Sketch This 45! I LOVED this sketch! We are going to start doing the sketches/layouts bi-weekly so Check out the site every other week for a new sketch! This is one of my favorite layouts right now-- I just love the picture! This layout was also based on a Janelle Richmond sketch.

We had a nice weekend. We went and saw our new nephew and he is precious! The kids held him and just loved it! We shopped a little and got Nate his new work clothes he needed!

I got just a few items at Archivers.

Ciaara has been home sick the last 2 days from school, she has a fever around 100 degrees and has a bad cough. So I've been busy taking care of and entertaining her.

I've been scrapping a little and have some more layouts to share. I'm hoping that will force me to post again this week, stay tuned :D

WOW!!! I'm a winner!

WOW, Check out what I won yesterday!!! I was looking at the Making Memories Blog the last few days and they were having a contests and I kept missing them by a few minutes.
I got home from getting the kids from school and the blog was up on my computer so I refreshed and it said email now for a change to win (include a phone number) and I got the call!

Oh My Goodness, I screamed and cryed a little and was so excited I was talking fast and was out of breath---- I hope they could understand me I was going 90 miles minute! lol The kids thought I was completely crazy lol

I never win anything so this was such a lift for me, things have been so crazy busy here that it just made my day, week, year!!! lol

You can see the announcement HERE!


We aren't doing much today, I haven't even got the kids a present yet. I didn't send out my Valentine cards yesterday I just plain forgot. :sigh:

Anyways Have a WONDERFUL Valentines Day!!

Wow, its Febuary 6th! Valentines day is right around the corner. I have no idea what to get Nate--we don't go all out to get each other stuff but I do like to get him a little something or make him something, any ideas?

We have all been sick off and on, darn cold being passed around and around the house.

Things at work at so busy for Nate with the switchover, I am still helping with the bookkeeping stuff. The bookkeeper goes back to the dr today, lets cross our fingers that she gets the okay to come back this week!!!


Stop by Sketch This and see Sketch #43--This is the layout I made with it! Play along and let me see your layout :)

Thanks for stopping by, I'll try and visit you all today! :D

WOW What a week!! Monday there was no school it was the end of the quarter. Luckily for us we were all home when Nate got the call at work that his Brother and Wife had their baby boy!! His name is Nicholas and he is just precious!! The kids LOVE that they have a baby cousin!

Wednesday School was canceled on Wednesday due to the severe cold weather, it was 20 below zero with a wind chill of 50 below (so it felt like 50 below zero!!!) It was CRAZY! And to think on Monday it was 45 degrees!

This is the layout I did for Sketch This #42-- Check out the sketch HERE!! Love the way this turned out and I'm so glad I took a picture of Ciaaras hockey skates. I haven't been able to get a photo of Noahs yet!



I've been squeezing in a couple other projects, I got this layout done and a couple Valentines cards.

The Journaling on this one reads:

Mommy: “I love you Noah ”

Noah: “I love you more ”

Mommy: “Impossible”

Noah: “I love you Mommy”

Mommy: “I love you more ”

Noah: “Impossible”

One of these versions is said

every night beforebed.

Maybe we shouldjust call it a tie

I love you buddy

My sister turned 30 years old today-- My litlle sister is 30! YIKES, where does the time go!

We are headed up north tomorrow go out and celebrate with her, should be a good time!!

Have a great weekend!

When I think of Winter pages, I think of White and Blue but I thought outside the box on this one and used the colors in her winter outfit. I think it turned out cute!

This layout is for Sketch This #41. I sooo love these sketches!! Anyone want to play along?

If you do show me your layout! :)

Ciaara has been sick with a cold for the last couple weeks so I finally brought her to the Doctor on Monday, I just thought enough is enough. The Dr agreed that it had been long enough and put her on some meds and she is doing so much better. She isn't coughing much at all and she can finally breathe again.

The bad news...... I think Noah is getting it :sigh:

Nothing else to report, I got a new Scrapbooks Etc in the mail today so I am off to cuddle up and read it. Have I mentioned that its been barely above zero in days! I am so over winter!!

Stay warm everyone and have a great weekend!

Ummm yeah...sometimes I forget to blog, I will think about it and then forget or open the window and just don't have anything to say. Sometimes I have a lot to say but start typing it up and then just go off track! lol

I don't have much to say today....My mom and older sister came down to visit on Thursday and Friday. That's fun, I love seeing them and staying up late with my sister. I've still been working off and on for Nate, and I have alot to catch up on this week.

It has been so cold, miserably cold. Its not even above zero today :( I keep dreaming of spring and so can't wait for it to be here.

We've had the kids up on skates the last few weeks and they are doing great, they got rid of the triangle last week and was trying it on their own. I can't find my skates so I haven't gone out with them but Daddy has!



Sketch this #40 was up on Tuesday. This was the layout I did for it.

