DreamKeeper's Random thoughts

The wishing tree

2010-07-31T22:45:00.001-07:00

A lovely friend of mine made this site to honor the memories of all of our babies who've gone way too soon. http://angelwishingtree.blogspot.com

Some pages I made for of mom's book

2010-06-20T08:55:00.000-07:00

Lady luck tag

2010-03-11T08:35:00.000-08:00

Made this one yesterday from one of Shannon Finch's tubes.

How lucky do you feel tag

2010-03-10T13:47:00.000-08:00

made this yesterday cause sometimes St Pat's day just makes me feel a little feisty.

Splatted heart tag

2010-02-20T00:41:00.000-08:00

Made this just now from parts of 2 kits: Foxys Designz & Scraps Dimensions.

Just bite me tag

2010-02-19T06:49:00.000-08:00

This is the 2nd of the day. I made this one from Dark Moon's kit found here.

St Patty's Day tag

2010-02-19T06:43:00.000-08:00

After having my old laptop die on me, I got a new laptop few days ago so have been working on getting my programs on this one. I'm really having fun learning my way around Windows 7, its got a Linux-ish feel to it so I love that aspect, but had to take an art break to make these 2 tags. I made this one out of Dianna's kit here.

Love you Missy

2010-01-22T03:16:00.000-08:00

I made this yesterday for my sis in law. She's one of the strongest women I know and am proud to call her a friend as well as a sister. She's strong not only for the fact that no matter how many times she's knocked down just for trying to be happy, or how many times she's shoved on her ass for no reason imaginable, but even more for the fact that no matter how many times life throws her lemons, she always smiles and asks who wants margaritas.

rest easy tag

2009-08-11T19:20:00.000-07:00

I'm back!

2009-07-07T09:07:00.001-07:00

No posts since May? Wow! I knew it'd been a while cause of all thats been going on here but didn't realize it'd been that long. But, as yall can tell, I'm home! lol. Took over a month to get psp onto this laptop so I finally got it up & running for good this morning & to honor that occasion, I put this up that I'd made a couple weeks ago when I was testing psp to see if it was ready yet. It just fits so well how stir crazy I was going without psp to play in.

happy memorial day dad!

2009-05-20T16:48:00.000-07:00

happy memorial day! this one's of Tony's dad, Bob from his army days.

RIP Tori Stafford

2009-05-20T16:41:00.000-07:00

No Fear in Heaven

There are so many things in life
that we can't understand,
like why a tragedy like this
can happen in this land.

One moment life is perfect
and the next it falls apart,
leaving us with nothing
but an eternally aching heart.

Our souls cry out in agony
amidst the suffering and despair.
We feel the pain and tear our clothes
and scream "It isn't fair!".

Spirits are now shattered.
Hearts will never be the same.
We grasp at straws and seek to find
the one who is to blame.

Horrific as our life now seems,
one thing remains quite true.
Our little ones have now been freed
to do things angels do.

They can't recall the horrors
of those last days they were here.
They remember not the terror,
the hurt, nor the fear.

There is no fear in Heaven.
No more sorrow. Only Joy.
It's filled with joyous laughter
from each little girl and boy.

We can only try to imagine,
in spite of all earthly wrongs,
our little angels are learning
the words to the Angel's songs.

Amidst the children's laughter
and their Heavenly play,
there's also more important
work going on there today.

Jesus is building mansions,
never taking time to sleep,
for Reunions are being planned,
yes, even as we weep.

The children gather around Him
and listen to Him speak,
for He has all the answers
that they curiously seek.

He tells them for a time,
in Heaven, they must wait,
and then they can meet us
at Heaven's pearly gate.

© 2009, Ferna Lary Mills

Ain't easy being green tag

2009-05-13T09:04:00.000-07:00

Dance on angel wings tag

2009-05-13T09:01:00.000-07:00

I made this one for darling Calypso but it can be used for any little girl, not just angels.

Gaia's cauldron kit

2009-05-13T08:56:00.000-07:00

Haven't had a chance to update in here lately, its been so busy with making new kits for the store and also the 2 tag-making groups I'm in, not to mention schooling, taking care of the kids & home, and Tony's new job. So here is my next kit, in stores now! Gaia's cauldron

Happy Mother's Day mom

2009-05-08T21:54:00.000-07:00

RIP mom, we love you. It feels so weird that we won't be hearing your voice this year, or seeing your smile as you have fun being onry again. Even though you've been gone almost 7 months, there's still times I catch myself seeing something in a store or starting to make a graphic & thinking "gotta show this to mom"

sitting alone inside my head tag

2009-05-08T06:19:00.000-07:00

made this one last night. Its just a bummed out weekend full of nostalgia & tears...

