i should be scrapping.
or sleeping.
2.27.2006
2.25.2006
'birtday birtday mees mees'
Happy Birthday to my little sister Melissa :)
(sung as 'birtday birtday mees mees' by the little miss lillian)
wasnt it so long ago that we were so cute??
oh, we still arent too bad :)
and somethign fun that my sister sent me via email... a birthday wish to from martha herself :)
Melissa ------
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
2--.8--.8---
----- Forwarded by Melissa ------/NYSL/MSLO on 02/24/2006 04:31 PM -----
Martha Stewart
To: Melissa ------/NYSL/MSLO@MSLO
02/24/2006 04:28 cc:
PM Subject: Tomorrow
Dear Melissa,
I saw on my birthday calendar that tomorrow is your birthday. My very best
wishes to you.
Have a beautiful day.
Martha
um... how fun is that??? LOL
Happy birthday Miss!! we love you:) (((HUGS)))
(sung as 'birtday birtday mees mees' by the little miss lillian)
wasnt it so long ago that we were so cute??
oh, we still arent too bad :)
and somethign fun that my sister sent me via email... a birthday wish to from martha herself :)
Melissa ------
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
2--.8--.8---
----- Forwarded by Melissa ------/NYSL/MSLO on 02/24/2006 04:31 PM -----
Martha Stewart
To: Melissa ------/NYSL/MSLO@MSLO
02/24/2006 04:28 cc:
PM Subject: Tomorrow
Dear Melissa,
I saw on my birthday calendar that tomorrow is your birthday. My very best
wishes to you.
Have a beautiful day.
Martha
um... how fun is that??? LOL
Happy birthday Miss!! we love you:) (((HUGS)))
2.23.2006
tip of the day #1
if your debit card (or credit card for that matter) wont be accepted while trying to pay for gas or ski rentals... don't just assume that your magnetic strip is going bad, and that you should order a new card in the near future. no, call your bank ASAP... why? well, because...
*someone in turkey may have stolen your card number.
*someone in turkey may be making 3 huge (= $2,000+) debits from your checking account.
*someone in turkey may have a few flat sceen TV's on you.
and you will be waiting a few annoying weeks to pay your bills.
*someone in turkey may have stolen your card number.
*someone in turkey may be making 3 huge (= $2,000+) debits from your checking account.
*someone in turkey may have a few flat sceen TV's on you.
and you will be waiting a few annoying weeks to pay your bills.
2.22.2006
she's ok!
as most of you know, lilly's test results came back fine! just a little extra fatty tissue in that one cheek, but nothing at all to be concerned about!! thank you thank you thank you ALL for all your thoughts and prayers... it was so comforting to know that we had so many people rooting for us during this time! !((HUGS))
here's lilly the 'little martha' in the making... yeah, she made the cake all by herself... hehehe
on to another thought... ive been slacking in the blogging department, my mind is a bit scattered these days, oh everyday really. i thought if i write down blogging ideas in a post... i can look back here when i am blog-idealess... so here is a list to keep me motivated :)
-friend of the day
-learn lilly language
-tips of the day
-recipes
-MP news (or at least a link to the MP Blog when updated)
-my TV schedule
-cheapo jen stories
-of course, pictures
k... should get me started... ill add more to the list as they pop into my head!
here's lilly the 'little martha' in the making... yeah, she made the cake all by herself... hehehe
on to another thought... ive been slacking in the blogging department, my mind is a bit scattered these days, oh everyday really. i thought if i write down blogging ideas in a post... i can look back here when i am blog-idealess... so here is a list to keep me motivated :)
-friend of the day
-learn lilly language
-tips of the day
-recipes
-MP news (or at least a link to the MP Blog when updated)
-my TV schedule
-cheapo jen stories
-of course, pictures
k... should get me started... ill add more to the list as they pop into my head!
2.17.2006
new page
just sent out an email update on miss lilly's testing today... but i thought id share this page that i did as a little scrap therapy yesterday. i actually used my handwriting... which i want to do more. i want to like my handwriting. have a happy weekend!
oh, and there is a $2.00 shipping sale over at MP... go check it out, hurry...it ends this Sunday!! (...as lilly would say 'run!run!run!')
