I scrapped this today!

Some pictures of me and my daughter playing with shadows on the wall. We had a lot of fun!

I used Basic Grey papers on this layout. I love this line. It's called Green At Heart. I started with this sketch from sketchabilities, I deviated a little but the bones are from the sketch :) I heart sketches! Thanks for looking and have a great day :)

I got a JOB!

I went and got a job at my local scrapbook store :) I have gone to work twice since I got hired. The first time out, I just stood there and tried to absorb as much info as possible, and I took notes in case. Lucky for me, my boss is extremely helpful and patient. She is showing me the ropes and answers every question I have, even if I ask it 100 times.
My second day was yesterday and I was working the register. I was so afraid I was gonna mess up, and I did make some errors, but guess what?? I fixed em and I survived. I just need to take a breath and relax. Time and experience will bring that :) Until then I will try not to break out in hives and sweat profusely on work days. Once I get my feet back under me, I will love it :) I can already tell. Today I am going to scrap :). After work I became a customer and bought some way cute papers I cannot wait to use!! Love to my peeps.

OHHHHHHHHHHH HOLD ON!!! I just want to share that I have worked out on schedule since I got back on the wagon :) I have been wavering between the 17-18 pounds lost mark :) GO ME!!

I haven't been posting.....

**Edited to add: I worked out for 57 minutes and feel great. The 1.8 pound weight gain from yesterday was cancelled out by the 1.8 pound weight loss today!! WOOT! I sweated like a pig and actually enjoyed it :) **

.....not much at least. How long has it been since you heard me mention anything about weight loss? Awhile, I know. I have a confession to make, I haven't been working out. It's been 3 weeks. I weighed in yesterday just to see. I gained 1.8 pounds. So I worked out. Sorta. Ok, ok it was this half assed attempt at working out...........Let me just stop me right there, I just wrote and deleted a whole paragraph filled with excuses and BS. I don't know why I stopped exercising. I just know that I need to start back up again. I need to motivate myself to "just do it", JUST DO IT! Positivity is key, it trumps negativity every time. So instead of making excuses and blathering on about how I was depressed about blah blah and blah, I am going to make a list. This is a list of things I have been a positive result of working out and losing weight:
1. My back pain was gone, completely gone
2. My feet didn't hurt, at all
3. I slept better than ever
4. I was happier
5. Quick to laugh
6. I smiled more
7. I didn't get winded with the simplest of activities
8. My clothes fit better
9. My outlook was brighter
10. I could do lunges without cursing!!

In my quest for keeping this post and my outlook positive I would just like to let you know, that as soon as I hit the "Publish Post" button, I am going to exercise. I will let you know how it went :)
Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Bratz Layout :)

This is a page of my daughter Sarah, playing with her Bratz dolls. I can remember vividly doing the same thing at her age :) I used a sketch for this layout that I found over at Sketch Savvy, by Susan Stringfellow. I intend to use several other of her sketches too. They are FAB! If you are in need of inspiration head on over to her blog and you will be scrapping in no time! The samples are incredible as well. I used 2 page Sketch #6 for this layout. Thanks for looking and have a fantastic day :)




I need to work on my 2 page layout photo taking skills.

Some random pics of downtown

buh, duh buh, duh buh buh buh buh duh buh buh buh buh buh buh.......Downtown. Sing it with me lol. I hope I buh duh-ed that right :) Earlier this evening me, the hubs, and 2 of our 4 chillens went to visit their grandma in the hospital. I think I posted here, that she had a mild stroke almost 2 weeks ago. She is going home this Friday and has recovered well so far. She just wants to go home, like yesterday. I don't blame her. The worrier in me is on red alert, but I squash it down and maintain a calm facade :) So after making momil almost pee her pants with laughter, we took off and let her get some rest. On the way home I decided to snap some pics with my cell phone of downtown Columbus. Pardon my dirty windshield lol. I hope you enjoy!

Luxury Apartments! WOOOOO!


I love buildings with TV on them!


A Building, I have no idea what they do here.


Lots of buildings, lots of peeps doing very important jobs, I am sure ;)


Building with ticker tape SWEET!! Almost as good as a building with TV! (Part of my hubs face too!! It almost looks like he's eating the words lol. )


Columbus Dispatch, as the photo says, Ohio's greatest home newspaper.


Now for the really good pics! On the way home we stoped at Meijer and saw these baby geese when we puled into the parking lot! I didn't very good pics, but you can sorta make them out, I hope the arrows help :) I wanted to get out and pet one, but the hubs said the mommy and daddy geese would attack me, so I stayed put :)

I hope everyone is having a FABULOUS DAY!

I got a hairs cut!!!

Let me set the scene for you. Picture if you will a woman standing before her large bathroom mirror, brush in one hand, blow dryer in the other. The hair isn't cooperating, it's flat where it shouldn't be and thicker on one side than the other.

**I would like warn any of my readers with a weak constitution to quit reading now**

Make no mistake this is no imaginary woman standing before her mirror. This woman is me, what happened next, I still cannot explain. I may have been possessed by a demon, or perhaps an alien controlled my mind for a while, there are no other excuses. I left my bathroom in search of scissors, (you see where this going, right?) and came back with them in my hand. I reached up and uncaringly grabbed a hunk of hair and (yep you guessed it!) cut it off, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat!!! WHAT WAS I THINKING????!!!???? Seriously, what good can come from this? NONE, NONE I TELL YOU! The carnage! The horror! The abomination! My floor was covered in hair, my clothes were too. WHatever caused me to start doing this, wore off and all I was left with was more hair on my floor than on my head! Sooooooooooo, I headed over to my nearest Great Clips, and put my wreck of a hairdo into the hands of a professional. Tracy looked at my hair, heard my story and gave me some ideas of what we could do. I was all in. I love what she did! Tracy, thank you. I love it! It's short, oh yes indeed, but I loves me some short hair. It's easy to take care of and dries in a minute! Here are the pictures I snapped to show my texting peeps upon my return :) I kinda wish I had some before pics.

Thanks For stopping by today :)

Senior Prom 2010

My oldest son, Chris took his girlfriend Kacey to their Senior Prom last Friday. The theme for the evening was "A Black Tie Affair". They were gracious enough to let us take hundreds of pictures. These are some of my favorites:

The Boutinere


The Corsage


Looking good son!


Show some leg!!


Smoooooooch!

Up next? Graduation!!!! Where does the time go?!!