I'm a little behind but here's our spotlight member this month, Cami!! She is such a sweetheart and always has such kind words to say!!
If you could have lunch with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be and why? Well, my Grandpa because I miss him a whole lot & my Grandma because I never knew her.
Do you have any other hobbies other than scrapbooking? Well, spending time on the computer! I also love collecting music & finding new & different & forgotton things to listen to, I love a wide variety of music love surrounding myself with it daily. I love taking pictures of my daughter I just wish my photography skills were better. I also love playing board games & dominoes .....I would probably play these everyday if I had someone to play with.
What's the best thing that's happened to you? Being blessed with my dd Samantha. She is the light of my life! I can only hope that I bring half as much happiness to her life, as she has brought to mine in the past 7 years.
What would you order at Starbucks? I never have. I've had the bottled ones & they are ok but I'm not a big coffee drinker
What type of candy do you like best? Now, that's a loaded question! lol...as I am somewhat of a candy-a-holic I'ld have to say either almond m&m's or chocolate twizzlers
If you could spend an unlimited amount of money, what would be the top 5 things you would buy for YOURSELF?
1. A big huge successful scrapbooking store like Archivers so I would have all the scrappy supplies my heart desires every day!
2. A new beautiful home that we design exactly the way we like it. which doesn't necessarily have to be huge but would include rooms big rooms for each of us...a room big enough for Samantha & all her things to be well organized yet have lots of room to play, a big scrappy room for me, a room big enough for Ron to have a pool table & then an indoor swimming pool for all of us!
3. A life time of Merry Maids service
4. the computer of my dreams
5. a Cadillac Escalade
the top 5 for your Family?
1. Houses all around
2. Family Vaction for Everyone at Disney World
3. a pony for Samantha
4. Family Vactions to Hawaii
5. for Dh a big shop with all the tools imaginable & a boat
What is your favorite paper line in scrapbooking? hmmmmm?????don't know that I have a particular fav line but Junkitz is pretty close.
How did you meet your hubby and how long have you been together? We met almost 10 years ago (in June) 1996. We met at a bar of all places. I was out with some of my friends & he was out with some of his. My friends & I have a running joke because at the time 3 out of 4 of us were single & had recently joked about wishing it was as easy as saying "hey, I'm gonna find a man!" So, when I got in the car that nite I said "Girls, tonite I'm gonna find me a husband!" Of course, we all laughed. Well, one of my friends knew one of his & so it turned into a group of people just hanging out & dancing. He kept asking me to dance but I didn't really think he was my type so I trying to pawn him off on my cousin. Well, I figured he was more her type than mine. And they did dance a couple of times but he just kept asking me. Anway, I finally danced with him & we hit it off! Talked all nite & he told me he was going away for the weekend and would call me Monday nite after he got home from work. I left thinkin "yeah right budddy! I've heard that before" But I was wrong. Started dating & got engaged at Christmas. We got married Sept 25, 1997.
Do you stay at home or work? SAHM & I love it.
What is the one thing you'd like to accomplish/do before you leave this earth? Besides be a good mom & get some grandchildren to spoil...I mean love(LOL!)? FINISH MY SCRAPBOOKS!
Do you have any pets?nope
What are some of your favorite "things"? (besides scrapbook related items) A necklace Samantha gave me for my bday 2 years ago, it has 2 amythest heart shaped stones...I rarely take it off,
my wedding ring & anniversary ring,
teddy bears,
hugs & smooches,
hearing Samantha laugh,
ChapStick....oh man, gotta have my Chap Stick (dh says I'm addicted!)
Raspeberry ice tea,
the color purple,
Chicken Alfredo Pizza,
watching Reba on tv....man that show makes me laugh my butt off
my cameras,
dancing around the house with my daughter,
snuggling in a blanket fresh from the dryer,
angel food cake with cool whip & strawberries,
finding time to read a scrappy magazine from cover to cover,
playing my 2 fav videos games...Ms Pac Man & Tetris,
a tall glass of coke with ice,
french tip acrylic nails,
yummy or relaxing smelling candles,
flowers (wish I could afford to fill my home with fresh flowers everyday),
fresh oranges & red grapes when they are in season,
my collection of floppy sweatshirts,
the "Look Ma, new Hands" hand lotion from Bath & Body Works,
hearing " I love you"
shopping,
my Melissa Etheridge cd's cuz she's my fav artist,
hanging around the house in my pj's,
a framed picture of me & my Grandpa when I was about 6 weeks old,
collecting family photos and all the pictures of my beautiful daughter.
