Grr...I'm so disconnected!

So our email server is down so no email. *pout* I feel so cut off, which is silly because email is usually slow on the weekends, but still. I'm not sure when it'll be back up so if I don't get back to you in a couple days, please forgive me.

In other news...I opened an Etsy store! I really enjoy altering goodies and making cards, but they really aren't being put to use here so I am trying to find good homes for them. I have to finish some cards to post this evening, so there's not much now, but I think I'm gonna give it a year or two and see how things go.

Well, the Wizard of Oz is on and I've got cards to finish. Y'all be good and have a very Happy Easter!!
Hugs!!
Jessi

Getting healthy

So I've been working at Cigna for 2 months now and I take claims for people with all kinds of medical maladies. Alot of the health issues I've recorded are weight related, and some of these people are around my age. This makes me both sad and scared. Sad because their illnesses are really life threatening. Scared because that could be me one day. I won't lie and say I'm not doing it for shallow reasons too, because let's face it, everyone would like to look better, but mostly I just want to feel better. O I signed up for Weight Watchers. I figure I'll start slow and just take it one day at a time. Dave wants to loose a little too, so what better way to help him and myself?

On a different front, guess what? I'm on Etsy!! After looking over my yummy stash of goodies and my pictures, and scrapbooks, I've decided to sell some of hand made goodies. I can't in a million years scrap with it all, and buy the new yumminess that's been coming out. Look me up and check it out. I'd love any feedback.
Well, bloggers, here's to healthy living and happy scrapping!
Goodnight Bloggers.
Hugs,
Jessi

Scrapping the Music

Ok, so this week the song is "Most Beautiful Girl" by Prince. Isn't this such a great song? Thanks Aleida for picking it out! My page is a tribute to my mother...well...because she is! The pic in my LO is from our lst day in San Antonio with the N50 and Fiskars. We were waiting on our plane and we decided to gift our "graduation" flowers to some traveling soldiers. My mom gets teared up anytime we thank or talk to any military personnel. I know it's mostly because Justin's in the Navy, but I am always so touched by how she takes the time to make sure they know how much they appreciated here. Its just another shining example of my mother's beauty. The pic on the LO looks much darker here, but it's awesome in person.

So Mom...This page is for you! I love you!!

Updating with a Sneaky-Peek

Hello Bloggers! I am so so so looking forward to this weekend. Work has been crazy busy this week that I am about to pull my hair out. We've been working overtime to get stff cought up and now I have to start working OT to finish new hire classes. Oi, I'm ready for a break.

Soooo...Saturday I'm heading to the Arboretum to check out Dallas Blooms and take some pictures and enjoy the yummy spring air. I'm also hoping to be joined by my friend...we'll see what happens since I kinda sprung it on her like...tonight...well tomorrow by the time she gets her email. (You know you love me. ) :) I am also hoping to get a secret project up and running...I'll let you all know about it . I've also got a SUPER SECRET project for Fiskateers that I am dying to show off, but I can't show the whole thing until next month...gotta wait till our lucky girly gets it....so here's a sneek peek:

And here is a baby card for my friend Holly at Fiskateers. Congrats girly and enjoy being a Momma!!

I'm also planning to work on a page for STM. If you haven't already been to play, I encourage you to go. It is such a great site and it really is inspiring. I've learned so much about me and stretched myself beyond my regular boring old style. The song this week is one of my fave's from Prince and it was picked by my favorite lady, Aleida!

Oh! I got lots of goodies from the Diner this week and I am soooo excited! I'll be a busy girl this week playing with all my new goodies.

Well, bloggers, I need to get some laundry finished so Dave and I have clean laudry to wear tomorrow. Naked at work is no fun. *shudders* Well, good night all and Happy Friday!!

March Scrap Goals, *revised*

Well, I got some bad news Friday, and I forgot to tell y'all. As of April 1, Michales will not be offering classes. It is my understanding that the Corporate team is making an effort to streamline their courses company wide. While I think this is a wonderful idea, I really don't think canceling classes until they can figure it out is the way to go. How hard would it be to keep classes as usual and work on the new plans behind the scenes. Then all they have to do is get the Events Coordinators involved, again behind the scenes, to get it all set up in the store. Its really stupid...but whatever, they didn't ask me. That being said, I have to get rid scrap goal number one, 'cause I won't be teaching there after March 29. So here is my new list of goals.

1. Finish all the journaling in 2006 albums and get the rest of the pictures in.
2. Get finished NY pages in an album and covered.
3. Alter 1 set of canvases
4. Complete 6 sets of LO's w/ new pics for the NY Album
5. Create 3 sets of cards for my stash.

That's what I've got planned for the month. I'm off to a good start so far. I've got all the 2006 pages in their album, now I just need to finish the journaling and print the missing pictures. I've also started loading NY pics in their album but there are still more to get in. Well, I'm off to play a bit more before bed.
Good Night Bloggers!!!

Weekend update

SO it's Sunday evening and I've been pretty porductive this weekend. I didn't get a whole lot of scrappin' done, but it is still a little early...there's still hope. I did manage to get all of Christmas back to storage in Garland. Dave also took me to the movies this weekend. If you haven't seen Juno yet I recommend you go see it. It was wonderful, witty, edgy, fun...a new favorite of mine. Dave and I liked it so well we bought the soundtrack and it is now on my ipod.

I also spent an hour at Central Market yesterday. We roamed up and down the aisles, learning about the different types of potatoes, apples, and oranges. We perused the 20 different types and brands of marinara and all the different types of pastas. We picked up some wonderful rolls in the bakery and some yummy Easter chocolates for the people in my little corner of the office. I also picked up a bottle of my favorite carbonated pink lemonade. I just love it. It's yummy, crisp and comes in one of these really neat bottles. Truth be told, it was the bottle that drew it to me. It made me feel kind of nostalgic because it looks like a wine bottle. When my little brother and I were kids we used to drink Big Red in wine glasses on the holidays with my parents. Buying the Fancy Schmancy lemonade reminds me of that and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. We also got a Corn Chowder kit that looked yummy. I think I'll make it for dinner tomorrow. I'll let you know how it turns out.

So on the scrap front, I'm about the get out my New York photos and start scrapping. I'm also headed to Scrapping the Music to see what this week's challenge is. I missed out last week so I'm hoping to be inspired by this weeks song!
Well, Y'all have a great Sunday night and enjoy your week!
Hugs!

Certifiable FUN!!!

Hello to the land of blog!
I am so excited because I just landed 3 more class dates to train Fiskars Demonstrators!! If anyone is interested Deb G and I will be training certified demonstrators in Dallas, at the Michael's on Greenville Ave the following dates:

• Sunday, March 16 from 11am -1pm
• Saturday, March 22 from 10am - 12pm and again from 1pm - 2pm
• Sunday March 23 from 11am - 1pm

Deb G will also be in Paris, TX at Michelle's Craft Store teaching a class from 1pm - 3pm.

If anyone is interested or would like more information, please contact us at fiskarsdemo1@gmail.com