Busy, Strange Day

I managed a couple more layouts today. I used Blushbutters beautiful new kit called Snow Flakes, (you have GOT to check it out, cause its BEAUTIFUL!!) and can't wait to do more with it!! She has some paper snowflakes in the kit, along with embroidered snowflakes, lace snow flakes, and a really beautiful silver one with gemstones and pearls. I just LOVE snow flakes and I didn't use that many of them in these two layouts, so you can rest assured I'll be doing more! LOL

These pictures are naturally more from our ice storm....if you couldn't tell! LOL I used one of the paper snowflakes in the 2nd one, for a frame, cause I took way to many pictures, and figured that would work, to get several of them on the page. I'm afraid there has been to many distractions around here today, that I really shouldn't have been working on layouts, because I don't feel like I can do as good a job then. BUT.....*drum roll please!!!* with these two finished, I can now say I reached the goal I had, of doing 365 layouts this year!!! Yippee!!! LOL Now any other ones I do, are just extras....*note to self, don't set a goal like that again!!* LOL I have to say, it makes me happy to be done with that silly thought, cause I can slow down if I want to...well I shouldn't, cause I still need to catch up, and get 2006 and 2007 pictures scrapped, but least I can take a day or two off if I want to, without thinking I should be scrapping so I can get enough done for the year. Next year, no goals, if I manged a bunch, great, if not, oh well!! :)

We are trying to decide if we should get a new printer around here. DH's isn't feeding paper right, he finally got it so it would work kinda, today, but it still crinkles it up some. I found one that I would kinda like to have....it won't print 12X12, but those are expensive, so I gave up on that idea....it is an all in one, that will scan, and print, and it will scan negatives, so it would replace my scanner, that seems to be giving me fits lately. I have to fight it to get a picture to scan. I want to stick with a Canon, because I love how mine prints, and I have lots of canon photo paper, and I like the separate ink cartridges. Now why you ask, am I getting the new one? Hmmmm well probably because I print lots more than he does, on the good paper, so want the best printer....and I could use a new scanner, so if we got the all in one, it would have to be mine...since I am the one that uses the scanner the most too. LOL Aren't I the lucky one. The only thing is, being the cheapskate that I am, I would like to put it off if his will work good enough for a while longer, except that I found the one I am looking at has a rebate offer on it, at circuit city, that would make it alot cheaper, once we got the rebate back. My luck, I would decide to put it off, and a couple months down the road, it would totally die, and we would have to go spend full price for the one I want. Sooooo if any of you have any opinions of what I should do, let me know!! *giggle* I'm looking at this Canon printer, here. On the Canon site, it says it does negatives, and I called them, and he looked and said for sure it did. That is a must for me, not that I use it much, but if I get a new scanner, it has to do negatives, in case I ever get around to doing some of ours, or my Uncles.

In other news, we got a call from one of the window companies we used to do warranty work for, before DH had to quit, cause of his back and knees, and the ladder work, and lifting wasn't helping them. They had a job they wanted us to go look at for them, because its in Nebraska, and the next closest person is in Texas. We don't know for sure if we got the job yet (wouldn't be surprised if we don't), not sure how soon we will know, but we did tell them we would be willing to go check it out, because its basically just an inspection (I can probably do most of it myself...although DH will go....I do hate driving! LOL), to find out why some doors aren't working. Course there are like 70 of them that aren't working right, so it could take a while, but least there wouldn't be ladders involved (which I DON'T do), or lifting, and the extra money would come in handy, especially if we end up getting that printer! LOL It was a shock to see a window company's name and number on our caller id, let me tell you, as its been several years since we quit. How they found our new number I don't know, since we moved since they last worked with us (to a different part of the state too), but I have to say, its cool that they took the time and effort to look us up, even if they don't end up giving us the job. Least we know they liked working with us, when they did. Its nice to be thought of, but its also nice that this is just a one time deal! LOL As nice as it would be to have extra money now and then, I've gotten used to being at home and not traveling, so would hate to have to travel all the time again.

Well I just discovered that its 5 pm, and supper isn't in the oven...which means it will probably be a little late!! So I have to run, thanks so much for all you comments, and have a great weekend!! (I don't know if I will manage another layout tomorrow, so had to say that tonight! LOL) Take Care all, and for those of you who get to see family this weekend, have fun!!!!