Summer Shinin' kit

2009-05-06T13:16:00.000-07:00

This is my first PTU kit & its in stores now :) I'm so excited about it! (lol, in case yall can't tell). anyways, yall can find it here.

wiccan prayers

2009-04-19T18:31:00.000-07:00

Shey, you have one too, just holler when you come on :)

spring's here tag

2009-04-18T00:43:00.000-07:00

made this out of Jade's hurry spring kit

love doesn't hurt tag

2009-04-18T00:42:00.000-07:00

one of the silent problems in this country. hopefully the day will come when we don't have to feel like love & hitting go hand in hand.

prayers tag

2009-04-18T00:26:00.000-07:00

couldn't sleep so made this for a wonderful friend

chaos tag

2009-04-15T18:07:00.000-07:00

for those days when the bipolar is just stronger then the meds that are supposed to keep it manageable.

Remembering our angels tag/QP

2009-04-03T21:29:00.001-07:00

I made these to honor the babies so many of us have had to lose way too soon. There's 2 different styles depending on which would suit each person better. I made them 500 x 400 pixels so they can be used as siggy tags, just add your photos & done. They're made from Janarae's kit 'Blessings'.

you complete my life- autism tag offer

2009-04-03T17:11:00.000-07:00

made this one last night when I couldn't sleep in honor of April being autism awareness month.

the munsters tag

2009-04-02T17:55:00.000-07:00

this is one of the first 2 tags I ever did on psp, way back in 2000 when I first got the program & was trying to learn my way around it. lol. I saved it as a blank cause I wasn't sure what I'd ever do with it so adding names to it now.

summer dreamin tag

2009-03-31T21:01:00.000-07:00

made this one tonight from one of Suzanne Richard's tubes.

Breast Cancer planner tag

2009-03-30T20:53:00.000-07:00

made this one tonight. I know October is breast cancer awareness month but this disease doesn't wait til then to come around so I wanted to make this now, try keeping it fresher in people's minds.

Love ya Jess!

2009-03-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

here ya go hon!

Blessed Be fairies tag

2009-03-24T17:26:00.000-07:00

made this one today

Choices tag

2009-03-22T18:18:00.000-07:00

made this one yesterday. I have a Darth Vader poster thats a window cling from when I was manager at Burger King that has that phrase on it, 'Your choices define your destiny, choose wisely' and the phrase has stuck in my head ever since.

Ready to ride tag

2009-03-22T18:15:00.000-07:00

Made this one tonight

Friends are friends forever tag

2009-03-14T08:02:00.000-07:00

Love ya sis! I made this with all but the cat from Jade's kit

Happy Birthday Gramma!

2009-03-11T04:36:00.000-07:00

We had a birthday party for my Gramma this past weekend so I made this layout for her last night. The shadow pictures in there are all 10 of her kids as they were growing up (I think they were taken in 1969 or so but not for sure) & the one in the upper corner is all of her kids as they were couple months ago.

pink glitter QP

2009-03-07T08:27:00.000-08:00

Made this last night from Delicious Scraps' Cherry on Ice kit.

aww, I got an award

2009-03-04T18:19:00.000-08:00

Shey sent me an award last week but with the moving & trying to get arranged into the new house then I haven't had a chance to post or pass it on til now. Thanks sis :)

The Premio Dardos award acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in their effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values every day.The rules are:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person that has granted the award and his or her blog link.

2) Pass the award to other blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgment. Remember to contact each of them to let them know they have been chosen for this award. I Chose to pass this award on to 6 very talented people...

Sabre
Dori
Trish
Yvette
Mustang Rider
Justine

Cowboy memorial for Mom

2009-02-24T18:09:00.000-08:00

Made this memorial for mom tonight from Mustang Saloon's paper. Soon as I saw the paper I knew it'd be perfect for a page for her since she loved westerns so much.

Thanks Shey!!

2009-02-22T22:28:00.000-08:00

She was so sweet & made me a new header for here, I put it on just now & I just love how it looks. Thanks so much sis, its beautiful!

Challenge

2009-02-16T11:08:00.000-08:00

I was challenged by my sis-friend Jade. Here is the challenge: Go to your photo folder in your computer. Go to the 6th folder of photos. Go to the sixth picture. Put the picture on your blog and description of it. Invite six friends to join the challenge. Link them in your blog and let them know they have been challenged. Here is my photo:

It was sent to me by one of my best friends Bear from his home in the Alberta Rocky mountains. He took it a couple months ago on a clear winter morning & since he knows how much I miss living in the Rockies myself, he sent me this photo.

ok, the people I challenge are:

another black & white wedding page

2009-02-13T19:20:00.000-08:00

This one's made to match the first 4.

