I have been remiss in listing the dies I have been using. I decided it was time to get caught up. It took me about an hour. I hope I didn't miss any.
For those who do not know, I decided I would challenge myself to use a die a day starting August 12, 2008. It hasn't quite worked out that way. Some days I use several dies - mainly due to my Design Team Submissions- and there are days I do not use any QK. I know that sounds like a blasphemy, but the Martial Arts pages for David & the kids are not using a lot of QK since there are few QK dies I can use.
So, as of now, and barring any dies I may have forgotten, my list is up-to-date. I am proud to say that I am ahead of my goal, thanks to a second DT assignment at the end of the month, plus new submissions for the next DT. The deadline was today. I made it with 11 hours to spare! Hey, I have been a bit busy!
I doubt I will be chosen again; there are so many talented people who deserve a chance. At the end of December I was in denial about it, then I passed to sadness and now I have reached acceptance. Plus, there are some who tried out for the DT that will throw a holy fit if they are not selected - and I do not want to have that tag. It has been fun, I have learned alot, I have expanded my horizons and my confidence has had a major boost. Now it is someone else's turn.
I have made the decisions to participate in more swaps, they stretch me with the assigned themes and I will be receiving items from others that will inspire me. All-in-all, a wonderful step forward in furthering my creative wanderings!
Oh no, I just remember two dies I forgot!!!
Off to post them while the memory is still rewarmed!
OOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooops!!! It was actually four!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
WE"RE BAAAAAACK!!! (And I am BEHIND!!!!!!)
Ohmigosh, has it really been that long since I posted? Wow.
WDW was a BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We came back with just under 2400 photos!
On check-in I received a pin proclaiming it was my birthday. David helped with that. When the registrar (drawing a blank right now) noted that we had a celebration listed on our reservation, my darling hubby was helpful and pointed out that it was mine the following Tuesday.
I wore that button everyday. I have NEVER been wished 'Happy Birthday!' so much in my life. At first I felt guilty, but then I just went with the flow. It was easier than explaining to every single person.
Our first day was at Epcot. The park was pretty empty. We started at Mission Space. I decided to try it since it was cold enough that the dizziness should dissipate rather quickly. (My Meniere's seems to dislike the cold; for some reason dizzy attacks that are immediately followed by cold - preferably with wind- tend to go away much more rapidly. Of course I prefer warmth, which probably exacerbates the problem.) I walked out dizzy - and that was the Green Ride! I sat outside and watched the Monorail while David & the kids took another gander on Mission Space. We also did Soaring ( I am fine until we zoom over Los Angeles in the dark.) Test Track is my favorite - we did that three times in a row! Lunch was at Akershus. It was okay, though Ariana had the tiniest cheese pizza I have ever seen that was not labeled micro! Then we did a bit more in Future World such as a private visit with Mickey & Pluto thanks to our Disney CC. At one point Mickey litterally got right into my face while I was photographing Alex & Pluto!
We ended the night at Downtown Disney. I got some great photos in the dark! Turns out our new Canon Camera takes awesome night shots once you figure out how to work it. I need to figure out how to make those layouts shine.
Day Two was also Epcot, punctuated by a quick visit for yours truly to try to fix the problem with Ariana's reservation. We booked before she turned 10, but Disney considers that to be an adult. I had paid the difference, but the info did not transfer. Luckily Rafeeza was much more able to help me than her boss. He was a lost cause!
I returned to Epcot to find David had only taken a couple of photos of the kids. We were mistakenly told that Future World is not open for Extra Magic Hours, but World Showcase is, so we spent the whole night in back. We bought pearls in Japan. My last pearl had identical twin pearls that David had set in gold drop earrings. My other pearls were set in gold, one with a small emerald and the other in a gold cage. Ariana had two pearls set in a ring and the other set with a small sapphire. Alex chose an oyster which contained an 8mm pearl! He had it set in a tie tac. We finally were able to enjoy the American Experience, something very meaningful to me since I am an Inauguration Baby.
The photos that night of the different buildings in the dark turned out incredible!
More later!
WDW was a BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We came back with just under 2400 photos!
On check-in I received a pin proclaiming it was my birthday. David helped with that. When the registrar (drawing a blank right now) noted that we had a celebration listed on our reservation, my darling hubby was helpful and pointed out that it was mine the following Tuesday.
I wore that button everyday. I have NEVER been wished 'Happy Birthday!' so much in my life. At first I felt guilty, but then I just went with the flow. It was easier than explaining to every single person.
Our first day was at Epcot. The park was pretty empty. We started at Mission Space. I decided to try it since it was cold enough that the dizziness should dissipate rather quickly. (My Meniere's seems to dislike the cold; for some reason dizzy attacks that are immediately followed by cold - preferably with wind- tend to go away much more rapidly. Of course I prefer warmth, which probably exacerbates the problem.) I walked out dizzy - and that was the Green Ride! I sat outside and watched the Monorail while David & the kids took another gander on Mission Space. We also did Soaring ( I am fine until we zoom over Los Angeles in the dark.) Test Track is my favorite - we did that three times in a row! Lunch was at Akershus. It was okay, though Ariana had the tiniest cheese pizza I have ever seen that was not labeled micro! Then we did a bit more in Future World such as a private visit with Mickey & Pluto thanks to our Disney CC. At one point Mickey litterally got right into my face while I was photographing Alex & Pluto!
We ended the night at Downtown Disney. I got some great photos in the dark! Turns out our new Canon Camera takes awesome night shots once you figure out how to work it. I need to figure out how to make those layouts shine.
Day Two was also Epcot, punctuated by a quick visit for yours truly to try to fix the problem with Ariana's reservation. We booked before she turned 10, but Disney considers that to be an adult. I had paid the difference, but the info did not transfer. Luckily Rafeeza was much more able to help me than her boss. He was a lost cause!
I returned to Epcot to find David had only taken a couple of photos of the kids. We were mistakenly told that Future World is not open for Extra Magic Hours, but World Showcase is, so we spent the whole night in back. We bought pearls in Japan. My last pearl had identical twin pearls that David had set in gold drop earrings. My other pearls were set in gold, one with a small emerald and the other in a gold cage. Ariana had two pearls set in a ring and the other set with a small sapphire. Alex chose an oyster which contained an 8mm pearl! He had it set in a tie tac. We finally were able to enjoy the American Experience, something very meaningful to me since I am an Inauguration Baby.
The photos that night of the different buildings in the dark turned out incredible!
More later!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Disney-Bound
I cannot believe that we will be in DisneyWorld in four days!!!!!!!!
Ohmigosh, there is so much to do!
I need to finish the kids' autograph books.
I need to make DD a dress.
I need to make DS a Peter Pan Shirt.
I need to clean my scrapping area.
I need to clean the house because my mom is coming 36 hours after we return.
So, I guess I need to make this a short post so I can make some headway.
My next post will be fun. I promise. It will be about Disney. And all the photos we took.
I hope!
Ohmigosh, there is so much to do!
I need to finish the kids' autograph books.
I need to make DD a dress.
I need to make DS a Peter Pan Shirt.
I need to clean my scrapping area.
I need to clean the house because my mom is coming 36 hours after we return.
So, I guess I need to make this a short post so I can make some headway.
My next post will be fun. I promise. It will be about Disney. And all the photos we took.
I hope!
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