SHAPE MONSTER

Bella came home with the cutest thing from school. They did "shape monster" I hop eyou can see the little book. Her teacher printed off this little book and each day they did a different shape/color. They illustrated the book as well. I thought since I have so many friends that homeschool they would like to see this to maybe try with their little ones on a rainy day. THEy made the crown with the stamps and colors and cut it out and decorated it with glitter and other shiney things. They made the vest out of grocery bags *your grocery store ussually will just give them to you. and the basket out of a margarine tub. They laminated the letters and wrote on one side the name of the shape on the other side the name of the color. They made a windsock too but it was DOA. We tried to do resesitation methods but it was just too far gone. They sang the song" picking up the orange triangle (or whatever color and shape) and putting it in the basket taking it down the hall to mrs Angies Class.." She did the whole performance for us and it was so stinkin cute! I cannot get over all the things they teach at school when they are so young now. THey really are working hard at spanish and Im floored. Wont be long I wont have a clue what she is saying. John and I are going to have to do correspondence courses just to keep up.

OUR SCRAPTHATMOMENT BLOG CHALLENGE for today is to DEFINE YOU.. well I think I summed it up yesterday in my AAM layout lol.

BUT will add: I am a Christian but Im far from perfect. (that is for sure) I am a lover of my family. I will support my friends. I will work my tail off for a good cause. I love to scrapbook and alter things. I am totally in love with my husband and my daughter. THey come first after God in everything. I love life, who doesnt? I love to joke around. I LOVE Humor. I love to make people laugh and forget their troubles, if just for a moment. I am a home body these days until I get the go ahead to return to the free world (HAHA) Yes, I am sick alot and people ridicule that but I have an illness (and the medical bills to prove it) I deal with every day of my life, It sucks but it is part of me, SO ridicule if it makes you feel better, I work through it as much as possible and try to not let it get in my way. I pray you never have to deal with it to know how horrible it is! I love challenges thank God or I would have given in a long time ago and woudln't have my beautiful daughter. I like to learn something every day. I despise petty people and dogs laying on nails. I think sloppyness and laziness are the biggest waste of time in humanity. I have no time for people who are either. BUt know many who are both. I believe in karma. I suffer consequences just like the next person, but try to learn from my mistakes to make it better in the future. I despise gossips and trouble makers and I know many of those too. I avoid those people if you notice because they just stir up trouble. I love chocolate, I am allergic to shellfish, mushrooms and pineapple. I love my computer it is my connection to the outside world I miss so much. I believe attitude is everything. I believe if you work hard you can accomplish anything. My all about me page I did is HERE to go with this journaling. GO look if you like. You may see the other creations I have in MY GALLERY feel free to take a look.

Joz I just want to say YOU ROCK at doing these blog challenges. They are fun. I enjoy contributing to them Thank you for including me always. :)

PS: For those of you that care my eye is ALOT BETTER today. Still swollen and watery but the shingle is almost gone. The dr said the big dose should keep it from breaking out like the las times and so far I only have 2 shingles but it is WHERE they are that is bad. THank God it is alot better and NOT going into the eyeball part but on the inside of the eyelid and underneath my eye. We have several dr appts on monday for follow up. Don't feel near the nauseau from the medication. Still look like a pirate (bella thinks that is cool) Thank you for all your cards, prayers, Emails and concern. It is deeply appreciated. HUGS Have a wonderful Saturday :)

What a wonderful life.

HERE Is my final entry for the THAT DESIGN TEAM competition. I have mixed feelings on this. Im sad it is over cuz I had so much fun. ALot of rockin talented ladies over there. BUT Im kinda glad it is over cuz it will be that much closer to finding out who will get the 2 positions. I know whomever gets picked will have earned it because EVERYONE has been so awesome!

I wanna shout out today to my mom HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!! I won't say how old she is but she looks amazing for her age (of course) she is a wonderful beautiful talented lady. She is a true artist she does oil painting and makes jewelry and whatever artsy thing that comes along she likes, she instilled my crafty self with lots of artsy humor.
Hope you have a great day and wish I was there mom.

Also one of my friends over at the safe.. ELISE Hope you are havin a happy birthday today. I sang to you in teh thread over there lolol hope your ears recover. Hope you ahve a happy day my friend. (hugs)

I still feel horrible. I look like a pirate.. with jack o lantern teeth. Im up cuz the phone rang and woke me up. That is ok I need to get up anyway I have a dr appt soon.. some people I tell you. I dunno why they have to be so pathetic and petty. I pity them and feel really sorry for them. Their life must be a miserable pit of hell is all I can figure. I need to pray for them more. Dog layin on a nail? ....yeah pretty pathetic.

I wanna say thank you to all of those who have been frequenting my blog. You guys offer me such encouragement and I love your sweet comments. Thank you so much. I started this with help from my dear good freind Jeanne. HI JEANNE. Who I have lovingly called blog natzi haha! But also as a way for my family and friends to get to see Bella's newest photos. It is alot easier than sending out 500 emails. Saves alot of time too. It can also serve as a cool resume. I have gotten alot of wonderful opportunities from companies from this here little blog. Thanks for helping me make my dreams come true.

