Congrats Heather.....

yesterday I went to one of my daughters oldest friends graduation....I remember these guys...worring about middle school...now they're all grown up!! and I think it's official that both my girls are taller than me....that doesn't take much....it was so hot!!!! but it was worth it...we were so proud..and made sure that we hooted and hollered.....real loud!!!!

and then the after party started....and I kinda snuck out!!!

Sommer was at my brothers.....and I was going to meet my moms at my grandmas...they're putting in her screens...which the cemetary is on the same road as my grandmas...so i stopped in ....and lately I know that I've been drawn to the cemetary more and more....I just want to be near him...physically...I know that he's not there..and that's just his shell....but I miss that shell too....but the weather was beautiful...so I just plopped my rear end right down in the grass...and not much was said...it just felt good to be there by him for a little while....he still makes me feel safe...plus I got to meet the family of the guy next to ed...which was kinda cool.....you do get curious...and we will be neigbors forever...so we shared our stories.....and they were the sweetest people...

there was no scrappin' going on yesterday......I don't know if it was the heat...but I was out cold early last night!! plus schools out....so we get to sleep in!!!

I'm a private scrapper....

I'm a private scrapper, a scrapper for money...do what you want me to do.....I don't know what's up with me lately....performance anxiety or something.....lately when I go to a crop with a bunch of people....I get nothing done!! last night....I almost finished this page....look how simple it is...and I just couldn't do it....and then today...I added like a strip of numbers...and I was like...DONE!! .... my peeps spoiled me for my birthday....Miki...I swear she could just be my personal scrapbook supply shopper...'cause she gets me!!! she had a gift bag filled with polka dot/mustard paper, numbers, mesh....and one of those chipboard prima books!! so excited to do that...
and look at this adorable card from carla and kathy........and a gift card for itunes....

Sandi ended up paying for my crop......and then she threw another challenge at me....check this out....it's a bag from a shirt, and it's a cool bag....wonder what I can do with it...challenge accepted...

I also got a gift card for SC from Chris and the girls.....and that gave me some extra money to pick up some of this awesome stuff!! look at these circle journal stickers from creative imaginations!!! they were all gone by the end of the night

also picked up this cute stuff from sandylion....cute doodle paper...with sayings about art/journaling/scrappin' and the chipboard peices are so cute!!!

well off to watch my saturday night live and get my scrap on!!! hopefully..........

no pictures...but...

it's kinda weird that i don't have any pictures to post....I have a great picture of Gitta pooping in the front yard....but so far only jeniece has had viewing pleasure of that one!!!

Okay don't know if you've noticed (ha) but I have a slight obsession with kristina contes.....I know you're saying to yourself ..."what?" I had no idea......I didn't even realize until I read the issue of somerset memories that I actually mention her name twice (kiss ass I know), well anyway to my point....on her blog she is doing video posts now so go check it out... and notice the stamp that she shows you!!! http://kristinacontes.typepad.com/soundsofscience/ yep..that's the stamp that wished for...and alison made that dream come true.....I guess now the next step is to actually use it!!
I am so looking forward to tonight.....croppin' with the peeps at Scrappy chic...I haven't done a friday night there in awhile......it will be good to see everybody....
Tonee's boyfriend showed up last night.....with a new tattoo...On his neck!!! It's so weird because most people know that I love me some tattoos...but the mom in me...was just kinda heartbroke that he would get a neck tattoo....but what are you gonna do???....even as I sit here typing...and of the 3 tattoos I have you can see 2 but I was older......and if I think of what I would've got at 17 years old....oh my lord...it would've probably been a smurf on my ass or something......
Peace out...

as seen on tv

well the birthday went way better than I expected it to go....the family was in a good mood.....I got a phone call, from my "new" brother.....who didn't realize it was my birthday...but was workin' in town..and wanted to take me out to dinner, so I told him I had family over......but he could stop over here...and he did...it was really weird, I've waited so many years.....to just get a peek at the kids....wondering what they look like....but he was funny, and it felt natural...and his sense of humor actually reminded me of Ed......I told him I thought he would have a little more meat on his bones...and he said at one time he weighed like 350pounds....I was like okay that will do......he kept apologizing for staring..he says I look just like his younger sister....so that was cool... it was so a "as seen on tv" birthday...I've been joking with my family that I wanted to try those kinoki foot pads....., so I got those and the ped egg!! yeah..
and then my dad....got me this awesome digital picture frame...love it!!

and mom bought me this huge canvas....and cute art box with some paints..

and at 37....I was rockin' some lizzie mcguire balloons.....

and me and my girls.......yep..really should've took the time to put on the make-up!! yikes....

