My Loverly World

Made another Creative Team TOOT!!

2007-04-15T21:27:00.000-05:00

And I'm psyched about it. I made Sarah Grimwoods CT and love it. So far I've worked on a few layouts with 2 of her kits and will be starting the next one hopefully tomorrow as long as kids, animals, and weather permit it. Kids are on Spring vacation this week so I'll be busy with them too. Anyways she has great kits out there and this is one LO I did with her Dog Gone Cute Kit she has has out.

You can click on my CT blinkie for her there on the right and it will take you to her store.

Scrap For Charity Friday Freebie

2007-04-13T13:22:00.000-05:00

One of our talented team members created this cute quickpage and we decided to post it up as a blog freebie, today ONLY. In hopes to pull in some more visitors and hence more customers for the Riley's kit.
This is a GREAT kit guys! Let's raise some money for this GREAT cause!
Here's a preview of the quickpage:

To get this awesome freebie click on the words below
Scrap For Charity Blog

Thanks for looking :)

Jennifer Barrette is having a SALE!!!

2007-04-13T09:17:00.000-05:00

That's right!!! Jennifer Barrette is a new designer at One of a Kind Scraps and she is having her first sale! Click on Jennifer's Sale Below and it will take you to her store.

Jennifers Sale

She has lots of great items so go check her sale out :)

2 New Layouts

2007-04-12T17:08:00.000-05:00

I worked on 2 new Layouts today. This time I used a kit called Charmed by Sarah Grimwood. You can click on her name to go to her store on Hooked on Digi Scrap.

Here are my Layouts:

Another Great Layout

2007-04-11T14:54:00.000-05:00

Well I did another Layout with the Mega Kit created for Rileys Hospital for Children charity. This was really fun to do and I'm very happy with the results. In case you didn't read my first posting on the Rileys Hospital for Childrens Charity, this fabulous kit was created for this charity. All proceeds go directly to Rileys. There are a bunch of great designers working on kits for great causes and also some great creative team members, like me, pumping out layouts to show prospective buyers just what you can possibly do with this great kit.
You can find out more by going to the Scraps For Charity Blog. Just click on the words and it will take ya there.

Rileys Hospital For Children Charity Mega Kit

2007-04-09T09:40:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to take the time to do a bit of advertising for a great cause! I am part of the creative team for scraps for charity. Our great designers (Bren Boone, Jessica Gorny, Amy Fenner, Sondra Teer, Jolie Molino, Claudia Sollinger, and Beth K.) just pumped out our first mega kit for the month of April for the Riley's Hospital For Children. See the ad below... Please remember that you can click the image to enlarge it for better viewing.

I have created a fabuous layout with parts of this mega kit:

Please go purchase this mega kit, or any part of it. The proceeds will be donated to this great charity. You can purchase it by clicking HERE as well as find out more info.

Papers Papers Papers

2007-04-05T10:51:00.000-05:00

I have just created 6 very cute papers and am offering them as a freebie to you! The colors are awesome and all papers are 12x12 of course. This is my very first paper pack so please comment on them.

Click HERE to download them

Good News and Easter Egg Stickers Freebie!!

2007-04-04T14:44:00.000-05:00

Ok Good news first!! I get to go pick up my puppy Friday!!! My little girl Boo is finally coming home! She is a chihuahua and a sweetheart! Whata great easter present huh? So with that said I have a special treat for you all... Easter Egg Stickers! They are solid colored so they can go on about anything! Hope you like them and please leave me a comment. *Note* It was just brought to my attenton that I had it setup so non bloggers couldn't comment and I'm so sorry.. It is fixed now :)

Easter Egg Stickers Download

Flower Frame Freebie

2007-04-02T13:22:00.000-05:00

Since I'm in the mood for SPRING I have created thiscute little frame to give to you all as a freebie! It goes with my new kit called Spring Sensation which you can view by clicking HERE. Along with that kit there are 2 other things there to look at which I also created myself and hope you all take the time to look because they are well worth it. Here is the freebie

You can get it here

Sneak Peek and Freebie

2007-03-30T07:38:00.000-05:00

Well I did it!! I came up with a cute Mini Kit that I am going to try to sell..... Where I have no idea yet or how, but Iam!! It's Called Rubber Duck Fun and so far anyone who's seen it says they love it and they want it lol So I thought I'd give you all a sneak peek and give a quick freebie that I did this morning. It goes with this mini kit too so keep your eyes peeled!!!
Here's the freebie!!

Freebie Tag Download

My First Ever Kit!!!!

2007-03-27T08:53:00.000-05:00

It took me a few days but I finally have an ending result that I feel is good enough to offer as a freebie to you all. It's called Little Lady. My oldest daughter is my inspiration for this kit. She is nearly 10 yrs old and going through some changes that everyone goes through. She's more sensitive and liking the softer things now. So here it is and please, please,please leave me a comment on this.. That would be so awesome!! Also if you use this, please send me the link to your Layouts because I'd LOVE to see them!! I've also just created and uploaded a brown stitched tag/frame for you todownload as well that matches the kit.

Little Lady Download

Matching Frame-Tag

Kit and New Site

2007-03-26T06:50:00.000-05:00

Well I finally got my new site that I've been wanting for a while now. It's MerCas Designs and it's not 100 percent finished, but the look and general feel are done. Right now I'm waiting on my host to sort out problems with a feature thats currently broken and then I can finish getting my other things done,like my small shoppe for the stuff I want to try to sell. I know there is going to be mainly elements and that stuff... bows and ribbon combos, and the kit now and then. I'm not sure on alphas yet. I tried one of them and it was kind of a pain lol. I envy all you who love to do em...

Speaking of kit.. I'm working on one right now... My oldest daughter is my inspiration for this one. I'm notsure on where I'm going with this yet. I have a few elements and such and a good amount of papers, but I might add some more papers to give variety and get rid of the others... For now I'm just trying out new techniques and seeing what fits..... I will show you a preview soon..

