LOL! I last posted in NOVEMBER!???? BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! No surprise! I am definitely not habitual about blogging.

Sweet news! Remember when I wasn't feeling well (just a few posts -months - ago). Well... guess what? We're expecting! Even more exciting... it's a GIRL! What fun! Everyone is excited and looking forward to getting to see our new baby and watching her grow up! It is going to be a LONG summer before she arrives!! I will TRY and keep post!

I hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday! I spent the day with my family, my parents, my sister, and her family. Good times!

I played Scrabble for the first time in ages. Guess what? I SMOKED 'em! HA! OK, not nice to gloat! It's just not a typical thing for me and I was excited.

My mom always buys the grandkids a Hallmark ornament each year. Allie's is usually Barbie and all the boys get one that goes with their personality / activities from the past year. It's fun to open them up each year and talk about each one as we hang them on the tree. I always buy them one too, so they get two each year. They should have LOTS of memories to take with them when they move out and start their own holiday traditions and celebrations.

OK, back to cleaning for me. No, I didn't go out and get in the middle of all of the chaos and madness. I don't usually shop until the last week before Christmas. Andrew usually gets his bonus around then and we like to use it instead of charging things and paying on them for longer than we should. It's the only thing that makes me DREAD Christmas. Money, money, money, or the lack thereof!

Hugs to all,
R

I realized that I forgot to share my special card. On October 1st, Allie's Brownie Troop did a community service project. All 15 of these 1st graders paired up with servers at the Texas Roadhouse and worked for the evening. They were amazing!! The servers volunteered all of their tips for the night and along with these little dynamos, raised $2500 in TIPS! They donated this money to a little girl and her family. The girl, Taylor, has leukemia, and was going through treatment. I made this card with my CTMH stamps & papers and had the girls sign their names on the inside and we sent it to the servers at Texas Roadhouse.

I hope they are able to remember what a huge thing they were apart of and always realize the importance of giving to others.

Feeling icky. Blah! I don't like being sick. Germs are such a bother. I'm tired of not feeling well and need to get myself better. It is no fun.

Bridget Jones Diary is on again. I'd never seen it until a few weeks ago. I'm now watching it (well, not watching it directly but it is on the TV) for the 3rd time. Cracks me up when she shows up at the party dressed like a hooker. ha! Obviously nothing else is on and I am sitting here at the computer instead of straightening up this mess. heehee!

Ahhhh! FALL BREAK!!! I love it right now!! I might not when it comes to paycheck time and it is missing 2 days! heehee!

I had a bit of a headache on Thursday and missed an opportunity to scrap with some talented local gals. They're lucky enough to be able to get together at least twice a month on Thursdays. I will have to wait until December holiday break and see if I can go then, or wait again until the summer.

We ran around all day on Friday. Oldest DS had a doc appt. Poor kid has such anxiety about going to the doc... fainted last time and had to watch it this time. It didn't used to be so bad in the younger years. We shopped for Halloween custumes, a birthday party gift, new shoes for youngest DS, plus a few more fun items and had lunch out. We rounded off the afternoon by going to the park and taking our annual fall photo shoot. I got some great shots! I am still bummed about losing last year's pix on the failed hard-drive this past summer. Errr! I need those photos each year to compare how much they've GROWN! Weeds I tell ya!!! heehee!

Have a super week!!

Whoa! Has it been THAT long? I'm so ashamed!

I am still here. Obviously it has taken me a while to get aclimated back to my non-summer routine! LOL!

I've got a couple of cards to share. I've done a few events and am enjoying a weekend at home. I'm cleaning house, doing laundry, and all that fun stuff. I'm trying to get out the door and get to the Riley Days Festival. It is an awesome day.

I will try and be more active here! Poke me if you don't see me again soon!

Isn't this cute? I got this great card and a couple others from my downline & friend, Stacy. Isn't she awesome? I love it. We have very similar styles. She's so SWEET!

I am now beginning to wonder if the blogger issue is with ME. It is doing it to me again tonight (er, a, this early morning since it is after 1am again!).

OMG! I ordered a bunch of items for my 'unveiling party' aka open house and they arrived today. OH! WOW!!!! I can't wait to play. Of course, I am surrounded by WOODIES! heehee! Now now, not what you might be thinking, this is a G-rated site! Woodies are my wood-mounted stamps. I've had a lot that have fallen off of the wall shelving unit over time and the plastic cases have broken, so they got tossed into a big bin. I've been digging thru them and trying to match them back up with their original set partners and plan to adopt a few out to other loving homes. I've replaced quite a few of my favorite sets with acrylix sets and those that I have not found or was able to order, I am hoarding. Yes, packrat. I can't help it. I'm not really bad... if I know I won't use it, I will pass it along to someone else. There are a few that I might play with one more time and then pass them along. There just isn't enough time in the day!!!

It's Friday (well, it was) and my family crashed early. I've been the only one up for HOURS. Nice and quiet but I may have to pay heck in the am when they all get up early and I am feeling like crud and craving more SLEEP.

Guess I will head towards bed. Taking my new "Imagine" with me (Cherish 2-ish!). Yummy! NIGHT!