New Year's Goofballs

I get my camera card and K told me that she had taken some photos...the best was of mom sleeping with her mask on (she has sleep apnea) and a PACKER hat on her head..if I post it here I am starting a whole thing with our blogs and her posting icky pics of me..but don't worry - I'll scrap it soon ;) So I have to say it's all Bonni's fault..she has gotten the kids started on this crazy face...which the kids do NOT know what she says when she does this..but it's their rocker face. Even Anna will do it! Kevin is now picking it up and I hear Dodohead all the time :) Not to mention serious requests for cheetos and pepsis in the am. I wonder who, oh who could have taught them that BONNI :) So on NYE I was in bed...I would have *still* been asleep had my darling brother Tom and his gf Nicole hadn't called me..thanks guys...they wanted to tell me that the party we were supposed to go to w/them (they lost me after I realized there were no CHAIRS) was lame and we were lucky and saved ourselves $85 a ticket LOL I found out later that while it was free alcohol (and I don't

even drink really) it was a 2 hour wait in line or some such thing to even get any drinks...that sounds like fun- NOT. I guess I truly am a homebody. :) I went to bed with Anna at about 9pm and stayed there...whoo hoo happy new year ;)

But look at those three...(and Anna who isn't pictured) they are all mine...I am not sure if you are feeling sorry for me or saying how lucky I am. I think I am pretty lucky....my number one thing on my list of traits of who I wanted to marry when I was 15? Was HUMOR and believe me....we've got it in spades in this house. Thanks guys for making the last 12 years the best of my life and always for being there with some kind of humorous response..they've taught me to not take myself or life too seriously and to always laugh. Love that blue tongue babe...gotta wonder what in the WORLD he was eating :) LOL May I also stop and tell you all that the first time he got this hat at a game (his defense was that it was cold or something and he needed it for protection against frost bite :snort:) he came in that night while I was sleeping and jumped out at me...he wasn't so funny that night! LOL

But the image of him GROOMING the hat and combing it on NYE Morning was just plain hilarious. Gotta love them all!

Scrapping again and blog challenge

It's been a while since i've scrapped and I got to do a few pages before new years and a bunch after.

I have to say it's super nice to have a dedicated scrap area that is staying clean and is in bright light! (when the sun shines that is ;)

I highly recommend doing shelves like I did for a desk..it forces me to put things away to keep anna out of it and keeps my room clean.

The layout at left was using our Tribal Council kit..which I personally disliked....I don't know why but it never spoke to me like some of our other kits...but when I pulled it out I did a record 3-4 layouts with it..not bad for a sad little kit I didn't like :) And I have to thank my wonderfully, talented DT for giving me the push and inspiration I needed. With their sketches and wonderful takes on our kits it was impossible not to fall in love with this kit. Remember that when doing your layouts....and using our kits...we offer a great many resources to you for scrapping!

So Annette has posted our first blog challenge on our message board (they are in Gotta Chat- so come on in and take part!):
Q: What do you want to accomplish for YOURSELF this year? What are you goals or dreams? What are you most looking forward to? Give us a prediction of how you see your life going in 2007

Hmm....I want to lose weight and be healthier....I want to see SA succeed. I want to get Anna comfortable in Preschool without thinking I am going to disappear! For me...I'd love to get a bit smaller so I am not snoring or have bone spurs or back issues. :) I predict you'll see a thinner, happier me at the end of the year. At least I sure hope so! I am looking forward most? To my vacation with my family this summer...and to CHA and the SA crop....Bonni is coming in for a week and I can't believe my best friend will be here and we'll be hanging out together scrapping (well maybe ONE layout in all those days) and just chilling! I also am looking forward to CHA Winter...not the plane trip cause I am a wuss like you wouldn't believe but because Mom and I are going to go shopping and do girl things for 1-2 days extra that we are there...San Diego here I come! :)

I hope that we'll all stay close my family---with losing Dad I realize how important my family- my whole family is. I think I've finally come to terms with Dad and his smoking and "issues" and know that I love him all the same.

That's my goals for this year!

Testing

Sorry just a quick test as I switched to the new blogger version...I never went during beta so this is new for me! I think it will be nice...glad I switched!

okay it's official...the new version is MUCH faster..be on the lookout for tons of photos to annoy you again. The one of me and Anna is priceless...Mikey took it...and I had asked anna if she was smiling and she said YES LOL OMG her face just kills me....mind you the cute one of the three was halfway through 105 of them!

So these were my xmas morning pics and I didn't take any all xmas day.. Hope my brother sends me the link and uploads his for me soon! I wanna scrap them!

And finally a new layout I did recently! :) Using our recent We Gather Together SDJ using the beautiful Thankful? KI Papers :) This was one of the DT's sketches...someone claim it please...it's beautiful!!!!!

Thanks for looking girls..more from me in 07!

Now get your blogs updated!!!!!! LOL

Happy new year!

so I was gonna go post on our message board that I was all caught up on blogs and tattle on who owed updates and figured I'd cover my ample behind before I did! ;)

A brief update on our december: Snowstorm in Nov or Dec....scrapped some, packed orders, worked, made cookies, wrapped gifts....celebrated Xmas eve at mom's house and then xmas day here. It was fun and I am glad at the same time 2006 is over with! We went to Holiday Magic at the zoo...wicked cool..I'll *try* and get some photos up from there...and then tried for the field museum..drove 50 min one way to find out it was jammed packed......so we skipped that....

On NYE we stayed in...we contemplated heading to a downtown hotel with Tom and Nic to celebrate but they called us at midnight last night to say it was lame. So we are glad we saved the $85 a ticket ;)

I'm hoping to update this blog more in 2007. I will say that I did scrap today...scrapped 2 layouts in 2006 at my mom's this past week. And today alone I did about 4 layouts or so. Using a kit I HATED and now love the layouts...doesn't that always happen? And yes it's a scrapaddict kit...is there *any* other out there?

I am heading to CHA Winter in a few short weeks...I can't wait for the sunshine and girl time with my Mom..we realize this is the first girl's only trip we've taken ALONE together in ages....Plan on lots of goofy photos, etc

We are hoping to do the show in ONE day only (Julie and Liz are helping us- sure you want to brave it still? :wink:) and Cathy and Peggy (Mom's friends) will be tagging along if possible! I always have a lot of fun with C and P..and am so glad they were willing to put us up! Mom is making us meals so I'm thinking steak maybe? LOL

I have a funny pic of mom from NYE that the kids took if I can get it off the camera card too!

Wishing you all a prosperous and happy NEW year!

Hugs
Fee With my mom- look at her new RED hair!

Happy 50th MOM! (for those that know my other mom- this is my S'mom!)