My Mac Daddy is a SUPER HERO! :)

First, I have to say THANK YOU!! For all your kind words of encouragement. There is NOTHING like that feeling in the pit of your stomach, when you KNOW you SHOULD HAVE BEEN ARCHIVING.. And haven't been.. OH.. My PC Was a terrible mess!

And your suggestions were wonderful, so THANK YOU for talking me down from the ledge ;)

Thankfully, I was able to save my pictures and layouts (HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF!!)
But I still need to take it in to get some of my other design files. And my Tax records! (oy!) Do you think the IRS will understand? ;)

So.. The PC still has some work to be done on it.. But I am too busy playing with my NEW MAC!! OMG.. My Mac is a SUPER POWER! I am LOVING it! I upgraded to CS3, and everything runs LIGHTNING Fast! I think I may have THE MOST understanding husband in the world.. I called him at work (in tears!) panicking, I thought I could probably save my pictures.. but I didn't know when I would be able to actually WORK again..

And I have Fancy Pants Deadlines coming up, plus about a million other projects here and there I have signed up for ;)
So.. On his way home from work, he called me from the Apple store.. 'What do you want in your new Mac?' WHAT???

He already had it built and ordered, but he was calling to double check to see if he had gotten it right.. And he built me the Mac of MY DREAMS!! "Happy 10th Anniversary,"he said.

Seriously?? I am one LUCKY GIRL! :)

And because of my new beautiful machine; I was able to finish our first ever edition of the Creative Voice! I am so happy with how it turned out!
The dream team at LDD, is AMAZING!! There are so many wonderful layouts, tutorials, and eye-candy sprinkled through out! It's a great read! We've sent it out to subscribers, so drop us a line if you haven't gotten yours yet.

Thanks again for all your support!! It is so very appreciated! :)
Have a great weekend!

Terrible News..

Today, my desktop PC decided it has had enough. Currently the only way I can even get it to start is in 'safemode'.

And.. The terrible news?? I haven't backed everything up.. All my photos and Layouts from 2007.. Not Backed up.
Somewhere I have back up copies of my pictures from 2003 and 2004, but with moving I am not 100 % sure where those are right now..

Oh, I am sick! I think I have backed up my pictures from 2005 and 2006, but, honestly, I am not 100% sure..

I am currently in 'safemode' trying to copy files to DVD and my only external drive that I can get my PC to read.. PRAY FOR ME!!

Not to mention all the goodies that I have been working on.. A July 4th Combo kit with Jackie and Lori; Our 1st edition of 'The Creative Voice'.. New Fancy Pants Goodies..

Oh.. Today is not a good day for technology.

You just take these kinds of things for granted.. At least I did..

I'll keep you updated.. Please send me all your positive thoughts, I am going to need every last one..

Better to be busy than bored, RIGHT?? :)

LOL. Jackie sent me that title in an email the other day; and I would have to say that she is undoubtedly right :) Much better to be busy...

I do have to say though, that keeping my house clean and show-able is truly kicking my butt. Isn't it funny that when you decide to sell your house, you finally make it a point to fix all the things that have broken over the years? Our house has NEVER looked better! :)

And Brenna and Lorynn are true champs. We've made it a game to see who can pick up more toys/items belonging to the other person. All I have to say is; "Oh, I see someone's shoes by the door!" and they both RUN to see who can put them away faster :) Hee Hee..

SO.. I have to share my exciting news with you!!! Oh, I am so THRILLED!!
I have been offered a position with Memory Makers Magazine as a contributing editor :) I will be writing for their digital design column each issue.. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?? Oh, I am SO DANG EXCITED!! It is truly a wonderful opportunity, and I am just beside myself! I believe my first article will be in the January 2008 issue :)

And I have been able to complete a kit this week too :)
It's called Sweet June.. And I just LOVE the feeling of summer it has!





Sweet June

I thought that these photos of Lorynn matched the papers beautifully :) Don't you just LOVE this bubble wand??



Hee Hee; what a cutie! :)

One of those weekends..

Ahhh.. Coming up for air :)

It has been one of those weekends, Crazy things a happenin' over here..
First the LDD Grand Opening Celebration, has been a SMASHING Success!!

Even with the server slowing, Paypal Crashing :) We've managed to stay afloat through it all!! (and that was no small feat!) If you have had trouble at LDD, we are on the upside of it all, so if you need anything, drop Lori and I a note :)

Our sale goes through Monday, and we've got some more fun little contests and such up our sleeve so be sure to check the LDD Blog here :)

Amidst all the things LDD, we are meeting with our Realtor today.. I am so excited about moving.. Not so much the process mind you, but the end result is going to be glorious!! So I am just trying to focus on that end reward ;)

And I have been trying to scrap ALL DAY today.. I have this COVER WORTHY photo of Lorynn that I snapped the other day.. It almost seems too perfect to scrap ;)



But then too perfect not too ;)

Do you ever have that problem? You want to scrap it, because the photo takes your breath away, but doing it justice, not overdoing the layout.. It's sometimes a hard balance to achieve.. I have trouble doing simple ;) and many times I tend to over-scrap something... But I am determined..

Wish me luck!