Reflections - life, music, and scrapbooking

Thoughts about today . . .

2010-08-12T22:37:00.002-05:00

Had a successful weigh in my 3rd week at the MF (medifast) center. Down another 2 lbs.
My counselor today suggested i create a vision board - to post words of affirmation, quotes, pictures, numbers, goals, etc. to post in my bathroom, or wherever, to view on a daily or regular basis. What a wonderful idea for a scrapbooker! I'm excited to do this and hope to get it done this weekend before going back to work Monday.

Feeling a bit blue . . .

2010-07-02T19:21:00.002-05:00

maybe the weather, or TOM, or whacked sleep schedule but just don't have much get-up-and-go today. I've got to get out of this funk tomorrow. Tomorrow must be productive somehow, someway!

House cleaning, etc.

2010-06-28T16:51:00.002-05:00

Well today i am using my silent auction gift certificate to have our house cleaned. A crew of 4 ladies are giving it a pretty good scrub down. ALL the house except for the office/scraproom, which is crammed with too much stuff for them to even bother cleaning! I'll do that once i get some organization going. It's definitely a work in progress but hoping it comes together really soon so that i can enjoy it. After having it and the house repainted and refloored nearly a year ago, it's about time to get it in gear and get 'er done!

The cleaning crew has left; my house smells and looks nice and clean! Love it! I may have to save some $$ and do this like twice a year! Summer and Winter cleaning, or late spring/late fall!

I'm on Medifast to jumpstart losing weight. As of today, i'm down just a bit over 7 lbs. on MF; 10 lbs. since the end of school, when I hadn't quite decided to do MF but started watching my eating. MF is kind of expensive (~$300 a month) but it's working and it helps me because it gives me options but yet it's specific foods. Anyways, hoping to lose 22-24 lbs. by the time i return to school on August 16th.

Gone WAAAYYY too long!

2010-06-13T23:02:00.003-05:00

Wow! I couldn't believe it when i saw it. I hadn't posted anything for almost one full year. Guess other things took over. Too much to recap. Hope to come back more often and journal at least for myself.

Right now:
*Bought Cyber Green VW Beetle 2 weeks ago!
*Doing Medifast and have lost 6 lbs. in 2 weeks!
*Summer break 2010
*In a funk and haven't done much of anything for 2 days but will change that tomorrow.
*Oldest son starting drivers ed tomorrow
That's all i can think of at 11:05 p.m.

Back to school???

2009-08-13T14:38:00.003-05:00

Wow, it's been a while since i posted last. A lot has happened since my last post. We got a new pup from the shelter - pit bull mix named Checkers. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo cute! He's been great and seems to have a really low key, sweet personality. We start obedience training this Saturday. I love him so. Pics to come.

I go back to work/school tomorrow - Friday the 14th. Too soon, but i can't complain that i didn't relaxe enough! I'm kinda ready. I'll have same kiddos as last year with a few sprinkled in. Should be interesting as i've never moved up with a group before.

Getting an house interior makeover today and in days to come. Interior painting in most rooms and new flooring in all the house. Excited, but already not liking the 'mess' of having to move our personal stuff here and there, but it's part of the process. Guess i need to take pics of this, too.

I've done poorly on the 365 page a day project. May have to either make due with what i've done or do it next year - or both! Did take a really awesome and fun web class with Rene Pearson this summer on digi scrapping and i LOVED it! And plan to do more with her and Jessica Sprague in the nearest future. I want to do digi, but need to do hybrid as i have too much stuff to just go completely digi.

Signing off for now. Who knows when i'll be back on. Sooner than i did this time.

Back Home

2009-07-31T21:17:00.002-05:00

Got back from a great visit with my brother and his family. 4 days of down time and family time. Got to see real, live rain! Thankfully it either followed us or God simply answered many prayers for it. Got to spend time with a dear high school friend and we drove around Arlington to reminisce about our younger days and hangouts! It was a blast to the past, for sure! Spent Wed at Hawaiian Falls water park in Mansfield; overcast day may it perfect! My sis-in-law won a cabana so we got a covered little hut/building to hang out in for small breaks and such! To end the visit, we got to wake up at around 5:30 a.m. to my brother telling us to get into the tub, that there was a possible tornado coming! That's what i'd call a rude awakening. But we were kept safe, thank GOD! Now we're home and i'm trying to think what all i need to do in these last 2 weeks of my summer break before i return to my job on the 14th. I knew it would come, but not quite ready.

camera straps

2009-07-20T18:12:00.004-05:00

Just thought i'd post a pic of camera straps i saw on Stacy J's board. Cool. Thinking i might need one - soon! I'm thinking either the teal or lime! Probably lime! I believe the link is www.photojojo.com.

The Number 5

2009-07-15T09:06:00.004-05:00

Here are some of my recent posts on FB that are little quizzes based on the #5:

Sherry White Moore hey, i've got over 1200 songs on mine so choosing JUST 5 was quite a challenge!!
(Unfortunately, the pics don't show.)

Put your iPod on Shuffle-What are the first 5 songs that come up? by Sherry
1. Girl You Really Got Me Now2. Stone In Love (Live)3. Could It Be Magic / Mandy4. Please Don't Go5. Good Times Roll

Sherry White Moore These all just put a smile on my face and make me realize how blessed I am to enjoy these parts of life!
Things that make me happy by Sherry
1. Cool Fall Days2. Love, kisses and hugs3. Journey The Band4. music5. My Family

Sherry White Moore Lorna, I tried; really i did. Shiloh would be #1 followed by the rest. And of course this would be my dream GOSPEL festival line up!
Your dream festival line up (5 bands on a main stage) by Sherry
1. Lincoln Brewster2. Chris Tomlin3. Point of Grace4. Gaither Vocal Band5. Mercy Me

Sherry White Moore To, me you can't beat this line up. I could definitely add more, though!
Your dream festival line up (5 bands on a main stage) by Sherry
1. Journey with Steve Perry2. The Styx3. REO Speedwagon4. Heart5. Foreigner

Sherry White Moore My glasses are way cuter than the ones below - :0)
5 Things I'm Usually Always Wearing by Sherry
1. glasses2. Toe nail polish3. Toe Ring4. Bare Minerals Makeup5. Lash Luxe Mascara

Sad day . . .

2009-06-25T22:31:00.004-05:00

Both Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died! Really liked his earlier music, and she really was a beautiful person. Makes one think about life and eternity . . .

Everyone's Doin' It . . .

2009-06-23T19:08:00.002-05:00

according to Ali Edwards and Cathy Z. So now i'm gonna do it.

Outside my window: The sun just beginning to set, making our backyard very bright.

I am thinking about: the mess my scraproom is in and how much time i'm spending cleaning and rearranging, but NOT scrapping!

I am thankful: A/C since it has been so STINKIN' hot here in central Texas. Nothing like 100+ temps! YEAH A/C!!

From the kitchen: Quesadillas for dinner! Brown rice, black beans, red tomatoes, cheddar cheese, white chicken breast meat, etc. Quite colorful, no? :)

I am wearing: My fav and only Barry Manilow concert t-shirt and black shorts.

I am creating: a mess in my scraproom, as i said above!

I am going: to my scraproom in a bit to work in and on it some more. Hopefully tomorrow to car wash, Curves then Bible study in the p.m.

I am reading: Believing God by Beth Moore, along with parts of the Bible; Romans 4.

I'm hoping: for rain and cooler temps - SOOOOOON!

I'm hearing: the T.V. in the background playing "Zach and Cody" and the A/C running.

Around the house: dust bunnies that need to be sucked up by vacuum. Also little hot spots (piles) that need to find a permanent home.

One of my favorite things: would have to be summer break in my A/C home.

A few plans for the rest of the week: continue working in and on scraproom, Bible study, scrapathon on Saturday, read my new photography book.

I liked this! Neat for daily journal entries.

Cool quote

2009-06-23T08:24:00.002-05:00

If only we wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is difficult, since we think them happier than they are.”
Montesquieu

Randomosity

2009-06-22T08:21:00.002-05:00

Pictures to take for 365 Project:
Clocks
strawberries
WW card
new clothes/shoes
Coach purse
meals i eat in a day
web pages
blog front page
record collection
boys after SAC

Need to write:
Grandma
Katie L.
Thank you's

Another HOT HOT day in Central Texas. When, if ever, will relief come?

Tuesday Quote

2009-06-16T11:08:00.006-05:00

“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future finer than it will be.”
Marcel Pagnol

Odds and ends

2009-06-14T19:26:00.003-05:00

LIBRA - The Harmonizer (Sept 23 - Oct 22)Nice to everyone they meet. Can't make up their mind. Have own unique appeal. Creative, energetic, and very social. Hates to be alone. Peaceful, generous. Very loving and beautiful. Flirtatious. Give in too easily. Procrastinators. Very gullible.

{got this in an email and thought it had some accurate things.}

Going on to day 6 tomorrow of summer break (not counting weekends). Staying fairly busy.
Got my hair cut and colored, with some added purple streaks! SO fun!

Pics i need to take for 365 project:
Nails (finger)
purple hair
Coach purse
finger nail polish
LOM binder
Any from boys' beach trip

Ciao for now.

School's out for Summer!

2009-06-06T13:33:00.003-05:00

"Summer time and the livin' is easy."

Or so I hope! Summer break, for me, officially started yesterday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. Went to celebrate with a few collegues at Hula Hut in Austin. Had a Lake Austin Lemonade and fish tacos! Yum! Took a boat ride with the girls through a place Joylynn called "Venice of Austin" Evidently it's this island of absolutely gorgeous, humongous homes. Breathtaking! If only . . . .

Today, started the day with WW meeting (getting back into the swing of things there), a trip to Archiver's (where i saw a announcement of a travel album class i want to take; they won't be signing up people until the 15th :( oh well), and to the post office to pick up my package. Now i'm home and just gonna chill, do my Bible study homework, shower, and whatever else hits my fancy. I'll start getting into some housework on Monday! Until then, i'm going to enjoy the hot weekend.

