Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Growing up, my mother was pretty strict. Not to the point of suffocation or anything but hanging out was not acceptable, going somewhere with unknown kids was not acceptable, dating weirdos or unknowns was out and going to concerts, or places where it was dark and unsupervised (arcades) was a no no. Even CHRISTIAN rock where I am pretty sure doobies were NOT passed around. The most rock I was aloud to listen to in the house was Bon Jovi or Europe. Even after I graduated I had to leave my harder rock stuff in my truck so my little brother didn't hear it. Harder rock for me was Areosmith. Bad lyrics in quite a few songs so I understood no prob.



Now that the hard rock of my days is tame and considered CLASSIC rock (sheesh), I am living out my teenage concert years in my 30's. Oh and mom my areosmith cd's are tame compared to what Matt listens to now, so I don't think it would have even mattered if I had played "Love in an elevator" directly into his head phones while he slept. It wasn't I who corrupted the kid who has "more porn" on his cell phone ringer ( and no my brother isn't really THAT bad) Just thinks its cool to shock people in the line in front of him at grocery stores.



As a result of this teenage rebellion (in my 30's) I hit the road Sunday for Jackpot Nevada, sin city in the middle of no where, to see a Foreigner concert!!! It totally ROCKED! I really enjoyed myself and even gambled 20 dollars worth. Came home a little tired and sick from cigarette smoke, but happy non the less. There was more beer at this concert than I have EVER seen. No wonder my mother never let me go!!! Mom I was safe, didn't sit next to any guys with tattoos or piercing, I didn't get picked up by the drummer, and I didn't even drink. See how much you COULD have trusted me...giggle...what a rebel I am....



And just so my mom KNOWS who I went to see here is a sample!!



Sunday, September 28, 2008

so creative!

Stack I made 25 cards this weekend!! I am so low on cards and have so many stamps I have never used. I picked a few stampin up sets and just went to work! The kids played outside most of the day and I had a crockpot dinner going so it was perfect! I made several of the same cards of a couple different sets!



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Friday, September 26, 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Only two words for y'all

GREY'S ANATOMY!



BLOGAVERSARY GIVEAWAY!!!!

Boys_picking WINNERS!!!! Since there was a bit of confusion on whether the winner get three layouts or 3 winners get one layout I chose to do a Grand prize winner who gets THREE layouts, and TWO runners up who will each get one layout!!



Just so you know it was fair my kids picked from a bowl! I will let them tell you who the winners are!!



GRAND PRIZE WINNER



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RUNNERS UP!



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OK!! wHOO HOOO!



Those ladies chosen need to send me your pictures!! You can either email them to me, or send them to me snail mail.



Please include any journaling you may have or about how much space you will need to use for journaling. What the pictures are about and the importance of them!! I will print them out if emailed, and finish the layouts and get them back to you snail mail!



Email them to ME!!



I have been blogging for THREE years!! I started blogging Sept 21 2005!! can you believe it! I guess i am not that boring after all!!



SO since its a Celebration I am having a giveaway!!! NOT Goodies!! NOT coupons.....



I am giving away THREE layouts!! thats right! You want something scrapped? Sign up!! I will end sign ups Saturday at Midnight and will post the winner on Sunday!!!



So get to it Y'all!!!!



* NOTE: PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR NEWER BLOG POSTS. This post will be on the top till Saturday!



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This is what me and Christopher did together last night. We made home made salsa! I had all these tomatoes and nothing to do with them i dug right in!! I had been giving so much away to keep up with the harvest (amazing for only two regular tomato plants, and more coming) that I decided to keep the current batch to myself. I blanched and peeled the toms, Chris cut them up and put them in the pot and then I cut onion, jalapeno pepper (my thumb is STILL numb) celery, and cilantro. then we added spices and let it cook for about 30 minutes. My thumb was covered in jalapeno juice and while making dinner I licked it and my tongue went numb, after a bit of crying anyway. So when I was tasting the salsa I couldn't even figure out what it was missing or anything. I just decided to freeze it up and hope for the best. I got about 5 rubber made containers full. Little containers so we can finish up the salsa before it goes bad. I brought one into work hoping it was ok. LaRee some and said it was good so YEAH!! I did it!!



