Mischickabea

9 days to go until my wedding day, how do i feel, im excited & nervous in one go, we just had our last meeting with the wedding co-ordinator & the last of the detail's are all sorted & written down on paper. Now we just have to wait for the day!!!!

Oh & I lost this blog a few days ago, i forgot my password, thought i'd give it another go at trying to remeber it, & i just typed in something i did'nt think it was but heck, gave it a go anyway's, so im back, im her & im about to go to bed as im pooped it's 11:30 pm & i need to sleep, no i need to go & do packed lunch's for the boys!!

Happy Day's

My old scrap space.......

My new scrap space.......

Yep this is what i have been up to latly & today i also made some my order of service booklets for the church service.....

So im very good at doing man lo's, but here goes.....

do you post your family photos online? read this!
There are two bills that are coming up in the House and Senate that will change copyright as we know it.

They were shot down once before because of action against it --- but now they are back as bill numbers H.R. 5889 The Orphan Works Act of 2008 and S 2913 The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008

If you post your family photos on Flickr, anywhere on the internet or on your blog read on!

Could you imagine if someone used your child's photo in an unsavory advertisement and you had no say and no rights to make them stop using it! This could easily happen if these bills are passed. There has already been an instance of Virgin Mobile using unauthorized Flickr photos of children in advertisements & billboards and that is before this law was proposed. We do not need to make it easier for them to steal your family photos!

If you are posting your photos online, you should read below and then send a letter (there is an EASY fill out form on the Illustrator Partnership web site all you do is enter your info and press send!)Takes 1 minute!!!

This is NOT a hoax. This is FOR REAL. And it is scary. Some people say us illustrators and designers are being alarmist, but I would rather err on the side of caution, defeat this bill and keep my copyrights as they are now. These bills were shot down once because of strong resistance from Illustrators, designers and photographers we can defeat these bills again!

This is text from the Illustrator Partnership web site:

Due to the lack of publicity about this bill, the most innocent victims of this plunder – those who put images online - are still completely unaware of it. Who am I talking about? Average American families who have enjoyed the internet as a way to share the happiest, and even saddest, moments of their lives with their friends and family across the country, and even around the world, through the wonders of technology. Google has already said they plan to use these orphan works in the millions. Why should companies like this be allowed to to harvest our property from private web pages, blog sites, share sites and the like?

On all my illustration and licensing boards we have been talking about it for weeks but now the day of reckoning is almost here and not enough people know about it to help us strike it down in the Senate. We need to make our feelings heard.

If you want to protect your rights go here and send a letter. It only takes 1 minute. Here is the link. Then tell all your friends!

Thanks to everyone posting on their blogs and message boards about this important issue! Super thanks to my friend Tim Holtz for also posting and linking here. Getting the word out and getting people to send in letters is so important right now. it really only takes a minute via this widget! Time is of the essence!
thank you!!!

EDITED: Saturday at 12:50
Because this is such an involved and confusing topic, I am directing you to Tammy Browning Smith. She is a lawyer for the licensing and craft industry and she has posted to her Arts and Crafts Law Blog where you can get really informed answers from her, here's the link: http://artsandcraftslaw.blogspot.com/

Today was a bank holiday monday, so i thought i'd give the whole house a good spruce out as it really needed it, THEN the kids started, "mum, he's annoying me" "mum, mum, she sat in my seat" Honestly, my 10yr old & 8yr old act's worse than my 4yrs old at times!!! geesh.

SO, i thought i cant handle this one more day, we are outta here, so i called my friend to see what she had planned, nothing, so we went to a place near by called, "blaise castle" One of my many playgrounds as a young adult, hehe, & now i take my own kids here. We've been a few times since moving here, but i could'nt never remember how to find the castle, well today we did, we found the castle, we found the castle!!!

I took loads of photo's, here are just a few of my fav's....

Took loads of photo's, my camera hold's LOADS, i mean hundred's & now i dont have any space at all left!!

Im having a party, its all melody's fault, hehe, from Treasured Scrapbooking, she accidently gave me an idea, & now you cant get rid of me, hehe

Becoz i love you guys & becoz i love scrapping, & becoz i love any excuse for a party, we are going to be playing & having lots of fun!!

Hen party: A hen party is a celebration a bride has before she gets married, there is usually a theme, & lots of fun. {My wedding date is 14th june 2008}

My theme will be pink & crazy in real life & here too, I have some good names helping me, so there will be lots of inspiration, even if you just like to sit back & watch, hehe. I even have a few games & prizes up my sleeve!!

Hope you can pop by & join in the fun, will post the party around the beggining of june, so watch this space & spread the word!!! lol

Im alot late with this one so im not sure if deanne has put it up on her blog, sorry deanne & girl's, ive let you down, but here's what i created early hours of this morning.....

