Scrapbooking products I ADORE

last night I took an hour or so cleaning out my studio and organizing. It NEEDED to be done! I have so much product that I haven't even unpacked from our move to this house ( a YEAR ago!!!). Anyway, now it's nearly all unpacked and I'm even thinking about decorating my studio now. I think I'm going to do a section on the wall for inspiration and a clothesline-looking spot for newly finished projects. I am so excited to finally have a great big, private spot where I can put everything, be inspired, and create. I recently was asked to be on the Scrapdoodles (lss) design team, and it has been a blast! I can't wait until I submit to Prima and pink paislee this month for their design teams. I just love the papers and rub ons from pink paislee. Their designs are so current, with some cool distressing, I can never wait to get my hands on their new releases. Then, there's the INCREDIBLE color saturation with Prima. It just speaks to my soul. If I could paint a picture of my spirit, the very deepest part of my being, it would flow with the amazing colors and creations that exude from Prima. You can practically taste their product, it's so juicy with color!! ahhh, talking about all of this has me itching to get back into the studio now, and since the kids are busy watching TV and Hudson (the baby) is almost ready to nap . . . you know where to find me!! ha ha ha! I actually found myself today wondering how I'm going to fit in time with the fam and eating on Turkey Day since I have so much scrapping to do for my DT submissions!! Oh well, that's what multi-tasking is for, right!?!!

Sesame "Meat" . . .

is what Eliza calls Sesame Street. She is just SO cute I can't stand it! Some people might be against their kids watching TV, but honestly, I think that's how Eliza and Cameron learned to read so young and speak so well! Maybe I had a little to do with that too, but hey, there's no shame in thanking Big Bird too! :)

WHAT!!!??!?!

Ok, I have cooled off a bit now, but about 2 hours ago I was IRATE!!! I helped my mom go through Costco to pick up things for Turkey Day and what was in one cart somehow filled 2 carts after we checked out! So, in order to get Eliza and Hudson and the 2 carts out the door now, I pushed a cart and the 2 kids in the stroller and my mom pushed another cart. When we got to the door, I decided it was too much, so I told her to pull her car up . . . well, then Eliza needed to go to the bathroom, so I had to leave Hudson with my mom and run Eliza back into Costco. THEN, when I came back to the car, my mom was being ticketed!!! UGH!! It was MY fault, and I felt AWFUL, so I tried to reason w/the officer and explain the situation, but he apparently had no heart (and needed to make his quota) b/c he through out some rude comments, laughed at my comments, and then told me to pay my mom's $100 ticket now. FRUSTRATING!!! Anyway, I am not going to let it bother me anymore. You would think a "professional" could use his discretion when handing out tickets, but apparently he doesn't have that skill! ok, so I've said it. I feel slightly better now, I WILL cover the bill for my mom (eventhough she probably won't take the money!), and I'm OVER it! aaaaahhhhh . . . (huge sigh of relief!).

Now, to make me forget about all of THAT mess, since it's a little warm (crazy!!!) outside today, when Azelin gets home from school I'm going to dress the girls up in their Christmas dresses and take some cool outdoor shots . . . and then, after bedtime, I'm gonna continue to work on my DT submissions for pink paislee!!!!!!!!!! It's going to ROCK!!

Creating

Well, the movie wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. I wasn't disappointed, though, b/c the dinner afterwards w/the girls was SO much fun! I love fondue (especially when you don't have to make it yourself!). Actually, who am i kidding, chocolate in any form is amazing!

Other than that, I've been creating more pages (scrapbook) this weekend. I would REALLY love to be on a design team and Pink Paislee has a call out now for designers, so I'm in high gear trying to get everything done to submit to be on their team. If you haven't used their products yet, you MUST check out their site. Their stuff is just my style, very hip & colorful. I'll be posting a gallery in a few days, so come back and visit soon!

Anticipation . . .

I'll be leaving the house in a few minutes to see Twilight with a group of friends and then hang out at The Melting Pot with them talking about the movie's finer points (. . . Edward!?!) over yummy fondue! The week didn't go by slowly like I had thought it might due to waiting for this day to finally arrive, BUT the week was pretty crazy! I'll have to post pics later of Hudson finally sleeping as I tried this whole week to "sleep train" him and get him on a more regular schedule so I can have a more regular schedule myself. As it is right now, I am juggling the kids all day with no time to myself and then usually making dinner, helping w/homework, and then getting a little help from Ian to put them in bed. I am so grateful for this opportunity to stay home w/the kids and care for them when they're little, but it DOES drain you and sometimes make you a little nutty! BUT, it's nothing that a trip to the gym and a little time alone can't fix, so that's what I'm doing tonight . . . hangin' with the ladies for a little quality girl's night out! I can't wait!!!!!!

for the love of sugar!

Last week Grandma (Roohi) visited and brought donuts. Well, if you know anything about me, you know that I don't buy donuts! So, my kids were SO excited . . . ok, and, I'll admit, I ate 2 boston cream donuts myself! I couldn't help it!!! Anyway, here's some of the evidence. Poor little Hudson, he's just TOO cute, so I couldn't help but let Eliza share hers with him! Notice she licked all of the frosting off first, though! Well, it didn't matter, he still knows the sweet smell of sugar and dug right in! Thanks dunkin' donuts!! And, I'm still asking: How does my mom manage to stay so skinny when she eats junk food all of the time! Lucky girl! Oh, and the picture w/Eliza crying, yeah, you guessed it! ---> that's when we told her no more donuts! ha ha ha!

Back to real life

Well, I spent yesterday making projects w/friends at the scrapbooking store and it was so great to hang out and laugh for HOURS!!! I worked on a book about Hudson's first year, and did 25 tiny Christmas ornaments . . . yes, 25 tiny, handmade ornaments. It was worth it to see them all completed, though.

I'm still waiting for Hudson to wean and sleep through the night. He was sleeping through the night in his crib at 5 months, but for some reason he's been waking up every night (several times a night!) for the past 2 months. I'm a bit tired and, after 4 kids, can't wait until I can sleep through a night uninterrupted again!

Twilight, the movie, comes out this Friday. I'm excited to see it and head to the Melting Pot afterwards w/friends. I don't know if the anticipation will make the week go by slower or faster! Sometimes I think I live for these little "breaks" from real life! I guess everybody does!