Pizza for Breakfast

Dreamy Whites Giveaway

2011-06-06T09:54:00.000-05:00

I'm just now getting into wanting to do some kind of decorating in my house (the kind that doesn't involve stinky post-football practice socks, honey buns wrappers, and dead batteries lying around). One place I'm dying to get to shop from is Dreamy Whites. Today she's giving away a $250 gift certificate to her store Dreamy Whites Online! Hooey! I want this! Badly! So go shop!

Some Giveaways around the Web

2011-06-02T11:34:00.000-05:00

First up is Rhoda from Southern Hospitality. If you like shopping at HomeGoods, this is the giveaway for you! Southern Hospitality

Another great giveaway is from a new blog I found (the blog isn't new, but I'm new to it) called Blue Creek Home. She's in Alabama so it's always great to find local bloggers!

And a third giveaway is happening over at Molly Susan Strong for some fabulous Annie Sloan Chalkpaint. I'm not really sure how all of this "adding buttons" thing works, but it appears the button has appeared. That's good, right?

Memorial Day Weekend (AKA how to make lobster)

2011-06-01T10:04:00.000-05:00

Yeah, I'm one of those moms who laughs at my kids' pain and anguish. But they did it to themselves. See?

THIS is why we only go one day a year. Now, I did put sunscreen on them but all of this rolling around in the sand was counterproductive. The one of the right? He just needed some butter poured on him right then and there. And he's supposed to go to Gulf Shores in 2 weeks with the youth at church. Uh, yeah, right. My baby up there at the top was M.I.S.E.R.A.B.L.E. :( They're all in much better spirits now.

Memorial Day

2011-05-30T08:18:00.000-05:00

So I've never been one to be overly sentimental about things like today. But after seeing all of the tributes, I feel I should at least acknowledge the day.

This is a scrapbook page I made about 4 years ago (I can't find the pictures on my computer.). In 2004 when we lived in Germany, Jason, Jacob, and Carson went with the scouts to Normandy, France to camp and have a wreath-laying ceremony at the American Cemetery. Jason's grandfather and uncle are both buried there.

I know the past 10 years haven't been easy with Jason being in the Army, but we made it and I'm grateful for him, for our friends who are no longer active duty, and especially for our friends who are.

Post Beach

2011-05-29T13:48:00.002-05:00

Um, ow. Yeah, I've got a little bit of a sunburn. The boys all look like lobsters and it makes me want to melt some butter. :) I took a lot of pictures but I'm having trouble with my card reader at the moment.
:( I was really wanting to get some scrapping done today but we're rearranging bedrooms and such - and we're all in pain.

Need to Update/Revamp and a Giveaway

2011-05-26T11:12:00.002-05:00

So, um, yeah, I see I still have a Christmas-themed blog header. I need to get busy with the old Photoshop. *blush* I also need to go through the house and take a bunch of before and during pictures of some of the things we're painting and stuff. And I need to figure out why my paper trimmer is all gummy and sticky!!!

And a beautiful blog that I follow, http://arosynote.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-firstgiveaway.html , is having a giveaway of some lovely vintage-inspired things. (And I must find my notes to remember how to put hyperlinks in with just the blog name!!! Sorry Tricia!)

Headed to the beach tomorrow for a short but fun trip with the family. The boys have no idea we're going but they LOVE it!

Time to Start Again

2011-05-23T09:14:00.003-05:00

Wow. I looked at the last time I posted and it was in January 2009! What in the world have I been doing the past 2+ years?? Obviously busy. Clearly not scrapping. *sigh* Ok, it's time to start anew. Well, not really "anew" since this isn't exactly a "new" blog. But it's time to kick it in again. Not that I anticipate having any more time than I have the past 2 years. But we're redecorating the house, I hope to be starting back to school in the fall, football season will be starting soon, I'll have a high schooler, and still working. I also want to start scrapping again. So maybe this will keep me a tiny bit accountable for all of that. (?)

2009-01-17T00:55:00.002-06:00

OK, so I've been completely distracted this year. Jason deployed again and I've just been in a whirlwind for the past few weeks. But thanks to a great friend, I've gathered my focus and I'm ready to start creating and chatting again.

So watch out! I've got the February A Kiss on the Chic kit on my desk and I'll be posting some stuff with in over the next week. Go check out the peeks on the blog (look over to the right and click on Laura's blog)!

2009-01-09T11:28:00.001-06:00

Dude, seriously? I've already mangled a resolution? I can't even keep up with a stupid blog? Of course, when I'm not scrapping much, there's not as much to share.

I will get back to scrapping shortly. I took a much needed and appreciated holiday break. But I miss it.

Resolutions

2009-01-05T14:35:00.003-06:00

OK, so I know I should have done this on the 1st but this has been an unusually busy holiday season. Jason was home on leave as he was getting ready to leave again. The holidays are always busy anyway.

So onto resolutions.

One should be to blog more/better. Is that a correct sentence? Anyway, I need to update at least once a week. That should be easy. And with doing A Kiss on the Chic designs, it should be automatic!

Another will be to sleep more. I know, you're thinking what kind of resolution is that? But I truly do not get enough sleep and it's my own fault. So I resolve to get more sleep.

Another is to get back to drinking water more often. That also should be easy as I have plenty here at work.

Another will be to be better at household upkeep. I can't let it get into a sty as often. It takes too long to clean it up.

And last is the Project 365. I have to take a picture and jot a note EVERY DAY. I'm determined to keep up with this...now I just need a camera. :)

Oh good grief!

