Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends. We had a nice dinner at Miguel's parent's house and then picked up Lij at his dad's house. I got to see Miguel's niece Adriana :) Hadn't seen her in a while! So many things to be thankful for today :) I am blessed :)

Some tree pics

While trying to take some more pics of Mikey in front of the tree tonight, I remembered about changing the ISO on my camera to get more of the look of the tree lights. I tried it and got these which I really like. They are a bit grainy though and I think that is normal for when you raise your ISO...I could be wrong as I'm sure some people take really awesome pics with the same effect I want, but maybe with better cameras! LOL I took photography back in HS for two years and we did all that stuff manually...no digi cameras back then, but I can't remember a darned thing! :( Anyway, I think I'll try to take some more tomorrow. And some of Lij too! TFL :)

Shake what your Momma gave ya! :)

Here's a funny video clip I took of Mikey "dancing" tonight. He sure cracks me up!!

A Card for a friend

I had "tried" to start working on this card on Friday, but I just didn't "feel" like it so I left it alone. Today while I was trying to put it together, I remembered an idea I had been wanting to try. On some channel where Mikey watches cartoons on demand...maybe Sprout or Noggin..not sure...there is a cute little bird that I thought I could try to duplicate with scalloped ovals. Well, I don't have a scalloped oval punch, but I do have the circles! So my bird is a little "round" lol...like me! LOL JK :) But I think he came out way cute!! I made this card for a friend's upcoming birthday. I hope she likes it!

I'm back

On Friday, I did 46 minutes on the treadmill...2.7 miles. I ran a few minutes here and there on and off, but not non stop...still having the same issue with my leg when I run...a bit sad about that because I really do like running. But I'm glad about the time I managed to go that day. I planned on getting on it today, but now I'm not sure. I'm going to try to...really I am...scouts honor :) Miguel came home for an early lunch so that threw me off schedule a bit. I went ahead and ate lunch with him so now I have to give myself some time before I work out. I just don't want it to get late on me. We'll see. I want to at least squeeze in 30 minutes.

So on Saturday, since Lij stayed at his dad's this weekend :( it was just me, Miguel and Mikey. We went to eat breakfast at Panchito's and then went by a Tuesday Morning that is right across from there. I was hoping to find some of those cool Mia kits that my sis got, but no luck :( They only had a small end cap of scrapbooking supplies at this one and not too many things I was interested in. I did manage to find this cool pack of MM printed cs and a really pretty K&Co. Scrap Pad To Go. Both for only $4 each...not bad at all!! Also went by Michael's...only because we were at Old Navy at The Quarry and M's is RIGHT next door, but I didn't find a thing I wanted if you can believe that! I did get 3 of those Studio G stamps from the Dollar bins...two for a friend and one for me, but I used up the last of the gift card Melody sent me so I didn't spend any money. We did our grocery shopping, bought Mikey a toy for going poop in the potty. He's been wearing underwear for the past week or so and NO accidents..thank God! I never thought the day would come when I'd get Mikey out of pullups!! We dropped Mikey off with my mom and then Miguel and I had another "date night" which I really think we need right now. It was nice. We had dinner at Bennigan's and then watched that James Bond movie "Quantum Solace". It was okay...I'm not really into those kinds of movies. That's more Miguel's stuff. But nothing else good was showing and he really wanted to see that. Miguel came home from work really early yesterday which is rare so after I showered and he took a little nap, we went to WM to let Mikey pick out some underwear like we had promised him...he picked some Cars ones. I also got him some cute screen print long sleeved shirts. Today, after I did what was left of my cleaning, me and Mikey put up the small tree my mom had here last year. I decided that I wanted to keep the tree simple and went with silver and aqua blue with white lights. I need to get another strand of silver bead garland because I ran short. I think I might also get some smaller silver ornaments, but that's it. I really like the way it looks. I got some scrap goodies in the mail today...some of those Puffy Thickers I had been wanting...LOVE them! I need to work on a birthday card for a friend, but maybe I can get some scrapping done later tonight or tomorrow. Still itching to get that mojo back! That's all for now :)