I sure hope all of you will stick around even after the dt competition is over at STM. We have alot of fun especially at the chats. I have had alot of people ask me about scrapping and what to do to improve. It is hard to say but I will tell you what I did. I found me someone and surrounded myself with talented positive awesome CHRISTIAN people who would help me and give me constructive criticism OUT OF LOVE to help me better my skills. I have a group that If I want my stuff critiqued and what can I do to improve myself I contact them each time. NOT just with scrapping with every day things too. Especially parenting. So that is my best advice. ask for tips and dont be to hasty to judge. Listen and dont take it personally. BUT MOST OF ALL
HAVE FUN. dont let the devil rain on your parade. You can be sick but still be happy, you can be mad but still have joy, you can have a rotten day but still see sunshine... dont look at yesterdays mistakes as failures Look at them as steps to help improve yourself for tomorrow.

with that Im gonna go crawl back to bed and I hope you have a wonderful day today. keep smiling and scrapping

Since I feel so yucky my hubby is being sweet and bringing me my favorite thing ... Tijuana Flats.. I just love him so much HE is such a good husband.

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.

In Memory

Bobby Joe McCrary
On August 28, 1995, Deputy Bobby Joe McCrary was fatally wounded during the pursuit of an auto theft suspect.
Deputy McCrary heard the radio transmission of the description of a stolen vehicle and within minutes saw the suspect vehicle go by. Deputy McCrary radioed in, stating that he was behind the suspect vehicle and would keep surveillance until other deputies could reach the scene. Deputy McCrary followed the vehicle for approximately four miles, when the driver pulled over, exited the suspect vehicle and started back toward Deputy McCrary. The deputy radioed in to inform dispatch what was happening. Suddenly the suspect began stabbing the deputy with a butcher knife before he could exit his vehicle. Deputy McCrary was transported to the nearest hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The suspect in the case was an escapee from a drug treatment center located in Rankin County.


http://www.rankincounty.org/so/RCSOmem.htm



I love and Miss you so much daddy!
You are and always will be my number one hero!!!

*Please remember my family and friends in your prayers, TO everyone 11 years have gone by.. To us ... it still feels like yesterday. Thank you


update~
Further reading of a previous post which has the details regarding the loss of my father it is long so you may not want to read it. That is ok. It is what all happened that day in my words and my account from the family point of view. Going through the trial, dealing with the press and the family of the boy that killed my father. Thank you all for your support and remembering us in prayer today.
http://nancywithajones.blogspot.com/2006/08/hell-week.html

Groovy girl

I LOVE Winnies Walls by SEI. It is truly my favorite line of paper! It is so versitile and since Bella's favorite color (well for a while there It has been changing pretty regular lately) is Orange IT fits perfect for me to scrap. They did such a good job of making it girly and frilly with just enough pizzaaz to make your pages ROCKIN' and NO I dont get paid to say that (wouldn' t that be so cool!) Add that to my list of dreams!

Speakign of Dreams... I Cannot sleep tonight. Every time I close my eyes I dream things sad so I just got back up and went online and played for a long time. Then scrapped this. I need to be doing those Christmas Cards for my Scrappy chickassignment but I just can't find my groove on them. Maybe if I turn the air down low and sing Jingle Bells or something Ill get a wiff of inspiration!! I did get my other projects done for that though. IM SO PROUD of them. I wanna show ya but I can't sorry. TOP secret till the magazine comes out! I also have all those back to school projects due for untamed back to school edition of The view. BY the way I am diva of the Month over there so GO check it out!!http://theuntamedscrapper.com

SO what are you gonna do on this Sunday? Are you going to church with your family? I sure hope so. I would love to go but My dr will not release me till tomorrow to go do anything. I figure he will, but IM having a strange discharge so who knows what that is. We will know soon enough. Other than that I feel fine. SO MUCH BETTER. Funny you look back and see just how horrific you did feel after you feel better and IM NOT even healed yet and LOOK at all the stuff Im able to do. Stuff I haven't been able to do in MONTHS. SO happy. My dr is praying (I know I sure am) this surgery finally puts me back into remission! WE did get the pathology report and NO CANCER. WHat a relief. I have never been so happy in my life. I really didn't think it was but he said ya never know and with the family history it is best to have it tested. SO they were all fibrous tissues, adhesions, cyst and non cancerous tumors. JUST enough to make ya sick though (esp if you have lupus) the are discovering more and more information out and come to find out Endometriosis and Lupus DONT JIVE at all. They feed like off each other and can cause a HUGE array of problems and Kidney issues were like number 2 on the list. IMAGINE THAT. Thank God I had a gyno that is knowledgable and works hand in hand with my rheumatologist. That was a true blessing. He was so sweet to me and he showed genuine concern. I would highly recommend him to anyone in Mobile. Im so happy I found a dr that could help. OK Im off. I wish I could go to church today. Im still swollen and don't know if any of my clothes would fit to tell the truth. ALso kinda embarrassed ok aot embarrassed...I look like a jack o lantern since they messed my teeth up so bad during the surgery. They said I can get them fixed HOPEFULLY next week (can't take the what you call it to numb you and the gas and stuff because of my throat and recent anesthesia..?? that is what they said anyway) I will be so happy to get it fixed though! Maybe I wont look so redneckish Nothing like swollen fat hysterectomy woman with chipped and banged up teeth.. NOT pretty site. Happy Sunday to you. Have a wonderful day!

