New Layout - Markell's Baptism

Hello again. I know it's been a minute since I've posted. Haven't had much to talk about lately. Shocking, huh? :-)

Well, I've been working on a layout and I'm FINALLY done. I've only been working on it since Tuesday of this week. I just couldn't commit to anything and it just wasn't "talking" to me. But now I'm done, and I'm pretty pleased with it. Although, it doesn't look a lot like "my" work. Here it is: (sorry for the bad scan)

The patterned paper that I used is pretty cool. It has the word "BAPTISM" all over it. I also cut the stained glass windows and the title by hand. I found the actual "glass" on the internet. I just found one that I liked, saved it and printed it on a transparency so it looks a little more realistic.

Anyway, thanks for looking. Be inspired...

Oh, one more thing...

Below, I mentioned that we just received "some" of our new furniture. But I didn't tell you what happened prior to our delivery today.

You may have read that our kids soccer seasons are now in full swing. Today, they both had games. Markell played this morning and Jayla played this afternoon at 1pm. The furniture company called me yesterday and said that our delivery time would be between 3pm & 6pm. PERFECT! We'd be finished with all soccer activities by then, right? WRONG!!!
Well, I get a phone call at 1:30pm, right in the middle of Jayla's game, stating that the furniture would be delivered to our house within 30 minutes. Ok, that's not such a bad thing...they're coming earlier instead of later.
HOWEVER...we're still in the middle of my baby's game.
Coach Daddy and I just so happened to drive separately today so it wouldn't be a problem if one of us left to go meet the delivery.
Ok, we picked me! I would leave early. I didn't think it would be a big deal. But my 4 year old thought otherwise. Boy, little girls sure do know how to pull at your heartstrings.
I proceed to tell Jayla that mommy has to leave a little early to wait on our furniture delivery, and I'd have to miss some of her game. She gets this REALLY sad look on her face, almost to the point of tears and says to me, "But mommy, I don't want you to leave!"
I tell her that I'll only miss a few minutes of her game then she will be coming home with daddy.
She then says, 'But who's gonna clap for me and yell and say, 'GO Jayla!! GO! GO! GO!?"
Oh my goodness... Talk about feeling like I wanted to crawl under a rock! So there I am, standing on the soccer field...CRYING!!
Daddy then stepped in and said that he'd yell and cheer for her. Still pouting, she says "Ok".
So as I'm walking to the car, she yells, "Mommy! I'm gonna score one more goal for you!"
Sorry for the long story, but I had to share. Oh how I love that little girl. What a sweetie!!!

"GO Jayla!!!"

My Furniture is FINALLY here...well some of it!

Alright, I can't stand it ANY longer! I have been waiting on this new furniture since January. And 95% of it is here now so I can finally do a post about it.

By the time all is said and done, we will have had 3 deliveries from Haverty's...for only 5 pieces of furniture. ARGH!!! The 1st delivery only contained one of our sofas and the WRONG chair and coffee table. Where's my other sofa, chair and coffee table? Who knows? The 2nd delivery, which came today, contained our GORGEOUS coffee table and other sofa. Still, no chair! They SAY that the chair should be here in about 2 - 3 more weeks.
What is it about that particular time frame...2 - 3 weeks??
I kinda thought that when you get a call that says "your furniture" will be delivered on a certain date, that means ALL of it. Call me crazy!!!
Ok, I'm through venting. Like I said 95% of the furniture is here. And it looks FABULOUS in our family room. And to prove that point, here's the OLD furniture...ICK!! However, it DID serve us well for the 10 years we had it.

And here's the new stuff. Isn't is pretty??? I just LOVE it! And the coffee table...oh my goodness, talk about a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. It has 4 "extensions" that pull from the sides for additional storage, 2 drawers, 4 shelves, a checker board & backgammon board...all concealed neatly in one table. AND, get this, additional seating in the middle...in leather! GORGEOUS!!!

Anyway, I'm glad it's finally here. Oh, and the new chair may not get it's own post. So just imagine the Cappucinno colored "Chofa" (CHaise lounge built into a sOFA)... only smaller. The long cushion on the Chofa can be swapped out with the chair cushion to make the chair into a Chaise lounge. Too stinkin COOL!!! Thanks for looking!!!

Lookie what I made...

No, I'm not showing off my pretty little 4 year old this time. Even though she did make a super cute "displayer" for my new project.

I recently bought a few bottles of Making Memories Scrapbook Paint...ok, I bought 2 and got one free :-). And I needed a place to store them. I saw this project in a Memory Makers magazine and for the life of me, couldn't figure out how they did it. But after some trial and error, I did it. I happened to have some of my trusty ole Target wire cube panels lying around. Which is exactly what they used in the MM magazine. So I thought I'd give it a try. The hardest part was painting the thread spools! But I'm pleased with how it turned out.

This isn't that great of a picture of my "project"....but it IS a cute picture of my sweet girl trying her best to display mommy's handy work.

This picture is a little better depiction of my paint bottle holder. And it's even pretty cute of my Jayla too, huh? :-)

NOTE: Some may not be able to get past my cute little "display unit" :-). So this is where you can find this project in MM magazine. It's in the Jan. 2006 issue on page 133.
Thanks for looking.

Wednesday 4 challenge

Before I get started, I have a confession to make. I "borrowed" this topic from Renee. However, she called it the Friday 4 challenge. But in an effort not to look so much like a thief, I changed it to a Wednesday challenge....smile.

