I'm Back

but ssssshhhhh don't tell myself then I might not come back again.  Seriously.  Its Christmas time again.  Can you believe it.  Must be the time of year that I need to do some reflection.  So reading my blog from the first post made me feel a little bit sheepish but here I am again so...... GO .........

Don't look back just go forward.  But here is an update on where I have been and what hasn't changed. 

• New job (JBSC) will talk about this often I am sure
• Still overweight :(
• New crafting desk in living room (still not much crafting)
• Still married to an amazing husband
• Still have awesome teenagers

Thats my list for now.  Pretty sure that these will be my main topics of the blog but what can I say I am predictable. Here are a few pictures just to pretty things up. 

Mothers Day

First day of school



Got an iPhone

 



 My first cruise with Mom

 

 Halloween

 

 Thanksgiving

 

 

So far so many new stories to tell and new stories to come.  Not putting any pressure on myself to keep up with the blog on a schedule just when I feel that there is a story to tell or something to share. 

Thankful for all things.

testing

testing testing 1....2....3....

Still enjoying the pie.....

So just jumping right in with some pictures.  To lighten up the place. One of the better things to happen to me this year is Instagram being available on android (wow did I just write that).  So here are a few of mine thus far.  Hahaha loving my language so far. 

Lots of stories to tell from the last couple of months but its late and have been on the computer for awhile, so I am headed up to bed. Maybe I will be good and get on the blog tomorrow.  I did clean the heck out of the house today. 

Good night.



A little bit of humble pie.

This is my first post after a long absence.  I am humbled and ashamed at my lack of commitment.  My first thought was I am going to start a new blog a better one but what good would that do if I didn't keep up with my first blog and make that one better.   So here I am back on the good "old" blog.  The one that I was really proud of the name and tag line.  So many things have changed and also stayed the same.  So the is my first step at keeping my commitments and sticking to some goals. 

Baby steps at first...

• Blog at least 3 times a week.
• Blog about something I have created at least 1 time during the week.
• Keep up with pictures on my phone for the blog.
• Be willing to share honestly.

Thats it for now.  Changed my profile picture with my new short haircut, one of the changes.

That didn't hurt to bad. 

2 more.....

2 more days of work at Starbucks.  Feeling a little unsure and nervous.  Playing over and over again in my head "what about money, for groceries, toilet paper, scrapbook supplies" not in that order.  So what should I do?  BREATHE deep and carry on.  Looking forward to the time off to catch up on all the things that I need to do.  So I was on Pinterest today and was hurting myself looking at the cute pet pictures.  I saw this picture of the cutest owl and thought of Abraham and his hats and the time we rescued the owl and how he wanted to keep the owl.  Well anyways here is the picture.

Holy Cuteness

So off to bed with thoughts of money in my head.  

Scatterbrained

Is that one word?  That is my brain today, scattered all over the place.  Sitting here watching Smash, didn't think I was going to get into the show but I am surprisingly enjoying it.  Should be in bed got to get up in the morning to take my mom to the airport.  Really not sure what I wanted to write about tonight but just wanted to post something.  I DID get a new phone on Thursday and love it.  Getting used to it and making sure that I will be able to use it to help me keep up with everything more.  I am so excitied to be done with work but also very nervous for the possiblities in all things good and bad.  So here is my labtop wallpaper for now.  Thank you pinterest.

Going to make some Magic Happen in my life.

Headed to bed.  Not sure what is in the shed  :)

Ccchhhhangesssss....

Not sure were to start but there is a few changes going on in my life right now.  So yep I QUIT my job at Starbucks.  I felt liked it defined me the most for the past few months or longer and that should not have been the definition of me. I AM stepping out into faith, believing with God all things are possible. This is not going to be easy but I know it is what I am supposed to do.  Now I just need to get on the ball, with all the other changes in my life. 

• School
• Other kind of school
• Selling frames?
• Finding a job?
• Kids school
• House improvements
• Helping husband with the business
• Weight loss
• Work on the blog

I am sure there is more but that is all I got for now.  I still have two more weeks of work before I am done.  Sure is hard to set the alarm for 4 in the morning when I know I really don't have to.  I need to change my profile "about me"  oh and by the way I tried google+ and "no sir I do not like it" just saying.  So hopefully I will be much better at this blog thing when I have more time on my side.  I want to do so much more scrapbooking, crafting, cooking for the family and just being present. 

Yea Me!!!!!!

Here are a few pictures I want to share. 

Another one.....

So Abraham is turning 16 tomorrow.  16, I can't believe it.  No seriously I don't think that I truly believe that it is happening.  I am in some serious denial.  What am I going to do?  My babies are going to leave me soon.  I never thought that this was going to be an issue.  It really doesn't seem that long ago that they needed me to do everything for them.  So tomorrow I will celebrate but inside I will be a horrible mess. 

I will love you more then you can ever imagine. 

Happy Birthday



Toothpicks needed.

