Random pictures taken in the last two weeks

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Is it really Friday?

Seems like it's been a long week...maybe cause my sister is gone and my daughter has no one to play with when her cousins aren't home...so she just demands that I entertain her all day long! Plus I really have not been sleeping very well...part of it is that I've been staying up to late...part of it is my 4 yr olds growing pains, that are always worse at 3am...part of it is just not enough hours in the day!

Need to make a scrapbook page about "My Family"...interesting topic, since my family has changed alot over the years, but even over the last few months....6 months ago I was married, now I'm seperated, 6 months from now I should be divorced...so much for that family. So is my family, just me & Mercedes? What about my other two kids? My mom, my sister, my brother, my nieces & nephews, aunts & uncles, cousins, grandma, and the friends that are just as close if not closer then family? What defines a family? Or better yet, how do I define "my family"? Something to think about!

Hopefully tonight I will be installing my new photoshop elements program and printing out pics to use on ATC's

Not sure how I'm going to do mine yet, but I've got a couple ideas floating around my head. Maybe I'll post later if I actually get any made. :)

Favorite Things LO

This is a scrapbook page I did about my favorite things...it was a fun page to do and I hope to never again use so many different fonts on one page! lol

The journalling says (corresponding with pics on 1st page) Favorite: Actor, Brad Pitt; Hobby, Scrapbooking; Candy, Starburst's, Reese's, Tootsie Rolls; Candles, Fresh Rain, Ocean Breeze; Tv Show, Desperate Housewives; Scrapping Supplies, Paint & Stamps (corresponding with pics on 2nd page) Favorite: Beverage, Pepsi; Pastime, Reading; Picture, Me & Mercedes; Stress reliever, playing piano; Outdoor Activity, Sitting around the fire; Pet, Tropical fish

Journalling on second page:
Raindrops on Roses and
Bazzil Mono Cardstock
Playing on the ‘puter
And listening to old rock

RAK’s in the mail
Hearing Mercedes sing
These are a few
Of my Favorite Things

Books from the library
Movies from the store
Tootsie Rolls & Starburst
& candy GALORE!

Pepsi & Piano
And ribbons and strings
These are a few of
My Favorite Things

When the blues hit
When the manic goes
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember
My Favorite things
And then I don’t
Feel so bad!
~Tania Rubenok
July 24, 2005

Mini album

Mini album made of playing cards...cover

close up of two "pages"

Opened up, back side

Opened up, front side

So this is it...

My first blog...good thing I waited so long to start it, that I'm now too tired to think of anything witty to say! Typical! lol Got a tooth pulled yesterday by the BEST dentist I have ever had! Usually I have the worst experiences, but he was just wonderful....almost makes me want to get another tooth pulled...almost!

Creativity...it comes in spurts for me...the most frustrating is feeling creative and wanting to do something but getting side tracked, and before you know it you are reorganizing the drawer above the drawer that is full of the supplies you need! Crazy! Been trying to try out a couple interesting techniques I read about....started one, but haven't finished it yet...it doesn't help when you are interrupted by a four year old voice screaming "MOM....I SPILLED MY JUICE....AGAIN!" And that is one of the reason that I stay up till 4 am...except tonight cause I'm dead tired, and I'm just rambling here anyways, so that's all folks....see ya later...adios...bon voyage...good night! :)