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.


and...........

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!

Dull Women

ok........
this is the longest I've ever gone without blogging... please please forgive me ...

here's a little goodie for all of you fab ladies...

I so love the saying a Dull Woman has an Immaculate Home ....

and I just ran across this....

1. I'm creative; you can't expect me to be neat too!
2. So this isn't Home Sweet Home... Adjust!
3. Ring Bell for Maid Service...If no answer do it yourself!
4. I clean house every other day.... Today is the other day!
5. If you write in the dust, please don't date it!
6. I would cook dinner but I can't find the can opener!
7. My house was clean last week, too bad you missed it!
8. A clean kitchen is the sign of a wasted life.
9. I came, I saw, I decided to order take out.
10. If you don't like my standards of cooking...lower your standards.
11. You may touch the dust in this house...but please don't write in it!
12. Apology...Although you'll find our house a mess, Come in, sit down, converse. It doesn't always look like this: Some days it's even worse.
13. A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen, and this kitchen is delirious.
14. If we are what we eat, then I'm easy, fast, and cheap.
15. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
16. A clean house is a sign of a misspent life.
17. Help keep the kitchen clean - eat out.
18. Countless number of people have eaten in this kitchen and gone on to lead normal lives.
19. My next house will have no cupboards, just vending machines.
20. Dull women have immaculate homes.

I had to send it to my husband... because he just doesn't get it about why our house isn't clean all the time with 3 & 4 yo sons at home, me designing, and us just enjoying life

I'll blog again very soon, maybe in a day or two :)

look at me...

look at me... back in the blogging swing of things again.....

woo-hoo!



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My 4 yo had a nice lamenated artwork & journaling project from preschool today....



(he had to fill in the blanks and a teacher wrote it out for him)



"Hudson is thankful for the garbage truck man for picking up the garbage."

and....

"If I had one wish for our turkey day dish it would be....Yellow Ice Cream, PB&J Sandwich, Milk, and purple cake, it tastes like applesauce"



priceless, isn't it???

how about your kids????? anything similar?



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interesting blogs I've stumbled upon recently...

Cake Wrecks

Fantacy's Hillbilly Scraps

C Jane (live your life to the fullest)

Ikea Hacker

Stretching a Buck (I blogged about this yesterday)

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ok........ well, ya know how every day Gotta Pixel has up to 4 or 5 different products from different designers for big bargains.. in our Pixel Picks catagory

Wednesdays are my day...

sooooooo this week.....

grab my super fun and fab page kit, Crazy Christmas for only $2.99, save 54%

enjoy.. and Scrap Sassy Silly!

ok.......... I'm soooo into online grocery coupons now.... they are soooo flippin' quick and easy to use... I don't have to remember to take any to the store with me, they are just automatically loaded onto my Fry's card and when I purchase something it knows... AND... I get an e-mail the next day about my coupon activity

I stumbled upon a grocery savings blog one day called Stretchin A Buck.. signed up to receive the blog updates...... and registered on three different sites to register my Fry's card

if you live in the States, you should take advantage of her blog...I don't think you'll be disappointed

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oh gosh... I just finished watching The Hills.......
*Spencer is a lunatic controlling QUACK!
*Audrina is a worry wort crazed paranoid girl

and.......
I just found out that Heidi and Spencer eloped while they were in Cabo over the weekend....
oh, hopefully she wakes up sometime in the next year or two and realizes what a nutjob he is

Deals of the Day

As of last week, every Wednesday I will be offering a Deal of the Day at Gotta Pixel (a/k/a Pixel Pick). Every day there should be 1-4 items in the Pixel Picks category for a smokin' deal.

My pick this week is my Template Tools - Abby:

SAVE 69% now and grab it for only $1.25 HERE

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For those of you who don't know... I work at The Gap and this coming weekend, Nov 13th - 16th is our Friends and Family/Give and Get event

interested in one of my offers????

