My skater kid in a tie!!!

I'm just gonna throw some pictures on until later when I have time to type! I'll try to give details when I get time to post!

Thursday's 5 Good Things

I am struggling to find 5 good things today... it's been a VERY long week with Tom gone. He comes home tomorrow so my list will be easier!! :)

1. It's not raining today. (trust me... that counts here!)
2. I talked to my mom... even though it's gonna cost me LOTS!
3. The huge clock I ordered from JCPenney arrived today!
4. Andrew entertained Noah so I could take a REALLY long shower & do my hair.
5. The salon on base had a cancellation so I made an appointment for a haircut tomorrow!

From the moment I woke up...

Ever have one of those days where you knew it was going to suck from the moment you woke up? Well. Today was that day for me. Seemed like it was non-stop: my phone rang constently all day, was late for TWO meetings, burnt the appetizer I was supposed to take to a spouses group function, our cable company shut down tonight... so that means no internet phone (thank goodness the DSL company allows me to keep regular internet!) and no cable tv channels.... complete & total chaos pretty much sums it up.

Yup. Today was one of those days... awful from the second I opened my eyes.

... and it's now 3am... and I'm still awake. I guess Thursday isn't looking so great either.

My Power Color is...

Your Power Color Is Red-Orange

At Your Highest: You are warm, sensitive, and focused on your personal growth. At Your Lowest: You become defensive and critical if you feel attacked. In Love: You are loyal - but you demand the respect you deserve. How You're Attractive: You are very affectionate and inspire trust. Your Eternal Question: "Am I Respected?"

What's" Your Power Color?

Just something a little fun today. I saw this test thing on another blog & gave it a try. Not sure if I agree 100% with the answer, but it was fun to try it! Maybe I'll have time later to really type something!

Last day of soccer...

Today was the last soccer day for Noah. Maybe next year he'll grasp the idea of "team sport"! ;) But he sure has fun running around & kicking the ball! Here are a few more pictures... I'll be updating & adding more as soon as I get time. I took over 500 pictures... it's gonna take me a while to sort, crop & edit the rest! :)

He finally sat still for 2 seconds!

Now THAT is concentration!

GOAL!!!

Drills... he loves stopping the ball!



Daddy and Noah had GREAT fun at the water cooler AFTER soccer was over!! Both of them were soaked by the time we left the field! Tom finally had to grab him & carry him away just so the water would quit flying! But, I think Noah enjoyed this as much as throwing the water at Daddy!

Busy Morning....

Today started out VERY busy. Got up early to make sure Dewayne had breakfast & left on time since today was the PSAT testing for 11th graders. Cleaned bathrooms, vacuumed, swept & mopped, picked up scattered toys & washed Noah's sheets. Got a quick shower & headed off to the food court for a lunch meeting with the Enlisted Spouses club to plan for our bazaar in late November... where I volunteered to be the "bazaar manager" on that weekend because the person actually organizing the event will not be here that weekend. (not sure what I've got myself into... but oh well... it's done!)

As soon as that meeting was over, I rushed to drop off a Stampin' Up! catalog to a lady that called me this morning about ordering.... then rushed home to meet a friend at my house. I'm babysitting her son on Friday while she goes on a field trip with her older daughter. We thought it might be good to have them over so he wouldn't freak out on Friday! Her son, Seth, is just a little younger than Noah and they play soccer together. I actually met Nanette at the very first spouse's meeting I went to... then again at the parents' meeting for soccer. She's nice and Seth is adorable! Noah thought it was pretty cool to have another little boy here... and neither of them wanted Seth to leave. :) But... he'll be back on Friday!

Now we're just sitting around watching some cartoons... mainly so I can rest! I still have to go to the post office, the commissary, the video store and the furniture store. Tom is flying this afternoon/evening so we're on our own for dinner... wonder if the kids would mind if I just ordered pizza?! hahahaha!

Monday's Good Things:

1. Tom only had to work half the day.
2. I got scrap stuff in the mail today!
3. I got pictures of all 3 boys in the backyard working on a project together.
4. The whole family watched a movie together tonight... even the dating teenager!
5. Noah went to bed at 9:15!!!! I consider that a small miracle!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!