Collab tribute kits

2009-02-10T19:37:00.000-08:00

I am hosting this collob kit and anyone is more than welcome to join in and make anything you wish for it all proceeds will go to SheyDragonStar to help with outstanding medical bills and up coming funeral costs for the sudden loss of her mom. Here is the color chart

and you can email your portions to SinfulJade@gmail.com or myself at indybelle@hotmail.com, any and all are welcome . I will leave it up to each designer to what they think of when they think of moms . I think of the home, the kitchen, smell of fresh baked bread when I walk in from school,... so I'm theming my kit based on that. all designs DUE on 2/24/09. Thank you so much in advance. I also wanted to thank all Jade's friends at SweetNSassy for donating their talents also. Sinful Jade is also co-hosting this tribute from her blog at http://sinfuljade.blogspot.com/. Once the preview is ready, I will upload the kit to Jade's store.

Thanks again,

Nyoka Jean

for Shey

2009-02-10T17:10:00.000-08:00

we love you girl!

any & all designers out there

2009-02-10T15:59:00.000-08:00

Getting together a mega collab kit idea if yall can help. one of my friends, Shey from Dragonstar Productions just had her mama die this week so we're trying to get a bunch of designers together to make kits, tags, whatever that are PTU & have the proceeds go to help offset the cost of the funeral. Jade over at http://sinfuljadecreations.blogspot.com/ is joining me on this effort. Anyone that can help with designs, or even with spreading the word would be so appreciated.

Red Moon Rising kit

2009-02-08T18:20:00.000-08:00

This is one of those random doodling, push a button & see what happens type of kits. I work on it for a few minutes, stop, go again, so on for about 2 weeks or so then decided its big enough for yall. lol. There's over 20 papers & about that many of the elements & frames.

black & white wedding pages

2009-02-08T13:36:00.000-08:00

made these today, all 4 are made so they match but could also be used seperately. They are each 5" x 7".

Life Charlie Brown

2009-02-07T11:13:00.000-08:00

made this for a friend of mine who loves Peanuts. The big one is 5" x 7" (1700 x 2100 pixels) & the smaller one is 714 x 2100 pixels. Here for the big one & here for the small one.

Black panda QP

2009-02-06T16:37:00.000-08:00

made this for a friend of mine's grandson Dae Hon. I made this one so the QP is 5" x 7" so she (or anyone else) can frame it with a photo in the middle.

beautiful love QP

2009-02-01T16:43:00.000-08:00

Made this from Juicy Scrap's Valentine kit. its 600 x 600 pixels.

Valentine's Day blog train!!

2009-01-30T21:16:00.000-08:00

This is my first time of making a kit completely on my own and my first time in a blog train but I'm so excited! lol, I was waiting eagerly for today so I could post it for yall to have fun collecting all the kits. its now 20 minutes after midnight so this counts.... lol. Its become an incredible train with so many wonderful designs, I'm sure my computer is screaming at me by now but its so much fun!

Here's the other stops along the rail:

http://valentineblogtrain.blogspot.com/ <~~ (Train Station)

http://pspaddict2005.blogspot.com/

http://www.jillannsscraps.blogspot.com/

http://moonbeamskitsandkaboodles.blogspot.com/

http://scrappinwithliloleme.blogspot.com/

http://www.ttscreations.blogspot.com/

http://www.helgasclassiecreationz.blogspot.com/

http://chadesignz.blogspot.com/

http://reecesscraps.blogspot.com/

http://www.gorjussfan.blogspot.com/

http://anniedesing.blogspot.com/

http://irresistiblescraps.blogspot.com/

http://www.designsbybittersweet.blogspot.com/

http://rachelsexpressionz.blogspot.com/

http://moonlightscraps.blogspot.com/

http://designsbyali.blogspot.com/

http://jbs2designs.blogspot.com/

http://scrappingbits.blogspot.com/

http://lindasdreamdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://hbsfaithinchristscraps.blogspot.com/

http://scrappylippydesigns.blogspot.com/

http://www.aswtlyrecreation.blogspot.com/

http://www.purpledragonflycreations.blogspot.com/

http://lisasdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://captivatedvisions.blogspot.com/

