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Wordle for the day!

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

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 . . .

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!

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 . . .

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!

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 . . .