2008-12-27T14:06:00.002-06:00

Man, has it really been that long since I posted? I get into these grooves where I'm posting frequently and doing all the stuff I'm supposed to do. And then I get distracted and forget the other things.

What distracted me? FACEBOOK! Thanks, Laura. *roll eyes*

So, I hope you had a Merry Christmas. Santa was good to us. We've got LOTS of video games to play now. I got some scrappy goodness and several cool cookbooks.

The holidays are about over and it's time to get back to scrapping. A Kiss on the Chic won't be having a January kit but we'll all be back at it in February! I can't wait!

Elf

2008-12-05T11:16:00.003-06:00

So, my 8 year old still believes in Santa. He came home yesterday with "instructions" on how to attract an elf. He put out crackers and water and wrote a note to the elf. All together now...AWWWW......

I guess I need to find an elf...and eat a cracker or two.

Does anyone know what language elves speak?

Merry & Bright and Very Vintage Christmas

2008-12-03T15:06:00.004-06:00

The December kits for http://www.akissonthechic.com/ are officially up and for sale and ready to find a great home with you! Check these out!

This is the Merry & Bright kit. It features new papers from Webster's Pages, Prima, and Making Memories. And girls, the embellies are out of this world!!!
And here's the Very Vintage Christmas. It features Jenni Bowlin papers and a lot of fun vintage finds.

You can find lots of ideas from the design team on the site!

And I'll be back later to post some of what I've done!

The Monster is Born

2008-12-01T22:26:00.001-06:00

I did it. I'm not quite sure how it happened. I was at my usual haunts, posting snide comments and giving joy to people. When all of a sudden, without warning, without any kind of preparation whatsoever - I found myself joining Facebook. Within 30 minutes I had a profile, and album, a bunch of friends requested, several already accepted, and notes on my "wall". What the heck is a wall? Why didn't anyone tell me how friggin' addictive this place was???? I can't leave! I might miss something! I've got friends in Europe and Hawaii! How can I sleep when I've got 1/2 the timezones on the planet covered???

*thud*

Duh! Pictures!

2008-11-29T07:24:00.004-06:00

I realized I forgot to post pictures of our "Turkey Bowl". Hunh? Well, Jason decided since the NFL plays football all day, that the boys should, too. It had it's moments:

Here is how a typical play looked. Jason was quarterback for both teams and two were defense and two were offense. One had to touch the fence while holding the ball in order to score. There were no PAT.

Occasionally, Jason would mix things up with a pass play. This is called "great coverage" by the defense. Don't ask me who is the defense.

I love this shot of Carson giving Eli a play:

And not to be outdone is Jacob giving Ian a play (or he's looking for snot):

And here is how most plays ended up looking - Eli crying. Sometimes it was because he didn't get the ball, sometimes it was because he didn't score, sometimes it was because he got "tackled", but most times it was because he got hurt. I think this shot was before he got smacked in the forehead with the football. *sigh*

Man, I'm so lame

2008-11-29T07:04:00.002-06:00

I realized I posted ON Thanksgiving but didn't post anything I was thankful for! Most of you who know me know that I am NOT a mushy type of person. So really, it's hard for me to make this long dramatic post about how I'm thankful we're all alive, thankful we have a home and food, etc. So, in the spirit of my non-traditional, non-mushy way, here's my thankful list:

Scrapbook supplies - without these, I would be a bigger blob spending more time in front of the tv. Or I'd be a big blob gamer in front of the computer
Scrappy friends - without these I might be a tad insane
DVR - dude, whoever came up with this idea is a GENIUS!
Pioneer Woman, Rocco DiSpirito, Nigella Lawson, et al - I *heart* cooking and they've got great recipes!

OK, that's my list for now!

I think today we're going to put up the Christmas stuff so I'll try to come back with pics tonight or tomorrow!

The Scrapping Spot

2008-11-27T07:02:00.002-06:00

Here are some pages I did with the December Prudence kit from www.thescrappingspot.com. I love this kit!!!! Jill & Cathy also did a beautiful Christmas kit with Harmonie papers.

2008-11-21T19:31:00.000-06:00

The holidays are yummy at The Scrapping Spot. We've got two kits filled to the brim for YOU! You can see them here. Get into the spirit of the season with the gorgeous Harmonie "Canneberges et Petits Pois" line. These papers will evoke memories of Christmas past with traditional reds and greens, ornaments and fir trees. Wrap your pages in beautiful velvet glitter ribbon, poinsettias, a little bling, glitter words and a wonderful flocked alpha. Elegant comes to mind with the Crate Paper "Prudence" line. Rich colors of turquoise and moss green, this kit includes velvet brads, swirls of bling, crepe paper ribbon, glitter borders and an assortment of glitter die cuts. AND, November 21st to November 30th, EVERYTHING (except for December kits) is ON SALE! Stock up! FREE SHIPPING ON BLACK FRIDAY ONLY! Use code NOVSHIP to receive free shipping ONLY on Friday, November 28. Happy Holidays from TSS!

Studio Calico, BABY!

2008-11-19T19:02:00.002-06:00

I did it! I took the plunge and asked Scarlet for a sub to Studio Calico. I've been drooling over these kits since they debuted last year. And I've been *swoon*ing over these kits since I received my first one in April. Oh. My. Word. Packed full of yummy goodness, neat mixtures of things, exclusive items, and a great price! I can't wait for December!

I'm so lazy

2008-11-17T21:39:00.001-06:00

So I visit my own blog - not to document anything newsworthy for the day, but to find the links to the things I like to visit. I'm too lazy to put them here AND bookmark them. *sigh*

But, the good thing is I get to see my cute blog banner. I dunno, I just LOVE it! I wonder what I'll come up with for Christmas.

