Questions answered and the Winner revealed!

WOW! When I ask for it I get it....
You all came up with some great questions!
Below I have answered each question.
Thanks for playing along!
At the end of the post is also the WINNER of the Art Bin!!

Julia said...
What is your favorite color and/or color combination?
8:38 AM
I would have to say I love plain ole Black/White combo, it is so clean and crisp to me.

Anonymous said...
I want to know do you truly love sports or our you so supportive because Josh is so involved? What sport do you like the best?Love art bins.Edie
9:19 AM

I LOVE SPORTS! I grew up playing Basketball, softball and running Track in Highschool. It was something I was good at and loved doing. I am so happy Josh loves them as much as I do. He is fun to watch and I love showing him how to become better. Football is our sport of choice here at home. I LOVE watching it and Josh and I play catch with the football everyday while waiting for the bus.

Anonymous said...
do you love art bins as much as i do? guess that one won't cut it. here's one . . . what prompted you to let your hair grow?d
9:52 AM
I am not sure there was a defining moment on letting my hair grow. I just love how longer hair looks and thought it was time for a change.

sbonetsue said...
My question is "How do you organize your supplies?" I'm always looking for new ways to store my stuff. Thanks for a chance at your giveaway.Sue Cahill(sbonetsue at yahoo dot com)
10:06 AM
I LOVE to organize, and I am constantly changing how I do this. My latest love is the Scrap n Style White Cubes. I have 13 of them now and I also love the Purple Craftmate holders. I will share some organizing pictures soon. I also love Tim Holtz Tins for the Paint Dabbers, stickles and Clear stamps.

ElanaE said...
What is your favorite song/music group?
10:07 AM
Well that could change on a daily basis. I have over 4000 songs on my ipod and if you ever crop with me you could hear anything from Hip Hop , Rap , to Broadway or even Christmas music! Right now I am loving Natasha Bedingfield and "Pocket full of Sunshine"

Laura Foreman said...
Here are three fun ones:1. If you had to have one piece of music softly playing in your mind for the rest of your life, what would you want it to be? I would have to say "Imagine" 2. If you knew that every minute of the next 24 hours of your life would be recorded on camera, is there anything you would change about your habits? I wouldn't change a thing, what you see is what you get! 3. Do you dress the same when you are depressed as you do when you are very happy? That is a cool question, I would have to say no. ENJOY!
11:10 AM

MelB. said...
When are you going to church with me?I need ONE more bin......gee....guess who....
11:15 AM
Anytime Mel!

Tracy Anderson said...
What is your all-time, hands-down, beats-all-others favorite scrapbooking product? And yes.... you have to pick just ONE :)Don't put my name in for the random drawing... I just won AND I have tons of those artbins (LOVE 'EM!) I did want to supply a question, though.... that's only fair considering.... :)
12:03 PM
This one is soooooooooo easy for me...The Crop A Dile....I have to say that tool is at my fingertips almost every page!

Kelley Sweitzer said...
What did you want to be when you grew up?Love the artbins. Love the pink ribbon too. I could store all sorts of goodies in there or I could be a nice Mom and let Riley store all sorts of her goodies in there.
12:22 PM
I seriously don't remember any dreams of wanting to be anything when I grew up...I know now I want to be a Mom , run two wonderful businesses and Enjoy each and every day of life :)

Gloria L. said...
Just one question? OK - Would you share whether or not you and your family attend church regularly? It sure makes a difference in my life!Gloria L.
12:23 PM
I will say we don't attend Church, but I will also say we love God and we have alot of faith. I was brought up Catholic and had a very strict Meme that believed in Church every week, but growing up I found out that my personal relationship with God was more important then where I was on Sunday morning. I also have problems with "churches" that don't accept that Kate, Josh and I shouldn't be a family, or the don't ask don't tell type. I have found some wonderful places of worship that don't judge also. If Josh decides he wants to go in the future, I would find a place to go.

