MERRY XMAS

MERRY XMAS Everyone.!!!

Well Santa was good to me as usual.. I have the best Santa husband in the world..I woke up to a room full of Ikea.. He is getting me organized in my very own craft space not room but space but I'll take it..yay just glad to have it.. We have had to downsize from our home in Arizona moving back to Calif. So it's literally half the size.. and only two bedroom and we have guests and kids that come so will be interesting.. Here is my mess before and then I'll show you the after effect.

Furbee and Summer

Well our dog doesn't play to much with other dogs and the new place we moved there is a dog that barks for him to go over she is a Shih Tzu to and the owners laughs cause she doesn't play with other dogs doesn't know her fascination with him.. But she will bark at her door to come out when she hears him.. They are both calm our pet is a big part of our family he is such a good dog which everyone says about their dog he really is a people person and so is summer so we took a couple photo's the lady just loves summer and if something happens I would feel terrible I took some photo's so I can make her a frame for xmas with a picture of her dog we took 25 shots of the dogs so i could get a good one of her they both hate pictures here there are.

You've been tagged

THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the '6 weird things about you.' People who get tagged need to write a blog post of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says 'you are tagged' in their comments and tell them to read your blog. I got tagged by my friend Amie from the keepsake trends community in Arizona , and never been tagged via Blog Before. I'm not that weird or interesting but I'll go by what I can.
1. I have to wear Make up at work no matter how tired or free i feel like being.. so I Love weekends. Althought i still get carded my girlfried is mortified and my hubby gets embarrased when they realize he is my hubby.
2. I hate Coconut besides the fact I'm allergic to it cause it will make me gag and it's ugly.
3. Ha i gain weight just looking at some food it's takes twice as long to lose
4. My favorite music is Country Rascal flats is favorite group and all time singer is Celine Dion
5. When I'm stressed, I eat, clean, and it's not good.. So a job change would take care of part of that.
.6. When I grow up and my kids are gone, I would LOVE to Travel retire early and enjoy dating again with my hubby.
6. I tag Amanda, Chelsea, Jessica, Megan, Jodi , and Katie. I don't have that many friends that have blogs... or read mine but someday they will.

gift card hollders/coupons/ money/lottery tickets

Gift card holder project

THIS IS THE GIFT CARD HOLDER FOR THE XMAS THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN TO MAKE AND PEOPLE LOVE TO RECEIVE THEM I HAVE HAD A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS FOR BIRTHDAY LAST MONTH SO I DECIDED TO DO XMAS..

All I want for Xmas

All I want for Xmas is for our house to sell.. Waiting to move back to California.. I just want to be settled and go forth with all the new changes in our life. Looking for a new job with the Holiday not sure that anything will land till after the first of the year but will give it my best shot to see what I can come up with. I hope that my husband's dreams come true and all works out with his new venture he might endure. Little Manda girl is growing so fast... we miss her terribly.. it's hard not to interact when your use to being with yoru kids everyday then they grow and leave.. Today is mom's birthday Happy birthday MAMA... So hopefully will get lucky and our house will sell soon.. There is 200 in the area and things have been slow there.. Were hoping something changes soon.

Where did November go

Where did November go.. It's time for Xmas then New years need I say more.. Time is just flying.. The kids are getting so big.. We had a great Thanksgiving.. I havent seen one brother for three years now.. I can't believe cause we were in arizona and they are in Calif. But we will be moving back so hopefully it won't be that long in between visits. Now it's mama's b-day Monday I take her home friday not sure when I will bring her back out.. I have lots and lots of scrapping to do gifts so it has to get done .. My computer was down all last week that was awful..but it's back and running.. so I'm back to business.. Happy Holidays everyone.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl

Wow my baby is not really a baby girl anymore but she'll always be my baby girl.. She had a great time for her birthday... I'm glad she was able to stay for a couple days... I Love her so dearly if time would just slow down a little bit more.

Halloween a little late but better than never

Well I miss having a little one for Halloween this is my niece she was a cute witch. And the Candy bars well we went to there house to give them out cause They don't have trick or treating where we live . My husband always remember the people that gave him the smile on his face when he got the big bars and he loves to do it. We gave out 144 of them yikes So he's already planning next year..

