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Yes, 2200 pounds of Urban Lily secret Keepers and board books invaded my home yesterday! One by one I brought a box to the door where my mom helped and stacked them in the appropriate spot. My mom, what an angel! One more shipment of journals, I wonder how much those bad boys are going to weigh???? Any estimates?





We have chosen Cali Kenzi for our daughter's name. 6 weeks and 2 days until the due date! I can't wait to meet her :) oooooooh, I can't wait until she's out of my belly too!!!

Party Time!

Caytlynn turned 5 last week and I decided to let her have 4 friends over for a party. All went well! I had all the girls dress up in a princess outfit, I sprinkled fairy dust over their heads and asked them to make a wish, we played pin the lips on the frog, ate pizza(you know princess do eat pizza!) and made some paper purses and decorated with paper flowers. Here's Caytlynn, she had such a blast! A "as good as it's going to get" pic of all the girlies!! Cass was the hardest to get still!

Caytlynn had 2 days of school this week. When I asked what happened she said "we went out for recess!" and I said "what else?" she said "i forgot" nothing has changed from K4!!! Although, her and Cassidy sure do make up for lost time when she gets home... constant bickering, fights, toy stealing! Before they could spread all that love throughout the day, now they only have a few hours to do it and it drives me bonkers!!

Christine (check out her blog: http://wwwpaperrhino.blogspot.com/) tagged me, so I must keep this going! It's been a looong time since she tagged me, but I am still going to do this. The Rules: So this is how it works. I must post the rules, 7 random things about me and then tag others to do the same. Sound fair enough, right? These are the rules…. each player starts with 7 random facts about themselves on their Blog. People who are tagged need to blog 7 facts about themselves and post the rules as well. At the end of their blog list 7 people you are tagging. Let them know that they are tagged by leaving them a comment.
1. I have a tattoo of a kitty just under the waist line.
2. I played violin, flute cello and alto sax in HS.
3. I am one of the BIGGEST reality TV junkies!
4. I love 80s music and plan to listen to it until the day I die.
5. I am terrified of going over high rises and big, long bridges. Although I do because it's so darn convenient :?
6. I cannot get enough Miracle Whip on any sandwich/burger!I love it so much! Also, I used to eat Miracle Whip sandwiches... just the bread and mayo - eeek!
7. I am secretly married to Wentworth Miller... shhhhh, don't tell my hubby ;)
And now I will tag:
Jessica
Em
Barb
Karen
Sandy
Melita
Tanisha

2500 Pounds!!!

Yep, 2500 pounds of Urban Lily paper invaded my house on Thursday! The only day I teach kickbox! So, I had double the workout!!! Totally worth it, did you see the papers??? WOW!





Well, tomorrow Caytlynn kinda starts school. We have orientation tomorrow morning, so it's not a full day. Her first official full day is Thursday. It should be interesting! I'm looking forward to a little less chaos here. Although it will be sad not having her around :(



8 weeks left! lil baby Teichmiller will hopefully be here within 8 weeks! These last 8 weeks are always the worst - blech!!! Luckily the hot, hot sticky days should be over with, at least for the most part!

Here's a LO I did using Kelly's French Kiss kit! I also used the add-on and cardstock add-on ! There are a few kits left at Scrap-Tastic! Also, only a few paintables left as well!!!

dazed and confused!

Well, sorta! I've been so tired lately, my head is spinning! It doesn't help that Caytlynn wakes me up at 5am almost every morning for something! I just can't go back to sleep right away either - GRRRRR!

BTW, I'm PINK!!! Yeppers, it's a girl! I just noticed that I haven't updated my blog since I found out. There's no name that we can agree on yet, she may not have a name right away *shock*!!

CHA was fabulous!!! That's a whole nother entry! Products have been invading the house and I love it! Now, I just need more time to scrap!

