Friday, July 27, 2007

ScrapFreak blog challenge!

Name 5 favorite television shows
1. All My Children
2. The View
3. American Idol
4. America's Next Top Model
5. The Hills

Name 4 favorite memories
1. Going to Uncle Mike and Aunt Katie's to visit, playing games and eating donuts in the am
2. Family Christmas when everyone still came home and we were all together :(
3. The day I met my husband and knew I was going to be with him for the rest of my life!
4. My wedding day being with all of my family and friends!

Name 3 things you want to do before you die.
1. Hold my great grandchildren!
2. Create a warm loving home for my family.
3. Go to Europe!

Give 2 names that you would use NOW if you were going to have a new addition to the family.
1. Kellan - boy
2. Kalin - girl


Name the one thing that you're working on now to improve your life.
We have committed to going to church regularly which is very important to both of us, especially now that we will have a little one looking up to us and watching how we live, speak, and love.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

No more rhymes now, I mean it!

Anybody want a peanut? Hehehehe, we do! We found out this week that I am 7 wks along!! Everything is going well and I haven't been sick or anything! I feel a little tired and I have definitely noticed an increase in my appetite. Today was the first day I was an absolute emotional wreck, but I think that's to be expected.

I really thought dh would get me flowers or plan something for this weekend...instead he asks if I want to babysit for a friend...um, ok sure. I was just so disappointed. Sigh. Maybe he has something in the works, but I doubt it. I'm trying not to even think about it because I'll just burst into tears. Hello, I'm responsible for another living being!! It's a huge responsibility and pressure too. I know he is supportive, but I just don't think he even knows how to be as supportive as I need him to be. Ok, that's enough whining for one post!

Our first appt with the OB is August 16th so I hope hope hope we get to have an ultrasound and I get a picture! Matt's mom is coming out on that day and staying a few days which will be so nice. I need it. I think only another woman can truly appreciate what I'm going through, and sadly I have no female friends out here. :( Thank goodness I have my scrapfreak buddies to help me through everyday!!

Speaking of which....I have some more awesome news....I won the Guest Design Team contest at Scrapfreak!!!!!! WOOT WOOT! Here is the post if you wanna take a look...and join the site...and buy some goodies from the store...and participate in the challenges. hee hee!

http://scrapfreak.com/forum/showthread.php?p=96639#post96639

We had to do a page about a day in our life and it was really hard! I have never done a page just about me and I'm super glad I did. Now I will always remember what life was like for me right now! I need to do another one now that I'm pregnant! Things have already changed from that layout...lots more food and napping!

Hopefully my next post will contain lots of new creations to inspire you! I think I've found my mojo!

Nite all!

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Top Secret Tuesday


Hee hee! It's top secret Tuesday and there is a lot happening at our house today! We have had a busy weekend too! Pam's wedding was absolutely gorgeous and she looked amazing! The cathedral was just breathtaking, and I can't wait to see those pictures. Since I was in the wedding I don't have any of the actual ceremony!


I haven't scrapped sinced the Pajama Party Crop! EEK! Hopefully I will find my mojo somewhere today. I have a meeting later this morning after my top secret tuesday mission.

Happy Tuesday everyone and check back in later for some information! hee hee!

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Another fabulous creation

courtesy of Scrapfreak and the awesome classes there!! I altered a cube by Maya Road using Scenic Route Metropolis papers (both of which are available in the scrapfreak store)!

Here's the top:
This is the front:


This is the back:

This is one side:
And the other is the pups:


Woot! It's for Matt's desk at work. It was so fun to make!

Pajama Party Freaky Crop!

Wow, what inspiration!! I made a coaster chipboard mini book for the first time ever!! I'm so excited. It's a gift for my friend Christie and I hope she likes it! I miss her a LOT.


Here is the front.

And here are some of the pages!





I have so much more to show, but this is all for now!! Come on over and play!


http://www.scrapfreak.com/

Friday, July 13, 2007

Friday the 13th!

Wow, what a day! I received my goodies from Scrapbookheaven for both July and August, woot woot! I have one layout almost completed already and will post it later today. Just to give you a hint, it's using the Autumn Leaves Foliage line, so fresh and springy!

In other news, today begins the PAJAMA PARTY CROP over at scrapfreak.com!!! I am so excited! Games, challenges, classes, prizes, movies, pajamas...what more could you want?! Hopefully I will have LOTS Of projects to post after this weekend! Come on over and join in the fun!

www.scrapfreak.com

Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

{star}ving


I created this layout for a challenge at my local scrap store. The challenge was to use a giant star on your layout. This is what I came up with!


EEK!

I was just asked to stay on as Guest Designer for August!! Wow, I am so excited! I can't wait to start creating as a part of the team. My goodies are on the way and I can NOT wait to get them! I *may* start stalking the mailman!

I've been tagged!

Chickie tagged me so I suppose I have to do what she says. What is this tagging business all about anyway? hee hee

I'm supposed to post seven random things about me and then tag 7 other people. Um, I don't KNOW 7 other people with blogs who haven't already been tagged so we'll see about that part!

