April writing.
I DO still BLOG!!! It has just be B U S Y...and it's not technically FALL yet either! Usually Fall into Winter is major crazy busy time for us...but it's seemed to have come a bit early this year!
Last week is still a bit of a blur in my mind...and my body is still very much recovering from the 12-Hour-Blitz on Friday night...however...I will catch you up best I can.
Monday-Thursday work was insane this week. Granted, it kept me really busy so the week flew by but it was a bit high stress craziness for a hot second there!
Friday I took off work to complete some last minute planning and prep for Brittany's Shower (on Sat) I did get to meet up with my favorite boyfriend and his mom, my favorite Terri for lunch, but then it was back to the hecticness...which included mailing about 22 packages for some winning auctions from eBay...sheeewwwww!
Then it was off to the 12-hour-blitz. (that's right...12 hours locked in the church with students....7 pm-7 am....ahhhhhh! The night before Brittany's shower...am I NUTS?!?!) This would be our second one, last year we had an IBA-IBA blast and I was sure this year would be just as fun. We had about 42 students and it was awesome. The best game....by FAR...was Underground Church. Basically the students had to go all over the church (and if you have been there, you know it is large) and find special bibles that had been hidden earlier that had a cross in the front cover. They had to keep the bibles and try and make it back to camp by the end of the game without getting caught by the Leaders whop represented the KJB. This game was insane. Of course we had a few groups that didn't do very well...i.e. some of the middle school girls who wouldn't know stealth if it slapped them in the forehead and a few guys who thought splitting up when caught was the best option!! (Even if it meant running smack into each other!) Ashley and I teamed up to make the super KJB team....overall I believe we caught and confiscated about 37 bibles at my last count...I almost clotheslined of the kids in my my daring and awesome capture...and I am pretty sure we scared the *p* out of about 6 middle school girls trying to hide out in the bridal room! haha!
But let me tell you...due to all the army crawling and running and crouching...I am CRAZY sore. Like my sides are sore, my arms are sore, the top of my head is sore...all the way down to my stinkin' pinky toes!! But it was SO worth it. I think we played for over 2 hours...and the best part was the students really got into it!!! After that we filled the rest of the night with Barbarians, Hide-N-Go-Seek, Do you Like your Neighbor, Honey Do you Love Me and about 5 different versions of Dodgeball...including one with marshmallows. I do have pictures to share...but at this point I am realizing that I left my camera and Jason and Brittany's house tonight so that won't be possible to share them with you at this time. Boo I know.
Then Saturday morning came...7:30 am and I was outta there...running home to eat breakfast and sleep a little before the shower. Which went off very nicely...I still wish I would have done some things differently...I really wanted it to be nice for Britt and I hope it was... but I am a bit of a party perfectionist and it didn't hold up to my higher standards...but I did allow it to sneak up on my fast at the end there and all my lose ends didn't get tied up as nicely as I would have wished...oh well. She got alot of diapers and cute clothes...and it brought us one day closer to Miss Tessie's arrival so I will just focus myself on that!!! :)
By the end of the shower I was ZONKED....physically that is. My mind was doing pretty good. Although my spelling was suffering while making the gift list! haha! I went home and took about a 45 minute nap, caught up with Cory a bit and then cleaned the kitchen...I know...super fun.
Sunday rolls around...I am SO tired...I made sure to get caught up on my sleep but still found myself at 8:15 not able to function quite like I should be able to...so I begged Cory to let me meet up with him at church for the in-between scene, he was happy enough to oblige and although I did sleep through 30 minutes of my alarm, I did make it in time. Super sore back and all...Am I really getting so old that I ACHE when I wake up now...man staying up all night never took a toll that lasted this long on me before!
After church I went to lunch with my family and then we headed over to Sarah and Kyles house to help them move...as they are homeowners now!! YEAH!!! After that fun work, I headed over to Jason and Brittany's house to help...er...watch Jason and Cory put together some nursery furniture. Glad I got to spend a little time with them...soon it will be the Harris 3...and our no-baby-friends will soon be a baby-in-tow family, so soaking in some couple-to-couple time is good :)
I am now home...supposed to be sweeping for the family labor day party tomorrow...but I am thinking sleep sounds more fun. So the morning will bring me sweeping, tidying up and grilling time before the fam gets here....yeah!
Well, that's about it....you are caught up...so I hope you all had a great week...and I am back on the blogging ball...so no worries. Have a great Labor Day and see you all soon.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Simple Pleasure Thursday....
Cory Writing.....
Yes it is that time again. It seems like the weeks are just whizzing by and before you know it, it will be 20 degrees outside and I will be blogging about how I hate the winter, but for now it is Simple Pleasure Thursday.
So my simple pleasure this week is "Having your favorite cold soda at just the right time." We have all experienced going to the refrigerator or cooler and grabbing your favorite soda and taking a drink. You get that totally awesome burning sensation going all the way down your throat and you feel so refreshed. That is my simple pleasure.
You guys did a great job last Thursday with your responses. Lets see if we can get a couple new people leaving us with their simple pleasures.
Yes it is that time again. It seems like the weeks are just whizzing by and before you know it, it will be 20 degrees outside and I will be blogging about how I hate the winter, but for now it is Simple Pleasure Thursday.
So my simple pleasure this week is "Having your favorite cold soda at just the right time." We have all experienced going to the refrigerator or cooler and grabbing your favorite soda and taking a drink. You get that totally awesome burning sensation going all the way down your throat and you feel so refreshed. That is my simple pleasure.
You guys did a great job last Thursday with your responses. Lets see if we can get a couple new people leaving us with their simple pleasures.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
April writing...
First off, let me start by saying...the weather...is gorgeous today. And that can only mean one thing (well it could actually mean a few things....but anyways!) FALL IS ON IT'S WAY!!!
In fact the first day of fall is September 22nd and I am SO excited! There is so much to look forward to this fall...and I will share a few of those wonderful things with you in this post.
#1 - The birth of one Tessie Leigh. I am so eager and excited to see her. Our friends Jason and Brittany are due very soon. In fact she got some news today, because of some recent blood work she will be having Tessie a little sooner than the 25th. If she hasn't delivered by September 9th, they will induce her. So our prayers go out to them. That everything will come together, that she will get loads of gifts at this weekend's baby shower and that Tessie is a healthy beautiful little bouncing bundle of joy!!
#2 - This one is super exciting for me! I just got approved to be an Independent Certified Instructor for the Baby Signs Program! YEAH!!! This means I will be able to teach baby sign language as a second job!! :) This is going to be SO much fun!!! AHHH so if you have any friends or if you yourself wanted to learn to teach your baby sign language in order to encourage early communication, I can soon help!!
#3 - The Super-Hero-Ween Bash. I am terribly excited for this. The students (peer leaders) at Verb have been begging for a Halloween Party or Bonfire for a while...so we have decided and been approved to do it!!! We are so excited! It is going to be a carnival type atmosphere, with games and fall-ish things to do. As well as a costume contest...Make your own SUPER HERO...hopefully they will really get into it and bring their friend along!!! It's going to be GREAT. And the best part, it's for Middle School and High School kiddos only!!!
There is so much more....but it's getting busy for me at work again...I will talk more about it all later! Hope you are all having GREAT days!!
First off, let me start by saying...the weather...is gorgeous today. And that can only mean one thing (well it could actually mean a few things....but anyways!) FALL IS ON IT'S WAY!!!
In fact the first day of fall is September 22nd and I am SO excited! There is so much to look forward to this fall...and I will share a few of those wonderful things with you in this post.
