I realized...

Rainy Day Surprises

So I received my Heidi Swapp Dec/Jan kits, I love getting mail that is not BILLS..and I only spent $20. at http://www.krazykreations.com/ today, check out what I bought!(4) Bazzill Card Stock(8) Basic Grey Pattern Paper(1) Acryllic Blockand I ordered (2) Circle Bling Packs.

I have been talking about how much I miss scrapbooking, and so DB has been helping me to manage my habit and get things back in gear.

My new scrappy rules are as follows:
1. I will only buy $100 of scrap supplies per month, and must produce at least four pages, either four singels or two doubles 12x12.
2. I will only buy one brand of embellishments. I recently have fallen in love with the Heidi Swapp Club, so that is where my embellishments have been coming from.
3. I will only go to the scrap store with DB, and I will stick to the pre-determined list.
4. I will only subscribe to one magazine, Creating Keepsakes is the one I kept.
5. I will take pictures and get them onto CD ASAP, and actually get them printed.

Scrapbooking needs to be fun again, maybe I will take a class or two. Jana at Krazy Kreations is teaching a "Progressive Scrapbooking" class that will teach using a different medium every month. Sounds like just what I need to get my monthly fix of new stuff ! :o)

#83: I dare to be inspired...

For the first time in almost a year I actually felt inspired to scrap/craft. It is so strange how after loosing my father my creativity seemed to just vanish. It felt so wonderful to once again break into my supplies... I have the girls over at http://www.efferdares.com/ to thank, with out them Dare 83 would never have happened. My dare was to find creative inspirations, so here I am ready for 2008 and I am going to enjoy this year, because I DARE to be inspired,

Getting Ready to create my "want to read" list.

* I have spent the morning on Amazon making a list of the books I want to read in the next year.... there are tons of other titles... but there is also the stack of books I grabbed on the work "free" shelf, not to mention the book clubs selection....plus a few I already own.

A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury
Beach Dreams by Trish Perry
Just Beyond the Clouds by Karen Kingsbury
Kissing Adrien by Siri L. Mitchell

Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury
Match Point by Erynn Mangum
Oceans Apart by Karen Kingsbury
On Every Side by Karen Kingsbury
Reclaiming Nick by Susan May Warren
She's Out of Control by Kristin Billerbeck
Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
What a Girl Wants by Kristin Billerbeck
When Joy Came to Stay by Karen Kingsbury
Where Yesterday Lives by Karen Kingsbury
With This Ring, I'm Confused by Kristin Billerbeck

Happy Reading!

Fall into reading update...and other stuff...

Well I did not accomplish my goal, but I did read a bunch of new books before the end of 2007...in no particular order the titles I finished are...

Miss Match: A Lauren Holbrook Novel by Erynn Mangum ,

Rematch (A Lauren Holbrook Novel) by Erynn Mangum

Split Ends: Sometimes the End is Really the Beginning by Kristin Here

The Guy I'm Not Dating by Trish Perry

Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury

Divine by Karen Kingsbury

Sushi for One? (The Sushi Series, Book 1) by Camy Tang

Sunrise (Sunrise Series #1) by Karen Kingsbury

Summer (Sunrise Series #2) by Karen Kingsbury

*there were a few other new titles completed but they did nto get listed, because they were not on my original Callapidder Days Fall into Reading 2007.

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS:

well it is that time of year again, time to make yourself a written promise to attempt the impossible. This new year for me is all about making up for yesterday... my goals before 2008 started were to organize my photo's and my closests... mission accompished.

Now all I have left is my bookshelves, and my scrapbook supplies.

My resolutions for 2008 are as follows.

1.Send regular snail letters and cards to my friends (I even just bought a brand new address book)

2. To scrapbook regularly, at least three layouts per month (hence the desperation to organize my digital photo's)

3. Find and attend a local church on sundays... right now we are planning to check out New Life, and St. Johns... hopefully one of the two will suit us.

4. NOT overdraw my checking account and actually save up $2000 by the end of the year (realizing how much disposable income went to Christmas tells me this is possible)

5. Plan, Budget and Execute a trip to Disneyland

Well there you have it! May 2008 be filled with wonderful moments, and a love of eachother this next year. Happy New Year friends!

Gingerbread Fun

Look at the concentration on their faces, this is a few shots of lexi and tim today as they were "filling in the gaps" and making pretty blue windows... Tim was a superstar as far as lexi was concerned look how strong he is with the icing bag~!!!! Too bad nothing would stay together... notice the blowdryer! Tim made sure that all the cracks were filled so that the house was fully insulated. Lexi's response was "whats insulated" another moment where Tim was able to share his knowledge, just like when she was three and he explained the importance of the incandecent lightbulb!

Today I was home sick with Bronchitis, but my little friend Lexi really wanted to still make Gingerbread houses just like we planned last week. My friend Tim stepped up to help out :o)

Happiness...

Having my arms around the person I love is Happiness

There is something about yummy pink cupcakes