Spring Flower Stickers Freebie

2007-03-25T08:18:00.000-05:00

I've been slacking on the freebies and I'm sorry.. Family and CT duties have me busy, but things will get back to ormal soon. PLUS I'm still trying to get the feel for designing things people actually want. I thihk these cute stickers will be a huge hit, atleast I hope so lol. As usual they are in png format so you can use them in all programs. Please leave me a comment letting me you grabbed them. It's a bummer when I see all these downloads, but hardly any comments. Thanks bunches!!!
Just click below and it will take you to the download.

Spring Flower Stickers

Pimpin My Girls

2007-03-21T13:31:00.000-05:00

OK it's that time again.. I'm pimpin my girls!!

Liz Pike of Strawberry Wine Designs, selling at scrapbook-elements.com has put out some new and exciting things. She has some great Scribbles and Jewels Elements for sale for only $2.00!! You get 7 very pretty scribbles in each pack and she has 2 different ones!! She's also come up with some new kits that you should go check out too!!

Then there is Jennifer Barrette Designs found over at Hooked on Digi Scrap.com. She has put out some awesome kits this past month that I think you will all love.. A couple off the top of my head are All My Love and Girls Tea Party. If you love fun elements and great color then these are for you! She's also just put out a paper series called Gotta have it! The name speaks for itself! Lots of bright colors and such.

Finally, but certainly not least JooJooBee Digital Creations found at elementalscraps.com. She has been VERY busy crankin out some fabulous new things. One of my faves is from her Cartoon Series called ladybugs. It comes in 2 seperate packs. One is the paperpack and the other is all the elements you could ever want. She's also got a Chicklets in the Cartoon series and just came out with these super cute Jelly flowers!! Go and grab these and while yer at it check out her other things.....

Oh and check back often because I plan to be doing a designer spotlite on my site MerCas Designs once a month. Each month is a different designer, but I could be changing their products up through out that month. Also check back for the down low on a new Charity Site called Scrap For Charity in which I am a CT member for. All proceeds from the kits goto a charity each month and i will be posting a preview of each kit and the chairty it will be doing to. Scrapping is fun, but it's even better when the designs used and sold are used for things like charities.

Shamrock Clip Freebie

2007-03-13T10:17:00.000-05:00

Just in time for St. Patty's day too! This is 1 digi paper clip designed by me all yours!! The paper clip is green as well :) It's in PNG format and for PERSONAL USE ONLY! Please do not claim as your own and give credit where it is due, even though it's free, it was still designed which took time. Please me leave me a comment to let me know how you like it. Click on the words below and it will take you to the download

Shamrock Paper Clip

Paper Hearts Freebie

2007-03-08T13:29:00.000-05:00

It's been a while since my last freebie so I thought it was about time. I've been working on these all day and I'm happy to finally get them out to you all :) These are a set of 6 hearts in 6 different colors. They are in PNG format and are 6 inches by 6 inches so you can resize accordingly. For personal use only. Please leave me a comment too:) Click on the word paperhearts below and it will take you to the download.

Paper Hearts

Two Great St. Pattys Kits by two great designers

2007-02-27T08:17:00.000-05:00

I just have to share this! And yes I'm pimpin up 2 fab designers at the same time LOL. We all know that St. Patty's day is right around the corner right? Well have I got 2 kits for you! One is called Get Lucky By jennifer Barrette Designs. She can be found at Hooked On Digi Scrap.Com Just simply click on Get Lucky up above and it will take you to where you can get it.

Next is a kit called Liz's Clover by Liz Pike of Strawberry Wine Designs. You can find it at scrapbook elements.com

Tomorrow is the Day

2007-02-26T07:29:00.000-05:00

Well tomorrow afternoon anyways. After Mark gets out of work he is gonna pick up our new PC. It's been horrible not being able to design new elements this past week. I so badly want to get my kit done so I can have it ready to go. I think that I'm going to be changing some of the papers, but not sure.. maybe adding a few more. I'm seeing all these designer calls and know I'm good enough, just don't have the material to show that i am. I mean I got all my elements and the 1 alpha.. Notice I say 1! Thoe are a pain right in the rear and I envy all who do them regularly! I think I'll just be the one who makes the alphaless kits lol. Anyways thanks for reading.

I'm not hiding I Promise

2007-02-23T16:12:00.000-05:00

Currently my computer is messed up beyond messed! We have windows xp home edition and for some reason, my xp acct is messed and won't load hardly anything. My hubbies part on the other hand (I'm using it now btw) is working perfectly! The only crap part about it is creating things right now is at a stand still. The good news is, we are getting a new computer! We have it all accept the tower, which Best Buy had to order and it should be in within the next few days. The cool part is it comes with Adobe Photoshop CS2 and I bought the Wacom Tablet and that comes with Photoshop Elements so I'm happier than a piggy in mudd. So I guess till I get that computer I'm on hold, but when I get back, I'll be really BACK!! LOL

A Great Valentines Kit

2007-02-13T20:22:00.000-05:00

Let me take a moment to tell you about a fabulous kit called A Blue Ridge Valentine. Designed by a new and very talented Designer named Liz Pike, this kit is a must have! Not your everyday valentines kit which makes it a great kit to make your photo's of your loved ones that extra special. As you can see by the Layouts I've done with this kit, it's very versatile. Full of pretty red hearts, and just the perfect amount to boot! It's very pleasing to the eye. I really enjoy working with this kit and anything Liz has to offer. Go take a peek at her designs Here

Jennifer Barrette's Baby Love Kit

2007-02-13T20:14:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to take a moment and talk to you all a bit about a very cute kit called Baby Love. Designed by a very talented lady named Jennifer Barrette, this kit is the perfect kit to use with any baby photo you may have. As you can see I took both my daughters first photo and made an adorable layout with each of them. I plan on making more layouts as I scan in pictures of them from albums and I really think you all would have fun with this kit as well! You can find it at Hooked on Digi Scrap by simply clicking Here
Check out all her other wonderful designs while you are there.

Heart Doohickey

2007-02-13T06:54:00.000-05:00

See I told you I was making more doohickeys! This time it's a Heart doohickey just in time for Valentines day! With different pearl colors, it can go on lots of things. Just like the last time if you use it, I'd LOVE to see how, but it's not required. Also this doohickey is for personal use only. Please do not change the file name in anyway or claim it as your own. Click on the words Heart Doohickey below to download.