#1 - The birth of one Tessie Leigh. I am so eager and excited to see her. Our friends Jason and Brittany are due very soon. In fact she got some news today, because of some recent blood work she will be having Tessie a little sooner than the 25th. If she hasn't delivered by September 9th, they will induce her. So our prayers go out to them. That everything will come together, that she will get loads of gifts at this weekend's baby shower and that Tessie is a healthy beautiful little bouncing bundle of joy!!
#2 - This one is super exciting for me! I just got approved to be an Independent Certified Instructor for the Baby Signs Program! YEAH!!! This means I will be able to teach baby sign language as a second job!! :) This is going to be SO much fun!!! AHHH so if you have any friends or if you yourself wanted to learn to teach your baby sign language in order to encourage early communication, I can soon help!!
#3 - The Super-Hero-Ween Bash. I am terribly excited for this. The students (peer leaders) at Verb have been begging for a Halloween Party or Bonfire for a while...so we have decided and been approved to do it!!! We are so excited! It is going to be a carnival type atmosphere, with games and fall-ish things to do. As well as a costume contest...Make your own SUPER HERO...hopefully they will really get into it and bring their friend along!!! It's going to be GREAT. And the best part, it's for Middle School and High School kiddos only!!!
There is so much more....but it's getting busy for me at work again...I will talk more about it all later! Hope you are all having GREAT days!!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Told you I'd be back...
April writing...
Well this is another informative Blog.
After my last post about Unexplained Infertility, you should basically be caught up on where we are currently. But to bring you a little more up to speed, allow me to explain our next step.
*note* this blog will be filled with links, so if your interested, follow the links to get more details about this process. Some links may be graphic in their description, however knowledge is power! :)
We are going to be doing an IUI. This is the basically the most logical next step in a series of processes that many women with fertility issues go through. We have already done three round of med only/Clomid and trying it all the natural way. Usually after 3-4 rounds on Clomid the doc wants you to rest for a month or two, to build up some natural elements in the women to help aid in implantation. I have been resting since the beginning of June. My doc didn't recommend doing any more rounds of Clomid, he thought in order to increase our chances of a pregnancy, we would look into IUI. So that is where we are.
Now, this isn't just a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kinda deal. There will also be doctors appt's (one every 2-3 days), medications (including daily shots) and sonograms at most of those appt's. Let me tell you a little about the meds I will be taking.
Follistim - This will be a daily injection that I give myself in the stomach. This drugs basic job is to stimulate Follicle growth. Thus increasing the odds of fertilizing the eggs, as there may be more eggs to choose from. This drug also increases the chance of multiples by about 10-12% according to most research I have seen.
Ovidrel - This drug seems to do the same job as the Follistim, and I am not quite sure yet of it's job as used in conjunction with the Follistim. So I will be finding out more about that when I meet with my Doctor.
Prometrium - This is basically progesterone. Which is needed to promote the fertilization of an egg along with a healthy uterine wall lining.
With all that being said, it is alot to take in. Alot of reading and research that I have been doing. I am both nervous and excited. Cory and I are of course excited about the possibility of getting pregnant, but if it happens or not this time around...we understand that we are in God's timing. We have been graced with great insurance...so we will do what we can as we can until we are blessed with our own little baby or babies (as Cory would like!).
Keep us in prayers...it's going to be an interesting next few weeks. We are hopeful and putting the situation in Gods hands. So know you all know what the plan is...and hopefully if I complain about some side effects or I seem a little off...now you may know why. My body will be doing some changing and I am going to do my best to keep up!!! I will update as I can.
Adios!
Well this is another informative Blog.
After my last post about Unexplained Infertility, you should basically be caught up on where we are currently. But to bring you a little more up to speed, allow me to explain our next step.
*note* this blog will be filled with links, so if your interested, follow the links to get more details about this process. Some links may be graphic in their description, however knowledge is power! :)
We are going to be doing an IUI. This is the basically the most logical next step in a series of processes that many women with fertility issues go through. We have already done three round of med only/Clomid and trying it all the natural way. Usually after 3-4 rounds on Clomid the doc wants you to rest for a month or two, to build up some natural elements in the women to help aid in implantation. I have been resting since the beginning of June. My doc didn't recommend doing any more rounds of Clomid, he thought in order to increase our chances of a pregnancy, we would look into IUI. So that is where we are.
Now, this isn't just a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kinda deal. There will also be doctors appt's (one every 2-3 days), medications (including daily shots) and sonograms at most of those appt's. Let me tell you a little about the meds I will be taking.
Follistim - This will be a daily injection that I give myself in the stomach. This drugs basic job is to stimulate Follicle growth. Thus increasing the odds of fertilizing the eggs, as there may be more eggs to choose from. This drug also increases the chance of multiples by about 10-12% according to most research I have seen.
Ovidrel - This drug seems to do the same job as the Follistim, and I am not quite sure yet of it's job as used in conjunction with the Follistim. So I will be finding out more about that when I meet with my Doctor.
Prometrium - This is basically progesterone. Which is needed to promote the fertilization of an egg along with a healthy uterine wall lining.
With all that being said, it is alot to take in. Alot of reading and research that I have been doing. I am both nervous and excited. Cory and I are of course excited about the possibility of getting pregnant, but if it happens or not this time around...we understand that we are in God's timing. We have been graced with great insurance...so we will do what we can as we can until we are blessed with our own little baby or babies (as Cory would like!).
Keep us in prayers...it's going to be an interesting next few weeks. We are hopeful and putting the situation in Gods hands. So know you all know what the plan is...and hopefully if I complain about some side effects or I seem a little off...now you may know why. My body will be doing some changing and I am going to do my best to keep up!!! I will update as I can.
Adios!
Fireproof
April writing...
Cory mentioned this movie to me on Wednesday after seeing an advertisement for our church going to see it together the day after it opens. I thought it may be kinda cheesy, but then I saw it was made by the same people who made "Facing the Giants" which I too thought would be cheesy, but it turned out pretty good!
So here's the trailer for it...Check it out!
I think it looks awesome...and it's a challenge to truly Fireproof our marriages. I am in for seeing it...however I can't make the showing with my church on the 27th due to a "scrapworthy" scheduling conflict...But I am in for scheduling a time to go see it on the Friday it opens, the 26th. Anyone want in?? I am going to find out where it is showing...and barring any late births for Miss Tessie Harris we can go see the movie together! So let me know!!!
In other news (oh I will just never get over the giggles when I say that!) Amazing Glaze last night was loads of fun...again. And I didn't make a flower pot as previously mentioned. I actually made two candy dishes for my LR that match the plate I made at the June ladies night. I am quite excited for them and my fingers are crossed for no 'glaze-issues' this time :) Here are some things we learned last night:
1. You CAN eat too much bread.
2. Dana is really Rachel.
3. Trying to line up tile blocks on a tummy doesn't work so well.
4. Two T's are better than one...especially if one is a baby t.
5. Never lose your receipt.
6. Amazing Glaze girls get amazingly frazzled when customers do #5.
7. Cinnamon Scones are from Baby Jesus.
8. Don't use the lizard stencil.
9. Adding dots to any design makes it super snazzy.
and
10. A fun night out with the girls is worth looking forward to!!
Looking forward to next time!!!
Ok I am gone for now...Google Reader has just notified me that I have 4 new blogs to read. So I am off...and I may be back :)
Cory mentioned this movie to me on Wednesday after seeing an advertisement for our church going to see it together the day after it opens. I thought it may be kinda cheesy, but then I saw it was made by the same people who made "Facing the Giants" which I too thought would be cheesy, but it turned out pretty good!
So here's the trailer for it...Check it out!
I think it looks awesome...and it's a challenge to truly Fireproof our marriages. I am in for seeing it...however I can't make the showing with my church on the 27th due to a "scrapworthy" scheduling conflict...But I am in for scheduling a time to go see it on the Friday it opens, the 26th. Anyone want in?? I am going to find out where it is showing...and barring any late births for Miss Tessie Harris we can go see the movie together! So let me know!!!