Urban Lily will be taking over my house, litterally!!!! The stamps are here and most of the other products will be here this week. We're talking over 200 boxes of just paper!!! Wowie! I was lucky enough to score some paper from Renata at CHA and here's a LO I did with it :)

Robyn's kit, "Urban Passion" is phenomenal! I love it!! Here it is and a LO I did with it :)

Here is the September kit "French Kiss" designed by Kelly! Another awesome kit! I started a mini book with this one and will post later.

Tomorrow's the day!

We find out if I'm blue or pink! So, them we know if we can use Cain for the new baby OR fight over a girl's name! I know it's totally out there, but I love the name Cain Blaze. How cool would that kid be? Just as cool as Cullen Cole, I would imagine ;) lol

Now, I'm 22 weeks along! If the Dr. gave me an exact time, I would count down the seconds! I'm trying so hard to be patient, but the weather is getting warmer and I'm getting bigger *shock* I'll see how much bigger tomorrow :) Today it was 90 some degrees - yuck! I left in the morning to workout and stayed in the air conditioning for the rest of the day!

If you didn't notice, I added a header to my blog AND changed my title. Maybe I will blog more often now that i am happier with it? I guess we'll see!

Ok, here is the mess that I mentioned in my last post. This first picture is "the disaster" and the next picture is what it should look like. Not many people know, actually, I don't think anyone knows this... I am so anal about my kids clothes and closet! I have a
hard time keeping up with the dishes and keeping the house clean... heck, I am so disorganized that it is riduculous!!!!! BUT, there are a few things that I am completely anal about... first is my business, which I really HAVE to be organized about... and clothes for the kids. The clothes have to be stain and wrinkle free for my kids to wear them. I may keep a few old tattered and stained items for painting and playing, but for the most part, I always have to have them looking good. Most of the time they are dressed better than me! Oh, who am I kiding... they always look better than me!!! So, I hang 95% of their clothes and it's all organized by warmer stuff (just a few warm outfits for cold summer nights), dress up clothes, pants, shirts, outfits and good dresses. So now you know why I was so upset about this closet ordeal... still kinda sour about it!

My Great Aunt Catherine passed away today. She was always a little pistol! So, if you can imagine, someone close always dies when I'm pregnant. I didn't want to say it to anyone, but I knew it would happen. Hope there's not 2 funerals with this one!

On a much different note, Scrap-Tastic started selling kits!!! The DT Girlies are the designers and these kits are hot! This first kit was designed by Barb I can't stop playing with this first kit! Here are 2 LOs that I've made with it so far. There's a LO in the previous post too. I have included a larger image here and if you are interested in the kit you can purchase the kit here. That'll also give you a complete list of items you will receive. There's an add-on to the kit here. good stuff.

becbeck out.

I'm about to pull my hair out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My 2 girlies have managed to make me cry first thing this morning. Let's start from the begining... I was so happy to sleep in! I actually woke up to my alarm clock - *shock*! Went to the girls bedroom and found over half of their clothes were in piles out of their closets! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today was going to be folding the girls clothes day. since it's so time consuming I spend a GOOD portion of the day organizing and hanging clothes. Well, now I am not motivated to do any laundry. none. zip. zilch! and everytime i think about it I feel ill and my heart starts going a little faster. what to do? i dunno! I don't even know what to do with them, they have been so naughty lately. grrrr. definately a sb page in the works, but i'd rather work on something else. Thanks for letting me vent :) :) :)
So, I decided to submit to pencil lines for their DT call and this is what I sent. since I have so much extra time on my hands ;) haha!!! Check out their blog, it rocks!

Nothing too exciting going on here. I've been subbing alot at the gym. I taught and took 7 classes this week. I'm really trying to hit it hard and stay in some type of shape while I'm preggo. my belly is getting big but my legs are toning up and i feel good! 11 more days and I will find out what we are having - yea!!!!! also, I hit the halfway mark on Monday! 20 weeks to go :) I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

becbeck out!

