tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56564600263819390902024-03-12T19:20:46.368-07:00Living and Scrapping My LifeThe everyday happenings of our family and the things I create.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-64424418218409141952012-05-08T21:55:00.000-07:002012-05-08T21:55:47.524-07:00Moving My Blog to LifeOfCarrs.comI have moved my blog to <a href="http://lifeofcarrs.com/">LifeofCarrs.com</a>. I also am writing about our DIY adventures at <a href="http://houseofcarrs.com/">HouseofCarrs.com</a>. I would love for you to head on over!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-28714210162230877642012-01-12T22:28:00.001-07:002012-01-12T22:28:38.035-07:0012 on 12 in JanuaryI had been considering documenting a day each month in 2012 in pictures. I was going to do 3 on 3, but kept coming back to 12 on 12. I guess a lot of others in the scrap and photo world have the same idea because I am seeing it pop up everywhere today.<br />
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Here are the snippets of my day, my 12 on 12 for January<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(1) Pancakes for breakfast before school. (2) Me and the new camera, thanks to the parents ;) - I need a haircut. (3) taking a much needed quick break this afternoon after non-stop meetings and demands from when I walked in until late this afternoon. (4) Lot's to do according to my planner. (5) What's on my podcast list this week (6) New Powerball ticket, the one I turned in was a loser. (7) Ouch, what it costs to fill up the Tahoe at $3.29/gallon (8) That's my boy, one shoe on one shoe off, let's go outside! (9) Mario is getting ready for an overnight trip to the bakery, where he will be the star of Nicholas's birthday cake on Saturday. (10) Looks like the first week back after winter break was a bit tough on Jackson (11) Pinterest - the ultimate time suck (12) Kiddos asleep, now it's play time for the grown ups</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-47463815751084977192011-12-29T19:45:00.002-07:002011-12-29T19:47:42.259-07:00Is this thing on? I mean really?I have just not been into blogging lately, I mean like for a really long time. But it's almost a new year, so why not make a bit more of an effort? Yesterday I gave the blog a remodel and refresh so we are ready to go. It will be a short one tonight, kiddos need to get to bed.<br />
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We are having a nice Christmas recovery week off. I have been off since Friday and it has been great. I was worried at first, when Nicholas came down with pink eye last Thursday and we thought that Jackson was getting it too, but since N won't do eyedrops, the doctor gave them antibiotics and it cleared up before Christmas and J never completely got it.<br />
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Mike is sick as is our usual after Christmas tradition. The upside is we have stayed close to home and relaxed a lot.<br />
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Since you can't blog without a picture here is my first collage I created at Picasa today (how did I not know about this). This would have taken me 30 minutes in Photoshop and it was whipped out in 5 minutes on Picassa after a bit of fixing on the cropping.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meet Happy the Elf he arrived on Thanksgiving night and kept an eye on N & J for Santa through Christmas. The boys were sad to see Happy go back with Santa on Christmas Eve, but I am making them a little mini book to capture all his adventures while he was here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be back soon!</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-4859778667723254122011-10-05T21:52:00.001-07:002011-10-05T21:52:23.451-07:00This Man Changed Our World<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Z-7lzmhM4YE/To00AgMseqI/AAAAAAAACVo/SQit9-KSLhU/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KGINGZ3FPsM/To00BtoXU2I/AAAAAAAACVs/LFmNOT6kP-k/image_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="404" height="369" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong>Steven Jobs</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>Apple CEO</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>Brilliant Innovator</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>1955 - 2011</strong></p> <p>I am not quite sure I can put my finger on why the passing of this man, that I did not know personally, has moved me so much. I am sure it has a lot to do with him dying of cancer at too young of an age. And it is almost this time last year that the beginning of the end of our time with my mom began. I know my heart aches for his family and friends. That is definitely part of it.</p> <p>Maybe it was because I saw the news on my iPhone. A device I cannot live without because he knew we wanted it. Maybe it is because when I got home tonight, I saw Nicholas, at almost 5 years old, glued to my iPad playing one of a hundred games he has downloaded from the App Store. Maybe it is because I cannot survive my drive to and from work without the podcasts I listen to on my iPod Touch that come to me straight from iTunes several times each week.</p> <p>Our world today would not be the same without this man. And I believe we are all very lucky for it.</p> <p>Rest in peace Steve Jobs.</p> Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-85588918778358494532011-08-01T06:59:00.001-07:002011-08-01T07:01:05.160-07:00Week in the Life - Sunday<b>Sunday, July 31</b><br />
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Day: Sunday, July 31, 2011<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wake: 6:20 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sleep: 10:50 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Weather: 108 degrees<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Work: No thanks, hanging out today <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Plan: Dinner at Garcia’s with the Carr grandparents<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eating: Pancakes & bacon for breakfast<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Drinking: Lots of water<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Exercising: Oops,I forgot<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Listening: Silence, 4 kids in the house are now asleep<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Watching: I wasn’t watching, but there was baseball <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feeling: Refreshed after a good night’s sleep<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thinking: About interior design <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Doing: Measuring rooms; and, swimming before the storm<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wanting: To redecorate most of my house<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Needing: Money to actually do it, ha!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Loving: </span> Watching the Carr cousins bond</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-17995743132847340972011-07-31T07:36:00.001-07:002011-07-31T07:36:59.333-07:00Week in the Life - Saturday<b>Saturday, July 30</b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Day: Saturday, July 30, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wake: 5:21 a.m. (thanks Marti)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sleep: 10:35 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Weather: 106 degrees with a mid-day storm<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Work: House chores most of the day until 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Plan: Jon & girls coming for the week<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eating: Subway subs for lunch <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Drinking: Pomegranate lemonade<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Exercising: Day off<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Listening: Mario Kart on the Wii in the background<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Watching: Tori & Dean on the DVR while scrapping <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feeling: So hot today and sticky today<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thinking: Nichols is obsessed with the Wii<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Doing: Organizing my scrap room & the coupon binder; hanging a shelf in the laundry room & new posters in the boys room<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wanting: To create a “Cool in the Pool” mini album<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Needing: A shower every time I come back inside from the heat<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Loving: Nicholas so excited for his cousins to get here</span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-29161616414400360392011-07-30T20:58:00.001-07:002011-07-30T20:59:01.224-07:00Week in the Life - Friday<b>Friday, July 29</b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day: Friday, July 29, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wake: 5:28 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sleep: 1:05 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Weather: 108 degrees (or 103, but it is hot!)