5 best attributes, in my opinion.

The 2peas blogging challenge for Wednesday.


List your 5 best attributes, in your opinion.

1/ I am very honest and upfront about my feelings.

2/ I adore my family.

3/ I am a very passionate person and embrace that passion in life.

4/ I value honesty and respect.

5/ I have a wonderful laugh!!!!

Today was my 7nth anniversary with COMCAST. I have to chuckle because when I first walked through their doors they had another name and I had no idea I would be there 7 years later. It has been a wonderful experience and I love my job and what I do on a daily basis! I am so blessed to be able to say that! My husband sent me some beautiful flowers and balloons. They are on my desk and I make sure to stop and smell the flowers everytime I pass them.

I am sooooo thrilled one of my bestest people went to New York this week. We had spoken before she left about purses (we both love them!). She know my taste (the bigger the better!!!) and she agreed to keep her eye out for a great buy. WELL!!!! you will not believe what she came back with!!! Ohhh... I love her!!!!

some layouts...

This was done as part of the ABC Challenge....my beautiful daughter
This was part of the PP challenge...me and my babies =0)

What inspires you lately?

Today's 2Peas Challenge is "What inspires you lately?"
Lately I have been inspired by...

* books (those self help books are a blast!!)
*magazines (who does not want to do some of those incredible pages!)
* challenges on 2Peas (love...love...love them!!!)
* events (i love special occassions and preparing for them is fun!!!)
* quotes (love inspiring quotes that make you want to move mountains!)
*LIFE!!!!!

a tattoo? what and where???

As I started thinking about tattoo's I was reminded of the first time I stepped into a tattoo establishment. It was very fascinating and fun. My daughter had wanted her nose pierced so I promised if she waited I would take her on her 18nth birthday and pay for everything. She waited and we went... I held her hand and she took it way better than I did! *sigh*

I was reading some of this weeks blog challenges from 2Peas and this was one I thought would be fun...If you got a tattoo, what kind would you get and where would you put it?
If I were to get a tattoo I would put it on my ankle. I also know what it would be...it would be a rosary. I know that sounds weird but i have seen one and I love it. It would take care of wearing an anklet (which I love to wear in the summer). If I were to get one I know I would want to get a 2nd one (the place I would want it is to private to say...hehehe). I mean why only have one? I think I would have a saying in French or Latin written there (again...I would not let anyone but my hunny bunny know the exact saying...hehehe).
I have often thought of getting a tattoo, however I am way to eclectic and I love change. That combination would have me adding and removing tattoo's at a dangerous pace. I opt to stick to the "fake" tattoo's (I love them because I can have Scooby one day and a rose the next day!). Love it!
My daughter had been mentioning a tattoo....*sigh*. All I can tell her is remember it is permanent! To date...I can honestly say I am glad I have not opted for a tattoo...but you never know...when I turn 50 I might change my mind!!!!

i love learning!!

i have been in a leadership training course for the last two days and we finish tomorrow! i am always reminded when i go to any trainings how much i love to learn! i think knowledge is wonderful and so empowering! i wish i could spend more time learning and taking courses! however...time gets in the way. i do look forward to the days when i can get back into school full time and bask in all the knowledge that floats around campus!
i am excited to take the things i am learning this week and use them on my team and in my daily work interactions. i was so motivated that i stopped at Barnes on the way home to look at their books! i bought a few and can't wait to get started on reading them! there are a few things i will be working on right away and i will be spending some time this weekend "polishing" them up. i have even started thinking about something that i might want to present to my manager to help moral!
wow!! it's amazing what a little time away from work can do for someone (especially if they are with peers who are as excited and motivated as yourself!). I am really going to focus on keeping this attitude going forward!!! =0)

good times!

today was a real good day! my team had their top team pizza party! i was able to show off my team to a marketing "guru" and i took some pictures AND!! i was able to stop by our scrapbooking store on the way home (my hunny said he would do dinner and dishes sooooo lucky me!!). as one of my daughters would say..."good times!!!"

