Cob Webs!!!!

Wow, there sure are alot of cob webs on this blog!! I am here for the first time since the move which happened 5 months ago now trying to get things up and running again! I am just amazed at how much time has gone by since the last time I posted!! Well, we are here on Long Island and finally all unpacked and starting to make our new home a place where we can feel at home. That is the part that is taking me the longest (feeling at home here). I miss everyone back in the midwest so much that I have gone through a very dark period in my life with this move. I wish I could say that after 23 years in this military life with my hubby that moving was a piece of cake and that we could do it without any saddness but that just is not the case! I know alot of people tend to think that the life of a military spouse is always full of new exciting adventures and making new friends, etc.. But, I am here to tell you that it is not all that all the time! Lol!! I don't know if it is my age or this specific time in my life or all the wonderful people that have come in to my life during our last port of call that has made this the hardest one ever for me or what. Maybe I am on an extremely long pms haul or some sort of mental break down or ughh....... something just isn't the same this time!! I sat down today and looked at the calendar on my desk just stunned! So much time has passed and I have nothing to show for it, no great accomplishments, nothing...nada...zilch. Life has swallowed me whole! So, needless to say today is the "wake up and smell the roses (or coffee! lol!)" day for me!! Today is the day that I am grabbing life by the horns again, putting on my high heels, filling my tool belt with the neccesities and taking a ride back on the journey bus to MY LIFE! (I can almost just barely hear the crowd cheering "you can do it"!) I am no longer in stand still mode I am now in "full speed ahead baby" mode!! So, if you are one of my many awesome friends who has emailed me and not heard back from me I am here to officially tell you that I do not have any excuses to give you, but, I can tell you that soon my friend, real soon, I will be in touch some way some how!! I am not dead I just fell off the earth for a couple of spins and now I am back!! So, on that note, since I have already bored you to death with my troubles such as they may be, I will now leave you with a pic of a little something that I made for a little something I am doing....is that vague enough for ya! Lol!! Next post will have more pics and some deets on what I am talking about! As always...Thanks for stoppin' in! You truly mean the world to me!!, Tracy

Long Time No Bloggy!!

The stress of the big move has defintely gotten me finally and I swore it wouldn't but unfortunately I have to be honest!! UGHHHHHH!! or maybe it's AAAGGGGHHHHHH!! I have been working on some crafty things inbetween packing (oh yeah I didn't tell you that hubby decided we were going to pack ourselves!!) keeping the house somewhat organized and clean along with all the other day to day things! I managed to finish the layout I was working on of my inlaws, Mom and Dad Lathrop, so without further ado here it is!! Also finished my niece's 90 some wedding invitations and the hubby's 120 change of command invitations! Can't find the pic of my niece's wedding invitations but once I do (who knows when that will be! Lol!!) I will post it! I have been taking some time to smell the roses persay or I would not be able to stay sane at this time!! Tomorrow I am meeting my awesome good friend Kim at Hannah's with Mom and we are going to spend the day scrapping or crafting or whatever we wind up doing!! Lol!! Another much needed rose smelling trip I say!! Then on Monday I am going to my favorite store in the whole wide world Craft Fancy in Arlington Heights IL!! Awesome store and of course my awesome friend Simone owns it along with Carol and they are awesome so if you get the time check them out because they are definitely well worth the trip! So anyway, on Monday I am taking the Amuse card class taught by the wonderfully talented Simone!! Another fun day I think!! Mom is going to and loves to make cards especially when they are taught by one of her favorite people..... Simone!! Lol!! Mom just loves her!! Ok, now I think I better get my hinder in bed for some much needed rest if you know what I mean!! Lol!! Thanks for stoppin' by!!, Tracy

First Time Using My Webcam!

Just a little scarry don't ya think!! Yes, Kim I did finally figure it out and now I know how and we can SKYPE!! Yay!! Lol!!

Mom is on Hannah's DT Blog

My sweet Mom was the Queen of the Crop at Friday nights crop last weekend!! And they took her pic wearing her favorite color in the whole world....Purple!! Here is the pic that is over on the blog: Such a pretty picture of her!! Thanks Jill and Hannah's for making Mom feel like a Queen even if it was only for one night! Lol!! She definitely loved it!! Thanks for stoppin' by, Tracy

SIStv Crop was a Blast!!!

This last Saturday was the last SIS crop I will probably get to attend here before the move and let me tell you....we had a blast!! It was held at Craft Fancy as always (love that place!!) and almost all of the local Sis girls were there!! I did not get much done as usual because I was too busy enjoying the company and eating Cricket's awesome brownies!! The Girl can bake I tell you!! I did finish the layout I started to work on at the crop of my DH and his calf Petunia or Daisy not sure which! Lol!! I used February's kit from Kenner Road and had a fun time working with the vintage goodness that come in KL's kits!! She totally knows how to rock the vintage!! Ok, here it is: And then I have to tell you about these awesome little stamps that Craft Fancy sells! Amuse is the name of the company and if you haven't checked these cuties out you definitely need to!! I finally broke down and allowed myself to buy 3 of them and have 2 more on order!!! I have been fighting it for so long for the simple fact that I have too many stamps but let me tell you this Girl can not have too many Amuse stamps!! No siree she can't!! I have a feeling this is my new addiction!! Shhhh!! Don't tell the hubby!! LOL!! I will take pics of the cuties stamps I got and post them tomorrow along with pics of my nieces wedding invites I did. Thanks for stoppin' by!! Tracy

Where does the time go??

