St. Louis Photographer » A Journal by Holly McCaig

Morning blog readers – boring Sunday morning. We had killer winds yesterday that really took down quite a few branches around town. Because the weather was bad, the mall was packed! Phew! The bedroom is still tornado-stricken and looks like no finishing in site. I have to get our first newsletter all done this week while only having one “full” day off from work. I’m excited about it! It’s going to be fun.

I haven’t really got much else to say – nothing too adventurous and well, I need to get ready to go to work now. Toodles!

P.S. – I’m really becoming fast annoyed with designer copycats. We’ll leave it at that.

Good evening….

Lunch with the Digi Peas was awesome!!!

Thank goodness Kathy and Angie had their cameras. I left my stinkin’ camera battery on the charger – DOH! I also never venture outside of my normal Buffalo Chicken Salad at Cheesecake Factory. Such a risk taker I am! LOL Any hoo – that is: me (the fat one); Kathy Wagner, Angie Wagner, Emily (Angie’s sis); Maura; Heather. We’re hoping to expand next time! Maybe we could do something once a month together! Let’s grow this digital group!!!

I moved the bed another way – I hate this room re-arrangement. Really I do. Went to Wal-mart tonight and found some of those canvas bins – two for $9.96…but it appears that they charged me for four. That woman checking me out didn’t wait to start until the lady was done taking her bags off the spinner. I hate that. WAIT FOR ME to come up to the register to WATCH YOU! So, as I was driving off I thought maybe she did and when I checked sure enough. She obviously entered quantity four and rang one. It clearly has a yellow sticker saying 2-PACK! DURRRR. So, now I have to go and plead with Wal-mart to refund me my money. That’s $20! I also stocked up on Spot Shot. The only thing that gets stains out of carpet! I’ve tried them all. I LOVE THIS STUFF!!! It probably causes cancer or something but my carpet will look good.

Gearing up for a lot of work coming my way. I need a fill on these nails and hope I can get one in before I’m too tired to.

Nothing else new for the night – I get to sleep in tomorrow. Ahhh.

Good early morning to you!!!!

I’ve woke up refreshed, had an early morning chuckle at some things in the digital world and now feel ready to make my day go!

I worked a full day yesterday and am so sore! I have what appears to be a sciatica (sp) acting up. My hip and right butt cheek ache away from all the up and down work yesterday. Took some pain reliever and stretched on the ball when I got home. As I finally saw how many dang emails I had I panicked. MAN! Too many. Luckily, Kristy was busy approving people in our Yahoo Group. Still lot’s of people that haven’t replied to the questionnaire. Check your spam emails and reply or you won’t get approved! We don’t want you to think we’re ignoring you!

I saw American Idol quickly yesterday morning and can say – DING DONG the DUMB BLONDE’S GONE! PHEW – how long was I going to have to suffer. I told mom she’d probably appear in Playboy and we laughed. Then on the radio on the way home yesterday the DJs said she’s probably going to appear in Hustler. Let’s take bets. I mean after wearing this to prom she has to be! Click here to see and then enlarge the prom picture. Now with all the bad people gone, I’d be happy to see anyone win but I do love Chris. Each one of the performers has a different style and could do well. Chris is the rocker, alternative man. Katharine is the sultry singer and reminds me of a Celine Dion type. Taylor is soooo Michael McDonald and I love that! Paris is a little jazzy sister, and Elliott has soul. How can they compete? We’ll just have to wait and watch. And yes, Gina, I did see the fashion mishap on Katharine! LOL total undie shot!

Starting Over chatter – hmmm, Anotonia went off on Cassie and that shocked me. But I’m glad she apologized. God I hope her graduation gift is a new pair of glasses. Excited for Cassie. Will have to watch her meeting her son later on TiVo since I have my lunch date with the Digi Peas. I’m thinking Christy may graduate soon.

Off to get some breakfest and get going for the day! Happy Friday all!

i’m here! i have over 100 emails from last night till now so bear with me!!!!!!!! i have been working (last night and today).

I’m getting myself in to a HUGE project – but before I get into the details, let’s show off a couple things:
ONE – I LOVE LOVE LOVE those Paper Princesses!!! Look what Tammy made using my Spring in St. Louis papers!!!!!!!!

Man, they are so creative over there!

I also made this layout using Gina Cabrera’s free kit with SS Digital 5, Lucky Star

Another TOOT – Scrapbook Trends wants one of my Amanda layouts! YAY! Gotta get that off tonight!

NOW – if you have applied for membership to our Yahoo Group – note that no one is being denied right now. When you sign up – your membership is pending and an email comes to you from us asking you to answer some questions. Once we get those we ask for 24 hours to verify you. It helps us know you better and to help us combat the piracy crap! So, if you didn’t get that email then you need to see if you’re blocking our Yahoo Group emails!!! Then contact me so I can give you the questions to answer. THANKS. After like two weeks your pending membership is deleted automatically if you never reply.

Okay, on the the pressing matters at hand. The bedroom rearrangement. I used to be really bad about changing things up – ALL THE TIME. This has stayed this way for a good while now. So it’s time to re-think and purge – MAJORLY!

Here’s the current layout of the room – go to the Better Homes and Garden website to do your own floor plans!

There is a closet on the right side that houses my craft “kitchen” island and shelves for scrapbooking and stuff. I want to bring that work table out of there and put my desk in. I think I would use it more. No it isn’t a walk in closet – but I have these great curtains up that hide it if I want to. I think I feel too closed in when inside of there. So, time to change. Here are the plans that I’d like to try:

It means that I will be getting rid of this tall and narrow shelf – plus a TON Of books inside of it. I want to make a list of “needs” to complete the desired effect too. Like, I don’t have a regular closet or dresser for major clothes. They are on a shelf. Which is great – but I want to get some cute linen type bins to put stuff in and then put on the shelf. Will look nicer. Need something on the wall my bed is going to go on. I have to headboard or anything – no artwork for there. Maybe I should make some? Like that PotteryBarn Monogram look. Perhaps. Anyhoo – putting this up. Have shifted the bed around – SANS cleaning – which EQUALS disaster. I have to work tonight so I would LIKE to get things moved around enough so that I only have to throw things off the bed tonight. I work morning tomorrow so I have the afternoon to straighten the rest. Hopefully by Sunday it will be clean.

So, Friday, the plans are for me, Kathy, Kathy’s sis (I don’t know her name – EEK!), Angie, Heather and Maura to meet for Lunch at Cheesecake Factory! I want to see United Flight 93 that afternoon before rush hour. It starts at the new Chesterfield theater at 1 p.m. so I think I’ll go from lunch since it’s all in the same mall. Yes, going by myself. I’m really wanting to see this.

Now – no more procrastinating. I have about two hours before I need to get ready for work so it better be used wisely!