simply*me, danielle

handmade cratfs are fun!

2008-11-08T10:25:00.005-06:00

so i've really been getting into making my own gifts this year. i sound nerdy. thats ok. i love it! ha! at first i was a little worried about making my own. the boys mom seems a little materialistic. and i was worried she wouldn't appreciate our gifts. but then i talked to my mom (my hero). she made me feel better and i thought, "i'm going to do this" i know how hard i worked on these gifts. and they are turning out sooo cute! i love them! and i was talking to my sister (my other hero) about the craftyness too. i told her if she didn't like what she got she could have coal in her stocking next year! ha, and she didn't want coal :) and to give the creativity a little boost, i joined this class! i'm so excited for it to begin. i can't wait! we just got a post of our supplies for the next 2 weeks. wow, we're going to be doing so much. it will be fun. now if i can keep my ideas straight. :) i keep getting new ones, and as soon as i start on one thing, another pops up. and my attention span? forget it. its tiny. i can never do the same thing for very long, lol. *sigh* so frustrating some days! not much to say. my camera is still with my sister :( so not alot of pretty stuff to look at. (i do have some cute sky photos that i don't think i've posted before though :)) my christmas collection of presents for the family is actually growing, for the gifts that i won't be making. thats exciting. i usually have to wait til the last minute to do that stuff. (i'm not the greatest with money, i'm still working on budgeting :)) so far though its been going good. which is awesome, bc i love looking for those unique and lovely gifts. love it! well here's to a fabulous fall that we had this year. so many beautiful colors! <3 and now to wait for the snow and cold. i don't mind the snow. i hate being cold. he he. xoxo des *can't wait to meet everyone!* *elsiecake*

word to yo mother!

2008-11-02T22:05:00.010-06:00

happy halloween a few days late! no new pics for halloween. not for a while anyway. the digital is at my sisters house :( so i've been using my mom's film camera. yeah, it's been awhile to use one of those! the rad thing though? i was thrift shopping the other day and found expired film! (but thats for another blog post ;) i needed to blog. so i thought i'd show off some old halloween photos! thats always fun! (above): pumpkin carving at the boys' familys home.this^ yep, mommy's little devil! 2006

and my fairey princess. 2006 i think. pretty sure.

then there's the lovebug! who is in that """i refuse to get my photo taken'' stage 2007

kaci i think is supposed to be a vampire. quite lovely i think <3>

then there are these really great photos! oh yes. my sister and i dressed as clowns. we had some creative looking costumes back in the day. i love looking at old photos! so much! lol 1986 or 87ish. yeah. old.

and this one. its just funny. i look like i'm ready to stab my sister in this photo. ha ha. i wouldn't. this is in the basement of our old house on Sheldon St. carving pumpkins. this would 1987 or 88ish.

not halloween related but this photo is just too cool. ha! thats what they are saying. ""look Mommy! we're too cool!""" they are the funnest! is that a word? it is today. i'm always at a loss of words on how to describe these two. so when i can come up with fake words to use, they'll have to fly! they are getting so big so fast! december is on its way. birthdays for everyone! Kaci will be 8 on the 3rd. Dang! when did that happen? for real? 8 seems like such a big number! for my 'little' girl. *sigh* and kira? yeah she's going to be 4!! on the 21st. wOW time flies. me? yeah i'll be another year older on the 30th. december. its a busy month!love, des xoxo

Make A Wish...

2008-10-20T15:38:00.009-05:00

Its a little blurry but i love it just the same!

We've taking the puppers out a lot lately, enjoying the lovely leaves that are so pretty! Taking the girls for walks has been a of fun lately. I can just feel the excitement in my daughters. such a lovely feeling! We aren't even a block from home and kira is asking for piggy rides! I have the dog in one hand. he's about all i can handle! So kaci always offers :)

this is my puppers. Apollo. kaci took this one. we are about 3 blocks from our house and kira thinks we need a break ha! it must be this spot, a week ago some guy stopped here to talk to me about Apollo, :) Asking about what kind of dog he was (american and english bulldog mix) saying how he was a beautiful dog, (he is!) and telling me about his dogs. hi make old englishe dog passed away a few weeks ago :( the kids had taken him to the park and the dog didn't get enough to drink while he was playing. he ended up having a heart attack. it was sad! anyway! the guy was super nice. it was a very nice compliment.and this is what Apollo looks like after his walk. ha!

and...here is my news i've been soooo excited about! i have wanted to do little mini kits and embellishment kits. I love sharing random little finds that make me think, 'that would be so fun so scrap with!' my sister is supposed to be helping me, wink, wink. :) but she is super busy right now. she is taking a nursing course and working full time. but she will (i hope) be joining me soon!

These are my first set of embellie kits. check out my etsy shop for a detailed list of goodies. i finally decided to jump in and put them out there. Kara and the girls at THe Art is Found had a post up looking for sponsors for their challenges. i thought to myself, this may be a great time to stick my neck out there and try to fly! haha. so yep, i get to sponsor the prompt this time around. can you believe how excited i was? Thank you Kara so much!

so...yes. my blog title has meaning behind it today... make a wish. it may come true on its own. sometimes you need to work a little or a lot for it. but maybe... little by little it will come true. cross your fingers! xoxo danielle

here's to lazy sundays

2008-10-05T11:32:00.010-05:00

ahhh, today i plan for a good day. sundays are the best. and today i have plans. yay! i've been very inspired lately. so i'm very excited to see what i get done. the very best part? it's thundering out! my favorite! rain storms and creative*ness, oh yes :D creative? yes, i thought i'd try out doing something lovely with my hair. i liked it a lot. i couldn't get any good photos of it inside, so i asked the boy to take some outside. i felt silly asking him, why i don't know.but he did a good job. this one is my fave.

and here's one of us together chiilin' on the

porch swing. love that thing!its also that time again when i need to take kira's pictures. the home photo

shoot didn't go so well. i got one of her. but it wasn't quite the shot i wanted. but i got a good one of teddy :) i think he may be smiling, a little. ha! anyway i thought i'd give the portrait studio another chance. it actually didn't go half bad! i only got a few good shots, but hey, that's better than none. i will show those off sometime soon. the poor thing. kira, for some reason has weak teeth. she had a molar cave in on her last week :( she cried for 2 hours! i had to take her to the dentist. she's only 3 and a half mind you. and there are no children's dentist around here. so the regular dentist did what he could. thank goodness! and she behaved a million times better than i ever thought she would. hooray! so we will see how she behaves when i take her to the childrens dentist :)

i got a few updates for my etsy, i know, it's been looking bare and dusty for quite some time. but i got a few things for it. and i have tons today that i'm working on for it! so excited. this is my rock star blanket i put in there. i love, love the colors. nice and snuggly for those chilly nights!

and...my friend and i had a rummage sale and i made a few handmade journals to sell. i've got some left over that i put in the etsy. i love these little things! they are soo cute! great for notes and ideas and sketches.

one more thing. me and this lovely girl are dreaming up big ideas for mini scrapping kits. these have really been getting my blood moving! wish us luck! i can't wait for them to totally come together. it's been so fun looking around, searching out cute little tid bits here and there. i can't wait! i just hope it works out! well i'm off. lots of creative*ness to do before those ideas float out the window with the rain. i have those ideas written down, but sometimes its just not the same. xoxo, des

it must be getting dusty in here :)

2008-09-22T18:12:00.008-05:00

so here is one of the goodies i had talked about forever ago!

so very proud of this. a scraplift of Ashley Wren. i so love her

style! and its rubbing off in my scrapping. it feels good : ) all the journaling can be found here.

another fun one i did. i've been having alot of fun with paint and gesso.

it always looks good. no matter what! ha! just a quick one of the 'quiet'

things my daughter and i do together after kaci goes to school and daddy

leaves for work. i love these photos. they feel so fresh!

the little tags i made to hide under the scallops

and my 'little' kaci. ( ha! having fun using the apostrope today :) } its a few weeks past, but here is her first day of second grade. can i believe it? barely. second?! how did we get this far already? sadness of letting her get bigger and grow, mixed with the happiness of seeing her happy and growing. having fun with school and friends *sigh*

but with the beginning of school...it brings library books. i can't believe how well kaci is picking up on her reading! my heart was quite full hearing her read. and then i thought it would burst! :) when i saw kira climb up behind her to hear the story and tell her own story with the pages.

and my fave silly times together. there's not usually a fourth person to take our pictures together so i take our own. we're just chilling on my bed having tickle wars and jumping parties. good thing my mattress just sits on the floor. the frame was broken sooo long ago from said earlier jumping parties. on the funny thing is... jesse, 'DAD' is the one who jumped onto the bed! yep, it just kind a caved after that...ha!

yeah, so i know i've said it before, but....i hope to be back with a post. you know, like sooner than a months time :D ( i can't help it! there are so many good shows on this season! Gossip Girl, Project Runway, Heros) ( wow!)

xoxo, des

silliness is afoot

2008-08-28T19:48:00.007-05:00

i feel so full of excitement!! I made it to the next round for SFAC.