Okay now ....you're gonna have to put up with me on this one....just let me believe...do you see anything in this picture between me and Tonee's boyfriend chris?? ...........you know I love to catch an orb...on camera...(dust or spirit) still cool....and i like how it's coming in from the hallway....which jeniece says she always gets the heebie jeebies when she goes down that hallway...

looked up the definition of an orb- the definition of an orb as the soul of a once living person or animal that appears in photographs as a spherical shaped light, Oh come on wouldn't be nice to think that as the family was singing happy birthday to me (and yes in our family you have to sit through happy birthday no matter how old you are)....he was there...

.........to me

happy birthday to me....I am 37 today.....and look at this very creative cake I woke up to this morning!!felt alot better after hanging out with jeniece yesterday....plus she gave me a present....and it came in that old fashion metal basket!! too..cute!! Plus the girls surprised me with a present....they've been so sweet...really trying to fill their dads shoes......on spoiling mom...and they've done it!!

also got a couple cards yesterday......(thanks Miki)

in the girls card....they all signed it (even Chris) and then tonee' tells me to look at it...and I seen that she signed the cats name too...another thing that their dad used to do on all my cards.....so my cards werent' just from my kids...but also he would list each cat's name.....I know weird....

had fun....

had fun hanging out at Scrappy Chic yesterday.....with renee, I got 3 layouts & a journal page done...and I think renee got 2 pages & a journal page done...which is pretty amazing...cause usually we hardly get a layout done...when we are together...too..much talking or shopping??!! speaking of shopping...she also surprised me with a gift card for scrappy chic!! for my birthday.. thanks girl....so I got to go shoppin' for all the new Making memories....passport line!!! this one is some heidi swapp...and new glitter thickers..for the DT
another one for the DT....lots of butterflies this month...this paper is from cherry arte...

and this months journal prompt word is "never" and when I messed up on this picture I was printing...realized half way through printing that it was the wrong picture, so I pushed the cancel button...but look at the cool thing it did...almost like the picture faded out....so for my title...all I could think about when I heard the word never, was never say never.....which is so true..in many ways in my life...

So I have a feeling that this is going to be a crappy birthday....my family...is so unhappy!! it really sucks!! My one wish would be for Ed to walk through that door tomorrow...and just take me away...I miss the way he would make me feel on my birthday....the morning kiss (you know the ones you wake up to) oh..how I miss those.....and then he would always call first thing...he had to make sure he called before mom...and would sing the entire birthday song to me....long and drawn out...and horribly out of toon....but it was for me..and I will always miss it....yep this one is going to sting...it already feels forced.......but I do appreciate the love from my friends....and I hate when I get in the debbie downer mood....so i will get through it...it will probably go better than I think....I will be okay..

we got our thumbies.....

Saturday I picked up our thumbies.....they're so beautiful...the girls both say that their thumbie is the most beautiful....even though they're all the same...crazy girls...but I think they both will treasure it......after picking them up..I stopped at the cemetary...and seen that they had layed the cement...that goes under the headstone......so I am hoping it's going to happen soon.....after that me and sommer went to the movies and seen the strangers......it was scary!! worked on a page for my journal....it was for another challenge over at Tallyscrapper http://www.tallyscrapper.com/scrapbook_gallery_challenge.php?challenge_id=372 you had to use the title. i regret,wonder,hope & know...
because I knew that I was going croppin' with renee at Scrappy Chic today...I wanted some fresh pictures....so took sommer in the back yard....and just played around...took a ton...and speaking of SC I just seen that they got the new travel line from making memories in....can't wait to check it out!!!!

even landy got her picture taken'....she doesn't look to happy about it.....