of learning how to do this on a daily basis! Not to say I'm not on my computer on just about a daily basis, but once I get into reading my emails, looking at everyone's shares, looking at everyone's blogs, and now 1 hour has turned into five, I haven't made the time to write on mine. I have got to figure out how to make myself walk away from this darn computer when I am home, and craft and do things that I like to do. . . I have ZERO self-control!
In two weeks, I haven't scrapped another page, I have looked a number of times at the ones I did complete and am trying to figure out how I really want to organize them in albums - by year, by individual, my holiday . . .any tips - - they'll be greatly accepted!
My hubby turns 50 in a couple of weeks, and I am trying to plan a surprise party for him - trying to figure out the decor, get it ordered and make sure it is here in time. . . yada yada yada. Any tips on these ladies (and gents), I can use all the good advice that I can get.
I am now going to put my computer up on the shelf - force myself to stay away from it for a couple of hours and get a few cards made; I'm also going to try to get 2 - 2 page layouts done - I have a TON (literally) of pictures that I need to scrapbook, it's truly insane!
Hope you all a having a productive Sunday . . .
31 January 2010
17 January 2010
Feelin' on Top of the World!
I scrapped all day and into the evening -so far, 6 more layouts done - I am so happy and I love every one of them - still working on more, but have to work 7-3 shift tomorrow. Love that shift because I get off early, dislike because I hate getting up early . . . half cup full!!!!
I'm going to sign off for the evening, I'm going to watch Iron Man with Cody - he's seen it 5 times, but I never have, so he has graciously conceded to watching it with me - love this boy!
You all have a great evening - and once I can I will start getting pages scanned in to share.
I'm going to sign off for the evening, I'm going to watch Iron Man with Cody - he's seen it 5 times, but I never have, so he has graciously conceded to watching it with me - love this boy!
You all have a great evening - and once I can I will start getting pages scanned in to share.
Progress
I've done it - I'm in my scrap room for the 2nd day in a row!!! WOO HOO - this is such a total accomplishment. Last night I scrapped 4 pages of Shelby from Christmas 2008 and am now working on a 4 generation pages of Cody, John, John's dad and great-grampa George who passed away on December 14, 2008. I am feeling so good about this. I have even managed to stamp a bunch of images - have 2 cards actually made and 4 waiting for the stickles to dry and am getting some more images stamped out so that I can work on them after the treadmill. Feeling good about this.
Still determined to get Photoshop 7 down, so will cut out an hour or so (hopefully a bit more) each day (I'm trying!) to get this program completely figured out. I am so computer illiterate; actually not sure that is right, I just don't spend enough time on one thing to get it figured out or mastered, I tend to bounce around - - - - A LOT!
Great news for Cody and wrestling - he took 2nd place in the duals this weekend - he's very happy about his showing, as he was actually quite worried about his Saturday partners, but he did GREAT! Shoulder still hurting, he won't go get x-rayed because he is afraid they will tell him something is wrong and then he'd have to drop out of the rest of the season - - - MEN! And please, don't hold me wrong for this one, it's like a battle to get him to go and trust me I so can not lift this boy and toss him in the car! On a sad note, he met a very nice young man from McCall at the wrestling tournament and said they had a great time talking, hanging out, listening to music, hip-hopping around and joking with friends - - -Cody received a phone call from another joint friend this morning and was told that Skylar had gotten home last night and committed suicide - a 17 year old senior. My heart breaks for this young man, and for his family; if he only knew what a good influence he was on those around him. I know he still may have made the same choice, but I hope he knew he was truly liked and loved - my heartfelt sympathies and love goes out to his family. My prayers to all of his friends, as when this happens, such a hole is left open and everyone wonders what they could have done to help, or why they didn't know that something was wrong . . . nothing kids, this is truly a decision made in the heat of the moment with no thought to the future, this young man thought he was removing himself from the pain and anguish of whatever he was going through in the moment . . . love him, do not blame him or yourselves.
On that note, please send up prayers for Skylar, his family and his friends, they all are going to be walking a very hard path . . .
In love,
Judi
Still determined to get Photoshop 7 down, so will cut out an hour or so (hopefully a bit more) each day (I'm trying!) to get this program completely figured out. I am so computer illiterate; actually not sure that is right, I just don't spend enough time on one thing to get it figured out or mastered, I tend to bounce around - - - - A LOT!
