It's been a whirlwind ...

My life, that is. Not stop, do this and do that, always adding to my lists. The two things I haven't been able to do alot of is scrap and blog. Hopefully that will all change in the next few weeks and things can start to settle down.

We've been in the midst of a remodel on the house. We tiled the great room and are getting a brand new master bathroom, which meant the master bedroom is reconfigured, and sprucing up the hall bath with a new vanity, countertops, sinks, fixtures, lighting and finally most of the house is being repainted. WHEW!

I've been living out of the guest bedroom for the past month and currently we are down to one bathroom sink that has no countertop which makes getting ready in the mornings a challenge.

We did go on vacation to Virginia for the week and visited my brother-in-law, niece & great nephew, and nephew. We had a great time and it was nice getting to stay more than just a couple of days. We visited Busch Gardens in Williamsburg -- hadn't been there in 20+ years. Boy have things changed.

Here are some pics from our visit

Where does the time go?

Wow! I can't believe how long it's been since I blogged. Life is racing by at a mile a minute these days. Thank goodness school is almost out for the summer -- MOM needs a break! LOL!

To all my friends out there - thank you so much for all your support. It means the world to me!

Here are some layouts I've worked on for the last few months. To be honest, I haven't scrapped that much except for a retreat in April and one Friday night last weekend. I hope that my track record will improve over the summer!

Blog Challenge

In response to Jolynn's blog challenge at scrapbook-oasis.com:

*Where did you meet your husband? High school football game.
*What was the first thing you said to your husband? Hi, I'm Melita. (He had his friend introduce him to me.)
*Where was your first date? Charlie got a group of our friends to come over to my house and then we all went to an arcade (Flipper McCoys) -- it was the 80's! LOL!
*Where was your first kiss? Flipper McCoys!
*Where did you get married? Norfolk, VA
*How long have you been married? 21 fabulous years!
*How long did you date? almost 5 years -- all thru high school and married the next year
*Long or short engagement? Depends -- he proposed when I was 16 but then we broke up off and on and then when I went to visit relatives in Virginia Beach we just kind of picked up where we left off. Except we got married before I returned to Jacksonville.
*How old is he? 42 in May
*Who eats more? He does but I'm bigger - no fair!
*Who said I love you first? He did.
*Who is taller? He is.
*Who sings better? I do.
*Who is smarter? LOL! Depends on the subject.
*Whose temper is worse? MINE!
*Who does the laundry? Me.
*Who does the dishes? Me and the kids.
*Who pays the bills? Me.
*Who mows the lawn? Him.
*Who cooks dinner? Both.
*Who drives when you are together? He does.
*Who is more stubborn? Definitely HIM!
*Whose parents do you see the most? His parents have passed, so mine.
*Who proposed? He did.
*Who has more friends? I do.
*Who has more siblings? He does.

I've been tagged!

Here's the jist of it:

You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you've been tagged, you need to up-date your blog with your middle name and answers. At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a

My middle name is Lynn. Considering my name was Melita Lynn Legaspi, I always considered "Lynn" to be the "white" part of my name. Personally, I think Mom was pretty drunk during the whole naming process but she assures me she wasn't. She must have known what she was doing because I always get compliments on my name (after they stutter thru trying to pronounce it).

L = Loyal -- I consider myself a loyal wife and friend. It's very important to me.
Y = Young -- LOL! I don't really feel like I'm getting older, only my kids are! :)
N = Nice -- OK, don't laught -- I try to be nice but I admit, I'm not always successful!
N = Naughty -- Now here's a trait I can relate to!

I'm gonna tag... Robs, Dionne, Tessa, and Karen

Have fun girls!!

My Lola Bone Album

Here's my latest creation using a bone shaped clear album. I really used ALOT of bling because ... well, that's how I roll! LOL!

O Scrappy Day!

I Had a great scrappy day yesterday with my girlies at TCS. It's been months since we scrapped together at a local scrapbook store. I was first in line when the store opened at 10am and didn't leave there until 10pm. I managed to crack out 6 new layouts (my goal was 2)! WOW! I found some serious mojo!

Thanks to my buds - Robs, Dionne, Terry, Cheryl, Jenny, Lesley, Tracy, Andrea and Kris -- I had a great time. Can't wait for March!

2 Month Surgiversary!

Yep, the 26th marked my 2 month anniversary since my surgery. I was feeling a little bummed that I haven't lost a whole lot of weight ... 36 lbs. to date. However, once a month I get Charlie to do all my measurements and compare to my pre-surgery self. Well, to date, I have lost ...

ready??? ...

29.25 inches!!!!

Now that made me feel better!

I won't bore you with all the details but here are a couple of highlights ... 6 inches in my waist and 6.5 inches in my hips! Wahoo!

I actually bought a couple of pair of new pants/jeans yesterday because all my others are falling off -- or as Claudine would say, "I'm slipping right out of them."

Thanks for everyone's encouragement!