I need a vacation or some Aleve...

I have a headache...a big one...that keeps getting bigger. I'm sure Mikey has something to do with that. WHERE does this kid get all this energy I'd like to know. I wish I had half of it! He is all over the place...SO loud...won't do anything for more than ten minutes. I feel stressed...like I just need to get away for a while. Why is it that even if I get to go away for a few hours like say, last Friday, I come back and after a while, I feel like I need to leave again? LOL But seriously...anyone else feel like this? I mean I love Mikey...absolutely LOVE him, but sometimes I feel like I just want to sit and do nothing for anyone except myself or do something that doesn't involve cleaning up, or serving someone else. I was able to do this one page today...that I started around noon I think and was just now able to finish. I think that's what has been hindering my scrappy mojo. I "want" to scrap, but just knowing that I can't just sit uninterrupted. And then once I "do" get into my scrapping, having to stop every few minutes gets frustrating and then I guess, I just don't want to do anything! I don't know....just had to vent it out. Anyway, here's my page. Another "lift" from Scrappy Daisy's gallery on sb.com. I really love her style. And I love that I used all sorts of brands...just threw them all in there :) TFL :)

Right now...

I am:Reading: Have been "trying" to read The Bible...some chapters here and there. I really need to start reading it regularly again.

Listening to: I still can't get enough of Tenth Avenue Norths's "By Your Side" Love my Klove radio :)

Obsessed With: my "bad foot"...when it will get better? IF it will get better? It still hurts alot on some days and I'm not anxious to get back into a workout routine because I HATE it..lol..but I know I NEED to.

Thinking About: Alot of things lately. My mind is always so full of "stuff". Thinking about Lij, about me and Miguel...

Planning To: Reorganize my scrapbooking papers, but I need some more Cropper Hopper paper holders or some more of those Priority boxes to cut open and use as paper holders. I have way too much paper and even though they are alphabetized, alot of them go unnoticed so I need to find a more efficient way to organize them.

Enjoying: Still just taking it day by day. Just enjoying the days I'm given :)

Vowing To: Lose some weight and get in shape again :(

Working On: Getting my scrappy mojo back. This has been the case for a while even though I have done some pages...just not "feeling it" like before and I don't know why :(

Excited About: Valentine's Day and giving the kids their gifts. I just know they are both going to LOVE them! :)

The winner is....

STACEY who said:

Hi! I just found your blog off your CL posting! Anyway, I am new to scrapbooking/cardmaking, so I like this blog: http://www.thepinkstamper.blogspot.com/She does a good job teaching different things using her cricut.

So Stacey, please email me your address at laura6615@sbcglobal.net If I don't hear from you by tomorrow afternoon, I'm going to have to pick another winner since I want to mail out on Saturday. Thanks for everyone who played!

I should be scrapping right now...

that's what I told my sister earlier while were on the computer IMing each other like we can't just talk on the phone. But if we were on the phone, we'd have to hold the phone with one hand and can't type one handed. This way we can talk AND surf the web...pure genius! lol Might I add, last year or the year before I bought myself and my sis a head set for the phone for that very reason...to free up our hands when we are talking to each other. Now we are free to roam about our homes, doing whatever we choose and still communicate :D Okay, I got off track...anyway, so I DID happen to scrap today. I always feel like that's what I "should" be doing. Of course after I've done all my cleaning "chores" and what not...I always feel like I need to be scrapping and whipping out pages to put a dent in my scrapbook supply stash. Even so, me and Chon are planning yet ANOTHER scrappy, shopping day o' fun on Friday. Seriously, we have no business shopping for scrap stuff. I think between us both...her more than me (ha, ha...I did it again...inside joke), we probably have enough stuff to open a small LSS! But again, I am off the subject. I scrapped a page today. And it was pretty much just spur of the moment. I was browsing a neighbors gallery on sb.com -- a woman who goes by the username Scrappy Daisy. I just LOVE her work...so bright and fun. And I love that she uses all sorts of patterns and colors that you think wouldn't "go", but somehow, they just DO! And I was inspired to make this LO using another pic I just took of the kids this past weekend. I used some of the MM Chloe's Closet we got on our last shoppig excursion, and some BG Urban Prairie chip stickers, and some old MME paper. I really LOVE this page...REALLY :D

