My baby turns 7!!!

I told her not too - to just be 6 again for another year but my baby went ahead and turned 7 anyways yesterday... December 30th.

Here is her interview on her reflections of being 6:

Mom: Gabby - what is your favourite memory of the last year.
G: Going to Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, the Hannah Montana Concert in Toronto, High School Musical the Musical also in Toronto, staying home sometimes with Mommy and Daddy and Rui and Toopy when she comes over to play with us. We play a lot.

Mom: Gabby - what is your favourite food right now?
G: My favourite food is bologna!

Mom: What is your favourite colour?
G: Light blue

Mom: Who are your best friends?
G: Mackenzie, Carlee, Jenna, Jessica, Brittney, Brooklyn, and the rest of the girls in the class.

Mom: What is your favourite thing to do?
G: Play with mommy, and daddy and Rui.

Mom: What is your favourite toy?
G: Webkinz.




Mom: How many do you have?
G: I don't really know. (Guess) Like, about 15???

Mom: What colour is your room?
G: pink, orange and purple.



Mom: What is your favourite game to play?
G: Monopoly, Guitar Hero 3 (on the Wii) and other games on the Wii and board games.

Mom: What is your favourite thing to drink?
G: Chocolate milk

Mom: What is your favourite restaurant?
G: MacDonalds or Burger King.
Mom: And what do you order there?
G: Cheeseburgers




Mom: What is your favourite TV show?
G: Hannah Montana and the Suite Life of Zack and Cody. And my other favourite show is Viva Pinata. V-I-V-A Mom.




Mom: What is your favourite book?
G: I don't know yet.
MOm: Ok - so what books are you looking forward to reading then because you got a lot of books for Christmas right?
G: After I finish my other Hannah book, I am looking forward to reading another Hannah Montana book and finishing my High School Musical book.




Thanks for meeting with me Gabby. I hope your 7th year is as awesome as your 6th!
We love you sooooo much!!!

Catching Up with the Circle

Turns out that life is conspiring against me a bit in my scrapping world!
I was so wrapped up in my new job - and in card making for the upcoming craft sale at work that I forgot to do any LOs and just plain ran out of time!

Being on the team at the Circle of Scrapping Friends - I was quite delinquent and then this week, I am sick as a dog. I have managed to mostly catch up with my LOs that were past due (with one small exception - I need to do a LO with an 8x10 photo on it)

I updated the blog with my additions but here they are in no particular order:

DO a LO using only wallet sized or smaller photos and include 3 tags..
Ok - I will - and here it is...


And also - do a LO of an unusual size. Now this one reminds me of the movie "The Princess Bride". Do you remember seeing that one? Freaky looking R.O.U.S.'s or Rodents of Unusual Size. Nobody thought they were at all realistic looking however, they are still weird and can give you nightmares - am I right?

Anyway - here is an 8x8 LO. I got this album for my birthday and so far this is the only LO of this size in it - but hey - I got time to fill it I figure! I will add more when I am feeling a little crazy and cutting edge (tee hee)


And finally - a LO about someone special to you that has passed away... ..at least I think that was the dare. I might have that worded wrong - but that is what I did for mine...

Here is the posting.

Turtle Cyber Crop Friday night!

Before the 14 hour card fest I played along in the Scrapping Turtle Cyber Crop. I was a cyber crop virgin, but it was pretty cool. I felt a little guilty cropping along on a Friday night though - that is usually our family chill time.

There were 4 challenges. My pictures turned out horribly but here they are:

#1 6pm - Sketch challenge... Trust me, this one matches the sketch posted by Selena. LOVE the sketch - very cool!


7pm - Next was Dea's challenge to complete a LO using orange and black as the dominant colours and it did not have to be Halloween themed. Well that sounded like an extra fun challenge so I came up with this one "Funky and Fresh" (bad pic!)



730pm - Stop and unscramble some crazy scrapping words and send to Selena - CHECK!

8pm - Martina's challenge to scrap a LO using a pic or pics of someone dressed up. But now DON'T use black or orange or Halloween paper... YIKES!


