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Quick Halloween Hello :)

Well i am blogging twice in the same month at least, thats an improvement. So weird, i was going through my old posts and October of 2008 still shows up on the first page of feeds, thats pretty bad , huh ?! Well im trying to get back to it . I dont have any pics or layouts to post, but i will soon . So is everyone ready for Halloween this weekend ?! Im sooo not lol ...... guess i better step lively on that one . Its funny i had forgotten how many inside Halloween decorations i had since last year i had to skip the decor . That was Michael pre meds back then . What a difference a year makes. This time last year i was at wits end not knowing what i was going to do with him , and now he's doing so great . Really . Especially since January when we got the second doc involved, she has been a miracle worker , and we seem to have hit the right "cocktail" of meds almost right off the bat . Yea, its what they call a "risk benefit" with these hefty kinds of meds, but she and i both agree that in his case, the benefit FAR outweighs the risks . He is so much happier and able to go throughout a normal day with little problems if any at all. Wow. I remember when the day had to consist of trying not to get your skin scratched off and holding him down during rages. A thing of the past. I get emotional just talking about what a wonderful change its been ! Thank you Risperdal and Trileptal ! Ok, well i went off on a tangent with that , but so many of you wonderful chicks i have met through blogging and scrapping have personal messaged me and asked and that means so much that you think enough of me even when im out of site. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I miss you all and i will come by and post on your blogs when im fully back. VERY soon ! Have a safe and Happy Halloween ! Try not to eat too much candy ! If any of you have blackberrys let me know i will add you to my BB Messenger :) Oh yea , and GOOOOOO YANKEEEES !!!!!!

WOW ....... It REALLY is a post !!

OMG , June 22 nd ?!? WOW , it was longer than i thought , im surprised i still have a blog !! LOLOL ...... Well anyways, here i am !! I cant even think of what has stopped me for so long, but sometimes we just get busy and dont realize how easy it is to fall out of routine with our extracurricular stuff i guess. So i havent scrapped still at all , BUT , Jen does still come over and scrap while im here , haaaa ....... but this week im doing a huge clean and overhaul of all my scrap stuff, and im getting the rebel back in action and gonna take some new pics , after all , Halloween is my favorite scrappy time of year !! So my goal is to start scrapping again this month !! Once i get back into it im sure it will be like i never stopped, its just once you stop something for any length of time its a struggle getting back into it !!
So what else ..... i hope everyone else is doing great, i will be blog hopping soon too and checking out what all of you have been up to !! Im sure everyone can relate to the new Facebook phenom and how that sometimes takes up the blogging time too.
On a side note, Michael is doing great on his medication , i know a few of you had messaged me and asked about him since i hadnt been around, thank you so much for thinking of us . But ya know, medications, they tell you are a "risk benefit" , well sometimes you just have to take that risk because the difference they make is incredible !! They are tweeking here and there, but its amazing that now he can go about his day for the most part and i dont have to worry about what or who hes gonna hurt lol . Thats a thing of the past . I cant believe that this time last year he was on no meds and i was at wits end. But im so grateful to doctors and modern medicine. Its amazing that there really are drugs out there that can turn an outta control little boy into a happy little boy and give peice of mind back to everyone. So a BIG HOOOOORAH to that !! I love it .
Ok, well i feel better now that i put SOMETHING on the blog since June . Just lots of misc. stuff going on in that thing called life lol . But im feeling good and doing good, aside from allergies, bleck ! How bout you ? Pop me a comment, i miss all ya scrappy chix !! And non scrappy chix / dudes or whoever else . And hellllloooooo to all my TWILIGHT girls , can you believe NEW MOON comes out next month already !!!! We are getting ourselves some midnight tix NOW !! I cant get enough Edward !!
Ok, enjoy the beautiful fall weather and i WILL be seeing all of you alot sooner than last time !!
XOXO

Will I Ever BLOG AGAIN ?!

Well i would like to say yes i will !! I just thought it would be alot sooner than it has been, i havent scrapped in like forever , how does that happen !? There just doesnt seem to be any good time to do it lately, but i have a full rooms worth of stuff so at some point the mojo will return !! So weird cuz its not just me either, my friend Jeanette has just as much and hasnt scrapped a page in months either . Robyn pretty much too, i guess women really do "cycle" together in lots of things lol ..... Michael has been doing decent on his meds for those of you who were asking, still working on the magic dose but getting there, he is nothing like he used to be , so much better. He's been sick for almost 2 full weeks which was not fun , but Saturday he woke up and was better all of a sudden , thank goodness ...... hmmm, dunno !! Just been busy with life i guess . But i will be back to regular blogging soon . I miss all my blogger girls !! Hope all is well with everyone and you are having a good start to your summer ...... here in NJ we have had almost constant RAIN for weeks on end, we get the sun for a few hours like once a week lately it seems . Though i have to admit im not an extreme heat lover so its not ALL bad, but on the flip side my hair hates rain !!
Bye for now but i promise to be back soon :) Dont forget me , i havent completely abandoned !!
XOXOXO

The WORST Blogger EVAH !!!!

