BLOG CHALLANGE 6/12 - What's YOUR sign? I am Cancer. And I was shocked to read how right this email was about me! I got this email last week and just re-read it. Found it interesting and thougth I would share. When I was younger I ALWAYS read my horoscope.

So I got home a little while ago. It was of course busy at work. Had a few visits from friends (C, P and you two just missed--------> E, V, A, R&A oh yes and my sista along with her co-workers) So that was nice...thanks guys!

**Do you recall me blogging about a co-worker the other day? Well I blew up at her tonight!!! OMG she p'd me off SO bad! I normally take it and don't say anything...and have helped her to no end. But as I said the other day I was DONE. And of course she was swamped and I was under control, KWIM. I told her what she needed to do to get things under control when she asked me to do something for her. She DIDN'T like that, ROFLOL!!! I let her have it...and stood my ground. She just wants to have everyone help her and screw her helping others. WTF! Sheesh!! She came and appologized an hour later and said she must be PMS'n. Well NO excuse in my eyes but what ever. I am sure she only appologized because she realizes that every person that works there is fed up with her BS and she better watch her toes. My cousin (owner) told me after we closed that the co-worker was only upset because she couldn't keep up and I wouldn't help her. But that she was glad I didn't help her.** Sorry had to enter that so I could feel better after venting it! Thanks!

VIRGO - The One that WaitsDominant in relationships. Someone loves them right now. Always wants the last word. Caring. Smart. Loud. Loyal. Easy to talk to. Everything you ever wanted. Easy to please. The one and only. 7 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

SCORPIO - The AddictEXTREMELY adorable. Intelligent. Loves to joke. Very Good sense of humor. Energetic. Predict future. GREAT kisser. Always get what they want. Attractive. Easy going. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Romantic. Caring. 4 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

LIBRA - The BEST OneNice to everyone they meet, Unless they get bad vibes from the person they're meeting. Their Love is one of a kind, but if done wrong, they cut you off like it's nothing. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! however not the kind of person you wanna mess with .... u might end up crying... 9 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

ARIES - The LiarOutgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to mess with. Funny. Excellent kisser EXTREMELY adorable. Loves relationships, Addictive. Loud. 16 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

AQUARIUS - Does It In The WaterTrustworthy. Attractive. Great kisser. One of a kind. Loves being in long-term relationships. Extremely energetic. Unpredictable. Will exceed your expectations. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out. 2 years of bad luck if you do not forward

GEMINI - IrresistibleNice. Love is one of a kind. Great listeners Very Good in the you know where... Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you out. Trustworthy. Always happy. Loud. Talkative. Outgoing VERY FORGIVING. Loves to make out. Has a beautiful smile. Generous. Strong. THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE. 9 years of bad luck if you do not forward

LEO - The Lion Great talker. Attractive and passionate. Laid back. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser. Unpredictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Good when found. 7 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

CANCER - The Cutie. MOST AMAZING KISSER. Very high appeal. Love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most caring person you will ever meet! Entirely creative. Extremely random and proud of it. Freak. Spontaneous. Great telling stories. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out if it comes down to it. Someone you should hold on to. 12 years of bad luck if you do not forward. (this is ME...2wks to my birthday!!)

PISCES - The Partner for LifeCaring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. High appeal. Has the last word. Good to find, hard to keep. Fun to be around.Extremely weird but in a good way. Good Sense of Humor!!! Thoughtful. Always gets what he or she wants. Loves to joke. Very popular. Silly, fun and sweet. 5 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

CAPRICORN - The Passionate LoverLove to bust. Nice. Sassy. Intelligent. Sexy. Predict future. Irresistible. Loves being in long relationships. Great talker. Always gets what he or she wants. Cool. Loves to own Gemini's in sports. Extremely fun. Loves to joke. Smart. 24 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

TAURUS - The TrampAggressive. Loves being in long relationships. Likes to give a good fight for what they want. Extremely outgoing. Loves to help people in times of need. Good kisser. Good personality. Stubborn. A caring person. One of a kind. Not one to mess with. Are the most attractive people on earth! 15 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

SAGITTARIUS - The Promiscuous OneSpontaneous. High appeal. Rare to find. Great when found. Loves being in long relationships. So much love to give.Not one to mess with. Very pretty. Very romantic. Nice to everyone They meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! Amazing in the you know where..!!! Not the kind of person you wanna mess with- you might end up crying. 4 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

ARGHHHHHHHHH!!! OK I have typed this entry 2x to only have it vanish. Not sure what I am doing?!
Well first off I am SO sorry for the delay in posting the challanges. I have been so busy the past 4-5 days...plusn no power for part of it, work, etc...ugh I could go ON and ON!

