I didnt get to go play today :(

Its stampin day, but I didnt get to go and play today. I am sooo bummed. Our truck is still sick and it was a huge big deal with sharing the van so I just didnt go. Its been so long since I have even picked up a stamp I am having a hard time getting the Mojo greased up again. Thankfully this is a card that I had put together prior to vacation. So I have SOMETHING to show you.



Heather is home sick today. She threw up all night last night and of course that made both of us miserable today. Not to mention that I think I am suffering from vacation let down. I feel like pigpen from from Charlie Brown, carrying a little gray cloud around with me. Tho--I did shower this morning, so its not a dirt cloud.

Hope that YOU are doing ok.

I GOT IN!!!

I GOT IN TO THE CLASS!!! I get to go and be certified in Copics Markers! I am sooooo excited!!!!

Were Home!

"No girls, you dont need to put on your bathing suits, cause we are just going down to LOOK at the beach, maybe walk a bit, maybe pick up some shells, but we are NOT going in the water."

...minutes pass...

"Okay, fine--you can WALK in the water."

...more minutes pass...

"Are you insane?? Is that water not FREEZING?? Well good grief, give me your shoes... No, whats the point of taking off your jacket now? You are soaking wet!"

...more minutes....

Two children extremely happy to be in the water---who am I to stop them?

Vacation was absolutely FABULOUS! We had the most magnificant time! The weather was a bit cool, but it was still awesome to be on the beach and away from everyday life for a few days!

This is how I preferred to experience the beach.

And THIS is how my crazy family took it all in!

Might I enlighten you with the fact that the water is only about 55° and its only about 77° outside, with a North wind that could freeze snot--so the temps were not exactly toasty! I DID venture out into the waves one afternoon and nearly froze myself to the bone. I was SERIOUSLY trying the method of freezing one's butt off, it didnt work.

Later that afternoon as we were having a picnic lunch on the beach the birds swarmed us like they were vultures and we were about to kick the bucket. They litterally hovered over us waiting for us to spare a Dorito or a bit of our ham sandwiches. We didnt share even a bit--but they certainly intimidated us.

We had some amazing food there! The seafood was of course FANTASTIC! And we sampled it ALL!

One of our days was spent in Savannah, learning history, seeing sites and of course sampling MORE food! Mrs. Wilkes Boarding House was amazing! The food was all country and there was so much of it, it even made US sink back into our shoes.

We didnt get to eat at Paula Dean's famous restaraunt, but we did go by there and check the place out. The smells were divine and it was neat to peak in.

I wont bore you to tears with all of the different shots of the famous buildings we got, but I thought this pic was especially cool. This front door was used in the movie FOREST GUMP. You know when the mom is trying to get Forest accepted into the school system? This is the front stoop that Forest waited for his mother. We of course saw the place where he sat waiting for the bus as well. They had removed the parkbench, but the scenery was certainly familiar.


Hannah and I ventured to the top of the lighthouse at Tybee Island. 178 steps UP and 178 steps DOWN! It was a fantastic site, but WHEW! A LOT of steps for this hefalump to make!

One of the most amazing and breathtaking views in the whole city was the Cathedral. The architecture of this building is simply gorgeous!

Even tho we are not of the Catholic faith, we each lit a candle and said a prayer. It was sooo beautiful there.

Like I said I wont bore you with history--but lets just say I have over 200 pics from the trip. Including those I took of Heather and I's haunted tour of the city. Walking around the nations most haunted city after dark was VERY exciting!

We are home now and slowly trying to gather ourselves to resume life.

We are BEACH BOUND!

No, I havent fallen off the face of the earth. But I am going MIA for awhile! As we are heading south for Spring Break! I was gonna be a good blogger and prepost for you all week, but I let time get away from me and it didnt happen! Sorry folks! But enjoy your week and I will be back soon to tell ya all about our adventures!!

Many blessings!!!

Blessings for healing

This card is dedicated to Marilyn. She is having surgery today. ((HUGS)) I didnt send her THIS card cause...well for one...I made at her house. And for two....they are her stamps! But I so wanted her to know I was thinking of her today.

Isnt this a GREAT saying for the inside?

HEALING...A journey traveled one step at a time.

I just thought that was soooo neat!!

I am just busy today trying to gather my thoughts. What do we need to take to the beach, what do we need to have done here at the house? What about pets...blah blah blah.

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY! Are YOU wearing GREEN?

I cant get a good pic of this card for nothin! I think its all of the metalics bouncing off. I just loooove this chick tho! Isnt she cute???

She just totally says UPTOWN GIRL! So whatchya doin today?? We are playing in ink today since my dear friend is having surgery tomorrow. Lord bless you, Marilyn!!!

Inky Antics...so CUTE!

I looove this image. And my idea to kind of do it in a monotone color I think works beautifully. Hard to tell but I just highlighted the image in porceline blue and added a few black accents. I think it goes fabulously with the paper!

WOOHOOO! I am soooo excited! Because at this time next week we will be on the beach. Basking in the sun and enjoying our Spring Break! WOOOHOOOO!

