Dream a little.....

Fall

2008-11-08T10:45:00.002-05:00

Fall is here!! This is my favorite time of the year. I love the crunch of leaves under your feet as you walk, the colors are so beautiful, and I love the smell of the leaves, people starting up their fireplaces.

This is the before picture. I actually liked it alot straight out of camera. The brown twig on the right was annoying me though. So, I whipped out the trusty Photoshop elements, and started playing.

This is the after. I used the clone tool and carefully "painted" away the twig. Other then that I really didn't do anything else.

With this photo, I was just fooling around with the settings on my camera. I wanted to play with the depth of field, it came out well.

Happy Fall everyone!

2008-09-11T20:52:00.002-05:00

In Memory of all those who lost their lives.

It is that time again!

2008-08-24T21:02:00.002-05:00

And here I haven't done the pages for the last 2 months hehe. Well, it gives me something to do on my mojoless days :)

this month is all about taking a picture of the whole object and then a few close ups of something that makes it up. This could be very cool!

More Disney

2008-08-20T21:44:00.004-05:00

More Disney photos. These are all from the Disney Photo Pass card. Basically you pay ($99) upfront and can get up to a thousand images taken by the park photographers. They were really great, they took time with us, never rushed us to get to the next person, and worked with my daughter when she didn't want to take any more pictures. When you get home, you can add all sorts of frames, signatures etc. to them. We ended up having 200 or so photos taken and then another 250 with frames etc. They burn them to a dvd and poof, they arrive in your mailbox. It is a scrapbookers dream!! I didn't have to worry about getting the shots with the icons in the background, and I even ended up in the photos too!!

The above is from Epcot. I like this one, the sky is so dramatic... and minutes from raining!!

This one was my daughter and I infront of Cinderella's Castle. We are a bit wet here :) from another storm passing through. My daughter loved the castle the best I think!

This was cute, they had you pose and then later superimposed images on your photos. They turned out cute. When my daughter saw this, she was surprised, she said she didn' t remember holding Tinkerbelle, but guessed she flew away so fast she didn't see her!

My daughter and Donald in Animal Kingdom. The characters were set up nicely here, all next to each other, and hardly any lines!!

I love this shot!!

This is my absolute favorite photo!! Those photographers really were great!!

Our Disney Trip

2008-08-10T13:16:00.003-05:00

This is my daughter and husband at the Second airport of the day....it is a long story, but Jetblue bumped us to another flight even though we has confirmed and assigned seats. We waited for the next flight, and they bumped us again. After 8 hours in the airport, we ended up canceling with jetblue, and flying with Southwest. What a difference, we just walked right on, no problems. We will never ever fly Jetblue ever!!!

This was from Conservation Station at the Animal Kingdom. The mosaic was so colorful, The photos really do not do them justice. On of the highlights aside from the safari (that will be another post) was the petting zoo. They had goats, sheep, your basic farm animals for the kids to pet and brush. The best part (for Mom and Dad) was it was in the shade!

In Downtown Disney there is a fountain at the entrance. All the kids, both big and small loved to jump in and get wet. Truthfully if I weren't in charge of the packages and camera, I would have jumped in too! My daughter loved it, and the second time we came back, she was so soaked, we were wringing out her clothes before we got on the bus!

Of course we had Breakfast with the Princesses. Jasmine here was very popular with the boys and Daddys!! This was really cute, they had it set up very well, and made sure everyone got as many photo's as you wanted with all of the princesses. Belle, Jasmine, Snow White, Aurora, Mulian were all there.

The breakfast was good too, it was at Norwegian house in Epcot. Yummy food, and lots of it!

I will post more pics of Disney. Please excuse the red-eyes, I didn't fix that yet!!

July 25

2008-07-24T22:09:00.002-05:00

Well, its that time of the month again!! I am a little behind from last month, guess I will have to do double scrapping this month! (thankfully its a little book hehe)

Summer!!!

2008-07-17T22:05:00.000-05:00

Nothing says summer like the wonderful colors of a flower garden!!

Perfect Day

2008-07-11T20:18:00.001-05:00

This is what greeted me this afternoon. It was a perfect blue sky, not a cloud around. It was a bit on the warm side (90's) but oh so perfect!!

2008-07-04T21:23:00.000-05:00

Happy 4th of July!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful, and safe day!!

Picture day!!

2008-06-24T20:23:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow is the 25th, and that means I need to take pics again of my day. I get to take some pics of my work, which should be kinda fun, I don't have any.

I heart blue

2008-06-21T14:02:00.002-05:00

This is what one looks like after kissing a blue stamp pad. The reason why?.....it was a nice color.

