Looking forward to...

This line from Basic Grey.
(all images snagged from Kelly G's blog)












I know alot of you are sick of the cutesie animals but I'm SO not. I still {heart} them and cannot wait until I can buy some of this new GREEN AT HEART line!

That's all. I just wanted to declare my love for this line :)
Have a great rest of the weekend! I'm hoping to get some scrapping done this week!

Blog Candy

Check out this awesome candy at Blue Moon Scrapbooking!! YUM :)

Oh.. I can't believe I forgot!!

This little girl came into our lives last Saturday the 16th.
Little Miss Sage Madison, my new niece :)
8 lbs, 4 ounces, strawberry blonde hair



I'm so proud of her Daddy (above), my "baby" brother. This is his first baby and he is a natural. And his Mama had her ALL natural. No medicine AT ALL. And it was her first baby as well. Can you believe that!!
I have the feeling she's going to be the subject of MANY future scrapbook layouts :)

Finally!

Hey all.
Well, if you're still reading my blog, I appreciate it.
I know I've been so flighty and not updating like I should. There is ALOT going on right now. Scrapbooking hasn't really been on my mind like it used to be.
Those of you that know me personally or follow me on Facebook know the deal as I wear my heart on my sleeve and am brutally honest. Just please keep praying for us. We really need it.


As promised, here is the layout I did at my crop on the 9th. I don't care for it, I want to change it up but still haven't figured out how to "fix" it yet. LOL
So it's going to stay as is for now.
(click to see detail)


And here's a LO that was actually done by my friend Sarah Mullanix. She's an AWESOME scrapper and I'm proud to be using a page of hers in Caleb's album :)
All I did was add pictures, faux stitching and Stickles.
Thanks Sarah!
I *heart* it!! :)



I need to get my butt into gear. I have agreed to scrap a Sweet 16 album for a special teenager and it's due by mid Feb. I've done ONE page so far. YIKES!

Have a great rest of the weekend and........



GO COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL THE WAY, BABY.
ALL THE WAY!!!

How cute is this!

My niece is on her way!
Little Miss "Sage Madison" will be born SOON.
Her Mama's water broke last night.. she's just waiting for the labor to come on. I can't wait to meet that sweet little pumpkin :)

How cute would Sassafras' new CHERRY DELICIOUS line look with some baby pics of sweet baby Sage!?




Love this line! And can't wait to see "Apple Jack". I have the feeling that it's more boyish and will work wonderful with Caleb pictures :)

Nada, Nothing, Zilch.

Hey all. I have not had any time to scrap or take pics this week. So sorry.
Doug was out of town all day Tues and Wed and Caleb was SUPER clingy. Now that he doesn't take naps, it's impossible to get any scrapping done during the day.
And now I've got a medical issue.. it hurts when I sit down for long. So I'll try and get my work posted next week.
And YAY! I won on the Sassafras blog today. WHOO HOO!!!! LOVE Sassafras! And it looks like their new lines are going to ROCK! Can't wait!
I'll be sure to post my yummy goodies when I get them in Feb. WHOO HOOOO!!

Please PLEASE pray for the people of Haiti. I have personal ties to Haiti and am just so sad about what has happened in PAP.
My friend Luke Renner has been living in Haiti with his family for seven months now and is now in PAP helping with the recovery effort and documenting everything for the news channels here in the US. He has been updating Facebook with pictures and video.. it's just all SO sad. Please pray for Haiti tonight.

Thank you and have a great weekend, y'all!

Hey everyone! I'm here.
I went to my monthly crop yesterday but ended up only staying a few hours. I totally forgot we had a late Christmas party at my step Dad's family to attend so I left for that after finishing only ONE layout!! OMG, I talked WAY too much and scrapped WAY too little, LOL. So what else is new, huh? LOL
I'll show my layout later in the week after I get a pic of it.
Doug's going to Kansas City on Tues/Wed for a big job interview so while he's gone I'm hoping to be able to scrap at night after Cay's in bed and maybe I'll have more to show you than just the one layout :)

I feel like I'm in limbo right now.. Ever feel that way? Like I was so "off" at my crop yesterday because I was so sad about possibly moving away from all my crop friends.. I think I was actually depressed and it really affected my creativity. I sat down to scrap and couldn't think of a darn idea so I went around the room and talked to friends for a few hours. How weird is that!?
I mean, we don't even know for SURE that we are moving to Kansas City yet in my mind we are and I'm going to have to say goodbye to everyone here and that could have been my last crop. *sigh*

Oh well, it'll get better. I know if we move I'll make more friends. It's just sad to leave my NJS girls. *sniff sniff*
But you have to go where the jobs are. After all, no money, no scrap stuff, right?
LOL

I'll be back soon to post some work. Have a great week, girls! And please say a prayer for hubby. This job looks very very promising. They are paying to FLY him to Kansas City so that's a good sign they are serious :)

Byeeee

Check this out!!

My fellow CSD DT member Melissa is having a great blog candy giveaway. Check it out and tell her Jenny B sent ya!

Two more days til my crop. I'm excited!!!
Guess I probably better figure out what I'm going to take, huh? LOL :)

I'm still here....

I'm still alive and kicking :)

No scrappy news.. I haven't even looked at my scrap stuff in a few days. BUT, my 12 hour monthly crop is this Saturday and my friends Jenny and Sarah M are going with me. Can't wait!!!

AND... Guess what!!??
Hubby has a job interview in KANSAS CITY this week!!! How awesome!!!!!!! :)

And one of my friends started a challenge blog and is having a design team call. Check it out! I am not applying.. I've got WAY too much going on. But I thought I'd let you all know about it because I think it's going to be really cool.
It's all about scrapping the DIRT in your lives.