Heart Doohickey

Thank You

2007-02-12T21:51:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to take the time to say thanks to all that have come and downloaded my freebie designs. Your comments of how much you love them really make my day. It makes me realize that I actually have what it takes to design things that others will use. I've seen at least 2 layouts made using my doohickey and I must say it looked awesome on them! I will tell you that I will be making more doohickeys and of course you'll be the first to know where to get them. I'm making my very first kit as well and that will be a freebie too. It's more of a "let's see if I can really do this" kit.
Again thank you all!

A Touch of "Divaness" Heart freebie

2007-02-12T10:26:00.000-05:00

Ok is divaness even a word? Well it sounds good to me so that's what I decided to call my newest freebie. You can just click on the picture to get it, for some reason blogger isn't letting me do it the other way anymore so this is gonna have to do.. If you can't see the picture for some reason, left click onit and select show picture..

A couple Layouts

2007-02-10T19:03:00.000-05:00

OK!
I just have to show you all these 2 really great layouts I created using an awesome kit called Avas Garden by Jennifer Barrette Designs. You can find this kit, and all of her other great Designs by simply clicking on my Blinkie on the top right of my blog. It's the one that is switching from her name to my name and so on.
Here they are:

If you like what you see, pay her store a visit! She has alot of great things to offer besides Avas Garden :)

Diamond Hearts Element Freebie

2007-02-09T08:30:00.000-05:00

I know ya'll have been waiting to see what I come up with next. I just finished this set of 4 different colored diamond hearts. There are 2 different sized diamonds on each heart. The hearts have a metallic feel to them, but I think they look like a piece of jewelry. I love to get comments on my work so thanks to those who leave me one. Ok so here they are. As always just click on the preview and it will take you right to the download site.

I made another Creative Team!

2007-02-08T20:02:00.000-05:00

That's right! I am now a creative team member for the very talented Jennifer Barrette! You can find all her great designs at Hooked on Digi Scrap She has tons of very great designs just waiting for you to come on in and get them so you can give your LO's that special touch :)

DooHickey Freebie

2007-02-08T11:58:00.000-05:00

I was playing around trying to make some cool elements and well I came up with this thing. I wasn't quite sure what to call this so for now It's just gonna be a DooHickey LOL. You can use for for a bunch of things I guess. I was thinking it would make a cute frame or even something to thread a ribbon through, maybe just a simple element to add to a cute cluster. I guess the skie's the limit with this. I would be VERY interested to see what you do with this so if you end up using this in something put a link in the comments section to where I can take a peek :)
Just click on the preview and it will take you to the DL site

The Response just amazes me

2007-02-08T08:39:00.000-05:00

Wow I can't believe how many downloads I got for the flower paper clips! 236!! This truelly makes me realize that I do a good job lol. Ok so I lied a bit about the next freebie. I'm saving those for a bit, but here is something else that I think you'll like. It's an alpha that I made called Pink Colored Pencil. It's a complete set of uppers and lowers oh and the numbers too. There are only a few symbols though. I hope you like it. As always just click on the picture and it will take you to the download site. Thanks again all :)

Something I created with a paper clip I also Created

2007-02-07T11:29:00.000-05:00

Well I did it again! LOL I sat down and designed 5 new paper clips! I'm not offering them as a freebie just yet. Most likely tomorrow though so be looking!
For now here is a little Preview of what you can do with them. They are super cute!

A New Day, A New Freebie

2007-02-07T07:57:00.000-05:00

Wow I can't believe the number of downloads my first freebie got already! Last I looked it was at 85! Thanks to those who left comments too, I really appreciate it!
So with this said Here is another freebie I have to offer. Nothing fancy, just some cute flower paper clips. All in PNG form. Just click on the Preview and it should take you to the download site.

My First Freebie

2007-02-06T14:12:00.000-05:00

Ok all here is my very first freebie offer! Please remember to leave me a comment.
This is a set of 10 metallic Hearts, all different colors. They are in PNG format.
Just click on the picture and it should take you to the download spot.

Yet another change in appearance

2007-02-04T16:52:00.000-05:00

I decided I really didn't like the green after all so I changed it to the pinks and whitish blue you see now. I will be putting freebies on here soon so stay tuned. My daughter had her tonsils out Wednesday so I've been getting back up to par. That will be atleast another week. I'll see what I can do about getting one up..

The New Look

2007-01-26T15:09:00.000-05:00

Ok since I'm now starting to get serious about my Digi Scrap stuff I thought it would be cool to make it look more scrappy. First off I'd like thank Christina Rae for her wonder kit Heritage. You will noitce that my banner is a bi product of her wonder kit.

2nd I will be starting to post freebies atleast once a week. It will be mainly elements or stuff like that. Maybe even a few papers or even a quickpage here and there.

I'm just so excited to get this going.

Being a Sister

2007-01-23T08:20:00.000-05:00

No one ever said that being a sister was easy. Heck being a BIG sister is hard sometimes. As a child you have to do things, good things, so that the younger siblings don't learn bad habits or actions. If you mess up just once you get the lecture "Yer the big sister and I expect more from you.. Don't you know they look up to you? What do you think they are gonna go do if they see you do something, ignore it? NO!!" You coulda done something as simple as leave the butter out or forgot to put the cap back on the milk and that lecture was jumpin at the chance to come on out again.

Then of course as the older sister you get the job of being the first to know secrets and being told not to tell and so on. Even though you know some of them are so wrong to keep yer mouth shut, you do because thats what sisters do. Remember you've been there, done that, and got the t-shirt yerself and you know the possible outcomes.

Times are a changin around here. I see things happening with my siblings and I sit here and offer an ear. They ask me what I think will happen if they tell our parents something and I give my honest answer. I give my answers when they ask me what I think myself too. I tell them and then I tell them I'm here for em no matter what. My sis and her gf of many years decided to end things mutually a bit ago.. They are still living together till the lease on their apt is up. Her gf is moving closer to home and my sis is staying around here. She will need to find a different apt because she can't afford the place she is now on her own. Of course I dunno if she just wants out of there because she shared it with her gf or what, but she can always get a room mate and split the costs. I can't say I'm not disappointed though. This one was someone everyone liked. She fit right in, but I just wanna see my sis happy again.

