They are still simple(they will be for awhile!), but I'm really enjoying myself. I'm a little burnt out on football though. I think I'll do a girly Savannah page next :)

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I have decided to do Jonathan's whole football album digitally. This is the first page.

Before and After

Tonight Lou gave me my first digital scrapbooking tutorial

Below is my page I did alone,

Me myself and I trying to figure out photoshop

This is my completed page, after my digi class,

it's so much better and cooler.

I have lots to learn, but I've got enough to get me started!

2008

has gotten off to a great start!! I know it's only the 3rd day, but I'm optimistic. They shifted some stuff around at work, so I have a little relief in some areas, and more responsibilities in others. I like it. I like pulling reports, cutting, sorting, pivoting....excel is my bee-otch!! Next week I will start training to become an on the job trainer. In '7 days and a wake up' I will lose my security blankie though. Katina has been my shield from upper management. She keeps telling us it might be better for us(our team)when she is gone, but I'm not so sure. I have a mouth that some people tend to find....hmmm...obnoxious??? I speak my mind, and that is not appreciated by most in our department.

Other than myspace profile I haven't done much for 'The Year of Angel'. I still need to set all my Angel songs on my player. I don't think I'm going to be able personalize my blogger background, the html is kicking my hiney and I just don't have the time right now to figure it out. I do still plan on doing my ME time on the 13th. I think I'm going to go get nails. I miss those suckers. I feel so girly and feminine with them on. Nothing says sexy like a french manicure!

I download some new digi stuff. I can't wait to play with it. I got some neat papers and embellishments. Katina is going to teach me how tomorrow after work. Yipee!

Good Bye 2007!

There is not a single cell in my body that is sad to see 2007 go. This year can't end fast enough for me. Tonight we were supposed to go to a friends house for a shin-dig but Jason didn't feel like going at the last minute so we stayed home. I was pretty bumed at first, but it turned out great. We ate shrimp, ritz w/ easy cheese, and drank sparkling cider :) We even got the plastic wine cups so the kids could feel grown up and special. We played Sports Scene It and Friends Scene It, set off "firecrackers" (poppers), and basically just hung out together. It was nice. I had hoped for a bigger end to 2007, but in all honesty the year has been "exciting" enough. So maybe a lazy evening with the family it the perfect end to a not so perfect year!!!

A toast to the new year

Chug it, Chug it, Chug it!!!
The reasons I wake up everyday
BOMB!!

Yes, she is wearing pink eyeshadow
Daddy and his Princess
Jonny Boi
Did someone say easy cheese??
Drinking the cider, notice how Savannah is holding her glass? SCARY!!!
2 people that couldn't be more ready for 2008
Have a safe, fun, and prosperous New Year!!

Today is the last day of the worst year of my life!

WOO-HOO!

16 hours, 57 mins and counting......

Frusrated!

I am try my hand again at this digital scrappin thing, and well, AAAGGGGHH! I took a tutorial from a website, which didn't help me much. I love the feel of PSE 6, but I still can't get this damn layers thing. Lou is going to help me next weekend, thank God b/c I'm about to go crazy trying to figure it out.

I scrapped!!

It's amazing how time changes things. How life changes. A few years back I would have considered myself an "avid" scrapbooker. I scrapped almost every weekend. Either at home or at someones house. The lifesavers spent lots of time together. Scrappin' or shopping, cooking, or just hanging out. Now I hardly ever scrapbook. And I see the lifesavers even less. The only was I can stay in contact with them is through our blogs. All of us, but Diana, have blogs that we attempt to update on a regular basis. It sucks that bloggin' is our way of staying in touch, but it is better than nothing I suppose. Anyway here is a layout about my blog. On the first page is a pic of my blogspot page and my myspace page. On page 2 is a little blurb about how much I love blogging, and a list of the blogs I read.

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Eve!

We have several Christmas traditions. One of the biggest one is PJ's on C-mas eve. Every year the kids get new PJ's to put on after their bath. They've caught on. They know what they are getting, yet they are still on the edge of their seats to open the gift! This year was extra special b/c Nana sent stockings for the kids with her box and we let them open those tonight too!

Jason wanted me to open one of my gifts early so I would have it for tomorrow.

I got a new camera! It's way better then the one I had. It has an awesome zoom, and is very sleek looking.

