UGH

shoot me please

mysterious yet painful dots

Here is my todays submission to the THAT DESIGN TEAM competition.

I still cant find my balls for the other part of my submission and I am not feeling good AT ALL so I may have to just do this one. ANd it is NOT the balls yall are thinking of hehe I know where they are.. they are still asleep in bed ;)

I pray im being paranoid but well you will see. I went to bed early last night cuz i didnt feel good. Had hard time focusing all day yesterday worse than normal but I took my meds that help me focus and it still happened.... I wake up today and 2 dots right beside each other.... and Im running fever...mYALL that know me and what I have gone through the last 6 months are right now going OMG NO NANCY NOT AGAIN. PLEASE yall pray this is NOT the blame shingles coming back. It is right under my eye this time and my eye is swollen and wattering already so I know the inevitable. So Yes Im going to the dr as soon as they open to make sure. IM PRAYING IT Is a coincidence and just a couple zits. BUT the chemo I took they said will stay in my body for a year (I had shingles 3 times in 2 months it kept coming back over and over and the huge side effect after we looked up the type of chemo i was on was "prone to shingles and pneumonia" well I was lucky I had both. NOW I just had surgery... and a huge trauma to my throat... so what brings out shingles.... Trauma. NOT TO MENTION this has been a rough month cuz of the anniversary of my dads death.. his birthday and some other sad stuff.
I got stressed out tryin to get all my submissions and articles ready for the view and the design team thing cuz I had been sick BUT I HAD A BLAST DOING THEM so DONT EVEN GO THERE.. cuz I will be mad if yall think that is it.. OK it could have contributed MINORLY but it would have already been ginning in my body if that was the case... I will know soon if this is shingles cuz it will get bigger and my eye will hurt worse... and I wont be able to hold my head up or see... I remember the pain part all too well and the fact I put zit cream on it in hopes that was it... and it is getting bigger.. and it felt like it was on fire!!!! THIS DONT LOOK GOOOD. SO PLEASE pray today that this is not shingles. Thanks you guys

You can go look at my design team entry I put it up already.

daddy... weed BELLA a towey.

I LOVE these pictures of Bella and John. SHe is reading him HER version of the DORA book and he is reading her the book. She keeps saying DADDY DAT NOT HOW IT GOES! SHe tells him the right way. IT is so sweet. I LOVE SEI Winnies walls patterned paper. I use it all the time because Bella spent a year and a half in her "orange phase" as her favorite color. THis paper was perfect to make everything orange but still girly. I am exhausted tonight. Need to get hubby to find my stuff that Im looking for my project for tomorrows entry of THAT design team contest at scrap that moment. I have part of it done and just need this one thing IF he can find it If not... I am just gonna cry or scream I guess cuz well it works for Bella hahahaha... No biggie I have one done but want them BOTH done and I want them perfect.... is there such a thing?

THE saga unfolds....

WELL my baby ended up with a bladder/uti infection/kidney infection and a yeast infection. Where did all that come from!!! She was much better even after she got home from the dr. They gave her that one dose stuff and she had vast improvment immediatly. STill not gonna let her drink kool aid a few days and no bubble baths etc. BUt she is back to her charming little self. SHe was most impressed she got to pee pee in a cup (we will have to watch out for that one)
SHe also LOVED seeing the turtles at the dr's office. They have an atrium outside the dr's windows and the turtles had just had babies hatch. SO she loved seeing (in her hi pitch voice) da itty bitty wittle tuttles) and the (with her deep big strong voice) great big daddy tuttles.

SO that drama is mostly over.

TOday is ROUND 3 of THAT DESIGN TEAM competition at Scrap that moment. If you havn't been over there to check it out... You are missing out. We are having a blast. I havn't had this much fun scrapping in a very long time. Thanks YOU GUYS ROCK! Today is the stamping section of the competition. My layout is here BE sure and LOOK at the second page that goes along with it. That is where the journaling is. You lose half the effect ok most of the effect if you dont read the journaling. There are so many talented ladies over there and I tell you what I have never had so many posts on pages before in my life. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOr your encouragment. EVEN IF I DON'T make this team it has truly been a wonderful experience and Im having alot of fun. I have met some wonderful talented people and have learned alot. I have to say this was rough for me getting all this together and all else that has been going on this last 2 months have been rough with being sick and surgery and sad anniversarys. BUT thank you all for helping me get through it. YOU all truly rock!