Off to watch tv!

I love ScrapStars!

2008-11-16T17:16:00.005-06:00

Or maybe it's that I just love challenges. Whatever the case, I love seeing what challenge they come up with each week.

Here is my take on the current challenge which is to scrap a nickname. I didn't think it would be appropriate to scrap Carson and call it "Bully" or scrap Jacob and call it "Fart Boy" - so I went with "Whirling Dervishes". Is that even how one spells dervishes??? The point is, it was either call it this or call it "Flying Screaming Monkeys"!

And I'm still using pieces from the November A Kiss on the Chic kit! Girls, I'm telling you, this kit is uber packed!!!

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader

2008-11-16T15:48:00.004-06:00

Well, really, we're doing are you smarter than a 6th grader. We're overachievers over at http://www.thescrappingspot.com/ and we can't stop with just 5th grade. Jill posted the first challenge for 3rd grade today and I whipped out this digi page (elements from Michelle Underwood and Shabby Princess and sketch from www.pencillines.com):

She challenged us to scrap "history" as that's the subject for 3rd grade. I picked this picture from Christmas 2004 when we lived in Europe. These little windmill type things are in every town. I miss Germany.

A Dark Cloud

2008-11-15T16:35:00.003-06:00

Yes, a dark cloud is hanging over us - literally and figuratively. It's FREEZING, cloudy, and rainy outside. At the football game this morning, we went from windy cold, to drizzle, to hot sun, back to cold, more drizzled, more sun, more wind and cold....it's madness!

The figurative cloud is the fact that football season is now over. While I'm glad to have my weeks and nights back for the first time since July, I am sad it's over. Really, it's going to take me a little while to get used to having the time to cook dinner, check homework, make the boys bathe, take Jacob to karate, etc. It's just all been put on the back burner for months. OK, so the boys have bathed but really not enough. *ewww*

The football team did such a great job! We played the defending champs today and we almost pulled it off. We scored and it was called back for holding. What??? Last 2 minutes of the game and we've just scored a game-tying touchdown and NOW the refs call the FIRST holding penalty of the game??? And to make matters worse, we watched the video a little while ago and there was no holding. Referees shouldn't determine the outcome of a game like that. Oh well, time to focus on other things and get ready for baseball season.

I'm not feeling scrappy today. It's dark outside, it's dark inside, there's football on tv, and I just want to veg today. Maybe tomorrow I'll scrap and post some fun things.

More AKOTC scrappiness!

2008-11-09T19:02:00.002-06:00

I've got stuff from this kit for days and days!

This page I did for the challenge at http://scrapstars.net:

This one is of my child dancing his way through the football game last week. *roll eyes*

And my oldest is getting to be too old. *sniff*

An Award for Me?

2008-11-09T14:33:00.002-06:00

So, Annette bestowed this on me:

OK, so I have to name 6 things I value and 6 things I don't value. And then I have to pass this award on to 6 other bloggers/friends.

I value:

1-pizza. Hey, it's the title of my blog. I have to get this in everything I do.

2-my boys. I can't be generic and say children because honestly, I don't want girls.

3-my husband. Well I have to be mushy and include him, too. Plus he keeps me in line.

4-my online friends. I can't really say in real life friends because a) I don't have that many due to moving around and b) I have a lot of online friends due to moving around.

5-my parents. Ooops, I almost forgot them!

6-humor. These lists are hard. I'm shallow and don't value much else.

I don't value:

1-lazy people. How much harder can it be to turn to the left and bring something to me rather than going the same distance to the right to put it in the mail room?

2-stupid drivers. Dude, seriously, if you need to be there that quickly, leave sooner. If you can't leave sooner, give it up and deal. And the white edge around a stop sign doesn't make it optional. Just because "no one else really stops there" doesn't mean you shouldn't. If I'm in the left lane PASSING OTHER CARS, get off my ass. I don't need bump-drafted.

3-the Bachelor, the Bachelorette, and all those other stupid reality shows.

4-the Big 10 football conference. Seriously, the SEC has killed you every time. Deal.

5-too much homework in 2nd grade. Can you tell I'm having issues with this?

6-laundry. The dryer is dinging now. *sigh*

AKOTC November kits

2008-11-09T13:51:00.006-06:00

Better late than never, hunh? Here are the awesome November kits for A Kiss on the Chic!

I'm sooo excited to offer this Pink Paislee kit to you! I can't believe Rebecca was kind enough to let me have the scoop on this Brand New Product before anyone else!!! I will update the photos of this kit once all the product arrives! PLEASE NOTE: THIS KIT SEEN HERE IS NOT COMPLETE! WAITING ON SOME OF THE PP PRODUCT & JENNI BOWLIN PRODUCT TO ARRIVE... I will retake the photos once everything is here. You can see this is a GREAT value even without the other product!
Contents:
Papers:
Pink Paislee
Jenni Bowlin
American Crafts - Cardstock
Vintage Inspired Postcard Sheet

Flowers:
Prima - Pink Large Flower
Prima - Silver Small Flowers -
Etsy Find - Dictionary Flowers -

