Wanna see why we asked for a new camera for Christmas???

Not all the pictures we took this past weekend turned out like this, but I didn't get any good ones of Heather and her new husband, Ben...and half of the pictures at the Baseball Hall of Fame are completely unusable. Very sad.

But we had a good weekend. Not "great," since Jasmine thought hotel rooms are for playing in, not sleeping, and didn't crash until 3:30, and we got to the wedding about 3 minutes before the processional...but we had a really nice time overall.

Unsolved Mystery: Bitsybaaaaaum!

Jasmine has a word. "Bitsybaaaaaaum." We have no idea what it means, but she says it all the time. There is no consistency to when she says it, or what she's doing when she says it (though the past couple days she's said it when she's at the table...but it's not the only time). It really seems like she's saying something specific...we just have no idea what that is!

Hopefully we'll have an answer someday; meanwhile, if you think you can decode it, by all means, let us know :)

Black Friday

My grandpa always called today "Amateur's Day" because the "amateur shoppers" would go out shopping. We used to go hang out at the mall, collect a couple things at awesome prices, but mostly just gawk at the number of people running around.

Josh and I went to Best Buy with my sister Vivian two years ago, not when the stores opened, but just in the afternoon. I couldn't believe how long the line was...thankfully it was moving, or we might still be there.

Last year we avoided it altogether, because it just wasn't worth it, now that we had Jasmine. And we planned on doing the same thing this year.

But then we were looking through the Wal-Mart ads, and realized they would make awesome Christmas presents...so he got up at 4:30 and went! He was home by 6, completely successful :) He went out again at almost 8 to see if Best Buy still had the camcorder we had been looking at...nope. But he got a few more presents, so though we have a limited budget for Christmas this year, these made for great presents.

So I think I should stop saying we won't go out on Black Friday, since we don't have a very good track record for actually doing that :)

Black Friday Sale!

Liddy's Loft decided we couldn't be left out of the loop for "Black Friday" (the day after American Thanksgiving, and the biggest shopping day of the year around here) so everything in the store will be 50% off!!
So c'mon by! A great opportunity to pick up those kits you've been eyeing (or even my calendar, as gifts for family and friends!!)

Word Art!

Happy Friday! I can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving. Then again, Jasmine and I decorated some of the apartment yesterday, and I'm sitting here listening to "O, Night Divine," so I shouldn't be that surprised!

I made up some music and dance word art. I still have to write up a (hopefully clever) description for the store, but it's made. And I'm giving away one of the phrases, just to show you I still make freebies when I remember :) Get it here! (in the "scrapbooking corner," in case you can't figure that out! But feel free to look around!)

And here is a preview of the whole kit:


Available very soon at Liddy's Loft :)

Shabby Pumpkin Mega-Kit

I was a part of this mega-kit, but in a small way (only a couple papers). But it's beautiful, and this week only it's $3!!!! :) (regular price is $8)

Check it out here!

Calendar is in the boutique!!

I had really hoped to be asleep by now. Jasmine was asleep before 9, but woke up when I tried to carry her to bed. She's now happily reading Josh's Islands magazine (shhh! Don't tell him!) and not acting as tired as her mommy. We're getting up early tomorrow morning for my Glucose Tolerance Test (appointment is at 7:10) so it could be an early morning.

Anyways, my newest creation is up! My 2007 calendar, using "All Teal, All the Time" and the expansion pack (which will also be up, hopefully tomorrow if I get a chance) is available!
This would make a great Christmas gift; simply put your pictures in the pages, choosing which page you want for which month, and print! And I made it 4x6, so you can use those cute little photo albums instead of having to create something to display it. I made two little "charms" to mark birthdays and anniversaries, giving you a quick reminder when one is coming up! And it's only $5 :)

Another General Update

Josh and I are both feeling much, much better. If Jasmine leans on me (which I still try to keep her from doing) I don't usually feel it, though I often feel it a little bit later. But nothing like the pain I was in 2 weeks ago. God is so good!

Jasmine is 1 1/2 today! Where did the time go??? I think she's in a growth spurt, because at 3 this morning I heard her talking in the kitchen. I thought Josh had gotten up with her, but no, he was still asleep. So I got up and went to her, and she had to pick out a snack from the fridge. Then she went right back to sleep, and slept 'til 9:45, so that's what she needed!

I'm 26 weeks pregnant!! Almost 6 months! I can't believe how quickly it's all going! I'm getting big, and my belly is starting to get in the way of things, though not so big that I'm bumping into anything yet. :) And I can still get up from kneeling, which I remember having a hard time doing at the end with Jasmine. Belly pics time next week :)

I'm finishing up a calendar and an expansion pack for the Teal kit, but I've also started something new. It's a music/dance embellishment pack, in remembrance of my ballet teacher. I got the shocking news a week ago that she passed away in June. She was only 45, and died of a heart attack in a dress rehearsal. She was such a huge part of my growing up, and then when I taught ballet in Turkey, I emailed her for help on how on earth to teach it!! So I thought this would be a fitting way to remember her. Watch for a possible related freebie soon...