I know I need to visit many of you and I promise I will! :D

Have a great Day! :D

Sketch This #39

Here it is!! My 5th boy layout of the year, I did this one for Sketch This #39!! It was great to get back on track scrapping and I was thrilled to get my first sketch of the year!
Stop by Sketch This and if you use the sketch let us know, we'd love to see your work!!

New Year/Boy Layouts?!!

WOW, its 2008!! Where does the time go? I can remember like it was yesterday partying it up on the turn of the century! I can remember how worried everyone was about computers and such making the switch to 2000 and now here we are 8 years later!

We rang in the new year at home with Nate's dad and had a great night! The kids even made it til 1:00 in the morning. We played games and they did a toast with us at midnight with apple juice, Noah said it was one of his best nights ever.

I've done 5 layouts this new year and all of them have been with pictures of Noah!! YIKES! lol
I find girl layouts way easier so maybe I am turning over a new leaf in 2008!

There is 4 of them and the 5th one will be up on Tuesday!

Thank all of you that stop by still and stopped by in 2007, I appreciate you all looking at my stuff and reading my ramblings! :) Happy New Year!!

Christmas!!!!

Christmas came and went super fast as always! I had so much to get done before Christmas I didn't have time for blogging or being online much. I did get my annual calendars done, I'm not sure how, but they are done and with the grandparents. I didn't have time to take pictures of them though. :(

Here are a few pictures......

I hope you all had as good of a Christmas as I did! We all got way to much stuff and I got some money that is burning a hole in my pocket, I can hear shopping calling my name!!! lol

The kids are going to play at a friends today and I think I am going to head to work (at Nates store)and get caught up-- I'm not looking forward to that at all.

In case I don't make it back here, Happy New Year!!!! I wish you all health, happiness and a very blessed new year!

Winter Pictures!

For the most part I hate this time of year, its so cold! You have to warm up your vehicle for 2o minutes before you go anywhere, you have to be bundled up! YUCK and its only December, usually we don't get this cold til January and February. I hope I don't have 2 more months of this.....

Occasionally though winter can surprise you! Things were so pretty here the other day.

Here is the layout I did for Sketch This 37!! Between working (yep I am still working for DH) and Christmas stuff around here I'm not getting much done but I am thankful for these sketches to keep me on track!

Only 10 more days until Christmas.......how ready are you?

Sketch This 36 and Some Snow!!!

Sketch This 36!! I am having so much fun scrapping from these sketches! I was a little stretched for time this week and worrying about getting a layout done but I did it! This layout is a 8x8 for my Christmas album, I have SO many pictures from last Christmas I haven't scrapped yet! Stop on by and try the sketch and let us see your layout! SNOW!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO I was so not ready for all the snow that has fallen this last week! I love years like last year with not much snow. Its just messy and shoveling is the worst! Its also been so cold, it hasn't been warmer then 20 in days! :(

Here is a quick picture of our tree, we put up all our Christmas stuff the weekend after Thanksgiving, The kids so love this time of year.

Also I haven't shared a picture of this guy in awhile---he is doing so well and I think I can say he is officially potty-trained! He is also starting to settle down a little and will just lay down and cuddle with us-- Its what we all have been waiting for!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great Friday!! :D

Happy Birthday Nate and some cards!

Happy Belated Birthday to my Dear Husband Nate! He turned 31 on Monday and caught up to me now!!! :) Here is a picture I took of him and Noah 2 weeks ago when they went hunting! Happy Birthday Honey!!

Things continue to be crazy busy here! I have so much going on I feel like I can't get anything done! I can't wait until Nates bookkeeper is back so I can stop "helping out" at the store. She had to have a second knee surgery and probably won't be back until the first of the year. Its just getting in the way of things I had planned and things I could have done. A friend asked me to run to Target with her the other morning and I had to say no :(

We had a very nice Thanksgiving weekend hanging out and seeing our families! I went shopping and got TONS done for Christmas!! We came home and put up our lights outside and put our tree up!
There was no sketch on Sketch This this week because of Thanksgiving and I didn't have much time for scrapping but I wanted to share these cards I did.

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a wonderful week! :)

Sketch This 35 and Thanksgiving!

Here is my layout for Sketch This! #35-- it is such a great sketch! I had this layout done the night I got the sketch!! The title says.... 'Not your ordinary Smile'. Noah was/is still a little self-conscious about how he looks with out teeth-- ( I never knew boys would worry about such things) So I keep getting these silly smiles!
We are headed north for Thanksgiving so I won't be around all weekend. I know I have a TON of catching up to do on your blogs---this working everyday stuff is not good on my internet time ;)

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Although this isn't our best of years, we still have so much to be Thankful for and I feel blessed!! Take care and have a blessed Holiday!

Happy Birthday Noah!!!!!

Here is my sweet SEVEN year old boy today!! I can't believe how time flys!! I can't believe you are seven years old! Happy Birthday my sweet boy! I am sooo proud of the person you are, and the person you will grow up to be-- but some days I just want to cry and tell you to SLOW DOWN!!!