http://www.scrappydeesignz.com/

http://www.michelles-angels.blogspot.com/

http://www.conniescreativechaos.blogspot.com/

http://kcsscrappinsanctuary.blogspot.com/

http://lafleurstuffs.blogspot.com/

http://digitalshop-margie.blogspot.com/

http://seachellscrapz.blogspot.com/

http://aleahsmommy.blogspot.com/

http://whispersofamemory.blogspot.com/

http://dreamlanddesigns.blogspot.com/

http://grungeandglitter.blogspot.com/

http://pimp-your-tags.blogspot.com/

http://twinmomscraps.blogspot.com/

http://believedesigns.blogspot.com/

http://jaleerenee.blogspot.com/

http://willowgracedesigns.blogspot.com/

http://angelicscraps.blogspot.com/

http://voodooscraps.blogspot.com/

http://scrappystuffbyessy.blogspot.com/

http://www.liltiggsblog.blogspot.com/

http://dolphinlover09.blogspot.com/

http://desejossonhos.blogspot.com/

http://rockinsruckus.blogspot.com/

http://monicassweetaddiction.blogspot.com/

http://boomie-star.blogspot.com/

http://www.aquariusscrapability.blogspot.com/

http://lostinscrap.blogspot.com/

http://wenchdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://designsbykaryn.blogspot.com/

http://fireheart27.blogspot.com/

http://digital-keepsakes.blogspot.com/

http://alexescreationz.blogspot.com/

http://arty-pharty.blogspot.com/

http://www.bhebhethartzdesignz.blogspot.com/

http://wordartfun.blogspot.com/

http://scrapsbyj0eswife.blogspot.com/

http://www.scrapswithattitude.blogspot.com/

http://nyokajean.blogspot.com/ (yall're here now)

One day only sale on PTU kits!

2009-01-17T19:57:00.000-08:00

One of my dear friends, Jade, is having a one day only sale at her store for next Saturday so I made this for her to advertise. For that day only, all her PTU kits are completely free to help spread the word about her adorable kits.

Rubies & Gold QP

2009-01-17T19:49:00.000-08:00

It was recently pointed out to me that I didn't give credit for the talented designers who made the pieces I used for making this QP. I hadn't thought about it simply cause I used several different kits' pieces on here. But since I never have claimed to make these actual pieces, only to put them together into the QP, I'm editing the post to give credit as best as I can. The red jar is from Missie Cook at http://www.countrydigiscrapsnmore.com/, the scroll I really can't remember where I got it from since I've had it for a while now but if anyone can kindly tell me if they've seen it, I'll gladly mention it on here. Several of the other elements are from Irene at http://irenealexeeva.blogspot.com/

CELTS/DRUIDS/PRIEST/WITCHES weekly sale days graphic

2009-01-17T12:33:00.000-08:00

For those of yall that normally follow my blog for the scrapkit stuff, ignore this one. lol. For those of yall in the group on facebook, this one is the jpg version.

CELTS/DRUIDS/PRIEST/WITCHES weekly sale days graphic

2009-01-17T12:28:00.000-08:00

For those of yall that normally follow my blog for the scrapkit stuff, ignore this one. lol. For those of yall in the group on facebook, this one is the bmp version. The next post will be the jpg version. I can save it as another if needed, just holler :) I made this one at 800 pixels wide x 600 pixels high.

Waiting on love QP

2009-01-14T14:17:00.000-08:00

Made this from the kit 'Captain of her heart' by Sabre.

Rose skull QP

2009-01-14T14:10:00.000-08:00

Made this out of a kit called 'bad ass' found here.

Oops! lol

2009-01-06T05:17:00.001-08:00

Sorry about that but I deleted the kit I made, I've never done a blog train before so still learning how to do it. I won't be posting it for a few weeks yet.

Welcome 2009!

2009-01-02T03:13:00.000-08:00

Happy new years! Hope 2009 treats all yall wonderfully. We just enjoyed a quiet evening in. We let the kids stay up to see midnight but by 10 then they were both knocked out, lol.

Years of love QP

2008-12-30T16:05:00.000-08:00

Made this one tonight for my parents who recently celebrated their 34th anniversary. On the QP, I left the number itself off so that yall can fill in the apropriate number for what your doing with the page.

funky green QP

2008-12-29T15:34:00.000-08:00

made the QP today, used a pic from halloween 2007 of one of my best friends, Erica who I met through school.

blue astral QP

2008-12-28T20:29:00.000-08:00

made this one for a good friend of mine, Daumaris

Dark flora purple & black QP

2008-12-28T20:27:00.000-08:00

This is my sister in law Dana & her fiance Tim from Christmas Day this year.

2 teenager QPs

2008-12-28T00:49:00.000-08:00

these are 2 of my nieces, Samantha & Ashley. Both QPs are 600 x 600 pixels as normal.