Seriously, where the heck does it go? Must be with Alice in Wonderland!! Lol!! I am so wrapped up in getting ready to move that I am lucky my brain is even working at all and then again maybe it isn't! I finally finished my niece Shelbie's wedding invitations and will post a picture sometime this evening of them. Right now I am in the process of taking all of my kits that I have gotten from all the different kit clubs that I have belonged to in the past apart and seperating the stuff by manufacturer!! Big Big job!! Let me tell you!! Lol!! If you had any idea of how many kits I had you would sit down and cry with me!! I literally never need to shop again for anything remotely related to scrappin'!! But, I still have the need, what the heck!! I am going to have to learn to just buy a little here and a little there and use up what I have or I pity my nieces when their Aunt Tracy passes away!! I will be talked about like the crazy cat lady!! Lol!! Oh well, life is short and I gotta do what I gotta do right?! Anyway, maybe down the road once we are settled in New York sometime in July I will start doing some blog candy giveaways from my overly abundant stash!! That could be fun right? That is if I can part with any of my pretties!! Lol!! We will see! Thanks for stoppin' by!, Tracy

Sunday!!

Today is my 23rd wedding anniversary!! How fast time flies!! I mean literally!! Lol!! I am just amazed that we still got it for each other as much as we do! I always thought when I was a teenager about how do people stay with each other for so long (at that time long to me was more then a year! LMAO!!)! I guess you could say now I know! Anyway, we are going out for a nice dinner later in the evening and just have some us time together. But, right now I am heading off to my LSS Hannah's and getting me some more paint, Claudine's to be exact!! Thank you Nan for turning me onto it!! I am hooked, line and sinker!! I love the richness of the colors and of course the semi-glass of them as well! Awesome paints and let me tell you they go a long way so one jar is gonna last you forever!! Very economical in my book!! I have been making some pretties using this paint and I will post some pics as soon as I get them finished so that you can all see! Have a great Sunday my friend, Tracy

Check Out This Blog!

I came across this blog of Wendy's about a year ago when I joined a Pazzles Inspiration group on Yahoo. She is a very talented lady and I enjoy checking out her work on a regular basis!! Right now she is doing her first Blog Giveaway so you will definitely have to go over there and check it out!! She is doing a giveaway for a Score-Pal!! Very awesome!! Here is the link: http://www.papertherapy-wendy.blogspot.com/ Thanks for stopping by, Tracy

Shakin' off the CobWebs!!!!

Wowzer!! It sure has been awhile since I have done some house keeping on my blog and because I don't like excuses I am not going to give you any!! So there! Lol!! Hmmm.....let's see, what have I been doing since my last post? I have been working on a new venture in my life and will hopefully be able to post some info about it soon but right now it is still in the works and very time consuming. Might not be so exciting for you but for me it is!! Oh yeah, I also got a gentle nudge from my buddy Amy to join Facebook and I gave in without a fight and signed up! I am just amazed at how many of my peeps were already over there!! I thought no way does a 40 somthing ol'lady need a Facebook account but I guess as always I was wrong!! There is just way too much stuff over there and the way you can keep up to date with everyone on a daily basis is just mind blowing to me!! So if you can't find me you now know where to look!! Lol!! It is seriously addicting!! Then of course there is my favorite thing to do of all time and that is just surf the net and check out all my friends blogs! I must tell you that today I was doing just that and landed on Vicki's blog and followed a link to a link to a link and laughed my you know what off at this video that I stumbled upon!! OMG!! I just couldn't stop laughing!! Thank you Vicki for putting the link to the Evolution of the Wedding Dance on your blog because it sure made my day!! I will now share with you all the video that I stumbled upon while checking out the link from Vicki's!! Totally hilarious and such a trip down memory lane!! Hope you enjoyed it!!, Tracy

Happy New Year!!

Long time no see!! So today is the day I decided it was time to play catch up on everything I have been putting off including my poor neglected blog!! Lol! I still need to find my new header for it and get that changed, but all in good time right!?! First off I wanted to tell all my awesome friends and scrappin' buddies that I had the best time last night getting to see all of you after a long time of no see!! I miss you guys all the time so when we can all get together and scrap it sure does mean the world to me!! Love you all!! By the way, as usual, I did not get anything done!! I know, big shocker!! NOT!! Lol!!! I have not posted any scrappy stuff lately and I thought that since I made my Christmas gifts this year I would show you the one I made for my precious Mom. I made her a calendar for this new year and thought that I would not only guide her through the new year but would also take her on a walk down memory lane! I trip through her past per say. I bought the Basic Grey 2009 Calendar kit even though there has been many not so good reviews of it and found out to my great happiness that I was extremely glad I bought it! I never just do the kit as is anyway so if you take it that way when buying kits you can totally enjoy it and make it your own! A lot of people were disappointed by the contents of the kit and the quality. I am pretty satisfied with the way it turned out. I just wish there had been more rub-ons for the special days but I made do with my own handwriting. So without further ado here it is: As you can see from the picks I totally blinged it up baby!! You know me and my bling....there is never enough!! Lol!! I am very proud to say that Mom loves it and has it hanging on her wall as we speak! Ok, I think I have updated enough for today and will leave some stuff for next time so that I have something to post! Lol!! As always, Thank you so much for stopping by, Tracy