Sanity in a Box

[Lisa]

It's a good friend who knows how to touch your heart with a creative gesture.:)

Yesterday B&MB asked if I needed her to bring anything for our crop today, I said "No, I'm all set unless you could find my sanity".:scared:

Today when Buffy arrived she handed me this:

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AcNGLlm4Ys2w9&notag=1

Ahh, I have my sanity! and it came with my favorite candy.:love:

P.S. She did say instructions for the board will follow.:thumbsup2

Thanks, Buffy, I LOVE my Sanity in a Box!

[BernardandMissBianca]

your welcome sweetie!!! anything for my dealer......um......I mean CMC!!!

Now bring me some chocolate!!!

[Lisa]

No problem, your chocolate of choice is? :goodvibes

[BernardandMissBianca]

Kisses, what else?????

[Lisa]

Wow, you shared your favorite chocolate?:goodvibes :grouphug:

[New England Eeyore]

How funny and sweet!

[BernardandMissBianca]

Wow, you shared your favorite chocolate?:goodvibes :grouphug:

And I didn't even take any when I filled the box. :thumbsup2

[lewdyan1]

Aaawwwww, that was so cute! You are welcome to come to a crop with me anytime!:teeth:

[BernardandMissBianca]

Aaawwwww, that was so cute! You are welcome to come to a crop with me anytime!:teeth:

do you need some sanity too????

[SusieStone]

I am so glad I ordered that cart today.

[party of 3]

how very sweet and thoughtful!

[aroyer]

do you need some sanity too????


OOOHHHH!! OOHHH!! PICK ME! PICK ME! I need some sanity (and some chocolate)- DS decided this week that he was 2!!! :eek: So between the tantrums, the throwing (make it stop PLEASE), the hugs, the apologies, the torturing his sister.....:scared:

[BernardandMissBianca]

I guess I better get off the DIS and start making boxes!!!
I know what ya'll are getting for the holidays this year!!!

[Pixieshouse]

OOOHHHH!! OOHHH!! PICK ME! PICK ME! I need some sanity (and some chocolate)- DS decided this week that he was 2!!! :eek: So between the tantrums, the throwing (make it stop PLEASE), the hugs, the apologies, the torturing his sister.....:scared:

OMG I LOL when I saw this. My DD decided last week that she was two. I am right there with you. And do you have him trying to get dressed himself, including choosing clothes? Pushing plates of food they don't want and just plain screaming to get your attention!!!!!

Glad I have another gal in my corner. :hug: hope you find some sanity soon

[aroyer]

OMG I LOL when I saw this. My DD decided last week that she was two. I am right there with you. And do you have him trying to get dressed himself, including choosing clothes? Pushing plates of food they don't want and just plain screaming to get your attention!!!!!

Glad I have another gal in my corner. :hug: hope you find some sanity soon


YAY!! Moms of 2 year olds UNITE! He isnt choosing his clothes yet, but he threw himself on the floor this morning and wailed because I put his clothes on. :confused3 That was fun. I do remember when my DD decided she could pick out her own clothes... :lmao: We had some interesting outfits!!

[Pixieshouse]

I think we need badges of honor. Mine threw a fit this morning because her pancake was on a boo (blue) plate not the orange one! :rotfl:

Oh I am so glad I am not the only one right now, phew!

[lewdyan1]

You moms of the two's, just wait...wait until they turn twelve!:eek: :rotfl:

[ddavis860]

HA....I remember 2s....believe me, frustration was common at my house too...

Wait till they are tweens and teens...WHOLE NEW WORLD!!! Enjoy it now that the biggest problems are the plate color, and outfits...

I'm a DS vet of a DSS24, DS19, and DS15 (can you say driving soon? :scared: ) Anyway, DSS24, has turned into a truley wonderful man. DS19 thinks he is going to get fired from his job this week (other friends have gotten the axe) and has his first serious GF (who I haven't met yet, but seems to be permantly attached to his ear on the phone). DS15 was so close to failing 9th grade, that I was on pins and needles till report cards came in this year wondering if I was taxi to summer school. And the state thinks he can start to drive in Dec...and THAT is sooooo scarey....

I actually have fond memories of potty training, tantrums, and mass destruction. I also miss the cute chubby cheeks:love: random hugs on my leg :cloud9: and someone really thinking I am the bestest and smartest person in the whole world.

Guys, enjoy...

[ddavis860]

Forgot to say...

Great box Buffy!!

[aroyer]

I am definitely not taking for granted the hugs on my legs, the yuh you (love you), and I know that I am the greatest and the best in his eyes. I watch how much his sister has changed and so the sweet little boy with the occassional tantrums is not lost on me! His sister is still sweet too... when she wants to be. She's 7 and is starting to enter the tween phase (need I say more?).

