a little this and that

ok... are you an American Idol fan like me???? I am really loving this season so far, but I would be even more giddy if Norman Gentle (Nick Gentle) would have made the cut tonight. I just don't get the people that compare him to William Hung or Sanjaya. He is sooooooo much better than them. I can definitely see him in some fun sitcom or on Broadway. He definitely will be seen again.

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ok... I have to begin my new March Blender Challenge at Gotta Pixel on Sunday, the 1st... but I will be out of town throughout the weekend, so I wanted to jump right in and start it out a bit early...I think it's a pretty fun one and I hope you do too...

The Blender Challenge is one that will be different each month. It will be a mixture of things, hence the name "Blender". You never know how it will get mixed up each month. You might really have to be incredibly creative by scrapping outside your normal box.

I will be attending my Alpha Phi SW Regional Conference since I serve as our regional Alumnae Membership Coordinator. Soooooo, my March challenge is going to be kind of related to this.

For March:
*The overall theme is sisterhood. Your sisterhood can be your biological sisters, sorority sisters, close-knit childhood friends who are like sisters to you....any sisterly bond you have now or even a sisterhood from years ago.
*You must have at least three different sisterly pictures.
*Journal! Here are some ideas: Do you miss your sisterhood? Were you all roommates and share everything under the sun? Describe your ultimate reunion. What makes these girls sooooo very special to you?
*ok... last, but not least....this is about sisterhood... so you have to have lots and lots of flowers!!!!!!!!!!!!

and........... remember that all regular monthly Gotta Pixel challenges can earn you points towards store gift certificates

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Friday is $1 Specials at Scrapdish... each designer has one goodie for $1 each....
I have Sunshine Sugar available as my special bargain..




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enjoy my goodies????????? well, then join my brand spankin' new Facebook Fan Page ....
c'mon now.... what are you waiting for?

it's $1 Tuesday and a bit of Wed

I updated a few things on my sidebar....see anything fun over there that you might be interested in?
I am so addicted to Instant Cash Sweepstakes lately. It's just little 3 question surveys that earn you raffle tickets to a weekly $250 prize. It's an easy time killer... not like I need to waste any time... but... still... it's fun every so often......... go ahead, try your luck, you might enjoy it

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ok.... I'm a little late posting my $1 Tuesday goodies... my Feedblitz subscribers won't see this until early Wed. morning, so I'll continue my $1 sale until sometime Wed later Wed morning




Seaside Sunshine Alpha, Elements, and Papers available separately for $1 each for Gotta Pixel's $1 Tuesday

look at a couple of fun layouts by Madae...



AND............

Jovial Fantasy is back from it's break while it was exclusive at another store for a couple months...
.....and it's only $1 on Tuesday

feel good stuff

ok... I have a new love.... it's River of Love by George Strait..... it just puts you in a fabulous mood .... I used to think of George Strait as old country tunes, but not with this one... I so love it!

you can check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy98QUe9Ouc

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ok.... I found an article online tonight that just oozes "feel good" ... a high school basketball game started an hour late and then gave away a couple points to the other team ...
oh.. you just have to read all about it... these boys from the DeKalb, IL basketball team are soooooooo awesome! they have such fabulous hearts!!!!
http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=914609


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Friday is $1 day at Scrapdish....

each designer has one product for $1... and I have chosen Happy Blue Year for you to enjoy




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and..... I'm so sorry I didn't have a new product a few days ago for $1 Tuesday... I was a bit late with it, so now I am holding Seaside Sunshine to release next Tuesday... so please stay tuned for that big fabulous $1 shopping day

here's a sneak peek for now...

bargain city ... again

want to save some money, honey?????

I have a couple sites for you to check out so you can find some fabulous goodies for free or for big bargains

http://shortcuts.com/

http://www.couponcravings.com

enjoy!

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and........... I am so very sorry I didn't have a new kit ready for GP's $1 Tuesday. I just finished it tonight and I still have to make the preview...
it will be in the store next Tuesday for everyone to enjoy then...

I do have a couple of my template sets in the $1 pixel store until early Wed ..
have fun and enjoy those for the time being :)

a FUNNY... and some Valentines Savings

first off... a funny funny video...
http://www.freakybestmanspeech.com

you just have to find a couple minutes to watch it.... you'll definitely have a good chuckle

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Valentine Sales!!!