Happy Solstice

2008-06-20T14:52:00.002-05:00

Happy Solstice everyone! That is the science teacher in me :)

Photoshop

2008-06-07T20:54:00.004-05:00

This is how I am keeping cool, playing with photoshop! Here I uploaded a recent picture. I then opened up the saturation menu, and played with the levels. The original was very green in the background, and that is what I chose from the list. I was surprised how it left the foreground image the original color, but being that there is no green, it makes sense :) I saturated the colors a bit too, and then added a beveled layer to finish it off. Just for kicks, I made a copyright mark... you can find that under the shape menu, scroll to the bottom and there will be a C in a circle, click on that and then click and drag over your photo. I then clicked on the fx in the layer that was just created, removed the glow, and then finally dropped the opacity some.

I like the overall effect, and you can really go wild with the color levels!!

Well, hope everyone is staying cool, as my students would say, its Mad Hot!! or even Mad Hot YO!

2008-05-25T08:22:00.002-05:00

Shimelle reminds us to take our pictures for the 25th :) I am happy to say I am up to date, and can't wait to scrap this months pictures as well. I still haven't done a cover, I know inspiration will strike!

I have to remind myself when I print them out, I need SMALL!! It was a challenge last month, the photos were 2x3 and a little too big even with that small size.

Off to take more pictures :)

Have a great day everyone

New Photoshop Header

2008-05-18T09:49:00.002-05:00

I took this photo on a recent trip to our local beach. I was playing around with frames and ended up with this look. I really like the blue in the frame. Please don't ask what I did to it... I have no idea!! I know it was a combination of a few frames, I have no idea which ones, I would apply another and if I liked it I kept it. Cool effect tho!

Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather!!

Photoshop quick and easy!

2008-05-11T15:21:00.002-05:00

This was super easy to do, all in total probably 5 minutes to do.
You first open your image and click on the marquee tool, and select the part of the image you want. Next in layers palette, you add an adjustment layer, click on saturation and move that to -100. To reverse the colors, click on the saturation icon in the layer palette, and then hit control I. Reselect the layer, and then go to the stroke menu. Change the border to what you like. I have 9 pixels in the above one. I choose inside too for border. Thats the basics of it. I think I would have liked a thicker frame, but I love how it came out!

Hope everyone has a great Mother's Day. We went out (thats another whole story) for brunch, and then came home and just relaxed. It was a wonderful day!!!

2008-05-03T22:21:00.002-05:00

Here is my first of the monthly photo journal your life days. Shimelle is having a monthly challenge to document your life on the 25th of each month. She uploads prompts and even sketches to jumpstart your creativity. I learned that even at 2x3, the photos were too big! Now if I can just remember that for next month... :)

Blizzard in NE over weekend

2008-05-01T18:55:00.005-05:00

Blizzard hit us hard here in the Northeast on Saturday. Here is my daughter yelling cannonball, when the storm hit. That was the last cannonball she did then we ran in before it snowed any worse.

Ok... Ok... :) it really just snowed in photoshop :)

Kind of a cool effect, you can make it snow by using the graphic pen filter, and changing the stroke to vertical. Of course, I made it snow a tad hard, as it is a bright pic, and a light gentle snow got lost. It took all of 5 minutes to do!!

Now off for some hot chocolate... and to dig out my snow shovel.

25th of the month

2008-04-25T15:07:00.002-05:00

I heard of this cool project. Basically every month on the 25th, you take photos to document your day. You can read all about it here http://www.shimelle.com/ .

Tonight when it slows down a bit (ie, dd is in bed) I will make my book. I think that this is totally do-able, and will be fun to look at next April!

Off to take some more pictures!

2008-04-21T14:03:00.002-05:00

It has been a gorgeous few days here! The new header is from my indoor houseplants... even they can't wait for the warm weather! One of these days I will resize it, as it is way too huge now!

We were able to play in the sprinkler the other day, actually, my daughter did, it was a tad cold for me. I hope to take her to an aquarium this week. Nothing else much going on... just trying to enjoy this spring weather!

2008-04-13T18:28:00.002-05:00

Not that I am counting or anything... but 37 days of school left. This year has just flown by. This time of year is always full of energy, the end of school, the warmer weather, the seniors feeling excited and scared for their first year of college.

really when you stop to think, it isn't so many days... however sometimes it feels like forever!!

Photoshop again

2008-03-25T19:52:00.005-05:00

I decided to play around with photoshop tonight. This is the photo I started with. Way overexposed. However, I liked the image.