Ok Ok, i know i really do pretty much qualify at this point as the WORST blogger EVAH !! lol ..... And thanks again to all my ole everyday blogger peeps who STILL think of me and check in, that is just awesome . And there REALLLLLY will be a REAL blog post soon, i have NOT abandoned, really i havent. Just temporarily . Life just got out of control busy , funny how our daily routines change and then we dont have time for any of the things that we did EVERY day lol ...... but i hope everyone is well and look forward to catching up with you all . Thank you one more time to everyone who follows what's going on with Lil' ole' me :) And if i have abandoned you phone call wise dont take it personally either , i will be trying to get better with that too !! Till next time ....
Night .

BAAAAAAD Blogger !!!!

Wow !! I have officially skipped the entire month of February , what is wrong with this blogger ?! I really will be back in full blogging action soon, its just a matter of getting in the groove !! I guess its been busier than i actually realize , so dont take it personally, i will be back leaving you all blog love soon too and im so grateful to have such great blogger girls like you who stop by to check on me even when im MIA !! You all rawk !! So ...... i just wanted to put up a post saying that i have NOT abandoned , lol ...... there will be a new post this week , i promise !!
Have a Great Weekend !!

LOOK!! A Post !!

Hey girls, thanks so much again for coming around even though i havent been here !! I promise, that i will now be back blogging and i will stop by all of you and let you know im back too. Just been so busy and i still dont have those pics downloaded, so it will be just another day or 2 for my layouts i have been creating , but i figured that i would do a random facts about me to catch all the blog awards i have neglected !!Im so sorry to all the ladies that awarded them to me and i promise if you give me awards in the future i will comply !! i will look them up and post the awards in my side bar though , so thank you all !! I remember that it was Jeni, Alecia, Jocelyn, Jeanette and Callista im pretty sure !!

Here it goes :
- I love the colors pink and black , and that color combo together too !!
- I love Pepsi, only regular, no diet
- I like silver or white gold jewelery rather than gold
- MAC makeup rocks !!
- Im a handbag junkie along with my friend Jeanette, more specifically Kathy Van Zeeland and Dooney and Bourke
- I love coffee and my Keurig coffeemaker, what did i do before i had it ?!
- Also love Starbucks , my fave is White Mocha Latte , yum !!
- I have wayyyyyy too many scrappy products and cant seem to stop getting more, though im looking into trying that !!
- I love bowling and im on a league with my friends Heather, Jeanette and Jeanettes hubs
- I must always wear lipstick or lip gloss of some sorts, my lips feel dry and wierd without it
- I would rather be cold than hot, i hate to sweat yet i always seem to at the bowling alley
- My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is probably a good ole slice of pizza
- And i guess those are all the things that popped to the top of my head so i wil leave you with that for now !! Consider yourself tagged if you would like to play along and i will give out my blog awards this week :)

Hope you have all been great and look forward to catching up with you !!

BLOG NEGLECT!!!!

Ok, so i dont think i have ever gone this long without posting !! I think its been just about 3 weeks !! I will be back tomorrow with a monster of a post, lol .... lots of layouts and pics and stuff, the problem is im trying to find my point and shoot so that i dont have to resize everything if i use the Rebel, so im gonna find it tomorrow when i clean so i can take lots of pics to share !! Thanks to all my fellow faithful bloggers who have still popped by to say hi and show me some love , i will be back to regular blogging again , miss ya all !! Happy New Year too :) Night all !!

MRI and MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!

Hey everyone, cant stay on, just wanted to let you know that the preliminary MRI report shows no major tumors, lesions or masses. A HUGE relief over here, and thank you soooo much for all the hugs and well wishes and a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all of you !!!!
Be back after the holiday :)

A Post ..... and with LAYOUTS no less ?! And MRI update ......

Ok, now i am finally making a REAL post, lol .... I have more layouts than this but figured i would start with a few, lol ..... these were my favorites of the bunch . I am also WAYYYY backlogged on Awards and Tags too, i promise i will do those in the next post, i think have recieved like 4 awards and 1 tag or something like that !! LOL ....

I wanted to also thank all you awesome girls out there, i have gotten alot of questions and hugs regarding my youngest , Michael's , MRI . A quick summary is that his pediatrician is sending him for a sedated MRI of the brain , with and without contrast, to rule out a brain tumor . He doesnt seem HIGHLY concerned but its an area he wants to explore and make sure . Im sooooo flippin' nervous about this i cant even tell you . I am just praying that it comes out normal and that he is ok in that respect. The likely other possibilities are a side effect of the medicine he started at the end of October ( he now randomly vomits and never did that before then ) , and / or behavior/ autism / possible bipolar related. Which let me tell you, i welcome any of those right now . So please cross your fingers, its on MONDAY !! I was originally told early Jan, but they called today and now its Monday. My doc said that if i dont find out anything , which to me would be a good thing, that i should call him and he will make sure he gets the results that day so we know. Also hugs to my friend Joanne, her DD is having surgery today to repair knee and hip damage from an accident she was in over the summer, so i hope she is home sleeping soundly by night . Another friend of mine Laura also has a son that is having and EEG and a MRI to rule out the same sorts of things so hugs to her also :)

Ok, well that was heavy .... can you believe Christmas is only a few days away ?! Im having a little trouble focusing on it right now but i hope that will change. I have to finish shopping this weekend. Im excited because im actually going shopping with a friend from high school that i just reconnected with , pretty wild .