The great flood of 2006.. reality check

Have yall been over to scrappers bliss? Yall know I talk about it and scrap that moment and scrappy chick and untamed scrapper constantly. WELL, there is this MAsSIVE title wave goin on! IT is awesome and exciting to see! The numbers are falling and that is so amazing to watch I love seeing that number fall it is kinda like the neilson ratings but for scrapbook sites. The lower the number the better. WELL IT JUMPED like 5 spots yesterday till today. BUT what alot dont understand is how that works. IT is based actually on average not on daily hits. THe average traffic that hits a site. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE how many people are clickin on that site looking at the rockin gallery (it really is if you dont generally think I feel this way then You are SOOoo new to my blog) Andrea and Jenn bust their tail to carry the coolest stuff (yeah they are killin me here) and in the process have made this THE design team to apply for. THey have been MONSOOONED with entries. I cannot begin to imagine. I know they are terrified to hurt anyone's feelings and want this to just keep being the hottest spot so they want to pick THE right people for their site. I would so hate to have to choose.
BUT I wanted to talk with you about that. How important we base ourself worth or our "talents" on such. I wonder how many are out there that are gonna never darken the door if they dont get this. I can imagine the flames on other site and broken hearts and paper trimmers and long whiney layouts with dramatic journaling and photos of tears streaming down faces... SO I wanna reality check, HAVE YALL LOOKED AT WHO ALL HAS APPLIED???? OH MY GAWEsh I have already convinced myself I have a snowballs chance in florida at getting it . BUT my main thing I want everyone to remember IF you dont get anything else from this post TAKE THIS. DONT give up. KEEP at it and LEARN something. I have learned MORE from these places I advertise on my blog. I see alot of what is going on out there and the ones that are successful are the ones with awesome attitude, YEAH they have talent but attitude to boot. Its not JUST about scrapping.. it is the photos, it is HOW you make people feel when they see that page, what do they get from it. What do they carry in their spot that retains thought. I have layouts that the picture may not be so great but the journaling.. wow, maybe the page isnt that great a page BUT I had a blast making it and it shows! Well its the same thing what keeps people coming back to a site. The people there? Do they have a blast scrapping and creating? What is the product they are selling.. the design team.. the involvment. actual scrapbook supplies? Yeah having the latest and greatest product DOES HELP believe you me..... I have an awesome example. scrap That moment.com. THIS place is a power house site. why? LOOK at how involved their owners are. Look at how involved their team is. EVERYONE has mega posts. Their design team is readily available.. I posted some layouts on this site that on other sites maybe got 1 or 2 posts WITHIN 24 hours I had 10, 12 comments on them.. THe owner and staff are right there posting and involved. The design team is rockin but they are uplifting to be around. I have a "big sister" Athene OMgosh yall she is AWESOME. I hardly knew these people but when I had my recent surgery... they were all right there for me witha ll these feelings I went through. They were instant family. Same thing here at Bliss. Now mind you Im not on scrap that moments design team. I am a designer for their magazine and a member of their site BUT they make you feel so much like a part. SAME THING at BLISS. You feel at HOME. You are comfy. You are like at a crop. You scrap you chat you show look what I did, You oooh and ahh over product. YOU want to come back. I love the involvement of the people the design team the staff every one IT is the warm fuzzies. SO ..IF you love a site keep trying DON't just say OH they didn't pick me Become that dog layin on a nail and go pout. THey may not pick me or pick you because of other reasons I am sure this is a rough decision they are having to make. Im sure there is alot of advil being consumed right now. SO keep that in mind. I don't really know what they are looking for in their design team here. I know big names have applied and Yeah at first I was let down by that. BUT hey.. THAT IS AWESOME THat means this place is so KICKIN everyone wants to be a part! If I do get picked then WOW! IF I DONT I am still a part of this place and honored to be there. I may not be ready for that in my life yet. BUT the friend's I have made there, The people I wouldnt have met If they didnt have this huge call is unbelievable and the love I have for this is not gonna change. I will still be there regardless and Ya know what... you never know what life deals..what if one of the people cant fullfill their obigations as a design team member? They may just remember some of us NOT so big names that are steady and true along the way. ATTITUDE is everything. NOt to mention my overwhelming good looks and charm and wit IF that dont clinch the deal for them then HEY... It aint gonna happen GOOD luck to everyone and I expect to see ALL OF YOU NO matter the outcome YA HEAR? GO scrap something GO ON... get up from the computer...~ muah
PS: LOOK JEANNE I ADDED THE BLOGS I READ AND DIDNT SCREW IT UP THIS TIME ARE YOU NOT JuST SOOOO PROUD OF ME?!!!

THIS BURNS MY BUTT

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/tropical-storm-ernesto-gains-strength/20060825080509990029?ncid=NWS00010000000001


FRONT PAGE OF AOL seasons first powerful storm then it goes on to talk about the "deadly storm" what the hell is this!!!!! IT ISNT EVEN A HURRICANE YET... THEY WILL jump on all this for ratings all over the media get people scared as crapp and they flee from it and it not do anything 4 times all the way up to LET SEE THE LETTER K... then people dont fear it or respect them so they dont listen and THEN MORE PEOPLE DIE and are hurt because of it. THIS IS CRAPP and it makes me so angry. I despise what the media has become.
There is my flame for the week... Ya know I have been with AOL for 11 years and I am having more problems with them than ever before then I open it up and see this.. Makes me cringe and really have a bad taste. THE CHEAPER SERVICES are looking better and better! BUT I cant just blame them IT S ON THE FLIPPIN NEWS as well. SHOCK AND AWE TV.. when will they stop!