Ladies THANKS so very much for your thoughts, words,etc...you ROCK!!! And YES I had to throw away most of the food. So angry about that! But can't do anything about it now. KWIM.

I just got home and don't have but 30 minutes before I have to go to my summer job...so the challanges are going to be posted so I can be up to date..but I don't have time to upload the photos yet. I will get them up tomorrow...I was going to say tonight but I am sure I won't be off work and home before 10pm. And its already been a long day!

Photography Challanges:
WED- Action shot. Any kind of action. Just make sure that you remember to put your camera mode on the action, ok!
THURS- Sunset. Take a photo of the sun setting. You will have to play with the camera a bit here. Some times you have to put it in the "night time mode". I usually have it in "auto" for this and it seems to work great! But there is always the chance, KWIM.
FRI- Your home. Photograph your home. Inside or outside. Angled or what ever. Have fun with it! Try to get a great shot. Good clarity and such.
SAT- Hands. Photograph hand(s). Use your imagination on this. I took a photograph of my grandmothers hand holding baby MJ's hand. To show the age and youth. KWIM?
SUN- Before and After shots. This could be MANY things. Haircut. Flowers from bulb to bloom. Redecorating. Can't wait to see what you come up with on this!
MON- Summer. Capture summer on film or digitally. This can be water play. Water tubes, sprinkler, pool, kids playing with sidewalk chalk, sun tanning, swimsuits,etc use your imagination of what summer is.

BLOG CHALLANGES:
WED- Make a list of your Top 5 Favorite TV shows. Mine are Mind Freak, Desperate Housewives, Trading Spaces, Deal or No deal...the property selling/remodeling type show, Handy Man Andy...MmmmMmmM! Andy is a HUNK!
THURS- Tell about your pet(s). I have one pet. She is a miniature doberman pincher. In July she will be 3. She runs the house or pretty close to it, LOL. I will post a photo of her later. She kept me up all night last night. DH left a bag of doritos on the coffee table last night...she ate the entire bag! Ugh...she is about the size of the bag, LOL! She is "working" with DH today...so I am a sure he has had to clean up after her,LOL! Serves him right!!
FRI- Top 3 Favorite Foods. Watermelon. Raw carrots. PB&J. I change on a day to day basis with this though,LOL!
SAT- RAK. Have a challange or something on your blog with a RAK as the reward/prize. I challange you to a # guessing game...I am thinking of a number between 1-50. Post a reply or email me with your answer for you chance to win a scrapbooking RAK from me!!
SUN- Tell us about a childhood memory. I will post mine later. When I post the photos...I have just a few minutes left and still have to get ready! Sorry!
MON- Create a LO about summer and post on your blog. I will create one and post tomorrow as well!

OK I have to get out of here!! I check in when I am back from work and in the morning!! Have a great night all!

I am here...been working. I pulled two days of doubles shifts and was basically home for sleep and that was it.
I will be posting the challanges this afternoon or as soon as our power gets back on? I woke up at 6:40am and realized that the power was out. I knew my son had to be to work at 8 so I frantically ran to find my cell and find out what time it was....thank goodness we didn't over sleep and him be late to work!
Not sure why the power is out but it is! I know we have had work crews digging holes, lines and messing with the poles,etc for the past 2wks around our area so I assume it has something to do with that?
The neighbor called the cell to see if ours was out too. Then another neighbor. So it is our area and multiple homes. Both lakes are out...ours and the one the cabin is on. We'll see how long it takes to come back on.
Not sure how long it's been off but I know the fridge is probably going to have to have the food replaced! Argh! I just spent about $200 the past few days. Tick me off!! All the food was warm to touch already. I will NOT eat that then! Ewww!!! NO thanks!
OK gotta run (not at home) get some things done. I have to print some pics at wally world, find a gift, and finish getting boys ready to leave this afternoon. I'll be back!

