My goofy Friend Kitty !!

My goofy ohhh wait I mean good friend Cat …. lovingly known as Kitty … has been invited to be a designer at Scrapyard.se!! WOOT … I am SOOO proud of you girl!

She has the following kit up on her blog right now – that she is using for a CT Call!! Click on the image below to find out how to apply for her team!! Below the preview you will find three layouts that I did this evening with this great kit!!

 

Credits:

All three layouts created from Falling for you by Kitty Cat Designs

soon to be sold at www.scrapyard.se

**except for** Word art on the 2nd and 3rd layout, which is mine, found here on my blog!!

Tuesday Freebie

 

Click on the image below for this new Wordart Freebie!!

Monday Sept 15th Moment

Good morning all!! I’m not sure where the time goes or how I haven’t managed to update my blog in almost a week … but the time just slips away on me. I don’t have much to say this morning other than, I’m taking some time off from computer life for a bit. My life is insane right now, and I’m at a new stage of acceptance in my role as wife, mother and co-worker. I have a hard time accepting things that don’t necessarily make me feel “good” – like most people I imagine but for me this time around it’s taken the wind right out of my sails. I’m currently taking a leave of absence from Oscraps as the CheeryO team leader, which kills me because it’s truly my one escape from life and the things around me that are pissing me off, but I know that there are times in life that once must sacrafice for the greater good. Now is one of those times for me. With work at the diner, 6 days a week and then the dance studio 4 days a week, finding time for myself has been a tough go, and unforutanely to do it I have been staying up way too late, which then causes all the other areas of my life to suffer. So, I have to put something on the back burner for a little while until we get this new routine down pat. It sucks that it’s always the thing you love most that has to go first, but the other options are to quit working … lol … yeah cause that would be benefincial …. or stop cooking for the kids … again not a great idea … stop taking care of the household responsibilities … which again not a great life choice … thus … I give up my time with all of you. I have shed many tears this morning and over the past 2 days about this decision which is how I know it’s the right thing to do. The hard choice is typically the right thing. Alas, here we are, with my final blog post for a while. Before I go I will leave you with my latest Wordart Pack, which co-ordinates beautifully with the September Oscraps Designer Collab – School is O’So Cool – click on the image below to take you to this item in the Oscraps Store.

Here is the Wordart Package I made to go along with the kit!! Click on the image below to download!

All HE wants to do!!

For my good friend Kat!

FREEBIE – Wordart Package!

In honour of the Dance season starting this week in my house I thought I would make some dance related wordarts to share with everyone!! I also would like to dedicate this wordart package to my good friend Tali from Oscraps as her little Ella starts dance this week as well!! Click on the above image to download all 5 pieces, zipped up for your convience!! Be sure to link me with your ballerina layouts!! 

Here is Ella!! GAH!! How stinking cute is she??? Thanks Tali for being a faithful supporter!!

Updated!September 9th!!!

Be sure to check out the following pages on my blog -

 they have been updated with NEW products!! WOW!! Is all I have to say!!

TaylorMade Designs, NinaScraps, CheeryO Pick

Monday Moments

Ugh it’s been a while since I have done a personal blog type posting … but it’s late now so I’m going to cheat and copy and paste from my Facebook page

The Life of a Working Mom of 5

Monday September 8th

–> Wake up at approximately 6:30am – shower & get dressed
–> Wake up girls by 7:00am – showers & get dressed
–> 7:30-8:30 am breakfast, lunches, dance bags packed, little girls dressed and ready to take big girls to school (tomorrow 3 little girls are home Olivia has no school) — Peter leaves for work at 8:00
–> 8:30 — Danielle walks to school *weather permitting* otherwise I drive her … drive Lacey to school … this includes packing up all 3 little girls
–> 8:45am drop Lacey off at school – go get a coffee – come home with little girls
–> 9:00 – 9:15am get home with little girls … unload them from the van get them into the house … this is an accomplishment !! Set them up with something to do … either the Wii, play in the backyard *weather permitting*, coloring whatever, typically Keisha at this point is almost ready for a morning nap
–> 9:30 – 11:45am –tidy up from breakfast – sweep the livingroom, diningroom,front hall
Tomorrow I have to make hummus & bake muffins for the girls lunches for the week. (I was too lazy to do it all on Sunday)
Start to prepare dinner … Roast Pork, Red Potatos and Coleslaw
During this time I will likely change 3-4 diapers, kiss an injured child, make a bottle for Keisha for a nap, get snacks, sippy’s etc.
–> 11:30 start to make something for lunch for the little girls. Have them eating by 11:45 .
–> 11:45-12:30 Lunch time – feed Keisha lunch, set Olivia and Mya up with luncn and cartoons – clean up
–> 12:30-2:45 – Naptime **if I’m lucky all 3 girls sleep at the same time**,
Peter comes home from work at 1:00 for lunch until 1:30, so I normally have something ready for him to eat, make coffee, hopefully chat with him for a few minutes. He goes back to work, I will throw the roast in the oven around 2:00. Then I will tidy up from lunch, pack Danielle’s snacks and dinner for dance. Hopefully get sometime to come online to see what’s happening here
–>2:45 – time to get the girls up from their naps to go pick Lacey up from school, if this goes well getting them loaded into the van quickly I normally stop and grab a coffee on my way to get her from school, if it doesn’t, I stop after school to get it.
–>3:10 – pick Lacey up from school … bring her and the little girls home, if weather permits Danielle just walks home at 3:30
–>3:40 – Danielle and I will leave for the studio for the night
I work at the studio to help offset the cost of the girls dance classes -
Mondays I am there from 4pm – 8pm.
Danielle has 3 classes on Monday nights. Lacey has 4 classes on Monday. I made arrangements for someone to pick her up for class and then I will carpool their child home at 10pm.

Basically that’s how my week goes …

Except for Tuesday and Thursday night’s instead of being at the dance studio I’m at the diner working from 4-9pm.

Wednesday and Friday instead of having all the girls home in the morning, Olivia goes to school, Keisha and Mya go to the babysitters, while I go to work at the diner from 9 – 2:30, run home have a quick shower, pick Lacey up from school, the girls from the sitter, Danielle if needed from school and then it’s off to the studio until 8pm. Lacey will also have soccer practice on Wednesday night between her dance classes!! HA!!

The only night the girls don’t dance is Friday – but I’m at the studio.
Sundays none of them dance, but I will be working at the diner.
Saturday’s Lacey assists with dance from 8:30am – 11:30, I work at the studio from 8am – 12 noon, Olivia has 2 classes, Mya has one class, Danielle will have 2 classes plus her solo lesson, after dance is finished for the day I will be working at the diner from 1pm – 9pm.
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Be sure to check back tomorrow …. to find out about Oscraps new spotlight!!

Can’t Get Enough!

 

Have I ever told you that how MUCH I LOVE seeing my wordart in Action???

Thank you danger girl!! Click on the image above for full credits to this fun layout and to leave her some loving!!

Wordart in Action Updated

Click here to find the latest layout using my wordart!!

Back 2 School Pictures

September 3rd, 2008 – group shot

(Lacey & Danielle started on the 2nd but Olivia wasn’t until the 3rd)

Must take pictures of the “shoes”

Come on they are GIRLS!! LOL!