And finally 9pm - Jasmine's challenge to do a LO where the subject whole face cannot show, only partial faces... This one was really tough to find pics to match!


It really was a lot of fun. Next time hopefully more people are able to play along!
Great challenges!!!

14 Hours in One Day Scrapping!!!! A new personal best...

Kandace and I will be selling some cards and different scrapped items at the company craft show in November... so in order to make some stock we scrapped for 14+ hours on Saturday and this is just some of what we were able to complete!!
My butt dozed off for a few naps and my neck is completely stiff today but I think the toughest part will be actually letting people buy the cards now. They really turned out awesome and it will be hard to sell them!

We definitely need to make more stuff - but there are a few weekends left! I got some more stuff today at the craft store to work on some more in the evenings!

Here is my LO from the Thanksgiving dare on the Circle. Just posting it after that fact is all... It was tough. I am not in love with it - but it's ok. I printed my pic on textured cardstock. Looks way better IRL.

Circle of Scrapping Friends - Posted My First Dare!

Posted my first dare since being asked to join the team on Circle of Scrapping friends.
It was really fun to come up with it - so it's up.

I dared everyone to create a LO using NONE of their faves - so my fave paper product is Scenic Route, my fave tool is my Crop-adile and my fave embellie (? at least I hope it is considered an embellie) is stamping.

So my LO has none of these elements.

Here is my dare:

I kinda just LOVE this one

I prepared this LO while at the Pirate Princess crop at the Turtle and I just love it.
It is such a cool and funny memory of Rui on his 1st day of JK. I don't think I will ever forget this day.



Love those THICKERS!

Here is my 1st Dare LO for the Circle of Scrapping Friends

Joined the team on the circle with Jenn, Kelly and Amanda. So fun!
The first dare was to leave "white space" on a LO. This is super challenging for me because I am a free-styler and I love to fill up every inch with tons of pics and embellies. It's like when I am talking, I can't shut up - same thing applies to scrapping for me. So this was tough but once I started it just came together. I am pretty pleased with the end product. What a great memory. I will never forget Rui saying "That bug is a friends. My name is Rui Silva and I am a great boy. I have lots of answers." It's not like he waited patiently with his hand up. Nope. He just yelled it out as soon as the question was asked.

And I thought he would be scared and shy at school.
I guess I was wrong.

There once was Princess Jasmine
You have probably heard her name
She will go to great lengths
And show all of her strength
To win is the name of her game!

Now Our Jas, she has no fear
So listen, lend me your ear
To sparkle her eye
She used Zip-Dry
And the crowd did give a big cheer

Jasmine - inspired use of adhesive. It was a very proud moment!

Ok I am definitely going to get an adapter or something for the camera to the computer! Gonna hit The Source tomorrow I think!
I have done tons of scrapping and I can't upload anything! Plus I have some wicked pics on the camera that I want to alter/picasa/photoshop whatev...
I tried to do my 1st digital LO. I got as far as download a bunch of free stuff to make the LO and then I got stuck. I tried to download a trial of photoshop so I could get it done but it didn't work...
Will persevere and someday be victorious!
I went to a visitation today - so sad. I hate cancer. Cancer can go straight to hell. That's all I will say about it.

Trying to keep up with the Circle of Scrapping Friends - So far I am loving all the dares...! Very inspiring.

I am making tons of stuff because I am supposed to have a bunch of thingys ready for a craft show at work where my aunt will be selling her cards and I wanted to add to her stock and sell some of mine too. I made a grand total of (yippee) one card and one bookmark today but I was working on some stuff for the Turtle recipe swap so I say I still did good.

We went to the awesome Oktoberfest/Thanksgiving Parade today. Perfect weather again! I love parades. My mom gets so totally jazzed - she has so much fun! Her fave is the bands I think! They did not have any pipe bands in this year - those are my faves and I love the ladies who stand on the back of the horses and all the kids in the parade. They get so excited waving to the crowds.

