Beautiful Bobbie and her Digi Scrapping Store

I was catching up on reading one of my friend's blogs, and I just had to tell you about her. She is the first person to teach me about digiscrapping. Okay the only person. But she not only does digiscrapping, but she also designs products for other scrappers. And her work is SO beautiful! Even when I decided to put my scrapping on hold and put all my digiscrap stuff away, I still love Bobbie's stuff. Her store is always current with new and cute stuff, and she has freebies on her blog all the time. So, I've put all of Bobbie's links below. Be sure to check her out. You won't be disappointed.

One Scrappy Mom

And be sure to read her rules (personal and commercial) before using her products. She works hard on them- let's give her proper credit!

Update, in a nutshell

I finally finished my math homework. I did the entire first chapter, and we are already preparing for the first test. Wow! But I sure put a lot of work into it. Here's a SS of the first chapter's homework. I would have had a perfect score, except I got marked down for not including a comma in one of the answers. Yeah, a comma. Are you serious? Anyway, I would have had a perfect score. Not to say I didn't struggle. Holy crap, I hate multiplication. I can do the addition, subtraction, division, algebra, even some geometry. But when it comes to multiplying huge numbers, I suck.

English is okay. It's going to be a lot more work than I anticipated. But I can handle it. I finished my first two homework assignments, and I will be ready to turn the second in before it is due. So far, I am staying on top of all my work. Which isn't easy. But I'm working my butt off.

I finished and turned in my applications for the Cougar Cry and the SGA. I am looking forward to hearing back about both of those too. Plus, I called the school to find out about getting my truck in to have the starter replaced. Waiting to hear back from the instructor, but a student told me it shouldn't be a problem. I know, I know, don't get too excited. But hey, one more step in the right direction!
Sarabi and Naala are doing well. They are so playful and so cute. And they love being outside, even though they WON'T go in the grass. Every morning they *run* for the door, and stay out until I make them come inside. They play on the porch, and under the cars, and around the door but they hate the grass. I have started picking them up and putting them in the grass, so that they have to walk through it to get back. Eventually they will need to leave the porch, and that means grass. Sadly, they still have fleas. After doing a lot of research, I'm not surprised a bath didn't get rid of them. We are actually going to have someone come in and spray for fleas, and then all the kitties will get another bath and top spot flea treatment. Until then, it's a bath often to keep them from being eaten alive. Soon enough I am going to create a Catster profile for each of them, and probably remove (or definitely retire) the Sweetie, Jack, and West Kittens profiles. Sarabi is so playful and fun to watch. And Naala is so snuggly and cuddly. It's hard to be sad at all with those two babies around.
I've been thinking about DigiScrapping lately. I filed everything away a while ago until I could get organized and time to do it. But every time I see cute pics I want to get going with it. I think I am going to start when my sis has her baby, and go from there. That is a good reason and a good place to start.
Speaking of family, Hubby and I want a vacation. We had a few in thought, but nothing planned. I have the week off for my birthday (Fall break, hahaha), and we are thinking about the FFXI FanFair in Nov, and we are still considering Michigan/Canada with Sanny and Gary- and Teasia now. We have some ideas, and we are talking, but nothing for sure yet. Suggestions are welcome. We'll have something figured out soon enough. lol Either that, or we will just show up in Michigan randomly one day, like we did last time. (Love you Sanny!)
I have been thinking about Hayden lately. He will turn six in ten days. I am going to get a birthday card and send it like I always do. And I will write Anndra (Hayden's mom) the usual yearly update letter about me and my life. Even though I never hear from them anymore, I keep sending birthday and Christmas cards. John and Anndra are Hayden's parents and Hayden is there son, but a significant part of my heart will always love him just as much as every day that he was in my stomach and I was with him in the hospital. My love for him will never fade. And I love John and Anndra dearly for being so wonderful. They make a wonderful family. I just want to make sure Hayden knows that my love for him (and his parents, for that matter) has never and will never fade.
I have been *so* addicted to YouTube right now. Not just anything on there, the YouTube Democratic Debate. I am constantly fishing the net for more, and diving into anything I can find. I love politics. The more I can find to feed my political hunger the better. I really hope the Republicans take the opportunity for theirs coming up. If not, I would love to see them answer questions and present themselves anyway. I understand the whole"end of quarter" conflict. However IMO, this is a brand new and first rate way for the candidates to connect with people.
It is spreading like wildfire, and they would be smart to take advantage of it to the full potential.
Church was so good yesterday. I taught the 8-10 year olds, basically Levi and Tamra. They are so much fun. Congratulations to my cousin Erica, on her engagement. She is beautiful, and they will make a great couple. And pardon me for being selfish, I am so excited to have another young married couple (specifically that don't have young children yet) near us that we can get to know and become friends with. I love Erica already, and I am excited for the opportunity to get to know her even better. Last I heard, they are planning to be married in the Hawaii temple.
One more thing before I go, I love my husband. And I feel SO loved. A hug and kiss every time he gets home from work, encouraging words to keep me going on my homework, snuggling me at night, doing the dishes so I don't have to, making sure my car has plenty of gas so I won't have to worry about it, protecting, supporting, and loving me. Sugar, I couldn't ask for anyone better than you <3