We had a great time at THAT TUESDAY NIGHT CHAT Lynette slid out for some WELL deserved R and R and ughm..... rofl, left me in charge HA!!!! (that is hysterical ain't it) so we all voted and decided we were gonna rename the gallery THAT ALL THAT GALLERY instead of THAT Gallery... so GUESS WHO WONT BE MAKING THE TEAM or be left in charge anymore.... (she is so brave isnt she) hahahaha We had a great time and did a cool challenge.
IF you have never been to one of those you must attend it is so much fun. There is also one on Thursdays at (I will so mess the time up so just go look on the boards for the correct time zone near you) Alot of the ladies that live across the creek come to that one being it is the middle of the night or err maybe its day when we have the Tuedsday chat they miss out on it. SO they get to come have fun with us on Tuesday. THAT one is a great chat as well hosted by the lovely Malena Andersson. SO try to make one of them will ya. OK I have rambled on here enough Im about to FINALLY fall out so Im going to bed I have already uploaded my projects and can rest a bit finally.
BY THE WAY keep your eyes open for THE VIEW from www.theuntamedscrapper.com it should be out by the 15th or so. It is a wonderful little newsletter has lots of projects and tips in it.

Hope you have a wonderful day and be sure to go check out my submissions. I really think I have jumped out of my box on these.

HIGH DRAMA in the JONES Residence this morning.....

Well day two is in progress of the Scrap that Moment THAT DESIGN TEAM Competition ... HERE is My entry for today's submission in the photography category. My scanner completely died so I had to take a digi photo so I don't think it looks as good as it should but with all that is going on today.... this is minor. I will try to make it look better later today I have too much right this minute. BUT ... Go take a look man there are some absolutly fabulous entries..not gonna hold my breath that I will get chosen. I know whomever they pick will be well worthy JUST LOOK at the entries (insert the smiley with bug eyes right here ahhhh!) SO MUCH TALENT! Its an honor to scrap with them!

We had high drama here this morning and last night. Bella is sick sick. SHe I THINK has a yeast/bladder infection and screamed and screamed and cried and I couldn't get the dr on call to call me. THen when he did call.. I might as well have walked outside and asked the tree cuz all he said was you will need to call back at 8 30 and make an appt. I told him her symptoms and she was SCREAMING in the background. The on call answering service lady helped more than the dr did. I did get some help from a few mommys that have been through this before and my big sis who is a former nurse in the female field (ob/gyn L and D) so she and the other stm girls and some of my Scrapfriendsy mommys really helped me out this morning. I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. Our nerves were so frazzled and it is miserable when your baby is screaming MY BOOODY HURRRTTTS and screaming and crying and is unconsolable.

So anyway John is gone with her to the dr now. SO I have to get all the work I can get done for the VIEW at Untamed that is I have to finish up (bella redecorated the file folders I made with Ink last night now I know why she was so bad she didnt feel good) I have to refinish that and get them turned in and make the mini tag book that I just got the stuff for yesterday but will be easy to do get it photraphed and sent in and rock my baby the rest of the day.
Take care you guys and go check out those pages :)

ITS MONDAY...

Yall know what that means? ALL the scrap that moment girls are like kids waiting for Santa Claus for all the entries to THAT DESIGN TEAM contest... GO check it out. here is my ENTRY
CHeck it out and leave me some love on there will ya! (I need all the help I can get lol)

ON a second NOT so happy note.... Today is the anniversary of 9/11... GOd be with all those people who lost their loved ones today. I know there will never be anything that can be done to bring them back or make them feel safe again. SO much was taken from them and the American people that day. As we reflect and look at the life changing events remember to hug your loved ones a little tighter today and say you love them and NEVER leave anything unfinished. You never know when a terrorist or a car accident or an escaped convict could take that person away from you.... Never leave unfinsihed what you can say to them now. I hope this will make you reflect and love up your kids and family and friends today. Love you guys!


Have you done a page to memorialize 9/11? send me a link I would love to see it. Post it on your blog. Or in your gallery. I had not done one and thought I woudln't since Bella had not been born yet to include in her book. BUT someone on the boards got me to thinking. WHat will you tell your kids when they ask what you were doing when you heard about it. What a thought. I never thought about it actually. Yes this will be in the history books from now on. SO many emotions filled us that day so what better therapy than to do a page on it to show respect and commemorate the ones who were lost that day. So I have decided I will do a page on it. I will post it here when I am done. I hope you do the same :)
GOd bless you and keep you safe.

OK ALREADY here is a preview

OK after teasing yall SOOO MUCH HEre is a preview of sort of one of my pages I wont say which for the contest.. YOU HAVE to log on to STM to see them EACH DAY NEXT week.

The contest is sooo rockin' and so fun and I AM HAVING A BLAST scrappin these pages. Even though when I was doing my stamp page I left my layout to kinda dry and thought I had shut my door to my scrap room... BElla came in and RESTAMPED ALL OVER IT with beautiful flowers ::insert the smiley with the steam coming off its head here:: I was so upset I cried but then chilled out cuz she was just doing what she saw me do and wanted to make it pretty. I didn't scold her I didnt even punish her I just counted for a long time cried then let it go. Now I am making another page for my stamping project rofl. Bellas page will be added to the book with HER input of flowers on the page but not in the contest lol. It actually DOESN't look too bad just wasnt what I was going for....

