Is it really August already??

I can't believe it. I know I'm making this post on July 31st, but it's 11pm here, so close enough, right? The months are just flying by. Morgan is already 8 months old and it seems like she was a newborn just yesterday. Caitlin is already going to be three years old in just 4 short months! And, she starts two day preschool in just two weeks.

I've had one of those days today. You know where everything sort of gets on your nerves but you don't really know why? And you feel tense and stressed but you can't really put your finger on what that is all about either. Maybe I'm the only one that gets like that from time to time lol! I don't know but it feels good to sit here and type it out.

My internet was down for the better part of the day today and that just added to my already stressed out feeling. I sat down with bills in hand and couldn't get into my bank account. So I guess that will wait until tomorrow because now it's late and I really need a good sleep.

I found the jelly jar kit so now all I need to do is get it uploaded for you :) Hopefully in the next day or two. I'm also on a creating roll right now and have been doing lots of neat things that I plan to share with you soon. Crazyuniverse.com is in the works to get back up and running. I don't have a specific launch date yet or I would let you know. I will let you know when it gets closer to launch time though.

Time for me to shower and snuggle up in bed with a good book! (Even better too since I just put on brand new sheets and bought an ultra snuggly micro touch comforter. I didn't want to get out of bed this morning because it was so darn soft and comfy!)

Oh, and here is a layout I did yesterday (or was it the day before? Man, I need sleep! ;)

Movie Night

Wow! Firstly, thanks for your comments on the new Catherine kit. I am so so happy that you like it! If you create some lo's with it (or any other of my designs) I'd love to see! :) Send me a link so I can leave you some love! I am glad I upgraded my account with 'you send it' because the previous two kits have had over 400 dls already. (um, where are my 400 comments?? LOL!) Once it reaches 500 the link will expire and I won't be re uploading for now, so if you got them, yay!

Secondly, I have recieved numerous emails and comments about the Jelly Jar kit, so I have decided to bring it back one more time as a freebie on the blog. I think I'm only going to allow for 100 dls on this one, so make sure you get here to snag it in time! I hope to have it up soon.

And now to vent for a minute! Now, before you call me out, I KNOW this was my fault but it still ticks me off! Have you ever started creating something and spend tons of time on it and have a bajillion layers going on and then suddenly your computer crashes (and you forgot to save it even ONE stinkin' little time before the comp crashed?????) Ugh, I just did that and I was so MAD! I know I should have saved it a few times, but I was just in the zone and really on a creative dash to get this layout done. Okay, rag on! (hee!)

Let's see...what else? Oh, did you make it to that DST chat with MandaBean? Isn't that Angel Eyes kit beautiful? So many designers and so many things in that kit! I send my prayers and thoughts to Manda and her mom during this difficult time. I think it's so wonderful that the digi community supports one another like that. There were some fabulous prizes given away--and GUESS WHAT???

I won one of them! And wouldn't you know it, I am not even sure what I won because I was just excited to win something lol! Oh well, I know I'll find out in my email later, but I wish I knew what it was now ;) I answered the question about Elton John's real full name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

I'm about to go get comfy & snuggle on the couch with dh and watch a movie. He rented The Usual Suspects and some other movie that I can't remember the title to. Have a great night!

Catherine

Catherine is my sister's name and since I was inspired by her and her new engagement, I decided to name my newest page kit after her. This is a nice sized kit with 13 papers (one isn't shown in the preview so if you count you will only see 12 lol!), a stitched lace heart, twill tape sentiments, two pieces of long twill tape (a full 17 inches), an ALPHA and NUMBER set (yay!), lace bows, and a couple of other little things. So, I'll keep this post short and sweet tonight--I'm still getting over that cold--and leave you with a preview of the kit and a link to download :)

Please do let me know if you download by leaving me a quick message--thanks so much!! :)

Click HERE to download. (This is the FULL kit in ONE complete download)

TWO PART DOWNLOAD (Suitable for slower connections & dial up)
Click HERE to download just the papers

Click HERE to download just the elements

EDITED TO ADD: It has come to my attention that some of the slower connection speeds may require the kit to be broken down and downloaded in a couple of different sections. (I was too tired to think of this on my own, apparently ;) I'll be doing that so if you come here to download but it's taking too long, check back because I'll have some new links broken down into sections for those of you who need them. ****Two part download is available now***

Oh! And one more thing before I go...I know I promised that I'd have the little princess link back up tonight but I ran out of time today and I'm trying to get this Catherine kit loaded right now, so tomorrow I will definitely get that back up for those of you that missed it.

In sickness and health

Now I'm sick. And so is the hubby. I remember the days before children when we hardly ever got sick. Now it seems that whatever little bug hits Caitlin, it spreads to us like wildfire. It's so funny too because after about the 3rd day of not getting whatever it is, we start to get sort of smug--haha! You can't catch me, little virus!

And then it hits.

So, dh went to the doctor yesterday and I was feeling quite smug because here I am taking care of everyone, touching all the germs, wiping noses, getting coughed on, and I'm not sick.

Welp, the virus won.

