Garth.. you ARE foxy!~

The last few weeks over at Crazy 8's we've been playing Top 100 Classic Rock Bingo and today I pulled a Jimi Hendrix out and decided to use this video as a clue. Waynes World rocks and I think Dana Carvey is even more brilliant than Mike Myers in it.. but thats just me. He is soo cute! I love when he gets so excited that his glasses need adjustments. hahaa I hope that this brings back good memories for you as it did me and the girls on the forum!
Have a great Labor Day weekend! :)

I have a winner!~

Thanks to finally figuring out the Random.org generator thingie.. I listed all of your names and then pushed the button... and here is what happened!!!

List Randomizer

There were 11 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. angie
2. brooke
3. aime
4. scrappychic
5. deb
6. cat
7. carol a.
8. kate
9. lois aka katesmum
10. margo
11. gina hanson

Timestamp: 2008-08-26 14:30:50 UTC

Soooo... Angie.. you are the winner!!!! Please email me your address and a little wish list and I will send your gifty out this weekend!
Congratulations and Thank you for reading my blog!!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dads 70th Birthday!!! I called him this morning at 9am and he was climbing down off a roof that he and my brother had just put on last week. He was doing some finish work. I am amazed at the umph this guy has. He has taken a beatin' but keeps on tickin'. So while I had him on the phone told him that I needed him to pick a number so that Id have a winner for my contest but he picked 38. hahaaa. What a dork! Sooo. I will put all the names in a hat tonight and draw when I get home!!!
Have a great Birthday Dad-see you this weekend! {Soo excited to go back home!}
Have a good Monday ya'll! :)

CELEBRATION & a Give-Away~

Whoa.. what a huge deal this is!!! Im going to celebrate my 100 blog posts by doing a Give-Away!!!.. hmmm what shall it be?... Depends on the person who wins.. it could be scrappy goodeness or just a gifty gift.. Leave me a comment and I shall choose a winner Monday August 25th!!! ;) Good Luck and Thank You for visiting!!!

Assortment of Cards~

Here are the cards I made for the Assorted Card Swap over at Crazy 8's. I was to make Get Well Cards. I love how they turned out and finally used the *inchie* technique.. lets just say it was a lot of work, but well worth it!

In other news~ Im doing good, thanks for thinking of me.. just had a little rough spot.

also.. ironically....today Todd and I celebrated our 4th Wedding Anniversary.. woot! ;)

A ways to go yet~

Well.. Im almost done with my blog tweaks.. I just need to add a bunch more links yet. Im not sure Im liking everything on the right side when it used to be on the right. We'll see. It really shouldnt matter to me since the blog is ultimately for you the reader.

Anyway...
On to other things. Im having a rough week. My personal life which is normally happy has turned sad and pathetic and I just dont know how to fix it.. or if it will just iron itself out. I think Im going to turn to God once again and pray for strength.. I feel like Ive asked for so much and been given so much that I dont deserve any more favors, but I really would like to hold this together. Also lately I have not wanted to scrapbook, read about scrapbooking, participate in forums or anything. I just want to dissolve myself in non-important things and sit on the couch. I have no motivation and no motivation around me either.

I have definitely came away in this life with one thought.. one piece of advise. Do NOT ever ever get married. It is something wayyyy easy to get into and wayyyy harder to get out of. Id rather be alone than be miserable in a relationship that does not have 2 working partners. and so call me weak for not wanting to work things out.. but remember it takes TWO.. it always did and it always will.

One last thing.. Id love to give a shout out to my Mom... she is going to be SIXTY yup thats right the big 6-0 on Monday the 18th. I sooo wish I could see her and be with her, but I just cant.. so I wrote her a letter disclosing just 60 of the reasons why I love her so much. I thought it was going to be hard coming up with 60 things, but found out it really was quite easy and I could have went on and on. She is a special person, we have a special relationship and she is my best friend. So Happy Birthday Mom... *cheers* ;)

Under Construction~

Excuse me while I try to reconstruct my blog... stay tuned.