2.14.2006
2.12.2006
2.09.2006
i've been tagged... by miss valerie
What were you doing 10 years ago?
dave and i had been dating about a year... i was a junior/senior (?) in high school... working at the good old DQ
Five snacks that you enjoy (in no particular order
because all snacks are created equal):
1. salsa and tortilla chips
2. ice cream
3. cheese and crackers
4. chocolate
5. chocolate
Five songs to which you KNOW all the lyrics:
oh geez, i know lots...
1. any song on Playhouse Disney
2. whatta man...teeheee
3. your 'standard' show tunes, thanks to my sister :)
4. bop gun....LOL
5. my music liking is so diverse... youd be shocked at what i know, i shock myself
Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. buy a big comfy practical house
2. buy a boat (that i would name 'ghetto boat-ay')
3. pay off all our loans
4. buy dave a nice car, of his choice
5. save/invest it :)
Five bad habits:
dave has a list a mile long, none of which i agree with
1. being online too much
2. being grumpy too much
3. eating too much
4. is being stubborn a habit?
5. being messy
Five things you like doing:
1. scrapbooking and stamping
2. being a mommy
3. cooking & baking
4. eating
5. listening/signing/'dancing' to music
Five things you would never wear, buy or get again:
1. a bikini (for obvious reasons)
2. film
3. i
4. don't
5. know :(
Five favorite toys:
1. the computer
2. our digi camera
3. my scrapping and stamping stuff
4. my rollarblades (and the jogging stroller)
5. dave's ipod
5 People I am tagging
-erin
-rorie
-and anyone else who hasn't done this yet
dave and i had been dating about a year... i was a junior/senior (?) in high school... working at the good old DQ
Five snacks that you enjoy (in no particular order
because all snacks are created equal):
1. salsa and tortilla chips
2. ice cream
3. cheese and crackers
4. chocolate
5. chocolate
Five songs to which you KNOW all the lyrics:
oh geez, i know lots...
1. any song on Playhouse Disney
2. whatta man...teeheee
3. your 'standard' show tunes, thanks to my sister :)
4. bop gun....LOL
5. my music liking is so diverse... youd be shocked at what i know, i shock myself
Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. buy a big comfy practical house
2. buy a boat (that i would name 'ghetto boat-ay')
3. pay off all our loans
4. buy dave a nice car, of his choice
5. save/invest it :)
Five bad habits:
dave has a list a mile long, none of which i agree with
1. being online too much
2. being grumpy too much
3. eating too much
4. is being stubborn a habit?
5. being messy
Five things you like doing:
1. scrapbooking and stamping
2. being a mommy
3. cooking & baking
4. eating
5. listening/signing/'dancing' to music
Five things you would never wear, buy or get again:
1. a bikini (for obvious reasons)
2. film
3. i
4. don't
5. know :(
Five favorite toys:
1. the computer
2. our digi camera
3. my scrapping and stamping stuff
4. my rollarblades (and the jogging stroller)
5. dave's ipod
5 People I am tagging
-erin
-rorie
-and anyone else who hasn't done this yet
1.31.2006
happy happy gifts!
my sister, melissa, and her wonderful friend, kameisha, sent me the WONDERFUL surprise of a 'mandarin' inspired "congratulations on opening Mandarin Pixie" gift.... WOW o WOW!!! let me just tell you how surprised and excited i was to get this huge box yesterday!! it never even crossed my mind that anyone would be sending me a gift for opening MP, but those girls sure know how to make someone feel extra extra special!! ((((HUGS)))) thank you both, and i love you and miss you bunches!!!
and a little cheese'ball' for the happy occasion...
1.25.2006
be happy
sometimes you have to be selfish and profess the things that make YOU happy...