Here is the LO. I was worried at first, it wasn't coming along. But then I fell in love with it :)not much going on. i've got some stuff i want to show off. but i just relized its not on my computer yet! the suspense. lol! super cute stuff coming soon! lets see. last weekend, my girls and i went to visit these lovelies:haha! so much fun with them. my sister and her fiance, Big E. I flaked on her for the day I was supposed to come up. (sorry) I felt really bad, so I picked up a present for her. and myself. i've wanted one sooo bad for a long time. so I thought I should get one for the both of us. here are some other goodies to enjoy by keri smith. go. have fun. no regrets! no regrets? that reminds me of a recent LO. i need to learn to love being me. just me, no changing me. me who i am. its all i can ever be. lots of love til next time. hopefully soon! :) xoxo, danielle

today is still a work in progress...

2008-08-15T09:26:00.010-05:00

nothing to serious going on here. i have been obsessively cleaning my house. i've given a ton of stuff to St. Vinnies in the last three weeks :) it feels good. august 12 marks 5 years for the boy and me. and i didn't even remember until 10 that night. wow. sooo not like me. but jesse didn't remember either, so no body was hurt. but i still feel super bad about it! i hope it wasn't like one of those wherewe are just kind of doomed. bad omen? i hope not!me and the boy at our good friend Brad's wedding. (in my lovely forever21 dress!)aww! so cute! i loves them! they had their reception at a place called the Dorf Haus.it was such a lovely place. with a gazebo and garden and little pond in the back. it was very nice.summer lovin. just chillin around the house. lots of that going on.lol! i love this one! we like to do our make up together! :) its soo cute. she has make up all over her eyes. which she is very proud of! and did herself. randomness...this girl as of late has been my hero. loving her art. checking it out and getting inspired. which i NEED! its almost been 3 months and i haven't hardly scrapped! oh i miss thee! oh well i have plenty else to show for my time.and this lovely. i drove for like 10 minutes trying to find the perfect spot to take this. i heart. and i always think of this lovely girl. when i see pretty sky photos. another great stop of inspo for me. :) have a happy weekend. xoxo.

a whole month? really?

2008-07-30T18:01:00.009-05:00

hmm, where does the time go? it is summertime. the girls are always wanting to go swimming. It is where I've spent most of my summer, thus far. I don't mind actually. Swimming is actually good exersise! ha! Yes, I am still trying to keep up with my exersizing. One more thing that has been consuming my time :) And...drum roll please.... I have lost 10 pounds! Another 10 and I will have meet my goal! I am so excited!!(this is kira, who is 3. she loves to swim and put on her *soup, soup* <3) another reason for blog withdrawal? this girl. she practically lives with us :) that's Jakan. the boys youngest sister. in case you wonder? jesse is 25. Jakan is 9. He is the oldest, she is the youngest. And there are 3 more boys inbetween them, ages 10, 14, and 16. She is, the only girl. No worries. She is very welcome to come and play and swim anytime. Which leaves plenty of opportunity for silliness... and sweetness... Not much else has happened. Just living summer life out I guess. Swimming, running (who knew it was so much work! i do enjoy it though), bike riding, walking, lots of working, and...i've begun to enjoy reading again. lol, i want to finish what i'm reading! right now i'm reading 'The Pillars of the Earth' recommended by my mom and sister. another reason for getting sidetracked with the blog. and sadly, scrapbooking too. hopefully the dry spell is over! ha! Oh! and speaking of this lovely, we tried on wedding dresses about 2 weeks ago. sooo much fun! I miss hanging out with her so much! we've talking on and off lately and she really gets my blood going! in a good way of course. talking about the wedding and all the fun stuff, photo shoots, scrapping, cooking and healthy eating. *sigh* so inspiring. <3 ok, thats it for today. I hope to be back soon!

Not much to report

2008-06-25T20:38:00.007-05:00

I'm not very exciting. ha! I'm sure I've said that before!

lately I just haven't been into an internet/crafty mood. *gasp!* I don't know what it is...I have been in my health kick kind of mood, that is what I am guessing is the problem. Well not really a problem, but you know... In the last two and a half weeks i haven't drank but one soda. That was at my parents house. They were having a bbq and I couldn't find the bottled water. I don't even think I finished the can. After that, I knew it wouldn't be hard to not drink it anymore. I think about Dr Pepper alot! :( But I know it will taste too sugary after drinking water all the time. I've lost five pounds so far. Hooray me! 15 more to go.

I am very excited today! My package came fromForever21. I ordered a very lovely cocktail dress for my friend Bradley's wedding. It's plain black but I will be able to wear over again with new accessories and will always look awesome! ha!f

I also found a lovely new kit club. They are called the PaperMinxes. Definately go and check that out. They just debuted their very first kit today! (and I would totally buy one if I weren't so freaking broke!) But yes, very lovely papers, and cute little extras! oh my.

One last thing. We'll see how I do. Over at the Happy Cactus blog, Ari tagged me awhile ago. I'm just getting to it. 6 quirks about myself. hmmm.

I always have a necklace on. I feel naked without one.
i love to drive. anytime, anywhere. i just wish it weren't always to work.
i have ocd and i'm ok with it. i don't mind cleaning and organizing :)
i love*love*looove! to bake! cheesecake is my fave.
i don't want to use my stamps b.c. i don't want them dirty.
i'm terrified of the dark

tag you're it! to anyone who wants to play let me know so i can come and read!

well thats all, here's a photo of my dad and the girls. <3 grandpa and the girls. hope y'all are having a great day! xoxo danielle

hooray!

2008-06-12T14:40:00.005-05:00

ok, not much to say. i just wanted to write down, that i did it!

i went a whole day with out soda (yesterday, june11). so hopefully the days after yesterday go much easier! now if i can stop dreaming of Dr. Pepper... i did pilates 2 times this week so far! thats exciting for me. i usually give up now, ha! but i need to be more determined. my darling sister is getting married next fall. (Sept.) Which is plenty far away of course, but that gives me plenty of time to (hopefully) succeed. i have a goal of 20 pounds to lose. and i did cut out my soda. i hope that helps! :) Not much else here. it keeps raining. there has been lots of flooding and tornados. my weatherbug is always going crazy with new alerts! todays playlist: (created by itunes, party shuffle)

crazy town ( who doesn't like Butterfly?) hehe
Garbage, i <3>
the Killers, Hot Fuss
Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Blue October, Foiled
30 Seconds to Mars, A Beautiful Lie
Plain White T's, All That We Needed

I love this photo, so cute. kira found this bandana and wanted me to put it on her head. when everything was all situated, she turned around, looked at me and said, "look at me mommy! i'm a pirate!" xoxo, danielle

i'm not good at blogging :(

2008-06-04T20:56:00.008-05:00

it's true *sigh* every time i sit down to blog,

i think, eh. i can't remember what i was going to say. or, hmm thats not too interesting. hehe. i've never been good at keeping a journal either. but i really want to remember random moments of what i was thinking at any given time.any given time. here i am trying to get out there what i've been up to. say a little more about myself: i had someone tell me that all my blog really was was photos and scrapboking. and not much about myself (or my fam) ok, about me? i'm begining to realize that i may be a hypochondriac of sorts. i am always thinking i should see a dr for some reason. i am nerd, i know. but i feel better after someone explains whats wrong, so i don't sit and analyze things into a panic attack. (yeah, i constantly have them) (gosh you'd think i was a mess :) ) anywayyyy! the point of my story is that i stopped at the clinic on my way to work yesterday. my eye was super red, and i had yucky cold like symptoms. i wanted to make sure i didn't have pink eye. i would hate to take that to the nursing home with me. Yuck! needless to say, i was sent home with a drs note and pink eye. the goop i have to put in my eyes is gross. nice, i know. kaci, she's 7. had her field trip to the Madison Zoo last Thursday. My mom and I and Kira (she's 3) followed the bus up. It was alot of fun. Kira was so excited to see the bears and penguins! and Kaci had a blast running around with her girlfriends. and wouldn't you know it that i forgot my camera and mom remembered hers? that never happens! ha. i'll have to get her photos and show them off :) the trip to the zoo made me think of my top ten lists. it's been a few months... 1. watching the giraffes run! wow! the mom and babe were chasing each other. sooo adorable. 2. just relaxing on the couch while the girls watch tv. 3. The anticipation of waiting for LOST. "Jesus Christ is not a weapon" 4. summer time excitement that comes with the end of school! 5. summer means the swimming pool! 6. Love, Elsie papers. How yummy. 7. Red Velvet and the Dozens kit clubs. 8.making mini albums: you can see more here. 9. listening to itunes. my faves: NIN and Arcade Fire. Garbage and Death Cab. what a combo! :) 10. the new puppers. Apollo. i think thats all for now. wow, just like christmas. <3>

its chilly out for may

2008-05-22T20:11:00.006-05:00

they say its may. that means spring time.