Well, have a great rest of the week, y'all!
Love,

My "Top 5" of 2009

My friend Pinky did this on her blog and I thought it was such a neat idea.
I haven't done nearly the amount of layouts I had planned for this year so there isn't a ton to choose from but here are MY personal "Top 5".


#5
Layout of my best friend Carli & I.
BFF's since we were twelve. OMG, 23 years now. WOW!
Still love her more than anyone but my hubby and son. She rocks!



#4
My little guy in pool water for the first time.
I won a contest on Noel C's blog for this layout :)



#3
I just love the color combo on this. And those fat lime green Thickers are to die for! LOL



#2
This one was a re-do of an old layout.
As you can see Caleb is crying in the pics so I hesitated scrapping them but realized you gotta scrap the good AND the bad, right?



#1
A rare picture of my little guy and I.
I love this kid so much. He's my world :)



Thanks for looking! I hope you have a wonderful New Years Eve.

2009 was a horrible year for us.
Let's see:
We tried to avoid it but ended up having to file bankruptcy.
Hubby lost his job and now we are on unemployment which is a third of his former salary.
We found out Caleb probably has Autism. Most likely Asperger's.
The school board here made some crazy changes.. we can't stay in this city. Caleb will not get a good education if we do.
Oh yeah! There's a crazy democrat in office. That should have given me a clue this would be a bad year! LOL

I am SO looking forward to 2010:
My new niece is going to arrive very soon. I can't wait to meet her!
We are definitely moving out of this area. More than likely to Kansas City. Which will mean lots of cousin time for Caleb and oh my God, a BABYSITTER for DATES for Doug and I. WHOO HOO!!! :)
With that move we will be moving to a better school system with early intervention for Caleb.
And I'll finally get to meet one of my awesome scrappy internet friends, Tracy. I can't wait!

I hope you all have a wonderful New Years Eve!
I welcome 2010 with open arms!!! :)

Love,

Forget foreign terrorists....

Our own government is killing us!

My MIL convinced us to rent THIS movie tonight and WOW, I am in shock!
EVERYONE needs to rent this video.. like NOW.
It's a MUST SEE for anyone but especially for those with kids.
Please please rent it.
Thanks :)

Our Christmas

Mimi Marsha is here from Houston until Tuesday. Caleb has helped her make two batches of Christmas cookies and is in total love with her.
We had a feast yesterday for dinner and Caleb got tons of presents from my parents and Doug's family.
We were blessed this year despite our current situation. PTL!!

Here is a little photo collage from Christmas Eve/Day.
Click to make larger:


I hope y'all had a wonderful Christmas and your New Years is wonderful, too. Please keep praying that my husband finds a job. We have three months before we are homeless. Lord help us.

XOXO,

Check this out!

I had asked for the new PSE for Christmas but with Doug losing his job, neither one of us is getting anything this year. We're just making sure Caleb is taken care of, cause HE is what matters, KWIM?

But that won't stop me from trying to win it! LOL

Check out this awesome blog candy from McKMama!
and this from Grammie :)

And have an awesome weekend!

Candy Cane Mice and Two New Layouts

Hey guys :)
Truthfully, I haven't done any scrapping since my all day crop almost two weeks ago. Just haven't felt like it. I didn't even make Christmas cards this year! (shock!)

But here are some candy cane mice I made for Caleb's Christmas party tomorrow at preschool.
They didn't quite turn out how I want them.. I did them spur of the moment and don't have the yarn I need for whiskers but hey, they are still cute, right? LOL



And here are some teacher gifts.
I had to go cheap this year... Like REAL cheap. LOL
I found these cute little buckets in Target's $1 spot and couldn't pass them up. There are M&M's and a candy cane mouse inside :)


And here are two layouts I did last month for the design team challenges over on the rockin' CANDY SHOPPE DESIGNS blog.
This month there are TWO chances to win some awesome blog candy! A $20 gift card to Stop and Scrap and a gift package from Blue Moon Scrapbooking.
These prizes are quite awesome, you don't want to miss out.
So go over and check out the challenges. Can't wait to see what you come up with!!

This is for challenge #1. It's hard to tell in the picture but I used a clear frosty paper from KI Memories. Love it!
I used a sketch on this one (from SB etc mag). I know.. ME using a sketch? Can you believe it!! LOL



And here is challenge #2:


Both of these are from Caleb's first Christmas. How cute was he?!
OMG! It makes me cry just looking at these pics again!

TFL! Hope your weekend is great. We will be cleaning for my mother in law's arrival on Thurs. Fun fun!! tee hee

Love this!

Thanks for the idea, Bethie!

He is my everything...

If you aren't on Facebook, you can view the video here.

Some new work from me...

I went to my monthly crop yesterday with the gals from Not Just Scrappin'.
I had a blast, as usual :)

I admit I had been so sad all week and really contemplated selling off all my scrap stuff and quitting the hobby. But once I got to the crop I realized scrapping truly is something that makes me happy more than anything (except family and God, of course). So I'm not giving it up anytime soon.

My local scrapbook celebrity friend Sarah Mullanix came to crop with us for the first time and we chatted away. I didn't get much done, as usual. But heck, I don't care. Truth be told, I really go there for the adult conversation, tee hee :)

But I did get two new layouts done.
Check them out!



I also have more layouts to share in the next few weeks but I can't post my work until it's up on the Candy Shoppe Designs blog.

I hope everyone is in good health and your getting your C'mas shopping done. I feel SO blessed that we were able to get Caleb's presents before Doug was laid off. That is one plus in this situation. At least he won't go without stuff for C'mas, KWIM?
Anyway, Have a great week!