You know you're lazy when...

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You know you're lazy when you order dinner from the deli in the same building you live in and still have them deliver. LOL! I couldn't help it, I just didn't feel like walking down there. I made up for it by working out a little longer on the wii fit.

I'm excited about it being the end of April. We're that much closer to summer vacation!

Friday is Truck Day at school. They get area business' to bring out the big trucks they use and the drivers tell the kids all about the truck and how it helps them do their jobs. This year they've had a hard time getting companies to volunteer for this program because of the economy. It will still be a fun day for the kids though!
Their favorite part is when the drivers blow the horns on the trucks. So, even if we only have one truck the kids will love it as long as he blows the horn. LOL!

We're getting closer to Saturday and all the fun at the Stuff to Scrap Forum! Don't forget to come by and join in on the fun!



I'm off to bed now. Enjoy your day!

I'm such a dork!

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We're working hard to plan our end of the year party for the kids and their parents. I'm hooked on the Luau theme. After school today one of the girls was going to the dollar store to pick things up for us and I was going to Party City. Well, I got in the car and it automatically drove me straight home. LOL! Really! It's not my fault!

I waited until most of the rush hour traffic had died down and went back out. Party City is getting ready for summer and they were putting out lots of cute luau themed items. I spent too much money and if you add that to the Oriental Trading order I made last week I've spent way too much money. LOL! Sadly, I'm sure more will be spent before it's all over. And to think, Dade County thought we didn't need our raises...

Did you visit Digicats yesterday or today? Dianna has her Chocolicious Kit up and it looks yummy! Check out this preview...



Do you see the very cute blonde girl in the left hand corner? Her name is Ginger. Isn't that just a wonderful name? LOL!

I've got to get some sleep. I've been staying up way too late lately. Enjoy your day!

Two freebies today!

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So, last night I TIVOed Desperate Housewives and watched it when I got home today. The Susan character is a woman after my own heart---she can't cook either. There was a scene where she was mopping her ceiling and explained that it needed to be done because she had cooked. LOL! She then proceeded to say...



I thought that was classic! Although I can't blame my omelet mishap on the stove, I can save this excuse for another day. LOL! You can too...just download the wordart here.

Is anyone having trouble uploading to Mediafire? For several days now I haven't been able to add anything new. What a pain!

I'm off to bed now. Enjoy your day!

Lots of things to tell you about!

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I can't believe I have to go back to work again tomorrow. Why do the weekends fly by so quickly? Is June ever going to get here?

I know that I've told you about my lack of cooking skills before, but today I decided to turn the stove on and cook something. I wanted an omelet and decided to cook it myself. Now, in the past when I've tried to make one, it ends up looking more like scrambled eggs with stuff in it. It's not very pretty but it's usually edible. LOL! I got it cooked and on the plate without too much trouble. I decided to put some salt on it and realized that my normal salt shaker needed to be refilled. So, I grabbed one of the store bought prefilled shakers I had left over from a cookout. It wasn't until my plate was covered in PEPPER that I realized I had grabbed the wrong shaker AND opened the pour side of the lid instead of the shaker side.

Now here's the best and most embarrassing part of the story.....I had to make a special trip to the store just to buy the stuff to make the omelet. LOL!

...And that's why I get food delivered!

I wanted to show you another layout I made using Shell's Rock Star Birthday Kit. This picture was also taken at Madam Tussauds Wax Museum. It wasn't a very good picture, but Shell's papers and elements make it look better. It's Bob Marley...



Flowerscraps is adding a new kit to her store today called Memories of the Orient. Here's a preview of the kit...



Isn't it pretty? I was lucky enough to get to play with it ahead of time. Here are the layouts I made...





You should also checkout Flowerscraps blog for the chance to pick up some awesome quickpages that have been made with her Sweet Love Kit!

Here's another layout using a picture from Madam Tussauds. That's my friend Susan holding onto John Wayne...



I used April's Leather Kit to scrap the picture. Somehow, it just seemed right to use leather for The Duke. LOL! Here's a preview of the kit...



There's a new report out that says Miami is the third most violent city in the US. I guess sometimes it is good not to be in first place. LOL! But you know what? I think this place is heaven and can't think of any place else that I would want to live! I love Miami!

Now, on a brighter note---Do you like to use templates when you scrap? Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. When I do use a template I love, love, love using one made by Nibbles Skribbles She's got a new set of templates in her store and they are perfect! Cheeck this set out...



