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ok, saw the froggies at Meg's blog, and not to be a copy cat, but I just HAD to have them! they are so stinkin cute!!! So this is actually a stamp set, which I had to go right out and order. It is by Rachel Miller, and you can do a google, then find a store that sells them.

What's up?

Well, I just finished a 6 night stretch, and I am throughly enjoying my days off. :D
I got my new cricut cartridges in the mail-- Storytime, stretch your imagination, and paper doll dress up, so I have been playing!
So this is my entry for this weeks class over at badgirls. The assignment is using more that 2 pattern papers, and drawing out the colors of your photo. Is this to much? IDid I kind of go overboard? I like the layout, it just seems a little- well- busy, lol. Let me know what you think, I have until sunday to post it. :D




OR-- should I use this one that I just finished? Not so sure I like these pictures, they were 85 pounds ago. :D





Still doing well on my new way of eating, but my loss has stalled this week. That's ok, I know it has to move sooner or later! that last 20 pounds is always the toughest they say.

I am going to a crop in October in Utah with my friends from Creative express. I have such sweet and fun friends!! Kristy isn't going to be there because they are going on a vacation, but she has offered her house for me to stay in. What a sweet heart! Then Amy says I am welcome to stay at another gals house too. I think Mer and I plan on getting a hotel room, if she still wants- even though she lives in Utah, lol. I am really excited! Can't wait to see my old friends, and meet some that I have not met in person before! dh doesn't even know I am going yet, I haven't told him because i don't want him to suddenly make plans, and then leave it to me to figure out what to do with ds, lol. He has done that before--I think he doesn't like to stay home alone, so he tries to plan a trip to denver to visit his friend. I'll let him know maybe 3 days before, after I ask him wht he is doing for the weekend, lol. I am such a stinker, I know how to work around him, I tell ya! Gotta love him though. OK, more later. :D

Mandarin Pixie

OK, kind of sad, but great news for all you stamps! Mandarin Pixie is going out of business. What does that mean for you? Everything is on sale for .50- 4.00! So if you want to pick up some great stamps, really cheap-- head on over there. :D http://www.mandarinpixie.com/

I got tagged.

OK, Mer tagged me, and now I have to list 6 quirky things about myself. All of hers fit me, but I guess it wouldn't be nice to copy and paste, huh? So
Link back to the person who tagged you
List the rules on your blog
Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of your own
Tag 6 "unsuspecting" bloggers to complete

Pretty simple,eh? Until you get to the 6 unspectacular quirks of your own. That's tough!

so here goes.

1. I can not stand slap stick comedy. hate it. Stupid shows do not make me laugh. example the movie "Airplane" or more recently "Don't mess with the zohan" Just dumb dumb, I usually turn it off, or leave the room. And I won't go see one in the theather if i even think it MIGHT be slapstick.

2.I have to sing along when the radio is on. I just do. I have to be very careful about this though, because I really can't carry a tune, so it depends on who is around. I really get in trouble with my Ipod, cause I tend to sing along with that too. I even caught myself singing along to it in walmart, lost in my own little world. Probably freaked a few people out-- no wonder they were looking at me funny.

3. I am a compulsive shopper. I will go to the store for something, and sometimes I leave without ever getting the one item I went in for, because I got distracted, and spend 200.00 on other junk. If I like it, I buy it. I don't even know if I can afford it half the time, but I buy it anyway. I used to buy like that for dh, but he never appreciated it, so I quit, and started spending it on me. :D And I rarely take anything back. even if it doesn't fit, or I decide I don't like it after all-- it sits in my closet, or some other storage place in the house. I have clothes in my closet I have had for 2 years, with the tags still on them. You think the store would take it back now?

4. Well in continuation of 3-- I am a pack rat. I keep every freaken thing, cause I might "need" it someday. Drives dh crazy cause he is total opposite! I have found things in our trash that he tries to sneak out, thinks I won't miss it, and I drag it back in. I have to check the trash every week by the curb to make sure he didn't throw something I want away. I haven't gotten to the point of only pathways in the house, lol, hopefully I can work on letting go. :D

5. I love pj's! I own probably 30 different pajamas, and I have to wear them (the matching set) to bed. No sleeping in my undies, or the buff, I am just not comfortable.

