Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid?

That's what you'll be asking me at the end of this post. This will be all random thoughts.

* My avatar bugs me now. Don't know why but suddenly it bugs me that the shoulder straps on my cami were too tight. Time to change that. Soon.

* I got a haircut today. I'm probably one of the few people who can go to Supercuts and walk out happy with her $15 hair cut. And traditionally, I always finish off the experience by going next door to BLACK COFFEE and buy an almond macchiato with whipped cream. Even thought it was 90 degrees today.

* I function really poorly without coffee. I didn't know this about myself. But today I was out of creamer so I didn't make coffee. Well I was a different woman, let me tell you. I was irritable and I was flighty. Weird.

* Today my Auntie & Kyla LO was selected for the "Gallery of the Day" at scrapbook.com. What a sweet compliment and a great way to start my day!

* Did you all read Traci's stinky comment after my last post? I was totally laughing because the irony was that it took me several days to convince myself to post on the subject. I was afraid people would think we were slobs. But then I thought "Oh, just post about it. It will be interesting and people like honesty." And of course the very first comment pokes fun that I might not clean my home. I DO! I swear! I mean, true, I only dust like 5 times a year. But other than that....I clean. I don't even like to go to bed without the trash dumped or the dishes done. But fortunately, the comment came from Traci who could easily get away with poking fun at me. Because you can't love a person for their wonderful gift of sarcasm if you're not willing to be the recipient of it, right? I know why I got it from her too. Because I called her puffs. ; P I asked for it.

* Speaking of blog comments, it is the craziest thing the way blogging introduces people. When I go "blurfing", I go to leave a comment and I see my friends from all walks of life are posting to each other. At first it didn't strike me as unusual but then it hit me "Hey, they don't know each other in real life and now they're friends!" Crazy! Friends I've known since childhood, friends I met online, family - everyone posting to each other and now have their own friendships amongst themselves. It's crazy but so fun at the same time! Because these are all people I love and think are awesome and now they're finding that about each other as well. Just think, if I ever threw a party and all of you girls came, you'd all already know each other and I wouldn't have to introduce anyone. It be like our Mexico trip but bigger!!

* For those who don't know what I'm talking about with the Mexico trip - about 3 1/2 years ago, Erick and I planned a trip to Mexico. Well the two couples that came with us (Elaine and her husband Brad, Alyson and her husband Mike) hadn't met until that trip. We didn't know how it would go but we figured "Hey everyone is nice enough. It'll be fun so who cares if they don't know each other." Well it was THE BEST VACATION EVER! OMG, we had the best time. E & B totally clicked with A & M. All the guys got along great, all the girls got along great. There wasn't any drama, nothing uncomfortable, no awkwardness. Just the best time! I love when people I love just "click" with each other and it requires no work on my part. So anyway, that's why I thought it was cool to see all my friends just interacting through blogs like they'd known each other forever.

* We might get a cat. These rodents won't be caught. I'm not willing to live with them. I'm not able to move. I'm not a cat person but I'm certainly not a RAT person either! I'd rather have a cat. So we're currently in serious discussions about adopting a kitten from a shelter. I'll keep you posted. McKenna is thrilled about the idea.

* McKenna has been diaper-free in the day. Tomorrow is her first day at preschool without diapers. Wish us luck. She's been doing fantastic - whether we're home or out and about. But still, first time at school. I'm not sure if the teachers will be as diligent about asking her as I am. We'll see I guess!

Alright, enough rambling. The most uncohesive grouping of thoughts ever.

Recent LOs


Credits: Aged paper overlay by Nancie Rowe Janitz; "True Colors - Brightness" papers by Meredith Fenwick; "Pretty Petals" flowers by Gina Miller; Antiquated Swirl brushes by Michelle Coleman; Messy Edge brush frames by Jen Wilson; Inked-Edge action by Atomic Cupcake, Vivid Color photo action from Photoblast; Fonts are Porcelain and Cratch.

I attended the Simple Style Scrap crop chat at SBB. This was the sketch we were supposed to follow. Here is mine:

I was glad to have the simple sketch to follow because I wasn't really planning to scrap this photo. I loved that she called it "skabetti" but what more can you say about that really, right? So this was just perfect for the photo. Plus I learned a few technical things about PSCS2 (thanks Sonya!) and just had fun chatting for a bit.
Credits: Photo by Erick, font is MA Sexy.

I'm off to watch LOST with my Boogle Bear (shh, don't tell him I told you that I call him that!)