Savannah received a Barbie camera from Nana and Grandpa in her stocking!
Jonathan with his mini playing cards
Savannah sprinkling reindeer food on the balcony
After dinner and bath we drove and looked at Christmas lights. We stopped at Starbucks to get coffee and cocoa, and then we were off. At about 7:45 Savannah was ready to come home and go to bed. After they got the reindeer food ready, they got Santa's cookies and milk ready. Don't worry Santa, they aren't really eating your cookies!
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE HALLOCK FAMILY!

girls day

today was a great day. i went to bed at 8 last night, so i was very well rested this morning when i got up to go work overtime. i worked from 8-12. i didn't get as much done as i had hoped, but i did get some stuff done. i'm not as behind as i used to be!! I picked up lou at 12:30 to meet nuna for coffee. we went to cato were i bought a much needed new pair of work pants. then off to starbucks where i indulged on a peppermint white chocolate mocha and a peppermint brownie(yummy!) after awhile we headed to the dollar tree(stocking stuffers), target, and marshalls. i got 2 things for jason, i think(hope) he will love!! on the way home i grabbed 2 little ceasers $5 hot and ready pizzas! i came home to a fabulously clean house(compliments of my wonderful hubby). tomorrow all i have to do is do laundry, and chill with the family. what a wonderful life :)

New Do'

I have been needing a pick me up for awhile. I have been wanting to get my hair done, but it's so expensive! I found out a girl at work has her license, and asked her if you'd hook a sister up and she said yes!!! I got rid of the red, and went back to my natural brown with blond highlights. I really like it. It's a little out of my norm, but I'm always up for a change. It's only hair.

The kids are out of school for C-mas vacation. Wheew. It's gonna be a long one! I have so much respect for those day care workers! Savannah's teacher nominated her for gifted and talented. What an honor! I have to send the paperwork back after the vacation for her to be tested.

I'm almost done with my shopping. I have a few gifts to pick up still. The grandpa/dads are killing me. They are so hard to buy for! I need to get a couple things for Jason too. He's in the living room wrapping my gifts right now....I can't wait for Christmas!

Happy Wednesday!!

not so much to be happy about today. it kinda sucked. i hate insurance.

8 months

Funnel Cake and Tony Romo

We had a great time at the game. This is Jason with my yummy funnel cake, or fried dough as he calls it. 2 of my 3 favorite guys
Me and my hunny
My 3rd favorite guy, even if he did lose :(
T.O. and the team

Wheew!

We barley missed a Christmas disaster!! We have been planning for months to get the kids Nintendo DS's for Christmas. A pink one for the princess and a black one for the prince. Well, they have been in stock everywhere and we had no worries we would be able to find them when the time came. WRONG! I went to Target today to get them, and all they had was red! I called Jason and we decided no biggie we will get them at Wal-mart. Well, 2 Wal-marts and another Target later, we start freaking out. Fine, we'll order them online and suck up the shipping(I hate shopping online!). Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Circuit Cit, Amazon, they all say the same thing: OUT OF STOCK. Shit, Shit, Shit, full blown panic is about to set in. Until....we notice wal-mart.com has a search device where you can search local stores for certain products....1 Wal-mart in a 35 miles radius has the white, black , and red DS's! Jason takes one for the team and heads out right before dinner. Meanwhile I'm at home constantly refreshing to make sure they stay in stock. Then I get the call....."merchandise is in hand". Christmas disaster diverted!! Savannah will be getting a white DS instead of a pink one, and Jonathan will be getting a red one instead of a black one, but oh well. I'm sure on Christmas morning it won't matter a bit!

A shot in the butt

That's what Jason got tonight:) Turns out he wasn't just being whiney, he's actually sick. Really sick, he has pneumonia! He called me from work and told me he wasn't feeling any better, and that he looked on WebMD and he thought he might have pneumonia. I immediately went to the Care Now website and signed him up for the web check in. We arrived at 5:45, they took blood and a chest x-ray, and came back to let us know we were right, he has pneumonia. He got a shot in the butt, and sent home with some oral antibiotics, decongestant pills, and an inhaler. Long live the meds!!

My baby is 9!

I know I'll say this every year on his birthday until the day I die, but it's true. My "baby is growing up. He had a great birthday. He got 4 tickets to Sundays Cowboys game, a messenger bag, over the door nerf b-ball hoop, and a 2007 year in sports book, Yeah, he's spoiled. Now before you start thinking we have a secret stash of dough somewhere, let me tell ya Jason won the tickets at work. So they were free, and we are still poor! Jonathan gets to choose a friend to go with him, which is pretty exciting. He is also having 3 friend over on Saturday.

We are supposed to go Christmas shopping tomorrow. Jason is sick though. He went to bed at 8 last night and slept until 7 tonight when the kids and I got home. So we will see how he feels. I am way behind on my shopping! I only have about 3 gifts for each kid, and one for my niece. That's it. Normally I'm done by now. I forgot I do have one of Jason's gifts on the way :0) Still that is way behind for me!!

A girl at work sent this to me today.......

Yes I do, Teresa, yes I do!

Me Today

sad
exhausted
stressed
angry
lonley
mad
stupid
frustrated
emotional

I'm sure there are more, but I have to take my kids to a program at school.