my brain hurts!

Ok really... homework is very time consuming when you have not been in a math class for several years!  I am pleased with my desire to "get it" and I am just spending time every day trying to re-learn all that stuff from high school and what not that I thought I would never ever need in life agian... HA!  I am still struggling with the signed problems, BUT I am slowly beginning to not be as afraid of the numbers...

I really hope our professor doesn't just move ahead at the speed of light, because I am really working hard to get all this stuff  and he does move kind of fast. 

Well I am jsut taking a brake.. so I need to get back to the books.. I am working on a new paper too.. about social labels.  I am trying to determine if I want to do "square pegs" as my social label. I have questions for my English instructor... I am glad I only started with two classes... I am really working on balance.. and right now I am off my scale.. LOL  I just keep telling myself   I LOVE MATH.. and truthfully I love the feeling when I check my work and it is right.. that is indeed the BEST feeling ever!

Pea-Brained Skunk Print - Chloe

OK sooo I took the kids to school today. After dropping Allison off at school I had rolled the windows down about half way so Chloe could stick her muzzle out.  WELL I hear a "clink" like she had jumped into the back of the Kia.. and I look in the rear veiw mirror to see her landing on the pavement.. SHE JUMPED OUT OF A MOVING CAR! Who told me that Border Collies were smart?!? I slammed on the brakes, threw the car in park and jumped out of the car to check her.. She started to run away.. like to a house. (I admit it was the same model or close to our home)  I am calling her.. CHLOE come her baby.. come on.. she is now obviously scared and I see that she has at least a cut under her chin. 

SO I am trying to get her to not run in fear.. SO I drop down and in my sweetest "hey stupid dog" voice I say "Skunk Print comehere... " (Bradley recently started calling her skunk print) and she trotted over to me like nothing had ever happened.  I grab her up in my arms, roll the windows up and rush her home.. she has a little boo-boo on her chin and that is all.  The vet says it is VERY rare for a dog to jump from a moving vehicle, but she must have seen something that made her feel like she needed to.  (like a cat)

ANYWAY.. one of my friends at Club CK mentioned --once a dog gets something in their little pea brains.. and well it has stuck.. so we are thinking of renaming Chloe to Pea-Brained Skunk Print.. what  a goober! (this is an old photo of her.. but you can kind of see why Brad calls her skunk print.)

OK so I just wanted to give you blog reader a chance to win PRIZES as the last post mentioned, I host a Challenge at Club CK so go check out these two links to find out more...

HOW TO PLAY + Photos of the three prizes

and

The FIRST SEPT 2010 Challenge

NEW CHALLENGE!!! Sept round begins today!

Challenge Sample

Fun Card made with scraps from my layout!

Yup I have begun a new round over @ Club CK for the ISSUE challenges.. Our prize winners were Melissa J and Nightsmile! 

SO here is the link to this weeks challenge. I loved how the sample came out and the card was a bonus too!
Blessings friends and come over and play!  K

FYI in the post for the challenge, there is a little thing I put together for how to journal better.

News and information

Good morning friends...
Well my day has been a bit rough.. I have lost my wallet somewhere and have been on SUPER HIGH stress mode all morning.  Luckily, Dave has a thing set up with the bank and it emails him anytime our cards are used.. That makes me feel a little better..

I have been working with Susan @ Paper Crafters Corner. It is a website that keeps us scrappers in the know.. anyway, I signed on to head up the Phoenix news and information department.  What that means is... I will be posting events in the Phoenix Area. If you have a friend that is a Demonstrator or you know of a crop that is looking for more people, email me and I will get the info out ASAP.. NOW the good thing is this, if you are looking for something fun to do, you can go to Paper Crafters Corner -Arizona and get the latest 411.
Be sure to check out the Main Page of Paper Crafters Corner for the latest and greatest information in the scrapbook industry.
Even more fun, is there something you want to know more about in the indusrty?  Leave me a comment or email me at Azscrappers@gmail.com
Have fun and go check it out!
Have a great day
Erika

Happy Wednesday

So just like every Wednesday morning now, I post a fun challenge over at Club CK forums.  I wanted to give you all the same chance to enter and win the prize.  SOO here is the link to this weeks ISSUE Challenge
Be sure to check out all the ISSUE Challenges.  Here are my samples for some of what you may want to try - there are actually several choices this week.  I am drawing on the 31st so get your entries in.

As most of you know, I make a card with my layouts (almost every time) So this was a bonus card for the challenge where I used more than one of the techniques offered..YOU know that it looks like fun.. so come and play!

Shout out to my Calvary Sisters

I went to a crop today at Calvary Community Church.. I love those gals.. every one of them!  I just want you girls to know you are truly amazing and I LOVE coming to crops there... I am so thankful for every one of you!  See you next month friends... BLESSINGS to each of you and thanks for blessing me... Lucky for me I got A TON of scrapping done for my challenges over at Club CK.. so be on the look out.. I have some great layouts on the way -- Thanks to my scrappy friends..

Lots to share in the scrappy world

OK I found several cool places you guys need to checkout...ok so the first one..
Scrapstreet blog    They have a big give away right now too.. but even if you don't make it for the give away.. check this blog out and mark it as a favorite.. it has some super cool stuff

THEN I found this blog -- WHICH cracked me up by the way.. I love the 411 on the scrappy world.. check it out for sure!
The Paper Crafters Corner

I also have a blinking on the side bar if you need another access point for this blog.
Also pop over to Frosted Designs this week for lots of fun stuff too...
its almost the end of the month.. so get in there for great prizes!

Not to mention I put up the #4 Challenge on the Club CK board.. go check it out and play along. The prizes are fun and NEW!  Here is a link to that one
ISSUE CHALLENGE! - with great prizes
and here is a little layout I did for the challenge

OK blogging family... Have an amazing weekend!  Blessing to you all