Right up front, I admit I'm plagiarizing this post (does that apply with blogs? I'm not sure, but still...). Erin posted this on her blog tonight, and she says it far better than I could. I know I should have called her and asked permission to use it, but it is too late and I'm sure she's sleeping now, and I was too impatient to wait until tomorrow! Besides, I felt okay using it since there are no pictures involved. So, here's her baby news in her words:
IT'S A...
GIRL!!!!!! I can't believe I'm having a girl. I went in thinking "okay, I'm the proud mom of boys, and now I'll have three cute boys." How great would that be right? Then the technician said "it's a girl" and I grabbed her arm and said "SHUT UP! Are you serious?" I just couldn't believe it so I made sure she was absolutely positive. She was. I'm still in shock. I just can't imagine having a girl. And she's totally healthy and looking great. She was moving all over the place, too. SHE! How weird...exciting weird.
Definitely exciting! I kind of reacted the same way she did. I almost didn't believe it at first. I don't think I realized it, but I guess I was expecting another boy, thinking the only thing cuter than the two boys we have now would be to have three. But now, hmmm--a little girl! Imagine that!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Grand Opening
The scrapbooking room is finally done! I still have some organizing to do, but mostly it's done! The amazing thing is that I actually have some empty containers, some open shelves. In my old space, I was always having difficulty finding things or keeping track of what I had--probably because there was no rhyme or reason to where things were; they were just stacked on and stuffed into wherever I could find a spot. I'm so used to having things crammed into every available square inch of space; it's quite amazing to actually have enough room--and then some.
This first picture is the hallway outside the room. It's all the books and other things that were dislocated by this new arrangement. Clearly my work is not done with the completion of the room; all these things will need to find new homes--somewhere.
Here's the famous Cricut machine that started it all. It even has it's own table, with room for the cartridges on the shelf above.
I even have a TV in there, and a DVD player. We had this old TV we haven't used for years; finally found a home for it. I like to watch old movies or musicals while I work. I also like to listen to folk music, for some odd reason (what that genre has to do with scrapbooking, I couldn't tell you); I'll have to get a CD player in there as well. But since I have empty shelves, it shouldn't be a problem finding room for it!
It will be fun to have room for other people to work in there with me. I think 3 people could work comfortably. 
I've had these rolling carts for several years, but of late they were crammed so full I couldn't ever really find anything. I'm going to make labels now for all the drawers, just to make finding things easier; some of the drawers are actually still empty--I can't get over that!
And, finally, here's my paper and cardstock. 8.5 x 11 in the shelves on top of the table, and 12 x 12 in the hanging file underneath. I LOVE this part of my room. Never had anything like this before.
So, that's it! I joked with friends that I would have a grand opening when I finished the room; some even asked if I would be inviting guests and serving hors d'oeuvres. Michael suggested that blogging about it could serve as the digital version of that whole thing--good idea! So even though I'm not inviting you to a real grand opening, anyone who wants to join me for scrapbooking or card making, consider yourself invited!
This first picture is the hallway outside the room. It's all the books and other things that were dislocated by this new arrangement. Clearly my work is not done with the completion of the room; all these things will need to find new homes--somewhere.
Here's the famous Cricut machine that started it all. It even has it's own table, with room for the cartridges on the shelf above. 
I even have a TV in there, and a DVD player. We had this old TV we haven't used for years; finally found a home for it. I like to watch old movies or musicals while I work. I also like to listen to folk music, for some odd reason (what that genre has to do with scrapbooking, I couldn't tell you); I'll have to get a CD player in there as well. But since I have empty shelves, it shouldn't be a problem finding room for it!
It will be fun to have room for other people to work in there with me. I think 3 people could work comfortably. I've had these rolling carts for several years, but of late they were crammed so full I couldn't ever really find anything. I'm going to make labels now for all the drawers, just to make finding things easier; some of the drawers are actually still empty--I can't get over that!
And, finally, here's my paper and cardstock. 8.5 x 11 in the shelves on top of the table, and 12 x 12 in the hanging file underneath. I LOVE this part of my room. Never had anything like this before. 
So, that's it! I joked with friends that I would have a grand opening when I finished the room; some even asked if I would be inviting guests and serving hors d'oeuvres. Michael suggested that blogging about it could serve as the digital version of that whole thing--good idea! So even though I'm not inviting you to a real grand opening, anyone who wants to join me for scrapbooking or card making, consider yourself invited! Saturday, June 6, 2009
Another Project
So...
My latest project this Spring has been my garage door. First of all, the opener has been broken for at least a year, and I've had to manually lift and lower it, not to mention it really couldn't be locked effectively. Luckily no one ever figured that out, and we were never burglarized. For a long time, it didn't matter much because I wasn't parking the car in the garage, anyway, because it was such a mess. But when Jeff & Erin & Michael cleaned it out for me a couple of months ago, it motivated me to get things repaired so I could use it again as an garage--you know, a place to park your car. What a concept!
Then I thought about how much I've always wanted windows in the door; I just love the way it looks from the curb, and I like the added light inside the garage. (Especially now that it's clean and I like being out there and I actually use the space!)
Before...
Here it is after. I think it makes a BIG difference, and I LOVE IT!
My latest project this Spring has been my garage door. First of all, the opener has been broken for at least a year, and I've had to manually lift and lower it, not to mention it really couldn't be locked effectively. Luckily no one ever figured that out, and we were never burglarized. For a long time, it didn't matter much because I wasn't parking the car in the garage, anyway, because it was such a mess. But when Jeff & Erin & Michael cleaned it out for me a couple of months ago, it motivated me to get things repaired so I could use it again as an garage--you know, a place to park your car. What a concept!
Then I thought about how much I've always wanted windows in the door; I just love the way it looks from the curb, and I like the added light inside the garage. (Especially now that it's clean and I like being out there and I actually use the space!)
Before...
Here it is after. I think it makes a BIG difference, and I LOVE IT!
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