...but we still aren't packed! Not even close. But, we did get a few things done over the weekend so I am starting to see that we CAN do this! There are just so many decisions to be made...what goes, what stays, what do we sell? And it really doesn't help that we haven't seen pictures of our new house, nor do we have dimensions of rooms. I think that would help us figure some of this out! Last night we took all our DVDs out of their cases and put them in protective sleeves and then into binders. We saved a TON of space! I'm amazed at how many videos we have picked up since we have been here! I've also made some progress in my office. I had a huge stack of "to be scanned" items that I made it through. It was hard to throw things away...things like birthday cards, pictures Alaina drew me, etc. but 1)I don't have room for all of that and 2) Now that I do digital scrapbooking I don't need the originals anyway. OF course I saved really important stuff, but I scanned in sooo much fun stuff. I love the look of real things on my digi pages so this will inspire me to scrap some new things. Today my two projects are to pack my kitchen and to go through and pack framed pictures. We have SO many because custom framing is so stinkin' cheap here. So, keep me accountable, okay? My kitchen and my pictures. By tomorrow. No scrapping until then. Got it?
The kids are starting to notice that things are changing. This is Alaina's last week of school and with the packing and everything else going on she can definitely feel that things are different. She has been really emotional and clingy. It's hard when I am so busy but she needs even MORE time with me right now. Ahhh...trying to balance it all.
Caleb is GROWING UP. I am so amazed when I watch him. He is such a little person now...with his own likes, dislikes, needs, wants, opinions. It is so fun to see his little personality blossoming. AND, he is really trying to talk more. He has new words and often he babbles at appropriate places and although I have no idea what he is saying, I can tell by the inflection in his voice that he really is trying to say something. But, he is also getting frustrated because he knows what he wants but can't communicate it. And for some reason the words he can say are so random that they don't help him at all. He can say daddy, night, bye, see ya, mama, En-ny (what he calls Alaina), potty, yuck, I need, thank you, and Stella. What an odd assortment!
He is also REALLY into imitating people. Alaina went though this phase much earlier but Caleb is finally there. Whatever we do, he has to be doing too. It's cute to watch, especially when we are working on the computer, writing out a list, etc. What a sweetie!
Levi is also doing really well. He is starting to smile more and he is sleeping well. Two nights ago he slept for 8 and a half hours straight. So, a few more weeks and I should be done getting up in the night with him (at least until we move back to the States and we have to deal with the time change!)
Okay, new LO's. I think I have quite a few for you. Most of these are from last week. I had a lot of new stuff come out for my design teams and I had a blast working with new stuff. Also, I finished up my last three dorm kid pages.
Papers are by Meredith Fenwick from her THE REAL ME kit at SBB. Shmootzy alpha by Nancie Rowe Janitz at Scrapartist.
Kit is SHABBY SMILES by Shabby Princess. Soccer Ball by Susan Bartiloni from her SPORTO kit at The Shabby Shoppe.
Paper and brushes by Ronna Farrer from her NSD Kit at 2Peas. Stitching by Michelle Coleman at Scrapartist. Photo prongs by Shabby Princess from her SPLASH kit.
Paper and paint brush strokes by Meredith Fenwick at SBB. Name/date stamp by Gina Cabrera from SWEET AND SPICY SPRING by Gina and Heather Ann at HAD.
Kit is SWEET MADELINE by Lynn Grieveson at SBE. Tag by Michelle Coleman, stitching by Shabby Princess.
Clipboard and note paper by MandaBean from her CRAZY FOR CLIPBOARDS kit at SSD. Brown Bag Alpha (which I ADORE!) by Meredith Fenwick at SBB. Ink splotches, arrow, background paper, and tag by Gina Cabrera from her BOOKBAG ESSENTIALS kit at DDE. Tape by Holly McCaig.
Kit is MUDD PIE by MandaBean at SSD. Alpha by Nacy Row Janitz and tag by Michelle Coleman (both at Scrapartist.)
WOW...didn't realize I had that many to show you! Guess I've gotten more scrapping time than I realized. I guess it has helped that Levi often wakes up at 5:30 am and then I can't go back to sleep.
Okay, well, I was going to post some fun pictures but Levi just woke up and wants to eat. Caleb just woke up and added "Oopsie" to his list of oh-so-useful vocabulary. I'll post more pictures later, but I'll share this fun one of our dorm from the other day.
Have a great day!
P.S. We bought a 250GB External hard drive a few weeks ago when we were in KL. When I try to move files it says "Path cannot be found." Any suggestions from computer savvy people out there?
WOW!!! Hurrrry up and pack twin! :) LOL No just kidding! How hard is it packing up with 3 lil ones? Almost impossible!!!!!! I looove all these pages! SUCH INSPIRATION!!!!! WOW about that photo too!!!!
Posted by: Shabby Miss Jenn | May 31, 2006 at 09:16 AM