Shame on me... I haven't posted anything yet.
This weekend I had a blast at Memory Lane Inn in McKinney, TX!
I wasn't able to stay the whole weekend with my family and friends because I'm still nursing, but I was able to stay the WHOLE day on Saturday. I mean I was there from 8 AM to 1 AM. I got several LOs finished, and I had so much fun.
You really just haven't lived until you been scrapping at this place with friends... Check out their website... Memory Lane Inn; plus when you stay there you get 15% at the local scrapbook store Scrappin' Bunnies.
GREAT PLACE!!!
I arrived home very early Sunday morning around 2 AM. I slept until about 10 AM, and then Gavin and I unloaded all of my stuff into my scrap room. There was a funny odor in there, so I swished around, realizing that my WONDERFUL husband had painted my scrap space for me! It was BEAUTIFUL. It is a grey color with a brown or taupe undertone. It's very nice. It looks great with the laminate wood flooring and my stupendous scrap island. I picked out some wall shelves at ikea that I plan to buy and I'm going to get an ikea bookcase to house my papers, etc.
Here are some pics of stuff that will eventually make it's way to my scrap room!!! Most of it is ikea of course.
I want a bookshelf in white with casters. I plan to make this as mobile as possible so I can move it around if it gets in the way. There will be a little TV and DVD player there as well so when Harper is bigger she can sit in the room and watch TV when while I scrap. Plus this is a guest room as well, so that works well for guests. The bed pulls out of the sofa. Next to the sofa there will be a little side table with a pharmacy lamp. Next to my work island and bookcase there will be a floor pharmacy lamp. Of course pops of red here and there in my rug and the photo boxes come in red too! Yay! I am getting some little white shelves for the wall. I'm going to get 2 of them and put little hooks on the bottom to hang utensils and things, etc. It's going to take time to finish my room, but I don't mind waiting. The next thing to do is get my bookcase, casters for it and for my table, paint my table, and I will be on my way to getting stuff off the floor finally, sweet!!
I will write more later today or tomorrow, but I'm beat and suffering from some major allergies.
Harper's school is sucking me dry right now, and I still have dreams of opening a scrap store or a place like Memory Lane Inn. Anyway! Tata for now!
Tomorrow is Jeans Day!
I look forward to every Friday at work because I can wear JEANS, hooray!
On ScrapFreak I found out about ScrapbookPictures.com; it's a great place to get picture prints of varying sizes for CHEAP with $2 shipping on every order. That's a better deal than Walmart and Walgreens (both places that I typically buy pics). I plan to place an order once I have some money.
Gavin and I are broke as a joke. What I wouldn't give for the days when we had an extra $7000 in the bank. Where did it all go? Now we are barely scraping by. Geez! On the upside I got like a $1000 raise to my salary at UNT, but I won't start seeing those monthly changes until after August 1st. That's like an extra $50 on my paycheck. It's pretty much nothing when you only get paid once a month. Why can't UNT pay on a biweekly schedule, seriously?!
Also I plan to use my Picasa software to make collages of my pictures for my scrapbook. I can't wait to try this out; it's a new editing tool that I haven't had time to use.
Tonight I will probably scrap something, and then I will start packing up my supplies for my crop retreat. I'm only staying for 1 whole day, but I really can't wait. I'm a CROP virgin!
Then I'm planning on 2 crops in August. One at Scrappin' Bunnies from 12PM to 12AM on August 21st, and hopefully one on August 15th *crosses fingers* with my Scrap Freak pals.
Gavin fixed up my scrap room a little while he was at home yesterday. He's so happy that I have a place for my hobby now. It looks great. I will have to take pictures of it and post for everyone to see. Of course it is still a work in progress. And I need to remember to take my camera to my retreat; yay, yay, yay, and I want to bring my camera to Harper's school one day and take pictuers of her playing with her teachers for the album!
