Shannon’s Shenanigans

Hey, my loyal followers! All 3 of you. lol I took part in a digital layout swap at http://www.thescrapaddicts.com. I had to make a LO for my dear friend Eryn. She loves it! She said nobody would believe I’m a beginer. lol Wanna see the LO?

I’m not showing it to you yet!

Still eating pretty good. Except for last week. It was a really bad week. Wasn’t sleeping well, my Uncle died, and a few other family issues to deal with. Ugh! But I did jump right back on the healthy kick with no problems. Yeah!

Oh, got my computer back! It’s fine. My monitor was the problem. The tech that called me to tell me I could pick up my hard drive said they had to send away my monitor. Didn’t know how long it would take to get it back and it was not one they could just replace. Get there to pick it up and the clerk I spoke to just replaced my monitor. I was so glad he did that! And if you want my two cents, I will never buy anything from FS (a well advertised electronics store), because their service [b]really[/b] sucks! I worked in the customer service field for many many years and I know good service. And telling me my computer would be ready in 10-14 days and then telling me it won’t even be looked at it that time frame when I call to check on it, is definately NOT good service! Then, they told me that if I had to wait for parts it would be that much longer. Ummm…, excuse me! That is unacceptable!! Okay, that’s enough ranting! I’m glad to have my computer back. Ahh!

Let’s see what else is new lately… Not much, been very busy at work. Want to scrap but don’t really have the time. Might do a quick digi LO tonight though. Just to satisfy that creative urge. lol Well, I should get going. Night everybody!

Been sick all weekend. Blech! I’m sure I’ll be fine tomorrow as I couldn’t be sick on a work day.

I’m using my old computer because my good one is in the shop. But the screen on this one is a tad narrow as in I can’t see my whole post so if I make a typo I have to wait until my other computer gets back to fix it.

I think I’ve been doing well in the getting healthier thing. I’ve cut out pop (Pepsi) and cut back on caffine. Even if my doctor tells me a lttle caffine is good for me. It helps my meds work. I’m eating better. And this week I start an excersize plan. DD is starting it with me. They say having a buddy makes it easier. So we are going to do it together. Plus it should give us more time together and maybe help our relationship too.

Hope my computer is ready to pick up soon. I have things I need to do that I can’t do on this one. It’s a tad old. Still runs Windows 98.  Okay, gotta go.

Yup, it was! And today was best. Spent the whole day with DD and it was fun, stress free and fight free. Yeah! Love days like that.  We went for a drive, ended up in Yorkton. Checked to see if I could find a new comforter for my new bed. No luck! Got DD a new shirt and some shampoo and conditioner, and I got her a CD. Needed the CD, there is a good stretch of highway that we couldn’t get a good station on. Although, I don’t think her choice was that good. lol Had Wendy’s for supper. It was so so. I must be getting old, I don’t think my favourite burger place makes good burgers anymore. Mine are better. And probably lower in fat. lol

Lets see. Busy times coming up. Need to write a letter, make a poster, fix up some other posters and hang them, finish my assignment and do up a presentation. Plus getting ready for Opening Day at work. Whew! Getting tired just thinking about it. lol

So, I’ve been dabbling in Digi scrapping lately. But you have all seen my stuff so, I’m not posting it here. lol Got a new camera a few weeks ago. Love it!  It takes great photos. They are so much clearer and brighter than what my old camera would take. Wish I had had it when I took the pic of Desi’s LO.   I just couldn’t get a good shot of that LO.

I’ve switch my daily can of Pepsi for tea. Yeah! It’s been awhile. Pepsi doesn’t even taste as good any more. I guess that means I was successful? lol Now to get moving more. That’s the hard part. Maybe posting it here will help me to be more accountable to doing it.

Well, I think that’s all I have been up to lately. Talk to my few loyal followers soon. TTFN

OMG!! Yeah! YEAH!!!

This is the LO that Desi opened today:

I just love it! And didn’t want to give it away. lol I’m glad you like it Desi!

Things that made me smile today:

~ Getting my to do list done

~ Talking to my daughter on the phone

~ A good hair day, almost. lol I still have one side that refuses to flip the right way. LOL

~ Cadbury mini cream eggs. Yum!

~ Changing my blog post title to something a little more creative than just the date. lol

~ Driving through water puddles! Especially if there are no pedestrians and I can go fast! Well, not over the speed limit though. :S

So, what made you smile today? Share please.

I’m still waiting for my friend to get her LO so I can post what the whole thing looks like. She even promised to try to get a pic of her when she opens it, if her DH is home when she gets it. I hope he is cause I’m so excited and only wish I could have given it to her in person to see her reaction. I think it’s my best work yet! And I gave it away. :’(

Hey Suzie! I’ve been thinking about you. Wondering when you were going to give me heck for not updating my blog. lol I knew it had been a long time but didn’t realize it had been this long. Yikes! Stealing time from MB posting to update.

I’m doing okay at eating healthier, even managing to make portions smaller. Haven’t been so good at getting moving. But I’m feeling better. Can’t wait for the ice to be gone so I can get outside and maybe even on my bike. It needs  a new tire, I think. Have to get it checked out.

So, I’ve been growing my hair out and it’s almost as long as it was 15 years ago. That last time it was long. Feels kind of nice to have hair that is long enough to move. My mom is loving it, she hates when I wear it super short.

Participating in a layout swap and I’m dying to show off the layout I made for my friend. But I can’t until she sees it. I just love it so much! I told DD that I need a layout of a child I don’t know in my scrapbook and that I should just send a copy of the layout. lol Want a sneak peek?

