Smoothie Anyone?

You Are a Banana Smoothie

You are friendly and popular without even trying to be. People just like you. You are easy to be around and never offend everyone. You're quite mild. You have a warm demeanor, and many people find you to be inviting. You are sympathetic and kind. You have a soft spot in your heart for everyone.

What Flavor Smoothie Are You?

Sick!

Ick, I am sick. I’ve got a sore throat, sneezing, that itchiness that is in your ear but not really in your ear that you can’t scratch, yep, I have that bad in both ears! Plus I have a raging headache and I even took a nap yesterday! I never nap. I blame the constant rain! Which it is doing again today. I tell you if this is any indication what our winter is going to be like I’m putting in for a transfer down south fast!

Sadie went to the groomer for her first time on Saturday. Since we got her we’ve just been bathing her at home but she’s really shedding and needed her nails cut so I spent the money which I will not do again. She looked great but no better than we do and it’s only $7 for a nail trim so I’ll just do that from now on because it was not worth the almost $60 I spent. But she got a pretty pink bandana and looked adorable in it. Of course I was all over it but Michael and the boys hated it and want no signs that she is a girly dog since she’s a girly dog as it is being a golden. Ridiculous huh? I joke that Michael is insecure in his masculinity because he needs a rugged dog with no pink to be found! LOL! Anyway, she did look cute as a button, here is a photo I took before she ate the bandana!

We went to see Transformers 2 at Chunky’s Saturday night. It was so fun and the movie was awesome. If you don’t know what Chunky’s is, it’s a big movie theater with long tables and reclining seats from Lincoln Continentals where you can order dinner, drinks, dessert and such right there. It’s pretty cool as long as you pick the right seats! We are going to do it more often since everyone had a blast so if you know of any really good family movies out let me know! I of course forgot to take photos and I even had my little P&S in my purse!

Oh and this is a reminder to stop over at Hallie’s blog and donate! There is an amazing list of prizes you can win. Just one warning, don’t go on a Monday if you have a week stomach because she has a Morbid Monday post and the photos are not for the squeamish! LOL! But donating for Taking a Chance on Life fundraiser is worth it!

Not much else going on. I’ll close with a few digi pages I’ve recently done:

 

The page with the hearts is for my friend Amy in case you were wondering who those people were! :)

Have a great day!

What Kind of Swimsuit am I?

You Are a One Piece Swimsuit

You are a bit conservative and traditional. And you are not at the beach to put your body on display! You are a low maintenance person. You like to look good, but you're not vain. Your taste tends to be sophisticated. You always opt for classy over trashy.

What Kind of Swimsuit Are You?

I agree on the conservative and traditional part but the low maintenance I think hubster would disagree! :)

Cards and a Coach Gift

So my good friend Chris is here in town this week and I took the day off yesterday to spend with her. It was crappy and rainy so we didn’t do the usual boating on the lake that we usually do every year so instead we scrapped! I needed to make a coach gift and some cards for teachers and I convinced Chris to make the cards for me while I worked on the album. She’s such a great card maker and I hate making them and I knew she would do so much better than I could. I was right, check these out:

Thanks girlfriend you are da bomb!

And I made a CD album for the coach. I won’t bore you with all 18 pages. It’s pretty simple because it’s for a guy that’s probably never seen a scrapbook so I didn’t go nuts.

Front Cover stitched to look like a baseball

 

And a few of the inside pages:

We are off to a soccer tournament, baseball playoff game and then a party at the Lake with Chris and her family! Busy day! Have a great one!

And yet another quiz...

Your Gift is Imagination

You are constantly dreaming. You are always thinking about what could be. You love to express yourself in many ways. You have a way with words and tell vivid stories. You love to be amused. You are good entertaining yourself, and other people find you hilarious. You're the type of person who finds staying happy easy. There's always fun to be had!

What's Your Gift?

Lemonade Stand Award

I’m not sure what this award means but I got it from Jodene, my cyber sister way the heck over in AU. Thanks Jodene! And now that I’ve posted it (that’s part of the rules of getting it) it’s my turn to give it away!  Here is the award:

And here are the criteria:

1. Comment on this blog.
2. Cut and paste the award logo and use it on your own blog.
3. Nominate 5 to 10 blogs you feel show great attitude and gratitude.
4. Link to your nominees within your blog post.
5. Comment on their blogs to let them know they received the award.
6. Link back to the person who gave you the award to show your appreciation..