I have so many ideas swirling in my head I need to write them down:
I've Got You Babe - Daddy with Harper
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Bath Robe pics - Need a title...
Swing A Ding-Ding
In My Daughter's Eyes
Sleeping Beauty
Life Is What Happens To You While You're Busy Making Other Plans
Sew Pretty - Cute as a Button (2 page LO)
and plenty more where that came from...
On ScrapFreak I found out about ScrapbookPictures.com; it's a great place to get picture prints of varying sizes for CHEAP with $2 shipping on every order. That's a better deal than Walmart and Walgreens (both places that I typically buy pics). I plan to place an order once I have some money.
Gavin and I are broke as a joke. What I wouldn't give for the days when we had an extra $7000 in the bank. Where did it all go? Now we are barely scraping by. Geez! On the upside I got like a $1000 raise to my salary at UNT, but I won't start seeing those monthly changes until after August 1st. That's like an extra $50 on my paycheck. It's pretty much nothing when you only get paid once a month. Why can't UNT pay on a biweekly schedule, seriously?!
Also I plan to use my Picasa software to make collages of my pictures for my scrapbook. I can't wait to try this out; it's a new editing tool that I haven't had time to use.
Tonight I will probably scrap something, and then I will start packing up my supplies for my crop retreat. I'm only staying for 1 whole day, but I really can't wait. I'm a CROP virgin!
Then I'm planning on 2 crops in August. One at Scrappin' Bunnies from 12PM to 12AM on August 21st, and hopefully one on August 15th *crosses fingers* with my Scrap Freak pals.
Gavin fixed up my scrap room a little while he was at home yesterday. He's so happy that I have a place for my hobby now. It looks great. I will have to take pictures of it and post for everyone to see. Of course it is still a work in progress. And I need to remember to take my camera to my retreat; yay, yay, yay, and I want to bring my camera to Harper's school one day and take pictuers of her playing with her teachers for the album!
I have so many ideas swirling in my head I need to write them down:
I've Got You Babe - Daddy with Harper
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Bath Robe pics - Need a title...
Swing A Ding-Ding
In My Daughter's Eyes
Sleeping Beauty
Life Is What Happens To You While You're Busy Making Other Plans
Sew Pretty - Cute as a Button (2 page LO)
and plenty more where that came from...
Made a few purchases today....
Harper and Daddy are staying at home together today. Daddy has a bad cold and double ear infections. He was too sick to work today. Harper only want to stay home because her Daddy was staying home. She still has some sniffles though.
For lunch I spent time with my mom. We ate at Jason's Deli, and we went to Hobby Lobby. I am happy to know that they have a small selection of American Crafts, Cosmo Cricket, My Minds Eye, Anna Griffin and Bazzill, and I was very happy to see that. I'll just have to wait till their papers go on sale before I buy anything. I will still be going to my LSS though for the stuff that they don't have in stock. I noticed that they carry mostly the basics, nothing super special really. They did have a craft pack for Cosmo Cricket, but not the one I was looking for. I'll just be patient.
This weekend I am going to my very first all day crop. I'll arrive at 7 in the morning and leave around midnight or later the next day. Ah! All day crops!!! Whoohoo!
Today my mom got a wicked deal on the Basic Grey Self Healing Magnetic Board. I own one, and I swear by it! Today I purchased some opaque white stamp ink, a little caddy for my tools, and a wicked awesome adhesive gun! I was able to use my coupon 40% off coupon, and I saved like $4. Yippee.
When we get paid this Friday I need to pay bills then take out a little cash and not spend it!
I hope that my two sick babies at home feel better, and I'm happy to pick up our pictures this evening as well!
Thank the Lord for this day that He made.
For lunch I spent time with my mom. We ate at Jason's Deli, and we went to Hobby Lobby. I am happy to know that they have a small selection of American Crafts, Cosmo Cricket, My Minds Eye, Anna Griffin and Bazzill, and I was very happy to see that. I'll just have to wait till their papers go on sale before I buy anything. I will still be going to my LSS though for the stuff that they don't have in stock. I noticed that they carry mostly the basics, nothing super special really. They did have a craft pack for Cosmo Cricket, but not the one I was looking for. I'll just be patient.
