Help I need a new audiobook!

Ok so I finished the Red Tent and now I need a new book to listen to while I drive to work on Mondays... so if you can please recommend a good one. I'm looking for something not too heavy (dont' want to be bummed out at work) and something that will keep my interest from the very beginning. So let me know what you think and I'll go search for them at the local library.

It's kind of cool because I really am not a huge reader.. never have been. But I really like listening to them. Probably because I can't fall asleep, for some reason reading knocks me out. I'm actually reading "Angels and Demons" right now too, so don't recommend that one :)

I'm starting to feel like I"m back into the swing of things again.. slowly but surely. I still haven't had time to scrap though and I feel like I'm falling behind. I started my new Photo Inspiration challenge at Rakscraps! Go check it out HERE! I got the pics from Tiffany and are from Knott's Berry Farm.. very colorful.

Ok off to sleep! I'm finally catching up on that too!!

Warning.. LONG but fun!!!

So I don't even know where to possibly begin on my blog tonight... SO much has happened in the past week!! First of all I'll begin with Valentine's Day. I'm sitting feeding Ellie dinner, when Jeff walks in and says, "How was your day??" I said, "it was ok, nothing eventful" (or something to that effect) then he said to Ellie, "Well maybe this will make Mommy's day better" and handed me some papers folded 3 fold. I opened it up and it was a picture of a house with a note typed on it that said, "Finally something comes our way on Valentine's Day" Love, Jeff! I almost fell out of my chair... A NEW HOUSE!!! To preface this, we have been looking at these houses and we were waiting for a certain lot to open up and it did. They contacted Jeff and he went and got all the paperwork and voila' our new house is going to be built! I can't wait. It's in a cul-de-sac and will be a gated community and right near a new Elementary School. So awesome!! Plus here's the icing on the cake.. it has a basement, which is almost unheard of in AZ. I should also point out that the past 2 Valentine's days have been miserable for Jeff and I. First, 2 years ago we had to put our kitten to sleep and then last year, My dad had a bleed in his brain and had brain surgery to remove it. So we needed a good Valentine's day, but this was way beyond what I had even imagined!!

So then on Friday we headed to Las Vegas!! I haven't been there in years and we had so much fun! We met some friends there from the bay area and all just had a blast! Not to mention I got some major shopping in at the forum shops! Jeff bought me a new Coach purse and wallet.. did I mention I love my husband. He is so good to me!!! I played Craps for the first time and loved it, not sure why I haven't done it before. It was crazy seeing all the dice fly and the bets being played.. some major high rollers love craps I've decided.. I'm not a high roller LOL

On Saturday, after the shopping experience, I had a 50 minute massage.....*sigh* it was awesome. I was so relaxed! I swear it's the best massage I've ever had. Though the next day my neck was sooooo sore. I must have had some major knots!!

Then last night in Vegas my friend Rochelle and I went to see the show Mamma Mia at the Mandalay Bay hotel. It was so cute. I didn't really know what to expect, but I loved it. I was a huge ABBA fan as a kid, so it was great to hear the music... now Dancing Queen is stuck in my head!!! I bought the soundtrack and have been listening to it a little today.

Our drive to Vegas was uneventful, though I did listen to "The Red Tent" Even Jeff enjoyed it. We finished it on our way home today and now I need to get another audio book... I'm thinking something lighthearted might be good for me this time. I did manage to squeeze in one scrapbook page before I left for Vegas... here it is:

(Credits: "Mechanical Things" Kit by Heather Roselli of the DigiChick)

My mother watched Ellie while we were in Vegas. I missed her greatly, but it was nice to get away for a bit... sleeping in was wonderful!! When we walked in this afternoon Ellie flashed us the hugest smile and it made me melt. She is so stinking cute (I know I'm biased). So that is my week in a nutshell..crazy huh!!!

Blog Challenge

Ok here are the questions, with my answers for RAKscraps blog challenge #2:

1. What colors do you use the most when you scrap? Definately Pinks.. having a baby girl will do that :)

2. What is your favorite kit theme? girls, baby girls, fun bright colors

3. What are your favorite elements to use when you scrap? I'm a huge ribbon and flower girl. If there's ribbon and a flower you can bet it will be on my page. I'm a sucker for tied ribbons too.

4. Describe your style (even if you don't think you have one!) Clean & simple and sometimes blocky (is that a word?)

5. If you could have one kit made especially for you, what would it be for? Wedding. I need cream and sage green colors with pretty flowers. I need to do my album and haven't found the kit I'm looking for yet.

What's your font?

So have you ever notice that you get stuck on a font?? Ok maybe you don't, but I certainly do. Seems like last week every one of my pages had Susie's font, and then this week they all have Euphorigenic... seems like when I like a font, I have to use it to death. I really need to find a good handwriting font. I love my own handwriting and just need to figure out how to make it into a font. So if you could recommend a great loopy, swirly handwriting font let me know.. or let me know what font you are stuck on this week :)

I love Grey's!!!

Ok I just love the show Grey's Anatomy, I know I've said that before, but I really do. Tonight's show was great. I won't spoil it for people who haven't seen it yet, but can I just say I love Dr. McDreamy. And Sandra O, she is hillarious. Ok got that off my chest.

For some reason February just seems really hectic. Seems like I blink my eyes and another day has flown by. I feel like I have so much to do and no time to do it.

