Viral Meningitis really sucks....and You guys are so sweeeeeeet....

Our bedroom became the family campground this week...there are two dogs in this picture too...and Britain is trying his best "sick mom" imitation...isn't it funny how you try to stay away from everyone because you don't want to get them sick, but they all end up with you anyway...and don't mind Landon's bare chest..I can never seem to keep clothes on that kid..I swear he would walk around in underwear all th time if I let him...

I don't think I've ever been gone from my blog quite this long...I want to say thank you so much for all your well wishing and supportive emails these past few days...I would have been blogging everyday except I try to keep this a positive place (for the most part) and I felt what would I say but "spent the day in bed, slept, watched bad tv" ....I finally am feeling better..much better...and I know soon I'll be 100% again...all in all it's been a pretty rough week and in this process I ended up leaving my nursing job ( they were actually going to write me up for every day I missed this week even though I had a doctor's note)...I had to make myself let this go...sure, I could have fought and kicked and screamed but I had to ask myself "to what purpose"? I still have my job at the Scrapbook Factory, and hopefully this will give me the time I need to concentrate on the Medical Transcription training I've been trying to get started with for the past month. Someone really smart told me this week "these things usually happen for a good reason".

I have not created a single thing this week, but I'm starting to get the "bug", another sure sign I know I must be feeling better. I hope to get some things done tonight and tomorrow. I recieved the first set of ATC cards for the swap already from Lisa..she did an awesome job, but sorry can't show you...you'll have to wait! I know what you're thinking...I haven't started mine yet either...



Sooo, I will get to making stuff and pay some attention to my kids...so I have cute stuff and funny stories to share with you...thanks for hanging in there and checking in on me...and I will be back tomorrow...for now I totally have to go catch up with what everyone else has been up to!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Gratitude:
Feeling better...enough said...
Love you guys!

This is my theme song....

I actually started this post on Sunday...and became very sick very quickly and am now laying in bed with Viral Meningitis losing my mind feeling miserable and trying to stay out of the hospital....I will be off and on the next couple days just wanted to let you know what was going on if I'm not around very much the next several days

Can you hear it? The prompt for week 12's Deck of Me challenge was "your theme song"...honestly I have no idea where Dianna is coming up with all these awesome prompts..and I so can't believe it's been 12 weeks!

I hope everyone had a really wonderful Easter. Holidays for us are usually pretty quiet, just the 4 of us... we stayed in pajamas and ate and watched movies and played Buzz and ate and slept some more... all in all a perfect day..

In between all that sleeping and eating I got done with both of the other swaps I was working on. The Heidi Swapp ATC swap here

and the tag swap here

Now I can work on our ATC swap here..that is right here where you are right now..and the card swap I'm doing here

I was tagged by Carolyn a little while ago..the rules are- copy and paste this post and change the answers to yours

A: Attached or single: Attached
B: Best friend: Steph and Leslie
C: Cake or pie: um...both...
D: Day of choice: anyday that I am off from my JOB (not the job in Heaven)
E: Essential item: Computer
F: Favorite type of music: I like all music depends on my mood...
G: Gummy Bears or Worms: worms
H: Hometown: Canton, OH
I: Indulgences: Scrapbook supplies
J: January or July: July
K: Kids: 2 - boys
L: Last movie: I am Legend...we rented it a night or two ago...

M: Marriage date: Oct 14th, 1995

N: Number of Siblings: oh boy...2 sisters, 1 half sister, 2 step brothers (from 3 different marriages of my Dad's)
O: Oranges or apples: apples
P: Phobias or fears: SPIDERS!!!
Q: Quote(s): The more you learn, the more you'll know, the more you know, the more places you'll go Dr Seuss

R: Reason to smile: My family

S: Season: Autumn
T: Tag four : Janine, Dianna, Kelly, Kylie
Unknown Fact about me: I have a scary ability to tune everything out without realizing it when I'm concentrating on something
W: Worst Habit: I'm a nail biter...and I hate it

X-rays or Ultrasounds: huh?
Y: Your favorite food: does a crackalatte count as food?

Z: Zodiac: Aries

Her other tag - So here we go!

The rules: Link to your tagger and post these 3 rules on your blog. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

I've done this a few times lately so I'm just going to list 7 things about me and I'm tagging everyone in my ATC swap so I can get to know you a little better...but since Carolyn started it...she's exempt...LOL

1. I color my hair too Carolyn! about every 3-4 weeks ..I have tons of gray have since I was about 14...I use Garnier Nutrisse Chocolate Carmel...any color named after chocolate has to be a good one...

