Sunday, October 28, 2007

Difficult…

I’m going through a very difficult time right now. As some of you may know, I’ve been feeling poorly, health-wise. I’ve been to the doctor’s and they are running a slew of tests. Daily, my job gets more and more difficult to perform. The physical demands of my job are making me feel worse. So, my doctor put me on an Anti-Depressant for pain. I just started taking it. I’m on my third day. I really really don’t want to keep taking it. I don’t like the way it makes me feel. I called the doctor and told him how awful it makes me feel, and he says to stick it out and it will get better. I hate it. When I woke up this morning I felt so clear (tired, but clear), now I just took it and I’m getting foggy again. I guess I’m just scared of the unknown. What is this drug going to do to me? Am I going to be able to do the things I enjoy? Is it worth it? I hope this works.
This is why I keep taking it. I want to be able to take care of my kids. I don’t want to feel horrible all the time and not be able to play with them or even take care of them. It’s tough being a single mom. Thanks for listening to my rant.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

This week will never end…

I know you’re all thinking, ‘What? The week just started.’ Not for me it hasn’t. I’ve been working since last Wednesday without a day off and now I don’t get a breather till Friday. Calgon, take me away!

I’m working on a mini album right now about my home and where I live. I decided no photos of people in it. So I walked around my house taking pictures for it. That way, when I’m like 95 I can show my great grandkids where Tarrah and I lived and what it was like at our house. To the left is a photo of the layout that’s on top of my entertainment stand right now. I really love this one. Isn’t my bird cute?

I’m waiting with baited breath for the results of Week 3 of the Stand Up and Scrap Challenge. I don’t find out till after midnight. Maybe I should go to bed and check in the morning. Will I be able to sleep? I can’t wait to see how this contest ends. Three more weeks and I’ll be able to share all my yummy work with you guys! I hope you’re as excited as I am. Anyhoo, I should go read some more Harry Potter, either that or watch another episode of Angel. Hey, I should scrap that… Undecided

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Saturday, October 13, 2007

Afternoon Tea.

So now we’re officially into my second weekend without Tarrah. It’s 1:30 in the morning and I’m still awake because I can be. I get to sleep in tomorrow. I can’t wait. Sleep is definately undervalued. Lindsay and Isaac sent another care package and hidden underneath all the clothes was this adorable tea set. She was distracted in the bedroom, so I se it all up in the living room. She ran and got her stool, set it down in front of the “tea” and started playing immediately. She already knew what to do with it. Soooo cute. She brought me a cup so I could have some too. Oh, my God. Anyway, it was just cute. I guess you had to be there.

I’ve got new stuff posted over on my *Paper* blog, so make sure you stop over and check it out. I’m having a blast scrapbooking my heart out, I just can’t share everything with you yet. So many contests, and challenges and whatnot.

I suppose I really should be getting on to bed. …Well maybe a little bit of Harry Potter first. Wink

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Beautiful Green.

So, okay, I know I’m a slacker. We went to the Pumpkin Farm on Sunday, and I still haven’t uploaded the pics. It’s just that there are so many of them and I have a lot of editing to do. I promise to work on it today though, okay Jenny? Here’s my favorite of the day from our trip. From the boy who doesn’t like his pic taken, he sure is photogenic. My mother took this photo. My batteries died an hour in, (sucky!) so I couldn’t take any more pics. We had a good time, though. Can’t wait to start scrapping! Oh, with what pictures? Well, my batteries may have died, but my Mom and my sister wouldn’t let me down! I have plenty to scrap from.

I’ve started yet another new blog, strictly for paper crafts. So check it out, links are in the sidebar. So here I’ll post fave photos and inspiration, and then I have seperate blogs for digi and paper scrapping. I hope to continue inspiring all of you out there. Happy Blogging!

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Friday, October 5, 2007

Hope.

Hope. By Sarah Barber. PP: K & Company, rub on: Basic Grey, chipboard title: K & Company, laser cut lace tape: K & Company, ink: Jim Holtz, fonts: Air Stamp Medium, Resurrection, Modern no. 20, & Quiggly.

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Thursday, October 4, 2007

@2.

 

 

 

I finally did a paper layout. I wrapped up with the IBCA project today. At least for now. I’ll be doing another book hopefully next year when they get a new budget. I need a break anyway. So I was actually able to scrap for myself. Taking the advice of Ali Edwards, life artist from CK Magazine, I decided to document a day in the life of Tarrah and I. I’m extremely proud of this LO because of the journaling. I know that when she’s older, this will be a wonderful glimpse into our private little world.

@2 by Sarah Barber. PP is Basic Grey’s new Recess Collection, I printed the journaling on a transparency so as not to compromise the design, foam stickers by Miss Elizabeth, die-cuts cut with Cuddlebug, fonts used were Pollo, Modern No. 20, and CK Printer.

The journaling is as follows: Now that you’re 2, here’s what we do! 1-Every morning you wake Mommy up by crawling all over her and saying ‘Wake up, Mommy, wake up!’ in a sing-song voice that is completely adorable. 2-First thing Mommy needs is coffee, and the first thing you need is ‘Chocky mik!’ (Translation: Chocolate milk) and your Ego. 3-If we’re off for the day, you proceed to undress yourself and run around nakie asking to take a ‘baff’ (bath). In trying to potty train you, it’s become apparent that you don’t like diapers, pull-ups, or even underwear for that matter. 4-At 8:30am Dora the Explorer is on! By 10am the living room is trashed because you have pulled out every toy you own. 5-By noon time, you have had 3 or 4 snacks and therefore don’t want your lunch. 6-After lunch, we usually go somewhere. I tell you we’re going ‘bye bye’, so you get your bag and wait by the door. You’re very helpful. You turn off the TV immediately and start screaming ‘Bye Bye!!’ 7-Your afternoon nap is either in the car, at home, or we forget to give you one (which I always regret around 6pm). 8-Dinner is quick and takes only minutes to make, because you have no patience at all and you know that you’ll get a second dinner later when Mommy eats. You try very hard to use a fork while eating your dinner. It usually ends up all over you. 9-That’s why we wait till after dinner to give you a ‘baff.’ After screaming and fighting with me over washing your hair, you play for about 15 minutes till I hear the loud splash of your toilet seat hitting the water. You don’t seem to understand that it’s not a floatie. 10-I let you watch a little TV before bed, usually ‘Spun Bob!’ (Sponge Bob). And then we go into our darkened room, with one lamp on and read a story (almost always Dora), sing a song (usually Laurie Berkner), and go to sleep. Yeah right! You fight me tooth and nail for about 30 minutes before you finally drop off. And that’s what you do at 2.

 

 

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