6. I am all or nothing. If I start a project, book or what ever, I will not do anything else until it is done. If I quit- then it will never get done, ever. I have been able to leave pages half done and return to them, but only because they were left out. If I start a book, I cannot put it down- or I won't pick it up again. That is why I am not a reader-- I would be there for 24 hours, or how ever long it took to finish the thing, lol.

ok, I will be back to edit- with my 6 unsuspecting victims. :D

ok, back. I am it, and I tag
Denise
Kristy
Robyn
Wendy
Teri
Natty

Well Good Wednsday Morning!

So, I am sitting here, just got brad off to school-- he is walking with a friend. Then all of a sudden-splat- a torrential downpour! Man it is raining! So I run out to the car, and drive off to go find them. There they are- 2 soaked little rats, not even half way to school, lol. So I pick them up, and the only thing my son was worried about is what his friends were going to think, because I was still in my pajamas! I told him, I was going to get out at the drop off point, and do a little dancwe in the rain so all his friends could see. (smirk) He about had a cow. "You better not mom" (I didn't, I didn't want to get wet, lol)

Night before last I took a pretty good spill. I was trying to be quiet so I would wake up dh, walking toward the bed. ds had taken his shoes off in my room, it was dark, and I tripped on it. I went flying! I did one of those trips where you run to catch your balence- but there was only about 3 feet to run in, as I headed toward the window. Thought I was gonna go thru it! I managed to hit the wall, bounce back, and fall onto the night stand, knocking everything off it before I hit the floor. Ouch! Now I have a huge bruise on my hip, where it caught the corner of the night stand, I have a sprained ankle, and both my knees are killing me. It pains to walk up the stairs. damm shoe.

OK, so I have become the area photogpher around here, lol. When I was in school, you had your senior pictures done by the school. They would not accept outside pictures. (I know this because I am not in the yearbook, they wouldn't take my picture done by olin mills, lol) Anyway, now you have to go get them done at your choice of place and submit them to the school. Well, the cheapest both my friends found were over 200.00, and that was only for a few prints. So we set up dates, and I went out and took pictures for them. Now I am not a photogpher, but I think I got a few suitable pictures for them to use. They were happy.But I have been having fun with my paint program too, and in editing them, I added a few little extras, lol. The first one is Romell, and the second is Marisa.



I was happy to save my friends some money. :D

The Bad girlskit.com contest started yesterday. They moved servers, so are having website problems. hope they get it fixed soon. Yesterday there ere about 10 layouts already for the first "class" and now they are gone. I uploaded mine last night, but may have to redo it. This one was all about layering. So I went to town with my cricut! I love that thing! Anyway-- here is my layout for this week-- you think it is to much?


Well, I guess I will see if I make "honor roll" next week, lol.

I had someone steal my credit card info on my scrapbook rewards visa. They changed my profile, my mailing addy to somewhere in kansas, and then ordered an HP computer system online. My cc caught it, but man, I am having to jump thru hoops! I am so irritated. I have to sign affidavits, mail them in-- make a police report-- which is not easy feat. It appears since I am in the county, I have to go thru the sherrif's office. For them, I have to fill out a "fraud packet", then set up an interview wih the officer in charge of that. Only that officer is there only 2 days a week, and they are not the same 2 days. grrrrr. So I went yesterday-- nope- try back again tomorrow. It's not like the office is next door either. I am extremely irritated. then I get the notice from the cc co yesterday that it has to be filled out by the 10th (today) or they will "assume" the charges are legit. grrrrrrrr. one day? Why is it so easy to steal cc numbers, but almost impossible to correct them? mad is an understatement!
Anywho, I guess I better get going on that fruad packet, and get r done. I have to go back to work tomorrow night-- another 6 nights of sheer fun. (hahaha)
Shells

Wow,, 3 months?

