Sunday, May 28, 2006

I think I'm in love




I absolutely bleed KI Memories. This paper makes me so happy!

The photo makes it really hard to read the journaling and the scans I do are even worse! I wanted to share the journaling so that the title makes sense!

"According to you, it's all about the shoes and Halloween is no exception! Those RUBY RED SLIPPERS should go into your shoe Hall of Fame because you wore them to death . . . DOROTHY!" Halloween, 2002


PRODUCTS USED:
KI memories - Organized Frosty Stars
KI Memories - Organized Skinny Stripe
KI Memories - Alphablox Cardstock Stickers/ Organized
Bazzill - Avalanche Textured Cardstock
red & white dot ribbon
buttons
Yellow Wool Felt star
Post-it

College friends are the best!

My son had a 4-H contest in Davis, CA this weekend, so the whole family came to it. All 4 of us! I think it is official, I have a teenager on my hands that would rather look COOL than do something right. He gave a speech and although I was very proud of him for getting up in front of people to give his speech, he looked as though he could care less about doing it and that I drug him there by his toenails and could barely move. I mean, GOOD GRIEF! When it was his turn, it took him 5 minutes to set things up! And all he had to do was take his skateboard out of his backpack! UGH!!!!!! But I love him dearly and now I've discovered I need to pray for patience, regardless of whether I fear my MIL coming to live with me! LOL!

But the best part of the weekend was dinner with my college roommate and her family. We went to her house in Woodland. She has 5 kids under the age of 11. EECCKK! It took her 10 minutes just to sit down and eat! WOW! We brought a bottle of Sterling Cabernet Sauvignon to share and boy . . . .GOOD STUFF! There is nothing better than sharing a bottle of great wine with fabulous friends. I really miss EM. She is so fun, so jovial. She makes life easy. She doesn't judge, and loves life. So getting caught up just made me miss her more. Truly, I need to pick up the phone more often and call her. It's not like we live light years apart!!!!!


Oh gosh, the funniest part of the weekend was discovering my daughter is ruined. RUINED I TELL YOU! So we show up to the last hotel room in Davis, which happens to be a bed and breakfast. She is clutching me for dear life as we travel up the steps.
"Madalyn! What is wrong?"
"This doesn't look like a place that has those Heavenly Beds Mom. This makes me nervous."
"Madalyn, you are gonna love this! Think of it as a sleepover in someone's house!"
"Oh that freaks me out Mom! Mom, who is that lady on the wall. Why does she keep staring at me?"
"That would be the Mona Lisa, Madalyn."
"Who is she?"
And then of course, her teenage brother chimes in and says something stupid like, "Ah, she used to live her but she's dead now."
Thanks Hayden. That's calming for the nerves!
But the good news is, I slept like a log . . . ok, a log that kept turning and was hotter than hell last night, but of well. It was an experience. I can't WAIT to see what she does if I ever make her sleep in a MOTEL 6!

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Hormones unite!

Oh yeah . . . just completely and 100% busy with the last week of school crap. I cannot wait for this stuff to be done! 60 sixth grade students will be converging in my pool on Friday around noon. Think and pray for me . . . and for their ability to control hormones and not take it behind barns and places I can't see! LORD HELP ME!

Speaking of MONES . . . .a really sweet girl I've met online at www.scrapbookingwede.com has been kind enough to let me know she reads every post. YIKES! The pressure! I love it that people actually read this thing. It's fun to get into people's minds and hearts. I think blogging gives me an outlet to express my feelings and find out if anyone else out there feels the same way. I usally show this in my scrapping. Not so much in a post. But I think I'd like to start that too. One thing that Christina (my new blogging buddy) blogged about was her hysterectomy. This is something I am struggling with. I know the time is imminent. I have periods that last for about 9 days, heavy. I'm starting to get hot flashes where I have to change my shirt after I dive in the freezing cold pool to cool off. I'm afraid to tell my mom about this because who knows what kind of advice she is going to give. Ugh. At least my mom is around to get me through this so I probably should just tell her. I can't imagine being in her position and not having her mom around when she went through this shit. I do love my mom. She's just great. Opinionated, but great. She means well. I think. MUAH! OK . . .kinda tearing up now . . . gotta get the MONES in check. Check.

