Yard Sale

I am getting ready to take off to the yard sale at Scrappy Chic....this is the first time I am not getting rid of stuff...so it will be fun to just go and check out other scrappers stuff...hoping to find some out of date...treasures....I scrapped some more yesterday...should've been cleaning my house...but I scrapped instead....somethings never change..ha,ha!! This first layout is for a challenge over at Tally Scrapper....it's called love your body....everybody took some cool pics...actually showing their body!! but I would'nt do that to you...so I took this pic with the scale....which I think makes a point...journaling on the back just talks about how it's now about being cute in a pair of jeans anymore...it's about being healthy...and being here for my girls.....and it's all up to me.... now to the less serious layouts....me an my family at the restaurant..
and I wasn't sure if I already posted this one...but it's a pic of the snow storm we got in december....love taking snow pics... Well I am out of here...have a great sunday!!

an empty house

last night I came home to find out that Tonee' is moving out..(she says just for a few weeks)...and she is 18....even though she was pretty much gone all summer...after Ed passed she came home...and to be honest it's been nice having her here....but I know she's go to go figure out her own life....then Sommer tells me she wants to go spend the night at her uncle mikes......so out the door..she goes...but before she leaves she has to inform me that even though daddy's gone...she will probably always stay a daddy's girl!!! Ouch!! So I ordered chinese....put on the marathon of Americas Next top model....and Scrapped away.......and first one done...was of Sommer finally!! I've been told I have been slacking on the sommer layouts....and then one of me painting....used the new basic grey two scoops...it kinda looks painted itself!!
and then one of us croppin' at Renee's

and I did another page for my art journal......need to start punching some holes!! this on is about my first grief counseling meeting....

I think me and Sommer are going to run up to Scrappy Chic tomorrow to check out the yard sale they're having.........hopefully come across a few "cheap" treasures!!!

Oh yeah and if you get a chance go check me out I am layout of the day over at iscrap http://www.iscrap.net/scrapbooking-community.cfm

I wanted to thank everybody for all the supportive comments yesterday after my post.....I know that you're all still out there...thinking of us....{{hugs}}

11 weeks

Fridays are always a reminder of the last day I saw Ed.....I can't believe that it has been 11 weeks...., at first I couldn't imagine him not walking through the front door.....but now I am afraid that it's getting harder to imagine him walking through that door.......that scares me.....plus I've caught myself trying not to look at the pictures on the walls of him......I was walking down the hallway...yesterday..and I felt my eyes hit the floor...when I walked past the pics...because when I do look...I just want to pull him through those pics...and it makes me stare....and miss the lil' things...it's weird...but I stare at his arms, his ears...his eyes....his smile..his hair...I miss every single part of him...that I thought I would have for alot longer....Oops there I go again!!!.....ranting.. Okay..I have a suggestion for when you're having a crummy day....Hot Red Nail Polish!!! Oh yeah....Jeniece brought some over on project runway night!!! and there is something uplifting about looking down at those red nails.....and also notice something else on my hand....My wedding band....during the painting and moving of furniture....I found my band under sommers bed.....It's funny that we found both our rings......now!!! But it felt good to put it back on.....and here's another peek at my bedroom....that I just painted...and put the wall words...that christine from Tally Scrapper gave me.....I love them ...and it's a saying I beleive....in...even though there isn't as much "laughter" at there was 11 weeks ago.....but we're trying....
we were just talking about how after a few weeks everybody starts getting on with their lives and the cards and phone calls stop.....and then all of a suden...I got 2 cards in the mail......the just thinking of you cards!!! From Jessie and JJ!! thanks guys...both made my day......always gives me a boost.....

you know what else gives me a boost!! A free yellowfence T-shirt in the mail!!! Already!!! and don't forget to go leave a comment on their blog today!!! http://yellowfence.blogspot.com/

I love it...!!!

where you been??

have had a few crappy days......but feeling better today.....started a grief group today....was really great to hear women who have been through this......I also had a little paint therapy this week....started painting my room...somebody gave me a lowes gift card so I bought some paint...in a color that we call "doo doo" brown!!! I scrapped a couple pages........
yes both are of Tonee'.....Oh my gosh...I better scrap something of Sommer.....tonight...

and with some of my scraps I made another journal page........

Yellow Fence Rocks!!!

Found out yesterday that I won a free T-shirt from Yellow Fence.....just for posting a comment on their blog, they're going to give away a different prize every week in 2008 so go check it!! http://yellowfence.blogspot.com/ I love their shirts....I think I have 4 of them..!! I worked on a the cover of my Art journal....and finished the back of another page....

Bad Boys-Bad Boys what cha gonna do??

Okay last night we went and cropped over Renee's house...who by the way I would like to let you know that she has a great "scrubby" he dragged tables up stairs when we thought we wanted to scrap upstairs, then back down stairs when whe realized it was too small upstairs....even helped with our bags....and then went and got dinner!! Oh yeah..she's got a keeper.....and look at the mess we made in her beautiful living room!!and Renee had all the crop goodies....snacks,pop...oh yeah..and we may have had a little wine tasting going on.
love this pic...looks like I have a cig....in my hand...nope I'm not that cool...it's a rub on tool....and I almost finished 1/2 my glass of wine....

and jeniece was just kicking out one gorgeous page after another...her mojo was flowing......so back to the 'Bad boys title" when we left renee's it was like 1 am , and it was real foggy....and we were almost home....she was driving by the way....and in the mirror...the lights were flashing...WOOT...WOOT!! we got pulled over.....asking if we had been drinking tonight!!! yikes...lucky she wasn't ....so we got the flashlight....put on us...where were you coming from...questions.., once he realized that we were just fighting the fog....he let us go...It was funny though....to tell a cop that you were out scrapbooking till 1am...just sounds like a lie....so that was pretty exciting...and at renee's jeniece kept saying she wanted to watch cops....on the TV...but we got our real life cops.....

and I actually got a couple things done too...this first one is for a art journal I am starting for a challenge over at Tally Scrapper.....your first thing was to pick a word for your journal...and I picked "strength"I think I am going to just do all different size pages....and just put in it what ever I want.....and try and keep it going for the 2008!!

and this one was for another challenge on Tally Scrapper....it's of Tonee' visiting the in-laws during the summer of 06.

and then this one is for the DT at Scrappy Chic

paper-basic grey & Karen foster (the wine glass paper)

bling title- Me and my big ideas

Making memories-word fetti 2 "love story"

Bo bunny-rubons & Creative imaginations rubons..

heidi swapp-ghost stars

and for the 2008 I used making memories alphabet rubons "rummage" love this font

one more DT layout.....

still playing with the daisy d's valentine paper........have I said yum?? yet?? Did this one of a picture of some sugar free candy I bought for Ed last valentines....it was so cute in the heart box and everything.....found out yesterday that they're now telling me that it could be from 4 to 6 months until I get the death certificate......this is way too..long...!! and I am hoping this is the worst that it could be....so if you could add us to you're prayers...which I know most of you have kept us in your prayers...but we really can't wait another 6 months........

so no major plans...this weekend...probably just settle in for the weekend....