Embellishments:
Pink Paislee - Tinsel Town - Rub-ons
Pink Paislee - Ribbon
Pink Paislee - Journaling Cards
Pink Paislee - Fashion Script - Green /Pink
Pink Paislee - Pixie Stix - Raspberry
Etsy Find - Felt Word Bubble
American Crafts - Silver Thickers Shapes
Vintage Inspired Bookprint Flowers - 2
Rachel Ashwell - "Wish" Ticket
Christmas Ornament -1 with Ribbon
Jenni Bowlin Star - 1
Crown Journaling Sheet
Vintage Mica Snow - 1 Bag
Prima - Clear Swirl
White Tag - 1
Misc. Ribbon & Pipe Cleaner
Misc. Buttons & Do-dads

Christmas Is Coming To Town Add On:
This is a GREAT add-on kit and will be a wonderful addition to the Main Kit! I am working on getting my Clear Scraps House Album finished with the Vintage Mica Snow! This is a gret album kit and would be a GREAT gift idea for someone special! Can you find the wonderful Etsy find in this kit??? Yup, it's another "Crochet" flower and again, it's my Etsy friend you did all of these one-of-a-kind by hand!
Contents:
Pink Paislee - Tinsel Town

Websters Pages - Journal Card

American Crafts - Pink Cardstock

American Crafts - Thickers in Silver or Purple

Christmas is Coming to Town Add on Stamp:

THANKFUL FOR:
This Thanksgiving kit is probably the most "Glamorous" Thanksgiving kit your going to find! I've had sooo much fun making this kit and I've added lots of sparkle!!! The black just makes this a unique Fall kit and will go with more then just your Thanksgiving pictures! I hope you enjoy this kit as much as I have and don't forget to check out the beautiful examples in the Kit Club Gallery by the Design Team!

Contents:
Paper:
Basic Grey - Ambrosia

Sassafrass Lass

American Crafts Cardstock - 2

Flowers:
1 Orange Paper Flower & Leaves

2 Large Orange Flowers - Prima

3 Black/Grey Flowers - Prima

Embellishments:

Basic Grey - Ambrosia - Rub-on Pack

Basic Grey - Ambrosia - Element Stickers

Basic Grey - Ambrosia - Alpha Stickers

Basic Grey - Ambrosia - Brads

Basic Grey - Ambrosia - Fibers

Prima - Black Swirl

Jenni Bowlin - Large Bingo Card

Sassafras - Fall Rub-ons

Etsy Find - Journaling Label

Etsy Find - Dictionary flowers

Etsy find - Felt Saying

Misc. Ribbon

Misc. Buttons & Brads

Misc. Jewels

Black Tuile

Thankful For Add On Kit:

This Basic Grey album is sooo adorable! Have you seen the page tabs? Check it out for more detail on their website. This has some GREAT extras that you are not going to want to miss out on! Notice the crochet flower! Those are from a great Etsy lady who handmade every single one! Each one is one-of-a-kind!!! It has great dimension and I can't wait to use mine of something!

Thankful For Stamp Add On:

Oh dear

2008-11-07T16:32:00.002-06:00

Hmmm, guess I need to change my banner. Yeah, I'll add that to my list of things to do this weekend.

The boys have given me their funk. Or at least tried to. The good thing is I haven't eaten dinner the past couple of days. The bad thing is when I eat lunch I feel all blech. At least I'm not achy like I was yesterday and the day before. Ughhh.

So, one of the local radio stations has started playing Christmas music...non stop...24/7....until Christmas. Now, the Boston Pops version of Sleigh Ride is my favorite Christmas song - but dude, I can't listen to it 5 times a day starting November 1st!!!! Seriously, there's like 150 years of Christmas music out there, surely you can come up with more than a 35-40 song playlist!!!

Football playoffs start tomorrow. A big part of me hopes we win because the boys have worked hard and I would love to see them go all the way. The cold and tired part of me wouldn't miss sitting at practice next week. Great, now I've jinxed the team!

Go Huskies!

Speaking of "Go Team" - Alabama plays LSU tomorrow. It's a big game. My butt's going to be parked right on the couch watching it, too! OK, after the pee wee game...and groceries...and buying Ian a birthday present or two....

And speaking of Ian - tomorrow is his 7th birthday. I'll have to take some special pictures of just him. If he'll let me...which he usually doesn't. Little snot. He wants a Lego castle thing that has a good castle and a bad castle. Hunh? Yeah, that's how he explained it to me. He apparently saw it at Kmart a few weeks ago. When did he tell me he wanted this thing? Last night. Guess where I'll be tomorrow....yup, at Kmart.

The Sun Came Up

2008-11-05T16:14:00.003-06:00

Yup, believe it or not, the sun actually still came up today. I've felt like Eeyore all day, though, with a big cloud over me. And it hasn't helped that the boys appear to have given me their funk - nausea, aches, headache - just blech. I will resume where I left last night - in prayer.

However, on a lighter note, check out my boy:

See what happens when he's not playing, Coach?????

Silence

2008-11-04T21:59:00.003-06:00

It's Election Day. I am sitting in a silent house. I refuse to turn on the tv or look at the internet. I can't bear the thought of hearing all of the talking heads carry on about calling a state for one candidate or the other when less than 1% of the vote is in. How does that work?

I voted today. I haven't voted since the 2000 election. Not because I didn't want to, but when the Army moved us to Germany, my wonderful home county decided I didn't live here anymore and dropped me from the rolls. I didn't bother to re-register until this year. And I was almost too late. I'm such a procrastinator.

So, not only am I sitting without the tv and internet going but I am praying. Hard. Christina told me that we needed to pray that God's will be done. Oh, but it's hard. The outcome effects my life. Not just in the grand scheme of things, but literally. Jason's in the Army. The new chief could make or break his future. There are big decisions to be made depending on how it all ends.

Do I dare continue my morning ritual of turning on the tv for an hour before I go? I might have to leave it on SpongeBob all morning.

