30 days in pictures.

Not sure if you’ve seen the 30 days in pictures thing going around. Some of my younger FB friends are doing it, they are also photo junkies. But it’s a great idea to get conversation going, and so I’m going to do it there and here.

Enough said. Here is day one…

“A PICTURE OF YOU AND 10 FACTS”

1. I am 5' 1/2"
2. My favorite color is Purple, but pink and turquoise are up there.
3. In my art room I have at LEAST 19 pairs of scissors.
3. I have two boxers. Both brindle, Maggie turning 8 next month. Sophie is 6.
4. I have two cats. Jordan, just 8 and Chloe who is 7.
5. Socially I enjoy staying IN. Too many social events in one week stress me out.
6. I've owned 12 different types of pets. Only 4 of those 12 being mammals.
7. The longest running job I've held is being a Independent Demonstrator for Stampin' Up! (rubber stamp and scrapbook company) for 6 years. Second longest job is being a Stay At Home Mom.
8. I drink Starbucks daily. But not from the store. I brew it here at home.
9. I've been married going on 10 years June 16th. ♥
10. Having children is the coolest thing. I have my own people.

Feisty

Absolute Rambling. Enjoy wankers!

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Color Renovation

I completly blame the company I demonstrate for, I have been trapped in my art room. Why you ask? What could possible be SUCH a big deal that I go hide in my art room till 2 am for 2 days?!?

"Color Renovation" is what they are calling it.

Well maybe a bit of what I do will help you understand. I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator (I do classes in my home, or workshops at your home (think Pampered Chef) for a company that sells Rubber Stamps, Scrapbooking papers, supplies, accessories, die cutting system and dies.

I have been doing this for 5 1/2 years now, and love every minute of it. And when I was with the company for just a few months they took away 12 of their colors, and gave us 12 new ones (colors like Mint, and Mauve left, giving us Pumpkin Pie and Pixie Pink)

But now they are doing it again. BUT WAY BIGGER. SO big that we are going from 61 colors, to... 45.

That is HUGE.

As soon as I got the list, and had to wait ALL day for the kids to go to bed. I went straight to my art room, I had to reorganize and pull all the retiring colors, to make room for the 5 new colors, and find the 6 returning In Colors from previous years.

I had to pull, sort, and rearrange my...

Cardstock
Ink pads (both classic and craft)
Water Color Crayons
Markers

I still have to fix all my sponges (I have 1/4 wedges marked for each color) and my daubers (again OCD on marking for each color)

So this has caused me to completly rerarrange my art room. It is a mess, but a good one. Some people are planning on leaving the company for this big drastic change.

I find it refreshing and almost like getting a face lift on the old colors. Stampin' Up! prides itself on change and embracing the good it does for us as a company. So if you miss me so, be sure to tell SU! that they have driven an OCD girl like me insane!!

I know I don't usually do whole posts on my busniess, because this blog is more personal then anything, but this has definatly take over my life right now. Even Bagel was wondering why I was moving all my stuff around!!

And on a business note, if you are in any way shape or form interested in Stampin' Up! email me personally and I will give you my site info. Alright, enough business yadda yadda. Gots to go make this coffee buzz useful.

Miss me!

21 days of me.

So I was thinking. This whole new me thing. This whole Go Big or Go Home attitude I've got for the new year. It's not such a bad idea. Might sound funny the way I word it. But 21 days into this year, and I am pop free, 3 lbs lighter, shiny sink each night, NO laundry on the floor, pickin' up after myself, attempting to budget and not blow each paycheck to the last dime kinda girl.

And I like it.

Don't get me wrong, it's great to be all those things. For some of you that may be an everyday norm. But for me it was hard to do each of those things.

Pop, sure we don't have it around the house, but if I was out, or in the mood. I would have it. 5 or 6 times a week, so it's still a sacrafice. Now it's water, coffee and o.j.

