another gal coming out of lurker mode...
 

Hi Everyone! :w00t:

I'm yet another person who's been forced to lay low and lurk around these parts for the past few weeks... but now that the big news has been unleashed, I'm happy to finally come out of hiding!

My name is Laura, and I've arrived here with Nicole and Mari from TDC. I'm a designer over there, and a scrapper over here, and a mom to 2 crazy boys (age 2 and 4) and a wife to my college sweetheart who I met almost 20 years ago. I'm also a former athlete who -- after 2 emergency c-sections, 1 back surgery, and 2 knee surgeries -- is now totally content to chill out with a bowl of ice cream and veg. I'm also a big lover of anything that makes me laugh, as those who know me are well aware...

There are a lot of you here who already know me... and even more of you who don't... and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone a little better ASAP!

hi - good to meet you

welcome to ssd its good to meet you.

Hello Laura, and now I'm jealous to know that you also CT for Mari, lol.

Hey Laura! So glad to have you out of lurkerdom too! lol!

lol! May! ;)

Oh, don't be jealous... she's hard on us! A whip-cracker. Absolutely dreadful. :blink:

Bahahahaha, just kidding. Actually, Mari's the nice one... :unsure: (unless Nicole checks this thread... er, in which case... they're both totally delightful!)

yay!! welcome! your siggie is beautiful!

LOL, yes there are both...:thumbup:

Lol. Welcome Laura!

Welcome Laura!!

Welcome!!! I LOVE all the new faces around here! Can't wait to see your pages. :)

Welcome to SSD!

:cursing: geez cannot take you anywhere!!!!

:p:p:p

Hi Laura :)

hi laura! love your name :p

YEAH! Welcome to SSD!!!!!! I can't wait to get to know you better!

Hi Laura and welcome to SSD!!!

Welcome to SSD! You are so blessed to work for both Mari and Nicole. So glad to have you hanging out with over here now.

Hahahahaha!

Welcome Laura!

Hey there Jacinda! :) Good to see you over here, girl! ...your siggie still cracks me up, no matter what forum it's in... LOL

...and thanks for all of the "hellos", everyone... good to meet you all! :w00t:

Nice to meet you laura! I think you'll find alot of us around here have little boys! :D Welcome!

Hi, welcome to SSD :)

Woo-hoo! The party can get started now!

Wait--what did you say about me?! :glare:

Welcome Laura. Glad you came out to play. :)

Welcome, to SSD, Laura!!! :)

LOL at how well you know me -- and my love of leaving messages for everyone in the edit line in the forum posts! :wub:

Despite what I might say about you in public :blink: ...you know I adore you and will until the day we die.*

Meanwhile, methinks you just like seeing your goodies (and Mari's) displayed publicly, yes? I can hook you up. Name your price. Cuz you know I'm cheap, but I ain't free, baby... :w00t:

* hopefully not anything Thelma & Louise-ish or weird in any way, though, of course... obviously...

oh gawd they're letting everyone in nowadays.

I know. Ain't that the truth?

Poor Laura you guys always pick on her...there there sweetie come to auntie Mari! ROFL!

Truth be told, I am completely confident that any "picking on Laura" that occurs is totally deserved and warranted. There's that old saying about "don't dish it out if you can't take it..." and I am a girl who believes in living by such cliches.

Or, wait.

We meet again.

Hello, Laura. (said to the tune of "Hello, Newman.")

Hi and welcome to SSD!

LOL!!! Welcome to SSD, Laura! :D

Stop it, guys! They are going to find out we are all nuts! Keep it in the back room. ;)