Cancun Pictures and "We're Pregnant!" Update

Oh my gosh! It's getting hard to keep up! But I'm guessing everyone is busy around this time, and I'm not the only one who's behind... would you believe I haven't even started my Christmas shopping yet? I've been wretchedly sick for the past 2 weeks. It's apparently something that's been going around down here and being pregnant, I seem to pick up absolutely everything that comes my way. However! Today I am actually feeling a little better and I swear I'm going this afternoon to get my shopping done.

How about a few pictures from Cancun, like I promised? It'll take your mind off the weather for a few delightful seconds... it's been cold, cold, cold here.

And finally, I didn't forget! Here's the next installment of "We're Pregnant!" And speaking of being pregnant, can someone explain to me those women who "just love being pregnant"?! How do you "glow"??? That is so foreign and un-understandable to me right now, I can't even tell you!

Click HERE to download Part 7 of "We're Pregnant!"

I will working on Christmas - one of the pure joys of being a Nurse! So Merry Christmas to each and every one of you! I hope you all have a wonderful time with your families and friends!

I'm Back!

Thank-you guys for checking in on me. You're all so sweet and kind and caring! Everything is fine, thank-you for your concern... very fine, in fact - I've been on vacation! I went to Cancun, Mexico with my husband, parents, brother and two sisters, one brought her husband and 3 kids. It was absolutely beautiful, perfect weather, gorgeous beaches... so much fun to play with the kids! I've got a ton of pictures that I've got to get scrapped, now! I'll have to round up a few to show you over the next couple days as I have a chance.

I'd had this delicious fantasy about laying on the beach with a pina colada in one hand and a strawberry dacquari in the other... but that was kind of foiled by my pregnancy news. The nice part was, my sister, Debbie was in the same boat, only about 5 weeks further along than I am. So we sat there with our virgin drinks and enjoyed ourselves just as much (well almost, maybe)!

I'll get back to the rest of "We're Pregnant!" as soon as possible, too. I haven't forgotten it again, I promise!

We're Pregnant: Part 6

Ok, well I'm totally procrastinating. I have to go grocery shopping and I HATE grocery shopping! Especially now, the day before Thanksgiving, when I just know it will be crowded beyond belief and sanity. So, until I can make myself go, here's the next part of "We're Pregnant!" Enjoy! And have a great holiday!

Click HERE to download Part 6 of "We're Pregnant!"

Christmas Decorating

I am always amazed at how quickly the shopping centers and stores have Christmas stuff out! I swear this year it was out before Halloween stuff, so that when Thanksgiving comes around there's a little area to tuck fall stuff into and then it's quickly gone to make way for more Christmas stuff. Not to be "Bah-Humbug" about it all, but could we maybe have just one Holiday at a time?! I'd be willing to be that next year Christmas stuff will be out in July...

I'm actually more of a Christmas decorator than any other Holiday. I was thinking to get my house decorated this coming weekend, while we're off for Thanksgiving. I'm a bit of a slacker, I'm afraid... I think every neighbour around here already has their lights up and yard decorated! At work, folks are pulling out thier Christmas jewellery and socks (since those are about the only ways we can possibly spruce things up in scrubs!). I noticed one lady, with a little more imagination than others, perhaps wearing glasses with Holiday frames. Not a bad idea when you can ones that look like candy canes, even at rediculously low prices online.

I've got a ton of stuff to do today before the Holiday tomorrow... so I'm not sure if I'll be able to get any more pieces of "We're Pregnant!" up today. If I'm super efficient, I might manage something. Happy Thanksgiving!

We're Pregnant! Part 5

I couldn't sleep, despite being exhausted - another joy of being pregnant, I understand - so I thought I would catch up on things in the Digital Scrapbooking world. First of all, thanks guys for the suggestions for "We're Pregnant!" I actually have incorporated a couple of those ideas already! The pickles and ice cream had not entered my mind, as for some reason for which I am very thankful, I have not had any weirdo cravings at all! The thought of some foods make me horrified and many smells are suddenly too much, but no cravings.

