I'm back, at least physically!

Well, I'm back at work today, so I guess that means my holiday is over. My PC is ready and waiting for me at the shop, so I'll pick that up on the way home. If all works well, I'll have some fab pics from my holiday and will work straight away at a freebie or two for my loyal blog-goers.

Also, keep posted for an upcoming back to school sale .....

TTFN!

Going out with a bang

Well, the diagnosis is in. My PC is busted, big time. The hard drive has failed again, and this time it went out with a bang. It is uncertain whether or not any data could be saved from it, so the $80 backup fee is a moot point now.

On the good side, my trip is going well. Just walking the dogs in the backyard is a trip in itself. This is Big Sky Country and there's lots of wide open spaces. Saw lots of wild birds: kingfisher, osprey, mallards, Canada geese, American coot, morning dove, snow geese.

The kids are having a great time, and all that fresh Montana air is making them sleep in which is an added bonus!

We went to Cody, Wyoming to the Buffalo Bill Historical Musum and Zoo Montana here in Billings. Left on the itinerary, we're going to Little Bighorn Battlefield (Custer's Battlefield), Montana fair & rodeo, threshing bee, and more cowboy stuff! Expect more pictures soon!

TTFN!

Where has the time gone?

I can't believe how much of 2008 has gone by! I can't believe my trip is finally here. I can't believe how grown up my little guys are getting. This year, this time with them has flown by. All of my recent computer problems have prompted me to back up my photos and movies onto DVD. They last longer than the CDs, some of which were already 5 years old. And now I'm feeling a bit nostalgic. Wanted to share a couple quick pics with you, and a movie retrospective.













And here's Alex at 3-1/2 months old. Sorry for the poor quality -- only a 2.0MP camera!

And here's Alex from a couple of months ago. This one is kindof jumpy because I was taking it from behind while pushing him in the stroller.

Well, I'll be signing off, and you probably won't hear from me until I return from holidays (unless I'm just itching to share some fab holiday pics!). Hopefully, I'll return to my computer fully restored and D:\ in tact, and you'll be getting those freebies straight away!


TTFN!

And the curse continues ....

You would not believe what happened when I got home yesterday -- my dang computer, my new computer, will not boot up! I can't believe the bad luck I am having with computers these days. Luckily I'm going on holidays next week anyhow, and the "technician" has lots of time to figure out what's wrong without me breathing down his neck. A blessing which I'm sure he's happy about.

The only downside is that I can't post the freebie I had ready for you. And I can't put my fab Just Beezcuz Bracket Album in my boutique. And I can't get my other albums ready for my store. And I can't finish up on my CT assignments. Yesterday was to be the "clean-up" day, so to speak, where I get all of these little things off of my desk before my holiday. Now they will all have to wait.

The only goodside is that I can focus on getting ready for my trip to Cowboy Country at the end of the week (which is almost here!). I'll come back with tons of great pics to scrap! We're going to the fair, the rodeo, the zoo, the duck pond, not to mention sightseeing. And I'll leave you with some fab pics I took 5 years ago, at the first trip to Montana.

Y'all come back now, y'hear? (just practicing LOL)

That was a long weekend?

Well, that was the shortest long weekend I've ever had! I can't believe I am already back at work. I did manage to get most of my CT assignments done, 14-plus layouts, but no designing. I didn't run out of time, but energy and motivation. Hopefully I'll be refreshed and ready to scrap when I get home! I want to churn out some more albums and freebies before I go on holidays next week (YAY!).

Since I don't have any freebies or albums to share, I thought I'd show off some of my fav layouts from this weekend's scrapfest. Click on the image to go to my gallery and see layout credits or leave some comments, if you are so inclined!

Wish you all a fab week and hope to be back soon with some freebies....

August Boutique Installment #3

I'm sorry to do this piece by piece, but it's been a bit more hectic than I had originally thought. But, since it's a long weekend here in Canada, I should be able to catch up on my scrapping.


Here is my third installment of my August Boutique Freebies. Made from DeDe Smith's fun page kits, "Blockz" & "Blockz Add-on", this SNAPlet Duet freebie is perfect for little guys, or big guys, who love those building blocks. Just click on the preview to go to my boutique and snag this little baby!

I'm already half-way done making this into a full-sized brag book. Expect it in stores sometime this weekend!

Also, as I have joined the Creative Team of Princess Lala, I'll be making an August Boutique Freebie with one of her kits too! So, I should have the fourth installment ready this weekend too. Fingers crossed!

That's it from me. Short and sweet ;)

August Boutique Freebie, 2nd Installment

Well, it's a bit later than I thought, but here is the 2nd installment of my August Boutique Freebie, "Just Beachy". And, I have already made this one into a full album, a 6+2 brag book that already includes the SNAPlet Duet freebie files.

Well, it has been a long evening, and I'll be turning in shortly. I'll be leaving my Christmas in July grab bags active overnight and deactivating them in the AM. So if you don't already have them, you have a few extra hours. Also, installment 3 of the August Boutique Freebies will be available tomorrow, so stay tuned!

TTFN!

August Boutique Freebies!

Hi all! I had another computer scare last night -- I got home and my PC wouldn't get off of sleep. When I restarted, there was 5 minutes of the "black screen of death" that made me panic that my hard drive was failing again. Luckily, it did restart and turned out to be fine, but nonetheless it prompted me to back up all of my new files onto DVD. So, it ate into my designing time.

I have two August Boutique Freebies to show you, but only the first is already in my store. This "Angler 4x6 SNAPlet Duet" was made with Cyndi Wetmiller's fabulous and much anticipated Angler Add-on kit. Love the vintage feel!

The second will be in my boutique when I get home from work today (should be ready by 7pm CT). Just ran out of time this morning. Made from Royanna Fritschmann's gorgeous "Just Beachy" kit, this SNAPlet Duet is perfect for those water layouts!

I expect both of these freebies will be made into full-sized kits by the end of the month.

That's it from me so far. Expect 2 more freebies tomorrow!