me today

SICK SICK SICK, I have a horrible cold, I feel yucky!!!

on the plus side, my Silhouette and my new foster son both will be arriving tommorrow, I hope I feel better than I do today, fingers crossed.

Portfolio building....

Another neice!!!!

my sister had her ultrasound the other day and it's another girl, that makes 2 girls for me, 2 for her and my brother has 2 boys, i wonder if it's coincedence? Anyway, I'm thrilled, it will be the last baby born between the 3 of us, we are all done, according to our spouses anyway, with 2 children.

I can't wait to share the layouts I have done with my first Scrapbook Star kit, it was my fav PP line too so that was a bonus, I can reveal them on the first so check out the site, and my DT bio and pic should be up on that day too, can't wait to see!!!


Have a Happy St. Paddy's day too!!!

My DH rocks!!!!

he totally surprised me the other day with letting me order this baby!!! I thought I would be saving my allowance forever!!! it should be here in about 12 days, and oh yeah i am counting them!!!

On the homefront we are expecting a baby, not in the traditional sense where I am pregnant, as much as I would love that.... an almost 2 year old boy is coming to us through FACS, we have been with just one foster son since our dear Zack left us to go back home in November. I am looking forward to meeting this new little man. As sad as it is when they move on or go home in their lives, it's so great knowing them while they are in your life.

What a FANTASTIC week!!!

first I made the Scrapbook Star design team, then today I open my email and Canadian Scrapbooker magazie wants one of my layouts for their summer issue!!! I am so excited, it's my first time in this magazine!!! thanks for letting me share!!

In my excitement I forgot...

to mention that the Close to my Heart Stampaganza starts today, when you buy 2 stamp sets your 3rd is FREE!!!! it's a great time to add to your stamp collection!! see the details here

WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was asked this morning to be on the Scrapbook Star design team!!! They are a great store and chat board out of Montreal, Quebec, and no you don't have to speak French on their chat boards :) come by and check it out!!!

And as promised here are 2 of the 3 projects I did at Divine Design last weekend, the layout I am still waiting for the perfect pics for....

Canvas taught by Vicki Boutin, Bloom Bouquet taught by Judi Van Valkinburgh

I have some amazing

friends!!! I am so thankful to paper and glue for bringing me such wonderful ladies to share my time with. Yesterday the Scrapping Nook held it's Divine Design event that I have been waiting for, for months now. It was an all day class taught by Jen Backler, Vicki Boutin and Judi VanValkinburgh, what amazing classes, I will post my projects later when I get my camera battery charged. Anyway back to the friend part, I love my friends, I totally need to make an effort to spend more time with them, and another thank you for the lovely gifts you gave me for my birthday, Janice I totally love that candle!! you girls ( you should know who you are :) ) lift my spirits at the very thought of you, thanks so much!!

34 years ago............

this was me, okay it's not a newborn photo but you get the idea, today is my birthday!! Dan is taking me to the Mandarin for dinner tonight with a group of friends, i haven't been there in forever, it's my favorite restaurant!!
Can't wait to see what the day holds for me, have a great TGIF!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

to everyone and those you love. We are having a snow day here today, it's pretty deep hopefully the wind will stop and i can take the kids out for abit this afternoon. and to my valentine......

i love you

Attention all Scrapbookers, do you want to win a Cricut?

or $400 worth of CHA releases if you already have a Cricut. Then come on down the The Scrapping Nook and see what they have in store for their 3rd Anniversary!!! please see all the details for the contest here. And stick around to see what else the FairyGod Mother has in store for us!

I am offically broke :)

thanks to my friends at The Nook, they have had some great sales and today i picked up my orders, loved everything and bought even more when i got to the store.

I did my first Close to my heart party the other day at my sisters and I did pretty good, I was hoping things would move alittle faster but I'm happy I joined.

I have decided on a name for my FUTURE(I'm so not ready yet) photography business, I even have the watermark for my proofs done

so hopefully by the end of summer or early fall, I'll be ready to start taking some clients, and Cutie Patootie Pictures will offically be born, we'll see.

