the yoyo effect . . .

hooray . . . my taxes are ready to be picked up
boo hiss . . . I owe my soul to the company store
hooray . . . that means I am solvent
hooray . . . my Digi In Deep (DID) class with Jessica Sprague started
today
boo hiss . . . I am over whelmed at the lessons to be learned
hooray . . . what glorious things she is teaching
hooray . . . class lasts 4 wonderful weeks
boo hiss . . . class only lasts 4 weeks
hooray . . . my photography class starts today
boo hiss . . . where am I going to find the time
hooray . . . I will make time
hooray . . . Ninja is a happy healthy kitten
boo hiss . . . I picked up the broken glass from the flower vase that mysteriously crashed
hooray . . . for inquisitive kittens.
hooray . . . I am so glad these are the only things with which I am struggling. What a blessing
today is!!!

just playing . . .

I discovered these really neat grids by Katie Pertiet and was having fun snuggled next to Frank while he watched some kind of ball game. What season is this? Basketball? I wonder how many marriages have been saved by the invention of laptops?

digi gone bad . . .

even with a lesson spelled out in front of me . . . I can make a mess. I discovered this morning by checking out Susan's beautiful blog, that I had missed an entire segment of one of Jessica's tutorials. ACK!! So off I dove, into the deep end to try my hand at a polygonal cropped photo block. I think I should have grabbed a life vest first. I got all the way through . . . set up a background and realized I had not returned the center photo back to full opacity . . . major oops. I also forgot to set the stroke selection to inside . . . another oops . . . forging ahead this was the result. At least I am learning . . . . that's my story and I'm sticking to it.



Credits: Paper and grid by Katie Pertiet, Font: Imprint MT Shadow

more. . .

Credits: Paper by Jessica Sprague, Swirls by Mary Ann Wise, Alpha by Katie Pertiet, Hearts Frame by Jason Gaylor, Stamp Frame by Lindsay Jane Designs

and so it goes . . .

you know how sometimes one thing leads to another and then another and it all starts to snowball until it's huge? Frank is feeling the effects of the new fridge. He is not happy. He is so not happy he is escaping to work for the next three days. Snort!

It all started off innocently enough. I mean all our other appliances were black . . . now the new fridge is black. And I have had this thing for a black and white kitchen ever since we checked out the new Martha Stewart home here in town. So with all black appliances and not being able, right now, to flip for a total cabinet redo, the most feasible thought was to repaint the kitchen. He offered. It was his big mouth. So yesterday and today, he's been painting the kitchen WHITE. Hooray. I love it. Lord knows, I hated the old color. It was a cross between rotten pumpkin and pureed carrots, neither of which are particularly appealing in their own right.

One of the reasons a black and white kitchen is so appealing is that with such a basic color palette, I can use almost any color as an accent and it won't cost an arm and leg every time I get antsy and want a change . . . He having already announced this is THE LAST TIME he ever intends to paint the *$#@&#@ kitchen.

Accent #1 is going to be red . . . bright screaming fire engine red . . . I found some red and white kitchen towels, red place mats, a black and white apron (it'll hang on the wall from a hook near the stove when not in use). I spent this evening dragging the poor man through Linen's and Things and Bed, Bath and Beyond. At this point in time he is very, very sorry our old fridge gave up the ghost . . .

Lowe's you rock!!!

Our new fridge was delivered yesterday. Hooray!!! OK, I know it's sad but new appliances make me happy. Love this one! French doors, bottom freezer. So much space!!!! But what really made me happy? The delivery men asked a bunch of questions about the old one . . . seems our Lowe's refurbishes them and donates them to the needy in the community. How stinking cool is that!!!!

my first digi album . . .

ta da!!!! I used the same pictures from below, added the same journaling and a matching overlay to each page, printed them out, mounted them on chip board, added some real ribbon and bound it. Hootie Hootie!!!!!

Credits: Cover paper by Katie Pertiet, inside overlay by Rhonna Farrer.