Then there is my brother. 17 and gonna be a daddy one month after graduation. He seems to have a good head on his shoulders about it and is saving money and getting things for the baby, etc... Only problem... He still hasn't told Dad! I'd be freaking out too if I were him. Heck I was outta school and still afraid to tell him. Technically Chris will be out too when the baby comes. Dad's probably gonna fly off the handle like he always does when Chris is concerned. I just know if he waits any longer it's gonna be worse. She's 15 weeks along.. You would think with how she's showing and stuff, he'd tell him in case they run into him somewhere or something... I dunno... This is why it's hard to be a sis... It's not my thing to tell so I keep quiet, but I see him digging the hole deeper and deeper...

Oh well enough of my ramblings

Went sledding today

2007-01-21T15:04:00.000-05:00

It's so cold out there with wind and all that snow, but Mark and I took the girls sledding anyways. Cassidie was a crank pot so her and daddy went to the ski lodge ticket booth and sat with Jason since he works there and Mercedes and I went sledding together on the tube. It was lots of fun! We ended up backwards which I didn't really like, but I corrected us with my foot lol. After we were done we went and caught the horse pulled sleigh and went for a short ride around the ski area. Of course it never fails and one of the horses decided it was time to go to the bathroom while pulling us and I swear only MY DAUGHTER seemed to think this was very funny and was laughing uncontrollably. There were 3 other kids and only one other one commented, but he said "coooooooooooooooool" because the sleigh ran it over.

After that was done we went for a short ride to Deweys Pond because Jason said people were ice fishing on it. There was like 3 people ice skating and one guy packing up to leave from ice fishing. I told Mark to give it atleast another week before he walk out there. They say 4 inches of ice is safe for people to walk on, 6 inches to put a shanty on and 8-10 to drive a truck on.. I freak and hate going on unless I know there is atleast 5 inches of ice on anything. The closer to shore we are the more at ease I am too. I just have a fear of falling through and not being able to find the hole I fell in to get back out... It's been a fear of mine since I was a kid. My kids love to go.. They have no fear at all and I think thats good, but I also don't want them going on just any ice either in case.

So after that we came home. I've been attacking laundry and cleaning up here and there. Mercedes is outside sledding with the kids around here and Cassidie is sacked out on the couch with Derek and Mark is sacked out in the recliner. Jason will be here in about 20 minutes to pick up Cassidie so she and him and can spend time together. He's one of the best big brothers any little girl would want. He's 12 years older than she is, just like I'm 12 yrs older than my bro and he's my fave.
She's gonna spend the night over with him since they got the day off from school tomorrow. I'm taking the advantage and spraying this house up and down with lysol. She's got a cold now and there is 10 days left till her surgery.. Keep yer fingers crossed she gets well in time.. I'm sure she will.

Ok well I'm off to check out my boards and what have you.. ttyl

My First Ever Alpha!

2007-01-15T16:15:00.000-05:00

I finally buckled down and did one!! Boy do they take forever! I am happy with the result though and thought I'd share.. It will be up for purchase sometime soon and I will let you know when that is. Yay Me!!

Last day of 2006

2006-12-31T15:49:00.000-05:00

Wow this year sure has flown right on by. I always hate it when new years come though... Time to start all over again and more than likely break the new years resolutions made. Here it is 3:50pm and I'm here alone with the girls. Mark's off with Jay picking up a 1990 Pontiac Bonneville some chic is just giving to them. He thinks he wants to put it in a Demo Derby this summer. I dunno whats gonna happen with it.. It could be just an easy repair and heck we could drive it around as long as it's not ugly... He's good with Cars so we will see...

Anyways I need to go tidy the living room and get the foods ready for eating.. i've already started to slosh it up lol.. yummmm Rum and Pepsi's :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Our Christmas was great

2006-12-26T11:35:00.000-05:00

The girls got all they wanted and so did the boys and I even got 2 great things i have been wanting.. One thing was a Nintendo DS! I love it, but need more games. I also got the thing pictured here.. A new Digital camera!!! I love it! It's got the following:

Serious Zoom. Seriously Simple.
10X SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON Optical Zoom Lens
7.1 MP camera for prints up to 30 × 40 in. (76 × 102 cm)
KODAK Color Science Chip
Picture enhancing features
18 scene and 3 color modes
PASM

It even takes tons better video than my smaller cam. Woohoo!!!

Over The River and Through The Woods to Grandmothers House We Go..

2006-12-23T07:29:00.000-05:00

That's right and the girls are excited. We are going up to their Great Grammy Lang's house for lunch and most likely dinner as well. Everyone loves going there because she has such a big house and a lot of land to go with it for exploring. She lives about an hour away and with our busy schedules it's hard to go see her on a regular basis so this is a great treat! I guess she was supposed to go out to dinner with Mark's Uncle Ron, but she was calling and cancelling for us.. Now I in no way wished for that to happen, but you can see who she would rather spend time with, her great grand-daughters.

I should still be sleeping, but Mark had to go out to the shop and get his truck finished for the cold, icy nights. Since he's on layoff, he goes and sands when it gets icy or if and when we get snow, he'll plow. The guy he works with called and the phone up in our room is really loud. I woke up and Mark came upstairs to say he was leaving and wanted to know if I wanted him to put the gas in the jeep while he was out or what. I told him sure and gave him the money and off he went. So here I am yawning and typing.. A great combo lol.

The cats are raising heck all over the house. I'm surprised the girls aren't up with me, but believe me they can sleep for as long as they want to. Lat night they were hellions. I don't think I had to tell them to stop that many times before.. I know Christmas is a couple days away and they are excited, but geesh.. Ok Enough of my blah blah's. LOL

TGIF

2006-12-22T11:51:00.000-05:00

TGIF!!

