Has it been this long??

I guess it HAS been this long! Geeze!! Well I do have some excuses. lol

1st of all I’m just sort of disgusted. Disgusted because I need a part time job and can’t seem to find one! I’ve been told time and time again I’m “over qualified”. Sigh…what do these people expect for a part time worker?? Of course some of us will have a little more experience than your average high school kid!

I did get a call from Sears. Sigh. I missed the call and didn’t call back after I heard the full description. It was to walk around Sears for 4 hrs. trying to talk people into signing up to let Sears come to their house for a demo of windows or whatever…I knew it was something a little like that when I called but then when the guy fully explained it?? I thought….um…..NO! lol I honestly hate it when people bug me when I’m in a mall or somewhere trying to shop! If I’m interested I’ll come to you and ask for a appt.!

I did apply for UPS and a few other places. Guess it’s a waiting game now. What happened to the days when if you needed a little job. Part time. Maybe in a gas station, convience store or restaraunt you could just go, fill out the app., talk to the manager and walk out with a job to start the next day?? sigh…guess those were “the good ol’ days”.  It’s really annoying to me too that I am employed but not able to work there right now…guess a little visit to USAJOBS.gov is in order, maybe I can manage a different job/dept. where I work??  hmmm…will take a lot of work to make THAT one happen!
I thought briefly about trying to design a little. Maybe open another blog and try selling some things. LOL!!! That’s about how it went!! I am NO designer unless I’m making something specific for my own pages it seems. Not to mention at the pace I create I’d net about 1/2 cent per hour total!! NOT going to pay the cable or phone bill that way!  Honestly!  You designers out there should ALL raise your prices!!  You’re getting reamed!!  Ya know that don’t ya??  and I say this in the most loving sense!  I want to see you all do well but at the price you sell verses the TIME it takes to design???  just some food for thought!

I did discover something though. Something I’ve known for a long time but did little to change. I’ve spent WAY, WAY too much time on this computer!! No I’m not the most active in the galleries or on blogs anymore but I spent lots and lots of useless time online anyway. Browsing. Reading. Lurking around in the shadows. I read this article. If anyone is too busy to read it basically it’s about a couple that were addicted to internet video games. Addicted to the point that they almost killed their 2 toddlers by not feeding them, letting the youngest baby’s hair be matted to head with cat urine, and the oldest lose soo much muscle tone from not using his legs that he had trouble walking. It’s one of the more disgusting things I’ve ever read!!

Now that article had me thinking. Of course I’ve never neglected my kids anywhere even remotely close to that!! Not even imaginable in my opinion!! I do feel that I have chose the computer over them at times though. I should be reading more stories, I should be just sitting on the couch to watch cartoons with them if nothing else. I’m in the same room with them. I talk to them, help them with their little games or crafts but….I’m usually on the computer. It didn’t used to be this way. I used to do more. Used to play, go for more walks, even just lay on the couch. Slowly but surely I got addicted to all this starting with digi scrapping and then going away from the scrapping and into just…being online period! Now all this might be a little different if I had a JOB working from home or something where I HAD to be online but I don’t!! I feel sorry for people that do because even though it’s their work just as if they were gone to the office, I’m sure, I KNOW that guilt tends to eat them up too. Especially with the kids at home in the summer.

Well now we’re going to go about things a little different. I’m almost out of time. It’s not long till school starts back up, it’s not long till my youngest will be gone to school too. I’ll still be online. I’ll still be trying to do my digi scrapping but there’s a limit now. I’ll be online in the mornings but when lunch time comes forget it!! For the rest of the day NO COMPUTER!! lol Even after they go to bed unless I have something I really have to get done or want to get done! I’ve realized I need my alone, downtime, sleep time too This time only comes once in a life time. Soon, too soon, it’s over. They’re gone and don’t want/need you as much anymore. I’ve GOT to have more memories with them than this…

Ok. now that I’ve been kind of a downer/guilt producer!! lol On to something really, really cool!!

My good friend Zee has given me the honor of being “Rockin’ Girl Blogger”!!!

LOL!!  Lord knows I’m always talking about listing to some rockin’ tunes!  Especially when I scrap, tends to give me the most inspiration!  Well part of this is to pick 5 more “rockin’” girl bloggers!!  Here goes!  Hope none of them have been picked already

Audrey aka Alitfin!!   She’s a KILLER photographer!!  Her subject matter is rockin’ too!  Not only does she highlight the family in a gorgeous way but she takes kick a$$ sports photos and actually PLAYS the sports!!  lol  Her dogs and her dh are way rockin’ as well as her layouts!! 