Todays blog challange is.....what makes you smile. I was inspired to have this challange after reading Jens blog www.scrapbookhut.com check it out. I read her entry of today and when I got to the end and read about the underwear drawer I half choked on my waffle and the other half went flying out of my mouth while I tried to laugh. It put a smile on my face and made me think...I guess it could be really revealing. ROFLOL.....good or bad. THANKS for making me laugh/smile Jen!!

I have SO many things that make me smile...I could write a book. My kids make me smile, my family, my friends, scrapbooking. The little things usually make me smile.

Like when you get an awesome greeting from someone who sees you when they were not expecting to. Puts a smile on your face because it shows that you are important to them and that they care. (you know who you are, THANKS!)

Or when I get an unexpected phone call from a parent thanking me for all of my work, efforts and over all compassion for their kids and showing their kids how they can better themselves, their future and their life. That I am a great person for doing what I do and that I should love my job because I can help others make a difference when I make a difference. Ugh, makes my heart sink because it is so filled with joy...really makes me smile.

Oooo how about when you get something in the mail......Ahhhh gotta love all that mail love. Thanks chicas!

Or when a friend tells you that they don't know what they would do with out you in their life.

Babies make me smile...kids make me smile....don't you just love it when they tell you a joke that really isn't all that funny but they make it funny because of how excited they are about it and how their actions are when they are telling you the joke....the expressions,etc. LOL...too cute!

Makes me smile when you unexpectedly get a large floral arrangement. I know how expensive those pups are and lets me know that its not the amount of $ spent on them that matters to the person who bought them. But what matters is the fact that they know it will make me smile and they feel I am worth every cent! Then every day you look at the flowers or smell them when you walk in the room it puts another smile on your face just knowing that you make the person smile too. KWIM.

OK off of the blog challange here is what I am up to today.......writing and submitting 4 court reports for court next week. Cleaning. Take photos for todays photo challange ( I know I am late again! Sorry I want to get them posted in the am but it just hasn't been working, LOL), then posting them. Did I mention cleaning? Ugh! I just want to scrap....its been a couple weeks! I so need some scrap therapy...put me in a happy place. I want to check Ann's blog to see if she made a new entry for her summer long journaling challanges/tips/how to's, etc. I really want to know more about it from a historian point of view. I just journal what I would want to know about the person I am scrapping about if I were their future generation...make sense? KWIM or am I a total freak? LOL

I know most peeps do spring cleaning...but in the spring I work 2 jobs and about 2 days a week only have 30 minutes in between jobs. So that leaves NO time to do my "spring" cleaning. Therefore I wait until school is out and summer begins for me!
Then I spend about a week to go through the entire house..top to bottom. I clean out every closet, drawer, dressers, stands, benches, "under beds" my kids' favorite place to put CRAP, argh! And I clean every single room, every nook and cranny there is.
We are having a rummage sale (multiple parties) on the weekend of June 22 (my birthday!) and that is my deadline to have the house in top shape by!!
My boys leave for a week on saturday. They are going to my BIL/SIL. I plan to do their rooms when they are gone...well basically the entire basement level. Thank goodness there is a large work out area & bar area that will not require hardly any time...prolly 20 minutes. Mainly to wash everything down. It is pretty clean in those areas 24/7. Whew. And the rec room will be fairly easy too. Its mainly their rooms and the laundry room that will be the nightmares!!!!!!
I wanted to start at the top of the house which is my room. It is really large and has a large walk in closet that has been jam packed all year. Other than the closet it will go pretty smoothly...just wipe things down, clean bathroom, mount a cabinet on the wall in the bathroom, move our bedroom couch, chairs, ottoman and table to vaccuum under them all...ugh the big thing...moving our log bed to vac. under it...way heavy!!! And with my recent back injury I may have to recruit some help.
For now I have been in my walk in closet for 4.5 hours and have about another hour or 2 to go before I am done cleaning it!! Ugh I am sick of this "spring/summer cleaning" already!!
My closet is looking soooooo bare though. I have emptied it and only putting back minimal things. I have eliminated about 4 rows of clothing and about 4-5 stacks that sit on shelves in the closet. Mmm I think each row is about 8/9ft long...to give you an idea of how much. I know I have multiple stacks chin high of clothes I am getting rid of.......sucks!! They are my "skinny" clothes that I have been hanging onto for the past year that I have gained and kept gaining more and more weight...finally giving up hope of ever being able to fit into a size 0-3 again!!!!!!! Ugh! I hate this weight gain! I am larger now than I ever was being a month over due with my first child...I think it is stress, boredom eating and NO working out from no time and being lazy!
Oh crap a half hour has past.....I better get my ass in gear if I plan on getting my room done today! I better put a fire under my boys butts to get moving...its wed and they leave saturday and they will not be going if their room is not done before!! Ya I know I said I was going to do it and I am when they are gone....but they have to do it to their standards...then momma does it to hers......WAY different!! ROFLOL!!

