A few more to post.....

So, I've played some more with the Feb. kit and came up with a few more things :

I'm not really a card maker, but I tried my hand at it just for fun. I might do it again someday!

I'm pretty tired today after not getting enough sleep last night - only three hours between 2:30 and 7am. I'm not sure why that happened, but it stinks. I was supposed to go visit my SIL today, but didn't trust myself to drive 2 hours there and back as tired as I was. She graciously allowed me to stay home. I love you, Krissy & I'll make it up to you soon, I promise!

We took the kids skating for about 1/2 hour today. Most of us had a good time. Erica has greatly improved her skating skills from last year and was super upset when it was time to go - she was having way to much fun!!

Have a great night!

So my kit came.....

& I've been scrapping almost non stop for the last 2 days. I think Erica is starting to get annoyed with me, as I tend to be quite focused on the task at hand. My friends have all given up on trying to have a phone conversation with me this week too - I'm too easily distracted. My apologies to everyone for my not so great company this week.

So, without further ado, here's the February kit & the pages I have done so far :

I might try to get one more done yet as I have so much stuff left over!! It's an awesome kit this month. If you get a chance, you should have a peek at the February gallery to see what the other Sweet Pea girls have done with the kit this month - their work is always awesome!

Last night I took a break from scrapping (gasp, I know) and went out for coffee and dessert with 3 friends of mine. Two hours went by so fast!! I had deep fried cheesecake & an Irish coffee (yum yum) and we chatted, laughed and got to know each other a little better. That doesn't happen near often enough, so I hope we start doing stuff like that more regularly.

I finally have my van back today after being without wheels for 3 days. I never really realized how much I depend on my vehicle until I lost it. It's a good thing the kit showed up when it did - I was totally distracted from losing my mind!!!

Have a great day!

I'm still here.....

it's just that life is mostly uneventful right now. And I'm so glad. It's nice to not have anything new to report & that life is sort of plain. It's been a busy couple of months for us around here.

Today hubby's car died right after we got home from church - we pulled into the driveway and the clutch cable snapped. It's surprising how one small part being broken can cause such havoc in your life. It just got towed away to the shop. Guess I won't have a vehicle tomorrow. Sigh. Not that I had plans to go anywhere, it's just the knowing that I can't!! Now I just have to figure out how to get the kids home from school tomorrow....

I'm still waiting for my Feb kit to come & I'm so annoyed that snail mail can't be faster. I'm hoping that it comes tomorrow morning bright and early so that I have something to do. Otherwise, I might have to start sorting through the craft closet in the basement - EEK!! Not sure that I even want to open up that door!!!

Have a great day!

It feels like it will never end.....

people being sick that is. Now it's hubby. There is nothing worse than a sick husband. They're so mopey!!! Wish I could have just slept the day away when I got sick last week.......but I digress. So, now that means that EVERYONE in the house has been through the wringer. I REALLY hope that's it for this round. I'm so done with cleaning up after sick people now.

This week I'm feeling restless, waiting for my fabulous Feb kit to come. I have everything planned out and ready to go, just need to get that paper in my hands. This month we were given a fun DT challenge too - and I can't wait to get started on it! I think that's the LO I'm most excited about.

Otherwise, we've got nothing going on here - just a regular hum drum week - THANK GOODNESS!!

Have a great night!

I fought the bug.....

but the bug won. Yep I got it too. Renee stayed home another day from school yesterday as well, which was a blessing in disguise because she helped tremendously with keeping Erica entertained while I crashed on the couch. Hubby even cooked (which means it was a pizza night =D) so I didn't have to do anything at all! Thank goodness my co - worker was willing to take on the extra day of work last night, because I don't think I could have managed. Renee's gone back to school today though, and I finally got a decent nights sleep, so I feel a little better. Hubby is home today too, because the weather is miserable, so I have another pair of helping hands for the day. I really hate being sick.

Have a great weekend!

When it rains.....

it pours, it seems. Today I'm home with two - that's right - TWO sick girls. Erica started last night, forcing the RE-wash of sheets that were done just yesterday afternoon, and then Renee started this morning just before school. I'm going to have to have a strong stomach today.

To top it all off, that's now 3 nights in a row of broken sleep - last night I was woken up 4 times.

Sigh. I think I'll have an extra cup of coffee today.....

So, he really is sick.....

Yep - got the call from the school at noon to come get Ethan. The poor guy threw up in front of his teachers desk today and has been feeling rotten and mostly sleeping ever since. So, it looks like he might be at home tomorrow too. I hear from one of the other moms that the kids in his class kinda expect him to throw up at least once every year.....couldn't help but giggle about that one!! Hmmmm is there a LO in that statement??

Guess it wasn't the overeating at the hockey game Saturday night after all.....