Merry Christmas 2008 QP- blue & cream

2008-12-27T20:35:00.001-08:00

made this few minutes ago. These are couple pics I took at my sister in law's this week.

A blessed Yule to everyone!

2008-12-25T22:28:00.001-08:00

thats the mantle & tree at my sis in law's before all the chaos, lol. Then there's Brody posing in front of the fireplace & Tia playing with the 35mm camera she got from one of my sister in laws.

Romantic Christmas QP

2008-12-22T16:26:00.000-08:00

I was talking to Jade earlier today and she was looking for a romantic/christmas type for a friend of hers so this is what came out of my doodling

Winnie the pooh angel garden QP

2008-12-22T16:22:00.000-08:00

made this for a woman who's had to do something no one should ever do but far too many of us do: she had to bury her baby

Friday, August 1, 2008

2008-12-22T00:38:00.001-08:00

Friday, August 1, 2008

what a week....
haven't been on in several days so didn't get a chance to update lately. ok, lets see... July 30 was mom's birthday, she turned 61. I didn't get to go see her like I wanted but I will soon. Tuesday we had awards at school, I got a 4.0 dean's list certificate for having straight A's last quarter, no A-'s so that was really good feeling. Mom just got transferred now to an acute care center in Greenwood so she's closer thankfully. Tonight I cut Brody's hair. He'd talked of a mohawk so thats what I gave him. lol.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

update of the last few days
Well, the doctors found out that mom couldn't breathe without the vent tube in cause her throat was either swelled up or something in there blocking it. They put the tube back in & she was able to breathe on her own cause the tube held her air passage open. So they put a trach in & she came through that with flying colors. Other then wanting to get out of bed now since she's sitting propped up in bed more (& giving a guilt trip & tears when you don't lower the railing) then she's doing incredible. Monday morning they're going to transfer her to a rehab/assisted living place over in Greenwood. That'll be so nice to have her out of ICU. We got special permission to take Brody & Tia in to see her the other day (Thursday) and they were thrilled with the idea. Tia gave mom a kiss on the cheek when we first got in the room but was scared to touch her otherwise. Brody was so upset by seeing her like that, poor thing was crying & hiding behind me. He was saying that the dr's cutting her throat like that was gonna make her die. I felt so bad for them so we only had them back there about 2 or 3 minutes. The kids are calmed down again now but just saying they want to wait til mom's in a regular room before seeing her again.

Monday, July 21, 2008

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Monday, July 21, 2008

back to the grindstone
its Monday morning and we're fittin to head on up to Indy for the day again. Before school though I wanted to post an update & couple pics from yesterday. We went & visited with mom for a few minutes yesterday afternoon before I took Tony back to work and he took a pic of her. She's looking so much better then from the other day.
This is the sun bursting through the bottom of the clouds after a thunderstorm finished just as we got to Cincinnati to drop him off last night:

Thursday, July 17, 2008 B

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Thursday, July 17, 2008
part B for the day
I went to the hospital to see mom after I'd picked the kids up when I got out of school. Tony's been there all day so he stayed in the CCU waiting room with the kids while I went in to set with mom for a bit. As long as one of us is in there with her then they take the straps off her wrists but if no one's in the room they have to keep her wrists strapped loosely cause she keeps trying to pull out the vent & feeding tubes from her throat. She also likes to chew on them so thankfully they're made of flexible plastic :) Anyways I was setting there with her today & she was a lot more responsive then she's been before now.She kept reaching for my second hand when I'd hold her hand & then pull with both of her hands & lift her shoulders a bit off the bed like she was trying to get me to help set her up. I kinda laughed then told her if she kept it up I was gonna set down in that chair by the bed. She did it again so I set down & only held the one hand. She somehow managed to pick up the pillow along her side enough to smack me in the face with it. lmao. I just laughed about it. I'm so glad to see her being feisty & showing signs of her real self still in there.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

2008-12-22T00:34:00.000-08:00

just another day in paradise...
Mom had her echo done on her heart this morning, results are in. She's got 2 leaky valves but the heart specialist said those are not to worry about. They're next going to look into her lungs, see whats going on, why she can't breathe on her own really yet. When I was there yesterday then they had her ventilator set at 12/minute but her total was only 15 or 16 a minute. They said they're going to try taking her off of it again but that they're working on weaning her off it a bit at a time.

