Anything Fuzzy

Here is my layout for the  Scrap our Stash February challenge, Anything Fuzzy!  I used a kit I had from Noel Mignon to create the layout so I'm not sure of the products I used (shame on me), but I'll keep better note of that next time!  Anyway, my fuzzy item was this really cute crochet ribbon in the kit that I just love.  Of course I didn't journal before I posted the layout, the photos are of my oldest daughter when she was just a couple of years old and she's discovered the joys of "decorating" with toilet paper.  I just love the pink hearts in the layout too!

Go check out the Scrap our Stash blog to read more about the Anything Fuzzy challenge and get to scrapping.  Don't forget to post your layout, you could be chosen as a guest designer for April.  I can't wait to see what you create!!

Crazy Busy Life!

Things have been really crazy around here since I broke my ankle at the beginning of the year.  Luckily I avoided surgery but still have a really heavy boot on it and have to use crutches.  I have a follow-up appointment with my orthopedist in a couple of weeks for more x-rays, and if all still looks good I (hopefully) will loose this boot and move onto the next phase.  Not sure what that is, but I know PT is involved! 

Anyway, there are some great changes going on at Scrap Our Stash.  Our fearless leader Deb has stepped down, she will be missed for sure.  But two great people have taken over, current DT member Brenda Ragsdale and Rochelle Spears.  Make sure you check out the blog to read about them, see some of the changes, plus check out the newest challenge for February, "Anything Fuzzy".  My layout will post tomorrow there, and here as well.

Other exciting changes is that Inspired Blueprints is now back after a brief hiatus to give us great sketches each month!  I missed their inspiration so much and am glad to see them back.

And since I haven't posted in awhile, here are some cute pics of my kids!  Here's Matthew and Lauren ready for Dress like a Saint Day.  I sewed the costumes the day before (eek!), Lauren is Mary and Matthew is St. Michael the Archangel.

Of course not to be outdone, Catherine wanted to pose too!

Have a blessed day!

Today is Election Day

Today is such an important day.  I have always loved Election Day, even before I was able to vote. And I have to admit, I like voting on Election Day, not before.  I think early voting takes all the fun out of it and makes it less special.  But that's just my opinion.  :)   Anyway, I feel that today's election is one of the most important in our lifetime, for the future of my children, future grandchildren, and the future of America as we know it.  I know I'll be up late tonight watching all the results and coverage, I am such a political junkie.  Hopefully I won't be crying like I was four years ago.

Here is the link to a blog by a young patriot I found last week.  He is absolutely wonderful and says things so much better than I ever could.  Go visit his site, you will definitely be inspired. FYI--it is not a scrappy website, you have been warned!

My Political Rants

Scrap Our Stash has their October Challenge going on right now!  The theme is Hot Chocolate, so use that as your inspiration.  Check out their blog for more information and to see what the DT has come up with.  Here's my layout using Hot Chocolate as my inspiration:

Got Sketch has their class Got Sketch Express 4 going on right now.  I always have so much fun taking their classes, Valerie does a great job with the sketches and their DT always does such a great job with them!  Here are a couple of the pages I've done so far:

One day I'm going to take a photography class so I take better pictures!  But now I'm off to finish my youngest daughters Halloween twirly skirt--each year I make her a new one.  She is really excited to wear her new one to school tomorrow.  Have a great day! 

A New Life

We are finally in Kansas and life seems to settling down somewhat.  The kids are in school and love it (thank goodness) and I am finding my way around.  We sold our NC house in record time (1 1/2 days) and bought one here pretty quickly as well.  Our new house is huge compared to our old one, and I love having a finished basement (where I will be putting up my scrap space, yay!)  I haven't had a lot of time to scrap lately since I've been unpacking and getting everything ready for school, but I am hoping this weekend to sit down and finally break out the craft supplies.  In the meantime, since it's been a long while since I've last posted, here are a couple of pics from our final days in Raleigh.  This is Catherine on her last day of preschool.

And here's the big kids on their last day of school at St. Raphael.

Bittersweet moments for sure, they loved their old school, but I am so happy they love their new one just as much!

Hope to see you soon!! 

Selling a house is not fun!

I apologize for not posting in what seems like forever! The past couple of weeks have been just crazy busy, and a little stressful at that. We've had a couple of realtors come over to let us know what we need to do to get our house ready to sell(too much), painters to give estimates, and flooring guys to measure. Everything seems to be going at warp speed so we can have this house on the market by the end of the month. The house looks fantastic on the outside, after the power washing and painting that was done today. The inside, well that's another story, lots of painting and decluttering to be done. We're having a POD delivered on Monday so we can move out some of the furniture, off-season clothes, and about half the toy inventory we own so we can stage, and painters will be here on Thursday to paint the inside. After that it'll be flooring then a maid--yep, told the hubby I needed someone to come in and clean this place while it's on the market! The worst part of getting the house ready to sell? It's going to look so nice--for the next owners!

Since this week my kids were on Easter break I did take them down to the beach for a couple of days, told the hubs I needed a break. Here they are on the pier at Oceanic, my favorite restaurant on Wrightsville Beach.




And here's the girls ready to get out on the beach:
I am really going to miss being able to go to the beach on a whim once we move. Guess I'll have to see what Lake of the Ozarks has to offer!

Off to get some scrapping done tonight before I have to pack a lot of my scrap goodies next week, wah! Hopefully I'll have something to post in the next couple of days that's scrap related. Have a great night!

It's St. Patty's Day...

and the kids were going crazy the minute they woke up looking for something green to wear so they wouldn't get pinched. They've also built leprechaun traps to catch the little dude when he tries to steal their money! I myself am just looking for some green beer!

It has been way too long since my last post. Shortly after I last posted the hubs told me he got a new job (yay) and that we have to relocate to Kansas City by September 1 (what???) I was so bummed at first because I felt all kinds of guilt having to move the kids--I moved a lot when I was younger and it's so hard. We waited a month to tell the kids and finally I couldn't stand it anymore. When we told them and they were beside themselves excited! I think it helps out because their cousins live up there. That was a couple of weeks ago, and they are still excited, but I think now that it's starting to sink in they are getting a little sad about moving away from their friends. I told them we'll be back for visits though, after all Mommy has friends here too!

I haven't done a lot of scrapping lately (I've been trying to get rid of junk, I mean old toys that have collected up) but here are a few LO's. I'm a sketch junkie and these are from sketches from a great sketch site called Sketch Inspiration. It's run by Trisha who comes up with great sketches, they come out every Saturday and there's even a prize. So check them out!

This is Catherine on her first day of preschool from last year, I can't believe how young she is! Anyway, used some great MME papers that had colors that matched her bright colored shirt.

These are pictures of the girls from the beach last year--I'm so ready to go to the beach right now! I used some yummy Fancy Pants papers in this simple layout.

This last one also using a Sketch Inspiration sketch was for last month's "Leap" challenge over at Scrap Our Stash blog. The pics are of Catherine playing Leap Frog in the kitchen, in this one I used some Echo Park papers.

Now I'm off to head out to some furniture stores, I told the hubs that since he's moving me halfway across the country, everyone is getting new bedroom furniture--it's all for staging when we put the house on the market, right? Have a fun and safe St. Patrick's day!