At least our doctor knows us well enough to know that if one gets it, the other probably has it too, so he kindly called in medicine for me so I did not have to go in for a visit.

But, in bigger and BETTER news.....drum roll please--my sister is finally engaged!!!! WOOHOO! I'm so excited for her! (and Caitlin will get to have her first shot as a flower girl!) My sister and my future BIL are so perfect for eachother. Everyone knew it would happen, but it was like--c'mon and propose already lol!! So, they are on vacation and she called with the happy news to let me know. I must say, he is sneaky! She had no idea that it was going to happen, not even a tiny little clue. I just can't wait to see her pretty ring and get the scoop!

In honor of her new engagement, I was inspired to create something airy and wedding-ish, so when that is done it is going to be another free kit on my blog. Check back soon ;)

The girls are finally well. My house is extra clean today because hubby decided to do some de-cluttering--you know, finally getting his computer, TV, and game cords looking all nice and neat with nice little cord holders and all. He also--get this--moved his too big wide screen TV away from the wall and dusted and vaccumed back there! I know, I'm as shocked as you are ;) Go honey go!

Well, I've been a little sentimental lately, and I think it's because my sweet first born is about to start two day preschool next month, on August 15th. I'm excited for her because she is excited about it and I know that she is going to loooove it! I know I'll cry that first day though (nevermind that it's only two three hour days per week lol!) I know she'll need a small bag to bring with her and to bring things home in so I found this one from pottery barn kids. Isn't that cute?

We managed to get some cute shots of the girls yesterday, if I do say so myself! :P

Thanks for all of your comments and emails about the recent blog freebies. You are all too sweet! I am glad you like them. Please do share your lo's, even if you just want to email me a link to your gallery. Of course, you may post it in a comment too. I might even want to show off some here if you don't mind! I am always in search of new inspiration and love looking at everyone's work.

One last thing before I end this post. Have you seen SP's newest kits? They are both beautiful, but the Olivia kit--WOW! Here is a lo I did using this gorgeous new kit by the Shabby Princess:

Must. Get. Sleep.

So the girls are doing MUCH, MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better!!!! Thanks for your well wishes! Now, I wouldn't say that they are at 100% yet, but they are definitely getting there. But it's been several late nights and I'm tired. Morgan has been having mucho trouble sleeping because she can't breathe through her nose and her ear hurts, so thankfully, she is getting some rest tonight (knock on wood!). I am about to go do the same.

Tomorrow my husband is finally taking some much needed time off so we can all do something as a fam. It's hard to get him away from his business and I'm sure he'll make time to 'drop in' just to make sure no one is messing anything up lol! Ah, such is the nature of the business owner, and such is the nature of the tech-a-holic computer geek :) But he's my geek!! In fact, if you are bored you can check out his site: www.arcticzero.com

I bid you goodnight and leave you with the Little Prince mini kit. Hope you enjoy and I hope you have a relaxing and fun weekend!


Click HERE to download this kit.

schtuff

Well, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone for their sweet comments about the princess freebie. It makes it much more worth while to give stuff away when you know it is appreciated--so thanks!!

With that said, one of my friends noted that just because I have two girls, it doesn't mean that there aren't some cute little princes out there! ;) I know, I know...sooooo, I will be doing a companion freebie called 'little prince' for the boys! It will be available either late tonight or tomorrow. So check back! Here is a little snippet from the kit:

I also managed to 1) go shopping (bought some stuff from Gina Cabrera, namely the Mega Kit; and I also headed over to fish scraps to get some stuff from Carrie Stephens) which means I also had to 2) scrap! Here are the layouts I managed to get done.

Credits: "You" Gina Cabrera's Shabby Mega Kit--looove the elements she has with that one.

"busted" was created using Carrie Stephens' Unmistakable kit.

Unfortunately, when I cleared up my hd and cleaned my computer, I took off a bunch of older freebie kits, so I won't be able to put them back up for now, but I am sure they will become available sometime when I have more time to dig around :)

Hey, it's FRIDAY!! Have a great weekend!!

my little princesses are sick :(

There is nothing more heartbreaking than listening to your babies cough and sniffle. They are both just miserable. My 7 month old has an ear infection and chest congestion with a mean sounding cough. And Caitlin has the same yucky chest stuff going on.

I did get lots of snuggles and hugs from Caitlin today though. Too bad she has to be sick to slow down enough to give mommy some love ;) She is my little firecracker, that girl. She has to be the most active person on the planet! Not when she is sick though. Poor thing took a 3 hour nap after we returned home fromt the doctor today.

And now I can't sleep. I don't know why but lately I have not been able to get myself to sleep at a decent hour, so what do I do? I come down here and chat, scrap, go digi shopping, and basically do things I should not be doing at this hour-ha! But, I did manage to put together a new little freebie. I honestly cannot believe it has been TWO whole MONTHS since I made a post lol! I am still going to be putting the site back together, but it's on hold for a little while longer. I can't say exactly when because I don't know right now. Time is short these days with dh working so many hours.

But, here is a little gift for you...for the little princess in your life. Click HERE to download (this is a new link for those that missed this kit; old link expired. Please don't share the link, but you may share my blog :) Thanks!!!)