Friday Randomness

I'm sorry faithful blog readers, my dryer blew up and the management company has given me a holy fit about replacing it. Finally got the repair person out here today, told me it will cost them more to replace it than to fix it. Awesome, don't know how long it is going to take them to do that. It's been a nightmare situation, and I never let the person who deserves it have it. But, I inadvertantly but calmly explained my predictament to the owner of said management company and low and behold, everything is finally working out. I don't think you have to yell and fuss to get a point across, you just need to find the person in any organization who cares. Rant over.

In other news, I did scrap yesterday but I decided to hang on to that one for a call. Not that it probably will make any difference, just wanted to let you know why I have nothing to share today.

Also, I've been tagged!
Heres how it works:
1. Link to the person that tagged you and leave a comment on their blog, so that their readers can visit yours. Kazan tagged me!
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share 7 Random facts about yourself on your blog.
4. Tag 7 random people at the bottom of your post, linking to their blog. Let each person know by leaving a comment on their blog.

Random facts about me:

1. I used to be the star in school plays in high school. Now I'm too nervous to speak in public. I have no idea how or why this change occurred. Odd.

2. I grew up very poor. Most people who know me in real life don't and wouldn't know that.

3. I dream of someday owning a beach house. I know it's a horrible investment and will most likely get torn apart by hurricanes, but I can't help it.

4. My house is super clean, but car not so much. With the baby, something had to give I guess.

5. I met my husband in high school. We went on one date, and decided to be friends. Later we re-established communication in college, and we didn't really want to be friends after all!

6. One of the most important friends that I have is someone I've never met in person. She lives in Colorado, and I don't know if I will ever meet her. But she has always been there for me, through some of the darkest days of my life after my dh was injured. Love you sunni-j.

7. I hate the color purple. I do, and nothing I own is purple. Not my clothing or my house or anything. No offense to purple-lovers everywhere.

I don't know seven bloggers to tag, I haven't been blogging that long! So, pharmgirl (Betsy) please take this challenge because I don't know that much about you and I'd like to.

Happy Friday all!

Breathe

I've been feeling stressed, pulled in too many directions, trying to do too many things. I think this happens because my priorities get confused, and everything becomes an emergency of the highest magnitude. Today I am going to try to be thankful and grateful, calm and peaceful. I'm hoping to spend some time outdoors with J. as well, that always helps me feel centered. Hope you all are having the best day!

Song

It has been a long time since I was so profoundly moved by a song. I heard one on the radio today that summed up how I've been feeling and why I scrapbook. An 18 year old girl tells her mom that she can't wait to leave for college and her mom tells her:

You're gonna miss this, you're gonna want this back
These are some good times, don't go so fast.

The rest is that the girl's dad comes to visit her first apartment after she gets married and he tells her it is nice. She says it's ok, but she can't wait to have kids and get a house, and he tells her the same thing:

You're gonna miss this, you're gonna want this back
These are some good times, don't go so fast.

The last verse of the song the girl has a repair person at her house and the kids are going wild. She apologizes to the repair man for the kids insane behavior and he says the same thing:

You're gonna miss this, you're gonna want this back
These are some good times, don't go so fast.

I don't even know who sings this song, but I was in tears in the car and almost had to pull over. I never cry at songs. But if I could pick one to sum up my life, that is it. I'm that girl, and I just want to appreciate everything right now, right this moment. That's what the layout is about. Maybe you know what I mean. Or maybe my hormones are completely out of whack. Hard to say.

"Bee bo"

Darn that Sandra Boynton giving kids bad ideas. Since we got her Belly Button Book, my kid is obsessed with my "bee bo." It's driving me crazy. Apparently it is no fun to play with your own bee bo. This all sounds very bad.

Let me start anew. I got my PB board, but I haven't taken it out of the box yet. Maybe after dinner. The scraproom is in shambles. I'm having one of those days where I should have just not scrapped anything. I feel like everything is sucking, not living up to my expectations. I hate those days. I think it is a form of scrappers block, where I can still create, I'm just convinced it all sucks. I don't know whether to take a break, or work through it. Anymore I try to tell myself, "what did you learn?" I always learn something (normally many things) from a layout. How not-to-do something is normally on the top of the list.

Maybe it's the weather. Hope you all have a great weekend. If you stop by leave me your advice for scrappers block!

For the love of J.

Thursdays we do stuff for J. Although, everyday we do stuff for J, but Thursdays are special. We are returning library books and picking up new ones. We go outside and play everyday, but make an extra special effort to stay long today. I try to make him his favorite lunch. Life moves so fast, this is the only way I know to slow it down and be grateful. Well, that and with photos/scrapping.

I think he had trouble sleeping because he is starting to talk a lot more. He learned a new skill, he can repeat words exactly as they are said to him and his vocab has grown in the past 48 hours in leaps and bounds. I should have known that, but I was too exhausted to figure out the mystery.

Speaking of mystery, I found the missing movie. And my earring. I guess I should pick up a lotto ticket, 'cause I feel lucky! I got this magnetic chalkboard on sale at Pottery Barn this week, it will go in the scrap room to hold photos and paper while I deliberate.

Tomorrow is Friday. I've got big work to do.

Quick

I'm getting such a late start.
I'm so far behind today.
This is what I have for you, some hybrid scrappy-ness.
Until tomorrow.

Has it really been 72 hours?

We have had some sleep issues at my house. J has decided sleep is not for him. He started Friday afternoon really fighting naps, then on it went, for the next 72 hours. By Sunday night, he was a terror. My better half and I spent 3 hours Sunday trying to get him to calm down and go to sleep. He has been such a champion sleeper, I don't know what happened. I racked my brain, but could not find a cause--not sick, teething, hungry, wet, unhappy, lonely. I just don't know. Yesterday morning was the very worst, tired, cranky, unwilling to nap. I was about ready to put a stamp on his forehead and go walk him down to the mailbox. Send to anywhere else. But, yesterday afternoon the cycle finally resolved itself. He took a 2.5 hour nap, we went to the park to celebrate when he got up, and bedtime was much better/normal. So I made this:

I got to meet Ali on Sunday. I liked her instantly, she came over without hesitation to us with J in the stroller. I could have talked to her for hours, felt like I'd known her for years. We have lots in common, and it's so nice to talk to someone who gets everything about my life--scrapping, military, being a mom, all of it. She's delightful and I hope to hang out with her again soon.

Until tomorrow.