Day 4

35 minutes again today...still at 1.0 incline, 3.5 speed. I ran the last three or four minutes, but my leg was hurting while I did. I know I shouldn't have, but I made myself just run through it. I don't know what it is. When I'm walking, I'm fine. When I start running, as soon as I step down on that foot, it hurts. Kind of like a shooting pain from my ankle up my shin and to my knee. Not sure what it could be. Anyway...another day down :)

Day 3

Just for my personal benefit, I am keeping track of my workout stuff here. I did 33 minutes today. I kept the incline at 1.0 today though because yesterday my leg was hurting a bit. I did 28 minutes walking and was able to run the last five at 4.0, but I took the incline down to 0 for that. Good workout and I'm not hurting at all right now...like my leg or knee that had been bothering me so that's good. I'm planning on working out again in a while and then again tomorrow and taking the weekend off since Elijah will be home and I don't want to take that time away from him. So, so far...so good! :)

Day 2

So I successfully did my workout today. 30 minutes at a 3.0 incline. The last four, I took the incline down to 0 for a cool down and alternately ran and walked. I couldn't do the full four minutes straight today and I didn't push myself to either which I think I normally would have. If I was hurting, I would have forced myself to go on anyway. No today. It did hurt a little today, but nothing major. I guess just normal getting back into exercising stuff.
Anywho...I wanted to scrap today. I keep feeling the "urge", but I'm just not getting excited about it. I know there have been times when I start on a page with something in mind and as I'm working...ideas keep coming as far as what to put where and "oh, I can use that new this and that" and everything just seems to "flow" and it's all happy and fun. Well, it hasn't felt that way lately even though I've done a few pages I really love. And I'm wondering why. I've gotten sooo many cool, new things from the birthday club or stuff I've bought that I'm dying to use, but then I just don't. Sometimes I wonder too, if maybe it's that I have SO many products and papers and stuff to choose from that it's hard to pick so then it becomes a tedious process instead of a fun hobby. I know that by comparison, there are probably people who have a TON more stuff than I do, but maybe I've just feeling overwhelmed with what I have...not sure. Anyone else ever feel like this? If so, how do you get around it or how do you get out of your rut and back into LOVING this hobby? I need some ideas.
Hmm...what else? Nothing right now. Might go eat some lunch or take a nap or watch some tv...something. Thanks for the vent :)

Back in the saddle again...

Well, I had not been getting on the treadmill since my leg was hurting me really badly. My leg stopped hurting after a couple of weeks, but I still didn't get back on. Fast forward about five weeks and I was feeling it. My clothes was fitting me tighter or not fitting me the way it had been. Especially my bras. Yep, that's where I notice it first and then in the dreaded "belly fat" area. I could "see" it too...blah...it is not pretty!! So I guess when I am "working out" even though I don't see the drop in pounds the way I would like, it really IS doing alot of good. And in a way I can see AND feel. So after looking at my bigger body in the mirror the other day...lol...I decided that I needed to get off my arse and get back in gear because now that my leg is better, I really have no excuses. So, today was my first day back on. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I set the incline to 3.0 and my speed at 3.5. I knew I was going to have to start out slow again and maybe I shouldn't overdo it either. Maybe that pain in my leg was a sign to not push myself so hard. I can't help it though. Sometimes when I feel that it's just "too easy", I think I have to go longer or harder or faster and maybe that's just not the case. Anyway, I did 34 minutes. I was able to run that last four non stop at 4.0, but not at the incline and it wasn't so bad. I'm also attempting at cutting out bad food...again...attempting is the key word. First day...so far, so good. After I did all my house cleaning, working out and what not, my mom took Mikey out to ride his bike and I was able to scrap a quick page that I think came out very cute. I used a Pencil Lines sketch...Sketch 111. I like their sketches. Oh, I also got another package in the mail today from that birthday club even though I know my birthday was about three weeks ago. Here's a few pics :)

Here's a card

Here's a quick card I made for a very good friend of mine. I got the inspiration for it from Danielle Flanders' blog. She makes some awesome cards! TFL :)