Wednesday, December 26, 2007
My Favorite Christmas Memory
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
New Cute Pics
Page credits: red frame: www.kaymillerdesigns.com, background paper and fancy tag: http://digitalscrapbookgrapixs.blogspot.com/, font CK Buddies: www.scrapnfonts.com , Holly stickers and paper clip: http://perfectlyimperfectamanda.blogspot.com, labels: www.polkadotplum.blogspot.com
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
5 Days Left!
Today we went out to eat lunch with friends and I spent a big part of the morning deciding on a Christmas craft to do with daughter #1's class at school tomorrow. The original idea given to me by the room mom was to do the candy cane reindeer with the googly eyes and pom-pom noses. Well, I went to the craft store and they were all out of every item I needed in every color as well. So, since I was at the craft store I picked up the items I needed to do this project (below). I got this idea from www.beckyhiggins.com and just had to try it. When in Rome, right?
Anyway, it was fun to do and didn't cost much. As for the class craft, we are going to make snowmen out of marshmallows (using icing as "glue"). They'll have orange tic tac noses and red hot buttons, mini m&m eyes, licorice mouths, and a hat made out of a gumdrop wreath and a taffy. Hope it goes ok, it sure was a pain rounding up all of the stuff. I guess when every elementary classroom in the state is having a Christmas party on the same day I should expect the stores to be out of the standard craft supplies!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Wii are so lucky!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Yay! A cute banner!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The things kids say
Monday, December 10, 2007
Furry Friends
Friday, December 7, 2007
Not much to tell
P.S. If anyone besides my great friends Christina or Kari stop by, leave a comment--it would make my day! (Christina and Kari, yours already do!)
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Pinecones and Feline Antics
Friday, November 30, 2007
Gingerbread houses
Not much else is happening today. I need to go grocery shopping. We're going to be adventuring into dinners that include other types of beef besides ground beef. My husband's mom and dad got half a cow butchered for Christmas and sent us home with some. It's really nice. It's mostly ground beef but also some other various cuts. We had stew earlier this week. Yum. Tonight it's going to be cube steaks parmigiana. My husbands not a huge fan of red meat (just hamburger) but I think it'll be nice for us to all try some new things. He might decide he likes those things more than he thought.
I'm waiting for some things I ordered from Ebay. My mother in law lent me a book a few weeks back called "Coming Home" by Rosamunde Pilcher. I really enjoyed her style. It turns out the book was made into a movie with Kira Knightley and Peter O'Toole in it. I found it on Ebay (a four VHS set) and got it for $10. Then I ordered a few of her other books too. I hope they come soon--I need something to read (and watch, with the writer's strike)! Have a great weekend!
Page Credits: Winter's Peace kit by Kay Miller http://www.kaymillerdesigns.com/, Gingerbread man by Amanda Roberts (It's a FREEBIE!) http://www.designsthatrawk.blogspot.com/, Font: LJD Dear Santa www.scrapnfonts.com
Thursday, November 29, 2007
On a creative roll
I think my kids will really enjoy it. The numbers are Bazil Chips and I painted them, put the number chipboard stickers on them and put a magnet on the back of each. The magnets stick to washers that I glued onto the board.
I have a grouping of six clipboards on my kitchen wall that are undecorated and I keep 8x10 photos clipped onto them. It's great because they are so easy to change out. I just took one of those down and put this one in its place until Christmas is over.
I went with my friend to see a home they're building in Spanish Fork. It is soooo gorgeous. They actually have woods in their backyard. Just past that is a river. It reminded me of homes in St. Louis. My mom has a bunch of evergreens along the back of her yard and you can hear all of the birds singing in the morning. My dad has woods in his backyard and they see alot of deer. Good stuff. At least we have the beautiful mountains and lake to look at!
I'll try to post some kid pics tomorrow. I'm supposed to do a page for my mom with the pictures we took of her helping the kids with the gingerbread house. My goal is to get that done tonight or tomorrow. Have a great night!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Creative inspiration
I was pretty happy with them! The only trouble I ran into was that I found a small square box to decorate and hold the cards, but 3x3 cards are impossible to find! I visited four stores to no avail. I ended up using these card bases that I already had at home. I'll have to order some small cards from Dannie at some point so that I can use those little boxes I got. I ended up wrapping these with ribbon. There were four different designs but these two were the cutest.
Paper and rinestones and ribbons make me drool. It's just fun to make stuff. Have a happy Wednesday!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Great story!
A 3-year-old tells all from his mother's rest-room stall.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Christmas Morning (kind of)
Mr. Whiskers is still here. We posted some "kitten found" pictures on the mailboxes in the neighborhood last night. I think we'll keep him if he isn't claimed. He's so cute. Our dog licks him and the kitten rubs up against the dog. So sweet.
Here are some pictures from our festivities yesterday.
Page credits: Wildflower Holiday kit http://www.weedsandwildflowersdesign.com/, CK Journaling font http://www.scrapnfonts.com/, Postage stamp frames by Katie Pertiet http://www.designerdigitals.com/, center frame (glitter effect added) from Festival Kit http://www.blogger.com/www.shabbyprincess.com
Friday, November 23, 2007
Yummy!
We are off to Ikea and Seagull Book this morning. Nanna has never seen an Ikea before. Let's hope it's not too crazy crowded.