Here's the 5th installment of "We're Pregnant!" Enjoy and keep leaving suggestions if you have them! Thanks!

Click HERE to download Part 5 of "We're Pregnant!"

We're Pregnant: Part 4

Ok, guys - I'm on a wordart binge! Today's piece has a few of them... do you guys have any ideas of what you would like to be included? If you do, leave them in the comments section and I'll snag 'em. In the meantime, I am off to do the million and one things that I should have done yesterday.

Click HERE to download Part 4 of "We're Pregnant!"

We're Pregnant! Part 3

I'm sure I'm not the only one... but I have a huge list of things to do and, as you can see, I am doing whatever I can to avoid it all. I want to have a laze around and do nothing day...

Here's another little piece of "We're Pregnant!"

Click HERE to download Part 3 of "We're Pregnant!"

A Productive Day

I had the best day today! I'm giving all the thanks to my anti-nausea pill, Zofran, because I took it first thing this morning and proceeded to have the most productive day ever! I cleaned the entire house (no small task considering how we sat around all weekend, making it messy!), did all of the laundry, and even managed to get some Digital Scrapbooking done! If it weren't for those pesky telemarketers, I'd probably have even more done... think I could benefit from Reverse Phone Lookup?

We're Pregnant: Part 2

Good Morning everyone! It takes me a while to get going in the mornings now, trying to deal with the morning sickness, but I've recently discovered Zofran, and I am officially declaring it a miracle! It takes you from curled up in a ball on the couch, unable to even contemplate the thought of food, to NORMAL! It's awesome!

So here's the second part of "We're Pregnant!" It is a paper and a positive pregnancy test. I should probably have made about six of them, since you all know how we work! Haha! Does anybody actually really trust the first one?! I know I sure didn't... I told my husband: "It's probably defective, so I'll just do it again in a little bit." He agreed, saying: "Yeah, it's probably the cheap brand. Get a different brand and try it again." When I finally showed up at my OB's office for "confirmation" they laughed at me and told me, "Honey, those home pregnancy tests ARE confirmation!"

Click HERE to download Part 2 of "We're Pregnant!"

We're Pregnant: Part 1

It's exciting to read the comments and hear of others who are currently pregnant, or hope to be in the next little while! Congratulations to you all and best of luck to those of you trying! I am so glad that my kit will be of use!

I don't have a full preview yet, because I'm not finished all of the pieces, but here's the preview for what's in store today! I am completely starting over from the last time, since I'm redoing the kit, so please bear with me as you may get a couple of duplicates.

Click HERE to download Part 1 of "We're Pregnant!"

New Kit: "We're Pregnant!" (For Real!)

Sharon, here the biggest virtual (((HUG))) ever! You are such a sweet, sweet lady and I just love hearing from you, with your cheery self, each time you leave a comment! Thank-you! You are such a darling!

Now, I know I've been a dreadful blogger. And I could list a great big round of excuses, which could occupy and annoy you for hours, but instead I thought I would pass on some very exciting news - at least for me! My husband, Michael and I are expecting our first baby! This is very shocking and huge for us... especially since we have not even been married for 3 months, but as I am quickly learning, you can't control everything! Things got off to a bit of a bumpy start - that was going to be one of my excuses! - but everything is perfect right now and we are hoping for smooth sailing for the next few months! Or should I say for the next 18 years! We are just finishing up our first trimester... feeling hideous, I might add... all the fun stuff: nausea, indigestion, exhaustion etc, but that's what makes a baby, I guess!

So this fits perfectly with the next kit that I promised to give out, "We're Pregnant!" I had started giving it out a while back and got distracted (seems to happen easily with me), and it took a few of you guys to remind me! DUH! So I decided to rework it and so far I'm only done with the papers. Here's the current, working preview of those:

I'm planning to make it a fun, humorous kit, with alphas and silly wordart describing the joys and not-so-joys of pregnancy. If you've ever had a baby, you'll be able to identify! So hang around and I'll get the first round out in the next day or so.