brrr. its been a pretty chilly spring so far. oh well. go ahead. make some yummy trail mix :) it will cheer you up.or make cupcakes. (the ones i made for karate)the karate competition was good. Kaci got a first place trophy for her forms. 2nd for sparring and 3rd in board breaking. oh yeah she's good. she beat 2 boys! its so good to see her do things she loves. <3 hooray, kira is using the potty at least once a day. thats great! i'm so excited for her. she's lovely too. she likes to hang out in my scrap room with me and look the window at everything that goes on. and checking out the lilacs is always fun too! ooh! and for the karate competition, i actually made myself look nice! ha! so i did a few self-portraits. it was fun, i hadn't done any in quite awhile. the headband. it's my new fave, its just a scrap of fabric that fit perfect! ok, off to bed, off to bed. 3:30AM comes way too soon. xoxo danielle

scrapbooking makes me happy!

2008-05-16T18:31:00.004-05:00

i've gotten quite a few LO's done lately. it feels good. i feel so fulfilled. <3 pretty paper. lovely embellies. endless possibility. its huge! it can be anything you want it to, there are no boundries! wow... today I: planted daisy and colored sunflower seeds into peat pots. (wish them luck!) i made cupcakes for Kaci's karate tournament tomorrow. (frosting coming soon) i am in the process of scrapping my 2nd LO. played with Kira outside. took Kaci to school.(she's wanted to stay w. Grandma tonight, so we'll spend more time together tomorrow) and now it's time to make tacos. yummy! happy TGIF! xoxo

goodies

2008-05-15T13:27:00.007-05:00

lol, got me some goodies lately! i have been enjoying a good read: so much inspo here! very awesome! go, get one. seriously! I've flipped thru the cute little cards like, countless times. my head is so full of great ideas. i'm worried i won't be able to keep up! yikes :) hmm, and this:i won a random drawing from this lovely scrapper. i got some rad claire goodies! so exciting, bc i had gotten an order with claire papers, but realized i didn't buy enough embellies. so...yee-ah! her LOs are quite beautiful. i like. and RVKC had a clearence sale. Sale, cannot stay away from sales. looks like theres a few things left...here is what i picked out. [i love watching for the mailman][i'm not lame, promise! :)] cannot wait to try out the super cute embroidery iron-ons! fun!fun! now...you go have fun! you deserve it! what better time than now to have some scrappy fun!? ok, if work stands in your way? whip out that little notebook, and write down all your super duper ideas before you forget! don't forget to smile!! :) ps LOST is on tonight, don't forget.

look at me!

2008-05-13T20:46:00.007-05:00

she is such a silly! my little kira. she's 3, and is so girly!

{as i stated earlier} she loves to run around in my shoes! any pair she can find. these are just too cute. she runs around the house and yells *look at me! look at me mommy!* so much fun! she finally used the potty! that is also very exciting. early mothers day present i like to think of it as. she did it the night before mothers day <3this is my mothers day gift from the *boy* i love it! and yummy cupcakes to celebrate the day!

new pretties

2008-05-12T14:22:00.007-05:00

some scrapbooking going on lately! i'm not exactly sure how

i feel about them yet though. not that i don't like them. no no. don't get me wrong. it's hard to explain. i like them, i love the colors, the stories i hear in my heart. BUT, (lol) i just am not sure they are my 'style' if i even have a style. maybe I'm evolving? or not. its different everyday... ha! i must sound like some sort of crazy! anyhoo...here is the eye*candy... all the LOs are 12x12s. I finally figured out how to use my 81/2 x 11 sized printed to scan and piece LOs. I'm so slow and can't believe i hadn't figured it out earlier :) I don't have any fancy photo programs or anything and really didn't think it could do many cool things! i feel so crazy happy today, so please excuse me if none of my blog makes sense or seems silly. i don't know why, everything seems to be fitting together a little better lately i guess. (except for money, but thats a long way in the works...) have a lovely day, xoxo des

finally!

2008-05-06T19:41:00.011-05:00

the weather is getting nice. it only took forever! considering, i think only2 weeks ago it was snowing. anyhoo, nice weather means rummage sales!! yay! city wide sales her were pretty fun, it was rainy and chilly and windy. but oh well. you just go with it! ha. here are my few faves: this is an old medicine cabinet. the paint is chipping super bad and i'm going to peel it off and redo it. i'm super excited about this project!

not sure what to call this. a mirrored shelf cabinet? i <3>

and here is a super cute thrift store find! i love seeing what everybody has, or used to have but doesn't hold their interest anymore :) oh and here is good one too! *bride bingo*! my sister is getting married next September and i get to be the maid of honor. ooh, that means bridal shower and games. and...bachlorette party. hehe.

and i can finally show this off! Ari, from Happy Cactus, set up a private swap a few weeks ago. she made these super cute pin cushions. and i wanted one. so we decided to have a swap to make it even. i made her this crafty/baking apron. she'll look super cute in the kitchen :) i love it! i almost didn't want to send. i liked it that much. the cute apple fabric is from the dozens march kit. gotta love it! super cute and so much fun! this is what has been filling my time. plus lots of *girl* time with kaci & kira :) happy thrifting to all those who love it! everyone else, have an amazing day too! <3>

just kind of lurking in the shadows

2008-04-25T20:05:00.012-05:00

thats kind of what i've been doing. i'm not sure why. i haven't had much to say. feeling kind of bummed lately. its the weather. every one always says how they love spring and its supposed to be so cheery and so on... for me, i hate spring. i have no clue what it is, but ever since i was 14, {yikes, over 10 years ago, time does fly!} i get super depressed. from about march until the end of May. *sigh* i always know its coming so i try to prepare myself. oh well. what i have done over the last few days: *i'm finally sewing squares together for Kaci's quilt *bought Juno for my Ipod *cleaning up my computer of unneeded *stuff* *listening to the best music ever. i've fallen in love w/ Garbage all over again! *played in the rain! *found some awesome sewing books, they actually have how-tos on how to make rad curtains! anyway...this is what i did buy: downtown DIY Sewing *most recently? cleaning and rearranging. i got my goodies that i ordered from my boyfriends mom! hooray! here are a few photos of my home: oh and one more cute thing!!! are these not the cutest foam stickers ever!? have an amazing weekend! later <3

she has big dreams...dozens march kit

2008-04-25T19:58:00.002-05:00

i've been MIA...

2008-04-15T18:08:00.005-05:00

sort of, not really...lol! i just don't know what to write!

ooh, i did win this. scroll down to April 11th. WOW! yeah, i screamed when i

saw it!! I never expected to win. soo exciting. <3

hmm, i have some new LOs. my sister came over

over the weekend and we scrapped and talked and went to an at home party and then scrapped more!

i am very into 're'decorating my home! <3>

decor. i'm so in love with birdcages as candle holders

very rad.

my new fave LO. yuppers

if anyone knows what this daisyd's paper

looks like, you're thinking. where are the fish?

yes, i consider myself a little clever, a little crafty. hehe

they didn't go with my theme but i like the paper otherwise.

so i made it work for me. silly...i think its cute.

and neat that kira and I are both born the year

of the monkey!

it's time for mac 'n cheese. so hope y'all have an amazing night! <3

Scrapjacked, with the dozens march kit

2008-04-09T08:58:00.005-05:00

yuppers! i love this kit. it has been lots o' fun! haha, there's just lots to use, and everything works together. so you know, go with what works :) and scrapjacked, it was a good lo. simple. we like simple. here is my lo. cross your fingers & wish me luck! lol

here is another xmas lo. don't ask, its what i've been feeling like doing. feels weird to scrap xmas in the spring time, but oh well. it's been fun, and thats what counts!

have a great Wednesday! good luck to anyone who put there app in for the DT call at the dozens! i put mine in. I cannot wait! I hope & pray :) {how awesome would it be, to be on the dozens design team? pretty freakin rad, i'll tell you! }

my faves....