I have to share our gross story from the drive home last night. We were driving up the freeway when traffic came to a halt. We were just sitting there looking out the windows when we see an suv pull onto the shoulder. Then a truck comes hauling down the shoulder and almost runs right into him! We all said "Oh my gosh!" Luckily the truck swerved around the suv. Right then, the suv's door opens and some guy sticks his head out the door and starts puking. We all saw it. It was sick.
We have a stray kitty at our house. We're going to put up some flyers in the neighborhood to see if he belongs to anyone around here. I have mixed feelings right now about keeping him. He's a pain at nighttime (probably because he's so little) but he wakes us up at night and we end up taking him into the laundry room. He gets along with the dog though and the kids adore him. But, there's the issue of the litter box and where to keep it. Oh, I don't know what I want to do!
I'll post some pics tonight after we do our decorating.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Have a Happy Day!
We are Thankful
Thanksgiving dinner is going to be soooo yummy! I am taking a sweet potato casserole. My dad and stepmom got the recipe on a vacation once and it is sooo tasty. I'm also making my berry pretzel salad that I've done for about four years now. It was more perfect when I could still find cranberry jello, but raspberry will have to do this year.
Last night was so fun! We got Chili's take out and watched the Holiday. I highly recommend Chili's fajita explosion salad with chipotle ranch dressing. YUM!
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Back in Business
I've been getting the house ready for Christmas. I know it's a bit early, but my mom is coming on Wednesday for a visit and we're having an early Christmas together. I can't wait!
Friday was "dress up as a literary character" day at the kids' school. I didn't even think about it until Friday morning. My middle daughter was Cinderella and we whipped up a quick Harry Potter get-up for my son. We just gave him a pair of round frames and a lightening bolt on his forehead. It was cute.
Tonight I'm going out with the girls. So fun! We're just getting some chinese food and hanging out. Last night my husband went to a friend's house to watch guy movies, so now I get to go.
Monday, November 12, 2007
I got tagged--how exciting!
There are a few rules one must follow to play the game. When tagged, you must link to the person who tagged you. Then post the rules before your list, and list eight random things about yourself. At the end of the post, you must tag and link to eight other people.
Eight random things about me......hmmmm.......
1. My favorite show, currently, is the Office.
2. I only had three boyfriends during college (51/2 years of it!) and their names all started with K. This included my totally awesome husband Kyle. The day I found him was the best day of my life.
3. I can't go to sleep without covers on even if it is sweltering hot.
4. I was a waitress at a Chinese food restaurant for 5 years during college. I still have dreams (nightmares maybe?) about working there. Chinese food is still my favorite.
5. When I was tiny I ate some old cookies that my dad had thrown out of his bicycle bag. They were covered in ants and I ate them anyway.
6. My older brother calls me TJ. (My middle name is Joy)
7. I hate those commercials that call Redwood Road "Road Redwood". I want to totally punch the TV every time I hear one of those.
8. When I was little I hated girl toys. I didn't want dolls, just stuffed animals. I used to tell my family that someday I was going to marry a dog!
I wish I knew 8 blogs to tag, but I'm new to this whole thing. So, I'll just tag the poor souls who I know have a blog!
"Tag, you're it!"
Urrrrrg!
Cute, huh? Well, I figured out why I was having problems. The "add photo" window was open behind the window I was working on. So I couldn't open it because it was already open, I just couldn't see it. Duh! My son will not want to be left out so I'm also putting up a great picture of him.Doesn't he look old in this picture? He loves pajamas. He's always asking to look at the pajamas whenever we're shopping for clothes.
All of my kids are at school right now, even DD#2. DD#1 will be home soon with her buddy Luke that I babysit. I had him all last week so his mom is taking DD#1 over to their house to play for the afternoon. So, I get a lot of time to myself today. I'll go get DD#2 at 12 but she'll have a nap this afternoon. I'm not to excited about what I have to do, though. That's why I'm playing on the computer instead! When I'm done here I have to clean and fold laundry. Yay!
Here's a link to a funny video for you. The song at the beginning is great. The rest is lame. But, you've definitely got to hear the song. It'll make you laugh! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IR5HWr9IIw
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Saturday at Home
Today we splurged and had lunch at Wingers. Yummy. We also picked up the movie "Goonies" for my son because it occurred to me the other day how much he will love it. I can't wait to watch it with him tonight. Between now and then I have to scoop doggy doo, clean out the car, and straighten the house which was clean just yesterday (you couldn't tell if you saw it now!)
Last night something about religion came up and my son said "Do some people believe in Simon?" It took me a bit to figure out that he actually meant Satan. Pretty funny. I told him that yes, unfortunately some people do (I think he was asking if some people follow Satan). Kids are so fun to listen to.
For those of you interested in digital scrapbooking, I posted my favorite designers' websites in the sidebar for you all. I also just placed an order for prints from a place called http://www.scrapbookpictures.com/ . The 8x8s I order for our albums are 1.99, they are on photo paper, and there is a flat rate shipping fee of 2.00. It's the best place I have found so far.
You've got to check out these adorable photos I took of DD#2 the other day. We were going to take her over to the school to get her picture taken and I figured I'd get some shots of her before we left just in case it didn't work out so well at the school. She ended up doing really well for the photographer but I think I actually like these pictures better. Layout credits: Weeds & Wildflowers Seeing Stars kit, frames and tags http://www.blogger.com/www.designerdigitals.com Katie Pertiet, Gettin' Edgy torn edges http://www.blogger.com/www.sophiasarducci.com