Our little getaway was wonderful. We had a fabulous time! We needed that. First, we checked into a hotel where there were chocolate dipped strawberries & champagne waiting for us in the room. After getting showered and ready for the evening, we strolled around Sundance Square, had mexican food, margaritas, went to a comedy club, a piano bar, then finished off the night with decaf and a dessert. Soooo nice! The next morning we went shopping and of course we had to bring home gifts for the girls. Caitlin got a realistic looking dinosaur & stick pony, and Morgan got a toy as well.

Unfortunately, we forgot the camera, so no pictures :( It's okay though. It was kind of nice not having to worry about getting some good shots for once, you know? The girls were very happy to see us, but they were both sick when we returned. Morgan is still getting over whatever bug she had, but Caitlin is doing much better. I'm sure it's because Caitlin started preschool last week--you know how kids and germs go! I'm not feeling well either, so I'll cut this post short. I've been doing lots of creating and can't wait to share with you! By the way...just as a heads up...I'll be looking for a creative team within the next few weeks...just something to think about. More details to follow later... :)

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Has it really been five days since my last post? This week is just flying by. Caitlin's first day of school was Tuesday morning. Russel and I both went to drop her off. She did great! It was so quiet without her home that morning. Almost made me want to go pick her up and bring her back home! But, she is having fun, making friends, and learning new things. I just can't believe my baby girl is old enough for preschool! :(

Okay, I have to vent a little about this HEAT wave! It is getting ridiculous. Even with the A/C running all day long, I feel hot and sticky in my own house. Yesterday it was 111 degrees!! The kids don't have a summer--it's too darn hot to do anything at all outside. People die in this kind of heat! I actually packed them up and took them to the indoor playground at McDonald's yesterday to get out of the heat. ahhhhhh! Forget calgon, I'll take a super size coke, sit on a plastic chair and smell the scent of sweaty kids and dirty socks wafting through the air.... That is what it is like at those indoor playgrounds. But, I didn't care as long as it was below 90 degrees in that place (which it was, thankfully). Have I mentioned that I am ready for fall? Or winter even? Bring it on!

I'm really looking forward tomorrow. Why you ask? Well, for starters, it is Friday. But that's just the icing. Tomorrow the hubby and I get to go away for a mini 24 hr vacation. We aren't going far, but it will be nice to get out of the house and see a comedy improv show and spend some time together sans kids. Of course, they will surely find their way into our date night conversation (I wonder what Caitlin is doing? I hope Morgan is okay...Do you think they brushed her teeth?) But we'll try to keep it to a minimum because it's rare that we get out alone. This is sort of a late anniversary celebration for us. :)

So, that probably means I won't be posting tomorrow or Saturday, but hopefully on Sunday I'll have some new pictures to share. Have a great weekend!!

mmmmmmmmm

This morning I woke up to my sweet husband cooking breakfast. Now, before you say to yourself 'awww, how nice...' continue reading: I wake up to the delicious smell of Jimmy Dean sausage cooking--mmmmm, my favorite! Coffee already brewed, biscuits in the oven, clean, sparkling kitchen.....

Wait a second, my husband is cooking.

Let me start over: Coffee already brewed, biscuits in the oven, stuff in the kitchen in disarray, cooking utensils and dishes already piling in the sink, dirty skillet with grease still on the stove lol! Well, he's not the kind of guy that cleans as he cooks, but still, the breakfast was fantastic! And I think I'll keep him ;) Even if it means I have lots to clean after one of his gourmet breakfasts.

After kitchen clean up, Morgan finally started to stir in her crib. Yes, my baby doesn't get up at the crack of dawn like most babies do. Nope, we aren't lucky. She is awake until the crack of dawn and then goes to sleep for the night, or should I say morning? In fact, last night (morning) I was up and down with her for the better part of 8 hours. At around 4 am, I could faintly hear her stirring. But she wasn't just stirring. According to daddy, she was screaming at the top of her lungs, but I was so tired it sounded like a dream. He woke and got her a bottle all by himself and got her to go back to sleep. Love him! ;) I so needed that rest. She is teething and has so much trouble getting to sleep at night and by about the 5 or 6th day of no rest, I'm exhausted. So, thanks honey for getting up with Morgan and giving me a break!

Today Caitlin might be spending the night at pa-pa and grandmom's house and then Morgan and I need to go shop for a few more new outfits for Caitlin. Laundry needs to get done. Tomorrow night is meet the teacher for Caitlin's new preschool class. Her first day is this Tuesday. She is getting excited but I don't think she really knows what she is in for! It'll be bittersweet, that first day. My baby old enough for preschool.

Have a wonderful weekend! It's time for me to get started for the day....um, yeah, it's already noon here ;) (gotta love a lazy Saturday morning!)

A little gift for you today!

I was just messing around with making fuzzy things and flowers and came up with a cute wildflower. I don't really know what it is--it sort of has a dried wildflower look to it, sort of a fuzzball look too. I just thought it was cute, and I wanted to share as well. So, here you go! ;) It comes with the flower and five interchangeable centers. I hope you enjoy~let me know by leaving me some love :)

I do have more to chit chat about but dh is calling me to come here RIGHT NOW lol! (I guess one of the kiddos is torturing him-hee!)

Oh, here is your link to download : EXPIRED, thanks for your interest!