I hope our kids get to be in a parade sometime. I was in them when I was a kid and it is a kick for sure.

Love my new Pirate Princess bra I won at the crop and yes ladies - it was indeed my size. Wore it to work this week even me hearties! Hee hee...

Circle of Scrapping Friends - Team Member Kim!!!

So excited to join the new team on the Circle of Scrapping Friends blog! Amanda set up a great new place for us to "dare" out scrappy friends to push the limits of their creativity and talents! So cool...
Thanks Amanda for all your hard work.

I have my next dare completed but have to get the camera working to upload it and stuff.. Maybe I can get Laura's camera again just for the night to upload everything! Hmmm... Better butter her up since I kept it so long last time!



I can't wait to show my "white space". Mine is red but now looking at the Ali Edwards LO I am not sure I left enough blank to qualify - LOL. That is what happens to a free-styler - I can't help filling all the space!

Pirate Princess Croptastic Day

Today mom and I went to the Pirate Princess crop hosted by the Scrapping Turtle in St. Jacobs. Hannah, Lori, Theresa and yes, even Bob - went WAY above and beyond expectations and hosted a fabulous and affordable event... well, it would have been affordable if I could have stayed out of the store! (But that is the point isn't it ladies and Bob - mwaahahaha)
Breast Cancer begone was the theme and I have a boobylicious new pink pirate bra to celebrate because I could not walk the plank blindfolded if it meant my life! 7 spins and 7 steps - not a chance! I am happy with the bra anyway and it is indeed my size for those who might be interested!

Once my camera is up and running - I will post some pirate pics. It was a great way to spend a relaxing Sunday with Mommy creating and relating with some very nice ladies.
It was nice to see Jasmine and Mindy and hang with them again - and all the other wonderful ladies at the crop. I definitely think we got the better end of the weekend deal with only 8 of us there - that just means one thing right? More prizes! I am sure everyone walked away with at least one gift!
Awesome day! Can't wait for the next crop!!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my sirius satellite radio

Selena posted a challenge recently to scrap something to do with technology that you could not live without. For me, that is my satellite radio. I am such a snob now about my radio listening. (Sorry Angie Mark and Bryan and Carlos Benevides) I cannot STAND to listen to terrestrial radio (say that with a snobby sneer please.)

Whoever I can convert over to the sunny side of the listening street I will!
Here are the Top Ten stations that I listen to in the car..

There are Two #1 stations that I love... read below for more details...

#10 The Blues
#9 First Wave (all the cool 80s new wave tunes)
#8 Buzz Saw (tons of Zepplin - more for Dave than me)
#7 Hair Nation (can you say Poison? How about GnR?)
#6 The Pulse (90s tunes mostly)
#5 Sirius Love (laugh if you will but you can sing along to EVERY song)
#4 Howard 101 (all the spinoff shows and other shock-like jocks)
#3 Sirius 1 (Current hits from all types of music it seems)
#2 The Big 80s
#1 If the kids are in the car - Radio Disney
#1 If I am by myself - Howard 100. Need I say more?

Some newer stuff

I made this for Rui so if he missed us during his days at JK he could just walk to his backpack and see pictures of all of us doing fun things and then he wouldn't miss us. He told me today that he looked at it and didn't miss us at all. Too funny kid!

You too could have this cake!!!

By just signing up for the Adult and Kid recipe swap on the Turtle... Made this one so I would have a picture to reference when I write up the recipe.

I can't take any credit for the idea - a lovely girl at work named Nickey told me about it - and hers is probably more professional looking - but I threw this one together with kids and it was a fun craft afternoon activity and then we ate the thing. Lickety split!

I think it's coming...

Thanks Jasmine for the boost! I started to try and get the mojo back by signing up for a bunch of swaps. Then today on this rainy blah day I started and finished a lot of my swap work... I made 6 Christmas cards for the swap, one for my collection of cards and a bunch of little packets of buttons for button swap.

Now I have the stuff all cleaned up again. See, I was up against a bunch of problems... ...company - so everything had to be put away all the time. I bought an awesome rolling shelf from Zehrs (not fancy - just functional) and put everything in drawers and out of sight - AHA! That's it right?