Climbing down off my soap box and looking for something to stop this headache (sledgehammer is lookin pretty good .. talk about shock and awe hee hee)

Powerless

Journaling as follows: Powerless: 1 lacking in strength or power, helpless and totall ineffectual. 2. Lacking in legal or other authority. Powerless is such a broad word to describe what we were left after hurricane Katrina. In the literal sense yes we had no electricity. Ot was hot, Really hot. The first day it wasn't that bad. But, by day two the breeze leftover from the hurricane was gone. It was hot, humid and just plain sticky outside. I would bathe you off in the sink in cool water since we still had a little hot water left in the water heater, I wouldn't use just straight cold because it would take away your breathe. You didn't understand why you couldn't watch tv and why it was so dark in the evening. You wanted waffles but we had no way to cook them. We were powerless. When our friends carol and norman Hughes brought us their generator from Pensacola. It made it a lot better. We hooked up the refrigerator and deep freezer a box fan and a small tv. They brought us some milk for you and other necessities like Ice, sandwhich meat and bread. We lost all the contents of our refrigerator so anything cool was a luxury. We took turns in front of the fan cooling off. Finally we turned on the tv. The images we saw on television of the devastation throughout the south just were overwhelming. We felt so powerless. We had no idea the fate of the rest of the coast except by word of mouth and what they had said on the radio. Their descriptions failed in comparison to what we saw for the first time on that screen. It showed me just how small we are in the universe and how great and mighty God is. It showed me the perspective of how we take so many things for granted and in a flash we can be what we really are.... Powerless.

FINALLY photos are uploading..

BElla had to help when we were putting the boards up on the windows in our effort to prepare for Katrina. And the other page that is lifted up has the second photo on the right... THAT is our neighbors house... John kept saying UGHm hun notice anything odd about that.. where is the bay window where are the psycho palm plants ... where is the REST of the house... GUess I was so busy scrappin I just didnt notice.. OH well IT made for a lovely page. ANd their drive way is MUCH cleaner than ours hehehehe

Hmmm is that a big ol squirrel behind you or....

HI MOM! THis is my mom and Bella when she was like not even 1 yet and she had NOT discovered the big honkin squirell behind Grandma yet. Mom is talking to her and she is so busy she is like HI to everyone then she turns her head and Bella catches a glimpse of the 6 foot squirrel in the santa hat and it was like holy crapp GRAMMA DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A BIG HONKIN SOMETHIN' BEHIND YOU. She was like ape crapp crazy trying to get away. I found this photo while trying to find the katrina pictures and so sorry but I JUST HAD to share this I spit Apple Juice on that one. AND we wonder why she is having bad dreams.....

Two peas post : Katrina a year after...

OK so the pages didn't show up for some reason.... I will try again later. Alot of you have seen them already anyway.
I am having trouble with Blogger uploading images for some reason... anyway. They are the same ones that are on 2 Peas in my gallery. WHich If you are here reading this chances are you saw it anyway since I answered the thread on Hurricane Katrina A year later. I did several layouts and I kept the newspapers because, well one, this was our first hurricane we were effected by, NOTHING Like the severity of others, DONT get me wrong. We were so blessed. IM not trying to make light of others suffering. I did want Bella to be able to look back and see what it was like though a first hand account. I kinda wish my mom had done that with camille. I see the footage etc but she tells the story of it effecting them so far inland in Brandon, Mississippi where I lived my entire life, and the Tornadoes etc and how one of the little towns that neighbors them was wiped out. It was WAY inland from the coast IM TALKIN middle of the state if your familiar with the area... So yeah now all hurricanes are gonna be compared to Katrina its the new Camille. It is kinda ironic.. My brother and other family members were calling us BEGGING us to come home evacuate get out now. THey couldnt deal with another death that close to the anniversary of our dad. They took turns calling and "talking sense into us" I was plenty scared BELIEVE ME! But, we are close to the coast.. things are built down here to with stand this.. IF that storm moves like the others did back to the right like the little weather dude on our local channel here was jumping up and down screaming was gonna happen.. We would be in more trouble up there than we would here. Actually my husband was pounding this in my head I had packed the truck the dog the baby and was ready to move to canada. I was scared to death. BUT they were right and YES if we had gone home we would have been stuck longer up there with no gas,no power,and not able to get back home for several weeks It was one of the most terrifying experiences I have ever been through. I CANNOT IMAGINE what others that were in the direct line and on rooftops and in worse situations went through.
I watched dateline tonight. It is so humbling, It was about the hospital in new orleans and how these drs and the staff there saved so many people. I KNOW there are MILLIONS of other hero's out there and I am so just moved by what these people accomplished in such dire straights..

