Chatter

*Updated family pictures make me incredibly happy.  I love replacing the older 8x10's on the shelf with the current pictures.  I also like that I can really capture my kids and their personality when I take the pictures myself.

*That being said, it was an INCREDIBLE amount of work to get 7 kids photographed individually this year.  I found everyone was pretty much done/frustrated/bugging each other like crazy by the time we tried to do a family shot, and so I don't have a family photo I love...but I do have one that will suffice.

*Creative funks are not fun.  I must be carded-out from Stampin' Up! overload last week.  That and I cleaned my house this week instead of crafting.  That and napping.  If I didn't have to sleep, I think I'd get a lot done.

*I need to make some cute things for my upcoming parties.  Valentines day, pink and red and white and brown things with sparkles.  (I've got the color scheme...now I just need the ideas!)  I thought one idea I got last weekend would work, but it just didn't quite work the way I thought it would.  It was a little too complicated to replicate in a short amount of time.  Back to the drawing board.

*A laptop computer makes it WAY easier to use the computer more than ever.  I feel the need for intervention of some sort.  Not that it will happen, but I do feel that need every now and again.

*IKEA is a blessing.  In every way.  I LOVED going in with a plan tonight and getting everything I needed to execute that plan shopping in one small area.  No overwhelming window-shopping on the upper level this time...straight to the laundry section...load up the cart and head for the checkout lanes.  Organized laundry room/system...here I come!!

*I hope my well-planned laundry system works.  I'm so utterly frustrated with the current system, that I can't imagine anything being WORSE.  We'll see how effective it is.  I should know within  a week or two.

*I am subbing in Sunbeams tomorrow.  I should go to bed so I don't nod off on the other teacher as she tries to corral a roomful of 3 year olds.  (Church is at 8...I was not insinuating that the teacher would be boring!)

*I LOVE ANWA (American Night Writers Association).  We had a meeting here on Thursday night, and I feel very blessed to have a group of LDS sisters that love writing too.  I feel like I'm doing more than just burying my talent when I attend these meetings...even if it's just recognizing that God-given talent and choosing to help others acknowledge it as well.  (Anyone want to join?)

*Maybe my next post won't just be random ramblings.  Maybe. Don't hold your breath.  Hey, at least I'm blogging. :)