3 pounds. Well I am grasping at my 3 pounds with glee. I am taking it S.L.O.W.L.Y. I eat healthy...er... I eat healthy for breakfast, and lunch, I may or may not eat good at dinner, now I'm not sayin' a whole box of mac & cheese, that is SO 2009, more of small bowl of mac & cheese to humor me. Still 3 pounds and I'm still in the mental mindset to do this is awesome for me.

Shiny sink? Just ask the Flylady about that. She says she is proud of me and how I fly. She would be happy to know I have my dishes done, my coffee made with the timer set, table cleared so I can start my day shiny and new.

Laundry. Well if you read here at least once a week it seems I bitch about laundry. I loathe it. I get it, thought, it needs to be done. I am realizing that even with the 18 bags from just Spaghetti and I alone, not counting the 12 bags from Bagel, or 3 from Weaky, we still have a SHITload of clothes! BUT the rule is NO clothes on the floors! In baskets. Dirty or clean. I am getting better at doing laundry more often, (like everyday) because Flylady says if you don't it causes C.H.A.O.S. (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome)

El budgeto. Well I am better, we have $51.95 in savings. And that may be too much info, but lets face it I'm all about to much info and on that note that is $51.00 dollars more then we had last year. I try to keep SOME money in the account, paying bills, BUDGETING groceries, and gas, and attempting to keep a bit o' bucks around for a freezing rain day.

Right. So, so far 2010 has been doing well. And I'm proud of me. So let's bring a few more things in. Like for one thing, a work out plan. Yep, Mamma needs to start crunching and sqatting this fat away, time to bring out the pretty Gaiam purple ball, my pretty purple yoga mat with squiggly design on it. And the fun purple (do you see a pattern?) yoga blocks my dad got me for Christmas. Oh and my grey (they didn't have purple) band. I LOVE the band! Even if it's some yoga in the morning, I need to get a move on! (speaking of, Spaghetti is finally on the same track as me, he is two days into his P90X work outs and diet again!)

I also am proud to say, I have 2 more recruits with me and my Stampin' Up! business!! Score for me! That equals 3 downlines. I love it! I want to teach them and help them work twards goals, even if it's just for the discount!

Speaking of SU! I was recently referred by my upline to a special program for business development. I will find out soon if I am accepted! I think it will be good for me to try to keep growing with this!

Am as proud of myself, for setting little goals and achieving them. I still have more, but don't we all? I still need to work on less fast food (I guess once a week isn't bad, but it's not good for the budget either!) I need to get my but to bed earlier then 11 pm, which means I need to make Spaghetti's food and iron his clothes before 10 pm!!

I also would like to throw in there more scrapbooking and sewing projects done! So how are you doing after 21 days?

Hit-n-Run, Elmo's Crotch, Dog dress Up, A birthday party, Snow Day, Chocolate covered children and my fat ass.

Ever since New Year's its been a bit crazy. New Years Day, I called Aerial my BFF at work and she anwered the phone crying. Some douche nozzle preformed a Hit and Run on her, blowing a light and driving her into a snow bank. She is ok, some minor whiplash, and just found out the car is not fixable. All that matters is my little red headed best friend is ok. So she needed to get a ride home, I didn't even hesitate to toss my monkey children in the car and drive an hour to "rescue her" as Bagel says.

So as a payback Aerial helped me out by entertaining my kids at the library so I could print out some Stampin' Up! neccessaries for a new recruit (go me!) She read to Bagel as Weaky proudly used his new word "El no" as he grabbed the poor guy by the crotch. (Spaghetti thinks Weaky is repeating me when I say "Hell No" all the time, and not Elmo. It could be worse. He could walk around with his toy truck calling it a "fuck" right?)

I got bored with the snow day, and dressed my dog up in a hoodie. I know they make hoodies for Boxers, but my Sophie seems to not like my hoodie idea. (she looks bad ass in it though)

January 7th was my sunshine of a baby sister's 29th birthday, we went to my parents house on Wednesday before the snow storm to celebrate. And I made this bad ass card and envelope. Love it!