2. I started a walking challenge with fellow bloggers right here back in January and the farthest I've walked is to my mailbox....I know...I am such a failure...I hate exercise...but I really want to start if it ever stops snowing....If you do want to walk though go check out Kylie and Robin they're both doing awesome!

3. I love to shop but not at the mall...I hate the mall.

4. Big crowded places make me very nervous...see above

5. I love riding roller coasters and have ridden most of the biggest scariest ones, except for the Millenium at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio...I've been all the way up to the front of the line 3 times and every single time chickened out....I mean seriously the first hill is 310 ft high, it takes like 5 min just to get to the top ...it's a thing now...but I have ridden every other roller coaster in that Park

6. I love to read, and I love books...all books and could kill a whole day wondering around Borders or Barnes and Noble....

7. crack a lattes....

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Gratitudes (been slacking here lately)

1. I'm happy I have viral meningitis and NOT bacterial or spinal meningitis...of course I'd rather be well, but gotta look at the bright side

2. high fevers let you get away with saying things you wouldn't normally

3. my 3 sweet men taking such good care of me

4. my laptop because I can blog from bed

5. so grateful that Heaven (SBF) is being so understanding about me missing work....

I've got to go now...my eyes hurt

Happy Easter Everyone..and a little inspiration for you

I won't be back until Monday so I hope everyone has a safe and Happy Easter and enjoys the holiday with their families...and if you don't celebrate Easter then enjoy your Sunday and eat a chocolate bunny anyway....

Here's a little ATC inspiration for you...Chriss has an ATC club at her blog, but she had an ATC slide show and lots of her own cards over at her blog if you need some ideas...

Chriss Rollins ATC's and Me

and oh my gosh...I am sooo not worthy.....you guys are really going to be exicted that my artsy neighbor Pat joined us...go look at what she's up to....

I am in another ATC swap right now a very last minute one these are due by Friday but I only have to do 5.. using the Heidi Swapp 5x7 cards

Here is my first one

I think, because of the metal the pictures came out just a little blurry...this is one of my favorite things I've ever made...

I'm so behind in catcing up with everyone else's blogs I worked today, I hope to catch up in the next couple days...

That's it...

Thanks so much for stopping by have a great night and a wonderful Easter!!

Ready or not..here we go...

Can't help it...love me some cute happy chocolate bunnies....it just makes me want to gnaw away at one of their cute little ears...yum...

ATC Swap sign up is officially closed...if you missed it...don't worry I'm sure I'll have another one....There are 16 people signed up total so that means you make 15 if you want to exclude yourself, or make one for you too and make 16...make sense? Deadline is April 30th that is the date you need to have them to me, with a self addressed stamped envelope, just buy a stamp that is the same amount of postage as what it took to get them to me. I will be sending you all an email later tonight or tomorrow (I have mom stuff to get done tonight) with my address and any other info I come up with...I am so glad you all are joining and I can't wait to see what everyone does with these cards!!

Here is the final list of participants...

ME

Cassii

Robin

Deanna

Judy

Lisa

Kathryn

Christi

Kylie

Lesli

Pat

Carolyn

Dianna

Kelly

Rita

Bea

Rita and Bea, I don't have blog addresses for you if you have one...

Again ladies, Thank you so so much for participating!

I got a bunch more tags done today for the swap being hosted by a fellow Fiskateer

I'm having a really good time with these..it took me a little while to get them to flow...but they are a lot of fun!

That's it for tonight...I have a lot of blog reading to do, but I promised Landon I'd watch a movie with him...so I'll be back later...

Thanks for stopping by!

Just a walk in the park...

I love this picture, it looks like the Mr Goose is perplexed with his shadow...

Today was the first nice day in soooooooo long, so we headed out to the park to feed the ducks...I mean geese...it was so beautiul outside and so nice for all of us to finally get out and get some fresh air..

I almost forgot what the sun looked like...I hope that this means that spring is on it's way...I think I even noticed a few trees starting to bud...

I've been making tags today for the tag swap I'm doing at Fiskateers....wanna see...? ok I'll show ya...

on this one I used one of Christi's creative prompts...love that little birdie..

I also finished this recipe holder for a class at SBF on April 16th...

Participants will be able to pick out their own papers...