Anything else you'd like to share? I'ld like to say I'm honored to be the highlight member for March. Thanks to Danni for choosing me this month & working so hard every month to spotlight a different member for us to get to know better, you're doing a great job Danni. This was so fun!
Friday, March 24, 2006
ok, so here's my story with the dog!
Yesterday morning I dropped Samantha off at school and then went to the grocery store. As I'm coming up my street, nearing my house I see this black & white dog standing on the opposite side of street adjacent to my driveway. I think, "I hope that dog doesn't dart out in front of me as I'm pullin in" and then I kinda stop & pull in slowly...being cautious ya know ;-)
So I get out ( the dog is obviously barking in my general direction!) and I go around to the passenger side to get my groceries. As I'm doing this, the dog runs into my yard and is standing just a few feet from me barking & growling. I grab one bag in each hand and hurry to go open my house door. I get in & the dog rushes at my door barking louder & growling at me. I close the door thinking he will go away. Nope, he just stands there in my yard and yaps. And I remember I have groceries in the car that are going to spoil. So I think he's probably not going to bite.....just go quickly, don't look at the dog & get them. But as I open the door & come part way out he rushes at me barking & growling & baring his teeth at me. Obviously, very mad. He's only about a 20lb. or so dog. His face kinda reminds me of the dog from Frasier, he's short haired too same as that Eddie. But he's bigger & taller. So I try to yell at him to "go away". Every time I open the door he rushes at me. Now, I'm kinda getting upset & I don't want my groceries to spoil. I have never seen this dog before & have no idea who he belongs to. So, I decide I have no other choice but to call animal control. Even as I disappear into the house to call, this dog just stays in my yard barking & barking & obvioulsy getting more mad by the minute. So, I'm on the phone with the police explaining the situation & she asks me if that's him she can hear barking & I say yes. Then I tell her to listen as I open the door & attempt to step out. He does the same thing! She says OMG....we'll dipatch someone. I say I feel stupid because he's a small dog but small dog or not I don't want to get bit. So, I hang up and wait. The dog doesn't quit. I decide I'll call my husband while I'm waiting. He's laughing at me, tells me to get the broom and if he rushes me to hit him with it. yeah, I really don't want to do that so I wait. So, the guy from animal control shows up and that dog just sat there & growled at me till he saw the guy approaching him and then he started to back off sideways but he still was just growling & barking. Soon they disappeared beside my house & I can hear they getting farther away. After a while I hear the dog stop barking. I wait for the guy to come back & he comes back without the dog. I asked him if he finally ran off or did he find the owner. He said yeah, found the owner 4 houses down.. I told him I didn't know who he belonged to. So then he says says to me "Excuse my language but that dog's a b**t**d" He told me he felt that dog really has a mouth on him & is not nice & that he talked to the lady about it. apparently she was home with her 3 day old baby & the dog got out. but the baby was crying so she couldn't leave it to go get the dog. She had her coat on but was still in her pj's apparently. ( but then I started thinking "who leaves a baby in the house, crying or not, to go get a dog but whatever! not the point of my story i guess) and that she feels bad and that it won't happen again.
but they are not listed in the phone book, so maybe I should write her a note saying I'm not really mad or whatever. oh, I don't know
So then I start thinking "why me?" is this my punishment for not wanting to own a dog??? My husband would probably say yes, so I'm not asking him. But yeah, in a nutshell that's my story.
