It's Coming

We all know that is coming..but I personally dread it..what? winter and christmas..I know I sound like an ole Grinch, but I am not..I just hate the commercialism of it. I hate the $$ involved it. I have decided that this year we are going back to basics, like probably a lot of people will have to do. I have tightened the belt around her in so many ways and this will be the biggie. I told the kids that they will get 2 or 3 presents..and not expensive presents or they may get a gift certificate if they choose and as usual I will stuff their stockings with fun things. I have always loved doing the stocking thing. I have cut my list down to my father, my sister and my niece and the twins..oh yea my best friend, whom I have already bought. I just can't do it and don't even know how I am going to do this even. It will be rough. But what will be nice is that we are going back to traditional..Family things, midnight mass and just hangin out together. It will be differnt, but good I hope. I have told my kids that I want nothing, but for them to do something nice for me. It should get them thinking too! It is already beginning to feel like winter here with rainy, gloomy weather and cold. I was forced to turn on my heat this week, which i hated to do, but got tired of being cold.
on the lighter side,,I will stop whining, but I have scrappin like a fool and I am happy that I discoverd the world of Digi Scrapping. It is soo much better for me.
We took the twins to the craft fair last week and I did this lo..but be quiet about it..their mom would flip if she sees that we took their shoes off..she insisted that they wear them that day, but hell they wouldn't keep them on!
Well signing off to get into my warm comfy bed.

have a great Friday
Peace out
Peggy

Exciting news!

I have added a little thing on my blog..I think they call it a gadget? it is the moon phases. I really am into this and believe in the phases of the moon and how it affect EVERYTHING! My moon phase was to be good this last week and that it was. I have been asked to be on another CT! I will be working with RandiOh doing more digi layouts! This has got me so pumped. She is awesome, I love her stuff and feel honored that she has invited me to be on her team. Now I have two online bosses. Kami(Kreations By Kami) and RandiOh (RandiOh Designs) dang all I can say is that this must be my lucky moon phase. Two great women to work with. I only wish that I could do this all the time and never go back to my "real" job..but I must get "real" that will never happen. But I am going to get this working good and keep my creative Mojo moving! I am thinking this is all too good to be real//{pinching myself} what a great opportunity for me!!
check out my latest fun things!

THese were created with RandiOh


Freefalling Collection and Trick or Treat collection
This is another lo I did with Kreations By Kami awesome papers. Everyday Paper pack. All these papers and collections are available at www.acherryontop.com


Have a great Hump day all and
Peace out
Peggy

Feel your Boobies ladies

Good Morning and happy October, which btw is my very favorite month of the year. It is such a beautiful month full of all my favorite colors. Speaking of colors, another health speech coming on here, but it is important for all of us to do this THINK PINK! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I can't even begin to say enough about this. I have the big C scare last October when I went for my annual mammogram. They kept saying that I was lucky I went annually and that if it was Cancer it was early and so much could be done. After one week of agonizing waiting, ultrasounds and biopsies, the final verdict was good. Not Breast Cancer, but something that will be watched closely. I now have 5 little clips in my breast and go every 6 months for mammograms and everything has been good. But it was my annual that they found this. I didn't feel it..they were tiny calcification's. But the Mammogram found it. This is important ladies, I work in the medical field and I see woman of all ages with breast cancer. Some as young as 40. I know I am not telling you anything you don't know, but just wanted to emphasize the importance of this. If you have the time ..go and find your local Walk for the Cure this weekend. It is such a refreshing thing to do.
Have a great weekend
Peace Out
Peggy

Get Your Calcium ladies

Hi everyone,
I finally have come to the sad conclusion that I will have to find a part-time job again. Just what the hell is with all these prices now..it is painful to go the grocery store just so we can have food on the table. Do remember when tomato soup was 29 cents or if you watched the ads you could get it for 5 cans for a dollar? Sixty-six cents a can now, and that is at Wally World!! Ekkk..And cheese,, well I have to really need it for something, since it rediculously high priced..I guess my old bones will just have rot some more, cuz milk is crazy too. Glad I am taking calcium now. It is true ladies, menopause sucks and you had better start taking your calcium if you don't want to be walking around looking at the ground when you get older. I am sure it is hard to work on the pc or sb when you can't look up too. Seriously get your calcium now because believe me mother nature will rob it away from you faster than you can believe. ok so much for my health lecture for today.
I am going to try to finish my last two challenges for SE today and again procrastinate of shampooing the carpet..oh well it is so much more fun to SB.
Have a blessed and happy Day
Peggy