I'm closing the sign up for the ATC Swap tomorrow evening. We have 15 so far. Lesli at Dragonfly times if you're reading this, I've got you but I need your email address. Sign ups include everyone in my post from yesterday and we've added

Kelly and Rita..

Rita..sorry I don't have you linked need your blog addy....

and that's all I have for tonight...I'm on a creative roll right now and want to go with it I have a few other swaps to get done before I dive into my own....Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a great night!

Betcha thought I forgot...

For mine I used WorldWinn Cardstock, Pattern Paper by Bo Bunny, stickers by Carol Lee's Adorn it, and Die Cut sheets by Paper Reflections....

About the ATC..I've gotten quite a few questions so will try to answer them...

1.what is an ATC? ATC stands for Artist Trading Card..some of you asking are in the Deck of Me Challenge it's the same amount of space 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 you can use a card as your base, just cut cardstock down, or buy blank ones to use...the point is just to make some little bit of artsy goodness share with a friend.

2. Is there a prompt or theme...?no...I want you do do whatever you are inspired to do with these tiny little canvases..if you want to make your own theme for all your cards that's fine too..
here are some links for inspiration...
http://photobucket.com/images/artist%2520trading%2520cards/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/95067770@N00/pool/

3.Are there rules? I have only one, okay maybe two...1. please if you say you're going to do it, follow through 2. I am asking everyone to put their information somewhere on the card (ie name, address, ssn, blood type, favorite brand of underwear...the usual) JUST KIDDING...really...but I would like you to have your name, email, blog address, and physical address if you want to share...point of this is that I'm making an artadex (rolodex of art..look at me I made a new word!) and so are you!!! If you want to put a photo of yourself on it..whatever you want to do...
4."oh my gosh , I'm so flippin' busy when the crap am I supposed to have these done by? April 30th sound ok? that's about 6 weeks..if not let me know and I can push it back farther...

If I have not emailed you, it is because I don't have your email address....email addresses don't come through on your comments unless you enable this on blogger...I need email addresses so I can send you my physical address so you can send the cards to me. Except for you PAT, you can just walk next door..LOL.. I'm asking that you send me your cards with a self addressed stamped envelope (with the same amount of postage that it took to get your cards to me) This is pretty standard for all swaps. Right now we have 13 participants, if I missed you please let me know.
here are our participants...
me
Casii
Robin
Deanna
Judy
Lisa
Kathryn
Christi
Kylie
Lesli
Pat (coolest neighbor ever)
Carolyn (yes I've sucked you in..)
Dianna (you can run but you can not hide)

the few others that had questions and hadn't commited yet, please just let me know...and if I accidentally left you off the list please let me know...I'm going to close sign ups on Friday so we can get going. Sound good?! I'm so excited to see what you all do with these!

I woke up today and realized I will be 34 in a little less than a month...and not to sound repetitive but really, when did that happen?...obviously somewhere around the time the girls started searching for my armpits whenever I lay down...and I ask you..what the hell is up with this hair that has decided to take up residence on my upper lip?

Thanks so much for stopping by! I have some serious blog reading/catching up to do...will try to get that going tonight...

ATC Swaparamma!!

Who wants to play? So far I've got..

Lisa

Casii

Robin

Deanna

Judy

Kathryn

Christi

and of course me....

come on you know you want to... Dianna? Carolyn?

We found a home for Retro...and I miss her already and so do the kids...and so does Rob...but 3 dogs...we don't have a fenced yard..yada yada yada...so if it doesn't work out with her new family they're going to give her back to us...

I'm more that a little brainless tonight..I had to work today..not in heaven (Scrapbook Factory)...at my JOB ...tomorrow I get to go and work in Heaven...

the boys start Spring Break tomorrow...and I'm off from my JOB until next Tuesday..

Tonight we're going to watch Atonement..which I've really been looking forward to seeing.

That's all I've got tonight...

Thanks for stopping by!

There must be a sign...

Above my door, that only animals can read that says "All Furry Four Legged Creatures Welcome Here!" because look at this...

This came over yesterday while I was at work and the boys were playing outside with some of the neighbor kids...this wrapped my husband around her furry little paw in less than 30 seconds (although somehow this is all my fault even though I wasn't even here..huh?)...This ended up getting a bath from me at 9pm because I couldn't bear to stare at those eyes begging to be let in our home...This does not have a microchip...This was not reported missing in any of the local newspapers or Human Societies....This is something like sleeping with a toodler that drools a little more....This is the sweetest most docile well behaved probably pure bred black lab puppy you ever met in your life...This now has a name courtesy of Britain "Retro"..."Retro" needs a happy home....because I already have

this....

and let us not forget...

this one....I do not need 3 dogs...ok?

