almost a man

so...my middle child and only boy turned 7 last week. he was quite serious when he told me, "you know mom, i am almost a man now." i LOVE that boy! the things he says are always memorable. i also caught him in the mirror posing and flexing his "guns". he swears they are getting bigger. i say it's the vegetables.

feeling lucky??

so, the unity stamp company (only the best stamp company EVER) is giving away MORE STAMPS!! the set is called "amazing me" and it comes with a bunch of super cute, highly usable stamps. here are some layouts i did using them. go to the unity blog (AFTER 5pm today) and leave a comment for a chance to be a weeeener!!!!!!! good luck!

http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

we rule!

check out these layouts. i used my unity stamps ( http://www.unitystampco.com/stamps/67-kit_uk108w_ruler_of_the_house) to complete them. how cute are my kids?!?! and the things ryan has planned for when he is the ruler of his house...CRACK ME UP!!

yet ANOTHER chance to win!

so here it is! check it out...

Flower Parade
Kit: UK-110A
It's INTERNATIONAL WEEK!
I will be giving out:
1 kit INTERNATIONALLY
&
1 kit within theUNITED STATES!
Unity is making this a special week and including all those talented girls beyond the borders!
Our "Gift of the Week" will be kits of un-mounted red rubber stamps from our "Only Me" kits.
These un-mounted red rubber kits will work with your current acrylic blocks as well as our new handles debuting in May. Each week we will post our "Gift of the Week" kit on our blog.
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If you would like to be considered for the drawing you simply need to leave a comment on our "Gift of the Week" blog entry.You can qualify for the first "Gift of the Week" starting RIGHT NOW!!! Just post a comment, it is that simple. The winner will be chosen at random Tuesday at 5:00 pm central time.
COMMENT AWAY, CHICKS!
Robyn Weatherspoon one of my Rock Star design team members, has posted some gorgeous samples using this set on her blog - {"Here by Grace"}
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****BONUS!*** Between now and April 30, if you subscribe to my blog by entering your email in the space provided at the left, you will also be added to a large drawing being given away May 1st. This give away will include a full set of our handles as well as 3 Unity Stamp Kits of your choice!
******Double BONUS!******Stampers & Scrapbookers ! If you have a LOCAL Store that you buy all your supplies from, let them know about UnityStamps! If they place an order PRIOR to May 1st, 2008 and write your name and address on their order, I will send you a FREE KIT of Flower Parade when their order ships!
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Feel free to email me with any questions you may have!
Please Note: We will be taking advanced orders on our Set of Handles ONLY starting April 15th. You may place your order with Unity by emailing me at angela@unitystampco.com. Due to the mega volume of orders at CHA we are looking forward to staying above the demand. It will make it easier on the Retailers if you gals can order handles from Unity. Our handles will arrive on your doorstep the first week of May. You will not be charged until they ship. I will post prices on my website and blog on April 15th.

so go there. right away...do not delay! do as i say! (i teach first grade..i could rhyme all day! :) )

tag! i am it!

so, usually when i play tag, i am so quick-fast and ninja-like that no one can catch me. in the internet world, this is not so. i have been tagged by angela (http://abitaboutabunch.blogspot.com/). so here are 7 WEIRD/UNUSUAL facts about me:

1. i like the taste of dirt. seriously. i think it may go back to my early soccer days. being on the ground, playing in the mud. not really sure.

2. i used to have the duran duran board game. i made my younger brothers play with me. i kicked their asses! boo-yah!!! :)

3. i played on the boys soccer team in high school. i moved to illinois from maryland my senior year of high school. no girls team. i played with the guys. broke an opponent's leg. my teammates called me "the beast from the east". it was a ton of fun. i was covered on the news and ended up getting a college scholarship that i might not have gotten without the move. i also chewed tobacco with the guys a few times. crazy.

4. i met my husband (of almost 12 years) at the bar. true love found at the bar. he was working as a cop and i was a senior in college. i was hammered when i saw him. i said, "i'm gonna marry that upstanding man some day." ha! just kidding! it was more like, "that cop's HOT!!"

5. i have a pretty bad memory (which is why it good for me to scrap!). i can't remember the song we danced to at our wedding. how bad is that?!?! (neither can ron)

6. i met bill clinton when he was president and he totally wanted me. ok, not in my eyes, but my brothers were with me and they got all defensive and thought he was giving the "the eye". you know, "how YOU do-in'?!" they still swear by it today and we met him in 94. (in case you are wondering, my dad is a retired secret service agent and we met him when my dad was protecting clinton.)

7. i was a rebel in middle school. i got in trouble a lot in school. detentions for goofing, first (and only) F in math, things like that. my dad calls it my "outsiders phase". he kept telling me, "you are not poor or from the wrong side of the tracks. get over yourself."

so i tag:

1. carla http://scrapalatte.typepad.com/scrapalatte_two_of_my_fav/

2. sarah m. http://shadowsof-life.blogspot.com/

3. alicia http://www.creative-mess.blogspot.com/

4. dawn http://www.dawn73.blogspot.com/

5. kathy http://www.ascrappykathyday.blogspot.com/

6. michele http://isntitallaboutme.blogspot.com/

7. sarah e. http://scrappy079.blogspot.com/