Psst: I wanted to let you in on a little secret - there is a coupon included with the download for this set and rumor has it that Manda is going to be having a sale in her store for National Scrapbook Day. Combine the coupon with the sale and you will be able to get anything and everything in her store for half price, but only for a limited time - you won't want to miss this. So hurry over and pick up Template Set

What are you doing Saturday? Here's where I'll be...



Actually, the fun starts tomorrow and will last all week. You don't want to miss this! ALL TIMES ARE IN MTN STD TIME! So, all I have to do is figure out what time it will be in Miami when this is all going on and I'll see you at the Stuff To Scrap Forum

It's my bedtime. Enjoy your day!

Rock Star Birthday

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I can't believe that I forgot to tell you about the new kit that Shel Belle Scraps is going to start releasing today! It's a super kit that I'm using to make things for a friends birthday, so I'll show those goodies to you when I can. Right now I can't risk ruining the surprise. LOL! Anyway, here's a preview of the kit for you to see...



Trust me, this preview doesn't do the kit justice. There are so many wonderful elements. Is there a Guitar Hero in your house? Do you know an aspiring rock star? Anyone into karaoke? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you really need to pick this kit up.

Here's a layout I made using one of my London pictures from Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. I'm not sure who the girl is that's in the picture with Freddie Mercury. There were so many people trying to get there to get a picture with/of him that I gave up and just took one. LOL!



I decided to give you another wordart freebie today. This one should work with some of your layouts using this kit. Of course, I had to use 4 shared again because mediafire doesn't seem to like me very much these days. LOL!

What's up with Mediafire?

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I'm not sure what's been wrong with Mediafire for the last couple of days, but it seems to be working OK now. Let's hope it stays that way!

Today was beautiful. A little windy, but still beautiful! There's a brush fire burning in the south west part of Dade County that is threatening some houses. There's been a fire burning in Collier County for several days now that has caused them to close Alligator Alley because of the smoke. I'm lucky not to live anywhere near these fires, but I sure do feel sorry for anyone who does. The winds we've been having haven't helped the situations.

We've got lots of rip currents and people are being told to stay out of the water. Guess that's what swimming pools are for. LOL! I hope the wind dies down soon, but they're saying that tomorrow will be just as windy.

I got to spend more time with What IF Guy before he flew out this afternoon and that was fun. We went to several tourist spots. I like going to these places so I'm always happy when people visit me and I have an excuse to go. LOL!


Dianna at Digicats released her Cinco de Mayo kit and it's awesome! It is just loaded with elements and papers. Make sure you stop by her blog to pick it up. Here's the preview for you to see...



You should also stop by April's blog and pick up the great QP she has for you!

OK, I've had a long day and need to get up early in the morning. I'm off to bed now. Enjoy your day!

Quick post

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Here's a quick post to give you a request I received from my buddy Toby in Canada. The link will take you to 4shared because mediafire is in a bad mood this morning!

I'm off to enjoy my day now. Hope you enjoy yours!

The good, the bad and the ugly!

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What a day I've had!

Here's the Good - It's Friday, It's payday, I spent time with my "what if" guy

Here's the Bad - My "what if" guy met my friends and they showed no mercy. LOL! They told every I have - or should I say had. LOL! It was very interesting and a little scary to watch Orange Croc Guy and What If Guy make small talk over drinks.

Here's the Ugly - I work with someone that is just out of control. She is letting her personal issues get in the way of doing her job and so many other people are suffering because of it. How do you tell someone that they need to seek help?

I get to spend some more time with What IF Guy tomorrow before he flies out in the late afternoon so I guess he wasn't too frighted by my friends and their stories.

As far as the lady at work goes, it's the weekend so we'll all be spared her drama until Monday. Hopefully, she'll get her family issues under control and stop taking it out on other people.

I need to get some sleep now. Enjoy your day!

I've been tagged

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I'm so bad about keeping up with things. I've received several blog awards that I haven't followed through on. SORRY! I'll get on those soon, I promise. Today, Dianna tagged me for 8 things me-me. I'm going to do this now before I forget. LOL!

8 things I am looking forward to:

1. Seeing my "what if" guy this weekend
2. June 4, 2009 (That's the last day of school, LOL!)
3. Football season (Go Dolphins!)
4. Going to North Carolina this summer
5. Having margaritas with my friends this weekend
6. Getting the raise that I was supposed to get in August (I'll probably be waiting on this for a looooong time to come)
7. The New Moon movie (I know the Twilight movie was bad, but this one has just got to be better. Right?!?)
8. Waking up in the morning (Way better than the alternative!)

