{Ahh..the little things}

CRAZY busy...

Can some one say...... B-R-E-A-T-H-E???      Because I feel that I need to be reminded to right now! 

Actually, today it is raining & right now I am catching up on e-mail (and listening to my faves playlist on i tunes) so I am breathing at the moment, but can say that this is the first time this WEEK that I have a chance to feel this way!  I SOOOOO need a relaxing day today, so I am hoping & praying that nothing pops up to ruin that for me.  I have no plans, so I hope to maybe scrap or read, or maybe just veg out on the couch, LOL!

I've been babysitting this week during the day & at night we've had Vacation Bible Adventure at our church.  It is fun, but just plain exhausting!  I've been working in the craft room with kids aged 3-Kindergarten, and some groups have been over 20 kids...ARGHHHH!  There is ALOT of volunteers, but any group of kids that large is bound to get crazy at times, LOL  :)  Plus it is from 6-8:30, so we have needed an early dinner, and are getting home at bedtime, which has all just added to the chaos.  I've bben hitting the couch as soon as we walk into the house, and only getting up to go to bed VERY SOON after!

My kids have been SOOO bad too, and I am thinking it might be all of the things going on interupting our routine!?  It has been just HORRIBLE listening to them argue  all the time, even Zander gets into the middle of it now & has learned to hit the older two...UGH!   I need a Mommy get-away this weekend!  I usually take little trips to the store  early in the am before Harry leaves for work, or after he arrives home ~ just to get away for a little bit through the week.  I have not been able to do that this week & I can see the effect it has on me.  I NEED those little trips more than I knew I did!

Tonight is the last night for VBA, so I am thinking that I need to figure out something special for ME tomorrow night or this weekend. 

Sorry for such a whiney post ~ but I do feel a little better now! 

Off to the shower...I think we'll go to Wal Mart for some shopping therapy :)

*smiles*

 

LOTS to say & share :)

I feel like when reading my blog, you would never know that I am affiliated at all with scrapmommies, and I LOOOOOVE that site dearly!! 

That is where I sell my stuff & where I really call my digi-scrap "home"  I have also been a part of the CT there for quite a while as well, and have alot of fun with all of the great ladies there!  Now it seems that everyone is growing bigger & expanding to sell other places & getting their own CT's....WOW!  How exciting :)  I LOVE to see how our site's designers are growing, it is just AWESOME!  I know that sooner or later, I am going to have to have my own CT too & I am excited about it too...how FUN!

BUT for now (at least until summer is finished & kiddos are in school again & new baby is here)  I am going to focus more on relaxing/scrapping/ and being a part of a NEW CT....

    *(click to see for who/where, LOL)*        I am very excited about joining her FABULOUS team, and she already has some GREAT new stuff too ~ WOOHOO!

I will still be designing, when the inspiration hits me....but really want to kind-of focus on the scrapping a little more right now!  That is what I started out doing & what I really ENJOY SOOO much!

Speaking of scrapping, I found another new fave designer yesterday, and SHE ROCKS!!  Her name is Corina Nielsen and she sells at Plain Digital Wrapper.  I bought one of everything she made, I think!!  Here are a few of my fave things...

I love the little details that so many people are adding to layouts these days & they actually remind me of a few older layouts of mine that have lots of stuff...more of a collage style.  I LOVE it & think these little things will help me to make some  more FAB layouts like that too!

That reminds me of another trend that I have seen alot & it is notebook paper on layouts.  People are using for dates, journaling, or just another extra layer...SO cute!  So this morning I decided I had to try to make my own too.  That soon was changed to a SCAN of a piece of paper, that I then altered in all kinds of ways (LOL)!  I used atomic cupcakes chalked edges (very light color) and I also used her wild tear, but it was a little too much for what I was thinking, and I erased the layers of torn paper & just left the messy ripped edge!  ANYWAY, I decided that I would offer is as a BLOG FREEBIE ~ woohoo!

Download it HERE:   Download aj_worntornpaper.zip   ENJOY :)

UGH....

I just deleted a looong post I was working on somehow...

Now I am running out of time & will have try again later!

