What have I gotten myself into now?

Okay - let me just say that I've been blogging in "virtual silence" as I've not published my blog link until now. And so it begins... I may actually have a visitor or two. It's almost midnight here and I have to be up early again. Ugggh, can I just say that I am the anti-morning person? Strangely though, it somehow makes me feel good to say "good morning"... Go figure? Anyways, I don't have time to dust and clean up the place with good reading and I've been tagged! So, here it goes...

What scrapbooking lines/products/etc. do you DISlike?
Paper products! Hehe... I still love the two luggage carts that I have and though I don't use them, I can't let them go... But, I can walk into the scrapbook store, look and leave... Would never have been possible before digital.
What is the hardest thing you've ever had to scrap?
I am most stumped when trying to do a layout about me. Surprised to be standing alone on this one as I've read it on blogs everywhere and hadn't seen this answer yet.
What technique do you use more than any other?
MASKING! I use it in 80% of each layout and I tend to do layers upon layers of stuff on every single one... It never seems finished until I've done that.
Ever been published?
Yes, though only through the persistent prompting of submitting my layout. I finally decided, "what the heck" and gave it a try. It got selected a week later. I've not submitted since though.
What's the smallest scrap of paper you save?
paper? What's that you say? I saved slivers before, which drove me nuts, but I couldn't help myself... I'm so frugal! One less worry in digital!
Ever have any scrapbooking-related injuries?
nope - headache from working at a computer and playing at a computer, but that's the extent of it for me.
Finish the sentence..."If I wasn't a scrapbooker, I would spend my money…
electronic stuff! which, okay... I already do. most of the lights in my house can be activated from another room. I love surround sound, wiring the entertainment center, wireless headphones... oh geez, the list goes on and on...
Give us your best storage or organizational idea.
portable hard-drive... I couldn't live without it!
You just won a week-long scrapbooking cruise for 4. Who will you take with you?
How boring am I? I'd have to find 4 people to take the tickets... Just not that interested in leaving my family for a week. Who knows what they'd do without me around? Honestly, I'd rather NOT find out.
Your turn!! After you've answered the questions, tag 6 of your scrapbook buddies.
Is there anyone out there in blog land that hasn't already been tagged? If so, I'm begging you to step up and BE TAGGED!

What the heck?

This was from the 4th of July weekend last year. I've been sitting on these photos but I loved them. I honestly don't remember how it all came about... but it was funny!!!!!!!! That's Joey's riding buddy Derek who spent the day over here and hung in the pool with Trevor MOST of the day. I was there - taking photos of it so it wasn't without consent... The color lasted maybe a week... Trevor loved the attention and it was DEFINITELY scrapworthy. (non-toxic of course) We actually laughed 'til it hurt...

Journaling Reads: Yeah... I know at first glance you have to be scratching your head thinkin... Huh? Well, I had bought a pool color for the 4th of July this year. It doesn't stain clothes or hair when put in the pool as directed... But, let's just say that someone has this bright idea to pour the remnants of the bottle directly on a boy with white blonde hair and eyebrows... Then, it stains! For about a week, in fact. But, Trevor loved walking around with pink hair and it's safe to say EVERYONE NOTICED!

Fonts: Susie's Hand, Batik Regular, Scriptina, Renaissance, Arial Narrow
Credits: Maya of Scrapbookgraphics - Good Times set

Couple of layouts I've done

Loved this photo of little missy out in our front yard. My mom had given her this doll when she was tiny. She's grown a bunch since that time but this doll was still nearly as big as she is!

The layout is made is with Maya's passion set, can also be found at Scrapbookgraphics





This is my first layout for Scrapbookgraphics and my AAM page... I loved the look and feel of this paper set. Credits: Maya of Scrapbookgraphics - Free Spirit Back Pack - papers, Forever in Stitches 1, Old World Charm - bow, Alpha Coins, Funkified set - fiber (re-colored), and Old World Ties - vertical ribbon

Okay, I'm having serious withdrawals...

thank goodness the rest of the world IS BLOGGIN! I feel so disconnected and very sad... I've said all along that SBB is my digital home and I'm locked out in the cold and missing all my friends... I really hope that gets worked out soon!

I do have a bit of good news to report though. I just got accepted to the design team of scrapbookgraphics this week! What fun that's been getting to know everyone there. And what talent! I'm so honored to be a part of it!

Otherwise, it's been a tough week for me. Joey is working outisde of his normal schedule. And well, I ADMIT IT! I'm very spoiled! I've always been a night owl for as long as I can remember. I don't require a lot of sleep but it seems the best sleep is in the mornings. I've been having to actually wake up at 6am to get my 3 rugrats to their appropriate daily destinations. DH has just kind of slipped into that morning schedule, getting Trevor and Cody up and ready while I roll out of bed at 7 to get Kaitlyn up and dressed just to ship her off to daycare by way of her daddy. Then, I just power up the trusty laptop and begin working at 8am... I miss those days! Even being tired, I can't seem to get in bed any earlier. It being Saturday night - staying up feels somehow justified but I really should climb into bed.

Enough rambling... off to bed.

It's so sad...

I miss it already... Okay, I honestly missed it before I even got it all down... But maybe having photos of my decorations so handy will help fill the void...

The whole world's bloggin...

And it seems, I've found myself roaming around cyberspace reading until my eyelids feel like sand paper. What am I doing typing my first entry at this late hour? Well, getting a jumpstart on a resolution of course... If the world can do it, so can I. I've found lots of journaling inspiration, new perspectives on life, holiday ideas, comfort that I'm not the only soul out here that's deeply saddened that the holiday season is "almost" over... (I'm NOT taking my tree down until the weekend!)

This, I suppose will be short and sweet - I'm here!