Quote

"A laugh is a smile that burst"

One of my favorites - and I need a smile today!

My weekend

Happy Monday!

My weekend passed in a blur! Saturday morning, DH & I went to tan. I felt a little better after some fake sun. I get the blues so bad this time of year! He & I had a discussion on the upcoming school referendum. I think it will go through.... By the way, another FYI - did you know that sugar spilled on the inside of a hot oven burns VERY quickly and is VERY smoky! I also learned my teenage son sleeps through the smoke detectors going off! SCARY!

I worked at the library on Saturday afternoon and it was BUSY! I left there after 4 hours, absolutely exhausted! The weather was nice - sunny & 30s, so I'm sure that brought lots of people out.

Saturday night was quite uneventful - DH was asleep on the couch by 7:30 and I scrapped for a couple of hours.

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Sunday morning, we took the kids clothes shopping with their Christmas gift cards. DD thought we were just going to drop her off and she could pick out what she wanted and we'd be back to get her. Boy, was she mad when she found out we were shopping with her! Nothing better than an independent almost 4 year old! We found her some cute shirts and pants, so she should be set for a while. DS found a couple of shirts at Old Navy but only got 1.... he thought $10 was too much for a shirt and it ended up being $5 when he got to the register but I couldn't talk him into getting another one.

I made a ham for lunch and then went to a wonderful, very fun, White Elephant tea yesterday afternoon. I FINALLY got to meet my friend, Susanne, whom I have been chatting with via message boards and e-mails for about 3 years. It was wonderful to finally meet her in person and meet her friends. My friend, Monica, met me there. It was GREAT to see her too! :) And will see her again in a couple of weeks - YEA!

Last night was a little scrapping (got my Valentines done) and reading. Watched SAG Awards and crashed.

I did manage to get a LITTLE exercise in this weekend - a quick pilates and a short walk on the treadmill. I need to find my motivation - I want to be REALLY good this week!

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I am contemplating going back to one of my formerly frequented scrapbook message boards. I will have to think about it, but will probably go back and see how everyone is doing.

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I got to work this morning and my boss lays an e-mail in front of me that a client had sent him. They told him they had received good service from me and enjoyed my friendliness. What a nice way to start a week! :)

Hope you had a great weekend!
HUGS!

A couple of pictures

I took these after a snow/ice storm back in December and FINALLY got them out of my camera. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs!

What kind of music do you like?

That "getting to know you" question. My answer is always a little difficult. I like a little bit of everything. I don't like gansta rap or blues and am starting to dislike classical.

For example, I picked up a stack of CDs at the library the other night and this is what I got:

Wicked soundtrack
Avril Lavigne,
Miranda Lambert
Jazz
Gloria Estefan
Harry Connick Jr
Simon & Garfunkel

A little of everything.

So, what are YOU listening to? Have any listening recommendations? Let me know!
HUGS!

Oh the weather outside is frightful!

That's why I'm going to talk about something warm - BASEBALL!!!!

That's right - for those of you who are "new" here and have not been subjected to the ramblings of one die hard Cubs fan - Welcome! :)

Yes, that's right spring training opens in a mere 19 days! Aaahhhh....

What will happen to my beloved Cubbies this year? Only time will tell! I cross my fingers for the best but of course, as all Cub fans know, prepare for the worst. If we could have a repeat of last year (with a much happier ending) - I would be ecstatic. And seeing as how it has been 100 years (NO LAUGHING!) since they have won the World Series (I said no laughing) - I am sure this will be the year!

So, to all of you who may not be real familiar with baseball - I'd be happy to give you a lesson or 2 or just let you read my ramblings about it here. Stay tuned.... spring is coming!

HUGS!

PS: It's Thursday night but this is my "Friday" post. :)

A little blah, blah ,blah....

Happy Thursday - it's almost Friday! :)

I have done pilates that past 2 mornings and my abs and hips are begging for mercy! Ah, ha - show no mercy! :)

It is FREAKING COLD! It was -6 at 6 a.m. this morning with wind chill of -25. That's the kind of cold that hurts! DD was NOT happy about having to leave the house and truth be told - I wasn't either.

More work drama...so what else is new? I have decided, due to circumstances this morning, that I will no longer offer to help HER with anything! I am tired of her crap and I'm not going to take it anymore. In fact, I kind of feel like a ticking time bomb when it comes to HER.
However, I have to say without my dear friend, Andie, I would probably not make it through some days. Thanks for listening to me vent and cheering me up!

Hope you're all warm and having a good week!
HUGS!

I must remember...

it is January in the midwest! :) It has been cold! Although, warmer than this past weekend was. We got almost 6 more inches of snow last night. While it's pretty (at first), there are too many people who forget how to drive in it every time we get some. You live here, people - you know how to do this! Oh, well - someday I will see the grass green up, the temps rise and flowers again.

