A Little Birdie....

I saw an ad in a magazine the other day that just jumped out at me. I loved the circles and couldn't help but think of a way to do something similar on a layout. This one features Studio Calico paper, MS edge punch, and some Lily Bee rub-ons.

Hockey Mom

I have always pictured myself as a soccer mom or a baseball mom. I have imagined myself cheering on my son as he ran down the field to shoot the winning goal or threw the final pitch of a big game. Never did I see myself cheering on my son as he checked another guy into the boards. That just wasn't in my cards. Yet, after watching my son play ice hockey today, I guess being a hockey mom wouldn't be so bad. At this age, they aren't allowed to check anyone so I have a little time to acclimate to this hockey mom stuff....he sure does make a cute hockey player. He is always thinking ahead and getting into position to protect the puck and guard against the other team scoring. He tends to lean toward defense even when pushed to play offense. But today, he came this close () to scoring his first goal after having blocked at least two direct shots from the other team.

I couldn't help but post a couple of pixs from today's game...especially for my family that reads this blog. Enjoy.

Unfair

My children don't go to sleep until close to 9:00pm. I go to sleep usually around 10:00pm.

They play all day, run around, go to activities....I sit at my desk doing work rather sedentarily.

They wake up at 6:00am a bundle of energy, ready for their day to begin. I wake up to the obnoxious buzzing of an alarm at 6:15am wishing I could get 4 more hours of rest.

I just don't understand!!

Cosmo Weekend

I am back in the scrappy swing of things. In between activities this weekend, I have been able to squeeze in some good scrap time. It is a gorgeous day outside, the kids are bouncing away in the moon bounce, and I sit with my cut of tea, cutting away. Everyone is happy.

I have been totally inspired with Cosmo stuff this weekend. The first was a lift from a layout I came across of Emilie Ahern's (at Scrapbook.com). I loved her use of the new Cosmo line. Of course I tweaked it a bit to suit my style...The second layout is pictures of Sarah making some delicious cookies. And what better line to work with in tandem with baking? -- Early Bird of course.

Out smarted

Finally, my artscow order arrived yesterday. For those that aren't familiar with it, ArtsCow.com is an online picture developing company. I registered with them ages ago and receive 150 free prints every month (excludes shipping). Their prints are fabulous. The only caveat, they are based in Hong Kong I think which means you have to wait about 3 weeks to receive your prints.

Anyway, included in this picture order were our pumpkin patch pictures. Here is a super simple layout I did last night using Basic Grey's Indian Summer line.

The journaling reads: I had only one rule when we got to the pumpkin patch -- each of you could only get a pumpkin that you could carry. We already had probably 15 lbs of apples to lug iwth us. Well, Noah, you quickly found the "perfect pumpkin", except you could barely lift it let alone carry it. But apparently, I didn't stipulate that daddy couldn't just carry you and the "too big" pumpkin. I had to give you credit and of course let you keep the pumpkin. I was clearly out smarted! 09-09

Imagine...

A post for my scrappy friends....I finally put some of Cosmo's Nutmeg to use!!

I love that Sarah will be playing out back, look up, and have some interesting observation about the world around her. Maybe I was just too busy to listen with my other two kids or I just didn't appreciate it...Sad that those days are gone.

Catching You Up

Whew --- 9 days since Noah was released from the hospital and while we have tried to keep things low key so everyone can relax, it really has been a busy week and a half! Where to even start?

Even though he didn't get to play, Noah watched his fall baseball team win the championship for their division! Very exciting and a nail biter of a game-- Congrats to all the boys and coaches!!
Immediately following the baseball game, we celebrated Noah's 8th B-day by taking he and a bunch of his friends to the Flyers v. Carolina hockey game.

As you can see, a good time was had by all.

After the b-day festivities, it was time to trick-or-treat.
One house was even giving away king size Reece's Cups.. my fave. Too bad I wasn't in costume!!

Two days ago, Hannah got to attend her very first concert. Thanks to a good friend of ours, we were able to get tickets to Miley Cyrus. Thanks Tanya!! Hannah loved it! We didn't care much for the opening band but once Miley came on, Hannah couldn't get enough...she wants to know when we can go back to see her AGAIN!


Today is our day to relax...but since I haven't really gotten any fall pictures yet, we spent a few hours out back this morning raking, jumping, and posing in the leaves. We didn't have enough leaves for a very big pile, but we did what we could.