Oh, and I want to take note of this because I don't want to forget it. Earlier today, Mikey and I were sitting in the livingroom. I was at the computer and he was at the table behind me playing with his Play Doh. KLOVE was on the radio in the bathroom and we could both hear it. A song was just ending and at the end of the song, children are saying "God you reign". I forget what the song is called or who sings it. Anyway, so he asks me "Mommy, why are they saying "God, you reign? What does that mean?" And I said to him that they are saying it because God is King. And he says "King of all life and of my heart." And I said "That's right! How did you know that?" And he said, "Because Jesus told me." Okay, that just blew me away! Sap that I am, I wanted to start bawling! I am SO proud...I don't even know if proud is the word, but since I can't think of any other at the moment, I am so proud that at such a young age, my child is getting to know God. And I am humbled to think that I am playing a part in that. It is AMAZING!! :) Just had to record that for the future :)

Another 8x8

This one is for Miguel's book. I started an 8x8 book for him too and have done a few pages in it. Probably not as many as I should! So even though I'd already done a page about his 34th birthday, I thought I'd make one for his book. I used these cool Fany Pants Celebrate papers I got at the 911 yard sale. Also scored that cool tranparency I used on it too. I think it came out pretty cute! TFL :)

Another LO

I did another LO today. I used a sketch from Page Maps...from the February maps I believe. It's pretty simple...nothing fancy going on here...lol I used some MM Passport trim, some Colorbok border sticker strip, and I cut that damask out of a sheet of Heidi Swapp paper I got at the 911 yard sale. That's pretty much it. I kind of messed up a part on the journaling so pretend not to notice :D

A Love Layout

So after I did absolutely ALL of my cleaning today-- which was pretty early even though I got a late start, I was able to squeeze in time for a page with one of the cute pics I took of Mikey and Lij this past weekend. I used some old Basic Grey...can't remember which line it was from and some new MM Love Notes and some K&Co. Sweet Talk acetate diecuts. I just LOVE these! I've bought several K&Co. diecut packs in the past and am always so surprised at just how many are in there! Well, worth the $5 price. Anyway, that's my page for today. TFL :) OH and you still have this week to leave me a comment on the RAK post. I'll be picking out a winner and mailing out this weekend :)

Some 8x8 pages for my BOM

I worked on these two pages for my BOM today. For the "Almost Broken" I was inspired by Sasha's "7 Hours Wrinkles" LO. I wish I'd had a brighter blue damask paper for the background, but I didn't. The LO about my Twilight obsession was all my own. I really like how that one turned out. Lij came home today and we ordered Domino's for dinner...MMM :) I got this cute picture of Mikey and Lij together. Okay, that's all for now!

More cards...

A couple more Valentine cards. I think I'm completely done with them all. Now I just have to write my messages inside. I'm glad I got go use up some of my scraps even if it was very little...it's a start! TFL :)

Can you feel the love?

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I thought I'd have a little give away. Just a little mix of stuff that I had extras of in my stash. The vintage looking Valentine cards are from last years Daisy D's. Those little post it notes are from the Target Dollar Spot. I thought they'd make cute journal boxes. A few Tim Holtz Adage tickets, a vintage looking Prima journal page, some Prima journal cards w/those CUTE little animals, a couple of Vday diecuts and a couple of lace dolies..fun stuff! If you want to play, here's what you have to do. I'm always looking for new, inspiring scrapbook blogs to look at when I'm lacking mojo. So leave a comment and link me up to some fun, scrappy blogs. It doesn't have to be your blog....it could be blogs you follow, blogs you frequent. I'm just looking for some new cool scrapbooking blogs to check out. That's all :) I'll pick a winner by the end of next week!