Saturday, May 31, 2008

Memorial Day Pics

I wanted to take the time to create these pages quickly so you can view the pictures a lot quicker than if I had to do it the traditional way, LOL!! So I figured I would give Smilebox a try. Although it takes you to a separate page to view the layouts, it really does come out cute. Enjoy!!

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New changes, New demands!

Ok, so I hope that you all had a great Memorial Day weekend and were able to get some down time. I know I did, and it has been hard to get back into the groove again.

My family and I went to the beach for the weekend and boy it was beautiful, although the waters were a bit rough. Not the normal for the beaches in Sarasota, Florida but the boys did have a great time. I will try to get some photos or layouts up so that you can all see the fun.

To bring you all up to date on me, I have taken a HUGE step in my life and decided to enroll in college once again. This is why the disappearance and M.I.A. on my part for the last few days, I have been trying to adjust to the change so bear with me. I think I will be ok, now that I understand what my schedule will look like for classes but it has been a week of craziness! LOL! As you can see by the logo, it is an online college and so I am in what they call a "Distance Learning Environment", which essentially means that I take my classes via the internet.

As some of you may know or not know, my love has always been in the Medical field and so back when I first went to college I was majoring in Nursing. However, the current demands with my youngest son plus the scheduling demands of clinicals just don't allow me to go into the Nursing program at this time. So I decided to major in Health Care Administration. This program was available via online and it gives me the flexibility I need at this moment, with the opportunity of possibly reconsidering Nursing in the future.

I do want to report that I received my very first "A" on one of the first assignments for this past week. And do you know what the report had to be about? BLOGGING! I think I know a little bit about that. LOL!!! So of course I "A-ced" it.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

I've been tagged!!!

tagged by Jan!

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.


My seven facts:


1. I love to go on Cruising Vacations, so far I have gone on 6 of them and planning for a 7th.

2. I just took the steps to enroll in college again and heading towards the goal of my degree in Health Care Administration, although I am still having my doubts or maybe its a little fear!

3. I absolutely enjoy my TV shows - House, Grey's Anatomy, Brothers & Sisters, and Desperate Housewives.

4. I have entered a journey in my life to read more, enjoy life more and be aware of the simplicities that makes me happy.

5. My favorite foods are: Crab legs, Italian, and most certainly desserts of all kinds.

6. I love OPRAH! She inspires me in many ways to become a better me. LOVE HER!

7. I had the awesome experience of working within the Walt Disney World Company in several departments but my favorite of all was my experience in Feature Animation. I was able to experience the process of the creation of the Animated films and see the artists at work on projects like: Lilo & Stitch, Bears and Atlantis!


I am tagging bot Old and New Blogger Friends!

1. Maby's Corner
2. Who has time to Scrapbook?
3. The Scrap Princess
4. Scrapping Servant
5. Forgetful One
6. Making Scrapbooks
7. Scrap Happens

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Boys Night Out!



Today is a boys night out, my husband and our three boys are out seeing IRON MAN. Some of their friends went along too, to join in on the fun! I certainly was ok with staying home, catching up on some laundry and updating my blog. I am sure they are having a great time!

So what was your Sunday like? Mine, was just wonderful and uneventful! Sometimes being alone at home with some peace and quiet is very inviting! ;) I must say, I am enjoying the time for myself.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Scrapbook Celebration

Scrapping Servant Blog Party
I went to visit my friend Jan's blog and saw this post to join Carolyn by celebrating National Scrapbooking Month on her blog!!! There are plans to have tutorials, sketches, prizes, etc!! So I decided to join in on the fun.

If you are visiting from her site, I'm Evelyn and I'm a stay at home mom. I have 3 boys ages, 20, 17 and 6 and I also have a pekingnese dog who is also a boy. Lots of testosterone in my house, LOL. I have been married for 21 years this May 16th is my 21st Wedding Anniversary. I am obviously a scrapbooker, love the craft, love the art inspiring moments and enjoying the journey.

So go ahead and check out the links and hopefully we can all have some fun together.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Thankful

After all these days of just incredible situations going on in the world, Cyclones in Myanmar, Earthquakes in China, Tornadoes in the U.S. I had to take a moment to reflect and be thankful.

Thankful, that my friends that were in the path of the Tornadoe that hit parts of Georgia, are ok and suffered minimal damages. Thankful for the update that was posted by Heidi Swapp that she and her family are also ok! That was incredible that she was able to finally update and let all her Scrapbooking fans know that her family and her were not affected by that Horrible Earthquake in China! She knew people were worried for her and her family and took the time to update us. Thanks HEIDI!!!

So I am simply thankful, that no one that I knew by friendship or by Scrapbooking connection, was affected by these acts of Nature.

My prayers go out to the victims and families here in the U.S., in Myanmar and in China! May God be with them all during these difficult times.

Monday, May 05, 2008

May 3rd was National Scrapbook Day!














Of course you know what I did! I scrapbooked! I finally made that accomplishment, to actually Scrapbook on National Scrapbook Day. For a lot of you that means nothing, but to Scrapbookers it's like missing a MAJOR HOLIDAY like Christmas! LOL!!


I got together with some of my friends and attended a CROP that was being held on this very day!


Here are a few pics of us having fun!

Arleen and Maggie are in full creative mode!















Here are a few Christmas Layouts I did!