Have you checked out Sketch This today? Sketch #34 is live today and here is my layout for it:

Loved the sketch and love all the glitter on this page (you can't see it super good in the picture)

Last week was so busy here!! Between working for Nates store, and me getting strep ( I was miserable) to Noah's first sleepover! It was a busy Week! Instead of a birthday party Noah wanted his first sleepover. He had a wonderful time having a friend sleep over. We took the kids to the casino arcade and then to Pizza Hut. They stayed up til 11:00!!!

I also had a great time on Saturday meeting up with some scrappy friends---Sara, Jess, Becky and La. I had a great time scrapping and hanging out with you, hope we do it again soon!! :D

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

Sketch This #33

Loved this weeks sketch!! I've had these pictures of Noah sitting on my desk for a couple weeks! I LOVE LOVE this paper in the Rockstar stack by DCVW!
I had a busy weekend, my mom surprised me by deciding to drive down and spend the night with me. I was so happy because Nate was out of town and I hate staying alone! I am still helping Nate out at the store, I got ALOT done today and should have fast day tomorrow! I am missing my scrapping though and have a lot to get done before Christmas.

Thats all for now, have a GREAT week. Don't forget to pop on over to SKETCH THIS and check out the sketch!

Halloween and stuff

Happy Halloween (a day late)--Things have been crazy busy here. I have been helping Nate at the store and I forgot what its like to work and still have to take care of everything here. I am way behind on laundry, my house is a mess and we forgot what day it was! On October 30th I worked super late, got home put the kids to bed and realized it was Oct. 30-- and OMG we didn't even carve our pumpkin yet!!! I woke the kids up at 9:00 and had them carve a pumpkin. ARGH, I am a bad mom! I knew we wouldn't have time on Halloween day so it was our only chance and of course I didn't want to miss photo opportunities!

We had a nice Halloween day, We all go out trick or treating together. Every Halloween seems to get cold. It was warm (60's) the days before and of course Halloween comes and its 45 and windy! We also went to a Halloween party and didn't get home until after the kids bedtime--oh well aren't they cute:

Here is my layout for SKETCH THIS #32 Lovin using all these sketches, they are really helping me get some layouts done! Let me know if you use the sketch, I'd love to see your layout!

I am still helping Nate for the next couple of weeks probably but I'll try to be around a little more often, I miss hanging out at Freak and miss my online pals! :) Thanks for stopping by!!

Yep I'm a bad blogger!

Hello, I know I am a bad blogger!! I had a busy week and weekend!! Went to a friends wedding that they put together fast, had supper out with a friend and his parents! We ran to the cities yesterday, went to church this morning and got to hear the kids sing for the first time in childrens choir!! SOOOOO CUTE!!!

First of all............did you check out Sketch This #31?? This is the layout I did for it!
Don't forget if you use a sketch for a layout to link to it so we can see! :)
After church I decided to scrap, the kids played outside for a bit. Nate watched the race/football and baseball so I had some time today while I was doing laundry!!
These are the layouts I got done:

Don't forget to check back for Sketch This 32 which will be up on Tuesday!!

I also know that a couple of you have tagged me.... I haven't forgotten like I said I've just been a bad blogger :( I will try to pop in on everyone tomorrow!

I'm 31 and I Scrapped!! :D

Well my birthday came and went (on Friday), I'm not sure how or why time flys by so fast. I remember like it was yesterday the day I turned 21! I had a great day with my mom and older sister Melissa shopping, having lunch and just hanging out. We got back to town and met Nate and the kids for supper, went home and opened another present from my mom and cuddled up the kids before we went out with some friends. That was fun, I was even dancing by the end of the night. Nate and the kids got me a movie and gave me some shopping money :D

Me my mom and sister at lunch:

The weekend flew by, but I did find some time for scrapping on Sunday and I was so happy about it! :) Seems like its been awhile since I just sat down and spent more then an hour or so being creative and on Sunday I scrapped pretty much all day! Here are my layouts I did:

There was a challenge at Scrapfreak to only use circles on a layout and I wanted to try with--this is what I came up with:

Both of these layouts (above and below) are inspired by some of Janelles sketches at Sketch This!! I was hitting a road block and went and looked through some sketches, love them!!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you had a great weekend! :D

Sketch This #30

Here is my layout for Sketch This #30! I loved the sketch! (of course I love them all)I've had this Autumn Leaves flourishy paper for awhile and I've wanted to use it for so long! This picture is sooo cute but makes me so sad that Ciaara is a big girl now in all day Kindergarten!The Journaling reads: You are growing up to fast and I am having a hard time letting go.I need more time! I miss you now that you are in school all day.


This package came in the mail for me today!! My friend Shannon got all these for me and sent them my way!! :D I can't never find there around so she picks them up for me :D I was soooo excited!

Friday is my birthday, (argh turning 31!!!) my mom and sister are coming down to see me. We are headed to the cities for me to spend my birthday money!!

Thanks for stopping by! :)