I am off with a but....

I am supposed to leave for my very favorite scrappin getaway for my 6th year in absecon, the bestist sdv thurday at 3pm,but there is a small fly in the ointment. I am fighting a horrendous head cold right now and had to call in sick so i could go to the doctor. i am so afraid this will get worse while i am away..hoping the doctor can give me some good stuff to fight it but alas, i think it is viral. the good news is after the doctor i can get a little earlier jump on my ride out of town instead of leaving and driving in the dark alone, i can leave a little earlier and noel will be with me, then i can get to the hotel and rest before the festivites on friday.say a prayer that this gets no worse and please God no flu...

I also had a wonderful reunion with my high school friends..more on that when i get back. got pictures too and yes i am the fattest one. but i think i am learning to accept that..sortof...

recent layout

i did this layout with some papers i got in a scrappy giraffe kit. just love these colors, the rub ons, and the fold out pages.I even cut the protector right! Today i spent running kids all over the place. we are all off from school. yay! and I am trying to be extra supportive of their social lives as I am grabbing my getaway next weekend. Dad is not so into the running, so they will rely on the mercy of friends when i am away next weekend, so i am the road warrior this weekend.I do get one interesting break tommorow. seeing my high school buddies. three of my dearest friends from the high school days. I do tend to put of these reunions since i am self conscious of my weight, but I am trying to get healthy and not put off friends for such a vain reason. I am actually looking forward to it...

braces braces and more braces...aaarrgggg

so right now I have three of my five boys in treatment and one finished. I had one that did not need them. notice i use the word HAD..the orthdontist has been watching him and is seeing alot of wearing on his teeth. so it looks like at least partial treatment. do not ask me where i am going to get the money ,but somehow we always do..between these and glasses(two kids have and son number 5 lost his!)Good Lord help me. That is Dr Loew and austin(son number 4), I see him more than my husband!! and that is NOT a good thing.

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this greeted me yesterday morning. this is at the end of my driveway taken with my camera phone....I am so lucky to live in this part of new jersey..

so right now it is late and i am tired. working all day and coming home to put the final touches on a charity crop for pediatric cancer research right now. i am excited and nervous. i want it to be a great scrappy day for everyone...wish i could just scrap but alas i will be working it...the upside...i can still shop i am sure! and who can be sad when you are around scrappy stuff...

few more pics from the top ten day

morgan not so happily helping put grocieries away...and the book bootie...now for a snow day:)

on the top ten of my favorite kinds of day

okay my most favorite days involve family time when we are together and really connecting,laughing etc. my second favorite day would involve a beach sand in the toes, but today was in the top ten. off from work (till monday) and with a few fellow scrappers took a road trip to scrappers cove a great store, and bought some scrapbook bootie...

hambly overlays, heidi swapp, bling, daubers, tim hotlz chipboard, inks..fun fun fun..and tommorow a scrap day in the plans:) it has been since october since i scrapped for myself...i am suffering from withdrawel...then i went to lunch using a gift certificate from a generous parent of one of my students in princeton...even getting parking right in front of the restaurant! The Parking Gods were smiling!

Then I got to go to Barnes and noble and spent my 125 dolllors in gift certificates that were christmas gifts...talk about heaven.

the day ended with counting my blessings..groceries(ordered over the internet) and healthy boys helping me put them away...warm home on this cold night and a loving famiy . I thnk God for all these.