Great news for Cody and wrestling - he took 2nd place in the duals this weekend - he's very happy about his showing, as he was actually quite worried about his Saturday partners, but he did GREAT! Shoulder still hurting, he won't go get x-rayed because he is afraid they will tell him something is wrong and then he'd have to drop out of the rest of the season - - - MEN! And please, don't hold me wrong for this one, it's like a battle to get him to go and trust me I so can not lift this boy and toss him in the car! On a sad note, he met a very nice young man from McCall at the wrestling tournament and said they had a great time talking, hanging out, listening to music, hip-hopping around and joking with friends - - -Cody received a phone call from another joint friend this morning and was told that Skylar had gotten home last night and committed suicide - a 17 year old senior. My heart breaks for this young man, and for his family; if he only knew what a good influence he was on those around him. I know he still may have made the same choice, but I hope he knew he was truly liked and loved - my heartfelt sympathies and love goes out to his family. My prayers to all of his friends, as when this happens, such a hole is left open and everyone wonders what they could have done to help, or why they didn't know that something was wrong . . . nothing kids, this is truly a decision made in the heat of the moment with no thought to the future, this young man thought he was removing himself from the pain and anguish of whatever he was going through in the moment . . . love him, do not blame him or yourselves.
On that note, please send up prayers for Skylar, his family and his friends, they all are going to be walking a very hard path . . .
In love,
Judi
16 January 2010
Only a week
So much for making sure I post everyday - can I just say this flu bug has kicked my butt; still fighting it! Started feeling a bit better yesterday, just can't get it to go away no matter what I do.
Diet going okay - exercise not so well, but I'm getting there. Thinking it will go better when I can breathe for longer than three minutes at a time without feeling like I am going to cough up my lungs and everyone elses.
I am so proud of myself, set up a table in my craft room and I am crafting - yippee!!!! I made one card last night, and have stamped up about 14 images of cards to make today. I received Christmas cards from quite a few friends this year and I just never had a chance to get any made, so I have cards to make so my friends know that I think of them also. . .
Can I just say that I feel like I am in "heaven" loving being in my craft room and being able to play, create and have a great time!
Catch you all later!
Diet going okay - exercise not so well, but I'm getting there. Thinking it will go better when I can breathe for longer than three minutes at a time without feeling like I am going to cough up my lungs and everyone elses.
I am so proud of myself, set up a table in my craft room and I am crafting - yippee!!!! I made one card last night, and have stamped up about 14 images of cards to make today. I received Christmas cards from quite a few friends this year and I just never had a chance to get any made, so I have cards to make so my friends know that I think of them also. . .
Can I just say that I feel like I am in "heaven" loving being in my craft room and being able to play, create and have a great time!
Catch you all later!
09 January 2010
Holy Cow 3 today
Only because I posted after midnight - grin! Slept in today- its a work day, have to be there for the 3-11 shift - Can I say, I would love to stay home in my jammies, with the fire going and a mug of hot cocoa (sugar-free, which is really yummy) and my computer. I have promised myself that I am going to teach myself (FINALLY) the Photoshop 7 program that I have had for a year - ugh! A whole year with a great program wasted -- so goal for January (and February) is to figure this program out, get some pictures downloaded and get to work! I will not be a digital scrapper, no sirree, I love paper and embellies way to much for that, but I will use all the cool tools that are available to me from the digital program. I am excited and nervous, its hard for me to learn new things like this myself, don't know why. I am one of those people that does great with having someone go through and hands on teach me, then I get it. I am so looking forward to learning something new.
Cody is wrestling in a dual/tournament this weekend - and is holding his own, he is so athletic that it sometimes throws me for a loop. He has always been this really SMART kid, then the past couple of years his hormones have kicked in - he's still smart, he just doesn't show his teachers anymore . . . or his parents. . . he'd rather be lifting weights, playing football, playing baseball, reading books, snowboarding, and most importantly spending time with his guy friends and the GIRLS! They consume this boys life, it really drives me nuts. I love all his friends and the girls he is both friends with and has dated, they are all really awesome, give hugs, respectful, etc. BUT with that said, I really wish he would sit down and get back to his academics, he has no idea what he is doing and it drives me NUTS! It just seems such a waste to me, to not take advantage of all that is available to him and make the most of it. Mr. Higgins, the principal at the high school says this is typical of freshman and to just keep up the hand holding and he'll get there. I went in to talk to Mr. Higgins to see if there was anything he could suggest for us to do, you know, beyond threatening with the loss of his cell phone, sports, drivers ed, etc. . . he says Cody is a great kid and just hold on by next year or his Jr. year, he'll be his self again. . . can I hold on that long? Thing is he is very loving, always giving me hugs, talks to me about just about everything, very respectful, although sometimes I would LOVE to wash his mouth out with soap . . . and he loves me, I mean really loves me, so I feel stupid complaining. Ah yes, parenting, the hardest job we'll ever have - can I just say again, I love this kid!
