Blogs, birthdays & bones

I was surfin around tonight and realized I have this list of blogs that I thought were cool. A really long list saved in my favorites. Frinds and DT member blogs.
Challenge blogs. Celebrity scrapper blogs. Sketch blogs. Manufacturer blogs. I don't spend nearly enough time visiting them all and updating my own. I need to spend some time revisiting them all and deciding which are worth keeping in my faves. Do some virtual decluttering.

This week was birthday week here - Brenna yesterday, Jimmy today. There's been a baking frenzy with cakes and muffins for school treats. Everyone enjoyed their treats and presents. So four birthdays done, one more to go in a few weeks!

Bones. Ugh, mine just hurt. I've been having some serious joint pain issues lately. I went to the doctor this week and had a gajillion tubes of blood taken for every test under the sun. Hopefully I'll hear something tomorrow.

If you have a moment, go check out the "I Can See Clearly Now" contest at Couture Scrapbooking. http://www.couturescrapbooking.com/board/index.php?topic=529.0
It runs through the end of the month and you can win a very cool acrylic Page Frames album and goodies to go with it.

Speaking of Page Frames, Natalia sent me this fab acrylic album that she is using at her booth at the Memories Expo in Orlando. I also did up a few ornaments for her too - working with the acrylic is soooo much fun! Here are a few pages of the album and a couple of the other goodies:









Okay, time to get these achey bones to bed. Tomorrow's another day.

So much to say, so much to say...

Well, I can't believe I haven't blogged in so long.
Most of my friends know I've had a lot on my plate lately.
Sept 28th was a bad day. Mike called me at work to say Jimmy wasn't acting right, and he was scared. Trips to ERs, tests, doctor appointments.
Turns out it was seizures. EEGs confirmed my poor little guy's brain is not always firing as it should. Thank God it isn't being caused by anything horrible like a tumor or scary illness. He started on medication this week and will be on it for some time, it sounds. He is such a trooper. He takes the medicine twice a day without a fuss. I just want him to be happy and feel normal.

Dad went for a MRI today, to see how he's doing since the change in chemotherapy. He was here over the weekend and looked great. I worry about him every day. And some days I worry more than others. He's been on my mind a lot today. Hope we have encouraging news on Monday.

Working all weekend, gotta pay the bills. Our checkbook seems to have sprung a leak with all the car repairs needed the past few weeks. Still need to get tires for the Subaru. It never ends, does it?

Well, I have lots of DT projects to share, but it's getting late. So here's one of my latest, made for a challenge at Couture:


This was a breast cancer awareness guitar outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

Okay, gotta jet.

What's going on...

Haven't updated in a while - been busy just getting the kids back into the daily routine of school and activities. I've managed to fit a little scrapping in, though!
I found this fun new challenge blog, called "Scrapping the Music". Here is a page I made for this week's song:



And here are a few projects I made for Couture Scrapbooking:






The first was made with the gorgeous papers and die cuts from My Little Shoebox.
The Halloween projects were made with the yummy flocked paper and glittery brads from Making Memories. Love that stuff!




This is my sweet little niece, Mallory and the gorgeous papers are from My Minds Eye. The big flower is by My Little Shoebox.
All of these goodies are available at Couture Scrapbooking.
Speaking of Couture, come visit us for our Scrap Pink Crop on Saturday, Sept 29th. All monies raised will be donated for breast cancer research.

Hmmm, what else...
I've been playing along with the Top Designer contest over at Bad Girl kits. Here is a page I made for the first week:



Well, got to get ready for work. Have a great weekend, everyone!

The Little Scrap Shop Blog

Have you been to this blog yet? Angel has a fun blog that is filled with cool tips, articles and challenges that will get your creative juices flowing.

http://www.thelittlescrapshop.com/blog

While you're visitng, check out the gorgeous September kit - Hollywood & Vine. Black and white - so sophisticated, so many creative possibilities!

Then stop by the gallery and be inspired by all the creative pages there. There are some very talented people posting their work there.

http://www.anotherangel.com/tlssgallery/index.php