SO anyway there is your sneak peak at a corner hehehehehe yes I know im bad. JUST ONE MORE DAY YALL! WHO IS SO EXCITED!!!

nette if your out there.. PLEASE be safe tomorrow traveling. We are praying, cuz I know it will be stressful day for you. love ya much! AND LET US KNOW when you make it home I DONT CARE WHAT TIME IT IS. I am sure I will be up anyway.

The Scrap Fairy came today!!

And you know how much I LOVE the scrap fairy!! A BEAUTIFUL PACKAGE arrived in the mail with gorgeous stuffs in it. SAY this with me COSMO CRICKET ROCKS! Those wanted papers THEY Knew what they were doing when they named them wanted cuz OMGOSH I definitly wanted them! They made the cutest fall page You will get to see later on in the week (sorry I can't reveal yet) ALSO GOT the Bohemian line from My minds eye.... ALL OF IT... OMGOSH I have these 5 x 7 photos of Bella that I have been waiting to scrap and NOW the dilema is which sheet to scrap them on cuz they are all so GORGEOUS they look amazing on each one!! I got the basic grey gypsy and flourishes and swirls rub ons and the my minds eye bohemian rub ons too. Also a Maya road chipboard binder book that is so stinkin cute... it is a 6 x 6... I cant wait to play with it.. there was some Tim holtz distress ink ONE I dont have well didn't have he he! spiced marmalade ohhhh aahhhh it is so pretty and looks amazing on the wanted papers. There was some wild asparagus ribbons and I do believe that was it. WHEHEW that should keep me busy for a little while anyway. I am so in love with this cosmo cricket It looks beautiful with these fall photos. CANNOT wait to show you guys! TUESDAY you will get to see that one. SO excited and cannot wait! Happy scrappin!

PS: Wendy J did you see our guys get the living daylights stomped out of them? BUT IM STILL wearin my marroon and white. John has on orange and blue ha! Traitor. What about you? Bella's cheerleader suit is too little now but she wanted to wear it soooo bad. May have to get her one made up. SHe was having a grand time cheering though. SHe wasnt sure what she was cheering about but she was cheering rofl.

One brave smelly cat

so have I mentioned our AUSTRAILIAN SHEPHERD GUIDO.. a rather big dog.... well Smelly cat is in the backyard... and look HE IS EATING Guido's food.... Guido just looked at it like wow that is a funny lookin dog. Looks like smelly cat may be staying cuz animal rescue STILL hasn't come and picked him up and we still havn't found its home.. Hubby thinks someone dumped it off here. Bella LOVES the cat but... We are allergic. SO she has to wash up immediatly after touching it. At least it isnt smellin up the garage anymore..

SHout out to the Bliss`ters today.. That is what My hubby calls us girls that like to go to Scrappers Bliss and hang out, chat, get inspiration from the gallery.. and BUY A TON OF STUFF IN THE STORE... omg they have these and ALL THIS That I am dying for. THey have this CRAZY WONDERFUL link called JUST IN That my hubby hates cuz I LOVE to Gawk at the new stuff then I have to have it... I always drive andrea crazy with the Refresh button when I know she got stuff in and is uploading it to the site (which is VERY OFTEN I MUST SAY) the turn around is amazing ussually it only takes like 2 days to get your stuff and it comes with surprises always.. either a cute little bag of jelly beans or skittles or whatever Andrea chose for that month. She always has HOT new stuff and IT GOES very fast so yOu have to like JUMP ON IT when it comes in. She has a reward policy and you get points to apply to your account. You get a wish list to keep up with the things you want to order "HINT HINT" and she has a cool sale going on right now. She clearances stuff also so she can get new things in so you get some rockin deals on stuff. SO if you want to check out something cool go on over.. tell em Nancy Jones sent ya :)

Also Im finishing up my That Design Team submissions for Scrap That moment. I have been working really hard on them in between recovery. This medication is making my tummy really feel yuck and I still think something is wrong from when Bella Tigger Pounced me. Something just doesnt feel right down there.
SO Im praying my submissions will rock them big time. I REALLY want to be on this team. There are some amazing people that are up for it though so... I dunno and only 2 positions available.(my odds aint lookin too good huh?) Check out THAT GALLERY . If you don't find inspiration there... something is bad wrong with you. Flair designs is the company That design Team is showcasing this month. There are some AMAZING works in that gallery from them. Lynnette works really hard on this site. IT is BEAUTIFUL. You can see the time she puts into it. Just look back through my older posts... You will see what my TWO MOST FAVORITE SITES EVER are... Bliss and Stm... FOR SURE! I just love Lynnette and the whole gang here. They were so there for me when I had my surgery and the cards and chocolates (thanks Feeney you are a rockin big sis) and phone calls and emails and scrap goodies and did I mention all the chocolates I got??? I was so excited and surprised. What a wonderful family to be a part of. Design team or not. There is always someone online there no matter what time of day or night it is. Speaking of family.. Mini me is quiet... she is mesmerized by the cat being on the back patio with guido. She looks out the window like she is watching tv. SO I must go see what she is destroying.
Yall pray for us today Auburn Plays Mississippi state... Yall know that is a stomping waiting to happen so we are gonna get SOOOOOO hammered when we go to church tomorrow rofl. We love Auburn of the ALabama teams but Mississippi state is Home... our first love. so GOOOO both teams lol I kinda feel like that cat in the backyard with the dog...

