Sketch #23

It is time for the Sketchabilities reveal!





I have a difficult time using flowers so instead of using those as the sketch suggested, I decided to try my hand at layering other embellishments. My papers and a number of the accents are from last month's WIP kit. Many of the stickers are from OA, JB butterflies. The journaling tag is also from WIP which I stitched and then hid behind the photo. I like being able to journaling special notes without them being out in the open for everyone to read -- here the picture and title really speak for itself so no need to write about the event "out in the open". Later when my daughter looks through her album, she will be able to pull out the page and read a little something special about who she was at that moment.

Sneak peak

The latest Sketchabilities reveal is only a few days away (Aug 30). Be sure to check it out!!

Follow My Lead

Two posts in one day, I am on a roll! Given the rainy weather, I was able to hole up for a few hours and scrap a bit. I just couldn't resist printing out a few of the pixs from our weekend back home. The new Togetherness papers from Cosmo Cricket were perfect. (These papers were also part of the latest WIP Kit.) I love the whimsy of the clouds and butterflies. I tried something a bit new and cut out a few clouds, misted a background sheet, embroidered the edges, and used the cut outs as my journaling spots. It took longer than I expected it to but I think the end result was worth it.



The journaling reads: You are ready to take on teh world now that you are five years old! It's funny, I notice a new confidence in you; a take charge approach in your actions...and how long since you turned five and are no longer a "baby"? Oh, less than a few hours :) No more following Noah and Hannah, it is time for you to fly -- lead the way darling!

Trip of a Lifetime

Ok, so it wasn't really the "Trip of a Lifetime" but our annual excursion to my hometown will certainly be one we will remember for awhile. I grew up in the Northwest corner of Pennsylvania -- about a 6 hour drive from where I live today. It is not a fun drive, it is 2/3 interstate and 1/3 back country roads. We try to either leave at night or break-up the drive b/c as you can imagine, having three young children cooped up in a car for six hours is no fun. Well, this year, we left after work on Friday. About half way into our Friday night leg of the journey, we heard a strange noise, pulled over on the interstate, and discovered this....

(if you can't tell what that is, it is a FLAT TIRE).

Luckily the kids hadn't fallen asleep yet, so they were happy to have the "excitement". I don't think the girls thought there was anything more exciting than watching the tow truck driver change the tire. They were most upset that we wouldn't let them get out of the car --- yeah, like I am going to let them out on a highway at 9:00 at night with cars zooming past at 85mph!

(I do believe I scared the daylights out of the tow guy when he was under the car here getting the spare when my flash went off -- apparantly normal folks don't take pictures on the interstate, in the dark, when they have a flat. Really?)

As it turns out, it got a little more exciting for them when the state trooper stopped to yell at daddy for not calling 911. Did you know that if you get a flat tire on the interstate that you are supposed to call 911 before calling anyone? I had no idea, we called AAA and that was that. Who knew a flat could be considered an "emergency"?!?
In the end, we were back on the road within an hour and only fretted about the possibility of getting stuck again for the duration of the trip :) We had a very nice visit with the family. We fit in 4 wheelin', a Corn Festival with games, petting zoo, and corn maze, horseback riding, and a b-day celebration. Plenty of visiting with the grandparents (and greats) and a safe and uneventful drive home.