Ok so I'm really happy that it's friday today! So many reasons 1. It's friday! 2. Today is Mark's last day of work for 3 weeks!3. One day closer to Saturday and we are going to see Mark's Gram and spend time with her.4. And of course the biggy..... Christmas is now only 3 days away!!!SO with that said, I may or may not have time to come post till after Christmas so I want to wish everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I'm trying to make cookies and I burned some of them :( BUT most are just fine.

Woohoo I am DONE!!

2006-12-20T20:01:00.000-05:00

That's right I am officially finished with all that is Christmas Shopping! My friend Tara and I went out today and she got her's all done and so did I and we had a great time doing it! I actually found Mercedes the the one thing I didn't think really existed! It does though and I feel bad thinking she was losing her mind lol. She kept telling me how she wanted the Barbie Doll with the Dog that poops and I was like WHAT!?! There is no way Mattel would actually make that, but THEY DID! It's called Barbie TANNER.. That's the dogs name and he poops! I have included a pic of it! She's gonna be so excited!! As you can see Barbie has a pooper scooper too! What will they think of next? LOL

I also finished up the stocking stuffers and got the boys a few more things as well as Mark.. I won't say what I got Mark though in case he happens to stumble across this entry some how.

Tomorrow I am going to my mothers and helping her with her holiday baking and also going with her to brave the crowds so she can finish up her shopping for my step dad and other things. At 12:30pm, her and I are going to Mercedes Holiday Luncheon and that should be lots of fun I think. Ok well that's my entry for today! If I don't write more before Christmas then I guess MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Ok So Here I am

2006-12-19T14:11:00.000-05:00

Bored off my tushie once again. I could be watching Passions, but ya know that soap has gotten so stupid! So here I am typing in here. I got my rumballs all done and they are in their containers now. When I went out to get the Nilla Wafers for the rumballs, I went over to my dads and left the candle him and Bonnie had bought off the girls and a note asking then how they wanted to work Christmas. I must say thats about the only part I hate abut any holiday. Thankfully any major holiday, Mark's parents are gone to Florida so that leaves one less spot to goto. We are planning on going to see his grandmother on Saturday and I mentioned on my dads letter that if he wasn't busy we could do the Christmas eve thing, but it was up to him and he could call me later tonight. We shall see if he actually calls or not.

Tomorrow I am going to Claremont with my friend Tara to finish up the stocking stuffers and maybe a few more gifts if I find anything I think would be cool. Then Thursday I am taking the girls to school and heading to my mothers. At 12:30 we are heading to Mercedes class for the luncheon they are having and that should be fun.. I just wish Derek's freakin boss would get his head out of his ass and let him know when he is working. That way I know what time I gotta be home and if I have to be there for the girls or not. Maybe He can run them out to me so i don't have to rush around. Yeah that sounds good to me. Anyways I think I'm about done till i think of something else to write about.

WTF is wrong with people?

2006-12-19T07:40:00.000-05:00

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to tell people on the internet about things going on in my life. it's not like i get a response or anything from many. Yes from some I do and thanks to those who actually pay attention, but those others can kiss my ass. Maybe I should just stop responding to their things regarding their kids and see if it gets to them. I'm sick of people always trying to one up others too.. For example, I say my kid is having surgery and then someone else says oh well my kids this and that and he was fine and I couldn't believe how well he did. That wouldn't be bad IF they in turn said I'm sure she will do just as good. It kinda let's them off the hook and shows that they have some sort of concern for your child.
I guess what this is steming from is i posted about Cassidie's surgery and it's had 6 freakin views and not one freakin reply.. I'm sorry but a simple I hope it goes well would be just fine. Atleast it would let me know they read it and stuff rather than them looking at it, not responding and acting like heartless ass's. I know one person on that board is busy with her own sick kiddo's and believe me she's not one of the ones I'm complaining about in anyway so don't think that!

Oh well rant over.

Cassidie and Dorito's LayOut

2006-12-14T10:41:00.000-05:00

Well I did another one today.. It's all printed and now I just have to cut it out and get it in the book for my mom

SOOO Bored!

2006-12-14T08:30:00.000-05:00

I know I got things I should be doing, but I just don't feel like it.. I could goto my moms, but I don't have the gas to do it today. besides, if she actually comes to Mercedes concert I'll see her then anyways, but if she don't then yes I'm gonna be pissed off. I don't see why it is so hard for her to just take a time out sometimes and come to the girls things. It's not like we live that far away. I realize she still works, but alot of the stuff is after work. And like bowling too.. Yes my bro bowls too Saturday Mornings, but come on.. A simple 10 minutes is all I ask of her. I dunno.. Maybe I'm being stupid, but it's how I feel. Then I also wonder now, will it be the same for Chris's baby? Obviously not when it's a baby, but when it gets to be the girls ages. I know she wants a grandson more than anything, but I just hope the girls don't get set on the back burner if the baby does end up being a boy. No I'm not being a jealous person/mom, just stating the truth. She don't realize she does these things, but she does. It does hurt me more than anything though when we invite her to do things as far as the girls go, and she says, yeah as long as nothing goes wrong. WTF? I love my mom more than anything, but sometimes her actions aren't that great.

A New Layout

2006-12-12T11:01:00.000-05:00

Thought I'd share my latest with you all.

2006-12-12T10:55:00.000-05:00

I Got me one of those awesome gem magics today.. Now I can go ahead and start making the girls jeans look pretty and not plain! I also wanna try my hand at decorating onsies and seeing how it looks and maybe trying to sell some of those somewhere. Oh this is gonna be so much fun!! OH I just thought f another thing I can do.. Take regular winter caps and make em pretty too.. If you dunno what a gem magic is here is a to go with this blog.

Some weight is lifted..

