Having a good day!

Despite being a bit under the weather still. Why oh why can't I kick this head cold thing??

Not only do I have my new car. And not only did I get a good haircut this morning. (please don't anyone eer let me cut my hair ALL off again.) But I found out last night that I made the design team at http://www.allyscraps.com/ . This is my first design team EVAH and I'm like a kid at Christmas. I just can't believe they picked me. I've been working hard lately on my scrapping. Submitting more, trying to do really GOOD work. Sending in a few design team applications. And it's starting to pay off. I really want to do a good job for this site. I'm excited to get started.

Busy day here...we leave tomorrow for Claire's field trip to the National Zoo then go straight from there to my Mom's in Virginia. I haven't been to a good zoo in so long I actually can't wait. Though I'm not sure if I'm more excited about seeing the animals, being with Claire and sharing her excitement of this awesome field trip or all the fabulous photo opportunities. Not going analyze it too carefully....I'd hate to suffer from self induced Mommy guilt.

Back to busy. Thursday is already a crazy day for me. I'm gone from 2 to 6 driving carpool and doing the gymnastic thing. But today I have to finish the laundry and pack for our trip AND go to the DMV. Seems my driver's license expired at the beginning of November. AAaaack! I never use it so I didn't even notice until we went to buy this car. Had to give him my license to copy before we went on a test drive. He didn't notice (good thing too they might not have let me take the car) but I did. Not much fun going to motor vehicle but at least I just came from getting my hair done and have a slight chance of taking a good dl photo!

I'm looking forward to the weekend at my Mom's. My sister, bil and niece will be there too. We're seeing Dora live on Saturday and otherwise just hanging out. Jonathan is going to fly down Saturday morning if the weather's good but Hannah has Saturday school and a job interview on Sunday so she can't come. Seems odd leaving her home...especially considering my memories of what I did when my Mom left me home alone at that age. Let's not even go THERE!

Must scoot. Laundry and groceries and the crock pot are calling. Til Monday....

Have a good one!

Taaa Daaaaa!

Thanks for the luck...it worked. I got my dream car. Didn't get exactly the price I was looking for but darned close. It really is a fabulous automobile. It's giving my camera a run for it's money in the "Karlyn's Favorite Possesions" department. And that's saying something.

In other news, there is no other news. I think we're finally all starting to get over this nasty illness and feel human again. I'm catching up on laundry and the never ending job of cleaning up animal hair. Claire is actually able to stay awake all day and the bags under Hannah's eyes have disappeared. Not a moment too soon either with our trip to the National Zoo on Friday and a weekend at my Mom's in Virginia. More on that later....

Have a good one!

Saturday we went furniture shopping...

...and came home with a car! Now, it's just on loan...to help us decide. But I want it. BAD! It's a Toyota Sequoia of course and I've wanted one for 5 years. We went south to hit a couple furniture stores and Borders (which we forgot is acually a Barnes & Noble and they don't take GC from Borders) and thought we'd stop by the Toyota dealership in Salisbury just to see what they had. As usual there were no used Sequoias on the lot. Jonathan thought we might as well drive to Milford while we were on the subject to see what they had. And unbelievably they had ONE used Sequoia. It's an 04 Limited with 29,000 miles and it's gorgeous. We didn't buy it then because the whole thing just kind of snuck up on us but they offered to lend it to us for the weekend so we brought it home. And I fell in love. Not that I had far to fall. I've driven enough of them and wanted it for so long it was just a matter of making sure it felt right. So this morning we're going back to the dealership with a number in mind and if all goes well, I've got a new (to me) car.

Wish me luck!

Just another day in Delaware

Blah blah blah. Being sick sucks. And I'm not really all that sick. Just on the edge...sore throat, a bit run down, the start of a cough. But I wish it would go away.

Claire went back to school today. No fever but she's got the cough. Jess still has it so I guess it'll be around for a while. She was really anxious to get back. She missed her friends and they missed her. Lee-elle saw me in the hall as I was leaving and she took off running to class to see Claire. I'm so glad she's got such good friends.

Hannah has been checking in from Florida. They're having a blast! She starting to get this crud too but hopefully, since she's away from the sick ward here, she can keep it at bay. I'd hate for anything to ruin this trip for her.

Jonathan goes out of town tomorrow. It's just one night but no matter how long he's gone it's always lonely around here.

I've got a couple DT submissions to send off today. I'm just going to keep trying and hopefully someone sees my potential and gives me a chance. I think ST has a deadline today that I have a couple more pages for so I need to get that done as well. Working on the 3 product challenge now. At least I've got the energy to scrap. For now...I feel a nap in my future.

Hoping the HOF calls go out today. Those poor PEAS that are just waiting and waiting and trying to stay sane....they need some relief soon!

Have a good one!

Trudging Along

Still playing nursemaid over here. Jess is back in school though still coughing but now Claire has "it". And I'm on the edge. Hopefully, one more day and we'll be slightly back to normal. (You know you've watched too much Rugrats when everytime you say or type "back to normal" you hear "back to Norman".)

Been waiting along with the rest of the Pub for the HOF calls to start. I can't imagine the torture if you actually sent an entry. It's making me crazy just watching. Gotta be worth it to the winners though...what an amazing feeling that must be.

Hoping to scrap some today. I just feel so yucky I can't seem to get anything done. And it doesn't help that I don't have any picture that are inspiring me right now. Which reminds me that I uploaded 50 or so to TwoPeas and I need to actually ORDER them to end up getting them in the mail.

Hannah called from Miami last night. Train was abuot 3 hours late which made for a 26 hour train ride. WOW! That's a long time. But I guess when you're 16 and with your friends it's not so bad. They took vans to Key West last night and are snorkeling this morning. Hope she remembers sunscreen.