Not for my teeth but for my eyelids.  Not sure what is going on but I have been exhuasted for the past two weeks.  No matter how much sleep I get I am still very tired.  Not sure if it is allergies or just my lazy butt.  Probably a mixture of both.  I did get a lot of laundry done today and tried out my new Zumba game for the Xbox 360.  I think it is going to be fun and a crazy good workout.  Need to make sure that I use often.  So that is about it.  I need to make sure that I don't stop writing on this blog.  Would not be good if I quit now that I have gotten so far.  I do need to learn more and I need to make more time for that learning.  So with that said, I am heading off to bed.  No pictures tonight just my words.

Thank you

No words thursday night?

I have been busy...

I have not had a day off in over 8 days and I have been working really hard with my daughter on her history fair project late into the nights then getting up at 4 am has made me a very cranky lady.  I took a 3 hour nap today an feel a little more like myself (less cranky lady). All that work really paid off, I am really happy with our results.  It was a project right up my ally, well I did convice Faith that it would be a good project idea. Along with her poster board with info on womens rights, we came up with the idea to do a scrapbook of a yound lady from the mid-1800's. Luckly I had all the scrapbook stuff (wink wink) So let me just post some pictures for all to see our hard work.  It really did make an impression with the teacher. Hoping she made into the fair.

I am hoping soon that my back gets back to normal. 

A day off tomorrow is really looking good.

Good Night

have a

take someone out for a bite.



Thankful

Just wanted to put it out there that I am a very thankful women.  Thankful for the wonderful man in my life that will actually sit down and scrapbook with me.  He has quite the job putting up with me but he sure does an amazing job at it.  Its a Friday night just got done making a mess at the table trying to make my layout with the Studio Calico kit got a good start but still have a lot to figure out.  Hubby made a very colorful and sweet layout of us.  Headed to bed for a long day at work tomorrow. Saturdays at Starbucks it should be fun.  RIGHT?



Love this man!!

Alright enough gushy stuff.  Headed up to bed.  Should really plan a dinner for tomorrow night so we dont eat frozen pizza again.  Chicken should be good.

GOOD NIGHT



Not sure but it could be the sugar

Should have been a good day but it wasn't.  Not specifically a bad day just not a good day.  I planned on using my new scrapbooking kit from Studio Calico today but I worked on my Smash book instead.  Just didnt get into the creative mood while working on it and time went by fast.  Made a mess, then made dinner now grumpy and sitting on the couch.  Had a little more sugar than I should have I guess. Sugar is the enemy.  Wish I could control myself around it.  Took a few pictures with my phone today and I think I took some good ones with my camera at Faith's soccer game yesterday.

She is so serious in this picture.

Love the lighting in this picture.

So glad this picture turned out, love the sky.

Where I work.

The evil patio........

Pretty sure my hubby is annoyed that I am still up but I had to finish my post and my chocolate covered Jelly Beans (oops more sugar)  well at least I will be asleep if I am grumpy.  Going to try and control the amount I take in tomorrow.

Headed up to bed.

Good night all you sugar addicts..........

How can you be bored?

Kind of a funky day for me at work this morning. Not sure if it is that lack of sleep from the weekend our just my frayed nerves.  What a weekend we had.  I closed the store on Friday night, stayed late because my night went so bad. Got up and opened the store on Saturday worked till around 11am then went to grocery came home cleaned house and prepped for the big Party.  So we had rice krispy treats of four different varieties, popcorn (not microwaved), hot chocolate with real melted milk chocolate kept warm in the crockpot. Cookie made the cake and it was delish.

Here are a few pictures

I have done a few of the table cloth drawings and I love how they turn out. Hopefully one day I can make a quilt out of them. So it pretty much was a successfull weekend.  SOoooo when I got up this morning with still a few girls sleeping on the floor in the living room I left them a note to get things done around the house so I wounld not come home to a mess and this is how the note went..........

Thankfully they listened and I didn't have to shoot anyone. 

So off to bed for me for an early morning. 

Oh yea I bought one of those Smash books http://www.scrapbookobsessionblog.com/2011/05/18/memory-works-smash-book-by-k-company/    to journal in.  Looking forward to trying it out.  Going to

pick a few things from work tomorrow to put in it. (stickers, receipts...)

YUCK

Feeling yucky to my tummy.


going to bed


good night

Feeling

Not sure how I am feeling, can't really put a finger on it.  Had a pretty good Faith birthday.  Took her to Starbucks for hot chocolate before school. Then put a pot roast in the crockpot for the birthday dinner.  Went to meeting at work, big changes coming to Starbucks tomorrow.  The blonde roast is rolling out tomorrow.  Should be interesting.  Went to the grocery store for a few things.  Baked some red velvet cupcakes (boxed). Mom came over for the birthday dinner and Faith had a few gifts to open.  Not a bad day just.......

Maybe I am feeling a little down because........

• My baby is getting so much older.
• I feel really fat today.
• The note in my fathers card for my birthday was very special and made me cry a little.
• Very worried about money.
• My feelings might be hurt by someone that should really not matter to me.

That is enough complaining for tonight. 

Here is the picture I posted of Faith to my facebook page.  She was so so adorable with her classes on.

Happy Birthday to my baby girl.  You really are a mircle in my life and I am truly in awe of your beauty and courage. Love you to the moon and back.