Okay, so, my prizes from winning the Scrappy awards arrived last week. This morning I was finally unwrapping my wonderful CS2 software when...what is this...it wasn't just PSCS2 it was wonderful gigantic CS2. Which means...what? I get Illustrator too??? I had checked my prize list and it said I was getting Photoshop CS2. But, lo and behold, Premium Creative Suite 2 with Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, and GoLive CS2. I was doing a little (okay big) happy dance. I opened up the packaging, just soooo excited. So why am I bummed?
...There was one little word on the package that ruined my day. MACINTOSH. I wanted to fall into a heap and cry. I don't use a Mac! Sad, sad, sad day it is. I wrote the people at the magazine and am hoping sooo much that they will send me a Windows Version. But that means I have to wait. And I am NOT good at waiting. Not good at all. Plus, the whole reason I was opening it is that I have some really fun ideas for some template stuff but what I want to do I don't think I can do in Photoshop Elements. Oh well. I'll keep plugging away hoping that they send my new software...fast.
So, when did I become such a little computer geek? When did things like software and fonts get me all excited. When did Best Buy become my favorite store in the mall? When did things like PSE, CS2, EHD, RAM, GB start meaning something to me?? When did my dream toy (which I proudly own) become a black thing with 2GB of ram and dual processors? Go figure.
Anyway, sorry I have been MIA for a while. I was really unmotivated scrap-wise last week and so I took a lot of down time, did a lot with my kids, got some stuff done around the house. Then, this weekend, I got sick. Yuck. Fever, back ache, severe headache. Weird symptoms if you ask me. But, thankfully I am feeling a bit better (no fever anymore) so I am up and doing stuff again. My back and head still hurt but the blinding pain is gone. While I was sick I just sat in my bed with my laptop watching DVD's (which I rarely do otherwise). I got the first season of GREY'S ANATOMY from Netflix and watched the whole thing. Season 2 is on its way! It was nice to do something complete mindless for a change. I am just one of those people who CANNOT turn their brain off. So all day long, no matter what I am doing, my brain just keeps going. Even when I read. I read a few pages and then have to put the book down because I have stuff to think about (not necessarily related to the book!) But with TV and videos, I can somehow turn that little brain of mine off and just rest. It felt really good.
Not a whole lot else is going on. We are off this weekend which I am really excited about. I think on Friday we will drive to Lincoln and go to the CHILDREN'S MUSEUM there. I think we'll have a really good time. On Saturday and Sunday we will just hang out a bit, probably get some projects around the house done, make some yummy family meals, and just enjoy being together.
Oh, I didn't tell you...Jason and I are on a diet! Ever since I did Weight Watchers after having Caleb I have been trying to convince Jason to do it with me. I had such success with it (I lost 25 pounds in 20 weeks) that I knew after Levi I would want to do it again. And since Jason's weight has been creeping up (not a lot, but more than he would like) we decided to start and to do it together! We do WW online, which is great because there are no meetings to go to, etc. Jason is getting the hang of the whole points thing. So, after week one Jason is down 8 pounds and I am down 2.5. I have to be on a higher point scale than I would normally be since I am nursing. So, it may just mean the weight will be slower coming off. The first week or two are always hard, but our bodies are adjusting and it is fun to see results. I have about 25 pounds total to lose and Jason has about 35. So, I'll keep you updated on our success. We decided (or rather, I decided) that when we both hit our half-way goal we would plan a trip for us to take when we both hit our goal weight. I'm hoping for a cruise (which has always been our dream and surprisingly, they aren't that expensive if you pick the right time to go). It is just something to keep pushing us and since we BOTH have to hit our goal before we go, it will help us from not letting the other person down.
Weight loss is such an interesting journey. It can be hard. Really hard. But the results are so worth it. And not just from a vanity standpoint. It is worth it for my health. It is worth it so that I have the energy to run and jump and play with my kids. I want to be able to hike and boat and run and enjoy life with my kids now and as they get older. I want to keep my heart healthy. I want to do this for me and for my family. I am sooo glad that I lost all the Alaina and Caleb baby weight before I had Levi. It makes getting rid of all the Levi baby weight that much easier. Here is a 2-page LO I did about a year ago about my first time around with WW.
So on the days when it seems hard and seems like I can't see the results, it is good to see this and the before and after pix and realize what a difference it does make. A pound or two each week adds up.
Okay, just a few new LO's for you...
I used papers from Shabby Princess's LUCKY STAR kit, cork
background by Gina Miller, Calendar by Misty Mareda, and date tags by
Janel K.
I made this out of a template that will be coming sometime in a mega kit from the Digi Shoppe. Here's another one with the same template:
Paper
from Shabby Princess's CUDDLE BUG kit, pin date by Holly McCaig, alpha
stamps by Michelle Coleman, and ruler from Designer Digitals
This next one will also be coming in template form...on Friday to the Digi Shoppe
Papers and ribbon from Jen Wilson's LAUNDRY BASKET kit
Dani Mogstad's BEWITCHED kit
Mindy Teresawa's AUTUMNTIME kit, stitches by Shabby Princess, tags by Michelle Coleman, painted wood effect by Atomic Cupcake.
Shabby Princess's CUDDLE BUG kit
Lots of Jen Wilson stuff here and a template by me.
I have a few more LO's, but I am slowly starting to put a few away for possible Hall of Fame layouts. I doubt I will use them but I want to have a collection to choose from.
Have a great day!
What great LO's as usual! Good luck to you and hubby on the WW - such a great thing to do together! Have a great weekend off!
Posted by: MandaKay | October 11, 2006 at 12:28 AM