This weekend I am going to my very first all day crop. I'll arrive at 7 in the morning and leave around midnight or later the next day. Ah! All day crops!!! Whoohoo!
Today my mom got a wicked deal on the Basic Grey Self Healing Magnetic Board. I own one, and I swear by it! Today I purchased some opaque white stamp ink, a little caddy for my tools, and a wicked awesome adhesive gun! I was able to use my coupon 40% off coupon, and I saved like $4. Yippee.
When we get paid this Friday I need to pay bills then take out a little cash and not spend it!
I hope that my two sick babies at home feel better, and I'm happy to pick up our pictures this evening as well!
Thank the Lord for this day that He made.
It's coming together...
my scrap room that is!
Last night my sweet little sick husband took the legs off of my table and moved it into my scrap room.
I cleaned up my space, organized my baskets, organized my drawer, and now I have a lovely space to stand and scrap. It's the perfect height for me because I'm pretty short.
I still have my paper in cropper hoppers on the floor, but I don't mind. Eventually I'll get a bookshelf to house my extras.
Harper is back at school today. She's getting a little rash on her booty and still has the sniffles, poor baby. She'll be okay though as long as they take good care of her at the nursery.
Gavin is sick as a dog this morning. So sick that he's actually going to the doctor (that's totally not like him at all). None of us got much sleep last night because of my two babies' illnesses, and I'm still hopin' that I don't come down with something, especially since I have my first crop this weekend!
Ooh ooh I can't wait!
Last night my sweet little sick husband took the legs off of my table and moved it into my scrap room.
I cleaned up my space, organized my baskets, organized my drawer, and now I have a lovely space to stand and scrap. It's the perfect height for me because I'm pretty short.
I still have my paper in cropper hoppers on the floor, but I don't mind. Eventually I'll get a bookshelf to house my extras.
Harper is back at school today. She's getting a little rash on her booty and still has the sniffles, poor baby. She'll be okay though as long as they take good care of her at the nursery.
Gavin is sick as a dog this morning. So sick that he's actually going to the doctor (that's totally not like him at all). None of us got much sleep last night because of my two babies' illnesses, and I'm still hopin' that I don't come down with something, especially since I have my first crop this weekend!
Ooh ooh I can't wait!
Poor baby.
Harper is sick with a little cold. She missed school today, and stayed with her Granny. I hope that she feels better soon.
Gavin is sick with cold too. Hopefully I don't get sick now!
I did a LO this weekend, but I'm not sure if I like it or not. I added some doodling, and it's not my fave. Ugh.
I got my table this weekend. It's huge and doesn't fit in my scraproom, so we will have to remove the top to get it through the doorway. Later on I plan to buy a bigger piece of butcher block for the top of the table, so that I can sit comfortably at the table, and I have room for another scrapper. Yay! I can't wait to fill the baskets and drawers!
This weekend I will be going to my first crop, so I need to get all my papers together and I need to get all my stickers and other cool stuff together, so that I have a lot to choose from. I'm excited to scrap with my family! Yay!
Tonight I need to upload photos to Walmart and get them printed for this weekend I can't wait!!!
I'm looking for bookshelves for my scrap room, a tool caddy and another bag for my scrapbook embellies.
Gavin is sick with cold too. Hopefully I don't get sick now!
I did a LO this weekend, but I'm not sure if I like it or not. I added some doodling, and it's not my fave. Ugh.
I got my table this weekend. It's huge and doesn't fit in my scraproom, so we will have to remove the top to get it through the doorway. Later on I plan to buy a bigger piece of butcher block for the top of the table, so that I can sit comfortably at the table, and I have room for another scrapper. Yay! I can't wait to fill the baskets and drawers!