Never ending cycle of life

It gets better every day. At least, that is the positive outlook I am working toward. I had a few bad days this week, but thank goodness, today wasn't one of them. I went to a baby shower for Desiree at one, and it was fun. Tons of food. I will have pics DLed in a few. Then I came home and got some housecleaning done. I can never get any work done when Hubby is home, because he wants to play, and wants me to play with him. He wants to game, watch movies, whatever. BUT he was out when I got home. He is returning his crappy not-as-great-as-they-promised TV, and he is going to buy a different one. Bigger or smaller doesn't matter, but it is going to have the features and outputs he wants. We agreed he could spend up to the same amount he received back, but no more. So he is shopping- and I am cleaning. I cleaned the bedroom, then the living room. We are going to re-arrange the living room when he gets home (before the new TV comes out of the package), and get it the way we wanted in the first place. I even got to vacuum. lol The poor kittens were traumatized.
Talked to a friend last night. I am happy to still *have* her as a friend. There was a drama queen out there trying to cause problems. Luckily for me, this friend of mine and I worked out what was going on. And once again, I was told she had been told something completely different about me. This isn't the first time- or the first person- this drama queen has spread gossip about me to. And every time someone comes to me and talks to me about it, I always hear "that's not what I was told". Now, I don't know what that says about what she is telling them, but I am lucky to be friends with people that are smart enough to come to me when they hear rumors about me. I am very blessed in fact, to have the wonderful friends that I do.
I also talked to my sister today. Well two of my sisters, but one that I don't get to talk to very often. Man, I miss her. We have been close ever since we got older (and I don't mean teen-age years, I mean 21+), and she has been one of my favorite people to talk to. You know how you have certain friends that are great friends but they don't really hold a conversation very well? Well she isn't like that. She is awesome to talk to. I love it that I can be so close to my sister.
I have been so addicted to blogs lately. I *love* to read them. I like life blogs, political blogs, graphic blogs, any kind of blog. I have recently been added to the 2K Bloggers. They have a community of ONLY 2000 bloggers. They have created a community for bloggers of bloggers. I think it's great, and I am honored to have been added to it.
I have put my website, HTML, and digiscrapping completely on hold- for the time being. I am more concerned with getting the rest of these boxes unpacked, getting on a schedule and routine, and learning to be a good housewife. I have been kind crazy sitting at home all day, I don't know what to do with myself! So once I get a handle on my new life, I will pick it up again. (I am going to finish DLing the packets I have already been sent, and I am staying in one digiscrap group- Bobbie- just so I don't lose my resources for when I want to pick it up again.)
Okay, I'm off to get these photos online. Feel free to check on the album :) I am such a sucker for pictures. I need to limit myself to one camera full per week lol

