Life Today

This past seven or so days have been a blur. We...

• had Hannah's gymnastics team over for a sleepover. I turned into a drill sergeant around 1:00am when the seven girls were still awake. Giggles were heard as I left the room so at least they didn't take my foul mood too personally. BTW the boys ran and headed to Atlantic City for the night and following day -- good thinking on their part!
• spent an hour an a half at the pediatrician's on Monday b/c Hannah had broken out in a rash during school....turns out she has strep. -- Good thing we had just had the gym team over! I let all of the parents know and so far no one has gotten sick that I know of.
• have gone to bed every night this week by 9:30pm, myself included .. hope I'm not getting sick as well!
• [I] got some awesome news from My Scraps and More!!
• had the sitter cancel last minute so I had to leave work 2 1/2 hours early to take care of school pick-up.
• are off tomorrow!! Teacher in-service day so I am staying home with the kids.
• will spend tomorrow getting the car inspected, running some overdue errands, and playing with my new scrap toy:

So mine doesn't have the cute little peacock on it but excited all the same! I have already cut out a couple of gymnastics things for Hannah to decorate her room!

Many Loves

I have many loves...my children, reading, chocolate, scrapbooking, photography....this past weekend I think I indulged in all of them. In fact, three of them worked quite well together this past weekend! I am taking an online photography course and had a weekend assignment. I had to photograph a person or thing in five different settings. In the house, in front of a window, outside in shade, outside in sun, and outside in indirect light. My youngest jumped at the chance to pose for mom. I love that she hasn't outgrown that --- even at six she still loves to be my little model. Well, with photo assignment complete, I rushed in and printed out a few of the pictures. There were a few shots that captured the light in her eye and with this Color Room sketch and color palette in mind, I set to work.





And the end result:

Farmhouse

I wasn't really sure about Crate Paper's Farmhouse collection upon first glance. I adore the colors but country kitchen and farmhouse embellishments? Could I really put those to use? Like I said, I adore those colors...the teal, orange, and deep red with mustard, so heck, I went ahead and ordered. It is Crate Paper after all!

So happy I did --- the line is now one of my favorites!!



What does a lamp and couch have to do with anything on this page....absolutely nothing, but I think they work, don't you?

Education

I am lucky enough to attend a professional program at the Wharton School for one week a year, for three years. Every year, I immerse myself in learning and LOVE it! I wish I could go back to school, just for the sake of learning. No exams, no pre-requisites, no required classes to graduation. Just learning because my mind yearns to be saturated in facts and knowledge. As a 19 year old college student, you don't appreciate the opportunity that schooling offers....at least I didn't. Now, I live for this week! Sadly, this is my last year. It will be over much too quickly but off I go to enjoy every last minute!