Hi Friends,  Happy Sunday!  Just thought I would check in, say hello & give an update, so that you don't think I have disappeared again.  I'm still here...yay1!!  No Camera cord though :((  All I can think of is that I accidentally threw it away!   The reason I am thinking this, is that I spent all day yesterday trying to rearrange my stamp room/office!  Oh my goodness...what a job!!  You never realize how much stuff you have until you try to move it......WHAT A PACK RAT I AM!!!!  You would not believe what I have thrown away.  I save stuff of all kinds....Packaging, containers...blah,blah, blah!!!  Well I have had to toss a lot of it.  While I like the new arrangement, IT DOES NOT LIKE ME!!!  I am really struggling to get everything to fit and I have less in here (not much) than I did before.  I still have not finished putting it all back......Geez, everything is soooo dang dusty!  I have had to clean just about everything!  I am just glad that I store all of my papers to protect them.  I still have enough to do in here to keep me busy for a month...working on it every day!

Well the good part about this is when I can get a cord for camera.....I will be having a big blog candy!  I am thinking of a contest!  What do think?  A hint....1 part is a fabulous Tim Holt die that I got a duplicate of recently.  I knew it was a duplicate when I bought it, but the deal was on e-bay and it was 3 dies for a great price and I really wanted the other 2.  I just figured it would be good for blog candy.  If I find to much stuff, I may split into 2 Candies!  I intend to get a camera cord in the next day or so.  I will see if I can get one from Olympus online today,  I know Staples has a generic one, but I don't know if it will work on my camera.  Here is the problem.....Since I had 2 seizures (still sore, bruised & paying for them), I cannot drive for 6 months, so I have to get someone to take me to shop!!  UGH!!!  I hate not having my independence!

On the health issue.....haven't had any more seizures, thank the good Lord.  I have huge bruises all over from the last one!  It was the worst one I have ever had and hubby says that it lasted for about 15 minutes, which is a long time.  You know the awkward part about this, is that we had visitors when this happened.........HOW EMBARRASSING!!!!  They saw the whole thing...no dignity left here!  I had a lot of factors that caused this one though, one being the stress of the above visitors.  We haven't heard a word from them since!  LOL!  All in all though, except for feeling like I took a really bad beating, I have been feeling better this last week.

I've had tons of fun shopping online lately too!  Bought a bunch of Nestibilities, Tim Holtz & a couple of generic dies and a bunch of. Cuttlebug folders.  Since I have more than 5,000 stamps (lost count), I need to concentrate on things to jazz my cards up!  Anyway, ordered lots of stuff (On the way), bling, tools, papers, etc.  Now I just have to figure out where to put it all!!  LOL!  Don't you just love all these stunning craft rooms you see in blog land!  EAT MY HEART OUT!!!  Unless I have some sort of miracle happen, mine will never look that good....LOL!

Well sweet friends.....I know I have blathered on and on and could keep going here, but I am rambling and will close for now.  I have tried to make this post upbeat & happy...hope you caught that!  :))  With my closing I leave  you with a picture of my beautiful Grandson Dylan on the John Deere tractor I bought him!  He is such a happy "Little Man" and I hope & pray I will get to meet him someday! 

May the good Lord Bless you all with a wonderful day!  Love & Hugs Lori

Ready for a change!

Hi dear friends,  I spoke to Staples this morning and they have a generic cord that may work to replace the cord I lost.  Don't you just know that as soon as I buy this one, I will find the cord that I lost.  I am almost sure I put it in a spot where I would not lose it.

Well, yesterdayI had another seizure (the 2nd one in less than 2 weeks).  It was a really bad one.  I almost broke my wrist and can barely move my left arm.  I have bruises all over me between this one and the first one last week.  I don't usually have them so close together and they were both really bad.  I am sooo ready for these to stop!

They are affecting my mojo as I am having a hard time staying on task.  I will be right in the middle of doing something & just completely go blank.  Having a seizure is like someone sending high voltage to your brain and you start feeling like you have dementia for about 6 months after just one seizure!

Well, I am sore & really tired.  Hope to be back crafting really soon.  I sure do miss it & have bought some cool stuff I can't wait to share with you soon.  Have a happy everything!  Hugs Lori

Yay!  At least I got my template loaded.  This is not the one I would have chosen, but blogger does not have very many to choose from.  Apparently none of theirs have 3 columns and most of them are plain dull.    This will have to do, until I can find & load a template that I like.  Still have not found the camera cord, but will keep looking.

On another note,  yesterday was a really bad day for me!  While hubby & I were doing some major housework (expecting visitors, that I did not want to come), I was really stressed out.  My body kept doing strange things, including nausea and I felt really strange.   The next thing I know I am sitting in the bathroom, wondering how I  got there.  I had a really bad Grand Mal seizure!  Hubby said it was the longest I ever had and was about 15 minutes long.  That is a long time for a seizure!  Needless to say, I am wiped out today and really sore.  I hit my head on something (always do) and used muscles I forgot I had.

I can't explain how these affect my thinking for about 6 months after I have one.  I tend to start something and go completely blank, not remembering what I was doing for a few seconds at a time and seem to forget (temporarily) how to do things that I do everyday.

Thank you friends for stopping by and I will try to at least load some pictures of pups and Grandchildren already loaded on pc either later today or tomorrow.

Happy Stamping & Have a beautiful day!  Hugs Lori

Hi Friends,  Well I really want to get back into using my blog and sharing STUFF!!  Everything seems to be giving me tons of trouble....no camera cord yet and now this blog layout is messed up.  I can't seem to get help from blogger and can't even change the template!  I hate this new blogger page too!  They went from easy to use to messed up and complicated. 

If anyone can help me with this template, please send me an e-mail with helps!  stamper572000@yahoo.com

Thank you & have a great day!  Hugs Lori

Happy New Year & Camera Cord!

Hi Blog Friends,

First I must wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR, with a prayer that 2012 is the year that all
good things happen for you!

Next I must tell you that my goal for this year is to do more blogging and creating. I have
been very depressed in 2011 and did not do much stamping or creating at all. In September
my disability case was finally approved. This was a 5 year wait!! UGH! At the final hearing
the Judge took one look at me, spent about 10 minutes with my case & said "I have heard
enough APPROVED"!!

Now my latest issue about not posting is that I have lost my camera cord. I know it is in this
mess of a craft room somewhere. In the meantime my camera is loaded with pictures that I
can't download. Do you ever put something somewhere special so you won't lose it and then
can't find it? My camera cord is something I am very careful about not losing, but I did anyway!
UGH! If I don't find it by the time my check comes in, I will buy another one. Don't you just know that I will find the cord as soon as I buy another one!! LOL!

Since I got a nice settlement, I have been having a blast shopping for our craft and other
personal items. One of which is a light tent for my camera! I got it on e-bay for $15.13
including shipping! It hasn't arrived yet, so maybe I will find my cord before it does. I really
need to unload my camera so I can take more pictures!!

Happy Stamping and Have a great day!!