The kids punishment is going well....I got a ton of housecleaning out of them last night and they did NOT talk to each other at all. Every time they thought about it gave them a look. It was so quiet! holy crap. I mean quiet. Taylor asked me how long it would be before I let them talk to each other again. I really had to think because the peace was amazing. I told him it would be when i thought they could get along with out fighting and screaming at each other. Dang that could be years.....



Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Mornings

Most mornings in our house are calm. The boys wake up, the boys eat breakfast, make their beds, brush their teeth and do their hair. Then they are free to do whatever they want till its time to leave. This morning did not go that way.



I am doing this in list form:



boys screamed and cried when waking up this morning because it was cold.



Boys whined and yelled because they were told to wear long sleeve shirts.



boys pushed each other while getting their close on so they would topple down and giggle, with their jeans down around the ankle.



The boys complained that they had to have cereal this morning instead of pancakes.



The boys complained that i had to ask them twice to put their cereal mess away. By mess I MEAN mess....



Then while trying to brush their teeth Chris locked bug out of the bathroom and bug proceeded to try to knock the bathroom door down.



Chris very thoughtfully opened the door for a split second to throw bugs toothbrush on the floor and slammed the door shut on bugs fingers. BAD



Chris LEFT THE DOOR SHUT ON HIS BROTHERS FINGERS WHILE TAYLOR SCREAMED BLOODY MURDER.



Chris had to comfort his brother while mom took several deep breaths while holding his finger under cold water, and checking for actual breaks it was so bad.



Chris had to apologize to bug. through tears.



Mom had to ground both boys from each other, game boys, TV, and computer. They can not talk, eat, play, or fight together.



We managed to actually get to school on time, with all our teeth brushed and all our fingers still connected.



ahhhhh the joys of freaking mother hood.



Sunday, September 21, 2008

I wanna check you for tics

Tell me what does the word 'cowboy' conjures in your head? A rugged, hairy good looking bronc with chaps and a stetson hat? An old haggard man working on barbed wire fence in the middle of the range with cows bumping up against him? Or even the cute kids down the street who always wear wranglers and love to ride in their dad's jacked up Dodge?  Me too. Well mostly. Other things come to mind, but those mostly have to do with my ex hubby so I won't get into that.



Today, while waiting at a desolate truck stop for my ex to drop off my kids, a mini van pulls up. Shiny silver grand caravan. The kind that those cute blond mommy's, with her 4 kids and a couple dozen neighbor kids in it, drive. The kind that has the dvd players in the back for every seat so that God forbid you would have to talk to your family in the car. And also the kind that you do not expect the weirdest looking "cowboy" to get out of. I put "cowboy" in quote marks because he is in the sense trying to be a cowboy, but not an actual cowboy. He is wearing stark BLACK wranglers. I know...... black?? What self respecting cowboy wears anything but faded blue? If they do wear black its because they are their yucky pair they wear to cut the balls of the bulls for yummy eats. Not only were his wranglers black but they were TUCKED in to his Yellow boots! holy cow...i mean bull...WTH???!! Now I know some of you reading this just don't understand. You don't live in "cowboy" country. I am here to tell you!!! COW BOYS do not wear YELLOW!!! NO they don't. Especially on thier FEET!!  Then on top of his beautifully black panted behind was a RED flannel shirt with orange suspenders. i was dying by then. Laughing so hard I had to turn my radio up! honest...oh gosh... if only Clint Eastwood was here! He'd of hogged tied him and strung him up by his big toe for bein a sissy. Said with the chaw sitting in the side of my mouth, and a twang from my nose. He did have a pretty decent hat though..... it matched his boots......



slept forever and still tired....

Stephw phew...ok. I had a ton of people at my house this weekend!! It was so great! My family came up from Burley and Gooding to see my new house and to SCRAP!! And scrap we did. Thats why I had the tabulation down below.



I did a total of six layouts (no one is missing for a reason) and two projects. I posted the 'boo' project that Danelle brought, but the other one is for KNK and I can't post it yet. But i will soon!



I have a messy house to clean and after 12 hours of sleep I am still soo tired. Marciw Thursday night we stayed up till about 1 scrapping and giggling. And Friday some of us (ahem, me and heather) stayed up till 4!!! Up again about 7:30. yikes. Then it was a bit more scrapping Saturday morning and then everyone left but Heather! We just spent another few hours scrapping and I got a TON done in a swap book I am doing with my friend Sarah! I am almost done with it!! After Heather left I did have hopes of doing some more scrapping but I was just beat!! I left everything as is and sat my butt down on the couch and watched " Made of Honor". It was cute, not my fav but fun to watch. Then I took a shower and went to bed.