Well thats all for now , i didnt want to put off posting a REAL post any longer, lol .... if all goes well Monday i will be back to my regular posting self, lol ..... have a great holiday everyone !!

Wow ....

Its been way too long since i updated, like 3 weeks, thats the longest i have ever gone i think !! I have a ton of layouts to share, but i will post again sometime tomorrow or tomorrow night, i PROMISE , lol .... Did you enjoy James up for 3 weeks, though ?!

Seriously, just been crazed here, there is more little guy drama if you can believe it AND it makes the other drama look like a walk in the park !! He is being scheduled for a MRI to make sure that these issues he is having arent intensified by a tumor or anything like that , god forbid. Knock on wood and pray that all is ok. Its a precaution so that we know for sure either way whether there is or isnt anything like that . All these things can very well be symptoms of his autism/bipolar or even side effects of the Risperdal , so there are many possibilities. Still scary though ....

Well, this was just a quick " im still here and havent abandoned the blog " type post and i will be back tomorrow night with photos and layouts and all. Thanks to all my loyal bloggers who still stopped by to say hi even when i had James sittin' there for 3 weeks , lol ....

Night !!

~ My TWILIGHT review ~

I will start with the above , James : Oh yes, he looked as good as this photo, of course sad that he died but i knew that already. I'm also not a Robert Pattinson fan looks-wise, but as Edward he really does look good too , good make up i guess . Not so much in real life , lol . I also am not a "Cam" fan, just a James, lol . Being vampires must become them .

Onto the movie itself : I did enjoy it . The first 20 minutes or so is a little rushed/awkward with the whole Bella/Edward meeting and all that since it had to be condensed for movie timing, but then the movie picked up and got good. Also at first i wondered about Edwards acting ,but again, that picked up too and got better as the movie went on . The movie started to get so good right at the end where you wanted the story to continue , lol. Jen and I both said we wouldve had no problem sitting there for another 2 hours as the story continued, lol ..... The Ballet Studio was a good scene too, of course i may be biased being that it is James main part, but not just that , it was good . The kitchen scene was very funny. The baseball game was cool too.

Ok so overall, very good ( B+/A- ). I cant say excellent although i would love to , but definately very good and i would still see it again. I agree with some of the girls on one of my boards to where the sequence was a little messed up from the book , i wish the movie couldve been 3 hours instead of 2 because i think they wouldve been able to write it a little smoother through some parts. But i would recommend seeing it for sure if you are a TWILIGHT fan. I also agree where one of the girls said that if you havent read the series though it may not be the movie for you, it would be a bit confusing the way some parts had to be fast forwarded , i would definately say you have to have read the book to appreciate it. Not really a film that the DH's would enjoy either, not enough guy content, so you may want to think twice about bringing them, what did you think ?! I would love to hear !!!!

~NIGHT~

**Ok, so i went to see it again with DD and friends and it was even better than the first time . I really really liked it !! I really liked it the first time but even more the second time around :) If you havent seen it GO !! And it is shattering box office records too **

~ TWILIGHT DAY ~

TODAY IS THE DAY GIRLS !!!! SO WHO IS GOING TONIGHT ? ANYONE GO AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT ? I KNOW A FEW PEOPLE THAT SAID THEY WERE . SO HOW WAS IT ?!?!? JEN T AND I ARE GOING TONIGHT IN OUR TWILIGHT TEES, YUP TWILIGHT GEEKS HERE. BUT KNOW WHAT ? I DONT CARE !! LOL .... NOTHING OVER THE TOP JUST SIMPLE BLACK TEES WITH THE SILVER TWILIGHT TITLE. I GET TO SEE MY HOT BAD VAMPIRE JAMES, WOOHOO . NOW FUNNY, I KNOW THIS IS THE OPPOSITE AS WHAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SAID, BUT I DONT LIKE CAM GIGANDET , JUST AS JAMES, I THINK HE LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WITH HIS WIG AND MAKEUP.

OK, GONNA LEAVE THIS ONE AS A STICTLY TWILIGHT POST, I WILL REPORT BACK TOMORROW FOR SURE, AND I WAS ALSO GIVEN TWO BLOG AWARDS TODAY, YUP TWO !! MY FRIENDS JEANETTE AND JOCELYN, I WILL DO THAT IN TOMORROW'S POST .

NIGHT !!

ONE OF MY FAVORITE TWILIGHT LINES:

"IF YOU COULD LIVE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD YOU LIVE FOR ?"

SCRAP ATTACK !!!! LOL ....

Well i seem to have had a midnight Scrap Attack with my new Bad Girls kit . I cant believe how FAST these layouts went together, i was channeling my inner Bad Girl or something cuz i really really love all of them, that doesnt usually happen !! LOL ....These are my favorite types of papers and colors !!