So I get out ( the dog is obviously barking in my general direction!) and I go around to the passenger side to get my groceries. As I'm doing this, the dog runs into my yard and is standing just a few feet from me barking & growling. I grab one bag in each hand and hurry to go open my house door. I get in & the dog rushes at my door barking louder & growling at me. I close the door thinking he will go away. Nope, he just stands there in my yard and yaps. And I remember I have groceries in the car that are going to spoil. So I think he's probably not going to bite.....just go quickly, don't look at the dog & get them. But as I open the door & come part way out he rushes at me barking & growling & baring his teeth at me. Obviously, very mad. He's only about a 20lb. or so dog. His face kinda reminds me of the dog from Frasier, he's short haired too same as that Eddie. But he's bigger & taller. So I try to yell at him to "go away". Every time I open the door he rushes at me. Now, I'm kinda getting upset & I don't want my groceries to spoil. I have never seen this dog before & have no idea who he belongs to. So, I decide I have no other choice but to call animal control. Even as I disappear into the house to call, this dog just stays in my yard barking & barking & obvioulsy getting more mad by the minute. So, I'm on the phone with the police explaining the situation & she asks me if that's him she can hear barking & I say yes. Then I tell her to listen as I open the door & attempt to step out. He does the same thing! She says OMG....we'll dipatch someone. I say I feel stupid because he's a small dog but small dog or not I don't want to get bit. So, I hang up and wait. The dog doesn't quit. I decide I'll call my husband while I'm waiting. He's laughing at me, tells me to get the broom and if he rushes me to hit him with it. yeah, I really don't want to do that so I wait. So, the guy from animal control shows up and that dog just sat there & growled at me till he saw the guy approaching him and then he started to back off sideways but he still was just growling & barking. Soon they disappeared beside my house & I can hear they getting farther away. After a while I hear the dog stop barking. I wait for the guy to come back & he comes back without the dog. I asked him if he finally ran off or did he find the owner. He said yeah, found the owner 4 houses down.. I told him I didn't know who he belonged to. So then he says says to me "Excuse my language but that dog's a b**t**d" He told me he felt that dog really has a mouth on him & is not nice & that he talked to the lady about it. apparently she was home with her 3 day old baby & the dog got out. but the baby was crying so she couldn't leave it to go get the dog. She had her coat on but was still in her pj's apparently. ( but then I started thinking "who leaves a baby in the house, crying or not, to go get a dog but whatever! not the point of my story i guess) and that she feels bad and that it won't happen again.
but they are not listed in the phone book, so maybe I should write her a note saying I'm not really mad or whatever. oh, I don't know
So then I start thinking "why me?" is this my punishment for not wanting to own a dog??? My husband would probably say yes, so I'm not asking him. But yeah, in a nutshell that's my story.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Things from this week I forgot to blog about the other day
So our babysitting went quite well. Cooper is a total doll & we enjoyed having him here, even Ron & Samantha. At one point he was sitting in his bouncy chair watching Samantha on the computer and making noises and she would talk to him. She said to me "Mom, come here!" She was playing a My Little Pony game where you can color the ponies diffierent colors & dress them up. she said "what do you think of this pony?" I said "Oh, that's very beautiful Samantha" she said "Thanks, Cooper did it!".....she even wanted to bring him to show & share, but I had to be home waiting for the guy to look at the dryer. Then she was talking to him and he made a noise (he's 2 months old) so she said "He said his first word! I can't wait to tell Karla!"
Ron told me not to be getting any ideas! "Like I can just go out and get one by myself!" I think I need something from him, that's just probably not going to happen! LOL =)
Saturday we went to an elderly folks home and played Bingo with the residents for part of our community sevice for Girl Scouts. It was a little hectic because there was a communication break down between the 2 adults in charge. But everything went really well. Samantha was a little shy but she did ok. She sat next to really nice lady named Bert who helped her with her cards. It was a really good experience for her.
Sunday was Samantha's spring dance recital. She did really good & had fun doing it. At one point she was helping this little girl next to her who's shoe had come untied so while the rest of the cast was dancing these 2 little girls were just in thier own little world!....it was cute :)
Grandma & Auntie B were able to come support her and the program was good & lasted almost 2 hours.
She had been undecided if she was going to enroll in the next session which starts in June, I told her since she finshed this obligation, whether she continues is up to her. She decided the next morning that yes she wants to stay in dance because she wants to get really good like those "big girls"
This week has really flown by. I had 2 cousins that had baby girls. Yesterday, I got locked in my house by a neighbors dog & had to call animal control. Tomorrow is Samantha's fun nite at school. I will be helping with tattoo booth. Saturday we have a birthday party to go to so I have to get that blanket made soon, haven't even started. But I like to sit down & do it in one sitting since I lay it out on the living room floor till I'm done. Easy to keep it straight that way.
So, I guess I'll post some pictures of the dance recital.
