It’s official

I’ve moved to typepad. I will no longer be keeping this blog updated. Come check it out when you get a chance.

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Ok I did it. Not sure about it. Check it out here and let me know what you think.

To Typepad or Not To Typepad..

that is the question I keep asking myself. I have a few friends that have joined and really like it but I’m still debating. I used to say I’d never pay for a blog when there are so many free ones out there but I keep reading about all the cool things Typepad has. I like that you can customize it a lot more than these free ones and you get a bunch of space. I just don’t know if I’m ready to pay for it yet. I have a hard enough time keeping a free one up to date. Although maybe that would be the motivation I need if I were paying for it? See my dilemma? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Oh well, I’ll probably end up moving over there eventually. It will just take me some time.

Right now I don’t feel like doing much of anything lately. Largely due to the fact that I’m getting over a terrible cold. Well I hope I’m getting over it anyway. Still feel kind of icky. I’ve been waiting for this weekend for the crop over at SO and now I still don’t feel like scrapping. One of those catch 22’s. I hate that. I haven’t even been over to the boards to check out what’s going on. Believe it or not, besides work, this is the most I’ve been on the computer since I got sick. Which isn’t normal for me. I’m hoping maybe once the kids are in bed tonight I might feel a little more like scrapping. I have a layout I started before I got sick and I really want to finish it. Plus I want to see what challenges I might be able to do for the crop. At least it’s not over until tomorrow. I still have a chance.

Other than being sick and not scrapping not much going on. I’m bummed because my friend Melissa is moving to Rhode Island for a year next Saturday. Her husband got offered a promotion if he takes a position out there for a year. It’s good for them, bad for me. It’s not like we hang out all the time but it was nice to have the option. They are about the only ‘couple’ friends Pete and I have. It’s sad but true. Well not sad that they are our friends, of course, but sad that they are the only ones we have as a couple. We really need to get out more.

Our 7 year anniversary is Monday. Can’t believe we’ve made it this long. I wonder sometimes. I think we are going to go out next weekend to celebrate. We were going to this weekend but with me still getting over whatever this is that I have, I don’t really feel much like going out. Other than dinner, not sure of our plans. We talked about going to Ikea since we have yet to go there but I’m not sure.  I hear it’s a real neat place though. I’ll probably want something I don’t need. That’s always the case though, isn’t it?

Ok I’m off to check out the SO cyber crop and see if I can find my mojo.

I’ve been tagged

I was tagged by Lisa!!

Here are 7 random and/or weird (you be the judge) facts about me.

1. I like watching cartoons with my kids

2. I hate having my feet touched (unless I’m getting a pedicure)

3. My husband and I were in the same 1^st grade class.

4. Ever since I got pregnant with my son (2001) I don’t like to listen to the radio. Every once in a while I will listen to music but it goes in spurts.

5. I am addicted to Pepsi Jazz (black cherry and vanilla)

6. My favorite salad dressing is honey mustard

7. I was born legally blind

I am tagging:
Rose
Brandi
Nicole (so she will update her blog )
Luanne
Sarah
Judy
Michelle

Hope you all can play along!!

The rules for this are:
1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you.
2. Post THE RULES on your blog.
3. Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog.
4. Tag 7 people and link to them.
5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged

I must be…

so naive. Here I thought scrapbooking was something fun to share with friends, meet new people online and off, and just have an all around good time and create. I have had wonderful experiences and have met a ton of new friends and have been enjoying myself in my own little world I guess. Never did I think that scrapbookers could be so cruel. Goes to show you that I am very unobservant. Maybe I should explain myself a bit better.

I recently found out that an online friend of mine, I didn’t know her all that well but she was/is very sweet and was looking forward to getting to know her but I don’t think that will happen now, ok getting off the subject, anyway I found out that she was attacked on a smack scrap blog! Can you believe it? I will not post a link because I think it is petty. I did not even know a thing like this existed, hence me being so naive.  I’m ashamed of myself because I actually sat and read some of this stuff. I was so shocked. I felt like I was in grade school all over again. And they do all of this anonymously. Now I’m all for freedom of speech but at least have the guts to say who you are if you’re going to bash someone else’s stuff. Better yet, take my moms’ advice, if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

And in all of this they still call themselves scrapbookers! I’d like to know how they can create with such pettiness inside of them. I’m sorry if you didn’t make it for a DT call that you wanted but don’t bash the people that did! It even went so far as bashing my friends blog and the way she looked! It has bothered her so much that she has taken herself almost completely offline. Now come on, was that really called for? All she ever did was put herself out there for others to enjoy and someone had to go and ruin it for her.

Now I have no intention of putting my blog to private. If you don’t like what I say, don’t read it. Same goes for what I create, if you don’t like it,  don’t look at it. Which I guess is also true for that scrap smack blog-which is why I choose to never read it again. The difference is I don’t bash fellow scrapbookers (or anyone else for that matter) or the industry. To do that and still say you are a scrapbooker is an insult to all of us who truly are. That is not to say that I won’t voice my opinion but I will do it tactfully. I also put my name on everything I say and will continue to do so . I’m not afraid. If you want to bash me, go for it. Makes me feel sorry for you that you feel you have to go around finding fault in everyone else to make yourself feel better.