*30% off Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Piperlime. (includes outlets)

*valid Nov 13th - 16th

*can be used multiple times and you can share yours with a friend in stores

*can only be used one time online

*5% of all sales from my friends and family will be automatically donated to Dress for Success (I had 6 charities to choose from)

*can be used on regular and sale merchandise

Please ONLY request one if you know you will definitely used it... I do NOT want to waste any

I have three e-mail offers available to my blogging friends. I've already given away all of my 50, but one of my co-workers gave me 47 of hers and I still have bits of those remaining (I gave away a bunch to my Facebook friends)................. we both chose the same charity so 5% of all our F&F sales will be donated by Gap to Dress for Success

IF you are interested .. please leave me your e-mail address........... three lucky people will receive these fabulous discounts

DSD fun fun fun

Gotta Pixel's Blog Bunny Hop!!!!!

The bunny hop begins November 1, 2008 EST. Not all the blogs have their contribution up, so wait until November 1!
Welcome to the first ever Gotta Pixel Blog Bunny Hop!!!
Several Gotta Pixel designers wanted to do something fun for Digital Scrapbook Day, and give our wonderful members a little Thank You!

Each of us have created a freebie for you to download, and all you have to do to get all of them is to follow the BUNNY!

Even better... inside each of our zip files is a secret word. As soon as you have collected all 16 freebies, get the secret words from the zip file and head over to Gotta Pixel to this thread and you will find instructions on how to submit those secret words in to be entered to win a 1 year Gotta Pixel Pixel Club Membership. Gotta Pixel is giving away 4 of these memberships for the Bunny Hop, so make sure to collect all those secret words!!!

You will find the bunny on all the following blogs:
Stacy Carlson,
Kathryn Estry,
Michelle Pieters,
Jill D-Zines,
Sweet Digi Scraps,
Sarah Meyer,
Randi Oh Designs,
Lynne Simmons,
Paula Yagisawa,
Isabel Mendez,
Mad Scrapper Designs,
Connie Prince,
Cherie Shields,
Michelle Swadling,
Kim Cameron




download Blue Skies HERE


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alsooooooooo.... sales sales sales and FWP collabs at Gotta Pixel and Scrapdish.......... a brand spanking new store......
all that news will be posted in a few hours

til then.................. Happy Halloween!!!!!! and Scrap Sassy Silly!!!!

I just found the coolest blog for fun and unique ways to use some of the furniture, flooring, etc from Ikea...


and thought you might like to see it too





I really love how someone converted the little snail rocker





Ikea hacker








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Griffin is potty trained!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!! 3 boys and no more diapers or pull-ups again for the last time!







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Do you know anyone who is interested in learning the basics of Digital Scrapbooking? If so, there is a brand new blog dedicated to teaching beginners. Please share this fab place.


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what to laugh at a funny dance-off? It's with McCain and Obama..
so so funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVvmrum3cUA

Happy Birthday!!!!!

It's my baby Griffin's 3rd birthday today.

In celebration of his birthday, we are starting out the day at Ikea for breakfast, then braving the mall to get him a new pair of Crocs.

You get some fab goodies too :) Hooray!

This morning I learned out about a fabulous deal from Stretching a Buck blog. Well, originally Fantacy pointed me towards it. Kudos to her for this fab hook-up!
I always love finding a great bargain! Anyone that personally knows me, knows I love fabulous quality bargains. So, Stretching the Buck is a super fab and as it's name suggests, it's ideal for finding ways to save money AND it's having a giveaway - a $25 Kroger g.c. this week!!! How cool is that?! Just click HERE for more details and your chance (or 3) to win ;)

The fab Stretching a Buck blog also taught me how to sign up for e-coupons. Oh my! These are the coolest things. No more clipping coupons. Well, with me, I might clip, but then I always forget to take them to the store. They are automatically linked to my Fry's card (part of Krogers) and can be combined with Kroger's Short-cuts e-coupons, along with their special weekly offers too. The sidebar also has hook-ups to her favorite frugal blogs and coupon sites.

AND......... one more goodie..........
I blogged over the weekend with a large freebie paper pack... be sure to grab it

sorry for being a ghost lately

gosh... I haven't been too active with my poor blog lately.

I'm sorry to all of you.. ( a little forgiveness gift below)

I have no idea what kept me away last week, but this week we've been super busy since it's Fall Break from school. We've gone to the park, the zoo, the pool, and misc errands... plus, I've been working every single night.

