was being nice and said- cement the neighbor's first and so when it came time to cement in my posts, I had to scoop three feet of water out of every hole with a kiddie pail...super fun, don't be jealous!
We get posts in and the boys move the hot tub (onto the sod) so we can dig out a space for it and it has rained and rained...I am talking Noah's ark kinda rain people, so I still have a hot tub leaning against the fence and it is not hooked up.
I wait 2 months for a hair appointment, figured I would go darker for winter(don't know if I love it yet)

and i get a phone call that one of my kids broke their arm, passed out from shock and needs to be taken to emergency. But wait...the school didn't want to "bother" me on my cel phone so they left a message on my house phone. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING?????
It was Porter, (I didn't think it would be anyone else) and the Principal calls me the following day as Kian told them how Porter had to have surgery as he had an impacted fracture. I think they were scared of a law suit or something. I took him to emergency and waited 2 hours but they never told us how bad of a break it was. He asked for a snack and a "nice" (sarcasm here people) nurse told us where to find snacks and drinks, so he eats half a bag of cheetos before another nurse comes and says NOOOOOOOOOO! So they sent us home, no cast no drugs and we came back the next day. By the time he gets his surgery it has been 24 hours no food, water or pain medication.

baby, next time you want to spend the whole day with mommy watching return of the jedi 17 times...just ask!
I am envisioning being in the wal-mart when he says, "mommy, remember that time when you didn't feed me for 24 hours?" and he will forget to add that time I had surgery and people will be evil eyeing me calling CFS!

So I went to my first golf tournament ever! Actually, it is the first time I golfed ever! I got some fabulous prizes...for sucking soo bad!

good thing it was best ball or I would still be there. Someone knew how to golf (way to be part of the team Robin!) and he got to put his name in for the longest shot from the putt or something like that, anyway he nailed it!

my favorite part was putting and using the driver when we tee off! I look so serious lol!

I tried not to notice I was in text message hell and I got a cuddle from my boy!
I came home to a sick babe, cranky kids and to top it all off, Vaughn poops in the tub! I sat to ponder...is there a God? So aftre scooping floaties, scrubbing the tub and such I come to put his pj's on and he has pulled the entire tissue box apart while his older siblings watched him with glee...some days you just can't win!
After all the crap, I did some scrapbooking and made some things for Vaughn's birthday

I never did get to make a cake cuz I was at the hospital. I do love how the goodie bags turned out though. i used a red lollipop and alphabities MM to spell stop and I put little cars in the bags that the kids could drive on their placemats.
and i have to give out big sloppy blogalicious kisses to the one person who helped to make me saner...

in case I don't tell ya enough..I LOVE YOU TO BITS! you are the best sista from another mista that a girl could ever ask for and I want ya to know I would be lost without you! So that is all. i doubt I will post before I leave. When you give birth to my God Daughter, txt me or something and I will do a dance of joy in trafalgar square! Off to England on thursday with Robin, offf to see Keith Sexy pants Urban tomorrow and Renee is coming tonight yay! Things are looking up!

Birthday

2007-09-06T05:44:00.001-07:00

hello blog world! I have been a bad "rocking girl blogger"! Today my baby bear is one year old! How in the heck did that happen?I have been so busy with summer, back to school and trying to finish my courses by the deadline that the computer's other lures have been hard to ignore but I have been pretty good.
I have tried to visit everyone's blog and now that school is in, I will be better. I think we are all in the same boat. I have spent a little too much time scrapbooking and not enough time on schoolwork! SInce I already bear the guilt...I may as well share right?

a pic I caught of my babe sleeping

my other babe, hee hee and all the three's are meaningful but too mush for blogger so I am not sharing but that is why no journalling on this one

these are two of my art cards and the one that says no regrets says: don't look back and regret anything because everything that has happened so far, has led me to where I am right now...and it is a pretty good place to be. A friend told me that and I thought it was very fitting and also true.
For some reason my quota of uploads for the day is complete...not to my liking but my computer feels differently about it. damn!
So last but not least: could ya get out of them there pajamas and get to the hospital and have a baby already! Dying to check what she looks like ha ha ha!
And finally, I am giving a BIG FAT HUGE SHOUT OUT TO MY GIRL WHO FINALLY DISCOVERED WHAT THE REST OF US ALREADY KNEW:
You are AMAZING girlfriend! Keep up the good work. We are all so proud of you for all you have achieved!

scrappy Jo

2007-08-15T11:46:00.000-07:00

does anyone know the "lunchlady song" by Adam Sandler? I totally am feeling it except I changed the words to scrappy jo instead of sloppy jo cuz I am telling you this girl has been on a roll! (Jessi don't be telling everyone about the fat reminder I got from school saying my assignments aren't in yet!)
But on a more important note: check my layout for embracing my inner Elsie! Hope you gals like it.Andreanne and I went on Elsie's site and her and her gals have the best pics! So we had an impromptu photo shoot and this is how mine turned out

Better yet though...check out this one! wow is all I can say!

this is Andreanne's and I think it turned out so awesome for a beginner. I am going to try and get her to post at SIStv so I can see what she is up to!
there was a big tear fest here people cuz she left on Saturday. I don't know what is going on but I have been crying a lot lately! MENOPAUSE????LOL! just kidding but I am not the hallmark commercial get the kleenex kinda gal. Who knows. I am also caught up on my cards so here are the latest two.
Ok- for some reason blogger won't post my pictures! I will have to post my art cards, AYTR layout, mini albums and such another day:( Totally sad about that cuz I have been one crafty gal!oh I tagged some gals in the previous post so i will rename you and you can see what it was for. Renee, Kelly, Sarah, Chanel and JEani

2 seconds

2007-08-13T17:34:00.002-07:00

okay, a quick update, I am in Whitecourt and have been for days but I want to say a huge THANKS to Linda for tagging me as a rockin girl blogger! Thanks lady!
Thanks to Stacy for Tagging me in this fun little way to spread some sunshine.
The "rules" are:1) Send ONE card to someone you know within 7 days! (family, friends, associates, cyber people, etc.) ANYONE!!! Doesn't matter who... just do it. Can you imagine the smile on their face when they open their mailbox and see a card from you?2) Tag (yes, I know, but this is the only way to spread this) 5 people you know to do the same thing (Tag means tag them to send their own cards to their own people).3) Proudly display this on your blog to spread a little sunshine and pass it on.If you get tagged again (we can all hope, can't we), send another card! So I am tagging Renee, Kelly, Jeani, Sarah and Chanel!
I have more scrap mojo to post but am away from my computer so I will check everyone then. That's all take care girls!

passionate blog kisses!

2007-07-31T08:20:00.002-07:00

well well well! Since arriving home from Denver, I have been in scrap haven! I am cranking out the projects, finishing UFO's and my desk is a blissful mess! Thanks girls for getting the mojo rocking. In fact, I am feeling so effervescent that YOU get your very first RAK my dear so email me your addy and i will get it in the mail!If anyone else wants to see what her RAK contains go here
This is a long "scrappy" post with pics too. First up is the 6 x 12 layout I did in the Phunktography -scrapbook division class (Has a nice ring to it "eh" sweetie?)I also used some thin green stuff over the photo to give it a cool shimmer

Then I have been dishing out the Emily Art cards so here are my last three

my goals right now

perfection

and blessed, I am feeling so blessed right now that I made a little envelope and filled it with a bunch more cards and written on them are a ton of things I am blessed with right now.
I completed an awesome little mini album for someone special

and Hey girl! I found the perfect txt message rub ons for my little impromptu txt mini album. Thanks for rawkin your mini album and inspiring me to crank one out in a short span of time!I have started it but I will be sure to post the finished product.
Are you all about to throw up in your mouth yet?So in the spirit of one who posts kids songs and lymmerics: That is not it, no that is not all...I have been scrappin and having a ball! So if you're all turning the color of green, i am not posting just to be mean, visit this chica, and that, you will become like me and the cat in the hat! New found energy, up at 6, to sand and paint and sew and fix!
Here is this month's calender layout from AYTR

I converted this beauty (taking self pics in the mirror and everything!)

to the world of scrap, and she is hooked how about that? Up until one with ink and pens, posting layouts for her friends!
I completed 3 cj's and loved your topic and how my pages turned out!Anam dear, it is in the mail! I took the cj for you ALL THE WAY to Denver and realized it had to go to Edmonton!
So I could talk your ear of about the fabulous weekend I had with my gals Connie, Jeanette and Andreanne but what will you read about the rest of the week? Off to finish at least one essay then visit everyone's blog. MWAH!

Denver is amazing!

2007-07-23T01:47:00.000-07:00

well I am in Denver with the blogger girls. My dear sweet J J is up to her elbows...in pooh! As i pull into Ronda's drive I get a txt message of Kian cleaning bb poo off Ireland's carpet and Vaughn pooped in the tub! I am hoping JJ doesn't give her notice and call it quits before momma gets home.
I had to have the ever present kissy face and who better to do it with than Julia Roberts? I mean...Jude. I swear if you just hear her voice, you think you are back in Smyrna Georgia!

we took a quick group photo and were so stoked to be here we felt inspired to:

and last but not least on this quickie post, to all the blog sisters who aren't here...

also go here to find out about some new things in our local Red Deer scraptivity

fabulous!fabulous!

2007-07-16T08:40:00.000-07:00

I am posting a ton of pics here but there has been a ton of good things going on!

making my daughter's birthday cake was a real task! I always seem to get everything down to the wire. In the end, she was thrilled with the party.

here is the table of all the goodies
all the friends share in singing happy birthday

her favorite present? Her ROXY sunglasses. Mommy fibbed and said we were buying them for her little friend's birthday...oh the puppy dog eyes. Please can i get some and I said no that they were too expensive but maybe if she saved her allowance etc. She was not impressed with my sensible logic until she opened the box at her party and found them. It was a million dollar smile.

The greatest outdoor show on earth should be called the most expensive show on earth! I took Andreanne as she was excited for the concerts etc. Unfortunately, you had to be 18 to see any of them! Total bummer! We wanted to see the Tom Cochrane concert but they were serving alcohol.

Facebook is also a fabulous way to hook up with old friends! My buddy from St.Francis School ( count back almost 20 years ago! am i that old???) Works at stampede and hooked us up with FREE passes! Tim Gleason, you are a godsend! How sweet. Good thing too as a bottled water cost 4 bucks! I was feeling kinda violated because it was scorching hot and we needed plenty of water to prevent heatstroke! So I spent about 80 bucks on water and basic food! It wasn't even really good. But, there is always an upside....

the thrill seeker in me spotted this bad ass ride! It is 165 feet in the air, goes 70 miles an hour which is about 4 g's and luckily, gravity is probably all that prevented me from WETTING MY PANTS!

this is just after the ride and I seriously had to wipe the tears from my face! After the first loop, I was like yeeeeehaaaaaw! Poor boy beside me, said I could hold his hand if I was scared....I don't think I broke any fingers and luckily he smiled after rather than saying hey crybaby! you broke my hand! He is so sweet. Chivalry is not dead people.

Andreanne settled in on a "girly" ride. Bummer, she isn't as adventurous as me but she still had a good time.
I hope summer is keeping all of you busy, smiling and enjoying the sunshine.Update on the health situation, my surgery is tomorrow and then I am taking a little break.
do tell where this break will be....you will have to check back on friday and see cuz I am telling ya it is pee in your pants, jump up and down, and shake your booty great! wait for it.....

blissfully tired

2007-07-09T10:27:00.001-07:00

It has been crazy and I am tired but I have had an amazing time this last week or so. So much going on! I made sure to catch up on all the action before posting. Good thing cuz I was tagged! Wait for my response to that...below.
Free scrapbooking stuff! Yes, that is correct. Want to know when, where and how I know...check this out and see you all there! This will be the first all day crop and I am so excited! Any commuters, you can crash at my place and Jude...I have three bathrooms so you can come too lol!

Anne Geddes in the making! You take the best photos of my babies!Thanks for kid sitting...no matter what Kian says, they love ya!

Photo from Porter's birthday. In the end it rained but not before we had a ton of fun! How did my kids get so big so fast? I blinked and holy crap! Porter will be in school in September! What will I do with all that spare time??? lol!

...maybe try and teach Vaughn the difference between edibles and non edibles. He thinks everything is food. Poor child of a scrapbooking mom, gets the picture then explains we can't eat sticks, dirt, rocks etc. It totally cracked me up! I can't believe I even had time for photos as life has been so busy!

my other "baby" never seems to be able to eat without getting something on him! Do they make bibs for ten year olds that are stylish? Actually I worked at my mom's golf course this weekend and I coulda used a bib for this guy there too. We razzed him so bad...he went and bought a new shirt! It was pretty funny though! So this is Kian's "mr.Mustard" lick from Canada day. We went to Bower Ponds then to Jessi and jason's for BBQ...and the asparagus was good J...i ate it!

Haillee and Ireland with some sparklers...theya re much more sparkly though. Cuties huh?

and here she is...Andreanne! Our adopted daughter for the summer. We are so happy to have her back! She will be with us until mid august. I am showing her the Stampede, we are white water rafting and momma is teaching this girl to cook! SHe can't even make a grill cheese but by summer's end we will have an honorary "Martha"!

what is this besides a nasty pic of myself? It is a before photo of my back yard! Hence why I have been MIA! I am trying to get everything done before Ireland's party on Thursday.My best gal...

came to visit but she dove right in when i asked if she would help pull weeds and sod the back yard. "WE DON"T NEED NO STINKIN BOYS"!!!! We had this laid out in the wink of an eye! We know, women are amazing but every once in a while we have to prove it to in case the guys forget!

this is an after and it was getting kinda dark but we finished at about 11 p.m.! I will post pics of the whole deal all purdy on Thursday! In my defence, I was a little knocked up last year and did not a scrap of yard work. I am sure my neighbors like me more now because I think they were starting to wonder when I was going to clean up this eyesore. My handyman is working on the play center that is yet to be finished and i am not sure if everything will be painted by Thursday because of the rain, but at least it will be built!

This is the pic I took at 5 am just before i ran out of gas! I drove to Fort Sask to work, then to Whitecourt (saw a comedian who just happens to be fine to look at too!) then back to fort and worked etc....and so it went. In my haze of four hours of sleep per day, a girl forgets to check the gas gage! I'm rockin with my chicks and I see this orange light...yep! No gas! I go to one station and it is closed!I drive a bit further and stop at this shop and a guy tells me the station doesn't open until 7! I had to work at 7 so that wouldn't do. Then this old guy with an accent comes along and tells me there is another one up the road and I could follow him. I had a total flashback of this scary movie....but I followed him. Obviously he didn't hack me up and jack the soccer mom van, cuz here I sit but hilarious what goes through your mind so early in the morning! I made fat cash at work and we will be doing some serious shopping so get out your stash! Only ten more days until I get my scaredy cat cousin on a plane...yes, there may be adavan and funny photos...wait for them. (hey guys, Don't tell Jess if I post them k?)

weekly catch up

2007-06-26T08:28:00.002-07:00

WOW WOW WOW! what a busy week i have had. I'm sure everyone has read on Jessi's blog that we booked a trip to England for September. Gotta love the Travel zoo website. For those of you who don't know what it is, they email you the world wide best travel deals every week. Yes, it is free of charge.
Only one more day of school before summer holidays! I am in shock. where did the time go??? Andreanne, our exchange student from Quebec, arrives on Saturday. We are so excited to see her again. I made her a cute welcome banner ala heidi Swapp as it was one of our art assignments for the month. We were supposed to make one for our scrap space but I figured Andreanne would enjoy it more. It turned out pretty cute,although I have a few finishing touches to do check it out:

Also, this project was a quick and easy little way to showcase some pics. Want to make one? Go here

Renee and I scrapped some little projects with Kim and Stacy on the weekend. Kim ran out of creative juices, she let the rest of us have some, so she scoured my stash and made me one of her "kits"! It was so awesome! She found a stash of goodies that i had hoarded for some time and made me re-love them once again. Thanks girlio!
I was thinking about Emily's art cards and i was struggling with this one. You are supposed to choose ONE photo that brings emotion or that you totally love. How do you pick just ONE???? I love photos! I did find one though!
I was also tagged. This will be the longest post ever! SO for those of you who are hard core bloggers, read on!
. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Tanya Tucker...I know, how embarrassing!

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Last night thinking please for the love of God can Vaughn sleep already!!!

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
love it! I love changing it up all the time

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
ham, and black forest ham, and smoked ham,oh and did I mention ham??

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
LOL! Almost a whole soccer team!

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Of course, who doesn't want to hang with Martha? JK

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
me? no...never ever

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes but I would love to have them out, they bug me a lot

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
in a second! anyone up for that?

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
oatmeal and brown sugar mmmmmmm, I had it this morning!

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
no because you can't untie flip flops

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
for sure! I just pretend to be all girly but I can hold my own!

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
fat free? as ifffff! I love turtles ice cream YUMMERS!

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
their teeth, then I was always jealous how white people's teeth were, not anymore!

15. RED OR PINK?
is this an actual question? PINK of COURSE!

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
sometimes, i talk too much, but it is also my favorite thing at times cuz I meet great people!

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Connie:(

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
definitely

19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
no shoes and brown track pants

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
rice cake and tuna with fat free mayo- curves diet going good still

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
crying baby, Chris says he can't hurt himself crying and i have run out of patience in this whole teething department!

22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE?
Pink with sparkles in it

23. FAVOURITE SMELLS?
a clean baby washed with gerber oatmeal soap, i almost want to lick him he smells sooo good!

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
telemarketer

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
yes, and I would love to meet her in person
26. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Gymnastics, cheerleading, and very little else

27. HAIR COLOUR?
Dark blonde with lighter blonde highlights

28. EYE COLOUR?
brown eyed girl baby

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
nope, can't stick my finger in my eyeball, gross

30. FAVOURITE FOOD?
tough question...I like so much stuff! crab cakes and aoli dip

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
scary scary! so hard to find a good one these days though

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
I am sam, tears and i don't cry at movies. I had to buy this one!

33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
white with pink butterflies on it

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
summer, but not in alberta cuz it only lasts for five minutes

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
depends on who's giving them to me

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
not sure

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
.................

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Rich Dad, Poor Dad

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
baby slobber, Vaughn loves chewing it

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
I can't even remember when I watched t.v. last period.

42. FAVOURITE SOUND?
kids laughing with one another or them saying i love yous at night
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Sshe said yeah yeah yeah, I love the beatles

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
I don't know because I am geographically challenged. I think maybe Cuba or Dominican

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I think I am a good cook but please don't ask my kids lol!

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Brooks, Alberta

47. WHAT SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU LIKE?
to be able to go back in time like superman to save people

I am going to tag Jeani.
whew!
I had fun this weekend Renee. I may be up to see you friday to scrap one last time before you go.

I'm going to miss you:(
okay, off to go check you gals out

Remember when...