It was a guys night out.....

last night. Richard took Ethan to an Attack game - our local junior hockey team. It's rare that they get time alone together, so we made it a surprise for Ethan too - he still had no idea where they were going until they got there. After they got to their seats, the prize manager asked Ethan if he wanted a better seat. Of course he said YES, so they were moved to the VIP section and got to sit in the nice HUGE leather chairs right by our home teams entrance. Here they are and a few more pictures from the game :

The last pic is of Ethan and the prize manager. Ethan came home with a sore belly for all the food that he was given, plus gift certificates to the Brick!! It was a late night, but they had such a good time!

I finally finished Breaking Dawn - the last book in the Twilight series. I loved the way that it ended, but now I can't help but want more!! There's so many more stories that could be told. I really hope Stephenie considers writing another book in this series. In the meantime, I'm re - reading the last 3rd of the book; it was my favorite part. I can't wait to get the movie - nobody call me on March 21st, I have a date with Edward and Bella!!

The sneek peek of Sweet Pea Scraps Febuary's kit is up - and it's awesome!! I can't wait to get this one in the mail! You should go have a look!

Have a great Sunday!

A Milestone Was.....

reached in our household:

ERICA zipped up her own coat today!! She definitely earned a high five for that one! It's hard to believe that she's almost 4 now. She's growing up so fast, sometimes I miss the baby days. But with each new thing that she learns to do by herself, it gets easier.

I'm now halfway through Breaking Dawn & am still enthralled with the series. It just may become my new favorite...and that's saying a lot since I've been in love with Diana G's Outlander series for so long. Stephenie Meyer is such an amazing author.

Today I finished a colour challenge in the week that it was posted!! It's been awhile since that happened! Loved the colours and I thought of these silly pics of Ethan as soon as I saw these papers :

Guess that's all for now - Have a great night!

Taking a Quick Break.....

from Edward and Bella to post a couple of pages I did on the weekend. Guess what?? They're not kit related!!! I love being part of the SPS Design Team, but it's my first one ever. I had no idea that being part of a DT could be so creatively draining sometimes. I also think that the busy-ness of Christmas had something to do with the lack of creative energy. But, my mojo is back & now I'm trying to get caught up on some of my regular challenges. These two LO's are for Color Combos #101 & #102.

Only one more to go and then I think I'm all caught up. If you've never tried out a colour challenge, you should give it a try!!

Now that school is back in, I'm back to work again too. Since I've been off for over 2 weeks, I'm for sure going to be sore tomorrow after working this afternoon.

Don't forget to have a peek at the January Gallery - the DT is rockin' the kit this month again! Awesome work ladies!

Have a great night!

I can't wait.....

to start on Eclipse!! Dad finally finished and brought both book #3 and #4 in the Twilight series for me today, so I'll be spending most of today reading the continuing story of Edward and Bella. Who knew that vampires could be so romantic?? =D

Have a great day!!

Caffeine.....

gave me my mojo back!!!!! We went out for dinner last night with my in-laws and I made the mistake of having coffee with my meal - usually a HUGE no-no for me. But anyways, due to the late night wakefulness, I managed to get another 2 LO's done with the January kit! Here they are :

The reason for the dinner?? My BIL is leaving today to go live in Alberta. He and my FIL are driving out so that he has his truck and then Dad is flying back later. It should take about 2 - 2.5 days to get there. So, we had a small family gathering to say goodbye. We'll miss him, but we're glad that he's stepping out of the box and trying something new!

Today I got my swap package in the mail! So fun to open up that envelope and check out all the awesome goodies! Everyone that participated is just so talented; so I'm for sure going to participate again!

Have a great day!

Happy New Year.....

and the January 2009 kit reveal!! So, here's the kit :

And here's the projects that I've created with it so far :

I must admit, that working with pink (coral ;D)??? Not really my favorite thing to do, but I loved the patterned paper in this kit, especially the one from Sassafrass Lass. I think that pink and chocolate brown go so well together. I also loved that there were so many different colours in the kit this month, and I found that many things from previous SPS kits worked well with it too.

Tonight we were invited over for dinner by our good friends Ricky & Alissa & I'm looking forward to it!! Not only because I don't have to cook (sorry Ricky) but also because we haven't visited in a bit, so it will be nice to get caught up again. I'm not sure how late we'll be staying, it kind of depends on the kids and how tired they are. We have *gasp* let them stay up until midnight before, but we'll just play it by ear this year. Hmmm, maybe this calls for a nap time this afternoon???

From my family to yours, have a Happy New Year and all the best in 2009!!

So Excited.....

that my first ever Sweet Pea Vine challenge is up on the blog!! So silly to get excited about something so small, really. Jenn and I did a picture exchange for this challenge, and tonight was the first night I got to see the LO that she did for me....

