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Wednesday Already?

This week seems to be in hyper drive... When browsing through photos to blog today this card caught my eye. The words, lots and lots of them over and over... It must have been inspired by the way things run through my mind.

Today feels a little like a skipping record. Work, shower, clean, love kids, procrastinate, procrastinate, procrastinate, procrastinate. Of course it would help if I got off the computer. I've been getting lost to often in linky world.

You know I watched an episode of I Love Lucy the other day... man what a life. Simple I tell you... a one room apartment, house wife, no cell phone, no computer. OK I know it is TV, but still, imagine your life with the above arrangement. And GASP! We'd still be alive...Of course without the internet i'd probably not know any of you and I would miss that. Just sayin' that we create so much of our own chaos. Must work on that.

Hope you have a great day and enjoy the card inspiration.

Smiles!

Seeing Things Again

 
Looked out my window the other day and saw this sign in my yard. It's been there a long long time. Like since the girls were little. But you know how sometimes something that has been around a long time just starts to blend in to the background and you don't notice it as often. But when you do notice it you are flooded with thoughts of how special it is.

This week has been full of those experiences. Just doing ordinary stuff. Fully being aware of nurturing a family and raising good daughters.

So here's to taking in the constants in our lives and recognizing them.

Enjoy your day!

Picture of the week

This week i'm pulling on my boots for a busy work week. Deadlines, meetings, orders, and kits and getting ready for my big sale (online on friday). The good news is i'm wrapping it up by Friday so I can celebrate my birthday. And I must see a sunset at the beach this week!

See you tomorrow for card give away day!

Freshen the nest

Trying to freshen up the nest around here. Things have gotten so stale, old, stagnant, predictable. I got some new leaf green accessories for my table, moved some bowls around and added some fresh cut flowers.

Having that feeling about alot of different aspects of my life right now. Feeling some shifting happening. Need to set the sails and get ready to catch the wind when it comes up. Maybe even make some wind.

 
Card give away day tomorrow... hope you'll stop by.

Finally Back to Blogging

Sorry that i've been neglecting my blogging. Technology just isn't so dependable on the road.

I've looked at these pictures about 10 time thinking about all the awesome antiques we saw in down town Charlotte. Some of them I wanted really really bad, and some of them I could just appreciate. Sensibility took over when I realized that I would have to ship this home or seriously pay off the baggage person at the airport. Didn't bring one thing home.

Above... I came closest to buying these blue mason jars, the color just made me smile! Signs on a fence at our lunch spot (which was delicious and at least 3000 calories). A cradle, so sweet... but I would need another baby to make it practical (and thats not happening). I could do oh so many things with this cubby.

Above... This building was to die for, had the most awesome light near the windows. I didn't think I could go another day without this rolling cookie cutter, but it turns out i'm fine without it. Hubby was into the signs and coke machines, whoops duplicate picture :). Loving old bottles, wouldn't you know today I have the perfect idea for them (a day late as usual).

 

Cool Cool muffin tins. Snack set loved it.  Amazing windows in the building. Shot of the exterior, it was an old textile mill. Can't get enough of these old milk bottles.

More to come of the trip... but I've got to go get some hugs. We are an only child house for one more night. Niguel comes home from camp tomorrow.
 
 

All is well in NC

First let me share the one and only picture that I took on my camera at this whole event. For some reason we only used Stephs camera... will share those when she emails them to me.

So here it is... They have the most fantastic soap in NC... It reminds you to... well read it!

The whole event has been super awesome and my head is exploding with creative ideas. I can't wait to get home and pull out the sketch book and get to work in the craft room. Its hard being away from my supplies when I am feeling so inspired.

Steph left this morning... pretty sure she is in Texas by now and praying that she doesn't get stuck there.

Hubby has been stuck in Texas for I think like 20 hours (for reals). He finally got off the ground this morning and should be touching down here in NC as I type this. I'll be so happy to see him... He told me last night he was considering turning around and going home. Aaaarrrrgggg. Rough start to our vacation.

Antiquing tomorrow in downtown Charlotte! YEAH...
 

Monday Again

It really doesn't make any sense to post about how busy I am and how I want to have something really awesome to blog about. Because aren't we all busy?

2 days till I fly on out of here! 

Yesterday we had a really awesome Mothers Day. The girls decorated my cupcake stand with kleenex, and buttons and ribbon and put their cards on the stand. It was adorable.

Kylah wrote me the sweetest poem. She switched back and forth between 2nd and 3rd person (I think thats what it was, but I probably need to brush up). It was a little hard to follow but I loved it even more because it showed me she's not to grown up. I cherish these little words she writes because they don't always come out of her mouth so sweet and sugary.

Niguel made me a card with a mobile inside. Each hanger had a reason why she loved me. So her... perfectly executed and well written. It melted my heart.

I was crying before I opened the first envelope...

A great day... everyone helped with kits, got a great mexican food lunch and steak dinner, plenty of love, even got to hold hands. Niguel has a strict hand holding policy; Mothers Day, My Birthday and when were alone inside our house.

