And its finally over!!!

The last three weeks have been good, bad and ugly. They have been transforming, boring, frustrating and easy....In other words, PHEW! What a roller coaster!

First and foremost, I want to give a shout out to my friend Brandy! She has been an amazing friend for over a year. She pulled me out of my funk just before our little chicadees turned 1, and has been a fun, uplifting friend ever since! Our first play date we went to the mall playground just to get out of the house! Who ARE these little ones in the first pic??? Elizabeth was Noah's first valentine, heck, first friend! Last, but not least, though, I have to thank Brandi for being there the last 3 weeks as a SUPER babysitter! Me not being around was an ajustment for Noah as well as me, but Brandi made it super easy!


Next, I need to thank Kelly for being a life saver today! Noah had a blast! I know he did! AND she got him to sleep for almost 2 hours?! How AWESOME! We have not known Kelly and Ethan as long, but I have a feeling its going to be a fun relationship! Thanks again!



Well? You remember how sick I was? I had a terrible cough. It was worst at night, of course, but all day as well. There were times I couldn't breathe, much less answer the phone at work. Well, the coughing was so bad that I strained a striated muscle, so now my whole side is on fire and in pain. Luckily, there is relief with medication. The doc says it takes a long time to heal. I hope it heals sooner than that, LOL!

On a work note, today was my last day... WOO HOO!!!! (actually, I was thinking the angelic singing sound...you know, AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH....but I didn't think people would get it, LOL!) The lady I was replacing is not back yet, and does not plan to be for awhile. She will be out longer than expected, but I refuse to give them more of my time like that. I LOVE my job, and the people I work with....its just so disorganized and so far to drive. So I will do the medical transcription from home for them until October. YAY! More $$!!! AND more time for crafts and Noah!

Noah has grown so much in the last 3 weeks. It's amazing! He is saying small sentences clearly now! It so cute! The other night he woke up and could not go back to sleep. He sat on the couch by me, looked up while he was rubbing his bleary eyes and said, "Mommy? Seepy Guy!" I LOVE it!!!


In closing, I have gone green. Well, okay, not BIG time, or anything...but in addition to buying the concentrated soap, using no dryer sheets and having compact light bulbs, I have started using "green" bags. Okay, only one is actually green, but you get the point. I love the Walmart bags cause they say, "Paper, or Plastic? Neither!" Hilarious! On a bad WalMart note...am I the only one that has noticed their prices going through the roof as gas drops? AND they have stopped carrying a lot of things I use. UGH! A gripe for another day, though!



Alrightie ladies! Have a wonderful weekend, and I promise to create something to share VERY soon! Maybe even tonight??? (Crosses ever finger and toe....)

Ahhh, the weekend.

Well, today I was still coughing my head off, but I was NOT going another day without dragging the craft supplies out of the closet and making a card or two. The problem was, I was uninspired. So many inspiring posts, sketches and ideas....and I got nothin. But I was able to come up with these cards. Hope you enjoy!

This first one is for my very first friend on Cafe Mom....Sorry to spoil the surprise! I know you will still enjoy it anyway.


This second card is for a lady on CMMs that went above and beyond this week. It is packed with Changito images so that she can create her own. I owe thanks for the cuttled paper and the banana paper to a couple of sweeties over in CMMs. You ladies are really starting to spoil me! No, WAIT! Don't stop! I love it, LOL!


Today we got to go and see Gammie and Grandpa. Noah LOVES to spend time with them. He also loves to talk to Gammie on the phone every chance he gets. It has gotten to the point that if he sees me on the phone, he gets upset because he thinks I am talking to Gammie and he wants to. lol! Anyway, we had tons of fun. Noah, completely unscathed from the bump on his head, was a little toddler tornado, and is still not actually asleep yet. Can we say, HYPER???



Anywho! I hope you ladies are enjoying your weekend! I might not be on much tomorrow. Putting windows in at my parents place, so also not any time to card, most likely. ::sigh:: Only one more week and I will be back to my normal routine. YAY! Love you ladies!