Laurel said...
Spin-off of Julia's question - - - is your favorite color now as an adult the same favorite color you had as a kid? Mine's not - I really liked purple as a kid, but now my fave color is blue.
1:37 PM
I had to chuckle when I saw this, because I LOVED blue as a kid and now Purple is my favorite color!! LOL

Alexis said...
fstts off- I luv all things that support breast cancer awareness/cure. The fact that it's an artbin is almost too much to handle- want it!!Second- the comment from your mom on your last entry was so funny/cute.One of your recent blogs had me thinking, and so *alert* my question is very personal, is everyone in your family or friends, and have they always been, supportive of your lifestyle (word seems silly). I know Jeff and I would be for our kids, but I guess it's hard for some people?
3:42 PM
Ahhhhh great question. I have to say NO to everyone always being supportive. I remember the first time I kinda told someone the way I was feeling. I think I was about 17 and it was my best friend at the time....and well we weren't friends after that, she just couldn't handle it. That was so hard. I didn't tell anyone else for a long time. My family, oh no they didn't like it one bit. My Mom thought it was all her fault and took that Catholic guilt to new heights! So we weren't real close for many years. Then I got pregnant and when I called to tell my Mom, her words were "Are you sure you want to bring a child into that lifestyle" Well I told her "what lifestyle would that be? Two parents that will love him, be there for him and a lifestyle with no alcohol and no abuse?" Well that pretty much put a silence in the air. I know it sounds harsh but I was so happy to be pregnant and full of love, that our "lifestyle" had nothing to do with that. We were two people that wanted this child. So fast forward 8 years and now I know that Grandma would never trade having her grandson in her life for anything. Josh is truly our miracle boy and he has opened alot of eyes to the fact that it is Love that makes a family, not who. We have great support now, even living in a very christian community we are very accepted and loved. I have always had hope that we could change even a little piece of the world, and I do believe we are doing that.

Nancy said...
Hi! I wanna know....what do you want for your birthday? Nothing huge or sentimental. Nothing like world peace or ...you get the idea. Something material...What do you want?Love artbins. Using more and more of them for organization. Did I meantion that I need help with that? Is that two questions?
5:33 PM
LOL Nancy, I would LOVE to just go to lunch/dinner with my friend(s). I know that might not be material, but I love getting to talk and share more then any material thing.

Tammi said...
No idea what question to ask? Hmmmmmm?How about - if Josh had been a girl - what would "her" name have been?Lame question I know. But I couldn't think of anything house.LOVE the bin!
8:58 PM
Alexandria Shea We had that picked out :)

Anonymous said...
What would you keep in an art bin like this?Thank you for entering me in your giveaway!(ginger dot bisker at gmail dot com)
9:39 PM
I have ohhhhh about 15 of these and I have some that are labeled "SPorts" or "Christmas" and I throw in there anything to do with those titles from paper to buttons. Others I keep collections of paper in. Others I have projects in. I love when I am working on something to put it all in one place, or to bring things to a crop it is just great. The handle is so sturdy!

Ruby said...
Hmmmmmmmmmmm I am hungry what are you fixing me for a midnight snack????Is that question ok??? LOLOh-shiz that's two- enter me twice. Ok, so really it's thursday so congrats to whoever wins that bin- its pretty damn awesome and for a great cause! (I wouldn't be upset if you really did enter me in..*wink wink*)
2:39 AM
Hey RUBY! Hope you are having a great time! Thanks for checking in :)
I would make us some stuffed green pepper soup of course!! mmmmmmmmm!

Thanks everyone for playing along. It was fun and I you all made me think, and laugh!

Today the Artful Collage Flowers are coming in!!! So excited to use these. Hope to post some scrappy goodness soon, I am cropping with friends on Friday and need to start/finish the teacher's gift.....at least I finally decided on what to make!

OOPS! I was so in the mode of answering the questions I almost forgot about the most important thing!!! THE WINNER!!!
So here is the winner!.....

Alexis said...
fstts off- I luv all things that support breast cancer awareness/cure. The fact that it's an artbin is almost too much to handle- want it!!Second- the comment from your mom on your last entry was so funny/cute.One of your recent blogs had me thinking, and so *alert* my question is very personal, is everyone in your family or friends, and have they always been, supportive of your lifestyle (word seems silly). I know Jeff and I would be for our kids, but I guess it's hard for some people?
3:42 PM

CONGRATS Alexis!!! I know you have a few supplies to put in here, and it will be great to take to S.A.V.E. this summer!

Wednesday Giveaway!