I loved my first day at SBF (my new 2nd job at The Scrapbook Factory) it's so fun...I so enjoyed helping customers pick things out and I don't know...for me there are no words..I know it sounds silly but it's like Utopia..it's not stressful when you're doing what you love...anyway here's a picture of Amy (this one is Amy Jo) she's the one who's been showing me the ropes

and here is a really bad picture of me trying to look studious...I just don't do studious...

I've completed my Deck of Me card for Week 11...prompt was "what is something you do for yourself everyday?" Mine is coffee time...that time in the morning when I'm the only one awake the house is quiet and I'm enjoying my morning coffee..photo on the front side is from Flickr.com

and I'm trying my hand at tags and joined a tag swap with some Fiskateers...so here's my first one

I know kind of simple...but it's my first one...oh and yeah, those are paint chips...love all the colors on these and guess what they're free! So I pick a few up now and then when I go to the store and have been trying to figure out what to do with them...so they landed on this tag...

I also did some page kits for the SBF...

With both jobs, a third dog, science fair crap, school crap, and spring break starting Wed...and the usual day to day house, work and kid stuff, I've been missing a lot of blog days lately...and projects...I have so many projects "in waiting"....but this is what I love to do and I don't want to make it a chore, so I'm taking it one day at a time and I will not stress myself out over not blogging every day...I say this because after missing a day or two here and there and looking at the huge mess in my craft area I found myself beating myself up about it...and I had to tell myself to get a grip and let it go....(which is a lot of talking to myself )

...(there is so much flying around in my head at any given time it gets pretty crowded in there)

I'd like to start an ATC Swap...who's up? The way it would work is this

after I get a count of how many sign up I'll let everyone know and you would make that many cards, every card should have your name on it and where your from, (blog/email is optional)

we'll set a deadline and you'll have all your cards to me by that date along with the extra postage (equal to the amount that it took to send your cards to me) I will then send you back one of each of everyone else's cards...I'm thinking having them all in to me by the end of April...sound fun?...I don't want this to be stressful, I want it to be fun...but if you sign up please make sure you can follow through...sound good? I've been wanting to play more with these and the Deck of Me has me loving this size...If you can't find blank ATC's use a deck of cards and alter them...or just cut heavy cardstock to 2 1/2 by 3 1/2...so leave a comment if you want to play and I'll send you and email.... can't wait to get going!

That's it for tonight...

Gratitudes:

1. dogs...even when everything else is going crazy they love you

2. being able to do something you love and get paid to

3. our trees are starting to bud...I do believe spring is around the corner

4. setting deadlines..it's what keeps me sane and on task

5. chili on a cold wet day

Thanks for stopping by!

just look at those dimples....

This is what happens when they conspire to lie to me about something and get caught...

Last night I rented a movie "Things we lost in the Fire" with Halle Berry ..I didn't end up watching it because Rob came home not feeling well, took a 3hour nap and woke up ready to light up the town at 10pm..I however wasn't ready for anything but sleep...so tonight Landon went to a birthday party and while we were having dinner I say "hey, let's watch that movie tonight since we didn't get to last night..." Britain and Rob exchange a look and then kind of together say" uh..yeah...we watched it already, don't worry, you wouldn't like it..." and right away I see dimples and my spidey senses are tingling..."how do you know I wouldn't like it?" I ask....Britain " ok well this is what it's about..." and proceeds to give a general synopsis of the plot....and then Rob adds in " yeah , it was really depressing and the ending really sucked" Britain "yeah.. "...I'm looking at them and I know..."You didn't watch it..." I say..." I can't believe you're sitting here lying to me..." Rob turns to Britain and goes "Man! we almost had her!" and they both start cracking up....then I get the whole story.... these two little crapheads went to Family Video while I was innocently sleeping not to get a movie, or a game... but to READ THE BOX of the movie I rented to see if they wanted to watch it or not...(Family Video is like a block away) and because we're there so much we're on a first name basis with all the staff and the whole time those two were there laughing and making fun of yours truly the manager, apparently on to them let them know how "wrong" they were....but I hear she got a pretty big kick out of it too....

We also have been hula hooping at WalMart....

