My Anniversary!

Today Jeff and I have been married 3 years!! It's been a great trip so far :) And guess what he got me... a new lens and flash for my camera!! I was so excited. The flash is actually an early birthday gift :) The lens is a 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6. It's huge and heavy, but so far takes some really cool pics. Here is a pic of some flowers I picked up yesterday at Costco:


I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day.. we have been so busy around here. (What else is new right??) It's officially summer, which means I only work 3 days a week for the next couple of months!!! YEAH!!! I can't stress enough how happy I am about this! I have so much to catch up on.. especially with the house. We still have a ton of boxes that need to be unpacked. I'm sure once that's done, I'll feel a bit more organized.

Our new house does NOT have a pool :( so we went to Target and got this fun little whale pool for Ellie. It has a little slide on it and it shoots water out the top. Ellie loves it! Here are some pics:




We might be heading over to a friends house for a BBQ later today.. not too sure yet. Other than that, nothing much planned. I do want to hit Old Navy though!! :) Have a great week!

Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my father's birthday and I miss him.. funny how his birthday makes me so emotional. I guess pms will do that! (overshare!) 3 years ago this week we celebrated his birthday by all going out to eat. He told me how he hadn't been feeling too well.. and I told him to go to the doctor. A few days later and right before my wedding he was diagnosed with lung cancer. It was horrible. Then on his 61st birthday we had a small celebration at his house, where he basically said good-bye to everyone.. he knew it would be the last time he saw his closest friends. 3 months later he died. It's just amazing to me that he is gone.. I mean I know he is and I've come to terms with it, but every now and then I just feel like I hit a brick wall again. Does that make sense??

Ok now that I've depressed everyone!

American Idol was fantastic last night.. I'm a Jordin fan because she's from where I live... plus she just has an amazing voice for a 17 year old!

Grey's anatomy... what the heck is up with that ending?? Is George not coming back?? I had a feeling Cristina and Burke wouldn't get married, but I thought for sure it would be her.. nope! I have no idea what will happen next year.

I scrapped a page! I took some pics of Ellie as she was running through the hose as Jeff was watering the lawn!

See full credits HERE! Ok with that I'm off to watch the finale of American Idol! Have a great week!

Last Day for Grab Bags!!

Hurry on over to My Digital Muse!! Today is the last day to grab them!! Everyone has lots of great goodies!!



Get my bag HERE!

Arthritis Update

So I ended up getting into the rheumatologist early and wow what an exam! I ended up getting x-rays of my feet, ankles, knees, hips, pelvis, hands, and ankles... phew! That's a ton of radiation! LOL I'm still in a ton of pain and I have to say I'm becoming quite crabby!!! I have to wait until June 8th to go back and get the results and then they'll give me my "plan of care".. ugh! What makes me really crabby is that it is affecting my life.. does that make sense?? I can't bend my knees very easily to get down on the floor and I spend half my day with kids on the floor! Ok I'm done bitching!!

This weekend is grab bag weekend! Don't forget to head on over to My Digital Muse on Friday and Saturday!

Tonight is the finale of Grey's!! I can't wait!!! I'm sure I'll post my thoughts afterwards!

Spot Free!!

So Ellie is finally better and today I went back to work! It was hard getting out of bed but it was nice to be out of this house!! Ellie's fever went away on Saturday and slowly her spots are disappearing. Poor thing! She is also starting to eat more, so that's a great sign!

NSD was crazy! I bought kits just because they were on sale.. Now I'll add them to my collection of great kits that I haven't used yet! LOL I have all of these fun great LOs I want to do and somehow time is escaping me! Soon.....

Is it just me or is anyone else in shock that it's May already?? Where is this year going??? Only 3 more weeks left of school!! Yeah! I'm ready for the break!

Ok, lets discuss Grey's Anatomy. I'm so glad to see things are somewhat back to normal, but I have to express my feelings on a few things. First of all... what's up with them killing off her stepmom?? I didn't see that coming! I was so bummed! And McDreamy is being McJerky! Give me a break, I mean who looks at his girlfriend drinking with friends and walks away, especially after her own father slapped her?? I did like the other spin off show with Addison.. though I think it would have been better as a separate show.. does that make sense. And Ty Diggs... mmmmmmm cute! It really has a great cast and I think I'll like it. Does anyone know when it starts??

Ok off to watch Heroes.. which by the way is another excellent show!

NSD Sale

Happy Scrapbooking Day!!! Head on over to my store, everything is 33% off for the weekend!!



My Store!!

Phew.. what a week! (long post ahead)

This past week/month has probably been the craziest to date! Talk about busy, stressed out and anything else you can think about. First of all, on the 21st I held a bridal shower for my friend Nicole at my new house (which we hadn't moved into yet!) It actually turned out very nice.. plus I rented some tables and chairs and made it look nice so it actually turned out better that we didn't have any furniture here yet.

Then this past weekend we finally moved into the new house!! YEAH! Of course we didn't have any tv or internet for 3 days which was hard, but now it's all good! The movers came on Saturday and got all the furniture over. Now we just need to get some little stuff (like closet stuff) over here.

On our first night here, poor Ellie had a rough night. She got a fever and then threw up.. yuck! Plus the cats were going crazy!!! Needless to say I didn't get much sleep. Then on Sunday, Ellie seemed to be doing much better and we decided to go ahead with her birthday party! Ellie is now 2!!! The party was so much fun and the kids all had a great time! Then that evening it hit again.. poor Ellie got sick as a dog again and spiked a high fever.... To make a long story short, she is still sick and we headed to the doctor today. We thought she had roseola because some kids in Day care had it last week, but we found out she has Hand foot and mouth disease!! Sounds a lot worst than it actually is, but now it looks like I'll be home all week. She has the type that goes all over her body.. including the inside of her mouth. I swear I've changed more diapers/sheets in the past few days. I'm done. LOL So wish me luck that I can get through the rest of this week. Here is what she looked like yesterday :(


Not the best pic of her, but you get the idea with the spots on her face :( poor thing!

To top it all off I have arthritis.. I was diagnosed with JRA (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)at the age of 3. Now I haven't had a flare up in probably almost 12 years. I'm not on any medication and overall I've been very lucky. That is until last week. My poor knees are killing me. I have an appointment with the rheumatologist on Friday.. thank goodness! Ok now I'm whining!

I've been tagged by Holly:

Here are the rules:

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves.

People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

1. I love all video games.. I have a xbox 360, gameboy, ps2, my computer and a psp
2. I watch Days of Our Lives
3. I hate loud sounds.. if the music is too high I get a little weird. Crazy huh!
4. I had my tonsils out when I was 32.. that was miserable.
5. My right knee only bends 90 degrees.
6. When I laugh I close one eye! (Arggg I look like a pirate!)
7. I love chips & salsa.. I could eat them everday of the year, all day long even!

Ok so now I tag:
1. Tania
2. Amy K
3. Robin
4. Tracy
5. Mish
6. Cassie
7. Melinda

Ok have a great week!!!