2007-06-19T10:27:00.000-07:00

side a of the cards

side b

i know this pic is blurry but it basically says the same thing as my post does

yep, this one is a bit blurry too but maybe that is a good thing lol!
here are my last seven art cards. Thank goodness Morgan doesn't read my blog or this would probably swell his head. When I saw Emily's post, I immediately thought of the Alan Jackson song, Remember when. I couldn't find it to upload so i uploaded lightning crashes, the first song Morgan and I ever danced to in 1994.
I know our relationship is crazy, (be quiet peanut gallery) but I do have to say that we are giving an honest effort to do what is best for our kids. We all had dinner out yesterday before Kian's soccer game and we both bathed the kids and tucked them in for the night. We have our moments of crazy but moments like last night I want to remember and sometimes I do..."remember when". anyhoooo, enough with the sappiness!
I am almost done painting my deck. Note: if you ever buy a house, make sure all the landscaping etc is done or that you have friends who are hands on! I am doing all this crap with almost no help and when I do get a hand it is a quick and fleeting moment.Hey Todd, time management is an issue but please for the love of GOD, can ya work on that? Ya do good work when ya show up to work!
I can't wait to post some before and after pics! I visited almost everyone's blog today and sorry if I missed anyone.
I am going to back away from the computer to paint while the babes are having a nap. Thanks for everyone's kind words about Albums from the attic For you local gals, I have a bunch of great new product that arrived yesterday including Basic grey's precision files set, 7 gypsies book knobs, gem brads and maya road stash. I am building an ark to hock my wares from this weekend's farmers market. I hope you can make it Noah! After, there is an impromptu scrap session at my joint Saturday at 3- til whenever you fall asleep! See ya there.

updates, good friends, good things

2007-06-14T08:48:00.000-07:00

Whew! I have a whole lot of updates! First off a big thanks to you amazing gals!
My layout was chosen as one of the favorites so thanks to those of you who chose mine! I am honored to be part of your success. I met some great new friends especially Kelly, when I was in Whitecourt for Renee's going away party.

Grande Prairie is far...but not that far so make sure you keep the spare room open for me!

what is this? This is the sign for my booth at the Farmer's Market. Look here to see what I'm up to. Although I love all my non-Canadian gals, you have amazing supplies at your fingertips. So, I had to even the score for the Canadian artists...I opened a scrapbooking business! I am offering classes and supplies until I can get a leasehold space ready for the stampede of shoppers.There were a few bumps in the road but I am committed to following through with this goal I have set for myself. After classes run, there will be a limited number of kits complete with supplies and detailed instructions,for sale.
I am looking forward to this new adventure. Once the store is ready I will be looking for local talent to teach classes,design projects, and a DT team. I love some of the USA gals who totally rawk the creativity, so there may be an email in your inbox asking for your amazing presence in way of a project idea.
With the business that this brings, I may be out of blog land but I promise to check up as often as possible and see what you are creating. Thanks to you girls who supported me thus far, you know who you are and I love you bunches!
Off I go to price the giant boxes of product...Maya Road, 7 Gypsies, Urban Lily, Hambly....and much more not offered at the LSS. See you at the market!

i am in yard work hell....

2007-06-04T18:26:00.001-07:00

Here is a catch up on the mundane. I have so much yard work to do before the first weekend in July that i want to hide under a dirt pile and rot with the wormies! It is looking sooo pretty. Hey mom, I planted some real live plants and everything!!! So boring yes but here are some after and during shots.

this is the front walk so far, I have another flower bed to plant but I thought I would forgo the heatstroke and save it for a cooler afternoon.My grass is all dead because the crazy people who designed the house had the downspout draining there and across the walkway so you have to walk overtop of it...WHY???Why?? So now, see that pretty tree? It hides the downspout from view and it drains there and out onto the sidewalk, no tripping. TOAD_ you are a god with a little "g".

and of course...we have the camera you-know-what. This gal never misses a photo op. I am signing her up for modelling at CMAC where I modeled. She is a natural!
Also- health update: my problems with the tumor/cyst that I had are still giving me trouble and the bloodwork came back and i am on yet another round of drugs. Good news they say, I have an appointment with the specialist in August/ September unless something more serious comes up and they have to bump me...I am like what the dum@ fruck? (thanks Emmerson) Hmmm...I am sitting there thinking gee haven't I waited for 6 months to get the appointment, I have to wait 3 months to attend the appointment but they may bump me???? I am also waiting for my "second opinion" appointment. Okay, so thanks for the appointment I hope the tumor isn't something that's gonna kill me cuz I kinda am a single mom of four. 17 prescriptions for my so called "bladder" infection since Vaughn was born. I'm no doctor but hey if ya don't know, say "i don't know" and find someone who does!
Moving along.
Remember this pic?

okay, I can't find the original, i think Jess may have posted it on her blog. I scanned it, printed it twice the size in black and white then cut out my eye, lips etc on some basic grey paper. I used punches, Heidi rub on words etc and came up with this cool layout. STOP reading and pat me on the back cuz I may be a contender for some free goodies! I seriously got up at 7 am and worked on this until it was done.The arrow is pointing to the word breathe but you can't see it well from this pic. Stacy and jess saw it in real life and maybe they were being nice but I did the little dance just for my bad self! Thanks for the inspiration gal cuz you rock! I also got this idea from an ad, I think it was tampax! Ha ha. You know you're a scrap booker when you notice the ad design and not what they are advertising! We are a sad little bunch, but who cares I am inspired. Also- I am planning the schnizel of birthday parties for my daughter in the back yard so off I go for yes, more yardwork. Tomorrow I am going to visit blog sistas and see what you gals have been up to. And hey lady, I am workin on something just for you-get your camera out cuz it's pee your pants funny!

2007-05-30T08:55:00.000-07:00

I have been Mia! Sorry, i try to dish out my blog love yesterday and I will finish the rest today. I want to catch up on everyone cuz I miss you gals. I have been creative for the last night or two and I am suffering from lack of sleep. I did this layout of my daughter and though it's simple- I LOVE how it turned out!

This is a clock I made from a little AYTR inspiration. it reads "She always made to dream". It is hanging in my scrapbook room.

Here are my dusty old art cards that i haven't posted. I am almost caught up and will try posting them weekly. I am on this big organization-time management thing.

Here is the other side.

Okay Kim, a big thanks for tagging me.
The game is SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks! Here are the rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up! If you can't think of anything, skip it. Try to use different answers if the person before you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

Your Name: Tannis
1. Famous Singer/Band: Tanya Tucker- also how I got my name which is really "TANYA"!
2. 4 letter word: time
3. Street: Taylor Drive
4. Color: teal
5. Gifts/Presents: tiara-with diamonds please!
6. Vehicle: toyota tercel
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: t-shirt
8. Boy Name: Tim
9. Girl Name: Taylor
10. Movie Title: The lake House (the counts as a word right?)
11. Drink: tequila!
12. Occupation:tulip
14. Celebrity: Tim McGraw-yummy!
15. Magazine: Time
16. U.S. City: Topanga
17. Pro Sports Teams: are you kidding me? Toronto Blue jays
18. Fruit: Tomato
19. Reason for Being Late for Work: Toe broken- but the high heels were pretty!
20. Something You Throw Away: trash ha ha- hey kim: Ketchup bottle after it's empty
21. Things You Shout: TIM! TIM! OMG! IT's TIM MCGRAW!
22. Cartoon Character: Timmy Turner

I am not sure who has been tagged on this yet so I am going to tag Sarah, Amber and Bethany. Now I am getting away from the computer. I have to go to the doctor. Don't you love how they call you up and say come in we have news but they wont tell ya? If it's bad, why do I want to drag my butt down there with four kids in tow, and then drive home being a complete wreck! Wouldn't it be safer to tell me the bad crap so i can be at home feeling miserable rather than sitting in a parking lot composing myself wondering if I will make it home without having a meltdown? Anyway, I love the stuff you gals have been pumping out and today is the new word at OLW so check it out!

Long weekend wasn't long enough

2007-05-20T18:12:00.000-07:00

Renee and Stacy

this is a teeny sneak peek at my circle journal that is heading your way Chanel

this is our sad face cuz we had to say bye bye to Renee
I vowed to meet all the amazing gals I know from blog land and......RENEE MCDOUGALL is the first supestaaaaa I am shouting out to! She came and scrap booked with us Red Deer girlios! Stacy and Kim came over and we got all jacked up on pepsi!!!! I really have to lay off this stuff. It's all good for the first 20 minutes until the caffeine headache sets in.
We had our mojo going until about 3 in the morning when we finally had to shut it down! We were kinda tired.
Well...the long weekend isn't over and as promised Renee, I never posted the pic of you and jess. jessi was sick so she didn't get in on this scrap book action. Check you gals later.

my kids rock...and hello computer land!

2007-05-17T10:09:00.000-07:00

My son is a soccer superstar. I know we all have those days when our kids drive us wonky. I am so proud of my boy! He is in soccer for the first time this year. When they had the tournament last weekend, the other team was short handed and my son volunteered to play for the other team so they wouldn't have to forfeit. He played as if he were one of their own. Gotta love that kid!

supestaaaa!

This is my gal hamming it up at her recital...this girl practices faces in the mirror! Jeanette took way better pics before than I did, but these are all I have for now...and I concur with Jessi, we were in "star"? mom hell!

she is the first one on the left. We watch the rehearsal and Jeanette starts singing "what ya gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside your trunk..." I told her she is built like J-Lo who just happened to be voted one of the world's most beautiful people...and rich people pay money to get a stellar boo-tay like hers. Momma loves ya baby girl!

YAY! My boy finally figured out how to sit up all by his big self. I am so proud of him. He seems to have caught on to everything all at once. He loved being outside on the grass with the big kids.

I txt messaged this pic to Vaughn's dad when he was playing with his sister's headband. Daddy didn't like it so much...I sent it with the heading "I really did get the little girl I always wanted". How cute does he look? Blackmail photo for his 18th birthday. Hee Hee.

this kid..just makes me laugh!
Kudos to the chicas at One Little Word they are now world famous...and hey, I know some of them, so can i be famous in a "guilty by association" sort of way? lol!
I am going to give some blog love, and hopefully this weekend, revamp the ol blog here and finally load some web albums of SCRAP BOOKING! no more msn password. yay!
Oh, I received Ronda and Chanel's circle journals, they are awesome! I can't wait to add my pages this weekend! Renee...I have your bed all made up comfy cozy, it is free of cookie crumbs, crayons and stuffed animals that go bump in the night...if you hear anything suspicious, I am blaming it all on Tams!

a tag, some pics and waaaaaaahhhhhhh!

2007-05-08T08:28:00.000-07:00

Well Jeani tagged me so here goes ( blonde girl had to call in the big guns to change this tag from German to English...but I'm pretty right???)
1. Where is your mobile? anywhere I am...practically glued to my head!
2. Your Partner? In crime? She's at carl's...no partner partner:(
3. Your hair? Always long, never short
4. Your mom? In Fort Saskatchewan, always at work
5. Your dad? Doesn't visit me enough cuz I don't have Tiger Woods golf on nintendo
6. Favourite thing? my computer these days!
7. Your dream in the last night? I dreamed of a beach
8. Your favourite drink? Water
9. Your favourite Car? If it's paid for and the insurance is cheap AND it fits all my kiddos...I LOVE IT!
10. The room where you are? scrapbook room/playroom
11. Your last partner? big fat LIAR but gotta love him!
12. Your fear? That my tumor turns out to be cancerous!
13. What would you like to be in 10 years? On a beach with someone I love
14. With whom did you spend the yesterday evening? hmmm...who's reading this? I plead the fifth.LOL!
15. What are you not? a lawyer ...yet
16. What was the last you did yesterday? stole a kiss from my sleeping babe
17. What do you wear right now? shorts, and a jimi hendrix t
18. Your favourite book? SHE_ Kobi Yamada- READ THIS BOOK!
19. What was the last you ate yesterday? watermelon
20. Your life? Is not where I expected to be but right where I want for today
21. Your mood? always a little giddy
22. Your friends? are a small circle but they are the ones i know are TRUE: love ya gals
23. Whereby are you thinking right now? drive kids to school
24. What are you doing right now? trying to type fast enough to finish this post so kids arent late for school!
25. Your summer? so anticipated! Andreanne coming, a US trip...oh my!
26. What runs in your television? haven't watched it in FOREVER
27. When did you laugh the last time? this morning at my bb
28. When did you cry the last time? yesterday...seeing kids sad to see daddy leave for home
29. School? um...don't tell my prof i am on computer blogging rather than doing essays!
30. What are you hearing right now? chatty kids
31. Favourite weekend activity? To sleep late...I hear ya
32. Dream Job? Earn much, work few- hey mine too Jeani
33. Your computer? dell
34. Outside of your window? grass and boring front yard
35. Beer? coors light, saving calories!
36. Mexican food? only if it is pansy spice... as in hold the mexican!
37. Winter? only if i can find some cute accessories ha ha ha
38. Religion? Catholic but on the fence about some tids and bits
39. Vacation? i have 2 planned
40. On your bed? beautiful toile blanket
41. Love? Isnt all it's cracked up to be!I say boys are stupid...throw rocks at them!
oh yeah, i tag Amber and Anam
and i am not as quick on the draw as jess because she had my camera card and reader but in case you never saw them there, here are a couple of pics we took just for giggles...we were going with the whole redneck woman thing, I am often barefoot in my front yard with babies on my hip so...if the shoe fits- don't wear it!

she's not photogenic or anything is she??? I say...

how do you spell pllllllllltttttttt? Or whatever sound that makes? you know the one jess

let me hear ya say "hell ya!"

serial kisser in training...ha ha, lessons next weekend see YOU there...yes, i will upload the videos to facebook!

and us gals swapped supplies for the Ali challenge and had some yummy eats...Kim,this boy is 100% cutie pie! Look at those curls! And Stacy gets a big whoo-ah because I think she brought a donation that could fill a scrapbook store (sorry if Randy is reading this...lol!)So, the crop for kids is getting a big donation from us, if anyone is not going but wants to donate, drop off hear and we'll fill the mini van to the roof!
here is the waaaaahhhhhh! I will be computer less at least until Friday or Saturday. But, it is a good news bad news deal. My dad's business partner is putting a new hard drive in my computer so no more password (sorry Morgan) and I can get on yahoo, and all kinds of cool stuff! But no visits to blogs. So I will come visit and give out a whole bunch of love on the weekend. Check out my new links for Anam, Chanel, Jude and the cool gals from my circle journal.
Amber- thanks for the little note on my Jenni bowlin order! How sweet are you! I love the stuff...it is amazing! I can't wait to make something, these papers are delicious people!
Speaking of delicious and to answer Jude finally! My babe is eating food! Not the pansy in a jar food, but arrowroots, fried rice, teeny bits of chicken, the entire gerber graduates line AND he is drinking his milk from a sippy cup! He grew up overnight soooo, Jude, when that babe is born, come on over, stay a spell and I will snuggle up that little lovey while you nap and read books. If the commute is too much, I'll just hang out at your joint baking cookies until the baby says it's first words which of course will be "tannis or martha" ha ha.
bye gals, gonna miss you:(

like a party...

2007-05-01T13:48:00.000-07:00

I have been saving this little tidbit cuz it made me laugh until I almost peed my pants! I get an email and it is something like this (don't want to embarrass you funny gal)

"you are cracking me up. Do you have a deep sexy voice? That's what i imagine it's like. Like a party in a gorgeous body"

Is that the sweetest thing you ever heard or what? So thanks for the compliment...can't wait to meet you and sing "smelly cat" for ya (inside joke ladies.)
here are some more of the :( HOF layouts. Some were totally not my style but I was like Karla and posted what I thought they may like. No such luck.The whole arrows layout, I kinda liked it but I thought yep, that's something similar to what keepsakes has had in it before so i don't know if I love it, but i know they didnt!LOL!

this isn't a HOF just one I scraplifted from Heidi!

I know this first page is blurry, so oops

this is part 2, it is my life list inspired by the journal of the gal from 9-11

this was my 2pg LO for 4x6 photos, I am not into the whole Becky Higgins use 87 photos on your layout, cuz yes I too can cut my pictures into miniscule bits and put them on some paper, but I like to check out every dimple and detail...without a magnifying glass!

sorry, this one is a tad blurry too but it's the arrow one

this is a Lute inspired one just for giggles. thanks for l;ooking, off to blog surf!

Hey Jude...you make me laugh...and Gerber, you're onto something

2007-04-28T15:37:00.000-07:00

see this fabulous smile???? Apparently those Gerber folks are onto something. I never offered him the steak but I saw this stuff and figured why not. What do ya know, this giant baby wanted some sustenance he could literally sink his teeth...er...gums into! He was gobbling this crap up like there was no tomorrow. So yay me too cuz I don't have to feed him the pureed "is there a God" smells bad, baby food.It says 12 months and up on the label and he won't be 8 months for another week, as afore mentioned, I think the CFS people already have my number.
Also, I have said this for a while but here are some of my posts for HOF. No it isn't a Vaughn fest and yes i have four children...I just figured i could save money on therapy later by trying to have as many layouts of Vaughn as I have of his siblings at the same age.

this was my scrap space and although I have changed it about ten times since I took these photos, this is what it was last november.

this wasn't a HOF entry I just submitted it to keepsakes and canadian scrapbooker. If they don't like it whatever, I love this pic!

this is a little blurry but it was for the photo segment. i love how Vaughn started to fall asleep and I caught this little teeny smile as he drifted off.

last but not least, there was my journaling entry. This is when I was in a state of "knockeduppedness" thanks Jude I freakin love that word hahaha!This girl is slap your knee and pee your pants funny, so check her out. Sooo, anyhoo, I was all hormonal and a little bit crazy. I had issues with having yet another boy so I was all in denial and I was this crying train wreck. In the end I cried cuz damn! he is just a cutie pie and I decided to keep him! (as if I wouldn't have).
And a special little tidbit for my possible blog stalker. i guess we will see if you just "skim" the contents here or read them. I know you pay attention and don't miss much but....(don't kill me for writing about you!)
chivalry is not dead!I met this guy who was fresh of the pages of a "miss manners" book. Kudos to his momma because you don't find boys like this everyday you know.I sat and tried not to talk his ear off (shuuush Jessi, it is possible!)He was actually one of those guys with a lot of interesting things to say and lunch turned into a VERY long lunch and an afternoon of chatting.He dated those former bachelor contestants who met him and fell in love after about five seconds...not to pick sides here but I can see why they did (don't get a big head I DONT LOVE YA!). He braved the baby gap and gymboree so I could shop!Also hit a skateboard shop to get Kian a DC t (it was some serious mommy brownie points thanks again!)So now to figure out why we met...I'm reading the Celestine Prophecy.
Last but not least, apparently I am having a little scrap session at mi casa May long, so it will be friday evening, all day sat and all nite sat, I'm going to have to pack it in after that, might have to see if I can get a "date" for a big run around downtown calgary....

My life is ...