The Frustrations of Today

First frustration- We've been without interweb since last night. This wouldn't bother a normal person. But Hubby and I are so NOT normal. Besides the obvious, we are geeks. Gaming, insterweb addicted, and sometimes blogging geeks. But the excuse reason we gave when Hubby called in, was that he has to have it for his job. (Truly he does, so it wasn't a lie. Just a convenient excuse.) Being without the web meant I couldn't do any of the stuff for school that I needed to. It meant I couldn't talk to my sister, who could really use a good sis right now. I couldn't talk to Brittany or Crystal, who are my main (internet) support systems. I couldn't check any blogs. I couldn't blog myself. I couldn't do any transcripting. I couldn't add more pics to my online album. I couldn't search YouTube for the videos I wanted to see. Hubby couldn't do FFXI CoP 8-3. He couldn't get on Vent/ Skype. Couldn't check our bank account. And since we lost our net in the middle of BLM AF, Selo didn't get his and I died as soon as we logged back in. And I deleveled. Grrr.
Second frustration- A drama queen I have attempted to purge from my life is still causing drama. I read a post on a blog that I follow (of a friend) which was quite pointed. I have emailed this friend to inquire about it, and I am hoping to hear back soon. I'm not ready to go into detail yet, because it might settle itself (I hope!), but I am tired of it. Misery loves company, and this chick is obviously miserable.
Third frustrattion- I'm frustrated with the lack of schedule or routine in my life right now. Ever since we moved in here, we have lived in the moment. I am a woman that needs routine. I need familiarity and commitment. So, Hubby and I are going to start living with an alarm clock and a bed time. Instead of trying to do ALL the housework every day, I will do certain things each day (ie laundry- Tuesday, shopping- Thursday). The more days that pass like this, the worse I get. We are both ready for a change.
Fourth frustration- I want to digiscrap! Unfortunately, I haven't had any time for this since I started my new job. I thought that I would have plenty of time, so I joined a bunch of free scrapping sites and got involved with some awesome digiscrappers. I now have a desktop full of beautiful stuff, some great new friends, and one single digiscrap page done. I love the page I made, and I can't wait to do more. But I am so overwhelmed with it now, I don't even want to think about it.
Fifth frustration- I want sleep. I go to bed every night, and I toss and turn all night. And when I finally do sleep, my dreams wake me up. They are crazy and weird. I *think* what is happening is I get too hot while asleep. See, Hubby and I sleep very close. Intertwined you could say. And his body temp rises when he sleeps. Now, I have nightmares when I sleep too warmly. So I think I am getting too hot, having nightmares, and scrambling around in bed all night. I wake up tired and irritable and unrested. Definitely unhelpful.

Okay now that I have vented my frustrations, I'm going to go curl up with a book. Hopefully, I will be able to sleep tonight. And tomorrow will be a better day.
*sings* The sun will come out, tomorrow. Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow . . .

He Earned It

We did so much today. We met Mr Eller this morning to get the keys to our new place. Yay! We will begin moving in this week- maybe as soon as tomorrow. Got any boxes anyone? Because we are going to need them. Although we are planning on getting rid of most of our big stuff, and selling a lot of the little stuff. We will be having a "Quarter Sale" on Saturday- everything is a quarter. We don't need the money for it. But we want to get rid of stuff for CHEAP so that it is gone, and FreeSales don't work- I've tried them. Selo wants a quarter sale, then a quarter sale it shall be. We will probably enlist the assistance of Max and Pixie to help us, and reward them with spending the night and playing on whatever gaming system they choose. Which brings me to the next event- Selo bought his PS3 today. He has been saving forever. I wasn't so interested in buying one because I hadn't yet been thrilled by it and couldn't really see past the price ($600!!!). So he rented one for two weeks, and showed me the wonders of it. <3 href="http://www.gamestop.com/">Babbages (which is now one with EB and Gamestop). She was awesome. She was very down-to-earth, talked so we BOTH could understand (instead of treating me like the dumb side kick), she didn't try to flirt with my man- in front of me or behind my back, and she *really* knew her stuff. Needless to say, I am impressed. If you ever visit Babbages at Valley Hill's Mall, ask for Crystal. You won't be disappointed.

A quick rant: The eX Factor. She sent Selo another packet (of legal crap, same crap she has sent six times already), but she continues to send it to my Dad's house. He has told her I-don't-know-how-many-times NOT to send it there. He wants his mail sent to him. Is that too much to ask? Okay rant over. In better news, he finally got the paperwork today about his child support he was waiting for. So another step will be taken care of this coming week. Can't tell you how glad he is to finally have received it. lol It was great.

I took some very cute pics of the kittens tonight. They had their first venture outside. Sweetie didn't seem to be a big fan of it, but later she actually went outside and played with Piper for a while. She hasn't been outside since long before she had the babies. It was good for her.

FFXI is in a muddle right now. I want to play, and level, and farm, and enjoy. But I am so unmotivated. I am up to BLM41 so I am actually making progress. I honestly can't wait until I have a Black Cloak and I can cast ancient magick. I need to just play every Tuesday like Selo and I have planned, just play no matter what. I love playing and I enjoy it while I am in game.

I am being overloaded with Freebies for digiscrapping. I am DLing everything and loving every minute of it. Although I am beginning to have trouble keeping track of where everything is coming from, which will pose a problem in giving credit when I need to. Any ideas on ways to stay organized are oh-so-welcome. I also joined a digiscrap forum, DSO. I have been looking for a good digiscrap forum, and have seen this one a few times. I am looking forward to getting involved in it.

Today I dressed the flowers Selo received from Florida the other day. They are absolutely gorgeous. A mix of red and white roses, white purple and green in the mix. There was also a small American Flag to complete it with. I took some pics of them tonight, and I will take more as they bloom. Breathtaking and beautiful. A wonderful way to show respect.

Alright, I am off to check a few other things. I have another thing or two I want to post about tonight, so I will return :)