Blogoversary!

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Four years ago today I made my first blog post and since you guys are such rock stars for putting up with me I've got some gift certificates to give away.

I need the following people to email me so I can get their goodies to them:

1. Headbitty
2. Pam in Colorado
3. Cleah
4. Shantel

Busted!

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Today was a teacher's workday for us and we worked really hard. Trust me!

Around 2 o'clock my principal made his rounds to make sure we were all working and that no one had snuck out early. (Yes, he does that!) I asked if he was dropping by to tell us to go home and he said we should definitely go home by 4. We laughed at that comment cause we were all going to be at home sitting on our couches by that time since our day ends at three. lol!

Well, about 40 minutes later the boss came over the intercom and said that the building would be locked for the day at 3:45 and that we should adjust our planning time so that we would be out of the building at that time.

Five minutes later everyone in my building was running for their car! We had adjusted our planning time! lol!

Actually, we really thought it was a top secret coded message that meant we could go home. On the rare occasion that he lets us head out early, the boss always says something about planning instead of just saying go home. So, after dissecting his intercom message we decided that it was his dorky way of giving us permission to leave.

For most of us, going home means driving past the main office and parking lot. As I drove by, I noticed our principal was sitting in his car. I called the teacher whose car was in front of mine and asked if she had noticed. We laughed and joked about how he was sitting there to watch who left. I even said that we would have to tell one of the girls that had beaten us out of the building that he was looking for her.

Well...before I actually got home the teacher I had called was calling me back to say that she had gotten a phone call and the principal was looking for her. OOPS!

She sat in her driveway and called the school office only to be told that he wanted her to stop by and see him before she left for the day. She confessed that it was too late and that his announcement had been confusing.

Luckily, the man has a sense of humor!

9-17-12

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Birthday Girl collab kit

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Here's another beautiful collab kit for you to check out. It's from Nibbles Skribbles, The Urban Fairy, eqr Aveziur and Moon Designs. It's called Birthday Girl and it is huge!!! There are 55 papers, over 100 elements and a full alpha. Check it out...

I love the pretty shades of pink in this kit and with so many papers and elements it's very versatile. Here are a couple of layouts that I've put together...

Crows Fest by Nibbles Skribbles and LouCee Creations

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Thanks to this wonderful collab kit from Nibbles Skribbles and LouCee Creations the world just got a little prettier. Check it out...

The kit has 16 papers and 67 elements. Of course, there are also lots of extra matching goodies too...

Of course, the bundle is my favorite!

Check out some layouts I made using this Crows Fest...

Here's what I know...

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I know that if you're waiting for test results from the doctor and you see her number pop up on your caller ID on a Friday afternoon, it's ok to let the call go to voicemail. Especially, if the 10 days you were expecting to wait aren't anywhere near being over.

If you do let the call go to voicemail don't listen to the message until Monday morning. Enjoy your weekend and don't think about it.

I wish I had done that!

I was brave enough to let the call go to voicemail, but I wasn't brave enough to ignore it. OK, truthfully, it was more of an accident that it went to voicemail anyway. I saw the name and number on the phone and instead of answering it, I just stared at the phone and thought...

Not today...It's Friday and I have plans....Not today...

I finished up some things I was working on while going back and forth in my mind with the listen or don't listen fight. I ended up going with listening even though it was Friday and I had plans.

The first thing that struck me about the message was that it was actually the doctor and not the Physician Assistant who usually leaves the messages. The second thing I noticed was that she was way too chipper. So, after listening to but not really hearing the message I returned the call even though it was Friday and I had plans.

The doctor came on the phone and in a very cheery voice asked how I was doing. I let her know that I was good because it was Friday and I had plans.

She didn't waste any further time and got right to the point. She has the results, she needs me to come back in for another procedure, it's up to me if I do it in the operating room under anesthesia or not, but it needs to be done.

I sat there wondering how my body could do this to me. How could it go from perfectly fine to this in a year?

I asked, "Why....why are we doing this? What are we looking for?"

Her answer..... "Well, we're not going to call it cancer yet..."

I thought.... Good. I'm glad we're not calling it cancer, because it's Friday and I have plans....


I have another appointment on the 25th for this unnamed thing.

Lots o' Pictures Template Pack by Shel Belle Scraps

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I know I'm not very good about using multiple pictures on my layouts, but these awesome new templates from Shel Belle Scraps have me motivated!

I used the Play Ball kit from Shel Belle Scraps and one of the templates to show off these pictures from the Everglades...

There are four different templates in the pack and they each come in .page, .png, .psd, and .tiff formats and they're on sale!

Visit the Shel Belle Scraps store to pick up these templates and check out her great kits!