A shout out across the big pond...

I fell asleep with the Aussies last night... and I don't mean my Austrailian Shepherd Guido (Gwee-dough) haha. I was on my best pal Jeanne's blog (have I mentioned how much her latest pages ROCK! and not just cuz my little princess's picture is on one of them hehe!) and also AN amazing artist (she is way more than a scrapper) Carole's Blog, and I wandered onto several people she has listed on the side of hers . I am here to tell you people... THEM AUSSIES are amazing! The elements of design they use on their pages,oh man! It is unreal. Over here we push product, product and more product. The more stuff the better. HEY I will be the first to say I LOVE as much of the stuff as the next scrapper. But, they use so much creative thought and using the paper and taking things from it and making it just a masterpiece explosion. I couldn't sleep I had so many ideas running through my head My hands couldn't keep up. This is not your "slap and stick" style scrappin' It requires alot of thought about placement, making sure each piece goes into its special place like a song flowing across your paper. I always looked at some of the articles where they discuss making your eye FLOW throughout the page and I was thinking "yeah, whatever.... ISNT she cute? look at this photo! This process takes these precious photos to an ENTIRE new level. I am totally hooked, line and sinker. I am becoming addicted to this way of scrapping and it has totally opened my eyes into a whole new array of possiblities. I cannot WAIT for you to see what I am working on. IT takes alot longer to make a page but it is so worth it.
I hope you guys are having a good friday. I have like a KABILLION projects due MONDAY. OK actually its only like 5 but it might as well be a kabillion. NO PRESSURE! I have been working hard, but havn't felt good so I am still kinda behind. I am working on it today hopefully to finish up final touches Sunday. whewhew. Godspeed and happy scrappin :)

Todays blog challenge

** FIrst off GO LOOK at my friend Jeanne blog. SHe did a page with Bella on it and IT is soooooo flippin' cute! I am so happy! That made my day!! Thank you Jeanne YOU ROCK SISTA!!


TOdays blog challenge from scrapthatmoment is : what t shirt slogan best suits you....

TOday .. MIne would be I CAN ONLY PLEASE ONE PERSON PER DAY... TODAY AINT YOUR DAY... TOMORROW AINT LOOKIN TOO GOOD EITHER...

The other one is a shirt I am wearing right now.... BE nice to me.. OR I will crop you out of my scrapbook!

Those are my two favorite shirt phrases today... Not feelin too hot so no major details...

I feel like crapp. My butt hurts. My stomach hurts where my incision was/is whatever. Dr hasnt called back I know they are really busy but dang Tylenol aint cuttin this. I went to bed at 6:30 well between 6 and 6:30 last night that is how crummy I felt. BUT the down side... John is in Mississippi today so if they tell me to come in... I dunno what IM gonna do I cant drive today... My neighbor almost cut her finger off so she is drugged up good. SO ... I guess IM stuck. Crappy day what can I say.

IM through fussin now so Im gonna go lay back down and cry.

**update** Dr did call me back (thanks steph!) my friend put a fire under um I guess she could tell since it has been three days and the front desk kept giving me answering machines.. NOT their fault I know but anyway they said it sounds like a stitch came loose or something of the sort. Calling me in something for now and IF no better (my dr is out till friday) TO call first thing on Friday... DON'T worry IF it still hurts like this friday I will just be there when they get there. Im gonna put a cage around me so bella cant tigger pounce me when she comes home from school anymore.

Anticipation ...todays blog challenge

Todays Blog challenge is about ANTICIPATION. I did this page several weeks ago but thought I would pull it up again. Bella was having a hard time learning about anticipation. She gets it kinda honest I lack alot in the patience department. It is a little better. I have learned alot from Bella. She is MY CHILD so you know she is gonna be a handfull. She was wanting to go swimming and use her new zoey float SOOo bad, but.. it was raining. She was so sad she didn't understand and she wanted it NOW. She just stared out willing it to stop raining before it got dark but nope didn't happen. SHe had to wait an entire day to use her Zoey float.