Add to that we got a new computer - great!! Except the router isn't right and though we can use it, things are not set up all perfectly and the email isn't switched over yet so we have to webmail in - which I never do hardly.

Then add that my camera takes gorgeous pictures but will not upload at all - which means I can't post anything or participate in the fun stuff because of that.

Lastly, my sister and BIL got me addicted to the Office which I never watched before so I have spent a lot of time in the last week or two watching all of season 2 and most of season 3 on DVD. Oh and the kids started school and switched babysitters this week. My world is conspiring against my art!! Tee hee...

Time to take off the pity party hat and get 'er done. I am going to look for a funny picture tonight and do something fun with my paper!

Smiles!

How can Kimmy get her groove back?

I lost it.
Brutal.
I am not inspired right now... Need some help!?

I forgot to add the Win Some Lose Some part

I entered my first "big" scrapping contest from a paper company. I had never sent anything to a paper company before at all so I wasn't exactly sure what to do. I sent a LO to the Scenic Route paper company which I thought was great... The deadline passed while I was in Saubz so I was checking Dave's blackberry every day trying to see if my name was in the winner circle. It wasn't. In fact, I never even did get an email back that my LO was received or anything. Is that normal? It leaves you wondering if it was even received by them or considered. Anyway, 2 days after the contest was supposed to end and the winners announced, the SR folks caught up to their website and posted the winners. Obviously I did not join the ranks - and that's ok - but I am still a little disappointed I guess. I will try again. What do I have to lose right? But next time I will add a "read receipt".

Here is my entry...



I did see some lovely news that Pearl (one of the sisterhood of scrap sisters) won this month and her incredible LO is one of the big winners.

The silver lining was that on the same day - my sister Laura was permanently hired as an employee in the same company as me. She had been working on a contract since January and was hoping to stay - and she found out at the same time that she will stay will me and our lunchtime fun can continue. Also on this day - my sister Megan got a 2nd interview for a very exciting job located around the corner from Mommy's work and this is her first "grown-up" job after graduating college with distinction!
She also got a call that one of her professors wants her to do freelance work on the side for them - so she is kicking butt all over the place! AMAZING!

See - you win some, you lose some. And you keep on trying.

Birthday Incredibleness and You Win Some You Lose Some

So August 1st was my birthday. Not just any birthday. It was the most incredible birthday of my life. Really. And I have had some great ones before.

SO we are at Sauble - and my family decides that it would be fun to plan a scavenger hunt for me to find my prizes (behind my back - can you believe that?) So led by my sister Laura the ringleader - she and the rest of my family took various clues and presents to all random stores all over downtown Sauble Beach. I had to go in and tell the person working at the store the following, "Hi. My name is Kim. Today is my birthday." and that person would hand me another clue. Some of the clues even had presents attached. (oh you know I am scrapping this event - might be enough for an album !! LOL)

It was really very exciting and emotional. I felt like the most loved person on those seven miles of white sand beach. They could have just bought a cake. But I am so grateful that they all went to the trouble.

Dave also spoiled me extremely rotten (again) by getting me the BIG package of the Diesel QuicKutz font (how did he know? Haha - thanks Turtle friends) He also got me a $50 gift cert for our anniversary - and my parents and Meg and Uni got me a $100 gift cert so watch out ladies - here I come!

Once I can figure out my camera troubles - I will post up some pics.

A Week without Scrapping... What my Mojo go?

Reading in a floaty chair in Sauble (after asking my young cousins to help me pull myself up into it and dropping my brand new book into the sparkling waves) I was thinking about scrapping. It really changes some of the things you do... For example, I never used to think about pictures the way I do now. While I was taking photographs I was mentally sketching the layouts in my head... I was planning mini-albums and cards to thank people for the great things that happened this week. I even went to a cool store in Hepworth for my 3rd annual mid-Saubz scrap purchase and got some items to help me when I returned. Now I have been home for about 15 hours and normally by now I would have at least cut some paper or laid out some ideas on the dining room table. I have even printed some photos for a layout that I planned while snappin' about our trip to the Marts cottage and going froggin'. Now that I am here - I can't seem to start. I think after thinking about the mojo that I may have uncovered the problem.