We bought her some sports bra's and a Scrapbook your Wall kit. (she's not much of a scrapbooker, but its a wall cling, and everything is removable, so kinda more like wall art)

Here's the Queen and Frances on her birthday party night.

Miss Maggie May coming in from the snow. Boxers are sissies when it comes to extreem weather. Probably so when they are babied around the house!

My Mother-In-Law Mc and I took the kids to see Princess and the Frog, LOVED. IT. Bagel is in love with Tiana and Naveen now! Weaky did good for a 20 month old at the show, he made it half way staying in his seat, then him and I spent the other half in the side hall, but it was fine. We could see the movie, and he could walk around. Plus a bonus he wasn't loud at all. (don't give me that crazy look like I'm the bitch with the screaming kid. Not me!) Oh and he was COVERED in chocolate. I guess giving a little boy a bag of MnM's in a dark warm theatre was a bad idea? Cov.er.ed in chocolate and chocolate spit.

So that is my week. Oh and I just can't wait to weigh in on Sunday. NOT. Ugg, the one week Spaghetti is unmotivated to loose weight. Fucker.

So I restarted yesterday. Doing well. Eating good. Working out. Will post all the exciting details on Sunday.

Enough babbling, gatta go, need to pretend like I've been doing housework all day before Spaghetti gets home!! Bwahahaha!!

A shout out to SU!

Dear Stampin' Up!

I would just like to thank you for the publication of our Stampin' Success magazine that you send out to me each month. I just finished the December 2009 issue and it was just as wonderful as expected.

I must tell you I look forward to the end of each month, often getting my hopes up to see Stampin' Success in my mail box. When it arrives I am careful to corridianate my 3 year old daughter, and my 19 month old son's naps. Once I know they are asleep, I draw myself a warm bath, light a candle and soak with Stampin' Success in my hand, on the edge of my tub is my trusty water bottle, and a notepad and pen for quick notes and ideas.

Sounds surreal? As I am often telling other mom's whether they are a SAHM, or a working mom, we all get the same amount of hours in a day. What you chose to do with your 24 are up to you. I tell them you have to make the time. Sure there is always a HUGE load of laundry, or dishes, or cleaning to do. But in my life if I don't take an hour a day to just be me, what am I here for?

As I flip through the pages, well lets start with you covers! I mean the color choices, the projects, the ideas, the new product, and the revamping of old product alone could spark my creative self! I LOVE to read my little note from Shelli, the sneak peak pictures of what is to come in the index section, then you flip to see the art show project! Oh my! How can I hold back from bolting from my bath tub and streaking to my art room to start a creation? I just know there is more to come in the Stampin' Success, and this carefully scheduled nap time is set just for this December issue.

I love to see the Promotions page, I mean I was just on it last issue! How great to print my name for everyone to see how hard I worked! I am also thinking that after seeing the AWESOME ideas in the art contest winners section that I should be entering myself! Hello Build-A-Bear color match game? The simplicity in the two colors but the details for the Patisserie card!

Alright this takes us to the Live it Balance section. Where you feature stories from REAL demonstrators, from ALL different levels in the company, who are making sales, creating and hitting goals, and enjoying their craft all while making a living from it!

All right, after some great stories from other demonstrators, I get to the Artisan Awards section. Hello! Now let me tell you those of you reading this will notice their are NO pictures, well I would love to share the outstanding art work, but legaly I can't start copying and pasting so you will just have to sign up as a demonstrator under me (email me for details if your serious!) or you could just take my word that the challenge was taken and well achieved by these 10 winners! Not to mention the story to go with! I love to read about HOW a demonstrator, or any artist achieves their ending results!

Then there is a make it section this is where they feature a technique, I mean this one was the simple technique of masking. How old is that one? But I needed to be reminded to use it! Brilliant! Then the make it section features a scrapbooking section. This month was on creative journaling. LOVED. IT. I love to scrapbook and when I do, I JOURNAL! I mean I talk alot in real life, so I have LOTS to say about each picture, I have been hiding my journaling, like in the peek-a-boo journaling idea for months. A great way to create art, but still tell the story!