Debw So today is cleaning then off to pick up the boys from their father! LOVES to everyone who came and special thanks to Danelle for bringing her Cricut. SOOOOO want one now its not even funny! A LOT of my layouts down below have cricut letters or images!!



I can't believe it but I didn't take more than a few photos of everyone! I realized that the reason I FEEL like I took a ton is because I actually did it with Lois's camera!! yikes!



off to clean!



toodles!



Saturday, September 20, 2008

new blog!!!

I helped my mother in law set up her blog!! Go take a look and leave her some lovin!!





Forever Lois



Thursday, September 18, 2008

tabulation

this is the total tabulation of my layouts during my scrappbooking marathon!!



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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

October kit is up!!

I don't have the kit yet so I can't play but now that I see this I am watering at the mouth!!



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So head on over and put one in YOUR cart.....



Monday, September 15, 2008

yum...

Sent my kids off right with a tummy full of this!!!



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new layout at KNK!!



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Sorry thats all the time I have!! Have a GREAT monday!



Tuesday, September 9, 2008

see that girl, watch that scene, digging the dancing queen

200pxmammamiateaserposter OK so everyone and their dog has blogged about this movie. Now its my turn. I freaking LOVED this movie. I am sooo not an Abba fan. So when my mom and I went to see this when I visited Washington last month I was a bit skeptical the first 10 minutes or so. I have thought of this movie almost EVERY day since!! hummed the music, downloaded it on my Ipod etc. If you ever even though about seeing it DO IT! LOVED LOVED LOVED it. The actors in this movie were by far the BEST choice!! I love Jamie Walters in it!! She is so freaking funny at the end!!



So now you have the reason I changed my play list. I don't care if you don't like 70's disco, or even badly done hair, or rhinestone collars. This is on my play list because its just that MY play list....so here we go again!!! my my how can I resist you!!!!?????



Friday, September 5, 2008

to him



Img_0789web_2  Dear Chris,



You are one of those kids that every mother hopes for. The kind of boy that helps me clean house, mow lawns and take out the garbage with out me asking. You are a caring, sweet, passionate young man who will grow to be a responsible adult.



You face your challenges head on with gusto and get through them with faith, and hope. If there is a problem you face you can not handle you are not afraid to ask for help and support from your family. That shows the strength of a smart kid. You do not let things get bottled up inside you. You know it is important to show how you feel and use your words instead of anger. I am so proud that at your age you are accomplished enough to do this.



You wake every morning ready to go with the anticipation of the education you will receive. I am amazed at how much you love to learn. I can always count on you to give me a play by play of your school day and to teach me every thing you have learned! I now know more about the animals of the sea, the layout of the land and the general trivia of the states you have studied, than I ever thought I could. Thank you for showing me that learning is an on going experience.



It is hard for me to see you grow. It is hard for me to realize that you are going to Jr. High next year. I love you so very much Chris. More than the sun the moon and all the M&Ms in the world. I can not wait to see who you become, because the person you are now is amazing.



With all my love…..



Mom



Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Lunch with Lovely Darla.....

Veggie_soup Very lucky to day to spend my lunch with my friend Darla!!! we haven't seen each other for quite some time and she just moved in to a fabulous new house so it was a great excuse to get together and for her to show me her home! She made wonderful veggie soup, and sandwiches. She gave me the grand tour and we chatted about yards, and gardens. Such a sweet friend thanks girl!!!



I scrapped some last night. Nothing I can really share right now....sorry Sarah. i want to do more. Time just wont let me. Seems that there stuff to do around the house or yard that needs my attention more!! maybe when the snow flies there will be more time??



Had a fabulous Labor day weekend!! We went camping at Palisades and went boating and tubing with some friends on the lake Saturday!! My kids had so much fun on that tube! No I do not have pics to share. I forgot my camera!! ack...i know....



So its back to work, back to school. Lots going on this week after work, family fun night at school tomorrow. Hope to remember my camera then!! lol...



Adios!



Monday, September 1, 2008