Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Omg, I can't believe that year 2009 is almost here...where did the year go!!! Well, since I've been such a bad blogger and haven't even posted any Christmas photos...I thought I would share some!!!

We got a late start on putting up our Christmas tree this year, because Bill was traveling for work....I think we finally got candy canes on the tree maybe a week before Christmas!!! Of course, not everyone can be happy all of the time, hence my son!! heehee!!!!

Making Christmas Cookies on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus!!


Dad eating off the sprinkles off the table as the kids were decorating them!! Kaleb licking the knife....don't ask, I swear that boy...heehee!!!

We had a wonderful Christmas...kids got so much and loved it all!!! Santa brought Danielle an Ipod and Kaleb a new bike.

Look at Kaleb's expression....that cracks me up....too funny ;)

Hoping you had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

So what else have I been up to....lets see, here's a couple of layouts that I've done recently:

Oh yeah.....I got my January "Treasured Scrapbooking" KIT....and let me just say...YUMMIE, bigtime!!! I got Kit #1 this month and its got some bright & pastel colors in it with maybe alittle bit of bling and some old vintage too...LOVE it!!!

Okay, how about some sneaky Peeks into it.........

Love this Poem

My friend, Nicole posted this poem on Tallyscrapper and I absolutely LOVE it.

Twas the night before Christmas, I'm glued to the tree.
I'm wondering what Santa brought just for me
Could it be cardstock or chipboard or lace?
Or a Cricut, I said with a smile on my face.
And that's when I hear him,
"Hi Santa," I said "You know...good little girls
should be in their beds."
"I know I should Santa, and now I've got caught
But I was just so excited To see what you brought."
"Well, let's take a look in this room
where you work.
He shook his head quickly, and left with a jerk.
I heard him exclaim as he put it in gear,
"You've got enough crap, I'll see you next year."

Isn't this the absolute truth...at least in my case...LOL!!!!!

Treasured Scrapbooking "Holiday Cheer CrOP", Holiday Band Concerts and Xmas Ornaments!!!

My first Official Treasured Scrapbooking"Holiday Cheer Crop" is this weekend!!!!We have got some AWESOME challenges planned, so come out and play with us!!!!

My challenge for this weekend's crop is "Bah Humbug", where you scrap about things that make you say "Bah Humbug", such as long lines, crowds, No $$, out of stock items....you get the picture!!!! I did my layout on "Christmas Lights".....they drive me CrAzzzY!!!! You get them too all work, put them up and they DON'T work!!!!

Also, I worked on my ornament for the Survivor Challenge over at Tallyscrapper....this was so much FUN!!! Check it out, isn't it pretty!!!! And it goes to my favorite girl, Christine!!!!

Danielle also had her Holiday Band Concert last night at her school.....and it was absolutely beautiful!!! Each grade played individually and it was amazing to see how far they have come in just 9 weeks...I was so proud of her!!!! Of course, we are going through the program looking for her name and to my surprise...she put her NICKNAME, I wanted to strangle her.....silly girl!!!!

A few more sneak Peeks!!!!

I still can't show you everything I did with the Treasured Scrapbooking December Kit yet, but to hold you over, here are a few sneak peeks of another layout and an altered item project!!!! I absolutely LOVED working with this kit...Check them out.....


I swear their are so many sick friends and family right now, its definitely that time of year again....so when Danielle called yesterday and said that she was having chest pains, I took her straight to the ER.....they did every test possible to make sure she didn't have pneumonia and thank goodness, she did not!!! They also checked her for diabetes, because she has been using the bathroom an awful lot, we really noticed it while on vacation in Florida, but that all came back normal, as well. So the diagonsis was Acid Reflux....so they put her on some meds and gave her some maalox in the ER and she started feeling much better. Both kids went to school this morning, so hopefully that is a good sign!!!!!!Thank You for all the well wishes about Danielle yesterday, means the world to me!!!!! Well, that's all folks....have a wonderful day!!!!

LOTS and LOTS to update!!!!

Woohoo, its finally here....I'm a designer for Treasured Scrapbooking. I think I'm still in shock over here, but let me tell you.....I got to work with KIT#2 this month and this kit ROCKED big time!!!! This layout of Danielle and Bill is using KIT#2 and I absolutely LOVE it....the papers and embellishments were absolutely perfect for this layout of them going to the Marine Corps Ball.