Beeeeeee back later to post the photo a day challange!

So sorry for the delay I got a bit busy then called in to work. Just got home and its almost 11PM, ugh! My back is killing me. Not to mention my attitude,argh!

Sometimes I hate people. Not all people. Just certain people! I get really sick and tired of trying to be so nice to these certain people that are only out to benefit off of other peoples generosity such as mine. I mean come on!

I am normally a very nice person who loves to help others. I am very generous with my words, thoughts and actions and DANG IT some peeps just SUCK! They literally suck the life right out of you!!! Life suckers is what they are...leeches.

So I got called in to work. No problem right. Right. Well of course I spent the entire night helping my co-worker and Rori got hosed, again! Same person so I should know right? But NO I have to just keep on giving. I am an idiot some times!! Tonight was one of those times.

Well I told my boss I am DONE with the BS. If she doesn't like to effen bad I told her. I also said that tonight was my last night helping this girl out. And that I am not going to spend the entire summer like I did last summer. Only then I kept my mouth shut and continued helping her and being walked all over. She agreed, thank goodness and said screw her she can take care of her own things. And when it doesn't get done its her own fault and has no one to blame but herself. She understands which is a relief for me. But that doesn't help the leech.

Ugh I have to stop talking about this crap cause I am getting angry again! Argh!!!

On to somethings else...our June kits are ready and have already begun shipping out, woohoo! We have our Designer Seach going on right now and is super exciting. We have had a lot of submissions already. Deadline is June 11. We hope to announce the new DT'ers by that weekend. If not earlier! We will try for earlier! So make sure you stop in on the MB to see all the buzz. Check in on the challenges & chats. Ooo and the gallery has been flying the past week, wow! Lots of new entries. Love it! There are some talented ladies.

Hey I watched "because I said so" last night. Have you seen it? It was cute. But The Lake House & The Holiday are still my all time favorite romance type movies.

Yes another hopeless romantic here. I guess I seem to want what I don't have...like every one else. Ugh, some day my soul mate will come. Yes I have a DH but he is not my soul mate. He's the first to admit it. Jill is his soulmate he says. But then you all know "those" stories, don't you. OK I am NOT getting on that train!!!!

So challanges........ya so again today I am late getting them.

Blog challange of the day...
Tell us what your biggest fear is. Be honest. Be deep. Be you. Because I will. So here it goes. My biggest fear is being with out my family & friends. Its not to be alone cause I CAN handle being alone. I actually love to be alone. Its not to be "out of love" or with out a partner in my life. I can be alone that way too...and LOVE it! I am a very strong and independent woman who doesn't NEED a man :) OMG who doesn't love to be single? Ahhh those were the days, LOL!

My fear isn't many things. But it is being with out my family & friends. They are my life. My love. My passion. I love them. They bring such joy to my life. They are always there. They may drive me insane on frequent occasions. But they are my family and close friends.

I love that I can just call them up at any time and say hey lets get together. Isn't it nice to know that your friends feel the same way about you. My dear Angel (Angelique) called me up on saturday...expected to stay maybe an hour. Turned into the entire day..and we LOVED every moment of it! She said she doesn't have anyone she would even feel remotely close enough to that she can just call on a whim like that and make 5 hours feel like it was 30 minutes.