Things i need to photograph:
my makeup
Bath & body stuff
self portrait
hair products
my new Coach purse (a student gave to me)
teacher gifts

Here's to summer freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Memo to Self . . .

2009-05-26T18:25:00.001-05:00

Photos i need to take:
American flag
Chuy's sign
medications
drug store
gas station
Ikea
Starbuck's

may more inspiration hit me soon . . .

Trying something new

2009-05-24T20:27:00.003-05:00

Okay, I had an idea that I hope will help me 'catch up' on my 365 photo project that i've fallen waaaayyy behind on. I'm thinking that if i can at least document here either daily or weekly about something, I can at least go back later and takethe pic! Here's hoping . . .

So for this weekend:
Saturday - a pic of movie theater or Terminator movie sign (saw it with a friend)
Sunday - Bible
Monday - a flag for Memorial Day
Tuesday - my teacher desk

I'll come back and do rest on Wed. or Thurs.

American Idol Finale

2009-05-20T22:28:00.003-05:00

Getting some AI at 9:30 p.m. Had it recorded while at a ladies Bible study. Nice fast-forwarding thru commercials. Who will win?? No matter what, i will buy both of their cd's.

OMGoodnes, I'm hearing Adam sing "Beth" by Kiss! So good. Just wish he liked girls instead of guys.

Looking forward to holiday weekend. This school year is dragging on tooooooo long. And I love my kids and parents. It's just not right going into June!

More later,

sherry

Long time, no posty!

2009-05-13T22:10:00.003-05:00

Hello! I'm alive and well. Just gonna bullet some highlights/lowlights of the past 2 weeks:

*recovered from surgery and loving being period free!
*lost 5 lbs. only to put most of it back on. I just keep riding this weight roller coaster; need to get SERIOUS!
*Why are we still in school when pretty much all students and parents are DONE? I still wonder what happened to that new law that passed to start school after Labor Day and end in May?????
*Troubles with the oldest boy child and his 'girlfriend' Don't like her - attitude to be specific. He's making unwise choices - argh!
*Can't wait to have time in summer to play with camera
*Didn't have good Mother's day = again the teenage boys were not so loving, mainly my younger one.
*Loving AI this season and so glad the top 3 were great guys with different styles. Now down to 2 - Kris and Adam. Had thought Adam would be the no-brainer winner, but Kris could now take Danny's votes and come out on top. Adam will be like a Chris Daughtry = he'll make it no matter what!
*Have I said that i'm ready for school to be out! I just feel like i'm baby sitting and doing more and more behavior control than i have all year!
*Looking into taking a photography class over the summer, maybe thru Precision Camera. Heard they have reasonably priced, good classes.

2009-04-23T19:56:00.002-05:00

Yellow Scrapbooker
Scrapbooking is more than a hobby for you-it's a way to connect with others. You may enjoy attending crops or chatting with other scrapbookers online. Your photos may often feature you and your chums. Your pages have a cute, happy vibe.

This was what a color survey said about me. Here's the link: http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/articles/may_2009_color_me_quiz

I think it fits fairly well. My photos, though, feature more of my family, then friends, and less of me.

Not much else to write on. Enjoying my youngest laughing in the back ground at some funny Sponge Bob video clip. I love to hear him laugh!

Hump Day

2009-04-22T21:47:00.003-05:00

I'm trying to journal just a bit daily.

I'm still doing well recovering and just about feeling back to my old self. Hope this is a good sign!

I'm not happy with this 90+ degree weather these past 2 days. Where did spring go?

Gotta clean up the house before my bro gets here Friday.

My sweet 93 yr. old grandmother wrote me a letter and sent along with it a pic of her. She's so cute and sweet! I MUST write her a hand-written letter tomorrow!

Gotta be good tomorrow and Friday for my weigh in Saturday.

I was right on who would go home on AI tonite - Lil and Anoop! The top 5 remain. I hope and think it will be another all guy finale!

Journaling for Tuesday

2009-04-21T20:32:00.004-05:00

Not much new, however I'm determined to blog a bit more to help me in my journaling. Cathy Z. is offering a BPS class on using Facebook and/or Twitter to journal. Though i may not take the class, i want to post more regularly about things so that i have it for scrapping. So here's some bullet highlights:

* in shock at how much my older son is growing. His voice is changing and has been since about Jan. or Feb. He likes how it's changing. And the armpit hair . . . won't go there!

* this week at work has proven to be better than last week as far as how i feel after surgery. Much better!

* SAT week at school; once done, still have 5 more weeks of school, but the kids will basically shut down, if they haven't already.

* bro is coming in this weekend with his singing buddies. They'll be singing at Dell Diamond Friday nite at the RR Express game. COOL!

* LOVING AI! Adam is hot, and I'm loving Kris! Danny - fab voice! I think it'll be the guys in the end!

* Worried and praying for a friend who is going thru some really tuff life battles right now. I hope she knows she's loved!

* Watching Biggest Loser and feeling good today about the weight loss i've had the past 2 weeks. FINALLY! 5 lbs.!! I'm hoping for another 1-2 this next weigh in. I wonder could i do BL if i was there? I wonder if I'd be strong enough? They've got major courage!

Okay enough for today.

Weekend Recap

2009-04-13T19:51:00.003-05:00

Easter was as wonderful as i thought it would be. The music was awesome; the service was awesome; all the little ones dressed up and hunting on the grounds were soooo adorable!! And we had the Easter Bunny there for the kids and pics. I made my two boys (14 & 12) get their pic with the Bunny. I had to force them, but they did it. And i'm glad. Won't get too many of those opportunities, and i KNOW they wouldn't do it anywhere else!

Tim unfortunately had to work. We didn't do anything special for dinner/lunch. Since we've always been far from family, and i'm not much of the cook, we don't do Easter dinners like many do. I think that's okay; it gives us more family time, rest time, and just enjoying the REAL meaning for the day.

Went to dr. for 2nd post op visit and all is still well. So i am going back to work half days for tomorrow and Wed.; then full time on Th. & Fri. We'll see how it goes. I know, from a few parents, that the kids are so ready for me to return! So sweet!

I'm also trying to catch up on my Library of Memories online class. I already had somewhat of a head start when i got the book and began implementing the new way of scrapping. THAT definitely helped! But there are a few projects/layouts that i haven't done yet that have been assigned. I was hoping to do some of this over my recovery time, but i just never quite felt up to it unfortunately! There's a reason; i guess i just needed my rest - which i got!

Of to listen to Stacey J. at BPS . . .

He is Risen!

2009-04-11T21:37:00.004-05:00

HaPpy EAstEr!!

2009-04-11T21:20:00.004-05:00

I'm looking forward to a wonderful time of worship tomorrow at church to celebrate the true meaning of EASTER! I haven't been to church for a couple of weeks due to my surgery, but I think i'm finally on the right track now in my recovery. So i get to go to church!! I'm also enjoying the Easter break we receive - Good Friday off and Monday off as well. It'll be our last break of the school year before summer! Wow, how the school year has flown.

Happy Easter!

Wordle remembering ER - 15 seasons

2009-04-02T22:48:00.004-05:00

Gonna miss that show! :(

Wednesday Wordle

2009-04-01T21:27:00.003-05:00

Dedicated to my fav show!
I'm doing okay recovering from surgery; right now planning to go back 1/2 days next Tuesday. I'm going to see how Monday goes first.

Haven't scrapped like I had hoped; either tired or not up to it. I WILL do some tomorrow.

New wordle tomorrow. These would be great in scrapbooks!

Another Wordle for the Day

2009-03-31T21:21:00.002-05:00

In Honor of Cookies . . .

2009-03-30T21:17:00.004-05:00

A dear friend brought me some wonderful sugar cookies in the shapes of spades, iced in pretty colors. Here's a wordle to honor them: Click on the wordle to enlarge it! Wish you could have a cookie!

Test post

2009-03-29T21:57:00.002-05:00

I think i've found a signature, so i'm testing it on this post to see if it will work. Here goes . . .

Wordle for the day!

2009-03-29T14:20:00.002-05:00

Such a fun site to make word puzzle/pictures. I think it would be great for layouts. Since i'm off this week, i'll be trying to do one of these a day. Today's wordle: spring:

Healing and Recovery

2009-03-27T22:44:00.004-05:00

Well, i'm home, recovering from surgery on the 26th - total laproscopic hystorectomy. Doing okay so far. Staying on top of the pain, which is a good thing. I'll be off all next week and the following Monday before returning half days to work. Then it'll be Easter break, more time to recover in hopes to return full time after. All went well but took longer than anticipated. I'm hoping to use my time off healing and scrapping or doing something scrapbook related!

Just ordered photoshop 4 from Costco; having a special of $30 off $79 regular price. Not too shabby, and i've heard that PS4 is pretty good and should be enough for my photo editing needs. I think it will be for quite some time.

Can we believe this weather? My van got a good beating from the hail storm Wed. nite. And i hear there's snow in the TX Panhandle. SNOW . . . in MARCH?!?!

Ciao' for now!

Just love cherry blossoms in the spring!!

Halfway through . . .

2009-03-18T09:33:00.002-05:00

spring break, that is! Not anywhere halfway through what i want to get done! Went for a nice walk this morning; love this cool, not humid, spring weather. THIS i can handle. I want to scrap, play with my camera, clean out some stuff, etc. So much to do, so little time. I think i waste more time, sometimes, than i use it. LOL!

I need to desperately catch up on my LOM online class that i've fallen behind on. I've also been contemplating taking an online photography class with Karen Russell in the near future. I really have been wanting to take some kind of photography class for some time now. Just wondering if online is the way to go. I hear she's fab!

Off to do the many things i want to do . . .

SpRIng BreAk is HERE!

2009-03-16T21:07:00.004-05:00

Finally, after almost 8 months, spring break is here. I've been pretty lazy today. Had eye dr. appt. and hung out at home. I was still so tired from my scrapathon that lasted until 2 a.m.; left the place at 10ish, but came home and started where i left off trying to finish my pastor's album. It's just about there, but i'll be working on it this week. I hope spring break doesn't fly too fast.