2006-12-12T10:45:00.000-05:00

Well last night Mark got more than expected in his check so I took full advantage and did my side of the families christmas gifts shopping. Got em all done so now I can sit back and not worry about them anymore. I finished up my mom today by taking a trip to Claremont, NH. where they have that Super Wal-Mart that always seems to have more than the one in West Leb. I got her some more ceramics she can paint up nice and keep in her house. She loves painting things and then spraying them with that acrylic clear coat to make em shiny.. I got my step dad a Boston Redsox shot glass, my dad a spongebob square pants mug set, my dad gf a pez dispensing #9 race car (her fave driver Kasey Kane), my bro Chris a xbox 360 game, his gf a cute basket, my other bro Tom and his gf are getting a $25.00 gift card to Newbury comics and my sis and her gf are getting a nice wicker basket full of cleaning supplies because that what she told me to get her lol.
We still got the boys to do, but we still have plenty of time!

I SO hate Mondays

2006-12-11T09:25:00.000-05:00

I so hate them because that means the week starts over.. Gotta do everything all over again. YUCK! Yeah maybe I'm in a bad mood, but it's how I feel most of the time. This weekend went by way to fast. Then of course I keep thinking about x-mas isn't to far away now and I'm not even done shopping! The stress of the holiday's may be my biggest problem here lol
I mean i LOVE xmas, but the preperations for it get to me. PLUS I think my period is soon because wow am I ever grumpy. Just thought I'd toss that in there.

Dear Friend

2006-12-08T12:41:00.000-05:00

*All my net friends this does not apply to you*

Dear Friend,

Yes I am still alive and yes at times I did tend to ignore you when I first got with Mark.. That was because he was new and exciting, but I didn't igore you totally. I asked you over and I included you in things because you were my best friend and thats what best friends do. That was over 8 years ago. I realize yer new man is making you feel the same, but his pouting and saying he doesn't want you to do this and that and ignoring me to make him happy is crap. Telling me you'll call me back and not doing it sucks and I'd love to scream at you for it, but I'm an adult and I figure our 22 year old friendship is worth more than that. You need to open yer eyes and realize that he is controlling and a big baby.

Chris came over last night

2006-12-08T08:03:00.000-05:00

Well my bro and his gf Lisa came over last night like I asked them to. They brought the ultrasound picture of the baby over.. I think it looks like a frog lying down at the moment. No I'm not being mean, his gf thought so too. My mom thinks it looks like a peanut and my step dad thinks it looks like a bug because there is some shadow and it looks like it has antennas. They seem happy about it and thats good. He's gonna finish school which is good too.

They already have names picked out too.
Girl Mikayla Dawn
Boy Christopher James Jr.

Maybe this one can be called CJ like Chris was spose to be called, but who knows.
She's due July 13th and she's 3 months pregnant today. I dunno how the Due date pans out though,but if it's like me, mine got changed everytime you turned around.

Anyways that's the update.

Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow!!!

2006-12-08T08:00:00.000-05:00

Oh the weather outside is frightful

But the fire is so delightful

And since we've no place to go

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

It doesn't show signsof stopping

And I've bought some corn for popping

The lights are turned way down low

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

When we finally kissgoodnight

How I'll hate going out in the storm!

But if you'll really hold me tight

All the way home I'll be warm

The fire is slowly dying

And, my dear, we're still goodbying

But as long as you love me so

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

My Baby Bro is Going to Be a Daddy

2006-12-07T10:36:00.000-05:00

Am I freaking out? No, not really. It was bound to happen sometime, but I was hoping it woulda been later and not sooner. He's only 17 and a Senior in highschool. I just want for him to graduate and NOT drop out! Mark got his ex pregnant with Jason when he was a senior in highschool and he dropped out to work to save money for Jason.. I don't want that for Chris. Don't get me wrong, Mark has done awesome for himself and did get his GED. He's the best father and husband ever.

I guess he was most afraid to tell me. Mom was a walk in the park.. I don't know when he plans on telling Dad and I honestly don't want to be there when he does.
I guess she's due like July 13th or something like that.

I'll be Auntie Jodie.. I've always wanted to be an Aunt actually.. I don't plan on having anymore kids so here is my chance to spoil a baby right?

ok this is strange

2006-12-06T16:02:00.000-05:00

Zoe's mother was supposed to come here and visit with her today and take her cats with her.. Well apparently that's not what is happening.. Without notice, Zoe's mother's boyfriend came and picked her up, told her to grab a change of clothes and her backpack. Apparently she is staying there tonight.. I have never been so heart broken in my life.. She DID NOT want to go with that guy! She started crying and wouldn't go out the door.. I mean I don't blame her and if she was any relation to me what so ever I would have kept her here, but I'm not. This is such a sucky situation!

A Layout of mine

2006-12-06T15:28:00.000-05:00

Well you all know I love digital scrappin.. Some days I just have no creative juices flowin and other days I can't stop! This layout was done as part of a challenge on Just My Girls
I just loved it so much that I thought I'd share it here with you all.

Dear Mister Bleepity Bleep AGAIN

2006-12-06T14:54:00.001-05:00

Dear Mister Bleepity Bleep,

You must love being the highlight of my blog. Yes you do! If you didn't you would not continue to be a dork. It's fine to call me and ask me what I'm doing, but DO NOT ask me why. Especially if I am cleaning! Do not tell me this place was not in rough shape because it was! Telling me that I'm always grouchy with you is so wrong it's not funny! Why don't you actually call me and talk to me instead of asking me why I'm cleaning? If I don't clean I get asked why I didn't do this or that. DUDE MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!

That is all.

Whats been going on

2006-12-06T14:53:00.000-05:00

OK I'm horrible I admit it! I have 2 other blogs I do all the time so this one now gets pushed to the side.. I swear I'll try to do better LOL

Well lets see it's been a while since my last blog and there has been some excitement, well not really, but ya know. We have acquired a few new members of the household. Of course they are only temporary. Mercedes friend, Zoe (pronounced like Zoey) is staying with us as is her 2 cats (Kitty and Velcro) and her beta fish named Colors II. Her mom needs to work somethings out right now and since Zoe does pretty much everything the girls do for extra activities, we offered and so here she is. Her mother is currently staying with her bf in a one bedroom apt because they also got evicred from their house and that's another reason she's here with us. I don't wanna go to much into detail on other things because I shouldn't have said what I already did.