Yaaawwwnn....

::Stretch:: Okay. I think I can stay awake. lol! What a week! My goodness! What a roller coaster!
As I have mentioned before, the office I am working for temporarily is out of control, crazy disorganized. The first few days that I worked there I was so stressed I didn't sleep for about 2 days. I was so overwhelmed. The lady that is there now is sweet and kind, and has great work ethic. She is just slow. Things are months behind in some aspects and slow is not good enough. I literally don't even take time to pee. I just hope my bladder holds. Its that bad. Please pray that I will be able to do some significant for them before Friday.

Noah has decided that this week he does not like to go play all day with his best friend. He cries so hard when I leave. The first day it caught me off gaurd. He has never acted that way before. EVER. He has cried every single day this week when I left. It breaks my heart to leave him there with him crying, but I have made a commitment, and barring anything serious happening, my duty is to go to work. And, lets be realistic. He may not want me to go, but he plays HARD after I am gone. He sleeps SO hard when we get home. So I guess he is not too traumatized.


Working has, however, made me appreciate being with my little love so much more. I am facinated at how much he changes every day and how much personality he has and is still developing! I can't seem to take my eyes off of him sometimes. He is even saying some small sentences. "Whas Da?" "Wha Happen?" "I Hepping" He is so sweet.


Thank you to all of you for not forgetting about me! I got a great RAK from Raz the other day! You really are too much!!! I got some great cuttled papers and some prima flowers, and the cutest cupcake images! MmmM! love those cupcakes!!!



I also got yet another package from my not-so-secret secret sister from CSs on CMMs! WOW! She has gone above and beyond. I feel like a bad sis! I was not that good to mine!


Sorry, no cards to share. I am hoping to get a chance to this weekend, but it is not looking good. Have great weekend ladies!

Happy Day!

Today, despite feeling bad most of the day (thanks a lot, Noah) was a good day. Noah has been so much fun!

Thanks to Brandy, we are successfully weaning Noah off the binky. YAY! He has gone 3 entire days, save nap and sleeping times, without, and rarely to never asks for it now. He does, however, carry blankie around everywhere now. My lil linus. I will get pics of that soon. I do get a lot of these pouty faces. He is a little more insecure without. I think it is so sad, but so sweet.



Without the binky, Noah is a new child. He is talking, singing, babbling...I told DH I want to give it back so he will go back to being a baby. =0( I am proud, but I have that bittersweet feeling. I am sure most of you can relate.




I caught a cute video of him trying to sing to the Veggi Tales theme song. We are big into Veggi Tales in this house. Noah is a second generation Veggi Tales fan. Poor thing, lol! He never had a chance.




Since it was hot out (LOVE that TN summer humidity!) DH decided to make home-made icecream. This was something that I grew up doing with my family, and when I got married, for my birthday,my parents gave me their hand crank ice cream maker. One day I hope to have one that has the nice wood on the outside. There is nothing like home-made ice cream.

I also managed to make a card today! Enjoy!

So happy its Friday!

Well, this week has been a week, that's for sure.

When I first got pregnant, I never fathomed staying home. I never wanted to stay home. It was never in the plan, and plan we did. DH would stay home with me for the first 4 weeks, and I would go back to work after 6 weeks. I even had a babysitter lined up and payment arrangements all made.

Alas, it was not to be. God must look down on us when we are "planning" and giggle, or shake his head and say, silly humans. Don't you know my plans are WAY better?? I was not able to go back to work. Noah had reflux and colic, and as bad as my post partum depression was, I still knew that a screaming child was not safe in the hands of a stranger for 8 hours a day. Much less, why work to only make enough to pay for the babysitter and gas, right? So stay at home I did.

It was a hard adjustment, learning to do housework and take care of an infant and a husband who now shouldered the entire financial load. At somepoint (I am not sure when) I guess I settled into that roll.

This week has been.....well, HARD on me. DH has been good about listening and being patient. But things have just been stressful. Is hard walking into a work situation and immediatly have to clean up someone elses problems, and be worrying about your lil man with someone else...and whether hubby will get supper...or whether I will have the energy to clean and launder (which I have not) much less time for carding, which, I know is low on the totom poll, but realistically, a person needs time for themselves and for family.