I love answering questions like these, even though I often have a hard time coming up with answers. But, here goes:

1. List the people from your past who you would like to reconnect with through email (if you could find them): Most of the people I'd love to reconnect with have moved and we haven't really kept in touch. But they are from our OLD Sunday school class. John & Becky, Steve & Susan andDave & Dru. I'm sure there are others, but I can't think of them at the moment.

2. List the companies you wish you owned. I would love to own Target, Chick-Fil-A, or a scrapbook store.

3. List the things you do to defy aging. LAUGH!!!, rest, scrapbook, love, and allow myself to be loved.

4. List what you do to snap out of a bad mood. LAUGH!!!, scrapbook, listen to music, sing, hug & kiss my husband &/or kids, and play with my puppy.

Well, that's about it. Thanks again Renee for unknowingly letting me borrow this :-). I see that you didn't do this, but I feel a TAG coming on. Ok, ladies, you're up! Let's see your "4 challenge". Adrienne, Diane, Tiffany, Tangee and anyone else who feels the urge. :-) Be inspired!

A thing of BEAUTY!

Good morning. For those of you that keep up with my blog, you've probably seen this picture of my eldest DD before. But I've changed it up a little. I'm actually finished with her scrapbook album, as she doesn't live with us anymore and I'm no longer able to get recent pix of her. But this is one that she had done at a photo shoot in March of 2005 for Upscale Magazine. I simply LOVE these pictures and envisioned a beautiful then & now LO. So, here it is!


I am SOOO pleased with how this turned out. I had a ball painting one of the giant HS flowers and painting the ghost letter & flower edges.

I have been so blessed with beautiful girls and it makes LO's like this come so easy. I'm so proud of my eldest DD and I'm simply awed by her beauty...Then & NOW!!! Thanks for looking!

FLOWER POWER!!!

I knew this was gonna happen! I have gone flower KArazy!!! I am finally catching up with all the other Prima Divas out there!
My collection has now increased to 9 bottles of the cute little embellishments. And I have also increased my collection of the HUMONGUS Heidi Swapp flowers. I can't tell you how excited I was today when, not only did the UPS man deliver 3 bottles to my door. But the mail man delivered an additional 3 bottles AND my HS flowers! What a GREAT mail day!!! And NO bills! You just can't beat that!!! Oh well, now that I've gotten (just about) all the supplies I could possibly use, I'm anxious to see what I create.







NOW, I'm truly inspired...so stay tuned. It can only get better from here :-).

I've been at it AGAIN!!!

Somebody STOP ME!!! I've been shopping again for scrapbook supplies. Lord knows I don't need another thing. But SOMEBODY has to keep these stores in business!! Might as well be me. :-).
Last week, I was blessed with 2 rebate checks for me and DH's new cell phones, and OF COURSE I'm using that money for supplies. So last week I placed 3 supply orders for a few things. And one of those orders was for some more HS Ghost letters. I received those yesterday. I'm still waiting on my orders of Prima Flowers...can't wait to get those! Then today, I found myself wandering aimlessly around Hobby Lobby. SOOOOO, since I was there anyway, I wound up in the scrapbook section. They have so many new things in there. I had a ball! So much so that I made my 4 year old wait...just a few more minutes before I got her some lunch...hee hee. She accepted my apology and actually thought it was funny that her belly was growling so loudly :-). Anyhoo, this is what I picked up today.

This patterned paper by The Paper Studio. I LOVE the colors and grabbed one of every pattern.

I also got these pretty glittery flower stickers, some Crystal Brads by MM, Gameboard alphabets in "Spotlight" (White) & "Valentine" (Pink) also by MM, and a pink ink pad.

Oh the fun I'm gonna have with my new stuff! I'm feeling inspired!!!

Let the GAMES begin!

Oh my GOSH! It's soccer season again ALREADY! Ok, I'll admit it, I LOVE soccer season. The Spring season is the hardest because of all the potential rain. The kids get so disappointed when it rains and they either can't practice or play for a day or two. I know how they feel. Especially about the games. I simply love that all the kids love seeing eachother, season after season. This is my DS's 7th season playing and I must say, he's awesome. He plays goalie (in addition to other positions), and he's getting so tall that before long, he'll be stopping those balls that fly over his head.














My DD is in her 2nd season and doesn't show any signs of slacking up. She's alot more excited about playing than I thought she'd be. She absolutely LOVES playing soccer. There is nothing better (at this point in her life) than being a "Cheetah Girl". She also loves that her daddy is one of her coaches. I love these pictures of her. She and daddy are getting ready for the first game of the season, putting on shin guards and cleats. And do I even need to mention that she totally loves posing for the camera?...So what if it's in the middle of a game. :-)
















Now THIS is inspiring! Thanks for looking!

I been shoppin!

Ok, for those that know me, the fact that I've been shopping really isn't a surprise. But the thing that made this trip so exciting to me was that (this time) I went to JoAnns with coupon in hand and knowing exactly what I wanted. AND, I actually found things that I could use in the clearance bin. I love CLEARANCE...whoever he is :-).

Here are my goods. I found some cute little sparkly pink letters...that are adhesive...for only $3. Some little alphabet letters...PURPLE no less for $4. And some primary colored mini frames (I forgot to add them to my picture) for only $3. I paid full price, which still wasn't bad, for some flowers (JoAnn's has their own line of flowers now and they are SOOOO cute). I am SOOO loving flowers lately. I also found the MM chipboard letters I was looking for. And last but not least, I couldn't leave the store without getting SOMETHING by Heidi Swapp. The "girl" index tabs I got are too fun.

Anyway, I know this isn't an exciting post for those that don't scrapbook. But for those who do, I'm sure you understand my joy :-). Alrighty, gotta go play now...I'm inspired...are YOU???