Carla aka Cardee!!  She’s multi talented this one!!  She’s got rockin’ handbags she makes!!  I’d seriously love to have one!!  hint~hint!! lol  She’s also a killer photographer with the most gorgeous, talented family!  She’s sooo incredibly sweet too…I’m so glad we met through digi scrappin’!!

Carrie Stephens!!  She’s one ROCKIN’ designer!!  She’s also one of the most sweet people I’ve ever met!  She’s generous to a fault too   hehe…sorry Carrie but I also HAVE to mention how hot her rockin’ husband is!!!

I have many, many more ROCKIN’ girl bloggers that I could/should tag but I’m keepin’ true to my intent here!  Going to do a few past due e-mails.  Maybe finally upload some pages to my poor, sad, neglected ScrapbookGraphics CT member gallery, thanks Becky for fixing my sign-in btw OMG>…I sure HAVE neglected my CT gallery!!!  I didn’t realize just how long it’s been, I should be fired!!!  But PLEASE don’t fire me Maya!!  lol  Just goes to show ya how fast time really does go by…

Happy 4th!!

Wow have I been terrible about blog commenting!! I’m sorry! No excuse other than being busy with the kids lately and then being so tired…

Happy 4th of July everyone!! And for those who don’t have this holiday, happy Wednesday

My dd has a birthday tomorrow!! 7 years old. Time FLIES! I remember the year she was born. I was HUGELY pregnant with her. lol I looked kind of freakish I was soo big! Skinny arms and legs with a gigantic belly…my neighbor across the street had asked me if I was carrying twins! Thank goodness it was only 1!!

I was having a planned c-section. I had already had 1 section after a 40 somethin’ hr. long labor and had wanted to try having dd the “normal” way but my OB after numerous late sonograms to check her size said I’d probably end up laying there only to have another c-section. She was BIG, well she was supposed to be anyway and I can say at 8lbs.7oz. she was no light weight! lol Not to mention she had a really big head

I almost didn’t make it to the planned date with her! Had been having contractions for several days, REAL ones. I get to the hospital and the nurse hooks me up to the monitors etc…and says, “Did you know you’re having contractions?”!! Duh!! Really?? lol

The thing I remember the most about her birth is seeing her start to be pulled out. Before her body was out of mine she was crying and she didn’t stop until she was finally handed over to me to nurse! lol All the nurses and the Dr. were cracking up! Every 1st photo we have of dd shows her with her mouth wide open!! Just like now!

I got lucky going in to have her. They were FILLED up! They told me just about every woman in the greater Cinci area had gone into labor over 4th of July! I wasn’t going to get my private room and I was TICKED!! lol~I know, I know!! I’m a snob!! I just didn’t want to share a room and germs etc…Got lucky and someone got to go on home leaving me a private room

So my little dd was born. Almost a 4th of July baby in the millennium year of 2000 This particular birthday is perfect for dd!! She’s every bit as loud and sparkly as the biggest fireworks!!! Her birth date suits her personality

Don’t anyone go into shock but…………. I made a page!!! lol!!

I’m very patriotic. I’m very in tune to what sacrifices our military men and women are making for us to be able to be in the greatest country on earth. To be free. To be safe. To have good lives and have the opportunity to become anything we can dream of becoming.

I have some friends who have sons in Iraq and Afghanistan. Risking their lives for my children to be able to sleep in peace.

I was listening to “American Soldier” by Toby Keith and opened up PS and started playing with the few scanned photos I have of my dad when he was serving with the Marines in Korea in the early 1950’s. This is what came out…

I really would like to send it to him but I’m unsure. He’s soo…..I don’t know even what he is! He’s never really liked my graphics work. Says it’s not serious enough. I have another page of him with the kids that IS serious enough and is done in the “realistic paper” style. He looked at it and complained about the photo of him I used…sigh. Why at almost 40 years old do I still crave his approval?? I don’t know. Guess it’s that “always a kid” thing. No matter how old you become your parent always manages to send you right back to 9 years old! lolNow

Now maybe I’ll open up PS again. 2 days in a row?? OMGosh! lol Here’s a few tunes/videos to remind us not to forget our service men and women. What a great country America is!!

Trace Adkins~~The National Anthom

Toby Keith~~American Soldier

Toby Keith~~Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue, the angry American song

A True American Hero video