WELCOME TO BLOGABELLA

Hiya sistahs!  hope your week was great and that yesterday’s post made you giggle..I am still giggling.

Since the end of the year is approaching, I feel like the timing is appropriate to discuss another one of my “obsessions”… JOURNALS.. AGENDAS.. PLANNERS.. DIARIES.. PENS.. STATIONERY LOL.  Yes, one of my “secret obsessions” is watching my PVR’d  Judge shows.. but this is another one.

It always interests me how people organize themselves time wise since I am unable to (lol) but the irony of it all is that I just love all things FILOFAX or any other make like it.  One of my resolutions for 2011 is my schedule.  My time.  Time to make for ME.  Time to spend with my children who REALLY are craving it. Who REALLY need me. This year I am going to take that time.  I promised myself that and I promised THEM that.  And they are very excited I might add ,as am I.  I will discuss some further resolutions later on next week but wanted to get this one started and see what you sistahs use to organize your time.  I do have an Iphone but I cannot use the calendar in there .. I need to write things down in order to remember them SOMETIMES..lol

Ok so this is a little portion of my Planner collection

Ok I am not gonna bore you with ALL the pictures..LOL.  But I would LOVE to know what your “system” is?  What do you use to schedule your time?  If you love this as much as I do, I would recommend visiting 2 great blogs PHILOFAXY and PLANNERISMS.. they are amazing! and from there, you will find a whole new world.  Now don’t get me started on office supplies..LOL

Stamping is a very important part of my life (it better be! LOL).. I use my stamps in different areas.. my painted art work, my moleskine journal, my daily agenda… these things are MINE.. my inspiration.. my safe place and the stamps that inspire me are going to be in my happy place too!

So there you have it.  One of my favorite things that thankfully can incorporate MORE of my favorite things! LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who DON”T think I am cuh-RAZY

Em

Sistahs,

this is gonna be short and sweet but HILARIOUS..  Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post.. one of my favorite subjects 🙂

So last night Tyler decided to have a THleep over with Adam his best friend (I cant resist mimicking Tyler’s Lithp because apparently I have one too 🙂 ).. In any event they are all excited… we prepare dinner for them (that’s FANCY for ordering pizza) and they are discussing all they have planned for the evening.. (need I say that they had spent the whole DAY together..LOL).. (if you would like to meet Adam and Tyler again you can look at this post .. just scroll down)

So Ryan and I set up the family room with the pullout sofa with fluffy pillows and comfy covers and of course I set up Jayden’s room (she is sleeping in Tyler’s room) for one of the kids when they decide they cannot THleep together… LOL (I am a pro at this)

So they play.. and they TALK.. and they LAUGH.. and they are THneaky and having an amazing time.. then I see my Tyler walk out of the room to Jayden’s room to sleep (told ya that would happen..LOL) and I go to bed.  The house is quiet.. all is nice..

Then at 3AM Ryan nudges me in bed and says “EM… EM.. look at this!”… so I am freaked out scared and BLIND cuz i don’t have my glasses on.. I quickly pat around and find them and Ryan whispers.. there is SOMEONE in our BED and it isn’t our child!!! LOLOL..  so I look and find Adam, out cold, next to Ryan breathing heavily and VERRRRY comfy.. LOLOL.. I swear, I haven’t had a laugh like that in a LOOOONG time.  We both have NO Idea when he arrived.. LOL.  So now that I was up, I went downstairs to pour myself a drink and when I come up the stairs I see Ryan escorting Adam back to his bed .. lol.  Apparently he woke up .. stared at Ryan.. Ryan stared at him.. Ryan asked when he got there .. he replied he didn’t know and off he went back to bed.  When he woke up, I was ribbing him and he didn’t remember a thing.. he told me he musta been SLEEPWALKING….

That just made my day.. His mom and I laughed SOOO hard.  At least he is comfy in my house right?

Now I know what is gonna happen tonight..  Tyler, in the middle of the night will DEFINITELY be “sleepwalking” and arrive in our bed… we shall see.. will keep you posted..

Anyone care to share any cute kidlet stories?  Would LOVE to hear them

Mwah to da sleepwalkers

Em

Hiya sistahs!

I am sitting here staring STRAIGHT ahead cuz I cannot move my head :(.. I am not sure what is going on but all i can tell you is that I have been in pain for the last few days… perhaps it is the stress of trying to get everything together for CHA and for preparing for another HUGE thing that will be happening in 2011.. can’t let any of that LEAK though…. but I promise.. it’s a GOOD thing!

So let’s discuss winnahs with my pinched neck in full force

last week’s COMMENTAYTIN’  winnah ($10 in bella bucks is)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

13-Larissa! you win $10 in bella buckeroonis!  please email me and I will send!

