I've been a little busy...

And this little munchkin is the reason why. It's been crazy busy around my house trying to get on a schedule/routine with the new little one, going back to work and buying a house. Max was born on Feb. 16 and it's been one crazy ride since...but I wouldn't change a thing! :) Here are a few pics of my little one. He's growing so fast and everyone said he would, but I didn't expect it to be that fast! These pictures are within weeks of each other. The last pic is the most recent one...he's 11wks already!

We have finally moved into our new house. Being a first time home buyer is real exciting and I'm just glad that we have a new place for Max to grow up. We are still unpacking boxes, but I know it will all come together soon enough...I just need to be patient...and that's hard to do! LOL!!!

Well thanks for stopping by! Once I get all my crafting goodies unpacked, I hope to be crafting soon. I really, really miss it and hope that in a few weeks I can get back into the groove...it's been way too long! :)

Hello, Hello...

Just stopping by to say HI! :) I was so ready for the weekend to get here, this week was so slow for me. It's a beautiful weekend in Houston, the sun is shining and the weather is cool...what more could you ask for?!?!

We spent the morning watching my nephew play soccer and then we did some shopping. I bought my first couple pair of maternity pants today. Up until now I was able to still wear all my other clothes...which I thought was great! But I'm getting to the point where my jeans are fitting a little snug and I needed some more breathing room. When I tried them on it was like heaven...I can breathe...LOL!!! :) I am now 23 weeks and this past week we had another doctor's appt. Everything went well, the baby is now 1lb. 5oz. and seems to be right on track!!! If there was ever any doubt that I thought well maybe they got it wrong, maybe we are having a girl...I was wrong. We got some great pics of him showing the world that he truly is a boy...LOL!!! :)

Well I'm off to spend the afternoon with some girlfriends and then I'll be coming back home to clean out some of my scrapbooking things. I'm getting ready to sell some of my stamps that I now longer use or haven't used in a while. I've got to get rid of some of this clutter before the little one arrives. I figure if I haven't used it in a year, then maybe, just maybe it's time to let it go!!! :)

Well I hope everyone enjoys their Saturday afternoon! :) Thanks for stopping by and take care! :) ~ Jenn

Hello Again!!!

Edited to Add: Some of you have asked when my due date is. It is Feb. 12th.

Ok, so I said in my last post that as soon as we found out what we were having I would let you know. We found out this morning that we are having a BOY!!! :) Now it's time for us to start thinking about boy names, because all we had was girl names picked out...LOL!!! :)

I'm just so glad we know now...let the shopping begin! LOL!!!

Well I hope everyone is enjoying their afternoon! :) Thanks for stopping by and take care! :) ~ Jenn

Long Time No Post

Hi there! I hope everyone is doing well. Just wanted to give an update and let everyone know how things are going. Everything is moving along just fine with the baby. Last Friday I was 20 weeks...so I'm halfway through! YAY!!! :) Very soon we are going to find out what we are having and I absolutely can't wait!!! I'm not gonna say the date on here (I know my sister reads this...LOL!) because I've been keeping it a surprise and I haven't told anyone what date we are finding out, but it will be very, very soon! ;) And as soon as I find out I will let all of you know! :) I've also been contemplating about whether to come back to work once the baby is born. I love my job, but I feel like I won't know until the baby is here. I'm not too keen about putting my baby in daycare at 6wks. old either. Trust me, I have nothing against daycare. My parents ran a daycare business for 20 something years, so I know a lot about it. But I would rather wait til the baby was a year before I did that. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

It seems like every weekend we have something to do...it's been crazy. How 'bout ya'll? Between my nephew's soccer games, birthday dinners and shopping for baby furniture, my weekends are just jammed packed. I keep looking over at my scrapping table, still wanting and needing to ink up some of my new stamps and I haven't. I really hope to soon! :) This weekend my brother is having a garage sale (one of those that the whole neighborhood participates in) and so I've decided to help out with that. Plus we are cleaning out our spare bedroom for the baby so I know that I need to get rid of some things that are there collecting dust! Anywho, enough of me rambling. I just wanted to say hi and let everyone know what's been going on with me.

Hope everyone has a fabulous day!!! Thanks for stopping by and take care! ~Jenn

Time For An Update

Hey there! Well I figured it's about time to give you guys an update on how things are going.