Girls' Night Out: Last Part!

This is it, folks! The last and final pieces to Girls' Night Out! Thanks to everyone who came by and especially to those awesome ladies who leaves such nice comments every single time! It's very, very sweet of you! Just a note: please be sure to get all of the pieces soon because when I start giving away the next kit, I will take all of the Girls' Night Out downloads down. Enjoy!

Click HERE to download Part 20!

Happy Halloween!

I don't know what got into my very small brain, but I volunteered to work tonight because everyone else wanted to be out with their kids. I have these unexplainable surges of compassion while at the same time knowing that I'm going to wonder what was I thinking?! I'm going to squeeze a quick nap in, then somehow stay up all night. Have a great time out there, everyone, and be safe!

Here's the second to last part of Girls' Night Out, Part 19. Enjoy!

Click HERE to download Part 19!

Binoculars

When we decided to go to Alaska for our Honeymoon, we were given a list of "must-haves." These included such things as a camera, rain jackets and a good attitude. One suggestion that I was very grateful for was good binoculars. I researched binoculars and found out more than I ever thought I would need to know about them. I came to the conclusion that the Nikon Monarch and Trailblazer Binoculars were the best options for our plans.

Although my new Husband initially questionned my purchase, he wore the binoculars around his neck the entire trip! It was worth it just to hear him admit that I was right!

Girls' Night Out (Part 18)

One minute so that I can brag on two things: first aren't my 3 neices so beautiful? I can't believe they're growing up so fast and that I live so far away that I can't enjoy them! Secondly, didn't my little (well, she's not so little any more, I guess...) sister, Sharon do a beautiful job on this picture? I just love the warmth of this picture! She captured the colors so beautifully!

Ohhh... we're almost done! This is Part 18 of 20. It's just the alphabet - I gave the background paper away in a previous download, so check previous posts if you didn't already get it!

Click HERE to download Part 18!

Girls' Night Out (Part 17)

Alrighty! In to the end stretch! There are only 3 more downloads after this one - 20 in all. I know. That's a little excessive, but all those textures make for big, big files! So hang in there - we're almost done! Here's Part 17. I know I've given this one away before, so this is for those who didn't get it.

Click HERE to download Part 17!

Shutterfly Insider Secrets!

I wanted to let you all in on some incredible deals that Shutterfly is currently having. Every once and a while they have these incredible sales that are just too incredible to resist! At my wedding shower, a few of the girls at work got together and bought me a gift certificate from Shutterfly and I'm thinking it might just be the perfect time to redeem it! Just click on the graphic link below:

Girls' Night Out (Part 16)

I have 2 days off and I feel like the Queen of England! There's nothing so sweet as sleep when you are so tired you can't see straight! I'm going to laze around all day... sleep, watch TV, I may paint a little... I've been working on my kitchen really slowly and I wish I would just finish it already!

Here's Part 16 of Girls' Night Out:

Click HERE to download Part 16!

Girls' Night Out (Part 15)

Sorry for missing a few days, there! I ended up working the whole weekend - not a bad thing, because it was with my favorite crew and we had a great time! I was so tired by today, though, that I called and begged to get the day off... without success. It was actually quite busy for a Monday and we were short-staffed. So we delivered babies all day long.

Here's the 15th piece of Girls' Night Out. We're getting near the end, I promise!

Click HERE to download Part 15!

Girls' Night Out (Part 14)

Stressfull, stressfull day, which I will tell you all about sometime. Sometime when my brain is actually working. The weather's been so gorgeous here recently and I haven't even been out to enjoy it. I've been wanting to get out for walks everyday and I've been such a basket case I haven't done it once!

Here the next piece to Girls' Night Out. Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Click HERE to download Part 14