Boot Camp for the Biggest Loser

Though I think when they are speaking of LOSER in these terms --- they must be thinking something different than I am. Cause I am thinking the big ole {L} on the forehead! Anyways. After surfing through several blogs the other day--several people mentioned that this was the video they worked out to. So...me--being the savvy shopper than I am....went online and found me a used one and ordered it. Couldnt wait to warm it up in the DVD player. I did it! It was great! I was sweating like a dog and my heart rate was way up there. I felt GOOOOD. I was soo on a roll. As the day progressed tho, my body surely disagreed. And as I graduated from yesterday to today my body is crying out in pain with every step! Now mind you...I ALSO went bowling last night AND today....which, if youre a hefalump like me...that WITHIN itself is crazy enough. So anyways...I wanted to tell you...if you are just dieing for something to make you notice how many muscles you have in your body, this video is PERFECT! No honest, its a really good kind of pain. (HA! Like THAT isnt an oxymoron!!)

So go...getchya one. YOU KNOW YOU WANTA FEEL THE BURN!!!! And I am NOT talking about the burn that I feel when I bowl...ya know the friction in between my thighs is enough to set a fire!

Hope your Saturday is as magnificant as mine is!!!

Mojo Mon--er I mean Saturday!

Welcome to Mojo MONDAY Saturday! I am a little behind in posting but I wanted to show you that I DID participate!!! I had to change up the eyelets a little, so that they would show up. But I loooove these colors together. And of course another digi by CC Designs.

I hope you are out playing with your family today!

Blurry...but perfect

OK....so I could have cheated on the taggin...and just posted the pics I wanted to but I didnt! But I couldnt resist sharing these two pics with you too. Twink just loooooves it when Hannah visits Build A Bear cause it means she gets new accessories. Like these hip sun glasses. Dont you think pink is her color??

And she REALLY is enjoying her new Hello Kitty Sofa. "Does this color make me look fat?"

Taggin!!!!

LORI tagged me!!! And since I ALWAYS look for an excuse to post pics of my princess, this is one tag I will do!!

Here's how it works: The instruction is to go into my photo collection, take the fourth folder and the fourth picture in that folder and explain it. Then tag four more bloggers to do the same.


This is Twinkle Bella. She is my ummm...I guess she is almost 2 year old cat. This is of her when she was still pretty young. But this is her---basking in the sunlight on her pink fur covered window seat. I love it cause when she sleeps, she SLEEPS! Anyone who knows...knows I think she hung the moon and the stars. And yes, I am quite certain of it!

And here we go...I am gonna tag some peoples that I have never tagged before!!!

GEORGIA

FLEXIE

AMY

PATTY

ITS FRIDAY!

WOW! Did this week fly by or what??? I guess its cause I got to play TWO days this week!! With my very bestest friends ever!! Hi M & J and J!! I looooves you all! (Tho, we missed Janet this week. I sure hope you are feeling better!!!)

Anyways. This is a Cookie Crumb Design Digi Image. SOOOO cute huh?? I just love all of Christines little animals. They all make me wanta say ---AWWWW!!


Do you have fantastic things planned for the weekend? Not sure about here.

Happy Mail---dontchya wish you were awesome like me??

Dontchya wish you had great friends like me? *singing* Marjori sent me a lovely package...JUST CAUSE! These are sooo the bestest kinds of packages. Anyways. I just loooooooved this little card. SOOO ingenius!



But HERE is the real treat!! This little purse was stuffed full of little note cards. ALL different and all GORGEOUS!



I am truly blessed with friends. THANK YOU Georgia for sending images...thank you friends for your comments! ((HUGS))

I think we found it!!

A few weeks ago I got to visit my darling friend in her home and she gave me free reign in her stamp room!!! Lets just say---this chick is AMAZINGLY talented, but whew! She was a brave one for entering her room with the intent to create.

THIS, is her WORK space. Yes, that little 2x2 space is where he mojo flows.

Now mind you in the middle of the room there is hardly room for another person to stand, let alone for someone whom has just finished surgery and has a tough time getting around.

She has tooooons of GREAT GREAT toys but with all of it stacked high it was really hard to even KNOW what she had, let alone use it.

She has an incredible fetish for Iris Carts and loooves to use them. I love them too...but they seemed to be taking up lots of SPACE.

Then she had this MONGO computer chest in there. A great piece of furniture, but it sooo didnt work in this little room.

Loook!!!! She DOES have a space there for two people to work! Just gotta get IN there!

And here we are after!!!! I made curtains for the window that matched her walls.

We moved the big computer chest out and eventually she will get a smaller monitor for her computer. For now it is simple to use at her second work station. Just slide the keyboard out of the way--and whala, perfect place for friends (aka ME) to play too!

She kept her darling Iris Carts too. We havent had a chance to go through each and every embellishment drawer, but she is happy to have some things the same.

This was the book case that was in front of work station 2, now it is easy to get to!!

Up top of the cabinets are more of these little canvas bins that we put extra stuff that she wants to alter and wants to keep, but doesnt necessarily need at a finger touch.

And I moved the paper to the dresser. It shares the top with the Big Shot.

I was able to display all of her knicky knacks up high. And I also hung (which now I see are very crooked) magnetic strips up to house her Nestabilities.

Now, not only does she have 2 workspaces, but all of her buttons and baubles and other small embellishments are within an arms reach.

Oh darn! I forgot to take a pic of her ribbon drawer. She has been busting her tail with wrapping ribbon on bobbins. Her drawer looks fabulous!!!

And now, here is a cozy place for the mojo to flow. Look we found THE counter top!!!

Thank you Jeanine for the honor to destroy er I mean reorganize your space. You are the bestest and I cherish everything about you!