8 things I did yesterday:

1. Woke up
2. Showered
3. Went to work
4. Ordered dinner
5. Blogged
6. Paid bills (Yuck)
7. Talked on the phone
8. Logged 40 minutes on the the wii fit

8 things I wish I could do:

1. Spend one more day with Charlie
2. Win the lottery
3. Retire
4. Buy a house in Maine
5. Find a solution to all the traffic jams in Miami
6. Go to Ireland
7. Buy a whole new wardrobe
8. Marry George Clooney

8 shows I watch:

1. Survivor
2. Hell's Kitchen
3. American Idol
4. Dancing with the Stars
5. Lost
6. Heroes
7. Big Love
8. Desperate Housewives

Now I need to tag 8 people so here goes:

1. April
2. DeeDee (She just started her blog)
3. Shel
4. Deanna
5. Nita (She just started her blog)
6. Amy
7. Rose
8. Heather

Every now and then, we'll order in lunch at school instead of bringing it from home. Lately, it seems like we're doing it every Friday. LOL! Well, we were talking today about where we would order from and decided to go with a "real" restaurant instead of the usual delivery places. It looks like we're getting lunch from Chili's tomorrow. Can't wait! Just wish we could get the margaritas, too. LOL!

Check out the tag Dianna made for me! I just love it!



Now aren't you excited to see her Chocoholic Kit? She's so mean to make us wait! LOL!

It's bedtime for me. Enjoy your day!

I'm not unbalanced anymore!

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Well, I'm not AS unbalanced as I was. LOL! Tonight, for the first time, I completed all eight levels of the table balance on wii fit. YIPPEE! I had made it to the eighth level before, but had never finished it before running out of time. Now I have and I am rather proud of myself. Can you tell? LOL!

Have you ever done the 10 minute free run on wii fit? Have you noticed that Mario is on the bridge? Do you know why he's there? Does he do anything special? LOL! He's probably just there to make people think he does something when he really doesn't. If you haven't noticed him yet look for him. When you're on the first bridge after the run starts and you get to the top. He's on the right hand side of the bridge right as you start to go down the hill. He looks like grafitti on the bridge, but he's there.

Back in October I posted about having dinner with my "What if Guy". Well, guess who's coming to town this weekend? You guessed it! Mr. What if himself will be in Miami on Friday. I'm excited about seeing him again. This time he's going to meet some of my friends. Poor guy! I hope he's up to the challenge. LOL!

I'm glad to be touching base with an old friend again because it looks like I'm losing a a current friend. I'm not sure why she's angry with me and I've tried asking. She just rolls her eyes and walks away mumbling. She isn't always the easiest person to get along with, but she's never treated me like this before. I know she has an unhappy home life and I've tried to be understanding. For weeks now I tried to give her space to get over what ever is bothering her. I've tried to make nice. I've bitten my tongue instead of losing my temper at her behavior. Nothing seems to make a difference. I feel like there's nothing else I can do. It's all so sad.

Now, on a happier note, my buddy Dianna at Digicats is working on a chocoholic kit that she'll be releasing soon! That motivated me to share this with you today instead of saving it for later. I hope she can use it in her kit and I hope you can use it for your projects too!



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Now I've got to get some sleep. Enjoy your day!

Another rainy day

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Well, today brought rain, rain and more rain. Do you know what it's like to be in a classroom with 18 kindergarten students that you can't take outside to play? Well, it's not a lot of fun! LOL!

The weather man says the rain is going to stop and the weather will be dropping. I wonder how much it will drop. It's late April so it shouldn't drop too much, but this has been a crazy weather year so who knows. LOL!

It looks like our end of the school year party for the kids and their parents will have a luau theme. If you've got some ideas of things to do that you can share with me, I would really appreciate it. Space is limited and there will be lots of people so we can't go too crazy. LOL!

If you go visit Shel Belle Scraps you can pick up an adorable mini kit she's giving away called Big Blooms. You can also wish her an early happy birthday while you're there!

Don't forget that Shel has got another CT call out! You have to let her know by Saturday if you're interested. The details are on her blog. I promise you'll love working with her!

You also don't want to forget to pay Flowerscraps a visit for the Sweet Love kit. It's just too cute to pass up! You should also check out the kits she has for sell at One Single Seed. If you've missed any of her freebies you may be able to get them there.

Do you have plans for May 2nd yet? It's National Scrapbooking Day! I got an email from Deanna "Flowerscraps" today letting me know all about the fun things planned at the Stuff to Scrap Forum. I plan on checking it out! Hope you will too!