2007-04-25T21:12:00.000-07:00

a stroll on the beach. As near to the edge as I can go.Thoreau

Just found this quote on an old layout. i still love it. I was looking for something in particular and total score!!! I found a bunch of old, but loved layouts. So hey, I am posting them just for giggles...and giggle you will. One features Jessi, former SAHM. Ha Ha Ha...

and yes, I need help cuz I just can't stop KISSING people and doing the kissy face. What is that???? I guess it could always be worse right? I could be grabbing their butts or something. Hi. My name is Tannis andI am a serial Kisser. I think I have been one for about 5 years now and I know that admitting I have a problem is the first step.
This is my layout from my 30th birthday, (last year ha ha)and I still love it, I am going to have to read the 30 things booklet cuz i forget what's in there...and am I having a good hair day or what??? Hey Jeanette, sorry I cropped you out of this pic, I do have the original on my bulletin board for all the world to bask in your fabulousness (and hey Jess, ps, yes that was a word, not as good as "smartier" but close)

Yeah, screw that! Anyhoo have a peek...this is a little sneaky for my circle journal gals, no I haven't visited everyone's blogs yet, this peek is for Karla, Lea, Sarah, Jessi, Chanel and Anam. I can't wait to get my first one in the mail! This one is officially going out by Friday, so Anam, watch yer mailbox.

And for my other cj gals, I am almost done and will post a peek of that too. but first off...momma is asking for some advice...yes I mean me

what does this look like? A baby eating popcorn twists...but it is MY baby, you know the one who is almost EIGHT months old and REFUSES to eat anything resembling, food!!!!! He purses his lips together when the spoon comes near him, or you put it in his mouth and he does the tongue loll and lets it plop onto the bib with glee. It is not my first picnic people, I am like what the??? so hey, any suggestions are appreciated cuz I can't let him subsist off of popcorn twists alone.(don't call CFS, I think they already know my number)He lives off of formula with pablum in it. I know he looks healthy but seriously.He may eat one or two of the gerber stars. Maybe I should just say, hey lovey, here's a steak. Enjoy. I mean he is built like a brick house and all, maybe he don't want no pureed peas and crap! Last but not least, Candice brought her little skinny to my house for a visit, told her to throw ya in the trunk Renee, but she never listens to me! Candice was here from whitecourt so just some cute babies, and off to bed for me. See ya soon girls. Kiss goodnight.

Tag I am it

2007-04-23T12:48:00.000-07:00

I think I may have to do two posts today.
Yeah, so no road trip. My kids dad "fixed" my car before I went to Whitecourt and it mysteriously broke down on the side of the road. About three seconds after I pulled over, the phone rang and it's him seeing how I was making out. I'm like funny you should ask...so long story short, I stayed in Red Deer.Whatever.Cest la vie right? There is always this week!
Tagged by Jessi, basic rules- write seven random facts about yourself then tag 7 people to do the same. So here are mine in true keeping it real form:
1. Gotta retype this. lost 1-4 somewhere! I am scared of people finding out how vulnerable I really am. Yes, it is all an act! I am a damn good actress at times, but I do have feelings. I pretend to not let other people's crap bother me but it really does. Also- hate the MIL but for some twisted reason, I care what she thinks too. I need help!
2. Shakespeare I am not, but I am a poet. Now this can be good or bad. I am kinda a closet Avril. I either write about ya cuz I love you and you make me warm and fuzzy or I write cuz I secretly want you to die in a fiery car crash for breaking my heart (see number 1 again.) A lot of it is drivel, but if I do say so myself, some of this is quality penmanship. Maybe I'll post one or too and give ya a laugh.
3. I hate not being able to do something and i am so STUBBORN that I will keep at it til I can. My momma always used to say I wouldn't amount to much because I always had my nose stuck in a book. We were Rhonda poor but I moved out at 15 and put myself through college twice with hard work and scholarships and back at it I am again. I think I am the most educated (sorta unemployed) person there is!But now, I am having the last laugh, because I am the only one in my family who has owned not only one home but this is number two. We weren't even able to ever rent a house growing up,I am debt free, my kids have an education account, so hey, STUBBORN is good!
4. I am a serial decorator. Jessi can vouch. I can't have a set of dishes in my kitchen for more than a year or two then I have a compulsion to buy a new set.I manage to keep living room furniture for maybe three years.Let's not even get into the bedspread dept...
5. I think I was a porn star in another life! What is with these boobs??? Jessi and I went shopping today and she said, Hey, quit with the Carmen Electra videos or get the pole already (secretly, I wish I had Carmens body and maybe I'd get the pole in my basement ha ha ha). I thought losing 50 pounds, they'd be the first to go but nope! Went from a DD to a c and I was like whoo hoo now I can shop. No such luck.Any boys reading this...stop yer bad selves! No us gals don't stand in the mirror before a shower checking out our rack saying- damn! The girls look good!

6. Maybe Jessi got the kid clothes compulsion from me. I too put my kids clothes in their drawers in outfits. I only have one princess and I have to get the three dragons looking good to fool people.LOL!!! Ireland has more clothes than any 6 year old girl should! It's all good, I bought some for Jessi winks

7. I am the Whore of Winners! Sorry, keeping it real and all. I could be there spokesman. If they weren't so cheap (10% discount) I would work there my one shift a month to get all the good crap for cheap! I am not kidding girls, Winners- you should go!
Do I even know 7 people to tag??? Jeanette, Renee, Todd, Lynn, Deanna, Chanel, Stacy and last but not least, big kiss for Linda mmmmmmmwwwwwaaaaa! Thanks for stopping by and of course you can add me:) If my blog were all real as in a day in the life...I could have my own daily soap opera.I love to meet new people and I love visiting other peoples blogs for a day in their life.

and since everyone knows hoe Jeanette loves the "rock", look what Ireland can do...that is so hilarious. If you say guess what the Rock is cookin? She can make the crazy eyes. ROFLMAO! Just for you Va JJ

Quick post and a road trip

2007-04-21T16:15:00.000-07:00

First thing is first, is my banner amazing or what? Thanks Jessi, I was trying to pay attention, but I don't get it so when i want a new one, I'll take you to another one of my secret shopping hideaways like I took you to today. Big Kiss.
Secondly, Jessi was going to give me a smack cuz I was a scrapbooking crazy lady last night. At 2 am she finally kicked me out, party pooper!
I am so last minute but off to Whitecourt I go to meet Renee. Can't wait! See ya soon girlio...hey Jeanette, sorry you gotta work lady, more boys for us ha ha ha, just joking! We'll miss ya, winks!

Martha says...

2007-04-16T10:24:00.000-07:00

Do you know what this is? It is a gigantic pile of CLEAN laundry!My girl Jeanette, came over to help cuz when i said I had 15 loads to fold, she thought I was exaggerating. Of course, Morgan sat and "supervised" beer in hand. Hey buddy! Pony up and get folding. You know what happens to burned out mommas? They get sick.

See these handsome devils? (love how Vaughn has mastered the my mom is a scrapbooker pose and no I didn't pose him this way, he did it himself)I pawned them off on the first taker! I woke up at 3 am and the wrath of God was upon me, except I didn't die, I only felt like I was about to. Jessi brought me some gingerale and a water bottle. The heat felt awesome on my spazaming tummy. Finally I fell asleep..but then, I am like what the????? i think I was so asleep I peed the bed!!! Thank freakin goodness that it was only the water bottle! It tipped over when I fell asleep and leaked. How embarassing would that of been? Oh wait, I just told you all so I guess whatever. My house did not smell of clean and lysol. Karla, please come love me cuz this gal got zero in the empathy dept from DH who could have lent a hand. The D official stands for (damn, dumb...take your pick)Wait til you get sick and I am going to drop the kids at your house after I take them for ice cream and get them all jacked up!!! Tee hee hee

How pretty am I? I know, not so pretty

I need my "smokes". I am addicted to bonne bell lipsmacker cappuccino! I have Jeanette buying one for every purse, gymbag etc too...try I am not kidding.

and of course you need the cel phone, for texting people, the house phone- and the hot water bottle- leak or not- it felt soooo good!

and last but certainly not least...you have a good pal who brings ya the Timmy's chicken soup. I actually ate it and didn't try to figure out later with the porcelain gods if it was chicken...
also, since I have felt wretched for over a week, I am burning up the blog today girls.I was a lot pissy at my sister. SHe hands me a box of party lite stuff, a list of names and says, hey you are throwing me a birthday party in a week on sunday and i already told everyone.
key what??? Sunday is a school night and my kids go to bed at seven, I have been sick for a week, I don't have any of these girls phone numbers...and on and on. Luckily Martha is always prepared, but I wanted to dish out a little smack in the back of the head momma style...like hey lady, i am not your servant and please would be nice.Apparently it was a sit down dinner for 15 and cocktails were at 6:30 dinner at 7 blah blah. Sooo I had to feed my family then her entourage. (thanks Stacy for not feeling well cuz I was swamped!)I do hope you don't have what I did. So anyhoo- I pulled this little diddy out of my arse and managed not to kill my sister and her loud friend Kelly. They were only 10 feet from Ireland's room and they got louder and louder. At 9:30 I said, get out, thanks for coming.

so I made a chocolate cheesecake look pretty with some repurposed flowers that finally bloomed AFTER Easter came and went and I used them throughout my decorating

Set up the table and jeanette was like- get the royal chinet and put away the china momma!Supposedly I was to have helpers to clean up, but no, it was just me, grrr

And Auntie with my kiddos who were all up way past their bedtime. Didn't get a thanks either, but you know that whole goes around comes around thing? The lady at wal-mart let me make my 8x10 pic before she printed off her 300 pics from a trip. So I guess karma can be good to ya sometimes.
Did I sleep after all that?? Oh no, I babysat! But after this kid snapped a pick of my butt crack, it was the easiest babysitting job ever. Not sure how the story will play out there but I love when I get to babysit her, better than retail therapy cuz she cracks me up!

note 2 self and other ramblings

2007-04-08T16:24:00.000-07:00

well, well, well...note to self: NEVER EVER EVER cheat on your hairdresser! I saw this gal at yuk yuks and her hair was amazing! I was like hey lady, who does your hair? She said- I did it my bad self I am a hairdresser. So I get her card and go there. She is about 60 bucks more than my regular girl even with a tip!!! So I specifically say, not platinum blonde and I wanted dark brown lowlights with my normal blonde. As she is doing my hair she keeps telling me "you are going to LOOOOVE me!" As my head is burning while she yaps on the phone and cusses to ehr friends, I finally say, hey, chemical burn here! So she rinses it out and my head hurts a lot. Then she is drying it and saying youa re going to LLLLove this. It is done drying and I say: No, I don't love it. It is WHITE PLATINUM blonde with BLACK lowlights! I want to scream, cry and punch her in the face all at once! I find out the other chick at the salon actually did her hair. So I am super pissed and leave without my cash! Not happy. I leave and tell J I look like a stripper!
She says no it isnt that bad. So I upload the mad pic for ya, this guy leans in real close and says hey did you work at the ecstatic(local strip club but luckily the high end one) as a dancer? I give him the screw you look, Jeanette the evil eye and say NO!
Then he says, well I wasn't trying to insult you, it's just that your hair looks so sexy...right. Soccer mom who looks like a stripper perfect! So the next day, I went and saw my regular gal with my tail tucked between my legs and she made me look normal. WHEW! OH, I also found a couple pics that were lost, so here is some love, feel it...aaaawww! Jessi and her DH.

Finally "met" Renee on the phone. Felt like I have known ya for years! I am sure in years to come I will say this.Can't wait to meet ya at the scrapbook shop on the 21st. We are planning a little road trip.And for Lynn, I am pretty sure we are coming to the concert on the Tuesday. Jessi has the tickets at her place. Maybe we can lunch. I told Renee we need to go shoe shopping with the queen of rockin shoes!

other rambling: what is the definition of uncomfortable silence? Ask Jeanette...this guy comes to Bellinnis and he is pretending that he is her boyfriend, but she is there with our friend Carl-just hanging out. The pretend boy got all jealous and stuff. Guys are stupid- throw rocks at them!

and hey Renee, remember our one in the morning msn with Jeanette? See I can still do the splits!!! Yahoo for this old cougar of a cheerleader huh? I can still do handsprings too but only for my daughter cuz Jeanette says it is creepy...(she is just jealous cuz she would kick her bum if she tried with those long legs)

and last but not least, I am ending with a big kiss from Vaughn. I just can't get enough of this cute kid! He's all kinds of cute I tell ya! Big Kiss blog ladies

long lost blogger found!

2007-04-01T10:46:00.000-07:00

before and afters of Porter's room

Hey girls! I finally did enough painting and spring cleaning. I still have some painting to do but I have completed enough to make an impact and I got rid of all the clutter and junk from the boys rooms.So there are a couple of before pics and one after. I still need to camo Kian's wall but we are making a bad ass skateboard ramp nightstand and i had to centre some stuff. Porter's room still needs some green above the ledge cuz the beige isn't packing enough BAM! I made the cool skull stencil all by my big self! I can't draw like Karla but it works.I prettied it up with a heidi swapp flames mask and some Rhonna Farrer stamps. I have it on good authority from an 11 year old boy that the room looks "awesome". I made the comforter sets by cutting a couple sheets in half and making duvet covers. Also the women's shelter got a stash of toys and my kids probably wont even miss them. I cleaned out my two frightening pantries and WOW! I actually have a lot of room in there. I am making Jessi upload a new section for layouts to my blog cuz I still have the damn password that my DH put on and I am using a different web service and I can't add to my blog with picasa anymore:( I am going to splurge on a new computer in about a month so I can do all my schoolwork in a snap.
I am busy busy busy. Part of not one but two circle journals. I have been having dreams about the one, it is seriously just wrong! I mean who dreams about scrapbooking....oh right, probably all of us! Had a sleepover at Jeanette's last night, funy girl!I am going to have to shower so we can shop. She's trying to get pretty like a coyote before it gets "ugly" right VaJJ? Baahaaaa, sorry girls, inside joke.
We are arranging a road trip to whitecourt to paint Renee's basement!I am not kidding Renee. If your DH is at work we could drive up on a Tuesday or something. Email me your phone number and we can arrange it..if you want. So I will visit everyone's blogs tomorrow, spring break is over and kids come home from daddy's tomorrow. No more sleepin in for this momma. Back to 6am at the gym, homework and being martha. I scrapbooked a lot so I will crack the whip and Jess can uplaod everything at once! hahaha.

had to add these last two pics for gramma on the boat...leave my bb with Todd for 5 minutes....at HOOTERS in a HOOTERS shirt pickin up girls...but Damn he's cute huh? The baby...

you gotta have friends...

2007-03-25T12:00:00.000-07:00

Last night was a ton of fun! My best buddy Cerys came to visit from Fort Saskatchewan and brought her boyfriend so we could give him the gears about being good to her. He survived and passed the test. Must be cuz he's a nice catholic boy tee hee.
And you read it here first people...Jessica Lute left her home for a second time without her children to socialize!!! We went to yuk yuks and it was hilarious. You know how Jessi always posts the wheels on the bus or sponge bob? This one guy had me rolling on the floor laughing as he dissed JT's "sexy" song. Stacy, this is for you, but seriously everyone try it...
He had mentioned how the song sounds like it was recorded through the mcdonald's drive through window speaker system. So put your hand close to your mouth and he says, I want two big mac's ...yeah! I'd like some fries with that...yeah! And sing these words in tune with JT's song. Freakin funny huh? Yep, I can almost pee my pants again. Got a little headache that kinda crept up on me outta nowhere and i still had to finish David's cake. Don't worry stacy it's pretty!
Moe stole my camera and I can't upload my newest scrapbook pages but I made on of my bebe and I don't care what anyone says, I was like Yes, I am amazing. It turned out so cute...maybe cuz he's so cute. I am going to upload them later today along with my hof entries cuz my phone wasn't ringing from CK or anything.
So off to have a little nap and then scrapbook the rest of the days away. I am almost childless for 9 days!!! Kids all went to their grandparents farm with their daddy except Vaughn cuz hey he's a momma's boy.

put your old bluejeans on girls!

2007-03-22T17:40:00.000-07:00

Well girls...I happen to be one of those people who loves a good challenge. Guess what? Keith Urban tickets ON THE FLOOR!!!! So Jessi, Jeanette, Renee and I are going, oh, you guys owe me some cash! LOL! I did call Jessi and we decided to make an executive decision and just buy em cuz this concert is SOLD OUT!!! I was going to go the ebay route but 2 tickets were well over 300 and that was in nosebleed section!
I love being on the floor cuz you can get close and take pics. They don't check for cameras because I had mine there for the dixie chicks and when I took Kayla to Hillary Duff. Soooo... any other Keith Urban fans be jealous and Renee...these words will be your new mantra "road trip in september". Totally hope we see you before that lady. Note: none of us own wranglers so feel free to wear regular jeans...or maybe I can borrow some from my girl Zoe but not sure if my fat arse will still fit the ones she has.Gonna go scrapbook my art card and birthday pics. C ya on your blogs later

tequila, art cards and a birthday holla!

2007-03-20T08:31:00.000-07:00

well, well, well... you know how there are always three sides to a story? What you think happened, what you hope happened and the truth. Of course, George was there and I had to have my mandatory "kissy" face, and sorry Jess, you weren't looking so I thought a fake tongue in the ear pick would be great for the "no peeking kids" scrapbook and Jeanette had to sneak a kiss in too. I am sure Jessi hasn't been kissed so much in one night since her and Jay started dating!So here is what actually happened. Jessi says, I look too much like "mommy" I am going to change. Then if you were wondering why she was drinking water, coulda been cuz she had ohhh a 26 of baileys and kalua on the rocks before we left my house! I never knew ya had it in ya pansy, I mean, best cousin ever. You danced like a trooper!

I have to admit, you gals posted this pic and it is one of my favorites. I wondered for a split second if i should give J the bird or the bird's eye view...guess which one she got?

This cutie pie is Melissa. Maybe the mommy in me or whatever, she was so cute I just had to hug her! She looks like she's 18...ahhh the good old days huh gals?

Jessi, here is the afore mentioned payback, not a great pic all pg etc, J here is some payback for you too for posting the one of me looking shmammered. I was blinking!!!

Sylvio- thanks for dancing the night away and making me look good doing it! Love to two step but always have to lead, nice to find someone else for that job.

nice group pic except...hey buddy! Who the hell are ya and get out of our photo! Gonna have to learn photoshop!
Last but not least on a birthday note...I had to kiss a lot of Toad's before we found a TODD! Thanks for driving our drunk asses! Oh and here is a tip for all you girls who drink once in 3 years- first tip- NEVER NEVER eat the bar hotdogs off the cart no matter how good they smell! Also, I slept over at Jeanette's and Todd drove us back to get the car, so hence tip number two- If you throw up in someone's truck because they failed to stop and let you throw up outside (Hey Jeanette, what happened to holding my hair back? Kinda had a whole lotta throw up on my bad self, I know all class right here)DONT LET THEM DRIVE YOU TO YOUR CAR THE NEXT DAY!!! P.U. The truck smelled pretty bad, and NO Todd- I am STILL not cleaning it out so don't ask- you shoulda stopped, tee hee!

Back to my good girl image, switch gears here: Jessi and I bought some gorgeous flowers at our crappy LSS and I made this layout of me preggers with Vaughn. It says, "I can grow people". I read that on a t-shirt online once and I love it! Guys can't grow people, women are so amazing, but you all already knew that right?

Here is the front and back of my art cards 5-10.I have to admit, I am loving these little weekly bits of inspiration and I can't wait to review them. What do you have up your sleeve for next year girl? Emily

Last but definitely not least...A BIG BIRTHDAY HOLLA at our girl Karla! Inspiration has ate this girl up and swallowed her whole but hopefully she gets spit out to the blog world again cuz I for one, miss her! She is wanting to do a digi book on scrapbooking and I am sure we can pre-order so sign up! Just joking but you go girl!

luck is for losers...

