My newest addiction

Remember the Gilmore Girls obsession around this time last year? It's been replaced with this! Loving it!

Antiquing Around

We stopped at one of the local antique stores to kill some time and I fell in love with this pink girly chandelier! I've secretly been dreaming of a small crystal infused light fixture for my scrapbook nook, and imagine my surprise when I saw this one!



Some other random things that caught my eye:






It was fun browsing but nothing went home with us today. Maybe next time!

Weekend! and a RAK

It's been a busy week with work for both of us. Plus, we're also getting ready for our annual garage sale with Mom and Dad. In looking back, we've been all getting together in New Boston with boxes in tow since the college years. Mom, always puts a cute ad in the newspaper that says "Daughters Home from College Sale" or "Me and My Girls Garage Sale." We have two more weeks before this years sale! I have completely destroyed my Scrapbook Nook going through all my stuffs...we're putting scrapbook goodies in this years ad since I'm planning to share some of my stash for dirt cheap!

I should also mention 'The Rule' which was Nikki's idea. The first garage sale we had, some of us saw something for sale that had been a gift given by another in the family. Well, The Rule was enacted that states you can't have hurt feelings if you see something for sale that you gifted. We talk and tease about it when we see it happen though!

After cleaning out the nook, here's some of the scrap stash that I'll be selling. I'd love to share something with you as a little RAK. Leave a comment on this post and I'll have Thomas pick a random winner on Friday, May 1. You can choose the item of your choice and I'll mail it right out to you for your enjoyment!



Here's a layout from '04 from one of our previous garage sales. We were in the money that year! I hope this years will be as well, we're all three going to redecorate our bathrooms with the profits.



I'm off to enjoy the rest of my day off with a haircut and then I'm meeting Thomas for an early dinner and movie. We're going to see Fast and Furious!

Huggles,
Deana

p.s. to Mom -- RAK = Random act of Kindness

My Day

As I was driving to work today I gave myself a pep talk and said, "Today is going to be a great day!" Guess what? It was a great day:

* Chatted on my way to work with Mom and Nikki on Blackberry Messenger (we love this!) wishing them a great Monday.

* Had lunch with an old friend that I used to work with while going to college. Maybe I should fix Nikki up with him, hmmm.

* Saw so many pretty roses blooming on my rose bushes.

* Thomas cooked supper for us tonight. yummy tostadas.

* Caught a snail on Animal Crossing!

* Finished this scrapbook page from my birthday pictures.



Yes, it was a great day! Was yours?

Going to try this pep talk stuff tomorrow too!~

Huggles,
Deana

Waiting for Ladybug Update

Baby referrals have been given for log in dates through March 8, and since our log in date is March 29 we are 21 days away! I could actually take out those weekend days and say that we're only 15 days away!

We were given the email addresses for the other families with our log in date (we'll be traveling together) and it's been nice to talk and share some of the same anxiousness and frustration about waiting. That's been one of the fun parts about getting closer...along with getting Ladybug's room all ready. Yay!

One of the stressful parts about getting closer is worrying about the plane ride and being in another country. I've only been to Mexico and that didn't get me a little stamp in my passport. Thomas has been reading this little book China Survival Guide: How to Avoid Travel Troubles and Mortifying Mishaps and I've been making endless lists.

We've honestly also been worried about the money. The time we've been waiting has allowed us to save money but we've also incurred additional expenses with having to do paperwork repeatedly. We stayed up until the wee hours of the night filling out a grant application a few nights ago. Our chances are slim. They give grants twice a year and their site stated they had 125 applications for their last due date and only gave 8 families money with significant financial obstacles. We're praying and even if this grant doesn't come through, we will find a way.

Project 365 or bust

The project that I started out as gangbusters at the beginning of the year has lost some steam. A few weeks ago I was only missing a few pictures and some journaling, and my plan was to just fill in and "fake it." Sshhhh. Unfortunately, now I'm so far behind that I'm not sure I'll ever catch up! I'm still taking pictures, yet they don't ever make it off my memory card. I also keep a little scratch paper to make scribble notes about each day, but they also haven't made it onto the journal cards.

I worked a 12 hour day yesterday, sigh. I think I left the house at 5:30 am and finally got home around 8:00 after stopping for dinner at Chik-fil-a. (Did you hear about their tax relief special?!) Thomas didn't get home from his work event until almost midnight so I didn't even see him all day. Work sure does interfere with our Wii time and my scrapping!

Here's a couple more pictures from this past week.





Princess Bella loves to watch the two little dogs next door.

Huggles!

Yawn

I couldn't get myself to sleep last night...and if I can't sleep, that means Thomas doesn't get to either.



Me: Ugh, I can't sleep.

Thomas: *mumbles* Just count sheep and you'll fall asleep.

Me: I don't like sheep, I'm not counting sheep.

Thomas: Then count scrapbook embellishments.

Me: *perks up* How do you know what an embellishment is?

Thomas: ZZZzzzzz