eeek! I vowed I was going to keep up too! Oh well, I guess I will begin again. :D

Since my last posting a ton has happened. My weight loss continues-I think I have this healthy eating down. It is saying away from the junk that still remains the problem, but I am doing pretty well. My total is up to 85 pounds lost, and 22 pounds to go. Of coarse everyone tells me I don't need to lose anymore, but they don't see the flabby thighs either, lol. I am wearing a size 10 misses, 12 regular clothes. feels good to be able to buy off the rack instead of layne bryant! Of coarse the household budget doesn't like it very well. I will be scrambling to make sure there is enough in the bank for my automatic house payment deduction, lol.
I also started taking 10% of my gross wages and putting it into a 403 retirement account. OUCH! that is a big hunk of change every check, but it is something I have to do. Besides my work will match up to 6%, so I felt I had to do it, that is free money from them. I will thank myself in 25 years, lol.

I am no longer designing for CreativeXpress. No longer designing for Everlasting Keepsakes, or anyone for that matter, except for my DT at scrapbookplayground. It takes off alot of pressure for me, I can now do some stuff for me! :D I am still doing outtathisfunk, but that is pretty low key, so I have time to do other stuff now! I just completed a mini album for my neice, I will do the cover this week. :D
I entered the contest at badgirls.com, so we will see how that goes. It starts monday. :D
I quit my kit clubs. Poppyink- they had some awesome kits, but were a tad high for what you got. My other one was jennibowlin.com, and while I loved the kits, they were unusual, they were not worth it. Retail seemed like half of what you paid, but what do I know? I need to use up my stash anyway.
Maybe I will join another after christmas, and all that stuff is behind me.
Personally- I got a great job review this year, I was really surprised after the last 2 years. I felt like someone was watching me all the time, lol. But things have been good there now, and I guess it showed, got alot of exceeds expectations- so :P.
We went on vacation in July, spent a week down by the beach. very relaxing, loved it! did alot of shopping there too, lol. OK, here is a picture of dh and I down by the coast. That's all for now, gotta try and get ds off to school, he says he doesn't feel good today- we will see. :D

Oh boy, been awhile

Sorry! I have just been so busy, blah blah blah. Actually I could have blogged if I wanted to, I just haven't felt like doing anything. I am so lazy.
Well, since my last post, I have lost a total of 53 pounds. I need to go up to the other computer and post my before and after pictures up to now. I just seem to always be on the wrong computer!
I can't say this new eating lifestyle is easy--there are lots of things I miss. I will be able to add things back in once I am done with the reduction phase, but alias, I really want some cheese. :D

Scrappy wise, I haven't done a darn thing! barely keeping up with my assignments. I do plan on scrapping tomorrow, but then again, I was going to do that today too, lol.

Summer is here- over here. It has been in the 90's this week, hot!!! Brad is having a blast with all the neighbor kids over here playing on the bumb n jump slide. Much to my dismay- I keep telling them to bring their own towels, lol. I am sick of the laundry. ugg!

Well, Robyn tagged me, I guess I better go see what that is all about, and ds is bugging me to make cookies- So I guess I will go put on the domestic apron for a bit.

I am so naughty. i Just never seem to get here to bloggy poo.

no pictures to post, I am on the lap top. (not where I keep them, :D)
well, since my last post, I started a new eating way of life, and have lost 17 pounds!! 3 weeks, 17 pounds== isn't that great? I am really excited. I paid alot for these 17 pounds, lol, hopefully it will be alot more.

ds has been sick for over 2 weeks with bronchitis, hopefully he is on the mend now. He missed so much school, I went to get homework, but there was none, they were doing csap testing. Missed that, lol.

I haven't scrapped much, a bit. I am starting a new project for CX tomorrow, should be fun. I just have not had mojo, or time for that matter. With all this new found energy, I have wanted to do active stuff! Today we went on a nature hike, probably about 2 miles through dirt, catus, and hills, but it was good exercise, lol.

Well, once again, i will try and visit at least once a week. HEY, bolggie gets more attention than my parents-- they probably hate me by now. Guess I will pop in for a visit tomorrow. talk to ya all later!!! love ya.

