Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Busy, busy, busy again!

Just been plain BUSY these past two weeks with school starting back up. WOW! Anyway, just wanted to check in and say I really REALLY hope to be posting regularly again soon! But, for now...I fixed my header...what' ya think?! Loves...

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Work in progress...

Well, I am learning all kinds of fun things about writing html in school right now and how computers work. As you can see, I have been playing around with my header, but it is definately a work in progress! I cannot seem to get it right right now and I must get some dinner and back to my school work! Stay tuned...

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Snake

My crazy hubby made me post this. Hee hee. For those of you who have no idea what this is, he was playing Ghost Recon with friends and took this screen shot of a fellow player. Enjoy guys! ;)

Pope John XXXIII-

“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.”

Love that quote! So true. Live it. Loves...

Monday, July 21, 2008

Pure sunshine...


Can you believe these fields of sunflowers that we have here?! So beautiful. Pure joy!!!!








Saturday, July 19, 2008

Busy as a bee



I tell ya...what a busy busy week! Started school and am learning html code. Really cool, btw. Anyway, lets see...we had a trip to our local ceramics place to make some really fun stuff. And, Daddy and Em had a trip to the fire station...which happens a lot because it is diagonally across from our home. And, Em and I went to the free movie for the week...The Bee Movie. Always cute. Then, last night we went to dinner with some friends and watched a local attraction. Also taking care of our neighbors fish and mail for a while. Fun, fun stuff! Loves for now...

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Checking in!

So, just busy busy with school right now. Really hope to get the rest of those pages up soon and do some more creating! I NEED to create! :)

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Extra time and just for fun...

Been busy busy tonight planning for the week and prepping for school, and now I find myself with some extra time...wow! Anyway, so...I thought I would go ahead and post that just for fun/just for me page and also another page for fun as well before I go to bed. Still keep your eye out in the future for that those pages from my article idea that flopped (oh well...all in good time). I am still gonna post it as an article if I can figure it out.

The just for fun/just for me page was an idea I got while flipping through magazines on our trip to Utah. I saw so much "visual prettiness" that I just loved and kept the idea floating around for when I got home to where my "tools" were. Using various magazines, adhesive, a circle punch, a couple of acrylic letters, a few buttons, stamps, chalk ink, a pen, and scissors; I created this art of things I love right now or things that are so me right now. The fun part of this project is that it's just for fun and just for me, but also how it changes over time so you could do these often...


The other page is of a short memory of Joe and Em at Walmart. I am so blessed to have such a great husband and he is such a good daddy! He always seems to come up with the cutest little things for Em and him to do...


Journaling: So, I am standing in line checking out at Walmart when I look over to see Joe taking these photos of Emery. When I get done, he shows them to me saying, "mad, madder, and happiest!" I say, "Ok, but what are these for?" And he says back to me, "I don't know...because we were bored I guess?!" Not much of a story. Just a daddy having fun with his son. But, to me it's one of the best stories of all. Thanks to good daddies and silly fun!

Loves...

Back to school!

Hey all...I may be quiet for a few days because I start back in school for my last two classes tomorrow. It gets a little crazy at first, but I already have a good start. Also, I hope to be posting that just for fun/just for me scrapbook page soon and more fun pages/article idea to follow. I just moved some things around in my studio and I am clear headed and hopeful. Hope your days are happy, your health well, and your smiles many. Loves...

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Cows and dogs

So, Em says to me this morning shortly after waking up and while playing with his cars that have been out for the last few days because he is sick at home, "We need cows for our backyard." Ok, so where did he get this one?! Little ones are so funny! He cracks me up. So, I ask him, "Oh really...how many cows do we need?" and he tells me 2. I asked him what we should name them and he said, "Can't member."

More funnies...
Later, Joe tells me about something Em had said while I was out shopping and they were at home playing outside. They had gone out to skate, but Em's skates are now too small...boo hoo and way cool at the same time. Anyway, I guess one was laying out still and Em was on to something else but came up to Joe handing him his skate saying, "Here is your dog." I guess the strap reminded him of a leash!

4 year olds are so cool, ain't they?!
Loves. :)

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Ain't he just the cutest thing?!