Today Im still waiting to get well...I wanna hurry up and do it. I keep having minor set backs. Like yesterday when Bellas Knee collided with my tummy. She forgets I KNOW and wants to crawl all over me and jump and play but she is so rough. I tried to catch her in time but 35 lbs came crashing into my incision site and OH man.. I called the dr on call being it a lovely holiday and this smart person says OH you will be fine ... just walk some and it will feel better... DID HE HAVE the correct patient? Walk some? Oh ok...
UGHMmM not a good answer for me. SO I was feeling better after taking my last pain pill last night and then 2 tylenol before bed and was actually doing ok this morning. Nothing hurt real bad still really really swollen so, we go to hobby lobby cuz I needed to pick up the rest of what I am working on for the DT entry for stm. I walked to that isle and got that then went and looked for SHerriffs dept. embelishements or paper or anything (Thank you to all who have commented and offered places that have sherriiff dept scrap things for me I so appreciate your help) but all they had was police blue things and well.. that just wont work always. It is kinda a insult to put POLICE on DEPUTY stuff to them. Even though my dad isnt here he wouldnt like that. SO anyway I tried. SO Im waiting on that too. I need to just design me some and be done with it. SO ANYWAY NOW I get home and Im swollen up like I am about 6 months prego and discharge so Im like OWWwwww. I call ... get the nurses answering machine.

What are you waiting on today? What do you Anticipate? Respond by clicking on that little button that says RESPOND and let me know :)

A project and a holiday

NOt a great photo but you can kinda get the idea. I also hadd a couple more litlte embellies to it. an apple, some crayons and a litlte book that has ABC on it. You can see the finished product In this months VIEW at Untamed Scrapper.... on the 15th. We are doing a quick BACK TO SCHOOL themed view on Gifts for the Teachers, What to do with all those papers sent home from school ( I need this article bad) and some really cute School pages and ideas.

Well I havn't seen the kitty cat this morning. I went out to check on it. I pray it made its way back home. I tried till 10:30 last night to find its owners but no luck. Poor thing. I felt sorry for it but I couldn't close it up in the garage with it being so hot. I can't leave the garage door open we get critters (stray cats, doges etc.. and unwelcomed PEOPLE coming into our garage, yeah there was a robbery in the neighborhood not too far back from us so we keep it down now) If we all weren't allergic I may have kept it. I just hope it finds its rightful home. We opened at can of dog food for it and it looked at us like UGHM hello? DID I bark? and swished it's tail... John looked at me as if to say YUP it's a female cat but didn't dare say it.. (he is in a house fulll of women so that would be smart) Hope you have a great labor day today. Im going to Labor some more in my scrap room. I want to get more stuff organized so I can get these projects done easier and I can find things. Months of laying stuff wherever is just not getting it. NOT to mention little bit getting in here and investigating the scene and having too much fun occasionally!

What are your plans for labor day today?

DANGIT I WANNA CRICUIT!!!!

FRUSTRATION OVERWHELMS ME.... The cutest little girl about 3 said that to her mom one day when I was in target and she had a stuffy nose when she said it, so, it sounded even cuter. I couldn't contain my laughter at such a huge statement coming from something so small.
BUT that is the complete way I felt today. Today would have been my dad's birthday. I know some are like get over it already Nancy it has been 11 years but trust me... it still burns hard. TO have the anniversary of his murder then have his birthday right together... well I guess it really doesnt matter what day it is. It will still hurt. BUT I had nightmares last night.. again and weeping and bad week and just ready to get well. I am happy my mom is here with us though. I hate her spending these anniversarys alone so far away from us.

