{There's No Day Like Today}

Paper Trends Toot!!!

I love when I get to toot my own horn. Not that it happens very often, but I was thrilled to receive an e-mail yesterday from PaperTrends requesting a party ensemble I created using Rebecca Baer stamps. It will be published in the June/July 2006 issue. Yay for me!!! 

I've been tagged!

Okay, I'll admit, the little voice inside of me that wants to be included in stuff like this is thrilled I was tagged! LOL Thanks Rachel and Catherine!

3 Jobs You Have Had

1. Office Manager for a recycling company
2. Technical writer for a software company
3. Stay at home mom (currently still working at this one!)

3 Movies I Could Watch Over and Over

I don't usually get to watch movies that aren't rated G, and the ones I DO watch over and over again, aren't bad, but if I got to chose the movie without worrying about damaging little kids' minds, they would be

1. Legally Blonde (can't help it, LOVE it!)
2. The Passion
3. Signs

3 Places I have lived (besides where I live now)

1. Meriden, Connecticut
2. San Diego, CA
3. Gladstone, Oregon

3 TV Shows I love to watch

1. Gilmore Girls
2. CSI (the original)
3. Las Vegas (back to back with Medium)


3 Places I have been on vacation

1. Bahamas
2. San Francisco
3. Mexico

3 Websites I Visit Every Day

1. Scrapfriends
2. Two Peas (The PUB)
3. Have to say, there aren't any other sites I visit daily!

3 of my favorite foods

1. fresh fruit (any kind!)
2. banana bread
3. ice cream

3 Places I'd rather be right now

1. San Diego (not to live, just to visit)
2. Oregon
3. Italy

3 Bloggers I am tagging:

1. Courtney
2. Jamie B
3. Leslie P

It's been awhile

Just realized I haven't updated my blog lately. I don't know where time goes. Here it is already the middle of January. I have been busy scrapping away with four reviews due this month. It was great though, since two of them featured Christmas papers, so I was able to scrap several Christmas photos.  I am terrible about big events like Christmas though. I snap a few shots and then get caught up in the day, so I don't get a lot of photos. But I was able to get a few good shots and now they are scrapped!

I also have CHA coming up in Las Vegas. So excited to go. I am going as a Zsiagette so I will be working at the Zsiage booth. If you are there, stop by and say hello! They have some great products coming out and I got a sneak peek at some. Can't wait to work with them for real.

I am nervous about going though. My little Vivi is still nursing and this could very well be the end of that. Yes, I am ready to be done with the nursing, she will be 2 in March afterall. But at the same time, I do enjoy it and it is a great bonding time. But my sudden departure will be rough on her, I know. She was fine when I went to CHA in Chicago, but I know she was ready for me to come back! I am going to miss the kids so much, but I know they will have a great time with grandma and grandpa.

Calls for the Scrapbook Answers design team went out today, and my phone never rang, so I think it's safe to assume I didn't make the cut. I am used to rejection in this industry, and you do have to develop a thick skin if you want a career of sorts. But I admit, this one truely bummed me out. I have a goal of working for a magazine and this would have been a great gig. But I know that the ladies who were chosen are phenomenal, so a big congratulations to them!

I am off to bed now. Below is a layout I made about Edward. It's a mushy one. The journaling is hidden below the focal photo. The other photo is printed on transparency, but it doesn't look as cool in the scan as it does in real life. The design was inspried by a layout I saw from Rhonna Farrer.

Who Would Have Guessed?

Journaling:

Who would have guessed that we would fall in love? That a meeting so obscure could lead to a love so deep, that I have nothing to compare it to. By letting my heart lead, I learned I could love without fear. I know you will always love me for who I am today * not who I should be or might be someday.
There is no one on this earth I trust more than you. You know my deepest, darkest secrets and yet you love me anyway.
From the beginning, you have been confident of our love even when I was fighting it. You put up with my weird quirks and annoying habits.
You work {more than} hard to provide for our little family.
I used to believe it was only in the movies that a love like ours could exist. But here we are knee deep in reality. Standing tall together. Strong. Secure. More in love now than we were in the beginning. I love how we love each other now. I wouldn*t want to imagine a life without you in it. I have had the best time since I met you and I pray for many more years of this great love.
Thank you for loving me. Thank you for being true, honest, dependable, and loyal. I love you.

You know your tired when...

You finally get to sleep and you dream about sleeping!

I don't know what's up with the kids these days, but they sure do wake up a lot. Vivian has been waking up every 2 hours and Dominic once or twice a night. Maybe it's because we have all been sick but whatever it is, it is making me exhausted!

Other than lack of sleep, I have been pretty busy with Scrapfriends projects. I just finished layouts for Karen Foster Design, Flair Designs, and Heidi Swapp reviews. I am trying to get ahead of the game since I am going to CHA on the 30th! Woo hoo. Look out Las Vegas!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wow. Another year come and gone. I remember as a kid it was such a big deal. The year would drag on and on...probably because I have a December birthday and love Christmas. But now, the years seem to swish by.  I had a pretty uneventful New Years Eve. After the kids were put to bed, I Qwyzzled for a bit. Oh my gosh. This game is the worst. Totally addicting and fun. It's a brain teaser sort of quiz.  You should try it out, but only if you have some time to waste!  I got my mom hooked on it last night!

After I busted away from the computer, I scrapped for a bit.  Finished a 2 page layout and a one page layout.  Not bad for a nights work. 

The kids and I have terrible colds right now.  Not the most fun way to ring in the new year, but we are managing.  Have you ever been sick and not wanted to do anything? So you don't?  That's been me the past couple of days. Still feel like that today, but the not doing anything has really built up into a big mess so I have been cleaning in between coughing and sneezing fits. 

Well, time to clean the kids up from lunch and get them down for naps. May take one myself today. Happy New Year!  Here's wishing you a peach filled 2006!