Crop 'til you Drop!

This past weekend I actually scrapped for 16 hours!!! Yes, that's right...16 hours! Tiffany had a crop at her parent's house where me and about 24 other people scrapped our little hearts out! The crop started at 9am, but I didn't get sat down and settled until about 10am. Take time out for grazing on all the delish food sitting out and time out to do the zip line, and then I left about 3am! Yikes! But, I got soooo much stuff done! I'm ready to do it again! LOL! What all did I get done? I got 24 personalized notecards done for my stepmother-in-law (see post below for photo), 60 Thank You's to match bridal shower invites I did a couple months ago (once again, see post below for photo), a 5x7 frame made up with a cute little thing for my stepmother-in-laws kitchen (which I forgot to take a photo of, but I will), and figured out what card fronts I'm going to do for the swaps at the Stampin' Up convention in August. Once I got that figured out, I started putting together 50 3-layered stars and stamping images....my plan is to make 50 of one style and 50 of the other. I'll post photos of those later, too. Go check out some photos on Tiffany's blog.

Lots of scrappy goodness!!

I have had some major mojo goin' on lately, so I've put it to good use!

First up...my ATC for a swap for Tiffany's monthly get together! All Stampin' Up products used...Apricot Appeal designer series paper that's offered to hostesses, Apricot Appeal ink, the little flower from Baroque Motifs (my all time fave set), and a stamp set from the Occasions Mini (forgive me, I forgot the name of the set!!!)

Second up....the Thank You cards that I was asked to make to match some bridal shower invites I made a couple of months ago. This was made with my second fave set, Heartfelt Thanks. Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, and Rose Red paper and ink (to match the wedding colors, of course!).

Next to show....a name frame I whipped up with leftovers from my kit from BYOM this month! This was also a challenge I posted on the message board over there in celebration of their One Year Anniversary in the kit club world!!

I also put together another name frame for my new niece, Jenna Marie! I opened up for the first time my Basic Grey LilyKate and this turned out so pretty, I think!

I also made for Jenna's room a plaque that I painted and used my Cricut to make the "J". The ribbons hanging down from the bottom of the plaque is for her little hair ribbons to attach to! Be nice on this one...this was the first time I made something like this!

Lastly...personalized notecards that I made for my wonderful stepmother-in-law! Stampin' Up products once again...Almost Amethyst cardstock, designer series paper and Almost Amethyst and Lovely Lilac ink. The stamp set I used was from the Occasions Mini. I used the scallop punch, a circle punch, pop dots, a brad and some Whisper White ribbon. The background dotted circle was from the Enjoy stamp set and, of course, a personalized stamp!

Ok, now I also realize that my projects are posted in the opposite direction that I explained them. Sorry...I forgot that the pictures uploaded them like that. I'm pretty sure you all can figure it out, though! ;)

Mother's Day Cookies

I came home from work Sunday to Mara and Micah in the kitchen with a ton of ingredients all over the place! They were making my favorite cookies...chocolate chip....by themselves. Where was Steve? Taking a nap. He told them to follow the recipe. Well....Mara did the best she could, bless her heart. She took out what she thought was flour, but wasn't. It was powdered sugar! Thank goodness she didn't put in the whole 2 1/2 cups, but only 1 cup. She couldn't find a teaspoon for the vanilla, baking soda, etc, so she just used a tablespoon. That left me, who is severely baking impaired to fix because Steve refused to get up and help. I just starting throwing various stuff in to try and compensate. They ended up turning out ok...a little heavy on the baking soda, but all the chocolate chips I threw in tend to cover up that taste quite a bit!

Happpy Mother's Day!!!

We got IN!!!

Yes, Tiffany and I got in and registered for the Stampin' Up! convention in Salt Lake City, Utah at the end of July!! WooHoo! I'm glad, because we bought our plane tickets 2 weeks ago! LOL! And, my good friend, Ann, called me this morning because she's signed up to go too!!! Yay! We are going to have sooooo much fun! Are you girls as excited as I am?!?!? Now to work on some stunning cards to be swappin'!

May BYOM Kit!!

I finally get to post my scrappy stuff from the mah-velous May BYOM kit!! You're lookin' at WRMK Frenzy pattern papers (so bright and colorful and FUN!), Bazzill cardstocks, Edges, and chipboard letters, Scenic Route arrows, and Doodlebug buttons (I added my own black cardstock to just make it all Pop!). Wanna see what the rest of the awesome DT did? Look here.

Bling!!