Or how about last night...went to dinner with my family and ended up being gone for almost 4 hours. [ we missed you boogie!!!!] We ate out. Then went to the park and played with the kids. Such great fun. I love kids. I love MY kids. I love people. I love my family. I love life. I love ME.

Sheesh you would think I was writing a book or something, LOL. So the end of the story is that I fear having no family! Off to photo challange!

Photo Challange #4.........
As I mentioned in my earlier post it was Macro Monday. Today I want you to use your macro mode/lens. When you use macro it simply allows you to get a closer focus on your subject for a true close up. Basically you can get MUCH closer to your subject and your camera allows you to actually focus on it when you are closer than normal. KWIM?

A close up image isn't exactly a close up if the frame isn't filled with the subject.

If you have close up filters, lens bellows, extension tubes or a true macro lens this would be a great time to use them. These tools simply allow your camera to focus at a closer distance to your subject. If you do not have them that is ok! Simply check your camera to see if you have macro mode. If you are out of luck on all do your best. Your looking for clarity in a close up.

Photo Challange #5..................

Here is today's Photograhpy Challange. COLOR. That's right I want you to take photos with colors. This can be one color. Two colors. Or tons of colors. The choice is yours so long as it has colors. Have fun with this!!

And of course you can look below for the slide show of photos I took for #4. Sorry I didn't have as much time as the other 3 so there are only a few shots. But they'll have to do! TFL

Blog Challange for 6/5...................

Post a silly/funny photo of YOU and tell the story behind it! This is a photo Missy took of me. She used my camera and its a good thing she did, LOL. Not sure what I would do if she had this on disc,Hmm! Probably distribute to millions around the world,hehe!

**The photos you see here were performed by a trained stunt woman and a trained teenage stunt boy. We strongly reccomend you do not attempt this at your park or home. Accidents may occur.

We were at the park after dinner last night. The kids were busy playing and enjoying themselves. So I joined. They love it when I interact with them. They all may be teenagers but they are still young little kiddos! My kids! Today. Tomorrow. Forever & Always.

I was fine on the swing. And I was fine playing tag...that was a real blast. Then when the boys were goofing off with the innocent little pony...I mean bucking bronco, lol I figured I would see how long I could ride one handed too! They laughed as hard as I did, LOL!!!!

Here is the talented, the great stunt boy Luke! He sure gave that bronco a ride for his feed. But in the end the bronco won. Sorry stunt boy maybe next time. Better leave that bronco taming to Aunt Rori for now. Maybe next year, LOL! Love ya boy! Check out the smile on his face!!

In the mean time looking at these photos sure make me feel great! This is life. This is real life. This is LIVING life to the fullest extent possible. Making each moment matter most. Each day more meaningful. YOU make YOUR life meaningful!

I leave you with lasting memories of our life.

Happy Monday Morning!!!

It's Monday morning...where are you? ROFLOL.........working!! Not ME. Ahhhh. As I told many of you when I left work on friday I would be thinking of all of you as you work and I play,hehe! And so I AM!!!

Challange seakers here is a heads up for the Daily Photography Challenge and Blog Challenge....I will upload some new challenges and photos in a couple hours. I have a few things to do first! Until then here is a sneek peek...of what's to come for Macro Monday's Challenge.

Today's challange is about catchlights. I want you to take a photo(s) of someone with catchlights in their eyes.

Catchlights are the white lights that show up in your subjects eyes. These are created by light reflections. Look at the photo above of Cailey to see what I mean. Catchlights make your photos POP amazingly and add so much. I put another slide show together of a number of photos I have showcasing catchlights in my subjects eyes.

You do not need any special equipment to get this dramatic effect. Natural light sources are many times 100X better. The following is a list of things that can put the catchlights in your subjects eyes;sun, water, sand, window, snow, metal, glass, windows, light colored objects. You set your subject in the path of a reflection.

For the water face your subjects toward the water/lake, etc. For snow the reflection will come from below. Your home windows will produce a great reflection in place your subject facing toward the window.

Believe it or not but my photos with Cailey that have the amazing salmon color glows and great catchlights are photos I took of her while she was playing on the slide. The slide produced these amazing reflections for priceless photos. Many of my photos were catching the lights reflecting off of water, side of the building, there is a couple that the light is actually reflecting off of the white shirt I was wearing and onto my subjects eyes.