The diet thing is not going so hot. Not that I've made much of an effort. I have cut WAY down on my snacking but have only lost 1.5 pounds in two weeks. I suppose for it to work I actually need to work at it. Why oh why can't there be an "easy" button for weight loss??

Til later!

The Weekend

It's a gorgeous Saturday and I'm stuck at home. Yes, that's a bit of a whine you detect there. Jess is still sick...enough so that she doesn't want to ride. Yup, that much. So instead of getting some stuff done around the house this morning then spending the afternoon outside at the barn watching her ride, I'll be stuck home all day. Wahhh.

Jonathan just left to go fly. It's the perfect day for it and if Jess had been too sick to ride but not sick enough to go to her Dad's for the weekend, we probably would have gone down to Williamsburg for the day and walked around. But she needs to be home so he's going solo to Lancaster. Apparently they have a great pilot shop there and he can get some new charts. At least he's happy.

Meanwhile, I'm doing laundry and feeling sorry for myself. But I'll get over it. I think I'm going to plant some bulbs today. At least I'll be outside for a while. And maybe the mood will strike and I'll scrap some. Who can tell? We'll go out to dinner tonight then make sure Hannah is ready for her big trip tomorrow. Just another day in Mom paradise.

Wow....I'm really quite bitchy. Gonna have to snap out of it. Wish me luck!

Happy Friday!

Another week just zipped by...did you blink? Around this house if you blink you miss it. We are busy, busy folks. Our days are full but it's all by choice. We lead full, happy lives.

So anyway. Today is an important day. Friday, March 10th, 2006. I've been looking forward to this day for at least a month. Today is the day that Rita's opens for the season. If there's ever a sign that spring is on it's way, that's it! So tonight, I'll be having a "meal replacement shake" for dinner. No, not Slim Fast. A Rita's Misto. Oh how I love my Rita's!

Jess is home sick. I was hoping her headache, sore throat, sniffles and coughs were allergy related (I know mine are kicking me in the butt) but she woke up this morning and was just plain SICK. She's got a Pony Club mounted meeting tomorrow...hope she can make it. The mounted meetings are the best. And tomorrow's theme is bareback gymnastics. FUN!

Hannah leaves for Florida on Sunday. She's about to jump out of her skin with excitement. I hope this trip turns out to be everything she's expecting. Sometimes when you build up to something like this it's easy to be disappointed. Somehow though, I don't think this will be one of those times. Her and couple friends are doing some shopping for the trip tonight. They are taking the train down and it's about a 24 hour journey so they want to be prepared with snacks and stuff. Good time ahead!

I changed my PEA title this morning. I have a goal (scrapping related) this year to earn a spot on a design team. I've only applied for 2 or 3 so I'm not surprised that I haven't gotten there yet. One of those was long ago too so I don't really count that effort. But I'm starting to REALLY want it. Bad. I recently didn't make one and I'm not surprised...the team they picked is FABULOUS. And luckily, I don't take these disappointments to heart. I've got thick skin and a realistic view of how it all works and where I am on the scrap food chain. But I changed my title as sort of a little prayer to the scrapping gods. It now reads: desperately seeking DESIGN TEAM work. Hope it works!

Speaking of scrapping, hoping to get some scrap time in this weekend. Seems like lately Monday and Tuesday are the only days I can seem to get anything done. Course, I had one of those wicked sinus headaches that turns into an "I can't function or speak coherently" headaches. Was a rough one too...I was pretty wrecked for a couple days. Not my favorite part of Springtime for sure.

Think we'll watch The Exorcism of Emily Rose tonight. Looks fabulous.

Have a super day!

Random Catchin Up Post

• Jess had a birthday. Turned 12. Had a super day with friends, movies, dinner, Cold Stone cake and presents.
• Jess got rolled on by (luckily) a small pony during her Monday lesson. She was INCREDIBLY lucky. She stayed pretty much under the saddle which made a bit of a tunnel for her. Only one leg got the brunt of the horse's weight. She finished her lesson but had to skip the next day. She was a bit achey and tired. The more I think about this the more freaked out I get. Some really horrible things could have happened to her. I'm trying to put it behind me.
• Hannah was in a Prom dress fashion show at the high school. Wowsers, she looked like Cinderella in some dresses and a movie star on Oscar night in others. Too bad for me that the photos are not so hot. I just don't have the lens for low light action shots. Not that she was dancing or running, but any movement at all and I get blur. I really need a new lens!
• Hannah is leaving for Florida for a week on Sunday for the Chemistry trip. I don't think she could be any more excited. Key West, Miami, Orlando with all your best friends and NO parents. Heck, I almost wanna go!
• Claire is Claire. Sweet and cute and stuck to me like glue. Though she is getting better. It's been almost a year since Hannah's Mom died and I think her little brain is starting to realize I'm not going anywhere. At least for a while.
• I've been scrapping. And liking what I do (for the most part). I've actually submitted a few pages and am working on a couple design team application projects. I really do think I'd make a fantastic DT member. I hope to get to prove that to someone soon.
• Trying to lose weight. Lots of it. It's been 8 days and I've only lost 1.5 pounds but honestly I'll take it. Seems like I've gained 10 pounds a year for the last three so any step in the right direction is a good one. Waiting for spring so I can get out and walk. The treadmill and I do NOT get along. Meantime I've cut out most of my snacking, I'm trying to drink lots more water and have reduced my portions. Slow and steady wins the race!

Hope all is well with anyone that happens by here. I don't post often enough for regular readers so if you've been here, please say HI!

Have a good one.