They sell two KITS every month and both are to die for......Check them out!!!!!

KIT#2





KIT#1

We went to Disney for the week of Thanksgiving and what an AWESOME time we had. Of course, we had abit of drama....our friends car broke down on the way down to Florida, so they were alittle stressed trying to get that fixed, but everything worked out and off we went.

We went to Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Sea World and then for Thanksgiving, we went to the Arabian Nights Dinner Show and what a treat that was.....the kids were in awwww!!!! So beautiful and yes, I forgot my camera that night, figures!!!! Here's some of our pics from the parks.....
The kids were dying to see the grinch.....















and Margaritaville, aren't they just the coolest!!!










Bill and I got to take alittle adventure on Saturday afternoon before heading home....the two of us went on an hour AIRBOAT tour on Lake Tohopedaliga in the Marshlands of Florida.....it was absolutely beautiful....we got to see alligators(oh yeah, baby) and I got some really beautiful photos!!!!

Whoa.....Twilight Movie, Treasured Scrapbooking, Survivor and Disney!!!!!!

Okay, so I'm extremely BUSY right now...I'm running around with my head cut off and have got so much to get done before we leave for Disney on Sunday!!!!

WELL, the saga begins.....my movie, TWILIGHT, that I have been waiting and waiting for to come out is finally here......already have my tickets for tomorrows show.....Yeah BABY!!!!

I got my first Treasured Scrapbooking DT kit a couple of days ago and let me just say...this kit ROCKS big time...Here are a few SNEAK PEEKS into the Fabulous December Kit #2(sorry, this is ALL I can show you right now)and I can't wait until I can show you the entire kit....LOVELOVELOVE this kit!!!!! Its' so easy to work with, fabulous papers, your gonna lOVE it!!!!

Here is my latest layout for the Survivor Challenges over at Tallyscrapper......LOVE these challenges, they make me really think outside of the box......I also did this for a challenge over at Treasured, as well.....to make your own felt embellishments....I made the pink heart and then stitched it!!!

Today is an AWESOME Day!!!!!

Holy Batman.....I made the Design Team over at Treasured Scrapbooking!!!!!! I'm doing the happy dance off the walls right now.....I was one of five NEW girls to get the Design Team spots and can't wait to work with this AWESOME team!!! I will officially begin with their team in December and am just so overjoyed to be working with some of their awesome kits.

On other news.....just finished my layout for the GutterGirlz Challenge. This week's prompt was Alcohol and the song was "All Jacked Up" by Gretchen Wilson. And let me just say, these are some OLD photos of Bill and I in our party days(heehee)!!!
Here's another layout I did of Brian and I.....I was trying to get a good photo of the two of us, but of course, he's being his normal self......dorky!!!!!

This past Saturday, both kids started playing Basketball again.....this is the first year for Kaleb, so he had to go through the draft and was the only one to make a lay-up....Woohoo Dude!!!! Danielle is also playing again this year, but she's on another team and is so excited because alot of her friends are on her team and she has got ONE awesome & tough coach....heehee, they practiced for 21/2 hrs. on Saturday....I love it!!!! She's not able to play sports in school until 7th grade, so she's still playing county. Of course, both kids needed new basketball shoes and Kaleb has been dying to have a pair of skateboard shoes, I will have to get some pics of them....they are so ugly....LOL!!! Kids nowa' days, I swear!!!!!!!

Block Party 2008

We have talked about having a Cul-de-sac Barbeque since moving in here, which was back of July 2007....but alot of homes were still empty and well finally this summer...we have a FULL cul-de-sac......so the party was on!! We had a great turn-out and even met some of the newer neighbors and basically ate, drank too much(heehee, thanks eddie for the awesome drinks), kids/adults played in the jumper, sat by the bonfire and drank some more.....Blast of a time!!!!! Also, had some husbands/friends return from over in Afghanistan and Iraq and some that are leaving in a few months, as well...God Bless!!!! So this was a great way to welcome home those guys and send off the others in style.






I can't wait for the next party!!!!