Spent Saturday in Orlando (Downtown Disney). Nayshawn had his first performance as part of his dance team and they did great. We decided it would be fun to ride the bus with the rest of performers so he could have that experience but I am not sure if we will do that again. The trip just seemed to drag and then we had to wait for missing kids. It was just to much for me. But it was a fun experience and the kids enjoyed it. Here are so pics:

That was us the last one Peaches School of Dance.

We stop off in the Lego store to pick up some Lego pieces. Then we ate at the TRex. A very fun place full of dinos and every 20 minutes there is a meteor shower and the dinos make all sorts of noise.

And here is my baby on stage doing his thing.

I promised a pic of my latest painting. So here it is.

TTFN .... I promise I will try to update more often.

Well .... let's see .... what have I been doing? Now that I think about it nothing really. Just working and taking care of home. No wild adventures or anything like that. Been readying the Twilight series books. I love it I have finished Twilight and I am half way through New Moon. I think I should be ready to move on the Eclipse by Next week.

I just found out that the dance team Nay is on will be performing at Disney on the 21st. I am so excited. This will be his first of quite a few performances this year.

Took a little family portrait the other night. Might blow this one up. I have plans to create a picture wall in my living room.

Nay took this one of me and Niah. He is getting really good at this. He want his own camera. Maybe for is birthday.

I haven't done much creating but I have some projects in my head that I would like to see come to life. Will probably start those soon. Oh I did do a painting but I will have to post pics of that later.

Baby It's Cold

Man ..... where did this cold weather come from? One day I am chilling in jeans and a t-shirt and the next it's a leather jacket and boots. Today I woke up and it was 34 degrees. Crazy!!! I really shouldn't complain it really could be worse. Anyways I was able to scrap last night. Did a little layout with a picture Nay took of my a couple of weeks ago. He caught me off guard but I think it shows the real me right now which worries me. Is this what my kids see when they look at me? When I am not paying attention to being happy. Hmmmmmm

I got a gift certificate for a massage for Christmasm, so I am going to use it this weekend. I think I am due for one. My poor muscles have been so achy lately. I can't wait. Not sure what else I will be getting into but it's still early.

I Scrapped Again .....

Only did one layout this weekend but I am happy I had the creative juices to do it. It was from a challenge over at Tallyscrapper/ . The challenge was create a black and white page with journaling bigger than my picture. Not really happy with it but I am just happy I was able to create something.

I had a photo shoot this weekend. It felt great to get my mind off of things and do something I love. I had so much fun and the model was so easy to work with. Here are a couple of pics from that shoot. I also did her makeup to practice. I like how it turned out.

Well have a wonderful week.

My New Addition

I think I am addicted to handbags (or maybe it's just shopping in general) .... I have bought 3 since October and I have my eye of two more. Take a look at my latest one. A gorgeous Juicy Handbag. I love it. I also want to pink one. I am really not a pink girl but that handbag is just too cute. I am planning a trip next month to the outlet mall up North ( about an hour and half away) to check out the Juicy outlet store to see if I can find a bargain on one. That outlet mall also has a Cosmetic Company Store. I have heard such awesome things about this store. Higher end Makeup like MAC for discounted prices. Definitely going to check that out. In other news I heard there is going to be a crop this weekend over at Tallyscrapper . So that is were I will be most of the weekend. I am really trying to find my Mojo. Oh and how could I forget Nip Tuck premiers tonight. I am such a big fan. So I am going to put the kids to bed and take a quick shower before it starts. TTFN!!

Happy New Year!!!

Yes it has been so long but I do think I am getting back into the swing of things. Christmas was great. The kids got what they wanted and everyone is happy. 2009 is going to be my year. As a matter of fact anything would be better than 2008. I have a new prospective on things and I hope to carry that forward into the new year.

I started off the new year with 2 new layouts.

I will be back really soon.