And I’m awarding it to the following people all because they really do fall under #3!

1. Kristi

2. Kendra

3. Donna

4. Debbie

5. Hallie

6. Candice

7. Dawn

Enjoy! Have a great Monday!

 

What Taste R U?

You Are Salty

There's something about you that makes the world a better place. You make life more colorful, more flavorful, and more vibrant. You get along well with others. You always have something to add. Without realizing it, people can become very addicted to you.

What Taste Are You?

A Raffle for a Great Cause

A fellow New Englander is looking for donations for a great charity raffle. I am making a recipe box and maybe a piece of jewelry to donate and I thought I’d post here for all my creative friends to check it out in case you feel inclined to donate something yourself. Check it out here and be sure to tell Hallie I sent you.

And I know donating items over the net can be a scary thing but I honestly trust this girl and I also know sort of where she lives too if that makes you feel any better! ;)  So please consider donating something for her raffle!

Thanks so much!

The Zoo

So on the Sweet Shoppe blog this week we were asked to talk about our favorite zoo animal. I’ve got lots because I love animals but the Tiger is my favorite and if it’s white, even better! Every year we visit the same Wild Animal park in York Beach, Maine where we go on vacation and when the white tiger is playing in the water I could stand there all day. But this past year I had the pleasure of going to San Antonio to visit my good friend Amy. We spent a day at the San Antonio Zoo and I found that I could sit and watch these guys all day too if I could

They were so cute. Each time they dove in the water and came back out they would  go over to this one family, I think they thought one of the men had something for them and that one would sit up and beg and almost paw at the guy, it was so adorable!

So while I still love my tigers I am a huge otter fan now too!

Eight

Debbie Tagged me. Ugh!

eight things i am looking forward to

1. Friday afternoon
2. Sadie being completely trained
3. weekend bbqs with the neighbors now that summer is here
4. Visit with my friend Chris
5. 4th of July fireworks
6. Lost coming back on
7. Bedtime
8. getting back in shape

eight things i did yesterday

1. Worked
2. Drank Coffee
3. Went to Jakes Baseball game
4. Took pictures
5. Surfed the net
6. Ate Pizza Hut pasta and cheesy breadsticks 
7. Put on Makeup
8. Went to the store

eight things i wish i could do

1. Go to a tropical island
2. Go on cruise 
3. Have another KC Trip
4. Have more determination to eat right and exercise
5. buy a bigger house 
6. lose weight
7. have endless amounts of money
8. Not sweat the small stuff

eight magazines i like

1. Creating Keepsakes
2. Scrapbook Trends (but I don’t subscribe because it’s too expensive)
3. Scrapbooks Etc.
4. Memory Makers
5. People 
6. Rachael Rae
7. BH&G

eight things on my wishlist

1. A bigger house
2. Canon 40D
3. Nicer Zoom Lens
4. A Trip
5. Lyposuction
6. Karen Russell’s Photography Class
7. To live somewhere where the weather is perfect (meaning no snow but all the other seasons)
8. 2010 Camaro SS

eight bloggers i am tagging

1. none, I know how much people hate these things!

Summer Plans?

So this summer we are not going on vacation for the first time since like 1990. Mom and I started going away to the beach in 1990 and have done it every year since except for the year we went to Disney. It’s going to be so strange and very sad. No vacation time for me so I’ll be working all summer. Josh will be going to Daycare which is sort of like day camp as they go on field trips and do fun stuff and Jake will be at home for the most part. He is going away to overnight Boys Camp for a week and I’m a bit freaked about that but I know he will love it. Baseball and Soccer end June 20th and after that at least my weekends will be free and maybe we can do a weekend trip to the beach or something. It’s going to be a very boring summer for me!

What are your plans for the summer, let me live vicariously through you?

I Paper Scrapped

On Mother’s Day we decided instead of going out and spending a ton of money on dinner that we would hang out at home and have Lobster and Steak. After going out to get my annual hanging plants we get every Mother’s Day Mom and I headed off to Michaels and AC Moore since the LSS was closed and got some scrapping stuff. I really didn’t need much and Mom just picked up some Disney stuff since she wanted to work on some photos from our trip. I got one two page layout and another page done in the short time we scrapped. We then had a fabulous dinner all cooked and cleaned up by Michael and the boys and it was a great day. Here are the pages I got done:

The single page was about all the wild animals we saw at the park that weren’t caged:

And the two pager is another sea world page:

 

I hope to find some more scrappy time soon, I forget how much I miss it until I do it again.

