SNOW, SNOW, AND MORE SNOW!!

We had our first really big snowfall yesterday into this morning...almost six inches and it's really bright outside and cold! Of course, cities in southern Indiana got alot more snow and some icing so ours isn't the most seen in Indiana, but it's still our first major one...the past snows have been less than 2 inches at most...so this is going to be something all the kids will really enjoy.
It's also a good day to stay inside and get some scrapping work done and all my laundry. I actually just completed putting together on of the 36 page layout kits that I got from QVC--it was 18 two page layouts and they actually are pretty neat looking, now I have to start the second kit of another 36 pages...but I have the next four days off so that's plenty of time to do them.
I'm also doing a little house cleaning and spreading it out over the next couple of days....I dusted a vacuumed today downstairs, tomorrow I'll clean the kitchen and half bath, and on Friday, I'll clean our bedroom and the full bath..then I'm done! Of course, housework is never completely done, because no sooner do you have it done than it's time to do it again, at least at my house that's the way it goes. My DH can be a real slob and it's even worse now that he has one eye patched and can't see all that great--I cleaned this morning and he's already made two big messes since then that I've had to clean up...like I said, never ending!!
Well, my dryer is buzzing so I better go get the clothes out and folded--don't want alot of wrinkles!!

PRESENT FOR ME...

Yeah, today I got my Cricut Expression!!! Now if I can only get alot of time to play on it and learn all the features, LOL!! This was a purchase that I've put off ever since they came out, but my MIL decided that she was going to give her children some of their inheritance while she was still living so she could see us all enjoy it--this was for Christmas--so my DH purchased something he's been wanting for a long time and he told me to get my E since the LSS I work at told me they would get it for me at their cost..so I went for it. Kind of an early Valentine and Anniversary thing for us both!! I told him I would see if I could sell my baby bug too since I really don't need it now, but it's not going to be easy since alot of people already have them or the E--oh well, there will be someone who wants it, I'm sure. That's my news for today.
Now off to get ready to watch "24".

It's been awhile...

Wow, I didn't realize that I haven't posted anything since last weekend! Of course, there really hasn't been anything exciting going on in my life. I did complete a school album for a friend's preschool aged son, it was 8x8 and all she had was 4x6 pictures that I couldn't crop down (would lose too much of the image), but she loved it and I did it for only $60.00 (20 pages). I also completed a baby boy album as a gift for my nephew, whose wife is expecting in April--another 8x8, they are so easy to do and fun too. I didn't get pictures of the school album so can't post and I haven't gotten the baby one yet, so guess I'll post them later.

Update on my hubby's eye--it's still out of commission and he's getting more and more depressed about it. Oh and is becoming extremely grouchy!! Of course, the winter weather--cold and dreary looking doesn't help him--winter always makes him depressed and this eye problem has just compounded it. This is the time of year he normally does alot of woodworking projects but not being able to see has put a big damper on that past time, so he's bored too. I've tried to get him out but he doesn't want to do anything...I told him I was going to call his doctor and see if they could give him some prozac! LOL!! (Actually, that's not a bad idea the more I think about it)

It's supposed to get freezing cold again tonight and they're calling for some major snow early next week, possibly up to 6 inches or more!! Thankfully, it's forecasted for Wednesday and I'll be home--good day to spend in my PJ's scrapping!! I hope anyway!

Well, that's all for today...I'l try to keep this updated more often in the future.

My Granddaugthers...

These are some new layouts that I completed today of both of my granddaughters..the Santa layout is my 3 1/2 yr old Maxie who lives in Arizona and the other one is my 10 mo old Ashley who lives in Ohio. It's so much fun doing girly layouts for a change...since I've been scrapping for 6 yrs and done nothing but boys (my grandsons). Hope you like them.

COLD--COLD--COLD!!!

It is soooooo cold out today that all I want to do is curl up with a blanket and sleep, but I won't. I am staying inside the rest of the day though...no running to the scrapbook store or anything that requires me to go out again. I did the grocery , the doctor's office and the drug store earlier and that's it for exposing myself to this cold crap!! I'm going to make a big pot of chili and do some work here in my scrapbook room and that's it. They say this is the coldest temps we've had in 30 some years and I believe it...it's colder here than in Alaska!

