Oh my, I have been tagged!

I've been tagged!

Isn't it nice! Amy thinks I'm special! She's tagged me with the You Make My Day Award. I think she's pretty special too. :)



Now it's my turn to spread the happiness!

Valerie
Melinda
Danielle
Jana
Kaci


Here's what you do:
~ Write a post with links to 5 blogs you find of interest and that inspire you.
~ Acknowledge the post of the award giver.
~ Display the logo "You Make My Day".
~ Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs with the news.

We've got the PINK!!!!

Yes, we have gotten the "Pink Eye" fungus thingy.
I didn't take a picture of Caleb, because ... well that is just gross.
You could barley tell anyway.
and what really freakin makes me mad is the teacher was out from school with pink eye LAST Monday for 3 DAYS and we got NO NOTE HOME!!!!!
No warning, no, "keep an eye out" (no pun intended). Okay well we did get a note home, on Friday. After I picked up Caleb early from school, telling me he might have pink eye.
I have 4 more children, that I now have to worry about getting it.
I have to completely clean every FREAKIN thing. All Day LONG!!!!
I am already tired from Emma getting shots and cutting a tooth. Now this!!!!
Okay vent over Or... maybe not.
If you read this and you are in my ward. This could be the reason why I am not at church.
Trust me I want to go to church. I don't want to home with these... little people.
I hate the weekends and vacation. They are just horrible little creatures,(Emma excluded, she is wonderful) They are gross, and they beat each other up, and they say mean and awful things to me and I don't want them messing up my house.
But when Jeff works on Sunday and one of the little creatures or I gets sick, I HAVE to stay home. I am not gonna be known as the lady who always brought her kids to church sick and got every one else's kids sick.
I like church, I really, really do. Going to church makes me happy. And not just because the people there are nice to me. They are polite and they are quiet and they smell good and they smile and don't not beat each other up. I miss church.
SO if you don't see me for a while it is because one or more of my children or even myself, might have contracted this "pink Eye"
Or it could be I have just lost my mind and I can't find it.
Please feel free to stop by and help me find it. But i warn you, in the process of finding mine, you just might lose yours too.

I love getting Packages

I love getting packages.
I love getting non-bill mail.
I love getting scrapbook supplies.

Today, as I was cleaning up my house for a visit with my Visiting Teachers saw a FedX van pull up across the street.
I was hoping it was for me.
And it was. yay!
But I was wrapped very interestingly.
So different from most packages that i had to take a picture.



a week ago I ordered this for my scrapbooking.
It is a tape runner. I figured it would be in a box.
No box. this came straight from the FedX ladies hands.
They wrapped it so well.... they wrapped it in saranwrap and then...
well look here...



and then, in bubble wrap...



that is alot of Bubble wrap!!!!



and finally....


This is my new toy. it is going to save me alot of money on adhesive for my LO's
MY BFFive-ever said this was awesome and she won't use anythign else.




You can get one for yourself here.
It is called the:
Scotch 3M ATG Applicator
the refills you buy are here
get this one:3M 908 GOLD 1/4"x 36 yds.
It doesn't come with it, so order some.

Update on my Dad.

he is doing well. the surgery ended up being on Friday. It took 10 1/2 hours.
There was a lot of scar tissue and they ended up with a quadruple bypass.
They took the tubes out yesterday. And he is talking, but very, very little.
I wish I could have been there. but I know my Dad understands why.
I will see him in a few week, I hope.
I love you Daddy.

I have to say out loud a huge thank you to my family who was able to be there for my parents and all they did to keep my mom sane.
Thanks you guys, you are the best.

