Just a Quickie....

Just stopping by to upload a new digi layout of my dd (is there ever any other subject!). Things are looking up today. Offers and contracts are seemingly falling into place. Thanks for all the well wishes and good thoughts! Hopefully this goes through and we won't lose the new house...keeping my fingers and toes crossed!

I actually feel hopeful that the future will be good for us. I just need to seriously learn how to not stress out so much and turn into psycho woman :P It's a role I play all too well but I think it's finally time to retire her. First step: learning how to breathe and think about where the feelings are coming from before I react. Things seems to always work out in the end when you have loved ones around you, so I'm really going to try to trust in that more often :)

So You Think You Can Dance is on tonight!! Happy me :)

My Mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.

It's official. I'm IN my thirties. The big 31. Do I have to actually grow up now? Nah :P

We spent the weekend enjoying the beautiful weather, hanging out with the family and visiting a new petting zoo out in Suffolk County. It was "bouncing castle" day so Sarah had a blast going from bouncer to bouncer, jumping to her heart's content. Until a little boy clocked her in the head with his foot. Daddy had to accompany Sarah on all subsequent rides, lol.

I got to stay up late, sleep in and even scrap a little. All in all, it was a very nice birthday weekend. Sarah is still sick so we plan on going out next weekend to dinner and movie when she's feeling better and I don't feel so bad dropping her off with my mom. Not sure if I want to make him suffer through Sex and the City or if we should just go and see Indiana Jones...

Here's a random thought: How is it possible that my husband can literally DESTROY the house in a matter of hours, leaving no semblance of my organization or constant cleaning in his path? I swear there is in inch of dirt where once there was a nice film of Lysol All Purpose Cleaner. I spent an hour today just making a dent in the piles and dustbunnies. Then it was off to soccer. Tomorrow the house will be back to normal, just in time for the weekend. Darn these short weeks! ;)

I think therefore you is....

Lately, I've just been naming my posts with my favorite movie quotes. If anyone can get this one, I'll be totally surprised! My bro and I used to quote this one to each other all the time. Yup, we're total dorks....would you expect any less?

The scissors and pop dots have been flying around here. My DT layouts for Label Tulip are up and my CT layouts for Audrey Neal's SisTV kits (Iconic and Drama Queen) are done as well. It's been a fun month with all the great products I was given to create with. There really is nothing better than being on a great team. I can honestly say that every woman on my teams inspires me in some way. Truly a blessing :)

We're still showing the house and praying that it will sell fast. My poor baby is sick so it's really hard for her to be cool with the constant cleaning and keeping her toys put away while the buyers come to check out the house. It's been a hard week so far :( But this Friday is my birthday so I'm hoping things will look up by then. I'm really not sure what we're going to be doing....for some reason I don't feel like doing the NYC dance/bar scene. Have I finally gotten OLD?? Nah, just refined :P Give me a GOOD dinner + a GOOD movie + a GOOD bottle of red wine to share with my loved one + let me sleep in the next day and scrap = I'm a happy old biddy. LOL.

On the David vs. David front, I pick David. Man is it hard to choose between the two of them. But I think I'm leaning toward David Cook. Gotta love those bad boys!

So You Think You Can Dance starts on Thursday! It's my favorite show to watch and I pine for it all season. I can not wait to see what this season brings. I'm not sure if I'm going to record that show or the Grey's finale.....what a great night for vegging in front of the tube.

Sneakage

Here are some sneaks of the newest Label Tulip kit....which of course I LOVE. I had to scrap all cramped and neat, but I think I did it justice nonetheless. At least I hope so! The gallery reveal will go up the 20th, so be on the lookout!

On the homefront, it's proving to be much more stressful than I thought to sell the house. We had an offer we accepted, wrote up the contracts and were waiting for the down payment when our buyers realized they actually couldn't afford the house after they added up all the monthly expenses :( So now we are continuing to show the house and praying that we get another offer we can accept soon. We got two more offers today so please keep your fingers crossed for us that one of them goes through.....we'd be ever so grateful :)

That ain't no etch-a-sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

I'm still alive....technically. This house selling business is harder than I thought! We've been living in utter cleanliness, which is not out of the norm, but making sure that all of Sarah's toys are put away as soon as she finishes playing with them is not always easy. Plus the constant turning on and off of the lights and fake candles, vacuuming and swiffering, dusting and windexing, and having to be home for every real estate agent who wants to show the house is definitely tiring. But it's all very VERY worth it. I love the new house we found and I"m knocking on wood that it all goes through smoothly :)

And of course I'm starting to feel like I'm going to miss my house soooo much! This is really our first home and I actually don't want to give it away :( Especially since it's finally just the way we want it. But it's going to be a better life in the new home with amazing opportunities for Sarah that are just unparalleled anywhere else. Plus, who can say no to central air conditioning and four bedrooms! I get to have my own craft room now! YAY!!

I've been hitting the digi scrapping hard lately since my scrap area has to remain very organized, lol. But the Label Tulip kit is on it's way so I'll have to morph into a very neat scrapper overnight. We'll see how that goes :P

Sarah is coming out of her shell with the kids on the block this month. She actually yells for them across the street and runs to play with them. It's great to watch her blossom. But she's still the shy little girl who likes to play with her mommy and grandmom most of the time :) And to tell the truth, I'm enjoying every minute of it!

I was lucky enough to have two mini albums in Scrapbook Trends latest MiniAlbum idea book! I love they way they came out. They photograph our artwork so well. It feels like such an honor to be a part of their publications. It's not about advertisements and wasted space with them. They feature the artwork as a focus and I love them for it! The funny thing is that with my complimentary copies came a box of goodies. And in that box of great scrap goodies came MY OWN PAPERS! My Story of a Seed line with Dream Street! It was so much fun to have that little surprise and to know that everyone who was published in that book got my papers as well. I hope they have fun with them!