Oh YEAH I did!!......

I, for the first time in over TWO MONTHS, I went into my scrappy room and created something!!! It felt really good to handle paper, cutter, scissors, glue, ink, chipboard....all those fun things.

I made this title page for an album. It is not for me. I have an Uncle who is dealing with some significant health issues right now, and my dedicated Aunt is right by his side. They have done so much for me over the years of my life, and I feel a bit helpless right now. Well, my Aunt is one of the most positive people I know, and she has a great deal of faith as well. She is taking all of this and making the best of it. She really is finding joy in the journey.

I already had the idea of making her a notebook where she could put her photos she takes and notes and emails that people send. I even thought about the title, and 000when I heard President Monson speak in General Conference about Finding Joy in the Journey, I KNEW that should be the title of the book. Here is what I came up with this afternoon.

Birthday Artwork....

Saturday was my birthday, and when I walked in the door that morning (from work...I worked the night before) my kids were there showering me with beautiful artwork and singing to me "HAPPY BIRTHDAY". I have great kids, and I am lucky to be thier mom!!! I wanted to share a few of their lovely creations with you.

Disney Memories...

What a FUN time we had!! We are definately going back!! It is amazing the difference a couple of years makes. All the kids are old enough to deal with an entire day of fun without naps, etc. WOOHOO!! We went ahead and bought annual passes, so you can be sure we're going back SOON!! Hopefully so we can see it all decked out for Christmas!!!

The countdown is ON!!!....

MySpace Countdown Clocks

Well, we've actually been counting down for about SIX MONTHS....but we are getting down to the wire now!! I have been busy getting things ready. I got new tires on the Tahoe and had the oil changed. I am putting together traveling bags for each of the kids with activities for the car ride. I am so excited about these! I know, I am silly, but it makes me happy to think we'll be prepared for the car ride. The kids have no idea I am doing this or what is going in them. I have gotten some great ideas from friends about fun ways to include snacks and other goodies in them. I'll be sure to take pictures of the bags before I let the kids dig into them. I think later this week I am going to go to the Disney Store Outlet and get some t-shirts (much cheaper than buying them inside Disney, LOL). After today, I only have 2 days off work before we go....I am going to be TIRED on the trip over, so hopefully the kids will be engaged in thier bags and goodies and I can sleep a bit in the car :).

I am NOT going to vote on November 4!....

I REFUSE......I won't do it. Nope, no polling lines for me.....because I just ordered my early ballot!!!! YAY! (of course, I am still VOTING!)

Since I am working nights now (and I don't know my schedule for that time yet) I'd rather not spend a couple hours in line when I need to be sleeping, LOL.

That being said, I am REALLY ready for this election to be over already! I am done hearing about it, let's just get on with it!! The end results will be whatever they will be....whether I like them or not.

Its ALMOST cooling off....

Well, it is October, and it is ALMOST cooling off. We even dared to take a trip to the park while the sun was still up the other day----GASP!! It was just under 100 degrees (as you can probably tell by the reddened faces of the kids)....which is, believe it or not....COOLER than it has been. We invited a friend of Sadie's to come along with us, and the kids all had a great time....in spite of the heat.

I took the opportunity to play a bit more with my camera and new lens.....the setting sun made it a bit of a challenge, but I still came out with some decent shots. I love playing with photography and hope to someday take some classes to improve my skills.