I'll be preparing for my surgery next Thursday and will be out another week or two from it. I'm hoping i'll be able to do bits and pieces of some scrapping, but will have to wait and see.

Now that I have my printer hookedup to the desk top, i can hopefully scan pics and layouts here. I'm not real good at remembering to do this.

I plan to play with my new camera some this week; i really want to start taking some really good pictures; trying not to get discouraged because they all seem to be blurry. Seems . . .

Hopefully i'll post at least a few more times during the week. Oh, i also need to catch up on my LOM class assignments. I've been getting them but just putting them in a folder for later - yikes.

Off to read . . .

Oh, another thing - don't you love my new background? I'm so into monkeys these days. I guess it all started when i did my classroom in monkeys - Mrs. Moore's Monkeys! So adorable.

Inspired . . .

2009-02-21T15:39:00.004-06:00

Okay, went to Archiver's because i'm working on, or should i say needing to work on, a special project for a special person and it's 'due' March 15th. So after picking up my son from a Saturday detention (another story for another day) i went to Archiver's. Ended spending 2 hours there. Why? Because it was a MakenTake day and i got hooked into doing a $10 makentake album. So cute! Anyway, they were showcasing the Zutter. I have the blue one, but of course now they have a newer, updated one in pink that supposedly does a bit more. I'm hoping i can do what i did in the class on my blue one; don't want to buy another one. It was simple and easy and turned out cute! I'm inspired to play with my Zutter and Dreamkuts a bit more. Teresa Collins has even come out with some premade covers and page protectors, which i really like. I love mini albums but on some wish they had page protectors. If i make my own using Zutter i can use TC page protectors. Okay, i think i got off topic . . .
So i went to Archiver's to see if i needed anything more for my special project only to end up leaving with stuff i wanted just because! I'm hoping once i pull myself away from the puter, i'll get started on this special project. Anyway, the Zutter has inspired me for the day!

That's all for now folks!!!!!!

Hump day over!

2009-02-18T21:38:00.005-06:00

I'm learning that i'm not much of a blog poster, but more of a blog reader. I know a small handful of you pop in, and i'm sorry i don't post more often or share more pics. Hopefully in the future. Right now, it's just not happening as much as i'd like.

What's new? I took my first online class of LOM with Stacey Julian. It's good so far; mainly an intro. I still have a few more parts to listen to, and i'm excited to be doing it. I hope it goes well for me.

I'll be making a special 25th anniversary album for our pastor in the next few weeks. It's for a surprise celebration roast in his honor. I'm honored to be doing it and waiting to receive more pics from church members. I'll be doing a 4x6 pocket page type album so i can insert pics but also insert decor in pockets as desired. It'll be the first of this kind i've done. Stacey J. has done some so i'll be checking her blug and BPS to get ideas. I'll definitely do my best to post that one when completed.

It's a short week since Monday was a holiday and hump day is just about over. I love short work weeks, yet it seems it feels more rushed or pressured and i'm already ready for the weekend.

Until later . . .

Photo a Day, etc.

2009-02-06T20:50:00.008-06:00

Well, this week I fell off the photo wagon; didn't take any photos this week! Not to fear, it's okay. I can just journal or find some old pics or something off the web. I want to find a groundhog photo for Monday. Don't know for sure what i might do for other days.

Always glad it's the weekend. I'm still learning to use my new toy - my Canon EOS 50D. Been reading up on it, but now need to play with it. I think i need to get a good photo editing program. Any suggestions? I keep reading many scrappers use Photoshop.

For some strange reason tonight, we've had our electricity blink off 4 times! Kinda strange since there's no storm. Wonder if it is the winds?

Oh, i get to start LOM very soon! Online class with Stacey Julian on how to organize and scrap 'unchronologically'. I'm looking forward to it. I hope i can keep up and that it will be fun. I've never done an online class before. I'll post how it goes and what i learn. That should be fun, too!

Enjoy the windy weekend. I'm thinking the groudhog was wrong in his prediction. I don't think we have 6 more weeks of winter. DARN!

Miss Me?

2009-01-27T19:51:00.003-06:00

I'm sure not, because not too many read my blog! That's okay, for it's a kind of journal for me anyway. But if i have a few readers, good!

Right now, i'm hoping, wishing and praying for an ice day tomorrow which would equate to NO SCHOOL, or at least late beginning.

Got a new camera for Christmas - a Canon EOS 50D! Pretty big kahuna camera that i'm slowly learning how to use. I'm excited and hoping i'll soon be taking better pictures in no time.

Because i'm feeling a bit lite headed now for some reason, i'm off. But i'll be back . . .

Happy New Year (a bit late)!

2009-01-03T21:37:00.002-06:00

2009 - can't believe it's here! 2010 is just around the corner!!

This year has had its ups and downs, maybe more downs than i'd like, but God is good!
I'm hopeful that 2009 will be better, even if a bit better. I am blessed and need to keep that at the forefront of my mind.

Soon i'll be starting my LOM class with stacey j. @ BPS! So excited about that. Also going to do the 365 Project, I believe started by Becky Higgins. At least CK was selling a kit to go along with the concept. It's already sold out. I had planned to do it without it, but saw the kit on her sight, and kinda wish i had tried to get it. Though I hear so many wanted it that the site crashed the day it went on sale. It's doable without her kit, but the kit is so cool. I'm on day behind on my pictures, so gotta get caught up tomorrow.

That's all the news for now. I am wondering, though, where is winter????

Love my new quote!

2008-12-30T12:06:00.003-06:00

Look to the right; a bit lower. There you go! I found this cool quote while reading Stacey Julian's blog and love what it says because it is SO true! That's why i'm about to go and try once again to clean and organize my stuff a bit better than it is now in hopes i can scrap better, too! Oh, and i also signed up to take her Library of Memories class starting in January. I'm excited!!

I hope since it is a web class, that i'll do the work for the class and not procrastinate. It cost too much to do that!

Off to clean my scrap room . . .

Grownup Christmas list

2008-12-28T20:32:00.003-06:00

Hello! To try to catch up on my goings on since last post, i decided to post a list of what's been happening since then. So here goes:

*Aaron did great in his first drama performance at school in "A Wonderful Life" based on the birth of Jesus.
* Caleb and Aaron both sang great in their Christmas choir performance.
*Thankfully didn't receive too many fattening goody gifts from the students!
*Left for the White House on the 23rd to visit my brother, his family, and my aunt and uncle (Dad's sister) who came in from Florida to be with us for Christmas!
*Enjoyed Christmas with my brother and our families - playing Wii games all the day long! We even tried to do the Dance Revolution game - quite interesting!
*My niece Brianna got an ear pierced! Long story, but she was brave even though it hurt some.
*Despite the age differences, the boys got along well with my nieces. Very thankful for that!
*Got to see two of my highschool friends - Mary and Reve. It was so good to see them both and got pictures to prove it!
*Will be home 4 days before heading out again to Lubbock. Long trip for the short time we'll be there, but you know family . . . .
*Now, trying to decide on which Canon camera to buy (digital SLR)

That pretty much wraps it up for now. Plan to scrap tomorrow with friends and clean the remaining days before leaving again.
Back with another post soon.

Life, music and scrapbooking . . .

2008-12-10T20:27:00.004-06:00

Thought i'd stop in quickly and share the latest in my life, music and scrapping.

Life is good, busy this time of year. Just one more week of school then out for 2 weeks! So glad to be a teacher!! Don't be jealous, because you could be a teacher, too, if you wanted to! :)

Music - liking a few of the new Christmas tunes i've heard - "I Need A Silent Night" by Amy Grant, "Christmas is Just Around the Corner" by Barry Manilow, "2000 Decembers Ago" by Joy Williams, and of course enjoying traditional ones as well.

Scrapping - I'm really thinking of taking a few of Big Picture Scrapbooking online classes coming up. One on organization by Wendy Smedley and Library of Memories by Stacey Julian. They both start at the beginning of 2009 and are pretty 'big' classes. If i have to choose, i'll choose the latter one for I've read the book and fell in love with the concept. I have also read Wendy's book, but if push comes to shove, i can wait on that one, hoping they would offer it again. I haven't scrapped since the last scrapathon i attended, but i'll be going to another SBFF crop this weekend, where i plan to do my cards. If time allows after that, then i'll scrap some. I always say i'll scrap during my break, but i always end up doing something else. I think that's because my scraproom is a MESS!

So that you have me - in a nutshell - right now in my life. Nothing WOW or AWESOME, but just me!

Until next time, America!

I haven't been around because

2008-12-07T18:22:00.004-06:00

I haven't been feeling up to par of late. If it's not one thing, it's another. This will be short and sweet for now, but i hope to be back again this week to post more. Until then . . . trying to find some relief for this stuffy nose.

Thankgiving week off!

2008-11-24T10:11:00.003-06:00

Hello!

Well I have the whole week off, and all weekend i've been under the weather! Go figure! No fever, chills, anything yucky like that, but just enough to keep me down with a sore throat, cough and little energy. My grandiosa plans seem to be slipping . . . .

Boys are cleaning their rooms, and on youngest has such an attitude about it. Frustrates me to no end! Hoping to go to Archiver's (shhh, i know some hate that store, but it's the only one around!) just to see if anything strikes my fancy. Wanting to make Christmas cards this year; haven't sent any out in two years now. After Dad's passing in Nov. 06, just couldn't get myself to do it. Now, I'm ready. Want to keep it simple and have a few ideas! Thinking of maybe doing a family portrait. We'll see . . .

I'm currently taking most of my wood-mounted stamps and taking them of the blocks. They take up a lot of space, so trying to see how this method will work. I'll use them like acrylics. Lots of wood blocks to through away; keeping some to see if i can make little photo block frames or something fun. Should be cool. And IF i do this, i'll definitely share the results. That's another thing i need to do is post some of my works. It will happen, just don't know when.

Off now to clean some more and do other things.