I am doing absolutely terrific!!! Today I am 13wks and I am so glad to be over that first trimester hump. Now I feel like I can relax a little. Though the first trimester did come with some complications. I was on bed rest for a couple a weeks, which by the way was torturous. But I've been back at work for about 4wks now and everything is fine with the baby and I. I'm still feeling quite tired but I'm hoping that will all go away soon. There's so much that I want to do, but just don't have the energy.

I've had many ultrasounds since I had to stay with the fertility clinic till I was 10wks. But Tuesday was the first time that we had actually heard the baby's heartbeat and it was so AWESOME!!! :) My due date is Feb. 12, 2010 and in 8wks. we will find out if we are having a boy or girl. I absolutely cannot wait till we find out...I really want a little girl! :) My husband wants a boy for fear of having a girl first will make him too soft! LOL!!! :) But it really doesn't matter as long as our baby is healthy!!! :)

Thanks to everyone who left me comments on my last post. You all are so very, very sweet! :) Hope to get back to doing something crafty soon!!! I just placed a Bella order so hoping those will get my mojo flowing! :)

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and thanks for stopping by! :) Take Care ~ Jenn

Some BIG, BIG NEWS!!!

Hi there! :) First off I want to say how sorry I am for not posting for over a week and a half already. It's been a crazy week and I have some fantastic news to share with you...I'M PREGNANT!!!! :)

Words can't even say just how I excited I am!!!!!!! My husband and I have been trying for some time now and I'm just so excited that it has finally happened! :) For the last week, I was feeling sooooo exhausted and was feeling some of the early symptoms and I just knew that something was different. I just feel that everything I've been through was so worth it right now...I wouldn't trade it for the world. All the shots, doctor's appts. and tears were so worth it, although I didn't feel that way at the time.

Right now I am 4 1/2 weeks and in two weeks I can have my first ultrasound...I absolutely can't wait! :)

So I just thought you guys might want to know why I've been away for a while. But I hope to get back to crafting real soon, so please bare with me.

Well thanks for stopping by today and I hope everyone has a fabulous evening! :) Take care ~Jenn

I Was On A Roll

But I had to ruin my streak today. I'm sorry to say that I don't have any eye candy for you. But please come back tomorrow, because I will have something to show you for the Stamping Bella Ketto Blog Hop!!! You won't want to miss the hop...it will be so much fun! :)

Hope you all have a Fantastic Friday!!! :) See ya' tomorrow! ~ Jenn

A Quick Little Question?!?!

Hey there everyone! I have a quick question for anyone who can help me out. I recently purchased the Making Memories Ribbon Slot Punch and I'm having a hard time punching the paper. It says that you can use the instant setter or hammer with it, so I bought the hammer. I tried using it last night, but you could only see the outline of the punch, it never really punched the paper through.

So my question is "What am I doing wrong?" Does the instant setter work better? What do you set your cardstock on before hammering the punch? Ok, I realize that was more than one question...I got a little carried away! LOL!!! :) Ok, anyone who can help me would be greatly appreciated. I have been wanting this punch for a while now and now that I finally got it, I can 't use it properly. Go figure! :) Have a great afternoon! ~ Jenn

Oh where oh where...

Has my mojo gone?!?! Oh where oh where can it be?!?! LOL!!! Hey there! Sorry for the lack of posting, but I have just been mojo-less for the last few days! I've tried...I've really, really tried to make a card, but nothing ever comes of it.

Last night I sat down to do a sketch challenge and after two hours I only had my card base done! Every image I stamped or colored I ended up not liking...ever feel like that? I don't know what it is? I even went to my LSS and bought some new papers and cardstock and that didn't even get my mojo going...what's up with that?!?! Something is seriously wrong....LOL!!! :) All I know is that things have been really busy here lately...between work, multiple doctor visits and boot camp, I just can't seem to get anything done which has been very stressful. Oh well, I hope you'll bare with me till I get something created. I just might post a card I made on Sunday tonight...if I can get a good pic of it this afternoon. Till next time, hope all is well with you and take care! ~ Jenn

Hey there!!!

Hope everyone's Wednesday is going well! :D It's been over a week since I've posted, but I've just been super busy lately. I've been trying to finish reading Breaking Dawn...the last of the Twilight books. I am so close to finishing so hopefully this weekend I'll be done!!! Another bummer is that my computer monitor at home has gone bye bye! It has been giving us trouble for a while now, and it finally quit on us last week so I am patiently waiting to get another one. In the meantime, I am gonna use my husbands laptop...but I am not too fond of it.