After a few adjustments. Better colors. I bumped up the saturation and hue of the Blue first, and adjusted the green saturation. I actually desaturated the green a bit, otherwise it gave the photo a neon-ish look to the lower left corner!

I like how the water looks here, it really doesn't look like the olive green winter water that it really is! I wanted to darken the dock a bit, I just couldn't figure out how just to darken that.

This was just me playing around putting different filters on the photo. This is the glass filter, with the canvas option picked. To me, this almost looks like the photo was taken from inside, through a window, with some rain or mist on it.

Thanks for looking!

I am an Aunt today!

2008-03-22T21:57:00.002-05:00

My sister had her baby today!! It is her first, and my first at being an Aunt! He was 8 lbs 2 ozs which for her barely 100 lb frame was HUGE! No pictures yet, but I can't wait to hold him and smell that wonderful baby smell!!!

Spring is peeking out

2008-03-16T09:01:00.002-05:00

We went to the park yesterday, and spring is here! I guess I really can' t complain, it has been a warm winter, and only 2 snow storms to speak of. I just love this time, before the rain sets in, when the ground is warming up. I can almost feel the warmth of the summer!!!!

More Photoshop Elements

2008-03-07T20:18:00.003-05:00

Spring flowers... before
and after...

I cropped the photo tightly, and boosted up the yellows and greens in the photo. I also unsharpened (which actually sharpens) the image quite a bit. I think this is going to be my header for spring :) Not very heavy handed with the editing, but sometimes it just needs a little. I may play with making it a little lighter too.

Fooling around in Photoshop Elements

2008-03-04T22:11:00.004-05:00

I recently bought Photoshop elements 6. I decided to play around with it. This is the before photo. Taken without flash, on a bright ( and very cold!) day.
This is the after...
Not bad, it needs a little more... I should color up the rocks a bit. First thing I did was remove that ugly rusty cable from the lower left. I added a blue filter to the entire photo, and added a small solar flare near that rock in the middle of the picture.

It is not a fabulous photo, but it is fun playing with PSE. There is so much that program can do, I am only scratching the smallest of layers!!

Laundry Gremlins

2008-02-19T21:46:00.003-05:00

I just don't understand...how can 2 adults and one small child make so much laundry? I finally reach the bottom of the laundry hamper, and think "success!" one hamper down, 2 to go. When I return to do the Wet laundry to Dryer dance, the original empty hamper has magically filled half way. I guess I could look at it as "Hey, the laundry hamper is half empty!"

Sigh

One cranky kid....

2008-02-18T21:59:00.002-05:00

So... One three year old with a cold, stuffy nose, the works + 3 year old not sleeping + 3 year old waking up wayyyy to early = CRANKY 3 Year Old

A little obsessed....

2008-02-16T16:04:00.002-05:00

I admit.... I am obsessed with this blog. http://thepioneerwoman.com/
She is an amazing writer, amazing photographer, and has an amazing lovestory/marriage to talk about. Check out the pictures of her kids, they have amazing eyes!!!

The initial stages of looking for a house...

2008-02-11T20:48:00.000-05:00

Last year my husband finally agreed we need more room than what we have in this house. I have been looking online every day... and I can say hmmmmm. Some houses are insanely expensive, some insanely ugly, some smaller than what we have, and the list gets bigger every day. I thought I found THE house, for a great price... it had a pool, all season room, and a jacuzzi... not to mention the basement, and 5 bedrooms... I was planing my scrap room in my head!!!

I decided to check into it a little further... and it seems that the backyard butts up against some high tension power wires.... there goes THE house. Back to square one. And cleaning out this house... and packing.....

2008-01-29T15:05:00.001-05:00

Here is an altered canvas project from Go.Be.Creative. The papers are BG as are the chipboard letters. I am going to give this as a gift. It was super fast, and easy to make, and it came out adorable!!

In other news... Happy Birthday to me!! I spent it in the Dr. office... the end result, bronchitis, sinus infection, asthma, ear infection. nice eh! At least I have some good meds, I think I will sleep good tonight! *I haven't been able to sleep because of this darn cough!

Sick, Sick, Sick...

2008-01-26T12:14:00.000-05:00

Last weekend was my sister's baby shower, I think one of the guests brought a little more than a gift...I picked up a nasty cold from there. *grumble*

I am trying to stay away from my daughter... no small feat when she just wants to play with mommy. I am trying to keep my germs to one side of the room, which just happens to have my scrap stuff in it :)

I am working on a little book for my daughter for V-Day. It is tiny, but cute. I have to make sure it can hold up to 3year old hands too! My embellishments are limited to ones that can't be easily pulled off.

I will post a pic when I finish.