I wish I could go to bed with a feeling of peace in my heart. But I can't.

November already!

2008-11-02T19:38:00.002-06:00

Man, I have lots going on! I know me. I have these grand plans of posting this long drawn out thing and then I'll get distracted after the first paragraph. Oh well.

So, first we had the sickness. I went and picked the boys up from daycare on Wednesday. Now remember, Wednesdays are my "free" nights or time to catch up during the week. THIS particular Wednesday was the Wednesday before Halloween. And the school can't allow the kids to wear regular costumes, they have to do "nursery rhyme" or career dress up day. Crap. Ian wanted to be the itsy bitsy spider. Figures. So I planned on Wednesday to make his spider "costume". Really, just black cardstock cut into leg shapes. It's just school, what did it matter? Also Carson had to write a speech for class elections that was due on Thursday. Great - apparently they don't teach keyboarding in 3rd grade so I had to plan to type that up. And Jason was coming home on Thursday so I needed to try to get the house presentable. And work was having a party for Halloween so I needed to prep my jalepeno peppers I was going to take. AND there was a "Fall Festival" at church. I'm tired all over again just typing all of that out.

So, I get to daycare and the boys run out to the car. I figure we'll run to church for up to an hour, go home, eat, frantically pick up, type the speech, and work on legs. I knew I'd have about an hour on Thursday after football to finish up the legs. As I'm walking out the door to daycare, Eli is in the parking lot...throwing up. *sigh* I start to walk him to the car and he throws up again. I run inside to get a wet paper towel, clean him up, get him to the car, and tell the other boys we're not going to the festival. *whine moan groan complain* I asked Eli if he felt ok to go to the party (you know sometimes you just need to throw up to feel better?). He said he wanted to go to the party but he didn't want to eat any cake. Awwwww...so we ran to church. About 30 minutes into it, he threw up again. My mom kept the other boys there and I brought him home. All of my grand plans shot to heck. We sat on the couch and watched Power Rangers. I did get the speech typed and picked up the living room. Not nearly everything I had planned to do that night.

So Thursday comes and Jason comes home, we've got football practice, and I still haven't done my peppers. It took TWO hours! Friday is Halloween and my birthday. I was going to take off the whole day but I just couldn't miss the party! So off I go and then home again. Jason and I finish picking up the house, we pick up the boys, and we get them ready for Halloween. Oh, and not only do we have to get them ready to trick or treat, but Jason's mom wants us to run by there, AND he's wanting to fix me a special dinner for my birthday. Another crazy busy night.

Here are the boys in their finest:

Jacob went as "Shark Bait". Bwahahahaha! And did you know the lipstick is really hard to wash out of one's hair?

Carson went as a ....wait for it....football player. That's his obsession.

Ian went as a sniper. Also his obsession. And he's good at it.

Eli went as a power ranger. This is an OLD costume. All the stuff we have and he wanted to wear the thing that's 4 years old. Whatever.

I'll come back later to post some scrappiness I did.

2008-10-26T16:32:00.003-05:00

Ack! I totally forgot to post a couple of pages I did for A Kiss on the Chic the other day. And I've got more sitting here that I need to photo. These are for the November kit using BasicGrey Ambrosia. This is a PACKED kit!

Fall Happenings

2008-10-19T17:14:00.005-05:00

I went with Eli to the Pumpkin Patch on Thursday. He was so excited about this field trip! Here are some pictures:

Webster's Page giveaway!

2008-10-14T16:07:00.001-05:00

Who doesn't like free scrappy stuff? Go here!

http://websterspages.typepad.com/webstershome/2008/10/ready-for-more.html

Weekend Scraps and other things

2008-10-12T21:22:00.003-05:00

I scrapped 3 pages this weekend. Yay me! How? Well, Jason and Jacob went camping. :) The other boys and I ordered pizza last night and I scrapped and caught up on A LOT of dvr stuff! I still have about 10-12 hours worth of things to watch but that's better than the 30 I had.

And we had a yard sale yesterday. I don't know the final tally yet, but it appears we made over $300. I'm pretty stoked about that. That's all Christmas money! Wheeeee!

Ok, so here's what I did:

This one is for ScrapTag at The Scrapping Spot. Basically, we "roll a number" and pick a layout to lift by the person who corresponds with that number. I rolled Dee (former AWESOME DT member at the spot). Her stuff is always way more artsy or full or detailed than I am. Boy, it's hard sometimes! But I like it!

This one is also for The Spot - that Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader scrapbook style challenge. The 1st half of the challenge involved politics or government. I used these pictures of Paris because it's the capital of France and each of these pictures means something to the history of French government/politics. The Lourve was originally built as a palace and fortress for Philip II; the Arc de Triomphe' was built by Napoleon to celebrate his armies; and of course, there's the tomb of Napoleon himself. Boy, that was kind of creepy to be there. But it's still significant.

And the 2nd half of that challenge was to scrap a page where someone else did the writing. Eli just happened to draw this this morning. Notice that Auburn symbol on there. What in the world??? Where did we go wrong with our children? We're Alabama fans and so far 3 of them claim to like Auburn. And how did my 5 year old who can't spell his last name yet, figure out how to draw the Auburn symbol so well????

OK, I'm going to bed now. Well, downstairs. I have loads of laundry piled on my bed that need handled first. *sigh*

What am I going to do?

2008-10-07T10:09:00.002-05:00

I need help. Guidance. Suggestions. Whatever.