There it is, this is the NEW Artbin!! Art Bin has joined forces with the National Breast Cancer Foundation t o present limited-edition products, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the search for the cure. Clear, translucent satchel allows you to easily see what is inside. Use for storing quilt fabric squares, papers and more.

When I saw this I knew I had to have it! I also knew I had to give one away!! So some lucky blog comment is going to win!! I can't make it so easy this week tho....so this week in your comment you have to ask me a question. Most anything goes. If you haven't noticed I am a "tell it like it is kinda girl" I will still pick the winner at random, but I will also answer questions tomorrow in my blog post. I have been tagged and have to come up with 7 random facts about myself so I thought some questions might prompt those.

In Scrappy news the **NEW** Passport Line from Making Memories has just arrived at the Corner Store!!! I have to say with the upcoming Trip to Alaska it will be used very much, over and over by me! It could be used for anything from a vacation trip to a journey thru life. I have to say it is my favorite line right now!

I wanted to take time to thank everyone that posted in response to my blog about Josh and our family. I have such great supporters out there for my family. You are the people I am so proud knowing. I am over joyed knowing that people have changed for the better and that love is the true binding factor. Again thank you so much for being out there.

Today I am off to a Field Trip with 2nd Graders...should be lots of fun! Have fun posting today, and I can't wait to see what questions you come up with.

Growing.....

That is what I have been doing...growing out my hair. It has been about 2 months now and I haven't cut it all off. I go for trims about once a month, so that it feels good again and I don't get the urge to buzz it off. Now it has been about 10 years since I have had anything below the neck line so this is a big step. The only thing that made me lose my breathe today is when I looked in the mirror and I saw my Mother staring back at me!!!! It was ME!!! Yeah , yeah I know people have said it for years , but today I saw it.....YIKES! (just kidding Mom, I love ya, mean it!!)

It is scary when you do see it for the first time, I was looking older with this new hair do I guess, maybe looking my age (which will be 46 in a couple weeks)! But I am loving the new hair, it is fun to have a new style and it is fun to see what it will look like at each stage. I will see where this adventure takes me. I am enjoying the journey.

Kate is getting pretty handy with the camera ! Great Job!

Sometimes you're the windshield......

Sometimes you're the bug!!!

Yeah Josh had a rough day yesterday on the mat. He has had such an awesome year and doing very well. It is hard to have the rough days, but it also reminds you that is why you have to keep going to practice, and put 100% into each one.
It is hard to be 8 years old and wanting to be so devoted to something, that is what makes Josh a hero to me. Even thru his tears yesterday he told me he wanted to wrestle more, after losing 2 matches and having his neck hurt, his nose hurt and mostly his pride hurt....he wanted to wrestle his 3rd match, which I didn't let him for many reasons. I didn't want him to really get hurt and I wanted to make that call , because I know he would have gone and wrestled it.

Josh wasn't focused yesterday, he wasn't wrestling like I know he can and having only 5 hours sleep the night before didn't help. So I made the "parent" call and he didn't wrestle.

It was hard and my heart ached, but I know it was the best decision for him on that day.

So we will be going again next week, he will practice hard this week and probably face the same guys again, I told him the key now is to improve on last week and each week forward. These boys are a year older or more and it will be a great goal this summer...who knows he might even get the best of them by the end of the summer! I like that he has something to work for....it gives him new goals and reason to practice hard.

It is a great motivator. You want to be a winner, so you have to figure out how to reach your goal. I love his heart and determination. I love that he is doing this because he wants to, and not because he thinks this is what his Moms want. We have had this discussion often, and he knows whatever he decides is ok with us, as long as whatever he decides he gives 100%. So we will see what next week brings...maybe he will be the windshield!!



Wasn't home much this weekend, so no scrappy goodness to show. BUT WOW did the Cricut Jukeboxes start flying off the ole Corner Store shelf this weekend. Lots of excited Cricuteers out there just waiting for this little slice of heaven! I am also excited. If you have ever done a mixed alpha on a page..you know the pain of changing them out!

oh and in 2 weeks we will be HERE!!! Yep that is our ship :) I can't believe it is only 2 weeks away! I have my FLIP camera all ready and extra batteries, hoping to do a bit of Video blogging while we are gone....just so you can come to Alaska with us virtually :) So I need to get busy packing, everything else from the ride to the airport on is DONE :) oh I love cruising...you don't have to do much of anything but enjoy, once you get to the airport....everything else just happens!!