I heart Heart~

OMGOSH.. I never realized just how hot Ann Wilson is !!!... she gets a lot of fluff from the public regarding her weight.. but my goodeness is she ever beautiful and man can she belt out the tunes!! I have always loved HEART and thanks to Evil Beet Gossip today I was reminded about how much!

Best Friends~

....and so this is what makes it worth all the diapers, terrible twos and threes, the uncoordinated years, the backtalks, the teen years, the first time driver and dates...Best Friends... Preston-19 and Hunter-3!!!!

Be You~

I almost cried last night doing this layout of my oldest offspring. He is so darn handsome and innocent.. hahaa or at least I still feel he is. He is the best son-he is more than any one could ever ask for. Im sooo happy that I get to see him this weekend. My other two are so happy that their big brother is coming they can barely keep civil. They love their *best friend*. Makes a Momma pretty proud! The quote says "Where ever you go-go with all your heart"!

Hilariousness ensues~

This blog is the funniest blog I have ever found! I go there every day for a pick me up! You know.. for when the bitches try to get you down.. yeah its good for that too!
Im just being real here! ;)
{Thanks Dr.Ennis for the advise all those years ago!}
Please visit.. you wont be disappointed!!! Go now.. run.. be happy and laugh your buns off! :)

Little white spaces~

orrrrr is there??? ... hehee
Here is the first completed layout for the the Sketchfest this weekend. It was for the *white space* sketch challenge... I wanted to participate more, but my family is pretty much keeping me from accomplishing anything.. gah! I love them.. but hello- a girl needs her ME time too! Maybe later this evening.. who knows.
Anyway.. I hope you all are having a great weekend, getting things accomplished, being productive and creative! ;o)

I dare you~

to join the fun!!... Im playin' so why dont you?... its going to be awesome!

Turning the Corner~

I think my youngest punk Hunter is turning the corner from the *Terrible Twos and Threes*! Finally! And now, Im sad. hahaa. Weird how that goes. I wanted him out of that stage, but didnt want him to grow up! No darnit, dont grow up too fast! Lord knows the weeks and months and years are going by in flashes. I want to hold onto this for a long time. But thats just not the way it is. Im so proud of the lil fella... lately he has been honing in his manners and has discovered the sweetest disposition in regards to woo'ing his Momma. He knows that when he is in trouble that he can call me *Momma* and get me to smile everytime! And lately he has been calling me *Momma Mia* and giggles and begs me to take him to see the movie as we both love the music! Oh, he also knows how much I love Mexican so he calls me *Mammazita* when we go out to our favorite Mexican restaruant. So cute! Anyway.. today my lil punk told me after I got all fixed up for work .. *Mom, you look very nice!*.. very plain, very sweet and very innocent. He doesnt know how that made my day. I love him so much!... and so from the wild and into everything to the noticing, drinking up the learning and sharing his feelings and emotions... he is turning a corner!

Sunshines Sketch Challenge~

Sunshine-over at Crazy 8's posted this sketch challenge for a RAK.. wasnt that sweet??...hehee.. boy was I ever weary of it.. I was plum scared as at first glance it looks sooo difficult, but once I looked it over, sketched it out on paper, I knew exactly what Id do. And I loveee this pic of the boys.. It truely is a portrait of how they are in so many ways. Enjoy this touch of summer and challenge yourself to do the sketch too! If you post it over at Crazy 8's you are automatically going to get an incentive prize and the RAK goes to the winner Sunshines daughter picks! Good Luck!