I actually scrapped!!!! I bet it shocked me more than anyone! :)

When I saw the first challenge for the SYTYCS contest at ScrapLove I knew what I wanted to do... the picture, the quote, the feel of the layout. All I needed was a paper that would go with the orange requirement AND the gray of my picture. TADA! Junkitz Earth collection! I saw that quote on an embellishment tag thingy in the ScrapLove store... a My Mind's Eye product. It's a quote from Harriet Tubman... and really fit this picture perfectly! I am super impressed with myself actually! I had this pictured in my mind... and it came out just like my vision! That rarely happens!

And the little picture of the C-130 aircraft... I took that picture as Tom's plane was landing one afternoon! So... my little guy wearing Daddy's helmet... and a pic of Daddy's plane!

I plan to complete the challenges for every week... and the regular challenges posted too. I want to see just how far I can go... to prove to myself that I could have done this... and been good enough to compete with all of this talent even though I'm not in the contest! :p

Today's 5 Good Things!

I missed posting this for a few days, but I haven't stopped thinking about my 5 good things!

1. I got to sleep in this morning.
2. My husband cooked a wonderful brunch... & cleaned the kitchen!
3. I am scrapping tonight.
4. All of the laundry is done.
5. Right at this moment, I hear the most hysterical laughter coming from upstairs... Noah & Andrew are playing. Whatever it is, Noah thinks it is REALLY funny!

Our little soccer player!

Noah has always been very picky about what he wears... especially socks & shirts... so I figured there was very little chance he'd wear the soccer pads/socks. He complained about the soccer jersey when we first got it. He didn't like that the sleeves were down at his elbows because of the band around it. *sigh* My picky kid... but... today he saw his soccer socks... and wanted to wear them!!! So, we got all outfitted for soccer... and played in the yard! Daddy even got in on the fun for a little while!

Here's our little soccer player!! And for the record, he was quite the little ham... posing for my pictures... between kicks & running around the cones! But the pose with his foot up on the ball... that one took some convincing!! Let's just all hope he is this excited about those soccer clothes tomorrow... when he is SUPPOSED to wear it! :)

Now I can't wait to actually scrapbook these pictures & the others I took this week!

My *fabulous* scrap space!

The Get Organized Week was a HUGE success! Lots of ScrapLove ladies worked really hard and made some GREAT improvements to their scrap areas. I am very impressed with their spaces! Thanks to each & everyone one of them for all their work. I know they helped keep me motivated so I could finish my own space. I am SO happy with the way it turned out! I must say a special thank you to Amy for all of her amazing help with the Get Organized Week challenges and assignments. I couldn't have done it without her amazing ideas and support! THANK YOU AMY!!!!

My Store-in-Style cubes are arranged in the closet near the front entry of my house. I removed the closet doors so I could convert it to a dedicated scrap area! I added a desktop and made an L shaped work surface. Can you believe I still have empty space on the shelf above?! Now I just need to scrap this weekend!! I actually want to do the weekly challenge at ScrapLove. I really like this one! It might be just what I need to start scrapping again... clean & organized space AND a challenge that is right up my alley!

Monica inspired me...

I was reading Monica's blog this morning and it really hit home with me. I have been in quite a funk lately... and her lists of 5 good things per day was inspiring. So... I'm gonna totally steal her idea! I'm hoping it helps me get back to enjoying my days... and away from being so negative.

Ok... here's today's 5 good things:

1. Noah didn't wet the bed.
2. It's a good hair day.
3. I really like my new curtains. (see picture below!)
4. The weather is nice today... really pleasant.
5. My back ache is gone.

Wow. That wasn't difficult at all! Thanks for the inspiration Monica!

*#3... my new curtains... ignore the stack of stamp sets on the coffee table! ;) I was cutting stamps while watching tv!

I'm still a complete clutz!!!!

This morning Noah woke up at 5:30 (no idea why) and went halfway down the stairs, to the point where the stairs turn, sat down & started crying. I think he was still half asleep... but anyway... I went to get him & when we started back up the stairs, I tripped & landed on my right knee at the top of the stairs. We have these "tread" things on the front edge of each step to keep you from slipping on the tile steps. I caught my toe on that on the next-to-last step, and that caused me to go forward. It scared Noah, which didn't surprise me after our last fall... when he ended up in a cast for 5 weeks. :) I hobbled in & got Noah back to bed... then went back to bed myself. When I woke up 2 hours later, my knee was a little swollen and all purple & blue. Tom made me go get it checked out. It's fine... just sore & bruised... but the doc told me to take it easy today. That means I won't get in any exercise for the challenge. And I'm thinking we're gonna have pizza delivered for dinner!!!