I put all my stuff away.

Before we left I mean. Normally it is all out (sometimes tidy, othertimes not) on the table in neat stacks or piles. I wanted to come home to no chaos, with Dave's inspiration, so I put everything away.

That's the problem. I have to just get some stuff out and lay it beside my new stuff and pics. I think that's it.

Events that Shape your life...

Here is a blog challenge from the Sisterhood of Scrap!

Blog about a favorite event of your adulthood.

Ok - so let's assume that getting married and having the kids were the best things that happened to me in my adulthood. That's the obvious, although very true answer. Trying to dig into something a little more obscure - hmmmm... I asked Dave about his memories to see his response.

His answer was this, "When something happens that you didn't plan - for example, Thanksgiving in October 2006. Those times are the best"

That was a great day - here is the story... (Thanks Dave)

While the turkey was in the oven on low we decided to go over to the Kim-Glo pumpkin patch nearby. We didn't realize we would have to pay for parking in a mowed down cornfield so we were scrambling for dough in the change compartments for us and Megan and Uni who were in the car in front of us. I think it was $8 a car - CRAZY for corn parking right?! Anyway we found enough and went in to the farm. They had a haunted barn (which is was REALLY scary) It was pitch black and I mean you could not see in front of you - you had to reach out your hands and feel along the creepy old barn walls with who knows what on them. There were dressed up scary people like Pinhead from that movie - whatever that was called - and they would walk past you in the dark and touch you and then you would have to scream just because. I was clutching the back of Dave but when one of the scary people walked by Dave kicked me by accident in the shin and stepped on my flip flopped foot! I was bruised and deliciously scared. Gabby bailed before we even got through the front door - it would have been too scary for her anyway. Dad went through a few times! He's crazy.

There was a million things to do there. The kids went on pony rides (it was Rui's 1st time on a pony) and their names were Rainbow and Polkaroo (the guys said he won the horse in a poker game). Rui insisted that the horse was Bullseye from Toy Story 2. We took so many great pictures that day.
They had a maze plowed through the corn and in the middle was a tall play structure/lookout where you could see over the corn. So cool.

There was an inflatable pumpkin and climber and big stacks of hay bales to climb high in the sky! There were tons of animals to pet and feed including a BIG COW named Norm. Then the best part of the day... The haunted hayride. It started off kind of blah. The driver of the tractor was a guy with a black painted face and super scary nose. He was not smiling. You walked up this huge ramp into the back of the trailer and sat on hay all around the outside. So it started driving along and all throughout the fields there were scarecrows with scary masks, there was a UFO and big green alien and even a cemetary with bones and an old Hearse parked in the fields. Then we entered the witches forest. We didn't know what to expect but we were pleasantly surprised. Some witches had a cabin in the forest, and a fire going with scary music in the background. The witches came out of their house and chatted with all the people on the ride and Rui (who was 3 at the time) was yelling back to the witches that he couldn't stay with them "We have to MOVE ON!" he was saying. OMG we all were laughing so much and my sister Laura captured the whole witch exchange on video with her digital camera! So amazing. We still watch it now every now and again and enjoy it.


If I can figure out how to post the video I will - it's short but awesome!
This had to be the best $8 we ever spent because everything else inside, including the hayride was free.

When we returned home from Kim-glo - all 11 of us - Kim, Dave, Gabriella, Rui, Laura, Cam, Tierney, Megan, Unison, Mom and Dad - the turkey was perfectly cooked and all we had to do was finish the sidedishes, set the table and eat, eat, eat.

So do something unexpected and unplanned. Take an adventure one day. Just look up something local and go without too much preparation. You won't be sorry!

Blog about a favorite event of your childhood.
I will have to think about this one and blog another day!

Some random layouts I just finished!