One of my best friends, Nicole, gives away gorgeous baubles of bling she creates every month on her website. Well......guess who won this month?! Uh, yeah, that'd be ME!! Isn't it beautiful! I actually own a Nicole original!! So, go find out how to get your name in for the next drawing of bling (she's not posted it yet, but soon!)

I keep telling myself....

....it's only temporary!!! The girls weren't too thrilled with this morning, either. But, he was dared by a co-worker to do it, so he did. Did he get anything for it? Nope. Just a dare.

New 'do! {updated w/photos!}

That's right! I'm getting my hair cut today!! My last official haircut was December 2005 when I last had it shaped so that I could grow it out for my sister's wedding in September 2006! And, I got 3" cut off back in October 2007, but that was just a trim, so I'm not counting that. Yep, going short again. What the heck, it's only hair....it'll grow out! I'll take before and after pics and post later today!

Oh, yeah, forgot to tell you all....my new little niece's name is Jenna Marie! McKenna is lovin' it since it rhymes with hers! I can't wait to go visit her and take lots of pictures!! :-)

Here ya go, Nicole!! :-) Just for you, I'm posting the photos tonite!

Ok, I got 7'' cut off today! WOW! Annette informed me that I had to have 10" to donate, but we tried! She put it in a ponytail and stretched it out as much as she could. I told her I wasn't going to wait until my hair grew another 3" before I got it cut! LOL! It took Annette 2 hours to cut my hair!! I wish I had brought my camera to take a pic of all the flippin' hair on the floor...it was unreal. She straightened my hair as she cut it to make sure she liked how it was laying. So, I got to see my hair straight at first and it's sooooo pretty! I can't wait to play with it tomorrow. Annette asked if she could wash my hair and start over because she was dying to see it curly. She had so much fun playing with it! She offered to straighten it, but it looked so cute curly, I decided to just go with it curly for the rest of the day. Anyway, there's the photos....tomorrow I'll take pics of it straight and post again.

Hey, now I have straight hair photos posted! It turned out ok, but not how it looked when Annette fixed it (of course, isn't that how it always works?!). Well, I think my major problem was that I let my hair air dry longer than I should have, so lesson learned. Plus, it's going to take some time to get used to this!! Thanks for all your wonderful comments!!

A new little niece!!!

Well, not yet, at least, but in about an hour I will have a new little niece!! My sister-in-law goes in for her c-section at 5pm this evening to have her. I'm anxious to know what her name is! Last we knew, it was between Jenna and Chloe. So, good luck Natalie and Brian! Can't wait to hear from you!

Uppercase Living!

My friend, Amy, recently signed up to be an Uppercase Living demonstrator, so to help her out, I booked a party with her (plus the stuff is way cool). Anyway, I got my party order in this week and put it all up! Here's a few pics.... the one above the basket of flowers in my dining room says "Life is a bouquet of beautiful moments". I still have two more I need to photograph...one is above the picture window in my dining room and one is above my bed (but I need to actually make my bed before I take that picture!).

Look what I got!!!

My friends, Tiffany and Nicole both nominated my little blog for this wonderful award! I'm honored! Now, I'm nominating 1o other people who "Make My Day" (who have blogs, btw).

1. Shan
2. Krystn
3. Carmen
4. Liz
5. Monica
6. Laura
7. Susan
8. Heather
9. Brandy
10. Bre

So, you wonderfully, fabulous people need to share the love!! Pass it on to the 10 people who "Make Your Day"!!! :-)

Whoa!!!

I was snuggled and feelin' comfy this morning when Steve wakes up at around 5:30a yelling "BASEMENT!!! NOW!!!" I had no idea what was going on. I don't think the 5 of us have ever gotten up to the basement that fast. We got downstairs and had no idea why we were down there! LOL! I was barely functioning. After we decided we weren't in any immediate danger, we headed back upstairs and got an early start to the day. Fast forward about an hour and my Mom calls me asking if we fell out of bed this morning! WTH? How did she know? Well, evidently it was an EARTHQUAKE! A 5.4 earthquake with the epicenter being in West Salem, IL which is only a hop, skip and a jump from where Mom and Dad live! Mom said that she had drinking glasses falling over in the cabinets, some mugs fell out of another cabinet and 2 shelving units in the living room that have picture frames were all scooted towards the back. WILD! What a way to start the day! I remember hearing a rumbling (we had our bedroom window open) and that's about it, thinking it was thunder. Steve, Mara and Micah said they felt their beds moving. WOW. Happy Friday!

