A busy weekend and adjusting

This weekend was a busy one. I really wish I could say that this weekend was filled with hours of sunny weather and me with the kids outside..but no I was at work. Now there are pluses and minues to my job..and this weekend..was just one of those weekends.
Friday was Designers Challenge. This was something that Mom and Michelle dreamed up to get everyone together to create. We are pretty talented. Now I have to say, mine is not finish, but it will do. I just didn't have a plan, so I am happy with what I came out with. I HATE not having a plan. I like to sketch and view and from that, apply! But here is what I made...





It's a book about Baby Bugs! My paper bag album is always my go to project. You know as a crafter you always have one thing you can count on. The Paper Bag album is it for me. Now it isn't done..of course I need to fluff it up with all the ribbon. But I was at the store, and all I had was what is in my pulleez. If you even know me for a second, then you would have to know that the pulleez really only hold about 1/4th of my ribbon supply. Anyway..I take pictures all the time, but she always seems to have the best expression! She's a cutie, what can I say. But if you want to see the rest of the Design Team's projects you have to head into The Pink House. Trust me you want to see it!!!

So as if being at The Pink House till the wee wee hours, Playstation Saturday was the next day! So back to the store and keeping the machines and tools working. Lacie and I rocked our section! High five her!

Then Sunday i have my Taste of Home Party..which was so not work related, except I had it at work! So last night I came home, got the girls in bed and then lied down on the couch and that was it. I woke up at nine to pee, and headed into the bed. The next thing I knew, Ryan was kissing me goodbye. What, midnight already??? Then Trysha had a bad dream around five am and crawled into bed with me. Turned the alarm off at six and went right back to sleep! So at eight am, Traysea comes in looking or breakfast...oh well, my voice hurt and my body hurt, that was it. I fed her and then lied back down. Baby bugs decided that she could get up around 930 when Ry got back home and saw all of us still sitting on the couch. He just shook his head!

Dinner's bubbling...gotta go
xoxo
ronee

*It's the most wonderful time of the year!*

No, not Christmas silly...and for surely, not back to school, but Bobby, aka The UPS man visited my store today...are you excited..cause I am excited....COREDINATIONS arrived! What's that you say..oh just the next best thing since Bazzill. The surface is one color, and when you sand it away, it is another. Check out these layouts! It is so YUMMIE! Then Cloud 9's products..oh here is an arrangement of their vellum flowers! Of course we got every color. Oh and that also ment Heidi Grace's stuffs arrived. Not to mention Fiskars superstar tools! Oh its so much fun! I want to throw it all on the floor and roll around in it! Okay okay..I won't do it! But you know I want to! SO what are you doing this Saturday. It is "Playstation" Saturday! You know you have time. Stop in! It will be a HUGEMANGEOUS make n' take session. Wishblade cuts and every tool we have will be around to play with. If you have questions, Michelle and I will be around to let you know just how that does work! Come play with us!!! If you mention my blog, you will be in for a special treat!
xoxo
ronee

Bright eyed and bushy tailed for the morning

Okay..so I lied..I finally FORCED myself to go to sleep before Ry ry got home last night. I stopped doing laundry, but finished the dishes, and decided that I was going to lie on the couch and watch something totally useless. The finale for making the band was on, but i fought the urge to watch it! Or else I would have stayed up...so I am sure I wondered off to la la land around 9. But this morning, Baby bugs voice seems to wake me up far to early. Right now, as I sit here at the store, my pillow seems to be whispering to me a faint call to return. But someone has to open the store. Not to mention that today is Isla's bday and I have to up and about for this afternoon! Plus I gotta finish Melisse's invites...but yet, here I sit blogging the minutes away!
But on a plus, Ryan made it through his first seven days of shift work. But now he has two days off, really just one and a half days to alter his body to be able to work on another shift. The Navy is pretty crazy. But, at least he will be off for a day. He will have to stay up all night..here's hoping he is not a total butt head!!!
xoxo
ronee

He has Risen!!!

Happy Easter everyone! Just where are all these days going? I mean it is already march..almost April and it seems like I might have short timers thoughts! As much as I will hate to move...1. I have a job I love to death. 2. I have friends I love to death. 3. I just hate moving. But with all those, I think I am just ready to go. Four years in the same place. It just has been enough. Not that South Carolina has not been nice to us, but I think I am just ready to move on to the next phase!

Anyway..so today is Easter! We had plans, but it fell apart, so we ended up staying home. NO worries though Ry always rather stay at home! He's a dork like that. But I guess that is why God made us so different. I love our house to be the house! I love to have people over and huge huge parties. Ryan, he hates it. Well, I can't say he hates it, but he would much rather it just be the girls and I spending the holiday with him. But Ryan grew up in a house with small parties. Being from Hawaii, nothing seems to happen without less then five or ten people! But I made him roast. He is not a ham person and the girls went out and found their eggs...Here they are...on deck..waiting....Here they are..after they found them all!

Know that we love you guys and wish you the best on this Easter day! I open tomorrow..oh and it's Isla's birthday so we are heading to California Dreaming for lunch!
Know that I love you
xoxo
ronee

*Ry's Present*

So ry got home around 1 thirty this morning...I hate that I am on his schedule now..I can't go to sleep without him. No no, not in that mushy gushy way..but I love tv and I watch it, until he makes me shut it off and go to bed! I know it is an addiction! But also too it is the only time we really get to talk. Ry sleeps till 10 and I am either at work, or taking the girls off to do something, so we only get those moments..but anyway..here is ry's basket
Ry runs a lot and his other ipod mp3 player is just too big..so he got a shuffle! He was so excited last night, that he decided to go and run! Crazy yea! So if you saw an insane white boy running the streets at 2 am..that was my ry ry!
He has risen, let us rejoice!
xoxo
ronee

*Easter Egg Dying*

So we did our egg dying today! The girls love dying eggs. Even my 12 year old still runs to the table and can't wait to get her hands on her dozen. Yes, my children dye a dozen each. It just works out easier! Plus everyone has their own little container to keep them all together! Anyway..here they are in the act!

I know they are all in their "Sundays Best." I made them put on their PJ's. If they got stained I wouldn't freak out!!! Speaking of stained. These are Kahekila's hands after she was done! None of my girls can ever escape the fingertip coloring! Then here are my girls before they started. They had been waiting all day!

Here are the girls Easter Baskets! Every girl got a bathing suit and slippers. Well #1 didn't get slippers, but that is because she couldn't decide!

I even got Ry ry a present, but I will post that later. Just in case he tries and checks my blog before hand! Happy Easter Virgil!
xoxo
ronee

*OMG*

You won't believe it! I mean seriously..how do you know when you have arrived? Well maybe when you appear on the Glitz website...NO, that just means you are on the rise..but when Donna Downey decides she can visit our store and TEACH! That totally means you are a superstar!!! So yes you read that..DONNA DOWNEY WILL BE TEACHING CLASSES AT THE PINK HOUSE. I am, right now i'm so excited! If you haven't heard how Donna Downey is, for my non-paper crafting gang, her is her blog! Check her out! Isn't she just awesome! Anyway I am in the glowy stage! She will be there May 16th and 17th! Oh, I'm bubbling over! I can't wait!
love you guys
xoxo
ronee