My 11-year old...smart thing...lazy thing. The teachers post their grades online throughout the grading period so parents can see what's going on and not be surprised come report card time. Well, I'm looking at Jacob's and he's got 2 C's. He shouldn't have C's. Heck, he shouldn't even have B's but I'm willing to give him one grading period in Middle School to get used to things. And those C's are in 2 of his favorite subjects. Why? HE'S NOT DOING HIS HOMEWORK! WTF? Why not? I have no idea. And what's worse is he lies about having any or getting it done. And the times when I do KNOW he's done the work? He doesn't turn it in. Is he looking for attention? Is he too overwhelmed with starting middle school? What can I do?

I did it!

2008-10-05T21:14:00.002-05:00

I changed my blog header and it doesn't look like crap! The only way this thing goes with my title is that the banner is shaped like pizza slices, right?

So, we're doing some serious purging around here. We gathered ALL of the DS, gameboy, gamecube, playstation, xbox, and psp games and a bunch of movies PLUS the nintendo gamecube, a nintendo gameboy advance, the xbox 1 AND a playstation 2 we didn't want and took the whole lot to Gamestop to see what we could get for them. One hour later we walked out with a credit for $330!!! Yay! Now Santa can get MarioKart plus 4 wheels for Christmas and maybe Wii fit and/or maybe Guitar Hero or Rock Band. And we picked up an extra Xbox 360 controller. We only had one and the boys have never been able to play 2 player games. So now we're down to the Wii, the Xbox 360, one DS, and one PSP. I feel lightweight now!

Saturday my mom is having a yard sale with a friend and we're putting in a bunch of our crap. I've got furniture, small appliances, toys, clothes, CRAP to put in there. I'd like to make a couple of hundred - sure would be nice for Christmas!

Speaking of Christmas, I actually got Jason to look at the Ipod Touch today. That's a vast improvement.

On sadder notes, Carson's team lost their football game yesterday. Sucks, but we were playing last year's champion. It was 19 - 0 but considering the other team is way bigger and faster, we parents thought the boys played really well. I'm slacking at taking pictures the last 2 weeks.

Here's a digi page I did today for the "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" challenge at www.thescrappingspot.com :

October!

2008-10-04T07:45:00.004-05:00

Man, I thought I'd posted at least once in October! Apparently not!

So, here are some pages/projects I did with the October Very Vintage Halloween kit from www.akissonthechic.com:

Fun Quiz

2008-09-30T21:24:00.000-05:00

So, I was reading Julie's blog and saw this fun little quiz she has:

You Are Megara!

Charming and witty. You are always the first person to come up with a wisecrack. Sure, you have an attitude, but that's why people love you. You keep them on their toes. Sometimes you can be misleading, but always end up doing the right thing for the people you love.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

A Kiss On the Chic October

2008-09-30T12:14:00.002-05:00

Oh man, there's some yumminess going on here!

Kit #1 - "Very Vintage Halloween" - Main Kit: $25.00

Kit #1 - "Very Vintage Halloween" - Haunted House Album - Add-on Kit: $14.00

Kit #1 - "Very Vintage Halloween" - Pink Paislee Add-on Kit: $20.00

Kit #1 - "Very Vintage Halloween" - Extra Shabby Add-on Kit: $14.00

Laura went totally overboard and didn't realize it! oops.. Hopefully you LOVELY ladies LOVE Halloween! I think you're covered for sure! There's the Little Yellow Bicycle Haunted House Album for those of you who wanted an album add-on... great Pink Paislee Stamps (I might have to get one and I rarely stamp!) and great chipboard accents for the stampers in the club AND last but not least, the "Shabby Chic/Vintage" lovers who just want more paper and embellishments are covered in the last add-on! Hopefully this isn't too confusing to you guys. You just pick what you like and when they run out, they run out! I will tell you Laura only ordered 6 stamp sets so there are only 6 of the Pink Paislee stamp kits!

One last thing...
Just to make sure everyone knows how to order the kits...
1. Go to the blog at: http://akissonthechic.typepad.com/ and click on the left hand side where it says "kit club". There will be an "october kits" button that you can click on and it will direct you to the kits. There will be Paypal buttons for you to purchase and you'll want to click on the Member price. PLEASE purchase all kits that you want at the same time! (see note at the bottom)
2. The kits will be up on the website as well: http://www.akissonthechic.com/ but the Paypal buttons on the website will direct you to the blog since we don't have the buttons working yet on my website to purchase.
3. You may order as many kits as you want! I will say that this month we WILL SELL OUT OF ALL KITS! If the Halloween kit is sold out and you want to skip this month, that is fine. But remember, you only get to skip 2 times in a 12 month period. And the Basic Grey kit is going to "rock" too!!!

Now keep in mind, Laura just picked her Design Team last Wednesday so they are just getting their goodies today and tomorrow. She won't have their examples up for a few days probably. I also didn't have the Basic Grey goodies to send them so the "Not your Basic Fall" examples will be a little longer wait...

Oh... 1 more thing!!!
CONTEST!!! You can check out more on the AKOTC blog but real quickly... Laura is purging a LOT of scrapbooking supplies from the last 13 years! She's putting all this product in the kits this month! We're not talking old MME diecut kids... This is stuff that we can still use and thus my contest... She wants everyone who buys a kit to figure out what is the "junk" from her stash and turn it into a "treasure"!!! ( it won't be on the pictures so it will be easy to figure out and everyone will have different things) Anyone that uses it on a layout or altered project and sends her a picture will be entered into the giveaway! One lucky winner will get one of Novembers add-on kits for FREE! Your choice!!!

Buy this kit and play with it!!!

