The chilrens debut and some sad news :*(

Some of you already know this and know why I have not already posted these photos here....We have been just so sad. 3 of our kitties didn't make it. We have Just been so sad. I know that is just the way things go but it was still really sad. Just heart breaking.

I still have some pictures of them. I have them posted in this post you are welcome to look at them if you like. If you don't want to I understand, They were soooo sweet. I know it is a miracle that any animal survives in the first place but it still just breaks my heart and grips my soul. I know its a lesson all children have to learn. Oh it is so hard to go through with your children. OH SO HARD!

Any way. AS PROMISED. I DOOOO have photos of the FAB BABIES that are now... THE THREE STOOOGES... (yes she keeps renaming them) THEY HAVE SUCHHHHH little personalities already. One of them is VERYYYY VOCAL and when its brothers or errr sisters, or whatever (no, we have not found out if it like tomatoes yet ... if you don't know what Im talking about, Bella TOLD US Tinkerfrederellaisha was a girl. (hence her name kept getting longer) because, she didnt like tomatoes. she (Bella) doesnt like tomatoes and SHEEEE, is a girl.. THUS MAKES the cat a girl! :::shrug::: seems logical to meee!!! therefore SHEEEEE will be determining the sex of the kittens since we obviously didn't do too hot of a job with said mom cat! ALL I'm sayin here.

ANYWAY....

SOOOOO here they are TINKERFREDERELLAISHA AND THE THREE STOOGES

ONE is very vocal.. it whines and hollers at everrrrything.. so she calls it Squeaky, the other one flips and flops upside down side ways and rolls all over the place, in the photos you will see it upside down, over the others, under them, and this is always, at any given time it is nursing upside down, laying across the others laid outttt. so she calls it squigggly wiggly, then the other... she still calls it ree ree or moe rofl

Can youuuu Tell which one is which Just from my descriptions??? Yeah thought you could hahaha.


They are getting so big already and so funny. Tink Tink is being such a good mommy.

BELOW ARE PICTURES OF ALL SIX OF THE BABIES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. IF not. Then You can stop here.


But She is still. "looking" at me like ok where are the other babies. I have some pictures from when they were a day old here with all 6 when they were all piled up still. I know, It has taken me this long to post them. It just broke my heart.
Broke my heart to pieces.




I feel so bad for her. Feel so sad for Bella also. So hard going through this with your child also going through it with your pet. Yesterday was horrible she was so upset and confused. she is better today and has calmed down alot.(tink tink)

It was so very sad. But she is adjusting now.
She is more relaxed and is nursing well with them and is just chillin being a mom. (She is not "getting" the litter box in the garage though rofl she left John a loveeeeely big present rofl.)
she told him alllllllll about it too and you could see her laugh when John was going OHHH MYY STARRRS TINK TINK ohhhh gooosh what the OHHHH YOU NEED TO.. OHHH. ughh Ewww! LITTTTTTERR BOXXX!!!!! UGHH! I swear she laughed at him! OH wait that was me.... no that was Tink... ok ok it was me. (she laughed too)









Thanks for stopping by Im hoping these three hang in there. They seem to be pretty tough little critters.

I got out a little bit yesterday got my hair cut so did Bella bug and John. Feels so nice. Was good to see Melissa. LOVEEEE her new location. GORGEOUS SHOP!
See ya soon! xoxo!

Nope we wont have our own tv show but guess what!

Well I had really good intentions... of posting more but holy wow. I had a really rough week last week. From a severe kidney/bladder/UTI infection. Passing a quary of kidney stones, Then I came home took a 4 hour nap then WENT BACK to the hospital with an MS exasperation, my potassium and b12 was really really low and caused more strokin out and stuff. SCARY I TELL YA. This was the scariest thing I have had happen since well since I heard the pink lady singing amazing grace on tv and I was laying on the remote control (and it had flipped to the christian broadcasting network) and I thought I had gone to meet my maker. John quickly reminded me I wasn't a goner because he didn't think she would be who was greeting me and singin that song... Gee isn't HE sweet lol.
Course I did kinda picture it more like Daughtry with Im goin home... ahhhhh much better huh? ya I kinda think so too hehehe
Or george Straight... Yummm. they could serenade me over anytime. Not that I wanna check OUT ANY TIME SOOOON. HEAR THAT UP THERE BIG GUY!!! DONT BE MAKIN NO PLANS any time sooon... (PLEASSEEEEE? WITH SUGAH ON TOP)!!!!