Hello

well, I have been away for a bit. I have done a ton of layouts, and if I were on my other computer, I might share some with you, but I'm not. :D

so ds is sick== he is going to school tomorrow, darnit== he does this- and I don't know if he is faking, lol. we will see tomorrow.

I am on a diet and have lost 11 pounds since last sunday. Yes, I know most of it is water, but don't burst my bubble damit.

dh leaves in the morning for snowmass- have to say, can't wait. How bad is that? I need some time away. He really irritated me today. Here it is Easter, and he takes off to play golf so he could get out of going to my parents for dinner--not cool. I don't know why he hates family functions, but he does. At least he went to church with us this morning.

I have 3 more days off before I go back to work, I hope to get some painting done before then.

oh--that is about it, I lead a BORING life. I need to get away for a few days. :D

Waiting to high tail it out of here.

(snicker) I am at work right now. Just did 6 nights in a row, and most of them were Hell! Really bad week. But aside from a HIPPA class at 2pm this afternoon, and CPR recert at 6-10 pm tonight, I am off for 8 days. :D

I hope to get lots done.

My Nephew and his wife are here visiting from washington. I finally get to see my grand neice. :D So I will be heading over there for lots of pretty girly pictures.

Then ds got a new lizzard (yeah, thanks dh, and you are getting the live crickets) so that should be fun getting pictures of that.
Well I'm off-- maybe later.

ohhhhh, I am a very bad girl.

I have been neglecting my bloggie poo. :D
OK quick update since last post.
There is to much snow here, and I am ready for spring. Just when you think it is gone, it snows again. I guess it could be worse, my sister's house in pagosa spings has snow up to her windows. Her driveway is plowed, and the hills are taller than the house~! no thanks!

A company called "sure cuts alot" came out with software for the cricut to cut any file or font you want. Love it! Got the 12 size, and not only the cool cartridges, but any thing. dings, images, whatever. It takes a bit of work to convert them in to the right files, but what doesn't anymore? You can look at it at www.craftedge.com.

I had another Birthday. bleh. I hate getting older. ButbI will say this one was the best I have had in years. I got lots of presents, I didn't have to work, and felt a bit pampered!
I started by going to lunch and then to a movie with a friend. (27 dresses) then my parents took us to dinner at olive garden. Then we went to their house, and they had gifts and a cake for me.
Dh got me a GC to get a pedicure, and a GC for bath and body.
Sister got me a GC for Michaels
Brother got me a GC to a dept. store,
mom and dad got me perfume, fancy jeans, and a pretty pink shirt.
bff got me fancy capris, and a pretty shirt, and perfume.

Spoiled rotten. ok, but don't tell anyone. :D

I have been playing with my cricut, here is one of the layouts I did with one of the files I did for it.
Gotta go- it is ds's bedtime. :p

Did you have a HappyNew Year!?

I sure did! Mesquite was a blast. about quarter to midnight, I hit the video poker for a royal flush progressive==1600 Bucks baby! whoo hoo! That was such a great way to ring in the new year. :D

I er uh, drank a bit to much though, or it was the champane and wine mixture, but oh man, I did not feel so well on the first. Dh thought he was really funny by snapping a picture of me in all my glory! (dog, he will get his, lol) Yea, he thought I had so much that I wouldn't miss the 200 bucks he took from my wallet. HELLO-- YES I NOTICED---NOW GIVE IT BACK!!!!! grrrrrrrr. I already gave him a hundred to blow and I took a hundred to blow, and put the rest away!

Anyway, I had a wonderful time, even had a couple of guys hitting on me--with dh right there, lolol. Did my ego good. :D

Here are a couple of pics. :D Hope your new years were great!

Happy New Year!

Well, I am spending New Years in Mesquite Nevada. The drive here was beautiful. Went out last night--uh didn't do to well, so came home and took a bubble bath! hee hee, love that jacuzzi tub!
Going to try and try other things like shopping, walking around, stay out of the casinos--at least until tonight, lol.