SCRAPBOOK SHOW

Went to the Scrapbook show yesterday and it was very disappointing. nothing much than you couldn't get in a ascrapbook show nothing that wasn't to much of I haven't seen before.. They did have the new Basci Grey Xmas line with Bazzill special pack that cordinated with it.. So of course I had to pick that up.. I am looking at getting a small all around cutting machine that can do embossing and such.. I'm a Accucut girl.. but the Thebig shot is better price and can do about the same not sure it can do the accucut dies.? however I have a ton of quickutz and embossing stencils that works well with the machine..so I am torn.. and then I have my Wishblade which I finally go thte update software for which I need to learn to use..So i did do two cards and two layouts which was good.. I ment to do a box and ran out of time.. But oh well overall it was just okay but not to drive 100 miles for.. You live and learn... l

SCRAPBOOK SHOW

YEAH.. Me and Debi get to go to a scrapbook show today I am so excited.. I want to see the cuttlebug in person FYI suppose to be at Micheals 11-3-06 according to Micheal Corporate ? and I want to see the REvoulution I'm very disapointed that this only works with QK I love my QK and I would buy it if it was compatiable not sure why they did this when most of the machines these days are compatiable.. I am trying to be good using up stuff I have.. so I may have to pass on some of that unless they have the new Basic Gray paperline for Xmas not sure if the LSS has it that I usually shop at.. It's such a cute little store and I love the forum even though I don't know anyone personally they are all so friendly and it's almost like they are your friends only you haven't seen them. They are so, so nice. Then after we go to the show we are going to go to scrap for a little bit.. Will see what happens.

Good Times with OL' Freinds

Well we went to a birthday party and enjoyed the day with ol' friends we haven't got to see in a while.. Some of the adults had just as much fun as the kids did.. It was great to see everyone made me realize even more how much I miss everyone.. So hopefully the house sells sooner than later they say.. So we can have more fun times and over here I have scrapbooking buddies and I can go once a week.. Yes... yess. yes... so plenty will get done. The kids had mounds of presents we tried out our new camera didn't get the photo of the table with the presents and usually get one of the cakes by themselves. it seems it will be good. Going to Alaska for 10th Anniversary cruise so we need to practice , practice with the camera..Well i don't know why but my pictures won't post today... I'll have to try and figure out what the hec went wrong.. waaaa.

TGIF

YES IT'S FRIDAY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.. I TOOK OFF THURSDAY SO I DO HAVE TO WORK ON SUNDAY.. CAUSE I HAVE A BARBEQUE TO GO TO ON SATURDAY.. AND DH HAVE TO GO ON A WORK RUN SATURDAY.. I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE HOUSE SELLS AND I CAN HAVE MY WORK SPACE... AND NOT BE A GYPSY SOMETIMES IT FEELS GOING BACK AND FORTH THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME. WELL I NEED TO FIND MY NUMBER STAMP TO PUT IN THE YHEAR AND I HAVE SOME JOURNALING TAGS TO GO BUT AT LEAST THIS IS DONE ANOTHER PAGE.. I AM SO LIMITED WITH EVERYTHING PACKED I HAVE A TOTE BAG AND SOME CRATE WITH PAPER I DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING WITH ME.. BUT ANYWAYS.. I WAS JUST GLAD TO GET A LAYOUT DONE IT IS JUST SO SERENE WHEN I SCRAPBOOK.. I WILL BE CLOSE WHEN I MOVE TO ONE GIRL FRIEND WHO SCRAPBOOKS ANY CHANCE SHE GETS AND HER DAUGHTER DOES A LOT OF CARDS.. SO IT WILL BE NICE WHEN I MOVE TO BE ABLE TOD O THIS.. AND I FINALLY GOT MY NEW UPDATE WISH BLADE SOFTWARE I AM SO STOKED I WILL FINALLY SEE WHAT THE BIG THING IS.. WHEN I LOAD AND TRY AND PLAY WITH IT.. I NEED TO GO TO GET MY LESSONS IN SURPRISE BEFORE I MOVE.. I AM HOPING TO DO IT SOON. WELL THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY FOLKS HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

Time flies

I am not doing very good at blogging but I will try and get better.. I did go Saturday and get some fun things done at the scrapbook store my stuff is packed in boxes so I am limited on my use of items so i did a little dry embossing and a few pages of random pictures some go back to 1991 wow.. I have three crates of pictures.. I am always making and do things and saying well they will come out with new things and I want my album to be with the latest and greatest but I guess what's available at the time is the best.. I belong to a great scrapbook forum the girls have much talent and great inspiration everyone so eager to help. I still haven't done my wedding album and coming up on my 10th anniversary where does the time go>???? so I have to just dive in and do what's at the moment .... I can't wait to sell our house and get moved and settled in to a little corner it will be a cry from my huge craft room... but hey... it's still a space..f
Here a couple things I got done.. and have photos' the others I didnot take photo's of.. I posted some to the site I made them for and other I have not yet.