Sunday into Monday (Colts, Cricut and a Crash!)

wow!! yesterday was sure a busy day for staying indoors (more snow so not much chance of getting outdoors. I spent the day working on some layouts (I was able to complete 5 pages!! wahoo!!). I also did some yummy reading and watched lots of football with my husband and Boo. It was fun and at points very upsetting (we really wanted New. Orleans to win and they did not. *sigh*). The 2nd game was very intense in the 2nd half! There was a lot of screaming and hiding behing pillows during this time. The Colts won so we were happy!! Their win will make watching the Superbowl more fun. Go COLTS!!!!
I was able to use my Cricut for the first time today!!! Wow!! Am I in love!! It is wonderful (I did have a freaky moment in the beginning when I tried to cut and there was not blade in the system! *sigh*). My husband was very impressed the the machine and now insists I am "high tech".
Today was one of those catch up days. Alot of running around and doing but boring! We went to get my daughters books (over $300.00 and we still need one more book!!!), getting b&w ink for the printer, shopping, getting nails (mine) and eyebrows (me daughters) done, laundry...you know that stuff that you do when you have a spare moment.
I guess there was drama when i went to bed last night. The shelves in my scrapbook area came down and there was a loud crash! Well...i had taken my hot hot hot bubble bath and had gone down for the night so I did not hear a thing! The girls and Reggie were laughing because they say I will wake up if one of them says something to loud or Reggie comes in late from work but I failed to budge when a loud crash occurred! I promise...I did not hear a thing! Kind of scary...or maybe a compliment to Reggie...I felt so secure with him home that I was able to sleep like a baby (hehehe). I don't think that will fly!

a picture a day

i discovered a blog dedicated to taking a picture a day throughout 2007. I was so excited! I was planning on adding taking more pictures to my poo list. Well...i did it i opened another blog that will be for pictures only! how fun and i can't wait to start. Boy my poo list is growing faster than i thought it would! i'm loving it!
i drank more water today (had to pee alot!!!) and only had pop with my dinner (good job!). i also turned down fried ice cream at dinner! wow! AND!!!! i walked with Leslie for 1 mile (yahoo!!!). I am sooooo hoping to keep this up!!!
i was also able to spend some time in my scrapbook area and worked on some pages!! this was a productive day! Let's see what manana brings....

adding to my poo list

Yuck! I weighed myself this morning and it was yucky!!! I have started to gain some of my weight back and I need to start focusing again. I need to start watching my COKE (ohhh...I adore my Coke and drink it like it was water!) and exercising! When I did this before I was able to loose 40lbs! Well...this was one of those areas that I wanted to add to my poo list for 2007. I was hoping to start it later but...it's going on my list today!!! I am going to work on loosing 10lbs by 02/14/07. *sigh* I started today so let's see where this journey takes me...

Blah...Thursday

Today was one of those days that was blah.... I played with some pictures and added FLIC to my page. That was kind of fun and frustrating. I was able to add some pics of an outing we took this summer. We had a fun time playing putt-putt (our balls spent more time in the water than on solid ground...hehehe). Tomorrow is Friday and I should be excited...however this is going to be a long work week (6 days) so I am not feeling the excitement.
2Peas had a great subject to write about (fave music artist). I am working on the list...maybe it will be completed tomorrow. I am also hoping to work on some scrapbook pages...tomorrow.
I think all this snow is starting to get to me...it is so blah. I think I need some sun and some green grass (no not the type that makes you silly and happy...hehehe). I love snow but the beach sounds really good right now! *sigh*
Maybe tomorrow will not be so....blah...

blog...blog...blog

Wow!!! I thought I would spend some time looking at other bloggers and man does my head hurt!! What started out as a few minutes turned into an hour!! Boy, this world is bigger than I thought and man the stuff out there. I am in awe! No wonder Time said the most influential person in 2006 was...YOU! I have heard about MYSPACE but to be honest...I am a little frightened to go there! I can only imagagine what awaits me. I have to say I am glad my word has expanded and I am looking forward to seeing where it leads me! I have seen blogs about scrapbooking, challenges, art, photographs, stars and more! Wow!!!