2007-03-16T07:22:00.000-07:00

I read that line and it is from an American Eagle T-shirt and it seemed so fitting. I must have the worst "luck" of anyone I know. Anytime we go to a restaurant, my meal is either wrong, they forget it or bring it after everyone has eaten...even in mexico and I ordered a ceasar salad.
Things happen to me that are sooo crazy that i can't even make this Sh*% up! Sorry Jessi for standing you up last night...karma showed up.So, I could lay here in the fetal position and say, "Hey, come and kick me when I am down". But, I have decided not to.
Happy Birthday to me, today is a new day and I am cleaning house. Going to hang with some girls tonight and wear my new stash of clothes, went shopping with Jessi (you enabler) and my sister and spoiled my bad self!
So even though I am waaaaaay older than Renee wink!This old gal has some spunk left. Maybe I will take a pic and post it tomorrow so you can all count up my wrinkles and age spots ha ha ha

peed my pants

2007-03-15T11:08:00.001-07:00

k- just checked out that bad ass picture and I peed my pants...seriously!

Answers and a RAK

2007-03-15T10:51:00.000-07:00

well well well... I am dissapointed here girls. It seems that KIM was the only one with a sharp pencil! I am sooo proud of you kim for giving it a whack. The first one Kim's answers were
a,e,d, (a,c,e), b
well you got them all right, number 4 was c by the way. They reel you in and they look so easy...then the pizza one??????I was like what the????
The answers were b,b,e,d,a so Kim got the second one right.
I am sending you a big fat rak sista!

The pic above is my version of the February layout contest for creating keepsakes.
and just cuz yesterday sucked, and last night sucked and this morning sucked I figured...hey, if ya can't laugh at yourself... So you know how the eighties are coming back???? Here is Jeanette and My version...baaahaaahahahahahah

luggage and a Rak!

2007-03-12T20:00:00.000-07:00

well here are the tids and bits. I uploaded pics of my luggage just for Ronda.Some people collect shoes...they never have my size so i collect luggage, handbags, accessories. I have never lost these at the airport or had to wait very long to find them. i love how vibrant they are. the pink and brown roxy set is a 3pc and is my absolute favorite!

Also as promised a RAK!!!!
Got yer pencils sharpened? This isn't no pencil lines challenge. For those brave few who want to try, you get 8 minutes per set of questions. Read the paragraph and set of questions, you have 8 minutes to complete then move to the next set and 8 minutes. For the person who correctly posts the right answer in the comment section, you get a kick ass rack. i was feeling generous...studying for the lsat gave me a headache! If no one gets them right, I will send the rak to whoever comes closest just cuz I am feeling generous and I will leave this open for a few days. Ready...

Contract Workers
A building contractor must send six workers to work on a construction site. his workers include 3 electricians: Harry, Ingrid, and Jesus; 3 carpenters: Mary, Nick and Oliver; and 3 bricklayers: Andrew, Bert and Ernie. He must observe the following conditions:
Oliver and Andrew refuse to work together
Jesus and Harry always fight, so they can't work together
Jesus refuses to work unless mary is there
Mary won't work unless oliver is on the job

1) Which is an acceptable roster of workers?
a)Ingrid, Jesus, Mary, Oliver, Bert, Ernie
b) Ingrid, Jesus, Nick, Oliver, Bert , Ernie
c) Ingrid Jesus Mary Nick Bert Ernie
d) Harry, Jesus, Mary, Oliver, Andrew, Bert
e) Harry, Ingrid, Mary, Nick, Bert , Ernie

2If the contractor sends all 3 bricklayers what else must be true?
a) He sends 2 carpenters
b) He sends all 3 electricians
c) He sends exactly 1 electrician
d)He sends mary
E) He sends nick

3The 6 person crew must include
a)exactly 2 electricians
B)exactly 3 electricians
c) exactly 2 bricklayers
d)at least one of each kind of worker
e)at least 2 carpenters

4)Each pair can be sent to the job except
a)Ingrid and jesus
b)Mary and Oliver
c)Jesus and Andrew
d)Bert and Ernie
e) Mary and Ernie

5If the contractor includes andrew in the crew, which of the pairs must he also include?
a) harry and Jesus
b)Harry and Ingrid
c) Ingrid and Oliver
d)Mary and Ernie
e) Nick and Oliver

Kay, I got 4 out of five on my first one here and one more...

8 college students order a custom made pizza: it has 8 slices and each slice only contains one topping. The toppings are anchovies, black olives, canadian bacon, green olives, hamburger, onion, pepperoni and sausage.Each slice is equal size, four slices per side make up half the pizza; a slice is opposite the slice separated from it by three slices. The students are picky so observe the following conditions:

Each slice contains one topping and can only be used once
When moving from one slice to another, always go clockwise
The green olive slice must be adjacent to and clockwise from the pepperoni slice
The black olive slice is directly across from the anchovies slice
Anchovie slice can't be adjacent to the canadian bacon slice
Canadian bacon can't be adjacent to the hamburger slice

1) If the hamburger slice is directly opposite the green olive slice, which of the following cannot be adjacent to the pepperoni slice
a0anchovies
b) black olives
c)canadian bacon
d) onion
e) sausage

2) If canadian bacon isnt adjacent to the black olive slice, which two slices could be adjacent to the onion slice?
a) anchovie and sausage
b)canadian bacon and anchovie
c)bacon and sausage
d)hamburger and black olive
e) suasage and black olive

3) Which of the following could be a series of four adjacent slices moving clockwise?
a) anchovie, sausage, hamburger, black olive
b)black olive, bacon, hamburger, pepperoni
c)black olive, green olive, pepperoni, hamburger
d)hamburger, anchovies, bacon, sausage
e)onion, black olive, pepperoni, green olive

4)what is the minimum possible number of slices between the green olives and onion slice?
a0 0
b)1
c)2
d)3
e)4

5)If pepperoni is adjacent to onion what must be adjacent to the anchovie
a) black olive
b)bacon
c)green olive
d)hamburger
e) sausage

6) if bacon is opposite hamburger what is the minimum number of slices between hamburger and black olive?
a)0
B)1
c)2
d)3
e)4

Good luck, and holy that was a lot of typing. I wonder who is smartiest? Yes that is a real word, just ask her! The second one made me want to jab my eyes out with a hot poker!!! I knew there was a reason I don't like pizza, seriously I must be the only canadian who hates it but oh well.I'm out.

BUTTERFLY!!!

2007-03-11T15:38:00.000-07:00

Well, here is my "I am so amazed with myself" butterfly. Heidi had an acetate bird with paint on it for our AYTR class. I used an idea from Jennifer McGuire in this month's Creating Keepsakes mag. She used rub ons on a transparency. i decided to use rub ons on some acetate that I got at staples. i free hand cut a butterfly, edge the outline with black paint then used basic grey, wholly cow rub ons on it.
I loved it, there are a couple of views, the calender is the bottom half of my calender for the class.
Been trying to finish scrapbooking my mexico album. I did Jeanettes first and it was hard to decide what pics to include since we only took 600 PHOTOS! I was emailed about 10 more from some friends we made in mexico. I looked at the pics and was like, who is that???? Oh it is me, maybe one or two many tequilas. Nothing crazy, I just don't remember being at that photo shoot. ROFLMAO.

This is my completed art challenge. I love the photo shoot pics. thanks Jessi for not making me look like I just had a baby... oh wait I did! Can I still use that excuse after 6 months? Ha Ha! Update, I have actually lost 48 lbs and Jessi saw me in a 2pc bikini from mexico. She said i don't look half crazy, which is good.Won't be posting them anytime soon. Still got 20-30 to go by June so we will see. the 6am gym mornings are killin me I tell ya! Kato and Chris have been troopers but there are a few mornings when i was all alone... Chris, i promise your thighs will stop hurting and you'll be dead sexy by the time we run in banff, I will even wear cute running shorts with ya!

well, off to scrapbook, for all the smarties, I am going to post the LSAT questions. There will be two. The first person to post the correct answer in the comment section gets a RAK from me! SO get some rest tonight, these are crazy! Kinda like calculus...like i ever used that again in my real life!

anyone scrapbooking?

2007-03-09T11:37:00.000-08:00

Well, the L2S site hasn't been working only the forum and just like snowflakes is closed and apparently 2 peas can use your stuff without giving you credit. so the question of the day is where is everyone hanging out? your blogs? Still gotta get my card from stacy so i can upload some pics. Everyone go and send her some blog love cuz she broke her ankle! I feel for ya and I am coming to do "clean sweep" (then we can scrapbook tee hee)

I made a wicked awesome transparency butterfly with rub ons and I have to upload the pics before Jessi scraplifts it! LOL! She is the only one who has seen it and I had a yay me moment- but she confirmed it. She was like yep that is pretty awesome. Her and I can't be the only ones who scrapbook something then dance around saying " i am so amazing!" Fess up girls...
Also, I came across this poem and it is fitting right now. So i uploaded it for ya blog gals, I luvs ya!Anyone wants to email me and let me know where a new site is to hang out and upload, please email me. I won't have time soon with the crunch of school. I did a few practice questions from the LSAT. Who makes this shit up? Maybe tomorrow I will post one of the questions and we'll see who gets the most right.

Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and
wanes.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.

BUT.........
Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you.

A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach. When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you. . . Or
come in and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, Sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties, Nieces, Cousins, and extended family, all bless our life! And scrapbooking girlfriends
The world wouldn't be the same
without women, and neither would I.
When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.
So thats it for today, don't forget about our girl Stacy...

had to do this but mexico is below

2007-03-05T19:32:00.000-08:00

Okay gals, I stole this from my cousins blog and it was too tempting not to participate. wow! two posts in one day. the pg rated mexico details are the post following this one.

1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink- yep...don't "ring the bell"
2. Swam with dolphins- yes and I thought they were sharks!Stupid canadians
3. Climbed a mountain-yep lots
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive- um no lay down when your dreaming
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid- no where is this?
6. Held a tarantula- fear factor, I just peed my pants
7. Taken a candle lit bath with someone- maybe...depends on who's reading this
8. Said "I love you" and meant it- way too many times
9. Hugged a tree- crap, someone saw? i was soo drunk
10. Bungee jumped- not yet but soon
11. Visited Paris-also real soon
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea-not yet
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise- do I need to add a number here?
14. Seen the Northern Lights-many times, more beautiful with someone beside ya
15. Gone to a huge sports game- yes, got free tickets to a yankees game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa- nope but someday
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables- yep, hated weeding th4e garden grr!
18. Touched an iceberg- nope but I do live in anada so maybe
19. Slept under the stars-I was 18 and passed out, what do ya do?
20. Changed a baby's diaper- OMG! is this a serious question?
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon- once, and no I still won't marry you
22. Watched a meteor shower-once
23. Gotten drunk on champagne- ROFLMAO! I barely remember but yep
24. Given more than you can afford to charity- yep
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope- yes and it was so beautiful
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment- many, many times this gets you in a lot of trouble
27. Had a food fight- whew my kids aren't reading this but hell ya
28. Bet on a winning horse- I hate to gamble with money, it is cheaper in matters of the heart
29. Asked out a stranger- yeah and then I dated him for waaaaay too long
30. Had a snowball fight-lots
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can- hellooo- anyone go to stage 13?
32. Held a lamb- yes, still can't eat lamb chops
33. Seen a total eclipse- in school with the styrofoam paper cup deal
34. Ridden a roller coaster- anyone anywhere anytime- even preggers!
35. Hit a home run- maybe once or maybe I dreamed it...quit laughing Kato!
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking- did anyone see my mexico pics?
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day- yes but I got busted, what do ya do?
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment- yes...
39. Had two hard drives for your computer- huh? what is a hard drive?
40. Visited all 50 states- nope but a lot of them, thanks dad
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced- again- is this a serious question?
42. Had amazing friends- the goodies last a long time:Zoelynn, Connie, Jeanette
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country- um hey...mexico
44. Watched wild whales- yes but not close enough to make me happy
45. Stolen a sign- I should post a pic- Red Deer city limits sign was the bar counter top in our house when I was 18
46. Backpacked in Europe- not yet
47. Taken a road-trip- baaa haaa haaa, sooo many!
48. Gone rock climbing- Banff, baby!
49. Midnight walk on the beach- many I loved and one I want to forget
50. Gone sky diving- anyone up for this?
51. Visited Ireland- everyday, she is a beauty! Not the country yet
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love- OMG! Still there
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them- yep, good times
54. Visited Japan- not yet but Konichiwa
55. Milked a cow- gross and yes
56. Alphabetized your CDs- who buys cd's? download, download, download
57. Pretended to be a superhero- everyday...I'm a mom remember
58. Sung karaoke- got the cd's...don't watch while sober
59. Lounged around in bed all day- ...no...never...
60. Posed nude in front of strangers- what kind of stranger? Mardi gras?...nooooo...
61. Gone scuba diving- yes, almost drown
62. Kissed in the rain- yes and it was dreamy
63. Played in the mud- yep! Kelly irwin and me and this is the drunk champagne night too
64. Played in the rain- yes...nuff said
65. Gone to a drive-in theater- welcome to saskatchewan people
66. Visited the Great Wall of China- not yet
67. Started a business- yes, not all it is cracked up to be...all guts no glory
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken- is there such a thing?
69. Toured ancient sites- does dinosaur park count?
70. Taken a martial arts class- couple times,
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight- DIXIE CHICKS BABY!!!!
72. Gotten married- only once
73. Been in a movie- yep, Clint Eastwood- the movie sucked!!!
74. Crashed a party- oooh so many times
75. Gotten divorced-separated but this step is next :( couldn't suck it up for 13 more years. long distance relationship is tough
76. Gone without food for 5 days- does having surgery count if they gave you jello and iv?
77. Made cookies from scratch- MARTHA HELLOOOOO!
78. Won first prize in a costume contest- only once
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice- nope love to though
80. Gotten a tattoo- yep, any longer and I woulda bolted
81. Rafted the Snake River- snakes!!!! HELL NO!
82. Been on television news programs as an expert- ha ha, no but been on television
83. Got flowers for no reason- yes, thanks Kato
84. Performed on stage- yes
85. Been to Las Vegas- yes
86. Recorded music-yes
87. Eaten shark- yes but they said it was chicken! DAMN IT!...tasted kinda like bunk chicken
88. Eaten fugu (pufferfish)- no way hosea!
89. Had a one-night stand- nope
90. Gone to Thailand- not yet
91. Bought a house- couple
92. Been in a combat zone-nope, good on ya Adam and De Rick
93. Buried one/both of your parents- no but does wanting to count? sorry people, being honest
94. Been on a cruise ship- no
95. Spoken more than one language fluently- yes
96. Performed in Rocky Horror Picture Show- no
97. Raised children (raising still)- ooh teen independance where are you?
98. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour- right...cuz I am rich too
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country- no
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over- yes, Calgary adn Red Deer and....not enough room here
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge- yes, gorgeous
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking...all too often...and then I hammed it up more
103. Had plastic surgery- no but I would like some
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived- no but my baby Porter survived and shouldn't have
105. Wrote articles for a large publication- only once
106. Lost over 100 pounds (45.5 kilograms)yep, when I had Kian, almost killed me
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback- no but does a diabetic seizure count?
108. Piloted an airplane- no but was with a hot pilot alone on a date in a sessna- best date I ever had!
109. Petted a stingray- no way
110. Broken someone's heart- um...mean girl here!
111. Ridden a bike- yep in 1980 or something...ha ha
112. Won money on a T.V. game show-no
113. Broken a bone- no but helped my sister break one...
114. Gone on an African photo safari- yeah.. no as if
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced- yep
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol... yes and I am sorry David, thought you were a prowler, hope the scar healed nicely
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild- um... yes...by accident
118. Ridden a horse- almost daily on our farm
119. Had surgery- oh boy, too many
120. Had a snake as a pet- no, gross
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon- no but I took a pic of it a week ago
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours- yes
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states- no
124. Visited all 7 continents- not yet
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days- and stay in the canoe? no
126. Eaten kangaroo meat- gross
127. Eaten sushi...some but i am a pansy
128. Had your picture in the newspaper- lots of times
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about- yes
130. Gone back to school- a few times, i am a professional
131. Parasailed- just last week, it was amazing
132. Petted a cockroach- can you pet cockroaches? Oh yes, Mike you are a loser!
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes- yep, mmmmm
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey- nope who is it by?
135. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read- yep
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating..yes for outdoor ed, worst fish I ever cooked!

So now you know...I may have to kill ya. Can't wait to see other answers to this!

I survived

2007-03-05T14:50:00.000-08:00

hello my lovies! I am back from Mexico. Oh where do I start? We had a fabulous time overall. I felt like I should be on medicare as I was the oldest person there. I could have hung out and played bacci ball with the people my age...lol! I almost missed the plane back. After many nights of one too many tequila's (see photo below of J too funny)we vowed to stay at the hotel Thursday night...right...we were drug kicking and screaming to senor frog's for one last hurrah. We told the boys in our hotel who were out on a pass from alcoholics annonymous that they could count on us for a wake up call.
So at 6:50 there is a knock on the door where a male bad accent spanish says "housekeeping". We are like get lost we are sleeping. Another knock, housekeeping. So i go to the door and see Brian, still drunk. He says so are you guys coming to the airport? I looked at the time and we grabbed our already packed suitcases and beelined for the bus. In my haste I left my white gold and diamond earrings. Waaaaaaa! My friend is like email them and they can fed ex them back. Yeah, cuz the room cleaners here are so honest.So sad about that.
Thanks to Adam for scoopin me out of the bubbles and hey ladies- he is single and lives in Minnesota, he is an army boy! Let's hear a whoo-ah! Other little pic to note- the out of order one- it is from our hotel elevator. If you get in the elevator make sure you have plenty to drink cuz apparently if you are stuck, you wait until maintenance comes. Nice beach- hotel from hell.
I am dying to scrapbook, I almost need a 12 step program myself. I came back to the grind, load upon load of laundry and a messy house. Some little evil creatures left empty pepsi cans on my scrapbook stash..you know the one. It is named NotMe. I will try and keep it short and sweet. I met lots of fun people and took amazing pics and I can't wait to catch up on everyone's blog.
Rhonda, I heard a tidbit about a scrap weekend at sucasa? Count me in honey, I do love to travel. I promise I won't bring any tequila...
and for the record George no matter what i said, I will hold your beer while you kiss someone's boyfriend any day of the week, I luvs ya.

yowza!