We are officially SOLD OUT!!!

Yay!! The Card Workshop is officially SOLD OUT this afternoon! We have a total of 40 people! Wow!!! I just can't believe the awesome response we are getting from these workshops! It's a ton of work, but so worth it. I had a friend who had bought a kit from our last workshop we had, which was the Scrapbook one and she had just sat down one night last week and completed ALL 10 PAGES in one evening and she was soooooo super excited about it. She said that having the layouts posted online (they are currently on Tiffany's blog) was a wonderful idea and helped her tremendously. So, the cards we make this weekend will also be posted on Tiffany and my blog as well for those who ordered kits.

Tiffany and I are also doing a mini Scrapbook Workshop in honor of National Scrapbooking Day on Sat, May 3. You will make 4 12x12 layouts for $6. It will be at her house from 1p-6p and you can stop in anytime during that timeframe to complete your layouts. Due to only having 4 layouts for that, I don't know if we'll be posting sneak peeks or not. But, as always, kits WILL BE AVAILABLE and we will ship them to anywhere in the US.

Tiffany put me in charge of making new nametags for us which I completed last week. Here's the pic of mine and she has hers posted on her blog....take a peek! :-)

New background!

Wow, I'm just making all sorts of neat little changes to my blog and having so much fun doing it!! I noticed Tiffany's blog had a new background which is GORGEOUS! So, off to get me a new background as well. Thanks, Tiffany!!! Like what you see? Check out Cutest Blog on the Block and get one for yourself! It was super easy to do...trust me, if I can do it, anybody can!

Test

Just testing out my new signature.....

:)

Krystn, you rock...thx.

A couple of new layouts I did this weekend...

...with the amazing April BYOM kit!

I LOVE Spring!!

We packed a picnic lunch and headed to the park after church to day! Well, two lunches, actually since I had to pack a low carb lunch! LOL! The girls played and played and I got some awesome pics....of Mara jumping out of a swing and McKenna doing her cartwheels. After coming home and downloading my pictures, I realized I only had one picture of little JoJo!! I'm a horrible Mom! Just a few of my favorite pics from today.

Updated slide show!

Check it out! Most of them were done with the flippin' awesome BYOM kits, too.

It's getting close to me and Tiffany's ultimate Card Workshop on April 19th! I got a big box of goodies last week to start cutting and preparing for it. We have 31 people signed up so far, which is awesome! And, if you can't make it, you can always buy a kit that has everything cut for you complete with instructions. Those are $15. If you want one, just email me or tell me on here and I'll be sure to hold one for you! 20 cards for $15...you just can't beat it. (BTW, Tiffany, I think it's time for another sneak peek, don't you?!)

I had to give up a GNO with the girls at Los Bravos tonite. :-( Steve had a BNO instead! LOL! He and several of his buddies are seeing "21", that movie about blackjack....ya know, since they all have a serious gambling addiction and all! I told him it all sounded kind of gay, but he reassured me that they all sit like one seat apart. Um...ok. I don't know which sounds gay-er!! ROFLMAO! Oh, well. It seems like I'm the one always out running around with friends, so, he pretty much deserved this.

Hey, I forgot to mention that I started my diet on Monday. Shelley and I are doing the low-carb thing again. I had success with it last year when I was on it, but one week on vacay, I fell off the wagon and never got back on. Shelley's done it, too, so I was so pumped when she mentioned going back on it! I have a buddy to help me along! My mantra is that I want to be a "skinny bitch" by summer. Tina at work said I'm halfway there!! I don't think she meant that very nicely.....anyway, 2 pounds down, alot more to go!!

Speaking of losing weight....I need to start looking for a new swimsuit. I just got a new Land's End catalog today and some of those suits are super duper cute!! It says they can find a suit to flatter everyone....I'm a wee bit skeptical about them being able to match a beached whale with the perfect suit. But, we'll see.

Oh, I'm guessing the endometrial ablation worked....I'm like a defective typwriter (Quick! Name that movie!!). ;)

Well, I gotta run. I've got 130 snack baggies of Munchies to fill for Movie Day tomorrow at school. Yay.

Easter pics!

Easter 2008 was COLD!! Well, it could've been worse. It was overcast and mid 50's. But, the girls sure did brighten things up! They clean up pretty good, don't they?! McKenna and Micah kept calling themselves the Opposite Twins...it was so cute! And, I had to include a pic of my adorable nephew, Asher with his Momma, my sister, Kasara. He's just so stinkin' cute, isn't he?!

