It's a New Week

WOW! I can't believe it's almost time for Thanksgiving....then CHRISTMAS! It seems like we just had these 2 holidays. I wished they flew by like this when I was a child.

I am not sure what our plans are for Thanksgiving this year. We lost my father-in-law 2 months ago, so the holidays will be hard for us. We were all really close since we once lived next door to each other for years.

On a positive note, I do plan to put the tree up once we eat on Thanksgiving. This is our second Christmas in our home. I want it to look more fabulous than last year. I didn't have the time or energy to do much in the way of decorating last year. We had just adopted a teenage mom and her baby, on top of our 2 kids...all of our time went into them.....it was difficult to adjust. I think we can swing it this time if we get a game plan.

I worked most of the weekend and have to work 730am-730pm for the next 3 days........I did manage to get some scrapping in today. I ordered a kit and got it all put together with pictures. I am so proud of this little album. It is way outside of my comfort zone and would have never created something like this without the kit. I will try to post it sometime this week.

I hope everyone has a fabulous week and a Happy Thanksgiving if I don't post before then.....Everyone can find something to be thankful for.

Happy Hump Day

Hope you're having a great hump day.......I have a ton to do today so no scrapping for me.

I take care of my hubby's grandmother......she has a full day in town and I have to be at work at 2pm. I hate days like this but one day I will look back and cherish the moments that I had with her......she's precious!

I've completed a few layouts and finished a clear mini album last weekend....I will try to get them posted tonight or in the morning.

School is out for Thanksgiving after Friday......geesh, I hope that the kiddos can go to their grandmothers for the week. CROSSING MY FINGERS AND TOES!

Have a great day!

2 Layouts and a Deer

Here are 2 layouts....I wish I could get the cropping straight....they're straight in real life.

I just got a phone call that my son has killed his first deer.....I am on my way to take pictures of him and his deer. Yippie!

Saturday News

I got the day off....had to show my hinney a little bit at work. I had to explain that I do have a family and that I wouldn't put them ahead of my family again. We'll see how that goes....I really hope that things work out at work.

Hubby took the kids hunting today...today was the first day of gun season for KIDS ONLY. Next weekend the adults gun season opens.......My daughter hates hunting...my son loves it. They didn't get a deer but they did get to see another 12 year old kill his first big buck. The boy lucked up on this hunt....his first time ever....was in the stand for 5 minutes and set the record for the biggest buck ever killed in this hunting club. WAY TO GO ROBERT!
Needless to say, this kid thinks that hunting is EASY......well, I think he'll be bored with the sport after what happened to him today.

My daughter and I went shopping this afternoon while the boys went hunting again. Jess is a huge Taylor Swift fan......she got her new CD......she's had her money saved and ready to purchase this CD since the release date on the 11th....I haven't had the time to go get it for her.
It's really a good CD.
Got some new scrapbooking stuff.....can't wait to put some pictures with these papers.

I was hoping that a Kit that I ordered would be in the mail today....didn't come! BUMMER! I am so waiting on this.

I've been playing with the new camera....Love it! I wish I had the camera before our trip. Oh well, I will book another cruise just so I can take some great pictures....HAHA *joke*

Alabama is playing tonight...lets hope that they win....traffic was horrible today in town......Gotta love ballgame traffic.

Have a great weekend!

General Rambling

Well, my morning is NOT going as planned......Today *WAS* my first off day in 3 weeks. I was so looking forward to it..........Needless to say, my only other employee quit....as in walked out! ARRRRGGGGHHHHHH! No reason other than "I don't have to work." Oh, for the love of dumbasses, what would we do without them????? Our turnover is suffering like something major right now. I have been with this place for 2 years now........I have been the only employee for 10 months out of the 2 years......I hate to break it to them but I WON'T work 65-70 hours a week again.

Ok....back on a positive note....I am thankful that I have a great job and it pays great, 6 miles from home, right next to the school that my kids attend. Shouldn't complain huh? The next closest job is 25 miles away. I will shut up!

I did get to play with the camera last night.....so much to learn......if you have any great tips, please share them with me! I feel a bit intimidated by this gadget.

Hope you all have a great day......I will post some layouts tomorrow....hopefully, they will look better than the ones already on here.

I got a Nikon...woo hoo

My husband surprised me with a Nikon D60 Gold Edition SLR camera with 2 different lenses......I was very shocked! I was going to upload some more layouts but think I will wait until tomorrow when I get the new camera hooked up. The battery is charging now.

No more crappy pictures but I am sure I won't be a pro like my friend Jenney.

Ok.....off to get kiddos in the bed.....I can't wait for better pictures.

Have a great night!

