I Am...

My friend Estee posted this on her blog and I thought I'd copy it and post it here myself...just for fun :)

I am...
Reading: Eclipse...the third book in the Twilight series..just got it from Amazon today
Listening to: "By Your Side" by Tenth Avenue North...a new band I just found and am totally loving
Obsessed With: reading the Twilight books
Thinking About: what 2009 has in store
Planning to: make some changes in my life
Dreaming of: being skinny again...or at least smaller :)
Enjoying: each and every minute I am given :)
Vowing to: get back on the treadmill and get back into a routine as soon as my ankle is healed properly.
Working On: getting back into scrapping because I haven't been as much as I'd like to.
Excited About: The Love Dare
What are you up to?

FINALLY!!!

I did a LO...my first of the year :) Gee! That was painful! The not scrapping that is. I don't know why I get into these ruts...I "want" to scrap, but sometimes...nothing...nothing comes to me. I have so many new things to play with too, but the creativity just wasn't there. I just got a package in from Stop and Scrap...the Pink Paislee Sweet Cakes paper collection and the new Imaginisce Twitterpated paper collection as well as a CUTE bird stamp from that same line. I also got a sheet of the Fancy Pants Splendid Valentine's line...the sheet with the Vday cards on it...so cute! And some old Pink Paislee Holly Doodle alpha stickers that were on sale for .99. I already put all my stuff away so I didn't get to take a pic. Tomorrow, I should receive my third book in the Twilight series...I'm dying to get started on it. I already have the fourth one waiting thanks to my dear friend Melissa :) I'm sure I already posted that she sent it to me for Christmas along with a neat little clip on light so I can lay in bed and read in the dark after Mikey has gone to sleep. Don't know what we have planned for tomorrow. We need to take Lij back to his dad's tomorrow evening. He goes back to school on Monday or Tuesday. Okay, I have to go now...Mikey is climbing on my table and in my face. More later :)

And the grand total is....

I saw my sis posted her total LOs for the year so I went back and tallied mine up too and came up with 119. I'm not sure I want to give myself a number of pages to do for the new year yet since I haven't found the motivation to scrap in weeks, but we'll just wait and see...

I just wanted to wish all of my friends a very happy new year! I hope that 2008 was a good year and that 2009 brings nothing but good things too :)

2008 was for the most part, a good year for me....alot of changes...alot of learning, but I think over all, it was mostly positive. I'm hoping and praying for a great new year...full of NEW things...lots of new things...new changes...new attitudes..new beginnings...out with the old..in with the new. God bless everyone :) OH and be safe!!

I'm here...

I'm here...I'm alive...just updating because my sis said to..lol I have nothing to say really...nothing worth mentioning so I'll keep it short..my bf's an arse, my foot hurts..and I tired...the end.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas.....

