Wednesday, July 22

The BIG 13!!!


Jordan is finally 13 and is so excited...today is her birthday and since she has gotten up this morning she has been "prancing" around and singing "Today's my birthday"...
I remember that excitement even though it's been a day or two...and the feeling of a writ of passage! I think the countdown to 16 has begun...Help!
No...she is such a good kid...most of the time...you know they all have their moments... and she is completely different from me in so many ways...I am in there a little bit...but for the most part she is more like my mother-in-law... I say all the time...it is strange...raising and living with your mother-in-law...no...every one knows I love my MIL...
Jon's birthday is tomorrow...the BIG 38... finally we are not the same age... he is 352 days older than me and he just loves the 13 days in between that we are the same age... During that time I remind him though...he is still closer to 40 than me... : )
Enjoy your weekend...I will be scrapbooking all weekend and will post the results next week!

Tuesday, July 21

Just a Tuesday

Good Morning : )
I woke up bright and early this morning and thought...wow...I have some catching up to do!
I decided to pass on the job with Teleperformance and am continuing my search...I am so fortunate to have a great husband who supports me! I just did not feel right about working there and did not get a good "vibe" (if you will) about it!! But I have lots of other prospects and lots of apps out there...so I feel it won't be long...everyone just please pray! Please!

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is Jordan's 13th birthday...and Thursday is Jon's 38th birthday... We are planning on a Six Flags trip with a friend of Jordans'...but it will have to wait until August... so I am planning on a girls day for Wednesday!

There is a crop/retreat this weekend...so planning on spending a little time there...still wanting to do some preplanning some time before the end of the week...and going to order tons of pictures...Walgreens is having a special...10 cent prints for 50 or more... so you get 50 pics for $5...not a bad deal...

I scheduled a class for Thursday, August 6th at Scrapbooker's Dream...It is a two page layout and two cards...The paper is from Glitz Sparrow line of paper...Love it!!!. http://glitzitnow.blogspot.com/ with some bright orange cardstock, Smooch pearl paint and glitter!! I don't think a price has been set yet...but will keep ya'll posted!!!

Well...I think that is about it... I will show and tell after the retreat! : ) Enjoy your day!

Monday, July 13

Crop results

Well...the little visitor is gone!!! Yea!!! I took off my map (which I had gotten from an outside source) and then changed my password...it is way hard now... Any way...we are back in business... and I am so glad. I went to the crop retreat this past weekend and had a really great time... I got a couple of things done and here is one of my layouts...

These pics are from July 4th, 2008...and you will notice the pic in the bottom right corner...well, that is my mother...she absolutely refused to let me take her pic...so I told her I would just have to scrap that pic...and I did...love you, mom!! It looks like there is an alien attached to her face... Of course...that is Jon and I on the left...top right...Uncle Mark (mom's brother), then Jordan and her Nana, Mary, my MIL...Middle left is the destruction of fireworks...middle right...my sweet grandma...bottom left is Jordan and my dad, Richard...We always have such a great time for the 4th and I look forward to it every year...

The other project I created are for a class...the layout is so cute...with bright orange and purple and turquoise and brown...too cute...you can go to Scrapbookers Dream blog for info on the class...the link is in my blog list to the right... Hope everyone has a great day...Enjoy : )

Saturday, July 11

***NOTICE***

There is a problem with my blog...
Something or Someone has invaded it
and left this ugly black box with incoherant
rambling text. Please be advised "I" did
not put this up!!!!! I do not agree or even
understand what they are saying!!!!

As soon as this is repaired...I will be back!!

Thursday, July 9

The Latest

Well...it has been an active 24 hours...I had bunko last night...which I love and got the best scrapbook prize (I took my own prize home)...not that there weren't other great prizes...it is just that I had picked it out and REALLY wanted it...It was Prima paper, flowers and bling in these bright almost flourscent colors with black and white...too cute...
Then today...I went to Teleperformance for a typing test...and scored 51 wpm...which is good and then made a perfect score on the Customer Service exam...cool...and they offered me a job... The hours may be problematic but we will see... staying positive : ) I started training on 07/20... I still have several resumes out there and one at the hospital...so I could still here from them... be praying...
My 3?th birthday is tomorrow...Jon has taken the day off...so we will be together all day...cool...then I will be scrapbooking all weekend...cannot wait...hopefully I will have lots of projects to share by Monday... Hope everyone has a great weekend : )

Tuesday, July 7

Recouped and Ready ; )



Well...the 4th toke a toll on me...it was alot of fun though...but wow...we didn't get home until 1:30am and to bed until after 2am... I am too old for all that... I used to be able to stay up all night...but not any more... It is funny; even if Jon and I go out for dinner and a movie I am ready to be home by 10:30pm... You know I never thought that would happen and I never thought the music would be too loud... : )

Jordan had such a good time...and these three pics were my favs...We had hot dogs and deviled eggs and chips and dessert...yum,yum... and we did not have any injuries this year... last year I was hit with a firework...the tube fell over just as it went off... So all was good...

The guys had tons of fun...blowing stuff up...This was some of the destruction they caused... urg,urg,urg...This is Jon and Jon...Jon my husband and Jon my cousin...

Another cool thing...is that my parents live on a hill out on the lake and you could see fireworks going off all around us...So I think we all got our firework fix and we are good for another year! Hope everyone has a great day! Enjoy!

Saturday, July 4

*(* HaPpY 4th oF JuLy *)*



I have always loved the 4th of July...for the last 15 years or so we have had a big celebration at my parents house for the 4th...lots of food...lots of people...and lots of fireworks... My parents take a trip to Minnesota every spring and they always stop in Missouri on their way back...You can buy fireworks in Missouri all year long at wholesale prices...so...they load up!! We are expecting 25 or so people this year...I love to take the pics... I will share tomorrow!!!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th...and let's remember our soldiers who are overseas fighting for our freedom today...and all the men and women who have lost their lives for our country!