Thanksgiving was good. Everyone came here for dinner and I must say it was a great dinner! We actually had tons of food left over which was amazing. We NEVER have that much left over. Unfortunately I was on Day 2 of Zythromax for a sinus + infection. the + (plus) was because I had another infection steming from the sinus bothering my throat and mouth. My mom was on the same meds for acute Bronchitis so we made a great pair lol

My Step dad had his procedure done on the 28th and it went well. They are pretty sure this caught the problem and killed it. We shall see.

Gosh I just dunno what to write lol I might have to do a seperate blog for Marks phone call in letter form lol

OH OH OH!! The girls are signed up for ski lessons!! They got a scholarship so we are excited! Guess thats it for now

11/20/06

2006-12-06T14:52:00.001-05:00

Monday, November 20, 2006
Wow it's been a whole month almost since my last blog! Guess I've been busy elsewhere.
3 more days till thanksgiving. Everyone coming here for dinner this year. It's kinda cool and I can't wait. Unfortunately i got my period so I'll have it for turkey day.. I'm tired cuz of it too!

I have a new kitty and her name is Ayla. She is such a good girl. I still have to watch her for the potty business, but she's hasn't missed the box yet! She's tried but I hear her and go get her and off we go. She protests the entire time too lol. Well i thought I was gonna type alot but suddenly I don't feel like it.. Till next time.

Some old October blogs

2006-12-06T14:50:00.000-05:00

Well I started taking vitamin B 50 today. It's spose to help with your mood, althoughI only took it a few hours ago and haven't noticed anything.. i had a break down while I was chatting with an online friend about my grams. I really hope this helps me because these mood swings are horrible! I haven't been myself since she died and I am so afraid of what I might become if it continues. I don't want to lose Mark and I'm afraid if I keep up this crap it;s gonna drive him into the arms of another woman. If that ever happened I know it would kill me. I don't want to be like this in front of my girls and I know if I went to a psych person they would deem me depressed and put me on meds and maybe that would be a good thing.. I want to talk to someone, but I am so scared and don't know what steps to take.. I know whatever it is, it has to be me that makes them. I don't know what the policy is for the insurance and if I need a stupid referral to go see a shrink, but I do know that this is eatting me up and I'm not myself. I'm falling into this deep hole and I'm having trouble digging myself back out. I have ups and downs more than the normal person and if I am seeing this then I know somethings wrong. I will give this vitamin a couple weeks and see if it's helping me, but if not then I guess I need to go talk to someone and see about getting on some paxil. My moms on it for the same reasons so honestly maybe I should be too.
posted by Jodie at 3:58 PM 0 Comments
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

To whoever is trying to snoop in here, I got the email saying you tried to recover my password bitch! Butt the fuck out of my life! If I wanted YOU to read it, I would have either left this for public view or given you my damn password! Just because you can't seem to figure out that my life moved on without your dumbass in it isn't my problem! Just remember it was YOU who ended things, not me. I had sat here for a long while wondering if I should have tried to patch things up or not and your petty selfishness and your childishness only proved that I was right in staying back. You are just upset that you lost many friends that happened to be mine too and you can't seem to get over it so I'm here tell you Grow the hell up and move on!! Note: To all who read this and I have allowed you to do so thanks for respecting my privacy! You are true friends and I love you all!
posted by Jodie at 10:32 AM 0 Comments

Boy Have I slacked off and I'm sorry. This one will be done a little different.Dear Mister bleepity bleep!This morning when you were thrashing around looking for a pair of socks you didn't need to turn on me. You didn't need to tell me I don't do anything around this house when you shoud be looking in the damn mirror! All I ever do is things in this house while you sit on your ass after work. I have a job too and it's called being a mom! Oh how quickly you forget that this is a fulltime job in itself! Your daughter, Miss Cassidie, keeps me going full speed till she finally conks out for bed! Yes she is in school full time, but the constant picking up her things and her sisters, and then dealing with them fighting over petty things wears you out as if they had been home all day. I realize your job is a big one, but do not even attempt to throw that you have to goto work to make MONEY in my face, because as you can see it don't bother me! My job is far more rewarding than yours.Also you need to explain to me what the reasoning for wanting a sudden change of appearance is. If it's not some little ho bag slut with missing teeth, than what is it? You are hitting the age of midlife crisis after all.Don't think I enjoying fighting with you, but it is sad that lately it is the only form of communication we have. It needs to stop or I'm walkin away to keep my sanity!

2006-12-06T14:48:00.000-05:00

Friday, October 13, 2006

Today I wished upon a star
I don't do that anymore
I thought if I did it just one more time
I would get my answers and I'd be fine
You left me so suddenly
I didn't get a chance to say good-bye
Did you know how much I loved you
Did you know I was scared
Scared that some day I'd forget you
As if you were never hereI hold onto the pain
so it all stays in my mind
To make sure you stay close
even though that you died
I hope that you know
How much you meant to me
Please let me know dear Gram
that you heard me somehow.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

2006-12-06T14:47:00.000-05:00

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Well I made it through yesterday surprisingly enough. I knew it was going to be a difficult day being my grams birthday, but omg it was a horrile day!First I goto leave to head to the PO to get the mail and see that our trash bin wasn't at the end of the drive-way, but instead still up by the garage. I had told Derek to make sure it was out there because it was garbage day, but apparently that was asking to much! So needless to say our bin is still full and now it's another week till they come again. This means I have to leave the garbage in the garage so I don't overflow the bin and draw in potential wild life diners.So anyways on my way to the PO I go... Get there and look in the mail, my child support check was in there but NO MARK PAYCHECK so that pissed me off because I was planning to take the childsupport money and go put xmas presents on layaway before walmart did away with layaway. Because I wasn't sure how much gas Mark had in the truck I didn't get to do that so that upset me.. Then I see we have something from the Hartford Housing Authority so I opened that and they are doing a freakin inspection on Thursday at 10:30am! This pissed me off too because I feel like we are under a microscope and I hate it! We JUST had an inspection a week and a half ago for the vermont housing authoritie and you woulda thought that woulda been it and they could have shared their findings, but nooooooooo! So now we have to get everything all spic and span which is gayer than gay! I'm not happy.Last night kami called and I didn't wanna talk to her either so I treated her like crap, she got the point.. All she called for was to find out if Mark got a deer and he answered the questions so why talk to me right? RIGHT.. Ugh I hope my period starts soon! I'm miserable!