More Sisterhood Challenges!

Here are some more of the Layouts done during the sisterhood blog crop last week. What a blast. I tried to get them all done but couldn't manage!

The Kandace Krop

Kandace, Clarke, Tyler and Ryan came over on Sunday for a big crop. Kandace was not feeling inspired but was a great cheerleader and I finished a LO, some recipes for a swap on the Turtle and a mini album about Tyler's 1st Kung Fu tournament from last year. Tyler (my amazing godson) was the youngest in the competition, had the "lowest" sash (what's the PC term for that?!) and won the entire thing. Now that's just raw talent and skill. Ty ROCKS!


What a lot of fun. We will have to do it again when all the girls (Kandace, Kathi, Mommy, Laura and Megan and me) can crop together. We are a force to be reckoned with!

SISTERHOOD OF SCRAP - MY CHALLENGE!

So it's my turn to post a challenge. This was very exciting for me because I have never done anything like this before. Here it is:

Incorporate the following things into a LO...
S - Staples
I - Inking
S - Something about Summer
T - Torn Patterned Paper
E - Eyelets
R - Rubons and/or Ribbon

There will be a prize drawing from everyone who does this challenge. Post a link here and you could WIN! Did you see the wicked prizes posted on the sisterhood blog?? They're awesome.

Here is my example of a LO with the above elements:


Here is the journalling - it includes each of the top 3 things our family members want to do at Sauble Beach in just a few days...

"With only 13 sleeps left until the annual Sauble Beach summer vacation, what are the Silvas hoping to do when they get there?

Rui - Rui can't wait to
*drive his RC Hummer and trick cars on the beach
*makes sandcastles
*roast marshmallows

Gabriella - Gabby can't wait for
*bungee jumping
*games at the arcade
*ice cream at Scoopers

Kim can't wait to
*laugh uncontrollably
*jump in big waves
*campfire games

Dave can't wait to
*swim
*read and
*play on the beach with the kids"

It was my 1st time using BLING and it's *SICK* - my new favourite and I can't stop putting it on LOs. Did you see it on my Lennox dog LO below? Crazy! Who puts bling on a boy dog? I do! LOVE IT.

Have fun everyone and a great Tuesday!!! Why not right??
Kim xo

Sisterhood Challenge - Weaving!

Never woulda tried it.
Definitely.
Probably wouldn't even have thought of it.
Tried it.
Liked it.
Mine is subtle but the background of the top 2-3rds is woven with 6 different pps.
Thanks for the cool challenge!

Journalling reads:

Gram and Papa celebrating their 40th and 50th anniversaries.
Douglas and Margaret married June 12, 1948

I loved my Papa who passed away in 2004. I think of him constantly.
Papa was to Family what Delicious is to Chocolate. Doesn't get better than him and I miss him terribly.



I hope to be married for so long. Well today I do... Ask me another day!?? Tee hee
Kim xo

Last Night Scrap Frenzy!

What a night?
3 LOS in one night - after work and dinner with the kiddies!
WOW! I was trying to get caught up on all the sisterhood challenges... Geez. You ladies are fast-paced. Got em all done though (I think)

Here is my entry for Dea's strolling challenge. Mine is the theme rather than the other elements of the art pieces. This is a picture of my sister and bil's dog Lennox. He is a Great Dane that they rescued several years ago. He is an old man now but we love him. He has to be the most gentle and amazing dog. What luck to find such a good friend who just needed friends. He stops traffic. When you walk this dog anywhere - you meet people and that is a given. You can't help it. He's an attraction. The boys in the family LOVE to walk him for that reason. Especially at Sauble Beach.


Journalling on the left -
"Are You SERIOUSLY going to try & say that YOU HAVE NEVER tried to take a pic of your DOG with SUNGLASSES on? (well-it's FUNNY. You should try it) Sauble Beach 2005

Journalling on the right - Lennox is a CHICK MAGNET. Honestly you can't walk anywhere with this guy without people stopping to ask...
* Is that a Great Dane?
-YEP.
*Where do ya keep his saddle?
-Good one.
*Is he friendly?
-Nope. He's a vicious monster - if slobber was deadly.