This week is RAKabration over at rakscraps..so much fun!! I'm bummed because I will miss the big bash for it next weekend. Not too bummed though, because I'll be drinking cape cods, playing blackjack and having a blast in Vegas!!! We leave on Friday and come back Monday. I've never been away from Ellie for more than a night, so it should be pretty interesting. Somehow I think I'll manage *wink*.

Olympics.. I feel like a bad American. I watched part of the opening ceremonies and haven't watched anything since then. Though I did see that Michelle Kwan dropped out. Probably the right thing to do. You have to give someone credit who actually can admit when enough is enough.

I'm still listening to my book "The Red Tent".. so far so good. I just finished cd 4 out of 12. Even Jeff has been listening with me at night, he says the reader's voice helps him go to sleep. Her voice actually is very soothing.

Ok I"m of.. have a great week ladies!

What the heck???

So I created this huge update for my blog, went to upload it and I got a message that the site was down for maintence... so I pushed the back button to save what I wrote... and it was gone *sigh* I'm too tired to write it all out again, so I'll try again tomorrow. I have a dentist appointment at 10 a.m. Wish me luck! I hate going to the dentist and unfortunately I've put it off way too long :)

One of those weeks

Well this week has been crazy!! Ellie has been so sick that I feel like I haven't had a chance to do anything. Poor thing, I hate it because I really can't do anything about it. I even elevated her crib mattress at 3 am the other night in hopes it would help her sleep....nope. I've been up a few times nightly and i'm exhausted. Boy I feel like a huge complainer.

Today was the superbowl.. I really didn't have a favorite, but it was great to see the commercials. I loved the disney one where the football players were all practicing "I'm going to Disneyworld!" Plus the Fed-ex one was hillarious. I'm a sucker for comedy.

We had friends over last night to play games. We played spaids and then Baulderdash. Oh I love that game so much! I always laugh so hard... I usually can pick out Jeff's right off the bat, so crazy sometimes.

Tomorrow it's back to work.. not looking forward to it at all, but I did go to the library and checked out The Red Tent. Two of my friend's said it was an awesome book so we'll see. I usually need to be captured within the first chapter or I'm gone. If anyone has read it, let me know what you think.

This could take awhile...

Wow I feel as if I have neglected my poor blog and now I have way too much to catch up on!
I've been home most of the week because poor Ellie is sick now. She has her very first ear infection :( As a speech pathologist this totally freaks me out.. I know it's crazy but it does. She has this horrible cough and sounds so pathetic.

I went to a funeral yesterday and that was a complete bummer. My friend Cassie's husband died last week. He was the nicest guy and only 31. He has been fighting cancer for approximately 16 years and he lost the battle. It was so sad and he will truly be missed by everyone who knew him. My friend Cassie is 4 months pregnant too, which makes the whole situation even worse. I swear he was one of those people who never had a bad thing to say about anyone... I know they'll never be able to say that about me :) But seriously there must have been over 200 people at his service.

On a bright note! I am now an official member of the events team at Rakscraps!! How exciting! I get to help plan events and all sorts of fun. Tania is going to be doing mini albums and I think that is such an awesome idea!! Her first idea for an album is things your mother used to say...LOL do I have plenty. So here are 3 things that come to my mind right off the bat:

1. It's just as easy to fall in love with a poor man as it is a rich man.
2. Make sure you're wearing clean underwear, what if you got in a car accident.
3. Pretty is as pretty does.

Here is my latest LO, I used Laura's new Sweet Elise Kit from the DigiChick (could it be more perfect for my Elyse!!) I love the little tag that has her birth info on it.

Ok Elyse is still napping and I need to get some stuff done around my poor house that I have also neglected this week. Have a great day!

Tagged

I was tagged by Amy K so here it goes:

WHAT WERE YOU DOING 10 YEARS AGO? I was 24, working as a speech assistant in a school district in the day time and bartending at night.. having way to much fun with no sleep. Looking back I don't know how my body kept up :) I also used to play golf every weekend.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING 1 YEAR AGO? A year ago I was about 7 months pregnant with huge swollen ankles. I was working for a school district 3 days a week and working for a clinic 2 days a wee, and working at the hospital one weekend a month.. yes I was nuts and a workaholic.

5 FAVORITE SNACKS: Chips & Salsa, Chips & Salsa, Chips & Salsa, Chips & Salsa, oh and icecream (I could eat chips & salsa daily)

5 SONGS TO WHICH YOU KNOW ALL THE LYRICS: Faith Hill- This Kiss, Tim McGraw - Live like you were Dieing, hmmmm not too sure on the rest.. i'm sure I know some pretty sappy songs too


5 BAD HABITS: I eat out constantly, I drink way too much caffeine, I leave all the lights on, I'm not tidy, I am a huge procrastinator.

5 THINGS YOU LIKE DOING: Drinking lots of wine, playing video games, watching TV, reading blogs, scrapbooking

5 THINGS YOU WOULD NEVER BUY, WEAR OR GET AGAIN:
Blue eyeshadow, veggie burgers, slim fast (yuck!), spiked bangs, perms

5 FAVORITE TOYS: My computer, my printer, my ipod, my ps2, my dvds

5 TAGS:
Heather
Tiffany
Mrs. S.
Ginger T.
And anyone else who hasn't done it yet