2007-02-28T10:34:00.000-08:00

well, well, well... we surfed and came across Renees hump day hotties and all we can say is yowza! the old internet cafe is kinda busy. we are going to upload some pics. last night was a first for me and my bad girl jeanette we went to a foam party! they fill up the whole bar with foam and you dance. some of us short people kinda suffer because i can´t swim with bubbles up my nose! It was a little crazy.jeanette says, no i am not going in the bubbles...i am going to be pretty. so i put on the bathing suit and pony tail figuring she can snap the pictures...oh what happened?
well you will see from the photos, the hump day hotties were out a day early, too bad momma is married! wink...okay, so i let the army brat from minnesota pick me up out of the bubbles, who am i to shut down a boy who is picking my drunk ass out of a big pile o bubbles? Renee, i am not doing so good in the getting a tan department. they bring you tequila tequila at nine in the morning, then you nap and wake up at suppertime and then you go to the next activity.
we saw ¨grease¨in spanish last night at our hotel. the dancers were pretty good except all the girls had a little camel toe going on in the costumes department.
these photos have been carefully selected for your viewing pleasure...I like Renees picks but these boys are bad aaaaaaaassssssss! Too bad all we did was look:(

just full of good things

2007-02-22T15:17:00.000-08:00

the fed ex guy came today with a box of goodies. Unfortunately, I lent my photo card to jessi to upload our little photo shoot and I borrowed Morgan's camera and he didn't feel like getting the cord out. Sooooo, you will have to wait to see a pic . I got the entire valentines line! A set of five chipboard hearts with different sentiments, a chipboard set of "love" letters, 3 different sheets of alpha stickers, valentines ribbon, a pack of 24 clips, 20 foam stamps, a tag of index stickers and some sparkly valentine word stickers. Making memories was very generous!
this will be the last post until March 3rd, it is arrivaderci chicas! I will be sure to upload all my pics to my space as soon as I get home. (J if you are reading this, please edit creatively, tee hee hee). i am going to miss my baby bear sooo bad, everyone download "Godspeed" by the Dixie chicks and listen to it. I sing it to him every night. i am no dixie but he loves me! Wish you all could come. I am not kidding about next year, start saving those pennies gals...quit spending all your coin on scrapbooking supplies! I will catch up on every blog post when i get back, til then, have an awesome week!

anyone have $97.00????

2007-02-21T19:56:00.000-08:00

I can't even believe this!!!! I am the last minute trip booking queen and I always get deals. Can you imagine my eyeballs popping from my head when I received my email from travel zoo that return airfair to MEXICO - cabo san lucas, peurta vallarta or cancun is only $97.00 RETURN airfair!!!!!!!!So anyone who seriously wanted to go to mexico, get your credit card out... go to flight centre.ca or sign up for travel zoo and book it, hurry cuz the first trip leaves on feb 24-march 3, the second one is feb 27-march 6 and the last one is feb 28-march 7. They leave from calgary or edmonton-sorry to anyone who is further. Hey Renee, meet ya there?
My company I booked with said If i saw a cheaper deal... I am phoning them tomorrow morning at the crack of my a%#! Maybe I can get a little refund, maybe not like I said I am...."thrifty", the worst they could say is NO!
I had fun last night playing with my goodies from Ronda (big kiss), and Ireland loves the pages. She wanted me to take photos of her in her ballet stuff because I wanted some of just the boys. She said don't you want some of just your girl? Well, of course! So off she went for the pink lipstick and tutu.

I visited this week's scrapjack and this is my version.

This is a pick of Jessi, me, Kim and stacy from our photo shoot ala my living room. If I get a chance I may upload more tomorrow, if not see all you bad ass girls on March the third. hey...anyone in the Red Deer area interested in having a French exchange student let me know. Our Andreanne's little sis wants to come this year, but Andreanne, "...do not love my sister very very", translation- no way in hell is my sister staying with me! Hope everyone has an awesome week. I will miss you guys!

A big box of Sunshine

2007-02-20T17:05:00.000-08:00

I made a complaint about our LSS. They are behind the times in terms of product. If their sister store in Calgary can't sell something, it goes on clearance at all the stores. When they finally do get something in that you love, you have to buy all you could possibly want cuz you aint ever gonna get more. So.... see the photo above? It is not my goodies from making memories , it is from a real sweetie! Ronda! I had mentioned how I loved the boho line and we had one of the frames, one selection of brads and 2 different types of ribbon. yippee. Ronda said they had a ton of this stuff at Target. So even though it was cloudy, even though we had a freak 10 minute snowstorm, I got a big ol box of sunshine when I grabbed the mail.
She never sent one or two frames- she sent me this whole mess of goodies! I had to hurry home cuz I almost peed my pants! I think it was an especially good day, cuz this particular mail pick up didn't include even ONE bill! that is all. I am going to play with my new stash! I may squeeze in a post tomorrow, my hairdresser is going to try and pretty my hair pretty before I go to mexico. In case anyone is having winter blues... go to belair travel.com or travel zoo (you gotta sign up) and you can go to Cuba for $200 bucks. Calling all blog sistas- I am puttin it out there- next year, same time, chick trip! Any takers let me know. I always book last minute because it is cheaper but you can get a week inclusive for 700, that is mazatlan, all inclusive, air, hotel and taxes...such a good deal I am taking Jeanette. She says what happens in Mexico stays in Mexico, as if "I" would do anything bad....

art cards, curious george and such...

2007-02-18T10:30:00.003-08:00

I know that i am a little crazy but I had to sneak in my sons room with the camera...he was all snuggled up with his curious george, and George looks curious. It looks as though he is going to climb right out of the bed. this is the perfect toy for Porter because Porter is always "curious" getting into stuff then saying I don't know who did that mom, maybe it was my maginary friend. Yeah, like I will believe that one. Aren't they the best when they are sleeping?

I have had my art cards done for a while but hadn't uploaded them so here is a front and back view of them. I tried to put them in order.

...and my baby is growing soooo big! He went from eating 4 ounces of milk every 3-5 hours to 8 ounces every two hours! He is a porkchop! 20 pounds already. So we tried the pablum...this stuff gags me to no end! I hate the smell but he loves it. He figured it out pretty well after the first three or four spoonfuls. Last but not least, I didn't get my surgery on Wednesday, they weren't able to do it. I am going back to see my specialist and probably have to have a complete hysterectomy. Always an upside though right...don't have to keep worrying how I kept getting pregnant...LOL! Just kidding. I am trying to be positive. So I am out of my funk today. I am taking the kids tobogganing and I am going to visit everyone's blog and see what ya crafty beeyotches have been up to. Missed ya!

Happy Valentines to me?

2007-02-14T08:34:00.000-08:00

Here I thought I was going to have a valentines like every other.Boring. Well I taught my first Wilton class in over a year. It was chocolate making which was fun. I made up my treats for the kids. I took pics of 2 cakes I made but can't upload. Maybe tomorrow.My girl Ronda is looking out for me! Lovin you! I won Making Memories Valentines giveaway! Everyone go and check out their blog site. I already love their stuff and now, I am lovin them even more.

Well, here is why my valentines was officially sucking big arse! My FIL went to have surgery for prostate cancer and it turns out is inoperable. You never know what kind of curve balls life will throw at you. Now he is being sent to Vancouver to see a specialist and hopefully it all works out. This diagnosis hit a lot closer to home for me. I found out the source of my afore mentioned tummy troubles.They did not leave anything behind, thank goodness cuz I love Dr.Cassis. It turns out that I have not one but two tumors. One on my liver, which was totally found by accident because the tech was thorough (2 hour ultrasound and pee your pants) and one on my right fallopian tube. So today i go for surgery. Happy Valentines to me.Also, it is day surgery so they drug me up, cut me up, then kick my dopey butt to the curb. Kim loves me and is a mean (in a good way) nurse, so she said shell make sure I'm not dying. Love ya Kim.
My son Porter, did wake up and say Happy Valentines and give me a big kiss. I am hopin my bb wakes up before i go so I can get some real slobbery kisses! He is such a sleeper inner, gotta love him.So I am trying to be positive and hope that I don't get the same news my FIl got but keep your fingers crossed.
My Heidi AYTR class, came in handy before I even knew it. The theme was if you love them tell them and I have. Phew. I will be out for a few days but maybe I can get someone to update my blog for me. Happy Valentine's Girls...Oh and Karla- I hope that whole leg shaving thing panned out with minor injuries! LOL!

you already knew...Dixie Chicks Rock!

2007-02-12T11:20:00.000-08:00

Natalie Maines is ready to make nice!( at least someone is- you know who you are and I'm not, subliminal message here)As if there were any doubt that my chicks rule!For any naysayers- I am sticking my tongue out at you right now.Buy their album- heck buy two so you have one for in the car and one for the house. I am probably the only person with a four year old boy who knows all the words to I'm not ready to make nice...and beautiful by my boyfriend James Blunt. Porter is a great singer though. And they have declared that they aren't really a country band, so all of those who made fun of me for listening to new country, I am mooning my screen just for you.
And on the Mexican homefront- got my confirmation numero. JJ and I are leaving on February 23 and we will be back on March 2nd. It will be 11:45 when we arrive so by the time we throw our bags in our room we can drink margaritas as it should be noon by then. ha ha ha
For Renee thanks for the "booblicious" comment but I am seriously dying of embarassment! Not one of my best pics, also- kinda got that free boob job when I had baby that hasn't gone away yet, tee hee, oh well, it will come in handy in mexico while I am there with barbie maybe no one will notice my other jiggly parts! You know I love you Barbie!

Pics of my chicks from their concert in calgary- not the best but oh well

I finally checked out the crazy gals at
Scrapjacked and this is my lift of Elsie's layout. So maybe it isn't totally finished, I may add little tids and bits cuz it needs a bit more going on, but I completed it!!!! I have been kinda scatterbrained and unfocused these days. So tell me what ya think. Just for the record- the hot brunette in the photo is Andreanne. She is our exchange student from Quebec and will be back this summer and I am supposed to "find her a boyfriend please please". She is FIFTEEN so if you have a NICE son, brother, cousin who is about that age let me know. Oh- if he speaks french that is a plus. Tannis's hookup blog is now closed for business.

renees friday five- yes I'm a day late

2007-02-10T21:01:00.000-08:00

Roses Are Red your friday 5

Well, I am a day late Renee but better late than never
1. What is your favorited red food? there is this marinara sauce and it is so thick, I love it but I don't remember who makes it, love cherry lifesavers and nibs licorice too.

2. Do you own any red clothing? A tommy hilfigger sweater and almost nothing else. Not like I'm not a "hey look at me" girl, but it doesnt suit me very well

3. Name one item you can see right now that is red. A stack of unopened printer paper, mouse pad, a red ball my kids didn't put in the toybox and some envelopes for valentines cards

4. Have you ever run a stop sign or red light? Meeeeeeee? Nooooooo, never ever ran either (lying like a dead man in a coffin!!!!) Um, doesn't everyone roll through stop signs if no one is coming, you know the tree in the forest theory- if no one is there to see you, it kinda never happened?

5. Do you ever get so angry that you "see red"? Oh I've gotten way angry too...like the whole last week and when i look back on it, I just can't let it go. then I'm like grrrrrr! At least it has simmered down into a pale red.
That is all for now- oh- I must issue a warning for anyone clicking on my new link Jeanette- this site needs to be rated parental guidance but OMG is she a funny girl, she is like a sista. We have only known each other a little while- since birth, so about 30 ish years.She will be accompanying my ragged butt to mexico. More later have a great weekend

If you love them...tell them

2007-02-09T18:31:00.000-08:00

Here is my AYTR layout. I want to give a big cyber kiss to the following ladies:
Karla
Renee
Rhonda
Stacy
Kim
Jessi
Lynn
Tammy
and you can check all of them out via my blog links. You can see for yourself why I love em! Each is their own amazing and unique self. P.s. Rhonda- I stole your banner title for my page cuz I just loved it. And last but not least, my JJ, Cerys, Connie, ZOe and who wouldn't pick their kids. Last but not least, my adopted (almost) daughter, Andreanne who is coming again this year for student exchange. That's all.

Independence Day

2007-02-09T17:52:00.000-08:00

Want to know something funny? I seem to start almost every blog post I make with the word okay. I bet you are all wiser and at peace with the world being enlightened to this unknown amazing fact. Sooo anyhoo... there has been a lot going on at mi casa these days. We have a rental property and my husband insists on selling it because "it is too much work" . I stood back and thought ... yeah...cuz you do so much there...AS IIIIIIIIFFFFF! It has all fallen on my shoulders and quite frankly I am okay with it. Now we have great renters and I am liking the old bank account getting a bit chubbier each month. It is no buffet or anything yet but in time right? Well, whatever, you pick your battles. We are selling it. I had the appraiser come and appraise both houses and I had a little pee in my pants! I am officially a responsible adult with property, RRSP's and investments and everything. Who knew? For those that do know me, I only pretend to be an adult. In certain company I have been known to jack around, laugh like a hyena and act all crazy making the way afore mentioned kissy face (maybe in October post somewhere?)
Seems like this little wave of independence has migrated onto my children. You may sit thinking that is a good thing.
I had a big fat cry when my daughter decided, I AM CUTTING MY HAIR OFF. huh? what? what in the heck was she talking about? I had hair to my butt as a little girl, I always was the flower girl, she has this gorgeous blonde hair to her butt and it has natural curl to it. I bit the bullet... and I cut 6 inches off her hair. Waaaaa! She was happy as a pig in a mud pile but me on the other hand... then she says "does my haircut make me look seven?" uh no...you still look six and a half. Why do kids want to grow up so fast?
Then there is my big boy who takes matters into his own hands (not like anyone I know tee hee) You know how your parents say they hope you have a kid that is just like you? well... I have one... and maybe that isn't all bad. My son had commented to me how kids at school seem to get anything they want. Later we watched an episode of Oprah about spoiled kids etc. The "expert " said that if a parent loves their kid it is their job to say no sometimes.
My nine year old pipes up..."Gee mom, you must love me A LOT because you always say no". Ouch! I explained that it is better to earn special stuff or things that are valuable rather than having everything you want handed over. It teaches you not only to appreciate the things but also how hard you have to work to buy stuff. (Dr.Phil would be so proud I know).
So one day he was mouthing off and I said get a job while you still know it all and you'll see how far your money goes
him- fine I will!
me- fine! (not one of my prouder moments)
The next day the Advocate (our local paper calls), my son applied for a paper route and got one in the cul de sac behind our house. Well, alright then. So today he got his very first paycheck. I was sooo proud of him. The first thing he wanted to do was open a bank account. We made a deal that half of everything he earned had to go into savings and he was okay with that.
So horray for independence. Oh, and Stacy, you may be sucking my blood on Wednesday so please find the teeniest, tiniest needle ever and don't tell the blog world how unindependant and wussy I really am! I am going to the hospital all by my big self. I am going to post my LO for AYTR tonight and look for you. The goal was to tell people you normally wouldn't how much you love and appreciate them. So to all my blog sistas- a big smooshy kiss! MMMMWAAAA! I am thankful for all your love and kind words cuz some days ya really need em ya know?

I've been tagged!

2007-02-03T20:00:00.000-08:00

okay, First i am going to answer Renees five questions
sooooooome people call me cheap, but I am a girl who grew up in low income housing people, it is called THRIFTY!!! I seriously never buy cd's or anyhting because it seems you spend 20 bucks then you like 2 songs!!Cuz my friends knew I was "thrifty" I often got music for gifts. Can't remember first cd I bought but I remember the last ones...does that count? I bought dixie chicks- listen to Godspeed, I sing it to Vaughn. I'm no Natalie Maines but he loooooves me!
I listen to music typically only when I am in the car. Occasionally I turn on the radio at home and I listen to big 105 or 95.5
Favorite genre? Is dixie chicks a genre? roflmao!!! screw the whole texas thing, I think they are the real deal and i know every song of theirs by heart. Hey...are you guys still there?
I rarely ever watch music tv but on occasion if I flip I land on that artist on trial...I am telling you this is funny shi#! And I have to say it...justin Timberlake is sexy but he is NOT bringing sexy back. I could jab my eyeballs out with a hot poker when I hear this song. It makes me throw up in my mouth and swallow it. Why? because my sorta found him on the edge of the road and adopted him cuz we had no choice brother, puts the capital G in gay and sinks it in his "macho salmon" pink shirt. U think I am kidding...i'm not, I think he has leather chaps and a little whip too...nothing against gay peoplebut Jessi and Stacy are probably rolling on the floor laughing saying OMG she is NOT kidding. you only have to meet this kid once and he gives gay people a bad name, they would gay bash him!
(I said I have nothing against gay people right? I am becoming a lawyer so this is my unofficial disclaimer, I especially like gay girls...girl power and all that jazz)
Grammy's- I don't even remember when regular tv shows are on and I get freakin pissed when I do actually remember the day and time and some awards three hour long blah blah speeches thing is on...there is a scene!

A=Available - I also am available to scrapbook anytime and I am going to leave this question blank.
B=Best Friend - ZOE!!! I love you chatty cathy
C= Cake or pie - definitely cake for baking, decorating,not for eating...I am a professional decorator and too much cake, cant eat it, smelling but pie? banana cream
D= Drink of choice - pepsi intraveinously!!! but I am on a harsh diet so water, mmm love water (I just lied)
E= Essential item you use everyday - oil of DELAY honey!
F= Favorite color - pink...and pink... and I also like all shades of pink and maybe taupe/brown
G= girlie girls!!! Love them,got one, get yerself one!
H= Hometown -Taber, AB-taber corn People!!! It is canadian famous!
I= Indulgences -getting pics of my kids, my cozy pink blanket that i RARELY share and scrapbook supplies but I tend to hoard them
J= January or February - february cuz i believe in true love, yes I have been bumped on the head a couple times
K= Kids and Names -Kian, ireland, Porter, and Vaughn and maybe someday when I am certifiably crazy my dream of baby Ainsley will be realized, can't let it go just yet
L= Life is incomplete without...my babies and my camera!
M= Marriage date - June 7,1999
N=Number of siblings- do I really have to answer this? 10 and I will save the explanation for later
O= Oranges or apples - oranges especially as in juice (maybe a nip of vodka, tee hee)
P= Phobias or Fears - kay, not sure who is reading this, should I be honest?I have this thing where I hate to be alone. Never single for long when i was younger, love having girl sleepovers cuz hubby is always away. there I said it- not cuz I am scared of the dark or anything though, just like the companionship
Q= Favorite Quote - Renee- love your quote...I am basically in love with any Kobi Yamada quote. Every girl reading this buy this book!!! this fits for today...well actually for this last week: She said bye-bye to unhealthy relationships. Celebrate her happiness (k still waiting for the happiness part cuz I am kinda crushed right now but to the "voices" I get it)
R= Reason to smile - um hard to find em today but big one- My JJ, you know I still love ya girl and that will be to the grave.no grill 4 you, not worth it
S= Season - winter cuz I have always been able to sneak in a little hot vacay, yippee!
T= Tag 3 or 4 people - Kim, Stacy, Rhonda
U= Unknown fact about me - funny answer Renee! Um, i am kinda like an open book cuz I rarely shut up and guy Kim if he read this would be like yeah...right.Hmmm... how deep do i dig girls, Karla is so honest and real I feel kinda obligated but on the other hand, don't want you guys to be like la la la la earmuffs!!! K- real and honest- I am hard on myself because I never want anyone to be able to compare me to my mother...ouch I know but I had a little break down the other day because my daughter said "you look like grandma" don't be thinking I am a meanie, I could have my own reality tv show cuz I just couldn't even make this shit up
V= Vegetable you don’t like - Zuchinni
W= Worst habit - it is also my good trait, but when I am nervous i never freakin SHUT UP!!!! nervous chatter, then others notice and say something so i get more nervous and get verbal diarrhea and you know how diarrhea progresses, yeah...something like that
X= X-rays -can't remember ever having them but my man's man boys racked up the ol x-ray dept last year!
Y= Your favorite food - some things are staple but I really love this layered salad, how do you pick one thing...seriously?
Z= Zodiac Sign - pisces