More quiz revelations . . .

2008-11-11T22:24:00.001-06:00

[b]Your 80s Hunk Is[/b]
[img]http://www.blogthingsimages.com/whosyour80shunkquiz/kirk-cameron.jpg[/img]
Kirk Cameron
[url=http://www.blogthings.com/whosyour80shunkquiz/]Who's Your 80s Hunk?[/url]

Previous post below . . .

2008-11-11T22:21:00.001-06:00

According to the link below, i belong in the year 1972! I think i like that! Love classic rock, Brady Bunch, anything 70's or early '80's. Go check it out. Sorry it doesn't directly link you there.

sherry

What year do you belong in?

2008-11-11T22:20:00.001-06:00

[b]You Belong in 1972[/b]
[img]http://www.blogthingsimages.com/whatyeardoyoubelonginquiz/70s.jpg[/img]
Bold and brash, you take life by the horns. Whether you're partying or protesting, you give it your all!
[url=http://www.blogthings.com/whatyeardoyoubelonginquiz/]What Year Do You Belong In?[/url]

Things I love . . .

2008-11-09T19:40:00.004-06:00

These are a few of my favorite things RIGHT NOW:

*The new background i found - festive and fallish - LOVE IT!

*The cooler weather, and hopefully the rain to come

*Jewelry from Lia Sophia

*coffee - now that the weather is cooler; of course it NEEDS lots of fun flavored creams

*thoughts of making a Christmas list

*knowing i got my boys something for Christmas before they even asked and knowing they are going to love it!

*leaves turning color - what few trees around here that do

*smell of good candles burning

*the fact i found $200 in my jewelry drawer and don't quite remember why it's there or what it's from, but it's mine now!

*dark chocolate - always

*scrapping weekends - like the one coming up

*soups - again great this time of year

Just a few things that came to mind as i was putting on my new background. I think i might even try doing a scrap page something like it!

I just saw the most wonderful, hilarious Christmas tree in Pam's sight - Just Daily Life. It's a redneck Christmas tree made of Mountain Dew cans. It's really cool, and i'm sure the caffeine was needed just to make it!

Can't believe it's just a few more weeks before Thanksgiving break! Wow, it's gone by quickly. I'm looking forward to it and hope to get more scrapping done then.

Well, i'm going to get ready for Cold Case. Like that show. They ended last week's show with a Journey song - "Who's Crying Now" Loved it!!!

I hope to post again at least one more time during the week.

Sherry :)

I VOTED!

2008-10-30T21:03:00.004-05:00

Beautiful rural area in
New York!

So the sticker says! I did my civic duty tonight and voted! Glad to get it done and done early! Still had to wait about 45 minutes, but i bet that's better than what it will be tomorrow and Tuesday! Now to see who wins!!

Can you believe it??????

3 posts by me in one week?

I think this is because i've needed to vent or ramble or . . .

Been a challenging week at work. Almost seems like deja vu' as it seems the headmaster and I are possibly at odds over a child once again. A child who will not complete and/or do his work and his mother said that his school work is all my responsibility, and not hers! See where the dilemma begins? Also, all of a sudden dh seems to be in a control-freak mode - wanting to keep all cd's in the jewel case and not anywhere else but the living room. Full moon?

Enough of that. Going out with a friend tomorrow nite to celebrate our October b-days. I'll be washing my worries away! I'd like to clean up my scraproom this weekend if i can spare the time. Got tons of stuff lying all around.

Well, i'm off. Happy Halloween and don't forget the extra hour we get!

I went on a trip . . .

2008-10-28T22:08:00.003-05:00

pic from NYC Time Square

a guilt trip! Yes, Pam, it was good. And look! I'm back again and didn't wait 17 days.

I'm watching the news and almost in disbelief that the Presidential election is just a week away and we'll have a new President!

I'm missing SBF bad! I so miss stopping in and drooling over the new stuff and chatting with the workers. It's so good to still see them at the crops

they host monthly - mainly thanks to Patti and Marie! It's really good to know that even though SBF is gone, it's not gone in our hearts and the desire to still connect and scrap is still going strong!

Got report cards done and glad that's over! My boys did pretty good on their report cards, and I'm really proud of Aaron for doing so well in his first 9 weeks in middle school. I didn't know how he'd do, but so far so good!

Well, enough of my musings. Maybe you'll see me back tomorrow nite, then maybe not.

But I will be back soon!

This One's For You . . .

2008-10-27T19:57:00.003-05:00

wherever you are! (Hearing Barry Manilow singing this in the background)! Who is the 'you'? Pam! Congratulations! This post is for you! LOL!

Pam told me it's been too long since i posted, so once again convicted, i'm here catching up. It's been 17 days; too long, i know!

So what's happened since the last post? Not much. Staying busy at work, finishing up the first 9 weeks of school, buying more scrapping stuff than using it, and reading the Love Dare. Good book for anyone/all who would like to save or improve their marital relationship. I have seen FIREPROOF, and this book is from this movie. I'm on day four right now.

WW - still struggling with these first dang 5 lbs. I guess i've kinda been trying, so i can't expect it to come off if i'm not fully committed. But i've just got to or else . . . .

Well, off to finish final grades for the first 9 weeks which are due tomorrow to principal.

I'll try to come back before 17 days!

Me at the Hershey store in NYC this summer. NOT really drinking that bottle of chocolate syrup!

"They say it's your birthday"

2008-10-10T19:44:00.004-05:00

That's what they were telling me on Wednesday - you know, that it was my birthday. It was, and it was a good day. My students and their parents spoiled me with chocolates, flowers, balloons, gift cards and love! Got a g.c to one of my fav stores from dh; wished I had gotten an SBF g.c. though - :(

Overall a good week and looking forward to our 3-day weekend! Yeah!

Nothing else new, really. Pretty much the same-o, same-o.

Thought i'd pop in since i've not been a good blogger lately.

Can't wait for the next scrap i go to. I'm ready to do something. I hope to clean up my room tomorrow. Gots lots of junk in there now.

Until next time, America!

sherry

Ooops, my bad!

2008-10-04T18:57:00.003-05:00

I didn't realize that it had been so long since i posted. Where did the time go? Guess going back to school is most of it! What have i been up to? Work, mainly. But i have finished reading a really great book, so i think, called the "The Shack". I think the author is William P. Young. Hope i got that right. Anyway, it's a best seller, and a very good read, but for me, i believe a person should be well grounded in their faith and Word of God before reading.

Oooo, also saw "Fireproof" with my dh last Sunday, and that was an awesome movie! I got a lot from it and it really spoke to me. Hopefully it did for dh, too.

Now, my son's b-day is tomorrow - turning the big 14! And mine's on Wednesday! 43 years young and feeling pretty good considering. I don't think i feel that old, and hopefully don't look that old - hee hee.

So another eventful and i'm sure busy week ahead. Off to make me a sandwich and open my mail - bday cards, magazines. . .

I'll try to pop in more often to post.

Good Saturday

2008-09-13T20:15:00.009-05:00

Yes, a good day. Didn't get the rain I had prayed for; hard to believe such a storm could just miss us, but it did. I am hoping few lives were taken.

Had a good weigh in at WW - 1.2 lbs.! Best i've done yet! So if i can do that or a bit more by next Saturday, i'll have finally lost 5 lbs. I know slow is good, but i know i can lose it faster. I didn't track well this week; go figure! But this week, I will for sure, and write down EVERYTHING. That's hard to do sometimes, but i've got to do it.

Scrapped with Fever Friends Crop group today. It was nice. Desi wasn't with me, but i had my music and Nancy near by and a few new faces near me as well. It was all good. Got one of my many SBF kits done, except for pics of course. I'm getting through my stash of kits, but I need to get some pics in them soon! It was good to see Pam, Marie, Patti, Janet; missed seeing Susan and Lorrie.

Well, off to read my WW mag and maybe grade some papers tonite. Life of a teacher never ends - until summer! That's a lil' bit aways right now.

Ciao!

JOURNEY
w/ Steve Augeri

Do you like it?

2008-09-12T21:17:00.010-05:00

My new background? I love it!! Thanks to reading Julie's blog tonight, i found that she had changed her background, saw a link for the free backgrounds, and finally figured how to add it and it worked! The Cutest Blog on the Block has adorable backgrounds. It was hard for me to choose but i chose this one for now. I'm sure i'll be changing it up often according to moods and seasons. Let me know what you think.

Hoping to scrap with SBF friends and
ex-shoppers (:( ) tomorrow for a while. Hoping the weather won't be so nasty, yet i am hoping for some rain. I do pray those who will be hardest hit will be as safe as possible. I just hope it will come a bit more this way for we need some rain! We had an early release planned for today which was going to be a teacher in-service day but turned into an everyone-go-home early, cancelling in-service! Guess God knew we'd be using for Ike!

I think i've done pretty good this week with WW. I'll go weigh in tomorrow and am hoping to have lost 2 lbs.!! It's been really slow this go around but i'm not putting it on, so that's good. I'll take up walking soon now that the weather is getting cooler. Can't wait - me with my MP3, comfy shoes and clothes, and I could walk for quite some time! Love walking in the fall and early spring.

Well, i'm off to bed; tired and my arms are hurting for some reason - weird!
I'm so excited about my new page background . . . .

Until then . . .
sherry

So sad . . .

2008-09-08T20:02:00.002-05:00

Yesterday was sad - Scrapbook Fever's last day of business! I couldn't bring myself to go there this weekend because it just seemed to hard. As i was driving home from ladies ensemble practice at church, I happened to see off I-35 the store with a UHAUL in front of it. I knew then it was a done deal and that I made the right decision not to go there. I probably would've balled like a baby. Goodbye~SBF. I will sorely miss you!

On to other things - 3rd week of school and still feeling good about it. Let's hope that continues.

My post op appointment with OB-GYN went well and all is good. Nothing else too newsy right now.

So until the next time . . . Journey on!