We left ds at my moms, already miss the little booger. :D
Well, that's all for now, Hope you all have a wonderful new year!!!

The Navitity.

Found this on Utube, just love it. Merry Christmas.

So, are you ready for Christmas?

I think I am. Of coarse, just when you think you are done, you remember something else.

Dh stole my fuzzy white and my fuzzy black socks. I went to put on my black ones tonight, to wear them to work, and they were gone. I asked him if he saw them, and he said "uh, you mean these?" as he lifts up his jean pants. So I guess I should go buy him some girly fuzzy socks and put them in his stocking, so I can have mine back, lol.

Working tonight, and tomorrow, then going to a Christmas party on Sat.
I am off Christmas eve and day, so yay! I go back for 3 days the day after Christmas, then we are off to Mesquite for New years! We just enjoy going to the casinos for new years-- would be nice to win to. :D

Well, I have some pics to post, but can't do it from here, so probably won't get done until sunday, lol.
Hope your having a stress free week!

My Christmas House!

Well, the pics are a little dark, but this is my living room, all decorated for christmas!! Almost all of the bulbs on the tree are hand made, or hand decorated anyway. I have an exchange every year with 12 ladies, we do 12 decorations, and we all swap, so you come home with 12 different ornaments. We have done this for about 5 years now, so my tree is finally getting to where nothing is actually store bought, lol. Anyway, I love my living room, entry, and sitting room, it's so fun! More later, gotta go now.

ok, i Must be pmsing

I just feel really hurt right now by someone who I thought was my friend. I don't want to go into alot of detail right now, but I just fell very dismayed by someone I thought I knew. Turns out I guess I really didn't know her. :(

ON another note, I did just complete 20 christmas bulbs for a party sunday! They came out so pretty, I will try and get a picture tomorrow. I used the reinker/glitter thing in the clear bulbs. so pretty. Now I gotta do 4 dozen cookies- 4 different kinds, so anyone have any ideas?

Saturday- a day off!

Well, this is my normal weekend to work, but they switched my schedule around a bit to accomdate the holiday.
Kinda glad, it is nice to work only 3 days, and have a couple off, then work 3. Don't want to do it all the time, I enjoy the week on week off to much. :D Especially when you work nights-- it takes a day to recover when your off.

So even thought I was off today, I had to go back to the hospital, because my mom is a patient. Her electrolytes are all off, and it was causeing heart papations, and a rythym called atrial fibrilation. Sigh, It is so worrisome when your parents are getting older, and having health problems. She is doing ok, she may come home monday if they can get her lytes back to normal.

Tomorrow we are going to pull out all the christmas decorations and decorate. I was dreading it, but now I am kinda excited-- maybe this cymbalta is kicking in! :D

I joined the biggest loser challenge at creativexpress. Kind of fun, we all send in 10 bucks, and who ever loses the most percentage of weight by jan. 1st wins the pot. I had went to the Dr. 3 weeks ago, and he upped my thyroid-- I aven't changed my eating habits, but in spite, I have lost 12 pounds! FINALLY! I gained 50 freaken pounds when my thyroid took a dump, and it has been 3 years trying to regulate the meds to catch up. never could get it theraputic, cause they increase it ever so slow. Well, i finally see my real dr., not the PA, or a sub, and he ups it to where it should probaby should be. Now I am finally losing. I feel like I might have an unfair advantage, lol, cause if I TRY to lose along with a working thyroid, then I may lose a ton. :D I don't care about winning, I am just glad some of this weight will come off. :D

Well, haven't really scrapped, so I can't share any creations this month. I am going to bring my cricut to work, and we are going to decorate the door for a door deco contest-- should be fun. I will take a pic when we are done, maybe next week- or the week after.

Getting into the christmas spirt, but haven't shopped yet. Any ideas for a 9 year old boy? Taht don't cost over 100 bucks? Everything Brad wants is expensive-- I need to figure out a limit.