K here is the super easy yummy salad recipe
in a bowl chop 1/2 head of lettuce any kind ya want
then add 1 cup cooked, drained peas that are cooled
top that with 1 cup HJELLMAN"S mayo(not miracle whip)
add 6 hard boiled sliced eggs on top of that in a layer
top with 1 pkg of bacon that has been chopped, cooked, drained
serve. This is awesome for pot lucks because it NEVER gets soggy!!! Keeps in the fridge for days and my kids will eat it all in one sitting if left to their own devices.
it is 12:45 in the morning and Kim and I had a marathon phone chat. A life in review and I loooved it. I miss having my Zoe to spill my guts to about everything and nothing. Also, I am a night owl and most of my pansy(but Ilove you) friends are all in bed. Personally i can survive going to bed at two or three and getting up at 7 am. Not a sleeper. Usually catch up on a saturday and sleep til 10, even my Vaughn has this routine to a science. He eats at 7 am and snuggles into my armpit and sleeps in...not from the bad smell, hey quit laughing! I just sniffed my armpit and it still smells good...dove deoderant case anyone wants to get a stick.
lovin ya later in blogland. Just one more note that Kim and I concluded: We are glad to have this community of friends. Thanks for all your support and if anyone needs a little extra to vent or whatever and can't spill their guts here, I am an email or phone call away (monbebes1@hotmail.com)

calling all computer experts

2007-02-02T12:28:00.000-08:00

yay my computer is back...or not so yay. I pay a hundred bucks and get my computer back to discover...they haven't fixed the problem!!! I can't get on msn but at least I have internet. Almost every site I try and go to is blocked. My special ed husband passworded the computer from our "kids" (cuz treehouse.com is so threatening) and he forgot the password!! I'd like to think I have baby einsteins who could crack his code but seriously if you used the password "pepsi" or whatever- they would never figure it out.
Apparently you need the password to take it off, and yes I have tried to uninstall but it shuts the computer down completely when you try that. SOOOO a big shout to all my blog friends ( if you are still there wondering where the hell I have been or just gave up already), please if any of you, your husband , boyfriend, brother in law Jed or any other person you know can help me get this off, I am begging for some expert advice. I promise to send you a hundred air kisses in return for your knowledge!
I have to say, I have missed our long chats everyday and catching up...but I especially missed Renee! I love you the most b'cuz you are super amazing (am I sucking up enough yet?). So everyone go to her site and you will agree, she has hot half naked men there, some good listening, and you can get in your daily ab exercises from all the laughing at her insightful thoughts.
Oh, you heard it here first, Karla must have been chosen for HOF and they contacted her already or she is Dt ing on eleventeen sites cuz this girl is more MIA than me. At least you can check her site and see what jaw dropping projects she has been working on, I have been wallowing ( you know who you are and I hope you feel super, guilty!!)and I bought cool product to make myself feel better. Maybe this weekend at Kim's, I can finally pull out of the funk and have a yay me moment. Stacy, you're bringing um...beverages I heard?
the Heidi class is bass ackwards cuz all month we stare at a white 12x12 square and get the assignment the last week and you put it in the calender and don't get to look at it cuz you need the number part of the following month. Products aren't working as they should...the dew is off the rose here people. Love Heid's product concept- Advantus people- helloooo! Someone is snoozing in the adhesive department, you should check they aren't "stuck" on how to work their machinery.
look for me on your blogs girls , I am about to go surfing...

My Love Affair with the Fed Ex Guy

2007-01-18T19:17:00.001-08:00

Well, I have been in the Heidi Swapp class for almost a month and still the fed ex guy hasn't shown up to drop off my box of goodies. Apparently there was trouble with the pages fitting in the calender. I love Heidi's product in terms of concepts- she is very creative but I am thinking she needs to hubt for a new manufacturer. It never seems to work as it should. The journal spots never stick- you always gotta glue stick em, the chipboard "self adhesive" letters have never adhered to anything ever! and there are a few other things. You would think since advantus has this megga creative chick working for them, they would try hard to make her products work so she doesnt jump ship and go to another comany!
So anyhoo.... I am waiting for the fed ex guy/gal to show up. At this point I don't care- I will molest whoever shows up at my door in the brown jumper! ...or is that the UPS guy? Whatever. I guess in the meantime I will have to resort to finally starting the orginazation project I had for my scrapbook supplies. I am FLYLADY! I totally clenaed the house yesterday. then, just cuz I am such a nice sister, I was up and showered and making banana bread and bran muffins at 7 a.m. cuz the boys are working in Ingelwood this morning. Where have you blog girls been? I go to stalk blogs, and waaaah! No new posts. Whatcha been up to...

"I am the mom of boys..."

2007-01-18T19:17:00.000-08:00

Okay, so i wanted to post the third picture first but it didn't turn out that way. For the love of God, please can I get my computer back?!!! The one I stole from my husband unfortunately had to go back to work with him. I blew the dust off this old laptop I had under my bed and plugged in the internet stick and it isn't working so hot. Anyway, when you scroll down to the third pick, you will see why I wanted it first. Wheeeew! Anywaaaay..

apparently I had a little creative mojo goin' on today. I made some cute chocolate bar wraps for the kids for valentines and one for Andreanne in quebec- hence my bad french on the wrapper.I just took the wraps off some arrow bars- Ireland loves "letting the bubbles melt" she has seen the two spazy girls commercial one too many times, and I measured some pp to fit. I ran it through the computer then embellished with ribbon by Making memories. I also inked the edges a bit and attached some extra "love" with a mini diaper pin by Making memories.I wanted the little "hershey hugs" rectangle chocolates but couldn't find any anywhere. if anyone has seen them let me know, originally I bought little boxes and painted them. On each chocolate I wanted to put one reason why I love them and put them in the box. There is still time before valentines so help a girl out if anyone spies em...ps- to the newbies, I live in canada, no target here but I wish.
Here is a closer look. This one is for kian that says love you, no matter what. He acts like a teenager so i never know which day its gonna be, either I love ya or "you're the meanest mom ever!" kinda day.

Here is the pic I wanted first. For some reason my four year old deemed it necessary to store his army truck in the refrigerator. (pretend you don't see the "kabillion" take out boxes in my fridge- it was daddy's turn to cook)So I decide to inquire why it has to be there.Well, duh! apparently, the aliens are sending signals and the captain knew that they couldn't send them in the fridge because it is too cold for them to send signals there...okay, I must have missed that day in school.Glad that was sorted out for me. I would have been up all night wondering if those aliens were listening in on the ramblings of Jessi and I, top secret stuff ya know!
...and here it is, a project that was not made at 2 am! I had a sleep deprivation thing going on yesterday and crashed by 11 but I was up and showered and all by 7:30 and made this early this morning. I LOOOOVE how it turned out. I had a stack of my afore mentioned "stash" out for weeks to make some cards and I ended up using a scrap of C.I. paper (I need to marry a ceo of this company and get some free crap!), a transparency, some making memories paint and my big Heidi stamps. it says:
LOVE...isn't always so transparent but even a blind man could see my love for you. Happy Valentine's Day.
according to Miss Sassy Ireland, it is "sooo pretty". Well alright then.But, okay, when I finished it, I'm standing there like yep, that's pretty nice. The kids are looking at me like- yep you are crazy!

this is the envelope. Little tidbit, a lot of people have been using transparencies lately so here are some things i know: you can get a huge box at staples for 10 bucks rather than a buck a piece for a 4x6 at your LSS. You can stamp, emboss, sew etc on them your big self! Also I bought some invisible thread at Fanny's Fabrics (they kinda bend you over cuz it's $11.00 for one spool OUCH!!!) but it lasts a long time if you use it for transparency projects only. It is awesome because you can sew and it keeps the integrity of the whole see through bit.

Last but not least-I fit into a size 7 pair of jeans pre prego! Yay, now the next step will be getting my size 3 and 5 back from my best SB(skinny bitch) friend, Jeanette that she borrowed last summer because I intend to fit into them real soon. Jeanette you know the ones- camo capris, you took em to cuba? I am going to stalk some blogs if my computer holds out, p.s.- candice- email me a picture and I will upload it to your blog and set it up then email you the info. Bye for now, big kiss!

transparency album

2007-01-16T09:35:00.000-08:00

well i never thought that through very good. guess what? apparently you can only upload 5 images at a time to blogger so my last page is first. soooo what?

these pics look kind of dark here so i hope hey are easy to see! i made this album as per inspiration from Ali. I used bohemia transparency, mm glitter stickers, and daisy d's paper and cards. you can also check out some of my projects at L2S website. For all the new gals from Heidis class, thanks for visiting. Can't wait to visit more of your blogs! I stayed up until 2 in the morning to finish it and then had to be up at 7, not so great. I am glad I can finally sneak in a little nap cuz the babies are crashed. yippeeee! I am loving my Heidi Art Journal. I have been writing in it everyday because I STIIIILL haven't received my goodie box! I need to keep notes so that I can fill in the bottom of the calender. UPS guy, where the hell are ya?
Karla had a totally cool journal posted on her blog. You should check it out cuz it is super amazing!

No laughing at me!

2007-01-14T15:47:00.000-08:00

Well, here is my first LO for the Heidi class. I took these nasty ass pics and stared at them for a week. The january tag is strategically placed over my jelly roll, not kidding. I had a cool LO all mapped out then I got the email for this weeks art challenge. I am like whaaaat! So I had to redo it. But hey, that is what the class is all about. Stepping outside of your normal style and doing something different.
It had to use pattern paper, have a target somewhere, list your goal, deadline and five reasons for choosing that goal. I have also had some journal spots stashed and never used them. I saw Ali had stamped the edges of some and other people used them in a different way. I am trying to use up my stash of "just in case" stuff. Quit laughing Jessi- I know where you live!! I am really making the most out of it and have stopped buying so much. I found a bunch of stuff I don't even remember buying! I made a cute little baby journal for Pearl and used up a bunch of baby things I had saved.
i want to do some ufos tonight and make a bohemia transparency album scraplifted from Ali. if i get it done i will upload it. need to finish my christmas and home tour mini albums and help candice make a blog. good luck catchin up on all your projects girls!
ps- thanks for seeing my before pic and still visiting my blog in the future...girls? are you still there?

"She ignored people who said it couldn't be done"

2007-01-12T19:04:00.000-08:00

have you ever done something and afterwards stood back and secretly said to yourself...I FREAKIN ROCK!!!!!! Well today was a yay me day. It's official- I am in pre-law studies! Thanks to Athabasca university, who gives credit for life experience, I am shavin a year off my studies and should have my degree completed within 12 months or less!
Also, I am able to work on my first year of law consecutively through online courses. I am 32 years old but I figure if it takes me 3 years I am still young enough to have a great career. I am seriously taking this year to "throw away all my excuses" and do what I know I can. For all the girls in Heidi's AYTR class, if I can do it you can!
Once upon a time I used to feel sorry for myself that my parents couldn't afford to send me to college, but I did it myself and it felt even more rewarding when I graduated.Also, during my first year of studies, I found out I was pregnant. My one fogerty fart teacher from 1900 told me to dropout, way to promote education buddy. I took summer classes and correspondance and graduated with my calss.
Not everything is easy. today I met with one of my teachers from college 9 years ago- he threw out a tidbit. hey, you should organize a ten year reunion. You know what- I am going to do just that!I believe my life could have turned out very differently if I had chosen to focus on the fact that I came from a poor family, single mom of four. My mom has a grade 7 education and unfortunately feels she should work at a minimum wage job. She has the training and capability to work as a nutritionist at a hospital and has in the past but has let her focus slip away.
Today, I also had to let go of someone very important to me. I was crushed. (Jeanette and Candice I am stronger than you think:) Sometimes you have to know that you just can't help people who don't want to help themselves and it is so frustrating when you know they can do more, be more and are amazing!
For that person if you are reading this- know that I value you and love you enough that I can walk away and you will see if you can be strong enough to "live the life you imagined". Take it from one who knows, changes don't happen overnight. If you can't even be honest with yourself though, 10 years from now, you will look back and be in the same spot.
Well I am no Albert Einstein or anything but I know what i know. And what I know is that you can turn cant's into cans and dreams into plans! For my Heidi girls and all of you, I am rootin for ya, used to be a cheerleader ( my ass was smaller then)and anyone who needs a cheerleader, I recently found myself in need of someone new to cheer for.Let me know. So instead of crying today, I am going to smile for this small victory on a path I am going to move along quickly.

A year to remember

2007-01-10T20:41:00.000-08:00

I have finally started my Heidi AYTR class. We got our first assignment last monday and this week we were to design a journal to start writing in. This is helpful since I need a way to keep track of stuff for the month. Poor UPS gal came today. I had just came back from the clinic as vaughn had his shots and was CRAAAABBBYYY!! I laid down to snuggle then ding dong. GRRR but I go to the door and see UPS through the window and I'm like YAY! My goodies are here. I ask who it is from ....tupperware! Damn! Uh thanks...she says oh you didnt order this?
I am actually a fake tupperware conultant and I won some free stuff for recruiting 2 new members. Yes, I am thankful but still bummed nonetheless. I just "sell?" tupperware so my pantry is all pimped out and organized. It is a sickness but man it looks good. Maybe someday I will do a LO about my Marthaness.lol. I found this cool leather journal at winners and added some paint and stuff and I love it.This is the outside cover. I was on Jessi blog and she answered a little tid bit from Cheryl's blog. Since it fit so well with the stuff Heidi asked us to think about, i thought I would also post my answers to it too. I challenge all of those wanting to make this year a year to remember to answer this stuff and think about how you want this year to look like and as Gwen says...Whatcha waitin, whatcha waitin for?
What did you do in 2006 that you have never done before?
Allow myself to become financially independant on someone else...didn't like that feeling much!
Did anyone close to you have a baby?
yes, candice and I had to have a baby a week apart. that was sort of fun but kinda hard to share maternity clothes, Bonnie had Coleman
Did anyone die?
Thankfully no one close to me died but some people did pass on my DH side who were elderly and it was actually for the best
What countries did you visit?
Cuba and it was amazing. I went to Guadalavecca beach and the sand was amazing!
What do you have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Confidence in myself again! I am going back to get my degree and head to law school. I don't know what I was waiting for because this girl I am now is the girl I always was, just lost her for a bit and I am glad she is back.
What from 2006 remains etched in your memory?
The selfish poor me thoughts I had at the prospect of having another boy (3) and then when I had Vaughn, I just loved him so much. When I read about others struggling with infertility and one girl who's baby died during delivery I want to smack myself silly. Glad I no longer am a raging ball of hormones and I am thankful for every little moment I get to spend with my 4 beautiful children!!
Did you suffer from any illness or injury?
I had difficulties from a cesarean and many infections followed. Again, felt sorry for myself. It is being followed up with another possible surgery this February and though I thought about being angry, it can always be worse.
Who would you like to celebrate from last year?
i want to celebrate Andreanne tremblay, our exchange student who left home in Quebec for the first time and spoke mostly french and little english. You are a brave girl!We miss you and can't wait to have you back this year. P.S. I am brushing up on my French too I promise!
Who appaled you or depressed you?
Myself. I allowed myself to sucuumb to a person that I didn't want to be. I did little to change the way things were and I bitched that it was so. For all of those who listened to my griping and never punched my lights out, gotta love ya:)
Where did your money go?
To a brand new home and all new furnishings. Not a total splurge- I did garage sale all the old stuff and made a whopping $3500 and then when we moved in there was a bit more left over so I had another sale and made $385.I am thrifty and just a note, I still had some furniture from college okay?
What really excited you?
A lot! A new start, a new baby, a new home, meeting Andreanne but it was a rollercoaster being all preggers
Compared to this time last year were you happier/sadder, fatter/thinner, richer/poorer?
hmmm. How do I answer this? Okay, i will be honest. I was happier, thinner and richer last year than I am now. But I am on my way to happier, thinner and once I am out of school- not richer as that isn't important to me, but self sufficient, money makes life easier sometimes but it definitely doesn't make you happy.
Favorite t.v. show?
With the prospect of moving into the new house, I always watched channel 25. Does that count? It is all design inc. trading spaces and I ate it all up so my new place would be out of the pages of Style magazine.
Best book you read?
She, by Kobi yamada, thanks Heidi! I am telling you, this book takes all of 5 minutes to read but every girl, woman should own it! Every page I was like yeah! Here are a couple of my favorites that helped me to point this year in the right direction
She decided to enjoy more and endure less...celebrate her choices
she woke up one day and threw away all her excuses...celebrate her accountability
she discovered that she was the one she had been waiting for...celebrate her self reliance
I know- don't you just love those words?!!! They inspire me
Someone or something you miss?
Zoe, tear I miss ya girl, Cerys and Candice and Connie. All my best girls have moved and live far away. WAAAAAAA!
What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I turned 32. I celebrated, secretly pregnant, at Yuk Yuk's. It was so fun. People were wondering why I didn't have a kokanee or two. Didn't tell my extended family I was pregnant until 5 months when I started to show
What kept you sane?
one person. You know who you are so need for me to say so. It is nice to have that one friend who hears you piss and moan, lets you know when you are being a total shit, and loves you anyway.Thanks! I don't know if I would have made it without ya and I wish we were able to be closer but I have been known to do crazy stuff. wink!
What do you hope to accomplish this year?
Well, this may be a lofty goal but if I can pull it off, I am going to complete my 3rd year for my degree and put a good dent in my 4th year classes. I am fast tracking law school which shaves off a year or more but I am a nerd! Loved school, dean's honour roll kinda nerd
If you could do one thing in 2007 and not suffer repercussions from anyone or anything what would it be?
Well, I have already chosen some lofty changes for 2007. One major one I know will have a backlash that will ripple for some time. I am going to really start being honest with myself and others too. Not in such a way to hurt anyone but I read that the sad thing about people who don't like how their life is going, is that they don't do anything to change it. I don't want to wake up one day thinking what if and wow did I waste parts of my life that I could have spent time living. Okay enough seriousness. Others, are less obvious but if money weren't an issue:
i would travel to my top 3 places on my list: Paris, Scotland and Italy. I would suck up the ambience of every place and if it were a reality that was possible I would take all my kids along too.

Herre is some yay me stuff: I have an appointment tomorrow for GRANT application for school. Also an appointment for Friday to register for my first semester of College that will start my degree program. I am so excited to have given myself a second chance on my dreams. When done I hope to serve persons with disabilities from a legal aspect so I can combine my rehab services education in with law in such a way that I make a positive impact on those in our community who usually wound up left with no advocates.
Okay, blogger diarrea again. You people arelucky you don't meet me in real life cuz I talk LoTTTTTTT! See ya on your blogs! Any AYTR girls, please leave an addresse for your blogs

hijacking can be fun!