My sweet hubby.. yes the one I could choke sometimes esp when he puts zuchini beside my meat on the grill (hahaha) but other times I cry cuz he can be so sweet..anyway MR great intention and man with so many brownie points right now... was gonna get me the cricuit from Micheals. ::insert huge smile and clapping hands and smiley Nancy:: They had this big coupon event whatever... we get there (I still look like Michelin man mind you from my surgery and Im grinning with my redneck jack o lantern/David Letterman smile I have right now) and we are greeted by a HUGE SIGN SAYing CRICUIT IS NOT INCLUDED IN LABOR DAY DISCOUNT COUPON EVENT... well just tee tee in my cheerios why DONT YOU!!! SO he said "OK, go find you some sizzix dies you want. you dont have to tell me twice IM going OK.. Go over to get some... NOTTA all the cool ones I want ... gone... SO Im like what is up with my karma today! GO to get the advertised 10 for a buck paper (kelly pannacci rocks !) NOPE only on clearance paper... what is the clearance paper you ask.. I DID!! .. Harley Davidson paper is all they have left... ughm... no.. THen I round the corner.. they have the crop a dile. I have it in my hand gonna get it... witch with a B who is following me to tee tee in my cheerios says Oh YOU Cant use your coupon on that... it is marked wrong that is discounted 2 bucks... coupon isnt applicable... YES !I almost used the crop a dile to indent her face...but I didnt. She was so snotty about it. AND mind You I STILL look like the Michelin man so I KNOW with my teeth jacked up and my hugeness I was a site to reckon with. SO I am almost in tears hubby says "CHIPBOARD! you love chipboard and Im like HE heeee HE hee Yes egor I love chipboard point me da way master! SO we get to the making memories section... ahhhhh they have it THE new release chipboard ... LAAAAaaaa! angels sang THANK YOU For this gift. I got some of that and the sparkly my minds eye (which will so go with the paper that will be here any day see previous posts yipppeee) letters and the velvet words that are so stinkin cute and a very nice set of ZIG writers to practice my handwriting for that design team entry (Im so not happy to write do you hear me!!!) but at least I have rockin pens to write horribly with now. I got some provo craft chipboard (have you all seen this? It is so flippin coool, comes in the cutest container I got like ALL the colors cuz well... Im a nut.) I got some things to alter and SOMETHING THAT is so stinkin cool I just cant contain myself but YOU WILL have to wait till the entry for the contest to see it... YOU ARE GONNA FLIP OVER cuz it is so cute. SO that was it.. OH I got some Jolees little school thingys to finish my clipboards for untamed. I didnt do too bad. Used my coupons and cried and said Happy Birthday to my daddy... I miss you and I love you and I wish you were here to play with us today but we celebrated at Micheals. My hubby rocks.. HE IS SOOOO gettin some when I get well!! (yeah I know thanks for sharing huh)

BY THE WAY I do have some happy news.. My good friend KIM.. (scraptomylu) HER BIRTHDAY IS TODAY.. SO go attack her blog and say Happy Birthday to her! SHe is just the coolest even for an old broad hAHAHAHAH muuuuuah! HOpe you have a good one chick!

80's flashback

Today its all about the 80's at scrap that moment. We are havin a flashback weekend. I keep thinking about the 80's that is when I was in high school/college towards the ends and what were my favorite movies and things. Our blog challenge for today is a list of 80's questions. I hope I remembered them all lol

Favorite 80's tv show: Solid Gold (I so wanted to be a solid Gold dancer and my grand ma would fuss saying WHY ALL THEY DO IS WALLER ALL OVER THE FLOOR what do you wanna do that for? but we knew cool people wallered huh!) Dukes of Hazard omgosh we lived for Friday nights to watch dukes, dallas and falcon crest, saved by the bell on saturdays, square pegs, the after school specials ... the one where my friend likes to drink should I tell my parents? rofl so lame, Roseanne (i still love that show) mad about you I think that was more early 90's but I LOvE this show still. I cant remember all the tv shows we didnt get to watch THAT much tv we only had 13 channels WITH cable. HAHAHA

Favorite 80's movie On man who could forget TOP GUN, Pretty in pink, The breakfast club, Beetle juice, BILL AND TED's EXCELLENT adventure, Weird science,Beverly hills cop, Sixteen candles, SAY ANYTHING (who can forget that scene holding the stereo above his head omg) RISKY BUSINESS (old time rock and roll man!) Revenge of the nerds, Purple rain (love me some prince) One Crazy Summer, Body guard (I LOVE that soundtrack still),Indiana Jones (I LOVE HIM still) GHOSTBUSTERS! IVE been slimed! Caddyshack... national lampoon movies rocked! WHO can forget ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW OH I loved these!
There are just too many to name for there to be a favorite.. I STILL love the movies from the 80's

Favorite music: OH man I LOVED metal but I loved teen rock too I loved it all from the bangals to Tesla to ratt to bon jovi to Motley crue man Im still a metallica fan but I was a closet country buff (thanks mom) I LOVE george strait always have always will. White snake. guns and roses, Def leopard (the VERY FIRST video I ever saw on Mtv was Rock of ages LOVE that song still) I love def leopard man. So many memories ::sigh:: we walked like an egyption, we loved rock and roll, Pat benatar was the coolest ever, TONE Loc funky colmadina (sp) freak a zoid come on and wind me up! No parkin baby.. no parkin on the dance floor, WORD UP! its the code word! HEY HEY YOU YOU get in to my car! GHOST BUSTERS!!!! LIKE A VIRGIN, Material girl! 99 luft balloons! Paula Abdul, BIlly IDOL, Cinderella, Van Halen, MORE than words, NElson, TED NUGENT, Drivin and cryin!, DEVO, axel rose was the most awesome ever! PARADISE CITY!!!I love all music even back then.

