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I will be!  I have been watching Sarah Palin all throughout today and the more I read and hear about her, the more I like her!  She has many of the same values and ideals that I hold, and I just LOVE the fact that she was a regular gal… not from a rich family, a hard working mom who looks to have a good head on her shoulders.  I think she will make a great team with John McCain whom I have lots of good things to say about as well.  I look forward to the election.  If the worst thing you can come up with about her is that she fired some guy that was her sister’s ex husband, then more power to her!  I found it fascinating to read about her at the wikipedia site.

I just had the most “duh” moment in a long time… do you have a cropodile?  I have tried it multiple times to punch holes… doesn’t do ANYTHING, no holes, nothing.  So, I just notice tonight little adjustable thingies on the sides- THAT is the hole punch part, and the top is the eyelet setter thing.  I feel so dumb!  I was ready to e-mail the company and say mine was faulty.  I got this thing either last x-mas or the one before and NEVER used it.  I heard you could punch through anything, and when I couldn’t punch through paper, I thought it was broken.  I just punched through my priority mail box like cutting butter.  What else can I punch holes in?  Maybe my aluminum pop can will be next!

Mental note to self:  don’t feed your 19 month old 2 boxes of raisins and 2 ears of corn in a 24 hour period of time.  I have changed 4 super stinky, messy diapers already today and it is only 9AM.  End of story.

Today I received my new CTMH catalog order, sneak peek September card kit promo that was sent separately, my RYW stamp sets…. AND two scrapbooking magazines (Simple Scrapbooks and CK).  AND I found out it was the first day of online registration for CKC Seattle and I registered for a super-fun sounding class taught by Stacy Julian.

Oh my gosh, I don’t think I can handle any more excitement- it is like scrapbook overload.  It is almost 10pm here, and I have yet to try out anything or read any of my new stuff.  I am most intrigued with the new Card Confidence coffee table book.  I thumbed through it and the pages are absolutely gorgeous.  I am too tired to play… maybe I will get to tomorrow!!!

I just came across the neatest website.

http://miraclediapers.org/howtohelp.html

It is called Miracle Diapers and basically they are a loan service for cloth diapers.  I forwarded the information on to our local Catholic Church because I know our food pantry is limited to the number of diapers and feminine hygiene products they can give out each week.  I thought I heard something like each woman was allowed 6 pads and/or 10 diapers- well, knowing from personal experience having 2 kids in pull ups at night and the youngest in diapers (this is my SIXTH year of disposable diapers) that 10 disposable diapers will not go far.  Right now, I think my youngest usually goes through 4-5 diapers a day… so, this Miracle Diaper website you can apply to get a package of REUSABLE cloth diapers and wraps for just the cost of shipping (pre-paid mailer for when your child outgrows that size.)  It sounds like a great idea and they can always use donations.

When my latest baby was born, I tried out a brand called g-diapers.  Apparently Julia Roberts uses these on her babies.  They come in lots of great colors, are a velcro wrap, and have a snap-in plastic liner and then you put this little biodegradeable pad inside.  The little pad is the only thing that isn’t reusable… but get this!  You can either tear the pad apart and swish it in the toilet (only sewers, NOT septics) or you can put a wet pad(no poo poo) in your garden and it will return to the earth.  It is a very GREEN solution.  We tried them for awhile, but have a septic tank, so not the greatest for us.

My husband and daughter started their weekly adventure to Snoqualmie for skiing. Our 5 year old has been up on the mountain taking lessons for SIX hours and already she has gone up the lift and skied down 7 times! She is definitely a natural. Her mom on the other hand took a 2 hour lesson pre-kids, was forced to go on the lift, lost one ski right off the bat, and slid down the mountain on her backside. The instructor had to come stop me since I was barreling down the hill at a super fast pace. I really had no desire to try to ski again…. that is UNTIL I saw my precious little girl successfully skiing. Maybe in a year or two I will try again… at least to perfect my skiing enough to keep up with my three little ones!

Check out the oh-so-cute videos on my husband’s site, www.weaponsgradecode.com . She looks so tiny on that big ol’ mountain!

Thought this was rather funny- a friend passed it on to me!

I am super excited to attend the Creating Keepsakes Expo tomorrow in Bellevue. I’ve got my layout ready to submit for the page contest, my bag packed of basic supplies, and my class list. I am taking a class on how to get the most out of your scrappin’ supplies (I NEED this, since I am the ultimate collector of stuff!) and another one creating a magnetic calendar. I’ve always wanted to create a cool, artsy perpetual calendar using a cookie sheet- here is my chance. Also, as usual, I’m always looking to see the trends and what’s new. I came across this neat product called Grungeboard by Tim Holtz that I am looking forward to seeing in person. It is a flexible chipboard that you can ink up, paint, distress, alter, but it doesn’t give under the pressure of bending. I watched this video below of how it works, and it looks pretty fabulous.

Happy Halloween! I had the BEST time dressing up for a friend’s Halloween party this past weekend. I was the Queen of Hearts, and I do think I may need to become a red head. It is my once a year that I can dress up however I want and it is okay- no one will laugh at me, I’m not worried about undue attention. It is fun to be someone else! Brian was Mr. Incredible, my hero, and I will post a picture of the kiddies later tonight. They are going to go trick-or-treating at Daddy’s work tonight- they have been looking forward to it ALL year!

I’ve recently found some really fun content on YouTube. One is a great comedy routine set to the William Tell Overture sang by a mom who really knows what happens in a 24 hour period of raising kids. The other link above is for a dad’s version of bedtime set to Pachebel’s Canon in D. Think you will like it!