It's really gross, but dont worry it's not real!!! It's just your typical bloke larking around at work, *tut*

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pF-1_PKxUig

I done it, i survived the week, now it is saturday im having a lazy in in my comfy's, ive just got out the bath & im about to make some more of my invite's, i know, i know im leaving it a bit tooo late to get them out but it's not my fault!! I orderd the paper i needed for everything 6-7 week's ago, & it's only just got here, i bought all what they had & got some out, but now i have to rush to make invite's, favour boxes & order of service can wait, i need to get these invite's out!!

So what's on the menu for the week-end, what is every1 up 2?

I 4got 2 tell you's all, There is a DT call going on over at treasured scrapbooking......

I can't believe how fast time has passed!! The current design team's term is coming to an end at the end of May.
We are currently accepting submissions for the new TS Design Team.

If chosen to be a design team member you will be responsible for:

* Creating innovative and unique scrapbook layouts, cards, and altered art to display in the design gallery. (Each DT member must submit 2 layouts, 1 sketch and 1 altered item every month from the kit you are provided.)

* Becoming a moderator of the Treasured Scrapbooking Message Board and posting and responding to posts daily. Creating weekly and/or monthly challenges etc. Completing product reviews. Participating in TS Cyber Crops.

* Contribute an article to a monthly newsletter assignment. Assignments are on a rotating basis. (Technique articles, Q & A, layout sketches, product highlights…etc.)

*Communicating with Owner, Design Team Coordinator and Design Team about absences due to illness or vacation

*Design Team Members are encouraged to submit to publications on a monthly basis. A list of publications will be provided by the Store owner/DT Coordinator.

*Promote Treasured Scrapbooking Forums and Products in blogs, other forums, and signatures where it is allowed. Design Team Blinkies will be provided.

Some of these jobs will be split up among the team.

If chosen as a Design Team Member you will be compensated in the following ways:

* You will receive your Monthly TS Kit Free! These are our monthly subscription kits that are carried in our store. You keep all materials, but must use only items in the kit, unless I carry the product in the store OR you have expressed permission from me. You must not use extra items in the kits for other websites, and if you submit to a magazine or publication, you need to credit the kit as being in my collection. Completed projects are yours to keep.

* 35% off purchases from our store throughout your duration as a Design Team member and free shipping on orders that are shipped with the monthly kit. (International Design Team Members will be required to pay shipping in excess of domestic shipping costs for DT kits/orders)

* Design Team Commitment will be 6 months (June 2008-November 2008). Upon selection, a Contract will be sent for you to sign, outlining all responsibilities and compensations.

You may apply as Design Team Member for the Treasured Scrapbooking Design team by submitting the following to: admin@treasuredscrapbooking.com by midnight Eastern Time May 4, 2008. The new Design Team will be chosen and announced on or before May 10, 2008. The new Design Team will start June 1st. (Design Team kits will be mailed out the week of May 11th for projects to be completed for June 1)

Submission requirements:
1) Send 4 original scrapbook layouts, 1 card, and 1 altered item or other paper art project. Pictures should be clear, in .jpg format, no larger than 100kb, and not wider than 500 pixels.

2) Tell me a little bit about yourself, why you scrapbook, etc. Include your full contact info. with preferred email address.

3) Tell me why you feel you are a prime candidate for our Design Team. Focus on your strengths and include what you will contribute to our team and message board. Share your ideas and thoughts for promoting your membership as a DT member and the Treasured Scrapbooking store.

4) List of current design team memberships and scrapbook communities (message boards) in which you are active. Please include urls and your community usernames. If you have an online gallery/scrapblog please provide the link. Membership on other Design teams is not discouraged.

If you have any questions feel free to email me at admin@treasuredscrapbooking.com

Good luck and thank you!!

Have a great week-end!!

I hope i can keep this up, iv been down in the dumps for 2 long.
Ive never felt sorry for myself, i always push myself for something better, to do something better than i did before, to be independant & go out there with strenght to challenge anything that comes my way.

For a long time i have just been letting life pass me by & been getting on with it. Well no more, im not staying put any longer, im moving on & i feel the time has come to go up a level.

Today, when the alarm went off, i lay there for a second thinking, do i get up now, or in a bit, i moved straight away & got the kids breakfast, had a quick bath & got everyone ready & out the door on time!!! Even though the weather was nasty & wet, i still went forth & prosperd, {so to speak}

Today i am proud of myself & 2mor i will do it again!

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I found this on a forum today & it touched my heart, i thought it was a good way of explaining something not usually understood by those who have not experienced.

Journaling is a poem about raising a child with special needs.

"Welcome to Holland"

By Emily Perl Kingsley, 1987. All rights reserved.

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this......

When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.

After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."

"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."

But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.

The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.

So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.

It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.

But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."

And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away...because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss. But...if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.