Sharing Again...

Wanted to show off my latest scrapping creation!

Show and Tell Time---






Products used:
Sentiment: Cloud Design
Jewels: Heidi Swapp
Princess sticker: Making Memories
Snowflakes: Cricut Doodlecharms
Wooden snowflake: ProvoCraft
Ribbon: Michael's Textured Trios
Papers: DCWV
Gliiter Cardstock: DCWV
Rub-on: Unknown

I feel like sharing today!

I cam across a blog today that had me chuckling. The author holds a meme of sorts called "Friday Fragments". According to her,

Friday Fragments are bits and pieces of your week that are usually brief; too short for a stand-alone post, but too good to discard. Collect humorous observations, "Heard" items, and other small gems and put them together in a Friday Fragments post.

Sounds fun...here's my Fragments:

~~My daughter fell into the toilet on Wednesday night. She's potty trained now, but she still uses her potty seat and she still gets excited about going. I guess in her gleeful run to the bathroom, she forgot to put her seat on, and next thing I heard was a "Splash!" I ran in to find her desperately trying to clamber out. Am I a bad Mom for laughing til I cried? LOL

~~Overheard at Bertucci's: "Why do I pick all the losers? I'm going back to my ex. At least he got his degree while he was locked up."

~~I'm freaked out by how my surgery scar will look. It's on top of my wrist, for goodness' sake! Yes...I am officially vain.

~~I love watching MTV's reality competition shows. My current obsession? I love Money 2. Trainwrecks=realization that my life is pretty sweet!

Let's hear your FF!

Thursday Thunks

I will post back later with my TTT bargains, but for now, we interrupt this program for an important announcement....er..meme.

From Life In A Zoo...

1. This cat- Link- scary or cute?
Hideous. Scary. If I found it under the bed, I'd call an exorcist. Seriously.
2. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes reproducing again. Good idea or don't care?
My youngest is CONSTANTLY compared to Suri,saying they look alike. And I think Monster #2 is the most adorable thing (along with #1, of course), so I say bring more cuteness into the world. Besides, we only get a small glimpse into their lives, so who are we to judge? Suri appears to be a joyful child, so they must be doing something right.
3. Do you smile at strangers when you make eye contact?
Usually, unless I'm just in a rotten mood.
4. What percentage of your sarcasm isn't really sarcasm at all?
A healthy dose of it. At least 70%. There's a glimmer of truth in every joke, and in every sarcastic comment.
5. If you were to be a dog breed, which breed would you be?
A rottweiler. Elegantly beautiful, but with a sense of danger.
6. Go grab the closest book. Open up to page 27. Whats the 4th sentence?
"She didn't sing the way she usually did, her sweet soprano filling the house as she washed the dishes." From Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter by Barbara Robinette Moss
7. When's the last time someone put one over on you, told you a story that you totally fell for when it wasn't anywhere near true?
I've fallen for quite a few things, but can't recall the last time.
8. Ever seen Michael Jackson in person? No. Thank goodness.
9. Do you have a gut?
Yes. :-( I like to say it's baby weight, but I think I've surpassed the statute of limitations on that excuse.
10. What is one thing in your kitchen you have too many/too much of? Cups. Two whole cabinet-fuls. And cookbooks, but in reality, you can never have enough of those, right?
11. Ever had a colon cleansing?
Not quite. I tried a body cleanse regimen once. Uh..yeah. They work. LOL TRUST me.

It Had To Be Me

It had to be me. LOL. That's my latest mantra. Someone going to break a wrist snowboarding with the unit? It had to be me. Someone needing surgery to fix that fracture? It had to be me. Someone's tendon adhering to the metal plate? Yup. It had to be me.
Surgery scheduled for the 23rd. They'll try to "unstick" the tendon, so maybe I'll get movement back in my thumb. Yay. This for someone who had never broken a bone or had surgery before. Now I get to check that off my to-do-list...my NEVER-want-to-do list!! *sigh* Pardon me while I roll my eyes.

Sunday Stealing....Meme #1

As a fairly newly initiated blogger, I have been in the dark in terms of the wold of memes. I recently came across the term, and find that this might be a cool addition to my blog. For those of you who don't know what a meme is, here's what The Daily Meme says on the subject:

In the context of web logs / 'blogs / blogging and other kinds of personal web sites it's some kind of list of questions that you saw somewhere else and you decided to answer the questions. Then someone else sees them and does them and so on and so on.

Here's today's meme, found on a blog called Sunday Stealing.

1. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? I love Cheesecake Factory...MMMM!!

2. What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? My mom's chilaquiles....and flan. Mmmmm...
(This meme is making me hungry!)

3. Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Just two moles. I recently had a metal plate put IN my body, though.

4. What is the last heavy item you lifted? Does my 30-pound daughter count?

5. Have you ever been knocked unconscious? No...thank goodness! Never even fainted.

6. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? Yes...if it were to be omorrow it would DEFINITELY change my to-do list today. LOL

7. If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I don't know..I didn't like my name growing up (too many playground jokes rhyming Estela and Fella.) but never considered what I'd WANT to be named instead. I do like my name now, though!

8. What’s your goal for the year? More family time with my girls, getting them involved in activities, too.

9. Last person you hugged? My youngest daughter.

10. First place you went this morning? Downstairs to grab chocolate milk for the oldest.

11. Do you always answer your phone? I have caller ID, so I tend to screen calls.

12. It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? My bff Olga!

13. If you could change your eye color what would it be? Hazel green. Or gray.

14. What’s on your wish list for your birthday? The Cricut Expression machine. I have the smaller Personal model, but want the 12x12 one. Or a treadmill. LOL

15. Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Both...financially nervous, but excited to see my girls grow!

16. Do you have any saved texts? No. I usually delete them all once a week.

17. Ever been in a car wreck? Yes. One. Totalled my Sebring convertible. I'm still traumatized.

18. Do you have an accent? Nope. Although people expect me to.

19. What was the last song to make you cry? The Promise by Tracy Chapman.

20. What did you do last night? Had friends over for tacos. Read a book, relaxed.

21. Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? Yes, and it's a horrible feeling I never want to experience again.

22. Current hate right now? The difficulties with the military's Tricare Insurance company. It's aggravating and plain awful.

23. Met someone who changed your life? Yes, from drill instructors to friends to people I've never met.

24. How did you bring in the New Year? It was super boring. At home. On the couch. Watching TV. *sigh*

25. What song represents you? Right now it's 3 Doors Down's "Let Me Be Myself"




So there you have it. My first meme. Feel free to post your answers on your blog, or comment here with any tidbits you feel like sharing!

A Thousand Words Thursday

Her daycare though it would be great fun to bring a petting zoo to the kids. Eva didn't quite agree.

TTT #3...For you!

I showed you how I saved money with a DIY project, then shared my fabulous bargain find. Now, this one's for you.
We all know that clipping coupons is a great way to save a lot of dough. One blog that helps maximize your savings with coupons is Bargain Briana (her button is on my sidebar). She suggests subscribing to All You magazine, which is full of great coupons in every issue. I've gotten a few issues, and it's true: it's a coupon dream!
Briana has teamed up with Berries and Cream Blog Design to offer a 2-year subscription to a lucky winner of a giveaway during their launch party.
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