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.