getting back to normal...

...or about as normal as things can get around here.

The piles of Priority Mail boxes that filled the entryway, making it look like an entrance to an igloo...you know, the blocks that form the doorway...filled the back of our postal carrier's truck...that brought a huge smile to my face! 

We now have places to sit again. :)

Our recycling bin is filled with torn down product boxes.

My Epson photo printer died right in the middle of printing images for the kits...not a very convenient time, of course!  The message that came up was that the inner components had reached the end of their life...I guess I wore them out!  I'd been contemplating the purchase of a color laser printer and necessity had me breaking down and buying one this week.  I have to tell you, it's awesome.  My kit instructions were 13 pages long and it took so little time to print them compared to the photo printer.  That certainly worked out for the best!

And, I think I swept up the last of the feathers.  Who could have known that the vacuumed packed bags would have exploded, leaving feathers everywhere?   And they are definitely real feathers...they had my nose twitching a bit! :)

But, there's still a lot of stuff to put away and organize.

That being said, I thought I'd share the layout that was part of my February article in Memory Makers Magazine.  The article was about paper storage and the pix were taken in a rare moment of orderly organization.  Here's what my journaling said...and that says it all! "I wish I could say it always looks like this...but it doesn't!  Sometimes my buying habits far outpace my organizational habits...but I'm enjoying it!"  Oh, so true.

So, here's to normal living...at least for today.  This weekend, Christmas will finally come down.  That's progress...last year, it came down February 13th.  And, I'm working on my spinner class kits...AND, the creatologie kit for February.  Look for some sneak peeks next week.  So excited about the book structure and the colors!

And, last, but certainly NOT least, Happy Birthday to Vern today!

He is the love of my life and my soulmate and I wanted to wish him the best of days and a wonderful, blessed year ahead!

Comments

[fran heupel]

Carol,
loved your article in memory makers.
Wishing your wonderful husband a very happy blessed birthday.

Fran H.

[Jeanette]

Happy Birthday, Vern! And Carol, love your organization layout. I also saw your article in Making Memories magazine. You sure do have a lot of cardstock!!!

Thanks for all the goodness you share with us papercrafters. :)

[Ariane]

Looking forward to receiving my kit. Where was the photo of your husband taken? Definitely looks like it's above the Rim. I miss the AZ scenery, especially this time of the year when there's snow on the ground here in Indiana.

Ariane

[Sara]

I haven't read your article in Memory Makers yet but I'm sure it will be good. I like any articles that tell me how to be better organized. Happy Birthday Vern! What a beautiful background for a picture.
Sara

[pamelajane]

Happy Birthday, Vern! May you have many more to share with Carol!

[Judy in Carefree]

Kit came today and I can't wait to finish my spring cleaning so I can play!

[Cris]

Awwww...Happy Birthday Vern! Wishing you every happiness on your special day! xoxo