More Additions to Me: The Abridged Version.....

Eh
A word that I use ALL.THE.TIME! No, I don’t live in Canada anymore, but it is a part of me, through and through. People around me always repeat it when I say it, like they never knew I was Canadian or something! What’s up with that? What makes me laugh the most is when someone, who isn’t Canadian, tries to use it and uses it the wrong way! It drives me up the wall. I say it so often that I don’t even know I am using it until someone says with a laugh “Eh! You said “eh”. You’re not Canadian are ya?” Um, YES, yes, I am!
See Also:
Canadian

Canon Snob
I’ll admit it….I’m a snob! A Canon snob, that is. Every camera that I have ever owned has been a Canon. Whether it was a film camera or a digital camera….even our video cameras have been Canons. The quality of a Canon camera is just above the rest in my humble opinion. I sent away my older Canon because the door that holds the batteries in broke off one of the little latches to hold it shut. They replaced it for FREE and sent it back to me! How awesome is that?!?! As for the camera I have now…..it’s a G9. A “point and shoot” digital camera and I LOVE it! It takes the best photos and I don’t have to do much to get a great shot. I have to admit, that the abuse it has taken over the last 2 years has been a bit much. But it has survived the falls, the beach, the birth of a baby, being splashed by water and even was left out in the Georgia heat for the afternoon and it still shot fabulous photos! LOVE my CANON! I have a secret though…ssshhh! In my wallet, you will find a picture of my new-found “camera-candy”……the Canon Rebel T2i. Of course….it HAD to be a CANON!
See Also:
Needs
Wants
Photos

Fabu-Freakin-Tastic
A word I use on a regular basis when I think something is awesome or great. I tend to mash-up words and use them in everyday conversations…on purpose and sometimes, by accident. Another word I use is compliments of my dear hubby, Ben – “crap-tacular”. When he has had a crappy day or a crazy day, it is crap-tacular. At a crop recently, I was told I had to try the brownies that this little lady made and they were “Orgasmic Brownies” and YES, they were THAT good! Now, the first time I ever walked into an Archiver’s store in Atlanta, I had a “scrap-gasm” and I am sure that I am not the first person to use that word, but it has been added to my “mashed-up” quirky vocabulary!
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Quirks

And so it begins.....

The writing process of Me: The Abridged Version is probably the hardest for me. I know that I blog and I write like I talk, but talking about ME is harder than I thought! I mean, I know me. I have lived with me for 35 years...why can't I get it out on paper already? I mean, SHEESH!

I am so much better at telling the stories from retreats or about the kidlets. I just don't usually talk about little 'ol me. You know?

Here is something I have written so far....of course it is about NATHAN....my first child, but it is the top entry on my "N" Page"

Nathan

Born at 5:10 pm on Monday August 16, 2004, weighing 8 lbs 11 oz. and 21 3/4 inches long....sound effects included. He is probably the happiest kid I know! Nathan has the best smile that shows off the dimples he inherited from me. He received the "Laffy Taffy" award last year because he giggles from his head to his toes. I love his laugh and every time I hear it, it makes me smile. His big brown eyes tell you everything when he looks at you, even when he says nothing at all. I have a feeling those eyes and that smile will cause a lot of broken hearts when he's older....something I am not looking forward to at all. Man! He is smart too! Sometimes I think too smart for his own good. He inherited "the smarts" from Ben. It's like he has a semi-photographic memory or something, he picks things up so quickly! It amazes me how fast he learns a new task. Put him in front of a video game and he can master it within an hour or two...that's BEN. And when he gets frustrated...look out! Here comes the anger and the tears.....that's ME. Nathan is just a perfect little mix of Ben and I and I just ADORE him.....even if he drives me up the wall sometimes with his incessant chatter and noise-making. I did say he comes with sound effects, eh?

I love you Nathan....all the way around the Universe and back.
Love Mummy 9/21/2010

See also: Son, CAN-AM

It's Here! It's Here!

Today is the beginning of Me: The Abridged Version class over at Big Picture Scrapbooking with Cathy Zielske. I have begun to work on my tag book, printed it on lilac cardstock, added ribbon to the jump-ring and even attached purple and green flowers to the front to "pretty" it up. I love the idea of this class and I am really looking forward to 4 weeks of fan-freakin-tastic instruction. Cathy Zielske is one of my favourites and I look forward to learning from her and soaking in all the creative-ness from those attending the class with me! Here come CYN....ready or not!!!

Cathy Zielske has no idea who she's about to meet! Hee hee!

**photo of Tag Book added September 22nd 2010 after populating the pages.....**

~Cyn~

ME: The Abridged Version....

So, the AMAZING Cathy Zielske is instructing this class on Big Picture Classes starting September 16th and I have been signed up for it for about 2.5 months now. I am EXCITED! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Cathy Zielske! She is uber cool and very knowledgeable.

This class is about ME.....
All of my scrapbooks are about the kidlets, our family vacations, our family trips, retreats I have been on....and so on and so forth. So, to do a complete album about ME is, well, rather uncomfortable and for me, NOT the norm. I am much better at writing and scrapbooking about Nathan and Sophie and other aspects of our lives. NOT talking about me and my little quirks, habits and idiosyncrasies. This will be me, stepping out of my comfort zone, out of my proverbial "box".....
Wish me luck!