Still Sicko

Well I thought I would just post a quick one. Sarah is getting better whereas Andrew is getting worse. I am just the same. I scrapped this LO yesterday and the card today. Just thought I would share!

A Bunch of Sickos!

Well that's what we are! Andrew is sick with a cold, Sarah is sick with a really bad cold, cough and nasty nose. I am sick with an achy flu and Scott is on the verge of getting sick. How fun are we!! Well this morning while I had some blessed free time I finished this LO with Andrew and his friend Nicholas. It was another challenge on J4K. It's a good thing I found that place or I would never get any scrapping done!

Scrappin

Well I did some scrapping this morning while my kids were sick. Nice huh. The kids being sick isn't nice at all. Poor Sarah is just coughing really bad and Andrew is just plain grouchy. Here is the LO I did. It was for a challenge on J4K. I will try to get more scrapping done today while the kids are napping. We shall see.

What to do today?

Just kidding!! Like I have a free day that I can sit down and really ask myself that! Well last night was really fun. Scott and I ate at the Matador in downtown Phoenix. It was crazy busy and we ended up waiting an hour even before we got seated! Once we were seated we placed our order and it came within 10 min! So it was a good experience and the food was fabulous as usual! The suns game was really fun. The seats could have been better but we had a good time anyway. We didn't get home until midnight, but all in all a great date with my hubby. Today I hope to get to Old Navy and Motherhood to buy and exchange some things. Then I should be able to scrap today. I just need a little inspiration. We will see what I can find. I will keep you posted!

All you need is love and sun!!

Alright, so 3 LO's was a bit ambitious as Tammi pointed out to me, but I did finish this one that I love! So now I am off to drop my kids off at Aunt Jeanine's and then I am coming back home to spot clean my carpet. Then to Old Navy to exchange shirts for Sarah and then pick the kids up and come home. Lunch, nap and some scrapping. Then tonight I am so excited, I get to go on a date!!!! WOOO HOOOO! Scott and I are going out to dinner, then we are going to the Suns/Lakers game! Sooooo dang excited about that. So I will keep you posted about how things go.

Things to do today

Well first of all I think I am going to clean up my house. You know dishes, laundry and vacuuming. Then I think I am going to take the kids to the mall for some much needed clothes shopping. They both are getting so big, it is insane! I am sure I will fit in a maternity top or two in there. Then it will be home for lunch and nap for the kids. I want to scrap today and get alot done. My goal is for 3 LO's today. This is one I finished yesterday and it was my first scan and stitch, so forgive the bad job. Hope you all have a great day!

What a difference a day makes!!

I have to tell you that yesterday was such a great day! That morning I made a simple LO with Andrew which I still have to put journaling on, but that is all the scrapping I did. After posting my blog for the day I took my kids to the mall. The reason I did this was, there was a nice little cold bite to the wind and rather than take them to the park as planned, I took them to the play area at the mall. They both had such a great time! We came home, had lunch and they took their naps. I cleaned my house, I did the dishes and folded laundry. I made a big dinner for my in laws and we had roasted chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies and the works! Then we watched the 2nd half of the season premier of 24. Had Family Home Evening in between the 2 hrs of the show and was such a difference. Rather than focus completely on my scrapping and being on the computer I centered my day around my family and had such a turn around. My priorities were a bit whacked. So, I will continue to scrap, but not make it an obsession. By this I mean, I won't cut down my scrapping time, just the time I scrap. Did that make sense? It's funny, now I have all these ideas for new LO's just flooding my brain. CRAZY! Thanks for sharing that with me! Have a great day!

ReEvaluating

Well this is probably going to be a long one. This last weekend I have been reevaluating why I scrap. I was in the Last Scrapper Standing Contest on the J4K website. It was round two and it was really tough for me. When I finished, I felt that I was in pretty good shape in going to the next round. Well needless to say I didn't. Now I am not going to lie and say I wasn't hurt. In fact I felt like a failure. I have worked so hard in becoming a "great" scrapper that I felt like I had done it for nothing. Then I took a deep breath and sat down and did some thinking. Yes I know shocking! Well this is what I came up with. The LSSC is based on other people's opinions. They are not experts, they are just people who vote for what they like. Another thing. Why do I scrap? Do I do it to get praise from others or am I doing this to preserve my memories for my family. I have to admit I was leaning to the former on this one. I think I got so caught up in contests and Design Teams and stuff like that, that I just lost focus on why I really do this. So with that in mind for the future, I think I will take it less to heart on what other people think, as my friend once told me "refuse to be offended.", and more of how my family will enjoy looking at the memories I preserved for them, with them in mind.

Today's Stuff

Well just to get an entry in today, I wanted to list some of the things that I need to do.
1. I need to scrap.
2. I need to scrap.
3. I need to watch the Seattle Seahawks game at 2:30.
4. I need to scrap.

We will see which of these I actually get done today :)

Funny Kids!

I just wanted to post these funny pictures of my kids. I had to get something in on my blog since I haven't scrapped since yesterday. Have a great day!

CRAZY BUSY!

Well I have been pretty busy as of late. At the last minute, my lovely friend Deanna, convinced me to enter the Scrapworks Design Team Call. The submissions had to be in by Jan. 13th (tomorrow). Well needless to say I started this morning and mailed them at noon. I express mailed them so they would be there tomorrow guaranteed. So we will see what happens. Here is the paper project that I entered. The metal tag says dream and the word next to it says big. So it says dream big, just thought I would clear that up.

Challenges

Well today has been a challenging day. A good one though. My little Sarah is sick and so we are home today trying to get her better. Lots of sleep for this little one. On J4K we had a sunday sketch challenge today and the card you see here is what I made. It was so easy and fun to put together, just thought I would share.

Just some funny comments

Well as I posted yesterday we found out we were having a boy on Wednesday. As we were leaving to go to the ultrasound, Andrew said, "Tell them I want a brother." How funny is that. Like they can control what we get!! LOL. Then we called him to tell him that he was getting a brother and his response was, "Dad I got sugar on my Rice Krispies!" So we go and pick the kids up from grandma and granpa's and Andrew then promptly asked, "Mom? Where's the brother?" How funny is that!! I just love my son and how fun and enjoyable he is!!

We're having a boy!

Well some of you may not know that we are expecting our third child in June. Scott and I went in for our ultrasound yesterday and it was definitely a boy. I would put the photo on to see the anatomical proof, but that might not go over very well. Anyway we are very excited and are looking forward to this addition! Now just to pick a name. That has been really tough for us for some reason. Suggestions are welcome!

Need to Scrap!

Okay well I am seriously in need of some serious scrapping. I have set a goal for myself this year that I will complete 200 LO's. Yes I know I am insane. I have one done so far and this is the one you see here. This was on J4K site as a Sunday Sketch challenge. It was good to get it done. There is more exciting news to come tomorrow. check it out and see what you find!