Laura Vegas

i've been a bad blogger this past week. i could make excuses. i've been busy … so many different things going on that i've just been side-tracked in my thinking. the girls had half-days at school last week … and are off all this next week … so it's been noiser around here. i have done a ton of write-ups for a ton of projects this past week … so i'm kind of typed-out … i dread typing sometimes. and i don't have any new layouts or anything that i can share right now … and i hate posting without a picture of some sort. but they're all just excuses. honestly, i just havn't been in a blogging mood. hopefully, will get back to that this week. so for now … some random thoughts.

• the girls had their first indoor soccer game today. alyssa's team decided to sign up for the indoor leaque too … and we managed to get sarah on the team with them. definately a different game to watch. very fast paced … players coming on and off the field constantly … learning to play off the walls … and all set to music, which i think makes it more exciting. i think the season is just 8 weeks or so … one game every sunday. nice and casual.
• we had conferences for the girls last week. sarah did great … she made honor roll. this is her first year getting "real" grades … and she seems to be adjusting quite well. she does need to re-focus on making sure her homework is done on time … been late on it a few times. but she's doing excellent with a 3.84 GPA … and is also getting an award for good character, being that she's one of the most behaved and responsible kids in the class.
• for alyssa … conferences were a little different this year. i guess for jr high … you just go and wait until your teacher is free … no scheduled conferences. so after a half hour wait … we finally got in with her homeroom teacher and had our 2 minute conference. lol! everything good … no problems, no concerns, no issues. we met with 5 of her teachers … and i kid you not … every single one of them said they wished that they could clone her. she is getting honor roll … a 4.0 GPA … and is also scheduled to receive 5 additional awards. top performance in 5 of her classes.
• today i filled up the gas tank in the van for only $43 … i couldn't even believe that. just a few months ago, it was taking me almost $100 to fill that thing. i've actually been waiting … because the price keeps going down. but today i decided we couldn't wait must longer … so we gave in at $1.89 a gallon.
• i'm headed to utah in less than 2 weeks! it's going to be here before i know it … and i know i'm not going to be ready. lol! both deneen and i are so excited to go. we have some online friends that we're also anxious to meet up with … will be nice to see them in real life! although i hear it's cold out there … which i'm not excited about. i don't do cold weather. i don't even own warm clothes. i don't even have a warm jacket … just sweater hoodies. i will need to be wisked from one place to another … and not left outside for too long. lol!
• been working on a bunch of projects. i have about 4 or 5 layouts that are so close to being done … and yet i can't seem to finish them off. i have my "things we do" album that was coming along so nicely … and i pushed it to the side for a bit and havn't gone back. i have cards all over the place that just need one or two more things to be called done … and i just can't get them done. i have a fun little album started for my brother … and am not even sure where it landed. too many different things started … and i'm having a hard time focusing on getting any one of them done.
• i'm teaching a little album class here for some local friends. just at my house. it's been 2 years since i stopped teaching … and i get asked a lot to start up again. it's just that we don't have a lss here anymore. but i've been tossing ideas around for a while now … trying to come up with a plan. maybe even have extra kits that i can offer to those of you reading my blog if you're interested … for those that aren't within driving distance of me. lol!
• i'm working so hard to catch up on my tv shows. i got behind for a week or two … and i have been having a hard time catching up since then. i only watch tv late at night … after the girls go to bed. and even though i can fit in 2-3 shows a night … i'm still recording 2-3 shows a night. so i just never seem to get ahead. but i'm trying. kills me that i still have about 18 hours of shows on my DVR to watch.
• i made the decision to stop "twittering" yesterday. it was fun … and i liked twittering about totally random things as they happened. and i liked the challenge of saying what i had to say … in 140 characters or less. but it was just one more thing to keep track of … and try and remember to do. and in some way … i think it took away from things i could blog about. i have gotten away at doing these "random" posts that i've always been so good at. so if you're looking for me to twitter … stop looking.
• just for fun the other day … i tried to make a digital christmas card with the last pictures i took of haley. and as much as i'm NOT a digital scrapper … it was fun to try and learn something new. it frustrated me beyond belief … and tested my patience. but i was also researching and reading books here … trying to get the info i needed to do what i wanted to do. in the end … the card wasn't exactly what i had invisioned in my head. but it was also seriously cute. i had one printed at costco today just to see how it turned out … and i really liked it. i'm totally using this idea for our cards this year.
• you see that new profile picture i added to my blog? with the long, super cute hair? well … my hair doesn't usually look that good. and when it does look that good … it takes a lot of time. so i got it cut yesterday … and i sort of regret it. it's too short. i do that all the time when i'm getting my hair cut … i tell them to go a little shorter AFTER they cut .. forgetting that the curls will shrink up after drying. although i know it'll be easier in the long run … and so much less touching up with the curling iron every day. but it's still short. have to keep telling myself that it didn't always look that good. lol!
• a few weeks ago, i bought some skinny jeans. while i DO NOT think i can pull off skinny jeans on their own … tucked into some boots, i think they're cute. i got some nice, comfy boots … and the jeans tuck in so nicely. as much as i love my boot cut jeans … i always had to wear a bigger, chunky boot with a good sized heel. because the jeans were always a few inches too long for me. and i hate walking in my heeled boots all the time … they're not comfy and make my feet hurt. so it's a nice change having some cozy, furry boots on my feet!

i guess that's enough randomness for one post. i guess that's what i get for not doing this enough lately. there is so much to say … so much to catch up on. lol! hopefully, i'll be back in a day or two with some layouts … i'm determined to finish some of these up.