Besides all the running around with that stuff, I finally had my appearance in court for the dog attack I witnessed last April. It was one scary dog attack too. I was the only person who witnessed the very beginning how it happened.

the following is from my April 18th blogging:
yesterday morning I was a witness to a dog attack close to my house at a greenbelt
well, it really opened up my eyes about having my guard up when we see dogs when we are out for a walk
I was over at the big patch of grass that dips down... Hudson wanted to play "chase me" & I'm so glad we didn't get started with that...........
there was a woman with 3 larger dogs resting on the smaller patch of grass on the opposite side of the sidewalk right there...... and another woman walking her two Yorkies through the big greenbelt and as soon as they got in the sight of the big dogs, one and then the other two took off for an attack..... (they were on a leash, but not a firm grasp & the owner was looking the other direction talking on the phone)................the attack dogs owner came to try and get her dogs and I ran over and pulled two of the big dogs off.... luckily a woman on the other side of the street came over to take care of my boys while they were screaming
when all was over... a nice woman driver took the little Yorkies to the vet... Nick is ok, but Nora had an intestinal issue with surgery and an infection last night, hopefully she recovers ok............. the owner had a chunk taken out of her arm.........I talked with her this morning, she had her first skin graft last night and will have to have another couple later
I stayed around for quite a while, the last witness...but I have no idea what happened with the attacking dogs... Animal Control was with with them when I left to take Hudson to school (the one that bit her was a Pit mix)
sooooooooooooooooooo.... now I am really going to have my guard up whenever I see dogs when we are out for a walk........please be aware of your surroundings... it only takes a brief moment with no warning for something like this to happen

anyway, the owner of the pit mix was given 7 citations, her dog was put to sleep in May... and she has been fighting 2 of the 7 citations since then.... Tuesday was finally the day in front of the judge... one of the citations she was fighting was about her not having control of her dogs... HELLO... she so didn't... it wouldn't have happened if she had control of them..........
I was released after my testimony so I don't know what the outcome was. I really need to call the prosecuter's office to check on it

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well....
I have one fabulous kit I released at Gotta Pixel recently which I haven't shown you yet...

introducing Penelope! a mini version of this was available at The Funky Playground during August's Teacher's Pet.......
but I've added a bunch and tweaked a few others.. and now it's for sale








Penelope by Sara Ellis ....

A fun, fanciful, whimsical, girly, artsy page kit to delight you.

Included:
8 patterned nicely textured papers
6 solid and semi-solid nicely textured papers
1 acrylic round frame
1 painted square frame
1 scalloped border with shadow
1 doodled border
1 outragously adorable embellished bird
4 flair buttons
2 stamped flowers (one with & without stem)
1 ribbon tab flower
1 large stamped heart
5 journaling notebook strips
2 funky cut mats
1 ribbon tab bunch
3 ric racs
3 colored staples (pink, green, and silver)
1 long stiched line
1 short stitched line
1 stitched word (sweet)
1 hanging tag (with and without paper insert)
1 tulip


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now ... for all of you neglected blogging friends....

please enjoy my Go-Go-Groovin' #1 paper pack set that I just recently retired from Gotta Pixel

download HERE ... and please leave some lovin' if you grab it ..
thanks!

New Presidential Candidate

New Presidential Candidate... It's someone we know!

Hi,
There's an effort to elect an unknown random person as President... and it's someone we know! Watch this online video about the surprising new nominee:
http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=46832&altf=Tbsb&altl=Fmmjt

This is just about the coolest news in the world.

Jot back a note to let me know what you think!

wanna cool purse?

ok.. I know I've been a very bad blogger for the last week or two........................ but........how about winning a super chic new purse?
Fantacy hooked me up with this deal and now I'm sharing this with you...
Now there is a great lil contest going on to win a slammin new handbag/purse....

All you have to do is go HERE and sign up!!!!

The purses are really really gorgeous! Christmas is less than 3 months away so why not win one and it can be one of your gifts?

Paper Pack Bundle clearance BARGAIN!

What a deal here! If you are just getting started with digi-scrapping or if you have been scrapping for a while & would love to increase your stash, this is a fabulous bundle package that you just can't pass up. I am clearing out my store.

Enjoy this while you can. As of October 1st all of my "retiring soon" items will be gone.

