Happy Monday - I hope everyone had an excellent weekend!
Me? Yep. What I'm the most happy with right now is that I'm making headway thru the piles that accumulated this past five/six weeks and starting to find normal again. I need that routine, that feeling of somewhat caught-up'edness. I'm getting there. I still have emails to answer, thank-you cards to write (goal is before that postage goes up) and a laundry pile so high I could bury my whole family in it - but getting there. My dryer was set up this weekend, so that'll begin humming first thing this morning - I think the timing was right on because the forecast for the week is cold (40 right now) and rainy/snowy/yuck.
How about some link sending to happier places, eh?
- One thing I got done yesterday was some major photo organizing. In the last five weeks I've taken both RAW and jpeg, but I've had no time to post process or sort. I didn't wake up yesterday planning to organize, but I needed a photo for a birthday card and it just kinda happened - I went thru the whole last five weeks and beyond and post processed, organized, deleted like mad, and began uploading them to Adorama for an order..I'm anticipating placing a very large order
- For the record, I do a lot of printing at home using both my HP8350 and my A716 Compact Printer - but about twice a year I become overcome (heh) by the need to print off the last six months of my life - which equals a few hundred photos....then I place an order. It's a good balance.
- Speaking of laundry hampers (what...we weren't talking about hampers?) I need this. Actually - four of them, 3 1/2 feet high each. sigh. Once I saw that, nothing else will do - but I can't afford them. I shall have to learn to make them, that's all there is to it.
- The photo above? I took it yesterday morning, it was what he was doing, what he needed to do, after doing this.
- And did I ever show you my brother's foot? Okay - I did, but you had to be quick that night - I was trying to edit and accidentally deleted. So there it is again. Does he not have the longest toes? And here I was, so excited to see pictures he took of Portland...and he shares his foot? My brother has an odd sense of humor
- And while I was uploading photo upon photo upon photo yesterday - I had time to browse around in blogland. I love this project that Debbie shared.
- And whenever I browse Debbie's blog, I come away lusting after Copic markers again.
- But for Mother's Day this year, I'm hoping to get this six million dollar home - it's not too much, is it?
- Speaking of Mother's Day - I've already made a card for my mother. Yes..yes I did. It's going to be part of the festivities, challenges, games and tutorials over at Scrapsupply this coming weekend for National Scrapbooking Day - and it's going to be fun! Plan on it!
- Also on the scrappy side - I very impulsively signed up for - oh crap - she's got a brownie in her banner and now I'm hungry - Stacy Julian's keynote address at our local megameet in a couple weeks. I'm excited - I've never heard her speak, but have heard literally hundreds of testimonies of how worth it is to listen to her speak if one has the chance...so I signed up. That was two days before I balanced my checkbook...it was meant.
- Okay - the boys are starting to fuss....so I have to bring this link send morning to a close - oh, but wait...there's still a giveaway. Okay.....you've all read me rave about Debbie Hodge and her classes before....and her Scrap Your Events class begins this week - and I, along with Paula Gilarde, Amber Ries, Erin Campbell-Pope and Shaunte Wadley will be guest designing. We've been having a lot of fun over in the forums already and now I'd like to give away a free class pass to someone who posts on this entry. I'll pick and email a winner tomorrow morning - 6:30 am EST.
Now back to my mom job
HAPPY MONDAY!!
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It was so hard to only be able to choose one winner - I have a hard time with this part - I passed the bucket to my son and had him choose.
Congratulations to Mary Bright! See you in class!!!!
I really enjoy your blog and am so happy that you are now able to work towards finding "normal" in your daily routine. Looking forward to seeing your work in Debbie's class.
Posted by: Terry | April 28, 2008 at 07:29 AM
why does your six million dollar home link take me to a man bag?
Posted by: Grandma | April 28, 2008 at 07:43 AM
There was lots of reading for me to do here after being gone for 10 days.
Posted by: Amanda | April 28, 2008 at 07:49 AM
Love your hampers you want!!!!!!!!!!!! Hee hee Love your grandma! But I thought the same thing. I was looking forward to see what kind of house you dream of living in!
Posted by: Barbara | April 28, 2008 at 07:52 AM
Love the baskets. Please post the instructions when you learn how to make them =0]
Posted by: melissa | April 28, 2008 at 08:08 AM
I think the 6 million dollar home link works better now...and Amanda, I was missing you - glad you're all caught up now. :)
Posted by: Sharyn (Torm) | April 28, 2008 at 08:34 AM
oooooooh, those hamper baskets are lovely! congrats on the guest spot for debbie's class!
