A full day

Today was a full day of fun! I went to the monthly/Sunday crop that Cori & I have at Crop Paper Scissors. I think I accomplished a lot. I managed to do a few recipe swap cards, I altered a picture frame for a co-workers birthday gift and did a fun layout that I will share..... Ashlyn did three layouts all by herself and did a really great job for an 8 yr old. She is getting better and better the more she scrapbooks. I love the monthly crops- it is a scheduled time for me to have 'me time' and do what I love. I also love to do the SMART GIRLS CROP that the store has. All the girls that attend are wonderful and it is a night of laughter and time to scrapbook without interruptions. I guess scrapbooking is my guilty pleasure- yet I do not feel guilty...... uuummm?! Anyway, after being at the crop from 10 - 4 I met Jeff & Jayton at the boat launch and went out on our boat for awhile with them. That was my first trip on the boat all summer! It has just been hectic and when I think about all the things that I have planned to do this summer each weekend it seems like summer is going to be over just like that. Then winter will be here before I know it- uuugghh! I much prefer warm weather........ don't you?

FUN IN THE SUN

Today I was mom of the year- or so it seemed. I took Ashlyn, Jayton & cousin Caylie to the waterpark in Moscow. We were there several hours. I just love the waterpark in Moscow and so do the kids, they have a blast! Ashlyn has been getting much more comfortable in the water, going under and attempting to swim and just letting loose- I never thought she would ever feel comforatble in the water. Even last year she was still clingy and deathly afraid. I am so proud at how far she has come. I do not want to push her, the more time she is spending in the water she is developing her own courage and confidence. That is how I learned. Like mother, like daughter. Jayton was non stop going down the little kids water slides.... he would go down the frog, then bounce over to the tube slide. Back & forth, back & forth for hours! I got some great pictures of Jayton to scrapbook. But, Ashlyn & Caylie kept hiding from the camera, don't they know how important it is for me to get the perfect shot to scrap! LOL! Right now I really need to pack for the crop Cori & I are doing tomorrow at Crop Paper Scissors. I have been putting it off. Tomorrow I hope to finish my recipe cards for the recipe card swap I am hosting and maybe attemt to scrapbook the cruise, I still have a long ways to go on that scrapbook. I took a million pictures! Wish me luck- or better yet come into the store tomorrow and scrap with some fun gals!!

It's you, It's me-read on you'll agree!

Found this searching the web & thought it was cute- had to share!

Tale of a Midnight Scrapbooker
(Cheryl Miller)
It's nine o'clock, the baby's in bed."Let's go also," my husband said.
"That sounds great!" in a hug we engage."Just give me 10 minutes, I'll finish a page!"
Thirty go by, my borders complete;I lay out my pictures so nice and neat.
I add paper for color and a sticker or two.How about a die cut, now that should do!
But then an idea pops into my head-One more page, then off to bed!
I glance at the clock; it's 11:09! This is it; I'll draw the line.
But my fingers keep cutting- the ideas are pouring;
From the back room, I can't hear the snoring!
I look back at my work; I've done quite a bit.It's midnight now- and time to quit.
I clean up my desk and turn off the light.put my book on the shelf-
'til tomorrow night!

Women can't have too many......

......'Purses' ! Tonight I hosted a purse party, yes the things women like myself need in every color, size & style. Well, Designs by Jamie is just the one gal empire that can create a purse that your own creative mind can design. It was a great time and I think all my friends that came throughly enjoyed themselves and cannot wait to receive the purse that they chose the fabric, size and style on. Check her blog ( I have a link to the left). Jamie is such a nice person with some wonderful talent! The gals and I also snacked on some yummy cheesecake and dreamt about being somewhere cooler, it was a hot one today! Thank goodness for air conditioning...... as a child I cannot recall thinking it was ever too hot outside. I must be getting old!!

Hot dogs & Apple pie......

Well, today was like any other day- I did nothing special or spectacular this 4th of July. No hot dogs and no apple pie, the true American fare...... I did however clean every inch of my house, I mean every room and I even did a layout with the 4th in mind..... the supplies were from the page of the month at Crop Paper Scissors and the photo (surprisingly) was taken while on a trip to Vegas last month! I am still learning how to post layouts on this blog so bare with me while I share the layout I did today.

Sick- On my day off!!

I cannot believe my luck..... I had yesterday off to finish the laundry from our camping weekend, and deep clean the house and many other tasks I tend to put off. Guess what! I was a sick mommy.....I won't go into details, but the day off was not a fun one. So this morning I am feeling better and getting ready for work. Now my 4th of July will consist of all those things I had to put on the back burner on Monday. Don't forget that the new page of the month for Crop Paper Scissors is available on the 6th!! I cannot wait to get mine. It is just the motivation I need to scrapbook- when there is a deadline I accomplish lots!
Ta Ta.......for now!

Glad to be home....

My family and I just arrived home from a fun-filled weekend camping. I love to go camping but man is it hard work! Loading, to go. Unloading when arrive. Loading to leave. Unloading when reach home. The kids had a wonderful time playing and riding their bikes. We had a chance to go fishing but only caught one, they fish were just not hungry. Saturday night we watched the firework show over Winchester Lake. Jayton fell asleep though and missed the whole show. It was extremely cold outside that night too. But in comparison to Friday night the weather was mild. We had a storm with huge hail and high winds. The radio was putting out tornado warnings. Thank goodness the storm passed quickly. The bonus on the storm was I had a chance to go in our camper and scrapbook. Yes- I do bring things to scrap into the woods! Scrapbook materials are like Visa cards........ can't leave home without it.