"I'm Not touching, my hands are looking"

2008-01-13T18:26:00.001-05:00

That is what my daughter said when we told her not to touch the ornaments on the tree. That is priceless! Another reason I scrapbook, to remember those quotes forever!

Look at me!

2008-01-08T19:46:00.001-05:00

My newest creation. I love the photo of my daughter looking back at me over her shoulder. She was so excited at Christmas when she got the scooter. She loves it!!The photos on the right hand page were taken with the spot color feature of my new camera... love it!!

Holiday Card

2008-01-05T20:22:00.001-05:00

This is our holiday card this year. It was a very impromptu shot... my daughter was looking at the tree, turned to me and asked if I could take her picture. With camera at the ready (like every good scrapbooker) I took a few shots. We originally had another picture all set and ready to go for our holiday card, but this was just perfect. I love how you can see the tree too.

New Year...

2008-01-05T11:52:00.000-05:00

And some new colors for the blog... I am still working on the colors, but these look nice together. I need to resize the header too... that will come one day hehe.

Happy New Year!

2007-12-31T11:36:00.000-05:00

Wishing everyone a wonderful New Year.

We are staying home and having my parents over. It has become our little family tradition, and I love the time we spend together. I don't know how long my daughter will stay up... I told her everyone needs to take a nap today for the big party. She was cool with that idea... time will tell if she actually does it!

Resolutions... anyone made any? This year I am only going to make 3. I still have to narrow them down, but too many is unreachable! I know one of them is to explore my new camera settings, and really get to know how to use it on settings other then Auto!

Have a wonderful, safe and healthy New Year everyone!!

2007-12-23T23:42:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I hope everyone can take the time to stop, and enjoy the moment this season. I know it is so easy to get all caught up in the hype and craziness of everything, I have to keep reminding myself to just enjoy what is going on.

I can't believe how fast this past year has gone. Before you know it, summer will be here :)

Happy Holidays to everyone!

First Snow of the Season

2007-12-10T22:45:00.001-05:00

Our first snow of the season. My daughter couldn't wait to get out there and play, and make snow angels. After coat... hat... mittens... boots.... mittens again :) she was all set. One snow angel later, she was done, as it was just "Too Cold!!"

Been a while...

2007-11-30T23:39:00.000-05:00

I have been a bad blogger lately :) However I really have been recovering from a car accident I was in. Just the paperwork alone is so timeconsuming! I am on the mend, not perfect, but getting there. I bring the car in next week (finally!) and it will be in the shop for the week or so getting fixed.

I haven't been in much of a mood to create anything, I am hoping that comes back soon! Although purchasing new items has not been a problem as of late :)

It's been a while...

2007-10-13T23:21:00.000-05:00

Haven't updated in a month! It is amazing how time flies... going back to work has really taken up a huge chunk of my time. The school admin decided to change some things, and that has put a kink in the teaching staff's time and how we have to do some day to day activities. You would think that since we are using these things every day, several times a day that the admin's would ask first before just throwing us in and saying... hey good luck, I know you will figure everything out.

The weather has finally turned seasonal... its been hot actually. People are still swimming at the beaches... crazy for October! Tomorrow I want to go to one of the local fall festivals. It should be nice.

I will never forget

2007-09-11T19:13:00.001-05:00

Today was a tough day for me, as well as thousands of other people. I still have nightmares once in a while of the tragedy that occurred only miles from where I am working. I will never ever forget where I was when I first heard the news, nor will I ever forget watching the burning smoke, rising into the air. I look out our windows at school, and think of all of the lives lost. It is still painful to think of it. I still wish I could have done more....

I knew it had to end...

2007-09-03T20:51:00.000-05:00

My summer vacation that is....

I am back to work tomorrow, with a day of meetings etc. No offense to any school admin out there, but these things are really boring!!

Classes start on Wed. Hopefully I will have good kids. This summer really flew by, it was a wonderful way to recharge my batteries.

It didn't help any that when I was putting my dd to bed tonight, she was extra cuddly and wanted to snuggle. It is going to be hard to leave her when I go off to work. Just another reason to keep checking my watch as the meetings drone on... see how long till I pick her up!

Fall is almost here!

2007-08-28T20:16:00.001-05:00

My newest creation. I cut flowers with my Cricut, and added some buttons. This came out so cute, it is much nicer in person. I can imagine these as centerpieces (a few grouped together) or even place holders- a smaller version for that I suppose. All in all it was pretty easy, and relatively quick to make. I am making these as fall gifts, and have one planned for me with my favorite papers :)

Bouncing Fun!!