SO errr ughhmm ugh, we have some big, itty bitty, news at the Jones residence! We have increased in size!!!! WE JUST HAD SEXTUPLETS!!! yep. MOVE OVER JON AND KATE! but no we are not gonna bring in any movie cameras, we are not gonna film on TLC.. would be more like APL... ya.. Tinkerfrederellaisha aka TINKTINK. gave birth to 6 beautiful squirmy healthy wriggly crying fuzzy bundles of cuteness.
Bella is so excited. She took over Guido's doghouse as her maternity/delivery ward.
Both mom and babies are doing well.
Bella so far has named them Tink 1, Tink 2, Tink 3, Tink 4, Tink 5, and Ree Ree.
But that is liable to change 457 times before she gives them homes.
She wants to keep them all of course. ughmmm NOT HAPPNIN'



SO.. anybody wanna kitten?? anyone??

March is coming in like a ...lion and a giveaway?

Just like the old saying It is storming like crazy here in Mobile. Bella showed us her reflex skills were in perfect working order when a big clap of thunder let out by jumping the couch into my lap in one single bounce. (she has no great appreciation for thunder whatsoever) can't say I blame her I don't care for the ones that make the house feel it is moving off the foundation!

So the week of Mardi Gras Vacation John took Bella down to the Exploreum and while they were down there, They also went to Fort Conde'. Bella of course let out many deep sighs and cries of "BOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRrrrrinnngg." John was totally fascinated.
(I thought it was rather cool myself.) Bella did like the cannons. Shocked we didn't hear a large boooom that day.

Here are some of the photos. If you ever get a chance to visit you should. It is really cool!










Time capsule how cool is that.



"How YOUUUUUUUUUU doooin?" He greets everyone with his regal stance. Check him out! cool huh?




Johns Favorites... of course.









All in all I THINK she had a good time regardless. She will remember it maybe when she has to study it in school. Im sure they will take a field trip back there so maybe it will sink in again haha.

BE SURE AND CHECK OUT THE PRIMA BLOG THEY ARE DOING A BIGGGGG GIVE AWAY!
They have a great prize over there for all you scrapbookers. Go check it out. Why are you still here? GOOOOOOOO!

Graaaaaar we got dinosaurs downtown!

During Mardi Gras Bella had the week off from school. They also had the Friday before that off because we had what appeared to be snow fall from the sky. (even though it didn't stick to the ground) it fell in big pretty flakes. Bella was sooo excited since she had never seen real snow before except in her snow globes.



Our critters on the other hand... They were none to impressed.



Tink Tink as you can see... is no where to be seen. she stayed in Guido's house until what Im sure she considered "that obnoxious large fuzzballs fault" aka "snow" was over. Every thing that happens she walks up to Guido and just decks him.... Guido... sighhhh.

During the week of Mardi Gras as I before Mentioned, Bella had the week off. Yes Fat Tuesday was full of Parades and well You saw the previous picture in a post of Bella with beads? ughh yeah.

Well, At the Exploreum downtown they have this huge exhibit right now about Dinosaurs. So Bella has been wanting to go see them. She even decided she wanted to have her birthday party there as long as we could put pink bows on them.... ughmm yeah.
I think she changed her mind after going. She didn't care for them up close and personal. SHE SAID EYES REAL WIDE "MAMA! THEY WERE HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE. BIGGER TALL THAN DADDDDDDY! AND YOU KNOW HE IS BIGGGGGGGGGGGG!" hahahaha!

I guess this would be pretty intimidating when your 6!

She said "Mama! when He even said Graaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I think I almost peed my pants!" hahahaha! John said she jumped behind him really fast!
I think I woulda needed an underwear change too if I saw that comin' after me in the woods!