I really hope to have something for you tomorrow, my new Bella stamps just arrived and I can hardly wait to get them inky! :D Till then take care! ~ Jenn

My Creative Space...

Hey there...Happy Sunday! :D I hope everyone enjoyed a special Valentine's Day with their sweeties! :D My husband and I went to dinner and then came home and watched some movies. He surprised me with roses during the day and when we went to dinner he gave me a gift card to Massage Envy...and I can't wait to use it!!! LOL!!! :D

Well I didn't' get to create yesterday, but I did finally get my husband to hang my Making Memories shelf above my scrapping table so I could have everything in one place. So, after I organized everything I took some pictures to show you all! I figured I better do it now since it's all clean. ;)

So here is where all the magic happens!!! LOL!!! :D I make cards in a small space in our bedroom (I guess it's better than the kitchen table) that's between my armoire and a big window. My little card table can get messy quick...but I love my space! One day when we get a house I hope to have my own little room...till then this works for me!

Here's a side view...

In this pic you can see all my yummy ribbon that I have arranged by color. And there's my table with all my goodies. That pink and white checkered basket is what I keep my trash in and I have two brown wicker baskets right beside it. The one next to my trash bin is where I keep all my embellishments and second one is where I keep all my Cuttlebug Folders, Nesties and Paper Prettie stamps! :D Next to the baskets is a plastic white organizer. I keep my CTMH and Copics in there, as well as few tools and stamped images. The little white pail next to the organizer is where I keep my scissors, tombow, bone folder, and paper piercer. And underneath my table is where I keep my Janome Sew Mini and my Cuttlebug. No way can I fit all that on this small table...but it works!

Here's a close-up view of my shelf. It has all my goodies on it...like my stickles, CTMH buttons, Primas, CTMH Ribbon and Brads and all my ink! I wanted to put all my punches up there, but they wouldn't fit. So right next to my chair is where I keep a basket of all my punches and I also have a jar that sits right by the punches that all my buttons are in! :D

Well I hope you enjoyed the pics! I'm off to church this morning...but I'll definitely be back with something later on to show! Till then have a blessed Sunday and take care! ~ Jenn

Update...

Hey there...hope everyone's Monday is going well. Unfortunately today is not a holiday for me so I'm stuck at work today. Work has been pretty stressful the last few weeks...I just hope it gets better soon!!! Well I still haven't had time to clean off my stamp table and work on anything yet...but I do hope to get something done while my husband is away this week. But I won't be able to post anything till Saturday since my husband took my camera with him. He left for Ireland on Saturday for work and I miss him already...can't wait to see him on Friday!!! :D

Well I just wanted to let you know that I'm still here and I hope to get back to blogging and creating soon...I really miss it. I'll be cleaning house and getting things ready for some house guests on Friday but other than that I hope to enjoy the peace and quiet in my house till my hubby returns!!! LOL!!! :D

Well it's been a while...

Hey there...Happy New Year! :D I hope each and every one of you had Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Ours was great and I was so not ready to come back to work when it was all done.

My husband and I were on vacation the week after Christmas and let me tell ya...we did absolutely nothing. I haven't even stamped one thing since my last post...isn't that crazy?!?! Well I've missed it terribly so I hope to get my table clean and organized this weekend so I can start creating!!! :D I got the "Janome Sew Mini" for Christmas and I can't wait to use it. I have no idea how to even work it...but I think I can figure it out, plus I plan to look at some of Jody Morrow's tutorials...Sew You Want To Sew?

Well if I haven't been stamping then what have I been doing?!?! Well I got the Twilight book as a stocking stuffer and I wasn't sure how I would like it, but I LOVED IT!!!! : D It was all I could do to finish reading so I could go watch the movie...and it surely didn't disappoint. I immediately went and got the second book "New Moon" and finished it within two days...and right now I'm on the third book "Eclipse". So this is where most of might time has been spent....crazy huh?!?! LOL!!! :D

Well I hope you all haven't given up on me posting...I hope to get back in the swing of things real soon!!! :D Take care and hope you have a fabulous weekend!!! See ya' soon! :D

Happy Anniversary!!!

