I have good news!

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I called the doctor's office today to see if they had any news for me and they did!  The second procedure seems to have done the trick!

I go in Monday for my post-op check up and after that it's every six months for awhile, but I'm good to go!

I am so happy!!!!!

Now, for even more good news....I turned one of the layouts I made with Thankful It's Fall into a quickpage and you can pick it up for free!

Is it Christmas yet?

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I passed one of the fifth grade teachers on the sidewalk this afternoon and she said, "Only 9 more days."  She was referring to the number of school days we have until Christmas vacation and I didn't have the heart to tell her that we've actually got 14 more days.

I can't believe we have school until the 21st!  UGH!

The good news for the day is that 4 more cards arrived for Sebastian today!  You can find the updated list of cards here.

Remember....there's still time to send a card!

Sebastian
c/o Ms. Brown's Class
Greynolds Park Elementary School
1536 NE 179 Street
North Miami Beach, FL 33162

I'm not completely lazy!

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I had to drop by to let you know that I actually completed one of the things on my "to do" list today.  Actually, I completed one and a half things and I would have gotten finished with the other half if I hadn't gotten a phone call from Orange Croc Guy.

Here's how that phone call went...

OCG:  Hey, do you feel like going out and grabbing a bite to eat.

Me:  Yeah, I guess so.  Do I have to shower and comb my hair and get dressed and stuff like that?

OCG:  Yes, if you actually want to sit at the same table then you will need to do those things.

Me:  eh, I'm ok with separate tables.

I gave in to the peer pressure though and showered.

So you see, it's all his fault I didn't get more done today!

Stupid Magic 8 Ball!

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OK, I seriously had and still have more things on my "to do" list today than I can possibly get completed.  So far, I've managed to get out of bed, talk on the phone, send emails and text messages and watch cheesy Christmas movies on Lifetime.  Only one of those things is actually on my "to do" list!  I'll let you guess which one.  lol!

Remember when the Magic 8 ball said I should buy a power ball ticket because I was going to win the money?  Well.....IT LIED!  Stupid Magic 8 Ball!

Yesterday, I was playing in the forum at DigiScrap Station and saw the siggy challenge with a free kit that has a magic 8 ball!  Of course, OCG was being difficult and claimed it was just a pool ball, but I know better!  It's a Magic 8 Ball and it was teasing me because I didn't win the power ball, I'm still poor and I still have to get out of bed on Monday mornings and go to work. 

I had to join the challenge!  I couldn't just sit there while the Magic 8 Ball laughed at me!  I had to take control and so I did...

Oh, and I did not cut off the ends.....the Magic 8 Ball did.  At least that's the story I'm telling everyone!  lol!

Go check out the challenge and you'll get this cute tagger kit for free...

The Little Things by Nibbles Skribbles, FlowerScraps and Created by Jill Scraps

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This kit is perfect for everything!  It's huge, beautiful and full of bright colors.

Seriously!  Don't you just love it?  Here are the layouts I've made so far...



Right now this kit is on sale for 35% off!  You can also buy the bundle and save 45%!

The cards have started arriving!

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It's so exciting!  The first card arrived for Sebastian on Friday.  It came all the way from Mount Airy, Maryland.

So far we've received cards from:

Harold & Marydon in Mount Airy, MD
Rita in Rudolph WI
The Tucker-Wolek family in Glendale, AZ
Michael in Harrisonburg, VA
The MacKay family in San Juan Capistrano, CA
The Thiede Family in West Salem, OH
R. Miller in Visalia, CA
Shirley in Buffalo Mills, PA
Odalis in coral Springs, FL
Beate in Austria
The Lefebure Family in Canada
Cyn in Scottsdale, AZ
Carmen in Collinsville, Il
Judy in New Zealand
Annette in Lakewood, CA
Linda in Pompano Beach, FL
Mari in Boardman, OH
Laura in Alhambra, IL
Loly in Huntsville, AL
Alice in San Jose, CA
Sherryn in New Zealand
Laura in Alhambra, IL
The Mehrberg Family in Cardiff-by the Sea, CA
Melissa in Aurora, CO
Dennis & Karen in El Sombrante, CA
Miss Goldberg's Third Grade Class in North Miami Beach, FL
David & Patti in Midland, TX
Tim & Jessica in Clarence Center, NY
Shawn & Buffy in Williamson, GA
Miss Pearson's 9th grade Honors Science students at Fort Pierce Central High School, Fort Pierce, FL
Mrs. Papir's Kindergarten class  in North Miami Beach, FL
The Hemans family in Wailuku, HI
The Fogans Family in Canada
Marlena in Grove City, PA
Thiem in Nevada City, CA
Loi in The Netherlands
Sherry in Minneapolis, MN
The Polomson Family in Simi Valley, CA
Caroline in Ottawa, ON
The Bertram Family in Cincinnati, OH
Maureen in Floral Park, NY
Crissy in Hollywood, FL
The Macke Family in Fayetteville, GA
Mrs. Pearson's Kindergarten Class in North Miami Beach, FL
Mrs. Coleman's First Grade Class in North Miami Beach, FL
Mrs. Schwartz Pre-K Class in North Miami Beach, FL
Jennifer & Travis in Collierville, TN
Jess in Hackettstown, NJ
Betty in Laredo, TX
The Schilling Family in Jeffersonville, IN
Suze in New Zealand
Charlene in Canada
Barb & Rosie in Canada
Lisa in Sudbury, ON

There are also cards from Australia, Centennial, CO, Buckley, WA, Pittsville, WI, White Lake, MI  and Maple Valley, WA


Now, I need all of you wonderful card makers to visit the awesome Amy Tsuruta at Tsuruta Designs!  She is hosting a card challenge in Sebastian's honor and there are some great prizes!  All you have to do is make a card, blog about it to help us spread the word about the card drive and link up to Amy's blog. Of course, we also need you to mail the card. lol!

Amy is just so amazingly talented and kind that it's unbelievable.

I don't want the card card makers out there to be left out, so my neighbor and I are hosting our own little challenge here. 

You see, store bought cards are welcomed too!  We understand that not everyone has the time or in my case ~ the talent to make a card. 

We're hoping that you'll help us spread the word about Sebastian's surgery and the card drive.  Make a blog post, send an email to your contacts, post it on face book or twitter or google+, share the information with your church group, your book club, your bowling league or post a sign in your front yard.  Then send me a link, copy, email or picture.

Please, if you post a sign in your front yard ~ send a picture cause that would be so cool!  lol!

While we were out running errands today my neighbor and I hit up Michael's to pick up some goodies we could give away.  Now, as I'm sure you know Michael's on a Saturday afternoon in December is no place for the fainthearted or easily bruised and I am easily bruised!  We had no idea what to buy since neither one of us are card makers or stampers, so we decided to just pick up some things that we thought were cute.  Forgive the horrible pictures we used her phone so that I could get this posted.

First there are these cute plastic stamps



Some rubber stamps



Maybe someone can explain the difference between the stamps to me.  I mean, other than the obvious wood, rubber and plastic thing.  lol!

And some glitter



I picked out the glitter cause if I ever learn how to make cards, I am going to make cards with glitter. Lots and lots and LOTS of glitter! Glitter rocks!

I've also got two $10 gift certificates to Whimsy Stamps to give away.

These prizes are all courtesy of my neighbor and her husband ~ even though he doesn't know about it yet.  And...even though he doesn't know it yet, OCG is going to cover the cost of postage.  Don't worry we'll tell them sooner or later.  lol!

Sebastian
c/o Ms. Brown's Class
Greynolds Park Elementary School
1536 NE 179 Street
North Miami Beach, FL 33162

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