Well...I asked for it!

Dear Diary, Well I asked for it...& here it is! A FREE DAY!!! Our 6th Grade b-ball game was cancelled so no cheer leading tonight. What to do..What to do? {laundry, dishes, vacum? probably not, but at least I thought about it :) } I do have a few things I HAVE to get done before the w-end so I will probably work on that stuff. & if there is no USAV prac. tomorrow , I will have not 1 but 2 free days!!!! { but not likely} One of Ashtyn's best friends Anne is not feeling well so..."Get Well Soon Annie! " I am sure Ashtyn misses your smiling face at school. Well, I have not been outside today, only to stick my head out the door & make sure Ashtyn made it off to school ok & it was COLD! I am so ready for Spring! I do not like the cold. Call me a wimp...but I do like the option of keeping warm inside. I do need to venture out to go check the mail. But I will wait a little longer. Well KK has discovered the fun of "Mr.Potato Head" she has played with them all morning . I do need to get some pics. of her creations to scrapbook. That might make a interesting page. Well better get going to enjoy my FREE DAY!!!

Will things EVER slow down?

Dear Diary, Long time since I have made a post but seems like I have been so busy lately I just have not really had the time! Not to mention I have not been able to do ANY scrappin :( with cheerleading, & USAV volleyball in full swing & toss in gymnastics no time at all left for anything else. but it's all good! When March gets here it will slow down a little :) Well Ashtyn went to a Hannah Montana concert with 1 of her best friends Grayson on the 15th in St. Louis & had a blast! She called me on the way home & said it was so fun & her voice hurt. Grayson got the tickets for Christmas & invited Ashtyn to go with her. Grayson's dad Harold actually was the one who took them {what a brave, brave man ! to be around 1,000's of screaming little girls :) he has more nerve than me! } Ashtyn took 200 pics. so I plan to make them both a scrapbook of the concert (someday) I do have good intentions to get that done soon though. We have our 1st USAV tournament in Perryville this Sunday (27th). I am so psyched about it. {GO ADVANCE!} I LOVE USAV volleyball! It's alot more competative than regular season ball & the traveling makes it more fun too! We leave here @ 7:15 am {& if all goes well & they place in pool play they move to tournament play} we should be done & ready to leave Perryville by 5:00pm. LONG day but if they are playing well it's well worth the drive! Hope I remember my stadium seat to avoid any "Bleacher Butt" :) I think Cynde is working pretty hard on getting a crop together. (So cynde if you need any help please let me know & I will squeeze it in.) well better get goin & get to bed. Have a full day planned for tomorrow! Goodnight!

SWEET RETREAT

Dear Diary, Well I just got home from our last retreat. I must say I am very sad that it was our last retreat @ Stamps & Scrapbooks but it sure was sweet! I met alot of new girls today {Those St. Louie girls sure were a Hoot! Glad I got 2 meet them. } and had an absolute Blast! I sure do hope that I do get to see them again. Ashtyn had a really good time taking classes & made some really neat projects. I think all of us girls that are CKC bound in April are going to make some of those Aprons that Cynde taught a class on to wear up there. {Those were 2 cute!} I do hope that Rona has the monthly crop in Feb. Well better get going, just thought I would make a quick post to say how much FUN I had! Thanks to everyone who took my classes or purchased a kit. I will be dropping off kits that were purchased today on Wednesday afternoon @ the store. Well better go for real this time, Have a Happy Monday!

A Very Sad Day!

Dear Diary, Today is a very sad day...A very good friend of my Grandma & my family passed away last night. Her name was Glenda & I have known her my whole life. She was a wonderful woman & Heaven is very lucky to have her now. It is very hard to loose someone you love ,but I do believe she is in a MUCH better place & is in total peace & is in no more pain. She will be missed greatly & my condolences go to her family. I also read the post that Rona is closing the store. This also makes me sad! I have met some Wonderful ladies there & made some lifelong friends. I feel very lucky to have gotten to teach at the store it was really fun! I do hope everyone remains to keep in close contact after the store does close it's doors. This weekend will be the last retreat so LET's MAKE IT COUNT!