But, here is just a little tease of the next MEGA kit from the Scrapmommies designers:

I'll post more details as I know them, all I know right now is you will LOOOOVE this adorable kit :)

A day in life...

Okay, I'll be honest...not ALL days are like this, but here's just some of what has happened so far:

• wake up & showered (should have known then that my day would be different, LMAO)
• find we are out of milk, must run to the store (Daddy is still home, saving me from taking everyone with me...ahhhh)
• that simple trip turns into a regular grocery trip ~ UGH
• made 3 seperate breakfast requests when I arrived home
• Kaden lost his front top tooth & I nearly CRIED at how much older he looks...*(sniff)*
• baked, iced & decorated cupcakes and a cake for Z's birthday ~ YAY
• made a fresh pitcher of sweet tea (can't live with out it these days)
• did cake dishes & cleaned up mess
• moppped the floor 3 times due to spills of all sorts
• made lunch (my choice this time, LOL!!!)
• I'm sure I changed a diaper or two & wiped a bottom in here somewhere too

All of this & it is only 1:00!  I need a relaxing afternoon...

Okay, I am back now to add that I made sure we had a GREAT afternoon for the rest of Zander's Birthday :)  My friend & her kids, as well as her niece & nephew stopped by to swim, and we had lots of fun!  We let the kids do waterballoons & had some Birthday cupcakes for snack.  We were able to sit in the sun while the kiddos played, so it was nice for everyone!!

As for tonight, we have taco dinner & cake & presents planned (just with our family) should be a nice ending to a crazy, but fun  day :)

 

  YUMMMMM...cupcakes!

Here he is reading some Birthday cards that he received in the mail today! 

It was VERY hard for him to let his friend Anson join in the excitement  & celebrations too...poor guy!  They ended up in a big fight before it was all over with :)

Happy Birthday Little Zander Boo....Momma loves YOU!!

I'm lovin' it...

Tomorrow is Zander's BIG #2 Birthday!!  :)      

I'm not sure what we'll be doing yet (both he & Ellie are feeling feverish tonight) but we enjoyed McDonald's with Grandpa Vic today ~ YAY!

too funny

I got this through e-mail today &  I was cracking up, thinking how kids can just be SO funny :)

  A teacher noticed that a little boy at the back of the class was squirming around, scratching his crotch, and not paying attention.  She went back to find out what was going on. He was quite embarrassed and whispered that he had just recently been circumcised and he was quite itchy.
  The teacher told him to go down to the principal's office. He was to telephone his mother and ask her what he should do about it. He did it and returned to his class. Suddenly, there was a commotion at the back of the room. She went back to investigate only to find him sitting at his desk with his penis hanging out.
"I thought I told you to call your mom!" she said. "I did," he said, "And she told me that if I could stick it out till noon, she'd come and pick me up from school."

{guardian peas}

I did this layout last night as part of the crop that scrapmommies did over at the  Guardian Peas  site.  I highly recommend that you ck out all that have to offer there, as it is all for a good cause!

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE buying group MEGA kits too, but what makes them so much better is that they are donating it to three families dealing with children with cancer...all of which are part of the digi-scrap community!

Here is the mega kit, kaleidoscope of hope that I bought last night & I can nt even begin to tell you about all of the WONDERFUL things in this  kit!!! 

There are other kits called "pea pairs" that have some GREAT designers teamed up together, I want to buy some of those next, LOL!

*CLICK TO ANIMATE* or ck it out here

Have a relaxing Sunday afternoon, we have a birthday pool party to attend....ahhhhh!

Turning two...

I am starting to get Zander's #2 party planned & it is starting to get bitter sweet for me  :(   

I am excited for a party (of course) yet SAD that my "baby" is almost two.    After starting through some old pictures & his baby book yesterday, I decided to make a video with some pictures of him.  I tried to pick my favorite from each month, but that was VERY hard & I decided to just PICK quickly, LOL!

Here's a link if you'd like to see the first draft:  http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=bb3dfef4ad0afe4964eca&skin_id=0&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url

I'm not sure it is finished, but LOVE seeing how much he has grown *sniff*

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BABY GIRL :)

Here is a profile pic (looking up w/ her arm up near her face):