Sunday, January 8, 2012

Midnight Madness has GONE MONTHLY!!

  
    Hello everyone. I'm so sorry for the delay with getting things going for 2012. Due to many things in my life, I have decided to cut back on my computer time. Not only was I having computer problems, which can be very frustrating, I have become much more active with my kids and their school. As many of you can relate, having two little ones in kindergarten and all the added pressure to be a good mom, I have had to make some changes in my life. I not only have lost over 70 pounds in the last few months, but have personally gone back to one of my very first loves which is Figure Skating. I have tried to pass this love on to my children as well. So, now that we are very active at the rink it does not leave much time for anything else. So, all that being said, I love the Midnight Madness Challenges but committing to doing a weekly post is not really an option for me at this time.  
 Starting Feb 1st the Midnight Madness Sketch challenges will now be a Monthly challenge. 
Note: these will no longer be posting on Tuesday, but you will have all month to enter. I hope this will not prevent all of you from continuing to visit and play. I love my crafting and it got me through some stressful times. I will continue my crafting and continue to run CDAC site but with all that is going on, I just need to find a happy medium when it come to my time control. I would like to take this time to thank the many people that have helped run not only this blog but the CDAC site too. I could have never done it without you ladies. Thank you the "Midnight Madness Teams" past and present. Thank you to the "priscillastyles" Design Teams past and present. Thank you to all the great crafters that contribute to the CDAC site. And of course, all the wonderful followers of this blog. I will leave you with a video of my 5 year olds doing their very first routine together at the Winter recital. I hope you enjoy it.




Please keep our normal logo (shown below) on your blog, but feel free to add the MONTHLY one above too. 
Thank you for the support!

Please note due to some computer clean up, many things have changed on our site. I had to remove many past sponsors logos, and a bunch of prior posts. We will continue to make a few changes, so not to worry if things looks a little different!

34 comments:

  1. Oh wow Priscilla Hudson & Phoebe are so cute and brilliant at skating for 5 year olds, I'd have been in tears watchng if I was their mommy lol :)
    It's good to see you back after the site problems, I think we all need to evaluate our lives now and again and find a happy medium for what works for us at that time in our lives. Just enjoy your skating, your sketches are always fab so I will keep coming over to play :)
    hugs Mandy xx

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  2. I am so glad t see y'all back! Totally understand about cutting back, we all have to reevaluate things now and again! You can count on me continuing to play! Take care and God bless you!!!

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  3. Enjoy your babies while they are still so young - these years are so precious and form the foundation for so much of their lives.
    Congrats on the weight loss too :-)

    Blessings
    Maxine

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  4. So glad to see you back and delighted to know you are spending some precious moments with those babies! Looking forward to getting into the next challenge!

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  5. Glad to see you back Priscilla. Congrat's on the huge weight loss and your babies are Adorable..I will definately be playing monthly...Loz

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  6. Good for you, sounds like your priorities are where they need to be and that's wonderful!! Can't wait for the next challenge. The kids are adorable!!!

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  7. Oh Priscilla, how proud you must be of Phoebe and Hudson, how adorable they were. Congratulations and big pat on the back to you well done losing 70lbs!!! Hopefully I will now have time to enter your monthly challenges I just didn't have the time each week. Wishing you and your family a fun filled healthy 2012, take careX:)
    p.s. look forward to seeing a video of you ice skating with your children too!

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  8. The monthly challenges will suit my life better. Even with only one 13 year old son at home, between home schooling, Scouts, rugby twice a week, Army cadets, gymnastics, swimming and kayaking, my days are pretty full. I can completely understand your desire to spend more time with your adorable little skaters! How cute are they?! All the best. Mrs T-W

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  9. Love watching figure skating, but never actually done it. Your kids are adorable! Congrats on the weight loss, how much farther do you need to go?

    Love, Laura

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  10. Congratulations for so many amazing accomplishments! You should be very proud and happy and I hope you'll totally LOVE spending lots of time withj you little ones! They grow far to fast and then you miss those days very much!

    Bless your heart and congrats on your weight loss...that's is fantastic ! :)

    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  11. Loved watching the kids. I skated in jr and senior HS and loved every minute. It is very time consuming and I applaud your decision (which I'm sure was a hard one) to cut back and say the dreaded 'no'! Congrats on your weight loss too!

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  12. Wow, aren't they good, you must be so proud, and well done on the 70lbs. I know what you mean about the fitting in everything. so monthly challenges are so much better for me at the moment too! hugs and wishing you lots of fun with your kiddies. hugs heidi x

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  13. Oh good for you! They are so adorable on the ice!! TFS

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  14. Awww how cute are they and fabulous skating for 5yr olds the routine was quite long so lots to remember.
    Congrats on the weight loss Welldone you.
    Monthly challenges will be better for me too.
    (hugs)
    Trish (-:

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  15. What a cute, adorable little pair of 5 year ols, just super, and maybe I will have more time to join if its once a month...
    Congrats on the weight loss...All the Best
    Jan

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  16. I love the one month idea! Your children are just the cutest things! How precious that video is!

