Darcy Scraps

I love holiday lights. DH and I spent yesterday afternoon dragging out the thousands of lights and figures we use to decorate our yard. Rudolph and Mickey Mouse are all lit up. The big C9 lights light my roof line (just like when I was a kid); they're my favorite. Anybody else going a bit Griswold this year?

Ah Thanksgiving, the ultimate food centered holiday! I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself as food is not yet my friend. I am very careful about what I eat right now and still I made myself sick yesterday. In fact my stomach still hurts. I am so bummed! My mom is convinced I need more nasty antibiotics and that the toxin producing bacteria are not completely out of my system. She's scaring the heck out of me.

I've had bad news at work as well. Just as I was beginning to think I was going to pull off my year end tasks and still manage to have a life one of my new assistants quit. I now need to hire two new people immediately. So I am working today even though we are closed in a vain attempt to keep my head above water.

But not all the news is bad! After work I am headed to my favorite LSS which promises all sorts of unannounced sales and specials tonight. I can handle three more hours in the office because I have this to look forward to :)

The holidays are fast approaching! It's time to shop for family and friends, to wrap up extra special suprises and pile them up under the tree. It's time to dedicate all of my spending money to holiday goodies and stop shopping for me....thank goodness I have a gift certificate to my LSS in case there is something I can't resist :) But what I am wondering today is if other scrappers put scrapbook goodies on their holiday wish lists? I'm not looking for any big ticket items like a Cricut or a Wishblade although I will probably get a Revolution in January. What about you? What's on your holiday wish list?

It's Friday and I am ready to hit the stores! Here are the items I'll be looking for:

• Cosmo Cricket Wanted Collection papers


• Plain Janes chipboard fleur de lis


• DCWV Fairytale stack


• Prima flowers

Since I've been sick I totally lost my mojo. I went over to my LSS a couple of days ago and played with some make & takes, but I never found my groove. Last night I had a set back in my recovery. I was up half the night in pain. I got up this morning with zero energy. I was even thinking of postponing my Friday night ritual visit to the LSS. And then inspiration struck in the form of an email! I read my weekly Lifetime Moments newsletter and fell in love with a layout by Madeline, one of their design team members. Half my shopping list is for supplies to shamelessly scrap lift her "I Know What It Means to Love New Orleans" layout. Check it out here. Thank you Madeline!

One of my best friends is really active in our local chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Today the chapter is putting on a big fund raiser called Great Strides, which is a walk in our downtown area to benefit the foundation. I'm not up for walking a mile yet, so I want to send power vibes to all those participating.

Go Doug and Lindsey!

Have you been asking yourself where this bad blogger went now? Today I reveal the stunning secret to my where abouts during this latest absence!

I was food poisoned!

I will spare you the gory details, but as you may well imagine food is not my friend these days. I am trying to rebuild my strength but it is very slow progress. I went for several days without any food and now I have to force myself to swallow. I am feeling weak and light headed, but I know I am making progress every day.

I also want everyone to know that I have a terrible fear of doctors. The one positive thing that came out of this is that I have found a new family doctor who spent loads of time with me. I absolutely believe she really cares about me. I also survived my first time in the ER. I thought the anxiety alone would kill me, but I was beyond suprised with the gentle care and attention I received there. I'm going to write to the hospital in praise of my nurse who totally alleviated all of my fears. Nurse Sarah, you ROCK! And that's not the morphine talking...

This week's wish list has my wallet cringing:

• Holiday Basic Grey (Blitzen and Fruitcake)


• Quickutz Khaki shadows


• Quickutz Vixen set


• stamps: journal blocks, retro lower case alpha, and Viewer Discretion advised

Why do the local stores always schedule their sales when I am feeling broke? Or worse, when I am feeling broke and should be saving my money for holiday gifts? What is a supply addict to do?