The Chinese New Year idea was great! I have a customer who is leaving soon to get their second child from China! How perfect to welcome her back to creating after a few months adjusting with a new addition with a Chinese New Year!

Clearly a winner? Do I need to say more?!? I have been in LOVE with wood stamps since I found them in St. Augustine Florida in a little stamp store while on vacation with my family as a child. My mom loved the hobby, and we quickly fell in love with the idea of creating cards, and projects! I thought the idea of clear stamps was genius but was wisely informed by Stampin' Up! that the product was not up to their standards. And with out being snobby, I must say that Stampin' Up! has standards on quality. They simply state that over the years the photopolymer (clear) stamps that are on the market today are not up to their standards.  The images lack crispness, and details. They are prone to discoloration and distortion, and they are apt to tear when they are repositioned.

AND so comes the best solution... clear mount stamps. Let me count the reasons I love this idea...
1. Clear blocks, I can see my project for placement of the image
2. Storage! The clear mount stamps will come in a DVD size box, with the full size image on the front of the case, and tiny images on the edge!
3. PRICE! Hello, these clear mount stamps are SO much cheaper then the wood mount ones.
4. I only need to buy one set of blocks and wala! Blocks for all my new stamps!

Now don't get me wrong. I still big puffy red heart my wood mount stamps. BUT this is the best ever! I mean the clear image of rubber stamps, the quality I love from Stampin' Up! AND with a clear block?
Best. ever.

Moving on. The share it section has tips, ideas and more sharing! There is the feature section that has amazing projects, that feature great idea's and with the demo it! logo on it, I know it would be great to show my customers!

There is a "smart purchasing" article that gives you tips on how to buy what you think will give back to your business. Instead of me buying only what I like, I try to buy what will appeall to a wide variety of people.

Also featured in the December issue is the details on Founder's Circle Retreat. This is a 4 day, 3 night retreat with Shelli herself. It is a trip to be earned, and I can only hope one day to earn this, but for now drooling over the details of the trip in the Stampin' Success will do!

Don't forget to end the feature section with a tip on CASEing. Stampin' Up! is a proud supporter in the idea of CASEing. Copy And Share Everything. Sure coming up with your own idea is great, but it takes ALOT of time from an artist point of view to create on your own. That is why we have wonderful things like the fan-freaking-tabulous Idea Book and Catalog, not only does this show you all of our great stamps, and accessories, one catalog holds over 300 different ideas! Our mini catalogs? More ideas! If your a demonstrator you get the Stampin' Success that I have been babbling on about and that has... MORE ideas! Our website? More ideas! My website? MORE IDEAS! (email me for the link to my site if you want!) I mean just getting a spark from one of these many ideas could cause you to create something that even your surprised that you could do!

And we come to an end with the FYI section telling you about upcoming contests, where to find supply lists for projects featured, idea's to do with your downline, or on your own, and the a'la card (a template for a card layout to inspire you!) Even the back cover has a great tip, sale or advice on it.

Phew. All this in one bath?! I can't wait for an evening with my family, but after the kids are off to bed, my husband will go to his t.v. room with the dogs, and I will go next door to my art room with my two cats to enjoy a night of creating, reading or just organizing my supplies!

Thanks again Stampin' Up! for all that you have given me to create!

MUAH!

Random.

Here is what is new...

As I am blogging, I am on iTunes, downloading Spaghetti's choices for his iTunes gift card he got from Frances for Christmas. (I spent my iTunes on "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" the movie)

I have been spending my every spare moment cleaning, staging and getting my art room ready for Stampin' Up!'s new Spring Summer Idea Book and Catalog. I still have to prep the make-n-take (free project for those who RSVP'd) and clean out my office (maybe. Depends on my time) I have the print-outs for any upcoming sales or promo's going on. I do still have to prep the Catalogs (I kinda pimp them out with pockets, chapstick, and post-its. Oh and order forms!)

