Still Struggling...

with decisions about our new house. As you can see here:

We had a visit from my aunt Verena, her daughter Sydney and her hubby Chris, from North Vancouver today. She took pity on us and helped us out with some great advice for our color choices on the paints. They also are going to help us finish the concrete floors with color and sealant. Hoping to do all this in the next couple of weeks. So things are moving along...

Here's a picture of the front of the house:

So it looks like we may have a decision on the house body & trim paint. I'll let you know...

Another Cool Internet Find...

don't you ever wonder what celebrity you really look like? Here's my Celebrity Look Alikes:



I guess it depends on what photo you use cause in this one I look like:



And in this one like some other entirely different women:



Who do you look like?

Just a Birthday Meaning Thing I found online...

thanks to an old friend Shelley from my school days in Germany.

Your Birthdate: September 30

You have the type of personality that people either love or hate. You're opinionated, dramatic, intense, and very outspoken. And some people can't get enough of you - they're totally addicted. Others, well, they wish you were a little more reserved. Your strength: Your flair Your weakness: If you think it, you say it Your power color: Scarlet red Your power symbol: Inverted triangle Your power month: March

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Spoiled ROTTEN!

As part of our group that will be going to Creative Escape 2007 in Phoenix, AZ this summer we are hosting a bunch of swapps on our yahoo board. This one was called the "Let's Escape" Swapp.

It's sort of like a secret sister thing were you fill out a questionnaire so someone can shop for you and then are assigned another gal to spoil. I had a blast shopping for my new friend Laurie and started way before I even had her name. I hope that she liked her loot because I went way over the top with the pink & green (CE colors) and later found out her favorite colros are greens & blues. Ooops!

Anyway, I received my package yesterday afternoon via UPS. I tore into it like a crazy woman and my daughter looked on in awe. My secret buddy spoiled me royally. I received some awesome stuff including...well, I'll just spell it out for you, letter by letter.

L is for Lips (lip gloss or lip treament)
E is for Express (item to help express herself on her pages, ie: title, journaling, etc.)
T is for Tasty (tasty treat)
S is for Sparkle (bling for scrapbook pages)

E is for Embellish (fun scrapbook embellishment)
S is for Spoil (something to pamper herself with)
C is for Circle (a fun scrapbook circle item)
A is for Awesome (an awesome Heidi Swapp item)
P is for Pink (something pink)
E is for Extraordinary (special handmade item from you)

Well I hit the jackpot!
L - I got Dolce Milano Creme Brulee Lip Gloss (it smells good enough to eat!)
E - Heidi Swapp Clear Shapes "Love" Stamps, these are journaling boxes, super cute.
T - A Starbucks Giftcard, this will come in handy this weekend at my all-night crop
S - Heidi Swapp bling, the new pink crowns

E - A wonderful kit of the Bohemia paper line by My Mind's Eye, including bling & titles.
S - Some SeaSpa Body Lotion that smells divine. I've never even heard of this brand. Cute box!
C - Heidi Swapp XL ghost shapes clocks, I haven't been able to find these anywhere.
A - Heidi Swapp masks, the tulip one and the bird branch, both brand-new.
P - Heidi Swapp XL pink photo corners, I've been looking all over for these.
E - An extraordinary, super awesome handmade clipboard. It is so fabulous, I love it!

So needless to say this made my week. It will be hard for my husband to top this for our anniversary this coming Monday. LOL

I am actually accomplishing something! WOW

I cleaned off my desk, (well, I had to cause I'm going to a crop and I need something to work on!), but I did get it done. I found some layouts that I started at the 27-Hour crop in March and took the time to finish them off. So I can put two notches in my belt for these:

Belated Easter Pictures

Guess it's high time I posted some photos of Grace's 2nd Easter. We actually all went to the big Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the grocery store Haggen. It was a huge field divided into areas by age. There was yellow tape around the area and signs showing what age group the square belonged to. I was kind of torn between taking Gracie to the "2 and under with parents" plot, whereas Martin was all about letting Grace fight it out own her own in the "2 and under without parents" one. The weather held and we actually had a slight window without rain as the kids, (there must've been several hundred kids with families) charged the field after the countdown. I had to give Grace a little encouraging nudge and she finally braved the masses. I guess all the other parents must've been training their toddlers vigorously for the past few months because the killer instinct took over and they started vaccuuming up the candy and eggs. It took Grace a while of staring at all the other kids in amazement until she started putting some eggs into her basket. After all was said and done, it didn't take more than two three minutes to clear the lawn, she had a booty of about a dozen eggs or so. I was a little disappointed in the contents of the eggs. Since the area was for 2 year olds and under I expected some toys, maybe chocolate eggs, similar soft candy. But what was in the eggs actually shocked me. Most of it was the kind of stuff they would label "Not suitable for 3 years and under", little plastic rings, fabric bracelets, little gobs of jelly like substance that I have no idea what they are, and absolutely no candy. What a rip-off. The bigger kids were leaving the field with whole bags of gummy lifesavers and such. AG Edwards even has some monetary items in the older kids eggs. Well, I guess better luck next year.

Just a quick e-mail forward...

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope, not to my knowledge
WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? This morning waking up from a nightmare
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes, but I’ve been told it’s kinda hard to read
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT Roast Beef
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Why Not?
DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? I have a BLOG, does that count?
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Definitely on my list of things to do before I die.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Banana Nut Crunch by Post
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Yes, but I don’t usually wear tie-up shoes.
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yes
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Chocolate Almond Mocha
SHOE SIZE? 8 and 8 ½ on the right
RED OR PINK? Used to be red, but since Grace it’s been a lot of pink.
WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOU? Don’t like my belly, feet and hands.
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Depends on where I am and what I’m doing. Usually my BFF Megan, cause she lives on the other side of the US.
WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Brown capris and no shoes.
LAST THING YOU ATE? Pot roast, veggies, sour cream & onion mashed potatoes and gravy.
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nothing, watching TV show “Raines”.
IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Teal
FAVORITE SMELL? Cucumber or melon lotion, fresh baked bread.
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My mom.
THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes
FAVORITE DRINK? Long Island Ice Tea or a Starbucks Latte
FAVORITE SPORT? Volleyball
EYE COLOR? Dark Brown
HAT SIZE? I have no idea?
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes, used to have green ones…
FAVORITE FOOD? Sushi
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I love scary movies, but have no one to watch them with. I like happy endings but LOVE movies with a good twist at the end, good or bad.
WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Red
HUGS OR KISSES? Depends on whom they’re coming from?
FAVORITE DESSERT? Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate.
BOOK YOU'RE READING OR HAVE RECENTLY READ? Just finished “The Codex” by Douglas Preston and started the new Harlan Coben "Promise Me".
WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Faith Hill
WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? Two movies, “Blood Diamond” and “Children of Men”
FAVORITE SOUNDS? The ocean
ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Stones
THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME Depends on which home, as I have lived in Europe, but Mexico or Hawaii?
WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? I have a pretty good radar when it comes to meeting new people. My first impressions are usually dead on…
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Krefeld, GERMANY
WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Stephanie from Volleyball

Miss Mischief

Guess what we caught Miss Cee-Cee (as Grace likes to call herself!) doing last night. We were just getting ready for bed and Martin was shutting down his computer, I was in the kitchen getting a bottle of milk for the mischief maker. It got real quiet in the bathroom were Grace was supposed to be waiting for me to brush her teeth...

When I finally stepped around the corner to the bathroom this is the sight that greeted me:








Well, at least I can blame it all on my mother. While she was staying with us last week she let Grace participate in her nightly beauty ritual. So of course now the little imp wants to put her lotions and potions on too.





The funniest thing was that I didn't even think of grabbing the camera...Martin was the one who ran for it right away. Guess the scrapbooker gene is rubbing off a little.... LOL