What a great day!

Today I was the last day of working for two and a half weeks. I am so going to enjoy this. Yay!

Last week I went into town to buy some new make up. Since we bought the boat this spring and have spent so much time on it this summer, I'm much tanner than usual. So I bought new foundation and decided to try a new make up remover. In addition, I bought something for those little crows feet that seem to stand out so much more around my eyes since I've been in the sun. The reason I'm telling you this? Well I've been using these products for a week or so and may I say they are heaven sent. A lot of make up removers sting around my eyes. Not this. And the eye cream is wonderful! Just thought I'd share these Estee Lauder treasures with you. :D



I worked on a lo last night too. My darling daughter and her best friend posed for this pic last week. They are so cute! So anyhoo, played a little and did a simple page.

(credits: kit by Michelle Underwood, flowes and rhinestone by Holly McCaig, ribbons and stitches by Gina Miller, color wash by photoblast)

Well, I did get some rest last night- whew! I finished up a book too (one I squeezed into my summer reading list.) If your a James Patterson fan I reccomend it. The Lake House is a sequel to When the Wind Blows and it was Excellent.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super day!

Let's talk about Lily...

She is my dh's pooch. She usually travels with him but has really been acting like she would rather stay home with all the other dogs instead. So he left her. Lily is driving me NUTS. And here I am posting in the early hours of the morning because she is keeping me up. How am I supposed to feel ship shape if I'm hardly sleeping I ask? *sigh* Truth be known I am feeling better, just very irritated with dh's dog.

On a good note, I nearly have the new computer set up and most of my files transfered. Scrapbooking is almost possible once again. :) So I bought a few new goodies last night to play with. And it looks as though I will be all by my lonesome most of the weekend now so we'll give the crafty weekend another try. :D

Changing the subject once more... The Alaskan pipeline is shut down so on the Front page of the paper today it says that we should expect the possibility of paying $4.00 a gallon of gas this fall. Can you fathom? Sheesh! A friend sent me this and its just to funny not to share under the circumstances. ;)

Have a great day all!

Coming to you from a new computer!

Friday I had planned on sending the kids off for the weekend and having a very crafty weekend, however things don't always go as we planned. Darling daughter wasn't feeling well so I ended up taking care of a sick one. By Sunday she was feeling better so she, dh, and I tried taking the boat out fishing. That was a short trip... as soon as we got it in the water and tried starting it there was the most horendous and tremendous loud grinding sound. Upon further inspection, we could see that the starter had broken away from the casing. Luckily, since we just had it rebuilt is should be fixed fairly quickly and under warrenty.

So Sunday we brought the boat back home, went to church, and then drove to Portland to buy a much needed new computer. We found one that looks just perfect for me. And I love that the computers were on sale since its back to school time. :D

About the time we got home, I snapped a shot of the puppy again. They turned two weeks old yesterday and all have their eyes open now. Here's she is again. I had a hard time holding her in one hand this time.

Then in the wee hours of this morning I woke feeling very crummy. I still went to work today but have been chilling out most of the afternoon. I sent dh and the kids to the movies so I could take a nap in. I woke feeling better, thank goodness.

Here's hoping that I feel ship shape tomorrow. TTFN!

Day four and going strong!

This week has mellowed out and has been fairly stress free. I'm so thankful ~ spending most of my free time doing things I enjoy... scrapping, reading, posting in my blog etc. Life is good. :D

Two more lo's were finished yesterday and I'd like to share~

(credits: hot child kit by Meredith Fenwick, grunge frame by Jessica Sprague)

(credits: cool kid mini kit by Meredith Fenwick, cardboard, tag, and clip by Gina Cabrera)

And I purchased a couple more random things a PDW that I thought I couldn't live without. (hehe) One is a printers drawer that I'm eager to give a try.

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Totally changing the subject now... I don't know how many of you switched from paper scrapping to digital as I did. I stumbled into the darkside of scrapping (tee hee) last Christmastime. No looking back.

But I must confess that I have TONS of scrapping stuff piled up that will never be used for what it was once intended. *sigh* Am I the only one in that boat? I sold some stuff to downsize, I've rak'd some away more, even shuffled quite a bit to my darling daughter, but still I have mounds of embellishments and papers crowding my digital scrap area.

Alas I hope I have found a use for at least some of my old goods...



Making Jewelry with Scrapbook Embellishments is a pretty cool book. I should open'er up this weekend and ride out this crafty streak while I have it. Hopefully turning some of the stashed away embellishments into something I can wear. :D

And on that note, I shall leave you. Thanks for stopping in and have a great evening!

Three

posts in three days... what's going on? ;)

This post will be a little of this and that... ramblings if you will.

Yesterday when we stopped to get some things for dinner at the grocery store they had Simple Scrapbooks digital scrapbooking 5 out on the shelf. Of course I picked that up. Cool beans!

I did scrap last night as well. Here's a couple of lo's to share. :D

(credits: summery start kit by Gina Miller, Word art- clip - photo corners by Holly McCaig, lined paper by Gina Cabrera)

(credits: papers and accents by Holly McCaig, Font- 2peas Squish)

And this weekend when we were at Michaels buying some jewelry stuff I found some cool albums for my digi lo's. Guess this weekend I will finally get to use that new printer. Yay!

And we are on day 10 for the puppies. Yes another puppy update. -They have really grown. This again is the same puppy pictured below (scroll down) and you can plainly see the change. They are trying to stand alone now even though they have yet to open their eyes. They are too cute!

Well... off to read while its quiet around here. Have a fantastic week all!

A few changes

I've been fiddling with my settings again. Thought the blog needed a facelift.

I found this great site, ez actions, and its pretty cool. I linked to it in the sidebar for anyone interested.

This afternoon I plan to scrap. I'm done working for the day and caught up on the household chores so the rest of the day will be at the mercy of my creative juices so long as the kids cooperate.

And here's some cool treats that I bought over at PDW before our last camping trip.

Thanks for stopping in. Have a great day! :D