Well, obviously, I've figured out how to put pics on the blog again. And, my awesome BIL, Brian, got a hold of Photoshop Elements 6.0 and put it on my laptop!! WooHoo!! I spent most of my free time this weekend trying to figure out the basics of it.

This weekend was crazy busy with a house full of family!! Steve's sister, Jeanne, arrived on Thursday and Steve's Dad, stepMom, and brother, Brian all came to stay on Friday. Everyone came to town for Natalie's baby shower on Saturday. Let me tell ya, that baby girl is not going to be lacking for clothes!! And, I sure hope they are 100% their having a girl! LOL! I've got some super cute ideas to make for her room, if Brian and Natalie ever decide on a name for her!!

Well, now that I know how to get pics on the blog, I need to get movin' on taking some pics of some scrappy stuff I've done lately and get them posted!

I'm at my wits end....

I have no idea what to do with my pictures after I take them with my digi Rebel. I can't make heads or tails of the photo software that came with it. I can't figure out how I need to change the photos in order to make it easier to upload to online photo sites or how to resize the pics I take of my scrappy stuff to upload to online galleries. I don't know what to do. Anyone have any ideas? All help welcome! :-)

Happy Birthday to my sister, Kasara!

David Cook is a musical GENIUS!!

Wowza!! I just got done watching American Idol and David Cook is destined to win the whole thing, I tell ya! He's absolutely BRILLIANT! Love.him. 'Nuff said. Peace out, dawg. (How'd ya like my impression of Randy Jackson?! LOL!!)

School's delayed!!

We had sooooo much rain yesterday, it was unreal! It poured down rain all day long. We went to our 24/7 bible study group last night and Mara kept saying that she thought school would be cancelled. Steve and I were telling her "I don't think so, Mara". Well, I get home, check my email and Nicole sent me an email saying school is on a 2 hour delay! Guess Mara showed us! LOL!!!

What am I doing wrong?!?!?!

Why can't I upload any images into a stinkin' post?!?!?!

I guess it's about time I posted something again!

Hey, there! Just checkin' in with everybody! Not much has been going on around here. Getting ready for Easter, I suppose. Steve and I are both off on Good Friday so we'll be heading back to Mt. C for the weekend. Saturday is the egg hunt at the church. Sunday, of course, we'll be going to church. I'm hoping to get some really good pictures this weekend. The girls are going to look so stinkin' cute in their Easter dresses! Yes, even the "cheesy" skirt of Micah's (her words, not mine!).

I had my very first solo Stampin' Up! party last week and it went GREAT!!! Plus, the hostess ended up signing up as a demonstrator!! Yay, Denise!! My first party and my first downline! I'm super excited to have Denise join. She's going to be a fabulous demo!

Tiffany and I are getting ready for our Card Workshop on April 19 at 1pm. For $15 you come and make 20 cards (10 different designs) and these cards are super cool (if I do say so myself! LOL!). Different sizes, different openings, all different occassions. Just flippin' awesome. And, if you can't make it to the workshop, we are selling the kits!! But, you have to hurry and sign up, we are cutting it off at 50 people and the spots are filling up fast! I think we are almost half way full right now and it's still a month away yet!

Next weekend is my SIL's baby shower and Steve's Dad and Lillian are coming down! Yay! I'm going to try and find time to make something for my little niece's bedroom, I think. Wish me luck. Not sure what I'm going to do yet. I have and idea in my head to do an altered plaque that has ribbon that hangs down to hold pretty hair bows. I'm not doing it justice by explaining it, but in my head it's really, really cute!

Kasara and Asher came and stayed the night one night last week. Asher is just the cutest little thing I've ever seen! (Except when he's waking up every 2 hours in the middle of the night! LOL!). I got some really good pics of him. I can't wait to scrap them!!!

Well, here's some pics of some scrappy stuff I've been working on lately....

Ok, evidently something's not working. I've tried uploading them twice now.....grrrrrr! Maybe later.....

I've been tagged!!!

Tiffany tagged me, so here goes....

1 .What were you doing 10 years ago? Let's see, it would've been 1998. I was pretty newly married and working 3rd shift at the hospital. Busy still decorating my new house in Jasper, not even thinking about having kids yet! Steve and I just enjoying each other.

2. What were you doing 1 year ago? Oh, geesh, this one is so much harder...3 kids later, a different house, kids in extracurricular activities and school...I was working weekend option at the hospital, running Micah to and from preschool twice a week, and probably helping Tiffany in buying SU! product from her! LOL! I had more time to scrap back then, too.