I want yall also to keep in your prayers over the next few days My mom especially, My brother and his family, my uncle and aunt's and cousins, and the parents of the boy that killed my father. I know they are living their own kind of hell as well on this day that is coming up the day before the anniversary of katrina... I cant imagine what that must be like to have a child do such a thing. I know Im not supposed to hate him. I just havn't made it to that place yet. So yeah, pray for me and my family too. Thanks

PS: I talked with Jeanne a little today. SHe sounded better to me as far as I could understand what she was saying lol. She said she still looks like a chipmunk and still feels alot of pain. SHe was not a happy camper she couldnt take her medication yet because she had to go pick her son up from school since he couldnt find a ride home. SO remember her as well too.
and dont worry ILL BE back to my crazy NOT such a downer self soon I promise!

What were you doing a year ago today?

I know EXACTLY what I was doing.. FREAKING OUT. WE had the biggest named storm in the history of MY LIFE (mom was pregnant with me when Camille hit the coast in 69) and here we were living in Mobile ALabama! I WAS packin my crapp ready to get out. My hubby was like OH CALM Down it will be ok IT is gonna turn and go to Texas (great weather man he is ya know) quit over reacting. Well yall know that AUgust 28th Is the Anniversary of My dads death.. and I was not dealing that great with that but on top of it I thougth we were gonna die and go see him on the same date cuz a hurricane was a comin there fore I WASA GOIN!

God does things for the strangest reasons sometimes and IM NOT VAIN enough to think IT was cuz of me geez but the hurricane didnt hit on the day my daddy got killed ( I figure he knows me so well and KNOWS I can only deal with one thing at a time) so whamo the next day. DID I MENTION this was my first ever hurricane. yeah. we moved here AFTER Ivan. (that is how smart we are everyone else is leaving we say HOW much ya want fer dat house dayer bud) WE were smart enough to get one that had concrete in walls and a timberline roof but I have seen MANY OF Those laying in piles of rubble across the coast line. IM not gonna go into our entire hurricane story here on my blog this morning. BUT, I will share some layouts I have done on the hurricane. You can see what happened and see if you can see the blooper on one of them (yes I put a photo of my neighbors house NOT OUR house on the layout thought it so funny I LEFT IT to see how many people would notice but did make a notation on the back) OK so here are my layouts

latest layouts

IS this daisy D paper not the cutest? I LOVE the velvet and the large petaloo flowers, they just jump off the page! Those new Heidi swapp chipboard tags are precious and the metal words too. BUT My fav is the basic grey ribbons I can't get enough of them. I love it love it love it! Had so much fun making these pages. Three down a million more to go! Also I did some cards for this months view points on The Untamed Scrapper. Be sure and check it out!! I can't get over how big Bella has gotten. SHe is such a little Miss now. I love going back and scrapping some of the photos I never did scrap of her as a baby and smaller than well.. she is now... esp when new paper comes out!! SO MUCH FUN! Happy Scrappin' I KNOW I am locked in my scraproom all weekend I have projects for scrappy chick magazine due and The view and DT stuff to finish up IM SO behind and still havnt opened all my packages. ( I LOVE diving into those product boxes) Have fun this weekend. Are you planning on scrapping any? What cha working on? drop me a line Inquiring minds wanna know ;)

We interupt your regular scheduled life....

What is the world coming to. We were without internet and cable service for 4 and 1/2 days. I THOUGHT MY LIFE WAS GONNA END. There is nothing much worse than recovering from surgery and there only be 5 channels to watch. BUT luckily we survived and we are back on track. Media com had a SCHEDULED outage for upgrades they failed to tell anyone about.. and then Lightening struck something or whatever and like half of Mobile was without service. I am very very happy it is back working since I have 992 emails in my box.. (mostly wanting to know IF I want to buy viagra or get a cheap vacation or some diet pills ...anyway) I did get to do a LITTLE scrapping Not as much as I wanted to, Bella has had the flu and she shared it with John and me. (isnt that sweet of her) so much fun seeing your toes come out of your mouth when You still have stitches!! But she is feeling much better and went to school today. I will upload the pages I made after this scanner finishes copying them inch by flippin inch (taking for ever)
OH but I DO HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS!!! I got another page up for pub! YIPPEE. Bellas such anticipation layout is gonna be in next months scrapstreet magazine as well as Your Grill layout I did of John for fathers day. SO whew wew 2 more pubs!
The dt search for bliss ends today. IM so nervous. Im not even gonna get my hopes up cuz I KNOW so many talented people that applied, so like I have a snowballs chance in florida as to getting it. BUT at least I tried and IT was fun! IT is a ROCKIN place I have to admit. SO MUCH talent over there! OK Im gonna finish uploading these pages so you can see them. I will be so happy when I can drive again and get out of this house! Ta ta for now.
OH and JEANNE I HOPE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER MY FRIEND. I MISS YOU!!!! GET WELL SOOOON!!!

hell week...