DD had her 1st swimming lesson last night. According to DH, she LOVED it and was quite upset when it was over. That's a good thing, I guess.

DS starts his swimming unit in gym this week and he is less than thrilled. He's all whiny about the pool being gross by 8th hour, blah, blah, blah... Take a shower afterward then!

Work is going well. We're very busy so my days fly by (a lot of times with the help of chatting with my friend, Andie - thanks!). I have a co-worker who is a real pain and seriously needs a talking to. She acts like she's 5 most of the time. Whines and pouts when things don't go her way, but don't try to help her do something because she SNAPS and will rip you a new one! It's nuts! I just try to keep my distance and do my stuff.

Sunday night, I did get on the treadmill for 1/2 hour and painted my nails after I showered - I can't remember the last time I did that.

No new scrappings to share today. I have a couple of cards and layouts in process (doesn't that sound technical?) that hopefully I can finish tonight.

Hope you all have a great day!
HUGS!

Random ramblings

Good grief has it been cold this weekend! It was a high of 3 degrees yesterday. (That's NOT a typo). Today it got up to 15 - whew...we almost needed our shorts.

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My sister's bridal shower was yesterday. (This is her) The big day is just over a month away. I think she's just ready for it to be over. *******
My DH painted our DD's room yesterday. Yes - it's PINK!!!! and she LOVES it!

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Yes, I did get some scrapping done. I am half way done with my Valentines cards. I got a few digis done and a few paper layouts. I feel like I'm actually accomplishing something.

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Yes, I have been a TOTAL slacker in the workout department. I've been scrapping... (does that count?)

I hope you all had a good weekend!

More digis

I did these last night. The 1st is for the Disney ABC book: This was a sketch challenge:

Digi scrapping

Here's the first few pages of a Disney ABC book I want to do:

I'm hoping to get a little more digi done tonight.... the 80s tunes are on.

YES!!!!!

I did it - I did it!

I walked the treadmill for 20 minutes yesterday and did Pilates this morning. 2 days in a row....! I know there are lots of people who work out everyday and I'm jealous of their commitment. I said at the beginning of the year, I wanted to work out at least 3 days a week. It took me a couple of weeks to get going, but here I go... Yes, I am looking for encouragement and questions of whether I worked out...

DS got his braces put on yesterday. He looks good and will look even better when his teeth are all straightened.

It sounds like the bitter cold is coming this weekend - can't say I'm real excited about that. The snow is here today.

I hope you & yours are doing well and I will try to blog a little more often...

Wedding pictures

My cousin got married last weekend - it was a beautiful and very fun wedding!

1st dance: Her bouquet:

Cutting cake:

Passport Adventures

Crazy - 2 posts this week... :)

DH, DD & I went to Walgreens to get our passport photos taken on Tuesday morning. So, the guy who takes our pictures puts DD on a stool, then she sits there scrunching up her face and shoulders when she "smiles". UGH! He finally gets a half-way decent one. Then he takes ours. So, we go to the Christmas aisle to see what's left. The photo guy comes and says the machine to print the pictures isn't working and that they are running some tests, so it will be a little longer than 15 minutes. Ok - no problem.

DH & I are looking and we hear, "I had an accident," in a tiny voice. We both turn around to see our DD standing in the middle of the aisle with a puddle around her feet. GREAT!!!!!!!!! SO, I take her out to the van to clean her up and DH lets the staff know.

DD & I re-enter the store. DH has picked a few things off the shelf. We find out that the picture they took of DD will not work because you can see the back of the chair so it has to be re-done. I am still upset about her accident so I tell DH to deal with her scrunching face for the second take. They did end up getting a pretty good picture of her, so we'll see....

So, while they finish the pictures, we filled a cart with clearance Christmas treats. (Yes, just what we need...) We paid twice as much for the passport photos than we did for the cart full of garbage food. That's what we get for having to be in the store for an hour!

Moral of the story - double check that little ones have gone potty before you leave the house, even if it's just going to be for a "few minutes".

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

I hope this finds you all happy and healthy!

We had a quiet New Year's Eve - took the kids to Applebees for early dinner, then TV and board games. It was snowing pretty bad.

My cousin's wedding was wonderful! She looked AMAZING!!!! Totally 1940s glamour - oh, I can't even begin to tell you how great she looked. The flowers were all roses with feathers. (I know - when my mom first told me before I saw them, I was doubtful) They were GORGEOUS!!!! The reception was lots of fun - great food, dancing and it's always entertaining to watch the people who have been drinking, dance.... : ) All I'm going to say is, DS "broke out" his breakdancing - oh lord - I wanted to crawl under the table!

May 2008 be a wonderful year for you & yours!