I have also been on a Fling Boogie (per Flylady) I chose to do my kitchen. I cleaned out, and got rid of SO many pans, and dishes that I just DON'T USE!

I vacuumed Weaky's room and rearranged the furniture (I move furniture at least once a month) vacuumed my bedroom, and the loft. Bagel's room is a whole day in itself. Put away two loads of laundry. Spaghetti had to work the video store today, so add in ironing too.

Yeah, so that is what is new. Kinda over the snow. Spaghetti and I were counting about 5 months before we can officially get in the pool. Sigh... on a brighter note, I have seen some small amounts of dead grass appearing from under the snow.

Yes those are my options. Snow. or dead grass.

Pointless blog. But just a random update.

My big ideas for 2009

Happy New Years Eve! As I sit in my cluttered home on the eve of a new year, 2009 holds promise for a new me, and a new home plan for us here.





So here it is. The big list. The list of things I am going to do, or not do, in this fantabulous new year. A year of projects and goals set just for me. I am not going to set out goals or projects that I don't think I can reach. But these are more guide lines for a better life. Starting tomorrow.

Eat better. Shocker right? Who doesn't have this one on there list. (one year I had it to NOT eat good. Go against the flow, worked well. I now have 28 extra pound due to that brilliant idea) Sparkpeople here I come. I am registered there. My Iowa friend says it worked great when she stuck to it. It's more of meal plan, and daily check in.

I know, I know, who's going to keep up with checking in everyday online? Well. Me. I want to try. It's really cool, and FREE, you can track your weight, size, and you get to choose what you want to eat off there menu. (I by the way will be starting this on January 12th, because of my Scrapbook getaway on the 9-11th, will be my last big weekend, until then I have planning to do)

Spaghetti and I need, and I mean NEED someone to tell us what to eat. That mixed with some working out, should do me some good this year.

Yes I said it. Working out. And not the gym like I have done before. I need something to work around being home with the kids. So there is some free Yoga and work out shows On Demand, so I can always go watch those. I actually have a goal of getting up before everyone else, doing morning yoga, drinking my coffee, and having everything perfect each morning. (did you just snort your beverage of choice out your nose too?) I know the hardest part will be getting up, so I need to start with my night routine (Flylady) and go to bed early! (like 10 pm early!)

I can't be negative or put down my ideas before I even try them. There will be many days where this won't work, but the days I have gotten up at 6:30 I am up before everyone, I get the dishwasher emptied, and thing set for the day. Now if I can just toss in some Yoga, what a great way to start my day!

I also would like to walk with the kids, and or dogs more. I have a HUGE neighborhood, and I could walk with the big double stroller. I want to set up Spaghetti's weight bench and we could both work out. I have some 3 and 5 lb weights to work with. Nothing crazy. But to tone my ever so jello like figure.

Budget. I do budget. I could always do better at this. And now with the taxes not being paid through our monthly mortgage payments, I seriously need to watch money. But we can breath better with things like this.

Scrapbook more. You need to make the time, and as much as I love to scrapbook, and take pictures, I need to use what I have and keep up with all my great ideas brewing in my head!

Take care of myself. Kinda goes along with the whole eat better, and work out plan, but I need to floss, and brush my teeth more, I need to just take the time and wash my face and put on lotion everyday (this pretty young face ain't gettin' any younger!)

Organize. Hee hee. Again on everyone's list. I started a HUGE project back in August to organize, and purge my house. I have LOTS of crap around here, and finding homes for it all is a bit time consuming, but that is why I started the "Where do I begin" blog, to keep track of what is going on, and how I am getting there.

We just have to much clutter, and stuff, and clutter, and gah, just everything here is to much. It drives me nuts but especially Spaghetti. I hate for him to be annoyed by the house he barely gets to spend time in. (and just so you know, I took over 100 lbs worth of clothes and house hold items to donate in December! Fly lady has you weigh your clutter, I lost 100 lbs in a month!)