I had my minibook class today...and I only had 2 students, but I had a really great time and I think they did to. I have my first offical day at work tomorrow at The Scrapbook Factory...I'm so excited....

I've got to get to bed so will have to catch up on everyone's lives tomorrow....

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Gratitude:

1. hula hooping at WM

2. starting work at SBF tomorrow...:-)

3. Meeting some interesting women today at my class...thanks ladies!

4. my crazy family

5.Britain got 2nd place at the Science Fair today...(this was the one for the city and surrounding areas...such a proud mama :-) )

Monkey Business and a Ricetta...

I made this mini clipboard today for The Scrapbook Factory...but thought I would also share it with you here...I am so in love with all this monkey stuff everywhere. I'm thinking this will be kitted and offered for sale at the store with the instructions if you're interested...If I bought some of these to kits to offer to you would any of you be interested? Just leave me a comment and let me know. The price I'm thinking would be $15 plus shipping (probably about 5$). The clipboard can either hang or is able to stand alone on any flat surface (there's a peg that attaches to the back). Finished it is 6x9 inches. Supplies Used: Daisy D's pattern paper Sock Monkey, Funky Monkey, Clipboard NicoleCrafts, Daisy D's Die Cuts, Color Box Ink.

Here is today's Ricetta I think we're on #6

and here is my layout based on the Ricetta...

This one is bazzill cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Halfway Cafe pattern paper, making memories letter stickers...

and now a little story for your reading pleasure...

On Monday I cooked dinner ( I know... but there's more) I made pork chops in mushroom gravy and they were really good but that's not really the story here. ..the story is that in the process of cooking (in true Amy fashion I used a pan that wasn't deep enough) the mushroom gravy spilled over which started a small fire in the bottom of the oven...ok for real...flames and everything...but you know...I do this once in a while, so I figured no big deal it will burn off...well it ended up making a huge mess (of course) so this morning I put the oven in it's self cleaning mode for about a minute and half before I thought better of my decision to try to take matters into my own hands and stopped the process calling Rob to "fix it"...he said he'd get to it later....ok..so meanwhile I had to make breakfast...popping in Landon't usual (tater tots) several minutes later the kitchen was filled with greyish black smoke, the smoke alarm is going off, and I pulled the tater tots out to find they were this greyish green color...huh?...so I have once again been banned from my kitchen, Mary Poppins ( my oven) has betrayed me...and a later conversation with my husband revealed that he apparently thinks I'm "like a superhero...gone very wrong..."ok thanks...

that's all for today...hope everyone had a nice night...looks like we're having takeout...

Tagged!...

I was tagged by Nicole for the middle name tag...the rules are that you need to describe yourself using the letters of your middle name...this might take all day...but here goes..

R-Really excited about starting my new job in Heaven (aka SBF, see yesterdays post)

E-Equally excited about my position as sketch coordinator for OHScrap a new online newsletter/blog

G-Great at time management

I-Imanginative..(even though it doesn't always turn out the way I want it to)

N-Not really a "night" person..I can get up at 4am and be happy go lucky and ready to go...by 9pm I am snoresville

A-Appreciative...I try to always show the people around me that I appreciate them...you'd be amazed how far the sentence "I appreciate you." goes to someone you see everyday...really try it........which would make my middle name...REGINA...the secret is out....

I was also tagged for the 7 Random Things again, I know that I was...it was just like a week and half ago and I can't remember who did it so if it was you thanks so much and I will try to make this as interesting as possible....

1.

I am a little in love with this guy right here (Anderson Cooper of CNN)....he makes me actually want to watch the news...I love that he doesn't take himself too seriously, has this kind of easy going approach and that he doesn't really take sides....oh and I really love his dimples....did you know Gloria Vanderbilt is his Mom......and apparently I'm not the only one with a crush on him while looking for pictures I found this blog dedicated to him...

2.

just the smell of this place makes me go all gooey inside....

3.

When I was 15 and full of your typical teenagery nuttiness...this movie was my anthem...and I was so in love with Chistian Slater...this one (not the one who was arrested a few years ago for I can't even remember what) It just did not get cooler than this movie...and really it has a lot of relevance today...anyway if you haven't seen it you should for nostalgia sake...one of my favorite quotes..of which there are many in this movie...We're all worried, we're all in pain. That just comes with having eyes and having ears. But just remember one thing - it can't get any worse, it can only get better. High school is the bottom, being a teenager sucks, but that's the point, surviving it is the whole point. Quitting is not going to make you stronger, living will. So just hang on and hang in there...Mark Hunter (played by CS)

4. I am a hot water hoarder...I will take a shower at like 5 in the afternoon just because it is nothing for me to use up all the hot water with one shower...and both my boys are the same way so it's a constant battle of who's going to get to go first

5. I came very close to being a police officer instead of a nurse...I really watched too much TV when I was a kid...but I had this dream of being Holly Robinson on 21 Jump Street

6. I only discovered my inner scrapbooking crafty mini me three years ago when I was literally dragged to a Creative Memories party by my friend Stephanie....

