I think I'm starting to get tired of Christmas preparations! lol It feels like I've been working on gifts for weeks now, and yet I still feel like I don't have much done. Today Mercedes and I went and got wrapping paper and actually wrapped a couple presents, so I feel like I've accomplished something and yet my to-do list doesn't seem any shorter!
The slide shows are pretty much done, just need to find some cases and make the covers. I think I'm finished with Mercedes' teacher's gift, but I'm too tired to take pics tonight. I still need to make about 10 more cards, finish my mom's gift and make something for my step-sister's family. I will be so glad to get back to just doing my own thing...I have some fun supplies that I'm looking forward to playing with after Christmas. And it will be so nice to get my desk cleaned up! Right now it looks like a bomb went off on it...in fact I've pretty much taken over an entire half of the living room! I just have too many different projects on the go now, so I have stuff everywhere and it's really starting to get on my nerves! lol
Taught piano tonight...I've really noticed a difference in the kids abilities in the last year...maybe I do know what I'm doing! lol Sonda was over at my mom's this evening working on the quilt she's making Cole, so I went over for a few minutes and we kinda got the giggles...it was fun to laugh until my stomach hurt, and I always crack up when my sister gets the giggles...we're going to end up just like my mom and my aunts! lol It was a good thing though cause I needed a good laugh today...I found out today that my kids still won't see me. I kinda expected that, yet when Terry told me it still broke my heart. At least my mom will get to see them, and I'll have to give Ferrin a quick photo lesson before so he can get me some good pics. According to Terry, when he asked the kids if they wanted to see me, Nyal immediately said no, but Jessi said "maybe next time"...I suppose that is better than an immediate no, but it still sucks. That's all I'll say on this subject...it needs to go back into that little lock box I keep it in so I don't have to hurt so bad.
On the plus side I had a good visit with Amy and with Launi today and my brother came down so I'll get to see him tomorrow...I really value my friends & family so much. Amy is going through a really rough time right now and I feel so bad for her cause I know what it's like...besides it's such a turn around...usually I'm the basketcase & she's the sane(r) one! And Amy if you read this you know I say that with love! lol Well, that's all for now, I think I'm gonna try to get some sleep. :)
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
They're almost done!!!
After hours & hours of work, the dvd slideshows are almost all done. I still have to burn a few more copies and label the disks....but then I can cross about 7 people off my Christmas list! Woohoo!! My brother really saved the day for me and I was so glad cause I had reached the point of wanting to throw my computer through my window...and that's never good! lol
Nothing too exciting today...got a few more Christmas cards made & signed...I'll have to pop them in the post tomorrow. After that I think I just have the cards that will be hand delivered left to do. I will be glad when all this Christmas stuff is done, so I'll have more time to just create and play. It's hard to believe that Christmas is only 2 weeks away! I have so much to do before we leave for Edmonton on the 22! Aghhhhh!
Tomorrow I teach piano, Thursday is my nieces choir concert, Friday is Brad's company Christmas party and I think Saturday we may go to Lethbridge. It's going to be a busy week and then next week I'll have to get all the laundry done, presents wrapped and us all packed to go away for a few days! I'm tired just thinking about all the things I need to be doing! lol Oh well, tomorrow's another day. :)
Nothing too exciting today...got a few more Christmas cards made & signed...I'll have to pop them in the post tomorrow. After that I think I just have the cards that will be hand delivered left to do. I will be glad when all this Christmas stuff is done, so I'll have more time to just create and play. It's hard to believe that Christmas is only 2 weeks away! I have so much to do before we leave for Edmonton on the 22! Aghhhhh!
Tomorrow I teach piano, Thursday is my nieces choir concert, Friday is Brad's company Christmas party and I think Saturday we may go to Lethbridge. It's going to be a busy week and then next week I'll have to get all the laundry done, presents wrapped and us all packed to go away for a few days! I'm tired just thinking about all the things I need to be doing! lol Oh well, tomorrow's another day. :)
Sunday, December 10, 2006
a few quick notes today...
I have recently realized that my spelling/grammar is rather atrocious in these blog entries! lol Maybe cause I'm always doing it late at night?