Labor Day

2008-09-01T09:53:00.003-05:00

Isn't this a cool pic? I love the colors it in - fresh, vibrant, inspiring! Can't remember where i found it, but i copied it because of the coloful simplicity of it.

Well, no going to work/school today! Nice 3 day weekend. What is a girl to do? Scrap! I hope anyway. I will be doing scrap related things - cleaning and reorganizing my totes and containers from the crops i've had in the last week, putting up new purchases and putting back what was packed for crops, cleaning off dining room table from my summer 'PHOTO FREEDOM' project, and whatever else may come my way. I'll also be praying for Gustav victims and praying that some of the rain may make it our way. It would be nice if the wealth was a bit more spread out - shared.

Pam, a wonderful scrapper and creator of Word Blooms (check her site out at http://www.heartoftexas.com/ ) made me some license plate albums for my trips to Alaska and New York. Can't Wait to do those puppies! They'll be so fun to do and cute! Thanks Pam!

Let's see - anything newsy? Well, had minor day surgery 2 Wednesday's ago and doing fine. From the tissue tested, all seems fine; i'll see Dr. on the 8th to possibly find out more. I didn't get to go to WW on the 23rd, but did on the 30th and lost 1/2 lb. Slow going but it's going. I'm hoping now that the surgery and previous problem are hopefully in the past, my body and i can start working together to get this weight loss going. I'm struggling with whether i should keep my Curves memebership as i'm not using it much and just not getting motivated enough to do it. I want to take up walking again since i enjoy it so much, but that's been slow going of late. Decisions, decisions . . . . Nothing else i can think of worth mentioning at this time.

Until later . . . .

Many thoughts . . .

2008-08-24T19:47:00.008-05:00

WOW! So many things to catch up on here, so i'll see what i can recall.

Can't believe summer Olympics is already over! My son, Caleb, really enjoyed watching them this year. Definitely an Olympics to go down big time in history.

Last day of summer break for us is tomorrow. TUESDAY is the first day of school for us. I'm actually excited about my class and looking forward to a great year in 4th grade! I sure will miss 5th grade, though. My theme is monkeys! Mrs. Moore's Magnificent (or Marvelous) Monkeys! The decor is sooooo cute, and i'm really getting into this monkey/safari theme.

Trip to New York was beautiful. I'll have to share my pics later as i've not uploaded them yet. The weather was cool, beautiful mountains in upstate. and Town Square was WOW!! We went shopping in the M&M store and Hershey store as well. You can tell what was on our minds - ;)

I bought me a SWATCH watch there as well. We also saw the Twin Tower site; it moved me more than i expected. Especially when i saw the flag still flying in that hole. Of course rode the subway, which is an experience in and of itself. Was hoping to see Empire State Bldg. but we just ran out of time with a few other things we did along the way. But, that just calls for another trip to NYC in the future!

I'm doing okay on Weight Watchers. After some health issues and a minor day surgery this past week, i've pretty much have just stayed or put on a pound. I'm hoping to get back in gear and get going again. I haven't been working out because of these issues so that probably doesn't help. I'll get there. It's a life style change - not just something short term.

Well, i'm still bummed about SBF closing; sure am going to miss that store A LOT! After a brief trip to Michael's today with Desi, i just thought how i can't bear to think that i won't be able to go to SBF anymore for scrappin' goodies!

I think that's about it for a catch up at this point. I'm going to try and do better (Pam) at posting more often. And I REALLY need post more pics and projects i've completed. I will do that soon.

Scrapbook Fever - my LSS

2008-08-20T19:33:00.004-05:00

I'm sooooooo bummed. My fav LSS announced today it is closing it's doors after 10+ years. I guess in the back of my mind i've been wondering for some time, but this summer i thought things picked up for them. Even if it did, it wasn't enough to keep them open. I've shopped at this LSS since it's opening and it has ALWAYS, ALWAYS been my fav LSS! Yes, i'd frequent others from time to time, but this was 'home' - "where everybody knows your name". What are we going to do without the monthly scrapathons? Personal service and conversation? Fun classes and contests? Lorrie? Susan? Patty? I'm struggling with the fact they will soon be no more.

"You had me at hello." SBF!!! You'll always be special to me - always!

Another Wordle - BOYZ

2008-08-16T12:56:00.002-05:00

These are too fun. Could be a great tool for scrapping.
Enjoy this one. Click pic for larger view.

Wordle - try it!

2008-08-16T12:43:00.002-05:00

Found this site when reading Stacey Julian's blog. Create word art. I did a scrapbooking one. If it doesn't show actual picture just click link and check it out!

Back later with more.

JOURNEY Rocks!!!!!!

2008-07-28T18:09:00.010-05:00

I don't think i can put into words adequately how totally awesome the concert was Friday nite! Oh my, we, Mindy and I, had the time of our lives! It was sold out, but we didn't really know that until Journey came out to play. First was Cheap Trick, and the place was half full. They were good, but i don't know as much of their stuff. After them, Heart came out and were fabulous!!! More people had come in by this time but still not overly crowded. Ann, the lead singer, is 58 and still sounds the same as she did when she was in her 20's!!! Awesome concert from them. But the best was yet to come, and JOURNEY did not disappoint! This is when the rest of the fans came in filling up the place. You could tell who they were there for! OMGosh. We were blown away. Arnel, new lead singer, is a Steve Perry sound-a-like but added enough of his own style to make the experience PHENOMINAL! He sang for 1 hr. 30 mins. straight! His voice was impecable and stayed strong until the end. He is doing a wonderful job honoring Journey's legacy and starting a new one with them. I can't wait to hear them again! One of the best times I've had in a VERY long time.

With Alaskan cruise, Journey concert, and NYC to come, i've had one BLAST of a summer.

Here are a few concert photos:

I did it!

2008-07-24T22:29:00.003-05:00

I joined WW this morning. I'll be attending weekly meetings and doing their etools, so with those two and some exercise, here's hoping to see some pounds fall off. I've had success before with just the online tools, so i know i can do it. But since dr. said i needed the "pack mentality" and support of others, i joined for the meetings as well.

I've so enjoyed the bits or rain we've had; wish we could have had more area-wide, steady rain, though.

Just about done going trough pics - at least the ones from 1990-current! Older ones may have to wait. Now to finish binders and begin filing other pics into category drawers. Love this Photo Freedom concept!!!!

Seeing JOURNEY tomorrow nite and it should be FAbUlouS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CIAO for now!

Que Pasa?

2008-07-23T19:34:00.004-05:00

Translated - what's happening? Used to be a show back in the 70's in the DFW area; kinda like a weekly talk show.

Anyway, not too much new, but a few things that are coming my way or things i'll be doing soon:

*JOURNEY concert in 3 days! Get to hear HEART and CHEAP TRICK also, which i've probably already mentioned somewhere below.

Making layout(s) for SBF's latest contest; due the 27th. It's just a one page layout deal.

New York (and NYC) the first of August. Going to visit a dear friend for a few days before the school starts back up for us teachers on the 14th.

Right now i'm trying to figure out why my coveted MP3 player can't be recognized on this laptop but is on our older one. Weird! Frustrating, too.

Well, that's all for now. Here's another little bit of Journey eye candy - or at least it's eye candy to me - LOL!

P.S. I'll be signing up for Weight Watchers tomorrow morning. Dr.'s orders, but something i'm wanting to do as well. Wish me luck!!

Making things look 'purty'

2008-07-12T20:42:00.004-05:00

I've spent too much time today trying to do something different and pretty to this webpage. I'm so not knowing how to do it well, but did get a new header and template. But it's still not want i want exactly. I don't know how to edit what i have; don't know if i have the stuff to do it right. If you have any tips or videos on SIMPLE ways to decorate a blog page, i'd appreciate it. Key words being 'purty' and SIMPLE.

See, isn't that pic to the left 'purty'? I want fun, pretty stuff like that. Maybe one day . . .

Motivation

2008-07-07T10:34:00.004-05:00

Or the lack thereof! Have you every just not been motivated to do much of anything, even participate in your fave hobby??? It's seems for quite some time i'm just not motivated to do much of anything. Now, i'm not a totally lazy person, but i'm also not a go-getter, hard working type either. But, i tend toward the lazy end than the working end. Unfortunatley not the best traits, i know. But really for a year or so now, i just don't seem to get too much gumption to do much. Sometimes i'll just veg in front of the TV and i know i need to do something, but just don't. It's caused some conflicts and i'm working on it. But i just don't understand why i have the want to but not the motivation to just do it! So one place i'm starting is with the computer. I've told myself today that i'm going to choose at least one day a week where i'll check no other blogs, message boards, websites, facebook. I'll allow myself to check email and only open those that need to be. Summer break is halfway gone and i don't want to say i did nothing. I'd like to have something to show for it in addition to the Alaskan cruise. So, off i go to do something productive.

July 4th Eve

2008-07-03T13:37:00.003-05:00

So i'ts already July and can't believe how the summer is just moving along. I am grateful for such a break from work, but i always hate that it comes to an end. I try not to complain, for i know any other job would not afford me such a break. Just hope it'll slow down just a bit before August comes zooming in.

We've pretty much been home bodies once the boys returned from their beach trip. With gas prices, heat, and some lack of motivation, we just haven't ventured out for summer activities. Not even to the pool. I've found that in the past few years, the boys would seem to get bored at the pool! It seemed i needed to entertain them. Which i didn't mind for some time, but i also enjoyed just laying out in the sun. Guess that's where they need to invite a friend to join them. Maybe we need to do that. I've also thought that we need to go bowling or putt-putt. I don't mind staying home, personally, but i'm sure it's not the best for the boys. You know, i wish they had summers like i had. Not that i didn't do my share of watching TV, but we played outside quite a bit. Rode our bikes all over the neighborhood, to Mr. M's for candy and soda, to the Mini Park or to a friend's. I remember on thing we enjoyed doing was riding our bikes to the water tower. It was uphill going but once we got there and began our trek back, it was downhill with no hands! That was always fun! We'd even stay out after dark with no worries. It was fun, safe, and just the norm. Kids can't seem to do that these days; plus i'd worry about mine too much. We didn't have all this electronic stuff to entertain us. We either played alone in our rooms, played with siblings or friends. Or, usually the last resort was TV. I often wonder if i'm a bad mom for not entertaining them more, but at the same time i want them to learn what i had to, and that is sometimes you have to entertain yourselves. I used to hate not having someone to play with or something to do, and it took me a loooonnngg time to learn that. Now i enjoy time alone; but i guess a hobby doesn't hurt.

