Busy, Busy...

Well, did you get your kids back in school today? Mine all went, but not very happily. Cody asked me about 5 times if he could stay home. He was tired, he said. Lol! Oh! Ok. That's not going to happen! But he went and so did the other 2. And I can tell you, they were all ready for bed tonight without having to fight them. I LOVED that! Hehe ;)

Well, I have been a busy scrapper the last couple nights. I've been using my chart and getting things done just the way I wanted to! Imagine how much more I could've accomplished last year had I been just a tiny bit more organized, lol.

Oh! And I want you to know that I have taken my Photo-of-the-Day everyday so far! I'm trying to figure out if the first "week" of January ended Saturday, because that's when the week ends? Or if I should scrap the full 7 day week. Hmm... giving that one more thought.

Anyway, on to my first page for tonight.

I finally finished that layout of my boys last Christmas! Yay! And I love how it turned out. I used Brandy Designs "Santa's Shoppe" kit and a template by Chrissy W. from her "Gotcha Cornered", template 4. Here is "YES!":

Those photo's are priceless! I love the expressions on my boys' faces. They were SO excited!

And for my last page for tonight, I used "Winter's Garden' by Alexis-Designs. The template is by eranslow for the Dec. 27th Template Challenge @ Scrap Orchard. This kit is SO pretty! It's full of so many beautiful elements and Word Art. I loved working with it! The photo is of my niece, Jenna, on Christmas. Here is "Beautiful Memories":

Isn't she just beautiful in her Christmas dress? I squatted down to get to her level to take her picture and she plopped down on the floor! I couldn't get her to stand up for nothing, so I just started snapping. She's so funny.

I actually finished another one, but I just realized the kit isn't even out in the store yet, so you'll have to wait until then to see my pretty page! ;) Be watching!

I am so excited! I am trying something new this year. You've heard of the Amazing Race on TV? Well, we have our own version of it here in the digi world, the Amazing Digital Scrapbooking Race, and I really wanted to try it this year. It requires a partner, so I asked my best digi-friend, Caro, if she was interested and she said "Yes!" WooHoo! It doesn't start until February, so as it draws closer I'll fill you in on more details. I'm just so excited!

Also, I'm participating in the DigiScrapAddicts Scrap Off 2010! Caro actually suggested I try this one. This is the first week of it and I haven't made my page for it yet. I think that had probably better be the next one I get done. This week they provided 4 free mini-kits for us to use, and that's ALL we can use. Well, of course our photos, but nothing else. The kits are beautiful and they all coordinate! Brilliant idea! I love it! I just have to find the perfect photos now...

Well, that's it for tonight. I hope the day greets you with a little bit of sunshine on your face. God bless you and good night.

I'm still here...

Sorry about that. We have been going non-stop here at our house this weekend. We're trying to get our house ready for our guest. We are a family of HORRIBLE procrastinators and it usually takes something big, like a holiday or birthday, when we know we're going to have guests over to get the REAL cleaning done. Well, this guest will be staying longer than just a couple hours! LOL So we're talking all the REAL fun stuff... You know, showers, toilets... We had to move kids to different rooms which meant finally reaching under the bed and dressers, bottoms of the closets... Eew! ANYWAY, we're finally winding down, so I thought I'd better take this opportunity to play a little catch'up.
Saturdays POTD was taken when I walked past my cat, Tiger, in the hallway. He sleeps in some crazy ways! LOL

From Photo Of The Day

We also had a Bday party for my brother and his girlfriend at my Moms house Saturday. Happy birthday, Davie and Nicole! I love you both!

From Photo Of The Day

So, on to Sunday. I don't have a photo for Sunday, so you will HAVE to picture this one in your heads. My hubby, Charles, and son, Tyler, need to take a 100 gallon fish tank to a storage unit rented by my aunt. I thought the unit was rented by my grandpa so I asked him if it would be ok if we put it in there. He said yes. Well, hubby and son get to the facility, which is about 30-45 minutes away. They have a PIN#(for the gate and elevator) and key (for the unit lock), but just as they pull up there is a car in front of them going in, so hubby just follows them in through the gate. They need to use the elevator because the unit is on the 3rd floor, but the PIN# isn't working for the elevator. They get frustrated after trying several times, but to no avail. They decide to leave the facility (I'm not sure why) but find that the PIN isn't working at the gate either! Now they realize they are actually locked in at the storage facility! My son calls me in a panic from his cell phone explaining the situation. I call Grandpa for help and find out the unit is actually my Aunts, who hasn't paid this months bill yet. LMBO! I call son back, who's phone is dying, and explain the situation to HIM. I have a phone # for them to try, but son's phone dies, and hubby didn't bother to take his! GRR! Aunt calls back and says she paid the bill, all should be fine now. But because I can't reach them anymore I have to drive all the way to the facility myself! Another 30-45 minutes later I pull up and see my hubby and son sitting in the parking lot OUTSIDE of the facility! Another person had come along and they had followed them out. LOL I inform them that everything is taken care of and it should all be good now. FINALLY we use the PIN# to get into the gate, into the elevator and OUT of the gate again. There went the whole afternoon/evening. The only frustrating part of it for me now is that I wasn't able to get a picture of them "behind bars"! Hehehe

