I Am Excited...Scared...Honored...Nauseous...

AMR decided to end the Queen challenges early...it's been 4 months. I found I am tied in 2 categories (Font/Title Challenge and Scraplift Challenge) to win Queen. Wow! I was shocked. We have to complete a tie breaking challenge...I am so nervous...the 2 girls I have to compete with are excellent scrappers! My layouts are due Thursday at 9pm...and I will know if I won on Friday!


This layout won the Font/Title Challenge this week at AMR...we had to rhyme our title or journaling. This is my cute little nephew's 7th bday...we just celebrated his 9th...I am still SO behind!

This was another layout for the challenges...love the colors on this one!

I fell in love with this stamp at the expo...this card is for a special friend...who should be receiving it any day now.

Wish me luck...I want to win in one category SO BAD!

TGIF!

Weight Loss Wednesdays...Are You Ready?

Have you ever been in Charlene's frame of mind? I know I have. I am ready to do something about it. I hope you join me! I have decided that Wednesdays will be dedicated to weight loss on my blog. There will be a chance for you to share your weekly weight, your loss/gain, a food journal entry for one day of that week, etc. You can share as much or as little as you want! I might even have a little goodie for the person who has the biggest success each week! So this is your chance to get set up to start on a weight loss journey together starting next Wednesday. Find your starting weight and be ready to post it! Or for you "I'm not telling anyone my number" ladies you can just let us know you are joining us and then tell us your loss/gain each week. I am so excited! Hopefully we can motivate and support each other to be healthier...here's to becoming hot healthy bloggers!

Bath Time is Splash Time!

There is one thing that the two little ones do in the bathtub that drives me nuts! See the puffed out cheeks...


they are full of water!

Then they spit it out...

and spit it out...

I keep repeating..."You do realize your butts are in that water?!"

They respond by spitting some more...I don't think they care.

They just have to be careful not to "fill up" on the bubbles end of the tub!

Dresden & Amish Country Getaway!

On Sunday evening my mom and Aunt Patty came to visit. On Monday morning the 3 of us packed up the car and headed to the Longaberger Homestead. The tulips greeted us!

The weather was chilly with light rain....except for the downpour that turned my umbrella inside out!

This huge basket was so cool...the apples looked so real in person...Did you know Longaberger's office building is shaped like a basket with handles?

I met this furry friend while touring the rooms of the Homestead. They have so many pretty things.

At 5:00 (when everything closed) we headed north to Amish Country. Home to some of the yummiest restaurants EVER! These hats and coats belonged to Amish men who were dining.

My mom and aunt love the fabric stores...I imagine they feel the same way I do when I get to go to Archivers!

My mom is making me this Scotty wall hanging...except she is using Christmas fabrics. We spent Monday and Tuesday nights at a hotel and headed home Wednesday evening. I was tired! I curled up on the couch with Manga Dork to watch American Idol...we munched kettle korn...and I held her when she cried over the results. We will miss you Anoop!

Trippin'

Going to Longaberger Homestead and Amish Country with my mom and aunt...see ya on Thursday!

Hint! Hint! mwhahaha!

Are you still so eager to join me?

mwhahahahaha! Don't ya just love an evil laugh moment!?

I have a plan...a brilliant idea...I want you to join me! It could change our lives....mwhahahaha! Oh the wheels are spinning...we could take the journey together...mwhahahaha! Oh the plotting and planning I have to do...mwhahahaha!

Another Scrappy Goal Bites The Dust!

I won again! This was for Thursday's AMR scraplift challenge....this means I reached another goal of being the leader in one category...I have won 3 times in the scraplift category! Now my goal is at the end of the year to be the Queen of one of the categories! These challenges are fun and making me push my scrappy limits...not to mention my albums are getting fuller and my pictures are getting done!

This was for the product challenge...you had to use as many scrap manufacturers as possible.

I made this ATC (well actually 15 of them) for the May Day flower swap at AMR. I used the new stuff I bought from PK Blitz at the expo...this is such a fun technique...but I was still finding glitter on me the next day! LOL!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

A Letter To My Fat

Dear Fat,
I have a few things I would like to say to you. You are not a good thing. You are a negative influence in my life. You make me cry alot. I am worried about how you are affecting my health...I get out of breath lately. You would think that I would do everything in my power to get rid of you. Yet I do everything in my power to keep you around. It's like I want MORE of you. I feel powerless. I know the things I should be doing to kick you out...yet I do the opposite. You make me feel bad about myself...as a matter of fact I believe you have damaged my self esteem to a point I feel it may never recover. I hide behind my kids. I don't make eye contact. I don't feel worthy...I feel like a failure because of you. Why do you have such control over me? I can honestly say...I hate you. I am not fond of that word, but it is the only one that fits. What scares me the most is that I think I have passed on my bad habits to my daughter. She is fighting you too. This makes me mad. You also affect my relationship with my husband. I can't stand for him to hug me because he will feel you. You are no fun. Hopefully one day I will find the strength to kiss you goodbye.
Scrappy Girl

Easter Eggs...Flying Dogs...Fast Dune Buggies

Our Easter festivities began last Thursday with Wild Child's preschool party...she took these huge suckers for her classmates. I made the egg and tag. Fun!

On Friday we met my mom at her mall and we shopped til we dropped. We had to buy complete Easter outfits for everyone AND all the baskets and fillers for the kids! We pulled in her driveway at 12:00 midnight exactly!

On Saturday we spent the morning and afternoon with my parents. I snuck in a visit to BFF Ruth's home. We colored eggs...I used the magic crayon to design them and the kids loved seeing the secret messages appear...can you find the Team Edward and Team Jacob eggs?

We visited Dr. Hubby's aunt and uncle...I got VERY car sick...I think I was even drooling...yuck!

Then we drove to his other aunt and uncle's house to spend the night.

On Easter morning the kids woke up to their baskets....Manga Dork got 5 new books and a Team Jacob necklace (I know...I know...she is insane)....the little ones got stuffed Bolts and beachwear.

I hit Gymboree for the little one's easter dresses...such a fun place to shop! Dr. Hubby's only request was that they have hats...easy peasy!

Manga Dork was adorable and she is such a good poser for my pics...with those wedges she towered over her vertically challenged momma.

Our family photo...yes, I wore a jean skirt on Easter...sue me! LOL!

We attended church with Dr. Hubby's aunt and then came back to their home for a delicious meal. The kids had a blast hunting eggs and playing.

This is Gus...the flying Boston Terrier....I love playing with the sports mode on my camera!

Before leaving to come home the kids got to ride in the dune buggy...they all have a "need for speed."

Sorry I haven't been visiting blogs...I will get to surf some tomorrow!

Hope your Easter was great too!