Another sketch!

Since I can't really do much right now, I started fussing with a sketch that I can use for my July 4th pics. And what better than to have a 4 pic sketch, with 4"x4" photos for that July 4th layout. Too clever, aren't I!?! Here it is:


I will have my sample layout up on July 5th or 6th. So, if you have time and would like to use my sketch, please do so and link it back here so it can be seen by all those who visit!

Just a note, this sketch is for your personal use only and not to be used for submissions of any kind. Thank you!

Makayla's 4th Birthday!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my pictures are being held hostage on my media card. I wonder how much I'll have to pay in ransom to get them back? If I can even find someone who can salvage them!

Thankfully, I did print some off this past week and here is one with her pink cowgirl boots and sitting pretty atop one of her favorite horses on the farm:


Can't believe this little one is already 4 and just getting so mature. Isn't there a way to slow down time, just so we can enjoy them a little bit longer in their innocent years? Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!

Oh, the things that happen.....

Well, I'm starting to feel like my ole self again, a bit on the "foggy" side but managing to get myself around just fine. Saturday we got rear ended while sitting at a stoplight and I ended up with an ambulance ride to the ER.

It started out being such a fun day, out to breakfast with the kids before heading off to Makayla's dance recital. She was such a Little Princess and did such a fabulous job. =) Ya know, I'd share some pics with ya, but it seems my media card is refusing to let me have any of them and gives me this nasty card read error! Just thankful other family members have some and they are willing to share!

So after the recital is over, Butch and I head out to visit a couple scrap stores where I pick up some CC Early Bird (ADORABLE!!), and a few sheets of the OA Road Map, again ADORABLE!! The colors on these papers are so bright and cheery, and can't wait to find just the right pics for them. =)

Once Butch makes a quick stop at his cigar shop, we head home. We were both thinking of how thirsty we were and that we should pull into one of the fast food places on our way home for a soda. WHAM!! We get nailed at the light! I jolted forward and it felt like someone hit me with something hard in the back of the head! Instant headache and thought I was gonna barf!

Here come the cops, a firetruck with the paramedics, an ambulance! All this commotion is going on while Butch is being occupied by the cops and I'm getting hoisted on a body board, strapped in so tight, and hauled away! Ambulance rides SUCK!! They are the bumpiest things ever! If I wasn't injured before, I was once I got out of that thing!

Yes, I'm fine, in a bit of a fog, still a bit sore, but this too shall pass. =)

Simply Obsessed July Kit!

I think I'm gonna be in scrapbook heaven next month with this bright and festive kit from Simply Obsessed! Features Basic Grey's Lime Rickey and its just too yummy!


Also anxiously awaiting the announcement of the new Design Team for SO and its bound to be a fantastic set of ladies. I just love their work and another big push for me to join this club. They are so interactive with the members and to me that's ever so important.

Back to waiting!

The Birthday Girl!

Last night we celebrated Nicole's 31st Birthday!


And after cake and ice cream.....


....they settled into a grueling game of Chutes & Ladders.....


......where Nicole came out the victor!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NICKIE!!!

Speaking of layouts......

Just want to share a few that I've done in the past few days. Makayla and I went on our weekly walk to the wetlands and she decided she wanted to play in the flowers that are so pretty this spring:


All of a sudden, Little Missy decided she has had enough, cops me an attitude and refuses to smile or even look at the camera. She puts this tub in front of her face and exclaims "no more picture!" Guess she told me!:


And I still can't believe this darling little one is turning 4 next week!! Not possible, just not possible!!

Life Preservers August Sneak Peeks!

How is a girl to choose?? They are all fabulous! Wish I could get a picture to post, but here's the link so you can check them out! So many choices - Bo Bunny Calypso with Basic Grey Lemonade Featured kit, Crate Paper Orbit Alternate kit, Marks Paper Company's English Garden Mini-kit, a new card kit with a selection of Collage Press' beautiful papers, and the Project kit is from Paper Trunk's Socalite with some darling flowers by Prima and sweet looking Say It With Pearls! Don't forget to check out the ribbon add-on and, woo-hoo, that stamp set is adorable!

Sneak Peeks!

I love that Von gives us a chance to get involved in the decision making process of which kits we'll receive AND especially that we get to see them so much earlier than other kit clubs!! And just wait till you see what Life Preserver's design team does with these papers!! Its MAGIC!!

Oh, BTW, wipe your chin, I can see you drooling! =)

Tootin' My Own Horn!!

Holy Snikies, look where I found myself this morning!!!

Scrappers Lifeline

And I even created my very first sketch for that layout!! Speaking of excited!! WOW WEEE!!!

National Donut Day!

Yep, it was! Dunkin Donuts was giving away free donuts to anyone who bought a drink, and Krispy Kreme was handing them out for the asking, no purchase necessary. It all started back in 1917 when the Salvation Army felt the soldiers in WWI needed a pick me up. It was established that the first friday in June would be National Donut Day.

And to honor the occasion, Makayla and I made donuts! Didn't want to take the 30 minute trip to and from Krispy Kreme, so we did this:



Maybe not the most perfectly shaped donuts you'll ever see, but it sure is a heap of yummy goodness!


And it looks like they passed the taste test, no complaints from these two! =)

Scrap time!

This past weekend, it was a hot one for us in the Pacific Northwest. Don't get me wrong, I definitely welcome the warmth of the sun, but I'm not a snake living in the Arizona desert either!

So, we went shopping for a couple super soaker type water guns and had a great time getting cooled off! Here is a layout of two of my favorite people having a blast with two photos that sum up the fun:


And a few more pics to share:



Thank goodness for patio doors!

Happy June!!

Wow! I can't believe this year is almost half over. And June is pretty full of special happenings for this particular family!

Let me see, Father's Day & Nicole's birthday are on the same day this year, and Makayla will turn four and wants a pony party for her birthday. She has mentioned that no boys are allowed, so Papa and Daddy have to sit this one out. FAT CHANCE!! She will also have her dance recital this month and I can't wait to see her all dressed up in her little tutu and being such a girly-girl! She does like her nail polish and lipsticks, but the majority of her playtime is outside in the dirt with the rest of the neighbor kids riding bikes and getting boo-boos. =)

We will also be getting into full swing with our fundraising for our Relay For Life team, "It's All Relative". We worked at a golf tournament and in return they gave us all the proceeds. It was a huge success, as we raised $705 for the American Cancer Society. This was our third year hostessing the tournament and each year it just keeps getting bigger and better!

And I'm suppose to be getting some scrapping done in the midst of all this?! We'll see!! Godspeed.