Day #30 - My Big Huge Purse aka Gummy Worm Holder

Friday, January 30, 2009

You might ask yourself why would someone take a picture of their purse... well, I asked myself that too, and I have no answer for ya! I know that my family gives me a lot of crap about how huge it is. However, my argument is this: Mom's just have a lot of stuff to lug around! I have my calendar, my brush, make up bag, wallet, camera, Advil, lotion, and lots of other misc. items that I just need when I am on-the-go! You know you're a Mom when you reach into your purse and pull out a mini can of play-doh, or gummy worms that are NOT IN the wrapper!! Or let's say, a small stuffed animal... these are all really things I have found in my purse and when I ask my daughter about it, she say's, "Mom, Dad says you can fit a car into your purse, so I just thought you'd have room to hold my gummy worms for me..."
Um, a little notice would have been nice! Good thing I found them the same day, or that could have been a mess! I can just envision pulling out my wallet at the grocery store and there being a big green gummy worm hanging from the side...These are all the wonderful things that mommies get to deal with. I wouldn't trade it for anything!

Day #29 - Daughter Goes Back to School

It's Thursday and my daughter is going back to school after being home sick for 3 days. I must admit that I felt somewhat melancholy, it was nice having her home with me. I am still on the job hunt and not working has taken its toll on me. I am used to being at work each day and staying home just isn't my "thing"! New job leads are starting to flow in and I know that something good is just around the corner. The power of positivity will pay off soon...

Day #28 - My Silly Son!

My son has been rather generous letting me photograph him this year. Typically, when the camera comes out, so do the moans and groans of, "Ah, mom....come on! I don't want my picture taken....do we have to???" Blah, blah, blah! However, both kids have taken kindly to this project of mine and they both think it will be very cool to look back on this year snapshot-by-snapshot. I must admit, as I look back through each day's post, it does help me recall what other things happened on that day. However, a year from now, I am not sure if those memories will still remain. I am trying to journal as much as possible. I never really looked at all the "ins and outs" of our daily lives so closely. This is a project that has turned out to be much more than a "project"....It's become a lifestyle.

Day #27 - Making Memories

Okay, I admit, the picture you see before you is the website where I spent ALL day trying to win myself a Slice machine from Making Memories. Not the most productive day I must say, but well worth it. I had a lot of fun posting comments and seeing ALL of the action at CHA (the Craft & Hobby Association trade show!). I have always wanted to attend CHA, it would be a scrapbook-lovers' dream!!! Making Memories was giving prizes away all day long, so in between sending out resumes and taking care of my daughter, I was posting messages trying to win me some cool Making Memories stuff! Better luck next time for me! I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have a SLICE!

Day #26 - My Little Girl is Sick!

It is Monday afternoon and Gary, my ex-husband and best friend, is dropping Corianna off at my house. She was home from school sick this day and still wasn't feeling well. She ended up being sick for two more days....missing school a total of THREE days! Which is kind of a bummer because she had only missed one full day the prior semester and that was because she had to get her braces off. Unlike most kids, she does not like to miss school -ever!! She is all better now and back to her happy-go-lucky self!

My photos are coming....I swear!

Sheesh! I am so bad at posting each day... I have no problem getting the photos taken, it just takes a bit of time for me to get them up on the blog. I began a new "filing" system on my PC to simplify things for me and I think that will help me going forward. I won't go into all the details, because that would just take hours! But....rest assured, my photos are coming. I do realize that not many people are dropping by here just to read about my boring life, after all, you all have lives of your own to live. But! On the off chance you are here asking yourself, "Where are those photos I've been waiting for??"....now you'll know they're coming. LOL! I crack myself up.

Okay, so hopefully I'll have photos through Feb 8th posted soon. I also decided to start editing my photos, too, which is something I never did before; so that has added to my delay. However, I have been learning how to use Photoshop, so I might as well use it!!

Be back soon!

Candice

Day #25 - Mom, Sister & Me

In celebration of my big sister's birthday, we decided to go to dinner at a mexican restuarant that we have loved since we were kids. In attendance was: Me, my sister, my mom, my son, and Mark (my sister's boyfriend who WILL NEVER let us photograph him!)... It was a great night. I think my sister loved the big huge bag of scrapbooking goodies that I gave to her! We both have been paper scrappers for the last 10 years. She is very, very, very talented. As our kids get older, we've found more time to scrap together, but still not enough if you ask me! :-)

Happy Birthday, my dear sister! We love you!