I punched the butterfly, stamped the top, and embossed the back. I love how they turned out.

I won an awesome set of stamps a while back on Adrienne’s Sentiments, http://adriennekennedy.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Check out her blog. Thank you Adrienne! I love them and have been putting them to good use.

still the 14th to me. lol And posts two days in a row! Ach! I must be sick. lmbo

The chocolate covered strawberries were yummy! And DD loved her card! Did I tell you I love her. She said it was very cool! Awe!!

I made a LO tonight; not sure that I like it. I’ll wait and see.

I have a few things to do tomorrow to get ready for our little event at work on Monday. Yeah! I can’t wait. I’m actually excited about this one. Not that you could tell if you had heard my radio interview, before editing. Ugh! I could not say “snow fort building” for love nor money. And I was reading from my event volunteer list; their positions are listed too. Does everybody get this nervous before an event they have planned? Even if it’s not their first?

I should be in bed, so why am I still up? Well, even if I was in bed I couldn’t sleep. DD is singing her heart out across the hall. *eyes rolling* Soon she will go to sleep. I hope. lol 

What am I going to do tomorrow? I need to sweep, run to the store, and do some laundry. But that’s really all. Hope to scrap a bit too.

So, I’m really trying to be healtier. I’m planning meals, so less junk is eaten. *thumbs up* I’m trying to get a little more activity in my life. Been on my step twice this week, both times longer than the time before. And that’s more than last week. *thumbs up* Trying to cut back on my caffine intake. I love to have 1 a day. And normally that’s all I have but when I was really stressed out a little more than a year ago I started to have 2 or 3 and I have not been able to get back to 1 a day. Plus it would help with weight issues. Heck even just switching my Pepsi for tea would save about 135 calories/serving. So, for now that’s what I’m trying to do, just switch them. In the summer I’m not much of a hot tea drinker so it should be easier to cut that back too. Not that I drink my tea hot. I let it sit until it’s a little more than tepid then I drink it like a glass of water instead of sipping it. lol

The caffine in 2 or 3 servings a day every day makes me a little jittery. The odd day with an extra serving or two doesn’t bother me but day in day out it does.  Two down, one to go. I’ll just keep taking it one day at a time. Okay, that’s more than enough info for cyberland.

Wonder how long the prize I won will take to get here. It’s coming from Colorado. I’m very excited. Yeah! Hope it gets here this week and that I don’t have to pay too much duty on it.   Oh, I think I hear silence. Blessed silence….. lol Night all!

Ugh! I haven’t been blogging much lately. Don’t have much to say. I’ve been scrapping lots though.  Yeah! Hoping to do some this weekend too. Tomorrow I’m going to make chocolate covered strawberries with DD. She asked for them last night. And it is Valentine’s Day…

My friend Eryn has the cutest digi kit up for sale.

To buy it visit her blog at: http://www.erynsscraps.blogspot.com/

And since I started my blog to show off some of my work I should do that again. lol

I know skulls and crossbones aren’t your typical Valentine’s embellishments but they so suit my DD.   I think she is going to love it! I’ll have it out for her tomorrow with her gift.

A few years ago I took this photo for a photo challenge. The cherries are in a white bowl but I somehow managed to get a “glowing” effect. It’s so cool. I have wanted to scrap it for awhile now but just wasn’t inspired to do so until the Dr. Suess crop at http://www.skrapnchat.com/ the other week. Suzie’s “There’ll be no pink cause pink just stinks” challenge was the perfect inspiration for it. Even though I started out planning on using a differnt photo for that challenge. lol I love how this turned out!

Eryn, the conversation I had with DD in the last post was a good one. She even told me I was a good mom. I love her!

Hello!

Man, where has the month gone? Got some time this weekend? Come scrap with us at http://www.skrapnchat.com/forum/. Not much happening otherwise. I took a nap tonight instead of cleaning my floors. Guess I’ll be doing them this weekend. I had wanted to have all my chores done so I could just scrap but….

I think I hate my car. We’ll have to wait and see how it goes. A new car is not supposed to do this crap. One of the reasons I chose a new car.

I’ve been working on getting back to my old schedule. I miss it. I don’t like when I throw it out of whack, especially for long periods of time. What happened to the time when I just did what ever? Oh right that was before DD. lol

Need to go pay my rent tomorrow. Didn’t do it yesterday, I went to the LSS instead. ::) And today my car was in the shop. But I don’t have anything else I want/need to do at lunch so should be good to go. Well, I should go check on my favourite sites before I have to go to bed. Night cyberland!

PS: Tonight DD told me it’s my fault  that we are not a normal family. I was ticked. But I asked her nicely to write me a letter explaining what her idea of a normal family is. She asked why and I said so that I would know what I’m doing wrong. She said, “We’ll never be a normal family. I’m just weird and your….” I just laughed at that comment. Yes, I’m a little weird too.

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! I’m half watching the movie Sprit with DD, and chatting on line at the same time. Okay, so the reality is I don’t want to watch this movie too closely because it makes me cry.   So what is everybody up to these days? Not much going on here. Just life as usual. Did you make any resolutions? I didn’t. I don’t because I am wise enough to know that it’s too much pressure on myself. (Okay, I peeked at the movie and am now bawling like a baby!) I do need to lose some weight so I’ll be working on that but it’s not a resolution. Unfortunately it’s a life long struggle.

Any digi scrappers read my blog? A friend of mine made this awesome kit and has it for sale on her blog: www.erynsscraps.blogspot.com I borrowed your preview (hope you don’t mind). Just click the link above. She does beautiful work.

What else do I have to say today? Probably nothing so maybe I should just go. Night!