She didn't appreciate this one at all it spit at her... she said it was "VERY RUDE!"
Dinosaurs have no manners I guess she needs to teach them a thing or two.

she did rather like these guys.



and this guy was kinda cute she said....


She said "This one reminded her of Uncle Windale hehehe" (she really did lolol) By the way that reminds me Happy Birthday ya ol fart! Hope ya had a good one!



They also went to the other part of the Exploreum and the Imax film. And the HANDS ON part









They let the kids move the dinosaurs...



Mad scientist doing experiments.



They had this dinosaur that you could climb on and have your picture taken with. Bella was posing with it and stuff people were all crowded around taking pictures of their kids. John tells Bella "put your head in its mouth!" She said "MAMA!!! Daddy wanted me to put my head in its mouth!!!" I said "well it wasnt LIKE it was REAL. she said "YEAH! BUT STILLLLLLLLLL!!!!"! I told her "but wouldn't it have made an aweeeeesome picture"
She said "YALLL ARE SOOOOOOOOOOO WEIRD!!!"

She said some lady behind them said "DAD!" when he said that lolol
SHe told me later that if there had not been so many people there she "MIGHT' would have. BUT "PROBABLY NOT that thing had to have at least 35 teeth"



So all in all Bella gives the Dinosaur exhibit at the Exploreum 2 thumbs up! If your in the Mobile area until Mid April go see it. Is really coool!

my sketti faced mardi gras girl!

I'm thinkin' she needs just ONEEEE more necklace, whaddathink?

My poor neglected Blog

Yes I have neglected you blog I am so sorry. I post more on facebook and twitter now
than I do on you I am sorry. I have had trouble uploading photos to blogger.
See I have this laptop and since I have been having an issue with my legs again
they have been messing around with my medications, I stay in bed a lot I just
grab the laptop, hop on get my stuff done a little at a time as Im not too nauseas to call it a day. I am still for sake physical therapy, making myself get up and down a lot but I can tell you the wonderful world of technology has its conveniences.

John knew nausea was bad when I didn't feel like scrapping when My amazing kit came in.They have been rearranging my meds since Christmas I tell you it never fails they get you situated then start changing stuff and get your system out of whack throws everything out of balance and here I am. BUT TO NO AVAIL THIS TOO SHALL PASS!!!!

THis kit is alll about LOVE and LOVEEEEEEEEEEE IT I AMMMMMMMMMMM doing. sooo so gorgeous.
We are undergoing so many changes right now at Scrapbook Obsessions. we are doing renovations and changing things around I guess kinda like my medication overhaul.. they are doing a "site overhaul" haha so they have all their past kits on sale over there you should check that out while you are there!! ya HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HUGEEEE
SALE!
and you know THEY HAVE THE SLAM BANG AWESOME JAM PACKED kits with embellies and cardstock and schtuffff in those boxes of any place I have evah seeen! ya 14.99 CAnt beat that!

SO check this months one out! LOOK AT THIS!



So far this is all I have done with it. I got this box long long ago. Thought I would alter it. Wouldn't this look beautiful for Valentines day (with something scrumptious and chocolatey in it!)



Here are a few more views of it:



I used in addition to the kit the Peppermint stick glimmer mist and Magistical Memories heart Chipboard on the top. I Heat Embossed it to get that grungy effect.
I gathered the ribbon and used my Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz to stitch it with.
Ya I really do not sew. Do you have one of those Tiny attachers? if you don't... YOU MUST GET ONE... THIS IS MY OFFICIAL ENABLER SENTENCE. GO NOW.. GO GET IT. I LOVE IT!
IT IS WORTH IT! BUY THE EXTRA STAPLES AT THE TIME YOU BUY THE TINY ATTACHER YOU WONT REGRET IT. Then you can do cute stuff with it like this. yes I just yelled all that at you for emphasis.

Ok one more picture.



