Back to normal

After 2 days of back-to-school and fridge shopping, I'm trying to get back to normal. What is normal you ask? Ugh, the boring stuff! Laundry, vacuuming, bathroom cleaning, and kid tending! lol Okay, so the kid part is there any day, but after so much running around Braden is sleep deprived and in need of sleep! He can go pretty long without a nap when we're out running around, and he is still a good kid! So today we are going NO WHERE! Darren is back at work for his yucky, long Tuesday and the kids and I are in our jammies! :)

Hailee just got done painting.
Braden is finishing up his 1st of 3 naps that are scheduled!
I just finished my blog and message board hopping.

Now to go switch the laundry out and unload that dishwasher. One of these days I'd like to go in the kitchen and have the dishwasher already unloaded...by someone other than ME!

(a girl is allowed to dream!)

Happy Tuesday everyone!

hmmm....

I received my prize pack from winning the Unpubbed blog challenge. What a fantastic prize! The sponsor was 2scrappychix.com. They have AWESOME kits! and along with their kit they also sent me a prima paper pack! what a nice treat!

So, the monthly kit includes the Brittany's Castle collection from Cloud 9 Designs. If any of you know the paper, it's a lot of purple! Also in the kit is an 8" chipboard flower by Making Memories. Well it doesn't get any better! I'm going to alter the flower with the paper to hang in Hailee's purple bedroom!!!!! PERFECT! Now, I've learned that Yes paste is better than Mod Podge....but I don't have any. the hmmm.... part is how do I convince Darren that a trip to Michael's is in order tomorrow for our new fridge and school clothes shopping? Not sure he'll believe me, but trust me folks, I'll try my darndest! lol And as soon as I have this flower finished, I'll be sure to share it here!

I really don't like when it pours.

You know the saying, "when it rains, it pours"? Well it's pouring here in Broken Arrow! Two days ago Darren calls me and says "time for a new canopy, the window just broke". (this is on his truck) We knew the time would come, he's been babying it to avoid just this situation, but apparently he couldn't hold it off any longer. We decided Monday we'd go looking around and find out just how expensive they really are.

Last night Darren tells me "we need a new fridge". um, okay.....but why? It won't get any colder than about 41 degrees.....that's in the red on the thermometer. GREAT! So now he's going to hold off on the canopy and we have to move stuff out of the house fridge and into the garage until checks come in so we can go buy a fridge.

oh, and Hailee starts school in 2 weeks and I've done exactly NO SHOPPING yet! No clothes, no supplies, no backpack...nope, haven't started. Guess holding off for sales wasn't such a great idea after all!

Hope everyone else is having a better week than we are here :)

Another Unpubbed Lift...

well there is just some amazing talent on this blog (link to the right) that I had to do this weeks Famer lift! Thanks, Elizabeth, for the inspiration!!!

Well this is it. Not {EXACTLY} the way I visioned it, but it's too late to remove things now. So I'll just go with it and hope it's liked a little bit! lol

I'm just tooting all over the place!

Well....this is only my 2nd (that I can remember) win based on my actual TALENT! I've won things based on random drawings many times, and it is exciting, but not like this!!! Well here's the layout that won, and check out the rest of the blog, it's awesome and has some really talented scrappers!!!!

Thanks Unpubbed Gals!!!!

http://unpubbed.blogspot.com/2007/07/favorite_19.html

And the WINNER is..........................

okay, I drew a name. I know, I should've done all the formalities of showing the steps of putting the names in the basket, shaking it, and pulling out the winning name. But I didn't. I'm too lazy for all that. So here ya go...your winner of a big pack of messy paper! lol :)



JUDIE-BETH!!!!!!!!!!!!


get me your addy and I'll get this out to you sometime this year! lol

Surprise!!!

Okay, I'm not doing the drawing for the big pack of paper until tomorrow, but there were so many similar answers I did an EXTRA SURPRISE drawing! So many people answered with Basic Grey, that I thought I better give some away! So I put everyone's name in a bowl that included BG in their reply and drew one name!

Anonymous said...
Wow that is a nice gesture. I love all papers - dcwv, junkitz, basic grey, scenic route. i love how they coordinate their papers and the weight is great for bg. i also love chatterbox papers - so pretty.stephanie

So Stephanie, email me your address and I'll get this out to you sometime next week! Congratulations!!!

Got Paper???

I just did some scrap cleaning....WOW! Let me tell you - I have paper I don't even remember buying! So I filled up a 12x12 ziplock with a HUGE stack and I'm going to give it away. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post...tell me your favorite paper company and why. On Friday I'll do a random drawing for a winner! Good luck!

(want an idea of companies? Imagination Project, Paper Salon, Polar Bear Press, DCWV, and MANY MORE!!!!)



oh, and I have 2 bags...but am only doing one now...so check back often, ya never know when I'll do another!

Our Shining Star!!!

I created this layout today for the challenge at the Unpubbed Blog (link to the right). I used all papers by Scrappy Cake. The flag is cut from their paper and then I painted clear glitter on top of it. I like the layout and love the picture of Braden. Thanks for looking ya'll!

Self portrait.

Katie Jones challenged the playgrounders to do a self portrait and then scrap it. I did it. My kids will thank me someday...I hope. :) This is also for Summer's challenge at Busy Bee to use 3 different patterned papers by 3 different manufacturers. I love those kind of challenges, really gets me to think outside the box and just have a little fun!

There are good days and there are bad....

Yesterday was a great day! The kids played and were in wonderful moods! Here are a few pictures. Braden learned to get around on his "car" while Hailee mastered her 63 piece jigsaw puzzle she received the other day!

That brings us to today. First let me set up the scene...Braden has his crib in our room...he naps there during the day but we have his playpen in the office for at night. When we go to bed we put our extra pillows in his crib. Braden is in the middle of my bed, playing with the fringe on a throw pillow while I get his crib ready for his morning nap. I'm talking to him and he's smiling....Sammy comes in the room and Braden wants to see. In less than 2 seconds he's at the end of the bed...I turn and see him falling but can't catch him in time! His face hits the floor and his back flips over him, bending his neck backwards! OMG! He starts SCREAMING and I of course start crying out of sheer PANIC! I get his blankie and take him to the rocking chair to calm him down. I make sure he can move his neck on his own and walk before putting him down for his nap. whew. but this is what he has when he wakes up...rug burn on his eye (and cheek a little bit). poor little man!

Pictures from the 4th!

We had a great day Wednesday and I'm happy that I did get some pictures this year!