Oh and it is FRIGIN HOT here!!! All I am sayin!

Happy Monday!

OH OH OH!!! Wait till this Wednesday's giveaway....I ordered something special...you will LOVE IT!!!

Family Recipe Book

Here is the little mini album I have been working on.
I really like how it came out, and just love playing with christmas papers
in June 90 degree weather!

I also want to say that you ladies that commented yesterday just blew me away
with your comments!!! WOW you all had me in tears and smiles when I read your
comments. Thank you so much for all your kind words, there is nothing better
for a parent to hear then that people see the love in their child's eyes. You all
humble me.

So today is AC day!!! YEAH!!! We are leaving in an hour or so and I can't wait
for a day of fun with some great friends. Josh has quite a great day planned too
with Aunt Nessie and we will surely be exhausted by Sunday evening but that is
the price you pay for fun sometimes :)
Also great news....the pool liner is in!!! We might need it next week as the temps
are in the 90's all week! UGH it is only June people!!!!

06-06 Today!

***ETA 9:00am, I am monitoring comments today, since I already had one of those people I talked about leave a comment! OY!, ***
It is Friday!
I am in a much better place then I was at the beginning of the week.
That is a good thing! Actually a great thing!
Thank you again all of you that are there for me when I start to tumble.
It means the world to me to know I have you in my life. It is hard sometimes
to make that call out to the universe, but it is also the best thing you can do

So Happy Friday!!! We have a great weekend planned and I am looking forward
to some great fun! We are making our annual trip to Atlantic City this weekend.
Kate and I really love to go down for a day every year and we have missed it the
past couple years. So we are driving down tomorrow with some great friends for
a day of fun and a nice dinner. Josh gets to go and visit with Aunt Nessie all day
and from what I hear it is going to be a fun day for both of them too! I am so glad
they are going to get time together...I love that he has his Aunt Nessie, and hope
their relationship keeps growing.

Sunday we are starting our summer wrestling tour. There is a Challenge 8 Cup
over the summer. It is pretty neat. You go to 8 tourneys and at the end there is
a champion Iron Man according to the points you accumulate during the 8 weeks,
for wins and showing up. Should be fun. Of course I will keep you updated here.

So now for the photo portion of the show :)
I picked up the camera this morning and just shot what I saw and here is what you get!

So this was sitting on my counter, and I have to tell you it brings a smile to my face every time I look at it. In most ways Kate and I live our life like any other two parents raising our child. We try and steer him in the right direction, we love him unconditionally, and we are just your everyday family. Well except we are 2 moms raising our son. Every once in a while that comes into play.

Oh believe me I have those thoughts in the back of my head everyday that there is going to be sadness in Josh's life because we choose to have him, someone is going to say something to him about having 2 moms and hurt him. BUT 8 years later and that hasn't happened yet, which makes me happy. Because I thought it would have happened by now. My faith in diversity and how far we have come as a human race grows each and every day.
So this paper, the word crossed out and Mom written in, it just brings that reality right back. Then the conversation.
Me: Awwww did you do that on your own?
Josh: Yes, and my teacher said I could too.
I have to say it made my heart happy, and in this day and age, it actually should say Dear Parents, instead. Just my opinion. I am so proud of Josh, we talk every once in a great while about our special family, and each time he assures me he is ok with his family and he would have it no other way. He is an amazing little guy with a personality and heart that I believe can change the world in big ways. He already has touched so many and showed some doubters that it isn't such a bad thing to have 2 Moms.

Ok on to a little lighter subject! WHEW I never know what is going to flow from my fingertips, hold on it might be a bumpy ride! LOL
This is our beautiful Lily, and blooming , just so beautiful. Gotta love Nature.
This is our beautiful Lady, Cody.....She turns 10 this month. She is getting pretty white in the face, but she has the heart of a puppy. I love this little girl, she is an amazing soul.
Last but not least is our little guy Cricket! He is a spunky boy with alot of life to live. He is a worry wart as I call him, the storms drive him to shivers and he greets everyone with enthusiasm. He has grown on us the past 3 years and keeps Cody going everyday.

Today we are putting the pool walls and liner in and then hopefully if everything works out getting it filled with water next week and getting the pool opened for the summer! We have not had the best of luck the past couple years with the pool, but we are hopeful once again this summer.

