My 2007 goals....

Let's see how I do with these this year...

1. Exercise at least 3 times a week.
2. Write at least 5 pages each week.
3. Cook more!!!!!!!
4. Scrap 100 pages and finish 2 albums.
5. Keep in better touch with my family & friends.

I hope you all have a fantastic new year!
Thank you so much for visiting my blog!

Some scrapping

Yes, I did some scrapping this weekend!






Thank you for looking!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's my Life....

Greetings! I hope this finds you mostly recovered from your holidays....

Our Christmas was very nice! We took the kids to Chi-town last weekend. We saw the Tut exhibit at the Field Museum, did some window shopping on Michigan Ave., and went to Winter Fest at Navy Pier.

It has been a crazy couple of weeks. I want to sleep for about a week...

We are looking forward to a quiet New Year's Eve - YEA! The Bears play, so I'm sure that will be on.

I will try to share pictures this weekend.

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!!!!

Merry Christmas!

I will update more after the holidays, but I wanted to wish all my blogger friends - a VERY Merry Christmas! I hope you and yours have a joyful season.

HUGS~
Jen

Obsessed....

Yes, I think it is safe to say, my DH is OBSESSED with our trip to Hawaii. He still has 11 months until we leave and he is driving me crazy! Where should we stay? Should we island hop? If we do, where should we stay? What luau should we go to? AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, so that being said....he booked us at the Embassy Suites in Waikiki for the duration of our trip (10 days). Then, he thought maybe if we stayed a few day on the North Shore that would be nice. I agreed. We found a nice resort up there with things to do and lots of quiet. Then, he decided he wanted to see volcanos - so that would mean going to the Big Island. We would go for a few days, HENCE giving up the quiet of the north resort. (SIGH...) I am to the point where I don't want to fight about it, I don't want to think about it, I don't care. I've told him a hundred times, do what you want and tell me where to be. I just want this trip planned so we can move on with our lives for a while.

THEN, (can you tell I'm not in a good mood today...) he springs "What would you think about going to New York for a long weekend?" Excuse me, what? Where the hell is this coming from? He found a deal on air... (I swear I am going to block all the travel sites on our computer.) He is driving me crazy and apparently thinks he will be winning the lottery some time in the near future....

Work....some of you know of the "issues" I have been having. The other lady who works in the office (I refer to her as "Queen Mum" - not to her face) is apparently, QUITE TERRITORIAL!!!!!!! Granted, she has been there for 9 years. I came in May. BUT, part of my frustration is my boss is not using me for the things he hired me for. So, when I do something I am supposed to be doing and she un-does it, it frustrates me - A LOT! Example, I spent the better part of my 6 months there, revamping their really non-existant filing system. I was out one day last week and she pretty much undid everything I had done. My boss still calls her for financial things and then she doesn't relay them on to me, and I have to figure out where money is "mysteriously" going to and coming from. I tell you...

Ok, sorry, hasn't been a banner last week. I swear I will try to cheer up and have some fun things to post about.

Have a great week! HUGS!

15 days 'til Christmas...

Definatly a snowman theme on the main floor...







I'll have to take pictues of our downstairs tree.

TAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was tagged by Holly's Scraps:
A - Available or single: neither, I'm married :D
B - Best Friend: My DH
C - Cake or Pie: neither - I like Cookies
D - Drink of choice: water
E - Essential Item you use everyday: toothpaste, deodorant, my van
F - Favorite color: Blue
G - Gummy Bears or worms: Bears - stale please
H - Hometown: somewhere in cornfields of Illinois
I - Indulgence: Starbucks
J - January or February: Do I have to pick one? I don't like either...
K - Kids & Names: Ryan & Sara
L - Life is Incomplete Without? love (I'm stealing Holly's answer)
M - Marriage Date: 11/15/97 (in a blizzard)
N - Number of Siblings: 3 younger brothers and a younger sister
O - Oranges or Apples: oranges
P - Phobias or Fears: SNAKES!!!!!!!!!
Q - Fave Quote: Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking. -Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz
R - Reason to Smile: My DH, kids, family and friends
S - Season: Fall
T - Tag 3 or 4 people: Cheryl, Elizabeth and Penny
U - Unknown Fact about Me: I eat Cool Whip from the container
V- Vegetable You Don't Like: Beans!
W - Worst Habit: Picking at my fingernails
X - Xrays: I've had a few on my knees
Y - Your Fave Food: Italian food, Snickers bars and cookies
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ok, ladies I tagged - YOU'RE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know it's Monday when....

...DD is up at 4 a.m. after you stayed up late on Sunday night to watch a movie.
...DS asks if you remembered to get treats for his after school activity and you completely forgot (insert silent curse and slap in the forehead).
...you pick up DD from daycare and she's pale as a ghost and feverish then spend the rest of the evening trying to get her cooled down and to sleep for a while.

Oh, yes, it was a Monday yesterday! So, I am home with DD today, who is sleeping at the moment - whew! She seems to be better.

DH & I have decided not to go to Alaska. We decided we would rather sink that money into our Hawaii trip. So, next November, he & I will be renewing our vows there and having our "second honeymoon". We are looking into hotels and resorts - good grief! You would think an island wouldn't have that many in that small of an area.

We also decided to take the kids to Chicago the weekend before Christmas to see the lights and decorations. Apparently, no one else wants to be a tourist that weekend - we got a steal for a room.

They are taling about more snow coming in tonight - because apparently the almost 14" we got on Friday wasn't enough....ugh! Have I mentioned I hate winter?

Hope you are all having a good week!

Un-scrooged!

I am excited for Christmas! I really am! The house is decorated, I'm playing Christmas music, watching Christmas movies and am actually looking forward to a little shopping. Amazing what getting out of retail can do!

We all had a snow day on Friday. It was crazy! DH cleared the driveway at 3 p.m. then when the plows FINALLY came through - they snowed us in again - THANKS!!!!!!!!!! (insert eye roll here) So, yesterday morning, he was out there trying to get through the ice that USED to be snow. Love winter.... I did, however, make a great homemade chicken soup and bread for dinner. I got MOST of my Christmas cards ready to mail out. However, the mail hasn't been out in 2 days now...

I am hoping to get myself back on track with my work outs this week. Someone give me a kick in the pants - Thanksgiving has caught up with me!

I will add pictures of our decorations soon! Have a wonderful week!