Choppin' wood

Here's a picture of the wood pile in our back yard. It keeps growing and growing! Not only do we use the wood for fires at night outside, but Ken's stockpiling for fall and winter.




Here's Ken in action, splittin' wood!

This fall (geez, only 6 weeks away or so!) Ken is going to restain the back porch. We're gonna take off all the screens, Ken's gonna spray the stain on, and we'll replace the screens in the spring. We love our deck!

New family room arrangement

We are LOVING our family room this way!! I think maybe for Christmas we'll move the single leather chair and put the tree there, next to the fire place. The upstairs might look a little bare, but I think it'd be SOOO nice to have the tree by the fire place!! What do you think?

Adjusted scrap space

I've got a 'new' desk! Ken and I switched the family room around, and it worked out best to put the bigger desk (minus it's hutch) in my scrap area, and the smaller one to the right of my desk. Now Ken and I can both see the dvd player on my desk and watch Law and Order, Family Guy, CSI or an assortment of movies together while we hang out at our desks!

Workin' for a livin'. . .

Here are some shots of pages I did for Kristen's Disney album

Ch-ch-ch-changes

If you know me, you know I LOVE change. There isn't a room in my house that looks the same for more than 8-12 months at a time. We've been in our 'new' home now for a year, and the family room has finally undergone a much needed switch!! Ken and I moved the furniture to a MUCH better configuration, and I'm so excited about it! Tomorrow I'll spend a few hours rearranging the wall decor, then I'll take pictures and show all of you!!! WAIT till you see how FABULOUS it looks!! As for now, I'm spent. It's 8pm saturday night and Ken is splitting wood out back for a fire tonight. I just don't have the energy to takle the wall decor tonight, as much as I'd like to. In the morning we're going to church. After that, I'll get right to work and post the pictures up asap!!! I also have pictures in my camera of some work I've done in the scrap albums, like I promised to show.

I've been watching fat and carbs along with walking every day, per my doctor's orders. My cholesterol is far too high (as is my weight, duh). But now that my health is the issue, and it's not just a 'vanity' thing, I'm REALLY doing what I should be. . .and I feel great~!

Close to my Heart and Stampin Up both released their new catalog/idea books!! I'm SO excited to get a few new images, tools, colors and ideas!! The kids start school in 2 short weeks, and there will be a routine in place. I will be MUCH more loyal to this blog, my art, and I can't wait to see how much my levels (and weight) come down! Come along with me on this crazy, wild ride. . .

"Life is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy the ride." ---I dont know.

Health news. . .

Ok. I went to the dr. today. The results from my holter monitor are fine, really. There's an early heartbeat every now and then, but nothing that is bad. Dr. said if it got to the point where it was driving me nuts, she could give me a beta blocker, but at this point it's not necessary. Plus, I have a problem with being very tired all the time, and she said that there's a period of about 3 weeks on a beta blocker that you struggle with fatigue. As for my being tired problem, the Dr. is sending me to a sleep study. Oh, and my cholesterol is HIGH. I need to start a low fat way of life and I need to walk walk walk every day.

On a good note, I'm down 5 pounds!

Mamma Mia!!

I went to see Mamma Mia with 9 friends this weekend and THAT MOVIE ROCKS!!! 5 stars, 4 thumbs up, standing ovation, 110%---BEST movie I've seen in a LONG time!!! I definitly plan on getting the soundtrack, and I'm sure I'll be at the theatre to see it AGAIN sometime this month!! Go with your girlfriends! You'll laugh! You'll cry!! OMG it was FANTASTIC!!!!