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my 10 wishes . . .

I'm totally lovin' the Imagini website . . . so here's another little treat from there . . . My 10 Wishes! Love it!!

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visual dna . . .

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. I have been super busy and just haven't had time to sit down and collect my thoughts to put in cyberspace!!! I found this neat little widget from Visual DNA today, and thought it was really cool, so I am going to share that with you! You should totally go to their site and check it out for yourselves - it's very cool, and very interesting. Anyway, just a quick post for today, to say I am alive and well, and I will be back with more later this week!! Take care and I'll see you soon!

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a little bored . . .

Not much to post about today.  Actually, I am a little bored at the moment.  Of course, there is the usual to do . . . house cleaning, laundry, balancing the checkbook - yuck!  But I seriously do not feel like doing any of that at the moment!!  LOL!!  Ohhh, I did get my PRIMA flowers today!!  They are beautiful!!  I also got my Art Institute glitter, which is gorgeous!!  I can't wait to play!!! 

In other news . . . I finally found a rug for my living room at Lowes.  It's really cool - very shabby and shaggy . . . with lots of red, brown, and cream.  Totally love it!  I'll have to find a picture {or take one!} and post it tomorrow. 

Well, I guess that's it for today.  I really should get some stuff done around here.  Tomorrow we have a playdate at the park and Thursday I am having a Stampin' Up! class at my house.  Sooo, I'm off to tidy up and maybe go out for a bit tonight - alone, sans kids, maybe a movie, who knows?  Anyway, that's it for today!!  See you tomorrow!!

another Monday . . .

The weekends seem to fly by!! Just when Friday evening comes around, I wake up and it's Monday, again!! We had a busy weekend, despite the rain {yay!!} The older girls went away for the weekend with friends, as their Spring Break wrapped up. The little ones had a birthday party to go to on Saturday, which was a lot of fun. There was grocery shopping, a Micheal's trip, some Panera Bread bagels. We also got some house cleaning done - which is always loads of fun - ha! And . . . I FINALLY finished my little hybrid album that I had been working on last week!! I think it turned out really cute. Seriously though, it was a LOT of work! This was the first hybrid project that I have ever done, and it was more difficult than I expected. Not really hard, just tedious and time consuming. But totally worth it!! Now that I have done one, I know some things to change the next time, what to do and not to do. KWIM? Anyway, here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure!!!

Okay, I know that was A LOT of pictures!! But I wanted to show each month's page. I am just so proud of this little calender album!!! As for credits, all of the papers are Jen Wilson's The Laundry Line. The album is the Basic Grey Keyplate Album. Flowers are PRIMA, buttons are from Autumn Leaves. Brads, paint, and "date." letters are from Making Memories. Ribbon and pens are from American Crafts. Distressing ink is from Tim Holtz and Color Box. Floss is from DMC, and I am not really sure who makes the little die-cut heart on the back cover.

Well, in case you are wondering why this post is SO early, I had to take Scott to the airport. So, I have been up since 4:15AM, and I am pooped!! Hopefully, the little ones will sleep in a bit and I can catch a few more Z's!!! Hope you all have a great Monday and a wonderful week!!

today and no more . . .

I have seriously refrained myself from mentioning politics on my blog. I really believe that everyone has their own opinion on the candidates and thankfully, we can, since we live in a nation that affords us that right. A right that is protected and cherished by the members of our military. A military, where men and women, each and every day put their own lives on the line in order for us to have the freedoms that we so foolishly take for granted. Not so much take for granted - but freedoms we do not truly understand, because most of us have never been without them. To that end, I leave you with a YouTube clip of U.S. Senator Barack Hussein Obama and why I firmly believe he should not be our next president. In this time of war {whether or not we should be there is not the issue - we are there}, a president should bot be focused on scaling down the military that so valliantly serves to protect this nation that we love.

You know the one good thing about this country - whether you agree or disagree with others' political views - you are free to do so. Thanks to all of the men and women of the United States military who seve to protect those freedoms - past, present, and future.

colorful Friday . . .

well, in my mind it is at least! It's actually kind of cloudy and dull outside. We really need some rain and maybe today will be the day. I hope so, so the rain can wash away some of the pollen {I think I say that everyday, huh?} Oh well, one day soon. As I am typing this, my little ones are painting with watercolors and giving each other tattoos in the process!! Too funny!! It always amazes me how such little things will entertain them for hours {okay, for 20 minutes at least!} Yesterday we went running around, doing some errands and other fun stuff!! I wanted to go to Michael's, but as I was driving the weather looked REALLY bad so I decided to stay a bit closer to home. Of course, after we got into town the sun was out in full force - not a cloud in sight. Figures. So, we went to A.C. Moore instead, and they had some amazing stuff. Gorgeous silk flowers {not a big fan of fake flowers for the house, but there were stunning!!} - peonies, poppies, hydrangeas - in some of the most beautiful colors!! Of course, I couldn't decide what I liked best, so I decided I will go back this weekend {coupon for 50% off!} While we there, I picked up some amazing ribbon and some buttons to use on a hybrid project I have been working on {see the pictures below!} The buttons were on sale for like $2.99 - I was in shock!! I had a 50% off coupon that I was going to use, and when he scanned it, the discount was for $1!! Huh? Since the buttons were on sale {thought they were $10} the coupon didn't apply, so it discounted some ribbon instead. Needless to say, I saved the coupon and will use it this weekend, too!} Oh, the pictures . . . I took some pictures of the ribbon I got {and the buttons!} There's also some peeks of the hybrid book I am working on - wanna see??