I'm finally starting my photo organizing the PF way. Because most of my photos were already in chrono order, i pretty much skipped a few steps and am now putting photos that i want to scrap soon into the Storage Binders. The ones i kept but don't make it into the binders will go into Cold Storage (drawers with multiple tabs labeled according to Stacy's system). I'm getting excited as i look back through some of these pictures and can't wait to start scrapping some - IN ANY ORDER I CHOOSE! It sounds so liberating. What a way to celebrate the 4th - celebrating our freedoms in America and Photo Freedom!

Bye for now . . .

HELP!

2008-06-27T10:42:00.003-05:00

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

2008-06-25T15:23:00.002-05:00

. . . 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 . . .

2008-06-19T21:16:00.006-05:00

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!

2008-06-17T21:33:00.004-05:00

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

2008-06-16T21:34:00.012-05:00

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!

2008-06-15T21:14:00.005-05:00

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 . . .

2008-06-04T21:54:00.002-05:00

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.

Memorial Day musings

2008-05-26T12:34:00.004-05:00

It's nice to have this day off from work and to enjoy with family at home. Nothing planned, but going to work in scraproom. Doesn't mean i'll be scrapping but hope it will include some.

Remembering my parents today. I believe this day, or tomorrow, would have been their 44th wedding anniversary. Miss them bunches.

Just ordered from Amazon.com The Big Picture by Stacey Julian, and Pagemaps. Hoping to get those before leaving for Alaska - to have for some good readings. I figured since i bought Photo Freedom by Stacey and she referes to BP a few times, thought i'd check it out as well. I'm really looking forward to using her ideas to incorporate with my ways of scrapping. I believe it will be more enjoyable for me and hopefully less intimidating. The other book just looks fun! Something else i ordered last nite was JOURNEY's newest album and a T-shirt to go with it! I hope it's a good cd!

Just 3 1/2 more days of school, including Tuesday. Friday is early release. It couldn't come any sooner. Found out that the young boy i've had issues with more of late (with parents more than him) is leaving the school. I was a bit bummed at first feeling it was my fault as my principal twice mentioned to me specifically not wanting to lose this 'sweet' family. Guess we are. I could get into all again, but honestly, i think his leaving will be the best thing for him. If they don't hold him back or homeschool him, 6th grade will eat him alive.

Maybe i'll post a few pics later after I upload them to my puter. Been taking a lot lately with end of school programs and events.

Enjoy the holiday; I plan to.

Sherry

Shocked!

2008-05-21T21:44:00.004-05:00

Cook won! American Idol, that is. I'm shocked but so GLAD! I liked them both, but Cook was always my fav - so original, unique, and great voice. I just thought for sure Archileta had swept it. But 12 million votes separated them! What happened? And did Carrie Underwood steal the show or what? What a talent she is and to think she got her start with AI! And not sure about what George Michaels was singing about; he looked ill actually. I always hate when AI ends; one of my fav shows. CONGRATS TO COOK. I"LL BUY YOUR CD!

Went to scapathon last weekend without my scrappin' companion, Desi. It was good, but missed her dearly. It was good to see Michelle B. Small group but always fun!

I've decided that soon i need to start posting pics of layouts or projects i've done. I'm quite forgetful about doing that.

6 more days and school will be OVER! Tomorrow feels like Friday and i'm ready for the long holiday weekend. Plans? Clean some, organize some, and scrap! Maybe take the boys to a movie. Start making a list for Alaskan cruise. That'll be here before we know it.

Here's to American Idol!

Wednesday nite weather . . .

2008-05-14T21:26:00.002-05:00

Okay, so i'm sitting here at 9:25 p.m. watching the news like a hawk and a bit concerned! We're under tornado warnings and they are telling us hail is coming and circulations/hooks are being seen on radar. We're pretty much in the middle of it right now! My boys and I prayed before they went to bed. I'm sure they're still awake for they are scared. I don't blame them. And i'm not hooked up to electricity right now on the puter, so don't think I am; using battery. Doesn't look like we'll be through for the night for they spotted more severe weather to the west of us. We could use the rain, just hate the bad stuff that can come with it. Seems now Avery Ranch is being hit hard right now with electricity being out. I know some people who live in that area and pray they are okay. Now they're mentioning Brushy Creek. Too close for comfort for me. I think i'll go for now . . . Praying

Mother's Day 2008

2008-05-11T17:58:00.005-05:00

These two are the reasons I'm a mother today! Aren't they adorable??? Such wonderful boys - love 'em bunches!!

This was taken on Easter Sunday. Haven't taken any today - yet! This has been a good Mother's Day! It started yesterday with beautiful, colorful flowers from my husband. This morning I woke up to cards, chocolate, and gifts. The cards were funny and sweet. The chocolate was just sweet, and the gifts were awesome. I got a scrapathon weekend at SCRAPBOOK FEVER for next weekend - yessssssssssss. And the surprise i wasn't even expecting was from my oldest son - a book of poems he wrote in English class at school, bound in a nice hardback book, given and dedicated to ME! How awesome is that! I was shocked and near tears! He wrote a dedication in it to me and even a poem about me! There are other poems included but those really touched me. I'll definitely cherish this forever! I didn't know he still had it in him; you know when they hit those early teens, teens in general, they kinda pull away from some of that mushy stuff. So i got a bit of mushy stuff today and loved it! Went to Logan's Steakhouse for lunch - yum! Came home and took a nice nap to top it off. Now i'll be doing some MP3 downloading and whatever else i desire. I love being spoiled on Mother's Day. Miss my momma, though. When she first passed, I was a young mom, and Mother's Day were very hard for me - missing her and hard to enjoy for myself. It's only been in the past 3-4 years that i've been able to enjoy the fact that I'm a mother and to receive the blessings and honor given on this day to me and others. Doesn't mean i don't think of Mom, for i definitely do, but I can now enjoy celebrating my motherhood and hers, too.

These are some pics i took near our house of wildflowers on Easter Sunday; just love how they turned out! Trying to get some 'professional' looking shots. I think they're kinda cool! I'll share more later. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Looking back . . .

2008-05-04T20:54:00.009-05:00

over the rest of my week and weekend since wipe-out Wednesday, thankfully things got somewhat better. It helped to have NSD this weekend!!!! Though i will ALWAYS be a faithful, loyal fan of Scrapbook Fever, I had to go to Archiver's this weekend just to see if there were some good deals and such. Well, i definitely found some goodies:

an Umbra card/pic umbrella-looking display, some papers, overlays, 7 gypsies index card display (it's a small stand that spins - so cool) that you can add pics, journaling, anything you want to display!

Isn't it cool! Should be fun to decorate. Got some other goodies and headed to my fav lss for a class I ended up late getting to because i got my times mixed up - :(. Sorry Pam. Here's what i would have made and will make from that class:

But i got in on the tail end and took another class called BEACH Word Bud. So fun and going to make two for each of my boys' trips to the youth beach trip in June! Word Buds are like the Word Blooms that are popular but in a smaller size - mini album! So cute and fun!

Looks like my Mother's Day gift will be a scrapathon at SCRAPBOOK FEVER!!!! Yippeeeeeeeee! Desi won't be there, but i'm going on my own this time - no offense Des! I just couldn't think of anything else i wanted. Looking forward to that soon!

Well, i guess another school week begins. This one will be short for me for I decided to take Thursday off just for me (since we don't get paid or get to carry over unused sick/personal days) and going to a math conference Friday. Won't have students to deal with on that day! Should make for a good end of the week! Or at least hoping . . .

Just another wipe-out Wednesday

2008-04-30T20:36:00.004-05:00

Wipe-out meaning this week has already been really hard and i'm tired.

More parental issues and disension between me and my principal. We talked and it's a bit better. Enough about that though . . .

So enjoyed my Sat. scrapathon with Desi and my cousin, Cindy. May not have gotten a lot done, but needed the day and enjoyed catching up with the cuz.

Okay, now back to AI . . .i'm watching it right now, AGAIN, with mouth open in utter shock that JASON is in the top 4!!! I've watched all seasons but the first, and i don't ever recall a person with this much lack of talent going this far up. It's totally about his looks and not his music abilities. I was for sure this time he was a goner since even the judges didn't care too much for his performances. I just can't believe it.

I plan to do something fun for myself on NSD this Saturday. Loving my ATG. Used this weekend and it was sooooo easy. The only thing that baffles me a bit is that it tends to slip a bit off the roller and don't know why. Wondering if it's user error.

3 more weeks of school and Alaska bound! What pictures i plan to take and scrap! So excited and think this will be fab for our family.

Guess nothing too new other than the above. See you soon.

Random-osity

2008-04-23T21:41:00.005-05:00

Okay, first, i stole the post title from CZ's blog. Liked it.

Secondly, i've got to say i'm getting pretty ticked about how America is voting on/for American Idol. I don't claim to be a top musician, but i know music and singing, for i've been involved in it most of my life. With that said, when is dred-lock dude going to get voted off? He's waaaaaayyyyy overstayed his time yet he keeps coming back. He is NOT a strong vocalist and, in my opinion, did horribly. Yet he stays tonight and Carly, a fine vocalist, leaves! I'm just trying to figure out what America is thinking, yet that will forever be an unanswered question in many ways.