Brenda Walton {K&Co.} 12x12-1pg.Christmas L/O "Believe"

In this class you will be using the Brenda Walton {K&Co.} Peppermint Twist "Ol' St.Nick" as a main paper to create this 12x12-1pg. Christmas themed L/O tittled: "BELIEVE" You will be using: Glitter,ribbon, Ink, buttons, brads & a photo turn. Machine stitching as always is also on this L/O but will be pre-stitched to save on class time. {hard to see in the photo but I cut out a Santa from the paper & coated it with diamond glaze, added it to a jump ring & used it as a charm on the side ribbon. The charm will already be glazed & ready to use...again to save on class time.} A approx. 5x5" photo will work best for this L/O. For this class you will need to bring: your basic tool kit, Black ink, adhesive, your favorite glue to use for glittering & a white gel pen if you have one, if not, Rona has these available at the store. Class cost: $7.00 this class will repeat on Sunday if you cannot make it to the Saturday class. Limited # of seats available each day.

Well Hello!

Dear Diary, Well I am FINALLY feeling 100% better! Frustrated that I have already broken several of my New Year's resolutions though...#1. No more being a procrastinator {already broke it} #2. Post to my blog EVERY day {already broke it} you get the picture. Do not even know why I bother :) Since my office is very close to the bathroom...I did get signed up for my CKC classes Friday night while everyone else was having fun @ the crop... I had to miss because I was sick & had cooties! I am sooo psyched to go again this year! Some of us are taking a trip to Big Cedar the weekend before CKC for a Scrap Retreat {can't wait!}so the girls I normally go with will not be going to CKC this year :( I really will miss them but am very excited to take a road trip with my scrappin buddies from Jackson since I have never traveled with them before! As crazy as they are I am sure I will have a blast! Well better go post my other class for the Jan. 12-13 retreat. Goodnight...or shall I say Good morning!

Rusty Pickle 12x12-1pg. L/O "My Sweet Valentine"

Here is a class I will be teaching at the Jan.12 retreat. RUSTY PICKLE (my Fav.) 12x12"-1pg.L/O "MY SWEET VALENTINE" In this class you will create a 1 pg. Valentine inspired L/O using Rusty Pickle's "CHOCOLATE KISSES" line of papers. You will be using Glitter, Velvet ric-rac, silk flowers, buttons, Dymo Labeler, & Making Memories Glitter Glaze. As always, it does include machine stitching as well. {this will be pre-stitched for you to save on class time} A black/white 5x7" horizontal photo works best for this project , due to the tittle placement.{but color photos will also work} For this class you will need to bring: black ink, adhesive, & your fav. glue to use for glittering. Class cost is $12.00 This class will not repeat on Sunday, so sign up soon. Limited # of seats available for this class.

Merry BELATED Christmas & Happy New Year!

Dear Diary, It has been such a long time since I have posted I feel ashamed! I missed wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & I also missed my good friend Cynde's 25th ;) B-Day! {sorry Cynde ...but honestly I did not even know when your B-day was until I read it on the blog, so maybe that will keep me out of hot water!} I do hope that everyone had a Great Christmas! We did {even though I did not get anything made for gifts as I had planned to do...or even get to make cards for that matter...again, I feel ashamed!} My uncle Pat was in from Florida & we had a great time visiting with him. Everything has been so hectic lately..did not even get the tree put up until Dec.23, just not enough hours in the day! I won't even get started on the way my house looks right now. Let's just say it looks like we were robbed & the house was ransacked...but it wasn't :) no ones fault but my own. I am getting ready to get a few projects done for the upcoming retreat. Supposed to get those turned in by the crop this Friday...as usual I have waited until the very last minute. I plan on doing a Christmas L/O & Valentines day L/O but we will just see...I will get the pics posted as I complete them of my classes I will teach. Well better get going & create something! Goodnight!