-hearing 'why mama' (even if i do here it ten billion times each day)
-a huge bag of peanut M&Ms (M's as lilly calls them) from Sam's
-1000 free business cards from the new Office Max
-scrapbooking and creating(even though im not the greatest... it is my passion)
-the fact that my baby girl loves pictures just about as much as i do and loves looking at albums over and over and over... we rediscovered this picture (the 1st one ever taken of dave and i... just look at us!!)
-opening Mandarin Pixie and receiving real orders!! (and most importantly all the encouraging words from family and friends)
-seeing lilly run to her daddy when he comes home from work
-talking to my sister via the OmniMedia phone line...hehhe, and the broken cell phone
-having a small number of really good friends
-keeping in touch with special friends from high school
-getting stuff for free at the gocery store because it's on sale for 99 cents and i have a 50 cent coupon that gets doubled
-lilly dancing in the car to "my humps" (that's my girl!!)
-dave still calling me 'sweetie girl' even after 10 years
-good TV shows
-gift cards to eat out
-a great group of online scrapping friends!!
-my 2 other kiddos (and their families for entrusting them to me)
-anything on clearance
-the fact that i like such a huge variety of music
-my husband, my daughter, my parents, my sister, my grandma, and some very wonderful aunts... who are some of my best friends
of course there are more. i really do have a lot to be happy about. i just need to remind myself on a daily basis. that is the kind of person i am. anywho... i need to do this more often :)
-hearing 'why mama' (even if i do here it ten billion times each day)
-a huge bag of peanut M&Ms (M's as lilly calls them) from Sam's
-1000 free business cards from the new Office Max
-scrapbooking and creating(even though im not the greatest... it is my passion)
-the fact that my baby girl loves pictures just about as much as i do and loves looking at albums over and over and over... we rediscovered this picture (the 1st one ever taken of dave and i... just look at us!!)
-opening Mandarin Pixie and receiving real orders!! (and most importantly all the encouraging words from family and friends)
-seeing lilly run to her daddy when he comes home from work
-talking to my sister via the OmniMedia phone line...hehhe, and the broken cell phone
-having a small number of really good friends
-keeping in touch with special friends from high school
-getting stuff for free at the gocery store because it's on sale for 99 cents and i have a 50 cent coupon that gets doubled
-lilly dancing in the car to "my humps" (that's my girl!!)
-dave still calling me 'sweetie girl' even after 10 years
-good TV shows
-gift cards to eat out
-a great group of online scrapping friends!!
-my 2 other kiddos (and their families for entrusting them to me)
-anything on clearance
-the fact that i like such a huge variety of music
-my husband, my daughter, my parents, my sister, my grandma, and some very wonderful aunts... who are some of my best friends
of course there are more. i really do have a lot to be happy about. i just need to remind myself on a daily basis. that is the kind of person i am. anywho... i need to do this more often :)
1.24.2006
a few cards...
...just a couple cards ive made with some Mandarin Pixie stamps!
...just got that white ink!! love it... i must admit, i wasnt sure how white dye ink would work, but i do love it :)
...just got that white ink!! love it... i must admit, i wasnt sure how white dye ink would work, but i do love it :)
1.19.2006
newer LOs....
here are some newer LOs (in no particular order), all of which include Mardarin Pixie stamps :) enjoy!
1.15.2006
MP is open!!
...just wanted to share the news that Mandarin Pixie is now open for business!!
Frankly I'm not sure who visits my blog, but from what I am guessing... most of the people who do read this already know about the launch. so anywho... just wanted to make sure you knew!!
the link is to the right if you'd like to take a peek :)
1.12.2006
the winner...
....of my 2nd drawing is... Laura!! (See, i didn't forget all about the drawing...) I will be mailing out your little gift soon... as soon as i can find it, and get it in an envy and mail it, whenever that will be...
Mandarin Pixie is just about ready to open... click our homepage button on the right. There is a button there to sign up for our mailing list...
besides that.... here is a new LO to enjoy (featuring some MP stamps... the ones that spell 'baby')... look at those cheeks!!
