Totally Tuesday

Yesterday I said I was going to do some work. Well I did for about 15 minutes. While driving my two boys and my two nephews to two different schools I remembered I didn’t pay my property tax for my house and the property tax for one of my parent’s carehomes. Both were due on the 10th. Then when I got home, my cousin called and asked if I can take her to Sam’s club to go Christmas shopping. My cousin is my also my high school classmate and one of my best friends, we talk every single day. Her oldest son is also my oldest son’s classmate and we live just a few blocks away from each other. Neat, huh? So, yesterday I wrote two tax checks, called the bank to transfer money, went to Sam’s club, Costco, Smart-n-Final (saw a friend and talked to her for awhile), the post office (which was really crazy in there), Gottschalks, Walgreens (talked to two of my former coworkers, from two different jobs), went to my cousin’s house to drop off her groceries, went to the elementary school to pick up two of our boys and then she dropped my son and I at home and then she went to pick up our older boys at the Junior high….phew! I have to add that during that time I received 2 calls from my husband, 1 from my dad’s friend and 1 call from one of the carehomes. I also had to check up on another cousin/high school classmate/very pregnant best friend to see how she is doing. I call her at least once a day because she is due at anytime and I am the one to take her to the hospital and be with her in the delivery room if her husband is at work or out of town. Every time she answers my call she always says, “No baby yet”

I woke up this morning to find out which eye I keep open. Well when I woke up at 4:12 I had my left eye open walking to the bathroom, did my thing with both eyes closed, blew my nose still with my eyes closed, then walked back to bed with my right eye open. When I woke up again, it was my left eye open. To Laurie, if I don’t do my morning “anti-morning allergy” treatment I will sneeze that much too all in a row. My son, he will sneeze 5 to 8 times if he doesn’t blow his nose right away.

There were 322 visitors/hits on this blog since yesterday morning…. Well, about 70 of them were mine checking to see if I got any comments…lol…and only received 8 comments total for the two days….sniff sniff…. I guess you are all wanting a freebie. Just let me tell you a sample of what this slow poke computer puts me through.

Open Photoshop = 2 mins. 3 secs.
Open a file = 43 secs.
Complete a long brush stroke = 7 secs.
Merge 5 layers = 1 min. 5 secs.
Save the paper = 1 min. 23 secs.
Save for web = 2 mins 25 secs.
Photoshop to close = 3 mins. 19 secs.
Computer to shut down = 1 min. 58 secs. Yes, I had plenty of time to use a stop watch and file or open bills while waiting for the little circle timer thing to stop swirling...lol


This paper coordinates with the same color scheme of Splash, Retro, and Artistically Colorful. Since my Photoshop CS3 trial ends in 1 day, I’ll try to make freebies from my Xara or Corel Painter programs that need to be installed on this, what Pammyj calls “dinosaur” computer. Sorry, this link has expired.

In the meantime, I want to squeeze in a little advertising here. My CT, Pammyj, is hosting a challenge of challenges called “Keeping it Straight”.

Participate by creating layouts for all of TSG’s challenges and crops held during this month. Keep track of them in the "Keeping it Straight Challenge" Forum.

You will receive elements/papers/SticKits from my “Angel” kit for posting bonuses.

Also I want to add that Tracy Beck helped me out by taking over the Paper Patch Crop that I was supposed to do (thinking I would get my computer fixed by now) this Thursday, the 13th.

Please support Tracy by purchasing her “Winter Jewels” kit for $2.00 until the 13th.

The Paper Patch is a fun crop and a great deal to get a kit and more for $2.00. Her crop will be held this Thursdayat 9pm EST.

Don't forget my Blog Element Hunt Challenge I'm doing. PM me with your entry. Remember, all those that submit an entry will get a SticKit.

I would love to receive some comments, questions, ideas about future kits, etc…or even just to say “Yo, What’s up?” or “Hello”

Take care and Hugs, Lynn