I came to the realization that I DON'T want to work anymore. Not because I am lazy, but because I have not truely had any time with my son in 5 solid days. I miss him. He is learning new things every day and I am not getting to spend time with him. I dunno.

I have a newfound appreciation for those who work fulltime, or even partime and have families and manage to balance them well. I am sure it was something that came with time, but as thankful as I am for the extra dollars this month, I am also thankful that this is a temporary arrangement. I am hoping this will motivate me to be a great housewife and mother, instead of just a good one.

I did get a great RAK this week from a super fab friend of mine, Heather from over at Cafe Mom. I love this card. She sent it with some awesome brads and eyelets! THANKS HEATHER!

That's the sum of my week.....thanks for listening. I know its not my usual. Hopefully I will have something much more fun to say by the end of the weekend. =0)

What a GREAT day!

So, I was sitting on the couch, feeling sorry for myself....being a loser...and my neighbor drives up and is all excited because she wants me to go with her and get this playhouse for Noah. She had seen it on the side of the road a couple miles up. Well, Noah had just FINALLY gotten down for a nap, so...yeah. Well, the neighbor has a 17 year old daughter, so I left her with the almost asleep Noah, and we took off...only to realize my tank was on E! YIKES!

Luckily, the house was only about 2 miles up the road. Unfortunately, it would NOT fit in my trunk. Drat....well, my FIL has a truck and he works with DH 2 miles up the other way, so I called and they couldn't help. FIL was out at lunch. BUMMER! I had things to do and didn't want the house to get away, so I thought...and the neighbor thought...(I love her and her daughter. They are awesome).

Then it hit us. TIE IT TO THE ROOF! Right? LOL! Only problem was, no bungees...and no rope. AWE, COME ON!!! My landlord happened to be coming out of her house, so I snagged her and sure enough, she had ROPE! WOOHOOO!!!!

Again, neighbor girl with a now, fully awake, hyper Noah and we took off...and filled up wth gas first, LOL!

So here we go! It has some yuck inside the panels....I dunno if we can get it out, but I bleached and rinced the rest of it. Noah loves it! I can't wait to see him imagine!!!

Is it Friday yet?

Oh, MAN...what was I THINKING going back to work? I must have been out of my mind.....Lets just say....I remember why I quit in the first place. The lady I used to work with is a lazy, slovenly, lieing waste of a good office position. I don't like to talk that way about people...maybe I should just go with the old Thumper addage....if you don't have anything nice to say....

Transcription is a month behind, rooms are not being sterilized, the doctors are getting behind because the office is behind. ARGH! I am the kind of person that likes things to be in order, and running like a well-oiled machine. And this office doesn't. But it WILL by gum. It WILL! Only 2.5 more weeks...I can do it.

This weekend was not bad. It was just another weekend. Noah was a sweetie, though, he developed a cough on Friday or Saturday. No other symptoms, but it has made for a few bad nights for my lil man.

I was able to make an awesome card (I thinkn) on Sunday...instead of cleaning like I should have been....Its an accordian card. The image on the inside if a magnet. I got the idea for the card out of a Card Maker Magazine from a year ago. I made it for a RAK for someone who could use a pick-me-up.


I made these last week too. I am ticked about the bella card. I used glue and it wrinkled. That usually doesn't happen. I guess the paper was thinner than I realzied. I love my piggies, though! Thanks to heather for the cuttled paper!



Today I am not going into work. The lady (who I previously talked bad about) that I am replacing, didn't get cardiac clearance in time for her surgery, so since I was supposed to take Noah to his swimming lesson she decided to go in to work.

I am not taking Noah to his lesson. I can't stand to see him cry that way....I will next week. I think....I dunno. He is coughing SO bad....his chest is so congested, and I don't see a swimming lesson being good for that.

So, I am going to do the SAHM thing today. If Noah will take a stinking NAP!