Mandarin Pixie is just about ready to open... click our homepage button on the right. There is a button there to sign up for our mailing list...
besides that.... here is a new LO to enjoy (featuring some MP stamps... the ones that spell 'baby')... look at those cheeks!!
1.05.2006
emails please....
if you are reading this... and you havent recieved any emails from me in the last several days (and you are wondering...hey where is that jen? and when is her webstore opening??)... would you please email me your email address?!?!? pretty please?!?!
somehow 'someone' (no names please...) got rid of my address book without asking me first. ahhh.......
some of your emails i know off the top of my head... others' not so much :( some of you i've stolen from mass emails from other people. anywho... i am hoping you still have my addy in your address book and you can send me a quick 'hey!! here's my email!!' note.... thanks :) (dont post here though... i dont walk the stalkers to find you...)
oh... and i will be doing my drawing soon!! (see 2 posts down....)
somehow 'someone' (no names please...) got rid of my address book without asking me first. ahhh.......
some of your emails i know off the top of my head... others' not so much :( some of you i've stolen from mass emails from other people. anywho... i am hoping you still have my addy in your address book and you can send me a quick 'hey!! here's my email!!' note.... thanks :) (dont post here though... i dont walk the stalkers to find you...)
oh... and i will be doing my drawing soon!! (see 2 posts down....)
1.02.2006
the "big" secret...
...the big secret is out to most of you. but here is the link to the site in progress, for those of you who don't have it bookmarked yet!
this is what ive been soooo busy with :)
we are aiming to open mid january!!
www.mandarinpixie.com
(i'm having difficulties making that into a link, so you'll have to cut and paste until i figure it out... sorry!)
this is what ive been soooo busy with :)
we are aiming to open mid january!!
www.mandarinpixie.com
(i'm having difficulties making that into a link, so you'll have to cut and paste until i figure it out... sorry!)
12.30.2005
late christmas post...
....i've summonded lilly to sit on my lap by playing the OSU hollaback song so that i can post some christmas pics. good thing i dont mind hearing the song over and over and over and over...
our baby girl was a sick little lady for christmas (and a few days before and after the big day)... but she still enjoyed herself. here is a pic of her christmas morning sitting on her new tricycle. (i stink at taking christmas pics... the colors are always bad... and no one is patient enough for playing around with the flash or whatever...)
and here she is wearing her daddy's new O hat... with a nice green boogey and all :) oh you didn't see it? sorry to point that out :)
the O hat reminds me of a funny from last night's bath... lilly loves to lay on her belly and 'swim'. well last night she decided she wanted to do the "O-H-I-O" while on her belly in the tub. it was HILARIOUS... like a little dolphin... she was on her belly reaching her hands over her head, which in turn made her legs curl up torward her head (like some sort of strange yoga move...) on top of this looking hysterical... the position she was in forced out a grunting "Ohhh" in the spelling of "O-H-I-O".... which to lilly is all "O"s anyways. sooo funny :)
ok... that should be enough for now... it you've made it this far in reading and even go further to post a comment your name will be entered in a drawing for something fun!!
hope you all had a merry christmas and have a happy new year!!
our baby girl was a sick little lady for christmas (and a few days before and after the big day)... but she still enjoyed herself. here is a pic of her christmas morning sitting on her new tricycle. (i stink at taking christmas pics... the colors are always bad... and no one is patient enough for playing around with the flash or whatever...)
and here she is wearing her daddy's new O hat... with a nice green boogey and all :) oh you didn't see it? sorry to point that out :)
the O hat reminds me of a funny from last night's bath... lilly loves to lay on her belly and 'swim'. well last night she decided she wanted to do the "O-H-I-O" while on her belly in the tub. it was HILARIOUS... like a little dolphin... she was on her belly reaching her hands over her head, which in turn made her legs curl up torward her head (like some sort of strange yoga move...) on top of this looking hysterical... the position she was in forced out a grunting "Ohhh" in the spelling of "O-H-I-O".... which to lilly is all "O"s anyways. sooo funny :)
ok... that should be enough for now... it you've made it this far in reading and even go further to post a comment your name will be entered in a drawing for something fun!!
hope you all had a merry christmas and have a happy new year!!