Sunday Scraps

2008-09-28T20:26:00.001-05:00

Here's what I've worked on today. Some were for the LEO challenges at WT and some were for October's All Fall kit at http://www.thescrappingspot.com/.

Fabulous Friday!

2008-09-26T14:02:00.003-05:00

Can you hear the song in my voice as I type that? No? Are you sure? Remember that fabulous thing I mentioned yesterday? I can finally tell you what it is....

I made the inaugural Design Team for A Kiss on the Chic scrapbook kit club (www.akissonthechic.com)! Oh my gosh, Laura has FABULOUS kits full of fun goodies and yummy papers! OK, I need to come up with another adjective besides "fabulous". I've used it like 5 times already. Seriously, go over there - now! And if you click on her blog link to the right over there -------> you'll see some peeks for the Very Vintage Halloween kits for October. Pink Paislee is so cool and I just *heart* the Harvest Moon papers! And she doesn't have peeks yet, but the other kit for October will feature BasicGrey and Sassafrass Lass. Wheeeee!!!! I am so stoked! The other gals selected for the team are Chrissy Le, Melanie S., Debra Famularo, and Norma Kennedy. I'm so excited to be working with these gals!

OK, on to other things, as if there could be anything else! It's Friday and Jason's coming home this weekend! In fact, he's on his way right now and should hopefully be here within the next hour or so...well, that depends on how long the line is at the DMV for him to renew his car tags. Nice. We have football practice tonight, a football game tomorrow morning, a scout function tomorrow afternoon, camping with scouts tomorrow night (yeah, right, no I'm not camping), and I get the night to myself to scrap, play, and watch tv!

Look!

2008-09-25T21:39:00.003-05:00

So I just got the October "All Fall" kit from The Scrapping Spot (http://www.thescrappingspot.com/) and it's BEAUTIFUL! Fancy Pants papers are so lovely! Here is a page I made WHILE SITTING AT FOOTBALL PRACTICE!!

These kits are available now! (I need to take a better picture when it's light outside!)

And in other news, I'm giddy with excitement but I can't let the cat out of the bag just yet! Stay tuned!

Finding something new all the time

2008-09-23T22:18:00.003-05:00

What do I mean? Well, I came here to post and I saw a new field for a link. OK. Not sure what I would want to link to from my title, but I guess that could be useful.

It's Tuesday. Actually, it's almost Wednesday at this point. As usual, football is kicking my butt. But my little guy is so cute! Who can resist this?

I really need to rework my banner. Wait...I'm going to make a cool new one using the upcoming OCTOBER SCRAPPING SPOT kit! Just you wait!

Jason's coming home this weekend and the house is a disaster area. I can't keep up! I need to stay home. The only way I can do that, though, is to move to Europe! Paris isn't that bad....

A cold

2008-09-22T21:15:00.000-05:00

I have a first day of fall cold. Blech. Actually, I started getting it last week in celebration of the end of summer. I managed to make it through the football hullabaloo but skipped church yesterday. Now it's all snot and crap in my head.

I'll be glad when the schools are done with all of their fundraising. Well, not just the school but scouts, too. Why do they all do it at the same time???? At least it's not all wrapping paper!

Anyone want to buy boys scout popcorn? :)

Some things I've done this weekend

2008-09-21T17:56:00.000-05:00

Starting Over

2008-09-21T17:27:00.000-05:00

I don't know what I screwed up when I tried to change the templates a few weeks ago. So I'm starting over. I mean, it's not like you all missed me for those 45 seconds I was down, right?

So, I'll build it back up again.

In the meantime:

I found this on Stacy's blog (Zinnia's) and thought it would be fun, too!
Have you ever…
1. Touched an iceberg–no
2. Slept under the stars–unfortunately yes
3. Been a part of a hockey fight–why would I play hockey?
4. Changed a baby’s diaper–more than I care to
5. Watched a meteor shower–perhaps
6. Given to a charity–yes
7. Swam with wild dolphins–no
8. Climbed a mountain–many, via car
9. Held a tarantula–ewwww!
10. Said “I love you” and meant it–yes
11. Bungee jumped–why???
12. Visited Paris–YES, loved it, want to go back!
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea–no
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise–yes
15. Seen the Northern Lights–no
16. Gone to a huge sports game–yes - well, sporting event (Talladega race)
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty–no
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables–yes
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope–yes
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment–probably
21. Had a pillow fight–yes
22. Bet on a winning horse–no
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill–no - ask Christina, I don't even take sick days when I AM ill!
24. Held a lamb–no
25. Gone skinny dipping–no, are you kidding me? lol
26. Taken an ice cold bath–no
27. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar–no
28. Seen a total eclipse–don’t remember
29. Ridden a roller coaster–yes
30. Hit a home run–I don't think so
31. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking–ummm…NO!
32. Adopted an accent for fun–would talking like a pirate count?
33. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors–not yet
34. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment–yes
35. Loved your job 90% of the time–yes
36. Had enough money to be truly satisfied–yes
37. Watched wild whales–yes
38. Gone rock climbing–no
39. Gone on a walk on the beach–yes
40. Gone sky diving–ha ha ho ha ha hee hee ha
41. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant–no
42. Bench-pressed your own weight–no
43. Milked a cow–no
44. Alphabetized your personal files–yes
45. Worn a superhero costume–yes
46. Sung karaoke–yes
47. Lounged around in bed all day–only when sick
48. Gone scuba diving–no
49. Kissed in the rain–surely
50. Played in the mud—yes
51. Gone to a drive-in theater–yes
52. Done something you should regret–yes
53. Visited the Great Wall of China–no
54. Started a business–no
55. Been in a movie–no
56. Gone without food for 3 days–no
57. Made cookies from scratch–yes
58. Won first prize in a costume contest–no
59. Got flowers for no reason–yes
60. Spoken more than one language fluently–not fluently but enough to shop and eat :)
61. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone–probably, but not physical
62. Bounced a check–yes
63. Read and understood your credit report–yes
64. Found out something significant that your ancestors did–yes
65. Called or written your Congress person–yes
66. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over–no
67. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge–I've been ON it
68. Helped an animal give birth–no
69. Been fired or laid off from a job–yes
70. Won money–yes
71. Broken a bone–yes
72. Ridden a motorcycle–yes
73. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph–no, darn it
74. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon–no
75. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing–no
77. Had your picture in the newspaper–yes
78. Read the Bible cover to cover–no
79. Changed some one’s mind about something you care deeply about–probably
80. Gone back to school–no
81. Changed your name–yes
82. Eaten fried green tomatoes–yum
83. Read The Iliad–yes (in fact, I pulled it out to reference something yesterday!)
84. Taught yourself an art from scratch–scrapbooking & photography
85. Killed and prepared an animal for eating–no, but I've watched it done
86. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt–yes, even though the injured party claimed not to be injured
87. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language–yes
88. Been elected to public office–no
89. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream–not yet
90. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you–yes
91. Dyed your hair–yes
92. Rocked a baby to sleep–yes
93. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four–*snort*
94. Raked your carpet–raked my carpet???
95. Worn a mood ring–yes
96. Ridden a horse–yes
97. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap–girl scouts rocks
98. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe–of course!
99. Buried a child-no
100. Gone to a Broadway play–not ON Broadway
101. Been inside the pyramids–no
102. Shot a basketball into a basket–yes
103. Danced at a disco–no
104. Played in a band–yes!
105. Shot a bird–does with my finger count?
106. Gone to an arboretum–yes
107. Tutored someone–yes
108. Ridden a train–yes
109. Brought an old fad back into style–I doubt it
110. Eaten caviar–blech
111. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need–probably
112. Ridden a giraffe or elephant–no
113. Published a book–no, but I've been published IN a book
114. Pieced a quilt–no
115. Lived in a historic place–yes - but isn't everything really historic?
116. Acted in a play or performed on a stage–yes
117. Asked for a raise–yes
118. Made a hole-in-one mini golfing–I think so
119. Gone deep sea fishing–no
120. Gone roller skating–yes
121. Run a marathon–are you INSANE?
122. Learned to surf–no
123. Invented something–no
124. Flown first class–no
125. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury hotel–yes
126. Sang a solo–no
127. Gone spelunking–if going IN a cave counts then yes
128. Learned how to take a compliment–yes
129. Written a love-story–no
130. Seen Michelangelo’s David–yes
131. Had your portrait painted–no
132. Written a fan letter–probably
133. Spent the night in something haunted–hell no
134. Ran away–no
135. Learned to juggle–no
136. Been a boss–not really
137. Sat on a jury–no
138. Lied about your weight–who doesn’t?
139. Gone on a diet–yes
140. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget–yes
141. Written a poem–yes
142. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox–yes
143. Gotten food poisoning–no
144. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission–no
145. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks–yes
146. Gone to the opera–no
147. Gotten a letter from someone famous–yes
148. Worn knickers–I don't even know what those are
149. Ridden in a limousine–yes
150. Attended the Olympics–yes
151. Can hula or waltz–must I?
152. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books–yes
153. Been stuck in an elevator–no
154. Had a revelatory dream–I don’t know what that is
155. Thought you might crash in an airplane–doesn’t everyone?
156. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert–I don't think so
157. Saved someone’s life–yes
158. Eaten raw whale–why???
159. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint–no
160. Laughed till your side hurt–yes
161. Straddled the equator–no
162. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing–yes
163. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival–no
164. Sent a message in a bottle–yes
165. Spent the night in a hostel–no
166. Been a cashier–yes
167. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt–no
168. Joined a union–no
169. Donated blood–yes
170. Built a campfire–yes
171. Kept a blog–yes, I try
172. Had hives–no
173. Worn custom made shoes or boots–no
174. Made a PowerPoint Presentation–yes
175. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course–no
176. Served at a soup kitchen–no
177. Conquered the Rubik’s cube–well, if peeling the stickers off and rearranging them counts, then yes! LOL
178. Known CPR–yes
179. Gone fishing–yes
180. Found a long lost friend–yes
181. Voted for a contestant on American Idol or So You Think You Can Dance–yes
182. Successfully convinced someone you were of a different nationality–never tried
183. Received a promotion–yes
184. Movie-hopped (Gone to two movies in a theater and only paying for the first movie)–no, do people do that???
185. Planned a surprise party for someone–yes
186. Beaten all levels of a video game–no
187. Driven more than 2,500 miles on a cross-country trip–yes, multiple times
188. Cried yourself to sleep–yes
189. Stayed awake for more than 24 hours–not that I recall
190. Crossed a national border by car–yes
191. Been to an island–no
192. Been completely out of debt (student loans, house, and all)–nope
193. Read a book from the Twilight series–no
194. Traveled to Italy–yes
195. Given birth–yes
196. Found a bra that fits perfectly–yes
197. Learned to meditate–no
198. Owned your dream car–no
199. Learned to love eating raw vegetables–yuck
200. Seen all 50 states–no, but I have seen 30 of them