Isn't she fabulous?

ETA: i fixed the link to k-liz's blog.
This girl is the best. I cannot even tell you how we came upon each other’s blogs but I am glad we did. She rocks my socks. And let me say she can take yucky looking stuff and turn into the most amazing things I have seen and she SEWS!!! Yep she sewed me this



Can you believe how freaking cute this is. She wrote a note saying she saw that fabric and immediately thought of me…. see what I mean? Greatness…



K-liz…love ya girl!! Thank you so much!

And there is more...

Latest using the nightengale kit from Noel


This is for the Forward Progress challenge that rolled out today. This is going to be a 3 part challenge. My 5 short term goals in 5 months.


this card will go out to a random blog buddy that i have an addy for.


For melana's birthday

awww i can't believe 1st grade is almost done...now i have to go back and make one like this for his kindergarten pics

peace out peeps!

She's Five

Where does the time go? Seriously..it feels like last year i just gave birth to her. And now she is turning 5 and will be starting kindergarten. {deep sigh}

Melana is my rough and tough queen. I couldn't imagine life without her. She definitly keeps me on my toes.

Happy Birthday sweet girl!

Awwwww

Mason decided I needed roses so he dug an art board canvas out from my stash and decided to get his brushes and my paint and this is what I got...isn't it fab?


I love my kids!

I survived Mardi Gras 2009

This is going to be a random LONG post. I decided right before Mardi Gras to take a blogging break so bare with me.



Let’s start with Mardi Gras shall we? What a wild ride. I went with 6 of my close guy friends and it ended up 9 of us by the time the weekend was over. We had such a blast. I forgot how much fun it is since I gave it up 10 years ago. Mardi Gras use to be my favorite “holiday” and now I remember why.



We stayed at the Bourbon Orleans and we had a balcony

We ate at my uncle’s restaurant (the port-o-call)

I consumed lots-o-alcohol

We laughed until our face hurt

I was in utter shock to look over and find Zizzy had fallen off his bar stool and was flopping around on the floor like a fish out of water. THAT WAS HILARIOUS!!! One minute he is there the next he is gone.

I ate enough slices of pizza (the only thing cheap in New Orleans) until it will not hurt my feelings if I never eat another slice the remainder of this year.

I attended my first Lords of Leather Mardi Gras ball. That was amazing. The head dresses I cannot even begin to describe. Some over 20 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide.

Here are some pics from their site.





Random shots ...but this is the only ones i can show..lol





This past weekend was the motley crue concert. Elizabeth and I headed to New Orleans again with a pit stop at the cat’s meow first. That is always a good time. Cat’s Meow is a karaoke bar on Bourbon St.

The Crue was great but Hinder and Theory of a Deadman SUCKED ! We should have stayed at Cat’s for a while longer.

I will post pics of that in another post...i need to find what i did with my camera first to get them off my card..{deep sigh}

In other news my dearest friend Simone is selling her Nikon camera (only used to take about 10 pictures) for a killer price so be sure and check it out before it is gone.



This month Noel is the sponsor for

Inspired Blueprints Sketches so make sure you participate for a chance to win a $40.00 gift certificate to her store. I know this next kit release will make you oh so happy.



Here is my take on the sketch.


And here are some things I have been working on with the Nightingale kit.



This was using IB sketch #9


This was a postcard dearest Rhi Rhi sent me. Isn't it great? Love that girl!!






This kit has been so much fun to play with.

I think that is all for now. I have been living life and loving every minute of it.

Now to get some of these pics printed so I have something to scrap would be a good thing.

if you made it this long god bless you!!

oops..back for a minute

i know i said i was on vacation until after mardi gras but i forgot that the March kit at noel's is up for sale so i wanted to show you a little bit of what i have done so far.

This kit is called nightingale..isn't that perfect..love it

anyway if you are interested in getting one i suggest you head over quick. her kits sell like hotcakes i know these are selling fast as well. You can pick yours up here.

Now I am off for a mini vacation. See ya'll soon

**Mwah**

On vacation or Holiday

Whatever you call it where you at that is what i am on until after Mardi Gras.

Leissez bon temp roule girls!!

See ya in March!

Howdy peeps!

To sum up my week...long, boring and mentally draining....grrrrr..
but i received my March kit in the mail to play with from Noel and that has me all pepped up!

How about some sneaks? it goes up in it's full glory Feb 15th for order.






Beautiful eh?
Well i am off to wash the cars and jump in the jumpy thing with the kids until i am out of breath...good times lie ahead my friends! There has been nothing going on around these parts exciting. Although today it is 76 degrees....for all of my northern blogger buddies don't be haten ;)

xo

Online Crop

at noel's so i hope you join us here Feb 11th through the 13th. We have make and takes, challenges, games and let's not forget hottie bingo...that is my fav ;)

you can grab the blinkie here that virginia tillery made for us.


spread the word by posting this on your blog along with a post about it, leave me a comment to let me know and i will enter your name into a drawing for a rak from me.
We are a new laid back message board and want to have awesome ladies like you join us.

Nervous and Excited

i am teaching my first online class here. it is going to be fun but i am nervous...
Anyone who would like to take the class all you have to do is sign up at noel's MB and you can see a sneek of it along with a full description of the class under the general chat talk. class will be Feb 16th and 17th.

hope to see you there!