Moving on to other topics. I am going to rechallenge myself from an earlier post to get on another DT. I applied to a new one today. First off, I absolutely LOVE the team I am on right now, so don't you DARE take this the wrong way if anyone from there is reading this. ScrapbookingSwede the sotre (CHECK IT OUT), Angelique, Julie, and the people who are loyal to that board, are just fabulous. Those girls can talk and talk about ANYTHING! We are so fun over there . . . you should join us! There are so many talented scrappers too! And we love to swap and RAK each other . . . crazy fun. They all make me wanna move to Canada. Actually, I'd have to move to Victoria. I think that is probably one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen. I would love to raise my family there. But, back to the Swede gang. They are the bomb! I'm not sure how long my position on that team goes for, but I'll stay there for as long as they will have me.

But I did apply to a new one because I'm trying to build my resume up. Dream rambling here . . . . I'd love to be on a MFG DT . . . I'd love to have magazines call me up and say . . .your photos are fabulouso . . . create a LO for us using this this and this for this issue. But you only get that through experience and exposure . . . so time to expand. Hey, maybe I can become a household name for the US and Canada!

Oh, forgot to tell you . . . I have a secret pal from the veggie site. I have had so much fun spoiling her. I've sent her some really cool stuff. I know she loves it because she's said I absolutely amaze her. And I should also mention that my secret pal who is a secret to me has been fabulous with emails and such. In our application, I really stressed that more so than getting lots of fabulous product, because let me tell you, I've got a closet full of stuff right now and I really don't need or want for anything, I mostly wanted to establish a new friendship. I think that my friendships on the Interenet are way easier than the ones I try to establish with people I live near. Does this make sense? Dont' get me wrong . . .I'm by no means a recluse. I probably have too many friends! Is that possible? Yes . . .because what happens is each friendship is only developed for what I have time for and with too many, you don't develop them as much. My best friend, Maria, is an easy friendship. We can pick up the phone and get caught up on 2 weeks worth of stuff. She's easy. The rest is hard. That's why I like all my online friends. Everyone is around, easy to chat with, and could care less if I'm wearing shoes from Payless Shoe Shource or Nordstroms (although I prefer the Nordstrom shoes!). So to all my little buddies out there in the WWW, I just love you all. Thanks for being so great.

Man . . . the MONES are really speaking today. I hope they are nice when the fam gets home.

Oh and one more thing . . . congrats to the SOUL PATROL! Taylor was really good last night. KAtherine was good too, despite the fact Meatloaf can't sing for crap. Did anyone tell him he was on national television and that carrying a tune would be a good idea? And Prince. . .well he was awesome! My kids couldn't get over his whole name thing. So my son says to me, "Call me"the son formerly known as Hayden.'" We laughed for days about that. "The dog formerly known as Lucy." "The mom formerly known as mom." Good times.

Thursday, May 04, 2006

SHE . . . is nuts (we knew that) and has a PERSONAL TRAINER!

WHAT the heck did I do today! My friend Monique calls me up a few days ago and says, "Do you still have your membership to the gym." Well . . . yes, partly because I crack up at the irony of quitting the gym when A. you never go and B. your too fat to quit the gym. Once you join, it's like a CATCH 22! ANYWAY . . .so she says, "Want to get a personal trainer with my skinny little body (oh wait . . . she didn't say it like that, but I'm sure she was thinking it) with me and we can share the sessions?" Uh . . . just so you know . . . I said "SURE!" But I only said "SURE" because "NO" sounded more like, "No, I enjoy being plump so I think I'll just keep this body how it is." LOL! SO, thus the title of the NEXT journal entry in the SHE book . . . .SHE has a personal trainer. And SHE is not sure if SHE will be able to get out of bed in the morn! Go me!

Monday, May 01, 2006

1 teacher gift down . . . 4 to go!


magnetboard
Originally uploaded by deesouza.
This is what teachers are getting from my kids for the end of the year. It's a magnet board, inspired by the project we did at the Scraps Etc. event. I had so much fun making this. I could make a ton more! Very addicting!

The beginning of SHE


she1
Originally uploaded by deesouza.
I finally started my SHE album I received from Heidi Swapp at the Scraps Etc. event. It's all good because I started on a MONDAY . . . on the FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH . . . It can't get any better than this! Go me! So my devotion is to do a page in this album at least once a month for the rest of my life. What a lofty goal!

DT work with Around the Block


aroundtheblockLO
Originally uploaded by deesouza.
I LOVE these pics of my son and his dog, Lucy. And I LOVE these papers. They are so CANINE!!!!