I think all moms need badges/awards/an adorable sanity box filled with chocolate! :thumbsup2

[Faerie]

The box came out great Buffy!

[party of 3]

my ds (5) did not have the terrible two's he had the awful three's! and thankfully i did not last long!!!!! everyday i saw "oh i love this age" to my dh and his reply is always the same " holly, you say that about every age"!!!!! i do! i have loved all the ages and stages. i keep thinking i can't wait until he does this.......or that......., but really i can wait. i suck up every minute of every thing he does!

[bearbear]

I love that box. Sometimes you need just something like that to make you realize that everything is going to be OK. My Kids may drive me crazy, but when my DS6 says that he is going to love my forever I just melt.
I love being a member of this board. It makes me feel like I'm not alone with the insanity of life.

:rotfl:

[Pixieshouse]

Ahh you guys are so sweet. I actually needed the reminder of the sweet moments. The random leg hugs, sloppy kisses and the like. It has been a tough week and just reading that made my morning, thank you!

My other dd is nearly 6 going on 12, there are days I wonder how she grows up so fast.

[MazdaUK]

Mine are 13 and 7 and as I'm catching up (up to 2003 nearly :rotfl: ) i wonder where my babies went;)

I'm having a CM crop tomorrow at 12.45pm BST - my place if any of you can make it:rolleyes1 I can give you good directions from Gatwick - shouldn't take more than 60-90 mins that time of day:rotfl2:

[Pixieshouse]

Would love to! It is the 12 hour flight that might get in the way!:dance3:

[aroyer]

Hey, I am having a Stampin Up party tomorrow if any of you would like to come! :thumbsup2 Central Texas isnt that far from you all is it??

[PrincessNancy96]

Love it!!!
Yet again, great work BAMB!!!!

You know those would be cute for the first day of school kits for the teacher survival kits! LOL

[aroyer]

Love it!!!
Yet again, great work BAMB!!!!

You know those would be cute for the first day of school kits for the teacher survival kits! LOL

That is an excellent idea!! :thumbsup2

[nicurn]

buffy, your scarping pals are jealous of the sanity in a box present. :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: maggie

[AlexWyattMommy]

I haven't posted yet, because I've been so jealous that I couldn't think of anything to say.

It is a wonderful present. Not just because that is one darn exciting exploding box, but because you thought to even make it the first place. I mean, how cool is that? You are so awesome Miss Buffy!

Looking forward to the instructions. My youngest's Kindergarten teacher will need this.

[happycampers]

Awwwwww. Now idn't dat sweet. Love the box! I also like the idea of doing that for the first day of school. My kids start August 15. Any chance of a "Sanity Box 101" before then?;)

[BernardandMissBianca]

buffy, your scarping pals are jealous of the sanity in a box present. :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: maggie

don't worry I won't leave ya'll in the dark!!! :grouphug: Ya'll need some sanity too, especially you Maggie!

[BernardandMissBianca]

After I put the insanity to bed I will start on the box.
I still need to tweak the size of the lid though.

[PrincessNancy96]

Hey BAMB! Hey BAMB.. There are only... uhm, what's today.. the 15th... yep, the 15th.. that is less than... 4 days to get one done and in the mail on time to me! :lmao:

[lewdyan1]

Hey BAMB! Hey BAMB.. There are only... uhm, what's today.. the 15th... yep, the 15th.. that is less than... 4 days to get one done and in the mail on time to me! :lmao:

Inquiring minds want to know what's in four days?:confused3

[BernardandMissBianca]

the wedding from hell........:rolleyes1

[PrincessNancy96]

the wedding from hell........:rolleyes1

OH no.. not the wedding from hell.. that is in 33 days... so I need you guys to keep me sane for that... Hey, DH has a laptop..do you think it would be inappropriate for me to sit in the back of the church and DIS??? Hey, honey... could we take your laptop.. sure, why? OH, no reason.. Are you going to do something bad.. Well, yah!

No, in 4 days would be when BAMB has to mail my birthday present! :lmao:
She she can't even remember that my birthday is next weekend..and she is my bff! Geesh!

[lewdyan1]

OH no.. not the wedding from hell.. that is in 33 days... so I need you guys to keep me sane for that... Hey, DH has a laptop..do you think it would be inappropriate for me to sit in the back of the church and DIS??? Hey, honey... could we take your laptop.. sure, why? OH, no reason.. Are you going to do something bad.. Well, yah!