Cody is wrestling in a dual/tournament this weekend - and is holding his own, he is so athletic that it sometimes throws me for a loop. He has always been this really SMART kid, then the past couple of years his hormones have kicked in - he's still smart, he just doesn't show his teachers anymore . . . or his parents. . . he'd rather be lifting weights, playing football, playing baseball, reading books, snowboarding, and most importantly spending time with his guy friends and the GIRLS! They consume this boys life, it really drives me nuts. I love all his friends and the girls he is both friends with and has dated, they are all really awesome, give hugs, respectful, etc. BUT with that said, I really wish he would sit down and get back to his academics, he has no idea what he is doing and it drives me NUTS! It just seems such a waste to me, to not take advantage of all that is available to him and make the most of it. Mr. Higgins, the principal at the high school says this is typical of freshman and to just keep up the hand holding and he'll get there. I went in to talk to Mr. Higgins to see if there was anything he could suggest for us to do, you know, beyond threatening with the loss of his cell phone, sports, drivers ed, etc. . . he says Cody is a great kid and just hold on by next year or his Jr. year, he'll be his self again. . . can I hold on that long? Thing is he is very loving, always giving me hugs, talks to me about just about everything, very respectful, although sometimes I would LOVE to wash his mouth out with soap . . . and he loves me, I mean really loves me, so I feel stupid complaining. Ah yes, parenting, the hardest job we'll ever have - can I just say again, I love this kid!
Judi's 2010 New Year Resolutions
I'm not sure that I want to call these my New Year Resolutions. . . I don't know that I really do like that word, there has to be a word that is better than resolutions. Most of us make them, few of us keep them; this year I am hoping to be able to keep my resolutions . . .
I am resolving to pay off our debts this year . . . how do I say that I haven't even shared this info with my hubby - 1st he would be upset, 2nd he would be disappointed, and the fault is mine, my own making, my own bad choices.
I am also resolving to spend more quality time with my family - son and hubby - we're always in the same home together, but we're all so busy doing other things that we haven't set together at our dining room table for a meal in ages. . . all conversations are while each of us are doing something else . . . no more, time to be really together and bond with each other as we should, that's what family really is! We talk, but we don't - - - you know, the mindless everyday things, but no real discussions about anything . . . and it's time to do that, why we ever stopped I don't know. This is my most important goal.
I am also determined to get this weight off - AGAIN! January 4, 2009 I drank my last Diet Pepsi, I was an addict and bad . . . like 8 to 10 cans a day - I had enough. I couldn't bend over comfortably, my lower back hurt all the time - I began my journey into yet another diet - and I did great! I lost 26 lbs from January through July and I felt sooooo good - had been walking daily on my treadmill, lifting weights, eating healthy, doing sit-ups, etc. I hadn't honestly felt that good in a long time, then I quit, I started eating things that I shouldn't, cut back on my exercise - I'd like to blame it all on the class I was taking (was so intense, at least for me) and I felt like it had taken over much of my time and my life, that I just stopped taking as good care of myself as I should have been. . . so I am starting again and this time I intend to keep it off and make it stay off. My goal is to lose 40 pounds by December 31, 2010 . . . I know that it is going to be a struggle and won't be easy. I love food - salty, fatty, anything . . . and I have to learn to say no and walk away. . . I need to stop buying it at the store, this in itself is going to take a great deal of willpower, but I am determined.
Another important goal for me, is to show my friends and family how much they mean to me, I intend to craft more, not just for me, but for them and you also. I have been absorbed in some things that just aren't as important as I thought they were at the time, how I am getting to this place where I feel more relaxed and more of where I want to be at this time in my life is helping me to make this decision.
So for now, I am going to close this post - probably a longer read than anyone wanted, but I need to "journal" these things daily - part of making myself accountable to myself. . . seeing it all in black and white will help me to review where I am now and where I am going. . .
