ScrapbookDUI

So, I have an obsession with sb kits. I have only had a few good experiences with them though, meaning I didn't like the price, the products, or the owner. I know, it's a snobby thing, but I'm ALL about customer service and great people. My sister always says I am a retailers dream, if they play their cards right. If someone is selling something and I kinda- I mean kinda like it and they are nice peeps I will buy with no hesitation and come back for more.

So I have listened to Dayami talk about the new kit that was launched in May for http://shopsdui.blogspot.com/ I thought I would check it out since Dayami raved about how much products were included and it was all great stuff. I signed up and got my kit and I was not disappointed. TONS of Heidi Swap goodies, and I was Damaris' (She's the owner) lucky number 50 in purchasing her first month kit so I got a KILLER goodie bag! OMG! ME? I never win! Damaris included a very cool card and a sweet note! wooooooooohoooooooooo! I'm lucky number 50! woooooohoooooo!!!

I didn't have a chance to take pictures since Kira and I were up late working on her year end school projects. As soon as I hit the pillow at midnight little Livie woke up at 12:17! augh!

Please check out Damaris' kit and your promised not to be disappointed.

Very sweet owner, attention to detail, and jam packed with products for a great price.

I can't wait to see what she has in store for her future kits.

I wish her much success and hope her kits fly off the shelf!

Little Girl Dancing Merengue

I can't tell you how much I love this little girl! She makes me laugh everytime I watch this!. Enjoy

Aiko

It seems like I have no pictures of Aiko...? Not sure what that's about- I can't wait to get my camera again! augh!

Anyway, sweet Aiko. She is a blessing and a sweet baby girl.

Here is Aiko and Kira at the lake feeding the ducks with Tod and Livie.

Almost Done

My little Kira is at the end of her rope. Normally about this time she looses her mind with school. It's aaaaaaalmost over, and she can see the light at the end of the tunnel. She gets fustrated with teachers, she gets irritated with testing and she wants it all to be done. Its the last three months that I have to push her and push her to stay focused, she's almost done and then summer is right around the corner and she can sleep in and relax.

This is the last week of STAR Testing and she is so over it. Just a few more weeks my poor mija.

Sicker then a dog-

So Friday I woke up with my raging cold and it just seemed to get worse and worse as time ticked away. Friday Janice came by around 10:30 ish and we all took off to Michael's in Salinas. I was pretty disapointed in their store since they didnt have much on the shelves and I soo wanted to grab some goodies and head back home.
My eyes were watering, my nose was running and I couldnt stop sneezing..... Do I feel a fever coming on... ooh of course I do!
We headed back home to have lunch and scrpa and watch the second part of QVC scrapbooking. Not sure if it was just me, but I wasnt super impressed with their goods, so no ordering.
My fever raged on and I had a runny nose that just wouldnt stop. Tod watched Olivia for us. Janice made some mini acrylic albums for us, mom made a card, and Kira had a big fram and pictures she was working on for her friend who just lost their dog.

I took a break on the couch since I was feeling like doo-doo.
Last year I missed NSD and this year I was sooo ready. I guess my immune system wasn't!
So tons of snot rags later, I called it quits! I just couldnt go on, my body and head had had enough!
Tod ordered Hot & Sour Soup from our little resturant that we love and I was
mee~mee town before long!

NEXT YEAR, I'M SO ON IT!
(I did get one layout done, but no memory on Tod's camera to take a picture of it.. *Rolling eyes)

NSD WHOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

So it's NSD Saturday and we will be celebrating it tomorrow since Kira and Janice already have plans to volunteer at her school to paint and clean up, Comcast Cares Day- blah! Hehehe! Tod would be doing it but he's on call (YEA RIGHT!)
So today was the worst part of my cold, my head hurts, my nose hurts, my bones ache and I can't stop sneezing! aurgh!
The day didn't get better... went to Costco for snacks for tomorrows crop here and to get some prints and enlargements. The prints were fine, but my enlargements were wayyyy off, chopped heads, people cut out of the picture, sigh, I think being sick and in a hurry I didn't even think to look at how they would appear. The lady who works in the photo dept said to bring them to the service desk for a refund and to redo... yea, here's the thing, I have been in Costco now for an hour and a half, I am sicker then a dog, and , yes AND great Aunt Flo is here and its the second day so, nope, I can't just "stick around" and "refund, wait redo, and wait some more"
My BAD. So I sucked it up and left. I can work with the other pics I have, but was soooooo drooling over the enlargements that I picked out. I suck! haha!

Tomorrow Janice will be here around 10:ish and Kira is skipping school. Mom and Livie will be here too. We will have qvc on since they will have scrapbooking on to. I already told Val and we laughed about how annoying Lisa can be, but soooooooo wanna see some new toys and things to buy.
Tod will be home and has tins of things he will be doing outside.

