Three day Weekender! WOW!

Yay! I get three days off of work together on a holiday weekend!..YES,thats three in a row, folks!!...LOL this is something that hardly ever happens unless I am on vacation, as I almost always work weekends. So, I am taking advantage of the time off to visit my dad and my baby sister Susie in Peoria. Susie is to the left and behind me in the picture above. I love this picture of my sisters and my Dad. We had it taken at Sears last Thanksgiving, and we had not been together in five years (since our moms' passing) so we decided to snap a picture of the occasion!
I haven't seen Susie's new apartment yet, and I really need some down time to spend with my family. Plus, my dad will enjoy a home cooked meal that my sister and I will cook for him, as he gets very few of those that he doesn't cook himself. I am leaving tomorrow morning and spending the night over there, and we are gonna go see my sis's significant other do his thing at Karaoke, and I will be back Sunday afternoon in time to go to Andrews' youth football game at 3:00. Then, we have a birthday party/cookout to go to after the game, so guess what? I don't have to cook that night! hahaha... No plans for Monday..well maybe I will spend some quality time with my hubby and boys...since its a holiday and all! :-)

I am new to blogging, so bear with me while I get used to it! There is so much to learn about creating my page and making it all I want it to be! I tend to ramble a little, so maybe doing this will improve my writing abilities..:-)
I have recently become more involved in papercrafting , especially cardmaking. I started out with scrapbooking. I had a friend at work introduce me to it, and she got me addicted! haha! I still love to scrapbook, and I really need to get back to it. I am accumulating more photos that are begging to be scrapbooked. My cardmaking endeavors are becoming my favorite, because there are so many creativite techniques to learn and experiment with. I am sometimes almost overwhelmed with ideas when I am looking at others' card creations, and I just want to create more!! I am getting more interested in the craft of rubberstamping and using Stampin'Up Products. I could put a serious dent in my checkbook balance just buying SU! haha! Its so addicting!