2 more days!

And I'm off to Mexico for the 1st time in 20 years! Can you believe it? I have total anxiety. Here's why:

1. I'm flying internationally with my maiden name passport!
2. I'll be away from my husband and boys for 4 and a half days!!!
3. I'm so behind with my work for my job!
4. I'm so behind in my scrapping!
5. I'm 65 pounds or so heavier than when I went there last. No I'm not 165 or over, but I weighed less than 100 when I went there last.
6. I'm totally rusty on my Espanol. My sister has been forwarding e-mails from my cousin in Mexico, and I have to read them like 5 times a piece to even get a clue of what he's saying.
7. I still have no gifts made or together to take with me.
8. I haven't even started to PACK!!!!!

I do have to say that I did clean my whole house this weekend, and did all the laundry, minus 1 load. Ofcourse this was achieved with major help from Mike. Gotta LOVE that man! If it wasn't for him, I'd live out of the dishwasher, the clean folded laundry basket and walk on dirty floors. I figured out that I hate to complete anything. That's gotta be it. Love to do laundry and fold it. Hate to put it away. Love to do dishes and neatly stack it all in the dishwasher. Hate to put the clean dishes away. Tolerate cleaning the house, although sometimes I do love it secretly. I hate to clean floors!!!! So poor Mike finishes all the dirty jobs I can't stand. He puts away the clean dishes, helps fold and put away laundry and yes, he cleans the floors. Like I said, GOTTA LOVE THAT MAN!! In the mushy and overused words of Jerry McGuirre, Mike "You complete me".

So, we saw Pam and Tony. That was so cool. It's amazing that some people, no matter how little you see them are so much a part of you that when you finally see them, it's like you see them every day. A little catching up, a little gossip, some yummy sandwiches, and some silly kids made for a great day! Then yesterday, late afternoon, I get a call from Brad and Michelle, who we haven't seen since they got married over a year ago. They were going to be at Cory and Tricia's in Linden, and hey could we come. Well, Mike, Poker Stud that he is, was already running out the door for a poker game. So I loaded the boys, their Leapsters and my camera in the car and off we went at 7pm to go visit some friends. Again, like time stood still. If it wasn't for the kids running around, ofcourse. It was so cool to see them. Cindy came with Jessica and Cody, and I have to say, Cindy will be the hottest grandma ever. Cory is so proud of his kids it's simply beautiful. Tricia and Ally weren't there, but man, has Tyler grown! Brad and Michelle will never change and I'm so proud to call them my friends. They're just amazing, so honest and real. So after a little drinking (1 beer for me) and smoking (I know, yuck) and a very funny game of Texas Hold'em, I came home feeling really fulfilled. Well, I won. Thanks for calling, guys! Seeing you all was the true payout of the night.

Well, I'm off to make a list of everything I need to pack for Mexico. #1: CAMERA.

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Today the boys had a grandparents tea at school. A quick half hour production of all the school classes each doing 1 or 2 short songs. Nice and quick. Unfortunately, they all did the exact same songs as last year. Also, my Mom is in Mexico, my mother-in-law had a meeting, I wasn't going to be able to run over to my grandma's town to get her, and I didn't want to get my Dad to drive all the way from SF, just for a quick little production. That was fine, the boys didn't notice it was just me. We made a special lunch trip to Mickey D's for McFlurries and came home to play. We had loads of fun. I'll add the picts or a pic once I get them downloaded.

Other than that, things have been busy. I've made progress in the scrap room. Both in celaning and creating. check out www.kitspirations.com to see the latest adds in my gallery. I attached the one I did with the Basic Grey challenge kit. How precious are Sid and Serafina? MMM, I just want to devour her like her brother is doing.

I figured out how to add a banner!! And what cuties! Incase it's been a while for you, Hunter is on the left and Austin is on the right. It took me a bit to figure it out. The help features weren't great, but by reading other people's instructions and trial and error, I was able to figure it out. I added it, but then messed everything else up. Not fun. Luckily I was able to fix it, and now there they are. Beautiful as can be and at the top, right where they belong.

I miss you all, and lucky me Pam is coming to visit tomorrow. It's been at least a year since I last saw the Poodle. I can't wait to take some pictures of her to scrap. LOL! I have a one track mind. Hey, it's my train, so deal with it.

I have been feeling creative lately. I've noticed my tastes are starting to change. I'm going with more messy, dooddley and colorful. Not just bright colors, but bold color additions. I had my hair dyed red to match my mood of color. Well, it was a rusty orangish/red. So, I tried again last night at home with the boys' hair girl. It looked like I had a head wound when all the goop was in my hair. After I washed it and looked at myself in the mirror I gasped. I had hot pink hair. LOL! Once it dried it dulled to a burgandy. Still not the color I was aiming for. I want fire engine red. I've always wanted it and will keep trying until it gets there. Then'll I'll go back to black. Lucky me, Mike is good with it all.