So there ya have it. My one project.
AND YES I am a little bit slower than I used to be.. HEY HEY HEY.. no wise cracks about being 40 now and yeah I KNOWWWWWWW I am a year olddder and cut the smarty geritol commercials and wise cracks.
I Will BOUNCE BACK I always do. Just a minor set back. Silly medicines. we praise them when they do their job and make us well, but oh how we cry when they have their side effects to go along with what they are supposed to do (and the effects that go along with them and going off of them as well)

Also Thank you all for the prayers for Johns Grandmother (BIG NANA) I spoke with mom (Johns mom/nana) tonight They said she DID have a blood clot go to her heart they gave her blood thinners that are to dissolve it (?) That it caused her to have a stroke and heart attack. That was all the news she had gotten. so we are keeping Her in our prayers and all of The family back home in Hawaii that is taking care of her as well. Johns Mother is beside herself because she cannot be there as well as her other sisters that cannot be there at the hospital. So if you would remember them.

GO GET SCRAPPY!

FINALLY DECENT TV AGAIN!

Color me happy! The new season of Chuck started tonight. American Idol starts Tuesday. FINALLY SOMETHING DECENT ON TV TO LISTEN TO WHILE I SCRAP.
Life is good again.

Bella has been scrapbooking with me today. (I will post our creations in the next day or two) Got to go get her in bed she has school tomorrow.

I am so blessed

These BEST CREATIONS PAPERS WERE ROCKIN the house this month!
You need to check out what the Design Team is doing over at SCRAPBOOK OBSESSIONS!!
We have traditional and non traditional layouts going on with this kit! VERY FUN STUFF!
We have contests going on and lots of chatter going on!
Check us out! THE new kit is up already also and it is SOOO HOT!




This was an add on kit from Decembers kit OCTOBER AFTERNOON REPORT CARD I added some other things to it. Bella ended up with 2 school pictures this year somehow...
not sure how that happened. So this is part one of her school photo page. I am loving the October Afternoon Papers. WAS VERY FUN TO PLAY WITH!

Jan projects from scrapbook obsessions and thank you

New Year.... ahhhh time to start again.
AND... now I am another year older. wow that went fast.
I have to say it was very overwhelming the love from freinds all over the world.
amazing how many people you meet on this contraption and in this world of scrapbooking. I have made so many friends far and wide. I cherish deeply. Not just in scrapbooking other friends as well. Thank you ALL OF YOU SO MUCH. Im so happy to be here. IT HAS been a ROUGH YEAR. A SCARY YEAR at times. I hope and pray for lots of wonderful things this year to come.

I did do a little scrapbooking today I can't show it yet. It is for an upcoming project. BUT, I can show you what I did with the kit from WWW.SCRAPBOOKOBSESSIONS.COM
Jan kit. Beautiful Asian inspired papers.



You heard me talk about LaLa (my mother in laws dog) I just had to scrapbook this little ball of fluff. She was the inspiration for this page since her breed originated over there WAS TOO PERFECT. Everything on the page is from the kit.


The other project I made for my sister in law for Christmas. I wanted to make her something to sit on a shelf or on a table, sort of frame like but out of a canvas. The women in Johns moms family are so strong. They have a strong heritage as well. so I wanted to pull from that and these papers really did give me that opportunity.

I still have another project with it. Not done yet! SO stay tuned!! MORE TO COME!

End of 09 End of 39 WHY DO You have to remind me

Ok so Bella keeps running around here saying "MOMMY HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE THE BIG 4 0 0?" (CRINGE)
THis Has been a huge joke with us.OK THEMMMM (she and he not me) I have to say I do feel closer to 400 than 40 these days. How many times can ONE HAVE SHINGLES ALREADY! GOOD GRACIOUS THERE HAS TO BE A WORLD RECORD AND I THINK I AM THAT RECORD HOLDER! IT is getting to the point of ridiculous.
Christmas did turn out well nonetheless. WE had a lovely little addition to the Jones family. Mom and Dad brought LALA down with them this year and they almost didn't get to take her home with them. We did everything but steal this little dog.
I know she stole our hearts. SHe is just the CUTEST THING EVER.



Here are Bella and Lala snoozin...

