She loves me, she really loves me!

Any of you who have, or have had, teenagers knows that even for the sweetest, kindest ones, the world pretty much revolves around them and only them 99.8% of the time. Really, they wouldn't be normal teenagers otherwise. They need money, they need rides, they need you to be available for philosophical discussions when they feel like it and they need you to leave them the heck alone when they don't. That being said, I thank God on a daily basis for my daughter, because despite showing a lot of this typical teenage behaviour, she is so well grounded. She's smart and funny and best of all, she has a solid set of values, knows who she is, she's not into mob mentality and doesn't compromise herself for anybody.

For example, she knows she's no hockey fan. Despite her brother playing the game for the last six years, and despite her mother being a bit (ha!) of a Senators fan, she pretty much turns her nose up in disgust at the very mention of hockey. She'd rather wash floors than go to a Sens game. She didn't get swept up with Sens Fever with the rest of the city last June. But the other day, when Dany Heatley (Senators #15) came to speak at her school, she listened with interest so she could tell me all about it in detail. And when the mob lined up to get his autograph, she lined up right along with them. When I came home that night, she was bubbling with excitement and couldn't wait to show me what she had brought home for ME. Check it out:



My very own autographed Dany Heatley picture. My first Sens autograph. And tangible proof that not only does my daughter love me, she "gets" me. She really gets me.

PS - no word from dh re my previous post ... guess it's confirmed then, he's not a blog reader!!!!

Does your husband read your blog?

Ok, I'm curious. For those of you who blog, and who have husbands or boyfriends or whatever, do they read your blog?

When I started blogging I told dh about it and since his eyes didn't completely glaze over, I sent him a link. I know he read my first entry or two as he referred to them in conversation (once). So the other day I referred to something I had said in my blog, and he got this blank look, and I asked, and he admitted that he hasn't been checking it out because it's a "scrap blog" so why would he be interested. I was slightly hurt but I don't think he noticed. He is, after all, a man. Hmn. Wife splats herself all over the bloggy internet and he's not curious to read what she's writing. Hmph!

So, what about you? Does your husband (or whatever) read your blog? If so, does he comment on it (at least in conversation)? Should I care? Or should I be happy he's not looking over my shoulder all the time? Don't get me wrong - he's a great husband. Sure, his eyes may glaze over at the very sound of the word "scrapbook", but he's never ever complained about my obsession over it; he even facilitates it. He always wants to hear about my day. But apparently he doesn't want to read about it!

You know, with my luck this will be the day dh decides to check out my blog to see exactly how much of myself I am splatting on the bloggy internet! If you're reading this honey ... Hi! Just kidding! I love you! And I don't really want you reading all my blog posts after all, you're off the hook!

In Over My Head

I'm thinking maybe I've gotten in over my head with my 50-card goal for the Charitable Campaign (United Way) fundraiser. My card muse, she is on vacation. Far far away, and she ain't calling home.

My friend Barb did send me a link to a cool blog called i am a coconut for inspiration though! Of course Barb's own cards inspire me too. And I've also been surfing the net for card sketches and found Pencil Lines, a site with scrapbooking and card sketches; as well as Card Positioning Systems, a blog focussed solely on card sketches.

Despite all of this online inspiration, the cards I created over the last couple of days just look like all the other cards I've created so far, and to boot they look like each other. Yikes!




Well on the bright side of things, I am at over 50% of my fundraising goal for the CIBC Run for the Cure event on Sunday. Thanks to friends, family and colleagues, I have a total of $210 in pledges (online and in-person combined). I've surpassed the amount I raised last time, so I'm pretty pleased. It's not too late to donate though, you can still donate online by clicking here. I'm proud of my daughter, who has even gotten some of her teachers and her brother to sponsor her. Oh and good news, my sister M is back from Europe and will be participating with my daughter and I! I am looking forward to the walk. It will be a nice change from sitting at my scrap desk trying to come up with cool ideas for cards!!