2008-04-06T20:46:00.005-05:00

here are a few 'new' LOs. i did them a week ago or so. i already posted on flickr, but i feel like posting them here too :D the first LO of my daughter, with the dozens march kit. luuuv it! how awesome is it that Kaci is 7 and i just happen to get a #7 playing card in my kit. pretty randomly lucky!! lol my sis and her 'fiance' or my bil as he likes to say. the photo is from their Xmas card. i'm feeling very inspired lately, but i've had the flu and a silly sinus infection that doesn't ever let up. so i've just been relaxing hoping for those days where i feel much better. letting my head fill up with lots of things i want to accomplish. those three days off, and i get sick. go figure! oh well, it was bound to happen. the girls and i haven't been sick for awhile. with the exception of my never-ending sinus infection. hmm, well its off to bed, off to bed. 4am comes too fast! [ps] its my boyfriends b-day today! the day didn't turn out too bad. he's half way to 50 now! :)

this is what i've gotten done!

2008-03-31T17:42:00.007-05:00

so i finally got an apron done for my etsy shop! it only took forever. and there's only one. no worries, i'm already working on some more, so this cute little apron won't be so lonely!

the dozens kits

2008-03-28T09:17:00.003-05:00

hooray! i got the dozens march kit! it is so fabulous! lots of cute papers and the 'little' things, make it just right. yes, its true. this is my very first dozens kit, my first scrapbook kit at all, actually, that i've purchased. i'm lame, this is true too. i'm so broke lately, even with christmas done and over with. oh well, i will not complain for i have gotten one now. and i had tons of fun! and there is still more to come! i have three glorious days off from work! :) can you feel my excitement, i'm sooo overjoyed! it is my weekend off and one of my co-workers didn't get scheduled very many days for the end of march so i offered her one of my short shifts. which equalled out to my three days off. and i know, i'm tight on money, why offer her one of my days? bc i know how it feels to no have enough hours and she was scheduled 5 days off in a row. now that is way too many. so i tried to help. so yes, my three days have many plans! my mind is moving fast though. i need to write down all that i want to accomplish or not get anything done at all. boo. wish me luck! i can't wait to get it all done! i love that feeling!!

can you feel it in the air?

2008-03-21T05:13:00.000-05:00

she's so cute! she's showing off her karate moves :) and being sweet <3

something for the etsy

2008-03-13T14:22:00.000-05:00

just finished these cuties up and put them in my etsy shop. they come together :)

coming*soon

2008-03-07T18:49:00.000-06:00

i've been working on these cute little aprons lately. i have a few left to make for some special family members. then i will be making similar ones to post in my etsy shop! so exciting! :) hooray!

DOLL face

2008-03-07T18:44:00.000-06:00

so...i have this little girl, ha! she's three. she hates to have her photos taken profesionally. now, when i say hate, i mean like screaming at the top of her lungs and running and more screaming. why? who knows. such a weirdo! lately when she sees i have the camera though, i get a great big CHEESE! and a cute little scrunchie face:

new~pretties

2008-03-07T18:36:00.000-06:00

first of all, i want to show off these cute jars! I know, i'm sure you can get them anywhere, but...I absolutely love this store!! Its called Gatherings. It's a rustic decor/antiquish style store. So in love! {ps: not sure why the photos are so blurry, they looked fine in photoshop}

my etsy!

2008-02-29T20:16:00.001-06:00

So i just opened my etsy shop. I'm so very excited! Nothing too original in it yet. But I'm just getting started, gettting my feet wet. I'm so full of hope and ideas and just can't wait for a big block of free time to let it all come out! Hope anyone reading can feel my excitement! :) I've never done anything like this before so it feels like such a big deal to me. I'm so nerdy! I love it...haha...So enjoy today because Time waits for no one :) I heard that on Run's House. I'm not sure why but when it's on and i'm watching TV, i like watching that show!

the reason...

2008-02-28T18:32:00.001-06:00

my electronics don't work! (computer, printer, etc.) kira gets into everything and needs 24 hour surveillance. haha!! this is her sneaking under my desk and pushing buttons.

baby, it's cold outside....

2008-02-20T04:12:00.000-06:00

It is so very cold out. Good thing I have one of these to keep me warm:It has been so fun to play with! It's just the Ipod touch. I wish it were the Iphone, but we don't have that kind of service here in Boscobel, WI. Oh well, it's still pretty rad. It's like a little laptop in my palm. This little thing plays music, videos, holds my photos, and has Wi-fi. I just had my root canal finished up yesterday and my mouth has me in some terrible pain, so the touch is good at keeping me company also. And I can't wait for the mail to come! I will be watching it all week b.c. I ordered one of these. So excited :) I love getting the mail, especially when I know goodies are coming...hehe... So I know Valentines was last week, but here are a few photos from making Valentines Day cookies. We had so much fun! My mom came over and made these really yummy sugar cookies that used cream cheese instead of eggs. The dough was so good uncooked! :)

dreaming of spring

2008-02-16T09:28:00.000-06:00

yes, i'm getting itchy for spring! I don't like being cold at all :) Recently I was tagged by ari. 5 Randoms: 1. I have OCD. I freak out when my house looks too messy! 2.I would love to own a tiger as a pet :) 3.I wish I would have tried harder in school. 4.I'm having so much fun learning to make quilts! 5.I'm worried my kids won't like me when they get big. Tag you're it! Skillywidden, Bekka, and Mika. Hope every one is having a great new year!

smile

2008-02-02T14:50:00.001-06:00

so glad we can listen to music together :)this is my top ten LO. i really loved this photo at first, but now, I'm having second thoughts. oh well, it is me. hmm, i have gotten my tax money back. i am contemplating getting a new camera. my last camera broke. it won't turn on, the only thing troubleshooting said was maybe it needed a new battery. already? it's only a year old. thats why I'm thinking maybe something new. any ideas? the canon looks nice, it is on sale. lol such a big decision!

lazy saturday morning

2008-01-19T10:56:00.000-06:00

Looking thru flickr for pretty pictures :) staying inside to scrapbook and play on the computer today. and try and figure out how to finish my quilt. i sewed the blocks together. now it's on to the backing and what have you. that is what my saturday will consist of. maybe some cleaning too! way to COLD to go outside. last time i checked it was still 6 below! yikes!

no excuses!

2008-01-15T14:37:00.000-06:00

i've not been blogging again. i'm just not that exciting i guess! What have i been doing? i made my top ten faves again: (january 10, 2008) 1. candlelight 2.caramel rice cakes 3.Target 4.being organized 5.making mixed cds 6.the Black Apple 7.my sewing machine 8.my crock pot 9.mascara 10. Juno I had my sister make on for me about two months ago, and I just thought maybe i'd do one every so often to see how much I change. Or what is going on in that period of time, to remind me of the stuff we enjoyed. My sister is quite my motivator. Hooray! And Jesse is a close second. [my friend that is a boy, hence he is like a boyfriend. some days...] :) and these two :are my inspiration! <3

free spirit

2008-01-15T14:30:00.001-06:00

my sisterhere is a LO of my sister. it's seriously missing something. i have NO idea what to put in there! I layed some pink KI lace down and painted white over it. then i peeled the lace up and some of the pink stayed on. I love how it looks and don't want to cover it up! that's why i'm at such a loss! my hope was that if i put it online, it would come to me. you know, you show it around and then suddenly realize what was missing. cross your fingers...ha!

One Star Story

2008-01-03T17:24:00.000-06:00

Stuff to talk about: One Star Story. Everyone needs to check them out! They are a totally rad band from Missouri. They just signed with Transatlantic Records, hooray! i can't wait to see these guys go places! Especially Wisconsin :)

i've been bad

2008-01-03T17:03:00.001-06:00

So, lots of time has passed since I have blogged. Why? I'm not sure. It's probably just me trying to figure out my antidepressants, no biggie. I will get it figured! It's funny how the little things get you down and you feel so helpless, or hopeless. *sigh* Oh well, I won't go on and on about it! Lots has come and gone though. Kira's birthday, hooray she's 3! Christmas. My birthday (the 30th) (it's my birthday and i will cry if i want to) (worst birthday ever) (the day after, best belated birthday: the residents at the nursing home I work for, sang Happy Birthday to me! *awww*) New Years has also come and passed. It is now 2008. That is so weird, and hard to grasp yet. How was your New Years? Hope everyone had fun. I went to my boyfriends cousins house. Just like last year. We played Cranium, very fun game! Other stuff i have been doing? I've been scrapping a little here and there. hmmm, i didn't know this photo was so blurry when i took it, but it still looks cute. Sweet Pea: these photos were taken on a school day, Kira was playing in my lap and I was taking photos upside down. The LO out above is about random wishes/thoughts. Some may sound silly, but it's me...

shh, its a SECRET

2007-12-12T13:25:00.000-06:00

haha...not really, it's just that I love Gossip Girl. You know the new hit show on the CW. By the creators of The O.C. *sigh* I miss the O.C. Oh well. They say too much tv is bad for you. Its the only show I watch for pleasure, so ha! (i don't count when the girls make me watch Dora or Spongebob! :] Anyway...back to Gossip Girl. Every week they always have great music!!! This week my sister (yes, she likes the show too) discovered The Pierces. And *SECRET* is a freakin' awesome song!! They are so rad! Enjoy :] Hope everyone is enjoying the *holidays*! I think I'm all done with the Xmas shopping! Hooray! I just have the stocking stuffers left to go. And Kira's birthday is coming soon. Dec. 21. Too close to Christmas, but what can you do? She will be 3 already!! soo that's all for a little while. a few hours later and i finally got my photos up!

