Is this real?

Getting cold out....gonna be real cold! can't actually believe we will be in below zero temps....this winter has been seriously warm and it is soooo spoiling me and now it is going to get cold....Have I mentioned that I hate cold? Hate Hate...and I don't hate lots of things....just cold!

Tell you what....blogs inspire me...they thrill me....they wow me....they make me do things I thought I could never do! I am working on a project right now that I think is quite possible the koolest thing I have ever seen and I can see myself doing tons of this! I am not going to spill the beans just yet cuz it is something that I have never seen any of my scrapper friends attempt as of yet.....ore if they did attempt it, I have not seen it posted! Takes a lot to knock my socks off but I am floored at this! Wil post some previews for your amusement till I complete the entire project! Lemme just say I certainly found my mojo with this one and I am having the time of my life! And I have a blog to thank for that one....will reveal the blog when I reveal the project! STAY TUNED!!!

Take a deep breath and relax!

We have officially made it thru the Christmas holidays and we are all still here!! Kids were spoiled rotten of course by Santa and all the family members and are having a great time with sleeping in, playing all day, and no school!!! Just want to share with you some of the joyous pics of the season!

The black and white one is not really holiday related but I soooo had to share with you all the obsession that Averee has when I get the camera out. I barely mentioned the fact that I wanted her to give her sis a kiss and there she sat....right next to her kissing and kissing and kissing......HOW SWEET IS THAT????

One more holiday to go and it is back to life.....back to reality.......and back to normalcy for me! Been a creating machine today and just don't know for sure if I should share any??? How bout a sneak peak at Imagine, Create, Scrap's NEW KITS????? Talk about having everything at your fingertips to just create a ton of goodies! you really must check them out!!!!

My 2006 Accomplishments!

DT member for Imagine, Create, Scrap, July 2006-present
DT member for 2nd term at Imagine, Create, Scrap!!!
DT coordinator for Scrapncircle.com!!!
GDT member for Susan's Scrapbook Shack, April, 2006
GDT member for Scrapbookstar.com, August 2006

Being published in spring 2007 idea book for Scrapbook Styles Defined
Being published in the 2007 Layout Blueprints 2 idea book by Bluemedia Publications

Those are the majors but there have been many other Minors that I have enjoyed throughout the year! But most of all...most important is the pure joy I have gotten out of creating all the wonderful layouts! And the friendships that I have gained on the message boards is just the bestest!!! I love my cyber friends and love to be inspired by them!!! Looking foward to a very prosperous 2007 in life, love, and scrapping!!

Now on with the personals....there is not much to tell except for CHRISTMAS IS ONLY THREE DAYS AWAY! I love to see the look on our kids' faces when they come down the stairs and see what Santa has left for them....love the feeling they have when we go visit all of our family and they 'know" that they will get to play all day long with no rushing!!! After all Christmas is all about the kids, right??? creating has come to an almost standstill here due to the reckless abandonment of my creativity! I stayed up waaaay late two nights ago to finish off the kids' teachers presents and I sure hope that they went over well!! Love to create for others!

SoOoOo MuCH to DO!!!

And soo little time....Averee and Brayden have their Christmas program tonight and I could not be more excited for this! Then only three more days of school and break is here....Santa still has some work to do with the stocking stuffers and wrapping and creating and all that fun stuff!! We will see what this week brings us. Kamy is finally feeling better after bi-lateral ear infection and a touch of brochitis.....what a bad spell that was for the whole family! But she is feeling sooo much better now! Off to clean the house and get busy on my piles of laundry!

ProcraSTinaTioN is a naughty word!

And I am soooo feeling the weight of Christmas coming down on me in a very negative fashion! I have waaay too much shopping to do and not enuff time to do it! How will I ever get done? I am sure that I will but stress will not be relieved till I am done!

Waiting patiently on the Imagine, Create, Scrap DT announcement.......patiently stalking puter every other hour to see if there is a much awaited email!!! Just to let you all know.....Kim.....YOU RAWK!!! Ok enuff of the subliminal butt kissing....of course always busy scrapping and taking care of kiddies....covering for the tooth fairy, and all that jazz!