Hey , i know i have been updating like crazy this past week, but dont miss the TWILIGHT quiz i have in the post below this to see what TWILIGHT Cast Member you like !! Im a Rosalie . Tell me who you are too , im such a geek , lol ....

Not alot to report at the moment , just had the mojo going, DH was at a hockey game with some friends and my brother. Michael seems to be SO MUCH better with the meds, still some moments but NOTHING like before.

I also want to give a shout out to the owner of Bad Girls Kits , Wendy Rago. She is in the middle of those horrible fires in California, they are very close by to her , so say a prayer that they dont spread her way .

Happy Birthday today to my friend Jen too . Check out her blog because she is having a WAY COOL blog candy giveaway. She is giving away a whole page kit with embellies and all for the MAKING MEMORIES SPELLBOUND kit . Her addy is : http://www.jentscrappysideofme.blogspot.com/ .

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend, be back soon . Possibly sooner than even i think !! LOL ..... so check out the quiz below !!

Night

Oh hey, and can you believe this is my 100th post ?! Woohoo !!

And yet MORE TWILIGHT :) .....

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results!

"You are straightforward, tenacious, and beautiful, but unfortunately aware of it. You are
attention loving, and people easily flock to you, but deep down you are mistrustful of
people in general. You can be judgmental and thoughtless, but you love deeply and are
extremely protective of those that you hold dear."

Thought this was neat especially in honor of our much anticipated obsession coming out in just one week !! I'm a Rosalie, find out who you are and post it in my comments, i would love to know !!

Be back soon ....

Simple Scrappin', Another Tag, Twilight, so many things !!!!

Movie Soundtrack hits number 1 before movie's release , only happened 5 times EVER !!!! WHOOHOO, go Twilight !!!! And only 8 more days , what more do i have to say !!!!

OMG, if you love Seinfeld you would probably get the funny behind the " I dont wanna be a pirate ! " , lol ...... but this is my friend Jen on Halloween :

Jens DD Kayla and my DD Crystal, they are like sisters, Kayla is 6 and Crystal is 17 and they get along so great and Kayla just loves her .

Love this paper Jen gave me from a new company called Jillibean Soup . Its awesome .


My friend Janine's adorable little DD Madi. She is such a cute little thing !!

Hmmm, so whats happening , i did some clean and simple pages while Jen was over the other day, sometimes those are my favorite kind , depends on my mood ! Sometimes i layer away and others i keep it clean.

Again, Twilight geek , i am so flippin' excited !! And did you see that the movie soundtrack has HIT NUMBER ONE ?! They said that only 5 times ever has a soundtrack hit number one before the movie was even released, i think you need to fandango tickets for the whole opening weekend , not just opening night, this movie is going to be HUGE !!!!

Happy Birthday to my friend Robyn today, my friend Jen on Sunday, and my friend Joan this past Sunday. Busy week for people i know to be born !! LOL .... We are going to my friend Joans tonight to celebrate actually .

What else, i was tagged AGAIN, lol. So you will have to listen to 7 new facts about me . My friend Laura tagged me and she is right though, she said that you can never learn too many cool facts about your friends so i will play along once again. Dont worry Callista, i wont tag you again, i know you are all tagged out !! LOL .... Maybe i will put some negative things about myself, that would be different, huh ?!

The rules are to tag 7 bloggers and leave them a comment on their blogs letting them know they have been tagged.

Here are 7 new things to learn about me :

1- I am seriously OCD , i think i get it from my father, and i have definatley gotten worse over the years, but i guess in some ways its good, but i also I get in a severe depression ( for real ) if everything is not neat and in its place. I have to move things back even if someone moves them a HAIR , seriously, i do. My curtains have to be lined up just right, things on counters , no shoes in the house, everything on even numbers .... ok see, now you think im weird !! LOL..... but its part of my neat freak complex.

2- I also am a control freak !! I like to know what is going to happen and i like to be in control of it , lol . I like things to happen exactly how they are supposed to, though i also am a very free spirit and fly by the seat of my pants at the same time, weird again, right ?!

3- Im a serious interior design freak. I love everything about home decor, i paint frequently (yup, im very well known for changing colors in my house often, lol ) . People i know often recruit me to paint and help them with design in their homes too . I love it , and HGTV is on in my house every day. Yup, every day. I love it just as much as scrapping.

4- I love Hello Kitty. I have loved HK since i was little and still do !! Every year my mom buys me a Hello Kitty yearly planner too :)

5- I dont fly. I drive EVERYWHERE , and dont mind doing it. I know alot of people hate driving, but really i never consider anything far, lol. Yes, im one of those people . I can do 8 hours with my eyes closed !! LOL .... And i never will fly either !! I have actually flown twice in my life but i was too young to have a say, lol ....

6- Ok, all my friends reading this are shaking thier heads "YUP" right now, but i have the memory of an elephant. I seriously remember EVERYTHING . I can tell you things people were wearing , what you said to me when , phone number, i dont forget a thing !!

7- I am an extremely detail oriented person. I notice the smallest details all the time, i guess it all ties into my remebering everything/OCD ness too, huh ?! But i guess that is why i like all the types of things i do.