Well, gotta go for now. :d

Bored Bored, Bored.

oi vey, today was so boring. Didn't feel like doing a darn thing! Dh was no help, Mr. Sunshine, who usually is on the go and a go get em, decided today was a good day to veg in front of the TV.

So I thought I would scrap. Well, I did one page, and called it good. Didn't feel like doing any more, even though I had the time-- can you believe it?

Took dh out to dinner tonight for his birthday-- got a nice surprize. It seems the people behind us knew me, and paid for our drinks. They left before I even knew who it was! How thoughtful. I have no clue if it is someone I work with, or what, but that was really sweet of them.-Nothing going on- I have to work wed. night, and thurs night, so dh and ds will go to my parents for dinner, and I will have dinner at work. at least they feed us for free that night. :D

I do need to mail some things off, but other than that- nothing scrappy wise going on.

OH, I did find out that my online friend Jeanne started her own website. It is invite only, and uh, I didn't get one. So I guess I am not as good as friend as I thought. :0. I don't know what the deal is, she is mad about something at scrapbookplayground, but I am still not sure what. Another member said she didn't get some RAK given by another DT member-- not even SBP, and somehow, jeanne got into it? Posted on the board about it. The thing was, is the RAK was sent out, the gal said she didn't get it, and asked the person giving the RAK for not only the RAK, but something extra because she had to wait for the RAK. UM, RAK is just a gift out of kindness--I think it is rude to ask for more. Anyway, said DT member sent out another RAK to the person,l but Jeanne got all upset because people asked why she was even involved. I dunno-- that is what I gathered-- but there are 2 sides to every story.

So anyway, Jeanne started a new board, and is trying to take all the people who frequent SBP to it. pettyiness. I don't get it. SBP and Wendi the owner has always ried to be fair, and very generous with prizes. Lots of people want something for nothing, I guess.

Oh well, I am just rambling now, and I think I will just go to bed. :D

OH Yeouch--Where have I been?

Gosh, I haven't updated in like forever huh?
Probably because I live a boring life, and don't have a whole heck of a lot to say. :D

Well, I finally got my new car-- 2008 Ford Escape. I guess I should go take a picture of it, and do a layout. ;) I still need to sell my PT Cruiser- it is a matter of getting off my butt and putting an ad in the paper.

I got a rise at work! Whhoo hoo, it totals out to be about 3.00 an hour-- hey that will make my truck payment now. :D

I went to the DR. and got myself on Cymbalta. I have taken it for about a week, I really don't notice much difference except I am requiring more sleep. hmmmm, like I have time for that. Really, I need like at least 8 hours a night, and I have even taken a nap inbetween for like an hour. Seriously cutting into my free time.

I go back to work tomorrow for another week on straight. I sure do dread these-- but the week off makes it worth it- especially when you do nights- it takes a full day to recover, so I would rather only revcover once a week instead of more.

My Nephew had a baby a couple of weeks ago. He got to come home from Iraq for 10 days when the baby was born. He is back now, praying that he stays safe. But that means---- BABY PICTURES!!! whoo hoo!! :D OK, I did a couple of layouts, but seriously, my Neice in law is going to have to be on the stick more, and take more pics, lol. Here a are a few I did.







Baby pics are just so much fun! The fancy pants calandar is my favorite, lol.

Well, we have a new addition too-- Holly. She really isa sweet dog, she is already leash trained, and will sit when you tell her. She loves chew toys, and likes to stay close. Brad is so set that this will be "his dog". He is so afraid that the dog will like dh better, lol. (Daisey was definately dh's dog) So he has been feeding her, and playing with her-- alot. She does like to follow him around when he is home, otherwise she sticks close to me. here is a layout I did- this was on a visit to the pound before we were able to take her home.



Well, day before yesterday I spent the better part of the day organizing my layouts into albums. I have not done this since 2004!!!! can you believe it? I had stacks all over the place, in the closet, in 3 ring binders, blah blah blah. So I got them all in albums except for 3. I have to go to hobby lobby now and get some post extenders so I can get those together before they end up all over, lol. Maybe I should go do that now-- that and get the licence plate for my car. gotta get moving!