Gotta Pixel - 40% off the entire store (all designers)
February 13th - 15th





Scrapdish - Feb 13th and 14th -
$1 deals from each designer - love/romance/Valentine theme
http://www.scrapdish.com/store/home.php?cat=75




all images are linked

it's Zippity Zoo Zah time ........ again...
some of you may recall this super fun kit before it took a mini break from Gotta Pixel to be exclusive at another site............

welllllllllll... it's back again ... and ready for you to enjoy for $1 Tuesday ...

and........... a coordinating Brag Book is also available for only $1

fun bargain time

ok.... so I don't go through the Sunday coupons in the paper very often... I really should since it allows me to save a bit of money and who doesn't want to save money, right? well, at least I have my www.coupons.com. Have you been there? It's great. They add new coupons all the time and you can print the same coupon 2-3 times before they say you've reached your max. I just printed up a few more for me to take to the store today. I'll use them if they are on sale at the store too so I can get those goodies for almost free. I so love a good bargain!

and... speaking of bargains....
I have a little nifty one for you... isn't that so swell of me? :) oh yea.. put that big smile on your face.

Sherbert Sunshine... on sale for a couple days for 31% off






and... how about a little coordinating Sherbert Sunshine Add-on for you right now?

download here
AND ... if you come back and leave me a link to your layout with Sherbert Sunshine and/or Sherbert Sunshine Add-on, you might get lucky ... one random person will win a GC for my next fun kit... the winner will be picked on Friday night .......... the layout or hybrid project must be made with primarily all from Sherbert Sunshine......please feel free to e-mail me if you have any question at saranohw(at)yahoo(dot)com

women ... and BARGAIN city

Nine Words Women Use



(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.


(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . That will bring on a 'whatever').

(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying F-- YOU!

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.

Sherbert Sunshine - debuting at Gotta Pixel for only $1 ... Wednesday it will be at it's regular price

I'm a big doorknob!

I was going out for a rare girls night out last night & I didn't wait for the garage door to be 100% of the way open and I backed into it and knocked the door of it's track on my side..luckily our neighbor came over and helped fix it and there is just a small dent in the garage...BUT... the top fin on the back of my Sequoia is all chipped & cracked... Jeff isn't mad & didn't yell since we got the garage door fixed, but he just keeps saying that it's typical Sara, which really doesn't make me feel any better ......... he did tell me to still go out last night since I rarely rarely ever go out, but I wanted to make cookies instead of going to a club, I'm now regretting it because I don't think I'd still be beating myself up over it

ok... please share your big doorknob moments to make me feel better


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The February Blender Challenge at Gotta Pixel

For February:
*You must have only one picture and that picture must be of half of your face. It can be the top or bottom half or either side. It may be blended, if desired.
*You must use one title word only and it must be one of the following emotions: anger, surprise, fear, sadness, or joy.
*You may include journaling, but not necessary.

participate and earn points towards GP gift certificates

full details:
http://gottapixel.net/forum/showthread.php?p=375152#post375152

what's your song?

What's your song?

Do you know the #1 song the day you were born? Go to http://www.joshhosler.biz/ and look up the #1 song for your birth date.

This is pretty cool...

and I soooo love my song, "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals

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Wonky Winter alpha set - only $1 for Scrapdish's $1 Deal Friday



see it in action with my coordinating page kit



get 50% off of my Wonky Winter page kit...at my Scrapdish store only
use coupon
se_wonky_blog
on the "view cart page
expires Feb 3rd

french fries and quickpages .. nice combo

The Best (and Worst) Fast-Food French Fries

Worrying about calories seems silly after you've consented to a French fry grease-fest, but sometimes you can't help it. During one such conflicted experience, I wondered if some fast-food fries were less hard on the body than others. Looking at the nutritional facts of some common French fry purveyors, I found that you can, indeed, save some serious calories if you know which fries to buy.

