If you have kids and live within

driving distance of Rochester, NY, you MUST take you kids to the Strong Museum www.museumofplay.com. We took our kids there yesterday and can I just say WOW, WOW, WOW, they had a fabulous time, it is a must do!!!!

Deal of the week

okay I've seen other themes on a certain day of the week on other BLOGS and since my family refers to me as the bargain hunter/finder, I'm going to start making Sunday my Deal of the week day.

The premier deal of the week item is kids Nike SHox, I found them today at Foot Locker in the Outlet mall in Niagara Falls, NY they were $10.00 a pair, can you say FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited!!!!

I tried all morning to get onto Blogger to share my TOOT!!! but I coudln't get on and I was out all afternoon!!!

This has been an amazing scrapbook dream come true month for me, first I was asked to be on Patti's LSS DT and this morning I got an email confirming that I will be the Septmeber Guest Design Team member for http://www.pickofthepatch.com/ I am so very excited, it is a dream of mine to be on a scrapbooking industry DT full time, and you ladies are helping that dream come true for me, huge hugs to you POTP and Patti!!!

Tag- ABC of me you're it!!!

I got this from Kate's BLOG

The ABC tag...
[A is for age:] 33
[B is for booze of choice:] Pina Colada
[C is for career:] SAHM, foster parent
[D is for your dog's name:] Daisie
[E is for essential items you use everyday] Computer,toothbrush, camera
[F is for favorite song at the moment:] Promiscuous!
[G is for favorite game:] Scrabble
![H is for hometown:] Niagara Falls, On
.[I is for instruments you play]I played the organ as a kid!
:([J is for jam or jelly you like:] Raspberry
[K is for kids?] I have 2 daughters and 2 foster sons.
[L is for last kiss] about 10minutes ago
:([M is for moma's job:] SAHM
.[N is for name of your crush:] Vin Diesel, yummy and Patticakes's brother
![O is for overnight hospital stays] Just 2 both for the births of my girls
.[P is for phobias:] no phobias, but I dont like snakes
. [Q is for quotes you like:] if life gives you lemons make lemonade!"
[R is your relationship that lasted the longest]: My current one married to Dan for 5 years together for 7
[S is for sexual preference:] ILove my man!
[T is for time you wake up:] It depends on when the kids get up.
[U is for underwear:] Nothing but Jockey for me!
[V is for vegetables you love]: Red pepper, baby carrots, sweet potatoes.
[W is for worst habit:] not sure, I don't chew my nails or anything like that.
[X is for x-rays you've had] one on my arm when I fell down the stairs, 3 ultrasounds( 2 for pregnancy and one for the growth on my thyroid, and one on my knees.
[Y is for yummy food you make] Lasagna, chicken ceasar salad, brownies, BBQ chicken!
[Z is for zodiac sign:] Aquarius

A new friend

found his way into our lives today. It was a cold and rainy day here in my neck of the woods and while visitng at my parents, who have an inground pool, one of my foster son's looked out at the pool, wishing he could go swimming and instead says," there's someting in the pool, it looks like a rat!!!" We all jumped up and sure enough a rat like creature was trying to swim out of the pool, thankfully at the walk in stairs in the shallow end, we don't know who would let an innocnet little hamster loose into the wild, but stranger things happen in life. Anyway my dad made the big rescue and we are now the proud owners of "Jeffey" the hamster. He seems to have come through his ordeal quite well, and I hope he hangs around for abit to enjoy his second chance!!

I have some amazing friends!!!!!

I have the best group of friends a gal could hope for!!!!

They had a party for me yesterday to celebrate my clean bill of health after my recent cancer scare, I truly love them. I don't know what would life would've been like if it wasn'tfor the interent and a little place called Scraptivity!! Here are some pics from yesterday that myself and Patti took, love you girls!! (((hugs)))

Where are the weeks going?

I can't believe it's been 5.5 weeks since I had my surgery, 3 weeks since school got out and 5 weeks until Dan and I celebrate our 5th anniversary. We does time go? I would love to know that one, it passes wasy faster than 24 hour days should IMO. I haven't taken many pics yet this summer, still trying to master my camera, I can't imagine if I had a SLR how confused I would be :)

Here are some pics of my girls from the other day, TFL!!! Speaking oftime, look how fast 10.5 and 3.5 years have gone :(

It's funny

how things can get blown out of proportion and feelings can be hurt, when you don't really talk to someone you just read an online post. It's all like a game of telephone, it starts out as something innocent and by the time it reaches the end it's something completely different. I posted about some feelings I have towards recent events at one of my favorite haunts, I would like to say that I meant nothing personal to anyone invovled, I was merely speaking how I felt, yes I was surprised by some of the recent choices made, as I know many others were, it DOES NOT mean I am not happy for these ladies and I'm sorry if it came across that I was. I have been thinking of switching kit clubs, that is totally my perogative and again nothing personal to the kit club or it's affliliates, I am looking for a place to hang my hat and feel welcome and recent events involoving some people have got me thinking, I'd be happier else where.
I have received alot of pm's about all of this and I thank you for them, I thought I should set the record straight on my behalf and hope those that know me IRL will help those that don't realize I would never hurt a soul.

The Scrapping Nook is...

having a Design Team call, and WOW is the talent rolling in, I was happily picked to be one of the co-oridinators, and am very glad I don't have to make the final decision, KUDOS to the gals that have sent in their designs, it's some awesome work ladies!!!! Keep em coming just a few more days!

What a great day!!!!

We took the kids(minus Marissa who is visiting at Nanna's) to Happy Rolf's Animal and bird sanctuary in St. Catharines, ON today, can you say fun!!!!! They had a great time, Nick had never been there, and Zack loved it from last year( They are my foster sons) Victoria always has a blast there and eagerly waits to feed the ducks and geese, she has little interest in the horses and lambs and goats and rabbits, it's all about feeding the ducks!!!!

Our New Car

when Dan saw these he just had to have one. It's a great little car! He has named her Cali the Caliber(how original ;)