Be warned this is really long and it well It is sad. But, this is me this is what made me who I am now.. and here is what happened


For everyone that knows me and I MEAN KNOWS ME not just knows me .. KNOW S the real me the deep down me the one that scares even myself sometime (dont worry I am harmless) yall know this is the week. This is the week I go into my cave and think of what if and how could it have been different IF I had kept my daddy on the phone for 10 more minutes. FOr those of you that know me You know that for the longest time and maybe still just a little I blamed myself for my daddy getting killed yes I know to some of you that sounded crazy. BUt I believe this or not I KNOW YOU WILL BE SHOCKED but I can be somewhat selfish at times. HA I know your falling out from the shock right now so I will allow you a moment to get yourself back up. I hide behind my humor alot but it is what gets me through all this maybe I am a little crazy OK ALOT but who woudlnt be for all we have been through. The story goes like this. 11 years ago today I found out my ex husband had been horifically bad amongst all proportions. HE committed the big sin of cheating on me I tried to get him to go to counceling but he turned it all around it was me blah blah you know the drill typical battered wife sad story. THIS story is not about him I dont want it about him that is another whole sad story but he was bad he was a batterer.. he was mean he was nasty. But,HE was a cop But that is not this story ...

My dad was a Deputy sherriff. I idolized my father I was, if you looked up daddys girl in the dictionary MY FACE was sitting there smiling with the halo on top of my head. I had a rough childhood, was in a bad car accident stayed sick alot ROUGH meaning I was sick alot not that I was abused or anything like that by any means I had a great childhood my parents loved me I thought my daddy hung the moon he did no wrong he walked on water in my eyes IF daddy said it then it was in Genesis or Matthew cuz it was written DADDY said..
I left my husband My daddy was 100% behind me and was meeting me that day that horrible day August the 28th, at 5 30 at the lawyers office to sign the papers. I would be the first person in my entire family to get a divorce. Oh how I hated that.I was so ashamed WHY did this have to happen, I did everything I COULD to make that man love me but he just didnt, My daddy told me GET YOUR crapp and GET OUT before he kills you. It was 12:00 lunch time and daddy knew I was about to go to lunch so he called me real quick TO make sure I was ok. We talkd every day at lunch and then every night before I went to bed. BEYOND clockwork. I was having such a hard time with this and was even on medication because all I did was cry all t he time. I was ina demanding job with a communications company and was doing VERY well except for mentally, a bad marriage was destroying my life.. So I thought. ... Little did I know what was about to take place in 18 minutes. Less than half an hour away was THE moment that would change my life forever. Daddy was on the phone making sure I was still gonna meet him at 5 30 at the lawyers office he told me where to go because I was so scared and wanted to know IF I wanted him to just come pick me up and I told him no I have to do this. I felt like he was bailing me out he said NO IM NOT Im just going with you to make sure you dont make bad decisions and you cant go through this alone. cuz that is the kind of daddy he was. He was about to go to lunch and needed to go and I had another call coming in so I told him daddy I love you. and HE always said Love ya babe when he hung up, This time he said it is going to be ok I lov eyou Nancy. I was like i love you too daddy byee already. thent hought that was weird cuz he didnt do the luvyabaBE like we always do. dismissed it and took the call it was the a hole gosh I got off the phone with my dad for the jerk what did he want.. more arguing so I was like IM late for lunch i need to go he was like OK bye. well I ran some errands didnt eat lunch as usual and came back to work had like 20 messages on my desk I was like good lord what now figured it was the Ahole calling. No it was my sister in law. I was thinking good gracious what is going on she never calls me at work. I call her back she said GET IN YOUR CAR go to the hospital Im going huh why? I feel fine ...I dont need a hospital she siad NO it is your daddy well I fell into my chair im like WHAT do yoU MEAN DADDY. I screamed this and everyone was staring at me she said he has been in an accident and That I need to go to the hospital. THoughts flooded me like the gates opened I envisioned a wreck somethign horrid she said no it was an escaped convict daddy was at lunch he has been stabbed IM like WHAT??? ARE YOU ON DRUGS what the hell are you talking about I didnt believe her "I JUST TALKED TO HIM are you DERRANGED??? WHat did you take?" she said no she just talked to the sherriffs dept where he worked "nancy GO NOW "so I hung up on her. SHe called back and got my boss's secretary. Who walked over to me cuz I was sitting in a heap on the floor picking up some papers I threw while yelling at my sister in law. What was she talking about. why woudl she say this. Sonja myu boss's secreatary came to me and said Nancy it is true. OMg I broke loose in a run to the truck she said NO take my car she drove me I was in no shape to drive... I stopped and looked at her I said ITS too late he is dead she said"WHAT how do you know" I said "I just know. " I was a heap of tears...
Well we flew to the hospital I was on the phone the entire time making calls trying to make sense of this I called a hole he was at work he had heard about it I screamed at him he said he was coming to the hospital I didnt want him there but he came anyway which NOW I am kinda glad cuz I thought he had done it but NO he didnt but I knwo how horrible of me to think that at first but i did with all the rage we had at each other. I jumped out of the car before it comepletely stopped (sonja I will never forget you for that day I love you and thank you still) Sonja was like" Nancy wait your purse and where do I go Im like I have no idea I will ask one of these 5 thousand policeman that are standing here... "That is what happens when a cop is killed in line of duty they ALL come to the hospital. I get to the door and see my friend shannon's daddy who is also a deputy. and Shannon works with me HEr dad grabs me said OMG its Nancy. He knew it was about to get ugly. HE said" Nancy Im sorry we tried to save him I said what the F *** do you mean "( I still cant believe I said the F word to shannons daddy)"what doyou meanYOU tried where is he LET ME IN where is my daddy". I was pounding his chest he grabbed me and just cried I was liek omg this is bad and he said nancy "he is gone"
I lost it I fell to the ground. he picked me up said "YOur mother is inside" I shoved past him and this HUMONGOUS cop that was standing guard who grabbed me and I kicked and bucked and yelled "YOU f****g idiot THAT IS MY DADDY IN THERE YOU LET ME GO YOU bastard let me go "and was kicking and flailing. shannons daddy screamed "LET GO OF HER that is his daughter." I ran down the hall him tryin to catch me I see a room the sherriff is standing at the door my mother and my family inside my mommy is sitting ina chair I slid down like I slid into second base many times in the past (just not in liz claiborn heals and adolf suit) and landed face in her lap. SHe said GET THE DR in here now. SHe said "Nancy, they killed him your daddy is dead." I screamed at the top of my lungs NO! NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO you are lying to me I hate you all you are lying. The dr walked in gave me a shot. I sat for what seemed like an eternity thinking no he is meeting me at the lawyers office he cant be dead this isnt happening. This is not happening this is a dream yes a dream IM going to wake up any minute and it will be ok.

