New Chloe Mini Kit :)

I got this uploaded last night, but I was too tired to post about it! I'm glad I did stay up any later...Chloe had a pretty rough night, last night...I'm thinking it might be all of the sugar from the birthday cake that kept waking her up! Needless to say, I'm zombie-esque today...*sigh* Anyhoo - New at my Elemental Scraps store:

Happy Birthday Chloe!!!!! :)

My baby is now officially ONE year old...*sigh* I can't believe it!! I took her to Walmart to purchase cupcakes for her little "party" that we'll be having tonight, and found those adorable little mini-cakes! I bought a white one with colored sprinkles for her, and a #1 candle to put on top :) I picked up a six pack of cupcakes for the rest of us to enjoy. She really enjoys riding in the shopping cart instead of her carseat now...she can see everyone so much easier, and enjoys smiling and saying "Hi" to people! It's so cute ;) She has her two top teeth coming in, so her smile has changed a bit...heehee! She is ALL OVER THE PLACE now...her crawling is pretty much perfected, and she started pulling herself up into standing position while we were at Nana and Popa's, last week! She'll probably be walking in a few weeks...time sure does fly :(

I watched Elmo's World with her, yesterday morning...she really seemed to enjoy it! She has a little Elmo hand puppet that she hadn't played with in a while, so I found it and gave it to her...she was excited to see him and started jibber-jabbering to it! LOL She even tried to give Elmo some of her juice :) I bought a little cardboard Elmo book for her, today, and will give it to her tonight...I think she'll enjoy looking at the different Sesame Street characters...that is, when she's not busy chewing on the book! LOL Also, she's been trying to say "Josh", lately...it comes out more like "shhh" than anything...lol She's also tried to say "ball" which is "bah" and "pretty" which sounds like "ET" :)

Spring has for sure sprung over here...It's amazing how quickly the plants and trees bloom and get full-on green! We got quite a bit of rain, yesterday, so I'm sure that will help finish the growing process for a lot of our plants :) I've been enjoying the Spring weather...but not the Spring insects!! We have quite a few wasps, yellow jackets, and carpenter bees around the house now. Tim has had to kill a wasp for me twice now...eek! The carpenter bees are super cute though...they just fly around us, hovering, and watching our every move! LOL

I have a new kit that I'm trying to finish up...the elements are slowing me down, as usual! I have another idea in the works too, but I haven't had the time to start it yet :(

Anyhoo...Chloe is up from her nap now, so I better skedaddle and get her diaper changed ;)

We're baaaack...

We had a pretty good trip...the drive there and back was NOT fun...Chloe just didn't do well with being in the van for 13 hours :( Abby was sick for most of the time too, so that was boring for her. I loved seeing my family though, and wish we lived closer to them :(

I'm trying to get caught up on cleaning, laundry, and other schtuff...Chloe is sick right now with some tummy thing, and is extra fussy :(

In other news...

I'm headin' out of town soon!! :)

I'll be driving down to Texas, with all three kiddos, THIS Friday!! I'm so excited to see all of my family again, and that Nana & Popa will get to see little Chloe before she turns 1...which is on March 29th...this year has really FLOWN by for me :( She is just such a hoot though... She's already pretty sassy...mainly when you do something she doesn't like...she just flips from being super happy to super upset...it's pretty funny, but scary at the same time! LOL I hope she doesn't end up being too much of a handful, as she gets older!

Anyhoo, I'll be gone for a week. The kids Spring Break is this coming week, so we'll probably head back home the following Friday or Saturday, so we can have Sunday to rest before they had back to school.

Speaking of school, I'm still going back and forth on whether or not I should home school them. We've applied for open enrollment at this other middle school that is where my friend Jen is zoned for. I've heard good things about the school, and it is FOR SURE better than the stinky one that we are zoned for here. I should find out sometime soon if the kids got in or not...it was a first come, first serve kind of situation with the applications. If they don't get in, then I will for sure give home schooling another try...but if they DO get in, I'm thinking of giving that middle school a try first, and if things just aren't working out, I can try home schooling. Abigail enjoys school, and doesn't mind going...Joshua is the one who really dislikes going, and also most of the kids that he is around everyday. Since this is in a different school zone, maybe it will be a better group of kids...or they could be complete snobs...*sigh* ya never know... It's such a hard decision...I don't want the kids to miss out on the socialization, and I don't want to "mess them up" academically! Ugh...

So, other than preparing for my trip, and worrying about school, and being sad that Chloe is almost a year old, I've been doing a bit of designing. I have a new paper pack coming out at TheDigiChick *hopefully* this Thursday...I was a day late submitting it, so it might not make the cut! Here's the preview:



Oh!! I also have some new Creative Team members...these gals are AWESOME, so far...they are active in my forum, and their layouts are wonderful...they've been a great addition to my already fantabulous team of girlies :)

I went out and did a bit of shopping, yesterday...Babies'R'Us is SO dangerous...LOL They have THE cutest clothes, at reasonable prices! And oh my...the toy department was awesome...Manhattan Toys has this adorable line of cirucs themed toys that feature these funky colors and whimsical animals...*drool* lol I ended up purchasing this bowling set for Chloe. The picture on the website just doesn't do the colors justice...it's overly saturated...they aren't that terribly bright and neon-like :P I also managed to find a PINK umbrella stroller!! :) My usual stroller is HUGE, even when folded up, and I need all the space I can get for the trip to Texas! I like the pink...again, it is prettier than the website picture! lol I really had my eye on this funky one though...it was just too expensive :(

Well, I better skedaddle...I've been doing laundry ALL day, and have just about made it through all of the loads! I did about six today, and have one more to do, and a HUGE pile of ironing...I despise ironing...LOL I want to get a good amount done though, before the trip, so Tim won't have to wear his pajamas to work :P

Alrighty...I'm outtie :)

Just a few things...

I cannot believe that my little Chloe is 11 months old today...this past year has gone by WAY too quickly :( She's sick today too...*sigh* The kids were home Monday through Wednesday with sore throats and upset stomachs. They went back today, but Chloe is now coming down with something and has been running a fever and fussy. The poor baby *tries* to be in a good mood, but she really struggle off and on, today, and did quite a bit of crying, which is very unusual for her :(

I'm having another CT call!! Details are here :)

I contributed to a few mega kits, this past month, and they have both hit the stores, today!!

TheDigiChick's is a "Free With Purchase" special...



And Elemental Scraps is a HUGE kit in a really funky color combo...I loved working with these colors ;) Not everything is shown in the previews...there's WAY more than what you see below...





That's it for now...I really need to get off to bed...I have a feeling tomorrow will be another long day...*sigh* Nighty-night!! :)