Dance...

2007-12-06T10:34:00.000-06:00

like no one is watching...

here is a recent LO i finished. sorry it's so blurry. i guess i will have to start scanning them in again. if i can get my stupid printer to work. i've been having problems w. it lately :( so...i'm home sick today. i have an awful cold/sinus infection. and then i felt like i had the flu on top of it. yuck, not something i want to take to the nursing home with me. i wanted to leave a quick post w. my last little bit of energy, before i take a nap. oh and we're supposed to get more snow today! probably how i got sick in the first place. i went out to shovel after our first big snow and worked up a huge sweat. i could feel the heat emanating out of my coat when i would slow down for a second. oh well. getting snuggly in the blankies :) have an amazing day!

Happy Birthday to YOU!!

2007-12-04T18:07:00.000-06:00

Blow out your candles!!!My little "Big" girl turned *7* yesterday. WOW! It is so hard to believe that she is seven! Yikes, sometimes the time sneaks away from you :) I let Kaci have a birthday party for her friends at school. Yep, we invited the whole class. Why not? Only three, yes three came last year. How bad could it be? Well, almost the whole class RSVP'd. 13 out of 17 kids. Plus her aunt Jakan and cousin Tori. I got lucky. Jesse had gotten the day off. (they were slow at work and told him not to come in.) I didn't realize how lucky I was until we got home. Oh, two of her classmates were sick, so we still ended up have total of 13 first graders :) Around 4 o'clock my mom came by to help too. She had promised to come over before I knew Jesse was going to be there. So...it was very nice to have both of them there. Jesse was very good w. the kids! Kaci got soooo many nice gifts! WOW, how lucky? And so far with cards in the mail, $50! Yeah, when I was little, I never got money. everyone made sure to get us 'real' gifts. Last summer I opened savings accounts for the girls. Hoping Kaci would learn more about saving money. (and hopefully be better at it than me!!!) Yes, she is very excited about getting money and watching it grow in her savings!

hi!hi!

2007-11-26T19:25:00.000-06:00

My daughter and I decided we would make scarves together for all the ladies in our family. She was so excited and that made me excited! Everyone I've been reading about (on their blogs) is getting so crafty for the holidays. I thought I could join in the fun and have kaci help me out. B.C. I know she would love to, and she'd have 'sew' much fun! :) Here is a photo of my first scarf we made. For Sticker, i mean Krista....hehe...my daughter, (who knows how it evolved), insists on calling my sister (her aunt) Sticker. soooo cute!

at it again...

2007-11-25T16:05:00.000-06:00

Wow! So much fun! My sister came over this past weekend. YOu know to scrapbook and stuff. :) Such a lovely time. We actually got a lot done, 2 LOs a piece. In one day...haha...And I actually got my sister to use my mini sewing machine. a big deal since she claims she is sewing impaired. For her first try she did very well. Now if only I could say the same thing for myself trying to use my new sewing machine. No...it's not that bad. I am just having trouble getting the tension situated. My project involves very thin material. So I'm sure (hopefully) that that is really all my problem is :) Yes, my mom gave me my Xmas present early. I think she was worried I would go out and get my own before the holidays. Oops, I'm good at doing that kind of stuff! She's so sweet! I am so very blessed for the amazing family I have!

<3

2007-11-20T13:01:00.000-06:00

Sew...I have been having so much fun lately. I feel so silly, and giddy inside, but hey, if it motivates me... I guess go w. it. I've been accomplishing so much lately in my own goal driven world. I've made a few totes. I want to make some more. And there is also speak of XMas coming soon! My daughter Kaci and I have a few 'crafty' ideas up our sleeves. Can't wait to get started on those! Its going to be so fun! Thanksgiving is in two days. I'm sure everyone will load up on lots of yummy foods! I know I will. I love food! This year I get to make Pumpkin bars for my 'boyfriends' side of the family. For my side I will be bringing Sweet Potatoes. Soooo yummy! It's going to be a little odd. This may sound silly but it's my first year ever having to work on Thanksgiving. I've always had a factory job where you always got it off. Now I work at a nursing home. They need somebody everyday. You can't tell them to 'go home' for the holidays :).Some get to, but many stay at the nursing home, hoping someone will come to visit them. It won't be so bad. It's nice to be able to put a smile on someones face, who appreciates you! :) (though there are a few residents who aren't so thoughtful!) Happy Holidays!!!

sew crafty :)

2007-11-19T09:06:00.000-06:00

I see I haven't blogged again lately. Sometimes I guess I just don't have much to say. I have had so much stuff on my mind lately, but not online blog stuff that anyone wants to read about I'm sure. Just going thru some personal yuckiness that i'm trying to figure out :( Oh well, they say time mends the heart, but time is just going to slow!! Other than all my sappiness, I did manage to get some layouts done and I made a little tote! I won a RAK a few weeks ago. I got it in the mail, totally cute! Definatly check out the Dozens! How rad are they! Their kits have such great colors and cute little things you wouldn't think come in a kit, but totally belong!! Yes, it's true, I'm in love! Now if only it weren't so close to XMas...I could to afford to get a kit all of my own! Here are few projects I completed w. my RAK: My little tote! The little squirrel fabric came w. my RAK. I kept seeing Silje. Make all these cute totes, and i was just getting so itchy to make my own! I've always wanted to but just never did. But Saturday night I was just feeling really motivated. The sad thing is that I don't really have a sewing machine :( I have a little sew craftly sewing machine by Provo. It is a little scrapbooking sewing machine. Half of it, it sewed up fine. Then the other half it sewed, but didn't completely catch on the bottom side. So I had to go thru and hand sew a lot of it! But it turned out nicely I think :) I can't wait for XMas, my main reason being that Mom has said she plans on getting me a real sewing machine! Watch out world! ...haha...

Hope everyone had an amazing weekend! Oh, don't forget to wish Elsie a Happy Birthday today!

my Faves

2007-11-10T23:23:00.000-06:00

Yes, so I know I said I wanted to post my faves once a week. Totally didn't go that way at all. I keep forgetting how fast time goes by... And getting up at 4 in the morning just does not help matters! *sigh* There are people to be taken care of though. [at the nursing home] lol, i feel like time flies, and I don't get anything done, yet I feel like I'm always on the computer. I *hate* having OCD :) I'm constantly checking the computer, always worried I'm going to miss something. Or that I'm going to miss getting an important email. (i never do)(get an important email...ha) My mom has always told me, since I was little, I've acted like that. Always worried I would miss something. Oh well, the *good* part of OCD, is my clothes are hung in color order :) my CDs are alphabetized, and my house is almost always picked up. I can't help it! Hope everyone enjoys the Faves...

National Friendship Week

2007-11-08T16:08:00.000-06:00

DON'T FORGET! NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP WEEK! Remind those friends of yours how much you really appreciate them :) At home I don't have many, but am so grateful for the ones I've meet online sharing the same joys as i do {Scrapbooking!} Thanks so much!

A few good friends <3>

Decor

2007-11-06T14:05:00.000-06:00

I love to decorate! Love it, love it! I'm constantly moving my house around and thinking of ways to add a little something here, or something there! Well of couple of days ago, Jesse thought we should put all my scrapbooking *stuff* into the playroom. Then we could shut the door and lock it. B.C. for some reason, Kira loves to get into my stuff. Always! My sister stopped by one day and told me my walls looked bare in my new area. So I put up this: When I was younger, 16 ish, this is how I would decorate. Only I used fishing line then. I would put all my fave photos!

i <3 shoes!

2007-11-06T13:57:00.000-06:00

I love shoes and so does my daughter! Totally rad. She seriously has a pair for everyday of the month. And she wears all of them. What really makes me happy? When she wears her tall boots with cute skirts :) She's six, almost seven and enough clothes for her whole class. Gotta love rummage sales and thrift shops and St. Vinnies! Me and Kaci taking a walk downtown to the railroad tracks. It was one of the last nice days to take a walk w.out freezing :)

Halloween

2007-11-06T13:50:00.000-06:00

Yes, so I'm a few days late showing off my lovely children in their adorable costumes. Better late than never...haha...