May Musings

Can you even believe it’s the 22nd of May and this weekend is Memorial Day weekend? Where the heck did the time go? It seems like we just celebrated the new year and now we are almost half way through it?  May has been a busy month with soccer and baseball twice a week, as well as Physical Therapy which I just finished up. Then there was Mother’s Day and of course some Orthodontist appointments and teeth cleaning for good measure! I also got bit by a deer tick and we thought the head was still in my belly button so had to go to the doc and get a dose of Doxicycline (sp) to hopefully prevent Lyme Disease. And now I get the joy of watching for symptoms for the next year! Work has been very busy too so I can kind of understand why the time has just flew on by. I’d like for it to slow down now though so I can enjoy the summer!

Have a great long weekend and remember to say a word of thanks and prayer to all the veteran’s and soldiers out there!

Tragedy Strikes Close to Home

A good friend of Jake’s family lost their home yesterday to a fire. It’s unknown at this time how the fire happened but thankfully the whole family including the dog were not at home when it happened so no one was hurt. This family has lost everything, the home is a complete loss and they only have their car and the clothes on their backs. I am hoping my town rallies together to do something for this family of 6 as they are known well in this community. I am so heartbroken for them and asking if you all could just send them some prayers and positive thoughts.

Thanks so much!

My Star Wars Name

I hate to admit but I have never even seen the movie but in honor of George Lucas’ bday I took the quiz…

Your Star Wars Name Is Pambu Chbro

Your Star Wars Title Is Acacho of Leahcim

What is yours?

A Mother's Day Poem

for me from my sweet 10 year old boy. I almost bawled like a baby but I figured it would make him think I didn't like it! LOL!

My mother is a good cook.
She is also nice and smart.
But when she is a parent,
She always does her part!

She works a lot and has a job.
It's secret though and I can't say more,
But it is enough
To get food in our door!

She likes to scrapbook,
And shes good with art.
She uses our pictures,
To get her pages a start.

She likes to keep everything,
All neat and tidy.
She cleans inside,
So our house looks shiny!

I know shes not always happy,
About what I do.
But I sill love her
And she loves me too!

Happy Mother's Day
Love Josh

Happy Mother’s Day

To all of you who are Moms! I hope you are all treated like a queen, today and every day! 

Happy Sunday to the rest of you! :)

Have a great day!

FACEinHOLE

Create your own FACEinHOLE

Another Quiz

You Are Blooming Flowers

You are an optimistic person by nature. In even the darkest times, you are hopeful about the future. You feel truly blessed in life and can sometimes be overwhelmed with emotions. You have an artist's eye. You are always looking for beauty in the mundane. You have a good sense of aesthetics, especially when it comes to shapes and color.

What Part of Spring Are You?

Long Time No Blog

It’s been crazy busy around these parts. Between doctors appointments, physical therapy, orthodontist and dentist appointments, baseball, soccer and work I have barely had time to breathe never mind blog! I have what I hope will be my last ‘knee’ appointment with the doc today and only about 3 more PT appointments left so that should help.

Work has been a total bummer lately with someone I volunteered to help out because I had some time and they were really busy turning around and stabbing me in the back saying to two supervisors I don’t know crap about Configuration Management! Totally disheartening when you are doing something nice for them.

Other than that nothing new in these parts!  Here are a few pages I was able to get done in the last couple of weeks:

View Full Album

Have a fabulous week!  Oh and I hope to catch up on all your blogs this weekend!

Pondering

Over on the SSD blog the question was asked what you could absolutely not give up no matter how tough the economy is. I wouldn’t be able to narrow it down to just one thing, I have a bad habit called spending! I have no will power when it comes to cute new digital kits that get released. I used to be that way with paper supplies but since I haven’t been paper scrapping I just don’t shop much for that stuff anymore. I also could not give up going out to dinner once a week because I need that night off from cooking. And of course there is my makeup, that would be one thing I’d never be able to give up!  LOL! I could go on too but I’ll stop there. What is one thing you could not give up no matter how tough it got?

To all my friends….

What Kind of Easter Candy are you?

You Are a Cadbury Creme Egg

You're the type that stole little brother's easter basket so that you could have MORE CANDY!