Oh and one last share....just a peek, but I did get to create yesterday and it is hopefully going to get finished today :) Love playing with Christmas papers in 90 degree weather!


Happy Friday!

And the Winner is...........

Morning!

Thanks for all the great comments!
Glad to reconnect with some old friends !
Today is Create Day.....I declare it as a National Holiday !!

I have been working hard on the store this week and got alot done.
So today is my reward, Create first then Work!

Oh yeah the winner.........

Tracy Anderson said...
OK, I think I'm loving that Cricut thing... though I am a visual person and the written explanation of how it works went right over my head :)Those Prima journal pages are awesome, too.... guess its time to check out the store... :)Tracy
11:31 PM

Congrats Tracy!!!

Have a great day!

Giveaway Wednesday!

This week I have been finishing the Prima section for the Corner Store .
So I have to give away some of the Prima goodness....cause it is that GOOD!!
So I think I will give away this.....

This is the NEW Prima "Just Me Journaling Book" It comes with these 6 beautiful designs and you get 5 of each design. I can't wait to use these up!! They come loose leaf so you can construct your jouranl anyway you want, or use these on your scrapbook pages! You know the drill, and if you don't....all you have to do is leave a comment here today and tomorrow I will draw from the comments. One lucky winner will have happy mail very soon!

In other Scrappy News, Have you seen this!!

Cricut fans will love the convenience of the new Cricut Jukebox device! Users can insert up to 6 cartridges into the core unit, connect the unit to any Cricut machine, and then quickly select a cartridge at the push of a button. Stack up to 3 units at a time and never swap cartridges again! The unit even attaches to a storage base that easily holds 6 cartridges, handbooks, and overlays. Ideal for use with the Cricut DesignStudio™ software.

Yeah I heard Angels singing too!!! Then I decided everyone should get this so I am doing a PREORDER over at the Corner Store.....check out this DEAL!!

If you would like to be on my email list for the Corner Store or Scrappin Away Vacations, please email me. There are some great sales coming up since it is my birthday Month!

So today I am going to get my creative Mojo on, hope to post tomorrow. I have a couple projects going. I am loving working with Christmas paper in June :) It is fun! Also hope to make some progress on the Teacher's gift this week. Also there is a new word up at OLW and it is ONE....if you have never played over there, you should give it a try, really gets you going! For even more inspiration over at UnPubbed. You can scraplift Nicole's great layout!

Remember to leave your comment today to win these fantastic Journaling pages!

Cause he loves me :)

Yeah I got the memo in the back pack.
We got in the car and went shopping.
We found a pink shirt.
He wore it.
Mom is happy!
It is Breast Cancer Fundraiser today at school, and they kids were asked to wear pink and donate a dollar. Even though Josh was not to sure what that was all about he knew it was important to me.
I love him for playing along, and making me smile.
Besides the fact he looks so adorable!

Double Post day...drinks are on me!!

First....Thank you to whoever you are that left me that quote yesterday.
As you can see I put it on my sidebar.
I liked it alot.....and love that when you do give things to the universe,
she will likely give you back exactly what you need.


Second....What a great day!
What a productive day!
I worked on a layout, I worked on putting items in the Corner Store .
Check out the Prima Section....OH yeah baby...got me all excited when I opened that box!!!
The Stampers Anonymous items, Bottle Rockets, New Noteworthy and Scenic Route in da
house!!
Sometimes it is hard to have all this goodness around and not just stop working and create.
Sometimes I give in......

So thank you for the phone calls, the emails and the comments today. I am doing great, I still have many unanswered questions, but I also have lots of answers on other things that are important. I know I can't change people. I can only keep being me and keep loving like I do.

Tomorrow is another full day at School with Josh, doing some community service and a picnic! The day should be beautiful.

Weekend recap,Happy Monday, 21 days, 3 weeks , Here we GO!

And the Winner is Josh!! He ended his Freestyle Season with a bang! He won all 4 of his matches on Saturday. Crowning him the Champion of the Mid Atlantic Freestyle Regionals. Qualifing him for the Grand National Championships in Denver , CO and altho we are not going this year, it was a very fun season and for the first one, Josh did fantastic. I hope this grows in the area as a summer sport. Next week we start our new tour of Folkstyle each weekend for 8 weeks. We are entering a Summer Challenge in NJ and along with a couple other boys we hope to have a fun summer of wrestling.