Took Bruce to his doctor this morning for a follow up from our trauma this weekend and they put him on medication for his blood pressure....now we wait and see if his vision will clear up in the next couple of months (sure hope so) or if he'll have to have surgery to correct it. The doctors are still not completely sure why this happened--could have been a mini stroke due to his blood pressure or could be something else going on with his brain. Right now, they want to wait before doing anything else, but down the road if things don't improve, he'll have to do an MRI of the brain to see if there is something more going on...but for now both doctors want to wait to see how it is in a month.

Well, off to cook my chili.

Sunday, January 11, 2008

Today started out really great, got up early, read the paper, then went to breakfast with my DH family--his aunt takes us all out for a yearly new year breakfast (us, my two SIL and their spouses, and my MIL) it's a tradition that started several years ago with my husband's grandmother and now his aunt does it in her memory. Anyhow, as we left the restaurant my husband said I'm seeing two of everything and when I asked him how long this had been going on he said it started Saturday morning. He's such a pain in the butt about telling me when something is not quite right, especially if it entails seeing a doctor!! When we got home, I immediately got online and looked up causes for double vision while calling my mom, who told me to take him asap to the ER...when I pulled up the causes online I knew what had happened---he had suffered a mini stroke. So called the clinic, his doctor was on call and told him to get to the urgent care immediately...so I drove him to the UC, where he was checked out and told it was most likely a mini stroke but because it happened yesterday any testing they would do wouldn't show anything--in other words, he waited too long. However, they did make an appointment with an optomologist for Monday a.m. so they could see if there has been any damage to his eyes, then patched over one eye to alleve the double vision for today. So this day, had turned out not to be a good one for me...now I have to worry about something happening in the future and my DH is only 59 yrs old. Guess, I better be praying alot more and making plans to live our life to the fullest from now on. I have only told three people (my mom, my DSIL,a nd my BFF) about this and will not tell our children since they all live in other states and no use to upset them right now until we know more of what's going on. I really am hoping that this is something that will pass quickly and with the right care can be controlled to prevent anything worse.

Sorry for rambling I'm just really upset about this and the fact that my DH didn't tell me when I came home from work last night...he thought it was that his glasses where going bad--Men, what can you do about them??

That's all for today!! I'll keep posting updates as we find out more.

Quiet Sunday..

It's finally Sunday, the house is at last quiet and company free! I've finished our grocery shopping, vacuumed the downstairs, and now the rest of the day is just going to be for me to rest up for this coming work week.
My DH goes back to the surgeon this Tuesday for a after surgery checkup and I sure hope that the doctor tells him he can start using his hand more because I'm really worn out playing maid and nurse, especially since we had the holidays and company to deal with for the past two weeks. Can't wait for him to be back 100%, but who knows when that will be!
This is also my week to go to Illinois and take my mom shopping for groceries and whatever else she might need..that is unless we get a big snow storm, which doesn't appear likely from what I've seen. So with work, mom day, and my husband, it's going to be another busy week in my otherwise boring life!! I'm so tired I don't even feel like doing any scrapping today..so I' guess I'll spend the afternoon surfing my favorite websites and if I really get in the mood, maybe clean up my desk--there are papers all over it and my work tables. It's got to get done soon I know because I have to get organized for a class I'm doing at our LSS on the 22nd and I'll need some of these papers --the sketches that I've downloaded anyway. Guess I could do it for the next hour, then at least I can say I did accomplish something today, LOL.

The above layouts were completed today, which means all my Christmas pics have been scrapped for 2008!!! The top pic is actually page 2 for the layout below it...still learning how to do this downloading thing. Enjoy.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wow, I can't believe that it's January 1, 2009 already...this past year went by way too fast for me. There has been so much going on with our family the past year with traveling to see our kids in Arizona and Ohio, not to mention my bi-weekly trips to my mom's in Illinois and our two vacations (road trips)...and working part time...and the birth of our newest grandchild last March. Just a very busy year, so we hope that this year will slow down just a bit--doubt it, but one can dream!!
We haven't done alot today...our grandsons are here and playing with all their Christmas stuff, my husband is just resting and enjoying being with the boys, and I've been doing some scrapbooking of our Christmas pictures of the little kids. So far, I've accomplished two layouts today, I did two last week, and I've got two more pages to do before I'm done. I might get them in tonight while the boys watch the new Mummy movie. No pictures yet of the ones I've completed but I'll try to post them later after I've finished up with all my pictures. Of course, my first two are hanging at the LSS, so they won't be posted, but I will post a few of these new ones.
Guess, it's time to think about starting supper, I'm getting rather hungry and I have laundry to dry.
I do hope everyone is having a great New Year's Day and will have a very prosperous and happy 2009!!