In other news (oh I will just never get over the giggles when I say that!) Amazing Glaze last night was loads of fun...again. And I didn't make a flower pot as previously mentioned. I actually made two candy dishes for my LR that match the plate I made at the June ladies night. I am quite excited for them and my fingers are crossed for no 'glaze-issues' this time :) Here are some things we learned last night:
1. You CAN eat too much bread.
2. Dana is really Rachel.
3. Trying to line up tile blocks on a tummy doesn't work so well.
4. Two T's are better than one...especially if one is a baby t.
5. Never lose your receipt.
6. Amazing Glaze girls get amazingly frazzled when customers do #5.
7. Cinnamon Scones are from Baby Jesus.
8. Don't use the lizard stencil.
9. Adding dots to any design makes it super snazzy.
and
10. A fun night out with the girls is worth looking forward to!!
Looking forward to next time!!!
Ok I am gone for now...Google Reader has just notified me that I have 4 new blogs to read. So I am off...and I may be back :)
Thursday, August 21, 2008
J & B Baby Pool
April writing...
Hey everyone!
Who wants in on Jason and Brittany's Baby Pool?
Here are the details.
There are 4 Categories:
1. Date of Birth (September 20th)
2. Time (i.e. 5:25 pm)
3. Weight (i.e. 8 lbs, 6 oz)
4. Length (i.e. 19 inches)
You can put as many guesses in for as many categories as you would like to!
It's $1 per category and the money is due as soon as possible.
If your guess is right in any of the 4 categories, then you get your $1 back for every correct guess!
The rest of the money goes to the proud parents of Tessie Leigh Harris!!
Contact me today with your guesses!!
Hey everyone!
Who wants in on Jason and Brittany's Baby Pool?
Here are the details.
There are 4 Categories:
1. Date of Birth (September 20th)
2. Time (i.e. 5:25 pm)
3. Weight (i.e. 8 lbs, 6 oz)
4. Length (i.e. 19 inches)
You can put as many guesses in for as many categories as you would like to!
It's $1 per category and the money is due as soon as possible.
If your guess is right in any of the 4 categories, then you get your $1 back for every correct guess!
The rest of the money goes to the proud parents of Tessie Leigh Harris!!
Contact me today with your guesses!!
Blah Blah Blahsssss
April writing...
So, let's see how I am doing on my list of things to do:
Finish stuff for Jason/Verb - CHECK (see below for some additional fun!)
Coupon/Grocery Store research - CHECK (see below for that bundle of awesomeness!)
Project for Amazing Glaze - CHECK (see below for my idea)
So not bad. In fact I will need to head to lunch here soon and head over to Food Lion to get my snacks for tonight.
Ok onto the continuation of the above:
Verb: I am just excited to say that our Halloween plans are a GO...and I am super-stinkin' excited about it! More to come on that later I am sure!!! But it is going to be "super" awesome! haha!
Coupons: Ok so I called around and checked some of the local grocery stores. I called Food Lion, Superfresh, Giant, Weis and Bloom. I found out the following:
Food Lion - Does NOT double coupons
Giant - Does double coupons every day up to $.50
Superfresh - Does double coupons every day up to $1.00
Weis Markets - Does double coupons every day up to $.50
Bloom - Does NOT double coupons
I am def. digging Superfresh's outlook on coupons!!! haha! So my plan is to get Sundays paper and see what I could find. I also ran across a couple other really neat websites that I may look into. They are GroceryCoupons.com and Centsoff.com. Both of these sites offer memberships per year and you go in and select the coupons you want and they mail them to you already clipped out. So you can do that on top of clipping Sundays coupons and really save a bundle! Like I said in my earlier post...one lady saved over $184 on her grocery bill and only paid $3.02!!! I am so there...I am all over that!!! Seriously! :)
So, now let's see...onto the Amazing Glaze project...I am thinking of doing a flower pot...and it will be sitting in my bay window...so I kinda want to go with the theme in my LR and DR. So I am thinking of doing a black pot and decorating it with white puffy paint swirls all over. (not sure why I am going to burden myself with the stress of puffy paint again, cause it nearly killed me last time!) The only difference this time is I won't be needing to match it up to the opposite side of my project. They can all be in their own design and shape. Sooo I am excited.
Alrighty, well I just had some work plopped down on my desk so I am going to get to work on that...then head to the store. Talk to you soon!!!
So, let's see how I am doing on my list of things to do:
Finish stuff for Jason/Verb - CHECK (see below for some additional fun!)
Coupon/Grocery Store research - CHECK (see below for that bundle of awesomeness!)
Project for Amazing Glaze - CHECK (see below for my idea)
So not bad. In fact I will need to head to lunch here soon and head over to Food Lion to get my snacks for tonight.
Ok onto the continuation of the above:
Verb: I am just excited to say that our Halloween plans are a GO...and I am super-stinkin' excited about it! More to come on that later I am sure!!! But it is going to be "super" awesome! haha!
Coupons: Ok so I called around and checked some of the local grocery stores. I called Food Lion, Superfresh, Giant, Weis and Bloom. I found out the following:
Food Lion - Does NOT double coupons
Giant - Does double coupons every day up to $.50
Superfresh - Does double coupons every day up to $1.00
Weis Markets - Does double coupons every day up to $.50
Bloom - Does NOT double coupons
I am def. digging Superfresh's outlook on coupons!!! haha! So my plan is to get Sundays paper and see what I could find. I also ran across a couple other really neat websites that I may look into. They are GroceryCoupons.com and Centsoff.com. Both of these sites offer memberships per year and you go in and select the coupons you want and they mail them to you already clipped out. So you can do that on top of clipping Sundays coupons and really save a bundle! Like I said in my earlier post...one lady saved over $184 on her grocery bill and only paid $3.02!!! I am so there...I am all over that!!! Seriously! :)
So, now let's see...onto the Amazing Glaze project...I am thinking of doing a flower pot...and it will be sitting in my bay window...so I kinda want to go with the theme in my LR and DR. So I am thinking of doing a black pot and decorating it with white puffy paint swirls all over. (not sure why I am going to burden myself with the stress of puffy paint again, cause it nearly killed me last time!) The only difference this time is I won't be needing to match it up to the opposite side of my project. They can all be in their own design and shape. Sooo I am excited.
Alrighty, well I just had some work plopped down on my desk so I am going to get to work on that...then head to the store. Talk to you soon!!!
I'm warm.
April writing...
It's hot in my office. Boo. If you know me, you know I hate being hot. HATE IT. So I just went and turned down the air...again...and it finally cut on. I know it is such a nice day outside, but I opened my window and it was doing little to help me. Boo. Ok I'm over it now.
So I didn't do the Wordless Wednesday like I was supposed to do last night...I choose rather to go to bed. Seriously. I was tired. So my b...I will catch ya next Wed!!
I am going to do a little something neat that I saw on Regina's blog. Wordle.net. Go do it...it's fun. Here's mine on Love and Marriage (yep, I hear you all singing the theme song to "Married with Children" now...oops.
I am not sure why it's so small...and I can't figure out how to fix it...but it's neat. You should go try! :)
Ok what else is on the agenda today...now that I got a little boredom out of my system. It is looking to be sloooooow day at work. I got here and there was nothing on my desk waiting for me. So I can finally get to the list of stuff to get done for Jason!!! I also plan on doing some coupon and grocery store research. I watched Oprah last night and there was a lady on there that used coupons on a double day at the store and her grocery bill was $187, but she only spent $3.02. AMAZING! I am so driven to try that now! I always get so excited at BJ's when I save lots of money with coupons. I believe my record is $46!! Not bad! Let's see...then I am filling out an application for a potential second job that I am super-de-duper excited about. I will be posting more on that at a later date!! :) I have to plan for my Amazing Glaze project for tonight's Ladies night. I believe that I will be making a flower pot...but I am not too sure yet! :) And that's about it for now...although I always find something to fill my time with!! :)
Be back later gators!!