Timestamp: 2010-12-17 15:24:15 UTC

Now for winnah for CONTRIBUTIN’ ($20 in bella bucks)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4- LYNN MILLS!! you win!  please email me and we will arrange!

Timestamp: 2010-12-17 15:28:03 UTC

Ok.. let’s discuss this week’s  theme!  it is a  beeyootiFUL SKETCH!!

Let’s see what da BABEROONIS came up with!

Elaineabella used GIFTY TREE

Paulabella used IZZIE HAS A PREZZIE

CathABELLA used MOMMY and MIMI LULU

Kimabella used DOOR WITH WREATH

Paulineabella used PENGUIN WITH GIFT

Lindabella used POLLY PACKAGES

Danabella used ALICE

Jeaniebella used THE CHOIR

Ebrubella used I EVEN LOVE THE BOX

and here is her video

How is THAT for bellarific baberooni GOODNESS? HMMM?

Now let’s take a looky at da sistahood!

so whaddya think of these??   PHENOM!

Ok so this is our last Bellarific Friday for the year!  I can’t believe how quickly this year has passed!  So we will resume in the new year!

Mwah to da sistahs who are celebratin’

Em

‘nuf said.  LOL

working on my 2011 catalog for CHA.. what are YOU doing?

working on your BELLARIFIC SKETCH perchance (love that word)?  LOL

mwah to da sistahs who DON’T have to say BRRRR.  hmph

Em

Hi ho…to my shmistahs!

Well it’s that day again!.. YUP.

let’s discuss some winnahs from last week’s Bellarific Friday

da WINNAH for contributing a project ($20 in Bellarific Bucks) goes to….

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4-Kerri B you win!  please email me and I will send you your bUCkerOonis!

Timestamp: 2010-12-10 15:27:30 UTC

Now da winnah for last weeks’ commentaytahs ($10 in bella buckeroonis) goes to

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2- ROBBBBBBBEEE you win!  please email me and I can send you your vouchah!

Timestamp: 2010-12-10 15:29:13 UTC

Ok, now back to Bidniss.  This week’s theme was “gifty”.. so it could be an image with a gift..an actual stamped gift.. a gift card holder.. you get the ideaR.  Let’s see what da baberoonis came up with!

Danabella used CHLOE THE COFFEE MUG GIRL

Paulineabella used GIFTY TREE

and the inside

Lindabella used STELLA NEEDS A PREZZIE

and the inside

Jeaniebella used TANGLED STELLA

Elaineabella used EVERYDAY PRINCESS to decorate a KRAFT journal

Cathabella used LATTEBELLA

Kimabella used MERRY HOLIDAYS sentiment

and the inside

Paulabella used POLAR BEAR CIRCLE

and DA inside

Ebrubella used THEO GIVES A PREZZIE

so whaddya think about dat EYE CANDEEEEEE??

Yum no?

Ok, now for da sistahood

Is that amazing or what?

Now don’t forget to tell me you were here visiting.. cuz there are about 50,000 of you.. so you have SOME nerve not saying hello.  hmph.  I wanna see some NEW names in the comment section ya hear?! and I mean BIDNISS.  (I can’t even take MYSELF seriously..LOL).  But please.. I love to see comments.. it makes me feel cool.  Ok.  I admitted it.  hmph.

next week’s theme?  Paulineabella’s sketch

Mwah to da sistahs who wanna make me feel ‘cool’

EM

Just a little personal thing 🙂

I went this morning to Tyler’s assembly in school.  I was floored.  I know that there is a “crisis” in America about schooling, quality of education etc.. but what I witnessed at this assembly was astounding.  The whole assembly was about PAYING IT FORWARD and each child came up and spoke about how THEY paid it forward… Children are being taught to be empathetic, sympathetic and HUMAN.  This is one important thing to me.  Then all the children talked about what their wishes were and then they ended it with a message.  AND THE MESSAGE was..

How would the world be if the following things were adhered to:

no poverty,

free education for all

peace

love

friendship

no bullying (had to lol at this one)

it was phenom.  And they sang  it to “IMAGINE”.  I was riveted, and teary eyed.. I must admit

Here’s the glee version of IMAGINE which I actually watched last night on Dvd and this too made me cry :(.. Yes.. a little sensitive I am… and also a BIG dreamer.  I decided to use the version showing the hearing impaired choir starting the song off.. this was what made it so REAL.  One of the comments I read under this video was :

“This song really made me wonder what my brother goes through? everyday not being able to hear music. the thing that surrounds us everyday. But he always tells me that he can’t hear music but he still belives that he can see music and the joy it brings to so many people in the world.”  It’s so true.

I promise back to stamping tomorrow 🙂

just had to share a little thought..  a little nugget about my life

Mwah to da sistahs who not only IMAGINE.. they DO.

Em