This weekend I will be going to my first crop, so I need to get all my papers together and I need to get all my stickers and other cool stuff together, so that I have a lot to choose from. I'm excited to scrap with my family! Yay!
Tonight I need to upload photos to Walmart and get them printed for this weekend I can't wait!!!
I'm looking for bookshelves for my scrap room, a tool caddy and another bag for my scrapbook embellies.
Finally, a table!
I found the perfect addition to my scrappin' room. I hope that you like it. I will be picking it up this Saturday after playing at the flea market.
Gavin is in a bad mood as usual. Started out like a good evening, but then he gets sour. I just don't get it. Then he says that he's going to sand the furniture, and comes back in the house to lay down.
Eek. Men. Harper is napping so this is a nice time to just sit and enjoy the peace and quiet while I make dinner.
Hump Day Post...
My eyes are sleepy.
Harper only was at school for a half day today. Her Granny Pam picked her up to spend the afternoon with her. What a sweet Granny she is!? Harper is doing well at school. I feel better about her daycare now. But that does not mean that I don't want to stay home with her full time.
I'm excited about this weekend. I will be going to the McKinney Flea Market, whee! I love FLEA MARKETS; it's like a GIANT garage sale!! Teehee! Then on Saturday evening or Sunday morning Gavin and I are going on a movie date! We are going to splurge and see Harry Potter, whee!!! Yippee!
Okay, so scrappin' news! I love this week's LO from 52 Sketches...52 Weeks, so cute, and I can't wait to use it. I think I'm going to use this LO for my 4th of July pics, but I'm not certain, we'll see if there's something cuter by chance. Yippee! Can't wait!
Also got a smashing deal on Thickers from Scrapperzgirl at Two Peas I got 15 or so Thickers letters and accents for like $30, and then I bought a stash of Prima flowers in Pastels and Brights from Benita on Two Peas. When people are cleaning out their stashes the place to be is Two Pears For Sale or Trade Forum! Check it out. Scrap Freak is still 80% off on all of their clearance. You know how I love a deal!? Scrappin' Paradise has a GREAT deal on their AC lines and tons of other things too up to 75% off, but shipping was kind of steep for me, so I didn't order anything from them. Nothing I couldn't live without until next payday.
The next thing on my list is.... the American Crafts (AC) Modern Album in Black or Cardinal Red.
Any of course anything else that will make my stash unbelievable!
Harper only was at school for a half day today. Her Granny Pam picked her up to spend the afternoon with her. What a sweet Granny she is!? Harper is doing well at school. I feel better about her daycare now. But that does not mean that I don't want to stay home with her full time.
I'm excited about this weekend. I will be going to the McKinney Flea Market, whee! I love FLEA MARKETS; it's like a GIANT garage sale!! Teehee! Then on Saturday evening or Sunday morning Gavin and I are going on a movie date! We are going to splurge and see Harry Potter, whee!!! Yippee!
Okay, so scrappin' news! I love this week's LO from 52 Sketches...52 Weeks, so cute, and I can't wait to use it. I think I'm going to use this LO for my 4th of July pics, but I'm not certain, we'll see if there's something cuter by chance. Yippee! Can't wait!
Also got a smashing deal on Thickers from Scrapperzgirl at Two Peas I got 15 or so Thickers letters and accents for like $30, and then I bought a stash of Prima flowers in Pastels and Brights from Benita on Two Peas. When people are cleaning out their stashes the place to be is Two Pears For Sale or Trade Forum! Check it out. Scrap Freak is still 80% off on all of their clearance. You know how I love a deal!? Scrappin' Paradise has a GREAT deal on their AC lines and tons of other things too up to 75% off, but shipping was kind of steep for me, so I didn't order anything from them. Nothing I couldn't live without until next payday.
The next thing on my list is.... the American Crafts (AC) Modern Album in Black or Cardinal Red.
Any of course anything else that will make my stash unbelievable!