Having an online crop over at Scrap N Circle this weekend and I cant wait! You all must go check it out!!

I was tagged!

Never have been tagged before so here goes!
A - Available or single: Neither!
B - Best Friend: hmmm....Joy, Kandyce, my mom,
C-Cake or Pie: Pie....Banana Creme to be exact
D - Drink of choice: Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper
E - Essential Item you use everyday: coffee maker!
F - Favorite color: PINK
G - Gummy Bears or worms: bears
H - Hometown: Marengo
I - Indulgence: Ice cream
J - January or February: January...daughter's birthday!
K - Kids & Names: Brayden, Averee, and Kamryn
L - Life is Incomplete Without? my kiddies!
M - Marriage Date:
N - Number of Siblings: I am a spoiled brat only child!
O - Oranges or Apples: apples
P - Phobias or Fears: small spaces, messy kitchens
Q - Fave Quote: This too shall pass!
R - Reason to Smile: Just three reasons......names mentioned above!
S - Season: Summer!
T - Tag 3 or 4 people: to be determined!
U - Unknown Fact about Me: played college sports
V- Vegetable You Don't Like: cooked carrots
W - Worst Habit: starting something and not finishing it
X - Xrays: hand, foot, chest, head
Y - Your Fave Food: chicked quesidillas
Z - Zodiac Sign: Libra!
Whew! Now on to other stuff since I am here! I got an email yesterday!! I am being published again by BlueMedia for their new Layout Blueprints 2 book! I am sooooo freakin excited!!! Been a creating fool lately, too!! Really have become obsessed with borders and sewing and my colored pens for doodling!! Well I am off to tag some ppl!!

AEzine Challenge:Try on Style!

Just had to do this challenge from the most talented Ali Edwards' newsletter. I often find myself looking to others for inspirations, be it the way that they use buttons, the font on their title, down to the color of their patterned paper. Well for this one I decided to go for the whole "random" border look by cutting up different size squares of pp and aligning them all around my 8 1/2 x 11 layout. Well as you can notice the total randomness I was not feeling so I decided to align my squares more and then sew a border right through it. Now this worked for me! I just fell in love with the way it turned out and I am sooo ready to try this sense of style again.

Guess I should tell you where I got the idea...my Elsie idea book...not sure if I can scan pages of it and upload so I will just trust that you understand where I was going with it!!

Thanks to Ali for keeping those ever inspiring ezines flowing in my inbox every week! They are truly exciting and inspiring to read!!!

my MoJo is out of ConTRoL!

And I love it...got three layouts done today...here are two...one I can only share here so I just had to cuz I love it soo!!

It'S OveR!

Back to the normal routine....back to work and back to school...and I don't think I could be any happier...LOL! such a fun weekend to not have to do anything pre planned for fjour days. Black Friday was a blast with Averee! Best Buy was out of control and it's a good thing that I did not need to get anything there! Averee did soo well and stayed up nonstop from 4am till about 12:30 without one complaint! She was such a trooper!

Had late Thanksgiving dinner at my mother's house Sunday and got some good pics to share of the fam and the kiddies!!

Just wanted to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all of you friends that have taken the time to comment on my blog! I love you all!!!

i Can't Believe...

That i am bloggin in the morning...
my days just get soo busy
and my baby has this aversion to me even looking at the computer
so it isbetter if i do it right now....
been dabbling a lil bit i nthe art journal thing
trying to make an inspiration album for
when my mojo gets up and leaves me
as it often does...
i drew and drew last night for about 1 1/2 hours
just watching televison and
it was soooooo relaxing!
Trying out some new photo software to see which one I want to purchase for Christmas
Picture posted here is the result of me playing around!!

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

aLL for NaUgHt??

I am incredibly bummed out!

did not make the next round over at scraplove.com

Love that board tho and will be sticking around for the duration

Girls are soo chatty and nice!

There is a chance for voted players to get back on the team,

but do I dare??

I am soooo ready for four days off and not having to watch anyone's kids but my own for that whole four days! I am in dire need of a large shopping trip soon....TWO MORE DAYS TILL BLACK FRIDAY LADIES!!!

