Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy turkey day everyone! We're all done with all our runnings for the day, thank goodness! We went to eat at dh's family's dinner and I fixed a small plate there and then we went to my dad's and I fixed a small plate there, LOL. I was really trying to make both of them happy by eating but not trying to go overboard either. The food was good but it really made me aware of how much I miss my mom and her cooking, she used to make the absolute best turkey! *sigh* I miss her! Anyhow, it was nice to have some family time with both sides :)

I haven't forgotten about that great big surprise I was telling you about on my earlier post. It's still going to happen, just got postponed a tad. I will come here and tell you all about it when it launches!

I would never have thought to look on eBay for Shutterfly coupons! Thanks to whoever mentioned it as DST because now I'm stalking the site trying to catch a good deal on a photo book or calendar, even greeting cards! I just think it's awesome! Have you looked there yet? There are some fabulous deals on stuff.

I just can't believe that Christmas is so close and I haven't even started shopping yet, that really sucks and I really dread it. I don't have a clue what to get for dh, I mean really NOT a clue!! I have Jacob all figured out, he's easy to buy for but just can't think of what Daniel might like.

I want to put a few things out there that I'm thankful for:

-- My husband and son, they are the light in my life and they are what keep me going
-- Having a good stable job in a world that seems to have started lacking those.
-- Having somewhere to go today to get a good hot meal with my family when there are so many people that don't get to experience that.
-- My extended family for being there when I need them to be
-- The three years that I got to spend with Joshua in my life and the 30+ years that I had with my mom, I miss them dearly now but I am so thankful that I had them in my life even if only briefly.
-- My boss. Now a lot people can't say this but I have an incredible boss. She listens to me, she cares for everyone on her team and if I'm really frustrated and need a good vent I can go in her office, close the door and do just that and she'll let me! She's retiring soon and I think it will be near impossible to replace her.

Well, that's it for now. I'm tired and need a nap, guess that tryptophan in the turkey has kicked in now, LOL. I hope you all had a fabulous holiday (if you celebrate) and I'll check back later!

I haven't forgotten you all!

I haven't forgotten to come tell you about this awesome blog and all I promise! There have been some technical difficulties and the webmistress is hard at work on them :) It's still coming, just a little later than planned. But there are some awesome festivities planned with it that will be so much fun, and you can get free goodies from it, woot! Now who doesn't love free goodness?

I have to work today, boo! I have to work the next three days actually, triple boo! Today I'm working on a really good floor though where the people are all really nice and the patients aren't so bad so I'm hoping it's a good day there :) I bet it will be a little crazy all over the hospital though because they are always trying to get people out before the holidays.

Okay, keep your eyes peeled for that fun blog (hopefully today) and those awesome challenges that go along with it! WooHoo! Have a great day!

I made it back today! Woot!

I really am going to try and do this better!

Today is such a crazy day.........sooooo much stuff going on here! There's a huge and I guess I should say HUGE blog release today from one of my favorite designers and I'm helping with that. That's about all I can tell you about it but I will come back and say more tonight once it happens! You DO NOT want to miss it! I promise you that!

I don't think I mentioned yesterday in my post that I've changed work areas at my job! Yay! I'm really happy with the new job too! Two months ago, I moved to the "float pool" at the hospital. With this new position, I go to a different floor almost every day and I have just learned so much from it, it's just been an amazing adventure for me. I've only been to one floor that I just absolutely hated and that day was a miserable one. I have a very positive way of looking at that though..........I'm ONLY there one day and I can deal with ANYTHING for 12 hours even torture apparently, LOL. I am sad though that our boss for the float pool is retiring at the end of this month. I just absolutely love Pam and I really will hate to lose her. She was my boss on my old floor a long time ago and she was a big part of the reason for me wanting to float even though I did know she was leaving before I went it. I'm still just sad about it :(



Have you all seen these? Have you tried them? OMGosh! They are just the MOST incredible little candy bar and I am in love with them. I am so so so addicted to them, it's a little nuts. I'm actually thinking of scrapping a layout about them I love them so much, LOL. They aren't too easy to find around here though but I have two places that I can almost always find them and sadly I'm visiting those two places way too often *blush*

Okay, I've got work to do so I have to run! I'll be back later to tell you more about that blog! ((HUGS))

Recent RAK's and prizes.........has it really been this long?

Wow! It's been months since I've updated this lil ole blog of mine! I'm hoping to rectify that situation and start being a better blogger in life. I've had so much go on in the last few months and those things really threw me off my game for a while, had surgery and them some complications from the surgery and some other stuff too. I've been back for a couple months now and can't believe I haven't hit this spot yet! Sorry bout that!

As a digital scrapper, I was super excited to see that at the beginning of this month a day was dedicated to my art. There was so much excitement, fun and lots of great sales in the digi community. Between that day, and the Fiesta a while back at Scrap Artist and some fun, giving designers out there in the community I came upon all sorts of gifts, prizes and RAKs and I wanted to share those with you. Here's a lil slide show so you can see all the goodies! Aren't they just awesome?! I love all of them and can't wait to have more free play time so I can scrap with them. Thanks so much to everyone who played along and let me join in on the fun! (It may take just a minute for all the photos in the slide to load so please be patient, there's some fabulous stuff in there!)