2006

2007-10-30T21:30:00.001-05:00

Just a quick photo of our last years pumpkin carvings...SPOOKY! :)

when it's good, it's really good...

2007-10-30T21:06:00.000-05:00

So I was looking, I noticed I hadn't posted in quite a while. (It seems like I haven't anyway!) Don't even know why not. I'm on the (silly) computer everyday. Nothing much exciting I guess. Here's a LO I did recently. My oldest Kaci. When she first started to learn to draw, she would draw me pictures all the time. I will miss having *little* ones around soon. (or so it seems) Kira, who will be *3* soon, is growing so fast! Where did the time go? Yes, I know, it's clique to say, isn't it. But oh so true. Where is my real life pause button...haha... I love my family so much! Way blessed to have these two in my life!!! These two: so cute! ps, the camera Kaci has in the top photo? This was like when she was maybe 2ish. I turned my back for a minute and she threw the camera into the microwave. Yuppers...*sigh* it still worked, even after all the sparks flew...Oh well, now one was hurt :)

me?...tagged?

2007-10-26T18:25:00.000-05:00

Yes, i got tagged twice in one day. Tagged by my sister Krista, and again by Ari. This may sound silly, but I've never been tagged...until today. twice :) Lets see how it goes. It goes by 6: answer 6 questions and tag six people. Easy enough...ha! 1.If you could have the last hour prior to reading this tag again, what would you do differently? Honestly? Nothing. It was time well spent with family :) Kira and I had fun tickling each other. Kaci and I made a felt pouch together. And Jesse is playing WOW. Sucks, but at least he is up now. (super sick: lyme's disease) 2. You can go back in time for exactly one hour, where and at what time in history would you go? ooh good one! I'd want to go back in time to make it to a beautiful masquerade ball. and wear beautiful corsets and frilly skirts! I would think that would be pretty rad. 3.You have one hour to make a handmade item, what would you make? I'd make a mini book. I learned I can make a cute one in an hour! :) 4.If you cold lose one bad habit, what would it be? procrastinate. i'm awful :( 5.In less than sixty words, describe your perfect Sunday night. listening to pandora radio, baking some goodies w/the girls, and scrapping away afterwards :) 6. List sixty things you could do with that extra hour (after time change). play kitty w. the girls, color w. chalk, write a love letter, scrapbook, daydream, fold laundry, work on our scarve(hand sewn, so fun!) take pictures, learn something new, make new friends, go to the Haunted Hotel, spread the love, raid the thrift shop, take a walk, make some new CDs, make a cheesecake, tell them I *love* them lots! Hope you had a fun read! Enjoy being tagged! Silje Natalie Louise Charin Bekka Fauve

ScrapjackedChallenge*

2007-10-18T22:07:00.001-05:00

This is my take on the latest Scrapjacked Challenge. Sooooo excited to join. yOu know, I'm on that kick for new and exciting things! I know, i need to get out more. This is sort of my way of trying though. Its quite hard for me to make friends, so i am hoping that the love of scrapping and the internet will help me out on this one...(: For my LO, a lot of it is Love, Elsie products, except for the paint and stamps, thats Making Memories. And the cute little circles and square journal space I made myself out of left over plastic that some of my embellies come in :) Oh, and a Sharpie! Tons of fun! Hmmm, lack of sleep must have made me so silly tonight. Hope everyone is having an amazing day, afternoon, or night! lots of love, des

favorites

2007-10-18T00:04:00.000-05:00

so...i've started exploring again! :) learning lots of new & old things. having alot of fun. i added a few new links on the left, under *luv* this stuff. especially for the scrapper, i found some great stuff to participate in. so freakin' excited...haha...my sister reminded me the other day, there aren't enough hours in the day. so true. anyway, here is a group of my recent fave photos. want to try and make myself look around at least once a week. so, my goal is to try to post my faves every thursday. wish me luck :) have an amazing day! xoxo des

delicious fall colours

2007-10-15T13:27:00.000-05:00

Kira by the pumpkins at the gas station. It was so sunny!

Stupid Coors Light in the background... (:

Jesse's mom gave a bunch of gourds and 2 pumpkins. *Pretty, pretty*

Just few colorful shots i got in recently. I *love* all the color. Really looks awesome.

minis

2007-10-12T19:39:00.001-05:00

Fun little mini books I made last Wednesday. They were sooo fun! And they barely took any time to throw together. The one on the left is a deck of cards held together with Love, Elsie's fabric paper. Its just a few photos that i didn't really want to scrap but i did at the same time. They weren't great photos, but there were special b.c. they were family time together. So in to this cute little album they went. Seriously, it only took about an hour to put together, total. How awesome! The one on the right is the same situation, special time together. Thrown together in this cardstock album. It's held together with strips of paper. It probably took about an total as well. I really had a blast putting them together. I felt like i got alot done. And thats always a good thing when it comes to scrapping away those memories! :)

fresh fall air

2007-10-11T21:15:00.000-05:00

so...i know i'm not much for an outdoors kind of person. but when it comes to fall, i love it! the fresh air is amazing. you can go outside in yummy hoodies & sweaters & cute little hats! everything is just so crisp :) you know what i mean...haha... yesterday we took a trip to the boat landing in Blue River. i'm not sure why, i think i thought i would get some good photos of anything i could find! it turned into rock throwing. one of our fav pastimes! we had such a blast together. i couldn't get any good photos of the girls together b.c. the sun was right in my eyes and i couldn't tell exactly what i was getting. so this is what i did end up with: lots of love, and happy treasure findings! des

imagination

2007-10-10T17:32:00.001-05:00

*kira*kira* she is such a sight to see! like the energizer bunny, she goes and goes...there never seems to be a dull moment with her. it is so good to see her, and watch her pretend! I love that so much. it's so fun to watch kaci to play pretend too. if you listen to her dialoge, it will make you giggle. one time she gave her Barbies the same conversation we had just gotten done having in the car :) so sweet...

fabulous

2007-10-03T19:47:00.000-05:00

Yes! all those yummy journals came in the mail for *me* the other day. so excited! i've been waiting for someone to send me some. I have been itching to do some collage journaling. not much else going on. i only work mornings for the whole month of October. it's nice working in the morning with the simple fact being; you feel like you have more time in your day. yeah, it sucks getting up at 4 am, but when your done working for the day its still sunny out. not driving home in the dark watching for deer! maybe it's just me, but i feel like i get a little more out of my day. the downside is going to bed at 9pm. oh, and i can tell when i'm getting incredible cranky or grumpy b/c of my lack of sleep. you know, it's not lack of sleep really. i'm just used to getting a few more hours in. but they say you only need 6 hours to function well, and it's supposed to be good for the memory :)

does it look fun?

2007-10-03T18:39:00.000-05:00

and not to be forgotten...

2007-10-02T16:11:00.001-05:00

i think i've shown lots of kira lately. here's one of kaci. she's my oldest at 6 and 1/2. she's a very thoughtful and polite little girl for six. :) Kaci loves to help around the house and take care of her baby sister. she watches a little too much tv: spongebob, icarlie, drake & josh. i think those are a few favs. she also enjoys school and learning how to read. and she still likes playing Little Pets and Bratz/Barbie/MyScenes. She'll have you know they are all very different. They are not all Barbies. and I say she 'still' likes to; as in her aunt who is only 8, thinks she is already to old for Barbies and the such. the girls in the commercial are older than 8! oh how kids can be silly... love you cutie!

save the drama for your mama...

2007-10-01T13:25:00.000-05:00

Every time I want to get Kira's pictures done at Wal-Mart, it always fails. We end up leaving with her screaming and crying. She just doesn't like to sit up on that table. I don't get it. I never had this problem with Kaci. Well...I did, but she eventually got over it and let them take her picture. UGH! I tried setting up shop at my house. I had tried once before and it didn't work. It was for easter pics. My sister was there to help, but we didn't really get any good ones. Anyway, back to the main story. I set up some blankets over the couch and wall. Added some of our couch pillows for color and got out this cute pedestal my aunt gave me 6 years ago. It looked awesome. I figured, hey, we are in the comforts of our home. Can't be that bad. As the first picture shows, it must have been awful...haha... After awhile of trying I just decided to ignore her. I figured if I did that she'd mellow out and play with them on her own. And she did. Except when ever she saw the camera come out she would run and scream. I had to be very stealth. :) I think the bottom one isn't too bad. i wouldn't mind opinions. Is this a photo you would hang on the wall?

a quick hello

2007-09-30T09:50:00.000-05:00

just saying *HI*. I have to run out of town, but I've got (kind of) lots to say! ...haha... I uploaded a bunch of photos and such. So hopefully when I get back, I can put up a good post :)

scrappin' away

2007-09-23T11:03:00.000-05:00

this is what i've been up to... I have finally been able to let a little scrapbooking done! Lately i just haven't had any ideas coming. I actually had two days off in a row, so maybe that helped me to relax a little :) haha...

what i've been up too...