8- i will add an extra, lol , since i hoped not to be tagged again for a while !! I have always been nominated as the makeup artist/hair stylist to friends and family also. Ever since i was in high school i remember the girls in gym asking me about my eye makeup specifically ,and i always am the one friends have do their hair and make up for weddings and special events too. I have permed and cut friends hair too . I cut everyone in my house's hair including my own ( yup , my own ) . I have always loved cosmetics and am still obsessed with them. I have always had a knack for the cosmetology stuff.

Ok, i think you now know enough about me where am all tagged out !! Here are the new lucky winners to be tagged by me !!

1- Alecia :) http://www.aleciac.blogspot.com/

2- Haley :) http://www.quietromance.blogspot.com/

3- Kristy :) http://www.kristy-scraps.blogspot.com/

4- Adrienne :) http://www.adrienneleighs.blogspot.com/

5- Jen and Amy :) http://www.jenandamy.blogspot.com/

6- Lisa :) http://www.lisadcarroll.blogspot.com/

7- Lilian:) http://www.kweenzzone.blogspot.com/

Have fun girls, be back with more bloggy goodness soon :)

Night !!

Im a Bloggin' Machine, lol ....

Nobody probably even had a chance to read my last post !! LOL ...... 2 weekends in a row im blogging both days, better than before where i was lucky to do it weekly !! Anyways , im STILL excited for the 2 things in my post from yesterday : Twilight and my new Bad Girls Kit. And i did a few layouts today . The first 3 i used last months Bad Girls Kit , and the 4th one i used stuff that i got from Memory Works that Jen T sells ( www.jentscrappysideofme.blogspot.com ) . Nikolas always refers to his friend Madi, my friend Janine's daughter, as "His Little Friend Madi ", so there was no other title of course !! She really is the tiniest little thing for her age and has this tiny little voice too , she's so cute !! I got a great black and white shot of her that i will have to scrap soon , she was enjoying posing for me , lol .

Well, i think its a short one today , still a little crankyish Michael like i mentioned yesterday, but still worlds better than before any meds, so lets hope the dosing straightens itself out.

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend and maybe even scrapping !! My friend was supposed to come over and scrap today but she didnt. She's funny that way , you never know till the last minute, lol . But , alas, i scrapped a little anyway and my mother stopped over for a visit.

Ok, going for now, be back soon.

I'M EXCITED ......

FOR THIS :

AND THIS : OK , SO I CANT BELIEVE HOW OBSESSED I AM WITH A MOVIE ....... BUT I AM !!!! LOL ..... I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE, WE HAVE OUR TICKETS ALREADY ( FOR THE FIRST TIME IM GOING TO SEE IT ANYWAYS, LOL ) , AND I HAVENT BEEN THIS EXCITED FOR A MOVIE IN AGES, ALTHOUGH I HAVE A FUNNY FEELING IM NOT ALONE !!!! SO FESS UP, WHO HAS THEIR TICKETS ALREADY ?! AND IM SORRY BUT I FEEL THAT I MUST SAY AGAIN THAT I THINK THAT EDWARD IS NOT THE HOTTEST VAMPIRE IN THIS MOVIE, I THINK THAT JAMES IS !!!! HAVE YOU SEEN THE PREVIEWS ?!

OK, ONTO NUMBER 2 : IM EXCEPTIONALLY EXCITED FOR THIS MONTHS BAD GIRLS KIT , I AM IN LOVE WITH THE COLORS AND THE VINTAGEY FEEL. THESE ARE MY FAVORITE KINDS OF PAPERS BY FAR. I LOVE FUN AND BRIGHT TOO, BUT THESE PARTICULAR COLORS WIN ME OVER.

IM ALSO EXCITED FOR MY NEW PURSE THAT I AM WAITING FOR TO ARRIVE. IF YOU KNOW ME YOU KNOW THAT I AM A PURSE ADDICT, ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. CANT HELP IT !!!! I AM USUALLY A DOONEY AND BOURKE FAN , OCCASIONALLY COACH, BUT A NEW FAVE OF MINE ( AND THE CHEAPER PRICES DONT HURT , THEY ARE A NICE BONUS ) , ARE ALDO PURSES. I JUST ORDERED THIS PATENT BEIGE PURSE AND I JUST WISH I COULD FILL IT UP WITH MY STUFF RIGHT NOW ....SIGH....