Layouts Part 2

The first layout is of our Captains dinner.

The second layout is of my son and hubby with the stingray. My son was a bit timid around the stingray but loved it when my hubby would act silly with it. I still have a gazillion more that I will get on here, slowly but surely.

Layouts Part 1

I have completed many layouts from our cruise.....here are 2 that I've finished.

The first layout is of us swimming with stingrays in the Cayman Islands. The second layout is of my daughter in Cozumel.

Layouts

These aren't the best pictures of my layouts but they'll do.

The first layout is of my kids at the pumpkin patch.
The second layout is of my friend Reba's grandson, Sam.
We all had a great time at the patch.

Game, Movie, and Layouts

The Game-----

OMG, I was on pins and needles the 4th quarter of the AL/LSU game. That was one awesome game! Yea ALABAMA! They had everyone scared and barely pulled it off. Official score was AL 27 -- LSU 21. ROLLLLLLLL TIDEEEEEEE ROLLLLLLLL! BTW, I don't get into football that much so everyone was a bit on the shocked side at work. I was all into this game for some odd reason.





The Movie-----

Fireproof was one of the best movies that I've probably ever been to. It was an awesome movie that really has a good message. I highly recommend it to ANYONE. There wasn't a dry eye in the theatre at the end of the movie. I really saw myself and my marriage play out in the theatre. I even saw a tear or 2 come from my hubbys eyes. I really believe this movie is one of the most POWERFUL films ever made. Please go see it....really really awesome. It is very easy to take your partner for granted and not realize it.

Here is the link for the movie and the book, "The Love Dare"

http://www.fireproofmymarriage.com/

http://www.lovedarebook.com/



There are a few other links for some other awesome stuff on the first link.





The Layouts-----

Blogger is down for uploading pictures. I will try again tomorrow night after work.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Question of the day

Will be beat LSU today?????? That is the question of the week.....I for sure hope that we do.

Alabama is ranked #1.........first time in a longggggggggg time. WOO HOO baby....it makes my hubby happy and I for one like a happy hubby. I have to work tonight so I won't be watching the game but I did buy a cute Alabama shirt to wear to work.



I hired a babysitter to keep my kids tonight. I can't wait to get off of work and head out to the movies. My hubby and I have had our share of disagreements lately. I don't know what the heck is up with all the fussing and bickering. I have heard wonderful reviews for the movie, "Fireproof" so we are going to see it. Everyone swears it will help your relationship whether you've been married 20 years or 2 days.....whether you're happy beyond belief or had your share of bumps in the road. There is a book called, "The Love Dare" that goes along with the movie.....It's a journal of tips.....1 tip a day for 40 days. A friend gave me the book yesterday.....I flipped through it, looks pretty good! It's basically those little things that couples use to do and say back in the beginning of a relationship. The things that made you fall in love.



Anywho, when I get the camera....I'll post my layouts.

Have a great weekend!

Long afternoon and night at work today. I like working nights and afternoons so I can scrap after the kiddos get on the bus in the mornings. I got to scrap 4 layouts before going in. I am getting my mojo from magazines right now. It's working thus far......I simply find myself stressed out about scrapping when I have to come up with a layout on my own.....this way is much easier.

My hubby took the camera hunting yesterday and I can't find it anywhere in his truck. I hope like heck that he didn't leave it at the hunting camp. I will try to get my layouts up on here tomorrow when he gets home from work.

Hope you had a blessed day........More tomorrow!

Layouts from Got Sketch 102

Lots to Scrapbook Ok, it's been like forever since I blogged....so long that I forgot my blogger addy and my password....well, you don't need a password if you can't remember the addy. LOL

I took a break from scrapbooking and started working.....now I am getting back into scrapbooking ....FULL FORCE! I am still going to work but I am *MAKING* time to scrap.I signed up for Got Sketch 102 in September...I missed GS 101.....well, I was doing really well, checking the website, scrapping the layouts before the new one was published and we had an unexpected death in our family. My father-in-law went to be with the Lord......it was so totally unexpected and to make matters worse, our kids have never dealt with death before. Needless to say, family came first and I missed the last 2.5 weeks of the 4 week class. I did print the stuff and will go back to catch up. We took a cruise to the Cayman Islands and to Cozumel to get away and spend time together. I took over 600 pictures on our journey. I hope we can start making a family tradition out of cruises....if you haven't been.....you SHOULD go....AWESOME EXPERIENCE! I have scrapped over 15 layouts of our cruise and will start posting them.I hope I can take the time out to scrapbook and get my blogging friends back .....it's been awhile since I had the time to read.

Hope you have a great Tuesday.....Don't forget to VOTE and pray that the Lord's will be done for our country.