I hope I covered most of the info? If you have any questions send me an email or PM.

PS you can check my blog for a photo slide of my photos with catchlights.

Blog Challenge #2......

Today's challenge is quotes. I want you to find a quote that has meaning to you and publish it on your blog. Tell why it is meaningful to you and how it has changed your way of thinking. If at all.

My quote is from Helen Keller (if I recall correctly..been a while). "Well behaved woman rarely make history"

How true is this ladies. Think about it. I have more on this subject but don't have time to finish. I will try to edit it in when I return home.

For now I am headed to Companeros to eat dinner with my family. They are due in town any minute! See you soon

Sooooo here we are the second day of my summer vacation and I am already behind schedule,LOL!!!! Frick!

On our MB as you hip chicas know I said that I would start a daily photography challenge for the month of June and a blog challenge to get me back in the groove of regular posts here and maybe you too.

Well I posted the 6/1 photo challenge on the MB and it is below........
"OK ladies lets get outside and take a close up of a living thing that you normally would pass by. Use your imagination because this can pertain to millions of things! Here is what I saw...there was literally hundreds of them outside. They are all over the branches,etc. Gotta love them though they help keep the skeeters low in count! Post a link to the photo or an actual image on the daily challenge thread in the MB. At the end of the month I will send out some RAK to 1-2 fellow participants. Look below for my photo..."

Here are a few others I took....for both challenges 1) close up of a living subject 2) still life 3)things that sparked my interest

Did you know that by looking at my photos it is a way for you to "see" what I see. Maybe by the end of this months daily photo challenge you will know a bit more about me and how I think, feel, what I see, the meaning of things in my life....many more things...but basically I share with all of you a piece of ME.....Hope you enjoy the ride.

6/2 Daily Photo Challange........
Today I want you to focus on still life. I was limited today because of the rain so i appologize for not getting the interesting shots I was hoping for...but I am going to try for more tomorrow.

There are many things that will fit in this subject field as well. Take a photo of a flower, an interesting stained glass window, clock, message center, stable, home, glass of water, toys, shovel & gloves, OMG the ideas area endless!!

Get creative. I want to see some really interesting photos ladies! I want to shout to everyone that Jen took an AMAZING photo of a cute little frog in her pond...I'll see if I can share the photo tomorrow?! It is the coolest thing! Kudos Jen!

Below you can see one of my many takes on the still life.......I hope to take more photos tomorrow. I will be sure to upload them in this entry as well. Can't wait to see what you all come up with on this one...you had some interesting ones today!! Thanks for playing with me!

Blog Challenge #1

Find something that will spark the interest of your new and old blog readers. Some ideas are the slide shows like I have above, interesting photos & stories, how about a music video. Or create blog challenges.

If your interested in lots of peeps checking your blog(s) join a ring surf..there are numerous ones out there. Or change the look of your blog...give it a face lift.

Or create a blog for a specific topic like Ann...she created a blog dedicated to discuss/learn about journaling. She is a historian by profession and sounds like she knows a thing or two that many of us could take notes on!! Check her out http://witbeforebrevity.blogspot.com/ I personally can't wait for her next entry! I was very moved by her first!!! Thanks Ann!

Schools out for summer! Frick ya!! As My Ms Angel (Angelique) would say, LOL. Sweet!

I am out of here in 5 minutes...the buzz is in the halls. Kids laughing, chatting, and you feel the excitement! I love it!

Principal just announced " one last announcement...HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!"

Cioa!!!!!!!

Put em' up! Not exactly what you want a little 1.5 yr old girl saying, LOL! But when she has 7 older male cousins that want to be by her side any chance they can things like Put em' up seem to "slip" in. And I am one for grabbing the camera and not getting mad....which is why this

<------- photo is here. And may also be why I have literally thousands of photos. This is just one of the hundred photos I have of this adorable baby girl. I love her more than words can decribe. She is the sweetness of our days. She is an Angel sent here in disguise to show us the important things to remember like family, love, growth, nurturing, stopping to smell the dandelions (if your her,LOL), watch bugs crawling on the sidewalk, or sit on the swing and let the wind blow through your hair no matter how old you are or to love and be loved in return but most of all to LIVE life. Every day I see this face of hers, it makes me 100X more blessed than the moment before. Just when I think I couldn't be any more blessed than I already have been.