2007-08-24T23:02:00.001-05:00

We have a bounce house for my daughter. Last year she walked in and right out again, but this year she loves it. She runs full force at the sides, and rebounds off. I cringe when I see her doing this, expecting to hear crying, but all I hear are giggles!

This photo is one of those crazy rebounds, and her falling down, another favorite past time :)

Such pure joy at the simple things... what a wonderful way to live.

Vices....

2007-08-21T09:47:00.000-05:00

I have discovered 2 new things recently... the first is actually good for you :)

They are Vita Muffins and Vita Tops.

Vita Muffins
Not only are these little muffins good for you, they are good to eat too. I was skeptical at first, I have tried so many health foods that are yuccky, but these are actually delicious.

Now my second vice... ETSY
It is a store front for people that make handmade items. I have bought several items off there, and love browsing the site. Some people are so creative!! If you have a moment, take a look, it really is cool to see everything they have to offer. I love to support someone too, it is a good feeling to know that you are supporting an individual rather then a big company :)

ETSY

Well, I am off to order some muffins, and look at some art :)

Art Challenge

2007-08-16T10:01:00.001-05:00

This week's Emily challenge... Quiet

I used embellishments from the Heidi Swapp kit I just got. I don't use the deco tapes, so I made myself use them here :)

Quiet time, something I don't think most people get enough of. I usually have my quiet time while driving home from work. Sometimes I open up the windows, listen to the birds, other cars, the wind... it is a nice change of pace, and allows my brain to think of what ever.

At night my quiet time is when everyone is in bed. Although I can't stay awake myself most nights, I find it is when I get to scrapbook, or just sit and visit my favorite websites, etc.

I've been tagged

2007-08-11T21:07:00.001-05:00

By Mimi :)

So here are the rules:
1. Post these rules
2. Each person must post 8 random facts about themselves
3. 8 more people need to be tagged, and you have to leave a comment on their blog saying so :)

Ok, so... 8 interesting things...

1. My favorite holiday is Christmas, I just think everyone is in a happier (although rushed) mood.
2. My favorite movie growing up was Wizzard of Oz. I just loved that every time it came on TV. I would always imagine how exciting it would be to be Dorothy.
3. My favorite flavor is vanilla. Chocolate is a close second :)
4. I love walking on the shore. The smell of the salt air and sound of the waves is just so centering and calming for me. This is where I go when I need to recharge myself.
5. I am a germ-phobe :) I won't share food or drinks with anyone. When ever someone in the house is sick, I am always Lysol 'ing or clorox wiping everything!! I hate getting sick!
6. I wish I had a bigger house so I could decorate more.
7. I broke my big toe once when I was taking an x-ray of a draft horse. Just punishment hehe, actually he just leaned on me and stepped on my foot, kinda like he was bored!
8. I check my email, and visit the blogs (in the list to the right) several times a day :)

Ok, now for the hard part... 8 people to tag...

1. Alicia
2. Debborah
3. Edith
4. Thai
5. Penny
6. Brenda
7. Malin
8. Any one else that wants to play!!

2007-08-07T21:07:00.000-05:00

This is for Emily's art challenge. The theme this week was No Regrets...

I have alot of things I could have chosen for the theme... But decided to make it fun and lighthearted.
I have had my service for a little over two months, and can honestly say it is the best investment I have made in a long time! Anyone out there that is sitting on the fence or just considering it, GO FOR IT!!! It really is great just knowing that everything will get done at once, it is done right, and hey... I am not doing it! :)

Creature Comforts

2007-08-02T12:14:00.000-05:00

Ahhh my sleepy cat Hope. She is the Princess of the Pets at our house. Hope was a stray that really wouldn't leave us, till I finally took her in. She actually was under the wheels of my car, and nothing would get her to leave... except a handful of food. That was it, she knew her meal ticket when she found it!! So, I brought her to the vet, vaccinated her, had her checked out etc. and we named her Hope.. as in this was her last Hope. She quickly settled in and made herself at home. She is the most snuggable cat ever. She is part Ragdoll, and that part I have to say is the dominate part! Ragdoll cats are named so, because they are just so docile they flop around like ragdolls. As you can see, Hope loves her creature comforts!! She decided to use the roll of towel paper as her own pillow one afternoon. What a life!!!

Art Challenge #30

2007-07-29T23:32:00.000-05:00

This weeks art challenge is Count Your Blessings.

The front of the card came out so sunny and fun. I will have to play with the watercolor paper and stamps some more.