That's a LOT of projects for one week!

Talk about overwhelming! what did I get myself into??? LOL...no really.....I work sooo much better and more efficiently under pressure! I loooooove it! Finished my lo for Week 6 challenge at Scraplove.com. Loooovin the results. Had to use a phrase that we are known for...and of course I am constantly telling my son to stop something that he is doing...he is a boy...he is crazy!

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and so is Black Friday! Taking Averee this year will certainly be an adventure but it is a tradition that I can't wait to get started with my girls!!

Another weekend...Another Project!

Been trying my hand at the MiNi AlBuM from JunKitz I got from thescrapbooksite.com...
My total fave place for KiTs!!!!
Having soooo much fun doing this one all about my baby walking!
I really can't believe how fast she is growing....and now how fast she is moving!
Will try to post the final results! I am pretty pleased so far!
Going to bed now will be a chore...all revved up and ready to keep scrapping
away the nite but duty will call with three children way too early in the am!!

WeEk #5 AnD I'm sTiLL iN iT!

Week #5 challenge and I completed it already....

Scraplove.com So You Think You Can Scrap contest is rawkin my world....
Like I have said before.....hate unfinished scrappy business...
Had to do this cd cover inspired challenge immediately....
Loooove the "ad inspirations" and what it produces.....
See if you feel the same.....

almOsT the WoRsT WeEkEnD EvEr!

Started getting sick on friday....
Right when my two friends were coming over to scrap.....
Lost motivation and was very ill.....
got nothing done...
spent all of Saturday in bed....
went to bed EaRlY...
BUT NOW IT IS SUNDAY NIGHT!!
And I feel like a million bucks but know that I should take it easy!
I hate being sick.
Mothers do have the right to get sick!
bTW....posting my week #4 challenge from contest at Scraplove.com
Lovin that site....loooovin the contest!
Prayin that I make it all the way!
Would be totally honored to be a part of their team!!

Talk about your scrappers block...

My creativity is running free...
My mind is constantly turning...
I want to scrap....
But for some reason....
life has gotten in the way lately.....
feel like I am on a downhill slide....
need some free time without kids.....
WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAPPEN?

How could I foget to blog about this???

My online bestest friend Tracey reminded me that I have not yet tooted my own horn here!!! I got a lo picked up by BlueMedia for their new idea book!!! FIRST TIME BEING PUBLISHED and I am sooooo thrilled! Just thinking of that is getting me out of my funk I seem to be in lately! Book comes out in Spring 2007 and I can hardly wait!!!

this layout I did for a freestyle challenge at ScrapnCircle.com where I am DT coordinator....loving the look of the pics even tho none of the fam will ever look at me and smile at the same time....this shows truly what my fam is like!!

And most importantly today is Jason's 32nd birthday!!!! He is such a great dad and the kids worship the ground he walks upon!!

Gotta take a breather....

WoW.....could it get any crazier around here?
I doubt it....
I am in an awesome "survivor" type contest over at ScrapLove...
Called So You Think You Can Scrap?
peeps get voted off every week by their peers...
I made it so far to round #3 and am soooo stoked to do this week's challenge
Have to use the word KnoCk in your title!
Interesting and yet ooh soo challenging!
Halloween coming up very soon....
And that means Christmas is just around the corner!!!
No other scrappy news to mention!

Creepy Camping was a blast!

What a fun fun weekend....
little sleep....
lots of candy....
lots of spooks....
Baby princesses
Jason Voorhies....
Cinderella...
and my birthday to boot!!
the kids had a riot
no scary haunted hayrack ride this year!
Just sitting by the fire
on those chilly nights
and spending time
with family and friends!
I CANT WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR!!

It's almost here!

our annual Halloween camping trip!
Sooo much fun for the kids!
Trick or treating for two hours with 125 campers...
all fully decorated.....
Averee is going to be scared out of her mind!
Girls are Cinderella
Son is Jason Voorhies...
should be a howlin good time!
Been really busy creating my new passion....
An 8x8 scrapbook
first time trying this and I LOOOOVE IT!