2007-01-09T18:15:00.001-08:00

hey gals! Finally got some pics going on this FIREWALLED FROM HELL computer I have been hijacking. You get blocked for anything! So here are the kidlets at West Ed in the Polynesian room. I am sure with the exception of Ireland holding Vaughn up by his head, the kids all had fun. Vaughn loved laying on the bed and "talkin" to himself as there are mirrors on the ceiling. (Yes my husband made all the same lewd, he wishes jokes that all of your husbands would have said.No I don't need a mirror on the ceiling with an every angle view of my big ass!) It went way too quick. You don't even get the room for 24 hours and they are kicking you out. Thank goodness it was half price day.
...and since I got noooo kisses on new year's eve, here is one for all of you, feel free to kiss the screen. Just joking! It was a very mellow party. I did get a juicy tidbit of gossip...Pearl and Darrel are giving Charter a sibling! Yipee! By the way, brat- nice keeping quiet. I dropped of a hefty bag of maternity cuz I knew she was "trying" and low and behold she already was. She was savin it up to make a big announcement. Can't wait to do my Martha for a baby shower. yup, already plannin it. Maybe bebe will be born on September 6th like my lovey, how cool would that be?All who were here, just got the 9000 prints back from costco today so I will be forwarding them onto you guys for your mini albums. Almost have mine done.
Here are two cute little muffin heads! This is Vaughn and Ethyn. I was tempted to give Ethyn some of the good stuff to fatten him up but resisted. Not every baby needs cellullite on their thighs, sorry vaughn but it is true. At least you heard it from momma. Runs in the family. ROFLMAO!Ethyn was born a week after Vaughn but was due a week earlier. apparently the highlight of their weekend was hangin out sucking on their fingers. We took the drive to whitecourt to see Candice and her crew. there was this one stretch of road that I swear was "groundhog day". I'm like, are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet? It was freakin cold!! I had to wear...socks!!! Yes, you read it correctly, I wore socks in the winter time and for three days in a row. We just kinda vegged but it was nice. The highlight- besides seein you Candice cuz you know I love ya (shitdisturber!) was she has a jacuzzi tub in her master bathroom that is like the size of an eight man hot tub!!! I sparked that bad boy up. I came home and brought candice's other two to Red Deer. I am patient, but I tell ya, call CFS if you must but the next time I am in a car with Dorrian for three hours straight- I am giving the kid some cough syrup with codeine!! He has one volume- loud and no shut off valve! Gotta love him.I survived. P.S. candice- payback is a beyotch! Your turn is coming.
last but not least here are the snowman balls I made for our sleighride in heritage ranch. It is rice krispie balls and I coated them with white chocolate. I used a cheezie for the nose and added it with more chocolate after the ball was dry. The top hats are full size marshmallows coated in dark chocolate then I set them on a round pool of chocolate for the brim and choc chip eyes. Cute! I wanted to eat em up but I am on a diet...oh well. I am at a stall and aven't lost any pounds in the last week and a half but I have lost 5 inches so it's all good. How is everyone elses goals going? Let me know. I will visit blogs when I can. Miss ya- no posts on L2S but I will be back soon when I can override this computer. I will leave my blog love as soon as possible. Hey Karla? Karla? Has anyone seen this gal? Did she get lost in a sea of deadlines and tape runner? Checkin ya out on scrapologie- reach for the stars baby cuz pretty soon you'll have a whole sidewalk of fame with your name on it! Big Cyber kiss for ya.. mmmmmmwaaaaa!

and then....

2007-01-04T21:15:00.000-08:00

and then... my piece of shit computer decided to go on strike! I hoarded some amazing photos and words for ya gals from new years and what's been going on. Here is the coles notes version. I got no kisses at midnight on new years eve cuz my arse of a dh was smashed! He also got wrecked the night before- never took a photo of me with the angry eyes but use your imagination it would be a gooder!
My bil and sil were here with their boy for a week and we spent two days at west ed. We stayed at the polynesian room and that was okay. I tried to be restrained in the shopping dept.- think mexico! Is it here yet? Can't wait to gooo ! I am telling you girls- I hijacked a computer- my husbands laptop and have been trying to visit everyones blog in one night. How will I ever survive until I get it back? I will have to do the " year in review" and be not joking since it is 2007 now lol!
It was great to see Parker ( nephew) cuz we haven't seen him in forever! he is growing so big! And talk... you would think this kid is from my side of the family.
we had a sleighride today at heritage ranch with the kids and it was so nice to hang with them, Kian snuck his ipod- sneaky bugger.
Okay- here is the meat and potatoes...WARNING NOT FOR WUSSIES
I have been having some life changing shit going down!!! I have been baby bluesing it and feeling sorry for myself. Apparently when I had my cesarean they left some shit behind, sponge or gauze or whatever. You U.S be thankful you can sue! I have to have surgery again and I feel like a bag of smashed ass. I have had to wean my babe so I can take medication to keep the infection at a dull roar until I get in, nice and I am feeling majorly guilty about that. To mask the guilt- I have kept nursing while on the medication then felt guiltier in case it is bad for him! he is for the record his happy go lucky ball of cute (stinky butt clear a room) self!guess what- boo freakin hoo! I have finally started to do some concrete planning to get myself where I need to be. I am usually so "Martha" set a goal and do it kinda girl and I have been droppin the ball lately. Actually what ball? can't find it!!I have sent away for my stuff from athabasca u to get my degree and get this jiggly baby fat butt to law school! Yes, i am 32 and ticking (thanks Ian, you little brother sucker!) for pointing it out. But hey, I am looking at only maybe 3 years of school and then a career of maybe 30 years doing something I love. Brad- you are right, I would make a great lawyer cuz I talk a good talk. i just finally started listening to myself.
I have some serious blogger diarrea going here cuz I want to get it all in. i started my heidi class and the challenge- coincidentally- was to set a goal with some concrete deadlines and why and how you will get there. So off I go to rdc TOMORROW and I have a straggler to take pics of me and keep me accountable. For my B I love ya and I am glad you are so supportive cuz without you I am lost. Glad to have that one person in my life whoI know loves me baby fat , crying mess, psychotic episodes and all. thanks:) i am scrapbookin your travel pics cuz you are scrapbooking challenged and i still love ya!lovin you! Zoe- I miss ya baby girl, Candice- move your white ass back here cuz what will I do without ya to get me into trouble?Stop laughing Dee- help me convince her that whitecourt is not all it is cracked up to b.For all you gals who posted comments- BIG KISS! LOVE YAS AND WILL VISIT WHERE I CAN STEAL A MOMENT!
I am shutting up now- gotta work at 7 am! yikers. good night jack!

Santa baby...I've been an awful good girl!

2006-12-26T21:00:00.000-08:00

Well girls, how has it been in blogland? Here are the christmas pics at a glance. Lovin Amanda- she dyed my hair...twice. The first time, all hormonal hair went almost black!!! So picky bitch me went back and she blondied it up for me, lovin her. The kids did get their top picks for christmas. Kian is too funny- his list was short. An ipod nano, a remote controlled gas powered car and his own cell phone. Santa was unfortunately out of about $1000 dollars!!! Yeah, he didn't get everything on his list. Just the IPOD. Shucks. Porter got his leapster Imax and Ireland was lovin her baking stuff. Vaughn just smiled about everything. Don't we wish they all were like that.
Finally tracked down Tam at the Children's place for a special delivery. Hope you love your wall words. Nice to finally put a face to all those great layouts. I feel sooooo bad for ya girl. there was only like 3 million people in west ed!! There was a line up at Hollister of like 150 people. I'm sorry but i would never want to buy an article of clothing badly enough to wait in line for an hour to get in a store, look then wait in line another hour to pay for crap!Who has this kind of time.
I did buy a sweet bathing suit from this half naked cougar in swimco. I mean, I wanted to buy her a shirt to put on cuz it was just wrong!! I bought an awesome reversible pink and black Guess bathing suit. I am going to challenge myself girls... be afraid the next few sentences are not for the weak of heart.
I have lost 12 pounds already. If i manage to lose and get my goal weight by feb before i go to mexico, I will post my (YIKES!!!) beofre photos. BAwhaaahaaaa! No laughing. But hey, if the after photo looks good then why nooot. So apparently my friend said I am going to go play pool and have a beer with her so she can tell me about her redneck christmas. Bye gals- check ya later!

All Martha'd

2006-12-20T09:31:00.000-08:00

Well thanks Tammy! I took my inspiration from you to snap some christmas pics. I love my pier one alcohol trays, they are stainless and red glass. Found the martini glasses at the bay for...25cents on clearance!!! I am not kidding. I wish they had more but I only scored six. Had to buy the fresh roses at costco- they have opened sooo pretty. I think I am going to put off cleaning until saturday after my dear? children are sleeping so it will still be clean on sunday! Little devils- gotta love em. I seriously need to get my stuff for the table and goody! The epicure lady came today. If you haven't tried the grand marnier cranberry sacue- you have not seriously lived... this stuff is heaven! Yep- curves be damned, I am having a teaspoon on my all white piece of turkey! I don't even care if I have a jiggly ass!
I have tried to stop by everyones blog but it is christmas so if I missed anyone, sorry and Merry Christmas. I will try to post in the midst of my crazy schedule. I can't wait cuz our little nephew Parker is coming next week, he is bringing mom and dad, but this kid is adam sandler funny.
Plus I think he is cuter than gerber baby cute!!! I will post pics of his mug when thye arrive. i am sure he would love to be famous in blog land. lol!

blaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!

2006-12-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

To all of you who have all your christmas last minute stuff done- a big stick outie tongue to you! Courtesy of Vaughn. Yes, I do have other children but they go to school so who else to take pics of? I don't want him to be in therapy saying- My mom didn't love me! Look at this baren album! He has the funniest faces and makes me laugh, so even though he is sticking out his tongue at you- bet it makes ya smile!
I went to Kim's to scrapbook yesterday. Her husband did this amazing job of refinishing their basement! i am so sucking up so he will come to my house and take the carpet off my stairs! I had a tough time deciding what to bring, had to find a sitter last minute...blah blah blah. So anyway, I was on Sarah's blog and saw an amazing layout. I totally scraplifted it and I love it even more cuz it is of my two little monsters!For those of you who haven't seen her stuff, it is amazing. She is a designer extroirdinaire, (can't spell this morning!) It is tough for me to choose what to bring because i am used to having all my supplies handy.
Big kisses for you organized girls who come here and scrapbook and seem to have everything at your fingertips! I am just not that organized. So much to do! Our whole family (siblings, spouses, kids 30ppl) are coming for Christmas eve. I have so many little things to do!!! Maybe it would be a good idea to take my computer to be cleaned so I can stop going to everyone's blog and get some work done! I just love seeing what you crafty bitses are up to everyday though!
I got these awesome giant felt snowflakes at fabricland. i am using them as placemats because we have a big square pub table and regular mats are too big. I will post a pic of the table all done. After dayhome kids leave today, I am getting a clear tablecloth to protect them. Only 7 more sleeps til christmas- I was informed three times today by all of my children.
Mean momma- last year my eldest unwrapped and rewrapped his gifts, with the one i caught him opening, he had to donate to the christmas bureau and it was the thing he wanted most. I got smarter this year. I removed temptation and numbered all the presents and wrote the corresponding number on a paper. LOST THE PAPER!!! Luckily I remember who went first and so on. happy wrapping girls.

Busy Day

2006-12-15T08:41:00.000-08:00

How gorgeous is this wreath? If you are reading this Karla, I am "feathers and all crazy"! It just screamed buy me, so I did!Cheapskate though, I am waiting for the matching little trees to go on clearance before I buy them. They'll make a nice decoration for our new year's eve party. You'd have to be crazy to buy all the "feathers" at regular price. Damn you WINNERS.The staff discount there is only 10% or I would work there. I think I pay the lease there every month! It goes really well in our house because most of our fixtures are black. It has been a crazy busy couple of days! My friend had a cookie exchange so Vaughn and I got all done up to go. Nice to be out of my standard issue track suit for a few hours. I think the ladies who have kids in my dayhome were scared that I had on makeup and jeans! And it is official, my kid is a giant! There were two other babies at the exchange and they weighed 17 lbs each. The moms were like oh your 7 month old still has those new baby features. I'm like yeah cuz he's only three months old. They go whhaaaaaat?! They couldn't believe he was 16 pounds! Givin him the good stuff baby! Little curves update- lost 8 pounds since monday! I was so good, no egg nog and only 1 square at the exchange. It was tiramisu nanaimo! Never heard of it before but let me tell you people, I think I about died and went to heaven. Savoured every morsel.
Porter's Christmas concert was also today. He was an elf. He looked so cute! I think his favorite part was eating the snacks afterwards. He is in the middle in the grey sweater. He practiced all his songs all week long NON STOP!!! I thought if I heard "three little christmas trees" one more time, I just might lose my mind. When he sang it though, you could hear him and I was so proud, like, yep that's my boy he knows all the words.
Going to see my best girl Cerys in the city today. I can't wait! She is in school there.I also decided to let my kids see my estranged mother. Haven't seen or spoke to her in a year.maybe I am feeling the christmas spirit or whatever but I told her I would drop the three big kids off for an hour. My family is no Beaver Cleaver, well maybe the cleaver part.lol! Everyone is just not entirely normal. I am torn between feeling obligated to let them go and the mother instinct in me screaming back away! Too crazy of details for a blog. I'm not kidding my life is an unintentional soap opera. I can't even make this shit up! Each day I lay down to slepp and think , "Phew, made it through one more day without anything too crazy happening" and unfortunately it is because I am not around my immediate family members. We'll see how it goes.

Curves ahead

2006-12-12T08:38:00.000-08:00

My sister has been going to curves for a while. Since she is blind she had no use for the book. She gave it to lucky ol me. This was seriously my last resort! I decided to follow the menu like a rocket scientist and see what happened. Well I lost four pounds from yesterday to today! No joke! I am sure it is water weight but cool cuz who wants to look like a baby beluga? Not I. My cousin wanted the book so I am just sending her the menu each day for the next day.

Trust me, it was hard walking by the plate of chocolates and smelling them...true trust of willpower. (well okay, I did sneak one!)

That pic of my son is from last year. I want to do some this year but haven't been real inspired yet. Maybe today I will steal dh new camera and get creative. It is so freakin cold I just want to snuggle under a cozy blankie. Felt like Martha last night so Bonnie, Anne, Chris and Pearl are getting a little pick me up today after I drop Porter at playschool. take care of you girls!

Domestic Goddess...

2006-12-10T21:45:00.000-08:00

Hey girls. Was a busy day. I went and made chocolates with my sister, step mom, sil and a bunch of others. We all cranked out a bunch and shared them.I feel bad becuz my sister wanted to help but she is blind. I gave her a tip from one of my classes- rice krispies and chocolate. Mix together drop on spoonfuls on wax paper and let set. My step mom made this caramel...tomorrow it will be like"Hi this is Jenny, what up with the fat ass you collected on the weekend?" Sorry Ms Craig!I ate way too much of it! I could have barfed.
My sweet babes is feeling a bit better. I swear he suffers from narcolepsy. I mean this kid eats and sleeps.He doesn't even stank up his diapers daily. He did cough up a big nice slimy gooober on me, not nice! I feel so bad cuz he can't tell you what he needs.
My camera still won't upload pics, the cable is loose or something. Grrr!
DH went to costco for some stuff for a cheeseball- came back with a sweet new digital camera- no cheeseball stuff. He says I couldn't find it. I sat wondering hmmm...is that because electronics is no where near the dairy section? just a thought. Maybe i will be scamming this camera when he brings it back from work.
Domestic Goddess and Ann please post a link to your blogs or galleries. Anyone new to my blog, please include a link so I can see who is visiting. Love to meet new people and see there stuff, thanks for all your blog love.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

2006-12-08T07:13:00.000-08:00

Yesterday officially sucked! Vaughn and I went to the doctor and he says no more gym for me! I have only been going a week and I am now on another prescription stemming from complications with my cesarean. So more lab work, more drugs, no cleaning the junk outta my trunk! Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse ...it did.
Vaughn was having trouble nursing wednesday night cuz he had a snotty nose. i thought that was all it was. By yesterday morning his breathing was very rattly. We had him checked out and they put him on steroids and an inhaler. The doctor is "hoping" we caught it in time as he said it could easily escalate to the point of Vaughn being hospitalized and on oxygen and ventolin and nebulizers as he is only three months old. My poor babes.
We had a very long night. He would wake up and just WAAAAAAA! And it had this horrible drag from having a tough time breathing.Then of course when he settled in I was wide awake listening for this croupy breath cuz I was worried he would stop breathing.Come on mommies, i know I am not the only one who checks on their baby and looks to see if they are breathing just in case..He missed his feeding at 5 and is still not up. I hope he is just having a good rest and not too sick to eat.
So off I go to another sleep deprivation day. To my sweet friend who offered to come sit while I slept LOOOVING you baby! That is yes, yes and yes. Sleep would be fabulous!

What we wished for!

2006-12-06T20:19:00.000-08:00

Normally I wouldn't pick this cheesy border but hey there wasn't a big selection. I'm standing in line looking ahead like who would order that? Then I saw the selection and I'm like yeah I'll take that one. Nice. It was a free pic day for babies at our mall so hey saved me 15 bucks. Yeah, you read that correctly 15 bucks. Times that by 4 kids for a santa pic. Call me cheap but I remember when Kian was little and it was like 2 bucks. K I'm letting that go now. Going to SCAN my christmas mini album to post at l2s my camera won't work. Love having a plan b.See ya in the gallery girls.