OK , AND I WILL GIVE A QUICK MICHAEL/MEDICINE UPDATE : SO AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT I WAS WITNESSING A MIRACLE ( NOT THE FIRST COUPLE DAY, BUT SOON AFTER ) , THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANY ANGST OR AGGRESSION . NOW DONT GET ME WRONG, I AM STILL WITNESSING A MINI MIRACLE AT LEAST BECAUSE IT IS NOT AT ALL WHAT IT WAS PRE MEDS , BUT THE PAST FEW DAYS IN A ROW I HAVE SEEN LITTLE SIGNS OF AGGRESSION HERE AND THERE, BUT VERY EASILY RE DIRECTED. NOW I THINK THIS COULD BE THIS INITAL DOSE SAYING "NOT ENOUGH" . SO THE DOC AND I DISCUSSED RAISING HIS DOSE LITTLE BY LITTLE AND HOPEFULLY WE WONT SEE ANY AGGRESSION AT ALL. NOW ITS NOT A CURE, BEING THAT THERE IS NO CURE FOR AUTISM, BUT IF WE CAN GET THIS DOSE RIGHT ALL WILL BE RIGHT WITH THE WORLD !!!! ITS PRETTY DARN CLOSE RIGHT NOW ,BUT LIKE I SAID , I THINK THE PEEKING ANGST IS DOSAGE WEARING OFF, LETS JUST HOPE WE CAN FIND THE RIGHT DOSE THAT DOESNT WEAR OFF, THAT IS MY ONLY FEAR, BUT I THINK IM JUST AFRAID TO HOPE TOO MUCH JUST YET SO IM LOOKING FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG. BUT DO A LITTLE DANCE !!

WELL I GUESS THAT IS ALL FOR NOW, I JUST REALIZED IM TYPING IN ALL CAPS, BUT THATS OK, IM NOT GOING TO RETYPE IT NOW !! LOL ..... I AM SCRAPPING TOMORROW SO MY NEXT POST SHOULD HAVE SCRAPPY CONTENT :) HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND :)

A Historic Day ....

I dont really think it matters who you voted for in this election to share in the feeling of what an AMAZING day this is in the history of our country. The Republican/Democratic part of it put aside, anything truly is possible in this country . Barack Obama has shown us all that change is possible if you put your heart and soul into it. This wasnt really meant as a "political" post as much as wanting you to take a moment to revel in this break through for all Americans and all over the globe. God Bless America and change :)
That's all :) Good Night :)
Be back with some scrappy stuff soon .

Wow, TWICE in ONE weekend !!!!

Well look at me just Bloggin' away !!!! LOL ...... It feels good to have a life back, i updated on the Autism blog, but the meds are totally helping , woohoo , knock on wood, but i hope they keep it up . Anyways, i did some stash scrapping i guess you would say. I have had this Fancy Pants paper that i just HAD TO HAVE like last year , that i never even opened !!!! Such a scrappy hoarder i am , you wouldnt know what that is like , would you ?! Of course you would !! Well i did the last layout of Crystal with it, i just love the colors . The other 2 are with some Daisy D's paper that i got at a scrap store by my friend Laura's house, again love those brights. Dont you love the "Handsome" in pink title ?! Lol .... my mom gave me this pic of him, he has just always loved his sisters fluffy pink chair, it just looks so funny to see him in it because the pink takes over, so rather than "Pretty" in pink , i took the manly take on pink ,lol ...... the other layout is my good friend Janine ( aka Bean ) and her DH Joe. They are actually coming over this weekend after a while of not seeing them too much, again , good to have some of a life back !!

That little cutie pitutie actually WANTED to go to sleep tonight, weird !! If you know Michael you know that is NOT the norm . Im trying to start to convince myself that all these things are the meds and not coincidence. I go back to see my Rock Star pediatrician this week to check up on it all.

Im just so busy this week its so weird . I think i have something like everyday !! Cant really write too much now because i should be smart and go to sleep too, before i know it he will be BACK up and i'll be like " Hey, i havent even slept yet ?! " lol ..... i actually thought i just heard him which was not cool , but maybe it was just a noise in there , yikes !!

Dont forget to vote tomorrow , its important that everyone have a voice . I know who im voting for but i wont push it on ya in case you are on the other side of the fence, lol , but vote regardless for who :)

Well i may even shock you and post AGAIN because i know i have some scrapping coming my way. And i am like a little kid at Christmas hoping my awesomely cool Tim Holtz cases come in the mail today. Wendy at BAD GIRLS did a preorder for them and i had to have these, its a HUGE tin holder that holds all brands of stamp pads so i can have them all in one place, and then a matching tin for single stamps , again, so cool !!!! I will take a pic when they come, i cant wait to see how big they are , they are supposedly huge !!!! AND if i havent emailed you or called you back dont take it personally, i will do it in the next day or two now that things are calmer for me, again knocking on wood .......

Good Night for now :)

HAPPY SORTA HALLOWEEN !!!!

Nikolas, Crystal and Kayla standing in front of this cute Halloween decoration we came across :) The Happy Trick or Treaters. Coming soon to a scrapbook page near you !! LOL ......

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!! Well its still Halloween to me even though its after midnight since i havent ended my day yet. Hope everyone had alot of fun and got lots of candy. We had a really good time. Nikolas got to trick or treat just on my block in the afternoon with my dad, and then we did our new yearly tradition with my friend Jen . Myself, Nikolas, Crystal and my mom go over for dinner and then Trick or Treat , and then we come back for dessert and hang out. We really had a good time like i said .

Just a few layouts to share that i made recently. I have a few more but i need to take better photos of them.

