Catching up...

It has been a busy weekend and week! Our sub-flooring is laid, in preparation of the Pergo laminate flooring. Don and I are intending to begin laying it tomorrow and should be able to get my living room back together.

I spent some time with Alexxis this week; actually I had her with me for over 36 hours. She spent the night here with grammie and slept in her nursery. She is such a sweetheart! Very content the majority of the time, as long you don't try to get in between her and her ba-ba! She is continually growing by leaps and bounds. I managed to capture a few pictures --- I'm going to have to get started on her scrapbook soon.

Today, we headed over to Target, I manged to get some of the shopping for our household needs completed. I picked up a few scrabook items out of the $1 spot; I thought they would make for some nice stocking stuffer's for Amber. I usually make up one stocking and stock it with items for Amber and Chris --- this year there will be a few additional items for Alexxis. I also purchased a small cellphone that allows you to record 3 messages on it for Alexxis. These items have been put back for Christmas. I always say that I am going to start our Christmas shopping early --- this year is no exception. I find it a bit easier to pick up things here and there vs. waiting until the last minute. I think I'll be doing some of that in preparation of our holiday meals as well. Somehow, it doesn't seem like it hits us as hard financially this way, which makes absolutely no sense --- you either spend it now or spend it later, LOL!

I haven't managed to get any new creations started. However, the urge and desire to do so has been strong. I think I may have a few ideas for adding to Lianne's deco and Vicky's journal; and I will be working on filling up the Variety Collage swap packages so that again I can make one trip to the P.O. Hopefully, at the beginning of next week --- at least that is the goal I'm striving for.

My special order item arrived today via the big brown truck! I am so stoked!!! I'm excited to share it, however, a photograph taken with my digital camera simply didn't do it the justice it deserves, so I'll have to wait a few days until the flooring is completed and my scanner is hooked back up. I promise, it is worth the wait. I should also be receiving another internet order I placed earlier in the week; so I'll have plenty of new toys to play with and to be inspired by.

Don is preparing for a Collectibles show on Sunday. Packaging all up his collectibles, pricing them. We will be heading over to Mansfield Fairgrounds Saturday evening to set up and then, doing the actual show on Sunday 9-4 p.m.

We should have a bit of breathing room after that, although I am considering starting on my fall cleaning and finishing up some loose ends --- like painting the remaining section of my kitchen. My hope is to have my home in order before the holidays begin to roll in... I don't see why I cannot accomplish that in small chunks of time taken here and there. Gotta leave some room for some R&R and visiting with family and friends. So, there you have it, our lives in a nutshell. Hopefully, I'll have some artwork for your viewing pleasure to share soon. {smiles}