My Dog...okay, our dog...okay fine, she's Jeff's dog

This is Zoey.
She is a good dog.
She loves to be comfortable. We had to get her a 4x4 foot pillow for her to sleep on so she would stop sleeping on my couch.
She hates water and anything with getting wet, even being snowed on.
She doesn't mind the snow to run in,or when she has to bark at people, or when she is playing with the boys but she would rather be inside.
She loves cereal left on the floor. Especially Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs.
She loves to play with the boys outside.
She hates it when Sammy wants to play with her.
And she is a good guard dog.
She LOVES Jeff. She waited by the door yesterday after Jeff took the boys to the park. She whined and moaned almost the whole time they were gone. She was so put out that they didn't take her. She is too funny.
We love Zoey.

Okay, do I Scrapbook? yes I do that.

Some one asked me how I organize all the scrapbook stuff i have so I told her I would post a few pictures and show her what I do that helps make me such a good scrapper.
Picture 1 is a picture of how I store my cardstock and my patterned paper

Pictures 2, 3 and 4 are pictures of how I store my ribbon.

Pictures 5 and 6 are pictures of my tic tac case where I hold my brads and eylets and shaped brades and button and pins.

Pictures 7 is my pink basket of FLOWERS. one of my favorites.

Picture 8 is a picture of my shelf where I have (from bottom to top) Foam stamps, Sizzix shapes, light box, and rubber stamps, then baskets with my chipboard shapes, chip board letters, a min case of Charms,then basket of Embellishments, letter stickers, a few mini cases, plastic letters, metal embellishments, next shelf is a storage container with more chipboard Letters, mini flowers, and paint and chalks, aside that I have my pink basket of flowers. On the very top, is my basket of Cricut fonts and pens, abasket of rub-ons, and my basket of ribbon.

Picture 9 is my tool drawer.

Pictures 10 and 11 are pictures of my 3-d stickers and little paper goodies. I used some 99 cent photo books to keep them organized. I just flip though them like a book.

Pictures 12 and 13 are pictures of my ink drawer and my words and acrylic stamps drawers.

Picture 14 is my scrapbook side of the room I share with Emma.
It is really messy. and I was int he middle of the page.
You can see my scrapbook tale over to the side of my desk. I have my Cricut machine, my sewing maching and the ever needed radio.
The paper rack slides uner the able for neat and tidy storage.

I can't wait to have a whole room to myself and a 2 big long tables to have friend over to scrap with me on.
SO many plans for a big scrapbook room, I just can't wait.


















I hope you like it as much as I do. I will post a picture of it when it is clean.
That is...if that ever happens.

I love Jane Austin

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Pony Tails

I finally remembered to pick up some elastics hair thingys for Emma. Her hair on top is so long I am constantly pushing her hair back off of ther forehead and out of her eyes.
So this morning when the boys saw the little box of hair bands, they asked
"mom what's that?" Too funny!
So I picked her up , grabbed a hair thing, and presto-chango.....
Her very first ponty tail!
Now to most of you out there it is not a first. But i have been waiting a very long time to be able to do this.
She might even have one tomorrow too.
yep, I think so. Maybe even with some ribbon around it.
I can't wait for the day of 2 little pig tails.
Yay!

Okay so just as I click publish post...

I remembered.

My Dad is really sick.
He is in the hospital, and they know something (I forget the name of it, but it is connected to his heart) is leaking and he is going to have open heart surgery.
He has had open heart surgery before. He had Enodcarditis 7 1/2 years ago and they fixed him up really good.
They had one of the best heart surgeons in the country fixing the problem.
The worst part for me, is that I am here in the stupid little town, 4 freakin' HOURS away from my Daddy.
I just wanna give him a hug. I am afraid to call him. I will just cry the entire time and I will make him cry.
I know he is gonna be okay. He got a priesthood blessing .
My mom is not freaking out. She feels he will be fine.
She is really sad that he has to go through all of this again.
I guess my brother Shane will be in Sacramento for the surgery.
I wish I could be there.
I know he will be fine. If my mom is not worried then I am not worried.

Okay So I was gonna post... I dunno... somethin'

But I am so flamin' tired from lack of sleep that I have completely forgotten what I was gonna post about.
I guess I will have to come back when I remember.