AND IT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

I was so excited when I scrolled down to see it - it's just perfect! Thanks again Jenn, it was so fun to do the challenge with you, the WalMart picture printing fiasco notwithstanding!! ;)

Check out the challenge when you get a minute & take a peek at all the others for the month too!! I hope you'll join in and play along with us - you could win yourself an awesome little prize!!

Have a great night!!

Whew, it's over.....

for another year!! I love getting together with my families, but two Christmas-es, two days in a row can be draining!! Thank goodness we got to sleep in this morning. Today I might brave the weather and go boxing day shopping with my mother-in-law, but I'm slightly afraid of getting run over by some maniac armed with a shopping cart.

Otherwise, we're just gonna hang out at home, eat up the leftover bird and stuffing, watch a movie or two and enjoy each others company.

Happy holidays everyone and wishing you all much joy and happiness in 2009!!!

Two Surprises today.....

first - that we're having company tonight! My brother Mike and his wife Krissy are coming to spend the night here, and it's because my other brother Jon, his girlfriend Christine & their little guy Aydon are coming to my Mom's place to have Christmas with us tomorrow! We were not expecting J&C to come for Christmas at all! My sister Monica and her hubby Rick are already there, so there's no room at the inn for M&K. I'm so glad to have all my siblings "home" for Christmas this year.

Second - my January kit came today!!! Yippee! I really wasn't expecting it to come until next week, so now I have some new goodies to play with over the holidays.

Yesterday my hubby came home with my Christmas gift - a new laptop!! We talked about it, but I wasn't expecting it until next year. I moved all my pictures over to the laptop, and now I can scrapbook & journal, because the printer has been moved upstairs with the laptop, which has a new permanent home in my scrapping area. One day I'll post a pic (when it's not a mess) so you can see where I create.

Off to scrap the night away, have a good one!

After the Storm.....

here's what it looks like at our house :

It took an hour to get ourselves dug out. Now, here's the kicker - THERE"S MORE COMING!!!!! Yuck. Have I mentioned yet how much I love to shovel the snow???

Have a great day!!

The Cantata.....

has been cancelled for tonight & moved to next week Sunday. That's probably a good thing, since the weather is horrible today. We're getting a TON of snow again. *insert huge sigh here* There's at least 10 inches of snow on the van and we only got home from church 5 hours ago! Have I mentioned yet how much I love to shovel?? Although with this amount of snow, hubby getting the snow thrower out is definitely in order. My sister is supposed to be coming tomorrow from Timmins, so I hope the weather clears up before then.

We had Christmas with the kids today! It was such a good time watching them open each gift & I was right, they liked everything we got. Glad to get that part over so that now our focus on Christmas day can be Jesus' birth instead of the presents. Here's some pics from the present opening session :

Stay warm & have a great night!

Finally Finished.....

my layout for this weeks colour combo. I'm still so uninspired lately!!! I think I've been bitten by the Bah Humbug. Not totally happy with how it came out (didn't I say that last week too??), but here it is :

Only one more day until school is done for 2008. Tomorrow night the kids are presenting their annual Christmas play - 3 Wise Men and a Little Baby. I hear talk of Elvis being in the building?? but otherwise I haven't let the kids tell me anything - I want to be surprised. I am now officially done work until 2009!!

I finished wrapping Christmas presents last night - whew! what a big job - so glad that I only have to do that many at a time once a year!!

Saturday morning Renee and I have a long practice for our cantata - I think that the readers are going to be there too! It will be nice to see it all come together. Since Renee has a solo, I'm going to get hubby to take some pics of the presentation - you'll have to stay tuned for the resulting layout!! =D

Have a great day!

Yet Another.....

snow day today. This time it's the icy back roads that have kept the buses off the road. Not too bad today though, because hubby has the day off today & so I was able to get out by myself this morning! Plus I don't have to go to work tonight either!!

Today was my monthly meeting with a bunch of other Christian women in my area. It was so good to focus on Christ's birth instead of all the other Christmas rigmarole. We listened to the Christmas story from Mary's perspective & as a mother I can relate to the story a little better now. I loved it!!

So after my meeting, I went to the post office twice - once to send out a package (yep, that's for you Jenn!!) and then again to check for lost keys. There's nothing quite like waiting in post office Christmas lineups....twice!! I was at the scrap booking store twice today too - first, to get some goodies and then (you guessed it) back to check for lost keys. I checked the van after all that extra walking back and forth & there they were - IN THE IGNITION, with the doors unlocked!!! How stupid eh?? Plus, after all that, I got a parking ticket for an expired meter. Yep just the icing on the cake. Ugh!!!!

Well, off to keep working on my LO for this weeks colour combo! Have a great night!