12.22.2005
best photo reject
so... as most of you know... i take all of lilly's 'portraits'. (the lady at sam's even asked if my pics were professional when i went to pick them up... i took it as a compliment, even though she was subtly accusing me of making illegal copies of someone else's work...lol) i can usually find 1 out of about 70 (or so) shots that i like. well... this year, i did have my favorite...
that's my girl!!
here's the one that we really used :)
amazing... it is the same child...
that's my girl!!
here's the one that we really used :)
amazing... it is the same child...
12.18.2005
christmas happies
so.. missy(not my sister missy) requested some christmas pics...
as much as i'd love to take pics of all my fun stuff around my house... i just can't right now... so here are some old school layouts that i hope will do the trick :)
...this is the sweet gingerbread house that dave, my sister and i made for mom a few years back (when the booster was in my belly)... it was ginormous (the gb house), and mom kept it for almost a year...lol.
...here is a LO with a pic of the house that we "ginger-fied"...
...i'm searching for another to share... i may be able to find it, maybe not :(
happy holidays :)
as much as i'd love to take pics of all my fun stuff around my house... i just can't right now... so here are some old school layouts that i hope will do the trick :)
...this is the sweet gingerbread house that dave, my sister and i made for mom a few years back (when the booster was in my belly)... it was ginormous (the gb house), and mom kept it for almost a year...lol.
...here is a LO with a pic of the house that we "ginger-fied"...
...i'm searching for another to share... i may be able to find it, maybe not :(
happy holidays :)
12.10.2005
21 questions answered (finally)
thanks to erin and anonymous for playing along with my cheesy game... and shame on the rest of you for not participating!
Erin asks…
1. If you could only have one beauty product, what would it be?
Well… we all know such the beauty queen that I am, I’d have to say chapstick :) or soap…
Anonymous (who seems to be my little sister Melissa) asks…
2. Who is your favorite Muppet and why?
Well, my initial feeling is animal, because I love how he ‘talks’… but after a little thinking… I’d have to say Rizzo the rat… cause he is just so cute with all his little rat friends… especially when they are in little hula skirts :)
3. Best Birthday present ever?
Oh geez… I’m not good at these ‘best ever’ questions… I guess lilly was an early birthday gift, she is a very nice gift :)
4. Do you have any regrets about your past use of potato smashers?
Regrets? Lol… maybe not a regret… how about deeply apologetic :)
5. If you could travel for 1 month on an unlimited budget - where would you go?
Ohhh… to NYC of course to see my sister in some shows :), and then to somewhere warm with clear water beaches
6. Blanket or Comforter?
On a night like tonight... BOTH
7. If you could have something named after you - what would you choose?
Hmmmmm… how about ice cream, or a line of scrapbook paper, or a song.. yeah, a song is good
8. Favorite flavor of Kool-aid?
Although I haven’t had any in about 10 years…. Mountain Berry Punch (isn’t that soooo funny that I remember that?!?)
9. If you had to only shop at one clothing store for the rest of your entire life, where would you shop?
Man… shopping for clothes is about my least favorite thing to do right now… I guess I’d have to say Kohl’s… LOL that cracks me up… (sorry mom)
10. What is your favorite way to have your eggs?
Hard boiled… or scrambled (see im not good at these ‘favorites’…)
11. All time best love song?
Oh goodness… I don’t even know. Dave and I’s first dance song was “Keeper of the Stars” … so I will go with that one. (I won’t tell you that the first one that popped in my head was “I’ll Make Love to You” by Boys to Men, which I would listen to over and over and over back in the day…lol… cause that would be a little embarrassing)
12. Least favorite candy?
Probably those Halloween candies that are chewy and come in the black and orange wrappers… although if they are in front of me I will still eat them…
13. What color underwear are you wearing RIGHT NOW?
White… (thank goodness not my ernie underwear...lol)
14. Favorite alcoholic beverage?
Wine coolers… I think I remember what they taste like
15. If you had to lose one of your 5 senses, which would you choose?
Ohhh… I want all of them for totally selfish reasons… I guess I’d say taste…
16. What is your favorite time of year?
Probably Christmastime... But I could just be saying that cause its that time now
17. Who is the funniest person you know?
Um... My sister, or course! (did you read some of these questions??)