My buddy, April is retiring some of her kits at Scrap it Sassy and that means you can pick up some kits for only one or two dollars! Now, how can you pass that up?

Tonight I was doing the 10 minute free run on wii fit. Don't ask me why! LOL! Any way, I'm standing all alone in front of the TV jogging in place when Orange Croc Guy's mii tried to pass me. Well, I just couldn't let that happen so I started going faster. When I dropped back down to the slower pace... there he was trying to pass me again. I started going faster again and this time I kept going. I got a message that I was going to fast to be safe and needed to slow down. Well, I had to choose between being unsafe and letting Orange Croc Guy pass me and I wasn't about to let him pass me. LOL! So, the wii fit made my mii fall! It didn't just make me fall. It made me fall and turn a summersault. LOL! Needless to say, Orange Croc Guy passed me and I didn't see his mii again. Don't worry, I'll get him back...someday. LOL!

OK, it's my bedtime now. Enjoy your day!

4-21-09

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Man oh man, was Monday ever a Monday! I'm sure you've had days like that. Days when you wish you had called in sick and then gone to the beach. LOL! After the day I had, I really hope the rest of the week is boring!

We got some much needed rain today. It rained off and on. Of course, the on part was when I needed to go outside to get from one place to another and the off part was when I was safely inside. That's the story of my day!

I've got an 8x8 QP for you today. I made it using April's Great Grandma's Floral Kit. Here's a preview of the kit...



And here's a preview of the QP...



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I wanted to give this to you yesterday, but my computer didn't want to co-operate. Sorry! I'm not sure 4shared is co-operating now either, so let me know if you have problems downloading and I'll try to fix it as soon as I can. Sorry, again!

I'm going to bed now and hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for me. Enjoy your day!

Happy Monday!

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Happy Monday! Yeah, right! LOL! I'm trying to psych myself up for another week. It gets so hard this time of year. I think the teachers are worse than the kids from spring break to the start of summer vacation.

This morning my friend and I went for a walk along the water. The spring breakers are clearing out and we're happy about that. LOL! Of course, I'm sure the hotels, restaurants and bars aren't as happy as we are.

My friend is now trying to plan a surprise party for her husband's 45th birthday this summer and has roped me into helping. Well, OK, she didn't have to twist my arm or anything. After all, it is a party. LOL! As far as I can tell, my job is going to be making sure she is able to keep it a secret. Not sure how I'm going to do that since I talk more than she does. LOL!

Today Deanna "Flowerscraps" is giving away the first part of her new kit called Sweet Love on her blog. It's a beautiful kit so you don't want to miss it! Here's a preview of the whole kit for you to see...



I was able to play around and get one layout done using another one of my London pictures.



Make sure you pick up the kit while you can! While you're at her blog pick up the QP she made with her Soft and Sweet Kit if you haven't gotten it already.

What a beautiful day!

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We had some beautiful weather today! It's hard to believe that some areas are still getting snow.

I got up early today and finished all the things I had to do so that I could do the things I wanted to do. Well, maybe I didn't get up that early, but I still finished the things I needed to. LOL!

My buddy, Orange Croc Guy, had everyone over to his place for a cookout tonight then he proceeded to kick all our butts at wii golf. The margaritas did nothing to improve my game! The only thing I'm worse at then wii golf is real golf. LOL!

We took the boat out for a sunset ride and that is always fun! Then it was back to Orange Croc Guy's for more margaritas and laughter.

Now, I'm really tired and must get some sleep! Enjoy your day.

Weekend & Wii

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The weekend is finally here! I'm so happy! I went over to my friend's house tonight to dinner and drinks. It was fun cause all my friends were there and we were all excited about it being Friday!

I got my wii fit for Christmas so I've had it since December. This week, for the first time, I made it to the end of the Balance Bubble. I know it's sad that it took me that long to make it, but at least I made it! LOL! Well, today I go to try the Balance Bubble again and I want you to know that the stupid bee came along and popped my bubble. How mean is that?!? LOL! I tried again and made it to the end. YIPPEE! When you don't get to the end it tells you how many yards you've traveled, but once you make it to the end it tells you your time. I wanted to try and make it to the end one more time, but that mean stupid bee popped my bubble again.

After that I gave up and moved on to another activity. Then I went out and told all my friends about the mean bee and how it was picking on me for no reason! They laughed at me. LOL!

I don't have any big plans for the weekend. I am going to take it easy, relax and try to out run that stupid bee again. LOL!

I'm off to bed now. Enjoy your day.

Friday at last!