I played around with the watercolors on the front of the card. I like the effect it gave. I used Color washes, and watercolor pencils. The back of the card, I used a new Technique Tuesday stamp, and Prima's along with Dew Drops. I had some of the drops hanging around for a while, never really used them. I am finding myself putting them all over now :)

This Blessing List isn't all inclusive, I just started with my most important and worked down from there. It does sum it up nicely though :)

Next week, I may try something with transparancies... we will see

Perfection

2007-07-25T21:54:00.000-05:00

Here is my second week of Emily Falconbridge's art challenge.

This week was What is Perfection to you?

I could have done so many themes here... a perfect summer day, a balanced checkbook :) , a flower in bloom... I chose my dd. She is my perfection, she is quick to smile, always exploring and learning, always has a hug and kiss for me, how much better can it get!!!

Art Challenge

2007-07-17T19:44:00.000-05:00

This is my first Emily Falconbridge Challenge. I am just jumping in at this point, and will catch up when her challenge is over.

The challenge of the week was what is your Goal for the week...
I had 2 goals, a personal one, to call my friend, and an art goal, to get one more layout done, and put away. This was a nice break from the traditional layouts, and I can see how this will let me grow and experiment with different techniques. I think I will punch a hole in these and bind with a ring, or maybe I will bind them into a little book... I will have to see as I go on.

I laced the ric rack through some holes, and threaded the charm on it, I then tied a lose knot. I think that came out cute!!

Playing at the Farm

2007-07-14T15:11:00.000-05:00

We went to the Farm a few days ago, and my daughter loved every second of it. When we took a break for lunch, she was climbing all over the rides. She did not want to actually have them move, she was just thrilled to sit, play with the wheels, buttons and look at the lights.

We spent a good part of the day there, and she was exhausted when we got home!

On the lookout...

2007-07-09T12:58:00.000-05:00

I am on the lookout for a new container/vase to house some of my frequently used scrap stuff... rulers, pens, etc. I saw this really cool egyptian alabaster vase, but it is a little small. When I get a bigger scrap area, that is how I want to decorate it, with all sorts of interesting containers:)

The talented women at Ilove2create go thrift shopping. I have never been, but think I might start... who knows, I might find my perfect container :)

It is "mad" hot as my students would say. Too hot to do any real work ;) great excuse!!!

Swimming

2007-07-05T18:53:00.000-05:00

This was a scraplift from the Elsie book. It definately took me out of my comfort zone, and I had a blast making it. I think it came out so cute.

The paint is a little hard to see, but it is red cs, and watermellon paint (Ranger daubbers) .

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Speaking of comfort zones, I was in a little bit of a funk last night, even when I woke up this morning. I sat down to work on this page, with some music on, and poof, a good song came on and all my funk'ness disappeared. It is amazing what a good song will do for your spirit!
The song... John Mellencamp's Cherry Bomb. If I can figure out how to get music on here, I will post it :)

Reconnecting...

2007-06-29T15:52:00.001-05:00

Don't you just love it when you get to re-connect with an old friend. I was fortunate to be able to do that this afternoon. It brought back wonderful memories, and we had a nice chat. It is great how with some people, you can just pick up and start talking with again... I guess those are the best of friends :)
I hope we don't lose touch again...

2007-06-14T21:32:00.000-05:00

I've been tagged!!

Here are the rules...

These are the rules.... each player starts with 7 random fact about themselves on their Blog. People who are tagged need to blog 7 facts about themselves and post the rules as well. At the end of the blog list 7 people you are tagging. Let them know that they are tagged by leaving them a comment.

1. I LOVE to play online games. In particular MMORPGS. (online role playing games)
I've been playing for close to 10 years now... but am taking a break for a bit now :)

2. I can't stand roses. They remind me of funerals... :(

3. I love rain, gentle spring or summer showers are one of my favorite things.

4. I am thinking of getting a tattoo (shhh don't tell my mom hehehe)

5. I go to the beach to recharge my batteries... not to sunbathe, I burn!! I just love to walk along the shore.

6. I sleep with my window open most nights... I love fresh air :)

7. I am allergic to ice cream :(

The 7 people that I tag are...
Amy
Deborrah
Alicia
Melanie
Trish
Penny
Rachael

Mmmm what a hottie :)

2007-06-06T19:25:00.000-05:00

I have to admit... I am a huge Rob Thomas fan:)

My all time absolute favorite (can you tell I like it?) song is All that I Am. I have included the lyrics... this song just gets me every time I hear it.