Feel so blessed that I am a Mom to two super awesome girls! Hope your weekend was a good one!

Lots of blogging planned for the later part of this week. I'm packing camera and laptop so I can post pictures from the road!

It's only Monday?

It's going to be a wild a crazy ride this week. I have no idea what to tell you to expect from my blogging. But I will tell you that I've decided to blog each day and share with you all the crazy, stressful, hair pulling moments and wonderful moments that happen all along the way. I have a to do list that is still longer than any human could (well at least this human) could accomplish.

Coping: No two ways about it Next Wednesday I will be on a plane jetting off to North Carolina. And i've come to a place that i've just accepted that whatever is done is done and what ever is not my Mom will do for me. Right Mom? So if I don't get to my second by second play book that I usually leave for her when I leave town everything will be just fine. I'm pretty sure that she throws it in a drawer somewhere the second I walk out the door anyway. Right Mom? I mean she raised me and I never even got arrested or anything. I will be fine, hubby will be fine, my mom will make sure the girls are fine, and my mom... well she'll be tired. But she's retired so she can sleep anytime.

Getting Creative:I have ALOT of kits to still work on for the classes at Inspired. But here is a little fun you can follow along with. Something i've been wanting to work on for a long long time but just haven't. I have to make a baby book. An entire baby album... by Sunday... 6 days... 24 pages! There is no "I'll owe you this one in a month or so" because this album is getting hand carried all the way to Ukraine by my Aunt for my Cousins new baby due in a few weeks. So if you have a baby gift  album to make or want to make one please join me and i'll share with you how i'm doing it.

Saturday I bought an album and yesterday afternoon I came up with a color scheme and cut down the paper to 8.5X11 (the size I chose for this album).

If you want to join in go grab an album and a pick color scheme. Trust me when I say pick a color scheme. You'll be SOOOO much happier with the results. If you cut down your paper save the extra pieces for tomorrows step.

Funny Stuff: Today Kylah came in the bathroom while I was showering, I had soap all over my face (she has fantastic timing). And she yells (because she is 10 and has no volume control). "Mom, my eyes turned all yellow" I hadn'tlaid eyes on her yet this morning... so I reply "Your eyes are yellow? The whites of your eyes?... "Yep, they're all yellow" and she runs out of the room. My first thought was of this girl I knew in my 20's who came to work with hepatitis. "OMG, how would she get hepatitis, I don't evenknow how you get hepatitis"... so I rinse, nowhere near what I needed to do in the shower and jump out. Wrap my towel around me and rush in to the bathroom to find her looking at her eyes in the mirror. "Oh mom look they turned yellow last night, they're so pretty"... "kylah I asked you if the whites of your eyes were yellow"... "No you didn't" ... "Yes I did and they are as white as ever and your eyes are still green"... "No they're NOT!!!"... "And i'm not EATING another TURKEY sandwich for lunch EITHER!!!" ... Is she crazy? I'll let you be the judge :)

As a new week begins

My to do list is longer than the day is long. As i'm sure yours is too! I'm trying to stay on task so that I don't get right down to the wire before I head off to North Carolina.

 
1)Lots and lots of ribbon for kits 2) A stack of stuff on my desk to attend to 3) Played with the new Sizzix e cutter this weekend 4) More kit goodies

I developed a very sophisticated way of organizing my to do list this week. I categorized each thing into a time period.

Things to do in the wee hours of the morning when I need to be quiet.

Things I can do in the car while waiting in the pick up line at school.

Things I can do when we settle in for a little TV time in the evenings

Things everyone can pitch in and do

and my favorite... things little girlies can do when they are fighting or tell me they are bored. (you should see how quick they try to slip by my craft room without being seen) 

The plan is to utilize every second so there's still lots of time for having fun! See you tomorrow for card giveaway day. Have a good one!

Monday - CHA - Melody Ross

Good Monday morning everyone. Hope your weekend was a wonderful one.

For me it was just perfect, the sun was shining. I didn't have any work I "had to do" so even though  I did do a little bit of work it was really relaxing and fun.

We took the girls to Omars exotic birds. It is a great place where you can hold the parrots and they are all so friendly. They beg to hop on your arm and be pet.

We went to the new Rio Cafe in our area.  Super yummy, I recommend the BBQ pork salad if you are going to try it. 

Today I am heading off to CHA, one of my favorite days of the year. The day when all the latest and greatest paper crafting products are debuted. Its such an amazing energy  when the industry comes together. And its a time to see lots of friends that live out of the area. 

But all that said the highlight of my weekend was hearing Melody Ross speak last night. You can read her blog Here. If you haven't already read it I would recommend scrolling through and reading her 10 miracles. Absolutely some of the best writing i've read in a long time. Her message was so special and reminded me of so many simple things. I can't begin to tell you her "story" of how she lost her perfect "dream life" and how she endured a five year struggle to recover and how she is happier now then ever before. You really must read it from her.  

Ok thats it... I didn't finish any projects so just some highlights today. Working on some birthday scrapbook pages. Off to CHA.... Smiles