It's been awhile...

I know, I know...I have been very bad at keeping up this blog. Once again, I will say that I really plan to try harder!

Well, it seems that spring is finally here! My front yard is a bloom with tulips and Brad spent the last weekend mowing, trimming, and cleaning the yard...it even looked better than my mom's (for a day or two) lol

Mercedes is as busy as usual...kindergarten, dance, playing with cousins. She's recently gotten into http://www.webkinz.com so she has lots of fun playing with her pets.

Brad is working at Temple City Housing...mostly he paints, but he's been putting up drywall the last couple weeks. Things haven't been exactly idyllic the last few weeks, but I think we are working on that.

I've had a bunch of back problems over the last six weeks. My current diagnosis is sciatica spondilolistesis...don't ask me what that means, other than I have a constant shooting pain down my left leg. I started physio therapy today so hopefully it will be feeling better soon.

I'm still busy scrapbooking and being creative. I spend most of my online time at http://www.scrapcentral.ca . I just started a three month term with the design team and I'm super excited about it!! I've been a member of ScrapCentral for 3 months now and I've accomplished more so far this year than I did ALL of last year!! The monthly crops are just a blast and there are constant challenges, games & contests with lots of opportunities to win prizes...and best of all LOTS of inspiration to get the creative juices flowing.

They also offer monthly kits at ScrapCentral, and I've gotten both the April and the May kits and I love them!! I had never bought a kit before but it was so convenient to get a package with matching paper, stamps, embellishments...especially since I don't get to a scrapbook store very often anymore. I'm currently working on a little paper bag album using the papers from the May kit and I'm hoping to have it finished tonight or tomorrow. I've decided that I'm going to give it to my cousin for her birthday on May 5th (National Scrapbook Day...and Brad and My 6th anniversary).

I will be sure to post it here as soon as it's finished. For now here's a few things I've made using the kits from ScrapCentral. :)