Feelin' a little maudelin today...

Just one of those days when it hits you how much you seem to run and run, and yet never reach your destination. Ever feel like if you could just turn the dial back to "this" [insert your date] year to change those one or two decisions maybe everything would be different?

I consider us a "normal" middle-class family for our area. Things ARE tight, but then they are tight for most people. The bankruptcy last year didn't help as much as it seems it should have - especially with all my extra medical bills which we didn't have before. I mean jeez - just my meds cost $110 a month without any acetimenifin (sp?) or dr appt copays added. I used to see my dr 4 times a YEAR... I have had no less than 3 dr appts a MONTH for 4.5 months now...

We got a letter last night informing us that Micaila was nominated as a recipient for a charity program for xmas... It kind of offends me in that I was planning to try to have the kids participate in one of those programs by buying a needy child a gift, and now I'm being told they ARE the needy ones. And yet, we don't qualify for any monitary assistance for heating bills over the winter because we make too much money according to NYS. Does that make sense in a logical, everyday-life-kind-of-way? Nope, but I'm sure there is some politician somewhere making 10 times what I do in a year and getting tax breaks who can explain EXACTLY how it does to the government.

The thing is, I know realistically we should have more because Mike and I should have saved more when it was just the two of us making really good money before the move back upstate, before 8 months of no jobs, before kids... But, hell, we were young, and we bought what we wanted, when we wanted it 'cause the future with family and big bills was an abstract idea. It's been six years since the move, and it feels like I'm still spinning my wheels on black ice 'cause I don't SEE where the issue is...

Anyway, enough of the whining... just needed to get that off my chest.

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LO Extravaganza and a sale!

Title: You Color My World

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Color My World - Rev Me Up Red Kit by Connie Prince. (word art layered and set to 53% opacity.)
Staple from the Birds of a Feather Kit by Connie Prince.
Template from the 12x12 Stitched Templates 2 by Connie Prince.
Script run on b&w photo - In The News by Heather Manning of Digiscrapping.net.
Photos by me dad.
Fonts: Lesli Thick Not Fat
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Title: Art is Freedom

Credits:
Papers, doodle, and border by Princess Lala from the Art is Freedom Collab Kit with Royanna Fritschmann of Divine Digital.
Glitter doodle, glue spots, and overlay by Royanna Fritschmann from the same kit.
Photo by my dad.
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Title: Once upon a kindergarten...

Credits:
Paper and elements from the Enchanted Kit by Kristine of WenchdGrafix.
Photo by my dad.
Fonts: Loki Cola; Lori Ann
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Title: 2008 Xmas Card

Credits:
Paper, ribbon, word art, & trees from the Winter Wonderland Mega Collab by Carjazi Scraps & Kristine of Wenchd Grafix. (Glass tree is laid over felt tree.)
Photos by me & my dad.
Fonts: CK Tea Party, Coaster
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Title: Winter Wonderland

Credits:
Papers and elements from the O Holy Night Kit by Connie Prince.
Word Art from the Christmas Word Art Set by Connie Prince.
Photo by me.
Fonts: CK Typist
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Title: Krysti - Best Friends

Credits:
Papers, word art, and elements from the Jordan Kit by Heather Manning Designs of Digiscrapping.net.
Photo by me.
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I do have 1 more LO, but I'm waiting on some info from my brother to complete it...

Guess what?!?! WenchdGrafix Shoppe and Digital Scrap Garden are both having a Black Friday sale!! 50% off the entire store! Don't forget to mark your calendars! :)

Gotta' run for work! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

:)

Update and a LO...

Title: What Dreams are made of...

Credits:
Papers, alpha, and elements from the Belle Kit by April Staker of DigiApe Designs.
Script run on photo - Soft Sepia by Heather Manning Designs of Digiscrapping.net.
Photo by me.
Fonts: Jane Austen
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I'm feeling better for the most part. I still have an aching pain in my ear, and if I don't take my Vicodin (sp?) before eating breakfast and dinner I get shooting pains in my ear and jaw. Otherwise it's mostly just self-conciousness. I realize my mouth goes crooked if I grin/laugh so I try tohide it behind my hand, etc. I do sometimes find myself drooling a bit from the left side of my mouth and can't pull my lip down like you normally would when eating so that if I'm eating a sandwich I have to use my finger to pull my lip out of the way so that I'm not biting it...

I've been back at work full time this week, and am pretty much exhausted when I get home. Not to mention that thanks to a friend of the family who sent me $20 "mad money" I spurged on Royanna's Emergency Moving Sale, and got $1014-worth of her commercial & personal use products for $29. I finished downloading last night, and am currently trying to finish unzipping everything to ensure the downloads were all good before the links expire tomorrow. I've almost finished the commercial products.

My CT designers have all been busy working while I've been off, and I've got tons to download, unzip and use from them as well! LOL It never ends, huh?!?!

Gotta' run for work! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

:)

A LO...

Title: My Brother... My Friend

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Lamar Kit by Andrea Cox of TLC Designs available at Sunshine Studios.
Photos by ?.
Fonts: Horse Puke; Note This

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For anyone who needs a laugh...

you have GOT to check out the YouTube link on Fantacy's blog this morning...

http://scrappinhillbilly.blogspot.com/

:)

Stitches...

are out. No more jaw bra - unless I want/need it. I'm thinking at night to remind me not to roll over. Have to keep the scar out of the sun and slathered with Mederma until further notice. Re-check at 1pm on Dec 2nd.

Actually ate a FULL breakfast for the first time in a week.

At work so going now...

:)

I am lurking...

Not that I'm trying to ignore anyone or anything, but I just don't feel up to conversations or extended pc sessions. Things are getting better, but dumbass me decided to go to work yesterday as there wasn't any VALID reason to stay home (and I've used all my paid days off for the year) and apparently TALKING can be a strenuous activity when not done much for a few days... I was in pretty bad pain all evening/night and this morning felt like I'd been run over.

It's been a little better during the day, but I've had moments of dizzyness, and think I may have bottomed out my sugars at about 11am - I didn't bother to test my blood as I felt woozy/shaky enough I really didn't want to attempt a lancet. LOL I need to go take a dose of pain meds and get my jaw bra - yes, that is really the medical term for it - back on.

I have my follow-up to remove stitches at 8am Friday in Syracuse. Thanks for all the well-wishes, etc. :)
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Title: Sometimes the best dreams...

Credits:
Papers and elements from the I've Got Sunshine Kit by Connie Prince.
Template from the 12x12 Singles Template Pack by Connie Prince.
Photo by me.
Fonts: Witched
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Title: Micaila - 1st Birthday

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Let's Celebrate Kit by Connie Prince.
Template from the Gracie Album Template Pack by Connie Prince.
Photo by Sears Portraits.
Fonts: DJ Spiffy

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