I am the one winged bird for flying
Sinking quickly to the ground
See your faith in me subsiding
See you prime for giving in
I give you all that I am

I am the sound of love's arriving
Echoed softly on the sand
Lay your head upon my shoulder
Lay your hand within my hand
I give you all that I am

And I breathe where you breathe
Let me stand where you stand
With all that I am

I am the white dove for a soldier
Ever marching as to war
I would give my life to save you
I stand guarding at your door
I give you all that I am

I am the one winged bird for flying
Sinking quickly to the ground
I'm a blind man for a watchdog
I am prime for giving in
I'll show you all that I am

And I breathe so you breathe
Let me stand so you'll stand
With all that I am

Birthday Princess

2007-05-26T19:21:00.000-05:00

It's my daughter's 3rd birthday! She had a blast, all of her cousins came over, and she was running around after all of them. The birthday theme was Thomas the Train, she has fallen in love with them lately. Here she is intently studying one of the new trains she received as a gift.

We were lucky, it was beautiful weather, hot, but beautiful. After dinner, we dragged the sprinklers out and the little kids jumped right in. I was tempted to join them.

First Pet

2007-05-12T22:05:00.000-05:00

Here he is... Nemo!

I bought the adorable tank for a CF charity event, and my daughter and I went Nemo shopping. She was so cute, looking at all the different fish types. She was drawn to the goldfish, and immediatly pointed out this particular one and claimed it as hers. On the ride home, we were talking about it, and I asked her what his name is... NEMO she proudly proclaimed.

She was so excited to help me set up the tank, and when all was said and done, must have checked on Nemo a hundred times. We had the fastest dinner on record, and then she had to check on him again several times.

I hope Nemo has a full life.... ;)

Bubble Fun

2007-05-05T22:38:00.000-05:00

My daughter loves bubbles!! I bought her this bubble blower in the dollar store, and she can't put it down! This is by far my best dollar store find!

I tried to keep with the round feeling of the bubbles, I love how the raindrops came out. They really add that perfect little extra!

2007-05-05T12:24:00.000-05:00

Happy Scrapbooking Day!!!

This is always a fun day, I get to watch and learn new techniques, and do some shopping!! What scrapper doesn't love to shop hehe:) Right now I am working on a travel journal for my folks when they go on their cruise. I have to say its hard for me to scrap without any pictures, but challenging me at the same time. I am pretty much sticking with the Basic Grey lines, and it is coming out very cute. When it is all finished, I will post a few shots of it.

Something else to keep me busy...

2007-04-22T17:09:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I got the Hershners catalog in the mail... well I always flip through it, and latch hooks caught my eye. I haven't done them in ages. I always loved to do them, nothing stressful, and they always came out great. The one that took my eye was a pretty oriental rug. It is pretty big, 28"X51", and the canvas isnt preprinted, so it should keep me busy for a bit:) I look it as my summer project. It should be arriving soon, when it does I will post a picture of it. Of course my progress too :)

The weather is just unbelievable this past weekend!! It was in the 70 both days, this is my favorite time of year!!

Spunky!

2007-04-06T18:51:00.000-05:00

Spunky!

This is my latest creation. I was in a purple mood, and my daughter's shirt happened to be lilac. It is funny, I don't think I have ever done a LO in purple before. My daughter decided to pick up a bag, and use it as an impromptu hat. She is just so funny sometimes!

I used the new MM transparancy book, (Cherish) over the top photo (it has photo corners), for the defination/title, and the 2 small tags. These are just the coolest things!

One of the things I want to work on is to use more then one piece of patterned paper per layout. I am going to try to do this for at least half the new lo I do this month.. we will see!!

Spring is here!

2007-03-25T09:50:00.000-05:00

That's it, I have officially declared it, SPRING is here to STAY!

Finally the weather has warmed up to where we can keep the windows open for a good portion of the day. The three of us went out for a couple of walks yesterday, and my daughter loved it. As a matter of fact, she is the one that wanted to go out on the second :)

As far as scrapbooking goes, I haven't done a page in a while, no inspiration, no desire... no mojo! I am hoping that with the warmer weather, and more sunlight, I will get back into the scrapping groove. No mojo however has not stopped me from buying things hehe. My local ACMoore got some new stuff (must have been from CHA). One of the cool things was this swatch book of transparencies from MM. They fit right over a 4x6 photo, and have some cool graphics or words printed on them. I got the Travel one, as I am going to make a travel journal for my parents. They are going on a nice cruise this summer, so this will fit well!

Off to open some more windows!!

Old Man Winter...

2007-03-17T15:52:00.000-05:00

This is what we woke up to. We had a small snow/ice storm, that hopefully will be the last of the season. Everything is just so beautiful when it is like this... everything shimmers and sparkles.

While I was out taking these pictures, all I could hear was the crackle of the ice falling off the trees, power lines, etc. It kind of added to the feeling of the ice... everything was crisp, frozen and crackly!!

