It has been a long time since I have posted here. There has been a lot of health issues affecting my family lately and that has kept me very busy. I also have a deadline coming up...a card swap....so here are some examples:

Robin asked these questions on her blog-- if you're reading this, now they're yours to answer!

4 places you have lived
4 places you've been on vacation
4 favorite foods
4 places you would rather be
4 jobs you've had

places I have lived
1.Nurenburg Germany
2.Houston Texas
3.Dallas,Texas
4.Oscoda, Mich.

places I have been on vacation
1.Holland
2.Disneyworld
3.Hot Springs,Ark.
4.Indy last year for SG retreat

favorite foods
(you mean besides chocolate of course)
1.eggs,sausage,hashbrowns
2.gumbo
3.pork chops, rice and gravy
4.sweet and sour chicken

four places you'd rather be
1.My mom's house
2.In bed sleeping since tomorrow will be a very,very long day
3.IHop-all this talk about food has made me hungry
4.Anywhere that I don't have to eat,sleep,talk,listen to politics

four jobs you have had
1.Neonatal ICU nurse
2.Nurse case manager for pediatric cardiology
3.clerk at KettleKorn (don't even think they are in business anymore-their specialty was carmel coated popcorn)
4.opthomology tech

I got this link from Bobbie's blog. It is supposed to be the hidden meaning of your name. I don't know where they got this.....or even who "they" are....but I can tell you one thing....I am not full of energy! Of course, I guess I used to be. And I was always the rebel, the boat rocker....sometimes it got me in a lot of trouble...real trouble. NOt fun trouble. But sometimes it was fun trouble too! I remember the time that my best nurse friend and I got really tired of working in a NICU that was run so poorly and we both turned in our resignations the same day. Well, the director of nurses asked to see us before we resigned to find out why. And boy, did we tell her some things that put her to action right away. So, since many of the problems were fixed we did decide to stay. The head nurse of that NICU got "promoted" to another job. We got a great new head nurse from another hospital.
Later, we got another head nurse because the great one we got got tired of banging her head against a brick wall and not being able to get anything done. (The director of nurses at that hospital retired and we got a new one who was not particularly helpful.) Both my nurse best friend and I were "forced" to resign by threats from the new head nurse. Much later I found out who was the instigator of the "forced" resignations, and I really was not surprised. It was someone who got someone else to do their dirty work for them. Not long after we left, both the head nurse and director of maternal child nursing were gone somewhere else. I have not had any contact with anyone in that place for a long time, so have no idea what it is like now. But, you could say I was a trouble maker! HA! INtense...yes that too.

What Barbara Means

You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous. You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things. Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

I have been on a card making binge lately. made about fifty cards and lots of ATC's for a couple of swaps. will try to add some images here.

So here are the rules...
1. You have to post the rules before you give your answers.
2. You must list one fact about yourself beginning with each letter of your middle name. (If you don't have a middle name, use your maiden name).
3. After you are tagged, you need to update your blog with your middle name and your answers.
4. At the end of your blog post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name.(Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and that they need to read your blog for details.)



So, I have been tagged. My Middle name is Eileen.

E-(notice i have three 'e's to do)-Everytime someone from SG has a retreat I want to go!!!
I-I was born in Shreveport Louisiana, have lived in Lake Charles and Baton Rouge.
L-Love my SIL>
E-(another one)-Energy depleated!
E-(not again!)-Every one of my Christmas decorations is still on display!
N-Need to go to the post office really badly, have swaps to mail!!!!!


now....have to think who I will tag......that hasn't already been tagged.....
E-engill, Thorne
I-
L-Liz, scrappinlizzy
E
E
N


ok, so i will post this now, and have to continue thinking of my other people to tag.

Wow, just finished a two day marathon on line crop at Scrapternity. I finished a lot of Layouts.Here are a few:

I forgot to say that all the stamps used on the Christmas Cards were gifts from my wonderful SG secret sister and are CTMH stamps. I love that they have Christmas stamps that are fun, and ones that convey the TRUE meaning of Christmas.

the first two are a couple of Christmas card designs based on 'Page Maps" sketches. I actually changed the Oh Holy NIght one so that the solid stamped pieces were on the top and bottom and liked that better.

The spider layout is one I have been wanting to do for some time, just could not think of the right way to do it. It was entered in Pencil Lines contest based on a sketch some weeks ago. I used craft foam under the orange and yellow parts to give it some dimension. I used the "measuring tape" and symbol of pointing finger to emphasize the size. The lighter color on the bottom is from one of those old rub ons that were 12 x 3 and called distressing rub ons. AC thickers for letters, my "go to " letter stickers these days. HOpe you enjoy and Have Happy Holidays.