Then it came roaring around the corner and smiles were everywhere.

Kate and Josh did a little work at the pool on Sunday and this was

the reward for a job well done.

Of course I had to get a round in too!
And our Friend Dot was here shopping at just the right time. Of course she couldn't leave without a ride....
and then a Drive! I am thinking she had a little fun!!
Made a little folder for our Trip. Of course I used the Glitter Thickers in Purple!!
So the Plane is booked, the Cruise, the Excursions....3 plane rides, 2 Grandmas, and 14 days of pure vacation.....I can't believe we leave in 3 weeks, it has been a year in the planning and now it is JUNE!! I am just a little excited!!!!!!!
So today starts a new week, lots to do
Picnic at school tomorrow.
Pool parts coming on Wed.
Pool Liner going in Friday.
AC trip on Saturday.
Wrestling tourney on Sunday.
Ok better get to work!!! Create today! Live today! Give thanks that you have Today!

You might not want to read this

but I need to write this.

Ever feel like that backyard garden?
You know the one. That one that was planted with only hand picked flowers.
The one that was started with such great love.
The one that you keep saying ....I need to get out and tend to.
The one you mean to take such tender loving care of.
The one that day after day...
that turns into....
week after week,
then turns into...
year after year......
just keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list.
Till eventually it doesn't even make the list.
The one that eventually isn't even a garden anymore.

I have lost so much this year, or have I?
If it isn't a loss, then why do I sit here in tears?
Why are these tears over people that I mean nothing to?
I just want to stop!
Feeling
Caring
Wanting

So there it is out....I give it to the universe....the sadness I have been holding on to.

I have so much!
My life is VERY VERY WONDERFUL!
It is quite ok to feel sadness, I know this, and it is ok to blog about it.
Don't worry that I wrote this.....worry if I don't write this.
This is the place to let it go for me, I am so glad I can do it here.

I always love how I feel after I finally write this stuff out. I have been having a little bit of a down week at some points. When it is quiet and I sit here alone. I have been working on a layout this week with OLW and it is "THINK", oh boy did that open the flood gates. So it will be interesting to me to see the final outcome of this layout. Hoping to finish it tomorrow.

I just don't always understand how people operate. How you just never know why things happen. How you can be in someones life one day and then find out that you are not allowed in their lives anymore the next.
That there are now terms, or there is something else that you will never know that you did to make them despise you. You don't get a chance to answer them, you don't get a chance to defend yourself, you don't get a chance to maybe explain something to them. You are just OUTTA THERE! Amazing to me.
I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't experienced it. I know I make mistakes, I don't know many that can't say they don't, but I always give people the benefit of the doubt before I would ever just shooo them out of my life.
I am thinking having a child would show anyone that. WOW all the mistakes we make as parents, and our little ones want no one else but their mommy. I can be punishing Josh one hour and the next holding him tight because he wants to cuddle with me. The compassion that that boy has taught me in his 8 short years is probably what gets me thru the rest of the crap in my life.

So where the hell has the last 10 minutes of writing got me?
Well I have stopped crying....that is good!
Al though a good friend told me this week 'crying is the way we cleanse our souls"
I think my soul is pretty cleansed right now.
I still don't have any answers, but not sure I ever will.
I think I will go and tend to the flower garden tomorrow.
I hope if anyone is reading this.....they won't give up on me.
I am glad I am feeling, loving and still putting myself out there everyday, because if I didn't I would miss some of the most wonderful people on this planet that I have been so blessed to have in my life.
Time for bed.
Nite!

Field day and TGIF!

Ok just a few pics of the fun of Field day!

I just love that pic I got of the back of the two of them in the sack race.
Just made me go awwwww.
I love when Josh cheers , the joy in his face is just priceless.

So it is Friday already and we have wrestling tomorrow and nothing on Sunday.
Not much else going on. We are getting excited for the Alaska Trip and I have
booked all the excursions and everything is done except getting on the plane .....
well that and all the packing! UGH!
Hope everyone has a great weekend...get out and click away!

OK I am AWAKE!!