OK so I visited Ms Raquels blog and found her favorite song which is now my new "favorite song" by Rob Thomas....thanks Raquel ;) Check out... http://www.raquelp.blogspot.com/ and show her some bloggin love!

Thanks for sharing the great song Raquel!


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Does anyone even check here anymore, LOL!! I see I forgot about this ol' thing!!

Frankenstein cake..last nights party...

Jesse and I made this cake last night in about an hours time for my friends Halloween party last night. I know it could have been SO much better had we of planned our time and day better,LOL. But it didn't happen and we were still happy with the end results.
Everyone loved it so much NO one wanted to cut into it and eat!! I said we made it for you all to EAT so darn it cut it!
We still have about half left...the photo doesn't truly show the size of it!! It took two boxes of cake mix to make the towering head and is four layers.
And of course I made the frosting from scratch..I hate bought frosting,ewww!
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Dear Journal

OK so a self note...try to be a better friend! Today I called a couple friends I hadn't spoken to in a while. One its been a month and a half since I have called her. The other only the second or third time I have called her in a month and a half.

I went to dinner with one of the friends and her dear daughter. It was very nice! A long over due dinner/visit.

Then there is my Mis Dayami...who is my dear sweet friend that is BEAUTIFUL inside and out!! Who tagged me a while ago...I told her when I got home from work that I would make the entry on my blog...well you guessed it..NO time..and NO entry....I am sorry!

There are many others that I always say that I am going to call, visit,etc but time seems to always run short. We get busy or just forget. Although they are all in my heart I don't show it or say it..and I am sorry chicas!

So I know I don't have much time to do anything...any waking moment is spent working, creating, housework, chores,etc, babysitting for sis...the list goes on and on. But basically the point is that I HAVE NOOOOOOO TIME it seems for anything!!!!

I want to change that...I dunno maybe I need to make some major adjustments in my life...I don't really have a clue yet..and will come up with something. But for now I am simply going to do as I told my friend Dayami I would do...I am sorry it is late sweetie!! But here it is anyhow....

5 Wierd things about ME!

1. I can eat Dove chocolates and drink dr pepper 24/7 and love it! Minus the fat butt I am getting because of it LOL!

2. I have a major food issue...I HATE my food to touch other foods on the plate..getting better but still hate it! You think that is bad....then you'll laugh when I say I do NOT touch raw meat! I will use a thick rubber glove and spatula but NOT my fingers,Eeew! And totally freak when the meat accidentally touches me...I think of meat and get sick, literally! It is disgusting!!!!!!!

3. I have a phobia about hairstylists

4. I don't like to get up before 7am..but manage to get up about 7:10 & out of the door showered, shaved etc, etc by 7:40...7:45 at the absolute latest!

5. I HAVE to use the tanning beds to keep a good looking tan on my bod so I don't look sick all the time...you see the tan hides the sickness look and adds a great healthy glow. Even if I am sick all the time :) Dang girl I should move to Miami with you,LOL Soak up the sun all the time, Ahhh how sweet.

OK so there you have it girl...5 freakishly WIERD things about me, Gotta love it! ROFLOL!!!

Dear Journal (me)

Here is a link to the offender [url=http://www.corr.state.mn.us/level3/offenderdetail.asp?OID=160645]State of MN[/url] previously mentioned. Doesn't seem like much by this but I KNOW some of the extents he has forced upon his victims. And the details not mentioned are what scare me. Especially after the Dru Sjodin case.

I just spoke to a friend of mine who informed me that she was stalked by this guy about 4-5 years ago. And the things she told me about...OMG! Freak about sums it up! Now even more scared.

After the Dru case...not far from here. (Her parents have property here in our town called Dru Estates.) And the freak who killed her. It really scares me abou this guy and his brother. They are NOT afraid to do things in public with people watching,etc. And that really scares me to know what they could do when someone isn't watching!

They say that these types of offenders most times escalate in the scale of offenses. I pray NOT in this case!!

Lord please protect my family and me, all people who will come into contact with this man and his brother. Give them strenght and wisdom..the smarts to get away. Please be with the men always...help them and guide them in the right things to do and give them the strenght to not hurt anyone again!