Flea Market Madness

Hi
Although I drop down dead tired, I am one happy little camper. Today was our annual trip to Woodbine Iowa for Applefest. It was bigger and better than ever this year and full of so many crafty things and lots and lots of "junk" I was in heaven. Although I didn't have a lot of $$$ to spend, I was very frugal and got some awesome things. My partner in crime was my friend Janis from work and believe it or not David went too! He did a great job all day too and had a great time. I was disappointed though my battery for my camera, which I charged all nite long...went dead after 20 pictures? WTH is with that? I don't get it. It has never did that before and I was pretty pissed out about it. All we got was pictures of the car show and that was it. I was planning on getting some great fall shots on the way home too. Oh well going to have to check into getting a backup battery. I suppose it is just old. I have been scrapping my A## off this week and really feeling creative. I think it might be the change of seasons..or the fact that I am just so damn broke I can't afford to do anything else. Anyway it feels good,,not being broke, but scrapping and more scrapping. Kami (Kreations by Kami at ACOT) has a new kit that is just diggin so much and finding just tons of uses for it. It is Falling for you and I LOVE IT!

Here are some pages I did with this kit.





I have doing some challenges at Elemental Scraps too to try to get some points for products. They are very cool and very friendly and an awesome inspirational gallery. And I love my online friends! Since I as broke as a church mouse..isn't that how saying goes?? Anyway, doing the challenges gives me the chance to get some new stuff while being productive. Now isn't that cool!
Here is another lo that I did with the Boxed In Template by Kreations by Kami. I love the simplicity of this and will used this over and over again.

Have a beautiful and blessed weekend all
Pegster

Wathcing the changes

Hi everyone,
What gives your creative inspiration? Changing seasons fill me awe and I can't usually get enough it. (except Winter) Blah..not a winter person. The older you get, winter is a challenge. Fall once and you are done. When I was young I could tumble, now I roll and can't get up, then your body and it ages elements tells you that is not cool to fall down. The snow is pretty, that is if you home and looking out the window. But Fall...these are my days. Crisp cool mornings that make me want to call work and play hookie. Not to many changes around yet, But I am patiently waiting. I know when I see those gorgeous sunflowers sprout up that it wont be long.
This isinspiration to me right now."If" I could live one season all the time, it would be fall. Just some warm fuzzy thoughts about fall. Have a great day!
Peace on

What a minute...Drum Roll please

Hi! How could I have forgot about this? I am the disjoined blogger for sure. Yesterday I got an email that told me that one of my layouts was chosen to be shared in the Creative Team's September Spotlight Article at ACOT Now is this rockin cool or what? I am excited and so honored by this. ok, I have given myself enough praise, back to scrapping and have a great weekend all!

Opps Blogger boo boo

Ummm still learning this blogger stuff. I forgot to add the picture.
dang, I don'tknow how to put a picture in right..I need blogger 101.
I also completed another lo for a challenge at Elemental Scraps http://www.elementalscraps.com/shoppe/home.php?xid=d4499e07d41ddec5055aca7e50a8c6de using on of Chrissy W awesome templates. It my "Brady Bunch" of furbabies.

I am Peggy and I am addicted

Ok so I admit it. I am addicted to digi scrapbooking. I was hesitant to even try, since I thought to myself that there was no way I would ever be able to do this. Well there is a way and I found that way and I am so diggin this. I have did more layouts in the last month than I have probably did in the last year. Momma is rockin here. Although, seriously though, everything else has gone to hell. My house has been sadly neglected, my flowers need attention and I am like a scrappin fool here. I don't remember ever being this enthused about anything at all. I even "tried" making my own little digi element for a lo I did last night. Dang I wanted a little doghouse for my page and decided to try it. It was fun..a little silly looking but that is ok. I still marked that off as an accomplishment. And holy crap it is FRIDAY!! I can feed my addiction all I want the next two days,although I think I might try to slip a little housework in there sometime too. But I don't know..we have groceries and clean clothes..so maybe not! I get to play around with Kami's (Kreations by Kami at ACOT) awesome new paper line. Everyday Paper Pack..check it out, it has the coolest texture on it. YOu will love love it! I know I do.

Hump day delight!

Hi everyone! Maybe some of you don't get as excited as I do on Hump day. Wednesday is when I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and know that Friday is around the corner and then my favorite. The WEEKEND! God Bless weekends! I feel a lot more creative on the weekends and have the time to be creative. WOrk has been torture since I started scrappin again. I need a vaca so I can scrap my A#(* off. I did manage to get some done this week. I finished a lo for Kreations by Kami with her new papers Everyday Paper available at . I have a hard time doing "simple", but I wanted to highlight this awesome new paper. My dad doing his little Jammin to the Reggae music in Jamaica.

