Let's Keep This Short & Sweet

I'm gonna start off with a bang:

And then I'm gonna finish pretty quickly.  It is definitely Wednesday.  Halfway through the week - and I am feeling it.  Lots to do to get ready for my class on Saturday, along with all the other stuff life is bringing my way.  Been a pretty steady week and I am tired and ready for some sleep.  So, instead of rambling on and on, I will show you another card that is a possible choice for my class on Saturday.  I really like this card.  I have fallen completely in love with these new Glimmer Brads from the Holiday Mini.  If you haven't gotten them yet - you must!  They are beautiful!  Since I already gave you a sneak peek, here's the rest of the card.  Enjoy!

And I hope you are having a great week.  See you tomorrow!

I Believe That Drama...

Is so self-destructive.  And I don't mean going to the movies and watching a drama genre show.  I mean the Drama that some people just cannot seem to help but create in their lives.  What is that all about?

So, today started out just as any other normal day in our house.  We all got up at pretty much the normal time.  We ate breakfast, we brushed teeth, we verified that everything was in the backpack and ready to go.  And then, we remembered that it was picture day.  Oops.  The shirt that Ryan wanted to wear really could use a little ironing.  Guess I should have done that yesterday.  Well, needless to say, that started a small domino effect with the end result being that Ryan was about 10 minutes late for school.

Really not a big deal.  He's never late.  I think in seven years of attending school, I have only had to sign him in late one other time.  He hardly ever misses. 

Now, this could have been a major meltdown.  I mean really it could have.   And had it been a few years back, it probably would have been.  I've never been a morning person.  So, my emotions - and temper - are a little quicker in the morning.  And really who on earth does that benefit?  Absolutely no one. 

So,  few years ago, I decided to take better charge of myself.  For you see, you cannot change the things that happen around you, you can only change how you react to them.

I had a Child Development teacher in college talk about emotions.  And this has stuck with me for all of these years.  He explained to his totally packed 300+ students classroom that emotions are pure.  They are genuine.  They are not wrong or right.  They are just what they are.  What makes them wrong or right is how you react to them. 

Hmm, let that one sink in for a moment.

Emotions are not wrong or right.  Wow.  It is so very true. 

Back to this morning.  It could have been handled with some yelling and getting all worked up and frustrated with the fact that we were running late.  But what would that have accomplished, except to get us all off to a terrible start.  Instead we just did the best we could with what we had to work with.  And we both started our day off on the right foot.

And so I say - Drama - Who needs it?  Not me, that's for sure.

Now, I can't leave you with all that and not share a card now can I?  This is a Christmas card that I made while trying to get the creativity flowing for my upcoming class.  It is still in the running and may be made in the class.  I'm just not completely sure yet.  I received the order I was waiting for and will work on two project ideas.  Then will decide which of the final two cards will be included in the class.  Let me know what you think.

Stamp Set:  Loads of Love
Ink:  Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Real Red, Crumb Cake
Accessories:  Pearls, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Colored Pencils

A Way to Some Sweet Dreams

I was given a gift card for my birthday, way back in January.  I kept meaning to get to the store and buy some goodies and just never quite made it.  And finally about a week ago, we were at the mall - going to the Lego Store.  We love that place.  Making things out of Lego's in our house is an ongoing project.  They never seem to get cleaned up and put away.  But that's okay, it's using imaginations in the most wonderful ways!

Well, across the hall from the Lego Store was Bath & Body Works.  I love that store even more.  They have some of the yummiest scents around.  One of my favorites, and I'm ashamed to say, I've been out of forever and desperately in need of.  I mean how can you possibly go to sleep without their Pillow Mist? 

Really it has been a pretty long time since we've had any in the house.  Just became one of those things that we ran out of and didn't rush right out to replace.

That's not gonna happen anytime soon.  Man oh man!  I have been sleeping so much better ever since picking up another bottle.  I keep it right on my nightstand.  Next to my alarm clock.  And every night before getting in my bed to read, I spritz a little on the pillow and the top portion of the sheets.  Love it!  My personal favorite flavor is Lavender Vanilla.  Very subtle.

I am pretty tired tonight and probably wouldn't need it to fall asleep, but I'm not going to give that a try!  Sweet Dreams everyone!

You Might Have to Excuse Me

I have a headache.  It's been here pretty much all day and is in full swing right now.  So, if I am not making much sense, that's because my brains are having a hard time conversing with each other.  There is just too much arguing going on in there.  I am sitting here with a vanilla coke in hopes that that will take the headache down a notch or two.

Other than the headache, it was a good weekend.  I know that most of you probably spent yesterday 9-11 in some form of remember the day from 2001.  And it does come to mind here in our house.  I remember very distinctly what I was doing and the events of those days.  But, in our house September 11 is a day of celebration.  It's our anniversary.  We celebrated 17 years together. 

And so that day is full of two types of memories.  The ones of getting ready for a wedding - that include ironing one of my brothers shirts, while in my wedding dress and burning my arm in the process.  I can't be trusted with an iron on a normal day, who on earth thought I could it on that day?  Oh yeah, that was me.  I volunteered to iron his shirt.

And memories of my mother calling me early in the morning.  Earlier than most would dare call me - for I was very far from a morning person at that time.  And asking me if I had the TV on.  Which I thought was a very strange question.  Of course it was on, it had Blue's Clues on.  She insisted that I turned on the news because something had happened to the Pentagon.  You see growing up in the Washington DC area, it was the Pentagon that really struck home to us in the first hours of that day.

So we spend the day remembering the good times and celebrating that which we do have to celebrate.

I hope that everyone had a good weekend out there and celebrated in your own way as well.

And on a great note,  on Friday I received some fun stamping goodies.  This means I can finish up creating the last two projects for the upcoming Christmas Class.  There are only three spots left.  Hurry and sign up if you are interested in coming!