18. What would be the first thing you would do if you woke up tomorrow and found that you had turned into a man?
I would roll over and hope that Dave had turned into a woman :)
19. Tupac or Biggie?
Well, since Snoop isn’t a choice (what’s up with that?)… I would say Tupac for sure.
20. If you had to switch lives with someone you actually know - for only 24 hours - who would it be?
My NY Martha Stewart actress of a sister :) im sure we would both have a fun adventure in each other's shoes...lol
21. How much do you miss your kooky sister?
I miss her very very much…now don't make me cry :(
Erin asks…
1. If you could only have one beauty product, what would it be?
Well… we all know such the beauty queen that I am, I’d have to say chapstick :) or soap…
Anonymous (who seems to be my little sister Melissa) asks…
2. Who is your favorite Muppet and why?
Well, my initial feeling is animal, because I love how he ‘talks’… but after a little thinking… I’d have to say Rizzo the rat… cause he is just so cute with all his little rat friends… especially when they are in little hula skirts :)
3. Best Birthday present ever?
Oh geez… I’m not good at these ‘best ever’ questions… I guess lilly was an early birthday gift, she is a very nice gift :)
4. Do you have any regrets about your past use of potato smashers?
Regrets? Lol… maybe not a regret… how about deeply apologetic :)
5. If you could travel for 1 month on an unlimited budget - where would you go?
Ohhh… to NYC of course to see my sister in some shows :), and then to somewhere warm with clear water beaches
6. Blanket or Comforter?
On a night like tonight... BOTH
7. If you could have something named after you - what would you choose?
Hmmmmm… how about ice cream, or a line of scrapbook paper, or a song.. yeah, a song is good
8. Favorite flavor of Kool-aid?
Although I haven’t had any in about 10 years…. Mountain Berry Punch (isn’t that soooo funny that I remember that?!?)
9. If you had to only shop at one clothing store for the rest of your entire life, where would you shop?
Man… shopping for clothes is about my least favorite thing to do right now… I guess I’d have to say Kohl’s… LOL that cracks me up… (sorry mom)
10. What is your favorite way to have your eggs?
Hard boiled… or scrambled (see im not good at these ‘favorites’…)
11. All time best love song?
Oh goodness… I don’t even know. Dave and I’s first dance song was “Keeper of the Stars” … so I will go with that one. (I won’t tell you that the first one that popped in my head was “I’ll Make Love to You” by Boys to Men, which I would listen to over and over and over back in the day…lol… cause that would be a little embarrassing)
12. Least favorite candy?
Probably those Halloween candies that are chewy and come in the black and orange wrappers… although if they are in front of me I will still eat them…
13. What color underwear are you wearing RIGHT NOW?
White… (thank goodness not my ernie underwear...lol)
14. Favorite alcoholic beverage?
Wine coolers… I think I remember what they taste like
15. If you had to lose one of your 5 senses, which would you choose?
Ohhh… I want all of them for totally selfish reasons… I guess I’d say taste…
16. What is your favorite time of year?
Probably Christmastime... But I could just be saying that cause its that time now
17. Who is the funniest person you know?
Um... My sister, or course! (did you read some of these questions??)
18. What would be the first thing you would do if you woke up tomorrow and found that you had turned into a man?
I would roll over and hope that Dave had turned into a woman :)
19. Tupac or Biggie?
Well, since Snoop isn’t a choice (what’s up with that?)… I would say Tupac for sure.
20. If you had to switch lives with someone you actually know - for only 24 hours - who would it be?
My NY Martha Stewart actress of a sister :) im sure we would both have a fun adventure in each other's shoes...lol
21. How much do you miss your kooky sister?
I miss her very very much…now don't make me cry :(
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