School's going ok, just been real quiet lately. I'm ahead in CPU & dosage calculations so mainly just focusing on pathology & insurance classes.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

update from yesterday

well, they took her vent tube out yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) but she wasn't able to breathe well enough on her own so I drove back out to Cincinnati to go get Tony again so he could be in town to see her. We had all agreed that it'd be better in a way for Missy to sign the papers to not revent her but in the end none of us could stay with it & she told them to put it back in her. She's sedated again as of yesterday evening. I dropped off Tony at the hospital this morning after dropping off the kids at Brandy's. After I get out of school today then I'm gonna pick up the kids then head up there too. This is mom & Missy, taken July 4:

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

say prayers to whichever gods yall believe in please?
They just took mom's ventilator tube out about 20 minutes ago. I'm in school right now but Missy's there, my sister in law, and I just talked to her on the phone. She said they're telling her the next 24 - 48 hrs are the most crucial. She said mom's not doing too good in a way cause she's having trouble coughing up the phlegm in her throat. I'm really nervous/scared/worried and am going up there after I get out of school. Missy & I are going to take turns sitting in the room with her so that one of us can watch her at all times.

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Monday, July 14, 2008

just another day
Well, Tony's back at work again.... I took him to Cincinnati yesterday evening, after seeing mom for a bit first. She's looking a little better, her colors improving. She's down to 55% oxygen so thats a really good thing. at first, she had been up to 100% then 80%. The ventilator is set at 18 breaths/minute for her but when we were in the room yesterday with her, she kept peaking at 25-29 breaths/min and making the machine beep at her. Wishard on Saturday had a uniform sale going on over in the cafeteria so I went in there. I found 2 pairs of the navy blue pants I have to wear for school, Dickies brand so I know they'll last longer then those tissue-paper ones they give us at school, for $15 & $16. I also got a scrub top that has the psycho bunny on it and says " reduce global warming, buy me ice cream" then got a stethescope and name badge for it. Now I won't have to worry about getting one for clinicals when the time comes. I love looking through the scrub sales like that, I thought about getting another jacket but don't need one since its hot outside & the classrooms really aren't that cold most days. I just like seeing the different patterns they have available.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

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Sunday, July 13, 2008

talk about a rollercoaster lately
There's been so much going on that I haven't known what direction I've been facing in some days, much less posting on here. In school, all's going well. I'm not too impressed with a couple classes, dosage calculation & basic insurance. Dosage Calc is a self paced class which means they hand you the book & say ok, here you go. I do the work on my own & take the tests when I feel I'm ready. I REALLY don't like that idea for a math class. Basic Insurance is just boring as anything. I love Ms. Mary Ann, the teacher, but its just a very boring class. We have my 2 nieces staying with us also. I've raised all 4 of my sister's kids about half the time and for the past week then the 2 girls have been staying with us while my sister & her husband are trying to get on their feet. I love the kids to death so don't mind but it does make for an interesting day at times. The main thing on my mind lately is that sometime last weekend my mom in law had a heart attack but didn't tell anyone. She was scheduled to get released from the nursing home on the 25th of this month so we think she didn't say anything cause of wanting to still get out. She'd told her friend in there, another resident, that her chest hurt a bit but thats all. Since Tuesday, she's been in the Critical Care Unit, on life support to keep her breathing since she can't do it on her own. The heart attack stopped her heart from pumping blood throughout her body so the blood backed up into her lungs, which made it so she couldn't breathe. She's slowly getting improvements, still on the ventilator, but her heartrate is almost in the normal range & her kidneys are trying to work again. Right now they can't do kidney dialysis cause her heart's too weak to survive it and they can't do a cath test on her heart to see how best to fix it cause the dye they use for that is toxic to your kidneys and hers are already too weak to survive that. So for the most part right now its a waiting game. They're keeping her sedated right now cause she still wants to try getting out of bed but she's able to recognize us when she's not sound asleep so thats a huge improvement. Here's a picture I took of her:

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

I'm on the Dean's list & for once its a good thing... lol
we had an awards day at school today, got the awards for last quarter. I already knew I had gotten an overall GPA of 3.87 but I got a certificate today, felt so good to see it in writing & know that I did that on my own. there's some days when I really wonder what I'm doing, if I'm overloading myself, if I'll really be able to keep up with the kids, house, work, school, homework, bills, marriage & myself but days like today when I see my accomplishments in black & white like that just feels so good

Thursday, January 17, 2008

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Thursday, January 17, 2008
family pictures from Dec 2007
I've uploaded the yearly family pictures from Dec 2007

Sunday, December 23, 2007

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Its official!
I got my grades in the mail yesterday, passed all 3 classes with A's! I'm so happy! I knew I had A's but it still feels so good to see it in black & white