No, in 4 days would be when BAMB has to mail my birthday present! :lmao:
She she can't even remember that my birthday is next weekend..and she is my bff! Geesh!

When's your birthday? Mine is next Sunday, but I think I might be older than you!:rotfl:

[AlexWyattMommy]

Really?

I thought her birthday was coming up soon?

[AlexWyattMommy]

Takes me way to long to type out my stuff and post.

Is it the 22nd?

[BernardandMissBianca]

yes it's the 22nd and no I did not forget. How can I forget that?!?!? What kind of a BFF do you think I am????

Ok just for that I'll make you wait til the 23rd to get your gift :p

[BernardandMissBianca]

sorry when you said the grandparents were coming I thought it was soon. 33 days, I think I can scrounge up some airfare $$ by then. You need back up.

[PrincessNancy96]

My birthday is Sunday the 22nd!! I'll be shhh! (37) eeeck the horror! :(

[PrincessNancy96]

sorry when you said the grandparents were coming I thought it was soon. 33 days, I think I can scrounge up some airfare $$ by then. You need back up.

33 days.... I'm telling ya.. DH is going to call and see if there is wireless up that way... He said if that would make me happy we could decorate in white paper and make it look like a nice clutch bag! :lmao:
He asked if I was going to take photos and email you all so you could help me throw darts!

[BernardandMissBianca]

sharpening the daggers....I mean darts now. :rotfl2:

[lewdyan1]

My birthday is Sunday the 22nd!! I'll be shhh! (37) eeeck the horror! :(

Yep...same birthday, I'm just a little bit older!:rolleyes1 ;)

[BernardandMissBianca]

Yep...same birthday, I'm just a little bit older!:rolleyes1 ;)

29 right??? :thumbsup2

[lewdyan1]

29 right??? :thumbsup2

My new BFF!:love:

[nicurn]

man, I feel like I'm missing a great story here, "the wedding from hell" don't know that it can be as bad as the "double birthday party from hell" of course... or for that matter ANYTHING attended by my monster in law... sigh. she's a trip to say the least. (and not in a good way). :mad: maggie

[BernardandMissBianca]

put your inlaws and Nancy's inlaws together and watch the fireworks fly! Let's just put it this way, your MIL could be Nancy's MIL's twin.

[BernardandMissBianca]

My new BFF!:love:

you'll have to fight Nancy for me........

[lewdyan1]

you'll have to fight Nancy for me........

Nancy's outta here!:wave2: You just said I was 29...:goodvibes

[nicurn]

put your inlaws and Nancy's inlaws together and watch the fireworks fly! Let's just put it this way, your MIL could be Nancy's MIL's twin.


oh my that's scary cause my monster in law is just INSANE. (and she lives WAY to close to me now... thanks to my bil who told her she had to move down here... she's now an hour from me. sigh:scared: :scared: :scared: maggie

[PrincessNancy96]

Maggie,

3 hours is too close for my desire w/ my outlaws... the whole bunch of them!
BIL is getting married..and don't even get me started on what her family is like.. I'm not a goody two shoes..but oh my gosh... my DD13 was mortified at the way they acted, behaved, and presented themselves!

[nicurn]

Maggie,

3 hours is too close for my desire w/ my outlaws... the whole bunch of them!
!


rofl, I know what you mean, 6hrs was too close for me when they lived in ct... maggie

[Faerie]

July's a popular birthday month - my Mom turned 47 yesterday (she started young - got married the day before her 18th birthday, had me the following March)

Buffy, did you make your box with the largest layer 9x9 or did you modify to 12x12? I want to make one with a 12x12 bottom layer but I'm afraid I'll mess up the calculations to make the lid fit right... maybe I should have my DBF do the calculations. He is a mechanical engineer.... He should be able to handle some simple fraction math

[PrincessNancy96]

Little did you DBF know, he was doing all our math homework for scrapping now that we know his job!!! :)

[Faerie]

He comes in handy! I'm awful at math so I mess calculations up all the time. He's also a mister-fix-it. He works at a large cell phone company designing phones so he is good at fixing my phone too :D

[BernardandMissBianca]

July's a popular birthday month - my Mom turned 47 yesterday (she started young - got married the day before her 18th birthday, had me the following March)

Buffy, did you make your box with the largest layer 9x9 or did you modify to 12x12? I want to make one with a 12x12 bottom layer but I'm afraid I'll mess up the calculations to make the lid fit right... maybe I should have my DBF do the calculations. He is a mechanical engineer.... He should be able to handle some simple fraction math

I modified to 12x12. I had a killer migraine las tonight so didn't get to work on the box so I'm trying again today. Lunch first though....