For anyone reading, know that this is also therapy for me. My counselor says i should journal, so i use this forum to do it, at times. Lately i've been feeling a bit down, like what i say means very little to those i'm close to - family and work in particular. I'm so tired of feeling that my principal is against me on things i've either done for some time and all of a sudden are wrong, or things she's approved but will later say she didn't realize this or that about it when she agreed. I had to change a student's conduct grade because a parent complained of how it was given, yet i've been doing this procedure for 4-5 years now!! Now all of a sudden it is no longer acceptable and i had to give her a higher grade. Those kinds of things really frustrate me. Though i understand where the parent was coming from, at the same time this is something her child has been doing most of the year. And my principal decides to throw in that parents are concerned that conduct grades are affecting grade point averages for highest academic awards. Last time i checked, i didn't think conduct was academic, i wasn't even informed of this concern of conduct affecting academics until this situation, and it's just nonsense, at least to me right now. I'm really starting to wonder if i should stay in the teaching career. Yet, i can't beat the holidays, the fact i'm on the same campus as my boys and just know where they are.

Looking forward to a scrapathon this weekend, and

my cousin will be coming in to town as well. Since she scraps, she be coming with me. Excited! I'm looking forward to the summer when i can spend more time scrapping. Also hoping to implement the Photo Freedom system to get myself into a different frame of mind about pics and scrapping. Off to bed. Still need to find those Journey concert tickets . . . .

sherry

Didn't realize . . .

2008-04-19T20:22:00.008-05:00

it had been so long since i posted! I just thought it had been just a week. Anyway, i'm posting now.

Light week at work/school because our students had SAT testing all week. Nothing like TEKS or TAKS that public schools do, but does assess where students are at academically. So i didn't teach a thing! Pretty neat; got caught up on some grading, lesson plans and some reading. We'll be in full swing Monday for 4 more weeks. Try doing testing for a whole week followed by 4 more weeks of academics. It's like pulling teeth from the students. Not looking forward to it. They think school ends with SATs.

Guess what? Got an ATG 714 adhesive applicator!!!! Ordered it online for just a bit over $35 and got some refills to boot! I tried it out and it is SO easy to use. I thought it would take me a bit more getting used to, but not at all! I'm looking to alter it to match my personal color preference, but don't know when i'll get to that. I saw one altered at Two Peas and it was sooooo cute. Pink, though. I'd do mine in lime green or turquoise blue. I've got other things i need to do and finish, so i'm sure this will be at the bottom of my to do list.

Scrapathon next Saturday!!! My cousin will be coming in to town, is a scrapper, and will be coming with me. I guess i better call the store and sign her up!! Should be a great visit and scrapping time.

Speaking of scrapping, man have i got A LOT of kits i've ordered lately from kit clubs. Seems like TONS of papers and goodies. I've not done anything with them other than open the box(es) and look at all the cool stuff. I need to decide how to store them. I'd like to keep them together, yet i wonder if that's the most effective way to use them. Guess i'll have to learn by doing. Some cool clubs i like: All Moments Remembered, Freckle Friends, Mosh Posh, Studio Calico and a few others. Great stuff!

Last but not least, i'm trying to find tickets for a concert this summer featuring JOURNEY with Cheap Trick and Heart!!!! I'm so excited they, JOURNEY, are coming back to San Antonio! Although they have another new lead singer, i'd still love to hear them. Just can't seem to get the seats i'd like. For some reason, Citicard members seem to have first dibs for premiere seats. Bummer. I'm keeping a look out.

Guess that's it for now. Signing off . . .

VENTING!

2008-04-08T22:07:00.005-05:00

Hopefully none of my students' parents can get here - :D

It's at this time of year that nerves of teachers, parents and students can get easily tired out and worn. I'm there! Just today 2 families just coming down on me and my co-teacher. With one, it was my fault her child refused to get her spring pictures taken and this will ALWAYS, as mom said, leave a negative feeling. When she thinks upon this, she'll always remember the fact her daughter missed out on her picture. Being a scrapbooker, i can SO relate. However, the child had basically thrown a tantrum, was red-faced from crying and she wouldn't have the pic taken. In the conference, it didn't matter that the child has been disrespectful and never takes responsibility for her choices, it was all about the spring pictures. AAAARRRRGGGHHH! Then a parent of another student is expecting us to no matter what, make sure his child has copied his homework. What about the other 17 students, and not to mention, the other special needs that i'm supposed to meet????? These are the days i question "Why am I teaching?" I'm not superwoman and i don't want to make excuses, but good grief. Where is that line i keep looking for where my job ends and the family's job begins? Venting . . . .

Excuse any misspellings - at least this once!

I can't believe . . . !!!!

2008-04-06T21:14:00.004-05:00

I ate the whole thing! Oops wrong cliche!

I took my 2nd motorcycle ride today - round trip about 40 miles!!!! To and from music practice at church! I can't believe I actually worked up the nerve to travel on the toll road there, and Parmer to 1431 back home!! I did it! And i have to say i liked it. I did pray ALOT, and closed my eyes at times, but i made it! My friend even took pics on her cell phone, so once i can get my hands on them, i'll prove it! WOW!!!

I'm reading Stacey Julian's newest book - Photo Freedom - and i'm really liking it. Hard not to just jump right in now and start sorting and purging and organizing. But i want to read it front to back first. I did clean out some pics i actually started cleaning out weeks ago and threw some away! Stacey says that's okay to do! :D

So i'm free of some photos!

Back to work tomorrow. Summer break, where are you?????????

Over the hump day

2008-04-02T20:58:00.003-05:00

Just 2 more days until the weekend. It's been a pretty good week considering it's been a full 5 day one. Been busy on the internet buying me a new cell phone and MP3. Got 'em both and just waiting for PayPal to clear payments and receive product.
Both are my fav color - green/lime green.

Kind of feel life is a bit boring right now. Nothing really new other than what's above. Ooohh, we did get our passports! This was a huge surprise because we just applied a little over a week ago and were told it would be 4-6 weeks! Just one thing checked off our list of things to do before the cruise in June.

Guess that's it for now. Maybe see you this weekend.

Feelings

2008-03-30T22:00:00.003-05:00

At times it's so easy to post about all the good stuff to help one feel better and not think about the bad/sad stuff. Though i almost always feel good on Sundays due to church service and fellowship with dear friends, sometimes other stuff happens later on that bums me out. Like today. Won't go into details, but let's just say in this particular situation, i feel quite hopeless and just want it to end. Just doesn't seem to get any better; wonder if it will.

Start of a new work week just hours ahead. oh boy. Sound excited, don't i? Just 40 something days left. That's not tooooo many!

Speaking of church, some of our worship team members will be singing an El Divo (?) song called "Mama" for Mother's Day. Beautiful. Check it out on YouTube. Tear jerker.

Finally got . . .

2008-03-29T21:56:00.004-05:00

Stacey Julian's Photo Freedom book. I'm hoping it will really help me get a handle on my photo storage, photo usage, and just some new ideas i've not even considered. Looks good and will share thoughts as i start reading it soon.

Wanted to scrap today, but after running errands and returning midafternoon, just couldn't quite get myself going. Not sure why. My mind wanted to; my body didn't. I can't afford not to with ALL i've got to finish. Did get a pedicure - maybe that relaxed me too much!

Looks like i'm in the market for: a new MP3, a new cell phone (screen out on mine.), and think i'm finally going to get an ATG 714 adhesive gun. Searching the net to try to find best values.

Off to bed now. Hope to enjoy the last day of the weekend. Man, wish it was a 3-dayer!!!

Thankful for . . .

2008-03-28T22:12:00.007-05:00

WEEKENDS! This will go into the next week's section of my gratitude album. Personally, i believe we should have 3-day weekends, 4-day work weeks. I'd even be willing to work an extra hour at work to have that. There's just something about a 3-day weekend that just seems a little less rushed, a little more relaxing, a little more productive, a little more enjoyable. What can i say - I love 3-day weekends, and i think i go back to work after one a better employee! Just my 2 cents. Thinking of weekends, after this one, i'll be doing school activities for the next two. I'm not too thrilled about that because being a teacher and already spending a lot of time up there doing things, i just feel like a little break from school/work is needed. I definitely, well usually, don't feel like i had a weekend when the weekend is filled with school activties, at least the Saturday. The 5th is my ds's choir festival, and then he has a track meet the following Saturday ALL DAY LONG! This time of year just seems crammed with things to do on the weekend; hence, that's why i go back to wishing for 3-day weekends. I seem to be repeating myself - :D

So, do you see where my focus is right now??? As Loverboy sings, "Everybody's working for the weekend!" So true for me . . . .

Chow for now.

Test post

2008-03-27T22:18:00.001-05:00

Just checking to see if a logo shows.

Passports

2008-03-24T21:52:00.004-05:00

Finally got our passports taken care of at the post office. Spring Break proved to be the wrong week to get that done. So today was our last holiday off from school and our last chance to go to the post office. We're just hoping there will be no glitches - like we found out Caleb shouldn't have been wearing a jacket or that Tim and boys needed the 'long' version of their birth certificates - which weren't mentioned on the forms or website. Like they couldn't have told us this in advance? So here's hoping.

Back to school tomorrow; supposedly about 45 days left of school. Doesn't seem possible yet seems far away as well.

Oh before I forget, found some Making Memories papers, embellies, and such at Target. Boy did I have a blast snatching it all up - the new 5th avenue line. Pretty stuff. And if you're local, Scrapbook Fever has got the best people and some new stuff in stock!

Sunday drive . . .

2008-03-24T09:35:00.005-05:00

HE'S ALIVE! This is what Easter is all about!

Had a fabulous Easter Sunday service at church this morning. Had a simple lunch, a simple nap and then went for my FIRST somewhat-long motorcycle ride with hubby! First, this Saturday, on our date, we went to the Honda motorcycle store and bought me a helmet. Once we made that commitment, because they're not cheap, I knew I'd have to follow through on my promise to dh and the counselor to try giving motorcycle riding a try. So after my nap, I got ready, put on my new helmet, "hopped" on the bike and we were off! He took simple, smooth, less traveled roads, which was great. We were gone about 20-30 minutes for i had said let's take it easy for my first one. Got back home safe and sound and it was actually quite nice. I can't believe I'm even thinking that I'd like to try that again, but i am. I just have to keep building up my confidence level. He's a great driver! This wasn't my first time to ever ride, but it was the longest one and the first on this particular bike. I'm proud of myself, and hope to try it again soon.