Friday, September 21, 2007

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Friday, September 21, 2007

my random thought patterns
This blog is as good a place as any to jot down random thoughts as they pop into this overloaded mind of mine.Right now, the main thought is wishing my voice would come back. My throats not sore, just dry & I have no voice. its been like this for 2 days now, halls cough drops aren't working; allergy medicine didn't work; only temporary relief is from cold, caffeinated, fizzy drinks but I don't like drinking soda so don't like drinking them constantly :(I'm getting ready for school to start Monday morning, only 2 more days :D I'm going for medical assistant with functional spanish which means that I'll have a certificate to say I can speak the spanish I already know. It'll take about 2 years to graduate but I'm so excited, I can't wait to get started on this path in life.I lucked out & found a lady that lives right around the corner from the school that also homeschools so I can pay her what I normally would a sitter & know the kids are still getting a good quality education. I worry about if I can afford it some days but I pay her the same or a bit less for both kids then I'd pay if I used sitters cause while Brody is old enough technically for kindergarden, Tia is actually preschool age still which is expensive. If I put Brody in public school then he'd be there a half day and sitter the rest the day & Tia would be at a sitter the whole day. since I'll be at school til 2pm then I wouldn't have a way to get Brody from the school to the sitter's. Also they're both in about 1st grade levels so this wayI don't have to worry about if they are keeping up or getting bored.Tony's out on the road again, taking a load to just this side of Chicago tomorrow afternoon. He said tonight that he'll probably be in town later tomorrow evening. :)

talk about a trip back in time

2008-12-22T00:25:00.000-08:00

I was able to get into my old blog that I had been using since Sept of last year tonight. so I'm putting all those blog posts on here now. some of its happy, some sad, all just my random thoughts, hence the name of my blog....

Black & red bear QP

2008-12-21T16:58:00.000-08:00

I made this out of a gothic love kit I found couple days ago at Dreamland Designs. The photos are of my mama in law with her 2 kids. Its 600 x 600 & .png formatting.

water horse QP

2008-12-21T16:57:00.000-08:00

I made this tonight while talking to one of my best friends who's very much into horses. Its 600 x 600 & in .png formatting.

Green Santa QP

2008-12-20T19:35:00.000-08:00

I've been going through withdrawls from PSP for a few days so made this tonight. Its 600 x 600 and is in png formatting.

Its been a busy week & 1/2, had the finals for school, I passed! yay!! lol. I know I got an A in both spanish classes and in the COM class but not sure yet about pharmacology. The kids & I are all off schools until Jan. 5th so we're talking about going out on the road with Tony for a few days sometime during the 2 weeks since we haven't done that in a while.

I hate redneck, backwoods, know-it-all, hypocritical-christian public schools!

2008-12-10T19:49:00.000-08:00

I won't be in school tomorrow though I'll try to drop off my paper for spanish. this screwed up hill jack school is trying is setting there bold face lying to me. first I found out they're putting caladryl on Brody without my permission which is illegal, and thats making him overdose cause I've been giving him benadryl at nights. I went in there this morning & went off on them about it. so now, they're trying to say the kids both have scabies when all it is is Tia was allergic to the old soap powders we were using & Brody reacted to the one I switched to. I'm using a different kind now & they're both clearing up pretty good. so now they're trying to tell me that the kids can't go to school til they get cleared by a dr. They lied again & told me that they took Brody to the health dept today & had him seen by a dr there which is BS. for one, Brody said he never went anywhere. for two, I'm the parent not them, they wouldn't be able to take him. I'm so ready to pull them out & just homeschool them again. They're having this fit just cause they're pissy that I went off on them instead of bowing down to there bullying ways. For one, with scabies, they'd of sent the kids home right away, not just keep giving them stuff for it, & for another, with scabies, within a week you see those round rings kinda like ringworm.

Merry Christmouse

2008-12-09T18:56:00.000-08:00

I made this from Jade's lovely PTU kit, Merry Christmas, which can be found here. She's such a sweetheart & has allowed me the fun of making tags to offer from this kit so I'm having a blast with it already. I'm sure yall are going to be seeing a lot more to come in the next few days... lol.

Sisters forever LO & QP

2008-12-09T18:49:00.000-08:00

made this tonight from another of the quilt papers I got from Dawn's quilt paper pack. The photo is of my husband's mama & her sister Joanne. Jojo died Feb. 27, 2007 and Mom just died Oct. 13, 2008. I miss them both a lot.

Mama's kitchen kit in png form

2008-12-07T11:35:00.000-08:00

I got a request to put this into png instead of psp so here yall go :) Elements & frames here Papers & wordarts here

December 7, 1974

2008-12-07T11:31:00.001-08:00

Today is my parents' 34th anniversary so I made this for them this morning & am putting it into a frame to give to them. Since the house is almost done being rebuilt then it'll be a great timing for them.