Tagged by Elia

A=Available - for scrapbooking:)
B=Best Friend - (all my scrapbooking girlies)
C=Cake or pie - both
D=Drink of choice - non alcoholic=tea, alcoholic- Pina
E=Essential item you use everyday - computer, how else will i chat with my friends
F=Favourite color -pink, it's strange i used to hate pink
G=Gummy bears or worms - bears
H=Hometown - Niagara Falls, ON
I= ndulgences - scrapping supplies, scrapping supplies, scrapping supplie, what else is there?
J= January or February - February cuz its my birthday
K=Kids and names - 2 daughters Marissa and Victoria
L=Life is incomplete without - my family
M=Marriage date - August 18th 2001
N=Number of siblings - one younger sister, one younger brother
O=Oranges or apples - apples
=Phobias or Fears - normal parental fears
Q=Favourite Quote - Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
R=Reason to smile - my life, my family, my scrapbooking addiction
S=Season - Summer
T=Tag 3 or 4 people - any lurkers I don't know about and post in the comments so i know you took the challenge
U=Unknown fact about me - i can't think of anything you don't know
V=Vegetable you don't like - cauliflower
W= Worst habit - putting myself down
X=X-rays - knees and 2 ultrasounds during pregnancy
Y=Your favorite food - VEAL(that's right I said it Tina and Jen) parm, Chinese and pasta and sauce
Z= Zodiac Sign -Aquarius

talk about a heart melter

no wonder i can't say no to this little girl :)

The store is open

my friends at the Nook have officially opened their online store and each day will have the S.O.U.P de jour, (saving of unbelievably proportions) an item that will be 40-50% off, i like that option and already bought my first bowl of S.O.U.P and it was GOOOOOOOOOD!!!

I can't wait to see what they bring in from the CHA releases that will be happening this month, as long as some of the new Queen & co felt is at the top of the list!!!

Nothing much new on the home front, I got us put on the emergency/after hours foster care list, I'm ready for another addition to the family, I'm hoping for a newborn this time, i have a baby craving :)

and just 10 days left in the Close to my Heart sale campaign, it's an amazing offer

I'm losing!!!

and I'm happy aboput it, I'm down 4 lbs total since the first of the year, which is awesome!! thanks to my support group at the Nook!!



There are only 16 more days left in the CLose to my Heart Heart of Winter campaign, see details here.



I had a great time at the crop on Sat, can't wait for the next one!! and the cold that has plagues our house since early Dec. seems to have gone away, YEAH!!!



and finally a very happy bday to my SIL Tonia

A birthday wish...

I have fallen in like with Donna Downey, I love her style, her art, and her CAMERA BAGS!!! I am totally wishing on every star that I get one for my birthday I love this style, it's called My Favorite outfit, what a cute name even :)

tomorrow I'm off to the Nook for a crop, I'm so looking forward to meeting the ladies that I haven't had the pleasure of yet and seeing the girls I know and love so much(you know who you are) have a great weekend everyone!

oh yeah Close to my heart has marked discontinued items down up to 40%, these offers are only available on a consultant website and while supplies last be sure to shop early!

Officially starting the new year

with a purge and the kids returning to school and some after Xmas shopping. I always shop the boxing week and after sales for gifts for next Xmas. I went to the Disney Store with my mom, sister and the kids this past weekend and scored this sweater in sizes to fit me, Marissa and Victoria next Xmas, we don't need em now or so we can wait. I already can't wait for next year ;)

I also lost 2.5 lbs the first week of my diet, totally jazzin about that!!!

Looking forward to a crop at The Nook this Saturday and getting my DT kit for this month and then a surprise bday party later.

I am also having alot of fun learning the in's and outs of my Nikon, playing with different settings and such, here are some pics I've taken with it.......unedited.

My butt hurts,

and other fun things going along with weight loss. I took a brisk, not fast not my usual paced, walk today, and tonight my buns are SORE! I hope the saying "no pain, no gain" is applying tonight :)

on the bright side of this journey I'm taking, I am not alone, and that in itself is a HUGE comfort!!

Happy New Year!!!!

I hope you did something fun to celebrate the ringing in of the New YEar, we stayed in with the kids and watched movies and ate all kinds of bad food :) today I am starting a diet, my first REAL attempt to loose the 50 or so unwanted pounds I've been carrying around with me so I binged last night. I have a great bunch of girls at the Nook to support me and each other as we all do this, food is addictive I tell ya!! It's so gorgeous here today that I'm going to go for a walk after I take down Xmas, gotta use it to loose it right, LOL