so today i went to get some blood taken and man they took a lot! they are checking for everything under the sun on me which is good. every year i go for my yearly physical but not my blood. i am such a wimp (bad experiences with needles - had to be hypnotized/relaxation therapy for them). last time i had a needle was when i had my daughter 5 years ago. anyways, went today and the lady was awesome! didn't really feel it. i should have my results next week. one thing they are really checking is my thyroid and they are extensively looking for diabetes. they are looking at everything but my syptoms seemed to send off trigger signs to the doctor i went to. i have been telling my g.p. the problems over the last year and they shrug it off. my regular g.p. is on holidays, so i saw her replacement while she is away and thank goodness i did or i don't think i would have went for tests. i am not totally worried yet. i m trying not to think about it actually. i will deal with it when i find out. i just want to know why i have been feeling the way i have been. okay...on to a gripe i had today.....nice post hey? i went with my friend lisa to get our passports renewed all the way down to canada place (which is real fun...nice long wait...2 hours). i have not been able to find mine or the kids' birth certificates since we moved in december. well, i had our passports already and you would think that would be okay as we had to have birth certificates for those ones and it clearly states we were all born in alberta....but "no". so, after waiting for 2 hours, i had to go to the registry office and order new birth certificates. another $91 later. i find out the kids' birth certificates will be to me in 3-5 days but they are not the little ones but the big ones because they need those for passports (didn't before), now they won't fit in my wallet. oh....... i find out mine won't be to me for a while as back in 1978 when my mom (7 years late i might add), requested my birth certificate, vital statistics spelled my middle name wrong. they left an "n" off one of my middle names. i don't know how that happened as every certificate or license i have ever got spelled my name correctly. so now, once i get the form back, i have to take it to a commissioner of oaths and have them sign that it is really how i spell my name and then mail it back so i can then go back to canada place and apply for passports again! it is starting to make me not want to travel! on a happy note! it is my son's 8th birthday this weekend and i need some ideas for halloween crafts or games. anything good you can come up with besides boobbing for apples would be great! thanks and have a great weekend!
well i have to say, i was not myself this past weekend so i do apologize to everyone at the retreat this past weekend. especially to my friends. i was out of sorts and somewhat grouchy to a few people. i do apologize and heavily apologize. after last night, i felt like i needed to come out with what is REALLY wrong. i used a lame ass excuse to some of my friends as to what is really wrong. i think i just needed to vent. i am scared and not sure what is wrong with me. for the last couple weeks i have been having headaches a lot. i have also been near blacking out and having a few episodes where i did. i hadn't told anyone until i told two of my best friends yesterday afternoon because thing were really coming to a head. i have been very emotional, feeling faint, suffocated and totally out of sorts. during the weekend, i found it so stuffy that i had to keep leaving because i needed air and i needed to get away from the bright lights. so i am sorry if i used some lame ass excuse as to why i wasn't feeling well. i really didn't want to talk about it. i thought if i didn't tell you that you wouldn't keep asking me about it. i do apologize. i plan on getting to a doctor to find out what is wrong. i already have higher blood pressure. so we will see what is wrong. i will keep you informed. sorry for the scare and sorry for being a biotch!
well off to the retreat we go! i am so looking forward to this. i am revitalized with my scrapbooking and i really need some relaxation. i have been finding for probably the last 2 months, i have been very owly. i am not sure why. maybe this is what i need to get me out of this state. i am always tired and stressed. why? my mind is always going. i don't know how to turn things off. it is like the hamster just keeps running on the wheel not knowing how to get off. that is the way i feel 24/7. i can't remember the last time i had a sound, decent sleep. it was probably at cku. i just hope that everyone has a good time this coming weekend and everything goes smoothly. if it doesn't......... ah, **** em! just kidding!
karlynn.....
congrats karlynn! i will get a package out for you next week. get your 80's trivia ready everyone because there is another rak coming to you in the next couple weeks.
just a reminder that love 2 scrap will be donating the 10% off you save on all supplies at our retreat this month to the canadian breast cancer foundation. make sure to purchase all your goodies from us to help find a cure. thank you!
i saw this pic and i just love it! i love vw bugs (all years) and vans. this is so eye catching to me.