2007-09-21T23:18:00.000-05:00

i made this cute little journal for a "handmade crafty gift swap." i think it turned out really well. i've been feeling rather domestic lately. i like to cook, but baking is my passion. (probably why i keep putting on weight...anyway!) the girls helped with these yummy peanut butter cookies. it's always so fun to let them help add the ingredients and help squish the cookies with a fork! :)

cuteness

2007-09-19T16:57:00.000-05:00

Here's a postcard I recently made for a postcard lovers swap. I had a few of my favorite photos turned into postcards. This one is from 4th of July. Sparklers. Then I added a few *extras* on top. I thought I would personalize it alittle. The woman I was sending to was into collage, mostly recycle, reuse. Hope she likes...

2007-09-13T15:20:00.001-05:00

This is so cute! Kaci (6), wrote her daddy a little note the other day. Since we got our pool table, quite often he goes into these awful sneezing fits that last at least 15 minutes. Yup, sneezing for almost 15 minutes straight. One day it got really bad, his eyes were red, he couldn't breath thru his nose. He looked sick. Well Kaci felt awful for him. So she wrote Jesse a note. It says, "I love you dad. I hope you get better soon, love Kaci. She did this all by herself. I was so impressed. My heart felt so full. I thought it was such a sweet show of affection. :) *luv* these guys!

greatgrandma*

2007-09-11T17:29:00.001-05:00

More great grandma LOs. Having so much fun! It's nice to have a group of pictures to scrapbook that all go together for a theme. It kind of feels like it's going together good. Smoothly is a good term. :) Only a week and half away. Great grandma Fisher will be turning 100! Hooray for her!

kirakira*

2007-09-10T12:39:00.000-05:00

And not to leave the littlest one out! She's a cutie too! Kira is 2 and 1/2 and has turned into a little terror lately :) Just that age I suppose. I know she's sad that Kaci is in school. It's probably why she's rebelling so much. ex: taking off all her clothes, removing her diaper, not wanting to try the potty, playing with the microwave, pushing chairs up to the counter to crawl around on, pushing the ottoman up to the pool table to get up on and lay around on. But like I said, she's cute too. She's learning to talk like crazy and say sentences. We had sloppy joes the other day and she started calling them 'crabby pattys' (from SpongeBob) and she's a total cutie in the white glasses!

first day of school

2007-09-10T12:31:00.001-05:00

so here's my little girl. Kaci. She just started first grade last week. She *luvs* it! Thats a good thing. Kaci was ready to go back to school the day after school got out. :) She's cute! Yeah, wow! Can't believe she's in first grade now. I remember when I was in first grade. My teacher was Mrs. Couey. She was a sweet teacher. I loved school at the time too. Hooray for Kaci!

my great grandma

2007-08-28T19:24:00.000-05:00

Here is a LO of my great-grandma at my graduation party. She is going to be 100 this year. Sept. 22. Mom wanted my sister and I do do some scrapbook pages or mini albums of her for her b*day. The bottom photo on the LO is me, my dad, and great-grandma fisher. She lives at the nursing home in Prairie du Chien. My parents went to pick her up so that she could come. G*ma Fisher is such a sweet lady! So glad she could come. I realized I haven't posted for awhile. Here's why...like I said earlier. I had gotten stung. Well it turned to a very bad allergic reaction. I had to get a steroid shot in the arm. That didn't heal like it was supposed to and actually got worse. Back to the emergency room :( From the bee sting it turned into cellulitis. (not related to cellulite.) haha... It's where the skin cells become infected. Me no likey. I feel yucky, and my leg is stiff. Yes, so on top of all of that, now I have to carry an epi-pen. I told my *foster* grandma about it and she said I should get a braclet or necklace letting people know in case of emergency. ICE: in case of emergency. If you have a cell phone, your supposed to put your emergency contact under ICE and then there name. b/c if something happens to you, an EMT or whoever could possible grab your phone and call your *someone important.* So Krista: maybe we should get matching dog chains w/ our info. That would be sweet :) Have a great day!

swap-bot's Photography Lovers

2007-08-22T19:18:00.001-05:00

These are the two I sent out.

I luv swap bot!

2007-08-22T18:44:00.000-05:00

So... my sister introduced me to this thing called www.swap-bot.com Pretty cool stuff. Membership is free. And your world is a playground :) There is a *huge* range of fun stuff you can get in on. You sign up for swaps of any sort. Then you get partners and send them your goodies. It's even international. How cool? My first two swaps are Photography Lovers and Postcard Quote #3. For the photography one you pick out your fav photos you have. 5x7 in size at least and send to your two partners. The photos I first ordered weren't as good as I was hoping. I was quite upset b/c it took forever for the pics to get to my house and then I was disappointed in what they 'really' looked like. Send by date is Sunday so I was definitely worried about not sending in time. But...I had my postcard swap too in the same time range (about). I had to search for some postcards. I went to World of Variety and found cute postcards and...A photo kiosk. W/ decent prices. So this morning I went out in search of a better photo op. I got an amazing flower shot. ( I loves anyway) Got *stung* in the process :( Pain is beauty? ...haha... Got that taken care of, and started on my postcards. The only thing they needed were a fav quote. Out of the six I bought, I only used one. And I altered that one! It was so fun! I didn't realize making your own postcards was so cool! The one is a quilt block postcard *(bottom)* the other is a real one that is altered *(middle)* and my favorite is the collage vintage looking one. *(top)* I definitely suggest trying out swap bot! It's amazing! Happy Findings! xoxox des

pretty postcards

2007-08-22T18:41:00.001-05:00

me and my top 10

2007-08-21T20:57:00.000-05:00

1. lace and buttons, lace and buttons, lace and buttons :) 2. Pandora Radio {thank you Krista} 3. setting up fun photo shoots w/ Krista 4. when kira comes in to snuggle at 4 am 5. discovering new things that I wouldn't normally imagine doing 6. hearing the rain fall 7. little dresses and skirts and being girly :) 8. playing in the Swap-bot area {thx Krista} again 9. kaci says I love you, and she doesn't have a reason 10. pretty inspiration from Elsie's blog/DT

my fav photo for today

2007-08-19T21:26:00.001-05:00

so, this is my favorite. My sister and I had planned this photo shoot a couple weeks ago. We thought we were rained out, but I said 'hey, we can still take pictures!' We went out and had a blast, I mean I did anyway. hehe. We got absolutely soaked at first. Then the rain kind of died off and we dried off. Alot of our photos turned out great. When I got the photos on the computer, I instantly knew I really liked this one. I added this really cool antique effect and it just looked even better. So cool! Anyway, I love it when it rains. There is one exception though. Who knew that when we got all this rain, that we would have so much flooding and bad news on the way? I always seem to ignore the flash flood alerts. I never believe them. This time it came though. Not us in Boscobel, but all around us. It so awful to hear about, and to see with your own eyes. Thats the only way to really believe it. You hear about it, but it doesn't make sense until you are there, until you see it, that flooding can happen and that it is bad. What bugs me the most right now, is that I feel so helpless. I wish I could be out there helping people who need help. Helping the people at the nursing home to evacuate. The one where I work anyway. I can only imagine how tough that probably was for the residents and everyone helping. And I just got a phone call saying that the Mill Dam broke thru. I am so upset about that. I love going there. It's so peaceful and pretty there. I love taking the girls there. Their eyes just light up every time we pull in, b/c they now it's an awesome spot too. After an almost whole day w/out rain, it's raining again. My heart goes to all of you who are in need. xoxox des

it's what we drive...

2007-08-17T23:24:00.000-05:00

This is my latest layout. It's a pretty picture of (my boyfriend) Jesse's/Our car. I really like this picture. He took the car down to the boat landing after this huge storm we had. Well the storm cleared up and the sky was getting ready for a sunset. The clouds were just gorgeous! I love it when the clouds get to change into other colors besides white :) We ended up having a rainbow, and there is a picture with it in the background. Ok, here it is. I did find it, but it isn't as good of a picture as I was thinking I guess. Oh well, they are still pictures that I love! The color is just awesome to me! It says all show, no go. It's a saying Jesse and his friends say about their cars. It looks nice going down the road, but it doesn't go as fast as it might look, hehe. I know...my blog, not his. Why about the car? I really like the car. It's cute, everyone looks at me when I drive it. It's just fun to drive! [And I consider it partly mine] :)

Here's to 4 years...