Okay, that's enough for now, I'll share more later and I will be back much sooner next time! I promise!!

RAK layouts.....

I've had so much fun creating layouts for the girls at DST that were kind enough to share their photos with me :) They had some really special photos that were such an awesome change of pace for me. Here are four of them that I created:









Thanks to Sarah and Kelly for letting me create with those :) I also did a two pager for Sam, here's a quick peek at it:




Sorry that preview is so small, hard to do a good two page preview. If you want to see what I used to create those -- you can find them all in my DST gallery link on the sidebar.

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I didn't realize that I had promised to come share my other Guest CT for June and I never did come back and spill the beans, oops! I am going to be a guest for June AND July for Christina Renee, she made us this cool blinkie to sport:



I am really excited about this! I love Christina's designs plus she is just a total sweetheart! I've had so much fun with her products already and I'm hoping the end of July never comes, LOL.

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Nothing new on the homefront at the moment. Jacob is still well and starting to get a little bored with his summer already. I think tomorrow we're going to hook up the garden hose and let him get real wet for the day. He loves that and I really need to get out there with him and just do it.

Our kitty is doing well, I've decided to call her Prissy because that's what she is. She's the funniest little thing and I have really just grown to love her. Here's a pic of her new hiding spot, she thinks she's so clever:



Yeah, behind my printer is where she thinks no one in the world will notice, hehehe. I really need to get more pics of her, she's super cute!

Okay, that's enough jabber. Hope you all have had a fabulous weekend and I'll try not to wait so long between posts :)

It's REALLY feeling like a Monday today!!

I feel like Garfield today........I hate Mondays! It's been a really bad day personally for me but in the end it will be okay. I've made a big decision for my life which will in the beginning kill me emotionally, spiritually and financially but I know that in the end it will strengthen me and teach me as a person. I don't feel up to sharing the details publicly right now but I will later, promise!

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Our little kitty, the grey one, is still as precious and fiesty as ever. I just adore her, she's the funniest little thing. She's stalking me right at this very minute because it's din din time, LOL. I need to take some more photos of her to share with you, she really is adorable!

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I made a post at DST looking for some pictures to scrap with. I am pretty much caught up and need more pics to do my CT work with. I could always rescrap some photos but I just don't see the point in that. People over there have been so generous with me and so willing to share, it's unreal. I can't wait to play with these awesome photos. I did my first layout right away for Natalie, her little boy is just the cutest thing and I loved these photos!




Most of the goodies on that are from Christina Renee at Funky Playground Designs. I just love the colors of his cute face and Christina's goodies worked perfectly for it!

If you have some photos you want scrapped with digitally don't hesitate to send them to me. I will send you a full size jpg when I'm done just incase you ever want to print them.

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Well that's all folks, holla at you later!

New spots.....

I just wanted to toot a little bit here!! I got on two fabulous teams as a Guest CT member this month! Want to know who? Do you? Check out these fab blinkies and you'll know:






Isn't that awesome?! I'm just so excited about these two! I also got an invite today over at DST that I will share once it's official! Another INCREDIBLE designer who I get to know a little better for a month! Woot Woot!

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On the home front, we had to get rid of that little black kitten which I was really sad to do. It was the prettiest cat but still wouldn't come near us after five days and clawed at us any chance it got so I had to give it to a friend who wanted an outdoor kitty. I think it's adjusting better there for that. We got another pet, a Yorkie named Louie, that I'm not sure is going to work out either, ugh. This came from a friend of a friend who couldn't have it anymore at her new house. I was told it's completely housebroken and that it was a girl. We got it, it's a boy and it's peed and pooped everyday that it's been here. I am sooooooo not a fan of that! I'm going to give it a couple more days to adjust and see if that stops, crossing my fingers that it does. My dh is all for it leaving though, he's a complete cat man. He wants to know if we get rid of it does that mean he can have a second cat?! Men!

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I applied for a new position at my work place and I am sooooo hoping that I get it. I absolutely adore the manager that would be over me and I know that I would be happier just with that. She used to be the boss of my old boss and she was the absolute best. She still comes round to say hi to us on our floor and she has asked me so many times to apply for one of these spots and I finally have, now I just have to hope that the positions aren't all filled or that she didn't get some super fabulous nurses to apply, LOL. This position would mean floating between different units depending on their needs but the pay increase is a big one and that would be a huge help here at home. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

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I think that's it for today. I just finished off two layouts for Christy Lyle for her June sponsorship at ScrapForums. Check them out:






Those photos on there are some that Kelly S. loaned to me to play with. I just love her pictures and she takes so many. I'm amazed by that! Thanks Kelly for letting me create with your little princess!

Thanks for looking and hope you all have a great week! ((HUGS))