I know some of you have messaged me asking about the doctor visit, and by the way, thank you so much for that , it really means alot knowing you all care what goes on with me . I dont mean not to answer and im actually not going to post the whole thing because it wasnt the greatest visit, but i do have the short story on my autism blog. The link is on my side bar toward the top , you read about it on there . But Michael IS on some meds , no thanks to that doctor, but to my Rock Star of a pediatrician, so we will see what happens with that, still on a trial basis, though i do notice some relief, we arent seeing the intesity that we saw before, he IS still having mini episodes, but when we raise the dose again in another week ,it would be heavenly to see even that fade. But i am seeing some relief. My poor little cutie pitutie.

Ok, well not a long post today, but i will be back soon . Hugs and good night to all :)

Oh, and do you see how close we are to the Twilight movie ?!?! One of my fellow Bad Girls , Katie, put up a cool recipe for "Vampire Cookies" . Jen and I said we should have our own private Twilight party !!!! I will show them when it gets closer, thanks Katie !!!!

Ive Been TAGGED !!!! You could be "It" next, lol ....

Ok, so i have been tagged by my SUPER SWEET friend Jeni B (http://www.paperpiecing.typepad.com/), i slacked on the last few times i was tagged or blog awarded cuz its been crazy around here, but im up and full of nervousness cuz Michael goes to the doctor in 8 hours !!!! So here it goes :

(The rules....link your tagger and list these rules on your blog. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.)
So here I go.....

1- I am a hardcore NIGHT OWL , always have been always will be !!!!

2- I am on a bowling league with my friends Jeanette and Heather, we stink but we have a great time , our catch phrase every week is " Tonight.... We Bowl !!" , for all those Grease 2 fans out there like us, YIKES !!

3- I LOVE black clothes, i think everyone looks best in black . Not Goth, just black , tastefully black.

4- I have a very excessive personality, when i do something its all or nothing , i need to learn moderation , whether it be cleaning, excercising, whatever , i tend to get absorbed very easily, and i have to do it ALL right NOW!!!!

5- I am a positive self talk, quotes and inspirational sayings junkie, i love reading things or sayings that are inspiring. I know some people arent into stuff like that but i really think words matter and make a difference , even what we say to ourselves when nobody else is listening .

6- I ALWAYS have my nails painted, fingers and toes, ALWAYS. Im quite a girly girl i will admit and i cant do without all my girly toiletries. So painted nails are a must for me :) I remember ONE day i didnt have them painted, and that was only because i had just taken the old off to put on new and my friend Robyn said to me "You dont have your nails painted ?!?" lol , i guess she notices.

7- I admire Oprah Winfrey and Tyra Banks. May sound weird to some people but i really like them both, i think Oprah is a very generous person and she is also very inspiring , and i think Tyra does alot to help young girls feel good about themselves and i like that she is someone who tries to use her celebrity status for the good.

And my friend Jeni loves Audrey Hepburn, and as per my number 5 fact about myself, i love inspirational quotes and Jeni had this really cool one listed on her blog by Audrey Hepburn :


"Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others." - -- Audrey hepburn

Love that !!!!

Ok, well that is all for now, i will let you know how the doctor visit goes, i have all sorts of emotions swirling around about it now !!!!

Night !!!!

Oh, almost forgot !!
Here are the 7 bloggers i tag :
1- Jen T : http://www.jentscrappysideofme.blogspot.com/
2- Callista : http://www.callista72.blogspot.com/
3- Cristal ( Pinky ) : http://www.blueyecicle.blogspot.com/
4- Jennie S : http://www.hootieshowl.blogspot.com/
5- Kelly : http://www.lifesscraps.blogspot.com/
6- Nicole: http://www.npealer.blogspot.com/
7- Jeanette: http://www.jeanettesmith.blogspot.com/

Have fun girls , cant wait to read it all !!!!

Some Things I'm Loving at the Moment ....

Hi :) Just a quick hello as i was putsing around on the blog . I love looking at what everyone loves at the moment so i figured i would put up some of my own faves :)

I want this pink laptop case for my laptop, any excuse to get a bag of any kind, right ?! LOL ....

LOVE LOVE this Baby Lotion by ARBONNE, you can only get it from Arbonne consultants but their products are ALL natural, they dont contain anything that clog the pores. The presentations they do are actually pretty gross when they really break down what are in some of the things we use, even vaseline ...... so i love the feeling that im putting something good for the kids on their skin :)
My NUMBER ONE favorite scrappy product of the moment is hands down American Crafts Puffy Thickers. I HEART these and have already almost used all the ones i had up !! Must get more !!