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I admit I'm a chocoholic. Hey, who isn't? LOL! There have been plenty of people eating lots of chocolate at school this week. At school today, my friend Terry even did a chocolate run for us. LOL!

One of the special needs students in my class announced that he wanted to go be in my friend, Mrs. Pearson's class today. He had gone to her room to show off a certificate he got. When he returned he said he wanted to be in her class. I asked him why and he said, "I love her." I asked why he loved her and his answer was, "Because she's going to lunch now." LOL! You just gotta love his reasoning and honesty!

April has done something exciting with her blog! She has added her own store. Check it out!

Now, it's past my bedtime so I've got to go. Enjoy your day!

Is it Friday yet?

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Man oh man, am I ever tired! This has been a long week and it's not even over yet. I fell asleep on the couch when I got home today. I think I could have slept through the night. LOL!

The good news for the day is that they finally painted over the vandalism at school. I wonder how long it will take before it happens again.

Flowerscraps has another part of the Soft and Sweet kit on her blog for you today. I can't wait for you to see the boy version of this kit that she'll be giving away next week!

April has updated her 4shared account so she has reposted all of the quick pages she has given away. You can go to her blog to get any that you may have missed. She has given away some great pages!

Don't forget about the CT call at Shel Belle Scraps. You will love working with Shel and her graphics! She's got the call out until the 25th.

I didn't get a chance to play with any more of my London pictures because of my after school nap. LOL! I can't wait for the weekend so I can sleep and play.

For now, I'm off to bed again. Enjoy your day

Happy Tax Day! LOL!

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Did you get your taxes filed? Mine have been filed, received and spent. LOL! That was my London money.

On Tuesday morning I woke up to this very strange sound. I tired going back to sleep but the sound wouldn't stop. It was the alarm! LOL! I was so tired that I didn't even recognize it and tried to sleep through it. Thank goodness I got up and got to work on time.

Speaking of work....every time we have a long weekend or a vacation our school gets vandalized. Spring break was no different. We've being greeted each morning by walls that have bad words and gang names spray painted on them. Sad isn't it? I'm not sure why it's taking so long for someone to paint over it all or why they haven't covered some of the worst parts in some other way.

The really sad part is that last year after one long weekend they were able to figure out who some of the kids were that painted things on the buildings. They were only in the third grade! The joys of big city living...

OK, enough of that! Lets talk about something happier. Have you scraped your Easter pictures yet? Here's one more page I made using April's Easter Fun Kit...



At the rate I'm going, I'll have my Easter pictures done in time to start on next year's pictures. LOL!

I used the stamp frame and a background paper from Flowerscraps Soft and Sweet Kit to scrap some more pictures from my London trip. These are pictures from the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.



Now, make sure you visit Deanna's blog to pick up today's part of the Soft and Sweet Kit!

I'm off to bed now. Enjoy your day!

What a long day!

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WOW! Was it ever hard going back to work today. I missed my nap this afternoon. LOL! Of course, most of the morning was spent passing out the little gifts we bought for people in London and looking at pictures. The afternoon did drag on though! I'm not really sure how I'm still awake now. LOL!

Here's another layout I made using April's Easter Fun Kit. The first picture shows the kids before they started looking for the eggs and the second was taken after they had finished. It was really funny to watch them running around. Lots of times they had eggs falling out of their baskets and they didn't ever realize it.



If you like brag books April has made an adorable 4 page brag book using this Easter kit and it's only $1.99. Check it out here!

Did you go visit Deanna at Flowerscraps to get the first part of the Soft and Sweet kit? The second part is being given away today! It's the cutest kit and can be used for so many things other than baby pages. Here's the second layout I made with the kit...



Have you thought about joining a CT team? Shel at Shel Belle Scraps is looking to add some more members to her team. If you've ever thought about joining one this is the one to join! Shel is wonderful and so are her kits.

I'm having a blonde moment and I just can't remember if I shared this candy bar wrapper with you or not so I'm going to share it now. LOL! I made it using April's New Home Kit. I had a friend that moved and wanted to give candy bars with her new address to friends instead of the little postcards. You can never go wring with chocolate! LOL! Here's a preview for you. There's room on the back to add your new address...



Forgive me if you've already gotten this! If I haven't shared it or if I did and you didn't get it, you can download it here. Gosh, I feel stupid! LOL!

I used some papers from Flowerscraps Snakes and Snails Kit to scrap some pictures of The London Eye. We were really lucky and had a beautiful day when we took our ride on The Eye. It was a little cloudy, but the views were still great!



I've got to go to bed now. Enjoy your day!