you HAVE to see little miss sunshine. check out the link to a cool link to see a trailer of this movie. lietraly the best movie i have seen in a long while. it almost had me in tears from laughing and almost laughing so hard i cried. it was a feel good movie that had you cheering too. it is nice to see some dysfunction once in a while. great indie movie. check it out. you will be glad you did. if you don't like it...fooey! (ha,ha)
here is a sneak peak at our november kit "frappuccino". it will be available november 1st at love 2 scrap.
i have some goodies from my own personal stash here. i will send this little care package to the most deserving post this week. you have until wednesday, october 18th. make sure you don't just lurk now. make sure you post!
edited: ** many people are asking me how i am going to choose, each person who places a valid comment will be entered into a draw. one of my kids will pick a name out of a hat.
i won the instant interviews book signed by melody ross from chatterbox. yay! i never get to enter anything and definately never win! hooray for me!
i couldn't take it anymore. i hacked my hair off yesterday. i made an appointment and told them, cut it all off! i cut off 4-5 inches. i actually took a photo of talia into the hairdresser and said, cut it like hers but a little longer. it is a little flat here. what do you think?
so much is happening at L2S right now. wow...what can i say? we have some great new things to let you know about. - great new contests on our site so get entering your layouts on the gallery for your chance to win. right now we have an ali edwards layout contest, altered letter contest, chipboard project layout contest and a halloween layout contest
- our november newsletter and monthly kit will be posted within the next couple weeks so keep checking in for that
- our announcement of our november guest designer so stay tuned to hear who it is
- jackie ludlage from canadian scrapbooker magazine is going to be doing an online chat at love 2 scrap in november. keep posted for the date.
- our spring retreat date and location will be posted soon on the site.
- our october fall rereat is taking place next weekend - classes to sign up for which are filling so get on the web site and book a.s.a.p. if you are coming on either of our retreats this fall.
- tons of new products in the store so get shopping while they are here. memory trends items coming soon.
- the holiday season is fast approaching...we have love 2 scrap gift certificates so get that scrapbooker in your life a great l2s gift certificate and let them choose what they want.
this is my second week having weekly coffee breaks with elizabeth. it has been fun. thanks for asking me elizabeth! great weekly date. when are we on again next? he,he
... if i do say so myself! well actually...janna told me to take it! it is of her family. cool though hey?
my kids are selling girl guide cookies, the mint ones for $4 a box. we have them now for anyone that wants some. my son is selling scout popcorn. scout popcorn is really good! the popcorn should be here at the end of november or the first week of december. makes a great christmas treat.
okay anyone know where i can get me some cupcakes like these. i am salivating as we speak! i am a cake and pie junkie. okay...cookies and donuts too. don't particularily like candy and chips but cupcakes?...giddy-up!
my hubby emailed me this layout shown here and put as the subject heading "this wife must love her husband". i open up the email and this woman scrapbooked her husbands car. my hubby has the same car. ha, ha..... don't think i will be scrapbooking jon's car or his soon to be train set anytime right away.... too funny!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN...I know it is early but i couldn't resist! this ones for you tammy and renee!
i watch ellen every morning as i get ready for the day (halifax tv-satelite). she has had many people on there talking about their life lists. you know i used to kind of have a book like this for quite sometime. it was my "goals" book. i got so harassed by this. i got rid of it about 10 years ago. i totally agreed with the fact that if you don't have one, you won't be motivated to do the things on that list. i know mine helped me. so i am doing it again. anyone with me? i am going to do 100 things i want to do by the time i die. hopefully this will all be accomplished well before that though. here are 5 (in no order) - take up rowing again
- lose 80 lbs.
- start walking everyday
- make friday nights pizza & movie nights and devote completely to my kids like we used to
- take time out each day to read and relax
i challenge you all to do a life list. i want to see 5 of yours on your blogs. who is with me? let me know so i can check out your blogs. on another note......i see many people are checking out my blog but not leaving a comment. if you read, please leave something for me to read. would love to know you stopped by.
i don't eat a lot of junk but i can go all day without eating. then finally i crash and burn and need food NOW! so guess what it is i eat..... my old pal harvey, ron, wendy and the good ol' "queen". i need to stop eating junk! i got to get back to the gym. just waiting for my knee to heal a bit more and i am so back there. 
well next year is a busy year and we are going on a family vacation in march to mexico. i really wanted to go to creative escapes next year but it is starting to look like that might be a 2008 thing. anyone else interested in going?