Included in this bundle:
*Preppy Polly ~Winter $1
*Preppy Polly ~Summer $1
*Preppy Polly ~Spring $1
*Preppy Polly ~ Autumn $1
*#40 ~ Just Papers
*Go-Go-Groovin' Variety Pack #1
*Go-Go-Groovin' Variety Pack #2
*Gone Streakin Purplish
*Gone Streakin Pinky
*Livid Vivid Morning ~ The Paper Pack
*Livid Vivid Evening ~ The Paper Pack

which basically means you will receive a total of 107 papers for $5
OR
grab them all individually with their own clearance prices

**Scrap for Hire ok... just like all of my other Personal Use goodies

spreadin some love

Do you know about Nie Nie or C Jane or Little California???

Well... if not, you should take a few minutes, see how blessed your life is, and send some love their ways.

I was reading C Jane Run a little bit ago and found out that her surreal roller coaster ride just got bumpier yesterday. Besides her sister (Nie-Nie)and brother-in-law being in the hospital for burns because of a plane crash, her 31yo cousin Katie just passed away this weekend.

I really love Nie-Nie's blog. C Jane has reposted some past highlights so that everyone out in blog lands can know what a special person she is. THIS is my favorite blog post and I sooooo want to do this with my boys. oh... I will do it... I've got to figure out an open day soon so we can do it.

Now ... about Little California (Callie)... she was backed over and ran over by a car driven by a dear family friend of her family a couple weeks ago. Callie was airlifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital and is fighting like crazy to get better. Her older sister Ashley (21.5 years older) has been blogging about her & is organizing a fabulous raffle for her. There are some really adorable boutique items available. Please check this out. I'm sure her story, as well as Nie-Nie's will touch your hearts deeply.

Big {{HUGS}} to all!

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one of my girlfriends sent me a link to a very cool political match-em-up quiz a few days ago

Match-o-Matic

I shared it over at DST's chatter this past weekend .... and it seems people are really enjoying it

If you are undecided about the Presidential candidates or if you want to confirm your choice... this is a great place to check out

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I'm clearing out tons of goodies at Gotta Pixel.

About half of my store (approximately 50 items) are retiring at the end of the month. This includes all Personal Use/Scrap4Hire/Commercial Use items. Grab tons of fun for way over 50% off.

and..... the best deal by far... my Commercial Use Bundle.....(SAVE 79%)




Commercial Use Clearance Bundle from Sara Ellis

What a deal here! If you are just getting started with designing or if you have been designing for a while & need a little extra creative assistance at times, this is a fabulous bundle package that you just can't pass up. I am clearing out my store.

Enjoy this while you can. As of October 1st all of my "retiring soon" items will be gone.

Included in this bundle:
*Toppings - Textures part A *Commercial OK*
*Toppings - Textures part B *Commercial OK*
*Toppings - Textures part C *Commercial OK*
*Toppings - Textures part D *Commercial OK*
*Toppings - Textures part E *Commercial OK*
*Toppings - Textures part F *Commercial OK*
*Toppings - Templates part A *commercial*
*Toppings - Templates part B *commercial*
*Toppings - Take One *COMMERCIAL OK*
*Toppings - Take Two *COMMERCIAL OK*
*Toppings - Take Three *COMMERCIAL OK*
*Toppings - Take Four *COMMERCIAL OK*
*Petal Pushers *Orbits (brushes) - *COMMERCIAL ok*
*Swirlygiggies (brushes) *COMMERCIAL ok*

which basically means you will receive a total of 12 texture overlays, 26 paper overlay templates, 3 flower fabric templates, 2 fancy mats, and 30 ABR brushes (with matching PNG files) -
grab them all now - 15 products for $15 (SAVE 79%)
OR
grab them all individually with their own clearance prices, but more than $1 each

NO CREDIT REQUIRED,
just greatly appreciated if you feel like including it

"Are you going to beat me up?"