I guess on the organize idea, I want to be able to walk out of the house, just grabbing a few things and go. Not the whole up stairs for a sippy, down the stairs for a blankie, up the stai... oh wait grab this real quick... now where was I going? Oh shit were SO late for this event! Yep that is our routine. By then Spaghetti is sitting in the car with Bagel and Weaky, while I do the crazy circle dance in the kitchen, listing out loud the items I have and need for a simple day out. So if I could plan ahead, or have a diaper bag just ready to go would be smart.

Emergency plan. Seriously with the two little ones, and my dogs, and my cats, if there was an emergency I would need to whisk everyone out the door, into the truck in minutes flat. I would want to have everything saved from our home, but realistically that won't happen. I do need to check and update the fire safe, be sure the picture CD's are easy to grab (in a file box on my desk) and have a emergency bag for all of us.

May sound a bit much. But when Bagel was 7 months old, the Carbon Monoxide detectors went off in the middle of the night, I called 911 and they came in all suited with special outfits and breathing gear, as they read our numbers (not sure what they were) but we needed to get everyone out. Now.

The dogs were let outside, and Bagel and myself went across the street to a neighbors house. After a few hours, we went back home, gathered up what we needed for the night, packed up cats, dogs, myself and Bagel and we went to my parents house. (before Weaky's time, and Spaghetti was working nights) We were able to go back the next day, the found it was our stove (only 4 years old!) had a leak in it. The levels were very high and dangerous.

I didn't have a getaway bag then, like I should, and especially with two kids, and all the pets, I need to be responsible and be ready for anything.

Business plan. As always I love my Stampin' Up! business and I want to keep working at improving my classes, and ideas for my customers. Stampin' Up! is the kind of company that always makes it super easy to do this. They have TONS of ideas, and tools to make this possible. And on that note, I need to track my expenses better for taxes!

Laundry.

I know. Laugh. No really. It's funny if you know me. If you know I STILL have 9 bags of laundry in Weakys closet from the people-are-coming-over-shove-all-the-clothes-in-garbage-bags-deal-with-them-later.

Riiiiiiiiggghhhtttt. Later as in when we are naked from the shower, have nothing to wear, and still need to do the spin around the kitchen dance to get everything to go?

So with Laundry comes the process of doing laundry before it is covering the WHOLE bathroom floor, spilling out of the laundry basket.

After washing it, put it in the dryer.

After drying the laundry, using the hanging rack and hangers in the basement, ACTUALLY use it to hang clothes. Take the laundry up stairs and PUT IT AWAY. No really away, dumping it onto the bedroom floor is not where it belongs.

I do need to purge and get rid of a TON of my clothes, I don't wear or fit into 80% (obviously the 9 bags in the closet) AND maybe if I can get my laundry shit together, I could actually iron, and put together outfits for Spaghetti to wear to work? Maybe? Let's just start with the knee deep laundry covering my bedroom floor, and the 9 bags still in Weaky's closet.

PICK UP AFTER MYSELF. No really, I suck SO bad at this. I can't leave an area with out making a mess, and leaving it there. I really have to out loud tell myself to clean up when I am done. It's a bit much but I am realizing I am a HUGE factor in the constant mess around here.

Any other ideas? I know it's alot to do, alot to change, but it's all real, and doable. I can get up early, do yoga, have things together, keep up with laundry, keep up with myself, and the kids, take care of myself and pets better, walk with the kids, eat better, feed my family better, run a better business, all while making time to scrapbook, read, and just stare at the wall.

Sure it's possible. I can do this. How? Because I believe in myself to do better for myself and my family. It may be the same speech we are all giving ourselves, but I need to do this for a happier family life for us Mc's.

Happy New Year everyone, may 2009 be a more organized and healthy year for all of us!

Monday.