    Hugs,,,,,,,enjoy your time with them! It goes WAY too fast!

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  17. Oh Priscilla, your little skaters are adorable. Time passes so quickly and they grow up so fast, you are wise to want to be with them more. Congrats to you for making new choices and 70 lbs.OMG! FANTASTIC! Sounds like your 2012 is off to a great start. Happy New Year.

    Hugs
    Sue Drees

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  18. Your children are darling and they did an awesome job on their first performance!
    Having little ones takes up a lot of parents time. Kudos to you for making the decision to go monthly! Now I know I will have more time to join in the fun! Hugs! ;o)

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  19. Adorable video! They are little for such a short time! Enjoy every minute!
    Denise

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  20. Aww your kids are adorable ... and what a fabulous performance!

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  21. Wow Priscilla - you are amazing, as always. What a gorgeous video - thank you for sharing these precious moments with your talented children - what a great decision you have made....time with the cildren is priceless! I am hoping to be able to make monthly challenges - I have missed the MMSC and look forward to playing! 70lbs - you are amazing - how did you do it girl - I think we need a before and after photo!! All the best my friend! God bless you! {{{hugs}}}

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  22. Hi Priscilla! My name's Annalisa and my imagination is a bit out of the normal too. from today I'm a your new follower and I'm glad to invite you to my blog http://incantodifata.blogspot.com/
    It will be a plasure if you wanna be my follower too

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  23. Priscilla I know what you mean when you say you had to/need to cut back on PC time. My little ones are 3 and almost 5 and I did cut back on craft &bPC time to to be with them. Congrats loosing 70 pounds, I would be happy with 25 pounds maybe 30, all the best for the new adventure
    hugs
    Ildiko

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  24. Priscilla ,thank you for sharing the cute video with us .enjoy your kids and thought ,they are the most important people of your life and they are only one time so cute and sweet -now.Take time for you,for recreating yourself ,congratiolation for losing 70 pounds ,i lose 30 kg too -and know ,it is better to be healthy.I like cardcrafting and try to enjoy your monthly challenge,it suit me better.
    Huga Artesania /Gudrun

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  25. Wow, you have alot of fun things going on. I am really happy for you Priscilla because I know that if you are half more devoted to your children than this blog, your kids are the happiest, I have not doubt.

    Congratulations on the weight loss! Cool thing, you inspire me to keep working on my weight loss too. Keeps going up and down all the time. Hugs, and I will keep playing your sketches when I can too.

    All the best in the new year and years to come, Peggyxo

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  26. They are so adorable, your little kids. Very happy!

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  27. wow what a adorable pair..loved watching in awe of their talent you must be so proud and yep its me saying hiya...hope to rejoin the challenges now im sorrta back into my crafting...hugs sassyxxxx

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  28. Priscilla thanks for sharing your adorable children with us they are just to cute

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  29. Oh Priscilla, you so inspire me with your amazing accomplishments and decision to be around more for your children while they are in their most precious years. What a wonderful Ice Skating video too. Their sweet performance brought a huge smile and I was in total awe of their talent at this young age. LOVE IT! :) Huge Congrats -70 Lbs gone! WOW! You GO Girlfriend!! I'll be around for the Monthly challenges too! :)

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  30. Good for you! That is so wonderful that you are setting the time aside to enjoy and be active in your childrens lives .The video is absolutely adorable ! They are soooo good and too Stinkin cute! Oh and congrats about the weight loss that's amazing !

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  31. Hi Priscilla! I haven't been by to visit in so long. Sorry! I love the video of your kids. They are so talented at their age. I would have been flat on my butt as soon as my foot hit the ice ;) What a great inspiration you must be to them too not to mention bringing back the fun times that you had the years that you were doing it. Congrats on your weight loss too! It sounds like you have your life the way you want it now. I am so happy for you and for your family. Enjoy every moment, and stay in touch when you get a chance. I have all but quit crafting for now. We have been planning a big move for months, and it is finally drawing close, so my life has really been consumed with it. Surely, I will get back to crafting from time to time, but the days of crafting the way we all used to are gone for me too. There is just too much else in life to do than to focus on only one thing for too much time. My best to you always, and hope to come by here now and then and see your sweet kids more. They are adorable!
    Hugs,
    Carolyn
    (from the original MM Design Team) :)

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  32. I'm going to join Carolyn with all she said, as much as I enjoy crafting, those days of only focusing on that are gone and I too have been going through some very personal changes, for now, it has been difficult but hope for a brighter tomorrow. I am so happy for you P, life goes on and changes and it seems that only great things ahead for you and your family, a congratulations on your weight loss, no matter how little you are, you are always living large, my friend. Sending you only my best wishes (( hugs )) Jane

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  33. they're so adorable, congrats! we're so happy for the changes and good things happened in your life. thank you so much for sharing this one.
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