I am resolving to pay off our debts this year . . . how do I say that I haven't even shared this info with my hubby - 1st he would be upset, 2nd he would be disappointed, and the fault is mine, my own making, my own bad choices.
I am also resolving to spend more quality time with my family - son and hubby - we're always in the same home together, but we're all so busy doing other things that we haven't set together at our dining room table for a meal in ages. . . all conversations are while each of us are doing something else . . . no more, time to be really together and bond with each other as we should, that's what family really is! We talk, but we don't - - - you know, the mindless everyday things, but no real discussions about anything . . . and it's time to do that, why we ever stopped I don't know. This is my most important goal.
I am also determined to get this weight off - AGAIN! January 4, 2009 I drank my last Diet Pepsi, I was an addict and bad . . . like 8 to 10 cans a day - I had enough. I couldn't bend over comfortably, my lower back hurt all the time - I began my journey into yet another diet - and I did great! I lost 26 lbs from January through July and I felt sooooo good - had been walking daily on my treadmill, lifting weights, eating healthy, doing sit-ups, etc. I hadn't honestly felt that good in a long time, then I quit, I started eating things that I shouldn't, cut back on my exercise - I'd like to blame it all on the class I was taking (was so intense, at least for me) and I felt like it had taken over much of my time and my life, that I just stopped taking as good care of myself as I should have been. . . so I am starting again and this time I intend to keep it off and make it stay off. My goal is to lose 40 pounds by December 31, 2010 . . . I know that it is going to be a struggle and won't be easy. I love food - salty, fatty, anything . . . and I have to learn to say no and walk away. . . I need to stop buying it at the store, this in itself is going to take a great deal of willpower, but I am determined.
Another important goal for me, is to show my friends and family how much they mean to me, I intend to craft more, not just for me, but for them and you also. I have been absorbed in some things that just aren't as important as I thought they were at the time, how I am getting to this place where I feel more relaxed and more of where I want to be at this time in my life is helping me to make this decision.
So for now, I am going to close this post - probably a longer read than anyone wanted, but I need to "journal" these things daily - part of making myself accountable to myself. . . seeing it all in black and white will help me to review where I am now and where I am going. . .
Belated New Year and long post
Wanting to wish you all a very belated Happy New Year - may all your wishes come true!
We've been home since the 31st - each one of us got a bit ill and John and I are just now getting around to feeling better; Cody's only lasted a day, thank goodness.
Our trip to Alaska was wonderful, I knew I had been missing my family, but didn't realize how much I needed them until I was home. There are so many things I miss about them individually and as a group - one evening while I was home we had a "game night!" I can say I haven't honestly laughed that hard in eons! Felt good to just "be."
We are all back to work and school - I guess I missed it, but not really! Sure would be great to win a lottery, so I could stay home and be where I really want. . . funny how when you have it, you just don't take advantage of it, and always want something different. I have to say though, I actually do like my job, I just am tired of the evenings and weekends away from home - just sucks, but I know in this day and age, its best to just have a job and be grateful.
Ready to get busy crafting again, I still don't have a table in my craft room - found a trestle table at Target I really like, but just can't see spending $250 on a table to craft, I mean really, ink, paint, etc . . . nahhhhhh! I'll use the $250 towards our bills - as that is one of my New Years Resolutions, I've actually made a few this year and hope to meet half of them. . .
We've been home since the 31st - each one of us got a bit ill and John and I are just now getting around to feeling better; Cody's only lasted a day, thank goodness.
Our trip to Alaska was wonderful, I knew I had been missing my family, but didn't realize how much I needed them until I was home. There are so many things I miss about them individually and as a group - one evening while I was home we had a "game night!" I can say I haven't honestly laughed that hard in eons! Felt good to just "be."
We are all back to work and school - I guess I missed it, but not really! Sure would be great to win a lottery, so I could stay home and be where I really want. . . funny how when you have it, you just don't take advantage of it, and always want something different. I have to say though, I actually do like my job, I just am tired of the evenings and weekends away from home - just sucks, but I know in this day and age, its best to just have a job and be grateful.
Ready to get busy crafting again, I still don't have a table in my craft room - found a trestle table at Target I really like, but just can't see spending $250 on a table to craft, I mean really, ink, paint, etc . . . nahhhhhh! I'll use the $250 towards our bills - as that is one of my New Years Resolutions, I've actually made a few this year and hope to meet half of them. . .
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