The rest comes and goes in a blur.

A kid escaped from a drug rehab and stole a vehicle after stealing a knife from Winn dixie, daddy just happened to pass the guy recognise the vehicle and was closest to him and be the one to pull him over. HE stabbed my daddy 15 times to his death. They caught him 5 miles up the road in a cotton field where he had stabbed himself in the stomach to commit suicide. IT didnt work he is still friggin alive and well butin jail for life. This kid who was 2 years younger than myself.
At 12 18 pm August 28th 1995 changed my life forever. The worst thing to ever happen in my life. This THING of a human took my daddy.

We went through the motions of the funeral. We had press releases We had people everywhere We had cameras tv crews it was like a circus.. I was numb.. my entire life was gone what did I have left. I refused to eat I mean HOW COULD I eat. We went through all the investigations and on top of this the scene of the crime was 3 miles from my house... I passed it almost daily. my daddy was buried 5 miles the other way. I couldnt escape but I didnt want to I would go late at night to my daddys grave and jsut lay there crying beating the ground. why did this happen.
I look back on all this now and yes it does seem so dramatic. and yes I was so full of rage and anger maybe that is why it was so dramatic. We went through the trial. I sat from pitchers mound to home plate from the guy that horrifically murdered my father. I have wheeled a softball fast enough to rip his head off, in my imagination during that trial so many times..One of the things my daddy was proud of me for. I could play some ball. and here I sat in a court room the sherriff at my left between me and my brother .. his deputy on my right and well a WHOLE row of deputies in front of us standing between us and this excuse for a human,. Ya see I screamed at him in passing that i would kill him for what he did and HIs day would come Id tear his head off and shove it down his corpse. I was so full of hate fo rthis kid. They were scared I would do something to hurt myself or get me in trouble. I was so full of hate. I yelled at him did HE KNOW what he did? HE TOOK my daddy away from me... and cried in a heap yeah that is how dangerous I was.

I was so misplaced in my life. I ran from everyone that wanted to help me I wouldnt eat and became almost anorexic, I ran,I continued with the divorce (which was actually a good thing) I ran from GOd I ran from my family I ran from myself. I buried the pain of losing my dad deep. but not my hate for the guy that did it.
IT took me lots OF therapy and LOTS of pain and LOTS of sleepless nights to get to where I am now 11 years later. TO this day many nights I close my eyes and I see that kids face. I relive it in my dreams. Maybe that i why I never sleep... I dunno but I ran till one day I HAD TO deal with this.
NOW at 36.. IT still hurts. I sometimes feel like I am three and want to crawl into his lap and put my head on his chest to hear his heart. He would say "You hear that? Thats yours..... "I wanna hear whats mine!!! It still burns to my soul and I will never have that piece of my heart back. even so many GOOD things though have happened and Yes I do account my daddy being in heaven for part of it. THe braves won the world series the year he died... Coincidence? I think not (have yall seen them play??? you will know it was a miracle) that happened RIGHT after he died HE was their number one fan! SO we say it was him a sign he was ok and in heaven. lol

All this week I will tell you the good stuff the sweet things and HOW I Know my daddy is still here. We will celebrate him with comical stories I have so many! I KNOW HE is watching and is still giving his little girl happiness every day. From sending me butterflies by the thousands.. and weird flowers that bloom when they arent suppose to and a beautiful little girl's wink that looks just like him, little phrases she says that only he and I knew, we shared. Her beautiful eyes that are just like his. her wit and charm well SHE GETS THAT FROM ME (hahaha) yes I have my daddys wit and charm as well. but most of all... HE sent me John. John saved my life. My husband my love my best friend. I KNOW my daddy sent him and his family to me. I am forever grateful to them and him for all the Love and support they show me and for being my family.
BUT most of all My John. I love you and thank you ... Without you I would have died long time ago because when I didnt care enough about my self to live You cared enough for both of us. Thank you for pulling me out of my self hate and the shell of what I was to be able to laugh and smile and love and share this beautiful daughter that we have, and our life. Thank you.