Friday, September 29, 2006

2006-12-06T14:46:00.002-05:00

Friday, September 29, 2006

I miss her so much! It's my birthday today and I've been wished a happy birthday by many people including my father. The one person I won't hear from is my Grammy Strong. Here I am crying right now too dammit. Last year she gave me 3 frozen pizza's and a movie. I laughed once I got to the car, but now that I think of it I so miss those wacky gifts.. She was just thinking of me and making it so I didn't have to cook on my birthday. She didn't have alot of money so we didn't expect anything from her.. We told her actually just having her here was enough. I don't have that anymore and I'm sad about that. I'll never get to tell her how much I really loved her. I still have these feelings of guilt, not going to visit all that much and I only lived a tiny drive away.. I feel guilty for getting upset when she kept falling down, or not making it to the bathroom on time and having to go over there and helping because I was the closest one. I wasn't mad at her, I guess I was most mad at my uncle for not being there like he should have been. Getting so angry at him made me a miserable person. The last time I remember having to go over there, she had fallen on the floor and she couldn't get up because her stroke back when I was 12 really screwed her up. She didn't have the use of her right arm or hand and it was difficult for her to bend her knees due to arthritis. I brought Mark with me even though she said just me because I had hurt my arm and couldn't help lift her.. When we walked in and I saw her on the floor she looked at me and started to cry.I never felt so bad in my life. After we got her all settled, I made her coffee and gave her the meds she needed to take and left.. A bit after she got sick.Every holiday becomes a first without her, same with the birthdays. I know in the end it will be ok, but in the beginning it's the hardest.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

2006-12-06T14:46:00.001-05:00

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

The IEP meeting went pretty good.. We got rid of lots of things we didn't feel applied to her and unfortunately they took away the weekly trips thing as I knew they would. Amazingly they let the girls be in the room while we talked about stuff and it was different for me because they didn't allow her in the room at Dothan.. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't they have because after all it is her education and as far as I knew she was part of the team.. Oh well thats old stuff now.. We are gonna start her on the meds again tomorrow and see if it helps at all. Mrs. Fosdick will be watching to see if they do and let me know in a week or 2. I like the teachers so far... That is all :)

Saturday, September 23, 2006

2006-12-06T14:44:00.000-05:00

Rain Rain Go Away!I hate it when it rains.. The kids can't go out to play and it just makes everyone lay about and be all restless. I find myself not being able to sit still that much. One minute I'm on here the next maybe watching tv or trying to find something to clean even. Yeah I swore! CLEAN! lolThis morning I got up around 9am after I heard Derek start up his Jeep and leave for the orchard. I came down here to find Zoe watching tv and Mercedes and Cassidie were still in their room watching a movie. Apparently Zoe didn't want to watch Toy Story and thought coming down here for Cable would be better. If you ask me she acts way to old for her age. She's only 9 years old and acts like she's a teenager. You should see some of the clothes she wears! I wouldn't let Mercedes wear those till she was atleast 12 or 13, you know the average age to wear t-shirts that say Boys are life, or anything to do with boys. I am finding it hard to believe that her mother lets her, but Zoe seems to have the run of things over there so whatever.I took them to breakfast, didn't think we were gonna make it because they kept lollygaggin about. We did though and it was ok.. They didn't act up which was surprising. After that we went to wal-mart and I got some cold and allergy meds and bought scary movie 4 and Zoe managed to wiggle another thing out of me.. I told her that was going to be the ONLY thing I was gonna get her today because that was that. I mean she asks for things all the time and she isn't my kid, but I feel bad about not getting her something so i end up doing it. No one likes to take her because she keeps talkin about how she wants this or that and how great it would be etc... Ugh..We then came home and did some cleaning and about 11 or so my bro showed up and he's upstairs in Derek's room on the computer doing somethings I guess he don't want to be seen doing. Thats the only reason he does that. So now 'm just waiting on my mom and Barry to get here and mark should be home by 4:30 or so and then we will eat dinner. I wanna take my mom to see the hairy donkeys too, but since it's raining I dunno if they will be out or not.Not sure whats on for tomorrow. Maybe we can go for a ride or something or maybe go do something fun.. Till next time..

Friday September 22nd, 2006

2006-12-06T14:42:00.000-05:00

Friday, September 22, 2006

Well this will be the first of many posts about my "Loverly World". I just hope to remember I have this and use it lol.Well today was a regular day. Went to get my child support check which was actually a shocking amount of $123.00! I couldn't believe it because it is so different everytime. One time it could be like $54.00, the next $75.00, and last time it was $114.00. I was happy though! After I cashed that, I took myself to lunch and waited in the drive thru FOREVER and they didn't give me the cheese sauce, but I didn't bother to go back. I then went and got some stuff from the store. I got alot of cute things fromt he dollar store for the girls so they will be happy. I then went to go home and ended up driving by where my grandmother lives now to see if I could see my grandfathers car and I did in the back. I sometimes would love to just see her to make sure she's ok, then other times I don't even wanna know she's around. After that day she treated me so rudely forget it. After Gram Strong died I wanted to just drop it all and go talk to her, then she called my mom and said it was all me. Forget that. Anyways. I then came home and watched my soap Days of Our Lives. It's getting good! About 10 minutes left Kami stopped by but wasn't here long, maybe 5 minutes then left. Kinda a pointless visit, but she had James and Phyllis in the car. She coulda left him behind. Yeah I'm terrible, but he's such a joke. He says he loves her and all, but heaven forbid she have friends or want to be with her family.. I can see how thats gonna go when and if they get married.So now I'm here just passing the time till the girls are home. Thats in 45 minutes so not much longer. They have a 3 day weekend so thats cool. Not sure what we are gonna do, but I do know tomorrow night mom and Barry and maybe Chris are comin for dinner. Anyways I'm gonna end here for now.. Till next time :)