Nascar is Here!

Today While I was working I heard what sounded like a train, I turn to look and it was a convoy of trucks blowing their horns as they where escorted by metro traveling to the speedway down Las Vegas BLVD. I'm Not a big race fan but it was cool to see and broke up the workday.

Back At Work

I have return to work at the City Center Project. Before Christmas my daughter became ill and I took time off. I returned last week and nothing has changed. I love that I build things. I hate the port a potties. The only other thing that I would change are the men who believe that women can't do this job. LOL.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

This is what I woke up too.

Hope your day is filled with love!

SNEAK PEEK for Valentine's Day

This is what I'm Giving to friends and family on Valentine's Day. So I can't show the inside just yet. I can tell you that Almost everything in my mini album is from Thersa Collins CRUSH line.

LOVE THESE QUICK PAGES at sweetshoppedesigns.com ,

Kissable Bundle by Traci Reed .

I'm back at work so I hope I can keep up with my blog and scrapbooking, wish me luck.

p.s. I love Pjs....

100 Things

This list of 100 Things is floating around on a few of the blogs I read.
The things I've done, I've highlighted in red. Go ahead play along.

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Held a praying mantis

9. Climbed a mountain (how big of a mountain??)

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped.

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelos David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48.Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Walked in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published in a book (thank you scrapbooking!)

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone's life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100.Read an entire book in one day

your turn...... Have a Peaceful Sunday!

Majestic Memories Is Closing

Bill, Leticia and Dodi, I wish all the best for you. Your store will be missed!

The first time I join a scrapbooking swap for bag toppers. I go to turn in my project, I see that my favorite scrapbook store Majestic Memories is closing. This is the second store within a year. Pebbles in my pocket closed last year. Where is a scrap addict to shop! Michaels’ and Joann’s are ok, just not the same. I only know of two other scrapbook stores in the city, and one is too far and the other scrap store the prices are marked up crazy high and just not that friendly!!! I do shop online but sometimes you just need a quick fix or descend cardstock.

Mr. President Obama you should fix our economy as soon as possible. People are losing their jobs and homes, becoming homeless. Most Americans right now don’t care about party lines. If we all do the right thing for America it doesn’t matter. We always take care of other countries, and that’s nice, but this time for once can we start at home? Please.

In closing let me state, that I’m joking around about scrapbook stuff. I’m truly blessed that in these times all I have to worry about is no place to buy junk. My job is OK at this moment, I still own my home and my family is well. I worry for us (the United States) as a whole. It starts with little stuff like small businesses. This has opened my eye wider. I better understand what I need to do for my family to be OK. We all need to stop buying and start saving more, the storm is coming!

Getting off my soapbox…. Above is a picture of the bag topper I made for the swap. I think it’s really cute. LOL. My Month was July and theme butterflies. I used paper from the Flair Designs- Paradise collection, love that paper, small butterfly - Martha Steward punch, large butterfly - QuickKutz die, stamp - Inkaddinkado hand lettered alphabet and jewelry tags.

Below are some of my favorites from the other ladies in the swap.

NO SPENDING IN FEBRUARY

I was surfing here the daily digi.com and came across this February is No-Spend Month it stuck a cord, since Friday my older sister called and our conversation went something like this:

my cell phone ringing...

Me: "Hey sister"..looking at the number she called from (work).

my sis:" Whatcha buying?"

me:" are you at the store" looking puzzled because how could she know I'm shopping. I now start looking around. And thinking I see someone who looks like my sis coming in the door of the store in which I was shopping, and may I add my friend Raquel does this to me all the time, we shop at the same places.

my sis: "I'm at work. Did you see the number I called from?"

me: "I did but... " I was way into shopping at this point. Embarrassed I start telling her how my friend Raquel pops up behind me in stores.

my sis: Laughing hysterical...she can't catch her breath.

me: Busted!!! all I can say is... My name Is Trina and I'm a shopaholic.

my sis: Explains when I'm shopping my voice and attention is compromised.

we finish our talk, she thanks me for making her day better. I make my purchase and leave the store.

which leds me to my fate in surfing this morning. I pledge to not spend more than $50 on scrapbook stuff and $100 on entertainment... shopping, movies, eating out, etc...


to make this offical my boyfriend must read it. He keeps me honest. he called me and I asked him to read my blog today. Maybe he will leave a comment.

William Poma

I can not say I hung out with Bill Poma, I had never met his wife or family until his memorial service yesterday but,

I can say

He is one of the main reasons I have a better life and my family lives comfortable.

Working in construction he was one of the MEN that ALWAYS treated me with respect.

He helped me when its was needed.

He served the IBEW well

He was Loved by Local 357

HE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED!

My God bless his family.