Posted by: tania | April 28, 2008 at 09:06 AM
Those baskets are lovely. You have made me wish I lived in MI many times, and now again. I'd love to hear Stacey speak.
Oh, and I would love to take the class!
Posted by: mary bright | April 28, 2008 at 09:14 AM
Those baskets are to die for. Okay, so I've heard about these markers. What's so special about them (or maybe I don't want to know).
Posted by: Cathy | April 28, 2008 at 09:17 AM
I want to move to Michigan and be your neighbor!!! Oh well, I guess Nothern Indiana is pretty close! I love your blog! I have read it forever but rarely post comments. Just wanted to thank you for the laughs and the great products you talk about! You're one in a million!
Posted by: Tina Rhodes | April 28, 2008 at 09:18 AM
I'm still hoping to see your six million dollar house - but the bags keep coming up. And yes - I've refreshed.
Posted by: Grandma | April 28, 2008 at 09:25 AM
hii..i have just bumped into the world of scrapbooking & i really love your blog !!...i find it extremely funny and even your layouts are really cool too!! i plan to start organising my photos & scrapbooking soon..wish me luck...i new at it so i'm a little nervous but cant wait to start :))Cya !!
Posted by: Charmi | April 28, 2008 at 09:28 AM
It is so GREAT to see you & your family getting back to normal and Brian slowly getting ready to try walking again.
{{{{{HUGS}}}}}
Posted by: Dale Anne | April 28, 2008 at 09:36 AM
Oh how fun it would be to take Debbie's class again, but this time with different designers providing inspiration! One can never have too many events scrapped.
Posted by: Keitha Redmond | April 28, 2008 at 09:36 AM
Oh how fun it would be to take Debbie's class again, but this time with different designers providing inspiration! One can never have too many events scrapped.
Posted by: Keitha Redmond | April 28, 2008 at 09:38 AM
I absolutely adore your blog. You are so funny and real. So good to see things are getting back to normal for you and your family. I'm a big fan of Debbie's classes and would love to take another one!
Posted by: Andi M | April 28, 2008 at 09:45 AM
Glad things are heading in the right direction.....though I think laundry is a never ending pile....you take off, they add!
Posted by: Barb | April 28, 2008 at 10:01 AM
That charm is stunning! I'd never heard of Copic pens before...holy pricey torm-girl! And I checked out Debbie's class before I posted and now I'm going to have to sign up: it will be my first ever on-line class :D
Posted by: Kirsten | April 28, 2008 at 10:12 AM
I am so jealous that you get to go see Stacy. I wish i had been on the ball for that!
Posted by: sue Treiber | April 28, 2008 at 10:23 AM
sounds like things are getting back to normal...nothing like a cast removal to do that for you.
Happy Monday!
Posted by: Mary Rogers | April 28, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Where did you get those paint markers/brushes/whatever they ares??? I'm sure he's too young for them but, I really have to get some for my 18 month old little man. :D
PS-I'm from Oregon and I have "tingers" (finger length toes) too! It must be something in the water! :D
Posted by: Erica Hettwer | April 28, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Ooooh! A give-away from my favourite blogger!
Glad to hear that things are returning to normal at the Torm's!
Posted by: Margot | April 28, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Glad things are getting back to normal for you and the family. Enjoy your Monday!
Posted by: Carmen | April 28, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Ooooohhh Debbie Hodge and Torm together again. Gotta love that!
Posted by: Donna Moore | April 28, 2008 at 01:22 PM
Sharyn, You've got great taste, I LOVE the baskets (too pretty to put dirty laundry in though), the camera bag (on my wish list too) and the tulip charms and markers. Thanks for all of the enabling:) Thanks to you and Heidi(Swapp), I am now a Monday loving girl too!
Posted by: halloweenheather | April 28, 2008 at 03:50 PM
Speaking of your dryer, I'd love to see a photo of your finished laundry room, even though you said we would be disappointed with your color choice:) (You know if you posted it in black and white and just hinted at the beautiful color, we never be the wiser:)
Posted by: Beth | April 28, 2008 at 04:33 PM
oooh now thats a giveaway I would loooooove!
Posted by: Steph H | April 28, 2008 at 08:00 PM