Hudson is so funny. Everytime we play soccer or anything with a hint of a competition, he always asks "are you going to beat me up?" or says "I'm going to beat you up". No matter how many times we've told him that how he should say it without "up", he still says it. It is pretty comical now, but just waits until he says it at his Itty Bitty Sports class with Coach Alex and other little boys. It's a very cute class, just an intro to sports - 6 sports in 8 weeks. He's already had soccer and basketball. Next week is Lacrosse. He will then have baseball (maybe t-ball), golf, and tennis. The class is just for 3-5 year olds. Hudson just turned 4 this past Sunday and he is definitely the biggest kid in the class. He is tall, but all the others must be tiny 3 year olds. Anyway, just picture Coach Alex giving his a little drill & he tells her "I'm going to beat you up". I probably won't hear him sitting on the bleachers..LOL.. too funny.

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ok.. gear up and get ready for a huge Clearance Sale at Gotta Pixel!

Several of us are clearing out our goods from the 20th -30th. There's going to be some massive savings. I know I've been at GP since last December so that means that there are lots and lots of goodies for me to clean out of the store too.

I bet they'll be things for pocket change (under a dollar).

and now it's Thursday

ok... I'm getting a bit annoyed with One Life to Live lately.

talk about stirring up tormoil and no happiness anywhere.. it's really crazy

Tess has Natalie locked up in the basement and Tess's/Jess's daughter is who knows where ... I bet the next time we see her, she'll be aged to maybe 5 or 6 years old

Clint is turning into a big A** .... he's a nice guy... this is just wrong.. he's worse than Asa, if that can be possible

Todd is going to steal his grandbaby and make his daughter, Starr, believe that her own baby is dead................that's too much for Todd.. he hurts tons of people, but he wouldn't hurt Starr

and... how long is Marty going to stay in the dark about her real life? c'mon, John has to find her soon

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have you watched Busted on MTV yet? it's pretty entertaining........it's Cops busting drunk 18 year olds

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do you shop for little girls? I don't have any, but I fell in love with this cute online boutique I found today.......

Sweet*N*Sassy Creations

it's loaded with adorable ribbon embellished denim jeans & mini skirts

you just have to check it out!

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well, I finally added Jovial Fantasy to my Scrapdish store... yay!

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please don't forget about Gotta Pixel's Gotta Grab It event.... grab your own collab... over 40 goodies with the same swatch and theme

as of midnight EST on the 18th...everything will go back to their regualr prices

(scroll down to my last blogging to find out more)

hello Tuesday

I'm so proud of Hudson! Today was his 4 year check up. He is 42.5 inches (90th percentile) and 41 lbs (75th - 90th percentile). I was a bit surprised that he wasn't at least 100th percentile for his height. Anyway, he had 4 shots in his arms and he didn't cry whatsoever, just a little shock and that was it. Poof! all over! On the way home he asked why he was wearing bandaids because it wasn't any big deal to him.

I was the one that caused more of an issue. Well, Saturday morning I sliced my finger while cutting pineapple. My FIL wrapped a couple badaids around it and some tape since it bled profusely. This morning I tried to change the bandages and they wouldn't come off so I had to have the CMA cut it off for me after she gave Hudson his shots. I winced a bit since it's still very tender. Hudson was a pro compared to me. It was kind of funny. The 41 year old was worse than the 4 year old.

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M-I-Z-----Z-O-U!!!!!!!!!!!

my Mizzou Tigers are 3-0 now and we moved up in the polls from #6 to #5

woo-hoo!!!!

wanna Wear Gold for 2008????? Join The Missouri Run for #1 Facebook Group.

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September's Gotta Grab It!!!!!!!!

the theme for the month is Sunflower Dreams, but I'm not so sunflowery with my designs, so I made some goodies that are very compatible with the sunflower explosion

everything in the Gotta Grab It collection is $1 each ONLY September 16th, 17th, and 18th... and all 40+ Gotta Grab It goodies can be mixed and matched to make your own special collaboration kit


here's mine:










grab my contributions HERE



enjoy & Scrap Sassy Silly!

The long birthday weekend

oh my ... it's been one long birthday weekend! What a lucky 4 year old we have. Hudson had his first party, a pool party with a few of his friends, on Friday morning. They played and played in the pools, then ate yummy cupcakes, and opened presents.

Evan and Hudson goofing around in the water.

Griff, Amelia, Hudson, and Jepson being silly after it's over.