Hey there! I can't tell you how happy I am that today is FRIDAY!!! :D I don't have a card to share with you today...so I hope that's OK! Today is a very special day...it's my 10yr. Anniversary with the most amazing man ever!!! I hope he doesn't kill me when he reads this...LOL!!! He'll probably tell me to take the picture down too...he's silly like that! ;D I can't believe 10yrs. have come and gone and I can't wait to see what the next 10 yrs. will bring!!! :D He's such a great husband and he's always supportive in anything I want to do...I mean what more could a girl ask for?!?! :D This afternoon we are heading to San Antonio for a weekend getaway! :D I can't wait...I just love San Antonio during the holidays because of all the lights on the river...so festive!!! :D So I won't get back to posting till Monday. Till then, thanks so much for stopping by today and have a FABULOUS weekend!!! :D

Not Feeling Well...

Hey there everyone! Long time no post, eh?!?! Sorry for not posting, I've just been feeling pretty sick lately. The doctor has given me some new medication to take and it just makes me feel nauseous all the time. It pretty much comes in waves and can last all day long. So that's what I've been up too. I would rather spend time creating but I don't even feel like doing that. I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend and I hope to be back soon with something new to show ya'!

Take care,

What's Been Going On?!?!

Well, first off I want to apologize to my readers for not posting in such a long time. Everything is slowly getting back to normal and I am so glad for that. To tell you the truth, I haven't felt like creating lately...it's the strangest thing. My husband even said something about me not making anything. I'm not sure why and I can't explain it. Maybe I just needed a break and with everything going on, it just felt right.

Work is going well. We still don't have power back in Galveston, so for right now I working at a satellite office in Houston. It's about the same distance, maybe a little shorter than Galveston so the drive isn't bad at all. It's been pretty busy and I think we will be there for a while till we can get electricity and have someone come out and inspect our office. Till then I'll be working in Houston.

I got some really good news from the doctor this week. Since my last procedure everything came back clear, the medicine worked and now we can start making babies...LOL!!! :D That was the best news ever and we are so excited that we can now start working on having a family, I feel so truly blessed.

Well I wanted to post this before we left out of town for the weekend. My husband's birthday is Tuesday and his family lives out of town so we are going there to visit them and celebrate his birthday with them. I hope to be back early enough Sunday to start working on some creative things. I've really missed it and can't wait to get my fingers inky again!!! :D Thanks so much for all the support and kind words...it really means alot to me. Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!! :D


Have a Great Evening!!! :D

I'm doing well...

Hey there everyone! I miss all you guys soooo much and have missed seeing all of your creations...I have so much to catch up on!!! My family and I are safe and sound! We arrived back from Austin on Sunday @ noon. My brother and sister did not have power so we were all counting on my place to have power and WE DID!!! I was so happy I just wanted to cry!!! LOL!!! :D So everyone has been shacking up at my house till they receive power. My brother finally received power on Monday and my sister has yet to receive power. We are just hoping and praying that their power will be fully restored soon, I know it's hard for them.

After two days of no work I was finally able to come to work today...I was about to go stir crazy at home. And you probably think I got some major stamp time in but I just didn't feel like stamping...this storm just physically and mentally drained me...KWIM?!?! I work in Galveston and they aren't letting anyone onto the island, so I am at our Satellite office in Houston. Our Galveston office got about 2ft. of water in it and a group of workers have been trying to get it all cleaned up. The island still doesn't have electricity or running water so I will be working at our Satellite office for about a couple of weeks till the city gets back up and running...it may be even longer. I don't have internet access available at home yet, so I am typing this on my lunch break. I don't know when I will be able to post again, but I hope it's real soon!!! Thanks to everyone who said a prayer for us and was thinking about us...that really means so much to me!!! :D Hope to chat with you soon!!! Thanks for stopping by and take care!!!:D

P.S...So sad that I will miss the Bella Bash tonight, have fun ladies!!! :D


Much Love,

Ike, Ike, Ike...

