Let's Talk shall we?

My poor neglected blog!!! I have been so busy with my dad, the launch of the store, oving things from TDS, AND my new boobs! Since Im pretty much bed ridden right now and JOe is waiting on me hand and foot, I thought I would blog! So, first things first:

My dad is pretty much the same... having some stomach problems, still on a feeing tube, but now its inserted in his stomach not down his nose. I actually brought him back to the house last Sunday and it was so great! I loved having him home, even if it was only for a couple of hours. When I was bringing my dad back to the hospital, he kept saying thank you and what a good time he had... so that made me feel good! He's definately not out of the woods and the feeding tube is the only thing that is keeping him around, but he does promise to be here for me on my wedding day... I suppose it will be a very bitter/sweet day...

FPD.... what a HUGE success it has been! It passed my expectation like 10 fold! I was initially worried about having the digi community open their arms to yet another store, but it went over so well with only 1 or 2 glitches! I adore working with Gina and Traci.. everything gets handled so easily and we get along so great! I couldn't be happier with where my new "home" will be! Thanks to everyone who visited us and shopped!!!

And my new tata's!!!! Wohoo! Had my surgery yesterday and for the most part Im feeling great! A little sore and its hard to move around, but Joe has been taking such good care of me, making sure my ice packs are always ready, bringing my medication when Im supposed to take them, and watching the kids the whole time by himself! I'd say, once I'm healed, I owe him big time!!!! The surgery went really well. Last thing I remember is that I was crying in the OR about to call it off... then the doctor gave me demerol and I woke up 30 minutes later in the recovery room, boobs in tact and bigger! Very minimal pain... they prescribed quite a few pain relievers and muscle relaxers, but I haven't taken very many at all... maybe 3 or so sine I got home yesterday at 1pm. If I stick to 1 position, then I can't even feel them. They are definately swollen right now, thought, and havne't "dropped" yet, but they still look good, surprisingly! I know by the wedding time, I will adore them! Wohoo! Go boobies!!! If i work up the courage to show them off, I will slap some pics up!

Thank you to everyone who has left messages here for me about my dad as well as te PM's I have gotten. They make the days brighter for me and I truly appreciate it! I'm off to take a shower now, but stay tuned I have a gang of more new products to show you sexy thangs!

excuse another rant... but I must get it out

Have you ever felt like the world is moving, but you weren't. It's like, things are changing I suppose, the dates are changing every day, the clock ticks, but I find myself in the same spot I was in the day before. If it's not one thing in my life that gets turned upside down, it's another.... one day starts out ok, but then falters by the afternoon and all the days just run into one another. I get pulled in so many different directions, I just wish sometimes everyone would go away lol, or like I told my gal pal Gina Miller the other day... just implode.

There haven't been too many times in my life where I felt so lost, so out of control with my emotions, so ready to give up on anything and everything in my life at the drop of a hat. I adored my life, I adored everything and everyone in it. But ever since my dad got sick, things just don't seem the same. I wake up, I watch the baby in the morning until Joe wakes up at about 2:30pm... since he works 3rd watch now and doesnt get home until 7:30am... I finally get a chance to shower and throw some old clothes on (keep in mind I still feel and look like crap because I just don't care at this point), then I'm off to the hospital where I spend most of my afternoon yelling and crying at doctors and nurses because they cant freaking figure out why my dad is dying and don't seem to be do anything to stop it OR care enough to figure it out... I go to the market to pick food, I come home to cook dinner for the Joe and the kids and spend a very short while with Joe, I'm on baby and Blake duty until they go to sleep, and then I get peace for about 2 hours where I go over the crap load of emails and attemtp to get a few things done, but don't seem ot get very far anymore.

Everything is out of balance now and everything is either pushing me or pulling at me in ways I can't handle... at least all at the same time. So many things going on at one time and I hate it... and really, why is it things happen in groups. It's never just 1 thing to deal with, it's like 3-4? Like I said, I used to adore my life, adore everything about it... everything was pretty and perfect (or as near perfect as it could be in my eyes)... and now everything is just shit. I don't seem ot have control over anything anymore and I hate it... yuck.

OK vent over for now... I'm off to take a new sleeping pill or two since Joe is off the next couple of days. yuck, yuck, poo on everything!

A preview and my dad...

I swear my life is so upside down right now... so much stuff going on all of the time it seems. I have neglected my blog for far too long and because I have a bunch of new stuff that I have been sitting on and itching ot put out... I felt like it was only proper to show the few of you that come here! Not to mention by baby has been sleeping for over an hour now, a record of sorts with her...



These are some of the new things I have going up at the new site... not everything though. I got tired and bored of doing the preview, so I gave up! There will be at least 1 more kit, a few more element packs, and 15 new templates! Considering I swaer I haven't been on the computer nearly as much as I had been before my dad got sick, I put together a good sized amount of crap! I cannot wait until the new site is done, up and running! The other gals at the playground are so talented and their designs are off the hook... for real... you have got to check them out once we launch!

A little update on pops... it's been a long hard road and its only been about a month now, but he is steadily declining in health and life I suppose. He has basically given up the desire to be around anymore. We were told about a week and a half ago that he would need a feeding tube because his intake was too low (about 500 gm a day) and was continuing to lose weight (at about 86 now). At first he was declining "treatment" and only agreed to go along with the program because I told him over and over again that I NEEDED him at the wedding in March, made no guarantees after that time, but at least I have another few months to attempt to get him to put on some pounds, gain some strength, and get walking. Here is a picture I got of him and Blake on Halloween:

At this point, though, after talking with all the doctors and nurses he is under, I highly doubt this is something that he will pull through... it's been hard to accept that and some days/times I still don't. I have always been an optimist of sorts and keep pretending and/or hoping that miraculously he will wake up one day and want to be here and force himself to eat... but I know how unhappy he really is and has been for a few years now since his stroke. I feel so selfish to "make" him stick around, make him seek the right medical treatment, etc... BUT I feel even worse going into the hospital everyday and watching him lay there, no TV on, staring at the wall, watching his body shut down as each day passes. Just when I think he's on the ball and will do what needs to be done, something else happens... like yesterday he got an infection that made him feel even worse... had a fever, throwing up, etc. so we start all over again. I'm babbling huh? I better stop before I get all emotional again. Guess I just needed to vent my thoughts into words...

Man... didn't think that tangent would go on that far! I expected to talk new product and new boobs! Guess I will save the boobs for another time :)

Happy Birthday Stud Muffin!!!!

Wohoo!!!! My sweet sweety is officially 28 today and what better way to celebrate with everyone, than to have a sale! For 24 hours only, everything in my "shoppe" is 28% off in honor of Joe's special day! From November 2 at 12am until November 2 11.59 pm, go ahead and grab anything and everything ya want at a special price!!! The coupon code mrcorinasday !!! ETA... I also decided that if you spend $20 or more in the store on my goodies, I will let ya pick out any item out for free! As soon as your order is processed, I will email you and ask ya wat ya want, then I'll hook ya up with a coupon for 100% off that 1 item (bundles not included)!!!

I also wanted to take a second and show everyone a few things, a few NEW things that will be coming out very shortly to a funky playground near you!!!







The first 2 layouts show new kits and all 3 layouts are examples of some templates I have... a total of 9 (but like always I give out an extra 3 if ya buy the bundle... so that makes 12 new templates huh!!!) They also show a few new element packs I got coming too :)!!!

Alrighty ladies!!!! Happy shopping... remember ya got 24 hours and that's it!!!

Happy Birthday my dear and wonderful and sweet and hot JOE!!!! MUAH!!!!!