9-11-06

Well today is pretty depressing.. We all need to remember those who were lost in the trajedy any family and friends or loved ones. Take time to pray for those people and for those heroes who risked their lives to try and save some of these lives. It's ashame that a big deal is only made on the anniversary of this trajedy. The kids that have not known , never had a chance to know and those who never had the opportunity to learn more from those who were lost. They say everything happens for a reason I still don't see the reasoning in this one.?

Make sure that you dont' take for granted what you have. Never go to bed mad Always make sure your partner and children hear those three words when parting. I LOVE YOU most people assume it but it should be said.

I hope that someday the world gets back some of it's loss one being family value.. It's just a shame that it's not the same as it use to be.. It's slipping away slowly in some states not in all.

Let us remember all of our loved ones in 9-11 and those resting in peace.. pray for them.

TRYING TO CLEAN THE CLUTTER

Well going back and forth and having little time to have fun with what I absoutelylove to do.. has been really horrible.. i am getting rid of what i won't use or have to much of and Keeping the necessities.. i've learned a few thing over the couple years and seems int eh last six month more. It's hard to let go of the stuff but I'm learning... I found out that the wishblade can just about do what a die cut machine can. So i will have to try this takes less space I suppose.. Anyways I am posting a picture of some of the clutter an dthen I'll get when I get it in better order.. This has been terrible. But I am trying.

So as you can see how do you work.. so this is my goal to get this done and organized so I can use what I do want.. i have to get some of the stuff ready to sell I just can't use it all.. I have donated some and sold some and gave some away... I do need to sell it cause you know there is always that need for more paper haha.. Plus I have had to unpack business stuff and our stuff from California it's not been fun however I feel I am making progress and on top of it looking for a job and trying to do the old work from Calif that I am behind on..

Be Grateful there is another week

With everything that has gone on in the last two weeks I'm starting to calm down and feel better. I am to worried about my husband but he's been watching himself pretty good. Depression can really have an effect on your body.. I didn't wake up as much as I usually do starring with one eye on my husband I think he'll be okay... for now..(that was a horrible scare to think I could be without him is the worse thought in the world) We just need to keep up our new lifestyle which is challenging after eating horrible for so long. It's funny that it seems to cost more to eat healthier how does that work? So I am off to my walk and I am gonna try to learn something on the blog site this week( was having trouble posting a picture cause it has to be hosted on the web) argh! , walk everyday, get my work office going, catch up the laundry, clear out more of my craft room put it up on ebay, and anything that I haven't touched in three years in boxes in the garage open it make sure there is nothing to valuable in there I just want to make sure there is no pictures etc.. then in the dumpster it goes. halleujah. So I better get off the computer and start my want to do and make it a reality instead of a wish and last but not least although he isn't with us anymore I want to wish my father in law a happy birthday today. I really miss that man.

Well most everyone that knows me knows that I love scrapbooking and cardmaking although I have had not much time to do such.. I use to dream of having a craft/space or store I have tried a couple places and it was great one caught on fire so that was the end of that but I use to have fun creating and putting it there.. Let's all face it we can't keep everything we make but that is what scrapbooks are for.. we can take pictures and put them in there to remember.. It seems however once you do it It's the gift that most expect.. I promise to myself that I am really gonna try early to get my cards done this year.. handmade of course what other kind are there.. I have so, so many pictures boxes , and I really need to get them in a book I have made a few gifts but not a whole lot for myself.. Well recently I have had some life lessons and realize that I really need to do that.. I have started a lot of new things.. lately... It's a little overwhelming. I have come to realize just how short life is.. I need to enjoy the photos my daughter especially would love to see all the stuff in a book she loves her baby memories... and I really need to do this especially for her.. You never know what tomorrow holds that's a for sure.. I also have some great fishing, camping and other photos' that I just really need to recapture... I just have to take one day at a time.. I have an overwhelming amount of stuff that I am condensing.. I want to make sure that I keep exactly what I need or can use for this and rid the rest.. Time I just don't have to have the over abundance... So those are my goals for now..

Happy Anniversary

Well time flies it seems.. We went to Sedona for our Anniversary and we had a great time. I can't wait for our next anniversary we are so hoping to go to Alaska for two weeks. My husband is the most important thing in the world to me.

YEAH I DID IT

Yeah... I seem to learn something each day.. and today I'm learning about blog with the help of my computer smart daughter..Thanks Baby girl... I will do more when I know more...