I looked at these seven:
-Arby's Curly Fries
-Burger King's French Fries
-Carl's Jr.'s Natural-Cut Fries
-Dairy Queen's French Fries
-Jack in the Box's Natural Cut Fries
-McDonald's French Fries
-Wendy's French Fries

ok... I hope you realize that I copied and pasted this test.... I don't really understand this since I think Wendy's fries are pretty darn tasty... but my favorite fast food fry is from Lion's Choice....and I soooooo miss my Lion's Choice. I wish we had one in Phoenix. Every time I'm back in St Louis, it is a definite must-stop for me.


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It's $1 Tuesday!!! .... at Gotta Pixel

Sunshine Sugar Brag Book
Eight 5x7 pages for your scrapping ease



Sunshine Sugar Quickpages
Four 12x12 pages for your scrapping ease


both for only $1 each today and early Wednesday......

and if you like those... please take a gander at the coordinating page kit, Sunshine Sugar

so very exciting!

I'm so excited! Griffin won 4 tickets to see High School Musical on Ice this Friday morning. We were surprised by our mail today. Hudson (4yo) and Griffin (3yo) are going to have so much fun. They really love music and dancing.

We have a little local kids newspaper that runs contests and I entered both of them in a couple contests ... this one .. and the NBA All-Star Jam Session. It would be so cool if we win some tickets the the NBA Jam. Ok.. now I'm getting greedy .. LOL


ok... I posted that on Tuesday or Wednesday & forgot to publish it.... oh well.........
I'll continue from there...........

Our house was pretty sick on Thursday..........
Griffin (3yo) threw up between 12:30-2am, Jeff has been continuously since 6am, the nurse called for me to pick up Hudson (4yo) because his teachers were concerned since he started crying & said his belly hurt (very not typical Hudson), but when I got to school he was completely fine... Griffin and I hung out for music and play time, but left a little after 10 because my belly is upset too... any extra movement I feel like I need to get sick, but just can't .... at least Griffin is back to his normal self and Hudson is too................. and then that afternoon I took the boys on a tiny walk to the elem. school around the corner so they could see the construction vehicles.... well, Griffin started doing the potty dance, I asked him if he needed to go, he said no, little bit later asked me to pick him up, and then he peed on me... nice, huh? I'm already not feeling well & then that

yesterday morning we actually went to High School Musical on Ice. It was so much fun! Since it was a Friday morning performance there were lots of empty seats so it was easy for the boys to stand up and dance. Hudson loves to dance around. He's my little break dancer spinning around on the floor - at least he didn't get on the floor there. Now that would've been funny! The beginning of the performance was a dance instruction so everyone could do an opening dance along with the cast. I was surprised with how he really paid attention to it. It was sooo cute! I did take some pics of them and some friends, but I still can't find my camera cord to upload the pics. It's been lost in our house since October so I probably just need to buy a new one. Last time I used it was in our bedroom so I have no idea how it disappeared. I think our friendly house ghost must've walked away with it.

yesterday was also the beginning of Gotta Pixel's Gotta Grab It event for January....
Dontcha just love it when you can make your own collaboration by mixing and matching out of a huge fabulous assortment of coordinating goodies?

You can mix up this fun frivolous funky Hot Spots by Sara Ellis with any other January 2009 Gotta Grab It contribution.

Hot Spots Elements


papers:


Template Tools - Dotty:


hurry up.... grab some Gotta Grab It goodies now... they are only $1 each from the 23rd - 25th.......... there's almost 40 items to choose from

and... don't forget to sign up for my Feedblitz blog updates over on my right sidebar and/or my designer newsletter ... you'll be the first to learn about my new releases ... my newsletter is sent out every Tuesday evening

$1 Tuesdays

special thanks toYvonne Wiltberger, co-owner of Enchanted Studio Scraps, for making some fabulous banners for me for Gotta Pixel and DST. My DST one won't debut until Feb 1st. She is known as Monkey See Monkey Do as her designer name. You can also check out her blog to see more samples of her beautiful work.



ok......... if you haven't already heard ... I am doing my best to release new kits each Tuesday for Gotta Pixel's $1 Tuesday.

I made the last couple weeks in December, then I had to take the first couple weeks off in January, but I'm back full steam with a super fun kit today... Sunshine Sugar



special thanks to ta_merkins, lorilei, daniaj, and realrach for these fab layouts

and... Lorilei made a quickpage out of her layout for everyone to enjoy...
you can grab it on her blog... please leave her some lovin' when you do :)

thanks and have a groovy day!