Well I've been AWOL for a bit.
Things have been crazy busy here...

4 kids are HARD work...H-A-R-D!!!
Someone,who shall remain nameless,(okay,It's Jackie hee-hee) once told me that 4 kids is waaaay easier than 3.
And she was so convincing....
Liar

She owes me a sewing machine...and a Beamer...and a new set of nerves...

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Huh?
What is up with these spammers?
Every morning I race to my p.c and double-click on "Outlook Express", waiting for some loving e-mails from family or friends, a few pics of my nieces in South Africa...nice stuff, you know?

But what do I get???
Massive, throbbing rod

Ewwwwww!!!
Dude, that doesn't even sound nice!
Yuck!
Yuck!
Double Yuck!

And even if I was interested in Phentrimine
. Tramadol
. FemaleViagra
. & 400 more meds to choose from
I certainly wouldn't buy them from yuki SCABORA on the internet for peets sake!

"We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves."--- Henri Frederic Amiel

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."--- Winston Churchill

"Life has a bright side and a dark side, for the world of relativity is composed of light and shadows. If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil, you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty."--- Paramahansa Yogananda

Some of you may be painfully aware of the "B" word and how it was recently introduced into my life.
You know..."B-U-D-G-E-T"

Well,to bring everyone up to speed,Hubs suggested I go on a *gag* "budget" regarding my scrappy ways, earlier this year.
Of course I agreed *snigger*...(a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do and all that), and went on my evil spending ways, swiftly, albeit surreptiously.

The proverbial fly landed in the proverbial ointment the other day when the doorbell rang while he was home for lunch.
He opened it (but, of course!), and there stood the delivery gal from UPS,her knees buckling from under the weight of my gigantic box.

Hubs was his usual courtious self, plucked the box from her, shut the door and came into the kitchen, where I was now running through a bunch of excuses in my head...

"Angelina Jolie sent me a bulletproof vest to go unearth landmines with her in Iraq"...yeah, that sounds good.
Or, "That must be that new gardening stuff I ordered"...(you see Hubs has a dream/fantasy/wish to see me get my nails filthy and plant something so we can live off the earth and all that...)

Before I could say a word though, he plonked the box down on the counter in front of me.
>"CRAFT SUPPLIES-SCRAPBOOKING"...There it was in big,bold letters, emblazoned across the box.

Hmmmnnnnn.....

"So, how much do you think your scrapbooking stuff is worth?", he asked in a friendly kinda tone (what a guy!).

"Ummm...I dunno" I answered.
(what were you expecting...seriously!)

"Oh, take a wild guess...C'mon...for fun"...he coaxes gently (he's a wily fox that fella of mine)

It actually sounds like fun at this point.Must be his gentle tone and warm brown eyes and ...well, let me move on...

I think for a bit and say it in a way he'd best understand.

"Well, if I die tomorrow and you sell all my scrappy stuff, you can buy yourself two B.M.W's....get both those models you're lusting after".



And that's how he got that concussion when his head hit the floor.
True Story!

Holly gave me this sweet award on her blog.Thanks Holly :)


The rules for the You Make My Day award are to re-present it to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blog land. Let them know through email or by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times yourself, and if you do, consider yourself really, really loved.”

Here are my picks for blogs which make me feel all warm and fuzzy and inspired inside :)

* Amber
* Kim G.
* Wilna
* Mara-May
* Wendy
* Shannon
* Karla
* Mou
* Rani
* Ellen

Of course there are waaaayyy more blogs I love reading.I just picked these 10 which get the mojo going :)

Up and Running...

with Jessica Sprague!



Yeah Mon!
My first digi-layout!
Pardon the "blah..blah..blah" journaling.I was in a hurry to get to the next step,and the next...blah..blah..lol

Oy!
Looks like I hit the "fast foward" button on my last post.It should have been "Saturday Giggle"...not Monday...oh well.

I'm doing Mona's tag today.Here goes:

5 things you cannot live without under $10
1. Labello Lip Balm
2. Starbucks drinks
3.
4.
5.
(okay, just realised Hubs was right --- I'm high maintenance!)

5 favourite movies
1. Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail
2. The Devil wears Prada
3. Saw
4. Priscilla Queen of the Desert
5. Must love dogs

Baby names you love(but won't use)
Girls
1. Sarah
2. Emma
3. Mayte
4. Lulu
5. Tallulah

Boys
1. Caleb
2. Jonah
3. Xerxes ...hehe (South Africans will get this one)
4. Henry
5. Luke

5 songs you could listen to over and over:
1. You make me Sick
2. Fly me to the Moon
3. I'll Fly for You
4. My baby just cares for Me
5. Living on a Prayer

5 people who influenced your life in a positive way:
1. My Mother-in-law (she has given me different perspectives on so many things)
2. My kids (all 4 of them in different ways)
3. My Parents
4. My aunt, Premie
5. My girlfriends...all of them.

5 things that stay in your purse all the time:
1. Wallet
2. Labello Lip Balm
3. Christion Dior Lipstick
4. Cheque-book
5. Kleenex pack

5 moments you knew changed you forever:
1. The day our son was diagnosed with saggital synostosis
2. The day our Canadian VISAs were finalised
3. The minute I laid eyes on Hubs for the first time *hubba-hubba*
4.
5.
(I'll have to think more about this.Looks like I'm quite un-shakable...lol)

5 obsessions you have right now:
1. Ice cream
2. Losing weight
3. Trying to lose weight while eating ice-cream
4. Finishing this fabbo book I'm reading
5. Trying to finish watching "The Illusionist"...(awsome,awsome movie)

5 places you would really love to go:
1. Egypt
2. Venice
3. Goa
4. Greenland
5. Kenya

5 people you would love to see do their top 5:
1. Wendy ('cause I know she just *hearts* these tags...lol)
2. Holly
3. Heather
4. T-Bird
5. Shannon W

P.S All of ya'll not doing my tags...Phooeeey on you!!!...lol...