Just an Imagination of your Figament

Getting back in the saddle...

Or should I say chair? I don't think a saddle would be very comfortable to sit on while typing! I got a bit side tracked with life, kids, scrapping page calls and DT entries, making cards, the impending doom of a holiday dinner at my house in a week... Ya know, the usual!

Since I'm feeling very overwhelmed today with deadlines, kids (I have an 18 month old and a 2 year old for the day) and general "I have so much to get done and so little time" syndrome, I'm going to use the 2Peas blog challenge from the general scrapping board as something to write about. A little mental break from my life for me...

If I were a flower, I'd be a...

Dahlia like this one from my garden this summer.  Bright, vibrant, multi-colored and lots of layers.

I'm off to work on 2 DT entries I need to have done by Friday... Why do I procrastinate??? AH!

Alter Ego: RAKing Strangers

Fancy Simple challenged: Today, do a completely random act of kindness.
Do something nice (big or small) for someone you don't really know.

I've been RAKing off and on for the last week (I gave 4 bags of Ninja Turtle figures and accessories and 3 bags of clothes to a family that is facing money challenges), but today I did some "fun" RAKs vs "needed" RAKS. I made gift baggies of embellishments and pattern paper squares for the women I'm cropping with tomorrow (I only know 2 out of the 6 that will be there), sent a Thank You note to Fiskars for all the wonderful things they do (I've received many products and goodies as a Fiskateer) and tonight I'm making some cards to send out tomorrow to military personnel in Iraq for Thanksgiving.

Crazy Day!

It's a crazy day over here! I'm hangin' out over at the Fisk-a-teers board today for the online Round- Up crop, working on challenges for the crop, working on getting everything I need to go crop tomorrow with my Sis and SIL, chasing Spidey-baby out of my scrapping stuff, Photoshopping pics to scrap with, deciding if I'm going to do any page calls or DT entries (I'm a bit bummed after my first DT try and rejection this week) and trying to get a head start on cleaning up the house before I'm gone tomorrow and it all gets trashed by the kids and hubster...

Spidey-Baby has decided to toss himself off the 1" tall book he was standing on and is tantruming on the floor, so I'm betting it's nap time!

I'm off to try and gain some sanity.... Anyone know where I can get some???

Alter Ego: Developed Connections

Today over at Fancy Simple Angie has challenged us to find 5 photos that explore our connections. I wonder if I can get this to work better than I did last week!

A love connection 15 years ago (taken about a week after we got engaged and about a week before getting pregnant)

4 genereations of crazy connection (Grandma, Me, TTP and Mom)

an ever changing connection

Best Friend connections

These 2 are tradition connections... The dresser/changing table was originally my uncle's dresser when he was in high school and my grandpa built the top for it when my brother was born in '80. Since then, my bro, sis, TTP, K-Monster, Madster (my niece) and Spidey-baby have had their butts changed on it. I started the tradition of "decorating" it when I got it for TTP and this is it's latest look for in Spidey-baby's room.  The bassinet skirt is a tradition my grandma did when I was born (don't know about before that at all) and has done for all the babies in our family and some family friends. This is the first one I did. Spidey-baby and Tadpole (my other nephew) were due 5 days apart, so Grandma did a cradle set for Spidey and I took over the skirt making.