It's hot in my office. Boo. If you know me, you know I hate being hot. HATE IT. So I just went and turned down the air...again...and it finally cut on. I know it is such a nice day outside, but I opened my window and it was doing little to help me. Boo. Ok I'm over it now.
So I didn't do the Wordless Wednesday like I was supposed to do last night...I choose rather to go to bed. Seriously. I was tired. So my b...I will catch ya next Wed!!
I am going to do a little something neat that I saw on Regina's blog. Wordle.net. Go do it...it's fun. Here's mine on Love and Marriage (yep, I hear you all singing the theme song to "Married with Children" now...oops.
I am not sure why it's so small...and I can't figure out how to fix it...but it's neat. You should go try! :)
Ok what else is on the agenda today...now that I got a little boredom out of my system. It is looking to be sloooooow day at work. I got here and there was nothing on my desk waiting for me. So I can finally get to the list of stuff to get done for Jason!!! I also plan on doing some coupon and grocery store research. I watched Oprah last night and there was a lady on there that used coupons on a double day at the store and her grocery bill was $187, but she only spent $3.02. AMAZING! I am so driven to try that now! I always get so excited at BJ's when I save lots of money with coupons. I believe my record is $46!! Not bad! Let's see...then I am filling out an application for a potential second job that I am super-de-duper excited about. I will be posting more on that at a later date!! :) I have to plan for my Amazing Glaze project for tonight's Ladies night. I believe that I will be making a flower pot...but I am not too sure yet! :) And that's about it for now...although I always find something to fill my time with!! :)
Be back later gators!!
Simple Pleasure Thursday.......
Cory Writing.......
OK I was very disappointed with the Simple Pleasure Thursday results from last week. Where are all those people that read this blog? Think of you simple pleasures and post them. It is amazing how blessed you will feel by just thinking about a simple pleasure every week.
My simple pleasure this week is a nice warm/hot shower.
We went to our leadership get a way last weekend and the shower was cold. Unless you were someone that could shower in a yucky shower or you were cool enough to figure out how to turn the handle in the other shower. I wasn't any of these people, so I had a freezing shower.
There it is...... please post your simple pleasure.
OK I was very disappointed with the Simple Pleasure Thursday results from last week. Where are all those people that read this blog? Think of you simple pleasures and post them. It is amazing how blessed you will feel by just thinking about a simple pleasure every week.
My simple pleasure this week is a nice warm/hot shower.
We went to our leadership get a way last weekend and the shower was cold. Unless you were someone that could shower in a yucky shower or you were cool enough to figure out how to turn the handle in the other shower. I wasn't any of these people, so I had a freezing shower.
There it is...... please post your simple pleasure.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Work it out Girl, work it out.
April writing...
So I did my second "Easy Pilate's" work out last night. It is only 25 minutes of some of the basic moves, but for me it is enough for now. I will slowly move my way up to the 35 minute one, then onto the 45 minute one. The pose above...that was the hardest and easiest pose to do. I know you are thinking that doesn't make much sense, so maybe if I say it like this. It was strenuous to do, but I actually did it!! Like I didn't falter at all...now my insides were shaking from holding my "powerhouse" so tight...but I did it!!
Cory promises that he will start doing the Pilate's with me on his next set of days off. So I am glad that I have till Sunday to perfect the poses so I look like a pro when he is rocking every which way during his first workout like I did! I am also gonna need to get a mat. I used a blanket last night (cause we have hardwood floors) and that was just an invitation for my dogs to lay next to me as I was trying to do the exercise. At one point Pickle laid under my head while it was up and when I came down I had a nice pillow and Olive tried laying on my legs; but that wasn't gonna work for me. So sad to say I had to lock the pups out for the duration of the Pilate's session.
My plan/goal/challenge is to do this every day at some point during the day for two-three weeks, then bump myself up to the 35 minute workout. That will be of course if I feel comfortable enough. I really want to master the basics before I move up...there is really no need to progress too fast.
I will also be hitting the treadmill again, three days a week. I am gonna try and do the "Couch-Potato-to-5K" workout. I really want to get my legs into shape again. They used to be my best feature (according to me) and they are well...let's just say they are lacking in that department currently. With my 34 pounds gone...there is a little bit extra all over, but especially in the thigh department. So that needs some work.
I have to kick my boo-tay back into gear this Wednesday. I weigh-in and start my 33rd week on Weight Watchers. I have hit a wall, but it's been my own fault. I have been slacking at tracking my points and kinda getting dangerously bored-snacky. I just want to get myself under 200 and keep it there for a while...of course going even further under that goal would be nice each week. I am currently hovering around 201...and I am over it. So BUTT...you are on notice, a good kickin is headed your way!!! Be ready!!
And congrats to my Mom who also bit the bullet and joined Weight Watchers!!! I think it will be great for her too!! She lost 2.4 (hope I got that right Ma) after her first week!! YEAHHH!!! Also, congrats to my birthday bro Dave, he has lost 15.6 pounds after I believe one month with WW!!! It's awesome!!!
So here's to GOALS and CHALLENGES and VICTORIES with both!!!! Talk to you soon!! (it's feeling like a long day today so I will most likely be back!!)
So I did my second "Easy Pilate's" work out last night. It is only 25 minutes of some of the basic moves, but for me it is enough for now. I will slowly move my way up to the 35 minute one, then onto the 45 minute one. The pose above...that was the hardest and easiest pose to do. I know you are thinking that doesn't make much sense, so maybe if I say it like this. It was strenuous to do, but I actually did it!! Like I didn't falter at all...now my insides were shaking from holding my "powerhouse" so tight...but I did it!!
Cory promises that he will start doing the Pilate's with me on his next set of days off. So I am glad that I have till Sunday to perfect the poses so I look like a pro when he is rocking every which way during his first workout like I did! I am also gonna need to get a mat. I used a blanket last night (cause we have hardwood floors) and that was just an invitation for my dogs to lay next to me as I was trying to do the exercise. At one point Pickle laid under my head while it was up and when I came down I had a nice pillow and Olive tried laying on my legs; but that wasn't gonna work for me. So sad to say I had to lock the pups out for the duration of the Pilate's session.
My plan/goal/challenge is to do this every day at some point during the day for two-three weeks, then bump myself up to the 35 minute workout. That will be of course if I feel comfortable enough. I really want to master the basics before I move up...there is really no need to progress too fast.
I will also be hitting the treadmill again, three days a week. I am gonna try and do the "Couch-Potato-to-5K" workout. I really want to get my legs into shape again. They used to be my best feature (according to me) and they are well...let's just say they are lacking in that department currently. With my 34 pounds gone...there is a little bit extra all over, but especially in the thigh department. So that needs some work.
I have to kick my boo-tay back into gear this Wednesday. I weigh-in and start my 33rd week on Weight Watchers. I have hit a wall, but it's been my own fault. I have been slacking at tracking my points and kinda getting dangerously bored-snacky. I just want to get myself under 200 and keep it there for a while...of course going even further under that goal would be nice each week. I am currently hovering around 201...and I am over it. So BUTT...you are on notice, a good kickin is headed your way!!! Be ready!!
And congrats to my Mom who also bit the bullet and joined Weight Watchers!!! I think it will be great for her too!! She lost 2.4 (hope I got that right Ma) after her first week!! YEAHHH!!! Also, congrats to my birthday bro Dave, he has lost 15.6 pounds after I believe one month with WW!!! It's awesome!!!