Here’s the quiz to see what you are: http://blogthings.com/whateastercandyareyouquiz/

Ha! I prefer the caramel creme eggs but I do steal my kids candy! ;)

Update and TV Musings

Got my stitches out yesterday and the doc gave me the OK to go back to work on Monday, YAY! I have to go to physical therapy for a bit but he says that within 6-8 weeks I should be 100%.

So on The SSD Blog there is a question about which 5 TV shows you have seen every episode of or if you haven’t name 5 that you would like to. I tend to spend way more time on the computer than I do watching TV these days but I have a few that I have for sure seen every episode on and then a few that I’ve seen most of them twice but not every one so here is my list:

LOST (every one)
American Idol Seasons 2-7 (have seen all)
Friends (seen all)
CSI (seen all and some 2-3 times!)
Buffy (would like to see them all as I started watching this way into the series)

What does your list look like?

Been Scrapping

Since I’ve been spending all my time on the couch I figured I may as well do something constructive so I ‘ve been digi scrapping. Here are a few of my latest pages:

These are my friend Amy’s fabulous kiddo’s

This is the beautiful Candice and she really is this gorgeous in real life:

 

And these are some cupcakes that Candice made and was nice enough to loan me her photo to use on a new kit that will be debuting very soon made by  my new friend Emily Card!

A little taste of the warm weather that I’m anxiously awaiting and Jake playing with his CSI kit:

 

And my sweet baby girl:

 

  Thanks for looking!

Are You Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter?

You Are MySpace

You are young ... or at least you feel like you are. You are drawn to musicians and artists.
You are proud of who you are. Your quirks are an asset, and you flaunt them!
You are attracted to shiny things, and you aren't afraid of a little bling.
You're stubborn enough to stick to what your like, even if falls out of fashion.

I don’t even have a My Space account! LOL! Which are you?

Post Surgery

Well yesterday was a long day, I had to stay in the hospital for a couple of extra hours due to feeling sick when I woke up but it wasn’t too bad. I got to the hospital at 6am, my surgery was at 7:30 and we were home by about 1pm. I had thought I’d be home by 11 so it was only a couple of extra hours there. My knee hurt a bit last night but today I don’t need any painkillers yet and am crutch-less! My mom is here to help out with the puppy and it’s been chaotic already and it’s only 7:30 am LOL but I am optimistic!

Thank you all for your well wishes and thoughts, you truly are great friends!

It’s Snowing!

Yep, you heard me right, it was 50 degrees here yesterday and today on March 22nd it’s snowing. Argh! The sun is shining though so maybe that’s a good sign?

Thank you to all who left supportive comments about my drama. I appreciate it and I want you all to know that I’m putting it behind me and moving on. I have unfortunately had to close down my blog but that’s OK I think I got all my loyal readers and friends! If not shoot me an email.

I am having knee surgery on Tuesday so I may miss a few days before I post again. Not to worry I’ll be fine and back asap!

Well we are headed out to dinner with my Mom, hope you all have a great Sunday evening and fab week!

I am NOT Surprised

Well about the chocolate part, as for the definition I’m questionable!

Are You Chocolate or Vanilla?

You Are Chocolate

You are dramatic, charming, and downright addicting. You have a strong personality, and and people are drawn to your fabulousness. You are stimulating and exciting. It's hard to get tired of you. You are incredibly likable and popular. You live a glorious life.

Note to a 'So Called Friend'

I don't care if you read this and I don't even want you to respond, this is just to make ME feel better.

I hope you treat your 'besties' much better than the treatment you have given me. I have 'thought' we were friends for the last 7 years. I stood by you during several hard times. I was right there when you suffered a big loss and took time off of work to be with you. I even went so far as to collect money from friends to get you a memorial for that loss. I listened to you talk it out during your rough times with your husband and understood when you decided to take him back. I knew you needed a tenant and against my better judgement to mix business with pleasure I trusted you to be a friend no matter what. Boy was I wrong. You are a liar and a backstabber and the things you said were not true and the person did not deserve that. You should have just been truthful but you only care about yourself and no one else’s feelings so why would you?

And your guilt is showing through by your actions because I did absolutely NOTHING to deserve the treatment I have gotten from you. Have a good life.

Warning – Rant Ahead!

Don’t you just hate it when you think you know someone but then you find out they are two-faced? One of my biggest pet peeves is two-faced people. You know the kind, they say one thing to your face and then they go behind your back and say something completely different. And it’s even worse when you thought this person was a good friend! You do someone a favor and try to help them out and be a good friend and to get stabbed in the back in the end really hurts!  And that’s all I have to say today.