Catylynn's recital went off w/o a hitch...

uh, almost! At least I didn't forget anything! Uncle Terry, Aunt Jenny and Jess didn't make it in time - bummer! They missed her dance by about 5 minutes, stupid Sunday drivers! GRRRR! On a brighter note :) here are a few pics of my darling and my darling copy cat (Cass was imitating Caytlynn in most of the zillion pics I took!).

And the LO that got me booted from the designing like a star contest - boo hoo.

Guess What?

I'm preggers!!!! Again! Today Cullen is 1 and I'm 13 weeks along - eeek! This will be #4 and the baby is due on 10/10. Cullen and the new baby will be the closest - 18 months apart.

Here are a few LOs I just completed for Fiber Scraps!

















And a few more that I really love that I've done in the past months when I went AWL from my blog!

Excitment is in the air!

Right now I am loving every job that I currently do... mom, store owner and aerobics instructor. But, I've decided to take on another... another job where I will be working with product that I am truely passionate about. I am the new US distributor for Urban Lily. Yes, THE Urban Lily!!!! Could I love product any more than theirs??? nope. So, I will be getting my first shipment in 3-4 weeks! So, if you don't see me for a while... you know why! This is their new product that I will be working with. I also have it in my store on pre-order! Besides the new Urban Lily coming Scrap-Tastic, I have been busy ordering from other great companies... Basic Grey, American Crafts, Prima, Queen & Co, and Autumn Leaves to name a few. I'm so excited to kick off the new year with all of this fun schtuff :)

I'll be published in the coolest book!

Here it is! I am so honored to be in this book with so many amazingly talented designers!

Other than that, I'm sad I'm missing CHA... wha wah! But, I will have many LOs on display at the Fiber Scraps booth along with my fiber trees!!! AND my altered Prima tray will be on display at the Prima booth:

As for the family... Cullen is standing and taking steps! He is 9 months and 2 days... here's a pic I took yesterday:

Caytlynn and Cass are great as always... a bit naughty, but that's to be expected!

Corey got a PS3, so he is as happy as a pig in mud.... lots of mud!

I am finally teaching Kickbox and power yoga at my local gym... and working out more :)

i forgot...

i even had a blog! i've been so super CRAZY around here! I'm Finally working again :) :) :) and hoping to get rid of my baby fat that's been adding up little by little after every kiddo ;) I'm just starting with 1 class and next month i should have 3 classes a week. I do have to admit that i am so out of shpae it's riduclious and the class i started to teach is a full hour of punching and kicking the bag... what did i get myself into???? Well, each class i take or teach, it gets a little easier.

I've been a scrappin' fool, trying to scrap for me and 2 other people as much as possible!!!

PLUS, i've been keeping busy with my website. I just got a TON of product in yesterday and lots more expected to come in really soon :)

Here's a few of my LOs that i haven't posted here yet, some are from a while back! the first one is for Fiber Scraps DT. the last two were accepted into cherryArte's gallery *big grin* I also included a different view of one of them so you can see the pop ups on the LO! enjoy!!!

Think you've seen cute before?

i don't think so! Look at Cullen ;) oh man, he makes my heart melt! I went shopping
with my friend Lisa the other day and found this adorable outfit! Actually, i found a ton of outfits that were just too cute to pass up!

Be sure to watch/Tivo/DVR The View tomorrow!

See Fiber Scraps EZ Walnut Ink TintZ in action this Thursday or Friday, Oct 19th or 20th on ABC Televison

Rosie will be working on an art journal/scrapbook using our TintZ inks with special guests Linda Woods & Karen Dinino who are promoting their awesome book "Visual Chronicles".

www.visualchronicles.com

Check your local ABC station for times and set your TIVOs.

Cue hallelujah music!

I think this is more of a fix for me than my readers - lol! Here are 2 more that i did this week. I'm super excited, the 2 girls are at MILs and baby boy is sleeping - cue hallelujah music and let it play all night long!!!!

