Grand Plans

I had grand plans of getting the house in order this weekend....kitchen counters cleared, toys scattered around house picked up, pantry organized, etc. It started out well, I was up early Saturday and mopped the floors. But then it all fell apart. I was sucked into the book I was reading and wasn't heard from for the rest of the day. You certainly can't beat a good book!! Besides, the housework has waited this long, what's another week?! LOL.

Today we are off to the girls' last basketball game, N's last regular season game, and then H's last gymnastics meet of the season. I think that means I should have a couple of free weekends before baseball season kicks into gear! Maybe the housework will be done then?!

I also had hoped to do some scrapping but again, that dang book got in the way....A Discovery of Witches if you must know. It is a new series that is a mix of Twilight and Anne Rice with the potential of a little Harry Potter. I enjoyed this first book...the next one won't be out until June.

In between chapters, I did find the time to take pixs of the layouts that I made during the week --- this first one is based on the February sketch over at My Scraps and More. As you can see, it is a fairly simple layout...I went with H's gymnastics colors of pink, black, and white. She has already asked if she can hang the layout in her room :). I don't love the look of the handwriting -- I much prefer typed fonts but this will do.



I also whipped this one together -- unusual color scheme for me but it was a chance to put some of those Cosmo papers and Studio Calico stamps to use! I liked this layout better in my head than I did when I put it all together but it will do.

Fantastic

What a fantastic day ---

Breakfast at the Pop Shop: Breakfast Parfait (vanilla yogurt, granola, cranberries, strawberries, topped with whipped cream) that was almost as good as a dessert!

Reading: The Leopard

I have read a couple of Nesbo's books and have enjoyed every one of them. Great quick and suspenseful books!

Basketball games:


Scrapping: using up some of my Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe Collection

Now off to watch The Zookeeper with my girls...boys are at baseball.

This Month is Flying....

How can it possibly be the middle of February already?! The days and weeks are just passing by in a blur! Baseball clinics have started, basketball season is winding down, we are down to our last gymnastics meet. Spring will be here before we know it! Thank goodness right?! We have had quite a mild winter, so much so that my tulips have already sprouted. Let's hope that March doesn't bring us any deep frosts!

With the mild weather, I have found myself with some time to scrapbook. The kids are happily occupying themselves outside, thrilled to be able to throw a ball around or shoot some hoops! It is nice to sit in my office, listening to them laugh while I work on some projects.

If you haven't already, you should get your hands on some of My Mind's Eye Be Amazing -- it is truly that, "Amazing"! I just adore the turquoise with the yellow and brown hues. It is so my style! I got a 6x6 paper pad for the first time with this line and I am loving it. I am surprised at how easy it is to work with a smaller paper size....and with a lot less waste that 12x12. I will certainly be picking up more of these pads from their other lines!

Fun Times

I am still catching up on scrapping vacation photos. I am not convinced I will ever be finished but that's ok. With it being winter, I don't take nearly as many pictures as I do during the summer so I enjoy having a stash of pictures to work with. Here is one of my favorites from vacation --- The Crab Shack. We went to this place at least in the week that we were in Georgia. My kids would eat crab 24/7 if we could afford it (and if I could stand cracking the legs for all of them since they haven't quite mastered it). The crab was fresh and steamed to perfection. There was also sweet tea and homemade root beer that was to die for (at least I think it was homemade).



Supplies: October Afternoon Seaside, Bo Bunny journaling tag, K&Co and Pink Paislee alpha

Can't help...

Can't help but to smile when I have these two in my life...



You will notice that there is a fine young man missing from this photo. Yes, he also holds a dear dear piece of my heart, but he was "too busy" texting to get in on the photo shoot! It has only been a month and I already regret getting him a phone!

Living only 2 hours apart, we don't see my sister and her children nearly as much as we should. However, the kids make the most of it when we do actually get together. My kids love doting on their younger cousin and rough housing with their older ones.

I came across these pictures of the kids painting a mural together a few Thanksgivings ago. They were perfect for a playful layout using some old Cosmo and MME goodies. You can't really see it too well here but I altered the white card stock background using a sheet of white rub-ons.



I am terrible w journaling so I did leave a spot on the bottom corner to add some later.

- Aubree

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