3. Name your 5 favorite snacks? Twix candy bar, Coke Zero, Pringles Salt & Vinegar chips, grapes, ice cream.

4. Name 5 things you would do if you were a millionaire: Pay off all bills, put enough money back to send all 3 girls to whatever college they choose, buy me a new Jeep Wrangler, build a new house with a HUGE scrap room for myself, take awesome vacations.

5. Name 5 things you like doing: Scrapbooking/stamping/crafting; playing on the computer, spending time with friends/spending time with family, taking a nap, and shopping!

6. Name 5 things you would never wear again: A swimsuit, legwarmers, pantyhose, stirrup pants, crimped hair

7. Name your 5 favorite toys: My computer, my Canon Digi Rebel, my Cricut, my iPod Nano, my scrapbook stuff!

Now, I'm tagging Shannon, Krystn, Liz, Laura, and Monica (my BYOM girlfriends who have blogs!!)

Bad Blogger, Bad, Bad Blogger!!

Yeah, I suck. I'm really trying, though! I think about updating my worthless blog all the time, but just can't seem to find the time to do it.

Well, first of all, I'm coming to you live from my new flamingo pink laptop! WooHoo! Totally lovin' it. Still can't seem to quite get the hang of not having an actual mouse yet.

I got my new Canon Digi Rebel out last weekend for the first time since I got it about a month ago. The weather was GORGEOUS on Sunday, so after church me, Steve and the girls hit the Riverwalk. Man, I love that camera! I really need to get my new camera software loaded on the laptop so I can show off some of my pictures! As I was taking pics of the girls on the bridge, some girl walked past me and told me she was totally jealous of me and my camera! Too funny.

I went cropping for 12 very short hours on Saturday for an excellent fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I went with a ton of girls (Amy, Amy, Tiffany, Tiffany, Kelley, Kelly, Chas, Heather, Michelle and her crew, Jaima, and Nicole to name a few!)and we had sooooo much fun. I got 50 wedding shower invites completed and 18 birthday cards for a card swap. And, that's all I got done! It didn't seem like I did that much! Poor Amy S. had to sit right smack dab in the middle of a Kelly triangle! Talk about a confusing day!!

I'm off the weekend rotation now and it feels WONDERFUL!!! I just don't know what to do with myself anymore! LOL! I love being able to spend more time with my family. And, I'll even get to watch my adorable little nephew, Asher, every once in a while!! Which reminds me, i've not seen that little guy in 2 months! I miss him!

I got my first recruit as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!! I've known Denise for several years since she came to my very first class i taught at The Doodlebug. I'm so stinkin' excited that she's decided to join! We are meeting up Thursday evening to go over everything and pick out her free stamp sets! Yay!

Some dates to keep open....March 14-16 is the fantastic online crop at Bring Your Own Memories!!! Lots of challenges and games to inspire you to scrap your little heart out all weekend long! April 19 is me and Tiffany's Card Party from 1p-3p at the Lutheran Church. You'll make 20 cards in 10 different designs for all occasions. Cost is $15!! The next date to put down in your calendar is May 17 which is an overnight crop at Tiffany's parents house. I didn't get to go to the last one, but I heard it was a total blast!

One of my best girlies, Nicole, made me a STUNNING keychain! Her work is the most amazing thing I've ever seen! Go check out Anderson Arts right now! And, you'll even catch a glimpse of my keychain! (I can't wait to get it!!!)

We've had some sickness going around the house...thank goodness it's been very mild, but annoying, nonetheless. Fever and headache for about 4-5 days straight. McKenna had it 2 weeks ago and Mara has it now. Steve has the coughing, sneezing, aching crud right now, too. Here's hoping me and Micah come out of it unscathed!

I had my endometrial ablation done about 2 weeks ago. One word.....UGH! Man, I thought I was way more tougher than that. It was probably the longest 8 minutes of my life. I came pretty darn close to passing out on the table during the procedure. I came home, curled up in bed with a heating pad and laid there all day long, with the exception of getting up and puking and waking up with a headache (but I think those things happened because I took one too many Lortab than I should've.) The next day I was pretty much back to normal. Did it work? I don't know yet. I'll let you know in about a week and a half.

Until next time (and I'll try not to make it another month in between posts, but no promises!)....

I've decided.....