Sunday night after a day around the house, my mom and dad stopped by to take Bagel for the night. After they left, Spaghetti, Spike and I had a hot date with Super Walmart and some major grocery shopping. 2 hours and $335.48 later we were home.

Made chicken in the croc pot (slow cooker) and Alfredo for dinner. Then we decided after Spike went to sleep, we were going to party like rock stars and stayed up till 2:30 am. BAD idea.

The whole point of having Queen and Carrots entertain Bagel for the night and next day, was because Spike had a Dr. appointment at 9:15 in a town approx. 45 minutes away (that is before ice storm and Monday morning rush hour in Chicago's west suburbs) so after only 4 hours of sleep, Spaghetti and I wake up around 6:30 am to leave by 7 ish. Leave way to early by Spaghetti's calculations, he was predicting a sit down breakfast when we got there SO early.

We were 15 minutes late. Yes we left 2 hours and 15 minutes early for a 45 minute drive, well when your really not on the road, and your just coasting along the ice capades we call the highway. Well 25 mph is a safe speed.

We had Spikes appointment (another post) and got done around 11:30 am, went to Weber Grill restaurant. Eh, not so impressed. To pricey, not enough food. But Starbucks was right around the corner, which made me happy.

While at the restaurant Spaghetti called his mom to give her the update on Spike. Thus finding out that her work building was about a block from the restaurant! So we took Spike to Gramma's work so she could show him off.

Then ALL the way to my parents (driving back was better, the sun melted most of the main road ice) still took about an hour and 1/2. Picked up Bagel and headed home.

Phew.

Wrapped my Christmas present for the Dauber Diva Christmas Party (fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators) Aerial came by to go with, my IL's came over to visit with Spaghetti and the kids, while I was out.

Hung out at my friends, we ate, did the exchange/stealing gift game. Visited some more, then after the majority left, there was about 7 of us left. We all gathered around the tree, and got comfy one the big couch. So comfy I fell asleep. I was zonked.

Napped for about an hour, then finally woke up. Visited some more, and Aerial and I left and got home around 2 am.

Wow.

Needless to say, we all slept till 11 am the next day. So that was Monday. Insane and busy. I can't go like that on no sleep. Not sure how Spaghetti has done it.

Love a letter T

So here are the rules of the game. You take a letter of the alphabet, and list 10 of your favorite things (or things you love, right Becky?) but the twist is using the one letter of the alphabet! Hooray for fun. So here it goes, I have no patience to wait for a letter from someone so I will pick my own... I will pick a number and go with the coordinating letter... the number is 19... I got "S"...

1. Summer= I love hot weather, not spring, not fall, but hot.






2. Silly times= Yep, shocker I know. I love to be silly.





3. Sound= Well since music doesn't start with S, we will go with Sound. Check out the music playing here, for just a small dose of what I love to listen to.




4. Snow= Yes I do love snow. Ever since I went to Phoenix in December, and it was hot, and weird. I have a secret love for snow, only because everyone I know hates it. And it's not just because I don't drive in it often. I still don't mind. I think it's pretty, and fun, and makes me happy. But liking snow here is compared to living here and liking the Green Bay Packers. You just keep it to yourself.





5. S.N.A.I.L.= it's an adhesive that Stampin' Up! sells, I love it!!






6. Stampin' Up!= Hello! Can you say the best rubber stamping and scrapbooking company?!






7. Starbucks= Yes, I drink Starbucks, love it. Love there stuff... more to come on this in another post.







8. Spark.com= Well this is supposed to be an amazing and helpful site for me to lose weight. And I am sure if I would stick to it I would love it. I mean it's free, and they custom your diet, and work out plan and everything... if I would just stick to it...





9. Spaghetti!= not the food silly. My Spaghetti!






10. Scrapbooking= I like to escape into the love for preserving my family memories. Love it!

Now you can play, pick your own letter and play along. I will do this again someday, and just pick another letter! Enjoy!