2007-08-14T17:43:00.000-05:00

*4* years and hopefully more. Sunday the 12th of August was our 4 year anniversary for me and Jesse. Hooray! We've made it this far :) Well, we ended up making it a movie day. We don't do that much anymore. Wish we did, we got to the movie rental place and there were a ton of movies we wanted to rent! We ended up renting these 3. They made the top of the list. They are 'Hot Fuzz,' ' The Number 23,' and '300.' Our movie choices proved to be excellent picks. I would suggest all three to anyone. Later after we watched 300, we went to the boat landing in Blue River. It's where Jesse asked me to be his girlfriend (the first time). So we like to try and go there. When we got there it was so beautiful. It had been a long time since we had gotten to see the stars out in the country. They were amazing! We kept seeing shooting stars, and I thought there's too many of them for this to be shooting stars! I called my mom. Turns out it was the peak night for meteor showers! Awesome, that I believe was the highlight of my good/bad day. Oh, and Jesse, if you do read this on occasion, like you said you might, Maybe someday I will play WOW. Hopefully things will be better before I make that kind of commitment. :) love you.

what i've been working on:

2007-08-12T01:51:00.000-05:00

this cute little thing is what i have been spending my time on lately. I just finished it tonight! No sewing machine, so yep, all hand stitched. So excited. It looks pretty much like this. I just added some eyelet lace to the bottom and sewed that to it. Tonight I finally got brave enough to glue it to the book! :) My sister and I are doing a round robin journal swap. We are decorating the covers and sending on down the line to whoever is on our list. Nothing is in side yet. That first lucky person will get to do that. It will be exciting to see what every one comes up with! After a little time we will send them to someone else until it's full. If anyone is interested check out the flickr link or email me: butterflymmy@hotmail.com. Most anyone is welcome. We hope to have lots of fun with this!

26 part 2

2007-08-09T23:07:00.000-05:00

6. Stop procrastinating so much! 7. Get healthy, excercise more, lose 25 lbs. 8. Conquer my OCD. 9. Stop letting Anxiety rule so much of my life. 10. Take a money management class. 11. Take a CPR class. 12. Stop sleeping in so much. 13. Get published in a scrapbook magazine. 14. Take more pictures just b/c. 15. Learn to be more patient. 16. Broaden my creative horizon. 17. Learn more about photo editing programs. 18. Get in touch with old friends. 19. Teach Kira to count to 10. 20. Help Kaci practice for her green belt. 21. Take the girls to the beach one more time before school. 22. Start writing poetry again. 23. Keep growing hair for Locks 4 Luv. 24. If it's not worth it, don't fight it. 25. Break out of this box I feel I'm stuffed into some days. 26. Live life without so many worries.

starting my 26 goal. part one

2007-08-09T14:51:00.000-05:00

1. Dance like no one is watching! That's what you do my little one. So beautiful, the way you twirl and giggle and dance. Like no one is really watching! I miss that feeling. Carefree, you make me remember that. Now, if I could just let go and be so daring as you... 2. Play in the rain! I know, I have before. But these cute pictures I took remind me of the fun I used to have playing in the rain growing up! I'm only *26* yet somedays i feel like such an old lady! That I will overcome :) 3. Be a fabulous mommy! Look at these two! They are so adorable I could just eat them up :) Kaci (6) and Kira (2) are the best little girls I could ever ask for. They have helped formed me who I am today, in a good way. There are somedays that I worry I'm not spending enough time with them. It's probably silly talk, but that's what I hope for: To be a good mommy and be there for them whenever I can! xoxox 4. Be more carefree! Be a kid again, for just a few minutes. Jump on the bed and have fun. 5. Walk proud in my boots. Be the more confident person I used to be! {(love these photos! :)}

luv

2007-08-06T22:28:00.000-05:00

* so... I know, it's been a week since I've written anything. I'm not sure why. But I will recap my last week for you. and myself. hehehe. Tuesday night was my last post. I had to go to bed early that night. Wednesday I had to be to work at 6am. I'm not much for being a morning person, but I want to be. Especially when Kaci goes to school. I want to work mornings and be able to pick her up from school and have that after school time for her. And Kira too. So thats that. I did the same thing on Thursday. By Thursday night I was feeling the effect of little sleep and was exhausted. Me likey the sleep. And I gave in to it. *Friday was the pool party for Bible School. Which was awesome! The girls and I had such a blast! The shallowest part of the big pool was 26 inches and that is up to about Kira's nose. At first she was scared, then she did get used to it. She even became daring enough to stand on the edge of the pool and jump in at me. Sooo exciting. And the church was giving away school supplies. Kaci won a bag. It was plump full of the whole school list of things she was going to need. I hadn't needed to buy her anything for school, b/c it was in that bag! Awesome. Tiring, sleepy. *Saturday and Sunday I had to work too. We had to work short, and everyone had to bust their butts all night. After stress like that, I didn't want to spend time on my junkie computer. That thing is so slow, I am so ready to whip it out the window. *Now, it is time for me to release all my thoughts. It is fun this way. I have so much to say, my fingers don't move fast enough. Not that anything much I am writing is that exciting today, but it is me. Who I am, and what I do. *I know my picture doesn't much match what i have to say today, but there are a few reasons. One, I've realized I don't want to post without eye candy. It makes my post look naked! Two, music is a great stress reliever and Flyleaf (one of the best bands! {who are great live!}) is the band that I put into the CD player today on the way to work. b/c yes, today I worked too. Happy Monday! It hasn't been a bad one :)

c'mon...

2007-07-31T21:43:00.000-05:00

C'mon. Up, up and away. Thats what she's saying. Wanting me to follow her. so cute, young, beautiful. Fresh. I look at this picture, and I am at a loss of what to say. My head fills up with a million different words and thoughts. Nothing really clear enough to describe how I feel. I know I became a mother rather early in life. But now, after six and a half years of mommy filled days, I wouldn't trade it for anything! On days it is stressful. There are days that are more rewarding than anything you could imagine. Those are the days I remember. The days that make me who I am. xoxox

it was monday

2007-07-31T00:56:00.000-05:00

Funny how mondays have always gotten a bad name. I used to do it sometimes too. Blame it on a monday. Not any more. My schedule comes out a month at a time and away we go. The days just blend together I guess. Which I don't mind. I really like what I do now. I'm a CNA at a norwegian nursing home in Soldiers Grove called Sannes Skogdalen. It really is a great job. I love the feeling of being able to help. Residents that I take care of are usually pretty appreciative. That's a great feeling. I would love to go back to school to be an RN or an LPN. To become more knowledgable of everything I deal with, and the medical stand point. But I am good where I am. And yes, to me mondays no longer matter. The elderly need people around everyday of the week, not just monday thru friday. Besides, you can make up any reason for a bad day. The last one i heard someone use was that it was because it was almost a full moon. (which i believe the moon does do funny things to people anyway...)

good cop, bad cop

2007-07-30T00:12:00.001-05:00

i am having so much fun learning new things!

time for the girls!

2007-07-29T23:20:00.000-05:00

I get the next two days off. So exciting! I hope to scrapbook as much as possible. I do have to divide my time among other very important things. (not including house work this time.) (its all done! :) Kaci, Kira, and I need girlie time. It will be fun I hope. Kaci wants to sew really bad, so i hope that we can do that, without having Kira getting into things. I am also trying to teach Kira colors, numbers, and body parts. She's so weird sometimes :) At times she'll say what you're trying to teach her; others, she just gets mad and runs away from you! Oh well, its all at her own pace. It was a good day, for my Sunday. I got a little scrapping done, sorted some digital pictures, and am starting to really get a hold of this computer thing! Now you may think I am silly as easy as some of this computer stuff is turning out to be, but, honestly I really didn't think I would be able to put this together so far. Hooray!

soon it will be time for sleepytown...

2007-07-28T23:39:00.000-05:00

time will tell...

2007-07-28T16:36:00.000-05:00

if i can succeed in the hectic life of computers. To me, computers are so confusing. There are some easy things, but take this blog for example. It looks simple enough. When I get down to it, i see it in my mind but have no idea how to make it happen. Practice and learn right? hehehe. Slowly but surely I will be successful! :) It would help too, if i had a better computer so i could get things done faster, but oh. I shall learn patience...probably not. But i remind myself that every time i think i'm going to burst! Remember to have a great day!