my fun garage sale find!

i was out and about this morning and just down the street a older couple was having a moving sale. i stopped because they had some wood furniture pieces and i'm always wanting something of that nature. ha. anyway, i instantly seen this camera sitting across the garage on a table with jewelry. i could see the words 'rebel' right away. i was stoked! it was a Canon EOS Rebel 35mm camera. i have a digital Kodak but i have been wanting a 35mm. this was it! the tag said $40.00 and as soon as i picked it up and was looking it over the lady said "or you can make an offer". i hated the fact that i have not been pricing these items so i was unclear as to what it was worth but i knew with the lens, filter, flash and bag that it was probably worth $40.00. i sat it down briefly but felt that everyone there wanted it. lol i thought i had to take a chance and offered her $25.00 {waiting for her to say "are you crazy?!?"} and she instantly said "sold!". i couldn't believe it. there is even a new battery in it. i'm stoked. i think i done alright.

have you found a good bargin lately??? please share!

Scrappy Hour @ CMK!

If you scrap....and love a challenge that is step-by-step live on a messageboard you will love being at CMK on monday nights. I created this layout last night. Rachel is an awsome instructor and the group of girls there are great to be around. Come see me there!

NSD weekend...

National Scrapbook Day was on Saturday May 5th and I hosted a mini crop in my home for about 5 girlies. We had fun shopping the evening before hitting great sales at HL, JoAnn's & Michaels. The evening was not the most productive but we had some good laughs, good eats and caught up on news and gossip! Here are a couple layouts I completed...

motherhood...what a day.

i'm trying to de-stress from this afternoon. the day was going great...i was getting oodles of things accomplished and then my 11 yr old daughter screams MOM!

my 2 yr old had fallen down our cement steps out back. i heard him scream but he was over that when i got outside. i brought him inside and noticed his lip was swelling so i grabbed a cool wet cloth. he seemed fine. i noticed he had dirt by his mouth so i went to wipe across the bottom of his lip when i noticed more "dirt" in his mouth. well, it wasn't dirt..it was gravel imbedded in his teeth....wait a minute....his teeth don't look right.

i freaked. his front teeth were pushed clear back like someone folded them up! i didn't know what to do...he wasn't complaining...he wasn't bleeding. i took him to the emergency room. they said he was fine as far as any serious damage goes and Brody just wanted down to run around. i, on the other hand, was a wreck. i just kept thinking of his perfect smile. why wasn't i there to catch him?!? why do mothers feel horrible and at fault when something like this happens?!? all this crap is going through my head while we waited for a doctor in the ER....long wait.....

the doctor consulted over the phone with a local pediatric dentist and i agreed to let the ER doctor "pop" them back in place?!? they aren't quite back where they should be but they aren't back up into the roof of his mouth either.

we have an appointment with that dentist in the morning. guess where he is?? outside with his dad playing.

did i say....i'm a wreck. sigh. i need to relax. thanks for listening.

never been tagged....until now!

Dianne tagged me...

I didn't even know i was being chased. teehee

I can handle this one. I just have to share 7 random facts about me and then share 7 random scrap related facts {for fun, as Linds put it on her blog}. Enjoy!

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME

1. I am left handed {so is my hubby, how crazy is that?!?}.

2. I can plan a mean party/event {cuz I'm an event planner}.

3. I put my children and family before myself which leads to me going a little stir crazy after a few months and lashing out by spoiling myself. {hey, whatever works, right? lol}

4. My desire is to own and operate my own business. Not sure what it is just yet but I have this feeling it won't be too much longer {I do have ideas just not one particular}.

5. I can play a mean game of pool! I {heart} billards!

6. I have always been that fun...friends with everyone type of person. I was never in a "click" in high school but was friends with everyone. I love making people laugh and feel comfortable.

7. I am annoyed by people that don't try things before they say "I can't {in a whiny voice}". I just am slayed by people that think things are just handed to them. uuggghh! lol

SCRAP FACTS

1. I have more supplies then I will ever need.

2. I have been scrapping for 12 years.

3. My first scrap supplies were purchased in a run down Michaels store about 40 minutes away from me.

4. I rarely scrap about myself...of which I really need to change.

5. I like my style...if you want to call it a 'style'. lol I love using old and new products. I don't just chase after new items and use them in the groupings they are designed in. I mix and match with items I've had for years.

6. I haven't put my layouts in albums for about a year now...guess how tall my stack of layouts is??? lol {3 stacks @ approx. 10-12 inches high}

7. I love all the scrappy relationships I have gained through online scrap sites. I love sharing a passion with others even if we can't "hang out" in person.

Thanks for reading about me! Have a great scrappy day!

oh yeah...i've been scrappin'!

these are a couple of my faves from last night. i actually finished 4! this is good for me and my crazy life lately. enjoy!