7....before I made the self discovery in #6-- I used to do those parties...you know THOSE parties where you buy things that you leave with in a paper bag that usually require batteries...

So...whoever wants to play...feel free to join!

Tonight, we're watching August Rush...I've really been looking forward to seeing this movie!

Tomorrow is Ricetta Wednesday! Hope you stop by

Take care, thanks for stopping by and have a great night!

Gratitiude:

1. KFC Coleslaw

2. good friends

3. my very blessed life

4. great kids

5. a really great husband

Everything's Coming up Roses!!

So several people asked me whether or not I was going to accept the job in Heaven (aka The Scrapbook Factory) and I have to say at this point how could I not...? right? but I'm going to go by there after work tomorrow and talk with Anne and see what's next....I'm so excited I could pee my pants!!

In other news...another super cool thing happened to me today...I am joining the team at OhScrap, on online magazine and blog soon to publish it's first issue...I don't know all the details of what you're going to be seeing in there yet and some stuff is still super secret..but I can promise it's going to be a lot of fun... I am going to be the Sketch Coordinator!! I am so excited that I already completed my first assignment! You can go subscribe here now....that would be now....and then come back and read about the rest of what's going on around here....

I actually started to blog last night, but blogger kept giving me error messages so I gave up...

While I've been missing the past couple days, I've actually gotten quite a bit done...

This is Landon helping me with my suitcase...I'm having a lot of fun with this medium or I should say we are...but I'm not showing you anymore of it until it's done...

I should have known when I almost set the kitchen on fire yesterday boiling water for tea that it probably wasn't the best day to start this project..(I sort of forgot about putting the water on and got in the shower)...I got one side done and all impressed with my cute self, turned it over to do the other side and proceeded to put the focal point of the project..the vintage "Once in Love with Amy" ad from a 1950's Life....UPSIDE DOWN...Mod Podge is not a very forgiving sealer so it's stuck that way...it's cute still...just upside down...so I'm not sure if I'm going to just cover over it or say the heck with it and leave it...probably the latter...

Here is my Deck of Me card for week 10..prompt was describe you Happy Place

The paper is Making Memories and the Dye Cuts are from Luxe Designs Color Me Cozy...I so love this line of paper...then I inked them with my CTMH inks

and here is a layout based on one of Christi's Creative Prompts...36 I think...

I used CTMH Cardstock, Making Memories letter stickers, Bazzill cardsock for the Photo matts, Scenic Route Charlotte pattern paper and Daisy D's Beacon Hill patter paper, the butterfly and journal tag are Fancy Pants....

I also did this one of Landon..

For this one I used Bazzill cardstock, Karen Foster pattern paper, We R memory Keepers patter paper and letter stickers, Making Memories pattern paper and journaling page, Fancy Pants ribbon and ribbon holder thingie.

I had Landon home with me today, he's had a really awful cold and has been pretty miserable...but of course with the amazing power of Tylenol Cold by 11 he was feeling fine and dandy and bouncing off the walls so we...well mostly he...I supervised made some chocolate chip cookies...

they turned out really good- so his new aspiration is to become a chef...let's hope he has a lot better luck in the kitchen than I do....I'm way too easily distracted...

That's all I've got for today...thanks so much for stopping by...

Gratitude:

1. Day off with Landon

2. Baking cookies with kid mentioned above

3. Not losing my patience with same earlier mentioned kid

4. getting some scrappy stuff done...

5. staying in my pj's until (blush) about 11...

oh my gosh, I almost forgot to mention...there's this new show on Fox called New Amsterdam...it's on tonight at 8 central...or it might be 9...anyway it's really good you've got to see it and if you missed the first two episodes you can watch them on Fox.com...I watch almost all my shows on the internet anymore...I can never seem to be in front of the tv at a specific time...ok well this post has probably broken records for longest ever..so I'm outta here..

love and kisses...

MWAH!