Thank you if you read all of this today. I know It is long but it is me... You now know something alot of people not even some of my family members know. Weird how the words just flow out of us for sometimes strangers. THis week is always hard for me and my family but this year will be different. I say that every year. But This will be the first year I will be away from home. Away from the site where it happened at not laying at his grave. Please remember my mother in your prayers. SHe still as you can imagine has bad times too. she is so strong I dont see how she does it.
Here is the link to the memorial the Sherriffs Department has for my daddy. I want to make a better one. Some day when I can. Ya know it is kinda funny... its been 11 years this year do you know I have 1 scrapbook page on this well actually 2 I have one I did of bella blowing bubble kisses to papaw... and then the one where the 10 year anniversary was in the paper.. those are the only two, I have every news paper clipping I even have grass from the scene of the accident. but I have yet to scrap it..... Maybe this year.....


Memorium The last one on the page.

I love you daddy... and I miss you!

2 more toots! YIPPEE

I have 2 more toots I got 2 emails in my box today that were so exciting. FROm 2 different places! Scrapstreet wants my grill layout and I cant say but my beautiful layout is going to be in a magazine but it wont be in until March .... MARCH good lord that is forever from now. SHe said they may use it in a tutorial though showing the 2 dimensional cutting. I told her GO LOOK AT MY FRIEND JEANNE's blog and go look at Carole's blog you may not want mine after that though THEIRS are amazing!!! She said she will, She is gearing up to do a big article about the three dimensional look that is all the rage in the down under right now but just makin it over to the states and she wants her magazine to be one of the first to have it. IM so excited! WHO KNOWS by March I may have a better one than this but she said she LOVES that photo of Bella. SO who am I to argue.
In other news IM A TOTAL goober but Yall already know this. The lil davis stamps I have the foam ones that I was telling some of you about that when I used it said fLiends instead of FRIENDS.. WEll ughm I fixed it. AFTER I wrote an email to them asking IF I was dyslexic or did a batch get botched (say that 5 times real fast you northerners) and this sweet lady gave me the sweetest reply and said No the batch actually did get botched and I received one of said botched batch... (or something like that) so anyway she said they would gladly send me a new one and quick cuz I have a deadline for scrappy chic. SO anyway I kept picking at the r I mean it was useless to me anyway I cant use FLiends on a layout Id get pinged for sure.. so I figured why not pick at it cuz if something isnt right with the world isn't that what we as humans do? we PICK at it. SO anyway I got it to come off and well...... I fixed it. SO NOW I have to send said sweet lady back ANOTHER email saying OH YEAH by the way... scratch that!!! SO IF ANY OF YOU have the CHRISTMAS FOAM STAMPS from lil davis and the circular frame that says joy, love, fLiends etc.. You can pull the r off carefully (3 drops of undo on it, it has heavy duty adhesive on it they are NOT FUSED TOGETHER AS I THOUGHT) and put it right side up and it is ok... OFF to send a note to the lady that was so sweet at lil davis to say NEVERMIND dont send me another one I FIXED IT forgive me for being a goober and such...YIppee....... ALL IS WELL WITH THE WORLD NOW.
AND THEN she sploded... the blonde child. THe little mini me. She sploded all over the couch and floor. I .......am not sure if hubby shook her up too much before taking her head off or what... but she sploded. That was the only explanation I got when I walked into the living room and said.. YOU been cleaning? (harps start playing and a light from heaven shines down upon the living room) he growls YES, Bella sploded... Ok I look at him and say like IS she ALIVE? or are her remnants all over the living room He said yes (still I was standing confused) he said SHE puked OK! I said OH and a chuckle (thanking GOD I was in bed during that one and he got a total pay back for all the other puke and other fluids I have worn in her short 3 years) then with all the concern of the mother that I am , Isaid WEll? IS she ok? He said yeah she is asleep. Ok ... SO did you clean it all up Yup I sure did. MEN.. NO DETAILS at all!! I guess that is kinda good. WOW THings are going so good today. IM SO SCARED to go to sleep and wake up tomorrow the sky will definitly be falling IT has been a beautiful karma day!

hurray hurray Nana Is here

BElla has been keeping Nana really busy while she is here. They have been coloring up a storm, playing outside and shopping. She is so happy her nana is here and I AM TOO. I feel a bit better today but then again.. I didn't do a thing. I slept most of it. That is probably why I feel better. I get too over zealous and forget I just had surgery and wanna pick up Bella for snuggles or get up too fast BUT IT QUICKLY reminds me HEY don't do that. I scrapped a little tonight YEAJ! I am working on submissions for a design team entry coming up. Had to do my own handwriting and doodling for one of them BLAHHHHHHKKKK. She will know now WHY I DONT do my own handwriting. I hope it doesn't knock me out of getting it cuz my hand writing is pretty bad. ID love to post it here and get yall's opinion if I should submit it but then I wouldn't be able to submit it cuz it has to be a layout NOT seen before. Actually it is a layout I never finished and I redid it to accomodate this... SO I hope that is ok. Note to self ASK ABOUT THAT. Bella is going to 3K monday AHHH! Is so hard to believe she is growing up WAY too fast. But that is ok IT was great to be able to go to the store (well send hubby I sure didnt go) and NOT HAVE to get diapers/pullups IT Was amazing! SHe doesnt need them she is doing sooo good with Potty. IM so very proud of her. SO now we get to go to Disney world yipeee. We are deciding if we are still gonna go this november (my medical bills may not let that happen) or next spring. Probably next spring is more likeit but we will see. Have a great day and I will see you tomorrow :)