1. I'm legally blind in my right eye
2. My most frequent cravings are: cheetos, pickles, and buffalo chicken sandwiches
3. I love playing tennis with my dh
4. I am worthless in the morning without my coffee, and I have no idea when it started, but now all of a sudden I'm a coffee freak!
5. After about 3 cups of coffee in the morning, I switch to diet coke...and I'm not supposed to have caffeine. Oopsie!
6. I have 3 dogs who I love very much: 2 rescues and one pet shop pooch!
7. I met my husband, the most amazing man in the world, on the internet!

OK, I tag Tonya and change the rules that she has to tag one person! Seven is a BIT much.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Happy Monday!!

I just posted my challenge over at Scrapbook Heaven and I am so excited! My biggest fear is that no one will participate so please please please go register, and take the time to complete my challenge. I think you'll really enjoy it and I think your scrapbook will be more rounded because of what the challenge asks you to do. That is my goal really: to help ensure that your scrapbook contains ALL aspects of your life, and not just some parts.

Anyway, here is the link! You know you want to play!!

http://www.scrapbookheavenga.com/boards/viewtopic.php?p=5993#5993

Woot woot!

Saturday, July 7, 2007

It's Your LUCKY day!

Do you feel lucky?? It's 07.07.07! I LOVE this song by Montgomery Gentry that's out right now. It's called Lucky Man, and it really is how I feel about life. Here are the lyrics:

If you have time, take a listen. Click here and then click on the little music note on the left!

I have days where I hate my job
This little town and the whole world too
Last Sunday when the Bengals lost
Lord it put me in a bad mood
I have moments when I curse the rain
Then complain when the sun's too hot
I look around at what everyone has
And I forget about all I've got

But I know I'm a lucky man
God's given me a pretty fair hand
Got a house and a piece of land
A few dollars in a coffee can
My old trucks still running good
My ticker's ticking like they say it should
I got supper in the oven, a good woman's loving
And one more day to be my little kid's dad
Lord, knows I'm a lucky man

Got some friends who would be here fast
I could call em any time of day
Got a brother who's got my back
Got a mama who I swears a saint
Got a brand new rod and reel
Got a full week off this year
Dad had a close call last spring
It's a miracle he's still here

But I know I'm a lucky man
God's given me a pretty fair hand
Got a house and a piece of land
a few dollars in a coffee can
My old trucks still running good
My ticker's tickin' like they say it should
I got supper in the oven, a good woman's loving
And one more day to be my little kid's dad

Lord, knows I'm a lucky man
My old trucks still running good
My ticker's ticking like they say it should
I got supper in the oven, a good woman's loving
And even my bad days ain't that bad
Yeah, I'm a lucky man I'm a lucky lucky man

To actually hear it being sung is so beautiful! Just a good country song that makes you feel good about what you have in life, and I don't mean material things. I have true love and a wonderful family, and that makes me one lucky woman!

Here's a layout I did today about Payton. The journaling reads:

Waiting
a. to remain or rest in expectation
b. to remain temporarily neglected or unattended to
c. to linger expectantly

"When Kevin stayed with us Payton was his new best friend. She followed him around everywhere. In the mornings when he was in his room,she would WAIT outside his door. Any noise he made would result in her tail thumping wildly against the door and her head tilting back and forth,hoping he was ready to come out and play!"

Friday, July 6, 2007

TGIF!

I am so glad it's friday! Having Wednesday off this week really confused me! We have no major plans for the weekend so my plans are to SCRAP SCRAP SCRAP!


Scrapbook Heaven has posted a thread just about me!! I can't wait to see what people ask!


http://www.scrapbookheavenga.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=1050&highlight=


Feel free to register and join in the fun. The girls are super nice over there. I will be posting a challenge on Monday and would love to see you all participate!


Have a fab weekend!

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Happy Thursday!

Hopefully you all made it through the holiday in once piece! We had some family over during the day for a cookout and then we went to the All American Festival here in Peoria. It was a roasting 116 degrees but it really didn't feel bad to us at all! We took 150 pictures yesterday so I'm sure there will be layouts of yesterday in my future, haha!


Here are a few creations for now! Enjoy!

"from this Moment on"





"Follow your own Path"
Journaling here reads: "To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest!"

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Wahhhhooooooooooooo!

Hi everybody! I am so excited to have a place to display all my scrapbooking creations! I didn't just get a wild hair and decide to creat this blog...I did it because of something that happened today. I entered a guest design team contest at www.scrapbookheavenga.com and I WON! WOOT WOOT! So, I decided it was time to create a blog so my scrappin' peers can learn a little bit more about me and what I'm working on!

I am so excited to be a guest design team member for Scrapbook Heaven. It is a great site, (with a GIANT store) and the ladies there are super nice. As a new scrapper I think being on a design team for one month is an awesome way to get my feet wet and see what design teams are all about!

I am also a frequent visitor of another site www.scrapfreak.com. Again, a wonderful site with amazing women. This site is growing rapidly with new members joining everyday. It's great to be a part of such a closeknit group of ladies who support and inspire each other. Not to mention....the shopping here is fantastic. hee hee!

That's all for now! I hope to post some of my work here shortly...once I figure out how! My banner is a shot of the layout I entered in the design team contest that I won. Woot Woot!

Thanks for visiting!