Just Another Manic Monday

Anyone remember that song by the Bangles back in the Ohhh hmmm 80’s?? GAH!! How freaking old am I?? LOL!! Needless to say that’s how I feel today Manic. I’m slipping into a bit of a funk again I think!! Good Lord when will that end I wonder??? SICK OF IT!! Needless to say I will ride it out as usual and be back to my spunky self in a day or two.

So, what should we talk about today?? The girls were all in good spirits this morning before school …. which is a nice change!! There wasn’t too much fighting and such as they all headed out the door, after I dropped Lacey off at school, Mya, Keisha and I went to get gas … only 98.7 a litre today WOOT!!! A hell of alot better than $1.33 a litre that’s for sure Then I had to go and deal with some stuff for the dance studio, getting the clothing orders ready for the holiday season!! (pssst…. Auntie … if your reading this…. I have some Christmas gift ideas ) Now we are home just the 2 little girls and I along with the 3 dogs for the rest of the day. Then it’s off to the studio tonight … Danielle has classes, Lacey has classes, and I have to work at the studio.

I’m working on adding a new page to my blog … for all of my pictures Cause it’s alot easier to add them to slide.com then trying to add them all here on the main page everyday.  

Oscraps is also having another amazing spotlight this week … Becky Vosburg is in the spotlight.

1) It’s an “Oscraps Costume Party!” - Create a “dressed-up” avatar to decorate your place in the Ozone. The winner of this challenge will receive a free kit of their choice from Becky’s store!

2) A “Spirit-filled” layout challenge. Create a layout using the word “Spirit” in it. It can be related to Halloween, Fall, or really anything. Let your O-Spirit shine bright through this challenge. The winner of this challenge will receive a $6 gifty code. Everyone that participates will receive a 50 percent coupon to Becky’s store.

3) There’s no tricks, just treats when you take part in Becky’s scavenger hunt for pieces of her mini kit. You’ll have to treat yourself to a look around the Oscraps forum and Becky’s product pages…Here’s a quick link to her store… (This challenge starts Wednesday!)

Here is the layout that I did for Becky’s Challenge

Credits:
Background paper : Pretty Krafty Paper Pack
b-creative designs
Curl Paper & Sunflowers : Sunshine on my Window Kit
b-creative designs

Paper Tear – Vicki Stegall
Stitches – Blythe Evans

all sold at www.oscraps.com

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!

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!!

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!!

Freebie Alert!!!!

In honor of school going back today I put together this pack of School related wordart freebie.

Click on the image below to receive all 5 pieces in one zip file. 

Preview background paper from It’s Only Natural 2 by Vicki Stegall

Glitter Corners : Barely Torn by Vicki Stegall

(not included in zip file)

Drive-by Monday Moments

I’m going to do a speed version of our day … lol …. see if you can keep up!! HA!!

7:30am Wake Up

8:30am Everyone out of the house – CLEANING LADY DAY!! WOOT!!

9:00am Bank … McDonald’s for hashbrowns, hair appointment for Danielle & Olivia

9:30am pick Lacey up from soccer team sleepover – drop off twins to their house - take her for hair appointment

9:45-12:00 noon – Lacey, Danielle and Olivia get hair trimmed for back to school next week

12:00 – 12:30 – pick up some lunch for the girls

12:30-1:30 – take the girls for pictures – to go up at the diner

1:30 – 4:00 – nap time for Keisha, Mya, and Olivia – Lacey and Danielle tidy room , Danielle goes to visit next door neighbour who is moving out of town this weekend, Lacey computer time

4:00 – 5:00 – prepare dinner – chicken legs, boiled potatoes, BBQ’d Zuchinni

5:00- 6:00 – take Danielle to Exam Ballet Class, eat dinner, drop Peter off to referee

6:00 – 8:15 – pick Danielle up from Ballet, go watch Peter referee, pick Lacey up for Ballet Class

8:15-9:45 – hang out at dance studio waiting for Lacey to be done ballet

9:45 to now – bring Lacey home, have a coffee, chat with Peter, tell Lacey to go to bed, Peter goes to bed, I update my blog before heading off to bed for the night!! Ohhh I scrapped a layout for next weeks spotlight, check out what’s new at Oscraps, Facebook!!

So in a nutshell that was my day!! Before I head off to bed though I should tell you about this week’s Oscraps Spotlight ~~~

We’re doing the designer spotlight challenge a bit different this week….
So keep reading & then come and play with us!
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With all of the little ones headed back to school – I just love the smell of new crayons – and watching as several friend’s children began kindergarten last week, well, it’s brought to mind everything that was fun during that first year of class.

Do you remember Show & Tell? Getting up in front of your classmates and talking about something “cool” and “fun” like your favorite stuffed bear, or the rock you like to keep in your pocket.

So, in honor of that spirit of fun…along with an “Oscraps” twist….here’s the plan for this week.

It’s time for an Oscraps Show & Tell!

1) Dig into your stash and create a layout (no specific theme – just have fun!) featuring some of your favorite Oscraps Designs.

2) Post the layout to the gallery (making sure to put a link in this thread).

3) In your post here, tell us why you love the kit/papers/elements/templates/word art (etc.) that you used.

That’s it. It’s your time to step in front of the class and shine! Tell us what you love about your Oscraps stash!

Who knows, there might be a treat in store for the “teacher’s pet….”

Also if you don’t have an Oscraps Stash – there is a great freebie section in the store find it HERE!!!

Power Lifting with my Peeps

Ohhh I love powerlifting with my peeps – Sally and Kat!! WOOT!! GIRL POWER!!!

Tonight we lifted this little gem by kewl_jive – The Future

Here’s my lift!!

Credits
Paper : Simple Line Vol.1 by NinaScraps Designs
3 small Frames: Simple Lines Vol. 6 by Ninascraps Designs
Large Frame : Frame It by Ninascraps Designs
Wordart : Simple Lines Vol. 6 by NinaScraps Designs
all sold at www.oscrap.com or www.ndisb.com

Everything else from : Along with You by Joe’s Designs and ON Designs
sold at www.oscraps.com

Picture Moments

I’m still not in the mood for writing much but I know that I have some news to share!! Keisha is walking … she has been for about two weeks now. I managed to capture some pictures of her Saturday morning on the front lawn before heading off to work!!

Here she is hanging out on her car!!

Here she is walking!! And ugh … running!!

The frames used for these photos are from Vicki Stegall’s

Wrap Me Up! {Grunge} Two!!

Sold exclusively at www.oscraps.com

WORDART IN Action!!

Layout done for
Jennilyn Designs Spotlight Challenge
at Oscraps

Credits
Template : Jennilyn Designs (spotlight Freebie)
Everything else from
I So Pretty Collab with Jennilyn Designs and Misty Cato
sold at www.oscraps.com

Wordart by
Myoldanlac Designs BLOG FREEBIE

Do you like my wordart?? Like seeing it in action?? Be sure to check out my WordArt IN Action page here on my blog, to see my wordart being used in everyday layouts. I would love to post YOUR layout on my blog as well, be sure to send me a link if you use any one of my pieces!!

Wordart in Action by ME!!

Credits:

Paper, Bubble Stamp from Loopity Loop by TaylorMade Designs

Confession WordArt – by TaylorMade Designs

Frame – Bent out of Shape Leiko Beck Designs

Flower – Love Grows by Kitty Designs

all sold at www.oscraps.com

Anyone Who WORDART -

by Myoldanlac Designs -

BLOG FREEBIE get it here!