Help please :)

So, along the lines of my last post... I'm trying to figure out how to post my photos and LOs so they are clickable to a larger size, but NOT so that it opens my whole album. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance.
Anyway, here's today's POTD, a view of my desk and work space.

From Photo Of The Day

I know, it looks a little cluttered, but really it's not. I'm a very organized person and everything has it's place. I just recently whittled down my stash of traditional scrapbooking supplies. Since I rarely do any of it anymore I figured "new year... time to refocus". My friend Shelly was more than happy to adopt all my stuff. hehe.
Well, I look forward to any helpful advice. Please feel free to email me at kc71595@yahoo.com.
Till then... c'ya!

I'm back...

I didn't get my blog done yesterday, but I did get my POTD taken.

From Photo Of The Day

This is definately an everyday sight in our house. Whether it's my son Cody, as seen here, or anyone else in the family, there is SOME body always on one of the computers. Playing games, email, MySpace, Facebook, searching Craigslist for a "kids car", digital scrapbooking, blogging or paying bills. How did we live before our computers? LOL
We have just decided to open our home to a friend and her little girl. We love them and saw that we could help and are happy for the opportunity. My biggest hope is that she will feel comfortable here and not like she's intruding at all. We ALL are excited to have them here. Please pray with me that God will bless this whole situation, that not only will our friend feel blessed, loved, but that each one of us walks away from the experience a better person because of it. I really feel like God brought this opportunity to us, not just because she needs a place to stay for a little while, but because my family needed this opportunity to learn and grow. Please be in prayer with me. Thank you.
I still need to get my photo for today, so I'll be back later to share that. Until then...c'ya!

Woops!

I completely missed the whole day yesterday! How did that happen? Oh well, I'm here now :)
I was SO happy this morning to wake up to a gorgeous sunny day! We haven't seen the sun around here in a LONG time! Between the freezing snow and ice to the flooding rains, we deserve a few more days like this! And since we don't see much of it... I figured I'd better get a photo of it. That way I can look at it and be refreshed again. LOL. Anyway, that's the inspiration for my POTD. I loved the way the shadows fell through our porch railing. Pretty, huh?

From Photo Of The Day

Remember, you can click the image to see it larger.
Well, I'm off again. I want to get at least one challenge completed tonight before I go to bed. I'll share it with you tomorrow, K? Till then...C'ya!

POTD...

I'm back to post my POTD. Zach and Cody are always building forts in their room using their bunkbed. They have so much fun in there and as the days go on it tends to get bigger and bigger. Before I know it there are no more blankets in the closet!This one just got started tonight. Zach peeked out to say 'hi'. Isn't he a cutie? ;)

Well, I'm heading to bed now. Tomorrow's another day. So till then...C'ya!

First of all, here's my POTD (photo of the day). Ahh, to be a cat... such is life! This is Sophie (on top) and Prince. Two of my kitties.

A house isn't quite a home without pets. These are just a couple of mine. I also have 1 more kitty, 3 dogs and 6 goldfish. I'm sure you'll meet them sooner or later :)
Today I am working on a LO for the Word/Quote Challenge at DigiDesignsByNicole.com. I will be back later to share that with you when I've completed it. Till then...C'ya!

My picture for today...

I'm going to attempt to join the crazy newest thing in the scrapbboking world right now. It's called Project 365 because you take a picture each day of randomness in your everyday life. I'm a little late starting it, since most people started at the beginning of the year, but better late than never, huh? So here we go...

I do daycare for 2 of my neices during the week. Today the little one was suppose to be taking a nap, but I heard her moving around, so I peeked over to where her crib is and this is the sight I found...

Isn't she the cutest? Sneaky Peaky. LOL
Anyway, again, just a short note. I gotta start getting this done earlier in the day. But hey! I've been here 3 days in a row! Yeah me! hehe ;)
I've got LO's to work on this weekend, so I'll be back to share those. But for now, G'night.

C'ya, Krista