So here's to GOALS and CHALLENGES and VICTORIES with both!!!! Talk to you soon!! (it's feeling like a long day today so I will most likely be back!!)
Monday, August 18, 2008
What a weekend!
April writing...
Friday afternoon, I was picked up from work and whisked away on a Youth Leadership weekend in Frederick, MD. I was prepared for this and pretty excited! We got into our FARMHOUSE and got settled into our bunk beds, then we headed down for dinner and our first meetings. And that about wraps up the weekend...eating...meeting...and laughing! ha! (well you could probably say tooting too) haha!
No really, we got a TON of stuff accomplished and discussed. We are all pretty amped about the upcoming year and what God has in store for the VERB Youth Ministry! I am just praying that we can really get the kiddos behind it all and get them amped too! We talked about everything from how to get students in from the community all the way down to getting them into peer leadership. It's a long trek for most of them, but we plan to be there and encourage them the entire way!
We also did the ropes course together as a team. And I have one word for ya...Ouch. Seriously. I bit it on the little trapeze-balancing-triangle-thingee. I was getting farther than any one else had so far, and I was really concentrating and trying to reach the end. I got halfway through the really wobbly or rather jiggly line and lost my balance. I should have let go of the rope and caught myself on my feet (we were only like 3 feet in the air). but instead I held on for dear life (cause that is what my brain was telling my body to do) and I flew around, eventually landing on what was thought to be my pretty padded backside, then I proceeded to slam and bounce my head on the ground...thus letting go of the rope finally. Ouch. When I opened my eyes I see little heads bouncing into my view standing over me asking if I was ok. I was ok, but immediately sore and pretty dizzy. When I sat up it hit me how much that hurt and I did cry a little...I am not a wuss...but it did get me a little.
So then I went to nurse my wounds sitting on the balance floor. Brandy came and joined me, sitting on the other side of the floor and we balanced it out. That was until she started jumping around and up off the floor to get away from a bug. Without me realizing that my foot and ankle were propped underneath the floor getting ready to be slammed by the weight of the floor coming back down on my side (think of it as a big see-saw). Ouch again. So a few jokes were made about me not having much luck...and we proceeded to finish the rest of the course. I was able to do a few more things...and with no more injuries on my part! yeah!!
We wrapped up the weekend by planning a hopefully approved upcoming event!!! So I will be very eager to share more about that should it be approved (fingers crossed, hoping and praying!!!) and then we headed out to Cracker Barrel. Yes, thank you Baby Jesus. We needed some good food...didn't we ya'll?!
Overall it was really a great weekend and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I def think it should be a yearly occurrence! :)
The rest of the weekend went pretty well...Cory and I had a full day together on Sunday. We sat together just enjoying each other, which was needed for us. It came at the perfect time. I love how God steps in just when it is needed and stretches us, thus equalling a stronger love for each other! My time with my hubby made me really proud to call him my soul mate. Things don't always go the way we've planned, or the way we would have hoped but I love him no matter what. I know that God has huge plans for us...growing together daily, touching other peoples lives through youth ministry and being an elder, starting a family, being great parents and friends and just becoming the couple together that God designed for us to be. I love you CJE with all my heart, always remember that! :)
Friday afternoon, I was picked up from work and whisked away on a Youth Leadership weekend in Frederick, MD. I was prepared for this and pretty excited! We got into our FARMHOUSE and got settled into our bunk beds, then we headed down for dinner and our first meetings. And that about wraps up the weekend...eating...meeting...and laughing! ha! (well you could probably say tooting too) haha!
No really, we got a TON of stuff accomplished and discussed. We are all pretty amped about the upcoming year and what God has in store for the VERB Youth Ministry! I am just praying that we can really get the kiddos behind it all and get them amped too! We talked about everything from how to get students in from the community all the way down to getting them into peer leadership. It's a long trek for most of them, but we plan to be there and encourage them the entire way!
We also did the ropes course together as a team. And I have one word for ya...Ouch. Seriously. I bit it on the little trapeze-balancing-triangle-thingee. I was getting farther than any one else had so far, and I was really concentrating and trying to reach the end. I got halfway through the really wobbly or rather jiggly line and lost my balance. I should have let go of the rope and caught myself on my feet (we were only like 3 feet in the air). but instead I held on for dear life (cause that is what my brain was telling my body to do) and I flew around, eventually landing on what was thought to be my pretty padded backside, then I proceeded to slam and bounce my head on the ground...thus letting go of the rope finally. Ouch. When I opened my eyes I see little heads bouncing into my view standing over me asking if I was ok. I was ok, but immediately sore and pretty dizzy. When I sat up it hit me how much that hurt and I did cry a little...I am not a wuss...but it did get me a little.
So then I went to nurse my wounds sitting on the balance floor. Brandy came and joined me, sitting on the other side of the floor and we balanced it out. That was until she started jumping around and up off the floor to get away from a bug. Without me realizing that my foot and ankle were propped underneath the floor getting ready to be slammed by the weight of the floor coming back down on my side (think of it as a big see-saw). Ouch again. So a few jokes were made about me not having much luck...and we proceeded to finish the rest of the course. I was able to do a few more things...and with no more injuries on my part! yeah!!
We wrapped up the weekend by planning a hopefully approved upcoming event!!! So I will be very eager to share more about that should it be approved (fingers crossed, hoping and praying!!!) and then we headed out to Cracker Barrel. Yes, thank you Baby Jesus. We needed some good food...didn't we ya'll?!
Overall it was really a great weekend and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I def think it should be a yearly occurrence! :)
The rest of the weekend went pretty well...Cory and I had a full day together on Sunday. We sat together just enjoying each other, which was needed for us. It came at the perfect time. I love how God steps in just when it is needed and stretches us, thus equalling a stronger love for each other! My time with my hubby made me really proud to call him my soul mate. Things don't always go the way we've planned, or the way we would have hoped but I love him no matter what. I know that God has huge plans for us...growing together daily, touching other peoples lives through youth ministry and being an elder, starting a family, being great parents and friends and just becoming the couple together that God designed for us to be. I love you CJE with all my heart, always remember that! :)
Friday, August 15, 2008
Google saved me $2,650
April writing...
I am on my A game creepy dude...*this is kinda lengthy but I am angry, so learn from my almost mistake!*
So let me get you caught up...
So, Cory and I decided to sell our bedroom furniture on Craigslist. I took pictures and listed it on Sunday for $600. Monday morning, I got 6 hits. The first guy, David offered $600 and an additional $50 if I would take the listing off and promise it to him. He would send me a certified bank check for that full amount. Then he would send his 'movers' to come pick up the furniture. All I needed to do was send him my information (name, address and phone #) for the check.
I agreed to that amount (yeah an extra$50!) but I have been burned before and I didn’t remove the listing...ehh a little dishonest I know. (don't worry I almost paid for my dishonesty) and I sent him my info.
One...Two days go by…nothing from him, no email and no check. I start to get a little worried. Just because why hasn't he at least written back to say, got your address the check has been mailed, blah blah blah. So on Wednesday, I email him and basically say, I gave you all my info…when will I be receiving the check? When is pick up? Nothing...Wednesday night, not reply, Thursday am...no reply...finally Thursday evening I get a response.
He says, he checked in with is secretary and she wrote the check out for $2650 instead of $650. She claims that is the amount he told her to make the check out for cause she was supposed to be sending money to his movers to pay for the pick up too..but instead of two checks, she put it all on one check and is sending it to me. So he asked if I would get the check for $2650, take out my $650, plus an additional $50 for the trouble. The trouble part I guess pays for his next request. He asks that I take the remaining $1950 and money gram wire transfer it to his movers to pay for pickup and some previous other moving services they did. Then they will be buy to pick up the item.
