What is this website about? I don't know. Everything I like! My kids, my kitty, scrapbooking, and anything else that I might happen to like at any given moment :) It is a hodgepodge of everything that makes me up. My name is Stephanie Gradzki. I'm married to my best friend and we've been together since I was 19. We have two of the most beautiful children that I have ever seen, but I might be a little biased. Landen is almost 5, and Jaidyn is 1. Landen scrapbooks with me and he loves it! He loves Star Wars, all 6 movies. He cried when he found out Anakin becomes 'Dark Vador' (sorry if I spoiled that for anyone). He also likes Transformers, Iron Man and all those things that little boys generally like. Jaidyn is such a cute little bundle of all girlness. She knows how to wrap you around her tiny little finger. She loves her big brother and her favorite thing to do with him is to kiss him!
I do enjoy arts and crafts. I paint, scrapbook, cross-stitch, alter, draw...pretty much anything you can find at Michaels, I enjoy. I really like to scrap-book because with two children, I love having a way to preserve their 'life in photographs' creatively. I incorporate all kinds of mixed media into my scrapbook albums and mini's including, but not limited to, painting, sewing, paper piecing, coloring and more. I love painting with oils, but pretty much use acrylic because of price, availability and drying time (although I still use my heat tool to dry even faster...
I have a dog and a cat, but the dog, Kovu is my husbands. He's a Pekatzu (pekingese / shih-tzu mix) or more commonly known as a mutt :) He's the tiniest little guy. Don't worry, we didn't pay thousands of dollars for a 'designer breed'. We got him for free! We also got my kitty, Lorelei, for free. I have never been a cat person, but turns out, I just might be. I love this little girl so much!
Okay, I have to add this. Do you remember virtual pets? I loved them! I had a ton when I was younger. Giga's, Tamagotchi's, Dinkie Dino's. I even had the Talking Nano Baby. Who thinks they were a better fad than silly bands? I certainly do. I recently looked for them online and couldn't believe how expensive they are now because they aren't sold in stores. I wish I could find all of mine, I took great care of them. I ordered three Tamagotchi Music Stars from Amazon because they were on sale for only $9US. I got three so I could get super saver shipping. So I let Landen pick one out since his birthday is coming, I got one for myself, and I got one for Jaidyn to give to her when she turns 4 or 5. I'll keep you posted on how well a 5yr old can take care of a Tamagotchi. Can you tell I'm a stay-at-home mom?
Yes, I do have extra time on my hands, but that's not to say I'm not a busy mom. Keeping a house clean, taking care of two kids, dinners, lunches and breakfast, laundry...my days get pretty busy. My time is night time. I stay up late after the kids go to bed and enjoy my shows (all two of them!), some scraptime, or whatever else I want to do during my 'me-time'. I am in the process of looking for a job. My husband doesn't get to see the kids that often because he works so hard. He usually leaves before they wake up and comes home either right at bed time or after they've gone to sleep. He runs his own flight school (he does not like 'the man' and doesn't follow directions very well so he kinda had to be his own boss) and it's very demanding. However, he's looking to hire another pilot to take on a morning shift so he can stay home with the kids in the morning. I'd love to get a job so I can have some extra cash, but I'm picky with the hours. I want weekday morning shifts, so we don't have to put the kids in daycare, and I can still enjoy our weekend activities. I'm in no hurry. I know I'll find the perfect job, I just have to be patient :)