Hope to share a few Easter pics later. Turned out pretty good considering the wind. Can't believe how grownup Caleb looked. My young teenager looked like a bigger teenager!

Off to the scrap room for more stashing away and hopefully some work. Enjoying my VERY last holiday break before school's out for summer . . .

Saturday musings

2008-03-22T09:58:00.005-05:00

So nice to go slo-mo on Saturdays. Nothing to wake up for, except to fix breakfast at least at a decent a.m. time - :D. Made pancakes, as my boys love Saturday pancakes! I think this is what i'll put in my gratitude journal - the freedom to just go slo-mo on a Saturday without having to rush here and there and do a ton of stuff. Grateful for weekends!

Surfing the net for some things -ATG 714 glue gun. Think i need one of these! And think I found a great price, too. Also been eyeing the Scor-It or Score Pal. I've seen Erin Lincoln use it on several video clips on the CK website. Cool tool!

Read a bit on the CK MB (message board) about peoples' thoughts of CK magazine. Didn't realize many were becoming disappointed in the mag. Some are saying too many ads; not enough layouts; page numbers decreasing. I guess it hasn't hit me yet, but now i'll be eyeballing April's issue a bit more. Some will discontinue their subscrip. I do have to say i'm LOVING the ScrapTrends magazine, but it costs a whopping $14.95, and their subscription rate for one year is about $85!!!! WOWZERS! BUT, they hardly have any ads and they have tons of layouts and it's a good quality book/mag. Things to ponder.

Supposed to go motorcycle helmet shopping today. Not sure how i feel about that, but i really want to try riding with Tim - you know, to support his passion. Just scared.

Enjoy the beautiful day!!!

Gratitude

2008-03-21T19:29:00.004-05:00

A few months ago, I took a class at the lss titled '52 weeks of gratitude'. As usual, I started it but haven't completed. Now that we're almost 12 thru the year, I thought today I better start writing some things i'm grateful for before the year's up and not have any entries. So here goes!

Week #12: I'm thankful for Easter and what it means to me personally. To be able to celebrate Christ's death, burial, and resurrection freely in this country, in my church, truly is something I don't want to take advantage of and am so grateful for.

GOOD FRIDAY!

2008-03-21T10:39:00.004-05:00

What a beautiful day! Looking springy out side.

Have the day off and plan to do a little spring cleaning and relaxing.

Caleb had his first track meet this year and got back late last nite. He's a bit tired

May be looking into getting myself a motorcycle helmet this weekend. I'm trying to

work up the nerve to ride with Tim on his motorcycle. Yikes!

Got some new scrap mags to read through this weekend. Love to look at other's ideas.

Took a word bloom class at Scrapbook Fever and have a good start on it. Would really like to finish it and/or another project that I've started. I'm gathering quite the collection of started-but-not-finished projects.

Looking forward to Easter Sunday to celebrate that HE is risen!!!

Have a blessed day today!

sherry d

Back to school!

2008-03-17T20:30:00.000-05:00

Well, we're back to the old routine - school. It was a pretty good day for me as Mondays are lite in teaching (my students have so many specials). They were a bit sluggish but we made it through. Nice thing about returning to a new nine weeks is there is little or no grading left over from the previous week!

Like the chocolate bar banner above? Well, i LOVE chocolate - especially DARK CHOCOLATE! It's the best. And man, do they have have selections now of dark chocolates. I'm trying to sample them all - little at a time. One of these days I WILL do a layout about my love of chocolate.

Supposed to have severe weather tonight. Hope the electricity doesn't go out or it won't be good. Also praying for no tornadic winds or tornados in the area. PRAY!

Taking a word bloom class this week; i'll post it when it's complete - at least decorated, but not sure if i'll have pics in it that quick.

Stay safe tonight and dry tomorrow.

sherry

Almost was Friday the 13th!

2008-03-14T08:51:00.000-05:00

Missed it by a day - whew! Seriously, not superstitious at all! Just noticed it on the calendar.

This blog won't be seeing as much of me after today. I guess that's what a break in routine can do. Heading back to school Monday. It's okay; the break was refreshing and i feel rested and pretty much ready.

Passports are ALMOST done. House kinda clean. Scraproom looking good except for table tops. Cleaned out some old clothes; need to do the boys'. Need to workout today, but just don't feel like it. Scrapping this weekend!!!! A nice way to end the break, I think.

Got a few monthly kit club packages this week - Freckle Friends and Mosb Posh. Though i don't have subscriptions yet, i'm really getting hooked in to these kits! I hope to play with the stuff soon.

Enough rambling for now. Ciao!
sherry

2nd to the last day of Spring Break

2008-03-13T14:40:00.001-05:00

It's Thursday and spring break is almost over. It's been nice and i've enjoyed it greatly. We've not done anything special or in particular, and I think that's okay! I've been cleaning and rearranging AGAIN in my scraproom. I think it's close to what i want! We'll see soon enough.

Here's a pic of our state capitol. Can't take credit for the pic, but took it from a scrap friend of mine. It's a beauty. Think i'll use it to put into a word bloom album like this one:

Isn't it a cool looking album?

An acquaintance that works at Scrapbook Fever (hi Pam!) makes them now; her new home business is called Heart of Texas Studio. She's making new words all the time. I'll be taking a class next Wednesday and will do one on the (Air) FORCE. Looking forward to that one. I've already purchased a soccer and Texas album, and got a LOVE one as a scrap-a-thon gift. One could go crazy doing these - they're so fun.

My local LSS who sells these is holding a contest on the best word bloom album created. Saw some TOTALLY awesome ones. I had wanted to enter, but just didn't get around to it. Kinda glad I didn't 'cause the competition is stiff! My two favs were a girl scout one and a Texas License plate one. The lady who did the license plate one must have copied a plate about 6 times and then had to line them up evenly for each page, and it looked so real!

One thing i've been doing to help me reorganize and hopefully make more accessible my hoard of supplies is to make a ribbon bag, much like this one:

I had a leftover makeup bag from Crate and Barrel and punched it up, added eyelets and pulled ribbon through. Quite cute! I then bought a clear bag with black trim, much like the one above, from Target, punched it, added eyelets, and pulled more ribbon through. I just punched more holes in it once i found i could and will add even more ribbon to that bag. No eyelets this time. The one above didn't use them, so i'm saving the rest of mine and will see if the holes hold up.

Well, off to the scraproom again.

20 Questions

2008-03-12T11:37:00.000-05:00

Okay, here's some fun facts for me to remember later when i hopefully do an "About Me" album. Got these from my counselor for Tim and I to use on each other.

1. 2 closest friends: Kathy, Mindy (but can't leave out Mary, Reve, Holley)

2. Fav music group: DUH - Journey!

3. Nane one of my hobbies - another DUH - scrapbooking!

4. Stresses facing right now (3/12/08): working on marriage, some student/parent issues

5. Fav relative - not counting my brother, i'd say my cousin Cindy since we've gotten along well and are close in age

6. One of my greatest fears - dying while my boys are young

7. Fav meal? Chicken fajitas

8. Personal improvements I want to make: not to be such a procrastinator, lose this weight, find my value in Jesus and not through or by others, pray more

9. Fav vacation: Right now, probably my Chicago trips (as an adult), Williamsburg, VA (as a child)

10. Fav ways to work out: Walking with MP3 player; Curves

11. Ideal job? Something with or in the scrapbooking industry or maybe in music

12. Fav Magazine: probably Creating Keepsakes

13. Best friend in childhood: Stacey Lovell (church) and Shaun Stallones (neighbor)

14. Least fav relative: can't think of any that i just don't care for

15. What am I most sad about: marriage troubles and loss of my parents

16. Side of bed I prefer? from foot of bed, it'd be the right side.

17. Medical problems I worry about? weight issues that may start affecting my health, depression issues

18. Most embarrasing moment: Probably in early college years when, in a dress in front of a cute guy (and others), i feel down some cement steps at an apartment complex. Busted up my right index finger bad enough for minor surgery. Now it's fused and have a scar to always remember this incident by!

19. Secret ambition? to honestly be content in whatever circumstance i'm in and to be the best mom i can be.

20. Fav song - TOUGH one. Still They Ride and/or Stone in Love both by Journey.

Should be interesting to see how some change in a few months. Hopefully for the better!

Ciao!

Happy Spring Break!

2008-03-12T10:23:00.000-05:00

Well, it's been a long time coming, but it's finally here - spring break! We're actually almost half way through it now, and we're definitely enjoying our down time!

Here's what's new since last post:

1. Going on an Alaskan cruise in June. SO looking forward to this. Going with my brother's singing group, among others, and my cousin and her family will also be going.

2. Basketball season is finally over. It was a good season for both boys. Caleb was the little star of both the A and AA teams; scored several 3 pointers and really had a good season. I think he's found his sport! Aaron did well, also. Though slow going at first due to healing of his broken arm, he got a decent amount of playing time, scored several baskets for his team, and also enjoyed himself. Was a very busy season, but worth it.

3. Caleb starts track now. This should be interesting.

4. Taking a word bloom album class next Wednesday. So excited about that.

5. This weekend is my LSS monthly scrapathon. I always look forward to these! SO fun.

6. Mindy and I are hoping to go to NY to see Ms. Kathy towards summer's end. We really miss Ms. Kathy. I pray she'll come back to TX soon.

Been cleaning and reorganizing AGAIN my scraproom. Tim would prefer i find something more productive to do on my spring break. Oh well . . . .

Guess that's it for now. A few pics for fun.

Toodles,

Sherbear

JOURNEY

2008-01-04T10:03:00.001-06:00

Life is a journey. I like this word. I also like the band JOURNEY. My all-time fav! I could eat, drink, and breathe JOURNEY music. Just wanted to post some fav pics i've found in regards to my fav band! More pics later.