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Happy Birthday, Baby

Today...well, yesterday (Sunday) was Miguel's birthday...his 34th. I knew I was older than him, but I never realized how much!! Okay, three years is not that much, but still...Anyway, thankfully he got out of work pretty darn early...way earlier than usual...too early in fact, because I hadn't even baked his cake or made his special dinner that he had requested! It all worked out though because he ended up going to noon mass and then to do some Christmas shopping, so by the time he did get home, I had just pulled the chicken lasagna and garlic bread out of the oven and the cake was already frosted and waiting :) I've only made lasagna a few times and I haven't made it in forever so I was a little nervous, but Miguel said it was delicious...so did Lij so I was really happy about that. Of course, "I" thought it was pretty darned good too, but I'm biased :) lol After we ate, we headed out to Wal Mart for a bit of shopping....TOO many people there. We made our trip short and headed to the Family Christian Store instead where I picked up a last minute gift and pre ordered the "Fireproof" movie. Doing so, gave me the book for only $9.99 AND the soundtrack for FREE...yippee. I'm looking forward to reading the book. I think it's like "exercises" to do to strengthen your relationship/marriage. Miguel got me the second book in the Twilight series and I'm already done with it...finished it in TWO day...so I need something else to read! We came home after shopping and had cake. (BTW, for his birthday, I got him some movie he wanted called "Dead Space" and some headphones to wear while he watches tv late at night so he doesn't wake us all up with his surround sound!) Miguel and I watched "Step Brothers"....SO funny!! And the kids played. I stayed up late to pay some bills and catch up on my blog reading and such because I hadn't been online since Thursday...our computer monitor wasn't working. Today we hooked up one my uncle had brought over and I'm back online :) It's not a flat screen like ours was, but it will have to do for now. Okay, I think that's all for now. OH, foot update. Since the weekend, I've been moving around...without crutches. I've been wrapping my ankle up with an ACE bandage and then putting the splint they gave me over that which seems to help alot with the pain...or to NOT have pain I should say..when I move my foot or try to walk on it. We have been out of the house a few times over the weekend and although I'm moving slowly, I'm SO grateful to be moving again without the crutches. I seriously wanted to cry that first day I was moving around without them...lol...I was just soooo happy to be walking somewhat normally again...I was overjoyed! :) I'm in a little more pain than I had been during the nights...I'm sure from all the added activity since I'd pretty much been off it for all these weeks, but it's bearable...nothing a little Ibuprofen won't fix :) So that's really happy news for me....Okay, it's late and I'm really sleepy...more tomorrow :)

Good news...bad news...

Good news...I have been able to put 'some' weight on my foot today. Although probably not the way I should...still can't step 'flat' with that foot, but I'm able to kind of limp using the 'side' of my bad foot and putting most of my weight on my heel. It looks funny, but I was able to get around limping that way today with very little pain. I was SO happy about it because my crutches were really getting on my nerves. Bad news...in all my excitement at being mobile again w/out crutches, I think I might have over done it because right now the inside of my bad ankle is hurting....BAD....keep getting a sharp pain :( I wrapped it up with an ACE bandage a bit ago and hopefully a good nights rest will ease the pain and get me ready for tomorrow.
I baked cookies for Miguel to take to work tomorrow, but they weren't from scratch this year....frozen dough. So much easier. I just didn't feel like taking all that time or making all that mess...not right now. I helped him wrap some presents too. He did the first few and was cutting the paper all "jagged" so I took over. Bless his little heart :) He wraps like a guy, but aww, I thought it was so cute :) Not much else going on. Lij comes home tomorrow and stays until Christmas Day when he goes back to his dad's. I might bring him back right after since I don't get to see him that often. I know his dad will not mind at all. Well, that's all for now :)

It's Not Easy Being Green...

Or blue or whatever color that big bruise on the top of my foot is! It looks like the only part of my foot that is still swollen is around my ankle...those two little bones on either side. Pardon my technical terms..lol..I have no idea what they are called! But it's bruised up pretty good...on top and all the way around and up the back of my ankle and leg. I STILL can't step on it and today while I was trying to contain an invasion of ants, I "forgot" and stepped down on it pretty hard....OUCH!! It's been two weeks already and I'm just wondering how much longer it's going to be. I'm very tired and very frustrated at not being able to move around or do what I want. I have to remind myself..daily...to be thankful that I can still walk...that this is only temporary and that I "will" eventually gain back the ability to use it unlike some people who can't walk at all. It's hard..and hard to remember that at times. Then I feel bad when I "do" remember. I feel bad for being impatient and frustrated. I must remember to be patient, to BREATHE and count to 100 when I get frustrated. I'm not a patient person by nature...so it's something I really have to work at. Miguel came home for lunch and brought some ant spray and sprayed around the house in some corners and set up some ant baits...my hero :) I know he does stuff to irritate the heck out of me...alot of times, but one thing that he always IS to me or always does for me..is calm me down. He's so patient and it takes ALOT to get a rise out of him...ALOT. Whenever I'm stressed or frustrated, he can just hug me for a while and aahhh...I'm better :) When he came in yesterday, I told him I needed a hug and he just hugged me...as long as I needed and it was better :) Okay, sappy moment over! Nothing to see here! :)