ETA: Hey there everyone! I am logging in from my laptop from Austin, TX. There was a mandatory evacuation where I live (Webster TX about 30 miles West of Galveston) so we came to Austin. My husband and I left with my brother and nephew pretty early from Houston and pretty much beat all the traffic that was heading out of town. We ran into some traffic, but it wasn't all that bad...not like last time. I hated to leave my home, but I am so glad that we are safe and away from any potential harm. Well that's it for now...I hope to be checking in every now and then till I arrive back home, which I hope will be Sunday. So take care everyone and thanks for all the well wishes!!! :D

Good Morning Everyone! :D It's bright and early here and we have lots & lots of stuff going on, so this post will be short and sweet! We are in the path of Hurricane Ike...yowzers!!! I am not going into work today as I brought home my computer from work last night. I work in Galveston and they are evacuating people out today so good thing I decided not to go in...I would have been stuck in all that traffic. I'm not fond of hurricanes...I don't know anyone that is. I just dislike the whole evacuation process and the last time we evacuated for a storm it took us hours upon hours to get where we were going. I think we are gonna try and ride this one out and just hope for the best. We are pretty prepared with plenty of water and food, but will be going to Sam's this morning for a few more things that we may need...you can never be too prepared, right?!?! Well that's it for me, just keep us in your prayers that all will go well. Until next time...thanks for stopping by and take care! :D

Have a Sunshiney Day!!! :D

Feeling Much Better...

Hey there everyone!!! Thanks to all who wished me well, I am feeling much better today!!! :D I stayed home from work today and got lots of rest and slept off and on throughout the day....it was great!!! :D Everything turned out fine with my procedure. I'm really not sure why I like to worry myself to death with things...but I do!!! When I woke up after my procedure I was just talking away...blah, blah, blah!!! LOL!!! The nurse quickly gave me some Demerol for the pain and it kinda shut me up, it was kinda funny. She came back to check on me and said "You're pretty quiet now!" LOL!!! :D My hubby brought me home and took the best care of me, he is such a sweetie!!! :D

The man in brown stopped by today with my CTMH order. I was really excited to get this order. I got some of the new papers and embellishments and I can't wait to use them. I'm hoping tomorrow I can work on some cards for my open house next Saturday. Nothing like waiting till the last minute...I guess I love working under pressure! LOL!!! :D Well I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and thanks so much for stopping by!!! :D

Hey, Hey, Hey!!!

Hey there...how was everyone's Hump day?!?! Mine was ok, I was about an hour late to work though! I could not for the life of me get up today. I woke up when my hubby came to the bedroom to give me a kiss on my forehead before he left for work (as he does every morning) and I woke up with a headache. Waking up with headaches are never good for me. So I fell right back to sleep when he left and good thing he called me when he got to work because it was already 7am and I was still asleep! I am supposed to be out the door by 7am, no later than 720am, and what do I do...I get off the phone with him and fall right back to sleep till 730am. I just could not get out of bed, my head hurt and I didn't feel like going to work. So I called work and told them I'll be late. Oh well I still have a slight headache, but it's not as bad as it was this morning.

Well I know you didn't come here to hear me blab, you came here to see something so much better, but I don't have nothing for ya'...nada, zero, zilch. (LOL!!!) I am still working on my swap cards and I just haven't felt like creating much of anything lately...I am so sorry! But guess what?!?! I still have something awesome to show you that I received from my good friend Laurel today!!! She sent me a birthday card with some OH SO FUN images and I can't wait to color them in!!! :D This card is so sweet and I just love every detail and I love how Laurel stitches on her cards...just beautiful!!! :D


And aren't these the sweetest images?!?! I can't wait to color that mouse sitting on that yummalicious cupcake, I just hope I don't mess him up cause I've got one shot to make him pretty!!! :D Thanks Laurel so much for these great images and super adorable card...YOU ROCK!!! :D

Well I have another reason to be excited...my Paper Pretties stamps were in my mailbox waiting for me....YAY!!! :D I just wonder how long they have been sitting there, I hadn't checked my mailbox since Saturday! Oh well...there here with me now and I can't wait to use them. I also told you about my new Bellas the other day and Sparkle asked me what I got so here it goes...I got Halobella, Globetrottabella, Daisybella (love her), Chefabella and I Can't See A Thing Abella (So cute)!!! :D I also got a few sentiments like Surprise, Hang in There and You're An Angel! I saw all the new stuff online the other day and I know I will have to place an order soon!!! :D Well that's it for me today folks!!! :D Anyone going to the Bella Back to School Bash happening in the Bella forum tonight on SCS!!! It starts at 730pm Central and it's gonna be fun!!! They will have challenges and prizes...oohhh can't wait!!!! Well that's where I'll be, hope to see you there!!! :D Take care and thanks for stopping by!!!


Have a Fabulous Evening!!! :D