I know, I know…. not much of a blog if you don’t stop by every now and then and post, right? Humble apologies…. life is nuts, what can I say?

We had a lovely holiday season – I think we most enjoyed our Christmas Eve celebration here at home because it was low-key, low-stress, unhurried and nice quality time with (most of) my immediate family. My grandfather had come up from Florida for the holidays and is staying with us through the 3rd week of this month (or so). I am loving having him here, having time to bond and learn more about him…. he wasn’t a part of my childhood, for the most part…. but, being honest, he is also a bit of a distraction… hence, my lack of blogging, scrapping, and all other things I need to be getting done. Plus, I went to a friend’s house the weekend before last (I think?) came down with her cold several days later and have myself been lifeless for four or five days, now…. finally starting to feel better today….

So, what do I need to fill you all in on…..??? Hubby’s fledgling business ended up having a very decent holiday sales season. I was really worried in November when things weren’t picking up…. concerned that in our current economy, sports collectibles and memorabilia were just luxuries that people couldn’t or wouldn’t be shopping for. But, from December 1st through Christmas, this house was a LOONY BIN. Hubby and I would see each other for just a couple hours a day (if that), have about a half hour to talk before bed and then CRASH. In the final week or 10 days prior to Christmas, I started to wonder if it was worth it…. thank GOD (literally) for my friend Lisa and her 10-yr-old son Richie… not only did they come and help us by putting in a few days/evenings of work, she helped me wrap Christmas gifts and just generally helped me smile and stay sane through it all. Her friendship is one of my biggest surprises and BLESSINGS of 2007… love ya, Lise!

So, things continued to develop and turn in my scrapping world throughout last month, in addition to some new happenings in the works now. It’s frankly too much stuff to let it all out of the bag in just one post, so I’ll spread all the news out over the coming week or so. I’ll have a bunch of fun things to tell you about, many of which I’m REALLY excited about. I need to get “back on the horse” and get some work done – I feel like everything is going really great when it comes to my career aspirations, except for the fact that I haven’t scrapped a page in FOREVER! And, I know I promised pixs of all my holiday projects… that promise is likely going unfulfilled, regretfully, because I was so rushed getting things done, I don’t think I took pictures of ANY of it! 🙁 Maybe I’ll have some cute shots of the recipients opening things…. when I get around to editing the Christmas pics, I’ll let you know…

So, just 10 more days or so until S.A.V.E. is here and I can’t wait. Four days of scrapping with my mom and two of my best gal pals, plus 200-some-odd other ladies. I’ll say it again… I can’t wait! Needless to say, I’ll be spending the next 10 days getting caught up on work, packing and getting ready to make the most of my 4 days of freedom. So, I’ll be back soon with the first bit of my exciting news…. thanks for reading and leave me some comments if you were here! 🙂 Y Tracy