I get a little pit in my stomach and I call Cory into the office to read the email and see what he thinks. We talked it over and agreed that there didn't seem to be any harm. Not that we would necessarily trust a perfect stranger with that of my money to pay someone else...but if he is, then we are honest people. We just want to sell the furniture. So, I emailed this "David" and agreed to accept the money and wire the extra money to his movers. I asked him for his movers info and when we would be setting up the pick-up. But I still had the pit in my stomach...
So today, Friday am and no reply from him, but by this point I am consistently seeing that he takes a day or two to respond, and it doesn't make me feel any better. So I talked to a couple of co-workers who said they would seem just as uneasy about it as I was. I went to lunch with Terri and she kinda hinted that he was a "sketchball" and all that. So when I got back to work I decided to do some research.
Here's where Google saved me $2,650. I went to Google and typed in "man on Craigslist had me wire money", Enter. About 10 pages of entries popped up. The second one was titled "Wire Transfer Scams" and listed Craigslist in its details. So I clicked on it.
And wouldn't you know, this was the very first thing mentioned:
"Craigslist Tips: counterfeit cashier's check & money transfer scams
1. distant buyer offers a high-value (but fake) cashier's check in exchange for your item
you receive an odd email offering to buy your item site unseen.
-cashier's check is offered for your sale item, as a deposit for an apartment, or just about anything else.
-value of cashier's check often far exceeds your item - buyer asks you to wire the balance via money transfer service
-banks will often cash these fake checks AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE WHEN THE CHECK FAILS TO CLEAR
-scam often involves a 3rd party (shipping agent, business associate owing buyer money, etc)"
WOAH!!! That is like EVERYTHING this dude has asked for! Immediately the pit in my stomach turned to anger and I texted Terri to say this dude was scamming me, and I emailed Sarah to tell her and I called Cory. Oh no dude. Your scamming days are numbered in my book. I am not helping you steal money!!
So I emailed him back and said this, "David, I have done some talking with my husband...and we did some research online. All things are pointing to this over-priced check and wiring money situation to be a scam. I am an honest person and I do not wish to be involved in anything where we will be taken advantage of or do something illegal. I truly just want to sell my furniture and get this situation taken care of.
At this point, please disregard my last email agreeing to wire the money. We won't agree to anything like that. If you want, when I receive the check I can mail it back to you. If you still wish to purchase the furniture I would have to ask that the $650 be sent to our account via PayPal or delivered in cash when the furniture is picked up.
So please respond in a timely manner as to how we will complete this purchase. If I do not hear from you by Saturday evening at 9 pm I will take it that you have decided not to continue with the purchase and I will be moving on to find another buyer.*Please know that if there are any problems with this situation I have copies of all our email transactions and will not be held responsible for any wrong doing.*"
So I am sure now that this dude is NOT going to respond to me...especially if he is a scummy scammer. I am so angry...I mean seriously, WHO DOES THAT??? I mean it's horrible!! And I am SO glad that I caught it...that I finally followed my intuition and did some research! So take this as a lesson. CASH only on Craigslist people and FOLLOW your intuition!!!
I am on my A game creepy dude...*this is kinda lengthy but I am angry, so learn from my almost mistake!*
So let me get you caught up...
So, Cory and I decided to sell our bedroom furniture on Craigslist. I took pictures and listed it on Sunday for $600. Monday morning, I got 6 hits. The first guy, David offered $600 and an additional $50 if I would take the listing off and promise it to him. He would send me a certified bank check for that full amount. Then he would send his 'movers' to come pick up the furniture. All I needed to do was send him my information (name, address and phone #) for the check.
I agreed to that amount (yeah an extra$50!) but I have been burned before and I didn’t remove the listing...ehh a little dishonest I know. (don't worry I almost paid for my dishonesty) and I sent him my info.
One...Two days go by…nothing from him, no email and no check. I start to get a little worried. Just because why hasn't he at least written back to say, got your address the check has been mailed, blah blah blah. So on Wednesday, I email him and basically say, I gave you all my info…when will I be receiving the check? When is pick up? Nothing...Wednesday night, not reply, Thursday am...no reply...finally Thursday evening I get a response.
He says, he checked in with is secretary and she wrote the check out for $2650 instead of $650. She claims that is the amount he told her to make the check out for cause she was supposed to be sending money to his movers to pay for the pick up too..but instead of two checks, she put it all on one check and is sending it to me. So he asked if I would get the check for $2650, take out my $650, plus an additional $50 for the trouble. The trouble part I guess pays for his next request. He asks that I take the remaining $1950 and money gram wire transfer it to his movers to pay for pickup and some previous other moving services they did. Then they will be buy to pick up the item.
I get a little pit in my stomach and I call Cory into the office to read the email and see what he thinks. We talked it over and agreed that there didn't seem to be any harm. Not that we would necessarily trust a perfect stranger with that of my money to pay someone else...but if he is, then we are honest people. We just want to sell the furniture. So, I emailed this "David" and agreed to accept the money and wire the extra money to his movers. I asked him for his movers info and when we would be setting up the pick-up. But I still had the pit in my stomach...
So today, Friday am and no reply from him, but by this point I am consistently seeing that he takes a day or two to respond, and it doesn't make me feel any better. So I talked to a couple of co-workers who said they would seem just as uneasy about it as I was. I went to lunch with Terri and she kinda hinted that he was a "sketchball" and all that. So when I got back to work I decided to do some research.
Here's where Google saved me $2,650. I went to Google and typed in "man on Craigslist had me wire money", Enter. About 10 pages of entries popped up. The second one was titled "Wire Transfer Scams" and listed Craigslist in its details. So I clicked on it.
And wouldn't you know, this was the very first thing mentioned:
"Craigslist Tips: counterfeit cashier's check & money transfer scams
1. distant buyer offers a high-value (but fake) cashier's check in exchange for your item
you receive an odd email offering to buy your item site unseen.
-cashier's check is offered for your sale item, as a deposit for an apartment, or just about anything else.
-value of cashier's check often far exceeds your item - buyer asks you to wire the balance via money transfer service
-banks will often cash these fake checks AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE WHEN THE CHECK FAILS TO CLEAR
-scam often involves a 3rd party (shipping agent, business associate owing buyer money, etc)"
WOAH!!! That is like EVERYTHING this dude has asked for! Immediately the pit in my stomach turned to anger and I texted Terri to say this dude was scamming me, and I emailed Sarah to tell her and I called Cory. Oh no dude. Your scamming days are numbered in my book. I am not helping you steal money!!
So I emailed him back and said this, "David, I have done some talking with my husband...and we did some research online. All things are pointing to this over-priced check and wiring money situation to be a scam. I am an honest person and I do not wish to be involved in anything where we will be taken advantage of or do something illegal. I truly just want to sell my furniture and get this situation taken care of.
At this point, please disregard my last email agreeing to wire the money. We won't agree to anything like that. If you want, when I receive the check I can mail it back to you. If you still wish to purchase the furniture I would have to ask that the $650 be sent to our account via PayPal or delivered in cash when the furniture is picked up.
So please respond in a timely manner as to how we will complete this purchase. If I do not hear from you by Saturday evening at 9 pm I will take it that you have decided not to continue with the purchase and I will be moving on to find another buyer.*Please know that if there are any problems with this situation I have copies of all our email transactions and will not be held responsible for any wrong doing.*"
So I am sure now that this dude is NOT going to respond to me...especially if he is a scummy scammer. I am so angry...I mean seriously, WHO DOES THAT??? I mean it's horrible!! And I am SO glad that I caught it...that I finally followed my intuition and did some research! So take this as a lesson. CASH only on Craigslist people and FOLLOW your intuition!!!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
l o g o s
April writing...
