Got some time today!

First let me say - thank you sweet husband for taking the kids for a little while so I could have a chance to think (and SCRAP!)  Heaven! 

Here's my progress.  I made good use of my time. 

There are more Hockey layouts than anything - I swear! 

My little Mr. Handsome - love these two random shots

Just took this one while out for hubby's birthday dinner - such a fun page

Just finished this story about how we got our tree - hilarious story! 

 I made almost all of these with mostly supplies from my Cocoa Daisy Kits.  The "Our Tree Has Roots" was inspired by the most recent episode (#138) of The Paperclipping Rountable - goodness I love that podcast. It was about Christmas and featured Shimelle Laine and May Flaum - both favorites of mine.  So inspiring.

Loving a good sketch

Well, I seem to be cranking through some pages recently thanks to a new class at Two Peas by Shimelle.  If you are a scrapbooker and you haven't registered for this class - you should ask yourself "why the heck not?"  It is simply amazing.  I am trying to pace myself and not watch all of the videos before I start working on layouts and I am doing a farily good job of that - I have watched two of the five classes and have been working on layouts most nights.  Here is something I finished with pictures from 2005 - that's right folks seven year old photos - SCRAPPED.  Yippee!  Love how it came out.  I have been hoarding this SEI "madera island" paper forever - why? - cause I am a child of the seventies and I love browns and it takes me all back to happier carefree times.  But I cut into it and I am thinking I may have a brown phase in my scrapping till I use it all up.  This page makes me miss my Granddaddy maybe that is why it has taken me so long to do it.  I think these photos were even taken with a film camera - it was shocking to find this entire grouping of double prints - remember those???

Be My Valentine

For the first time in a long while I was a calm mom on the night of February 13th as my girlfirend and I finished the kids valentines on February 4th - I love advance planning.  So here they are - sorry for the very bad picture that I took with my phone. I couldn't take another because my wonderful children sealed them up like I asked them too after they signed them.  We had a couple left over which we dropped to three sweet neighbors who are like extra grandparents to our kids.  I hope those little notes brought a smile to their faces. 

Coffee with spiderman

How did we kick off december 2011? With a trip to Starbucks of course. I took spiderman with me. Isn't he dashing in his outfit? We ran into Wyatt's friend "Dutch" the dog. Wyatt decided Dutch was on santa's good list. Wonder if mommy is too?

I am finally back to work and feeling better.  Had a brief bout with a stomach flu.  Yuck.  Thanks kiddos.  Still debating, can I swing the December Daily - hmmmm.  I really want to.  I have the supplies to do it.  Should I just got for it tonight, cut those 52 sheets of paper and see what happens?  Only time will tell (and the attitude of the kids when I get them home.  Wonder how long that will take me???

It's tomorrow!

Well, Thanksgiving Day is looming in front of me - why?  Cause, as usual, my expectaions are high and I am sure to be disappointed.  I have visions of homemade place cards (which I printed already - I just need to cut out, staple, fill with candy and insert lollipop sticks), a thanksgiving mini album (from Bella Blvd which I also have printed and need to put together) and non-whiney children.  I won't get them, but I always dream.  Well, as I brace myself for the holiday, I am trying to think of how my attitude will control everything.  To use a good line from The Happiness Project - Just like she sings in the mornings, I will sing in the holiday.  I am trying to keep my perfectionist, Type A personality calm and realistic.  Stay tuned - it just might happen, this year.