Me????? In a mag?????

I obviously have been very very ill so opening my email on Friday afternoon, I was very PLEASANTLY suprised to see that I received a request for one of my layouts for the August 2008 edition of Scrapbook Trends! I am floored.....I never ever submit....but for this one creation, I had to...it just spoke to me and I said, well heck why not??? So that's my big news.....to me that is big!!

No creations to post, no fun pics....this week has been short of disaster amongst this house and I am going to have to really get things in order and start creating again!

The recovery process...

from influenza is slow....
very slow...
never ever been sooooo sick....
felt like i was dying....
for real....
it sucks!!!]but i am on the mend...
and i will share some BIG news with u all...
sometime this weekend when i can focus better!!

Sickness, puppies, potty training....

Boy has this ever been a busy week for us!! Yikes! And now it is spring break for the kiddies and I am soo glad! Lil Kamy is sick sick sick bt definitely better than just a day ago! Took her to the doc RIGHT AWAY and they put her on some steroids and it seems to be helping a ton! Just need to get rid of her barky cough.
And Jason decided that the kids needed a new puppy....a baby beagle! We got our 2 month old beagle last week and man is she CUTE!!!!

she is nearly impossible to photograph....ALWAYS ON THE MOVE...only times she stops is to sleep and how many pics of sleeping dogs must one person have??? Her name is Karly and the two older kids ADORE HER! Kamy is just not too sure yet cuz Karly is a mad woman sometimes. The potty training of a dog is soooo much more difficult than the potty training of a child...nuff said bout that issue.
Will just share one of my latest creations using the Kelli Crowe paper exclusively from Scrap In Style...

post full of creations....

my mojo is back in town!!
can't talk now....
must take advantage of this flow!!

The kits for my Hambly class

are now available at the SCRAPLOVE STORE. There are two different kits available and I will be teaching an online class for them the first weekend in April! Get your kits now before they are sold out...they are already dwindling! Hambly minis are soo much fun to make and you will sooo enjoy the creative process! Two different "themes" are available....


I just can't tell you how excited I am to be working with Suzanne, the owner of Scraplove, and providing the kits and classes! April's kit will be a kit you won't want to miss!! And just wait and see what DT projects we have going on! Pink Paislee will be involved and I know the store is patiently awaiting its' arrival!!

Sneak Peeks of the Hambly Mini Kit classes

that I will be teaching over at SCRAPLOVE! Kits will be available for purchase soon in the Scraplove store RIGHT HERE so keep checking back to see when they are available!! You won't want to miss this interactive class and kit and all the instructions and PHOTOS to get your very own mini album completed! First pics are Kit #1 and the copper and flowered paper is for Kit #2.

My BLoG is worth what???

My blog is worth $5,645.40.
How much is your blog worth?

Saw this lil tester thing on a message board and had to try it out...have no idea how they value or get that rating but it was kinda cute and I had to post!
Lots going on this weekend including Bman's WWE birthday event is now in the books and we are all falling ill from Influenza! Praying to the Lord above that all of us feel better tomorrow and that steam roller that keeps driving ovr me and backing up for another shot at me goes away! I feel as if I could crawl in bed and sleep for days...so I will post some pics of creations and wrestling and happy kids later this week!!

Pink Paislee is in HOUSE!!!

And there was no way I could resist it so I created right away....




And I am SURE there is lots more to come tomorrow and this weekend!!

Upcoming crop....

over at Scraplove!! This absolutely adorable blinkie was made up by Kate! Come on over and join us for a spell and have some fun!



So tomorrow is my son's 9th birthday! Where did all that time go?? I really can't believe how much of a lil man he has turned into! I am very very proud of him! He is getting a huge huge birthday suprise on Sunday that you will not want to miss hearing about....hopefully I can get some stellar pictures cuz that will say it all!! Tomorrow I am going to post some cutey patootey pics of the Bman...just to embarrass him a lil and show off how much he has grown!

lots to share....

so I wont bore you with too much reading....
My two year old graduated to the toddler bed so NO MORE CRIBS!! First time in 9 years I will not have to get a kiddie in or out of a crib....don't know wether to be sad or joyful...but I know one lil gal who is sooooo NOT sad about it...


Another layout to share with you for the contest over at Scraplover's...


Pics of my FIRST SCRAPBOOKING CLASS that I taught at Reminisce....three of the girlies already left before this pic was taken so there were initially 7 glas taking the class! Took me about 1/2 hour to get over my nervous tendencies and then all went smoothly!

My son is turning NINE YEARS OLD on Thursday! Having a big ole suprise for him on Sunday afternoon....he is going to be SHOCKED for sure...will give more details later!!
Some snapshots of my shamrock wreath just for festivity...