OK ... OK.... I am OK

I have not blogged in a while because I have been feeling a little down lately. I got laid off from my job about two weeks ago. Something like that is always hard but it is even harder when it comes around the holidays. But I am back now (at least for now). Thanksgiving was nice. All my cousins and my brother were home from college and my Daddy was here from Jamaica.

I joined the 365 challenge on flickr. You are suppose to take a self portrait everyday for a year. I thought it would be cool and kind of symbolic for me as I think I soul searching right now. It should be interesting to look back at these pics through out the year. Here is the first pic.

I will be back soon with some scrapbook pages. I had lost my mojo for a while there but I think it is coming back. We will see. Be safe everyone.

No School Today......

Well the kids have no school today, so I was forced to stay home today. I would have rather been at work and so would my boss but I decided I would try to make the best of it. Decided to try some indoor winter pictures. Here are the ones I like.

I did scrap the other day and I did a painting last night. Here is the page I did and I will post the painting soon.

IT'S D - DAY

I voted already two weeks ago but today is the day for many Americans. Please go out and vote. There can not be change if you don't make your voice heard and vote.

Halloween week was wonderful. It was spirit week for the kids. Monday was all red day. Didn't get a pic but the kids dress up in their red for Red Ribbon Day. Tuesday was Tie one on and Nayshawn wore his tie to school. A cold front came through that day. Our first one of the season. Wednesday was Shade Out Drugs Day and the kids had to wear their sunglasses to school (again no pic). Thursday was Hugs Not Drugs Day so they had to bring their favorite stuffed toy to school.

Friday is Join the Fight Against Drugs and wear your camouflage and of course it was Halloween.

On Saturday we went to the park and I got a couple of nice shots that are potentials for our Christmas cards.

I voted....

I have been so excited about this years presidential election that I decided I would participate in the early voting process. My Mom, the kids and I waited in line for 3 hours to cast our vote. It was very exciting for me because my kids were able to share this day with me. They stood behind me and gave their support while I made me decision. This will be something I hope they will remember and be able to share with their kids some day. Of course I didn't leave home without my camera. While taking some pics on the stair of the Aventura police department a gentleman offered to take a pic with me and the kids. He was a photographer for playboy for 30 years. I didn't even have to tell him how to use my camera. That is rear. Usually I have to give a quick lesson and then I end up not liking the picture. But this picture I have no complaints. I actually love it and plan on blowing it up on canvas to hang in the house.

After wards we made a stop at Sweet Tomatoes for a healthy lunch and then went to see High School Musical. The kids loved it.

October 23rd ......

I plan on having a great day today. I figure if I tell myself that enough I will actually start to believe it. Been feeling like I am in a rut lately. Hopefully it won't be for long. I hate feeling this way. I went on vacation thinking it would help but I am back to feeling down. I plan on taking the kids out this weekend and maybe happy hour with some friends on Friday just to do something and not think about how life is going for me right now.

So I had a big bowl of granola this morning and had a little time so decided to blog. It feels good to share the little world I call my own with others sometimes.

Wanted to share my two most favorite accessories in the world right now. My two new purses. Aren't they gorgeous? They hold all of my things and the fifty other things that Nay and Niah give me to hold through out the course of a day. LOL

And last I will leave you with a layout I did a couple of days ago. This really says it all about how I am feeling. When I saw this new Bazzill cardstock I knew I had to have it. I didn't even have the heart to cut it so I used the entire piece as is. LOL !! I love it. Have a great day everyone.

My art....

Well I did a mini album for Nayshawn a couple of weeks ago and Niah has been bothering me to do one for her. I finished this last week but I am just now getting around to posting the pics.

I worked on this layout over the weekend.

I am so in love with the new Prima glitter transparencies. I am sorry I didn't order more.

I leave you with my favorite picture from my Bahamas trip. Love it. I think I might have to blow this one up. These Ruins are owned by the Ocean Club. People pay over a thousand dollars a session to have wedding pictures taken here. It is so beautiful.