Favorite fashions: Oh who doesnt remember the preppy izods with the collar turned up, oxford cloth shirts, tapered leg jeans rolled tight and up at the bottom, leg warmes, scrunchies, BRIGHT neon colors, big huge over size sweat shirts that draped off the shoulder, fish net shirts over shirts, metallic clothing, spandex EVERYTHING, parachute pants (omgosh I cant believe I owned these) my pride and joy ... My boy george shirt with the great big numbers in neon colors.. Im still trying to find the photo...

BIG hair big geometric shaped earrings in big bold colors,
WOW what memories.... I really hope these styles dont come back My hair will never be the same I think all that mousse and hair gel damaged my follicles.

Remember the atari and the Commodor 64 computer that you had to type in 3 years of paragraphs just to see a rocket ship on the screen, what about rubiks cubes? pet rock? Shuan Cassidy EVERYTHING. from clothes to book bags I had his face on my jean back pocket and my jacket and a t shirt and everything I could find shuan cassidy. AND ROB LOWE I had the hunky poster on my wall. LOVED him.


What about you? what were your favorite things about the 80's? what do you remember most?

Blog Challenge for Sept 1

WOW 3 posts for today IM like killin some record or something. HA! Anyway Scrap that moments blog challenge for the day is to list our accomplishments for August and Project some things we want done for September....errrr well OK ILL TRY.
AUGUST was an elsucko month for me. I had my hysterectomy (that wasnt the suck part the recovery was) so I am behind on everything.
BUT ,I DID manage to get a page published in Scrapstreet magazine, a page publihsed in Hobby Lobby magazine for next quarter (4th quarter) and 2 projects published in scrappy chick magazine (wheheheww) and found out that I can still make the Tray for Legacy and the other decorating magazine whew!
I didn't get picked for a design team I thought I wanted on. (That is sorta a YEAH cuz I thought I wanted on it but not so sure now)BUt ya know God always knows what he wants for us and who knows Maybe he wants me ON scrap that moments DT worse. LETS HOPE SO! I am so flippin nervous cuz there are 2 spots. 2. TWO, DOS, EL TWO OH, ONE TWO, 1 + 1 = 2, you get the picture. THere are some really good people that are up for it too. SO Im not gonna hold my breath.
I have my altered projects ready but Im nervous on my writing page. MY handwriting sucks. I did In between having the hysterectomy and all the other drama this month had got some pages done.
They are in previous posts on my blog I wont bore you with more photos of them.

What are my goals for Sept. Hmmm
FInish healing without incident (that is huge for me to say)
I want to get all my projects to the best of my ablility done for the scrap that moment competition.
I want to work on getting Bella's book updated I have just a couple pages I need to do.
Decide on our Christmas card and start on them get the photograph we need etc. Have to have a family pic done but I MUST HAVE MY DENTAL RECONSTRUCTION FIRST. I REFUSE to have pics made while I look like a redneck jack o lantern. THANK YOU DR anesthesiology dude. I know they saved my life and all but dang did ya have to knock out all my teeth or portions of them?
FINISH MY SCRAP ROOM, or at least put a bigger dent in it..... I have to finish painting in here and get it organized. I am going with the WINNIES WALLS pallette. LOVE IT! My FAVORITE PAPER OF MEGA ALL TIMES.
Wanna pull up the carpet and put down pergo also. or at least something besides carpet OK that one can drape over to October November as well cuz IT aint gonna happen ,all that, this month yall!!
I want more pages published! I got to get my mo jo goin!
Keep up with bloggin'
and I dunno that is enough for now.
What about yall what are your progressions for this past month? what goals do you have for next month?

Here is to a GLORIOUS next Month!!

HOW EXCITING... I JUST got my confirmation... The new cosmo cricket, My minds eye, 3 bugs, and maya road will be hittin my doorstep any day now. SO I begin to stalk the mail man! Cannot wait to play with those beautiful papers those delicious chipboard accents and rub ons for days!!
Also My box from scrappy chick goes out Tuesday.... AHHHHH this is going to be a glorious week. HOw can you not have fun creating when awesome product like that is in your hands. Keep it coming you guys cuz YOU KNOW I CANNOT wait! You keep sending I will keep creating.
I got the new Close To My Heart book from a friend of mine earlier in the week and I am about to die to buy something out of it. Stupid Dr bills. BUT that is ok.. Im happy to be getting healthy So no complaints. I am getting enough new cool stuff in left and right so I shouldn't complain anyway. I do need those Christmas stamps for a project I am working on. May have to get those anyway. We will see. I fell in love with so much in that book. IT IS so hard to choose!!!! OH well I am not complaining. Soon as Im better and can work.
They do have some gorgeous papers and stamps. WHO KNEW they were getting so big time! THEY EVEN HAVE TEXTURED cardstock!!!!! I think my new colors are going to be the light tourqouisy blue and the browns That is what we are doing our bedroom in with the mahoghany furniture. CANNOT wait. Gonna be so pretty. GOt to start on that some time... been putting it off too long. SInce it is now official we are staying in Mobile.. No Colorado, No florida, I guess I can redecorate.
I finished my basket with the basic grey I cannot wait for you to see it. BUT... IT will make its grand appearance on scrap that moment. So don't fret now ya hear. I still have a list of projects to get done so Time isa wastin' Nothin more fun! Ta ta for now.

