HELP!

Not that so many people read my blog, but for anyone who does and can help, please reply.

I can't seem to upload any pics from my cell phone. Adobe Photoshop Album Starter 3.2 doesn't recognize my phone when plugged in to the computer. It doesn't even recognize my digi camera of late. I didn't think it would be so challenging just to put pictures from cell phone to computer, but i haven't figured it out yet. Have you?

frustrated . . .

Don't know why

. . . but while reading early this afternoon, i became sleepy and took almost a 2 hour nap. I didn't even know i was tired!

Picked up Alaska pics and though the ones that were printed are great, at least 10 from each roll came out totally blank. Don't even know why or what they were. So that's probably a good thing i don't remember what they are, but i hope they weren't even better than the others that did print. Good thing, too, we had our digital for we would be left pretty empty handed as far as pictures go.

Short post - off to dry my hair and put wash in dryer.

Journey, beach trip, freedom . . .

I'm going to see-ee Journey! I'm going to see-ee Journey! (hear this in your mind in a sing-songy voice.) I'm so excited; i finally bought tickets and ready to go next month to hear my fav band along with Cheap Trick and Heart!!! Not too shabby, huh?

Beach - i'm not going on a beach trip; my boys are - for 4 days! Quiet in the house! I say again, quiet in the house! I'll miss them, but i know they'll have a fab time and it'll be so quiet here. Don't know what to think of that.

And along with the quiet, comes a little mommy-time freedom. No one to look after but me until dh comes home. And if he works Saturday, I'll even have more time to myself. Just think of all i could do . . .

Finished PF, now reading The Big Picture and still psyched about this Library of Memories system i'll be embarking on soon. Ordered the 3-up Pioneer albums from Costco online - 3 albums for $19.99 and free shipping!!! At scrapbook.com one album costs $16!! I think i got a pretty good deal. I hope so anyway. They better not be pulling one over on me.

Well, off to settle for the nite; gotta get up early enough to take boys to church for them to leave on the beach trip.

A couple more pics of COOL Alaska:

Photo Freedom - Take Two!

Several posts down, I mentioned I bought and read Stacy Julian's new book, Photo Freedom. It is great and I highly recommend it! It was a lot of info to take in and when finished, i still felt that it hadn't all soaked in. So I reread it beginning last week and just finished it again tonight, and I have to say I'm psyched to get the ball rolling on this Library of Memories (LOM) process she uses. It's awesome sounding and it can be easily adapted to an individual's style of scrapping. The main thing I'm hoping it will do for me is help get me out of this scrapping rut i've been in. With the passing of my dad almost 2 years ago and the burden of doing layouts chronologically, i've just not been into doing any layouts. Sure, i've made some cute albums and projects, but not many layouts. I think the last one I did was for my lss Design Team entry. SO, cheerst to PF and Stacy for the system! Now, i'll be reading her previous/earlier book, The Big Picture, which I hope will be just as enlightening and a breath of fresh air.

On another note, unpacked, most laundry done and souvenirs are in one place! Now to get my boys ready for their beach trip this weekend and hopefully some scrapping time for me. I purchased some albums from Costco.com for storage purposes, per PF, and have my category drawers ready as well (all part of the PF philosophy). Seems I got back on my original topic.

Ciao!

Summer's TO DO LIST and Alaska pics

Had an itch to make a list of what i hope and what i believe needs to be done during summer break. Not in any particular order and may not be complete:

1. Scrap at least 30 mins-1 hour every day

2. Get rid of old clothes/store winter clothes

3. Exercise

4. Make dr. appointments

5. Photo Freedom my pics

6. Donate things i don't want to keep for garage sale

7. Reorganize master and scrap closets

Now, for a few of my fave Alaska photos. Believe me, i took over 400 pics, maybe even over 500. These are my digital ones.

I'm (we're) Baaaaaaaack!

OMGoodness! What a FABULOUS cruise we had! I'll share more later as i just wanted to check in and say hi - to whomever may read my blog besides me and Pam. ;)

Just about everything went as perfect as could be. However, my dh decided to bring home a special souvenir - a virus that was on the ship! Very contagious; even my cousin and her daughter caught it. I'm hoping me and the boys won't, especially the boys for they have their youth beach trip this coming weekend.

But other than that, the cruise was fab, the weather was perfect, and the scenery outstanding! Honestly, for me, how could one not believe in God and his masterpiece!!! I'll be sharing some of His works very soon.

Until then,

Didn't realize . . .

It's been awhile since i posted last. Guess with end of year stuff at school happening, just been preoccupied. It's all officially over now, at least until August. I was offered the chance to move down to 4th grade. After a few days of prayer and lots of contemplation, i decided that maybe moving from 5th to 4th might be good for me. A good friend at the school is the other 4th grade teacher and really wanted me to work with her. Though that was not the reason why i moved, it definitely played a part. I think she and I will work well together. Actually excited about the change. I'll so miss my new 3rd story room with a view, for my new room will be second floor and windowless. But you win some, you loose some.

Now, focusing on Alaskan cruise. Leave out Friday a.m. to DFW to fly out around 2 pm. Tomorrow will be a pretty full day of packing. I hope i can remember it all. Surely a day will be plenty of time. Gotta buy Dramamene (?)!!! I'm waiting for THE BIG PICTURE book I ordered to come and was hoping to have it for the flights for some reading but it didn't arrive today. Bummer!!! I've got several mags to catch up on, so just in case . . .

Hopefully when i return, after unpacking and washing, i plan to scrap, and share some pics and layouts.

Chow for now.