THey were some worn out pups after Christmas

SO I was gonna ask you some questions because I know yall just LOVEEEEEE IT when I do that!
What were your biggest challenges of 09 this year?
Have you put them down on paper? Do you plan to?
Why or why not?

ALso this is the time to be thinking about getting all your photos backed up printed off and ready for the new year. I KNOW I KNOW but someone has to bug you and tell you to do it. I figure I will remind yall and then yall can Remind me. We hear way too often about computer crashes and people losing their photos and everything on there. so just bite the bullet and get it over with. Take a weekend and back up those photos! Copy them to an off site storage or copy them all onto disk and put them up! YOU WONT REGRET IT!

I just sent a TON of photos to Wal Greens they have a special goin. (you can use anyone Im not pimping them its just closer to where I live so its who I use and I like their printing)


Maybe my glue is dry now and I can get back to my canvas Im working on
we have a lovely kit this month over at Scrapbook Obsessions. You should go check it out! I will be back to show you what I did with it as soon as Im finished :)

decorating cookies with Mrs Claus

I have been working like crazy getting Christmas presents made. SO I haven't updated my blog or done much else lately. In between all that Bella came down with walking pneumonia. She spent most of a week home from school even missed her school play where she was playing the part of an angel :(
She was very disappointed.

Dr gave her some good stuff though and she feels much better. So as a special treat she did get to go with Mrs. Tara and Brayden to see "The Princess and The Frog" on Friday.



Bella swears it was a date..... John says nugh ughhh! (that is her "boy" by the way has been since she was litttle.) My friend Leslie says it loooked like a date to herrr.
hahahaaha.
THey are so funny!

So SATURDAY.. ya it continues. I tell you I just love me some Tara. She is too sweet.
She hooked us up with reservations to decorate cookies with Mrs. Claus.
They are good friends with the owner of "Cookies By Design" This is the CUUUUTEST store everrrr! (awesome cookies too) There is still time to do this with your kids if you are in the Mobile area by the way. You have to make reservations. Call themm! Not sure if she is booked up but if she has cancellations CALL HER!!!

It is sooo much fun You will so enjoy it with your kids sooo worth it.










Mrs. Claus also read the children a couple stories and told them all about Santa and how they met and how she came to live at the North Pole. You can see how they were just hanging on her every word.






After that we had the twins, Mandalyn and Sheldon's birthday party that evening to go to. I figured I was already dressed... I know I know... I stayed to the side away from everyone, well, pretty much mainly just there with John, Tara, Beth and Mark. I did go talk to Joanne and her husband for a bit. I hated to get too close around everyone we have done soo good since the last bout of flu (then shingles and all) but I guess it was too late if we were gonna get it. I am just so terrified of those things mainly the shingles. ugh they hurtttt so bad.
I get a cold and I break out in them. anyway sorry for the ramble. Im tired.
IT WAS SO GOOD TO GET OUT. The pictures didnt turn out that good at the birthday party I took. The lighting was really bad in there. (not to mention I was exhausted)
and the kids were all over the place on these blow up jumpin thingssss. hard to hit movin targets.
we had to keep getting Bella to sit downnn! stop! dont get hot! we let her play, we aren't horribly meannn.
So anyway. It was good to get out. But I was/am exhausted. I could barely move when I got up Today. Price ya pay, but, The look in Bella's eyes and how much FUN she had. Oh to hear her telling her daddy all about Mrs. Claus and retell the story of "HOW MRS Claus MET SANTA CLAUS and how they got MARRRIED!!" was just oh so cute.
LOVE IT!! I would NOT trade it for ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD. SO GLAD I GOT TO HAVE that experience. Filing it away in my good memories to remember for when things aren't goin so hot!

We didn't get to go to John's dinner with his co workers that was sad. It was kinda impromptu. A little Christmas per say get together at The Oyster house. But I was so just wiped out I couldn't function. I have not done this much in years. But I am doing so much better right now than I have done in a while. That was alot for me I usually just go to the dr and I have to take a nap. John was exhausted from last week. He will catch up this week though

Ok still got lots to do.
Hope you all have a great week.