I hope you all are having a better day than I am!

Girl Scout Cookies

I haven’t got mine yet this year! I ordered from my friend’s daughter in Texas. It’s her first year as a scout and I wanted her first try at cookie sales to be successful. I’m patiently awaiting my favorite flavors, Tag-a-longs and Samoas.

I like the Lemonaides and the Thin Mints too but these two are my very favorite. It’s funny how I am willing to pay $4 for a box of cookies with only a few cookies in each box but I do it every year!  What is your favorite flavor?

Birthday Wrap Up

Well my birthday started out fabulous and went downhill very fast.  My sweet puppy was not acting like a puppy and just kept getting worse so we ran to the ER vet and spent the next couple of hours there. They ended up keeping her because her sodium levels were down and they wanted to give her some fluid and observe her over night to see if they would need to do any more tests. I was a wreck to say the least. I called around 7pm because they said they would try to feed her at 6 and see if she could keep it down and she did. They said she was happy and wagging her tail! I was so relieved. Here is the poor girl at the vet, the photo stinks because I had to use my phone since I left my memory card in my computer for the camera I had with me!

Poor girl was so lethargic and couldn’t even lift her head. It was so sad! I can’t wait to see her tonight!

We did have some bday cake when we got home and it was yummy but boy what a day!

Thank you to everyone that sent me the sweet bday messages on Facebook it really did mean a lot!

Have a great Monday!

March 8th

Since Sadie was my bday present I didn’t expect anything but cards today. Instead my sweet hubby gave me a totally unexpected Birthday Surprise!

Fleetwood Mac floor seats! I am so excited. I have always been a huge fan and have never seen them in concert and have never seen any concert on the floor.

And in other news, I got the confirmation that I do have a torn meniscus in my knee and will need surgery. I'm now playing the waiting game again for the insurance company to approve it. I am looking forward to getting it over with and getting back to my normal self.

Sadie is doing well but man I forgot how much work a puppy is. I was so tired yesterday that I couldn't even see straight. And what a beyotch I was! I went to bed at 8 since Jake said he would stay up with her until 10 and it's a good thing I did because she had us up at 3:30 this morning. I'll be needing a nap today.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Flowers

What Do The Flowers You Pick Say About You?

Your Daisies Say You're Very Resilient

You have a spirt of pure optimism. Your view of the world is eternally cheerful. You are bold and vibrant. Incredibly striking, you always stand out in a crowd. You are adaptable and flexible. You can thrive in almost any situation. You are often under estimated. Your critics and enemies are in for a surprise.

My Birthday Present

We got my bday present a little early but she is worth not having any presents to open on the actual day:

We haven’t decided on a name yet because no one can agree. I think since she’s my present I should pick!

Birthday Trivia

You breath at a rate of about 30 breaths per minute so, since your last birthday you have taken approximately 15,768,000 breaths.

Since your last birthday you will have had about 1,460 dreams.

World population has grown by around 76,570,430 since your last birthday. In the time it takes you to read this another five babies will have been born.

 

Just something to think about! Have a great weekend!

A Freebie

I figured now that I’m not selling my designs anymore I’d post them here for free so they aren’t just taking up space on my hard drive. Today I’ve got a template for you. If you already bought Sketch it Pack 6 then you already have it but for the rest of you here you go:

 

Click on Image to Download.  Enjoy!

Going for my MRI at 12:30 today right when our snow is supposed to start, at least the DH is driving! :)

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Saw this little quiz on the SSD blog. I hope the rich part comes soon! ;)

You Are a Tycoon

Watch out Donald Trump! You've got a head for business and money.
You'll make it rich some day, even if you haven't figured out how yet.
A supreme individualist, you shouldn't get stuck in a corporate job.
Instead, make your own way - so that you can be the boss.
Your strength: Your undying determination
Your weakness: You require an opulent lifestyle
Your power color: Plum
Your power symbol: Dollar sign
Your power month: August

What Does Your Birthday Mean?

WOOT!

The insurance company finally approved my MRI!!! I have no idea when it will be yet but we are headed in the right direction! YAY!

I scrapped on Sunday. Got one whole page done before a nasty stomach bug kept me on the couch whining. Here is the one page I got done:

It snowed again here in NH. Thankfully school is not cancelled and we only got 3 inches or so. I guess we had to be reminded it’s still winter or something, I mean we haven’t had a storm in like 3 weeks! Happy Thursday all!