Let the Sun Shine In~

What a week huh?...
I tell you if it werent for stress and drama Id have no life.. well...
Thankfully its changing... SWEET!!!! I left my 2nd job and am making some other changes as well in my daily schedule. Im going to spend more time with Hunter and more quality time with Justice and work on my hobbies in my free time and if there is no free time.. OH WELL. Working the 2nd job was like a wake up call. I didnt work it long, but long enough to find out that my family misses me and that Im a vital person within it. Especially me being Momma! Im glad to be back home in the evenings and have found that Im able to still get out amongst the public working at the hobbies I love, taking part in classes and sharing and hopefully in the future selling some of my art. That would be wicked awesome {as so eloquently stated by my husband}. haha It sure as heck would support my habit anyway!

What about CHA and all the sneak peeks this week? Wow.. I tell ya.. Bo Bunny and Melissa Frances are like my favs this year... oh and I cant forget about Pink Paislee!!! Im loving looking at all the pretty fall and winter stuff. And cant wait to purchase it!!! I wish we had a fall/winter convention here as well as the spring one.. that would rock!

Ok, so this isnt the best layout, but give me a break, I havent been scrapping in a while.. only a small card here and there! This was made for a RAK challenge I sponsored over at Crazy 8's this past week. I actually got to scrap a new card today for a card challenge for Creative Scrappers so that was good and have a couple ideas on my work table to tackle this weekend... I hope to take a pic and post later tonight.... but for now.. I leave you with a lil piece of sunshine and great weekend wishes!

To you~

Go ahead and....

What do you do when a girl breaks your heart?~

buy her a puppy...
or so this is what my son thought he'd do to win back the heart of his girlfriend who apparently lied to him. I dont know why he felt he should do this, but I know he was feeling way low and this purchase has made him feel much better. He and his girlfriend named the puppy Princess. Preston will be taking care of her and teaching her how to do the various things little puppies need to learn. hehee. Ive felt guilt ridden for years over not being there for Preston and right now especially Id love to go to him and let him know how much I love him and am here for him, but he is a man now.. he doesnt need cuddles..he just needs reassurance that things will get better.. and I hope that I have helped in some small way. He does in fact know the things I felt guilt about and forgives me luckily. I hope so much that he gets stronger and puts his foot down so that people dont take advantage of his kindness. He has lost 30 pounds in the past few months and Im worried, but I also know that he is a smart and blessed man and will find his way.

Lady Bug Lady Bug~

Fly away home... and in this case to the homes of the girls that were in on the Summer Card Swap over at Crazy 8's! I was laying in bed the other night after teaching my first card class at work about all the neat things you can do with just some brads, paper, ink and some bling.. hehee One of the cards for class was made to swivel using a brad-revealing the message underneath, it was pretty simple but got me to thinking of the things I could do... so I dreamt about this........amazingly they turned out real cute! I love the color combo of brown and pink and got to digging into my stash and decided ooo this would be a perfect color combo especially since I didnt really know what or how to do the eyes. The only thing I regret now NOT doing was adding some stickles to the wings, blinging them up a bit. I will be sure to do that next time though!
Note: Did you know that ladybugs symbolize Luck and Love? They sure do.. just another reason to love them and cherish them even more I think.

Hope your 4th of July weekend was safe and relaxing!!!

My Brother~

Thought Id write about my brother... Im starting to think that he is like my best friend in the world. I actually have 2 brothers.. and they are both pretty much close to me... but my baby brother Daniel just KNOWS me! The other day I called him and just confessed my soul and he listened, gave me the advice that of course I already knew... and loved me... loved me unconditionally the way brothers and best friends are supposed to. He hasnt had an easy life, but he knows about life and he knows the differences between right and wrong and how to get me to see the different sides of it even if I am a woman, one with a stubborn head at that. He made me feel better... he made me realize that all the years I spent wasted worrying over him being a danger to me were really unfounded worries that I regret now. He wouldnt hurt a fly.. and especially not me. He means well and works hard. He loves hard too. I just wanted to pay a little tribute to my brother... my best friend.... and even if he doesnt read this its my lil shout to him.. Love ya bro! ;)