A Baby Name Thing

Well...the SSD Blog has thrown a curve ball this week for the "Our Blog to Yours" BUT! It is RIGHT in my "Home Run Zone"! LOL Baby Names! I am a certified baby name freak...so this should be fun...although, it may be tough because Meghan's taste is about as opposite from mine as it gets but I;ll give it a try!

Here are some name combos I like that may fit in with her other 3 girls:

Casey
Shelby
Marley
Landry
Avery
Blake
Morgan
Whitney
Quinn
Macy
Rory
Devereaux
Emery
Cassidy
Bellamy
Linden
Jessie
Kenna
Shea
Sinclair
Darian
Lowry
Sheridan
Harper
Brynn



Here are some names that are NOT unisex but may fit in with the the other siblings names:

Cassia
Tessa
Dara
Chloe
Camille
Maia
Calla
Lacey
Ivy
Annika
Halle
Jenna
Amity
Delia

Spreading Some Love

Oh wow, it's February already! How crazy is that? 2008 is already flying by for ME, I don't know about you. I'm hoping it's going to be a good year for our family. So far, no complaints! Yeah! On another positive note, my grandma's 99TH birthday is on Monday! Yes, I said 99!!! What do you think about that? She's still up and walking, and lives in an assisted living home, not even a full care nursing home! Unbelievable! She does have slight dementia, diabetes, and Alzheimer's, but she's still here and doing great. I only hope I can have as long and fulfilling of a life as she has. She amazes me! So for me February really is a month full of love. Along with my grandma, I have 7 other family members with birthdays this month AND of course, there is Valentine's Day! So, top share my lovey feeling this month, I made these little word arts, just as a little gift to my blog readers! There are 4 styles in the zip. 2 distressed, 2 undistressed. I hope you can use and enjoy these, and have a wonderful February!



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A Coffee Thing

The "From Our Blog to Yours" at SSD has a fun little internet survey this week. I am definitely a coffee girl-so this one was right up my alley. And as boring as it may sound. I am quite happy to learn...

You Are a Plain Ole Cup of Joe

But don't think plain - instead think, uncomplicated You're a low maintenance kind of girl... who can hang with the guys Down to earth, easy going, and fun! Yup, that's you: the friend everyone invites. And your dependable too. Both for a laugh and a sympathetic ear.

What Kind of Coffee Girl Are You?

A You Tube Thing

Well...this week's "From Our Blog to Your's" at the Sweet Shoppe is FUN. They are asking us to share our favorite You Tube video. I couldn't choose between these three-so here they are. Enjoy!

Rain-Patty Griffin

and

Tiny Dancer-from "Almost Famous"

and

Hey Ya-Charlie Brown version

A Rough Weekend Thing

Wow...what a rough weekend. You know it's bad when you can't wait for Monday! I was sick, my husband had tp work all weekend..it was just NOT fun. Then I wake up to crazy hyper kids, and well...I'm sure you get the picture. Thank goodness for my mom. She took my oldest son to a movie Saturday, then let him and my oldest daughter both spend the night with her on Saturday. So I did get a little bit of a sleep in on Sunday morning, but not much. I was up and at 'em at 8 am. But that is an hour and a half extra sleep for me. But hey, nothing a coffee pot couldn't fix!

Feeling under the weather did give me a chance to get some layouts made,some new products started, and I also got a few more things uploaded to both of my NEW stores! Very excited about that! Here is a look at a few layouts I did, some for CT work, some just because:

















Here is a little sneak peek of a few of my new products!




At Pickle Berry Pop:








At Purple Paper Flowers:







Hope you like them! And, as you may know, OAKS will be closing on January 31, 2008. MY SHOPPE is currently 60%(excluding already clearanced items and collab kits). So don't forget to stop in there and take a look around, some of those things may not reappear in my new stores!

Well...after a lovely weekend, it is now time for me to play catch up on housework AND laundry-how FUN! Wish me luck!

A Blinkie Thing

Would you like to win alittle gift from? A possible Guest CT spot? Or maybe even afull time CT position? Well...you COULD! All you have to do is sport my little fan blinkie in your siggy. I wander around the digital community-so you never know what forum I may spot you in.


(please save to your own computer and
upload to a file hosting site of your choice!)

With OAKS closing at the end of this month,I am busily revamping products, redoing previews, and setting up my stores at both Pickle Berry Pop AND Purple Paper Flowers!

As if that isn't enough, lol, being the hardcore scrap enthusiast that I am./ I've even managed to get a few layouts done the past few weeks too.



Here is a sampling:
















Well folks-thaty's all I've got for now.Time to get back to work!

A Merry Christmas Thing

Thank you all for a wonderful 1st year in the designing business. A small little gift, from me to you. Hope you have a safe and memory filled Holiday Season!



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Thank you to those who downloaded and took the time to say thanks!