Thanks to my friends and the five people who may actually read this blog I needed to vent. This really got to me and I had to get it out.

Edit – I just realized after posting this that I in fact did exactly what I was complaining about the smack site doing. Please note that the words above are not intended to bash them as a group nor the site itself, it just upset me so and had no other words coming out to express it.

I wish…

I was better at keeping this thing up. I would love to be able to post more often but it just seems like it always gets pushed back by something else. It could also be that my life just isn’t that exciting either . Not much going on except for the drama with my brother. But he is always a source of drama in my family. Kind of sad. I won’t bore you with the details but you would think by the age of 38 he would have grown up by now – not so. I’ve finally come to the point where I have no feelings towards him at all anymore. Sad really but not much else I can do. Tired of all the b.s.

Anyway on a lighter note, took the kids to the park yesterday. Was a very pretty day and a lot of people out. We had fun though. It was actually Kaylie’s first time and we put her on the swing. It was so cute. She had a blast. I got some pretty cool pictures. You can check them out here. The other ones are just everyday photos that I hadn’t uploaded yet.

Oh I gave Pete an early anniversary (March 17th) gift yesterday. He’s been so sweet in letting me get my scrapbox and the cricut expression I really wanted to surprise him and I think I did. I gave it to him early because I couldn’t keep it a secret that long and the gift itself isn’t until May 5th and he needs to be able to request the time off. So without further ado – here is what I got him. It is the VIP package. This is a group that he has been a big fan of for a long time especially the drummer (being a drummer himself). He has seen them so many times but now he actually gets to meet them.  He was so shocked that I did it. He has wanted to do this for a long time but we had never been in a position to do it. It was really great to see his face and his amazement when I told him!

Ok going to sign off for now so I can get the kiddos in bed. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Finally – The Scrapbox

Here it is finally. I had a few issues at first with damaged parts but the owner was really great working with me and we got it all fixed. I still need to label all the drawers. Well not all as they aren’t all used but a lot. Everytime I have time to sit down and do it I’d rather be scrapbooking so I’ve been putting it off. I mostly know where I put everything anyway so I’m not in any hurry.I’ve sold my other armoire and bookshelf (yeah for craigslist.com)! I also sold an older laptop I had and with the money from both sales I was able to buy the cricut expression. Can’t wait for that! I took this Thursday – Valentines’ Day – to volunteer in Tyler’s class. They are having a party and I haven’t been able to volunteer for over a month with Pete being out of town. So hopefully now with him back and things almost back to normal I can start doing my every other week again. I’m going to end this now so I can post it since nothing exciting really going on. I’ve been trying to spend most my ‘free’ time (haha I know – what the heck is that?) scrapbooking or catching up on my favorite message board over at Simply Obsessed (little plug there )Have a great week!

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Almost February?

Man can’t believe how the time is flying by already. This is going to be a short post but I wanted to say that I’m so happy with myself. I have now completed 5 layouts for the month!! Whoo hoo! for me. This is a major accomplishment (see previous post). I also wanted to let everyone (the whole 2 people maybe that read this) that we are alive and well. Pete has been gone since a week ago Sunday and it’s been a little hectic but we’re doing good. Can’t wait for Friday when he gets home. I know he’s missing us as well.

Oh I’ve almost got my scrapbox ready for pictures. I will post soon hopefully. This is a long story and I will explain it all with the pics when I get to post them. I’m thinking of maybe a video – make it a little interesting

And one of my favorite layouts this month so far

You can see the others by clicking on the picture to the right.

Ok going to bed now – told you this would be short!

A New Perspective

“To live a creative life, we must loose our fear of being wrong.” – Joseph Chilton Pearce, Child Psychologist

I recently found this quote and I have to say it’s really helped me. And so have the wonderful girls I’ve met on line at Simply Obsessed. I have learned how to quit being so hard on myself when my layouts don’t come out exactly as I wanted or they don’t look ‘perfect’. They aren’t supposed to! That is part of the fun. I’ve finally realized that my kids aren’t going to care if I was a quarter of an inch off my measuring or if I even used a ruler at all! They are going to enjoy the fact that I took the time to create and document their lives. This had been a major road block for me and it kept me from scrapping as much as I wanted to. It is also why it used to take me days and days to complete one page. I now feel a major weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

I’m so proud of myself and I have since completed 2 layouts this month. I know this isn’t a lot for some people but it’s a major deal for me. I’m hoping to have more done before the month is over.

Oh and I have to put a little plug in for my friends at S.O. Here is the post from her site:

“For all you scrapbookers, you NEED NEED NEED to come check out the challenges going on at my place! Each day a member posts a challenge and it’s your job to create something with that challenge! It’s been SOOOO fun! There are prizes involved too-so you can’t beat that! We have had TONS of participation and the best part is…we’re only 12 days into it and it goes till the end of January. SO, stop on by and try some of the challenges out and get a jumpstart on your scrapbooking this year! Anyhow, go to my site and then click on SO Anonymous. That will take you to the MB where you will have to register and then click on DT Dares and there’s where all the fun is! Hope to see you there!!”

Just a side note – you don’t have to subscribe to the monthly kits to be a member of the message boards but once you see them I know you’ll want to

Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a safe and Happy New Year!

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