So I came home from work today and while waiting for Cory to wake up I did some more work on my Heartscape Designs logo. Here are two that I came up with...what do you think?
So I came home from work today and while waiting for Cory to wake up I did some more work on my Heartscape Designs logo. Here are two that I came up with...what do you think?
and for the more linear look...
Well??? Am I on the right road...do you likey?? Let me know what you think. Also...does the tagline work?? Hmmmm ok.
My simple pleasure
April writing...
My simple pleasure is having lunch made for me! This morning I got up, got ready and gathered my stuff to head off to work. When I got to the front door my lunchbox was hanging there with lunch made for me. I was so excited that I almost opened it up then and there to find out what Cory had made me for lunch...but I waited...ALL the way till I got to work!!
As soon as I got in...I opened it to find...Chips, PB & J (my fav), Kudos bars and PB crackers with a little note that read "Babe, I hope you enjoy your lunch. There isn't much here for a weight watchers lunch. Love You, Cory."
Aweee...he tried to make it WW friendly. You see there aren't many WW snacks at home, cause I bring them all to work...cause it is usually work where I feel 'snacky.' So I guess I will be needing to keep some at home so my hubby can continue to make me yummy lunches for work!
Thanks sweetie...I am eating my PB & J sandwich and chips now...and I will have my crackers later for a snack...you're the BEST!!! :)
My simple pleasure is having lunch made for me! This morning I got up, got ready and gathered my stuff to head off to work. When I got to the front door my lunchbox was hanging there with lunch made for me. I was so excited that I almost opened it up then and there to find out what Cory had made me for lunch...but I waited...ALL the way till I got to work!!
As soon as I got in...I opened it to find...Chips, PB & J (my fav), Kudos bars and PB crackers with a little note that read "Babe, I hope you enjoy your lunch. There isn't much here for a weight watchers lunch. Love You, Cory."
Aweee...he tried to make it WW friendly. You see there aren't many WW snacks at home, cause I bring them all to work...cause it is usually work where I feel 'snacky.' So I guess I will be needing to keep some at home so my hubby can continue to make me yummy lunches for work!
Thanks sweetie...I am eating my PB & J sandwich and chips now...and I will have my crackers later for a snack...you're the BEST!!! :)
*only slightly* Wordless Wednesday
April writing...
*let me prefaces this blog by saying I TRIED to upload this LAST night, actually on Wednesday and actually after I told Cory I would be blogging again* (Please see his post...this is my response!)
Anyways...here is LAST nights post...finally Blogger started working with me!
*Bathtime joy*
*let me prefaces this blog by saying I TRIED to upload this LAST night, actually on Wednesday and actually after I told Cory I would be blogging again* (Please see his post...this is my response!)
Anyways...here is LAST nights post...finally Blogger started working with me!
*Bathtime joy*Simple Pleasure Thursdays
Cory Writing....
I didn't think about this until after I blogged already, but I am going to start a new weekly tradition that I hope all of you will participate in.
If you live in Maryland and you have ever listened to 93.1 WPOC and heard Laurie Deyoung's morning show you will know what this is. Every Thursday she does Simple Pleasures and that is what I want us to start doing.
Here is how it works. Every Thursday I will give you my simple pleasure and then you leave a comment with your simple pleasure. It doesn't matter what it is as long as it is your simple pleasure.
My simple pleasure today is The Olympics and the competition of the Olympics. The fact that most of these athletes are truly only doing it because they love the sport and love the competition.
There you have it now please share yours with all of us.
I didn't think about this until after I blogged already, but I am going to start a new weekly tradition that I hope all of you will participate in.
If you live in Maryland and you have ever listened to 93.1 WPOC and heard Laurie Deyoung's morning show you will know what this is. Every Thursday she does Simple Pleasures and that is what I want us to start doing.
Here is how it works. Every Thursday I will give you my simple pleasure and then you leave a comment with your simple pleasure. It doesn't matter what it is as long as it is your simple pleasure.
My simple pleasure today is The Olympics and the competition of the Olympics. The fact that most of these athletes are truly only doing it because they love the sport and love the competition.
There you have it now please share yours with all of us.
What Im Looking forward to.
Cory Writing....
First of all I would like you all to notice I am on a roll with this blogging thing.
Second think after all the nice things I said about my wife, she goes and lies to me. She made me read her blog today and I told her I didn't want to because I read it at work, but she made me and said I will blog again. That is where the lie comes in she didn't blog again, so here I am left with nothing to read. HMMMMMMMM.
On to more important things like my blog. I have several thinks that I am looking forward to. The first thing is this weekend. As a youth group leadership we are going away for a little bit of planning, team building exercises, and a lot of fun. It should be a great time, plus I get to hang with my two favorite people (no offense meant to anyone else) Jason and Brittany. I feel like I haven't hung out with them in forever.
The next thing I am excited for is teaching my leadership class. I am teaching a leadership class at church for our youth peer leaders. I am really excited about doing this because I think it is going to stretch me, but in a way that I am excited to be stretched. You see I would love to teach classes, but it kind of scares me. So I am trying to overcome my fears and I am excited about it.
The next thing that I am excited for is a long term goal, but hopefully not that long term. My wife and I have sat down and made a pact that we are getting debt free and I mean it.... does anyone want a peanut. We have a plan and we are putting it into action and soon we will be free from the chains of debt. Rock on with our bad selves. I can't wait for all the people we will be able to help and all the things we will be able to do for others. (Anyone asks for a handout in your comments you will be taken off the help list ha ha).
So those are the things that I am looking forward too. Oh by the way before I go 1443 days till Jason, Brittany, April, and I go to London for Olympics 2012.
Until Next Time Peace, Love, and Hair Grease.
First of all I would like you all to notice I am on a roll with this blogging thing.
Second think after all the nice things I said about my wife, she goes and lies to me. She made me read her blog today and I told her I didn't want to because I read it at work, but she made me and said I will blog again. That is where the lie comes in she didn't blog again, so here I am left with nothing to read. HMMMMMMMM.
On to more important things like my blog. I have several thinks that I am looking forward to. The first thing is this weekend. As a youth group leadership we are going away for a little bit of planning, team building exercises, and a lot of fun. It should be a great time, plus I get to hang with my two favorite people (no offense meant to anyone else) Jason and Brittany. I feel like I haven't hung out with them in forever.
The next thing I am excited for is teaching my leadership class. I am teaching a leadership class at church for our youth peer leaders. I am really excited about doing this because I think it is going to stretch me, but in a way that I am excited to be stretched. You see I would love to teach classes, but it kind of scares me. So I am trying to overcome my fears and I am excited about it.
The next thing that I am excited for is a long term goal, but hopefully not that long term. My wife and I have sat down and made a pact that we are getting debt free and I mean it.... does anyone want a peanut. We have a plan and we are putting it into action and soon we will be free from the chains of debt. Rock on with our bad selves. I can't wait for all the people we will be able to help and all the things we will be able to do for others. (Anyone asks for a handout in your comments you will be taken off the help list ha ha).
So those are the things that I am looking forward too. Oh by the way before I go 1443 days till Jason, Brittany, April, and I go to London for Olympics 2012.
Until Next Time Peace, Love, and Hair Grease.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Trying my hand
April writing...
Well I am giving it a shot. Trying my hand at an online store.
I ran across this opportunity on some blogs that I read regularly. The potential to make some extra money creating one of a kind products is pretty high. In just playing around with it today I designed two shirts and a pair of shoes.
And they are all available for purchase!! (I don't set the prices however, so that is a little ehh...but according to one of the blogs...people STILL buy!)
So I am gonna try it out.
I am going to work on some designs for birthday cards, mom and dad cars, invites, etc. We'll see how it goes.
