Scrapbooking my life...one page at a time

This is me...On No Sleep

If you read my blog yesterday you are aware that I didn't get much sleep last night!  I was up all night taking care of some serious business - scrapbooking, playing online games, & cleaning my office.  I did in fact, as I mentioned in last nights post, go downstairs after I finished posting and make my morning coffee.  Ahhh.... Good to the last drop!  I stayed up until Mike got up at 8am and said good-bye to him and then went back to bed until almost 11:30am.

Look - "Old Man Winter" found his way back to my house - so much for "Jump Starting Spring".  Actually it turned out pretty nice today after the snow melted.   

Today is the 1st day of March - Yeah!  I'll bet you didn't know that March is: "National Nutrion Month" (to honor that let's all comitt to attend 4 WW meetings this month), But Wait - - THERE"S MORE - it's also, Women's History Month (USA),  National Red Cross Month, National Frozen Food month, National Pasta Month, National Kidney Month, National Craft Month and National Deaf Month -- just to name a few!  A good month for Hallmark - I'll wager!  I know I'll be off 1st thing tomorrow morning to stock up on my "Frozen Food" cards. LOL

Here is the RAK update as promised:  Okay - since there were only two takers It looks like they both get a treat and a Great Big Thanks for helping make me feel better.  I enjoyed the posts and seeing who their celebrity crushes were:

Jessica T. posted 1st with the following: "Well I would like to say some one super cool like Johnny depp, or heck even Scott Bao....but if i am honest I think it was someone super cheesy and now creepy Mr. M Jackson. Oh the shame!!!!   The longest crush on anyone has been since high school and continues even to this day with bon jovi and the great John Cusack!!!!! ( Ahh... thanks for the memories Jess - I do remember that you used to have a Michael Jackson picture - in a little heart frame on your bedside table.  I wish I still had that!!  You know for years she would not even admit to it though)

Here is a picture of Jessica's "Lets Cheer Nancy Up" gift. I loved going shopping for surprises & treasures to give away "just because" it made me & I hope the reciever happy.  It is the ultimate no-guilt scrapbook shopping. Jessica -It's a little of this and a little of that and a whole lot of "I hope you enjoy and scrap yourself silly"

Sarah B was the 2nd post and she wrote, "I would have to definitely say it was Bon Jovi and I still might idolize him a little today...I remember Friday nights at the skating rink standing on the bench singing our hearts out to the great Bon Jovi!!!    Sarah, your post brought so many memories!.. The ice rink in Cloverdale!  My entire teenage social world revolved around that ice-rink.  Good fun!  I know you probably don't have any time these days to scrapbook Sarah but if you find yourself with a few spare minutes I hope you can use a few of them to sit down with a nice cup of tea and scrap! You can't really see it in the picture but there is a kit included and it includes everything needed to make a small baby album.  Plus there are some extras!  Have fun (PS: there is a box of gluedots that I forgot to put in the picture)

Your treats should be in the mail tomorrow or the next day!

You guys can send in a picture of whatever you make and I will post it if you like!

See you later!

This is me...Jump Starting Spring

I will openly admit that I getting tired of "Old Man Winter" and I am ready for spring - NOW!  In an effort to Jump Start spring I stopped in at the small nursery near my house on Tuesday to buy some primroses.  They had so many wonderful colors to choose from and when I walked down the "Primrose Path" I was meet by the most wonderful smell - I never think of primroses as fragrant but when you encounter them en masse they are quite amazing.

I had a hard time choosing which colors I would go with this year and as you can see, in the end, I choose yellow & pink.  I confess that I smiled all the way home knowing my trunk was full of flowers - it's been a while!  Hey - we all have our addictions!!  I planted most of my 36 primroses in the barrel by my front gate (which already has some dwarf daffodils coming up in it).  An adequate patch of spring - don't cha think!

I use the term "planted" pretty loosely here because I really just stuck the whole potted flower in the planter. I treat primroses as annuals and when they quit blooming I just yank them out and recycle them.  When I had a bigger yard I used to replant them somewhere else but I don't have the room now to keep them.

I also pruned the grasses in my courtyard and cleaned out the planter under my living room window.  I haven't planted (aka: stuffed the pots into the dirt) yet.  The pots are all lined up waiting for the next nice day. I look forward to being back outside again soon - I need to weed, prune & mulch the front and back gardens.  Now - any of you that has been to my house knows how small my garden is but seriously - it takes me a couple of days to do my  Spring Cleaning.    AnyHoo...my point is---

"If it looks like Spring - smells like spring - then it must be spring" :)"

  Mike & I watched 2 movies in the last two days, one on DVD and the other at the movies.  We watched, United 93 on DVD Tuesday night.  It was so emotionally draining to watch because I relived the terror of September 11th all over again and there were times when I could not catch my breath - I can still feel the overwhelming sense of fear & disbelief I felt that day.  I remember every single emotion I felt as I watched that second plane hit the WTC, then the Pentagon and the horror of watching the towers collapse.  I still cry whenever I think about it.   This is a very powerful movie because it will force you to relive all the terror, horror & sadness of September 11th.

Tonight we went to the theater and we watched, "The Number 23" with Jim Carry.  It is a psychological thriller about a man who become obsessed with the number 23 after he receives a book which he begins to view as a road map of his life.  He starts to find the number 23 everywhere and slowly his obsession becomes paranoia.  Mike & I both enjoyed the movie even though we had several complaints about the storyline and editing of the film.  If you like scary thrillers (not horror) you may like this film.  This is not your typical "funny" Jim Carry role.

RAK Update:      Congratulations Jessica and Sarah - you are the only two who were brave enough to share your teenage crushes.  I will post more about your responses and your "Cheer Nancy Up" gifts tomorrow.  Right now it is almost 5am and I haven't even been to bed yet!  I think I am beginning to get tired.  Cross you fingers that I can actually fall asleep when I get into bed [although at this point I might as well just stay up and have my morning coffee] LOL!

Hope everyone has a great day today!

This is me...Having a RAK

Well - it was another Blah - Blah day in my world today.  Truthfully, I am still struggling with what to do with the rest of my life and I am tired of thinking about it.  I need something to cheer me up and take my mind off me, myself & I.  I am hoping that everyone who stumbles upon this post can help!

One of the best ways to wipe away the gloom, dust off the funk & climb out of the dumps is to do something fun and surprising for another person. 

So on that note, I have decided to do a Random Act of Kindness post today!!  Because what better way to feel good about yourself & your world is there - than to committ a RAK. 

I think that since this is our 1st RAK it will be an easy one.  This is how it will work - everyone who answers the question (you can hit the comment link on the bottom of this post or email me) will get their name put in a bucket and next Wednesday I will pull two names (if I get that many responses) and they will be the winners of the RAK.  I will mail them a very nice surprise!!!  I will post the winning answers and a photo of their prizes before I mail them off.

Question:  Who was your first celebrity crush?

  - I am so excited - Don't be shy - come out and play -