This is fun and I am hoping it will remain fun. =0)

Well...I am off to enjoy a wonderful meal my oldest daughter cooked (she is awesome!...she even did the dishes!!!). I can smell the fish...yummy!!!

Brrrrrr...it's cold outside!

This car was stuck in the ditch for weeks!

At one point there were 3 buses stuck on this street.

Snow was everywhere!
These guys could not get out (this should have been a road!).

I cannot believe how cold it has been in Colorado. It started before a few months ago and has not let up. We have had tons and tons (o.k. a few feet, but after a month feet start to look like tons!) of snow and it is getting a little old! I would like to see more sun and less grey skies. Don't get me wrong, I loved having a white Christmas (it was beautiful) but when will it stop! We are being told we might be getting some more snow this weekend! And the cold...it was below 0 this weekend!
As you know I have started "blogging" (it is kind of fun!) and I love being on 2Peas (more on that obsession later). Well, when you put the two together you get a place where you can get "blogger" challenges (more on those challenges later...).
Today's challenge is: This winter, what do you do that means comfort to you? Well, this winter I have been spending tons (I know I am loving that word today!) of time watching tv and catching up on tons (hehehe) of stuff on my DVR (WOW!!! what did we ever do without this box???). I have caught up on my soaps (I also added 2 more ala DVR...), watched all my holiday cooking shows (I know a little late but Paula, Sandra and Rachael are so worth the wait), got hooked on Ace (boy do I wish I could make cakes like him!!), finished my Unit episodes and started on Friday Night Lights (I am a still behind on these...sigh) andI have watched some great shows on VOD (again what did we do without this feature???). I do all this in my family room, snuggled under Gywenie, with the Christmas Tree lights (don't ask why she is still up that's another story!!!) aglow and my birds chirping in the background. During this time my family is somewhere in the house doing something "familyish". Mmmmmm...I find the comfort in knowing my family is safe and warm under one roof and momma (that's me) is catching up on something that has no purpose (o.k. maybe learning how to fry a turkey does have some purpose in my life but trying to figure out if Jessica is going to stay with Antonio or go to Nash has no purpose but it sure is fun to watch!!!).

MLK pictures

The church where Mr. King preached.

His childhood home.

The place where he now rests.

Happy Birthday Mr.King

Today is a holiday! It is a time for remembrance. I have to admit I was not old enough (and in some historical cases I was not even born!) to remember everything that occurred during the time Mr. King was leading the Civil Rights Movement. However last summer we were blessed (yes, I say blessed because there was a time when my husband and I would not have been able to go anywhere down South together, as a family, with our daughters…) to visit the place Mr. King was born and the neighborhood he grew up in. We sat in the pews where others sat and listened to him preach on Sunday mornings (I wonder if those people know just what they were listening to when they heard him?). We visited the place he was shot, the place he now rests in and his memorial. We were also able to visit some wonderful museums and all 4 of us learned some extraordinary things about those extraordinary people who followed Mr. King. I would love to think I would have been a follower. I would love to think I would have refused to sit in the back of a bus, stand up against hoses full of water, angry dogs and people and endure everything the King’s did for a dream. As I remember our family trip and all Mr. King did I am very grateful. As I look at the pictures of our trip I know I am blessed. So today I must stop and send up a thank you that on this day 78 years ago a wonderful human being was born! Happy Birthday Mr. King!!!

Beginnings 2007

I am going to do this! I am going to start a BLOG and I am going to keep up with it (I am also going to learn more about this phenomenon!). I know...starting something I am not 100% sure about? Well, why not? This is my year to complete unfinished business so... (I forgot to mention I started a BLOG a year or so ago and I am not sure what ever happened...I tried locating it once and could not?!!?). Anyway...this is a new year and things will be different (I know I am chuckling to myself as I write this!!). But I promise this year WILL BE DIFFERENT!!! I may be a little slow (I was suppose to start this on January 1st) but that is ok. Didn't someone once say the early bird get's the worm but the late one arrives well rested and less cranky???? O.K. so maybe that was me.... It does not matter what "Nette" is telling me (more about her later) I am doing this and that's that!!! So here is to new beginnings in 2007