I know - lots of pictures of the same thing - LOL!!! I love, LOVE, L*O*V*E the ribbon!! It's from American Crafts, which I didn't realize had "loose" spools of ribbon. I have only seen it a package with 4 or 5 rolls together. Anyway, the colors are gorgeous and the textures are amazing. There are a couple of rolls from Offray, too. The buttons are from Autumn Leaves - part of their Foof A La line. I have a bag with red, black, gray, cream, and white ones. The other bag has pinks, sage and lime greens, purples and a slate bluish color. I have a passion for buttons. When I was a kid, I used to collect the buttons that came on new clothes {you know, the extras they gave you, in case one fell off? LOL} Strange, I know. But I have a nice collection now {and some that I found at my grandmother's house over the years.} Of course, now, Jen has clued me in to eBay for buttons {and Primas, and ribbon, and . . . you get the point!} Thanks sweets!!!

Okay, well this post has been quite a ramble. Sorry about that!! I'm glad it's Friday. I am hoping to work in the yard some {providing it doesn't rain - which I want1} So, we'll see. I hope you have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday!!

p.s. Don't forget to check out the JWD Team Blog for this week's challenge!!! You have until Sunday at midnight CST to post your layouts in the gallery and a link in the comments section on the blog!!! It's fun - and you'll win a prize!!!! LOL!!

not so much . . .

in a blogging mood this morning . . . I have some things I need to do today {i.e. go to Target to get Miss Em a new swimsuit, NEED to buy groceries, get the girls some new "summer" shoes, and work on some scrapping stuff}  Hopefully, some time today, it will RAIN . . . it was supposed to last night and all day today - no luck, it's bright and sunny {which isn't a BAD thing, but the rain would wash away some of this pollen, which is kicking my butt!!}  Anyway, not a long post today - but I may be back sometime later. 

Oh, don't forget to check out The Creative Life today, as it's ONEderful Wednesday and you don't want to miss out on today's goodie!!

And finally - I wanted to say a HUGE congratulations to the sweet and talented Teresa {a fellow JWD CT memeber!!} who won a a trip to CKU Houston from Tim Holtz's blog!!!!  Wow!!!  What an amazing prize - congratulations girl!!!

Okay, that's it!!  See you later today!!

beware . . .

I have some serious enabling to do today!! Yes, I know - again! Some of you are totally going to ban my blog from your daily reads because of this - PLEASE don't!! LOL!! I sat down last night and made a list of things I wanted to post about today. I am such a list girly - if I don't write it down, I will completely forget about it. This is true is all aspects of my life - appointments, shopping/grocery, travel, scrapbooking credits - you name it, I have a list for it; and if I don't - you can bet I will forget. Seriously. Everyday when I get on here to write about my daily adventures and such, I always forget something that I just knew I wanted to talk about and would remember. So last night, as I was watching some shows on my DVR, I decided to make a list of things to blog about. Not so much all in one day - just a list that I jot down my thoughts, new stuff that I love, books I want to read, magazines I find exciting, new scrapping stuff that is a MUST have, etc. This way I can keep my brain organized and my blog!! LOL!!

I am SO excited!! After being on the waitlist for a while, I finally was able to get a subscription to Bad Girls, a TOTALLY awesome scrapbook kit club. April will be my first kit and all I can say WOW! There is so much stuff in this kit - totally cool, new stuff - even new things from this past CHA! Here are some pics {taken from the BG site} AND some pics of the ultracool add on's {all of which I want, BTW!!!} -

Pretty cool, huh??? I cannot WAIT to get this in the mail!! Oh, and here are the add on's -

Love!! All I can say is I am totally in love!! LOL!!

In more April scrappy news - the new Paper Posies April kit is up, too!!! Another one of my kit clubs - and I love it!! Here's a peek at the April Kit -

It is LOADED with NEW NEW NEW Pink Paislee and Jenni Bowlin stuff!!!! Yay!!! I am seriously gonna have to get my scrapping groove on this month!!

Did you see the Bad Girls Add On's?? There's some really cool stuff in there, and some things from one of my FAV new lines - Bam Pop! They have some AMAZING things, especially their frames and font stamps. And you know what an alpha/font addict I am!! Here's a looksy at some that I just love -

Yes, I know - I am completely addicted!! I admit it. And that's a good thing, right??

Next up on this neverending blog post is BRAND SPANKIN' new kit from Gina Miller and Lauren Grier called "Amy Lou" - and I love the colors in this!!! Purple is one of my new favs and this is just loaded with it!!

Beautiful, huh??? Also new from Miss Gina is a new set of Simply Sketches -

This is probably my most favorite set to date!!! I can't wait to play!

I think I am going to be a playground princess this month, with all of the new scrapping goodies I have coming my way!! Seriously need my tax return back, so I can get my scraproom project finished {and I can have more room to PLAY!}

Last, and certainly NOT least - I know a little secret!!! My most favorite designer - and wonderful friend - Miss Jen Wilson is working on something new and VERY exciting!! But then again, when is some new from Jen NOT simply fabulous???? Heehee!! Stay tuned, okay?

And with that, a bid you adieu until tomorrow, my sweet blog readin' friends!!!