I've uploaded it one more time if you missed it, but that is all so get it quickly :) click here.

Before I hit the sack..

here's a little preview of some things I've been up too. I am just loving these colors and thought it would be perfect for a kit like this, and the bonus is that it is gender neutral and can go well with baby boy and baby girl photos. If you take out the baby footprints and handprints, it could certainly be used for other photos as well...this is not the entire kit, but I wanted to post a little snippet for you so you could take a peek! :)

I'll post more tomorrow, but for now, it's past my bedtime! (I need that beauty sleep lol!)
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Not much to report on the digi front--I've been doing things behind the scenes that I really want to share, but that would just spoil the surprise, now, wouldn't it? ;)

Mr. Right and I had a wonderful evening last night, albeit with both kids home lol! He did come home early from work so we could spend some time together. We didn't really do much, but it was nice to spend time together, which is all too short these days with his long hours.

Caitlin was such a sweetheart today. No melt downs, no tantrums, just a little sweet pea. It's days like this that help me through those I-want-that-and-I-want-it-now days. Moms of toddlers, you know exactly what I'm talking about don't you?

I just wanted to post a quick note, but I must get back to work now. Hopefully I can show you what I've been up too soon!!

Have a Terrific Tuesday!! (<-------yes, I'm cheesy like that :)

Happy Anniversay to us~I love you!

This post is to my dear hubby ;) Today is our 7 year wedding anniversary. When I think back, it seems like yesterday, but when I think about all that has happened in those 7 years--2 college degrees, 2 kids, 3 changes of address, and many other things that happened along the way, I realize that 7 years is quite a while! And I love him more and more each day. This lo is called 35 things I love about you.And the journaling reads: 35 things I love about you...
1)your smile.2) your eyes.3) The caring father you are.4) your spirit.5) Your compassion for others.6) your ability to make me laugh with your silly humor when I'm feeling down and stressed.7) That you know me well enough to know when I need some humor and when I don't. 8) How you make me feel safe.9) Your strong arms.10) That you still know how to have fun.12) That my hand fits perfectly into your hand.12) That you still tell me I'm beautiful even after having two children and being married for seven years.13) The way you make me feel.14) Your broad shoulders.15) Your eyes.16) How you put your all into everything that you do.17)That you are so proud of our girls.18) That you still call your mom just to talk.19) The way you try to surprise me but you can't because you want to see my reaction right now! :)20) How snuggly you are.21) That you give me foot massages.22) That you make me my coffee in the morning.23) How you sing out loud when you are listening to music on your ipod.24) How you always know when something is bothering me.25) That you always support me.26) Have I mentioned your eyes?27) That you actually love eighties music just like me!28) That your daughter looks up to you.29) That you are a great role model for our girls.30) That I get to spend the rest of my life with you.31) That you call me your soul mate.32) How you look when you wake up in the morning.33) That you are my husband.34) That I never grow tired of being with you.35) That you make me want to spend another 7 years with you.

Happy Anniversary, baby!!

lo credits: gina cabrera's shabby mega kit. (letters 'l' and 'v' are from my catherine kit, recolored) fonts smalltypewriter and peajeanniescript.

Goals for this week

1) Finish mailing out bills/letters/faxes that need to go out
2) Do something sweet for dh since August 7th is our 7th anniversary (tomorrow!)
3) Organize laundry room
4) Organize my computer desk/room (this will be hard lol!)
5) Clothes shopping for Caitlin--preschool starts next week!!!
6) Finish designing the open projects I've got going on
7) Get closer to finishing the new crazyuniverse site
8) Mail a letter to grandma
9) Finish up stuff for dh's business that needs to get done--lots to do in that department!
10) Try to find some extra time to do a scrapbook page or two
11) Get rid of the POOP book, or at least hide it!
12) Finish putting new trim up in the kitchen

Now, maybe I should explain number 11. My daughter has a book called Everyone Poops and in true two year old fashion, she must have me read it 1000 times each day. I don't ever turn down a book reading session, because I'm glad she enjoys reading, but I seriously am sick of reading about sizes of poop, animal poop, baby poop, and all the poop in between! She is doing great on the potty training though. In fact, we went out in public for the first time yesterday without a pull up on and she did not have one accident. She was so excited to be wearing Dora underwear and she even used a public restroom for the first time. WOOHOO!

But, that book has got to go.

Well, it's Sunday and I've got laundry to do, floors to mop, and bathrooms to clean. (anyone wanna come over and help?) :)

Have a great Sunday~

Free kit--Jelly Jar is back again!

Okay, I know I neglected my blog for a few days, but I've been so busy. I'm working to get a brand new site up and between taking care of that, caring for my sweeties, and doing the books for dh's business, it's been hard enough getting in a daily shower lol! I seriously can't believe it's Thursday already! (mental note to self: trash day--don't forget to remind hubby to bring it to the curb in the am!)

I promised I would bring this back once again for those that missed it so without further ado, here is the Jelly Jar kit. If you want to see the preview again, there is preview in one of my earlier posts. I hope you don't mind that the alpha set is not included in this one :( Unfortunately, that file was somehow corrupted when I burned it to CD and I've deleted it off my hd. But, everything else is there--the papers, ribbons, 3 bows, a sparkly gold overlay frame, 2 jeweled frames, and some word art.

Click HERE to download Jelly Jar.