Take a look at some of my products and let me know what you think. Be honest about the whole thing...it won't hurt my feelings.
create & buy custom products at Zazzle
Well I am giving it a shot. Trying my hand at an online store.
I ran across this opportunity on some blogs that I read regularly. The potential to make some extra money creating one of a kind products is pretty high. In just playing around with it today I designed two shirts and a pair of shoes.
And they are all available for purchase!! (I don't set the prices however, so that is a little ehh...but according to one of the blogs...people STILL buy!)
So I am gonna try it out.
I am going to work on some designs for birthday cards, mom and dad cars, invites, etc. We'll see how it goes.
Take a look at some of my products and let me know what you think. Be honest about the whole thing...it won't hurt my feelings.
create & buy custom products at Zazzle
I think I will try to plan it.
Cory Writing.......
I am thinking about trying to plan and attend the Summer Olympics in 2012. In case you didn't know where the Summer Olympics were being held in 2012 it is London. They are going to be held from July 27 through August 12, so I have exactly 1444 days to save up the money and plan my trip.
I think it would be a really cool thing to do, but I don't even know how much money it will cost to go. I know that I will have to buy airfare and hotel, but I am not sure how all the events go. I guess you would have to buy tickets just like any other event that you would like to attend. Well, I think I will discuss it with April, but I think it would be really cool to attend.
Tell me what you think...
I am thinking about trying to plan and attend the Summer Olympics in 2012. In case you didn't know where the Summer Olympics were being held in 2012 it is London. They are going to be held from July 27 through August 12, so I have exactly 1444 days to save up the money and plan my trip.
I think it would be a really cool thing to do, but I don't even know how much money it will cost to go. I know that I will have to buy airfare and hotel, but I am not sure how all the events go. I guess you would have to buy tickets just like any other event that you would like to attend. Well, I think I will discuss it with April, but I think it would be really cool to attend.
Tell me what you think...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Tuesday...blah blah blah.
April writing...
Yeah for Cory! He has blogged three times since last Monday!!! Yeah sweetie!! See you CAN do it!! Even when you have a rough shift!
Now onto the headache part. So I decided to wear a headband today. I haven't worn this headband before so it hasn't exactly been 'worked out' yet. It is squeezing the life out of my huge brain and now I have a headache. But I can't very well take it off, cause then my hair will look pushed back without a headband and that's not cool. EHHHHH!!! Oh well.
I spoke with my BABY Nurse yesterday, Sonya. (She is amazing by the way. She makes up for the docs kinda quiet and dry bedside manner) Anyways, she has ordered my medicine and I will be going in to see them sometime around the 26th-27th. So I am excited...yipps. Cory on the other hand is not super excited. I mean he wants a baby, but pretty much up until now I have been having to do all the hard work...and by hard work I mean...surgeries, procedures, sonograms, bloodwork, traveling to Baltimore in the morning before work and being poked and prodded. Well now he has to be poked and prodded a bit. And he's not liking it! :) haha. I am not laughing AT you baby...just at your reaction. It's like a kid that doesn't want to go to the dentist! But you will survive...and you will be doing your part for a healthy baby too! :) So...more prayers please! :)
I have been looking at ways to spruce up and excite my home business. Starting back in the summer of 06, I decided to look into becoming a custom scrapbook and memory designer. I set up my business model, gave it a name, Heartscape Designs and to date have completed three projects for three customers. I have one customer now that I am awaiting pictures from...(Melissa!!) I am eager to work on her wedding scrapbook! I would say since earlier this year I have kind of let this settle and worked on some other projects.
Well, I am gearing up again and here are just a few of the things I am excited about offering:
- Scrapbooking: 12 x 12, 8 1/2 x 11, 8 x 8, 6 x 6 Albums with pictures/Premade (Baby, First Year)
- Postcards, Note Cards, Thank You Cards, Invites, Announcements, Labels, Business Cards, etc. (Digitally created and printed)
- Blog Extras - Headers, Footers, Title Boxes (premade or especially designed)
- Frames, Shadow Boxes & Tins
I am looking for some 'test' customers. This would be at no cost to you...but I am looking for some people that would be willing to let me use some of thier pictures and basically set up a 'mock' project to use for my portfolio and website as samples. Here are the areas that I need testers:
1. Baby Announcements (if you have some sweet pics of the little ones with thier birth info and name)
2. Graduation Announcements (have a family member that has graduation and have a pic of them and the date)
3. Baby's First Year Scrapbook (I am gearing up to make a baby's first year scrapbook, looking for a boy and a girl with pictures from newborn up to 12 months)
4. Other: anything you wish to try.
Each tester will get a copy (for free, if it is a scrapbook, this does not include the album) and I will use the project as a sample for my business. I would love it if anyone would be interested. So just let me know and that would be a HUGE help to me!!!! Oh and of course if you are willing to be an actual customer and you have a project that you would like completed I am available as well. Thanks guys!
Yeah for Cory! He has blogged three times since last Monday!!! Yeah sweetie!! See you CAN do it!! Even when you have a rough shift!
Now onto the headache part. So I decided to wear a headband today. I haven't worn this headband before so it hasn't exactly been 'worked out' yet. It is squeezing the life out of my huge brain and now I have a headache. But I can't very well take it off, cause then my hair will look pushed back without a headband and that's not cool. EHHHHH!!! Oh well.
I spoke with my BABY Nurse yesterday, Sonya. (She is amazing by the way. She makes up for the docs kinda quiet and dry bedside manner) Anyways, she has ordered my medicine and I will be going in to see them sometime around the 26th-27th. So I am excited...yipps. Cory on the other hand is not super excited. I mean he wants a baby, but pretty much up until now I have been having to do all the hard work...and by hard work I mean...surgeries, procedures, sonograms, bloodwork, traveling to Baltimore in the morning before work and being poked and prodded. Well now he has to be poked and prodded a bit. And he's not liking it! :) haha. I am not laughing AT you baby...just at your reaction. It's like a kid that doesn't want to go to the dentist! But you will survive...and you will be doing your part for a healthy baby too! :) So...more prayers please! :)
I have been looking at ways to spruce up and excite my home business. Starting back in the summer of 06, I decided to look into becoming a custom scrapbook and memory designer. I set up my business model, gave it a name, Heartscape Designs and to date have completed three projects for three customers. I have one customer now that I am awaiting pictures from...(Melissa!!) I am eager to work on her wedding scrapbook! I would say since earlier this year I have kind of let this settle and worked on some other projects.
Well, I am gearing up again and here are just a few of the things I am excited about offering:
- Scrapbooking: 12 x 12, 8 1/2 x 11, 8 x 8, 6 x 6 Albums with pictures/Premade (Baby, First Year)
- Postcards, Note Cards, Thank You Cards, Invites, Announcements, Labels, Business Cards, etc. (Digitally created and printed)
- Blog Extras - Headers, Footers, Title Boxes (premade or especially designed)
- Frames, Shadow Boxes & Tins
I am looking for some 'test' customers. This would be at no cost to you...but I am looking for some people that would be willing to let me use some of thier pictures and basically set up a 'mock' project to use for my portfolio and website as samples. Here are the areas that I need testers:
1. Baby Announcements (if you have some sweet pics of the little ones with thier birth info and name)
2. Graduation Announcements (have a family member that has graduation and have a pic of them and the date)
3. Baby's First Year Scrapbook (I am gearing up to make a baby's first year scrapbook, looking for a boy and a girl with pictures from newborn up to 12 months)
4. Other: anything you wish to try.
Each tester will get a copy (for free, if it is a scrapbook, this does not include the album) and I will use the project as a sample for my business. I would love it if anyone would be interested. So just let me know and that would be a HUGE help to me!!!! Oh and of course if you are willing to be an actual customer and you have a project that you would like completed I am available as well. Thanks guys!
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