Nnnnnew schtuff!

I can't believe I've been so horrible with updating my blog! My n is sticky because Cullen spilled my dr. pepper! Any way, here's some new stuff that I've been working on! More to come soonnnnn, I promise!

Ups and Downs

I'll start out with the bad news... I didn't get a call for MMM. poo!!! I bet you know what I really wanted to type instead of poo! Anyway, i posted the LOs below so at least somepeople can enjoy them :)

AND now for the good news... kinda :) :) :) :) :) We are set to close on our house on Oct 9th!!! I am so happy we are FINALLY getting rid of it, kinda bitter sweet since I lived in that house for over 9 years! plus it was MY first home! THe bad news is that since we've been sitting on it for so long we've come down in price significantly because the market SUCKS! And the buyers totally raped us, but we had to accept! We'll end up owing on it.

And now for the best news (lately).... drumroll ;).... I got an e-mail from PaperArt and they want to publish one of my LOs! Totally made my poopy day when i got the e-mail. And when i say poopie, i mean it litterally! My kids just don't stop going!

Catching up!

UGH! I've been a horrible blogger!!! Well, here's what's been happening in the past MONTH! August flew by!

** Looking to add one more Design Team Girlie to the team! If you're interested read about it here!

** met the fabulous Barb for lunch this weekend here in town, she's so sweet! Went to Kona Bay, my first time there, loooove the place! I snapped a pic of Barb and Caytlynn, love this pic!

** also, met Lisa for dinner to talk about an album I'm going to do for her son.

** I'm so sad to say the my transmission went on my all time favorite car. My purple firebird. It soooooo fit me! It's been a week and a half and my eyes are tearing up typing about it. For anyone that knows me, you KNOW how much I love that car. My brother's going to buy it from me, so at least I can still see it. i know i'm pathetic, you don't have to tell me. On a much brighter note, dh bought me a new truck! It's a Suburban Denali (sp?) and it's HUGE-Gantic!!!! just a few features: DVD player, stadium seating, satelite radio, seat warmers (front and back) and enough space to crop! haha. I'm so tempted to add some stickles, chipboard and throw on a few UL pp and I would be as happy as a pig in mud! Oh, and it's silver!

** Caytlynn turned 4 today - EEEK! AND she starts 4K tomorrow.

** BOTH of the girls have been so incredibly naughty the past 2 weeks, I'm about to rip my hair out! Oh yea, my hair's falling out anyway! I can't stand that! There's hair everywhere!!!! I'm ready to just throw in the towel and shave it all off.

** Cassidy is pulling a CAytlynn. Whenever i put her down for a nap she poops and takes off her diaper. EWW! That happened 4 days in a row, twice in one nap time! SO, for the past 2 days I have been taping her diaper on. works for me! Beacuse of this I've done a LOT of laundry!!!

** I've been working on assignments for a Cantata book :) :) :) I'm finishing up my last one tonight (hopefully!). yea!

** Cullen is 4 months now! He's such a good baby. he's started laughing about a month ago and just recently he loves to blow raspberries spitting everywhere - lol!

** I'm so excited about the new products pouring into the house for the store. It's all so yummy! I just can't seem to use it all, I've been busy cleaning up poo!

*** MMM calls probably started today. i really don't want to get my hopes up, but everytime I think about it, i get the butterflies in my gut!

** Still sitting on the old house, waiting and PRAYING that it's going to go soon. It's been almost a year and not one bite. All that interest we are paying makes me really really ill. It's been almost a year :(

And finally, here's a few pics for your viewing pleasure!!

Here's a LO that I won "LO of the week" at my own site - lol. Honestly, I had nothing to do with choosing it, it was the fab RObyn that chose it :)


I don't really love very many pics of me, but this one of my mini me and me I soooo {heart}!!










This is only one of a few pics i took of all 3 the other day.








and finally, here's Cullen in one of his favorite places to "hang" out!