So mad that this is limited edition and not sold at Nordstrom and some of the stores anymore, but i heard from a little birdie that actual MAC STORES themselves carry this kind of stuff when the department stores dont , but DAZZLEGLASS is the best invention EVAH !! Its sooooo sparkly and shiny i LOVE it !!
My friend Kelly and I cant live without Pigments by MAC, soooo shimmery and soft and this jar will literally last you a decade !! They are gorgeous and come in so many colors !! A personal fave !!
Ok, Stevia .... This is an awesome thing !! So we of course know sugar is laden with calories , but i still love it , but more important, im allergic to artificial sweetener, AND the reason i didnt know till recently was because i also dont believe in them because there are SO MANY negative things they think are caused by them i never wanted to, but low and behold i gave it a try, for calorie saving purposes, and HIVES ..... So back to Stevia ..... it ROCKS because its calorie FREE and NOT artificial. It is a natural sweetener , expensive though, but it also has no aftertaste . I am still "weaning" this in on myself by using half the sugar and half this just because it doesnt taste QUITE as sweet as sugar with one packet, but 2 is too sweet, but i think i can get used to one if i ween myself slow. You can also use Xylitol which is natural, i may check that out too ....
And my beloved Starbucks .... Some things are just ALWAYS worth the calories !! DH doesnt understand the Starbucks thing, but that is because he doesnt like coffee and doesnt get how delish my White Chocolate Mocha Expresso is !!!!! LOVE it , cant deal without it, gazillion calories but i have it once a week and im happy with that :)

Ok and last but not least .... if you want to smell AMAZINGLY citrusy and have the softest skin you have ever felt then you need to try Arbonne's AWAKEN Sea Salt scrub for your body. If you have never used a Sea Salt scrub then you dont know how truly wonderful it is !! Now granted, you do have to clean out the tub after cuz it is oily, you mix with your fingers the oil and salt and scrub it on , ooooooh the aroma and the softness !!!!

Ok well all that has made me tired !! I do have a layout i just did but havent photoed it or anything yet and i will be back with some scrappier stuff in a dayish . Hope you are all enjoying your week. Just doing everyday stuff over here enjoying the cool weather and the sorta calm Michael moods this week. Only 15 days left till the doctor , i dont know if that is good or bad, but i guess we'll see !! Knock on wood though , one of those better few days this week so far, moments here and there, but not constant, so thats a good thing !! HUGS to all you awesome girls who keep sending Hugs my way , you RAWK :)

OH !! And dont forget to check out Jen T's blog , she is still having a RAK i think , again, i dont know how to insert only her name so here is her whole addy : www.jentscrappysideofme.blogspot.com , someone tell me how to do that please !! LOL .... i think maybe i can disect my Bad Girls sigi to figure it out, i will have to look ....

~Night~

Light on Words , Loaded with Layouts, LOL ....And BAD GIRLS : Class 4

I seem to be a slacker lately with the bloggin other than the BAD GIRLS TOP DESIGNER entries, lol ..... AND week 4's is in this post, but so are some other layouts, woohoo . I will be back to normal blogging soon, im trying not to totally neglect it by posting here and there, just havent had alot of typing time when i actually get to the blogging !! LOL ...... Well anyway i will start with the Class 4 entry which was Accesssorising , we had to create a strong sense of unity , harmony, balance and texture by use of accessories . I didnt go over the top with it , but i tied all my details together with the color black, i dont know if i will squeak through to round 5, personally im just so amazed i have made it so far, but very grateful and happy for it. I also feel like it is changing my scrapping a bit, so i guess im learning in the process .


HERE IS MY ENTRY : The Wonder of Autism
The Lucy layout is one that i made using my BAD GIRLS September kit, i really really like this , thats my little Diva Cat !!
Another layout with my BAD GIRLS Septemeber kit , Thats Michael alright, Sir Jump Alot for sure !! This photo is funny, it is me looking down at him from the top of Jeanettes basement stairs, he was all the way at the bottom and was jumping up and down because he saw us, it was so cute i had to photo it , i think i took this with my phone ?!
I made this a couple weeks ago at my friend Mindy's house, i LOVE this one , ive been into the layering alot lately i guess , im liking that lately. These are my 2 favorite layout colors too i think. Cute little blue eyes of his !!
Theres the CAKE BANDIT !! This was Michael sticking his hands in Crystals 17th birthday cake , it was so funny . Love these papers, they were from last months kit over at Simply Obsessed .
Just a quick 8 1/2 x 11 layout that i think went together in like 10 mintues !! Michael is so cute when he smiles, if only he would do it more often ....sigh....i pop dotted the green stars for a little dimension.

This was Crystal on Halloween when she was 6 years old . I did this with my BAD GIRLS September kit too . i had a Thickers mishap so i had to cut this paper and i didnt want to waste it so i made an 8 1/2 x 11 out of it.

And thats all from the land of layouts !! I think i have a couple other strays , but my point and shoot batteries died in the middle of photoing these !! Hey , can anyone tell me how i get 'words' to highlight in a post to another page, like if i want to mention my friend Jen's blog ( which i will be in a sec, lol ) , instead of typing her whole addy in here , how would i just put JEN and you click on it ?

Speaking of Jen's blog, lol , she is having a giveaway so check it out. I think all you have to do is sign up for her MEMORY WORKS newsletter. For those of you that dont know what MW is, they sell all the top designer brands of stuff i.e. Scenic Route, Jenni Bowlin, etc ..... her blog is http://www.jentscrappysideofme.blogspot.com/

Well off to clean up , wish me luck on making it through this BAD GIRLS cut !! ** update, i didnt make it to round 5 but congrats to all my fellow Bad Girls who did and i really enjoyed being in it for this long , i feel lucky to have been around so long, congrats girls !! **
Night :)