little gi

this doodle can't be undid, homeskillet....

geez i love JUNO...
seriously...
i just spent like 10 minutes in the memorable quote section cracking up at every one...
remembering scenes from the movie...
definitely a must see....
big time thumbs up from me :)

o.....k.....
back to reality :)

me + 3 sick kids this week...
ugh!  UGH!!!
today the big troublemakers, tater & ry-boy, are really feeling ever so not well...
i'm hoping there will be BIG naps all around...
wish me luck :)

and on the creative front...
definitely check out OLW today.....a new word up :)
this week was mine & to be honest i had chosen a different word....
but then after talking with beth....
i completely changed my mind & went with create...
i loved how beth explained her definition of create & what it meant to her....
whereas at first i was just taking it in the "making stuff" direction...
beth opened my eyes that it can be so much more...
kinda like that old kobi yamada saying "she CREATED the life she dreamed of"....
i like that :)

& here is my contribution:

sorry for the not so good pic....it is rain, rain, rain today = no good sunlight to take a pic...
& i seriously had some fun with this project...
played with all sorts of painting....
(note to self:  MUST start catching up on my Emily Falconbridge painting class homework :)
screwed it up b/c the colors were WAY too bright & not what i wanted....
so then i white washed the whole kit & caboodle & LOVE how it turned out...
i actually am sending this along to a friend who i owe a "pay it forward" to....
i hope she likes it :)

hope you have a happy wednesday!!!

xoxoxo

gi

p.s.....GO GIANTS!!!!!!!  :)

SUCH a cute idea!!!

my girl, michelle, has the cutest tutorial on her blog teaching you how to make the sweetest ribbon wreath...

SOOOOOO cute!

definitely check her out!!!

happy thursday!

xoxox

gi

geez this made me crack up...

ahh...i LOVED these skits on SNL...

awake...

it's word up over at onelittleword :)

join us won't you :)

happy thursday!!

xoxoxo

gi

my new favorite song

happy day :) xoxoxoox gi

welcome to g's corner :)

i FINALLY got a scrap desk :)
so now i'm not occupying the kitchen table (which also happens to be the only table in my house :)
oooh this makes me so happy....all my scrappy stuff all in one place...& still i am right in the midst of the action aka my living room....now i can sit & work on stuff and at the same time spend time w/ mike or watch over the kiddos or hang out & watch tv while i play w/ my supplies...& no more spending my entire free time searching for that stamp set or set of ribbons...i've got a place for everything & everything is in its place :)

YAY!!! 

now i've gotta print some pics & get a movin' on stuff! 

happy saturday!!!

xxoxooxoxo

gi

have you ever...

been SOOOOO proud of a good friend?

so proud you heart was bursting with joy for them?
so proud you feel like screaming from the rooftops about how awesome they are?
so proud you want to stop everyone on the street & tell them all about what your bud has done and how great it is?

well...that is the way i feel today...

because last night at midnight...the rainbow sushi collection was revealed in the SIS boutique...

ashley wren is one of my favorite people....
she is one of those women who you just fall in love with...
she is kind, funny, open, wholehearted, authentic, inspiring,  generous, honest....
she is an amazing artist...
she is someone very special....

and she poured her entire heart and soul into this collection....

CONGRATS ASH!!!!!!!!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xoxoxoxoxoxo

gi

the word is out....

my friends are really smart...

the other night i was chatting w/ the incomparable ashley....i was doing the big pity party of how i feel like i just can not get a grip on this june cleaver stuff...how lately i feel like my life has been moving at hyper speed and it is all i can do to grab some cheerios along the way for sustenance...i have piles of paper haunting me...piles of stuff to go to the goodwill....piles of stuff to return to the store...piles of laundry...kids that need to be hither & yon all week....so much e-mail correspondence i just can't get on top of it...yada, yada, yada

& then on top of all that, i want to read...to scrap...to learn stuff in some on-line classes that i've signed up for...to play...to chill

but there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day...or enough of me to go around...

& ash hooked me up...big time

the thing is....in addition to being one of the most creatively inspiring people i know, ashley is amazingly organized...she is amazingly wise...and she is an amazing friend....so  she shared her secret for success:

GET YOUR ASS OUTTA BED

get up & movin' & groovin' before those little chillins' open their little sleepy eyes & start asking for everything under the sun....wake up & spend some alone time in the morning easing into your day....have a cup of coffee...sit...read...meditate...watch some t.v....answer some e-mails...throw the laundry in....

all in the peace & quiet of the breaking morn...

& this my friends is SO not easy for me....i love my bed...a lot....i stay up way too late...& i am a classic procrastinator who waits till the last minute to even think of doing what needs to be done...

so i made this with asher's own designer collection...rainbow sushi
and hung it on my dresser which is located directly behind my alarm clock

so when my alarm went off this morning at 5:30 am....
i heard ashley doing that military bugle song
imploring & cheering me to get outta that bed & start my day

and you know what? 
i actually got up

& it was wonderful :)

definitely doing it again tomorrow...

hope you had a fabulous monday!!

xoxoxoxox

gi

this completely breaks my heart...

one of my SISters...christine...has to say goodbye to her beloved, eric...

if you have a chance today, please say a little prayer for them...send some hugs...think good thoughts & send them their way...

& then run & hug someone...

& enjoy this moment that YOU have been given...

peace...

gigi