I am really hoping that we warm up soon, even though its been a mild winter, it has been a long one!!

What a crazy week!!

2007-03-15T17:51:00.000-05:00

This week has been nuts. I haven't had time for anything really, and certainally no scrapping time. I am hoping to get some scrapping in this weekend. We are supposed to get another 7 inches of snow tomorrow... maybe I will be off from work and can scrap the day away hehe!

Toto I don't think we are in Kansas anymore...

2007-03-05T22:06:00.000-05:00

Ohhh baby... its cold outside!! The wind here is really kicking up, and tomorrow its not supposed to get above 20 F or so. With the wind chill... well below 0 all day. What I need is a good book, a warm blanket, and a steamy mug of hot chocolate.....

Working on a few more LO... so hopefully will have them up soon.

I am taking 2 classes through Big Picture Scrapbooking... one is a journaling class. The idea is to get more comfortable, and to give some tips on journaling. One thing I have learned allready is to write a quick entry on scrap paper before you start on the Layout. It will be like a first draft. I am going to give that a try for the next few of my LO.

I always left the journaling till the very end... kinda had to fit it in... and make it work. This should be interesting. It sounds like a good way to help focus on the topic :)

2007-02-26T21:48:00.000-05:00

First day back at work after vacation... and man am I tired hehe:)

I bought this adorable book kit from 7 gypsies. I have only been assebling it in small stages, but it is a breeze to do, and is coming out really cute. I had to stop... I need to find a needle big enough for waxy flax. I am going to have to go find my sewing box hehe. :)

Busy week

2007-02-24T08:23:00.000-05:00

I really had the scrapper bug this week. I completed 5 Christmas Layouts. This is my favorite, and was a snap to finish. The paper and chipboard are from Basic Grey, the photo corners are from Jolee's, the rubon is from Senic Route.

I covered the chipboard in black cs, then generously applied a liquid glue on it. I then sprinkled German Glass Glitter on it, and let it dry for a few hours. It really added a nice elegant touch. I wanted the photo to be the main attractor, and the page just needed something else, and this fit nicely.

Uh no... its that time...

2007-02-21T13:25:00.000-05:00

This week, my dh and I have decided to start the dreaded... potty training. It is going... ok. If I say it enough, I might start to believe it :)
Actually not too many accidents, but I don't know if she fully gets the idea. Last night, as she just finished having another accident, she stands there, saying Oh no, and looks to us. I said being wet is yuccky, do you like to be wet. In that sweet voice, she replied "yeah". I think we are in for a long road!!

A day at the Farm

2007-02-20T19:29:00.000-05:00

This was our first visit to the farm, last October. I didn't know what to expect, but my daughter jumped right in and had a blast! She had the best time feeding the goats, and when we ran out of food, she started to pick up the feed on the floor and gave it to the closest goat!

A first time for everything...

2007-02-20T19:05:00.000-05:00

including blogging! I am a scrapbooker, and the nice ladies over at The Scrapbooking Society
got me thinking of starting a blog. Well, here I am :)

I seem to have "image publishing issues" and hope to get that all sorted out soon. I don't have much free time (who does these days... ) and what free time I do have I am either scrapping, playing MMORPG's (online games, everquest 2, etc) or just surfing the web.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Dream a little.....

Fall

It is that time again!

More Disney

Our Disney Trip

July 25

Summer!!!

Perfect Day

Picture day!!

I *heart* blue

Happy Solstice

Photoshop

New Photoshop Header

Photoshop quick and easy!

Blizzard in NE over weekend

25th of the month

Photoshop again

I am an Aunt today!

Spring is peeking out

More Photoshop Elements

Fooling around in Photoshop Elements

Laundry Gremlins

One cranky kid....

A little obsessed....

The initial stages of looking for a house...

Sick, Sick, Sick...

"I'm Not touching, my hands are looking"

Look at me!

Holiday Card

New Year...

Happy New Year!

First Snow of the Season

Been a while...

It's been a while...

I will never forget

I knew it had to end...

Fall is almost here!

Bouncing Fun!!

Vices....

Art Challenge

I've been tagged

Creature Comforts

Art Challenge #30

Perfection

Art Challenge

Playing at the Farm

On the lookout...

Swimming

Reconnecting...

Mmmm what a hottie :)

Birthday Princess

First Pet

Bubble Fun

Something else to keep me busy...

Spunky!

Spring is here!

Old Man Winter...

What a crazy week!!

Toto I don't think we are in Kansas anymore...

Busy week

Uh no... its that time...

A day at the Farm

A first time for everything...

I heart blue