....to change my slideshow name to 2007 in Review. Mainly, because, I've not been scrapping much, so therefore, it was not really my Latest and Greatest. That name implied that I've scrapped and with as many pics of layouts that I had, it looked like I had scrapped ALOT! Making the slide show put me in the mood to scrap! Now to find the time to do it.....

Hello!!

Yes, hard to believe, I'm actually updating my blog! I've heard enough nagging *coughTiffanycough*.

Let's see....I'll start off with the fact that me and Tiffany's Stampin' Up scrapbooking event has officially SOLD OUT with a total of 50 people!! Holy. Crap. I'm so nervous. But, I think it'll be alot of fun.

I got my SU flyer for the Ocassions mini catalog...wowza, it's so flippin' cool. 2 words...chunky glitter....uh huh. I think I want just about everything in it. Which is good, because I was seriously disappointed in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.

Next round of good....no, FANTASTIC news is the fact I'm finally off the weekend rotation after 3 1/2 years!!! We can finally go back to being a family on the weekends. I can hardly wrap my mind around it. WooHoo!! I'll be working 3 days a week 7:30-4. Two days a month I'll be working a 12:30p-11p shift. My hours for my weekend (which will be only one weekend a month) is 6a-2:30p. I'm also going to keep subbing at school as often as I can as well. Oh, and another totally awesome perk is that I'll be able to keep my absolutely adorable nephew on some weekends while my sister is working!!! The girls are so psyched about that!

Let's see what else I can talk about....I'm going to have a uterine ablation Feb. 19. I'm a wee bit nervous about it. I'm having it done in my gyn's office. It's a quick 8 minute procedure, but with a lot of prep before hand...several different pain and anxiety meds to be taken leading up to the day of and for 24 hours afterward. I'm hoping this procedure works because my only option after this is a hysterectomy. And I'm not quite sure I'm to the point of actually wanting one of those things yet. Wish me luck!

I try not to talk about my family's personal matters too much on here, but I just have to yell this from the rooftops....Steve's Dad is cancer-free! What completely WONDERFUL news!!!

Ok, that's really all I've got for now. I lead such a boring little life! LOL!

Until next time...

I'M BACK!!! *I think*

After being pushed and shoved by Tiffany and Nicole, I'm going to give this blog thing another go at it. Tiffany won me over by going on and on about how much easier blogger is now. And, she was right! No more having to know HTML, thank goodness.

I hope everyone had an excellent Christmas and New Year's. December has been absolutely nuts for us around here. Steve has been spending lots of time in Minnesota for work. I've been working extra at the hospital during the week and subbing in the NE Dubois school system, trying to find something to do with my time during the week since the girls are all in school now.

I'm also fed up with my work situation of working only weekends and my director not helping me at all to try and get off that shift, so I'm currently looking for a new job as well. So, if you hear of any x-ray tech jobs available, give me a holla!

Last week Tiffany and I drove over to Illinois for a Stampin' Up! Christmas party with our upline, Darla. That was so fun! I found out just how much of a small world we do live in. I actually met the girl who is my parents' dental hygenist! Crazy stuff! I didn't get any pics at the party, but, of course, Tiffany did. Her and her camera, I swear! To see the pics from the party, check out her blog. The link is over on the sidebar under 'Noteworthy Blogs'. Oh, and she gives out blog candy, so make sure you go and check it out!

Well, with the newest Stampin' Up! catalog just being released, Tiffany and I are gearing up and getting ready for our Scrapbook Party February 1!! We are going to make 10, yes 10, 12x12 scrapbook pages that evening! I'll be sure and post some sneak peeks as I get stuff done. This is going to be sooooo much fun!

Mara and Micah have a swim meet this Saturday. I so wish I could be there. But, I'll be at the one January 19th cheering them on!!

That's all I"ve got for now....

I've been tagged!!

Liz tagged me....I think it was a ploy to get me to finally post on my blog! ;) Well, it worked!

The rules...You must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. (If you don't have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.) When you are tagged you need to write your own blog-post and then choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don't' forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

J-Steve says "jaded". I don't think he meant that nicely....

O-Once again, Steve comes up with another not so nice one..."obstinate", Mara says "octopus" but I don't think she gets the purpose of the game!

H-"honest"....brutally

A-"anal"

N-McKenna says "nice"...awww, she's so sweet, no wonder she's my favorite! (just kidding!)

N-"nosy"

A-"artsy"

Man, now I'm supposed to pick out 7 people to tag who blog...do I know that many anymore?! Let's see....Tiffany B, Becky, Rachel, Steve, Brandy, Barb, & Robyn!!