Saturday morning was the family party. I made a yummy breakfast with a scrumptious breakfast casserole, home-made banana muffins, cheesy hashbrowns, and fresh fruit (recipes a bit later). A little snafoo happened during the prep time shen I majorly sliced my finger cutting the pineapple. I probably should've left to get stitches. It's still throbbing almost 36 hours later.

Anyway, between the two parties, Hudson ended up with his very first racetrack (a Darda Super Starter Speedway - very super cool with no batteries, I can't wait to build on to it), the Playmobil Recycling Truck that he really really wanted since he wants to be a garbage truck driver when he gets bigger, his first soccer ball & t-ball set, and many other fun things.

Today was his actual birthday. All of us went to The Healing Field in Tempe this morning. I took Hudson and Griffin last year and captured an amazing picture

credits HERE

I just had to take them again and I want to continue this every year. It truly is an amazing place. Each flag pole had a card on it with a lost one's name, age, hometown, occupation (or student's school info, etc) , and picture. I felt so sorry for the few without any pic. All of the little kids had a little stuffed animal attached to the bottom of their poles. I took a slew of pics there today, but unfortunately my camera is having difficulties connecting to my computer to upload them. Hopefully I will be able to share them soon.

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I should be so extremely exhausted right now. I worked from 5pm yesterday until 2am early this morning for inventory. At least Jeff took care of the boys this morning and they let me sleep in. yay! that is such a huge extreme rarity! I only slept in until 8:45, but that's alot better than 6ish like usual.

I'm a bit annoyed right now because there is alot of design stuff I need to be working on right now, but having one finger bandaged up is making using the keyboard a bit difficult. oh well

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BANANA MUFFINS

1 cup mashed banana (2 bananas), 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup Miracle Whip, 2 cups flour; 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda............
Mix together and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes

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I'm not much of a casserole fan, but this is yummy & I always receive tons of compliments on it too. It's very light and fluffy

Breakfast Casserole

12 slices bread
butter
6 eggs
salt
pepper
1 quart milk
6 slices American Cheese
6 slices Monterey Jack cheese
optional: meats and veggies...your choice

Cut crust off bread and butter them. Place 6 slices buttered side down, in a 9x13 inch pan. Place 1 slice American and 1 slice of Monterey Jack cheeses on each piece of bread. Place optional items next. Place the last 6 slices of bread on top with buttered side up. Mix eggs, milk, salt, and pepper together and then pour over top. Refrigerate overnight. The next morning, bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 1 hour.

I used 1lb of maple sausage (browned), 1lb cubed ham, and 1/3 sweet onion (diced).

the 4Runner is back

the news about our 4Runner & other catalytic converter thefts made the front page of our little suburban paper Friday.

If you didn't receive the paper, you can read it here:
http://www.ahwatukee.com/news/catalytic_4339___article.html/converter_center.html

they spelled my name with an H.. but, oh well... it's still me

and... one good thing......well, kind of good, I guess........... the auto body shop quoted us $2500 foer the repair job, but it only actually was $690, including the tow.... apparently the one they fixed before ours had a really bad hack job, the idiots cut into their O2 sensor & out idiots cut ours out nicely so it was an easier fix



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http://gasbuddy.com/



hopefully this can help some of you find cheaper gas



it tries to keep current cheap gas prices in Canada and the US

so far Phoenix gas is still in good shape... the stations by us are right at $3.44/gallon

the blind girl...

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her.
She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.'

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.

Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.

Life Is a Gift Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.
Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven.
Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around.

picture day!

Today was picture day at (pre)school. Last spring the picture people parted and feathered his hair so he looked like somebody else's cute little boy, not our crazy goofy Hudson.
So.... today he went to school with a note pinned to him (see pictures). Griffin wanted a note too, so his said "I wanted to wear a note like Hudson"

"Please do not part and feather my hair. Thank you - Hudson"

sing a little sing song

I am soooooooooo happy to have some tunes on my blog now! I found the best site, http://www.playlist.com/!

I made a little playlist so far. I will probably add to it later. I hope you love the tune that's playing. If not, scroll to the bottom and click on a different one. Jennifer Love Hewitt's song on there is my new fave!

stick around, read my blog for a while, find some freebie QPs, and enjoy the tunes :)


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