Gotta Love Quiet time

It's quiet here, David and the dogs have long ago settled down for the night and its just me, my music (Fleetwood Mac tonight) and my puter. This is the time for me when my creative energy it at its hightest level it seems. Does it matter that it is 3 a.m and I have been up since 6 a.m? I just love the quiet of the evening. Tonight there is just light rain coming down and a cool breeze coming in which is working well with my continoius hot flashes tonight!! The chaos of life and work just seems to leave when I have this time. Tomorrow I will begin my series of "here comes fall" photos. Damn are they cool to scrap! it us supposed to rain again and the air should be crisp and fresh, just like I like. I will have to drag David out of the house, but we are going on a drive to hunt for photos. Gotta find a good sunflower field too. I was able to get one lo done tonight and almost have my header for this blog finished. Now the trick will be to get it on here. OH and I am excited that I finally figured out how to put my blinkie on here for Kreations by Kami!! Whoo hoo...1 point for the techno dummy here! Here is the lo I did with the Color Burst Collection by Kreations for Kami

Photobucket Album

Sleeping with Ice cubes?!!!

Yes I can be a klutz and tonight I spilled a pot of boiling water...on my fingers. Let me tell you this...it SUCKS!! My hot pad did protect some of them but my poor little pinkie and ring ringer is a mess. Blisters all over and between those fingers. I can't even tell how many since there is so many. This is mighty painful and I am trying to figure out how I am going to sleep. Holding ice cubes?? or maybe I wont' sleep. I can type a couple sentences here now and then I have to hold my ice cube for a bit. damn and if it isn't my mouse hand. How am I going to scrap. I will have to see a plastic surgeon tomorrow and who knows what they will do with it. My fingers are so white now that I can't tell what is blister and what isn't. I am too miserable to take pictures, but maybe tomorrow I will and post them. I keep thinking how in the heck did I do this...I guess that is why things like this are called accidents. LOL. anyway I did manage to do a lo last nite. I am feeling a little pressure being a newbie and being on Kami's Ct. Everyone is so good and I hope I can hold my own and not disappoint her. I played around for the first time with brushes and blending. It proved to be interesting, and I really liked it, but today I looked at it and just doesn't do much for me. My intent was not to overpower the picture and I think I went a little too much that way. I do like the subtle look of it and I learned a lot doing it.

Doing a Happy Happy Dance!!

Today was a dark,dreary and rainy day and the mood of my patients matched it. It was a long Monday for sure and was I ever ready to leave. When I got home I opened my email to discover this!!!

!! I am so excited to be working for her and doing what I love best..CReAtiNg! You can check out here blog here "Kreations by Kami"http://www.kreationsbykami.blogspot.com/ or go to here shophttp://www.acherryontop.com/digital/artist/kami_pfingsten and see all her wonderful creations. You won't be disappointed!HUGE congrats to all the ladies listed and I can't wait to get to know you all better! This is just making my creative mojo fly tonight with many different ideas. Check back for more info on her products and some creations of mine!! HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!

The wonder of Templates

Hmmm being new to digi, I am learning all about the wonderful world of templates. Also I have discovered that my new found addition has caused me some pain. It seems if you are an addicted digi scrapper there is a possibility that you will soon be stricken with the palmar callousitis, in other words, a painful callous on the palm of you hand. OUCH! I made a trip to Target today and purchased a very soft and wonderful mouse pad with a cushy little wrist thing. My hand is thankful and I am on to more scrapping. Back to templates, ChrissyW http://chrissywdigital.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-08-24T08%3A43%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7 has the most awesome sets of templates...I had to have them all! Thanks Chrissy for the templates and for the callous! Seriously this girl ROCKS the template world. Check it out. She has freebies too! Go there and tell her that Peggy sent you. here is a page of the twins that I did using one of her templates.

1 WeEk LaTer

ok it is one week later and I still have not completed my blog! BUt I had 2 visitors!!! you must really think I have the lamest blog around. Hopefully, I will have it up and running soon!! thanks for visiting!

Here I go again....

I am breaking new ground here..going to blog again. Starting fresh and trying to figure out how to do this. How boring this blog is. I need to cheapen it up some and get some funky things going. Maybe someone will stop by and say hi? Maybe I will find myself alone in blog world..but one thing I know it will be a creative outlet for me. stay tuned.....