Scholar QP

2008-12-05T10:57:00.000-08:00

I wanted to make something different last night so made this QP. Its more of a masculine scholarly type page or for someone finishing law school. Hope yall enjoy it as much as I did making it. This was another inspired by Dawn's quilt papers.

Pirate QP

2008-12-05T10:56:00.000-08:00

I made this from Monti's pirate kit. not sure the blog link anymore but I just remember that was the artist's name. I know they had a lot of wonderful kits on their site though. lol.

2 dinosaur QPs

2008-12-05T10:48:00.000-08:00

I don't remember now where I got this really cute kit, I got it several months ago & just found it again on one of my disks of kits again.

Mama's kitchen kit

2008-12-05T10:43:00.000-08:00

I made this a last year sometime but never got around to posting it so putting it here now. I'm not much good at making kits at all, I'm so much better at just enjoying others' talents & making QPs but here yall go anyways... lol. The file is in psp formatting but if yall need it other ways just holler.

Country Kitchen eclectic QP

2008-12-05T10:35:00.000-08:00

I made this one last night. I downloaded recently Dawn's quilt papers and have been having fun making pages inspired by them.

Christmas memories tag

2008-12-05T10:31:00.000-08:00

I got to thinking & just reflecting over the past year since this one's going by so fast. For whatever reason I'm just not in a christmas mood in December this year so this one just came out. Its just a reflection of all the ppl that try to put a smile on since thats what they're 'supposed' to do when their insides are still crying.

Blue wedding QP

2008-12-05T10:26:00.000-08:00

The other night my brother & his fiancee were over visiting so I asked them what colors their wedding was going to be. They said blue & white so since one of her son's was sitting next to me on the couch & wanted to watch how I make graphics, I made this to show him.

army life QP

2008-12-04T10:03:00.000-08:00

got to thinking of all my family that wasn't at Thanksgiving cause they're overseas so made this couple nights ago.

angel memories QP

2008-12-04T09:54:00.000-08:00

I just used my sister as the guinea pig for this one since it was her birthday yesterday. lol.

school pictures time again

2008-12-04T09:45:00.000-08:00

Tyler

Tia

Liz

Jasmine

Brody

Cody

Only Brody & Tia are actually my kids, the other 4 are my sister's but they're all my babies :)

random thoughts

2008-12-04T09:41:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was my son's & my sister's birthdays (also is Ozzy Osborne's birthday too for his fans) so didn't get online much at all. After taking a round trip to Indy to take Tony to pick up his truck then we had ice cream cake at my sister & brother in law's house. We just did it the easy way & put Crystal, Brody & Tyler on the cake since Tyler's birthday is tomorrow. Its a sheet cake so there'll be plenty to have for him also. Can't believe he's turning 10 already.... wow!
Not much going on at school right now, its the 10th week so getting to be crunch time since finals are in a couple weeks. next week is almost all review in all of my classes since finals start that following Tuesday. Then on the 18th I take the last 2 finals before getting a 2 week break. yay!! lol. I'm so ready for this quarter to be over. Not looking forward to having to take a night class next quarter though, even if Brian is the teacher. I love having him as a teacher but still... night class.... YUCK! lol.

I'm so honored

2008-12-02T23:07:00.000-08:00

I came online this evening, first time in few days that I've had the chance to really play around for a couple minutes, and found that Dawn had left me a message so I went to her blog & found that she'd passed on an award to me :) I feel so special, its my very first one so I'm very honored. I know I'm to pass it on to 5? people who I think really fit it so...

1. would have to be Melissa for being such a strong woman even when life seems to be throwing avalanches at her. She's endured more in the last year & half then anyone ever should have to but she still tries to find a smile in each day.

2. is Shey for being a great artist and such a sweet woman to be helping raise another woman's kids, I feel for you girl, mine are that close too & its such a headache some days.... lol. She's such a sweet person to, when I had trouble with my original blog & had to re-make my blog she helped me tweak it to better fit my style. She also made me that beautiful snowmen header on my blog.

3. is Jade for being another wonderfully talented artist & a great friend. She's got a knack for popping on just when I'm at a darker moment & saying the right thing to make me bust out laughing.

4. is Dori for being the type of inspiration to others that I hope to be on my best of days. She's found ways to turn adversity into ways to make herself stronger.

5. Yvette for being a sweet lady who reminds me of home. Talking to her on occasions when we're on at the same time (doesn't happen often enough with all our various kids... lol) helps so much when I get to missing Georgia too bad.

Sooooo many more of my friends come to mind of being deserving of this award also but most of them don't have websites of their own so I'll be patient... lol.