Hope you approve. It's not ladies with skirts and umbrellas but I like how it turned out. And we were strolling... Kim xo

Tina's Follow the Leader Sisterhood of Scrap Challenge

FUN! Tina has an incredible talent. I had a hard time picking one of her LOs to "lift" as per the challenge instructions. But I managed to choose and here is my own interpretation of her My Treasure LO.

The journalling reads: "Rui has wanted this Sportacus costume for months and finally he got it. I wonder if he will ever take it off again! Did U know... apples are candy to Sportacus?" July 16-2007



Rui was so pumped to get this costume. You know when a kid asks for something repeatedly for months that they really want it. Usually they just ask each time the TV commercial is on - but he asked over and over for this costume. He loves to watch Lazytown. It's a cool show with a great message about eating healthy and exercising.

Check out Tina's blog and her amazing work at:
http://tinamcd-mysanity.blogspot.com/

My Favourite Tradition, also for Christmas IN July!

This one is 6x6. What I am going to do is get a 6x6 for everyone in my family and then maybe have the whole thing framed with each of our fave traditions stuck together. Isn't that what Christmas is about anyway? Family and everyone's fave things in one place and just feeling blessed to be together?

Some of my new stuff!

For a Christmas IN July contest - do you like my sno-globe? It was totally Gabby's idea! She even took me to a Holly Hobby website so I would be sure to know what she meant when she was describing it to me. Too funny. (And a little too much like her mother I think)!

It's been too long!

Seems like a long time since I updated on here.. I have been busy back to work and busy trying to fix in crop time in between all the other activities.
I was able to do a few things this weekend but nothing at all last week in the evenings. I probably get a couple of fun little things done tonight after the kiddos go to bed!!

Found a new passion. BLING! OMG why didn't anyone tell me I would psychotically love those little gems of wonderfulness. Just sticking them on a LO makes my heart sing!

Stay tuned for some new LOs to be posted. I am currently desperately trying to play along with the activities on the sisterhood of scrap blog - but with difficulty just in finding the time. Also I am having challenges posting on their blog - I get errors each time so I send my comments separately to one of the actual sisters, Dea, Carla or Susan so they know I am following their hard work and fun!

Their Strolling with the Sisters challenges are fun so far. The first was FEET in a LO and since I had just done this for a challenge on the Turtle, I msged Dea to make sure it was ok - so the Crocs Rock LO it is for Challenge #1 from Sister SUSAN...



Check out Susan's blog at http://scrapndoodle.blogspot.com/. It is cool!

Sisterhood Sketch Saturday challenge for this week...

I think next week I am going to go thru scrap withdrawal when I go back to work. I did tons of creating this week and it's awesome. And through all of the scrapping I still took the kids about 100 places and exhausted them... I guess it is my way to unwind - when others are watching the tube -- I sit at the dining room table, scrap and zone out there instead..

Here is a LO based on a sketch posted on the Sisterhood of Scrap blog this week by Valerie Salmon... Check out this sketch and others by her (SOOO cool!) at http://gotsketch.blogspot.com/



I thought it was really pretty and I had a cool pic of Mom and Dad so there you have it!

Last page from the Crop - Dominican Republic 1998

Here are some pics of when Dave and I got engaged in the Dominican and my first plane trip ever! I will do the opposite page with more of the story later!

Another one from the crop! Putt Par Priceless!

Rui's 1st "18"
He finally finished a round instead of just tearing around the course like an animal!

My First Crop Night at the Turtle!

It was a fun time heading off to the Scrapping Turtle in St Jacobs Friday nite... I never thought I would stay all the way until midnight but I think they must pump oxygen in like at the casinos because i coulda stayed there all night!

Here are the LOs I finished there... I still need to add the date to Megan's layout. Pretty sure it is 1987 but looking at her!
I loved these pictures and everywhere that I lived - in dorms, apartments, these are the pictures I had of her in my room!