That last comment post had to be my Friend Denise!!! She is about the only one I know who would be up! :)

Ok, ok well I am glad to see the excitement for this line. I hope to get it all in the Corner Store today now that I have the jpegs! I loved Ellen's Bam Boom Pop!

So the WINNER is .....

Bunny B said...
Happy Birthday to Laurel!Seems like you've been having a fun weekend! BBQs and Go Karts! Wheee....

So Bunny please email me with your address. CONGRATS!!

And here is my latest picture that has fallen victim to magicsplash did I mention I LOVE this program!!! This is the medal Josh won for 1st place on Saturday. I plan to use the new Bottle Rockets with it and wanted to change the picture to b&w for all the goodness in the paper. So hope to get that done in the next few days. I hate that I haven't created since last friday. I really miss not doing it now that I have got my mojo going. But I have had my hands a little full the past couple days with the Store, finishing up the plans for the Cruise and of course volunteering at school alot. Today is Field Day at school, I think Josh has been in Training this week , extra push ups and sit ups. He likes to win!

SPF 50 GO!

YIKES! Wednesday Giveaway!!

WOW! Where the HECK did the week go???
That Memorial day weekend can throw you for a loop!
I haven't had that much fun in a LONG time!
Did anyone see where that Case of Smirnoff Artic Berry went?

So Recap...
Wrestling
Yard Cleanup
BBQ # 1
Go Cart Riding
Smores
BBQ # 2
Drinking (shhhhh)
Laughter
Guitar Hero Challenges
Pinochle
more Pinochle
Sunday Morning Pancakes
Great friends

I am not sure if I still can put the weekend all in words. I just know it was great.
I remember at one point looking around at the 30 some people and saying out loud,It is amazing that a little sports brought this group together. Parents all there for the kids and the sport.

So Saturday morning we went to a wrestling tourney, Josh won his Gold medal and I love that Kate picked up the camera and got some great shots. I love this one where he is rolling his opponent.
Smores....just love them all goooy and warm :)


Oh and yes Grandpa and Grandma the Go cart came out! Grandpa bought this for Josh last summer, then came up and put it together in the fall, well we finally unleashed it this weekend. We had kids from 8 years old to 50 years old (Kate!) riding and each one just had this big smile on their faces. I didn't know if we would get Kate out from behind the wheel, she really loved riding. Josh really impressed me as he let his friends have turns on it all day, knowing he would have time to ride it other times. It was really allot of fun and on the 2 gallons of gas went all day. I don't have grass in some places, but it is all good. I look out at the couple bare spots and it really brings a smile to my face remembering all the laughter and smiles. So I guess you could insert here..."You might be a redneck if...." joke! Oh and yes we are getting helmets.

So that is the weekend in a nutshell, I felt so blessed to have such a great weekends surrounded by lots of great people, it was good to laugh and just relax.

Now if you have made it this far....I think you deserve a GREAT Giveaway! Soooooooooo.....I think we should celebrate this great weekend with some BOTTLE ROCKETS!! Wahoooooo!

This is the best picture I can get you at the moment. You will receive all 6 double sided papers and the Cardstock Stickers. ( excluded is the Coupon book and the tags) It is a great new line of paper just in at the Corner Store this week. I haven't even got the jpegs in the store yet. Working on that today!
To play along, just leave a comment here before tomorrow morning and you will be entered. The past couple winners have been having some great fun with their prizes and I hope to continue doing this as long as there are people that would like some giveaways!

Just want to give a shout out to the Birthday Girl Laurel!! Happy Happy!!

My new FAVORITE Mini ALbum!

Last night I got to scrap a bit with some friends, so I decided that I would do one of those MANY Kits that I have bought and they sit all pretty in art bins. Well last night the seal was cracked on one of 3 kits I have bought from the wonderful Melodee Langworthy. I have to say I am even more excited that she is coming to S.A.V.E. in August to teach 3 classes!!! I loved doing this little album, and what was even more special is all the photos were taken last night by Kate, yep I said please come out and take some photos of Josh and I.....no real prep, everyday clothes and I just had a hug fest with my son,a little tickling, and some bird watching, and asked Kate just to keep clicking that little button on top of the camera, I would weed thru them and get the 15 pics I needed. So the results are below, I just love it and I gave it to Kate as a present (just because) today.