Not much going on today. I can finally see the finish line for these dvd slideshows...hopefully they will be finished tonight. Then I just have to burn a bunch of copies. I also decorated the cd case for it which will qualify as one of my assignments for my design team. I've even got over half my Christmas cards made and some have even been mailed! lol I'm pretty lucky cause we will be seeing most of our family throughout the holiday season, so most of our cards will be hand delivered.
Mercedes went to her first non-family member birthday party today. It was a little interesting. The little girl who's birthday it was (I'll call her J) doesn't have a phone, nor did she had 'Cedes phone number. Finally she got ahold of my cousin, who also has a dd the same age, and the message was then past on to us. It was a swimming party, and by the time we got there there was only about 20 minutes left. Didn't seem to bother Mercedes since she spent the whole time in the hot tub with Shaina! lol After swimming the kids we all going to J's house for cake & presents (Shaina (my cousin) & I were the only people that brought presents). I didn't go to J's house cause Mercedes just went with Shaina, but when Mercedes got home 2 hours later she had a sad story to tell. Apparently J's dad was supposed to show up with the food and the cake well over 2 hours ago...by the time Shaina left he still hadn't shown up. Mercedes was pretty hungry when she got home too cause all she'd eaten was a drink of pop, some chips and 1/8 of a weiner. I just think that is so sad for J. She is a little native girl and seems very sweet. Mercedes and her are always playing together at school, but I found out tonight that any future playdates should be held here since J told her classmates last week that her mommy was in jail again cause her daddy had to call the police. Considering that her dad didn't show up on time with the cake, etc. I imagine there are problems from that end too. There is just so much heartache in the native community here. And if you've never seen someone that is extremely intoxicated on something probably like hairspray or aftershave...it's just very, very sad.
Well I'm off to try my first burnt copy of the slideshow, so here's hoping that it'll be just as I imagined it. Maybe I'll even fill out some more Christmas cards while I watch it. I also need to write out the instructions for the altered cd case...then again, I just may go to bed! lol
I actually remembered how to upload some pics so these are just a couple I took around town last night....can you tell that I still have no idea on how to properly use my camera! lol
Not much going on today. I can finally see the finish line for these dvd slideshows...hopefully they will be finished tonight. Then I just have to burn a bunch of copies. I also decorated the cd case for it which will qualify as one of my assignments for my design team. I've even got over half my Christmas cards made and some have even been mailed! lol I'm pretty lucky cause we will be seeing most of our family throughout the holiday season, so most of our cards will be hand delivered.
Mercedes went to her first non-family member birthday party today. It was a little interesting. The little girl who's birthday it was (I'll call her J) doesn't have a phone, nor did she had 'Cedes phone number. Finally she got ahold of my cousin, who also has a dd the same age, and the message was then past on to us. It was a swimming party, and by the time we got there there was only about 20 minutes left. Didn't seem to bother Mercedes since she spent the whole time in the hot tub with Shaina! lol After swimming the kids we all going to J's house for cake & presents (Shaina (my cousin) & I were the only people that brought presents). I didn't go to J's house cause Mercedes just went with Shaina, but when Mercedes got home 2 hours later she had a sad story to tell. Apparently J's dad was supposed to show up with the food and the cake well over 2 hours ago...by the time Shaina left he still hadn't shown up. Mercedes was pretty hungry when she got home too cause all she'd eaten was a drink of pop, some chips and 1/8 of a weiner. I just think that is so sad for J. She is a little native girl and seems very sweet. Mercedes and her are always playing together at school, but I found out tonight that any future playdates should be held here since J told her classmates last week that her mommy was in jail again cause her daddy had to call the police. Considering that her dad didn't show up on time with the cake, etc. I imagine there are problems from that end too. There is just so much heartache in the native community here. And if you've never seen someone that is extremely intoxicated on something probably like hairspray or aftershave...it's just very, very sad.
Well I'm off to try my first burnt copy of the slideshow, so here's hoping that it'll be just as I imagined it. Maybe I'll even fill out some more Christmas cards while I watch it. I also need to write out the instructions for the altered cd case...then again, I just may go to bed! lol
I actually remembered how to upload some pics so these are just a couple I took around town last night....can you tell that I still have no idea on how to properly use my camera! lol
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