This is Em's "mad" face. Silly guy. Doing ok with the chicken pox today, he is just SUPER quiet.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Nursing the...

chicken pox over here. Poor 4 year old little guy! He is doing really well right now, we are just keeping him away from everyone else so he does not share.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

New do! :)

So, I chopped the rest of my hair super short today and I absolutely LOVE it! It is so easy, so light, and so cool (as in temperature-ha ha...very needed here in Tennessee where it is super HOT!) I cannot wait to try out all my cute little clips for the front part. Loves..

Monday, July 7, 2008

Yum-O!


A trip to our local Orchard to pick blackberries and peaches...fun and yummy! Em had a great time and kept kinda singing, "blackberry hunting" over and over as he looked for them. Of course I had to make a peach pie because we picked like about 20 peaches. And, what do you do with the leftover pie crust? Make a small blackberry tart of course!
Oh yeah! Absolutely LOVING this new routine system. WOW. What a difference! My head is not full of junk so I can concentrate on the important stuff. Blowing bubbles in the house instead of outside? Sure! Stop cleaning to play a video game with a 4 year old? Sure! I am loving being more in the moment (something I was lacking in big time lately). My mind had gotten so wrapped up in all the to do's that I see everyday that I really felt I was missing out. After a lot of prayers about focus, balance, and peace; this is the general idea of what I did:

RE-group-prayers and decisions, decisions, decisions...including taking some stuff off my plate.
RE-assess-lots of thougths on what else needs to be changed and how to do it.
RE-structure-setting up a new everyday/weekly routine in a broad sense.
RE-organize-really getting down to the details of the new routine.

So, there ya have it. One happier and less stressed girl. Here's to changes and new routines! :)

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Happy dayz

Ok, so I am loving this new routine shedule. I have not actually started it yet (starts tomorrow-Monday), but just thinking in a different way has already cleared my head like you would not believe! Here's to change! Loves...

Saturday, July 5, 2008

And...one last one for tonight! I also have 7 more for a project...stay tuned! And, one just for me/just for fun...later! Have a great night and loves from me! :)

More!! :)




More to come...

Just figuring this all out! :)

Some of my play...

Mom and Tam...I know you all have been wanting to see...so here goes! For those of you lucky enough to live close to family...enjoy it! And, I have supply lists if anyone wants to know what I used. Am I the only one that has such trouble getting these together?! I just want to CREATE! :)



















So...finally...a photo! :)

Been busy busy working today on "getting back into school paperwork", balancing checkbooks, updating my blog, doing the church newsletter, laundry, and just enjoying the day...glad to share with you this fun from last night...

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Focus or lack there of! :)

"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure. To embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting. For in movement there is life. And in change there is power.
-Alan Cohen

Working on changing my normal everyday and weekly routines. Hopefully this will help me to have better focus...something I have been lacking in big time lately.

Also-look for lots of layout postings soon! ;)

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Where I have been...

...birthday fun and travel stories. We started off the birthday fun here at home and then onto Utah to visit family. We drove and enjoyed 5 states in the process...

Colorado mountains. One word-WOW!!
While in Utah, Emery got to go fishing with his Grandpa for the first time. He LOVED it and caught 3 fish. We LOVE the stories he tells of the "one that got away." Hee hee!

One of our adventures...my nephews baseball game...

We enjoyed a friends and family picnic on Saturday and Em found this caterpillar...

An amusement park on Sunday. Em got scared on the first ride and would only do the boats and cars for a while. He enventually ventured out to the bumper cars, a log ride, and a "race car" with Daddy...


His favorite part of all, though were the fountains as we were leaving for the day. Too bad I did not notice these before; I bet he would have spent all day there and loved it...

A scooter for a little boy from Auntie Tammy. She sure does know her boys! Just what he always wanted...
More of those gorgeous Colorado mountains. This time on the way back...

A cool car we saw in I think Missouri at a Dairy Queen. Looks just like "sheriff" in the movie Cars..one of Em's faves. We were laughing that we were not the only ones to stop and take a photo...

Love those little toes. If you ever need a hotel, Hyatt Place is THE place! WOW! The room was absolutely beautiful, the beds amazingly fluffy, and that t.v.-WOW! Anyway, we were thankful for this room the most. It was the best and actually cheaper than a few others we stayed at. Nice!

We loved our trip, loved seeing family, loved seeing the states, loved the time together, and love being home. Lots of loves...

And, one last thing. Aren't they just LOVEly...?! :)