Tonight I have to pick up Kira from school- they had a DC Meeting and then we have to go to the grocery store for things I forgot at Costco, like artichoke hearts, drinks, cocktail sauce, and lemons.
The menu is:
artichoke dip
shrimp/creamcheese appetizer
chips and salsa and guacamole
Later for lunch:
Pastrami sandwiches and chips

Stopped by Mike's on the way home and I haven't been in there since, hm, like a year, seriously, since Janice and I made my baby shower invits. Man, have they changed. OF COURSE they were out of Cricut cutting mats and blades- I guess somethings never change! ha! Man, Martha Stewart has a corner on the market with her line.
Ended up purchasing a Me and My Big Ideas paper pack, some rub-ons, and a little stamp for mom.
Almost time to eat, Tod is Q~ing outside, pork loin. hmmmmm me likie!

So here's to NSD weekend and I hope ya'll celebrate in your own great way!
Ciao

Happy in Monterey

During Val and Ant's trip to Ca, we took to Monterey and had a great time on the Piere and shopping. We took TONZ of pics, but this one is my favorite.
I have never been more in LOVE with this man then I am now. He treats me like a queen and now I know what unconditional love means.
Happy to be in his arms.

It's Friday and I miss u

Man, I can;t tell you how thrilled I am it's finally flippin Friday!

I worked and talked to Val through email today and I just miss her too much now. I wish we were at Garduno's with our margarita's the size of our heads and eating their KILLER chips and salsa!
New Mexico is a beautiful state and so are Val and Ant!

I thought about this picture all the way home today, yep my two hour commute home!
Kira and Val at Moss Landing Beach 2007.

Bipidi Bopidi Boo

The planning has begun. Usually I plan about 6 months to a year out on vacations and trips, but just the word "DisneyWorld" begins to give me a panic attach and my heart rate increases, while small beads of sweat form on my brow! The park(s) there I hear are huge and you would need a week just for one of the parks.... kay, that freaks me out, since we pretty much know Disneyland in Ca like the back of our hand. Kira and I have been going since she was 2 and there seems to always be something new, but yet it still has the familiarity that never overwhelmes us, just calls us back for more!
The goal is to have the best vacation ever next year at WDW. Tod has never taken a full week vacation, and he hasnt always been a great big fan of Disney, BUT, just talking about it with him, we get super excited, we want all the kids to have a trip of a lifetime and us included. Livie will be 2 and Myoko will be 18.

I have gone on to websites insearch of must see spots and have become even more overwhelmed and had to get out of the website before my head blew off!

I wish there was some book, some site, SOMEONE who could tell me the must see's of the WDW parks and tips and tricks...... until then I will take one day at a time trying to approach this monster without getting all ADD and see what we come up with.

But DAAAANG, WE'RE EXCITED!

Better but not all the way there yet

I couldnt get out of bed yesterday morning, so I had to scratch the idea of even going in early to work yesterday morning. I got in to my doctor, who I havent seen since I found out I was pregnant with miracle baby Livie.
It was so nice to see her, and I realized how much I like her and missed her! She is smart, down to Earth and very funny.
My back pain is something she knew all about and she suffered from it as well. She hooked me up with an awesome muscle relaxer and no need for pain killers, I'm so not into mind altering perscriptions, plus dealing with Livie wouldnt work for me. She told me about all the stretches and pressure points to focus on... with a tennis ball. So I'm down, well I'm on my way to having a back that works in my favore.
hm
...... now I need a tennis ball!

ouch in da back

sigh, I cleaned my house like a MAD woman this last week and had a killer jewelry party on Saturday. Great friends, food and of course my beautiful sister and very cool bling!
So by Sunday I think I hit a wall. My back just stopped workin! lol I think it's that wonderful nerve acting up. It hurts to walk, or to stand up, or get into bed or to... well, you get it right?

It's been like this since Sunday and I soooooooooo wanted to play in my scraproom, clean it and find new treasures..... that's so not gonna happen.

This weekend I have no plans, we're poor, so I'm staying close to home. (Thank you property taxes! blah) so I thought what a perfect time to clean my scrapbook room and get it all rearranged and purty again. We are moving my computer into Kira's room, my new computer is in our room, Aiko has Kira's old computer and Myoko...... well..... she's off to college and will need a laptop soon, till then the kid is never in her room or the flippen house for that matter, so my remidy is, she get's nothin. lol Well now that my back is discombobulated, I wont be able to sit squat or ya know...... sigh.............................

SO NOW I WANT JANICE TO COME PLAY WITH ME AT MY HOUSE WITH HER COOL NEW BIND IT ALL!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! MINI BOOKS HERE WE COME!