Ron told me not to be getting any ideas! "Like I can just go out and get one by myself!" I think I need something from him, that's just probably not going to happen! LOL =)
Saturday we went to an elderly folks home and played Bingo with the residents for part of our community sevice for Girl Scouts. It was a little hectic because there was a communication break down between the 2 adults in charge. But everything went really well. Samantha was a little shy but she did ok. She sat next to really nice lady named Bert who helped her with her cards. It was a really good experience for her.
Sunday was Samantha's spring dance recital. She did really good & had fun doing it. At one point she was helping this little girl next to her who's shoe had come untied so while the rest of the cast was dancing these 2 little girls were just in thier own little world!....it was cute :)
Grandma & Auntie B were able to come support her and the program was good & lasted almost 2 hours.
She had been undecided if she was going to enroll in the next session which starts in June, I told her since she finshed this obligation, whether she continues is up to her. She decided the next morning that yes she wants to stay in dance because she wants to get really good like those "big girls"
This week has really flown by. I had 2 cousins that had baby girls. Yesterday, I got locked in my house by a neighbors dog & had to call animal control. Tomorrow is Samantha's fun nite at school. I will be helping with tattoo booth. Saturday we have a birthday party to go to so I have to get that blanket made soon, haven't even started. But I like to sit down & do it in one sitting since I lay it out on the living room floor till I'm done. Easy to keep it straight that way.
So, I guess I'll post some pictures of the dance recital.
Pictures From the Dance Recital
The first one Samantha is kinda of in the middle. She's the one with her hand up waving at us :) 
The next one she is the front far right with her arms out in front of her. She's really Movin' & a Groovin!
And the last one is all the dancers together for the finale. You can see Samantha down there in front tying that girls shoe.
Black Eyed Peas - Pump It
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The next one she is the front far right with her arms out in front of her. She's really Movin' & a Groovin!
And the last one is all the dancers together for the finale. You can see Samantha down there in front tying that girls shoe.
Black Eyed Peas - Pump It
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Home today with a sick little one
Samantha woke up at 3:30am throwing up & was up till 7. All I've accomplished today was laundry, which I was behind on anyway because I just got my dryer fixed yesterday after it being broke for 5 days. good thing I wasn't really behind when it broke. I am such a "clean laundry girl" it may not always be put away but I like to have lots of clean laundry so I pretty much keep up with it. I feel like I should get off the computer and try to do some scrapping or cleaning in my room but I am so tired. My cousin had a baby girl yesterday...Nora Jane they named her so we have a new baby in the family. I would like to make her something but I'm not sure what. She is not a scrapbooker at all. I'm thinking of a blanket but I know her mom is into crafty stuff like that and would hate to duplicate. I need to make another tie blanket for my friends son who is turning 8 on Saturday. So, hopefully Samantha will be feeling better tomorrow so I can go get the stuff & get started on it. I've decided since the baby got one, that is what I will do for all her kids birhtdays this year. HOepfully, I can keep up the mojo! But they are so easy so I think I will :) At least I won't have to figure out supper as Ron is working late tonite.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
More Blog things
| You Are a Caramel Crunch Donut |
 You're a complex creature, and you're guilty of complicating things for fun. You've been known to sit around pondering the meaning of life... Or at times, pondering the meaning of your doughnut. To frost or not to frost? To fill or not to fill? These are your eternal questions. |
| Your Love Quote |
Life is one fool thing after another where as love is two fool things after each other. |
| Your Heart Is Green |
 Love completes you, but that doesn't mean you seek it out. When love comes your way, you integrate it peacefully into the rest of you life. Your flirting style: Laid back Your lucky first date: Walking around aimlessly and talking Your dream lover: Is both enthusiastic and calm What you bring to relationships: Balance |
| You Are 80% "Average American" |
 You are average because you wouldn't pay to go in space. You are not average since you rate your appearance 4 or lower. |
| Your Summer Ride is a Beetle Convertible |
 Fun, funky, and a little bit euro. You love your summers to be full of style and sun! |
| Your Brain's Pattern |
 You have a dreamy mind, full of fancy and fantasy. You have the ability to stay forever entertained with your thoughts. People may say you're hard to read, but that's because you're so internally focused. But when you do share what you're thinking, people are impressed with your imagination. |
| Slow and Steady |
 Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment. They expect you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then usually decide against it. |