Happy Sept 1st

NEW MONTH ALREADY?!?! WOW where did August go! Seems like it just started. THis is the time of year I love. It is almost fall. When the leaves start to turn, the air gets a little hint of new smell to it. The kids are running around in their new school clothes STILL fresh cuz they are new. DId you get back to school photos of your kids? I missed Bella's I was in bed. BUT I will get a photo of her and her new teacher soon. SHE LOVES her new teacher. I can tell also by all the things she comes home doing and saying. I cannot wait till I am better and can be more involved. You know men.. They tell us nothing. I have to find out whats going on from Bella or wait for a note to come home. THey just don't ask the same questions lol. I can't wait to get better and be the room mom. I can't wait to do the crafts with the kids. I just have to get the ok from my Rheumatologist I can do it. So we are praying hard about that.
We have alot going on at The Untamed Scrapper. The VIEW just came out. we have a wonderful edition this month I think you will really enjoy. We are getting a back to school one ready and with it I am doing alot of projects. My kid isnt even in school well REAL school she goes to pre school ( amazing what they teach these kids so young she can count in spanish and write her name I am just amazed) Makes ya feel dumb as a brick when you cant help your kid with homework when they get to 3rd grade cuz they passed your education level of college credits!!
Mama is coming down this weekend. THE huge anniversary of our church that I grew up in was this past sunday. SHe wanted me to attend but I just couldnt ride that far yet. THey also had a dedication service to my great aunt. SHe is one of the oldest living citizens/members of the church. Mom is bringing the photos and articles and we are going to do a book on it. THat is goign to be fun and I know she will love it. I love looking back at our church history and seeing all the names from many generations.
Well I still need to go work on my CHristmas entries for scrappy chick too. STILL not getting my groove on that but I had some inspiration earlier so I better work on it while it is still clicking.
Happy Sept. 1st

one step forward....3 back?

Maybe not 3 back but 2 GREAT big steps. Back in bed for me. Was feeling really good. was up doing stuff getting Bella ready for school.. then it happens Helping her put on her clothes she HANGS on my arms while I am bent over. Im screaming for her to stop she doesnt understand. then it starts.. bleeding and ouch pain. back in bed. take the meds get sick... will this ever end. IM back up today but NOT doing anything major. Got another dr appt to make sure I still have the stitches. Very dissapointed. But I know it can't be helped such is life with an unpredictable 3 year old which THEY ALL are so no offense to her personally she is just a kid wanting to have fun with her mommy again. Im getting the grocery list ready.. sad kinda can't get too much. but we need everything. THANK GOD we dont have to have diapers anymore YIPPEE! I have GOT to work on my Scrappy chic stuff today I HAVE to there is not anything else I HAVE to do this. I will sing Christmas songs and cut down the air whatever I have to do it. SO think CHristmasy thoughts!

Hurricane Katrina... DO you get the picture?

This is a hurricane picture I found online that just moved me to tears. I have saved it on my computer all this time. I haven't scrapped it yet because I don't know who took the photo to give them proper credits or even who this photo is of. I would love to. I may even get in trouble for this being on my blog but I had to share with you the feelings of this photo that pressed on my soul.

Here is this person, we dont see their face, but, what do we see in this picture? I see desperation.

They needed obviously something to go on their feet Im sure they were hurting. They probably walked for miles on end in the heat through the nastiest of conditions. I am sure they were feet that were beyond tired and acheing. Probably feet that tread through things their mind had never thought of. These feet may have been on a roof top, or at the bottom of many feet of water. They may have ran desperately for safety or to save someone else. They were a sight of desperation, but hope. They made do with resources they could find. Something readily available that could give the slightest amount of relief.

This moves me so much because it shows me how things really were and what we witnessed so many times. People without. BUT.. pulling together and coming up with a solution. Using what resources were in their reach no matter what but to serve the purpose of the need they were left in. So many people lost everything they had that day. Some didnt even have the shoes on their feet, even clothes on their backs. Food and water were a luxury better yet a safe place to be. All of the things we take for granted... America has so much yet..We were reduced in areas to worse than third world country conditions, war zones looked better and more promising.. Some feared help would never come. I wish I knew this person. I would be sure they never wanted for shoes again. Think about this today when you tie your laces, or fasten a buckle or slip on those crocs.
God bless all of those who suffer.... May they never have to suffer again.