Family christmas

2006-12-06T19:56:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the photos of the kids for our christmas card. Love Vaughn smiling at his big sissy. Sooo sweet. This boy has more chins than a phone book in China! What a chubby !
We decided to go with this one. Vaughn had no smiles for this one but he's just a cutie pie so all is forgiven.I love having a baby in the house again except...them homemade christmas cards. About that, if anyone was expecting one...keep waiting if it doesn't show up in the mail! LOL! I may sent one or two to my best girls and everyone else gets the pre-made. That doesn't mean I don't luv ya!
I am certifiably crazy. My dd brought home a sign up sheet for her class- she signed me up to make cookies for their party. Um... hellooooo daughter, mommy made like 300 for the cookie exchanges!!!! But mommy, your cookies are pretty so I said you could make some. How do you say no to that? She is a diva with a capital D this girl.
So I took out the molasses and butter and oh joy, I am making some more freakin cookies tomorrow. I love her, and secretly I love making the decorated sugar cookies and gingerbread. My computer is on strike for uploading pictures so that is why I have been slacking. Try and upload some of these when I get them done.
Thanks for all the blog love girls! Renee- checked out those spoon sisters and almost wet my pants girlfriend!Sooo funny. how do you guys find this stuff? Tried to order the tatoos for the elderly for my FIL cuz my DH told me to but they dont ship to canada. Bummer.

winter smiles

2006-12-04T11:35:00.000-08:00

Look at that would ya! My dh is actually putting lights on my house! We made bets on how many lights it would take because he said I bought too many.I won, he lost! Ha HA! I get a new pink cozy housecoat from la senza.The next pics are of my little Etnies bad boy. Canadian baby was here today so I snapped a few pics of my own after they left cuz Vaughn was all smiles. He looks so cute. Right after I took these though, he barfed all over himself. Nice...The bottom two are my dayhome kids Carson and Lexi, what sweetie pies huh? So i just thought everyone would enjoy these little smiles as much as me. Day one is off to a good start for body for life. Hey Stace- I can be your motivator. But you have to weigh in today and weekly and I am like Gestapo!Set your goals and write em down so they are concrete. Are ya up for it? Phone me:)

2 weeks notice

2006-12-03T20:42:00.000-08:00

Yeah girls- the two weeks notice is on this whole mommy thing. Having one of those days where I think no matter what it will just go worng. baby blues day or whatever. Just looked and I spelled the word wrong- wrong! So not changing it either!!! I need a little break. so quoting my new favoritest (yes I know that is not a word) book
"She woke up one day and threw away all her excuses. Celebrate her accountability."
So I am starting the gym tomorrow and getting rid of thirty pounds by my birthday in march but hopefully if I am diligent, it will be more like 50. I am done with excuses and the feelings of poor me.
"Martha Mommy" is back on duty tomorrow so look out world!

winter wonderland

2006-12-03T09:11:00.000-08:00

Here are my little snowmen! Ireland and Kian look like I sent them to school at 5 in the morning! It was 8 but man was it ever dark out! I am trying out this new photo thing and it is pretty cool.Porter went out at nine to make snow angels and came back like 5 minutes later looking like a portersicle! Vaughn just wears his cute hat cuz it's so damn cute!
Kinda cranky at my DH today. I am thinking the D won't be standing for "dear" kinda subbing in "damn" or "darn" or ...yeah I'll keep it clean. lol! He decided to work his days off so i had to cancel my plans for the weekend. (Sorry I couldn't make it Lynn).
So I made a five second trip to Edmonton and shopped like a mad woman to get some last minute gifts. I will have no other chance to get to the city. I am looking at my DH thinking heeloooo, salary! Heloooo!!!!! your wife only gets ONE day kid free!!!!Grrrrrr!
Anyway big kisses to Chris thanks for that discount card bebe! I scored some cool stuff. Bought Vaughn some baby camo pants. I will have to post a pic cuz you will all say awwwww until you just can't stare at him anymore.I shared my disocunt card with this guy at the gap cuz he didn't have one and I had heart palpitations soo bad! I felt like a SHOPLIFTER or something. I think they should just give everyone the discount for the weekend.
I am taking the Oprah pay it forward challenge. I am going to best buy to get a new tape today.Look on her website and see what you can do girls:)
Off to take some pics, finish some UFO's and will post later today. I have kinda been a slacker. Big blog kisses for all you mommies! I am putting in my two weeks notice.

Aezine Challenge

2006-11-29T19:36:00.000-08:00

okay so this is my first ever Ali challenge.Thanks for some inspiration from Karla I totally love her style!So to try on her style a layout must have a few things- circles, a smidge of red somewhere, use stamps somewhere and she usually has a "K" but I used a "v" for Vaughn.Last but not least rounded corners here and there and journaling that is inconspicuous. I love how this LO turned out. Not my usual but I lOOOOve it.it seems so "clean" and even though I used patterned pp it doesn't look too busy to me. And hey Ali girl- thanks for puttin us up to the challenge:)

about gallery

2006-11-29T09:55:00.000-08:00

Forgot- anyone who wanted to look at my gallery- click on the link under "she had designer resources" where it says"Tannis's gallery" just uploaded some new stuff:) P.S. Janna- how do I find your blog? What is your L2S name under?

I wanna be just like you...

2006-11-29T07:30:00.000-08:00

My two monsters baking cookies for their
"cookie exchange"
thanks to easy bake. I am glad they want to be just like me, but not exactly.(Yes, my son is wearing his sister's PINK disney princess pj's.Long story but she REALLY wanted a baby sister. Gotta give a girl credit for improvising right?)
Okay, so today i am going to rant...and rave! rant first. I am registered for the Heidi Swapp a year to remember class. It costs like $300 and then they emailed me that shipping is another $80 bucks! I paid it because if you go to big picture
and read all the trailers etc from Heidi, you would probably fall in love with the class just like I did. I am all for sharing ideas too because it helps us all grow as scrapbookers but outright stealing?! I went to yahoo to find the class message board and inadvertantly came across this Ashburn Family Scrapbooking (ROBBERS:(who were offering Heidis class for $150 bucks!
I'm like Whaaaaaaaaaat?!! I thought this was possibly in addition to BPS.They have their little copyright thingy in the corner and bells and whistles offering every Heidi product etc. So initially I'm pissed thinking I have so been scammed here. Then i dig deeper and discover one of these uncreative scraplifting robbers registered for her class and is COPYING EVERYTHING TO THE LETTER and selling it as a class through their store without Heidis permission! I emailed her and she obviously didnt authorize it but I wanted her to know.
The worse thing is that people are registering for it! Some may not have the sense to dig deeper and think it is okay others, know and don't care. Normally I don't blog and bash but I am sorry, today I just feel compelled. Now everyone doesn't have to get all up in my s##t, but I invite you to email them telling them how wrong it is www.familyscrapbooking.net. Maybe they will feel guilty enough to stop.
K- 'nough bout that. Time for the RAVE!! I am almost done my Ali challenge, signed up for her newsletter. She suggests you "try on" someone else's style.Who else could I choose but the amazing Miss Karla Dudley! I fell in love with a layout of hers from the L2S gallery. I stayed up until one working on it and I am tired this morning but still deliriously happy over how it turned out. Seriously people- I think I must be half asleep because I am thinking on taking on a huge project that is business related,gonna make some calls today. I will keep you in suspense as for further details but I will update you on the progress. you can find out whether I really just needed more sleep or if my sleep deprivation has led me to a viable business venture. Keep blogging! Oh and don't forget about the shit disturbers i previously mentioned:)

Martha would be jealous

2006-11-27T13:21:00.000-08:00

Okay- crafty me was feeling energetic. Check out Ireland's birthday stash! I Love how this stuff turned out and I am not even done yet but had to share! Old fashioned garden party... I can't wait!
Okay so here is the proof of my productivity this morning. I am loving this whole day home thing cuz I keep my J-lo butt out of bed after the kids get on the bus rather than going back to sleep!!
I made 144 ginger spice cookies and packed them in my little paint can tins then Porter and I made Poinsettas. The first two were all fancy then he wanted to help...so the rest kinda look like pink daisies with yellow sugar all over, but hey...they taste damn good. Martha will be calling soon for the recipe:)So to all you procrastinator girls..I'm tagging ya to get cracking. Kudos to Chris for also gettin a head start on her birthday bags! Am I rubbing off on you? You could be the next Martha...

gallery is working!!

2006-11-26T18:19:00.000-08:00

okay, so maybe my gallery isn't new york worthy- I saw some amazing ones while there- but it is my own little version of amazing...to me:)

Jesus has arrived!

2006-11-23T18:26:00.000-08:00

YAY! Didnt have to hunt my bebe down on ebay. One of my friends who think they are funny said that Hallmark was sold out of this set. I asked them to pick it up for me cuz I had too many dayhome kids- but niner was just messing with my head! SOOO mean! But okay, funny too. I mean I was up all night on ebay and I am thinking you cant have a nativity set with no bebeJesus!
Ireland helped me set it up. Totally cool on the mantle because we have these little pot lights, doesn't it look like it was meant to be? I love love love it! I know, I am a psycho! And congrats to the three girls who are getting a star. No one left there email but luckily two I knew and I had to hunt you down Lynn but I am resourceful!
I am so freakin busy, I was invited to two cookie exchanges but I am really lacking motivation to bake right now. I made some low fat banana bread (cuz I am trying to lose the ass I gained while pregnant), and I am telling you, dont do it! Put the sugar in and savour every bite cuz this s@#* was nasty! I mean the kids wouldnt eat it. I had a piece and it tasted like cardboard, we threw it out.
I made super cute tins for the cookies though. i will post them tomorrow. I found awesome mache mini picnic baskets at michaels and I am dying to paint them. Ireland is having an old fashioned garden party for her next b-day and these said BUY ME! um... yeah her birthday is in ...august... but in my defence we are having the party in May cuz her brothers is the next month and no kids come to summer parties. I like to be organized plus this is going to be a fun project. Bye for now -gotta do a batman cake!

Check out my RAk!

2006-11-22T08:54:00.000-08:00

check out my RAK! Okay, every year our kids bring home tags off a tree at school for those less fortunate. We buy one thing for four kids that are the same age as our kids. Kian, my eldest says to me "How come this kid asked for a hoodie if he could ask for anything?"

I then explained that when you dont even have the necessities, sometimes even though you want toys, you know you need a hoodie more. So then I got to thinking about the word RAK. In the scrapbooking world you always hear about RAKs. Random acts of Kindness. So see the beautiful star and tag? I am on a mission.

I am extending the invitation for everyone to bring back the meaning of Christmas. The star is left on someones bed and you do something nice for them.They take the star then do something nice for someone and leave the star on their bed and so on. So I made some-not exactly like the pic and the first three people who post their email in my comment section get one! I am going to start this with my kids as a tradition.

For the month of December, I am going to try and help them to use it once a day. I hope it reminds them to enjoy the little things and not to think Christmas is about toys. All I ask is that those of you receiving a star, also extend three RAKs to people outside your home. I am sending flowers to a friend who was bummed out, a babysitting coupon for another couple who I know would enjoy a night out together, and another little surprise to a friend who just inspires me in many ways.

So feeling festive- even though every store is sold out of my baby Jesus willow tree set that I need to complete my nativity scene.I am going shoppin on ebay. Early Merry ho ho to all:)

2006-11-21T16:27:00.000-08:00

Okay so here are the before and afters of my wall. I look especially gorgeous in my pj's I know. Don't beg, I will not be giving away autographed copies of this photo! I stood in front of it so you can see how big this is. I pretend I am 5 foot 3 but probably I am a bit shorter. I informed Matt there would be a line up for these but no one can order one just like mine. I was going to hang a frame in the middle with 9 opening s that has our family pics in it but I just love it so much right now that I dont want to cover it up just yet.

So i guess that is all for now, santa has some shopping to do.Look at my bebe! he is getting so big and cuter by the minute. See you in your blog world:)

amazed!

2006-11-20T22:14:00.000-08:00

okay, my camera batteries died so I will keep you in suspense until tomorrow but my bare wall is dressed thanks to Matty. Ilove you MATTY! This is one of my hairbrained ideas from a magazine that was like WOW! Even my DH took a pic of it with his camera phone(I caught him!) so until tomorrow... soak up the suspense, I am wallowing in amazement, still! Did I already say I love it? Oh, cuz I love it!

what a weekend

2006-11-20T11:26:00.000-08:00

This weekend was so fun! I participated in my first ever online crop! I was so ancy to try and complete every challenge and it was amazing how much I got done. My favorite LO was these two of Vaughn. (thanks Leslie Lightfoot for the inspiration to use real patterns on my lo) I also finished Ireland's birthday pics and a bunch more.I think I am so crazy, this week I am going to try and do the challenges from the crop in October. It may be a way to get lots done! I never made it to bed before 2 both nights so I am suffering from lack of sleep.Thanks to stacy who I scored some cool seven gypsies binding tape from. It was the perfect way to finish of my mini album for HOF
Kim
you so should have stayed longer! I hope you got all your projects done and Karla you finally got to crop with the girls, so to speak!You put out some amazing stuff!
Today I started dayhome again. I have three sweet little boys and one little girl-yay! another female in my house. They all only come like 12 days a month so it isnt too crazy and I have some extra cashola for supplies or shopping or whatever.Check out all my layouts in the L2S gallery. To any who haven't checked it out my stuff is under cakemommy1. take care!

I take your challenge Karla!

2006-11-15T21:57:00.000-08:00

Well, I think I am up to the challenge to share the quirks that are just me. Lucky for those of you reading who dont know me personally, I talk...A LOT! not kidding. It is one of my worst traits at times and other times it is my best. All depends on the day... you knwo those ones when you wish you would have just shut up?

Things I tend to repeat...besides myself lol

I love using brown ink

love the Rhonna swirlies of any kind

I am all about pink, black and brown paper

i love vintage and shabby chic stuff

i do millions of little girl LO's cuz I am surrounded by a sea of boys

I want to try so much

- I love the Ali style but haven't quite mastered it yet

-I want to complete a book that I saw an Idea for on the big picture(I took the photos and they are being developed as we speak:)

-I want to try Heidis big picture class- registering tomorrow!

-to think outside the box more

-try a whole new line of PP and make it work, I am not risky enough when I scrapbook

Things I am cranky without

- an intravenously fed line of pepsi

-dixie chicks CD playing or James (my boyfriend) blunt

-my brown ink pad

-my zig fineline marker

- my sewing machine- I kept breaking needles when doing my HOF mini album- thought the world would end

-my computer, thanks for fixing it HB

-my kodak easy share-which isnt working right now grrr!

Weird things I do

- i also talk to myself...and answer when no one is looking

-I simultaneously work on 6 things at once- can't stay focused

-also say look honey, aren't I amazing?

- Talk about scrap celebs as if I actually know them...right Jessi roflmao

-get very creative between 1 and 3 am...maybe lack of sleep ?

-stage scenes to photograph, my kids are like oh here we go again

- when the gals go out, we always take at least one photo of the skinny pose and one of the kissy face. I love the kissy face!

Okay, this pic is a bit blurry but they are always fun-

All the other weird thngs I do, I am keeping to myself...so hard to make good friends these days ya know?

Dear Santa,

I have had very few psychotic episodes this year. Please bring me the following in very prettily wrapped boxes

- a digital camera that doesnt suck

some computer software

a trip to mexico for my birthday-seriously

Well I am being paged my sweet babe who is hungry...again. How much can one little boy eat? I mean seriously that is like 15 times today! He is 14 lbs already at two months old and started out at 7. Must be a record

crafty witches

2006-11-12T16:57:00.001-08:00

okay so lately my daughter has been expressing her creativity in less than admiral ways.she cuts up shapes and paper dollies like nobody's business!That is so fun she thought hmmm, I bet I'd make a great hairdresser, snip snip, I bet my new outfit from the gap would look great with little circles cut all around the hem, snippety snip. Wow she thought I am amazing with scissors, the next Dolce and Gabanna! I can expand into a textiles line and cut up this quilt that has been handed down!!!
But alas, every designer runs into a snag, hers - mommy wearing her angry eyes and a handful of fabric scraps in hand! So I confiscate all the scissors and lock them in my scrapbook cabinet. Today she comes to me with these puppy dog eyes and says
"Momma, would I please be able to borrow some scissors to make a craft?
"No, you are unable to use them until next week and then only with supervision" she stares me down and I swear made a little tear in her eye and says ,"okay mommy"
I am on the phone with my husband and I get up calmly and leave the room and burst into tears! I hate to see what 10 years will bring. Damn! This girl is GOOD! He laughs as he has missed out on the new manipulation face. I think she practices them in the mirror! All you moms out there with little girls...watch out for these little crafty ones, I salute you!

amazing

2006-11-11T23:53:00.000-08:00

This boy! Look at that smile. I could just eat him up! He looked so cute in his little gown and he was smiley boy. Father laughed because Vaughn laughed as father poured water on him.He never cried once though other babies did. It was an awesome day! Everyone gathered at the house and I think I saw Andrew (Godfather)get that look- like hey, we should make us one of these baby people. I'm trying to help ya out Anne. lol. Anyway, wanted everyone to see this beautiful smile and be remember that we should not measure our time in minutes but by moments.

still got it

2006-11-10T20:00:00.000-08:00

Amazing, I am still able to complete a cake project. It took me forever but I love how it turned out. Hopefully no one notices the odd fingerprint where big brother tested for quality. Today was a good day. We met some new kids who played with Ireland and Porter and they never drove me crazy. I guess they ran out of ideas yesterday.lol.Vaughn is wide awake totally unaware that he will be such a special boy tomorrow. I know I am biased- but he is sooo cute! Just love him even though he still isnt a girl.

2006-11-09T23:17:00.000-08:00

People have said that I am certifiably crazy cuz I plan my childrens birthday right down to the treat bags, a year in advance sometimes. Today, three of the four drove me insane! One picked up when the child before ran out of steam. Is there a God? Is he playing tricks on me? When they were asleep I started on Vaughn's baptism cake for Saturday. I painstakingly cut "lace" details into the gown. Once I got going I was like yay me! I then realized that I do this because I love them even though there are days when I'd love to...you know. Anyways, I haven't made a cake in months. I was excited to see the details take shape. I want the kids to look back and say wow! Mom made sure that my day was special because she loves me. I hope that Vaughn will know how special he is to us not only on this day but everyday. I know I am crazy mommy with "angry eyes" sometimes because these kids make patience a bad word on occasion...but gotta love em you know. All are sleeping and I am almost in tears to see Port snuggled up with his arm around Vaughn in mommas bed. Makes it all worth it.I will post the finished product tomorrow. I am excited for the kids to see it. Gnight all u late night bloggers

cakemommy returns!

2006-11-09T22:03:00.000-08:00

okay, so I have had people tell me how I need professional help cuz I plan my childrens birthday parties a year in advance right down to the coordinating treat bags. Tonight I started making Vaughn's baptism cake and I was reminded why I do it. I haven't created a cake in months. I painstakingly cut "lace" into the gown for hours and added pearl dust... the baptism is three days away. I do this because I want my children to look back and know how specail they are to me and how I am glad for every moment I get to share with them.The cake should be done tomorrow and I will post a pic but I was so excited that I had to write. I wanted to post the beginning tonight but of course my "rechargable" batteries werent charge. Maybe cuz I take too many pics?...nah!

taking the long way around

2006-11-08T16:14:00.000-08:00

Candice and me waiting in the snowflakes for her "flakey" boyfriend.lol yay!! i finally made it to the DCX concert. It was amazing!I was a little special ed in the picture taking department but it was tough when the lighting changed every few seconds. I was under the weather and didn't even shop when I was in the city. Luckily after throwing up and a little nap, I perked right up!

dixie chicks or bust!

2006-11-03T14:14:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I got a reminder about the chicks concert... like I would forget! I have only been waiting about 8 months since I bought the tickets. My best girl Connie is visiting this weekend, too fun! Also- I am considering purchasing a new business. Lots going on. I am so excited! Work from home- generate some cash flow (to spend at Winners lol). Maybe my 'luck o' the irish' is finally kicking in. Took freakin long enough!

hey there little red riding hood...

2006-11-01T21:02:00.000-08:00

okay, besides the babyfat I still have in every photo- me and my DH had a fun time at the adairs annual halloween party. He was so bad! At least I was having a good hair day! Happy Halloween to all of you! Never lose that kid spirit. I say dress up until you are too old to dress urself!

The Blue-est baby

2006-10-30T23:49:00.000-08:00

Okay, so my baby is almost two months old. I thought the whole baby blues thing would wear off. I think maybe I am the only mommy who sits up at night fretting over what ifs and crying. Talk about crazy!! I miss the good old days when I bitched about my job and mundane things. I feel like I am on the outside watching my life. Four. Can I do this? Only five more days until a mommy break. Think I need one. Heres to hormones and babies and all that jazz. I am the blue-est baby!

too cute to spook!

2006-10-29T21:04:00.000-08:00

Too cute to spook! How true. This is our annual halloween party. Kian was a party pooper but its the age. Gotta love him anyway. Dad? In costume? That is scarry! LOL

2006-10-25T23:03:00.000-07:00

I have been posting LO in my gallery. check them out!