Love
me

Dear Journal (me)

This is one of my favorite LO's right now! I love the papers from Crate..they are in our kit this month. Stars...love circles and stars...absolute fave! And this photo of my nephew...he was sitting on the back of the paddle boat. Taking a rest from swimming. Just watching all the other kids playing.

I am missing summer already! Today is the first day back to school for all the kids. And my first official day back to work with clients attending school. Been busy already!

Wishing summer would go on forever...dreamer right,LOL! Life must go on!

We are getting October kits in order and gearing up to gear up the November kits to. Seems weird to say that,LOL!

We hope to have the final plans of a September crop set up shortly. And we are going to have monthly contests for guest DT'ers. So much fun. They will get a free kit with their reign in return for creating 4 LO's/projects which ever they desire and active on the MB during their reign. As well as be able to add the GDT to their resume list!

Can't wait for winter CHA in Annaheim. Will hopefully visit my relatives while there as well. They live about 30 minutes away! Can't wait!

Got some great pics of my sister and her 4 girls as well as some more pics over the weekend of simple things I will miss from summer and things I love about summer. Hope to be able to do a LO or two about them sometime in the next few weeks!

Life is crazy. And only beginning with the stress factor again now that work is back in full force. Not to mention the freak getting out of prison! Oh ya...it isn't my stalker getting out of prison it is his level 3 sex offender brother I guess! A whole family of freaks! Just what I need two of them! I am so freaking scared! I will be attending an awareness meeting tomorrow night. And will have lots of questions. I will just keep praying!

Ciao, me

Dear journal...

I found out tonight that my former stalker is moving 2 homes down from me. And I am totally freaking out! He is a convicted sex offender.

I have received a couple calls...been working and haven't been able to return them yet. DH told me tonight that the one call from someone was to inform me of a meeting set one evening in town. It is an awareness meeting to let neighbors know he is moving into the area.

I sat there in shock as he told me.....tears welling up. And an almost instant state of nausea. With million and one thoughts running through my head of "what if's"?

I sit here in tears, scared of what the future holds! Scared to live in fear. Scared to live here. Scared to be scared. So many thoughts. So many fears.

DH told me that the man is getting let out of jail and the county will have this meeting very soon. I have yet to talk to any of my friends or co-workers to see what he did to be in jail again? If it was another sex offense, another woman he stalked or worse yet....OMG! Or something else? I will find out for certain and soon!

I wondered the other day why I hadn't seen the vehicle around town in a while!!! I was so thankful for that! And had just figured that it was over! And that he took the visits from the deputies seriously and wasn't going to stalk me again.

OMG I am so scared! No one deserves this fear. No one deserves to have some freak do this type of thing to them!

Love,

me

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Life sometimes just absolutely sucks....insert lots of cuss words..that I just cannot bring myself to say but am thinking them!!!!

Everything it seems that can happen seems to happen at times you are just not prepared for it! And I hate that!! I try my best to keep spirits up but sometimes like right now I just want to scream at the top of my longs for the world to hear or cry my eyes out till I swim in a river of my tears!

Life it seems is unfair to those who deserve so much better than they have...and many things are given to those who do not cherish it or take it for granted! If you KWIM?! Lives are taken away...others are given life. Children are robbed of parents due to trajic incidences and go on through life...while wives struggle without their soul mates!

OMG I am sorry but I am just having a REALLY bad day...and needed to really do some venting! Seems as though I just have been so distant from anyone and everyone lately!


I would love to share but just can't! I will hang in there!! But if you are reading this.....PLEASE don't forget to tell your loved ones how much you care for them!! Live each day as though it were your last...as we never know when that will be?!

That is something that I haven't been doing and I hate myself for it! Gotta go back work...wishing I had 10 minutes to read Miss Melody's Blog...for some major uplifting...but no time! Imagine that......

OK so to make this easier...I have had ALOT of new emails requesting the French Fry container pattern. So here it is....simply click on the link http://forget-me-not-gifts.com/FrenchFryContainer.pdf

For some reason blogger won't let me upload a picture of my fry box...so here is a link to see what I made.....http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&threadid=1548753&pg=1