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work: Arrive – 9:05 a.m. Depart 6:05 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Plan: To not work late tonight<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Eating: Oregano’s Grandma G’s Rosemary Chicken Potato Pizza– yum!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drinking: Ice Sparkling Water<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exercising: Yoga & Stretching<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Listening: LOAD & Paperclipping Podcasts<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Watching: Did you Hear About the Morgans?; Hawaii 5-0 & Tori & Dean on the DVR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Feeling: Free from some clutter<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thinking: About new work assignment – a fun challenge<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Doing: Cleaning & organizing my scrap room<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wanting: To re-decorate the guest bathroom<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Needing: A good night’s sleep<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Loving: Extra time spent with Nicholas & Jackson this morning<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Day: Thursday, July 28, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wake: 5:35 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sleep: 11:25 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Weather: 108 degrees<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Work: Arrive – 8:53 Depart – 7:08<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Plan: Run errand at lunch<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eating: In N Out Burger for lunch<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Drinking: Starbucks Italian Roast Coffee<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Exercising: Yoga & Stretching <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Listening: Layout a Day & Motherload Podcasts<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Watching: More Hawaii 5-0 & Tori & Dean on the DVR<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feeling: Exhausted but happy<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thinking: That work will never slow down to a livable pace…I guess that’s good<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Doing: Organizing and purging photos<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wanting: A few more hours each day <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Needing: To clean out the coupon binder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Loving: Nicholas’s excitement at learning how to play the Wii</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-85101858189264653942011-07-28T07:16:00.000-07:002011-07-28T07:16:09.237-07:00Week in the Life - Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Wednesday, July 27</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Day:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wednesday, July 27, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wake:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>5:10 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sleep:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>10:40 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Weather:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>104 degrees <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Work: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Arrive – 7:47 a.m. – Depart – 4:35 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Plan: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Physical therapy – trying to heel my foot<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Eating: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spaghetti <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Drinking:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blackstone Merlot<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Exercising:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yoga & stretching<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Listening:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Digi Show Podcast & weekend church service<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Watching:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More Hawaii 5-0 on the DVR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Feeling:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frustrated<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thinking: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That I need to clear my head <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Doing: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Physical therapy to heal my foot and ankle<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wanting: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wood flooring in the family room<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Needing: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A more peaceful day tomorrow<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Loving: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Catching up on classes at Big Picture<o:p></o:p></span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-34694458031906591692011-07-27T07:05:00.001-07:002011-07-27T07:06:32.067-07:00Week in the Life - Monday & TuesdayI wasn't going to join the <a href="http://aliedwards.com/projects">Week in the Life</a> project this week. I decided Monday morning to go for it and just approach it differently than last year. It ends up being the same week I documented last year when I took tons of pictures every day and wrote tons of details.<br />
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This year, I am taking a cue from <a href="http://kellypurkey.typepad.com/">Kelly Purkey's</a> class at <a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/">Big Picture Classes</a> and doing a quick summary of my day, mostly from my perspective with just a few photos.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Monday July 25</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day: Monday, July 25, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wake: 5:35 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sleep: 10:50 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Weather: 101 degrees<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work: home sick today<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Plan: first day of pre-k for Nicholas<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Eating: tilapia tacos<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drinking: Landshark beer<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exercising: yoga & stretching – calves very sore<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Listening: quiet house after boys are asleep<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Watching: Tori & Dean re-runs on Oxygen<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Feeling: achy, hot and tired today<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thinking: about losing weight<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Doing: setting up school archive boxes from pre-school to 12<sup>th</sup> grade for both boys<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wanting: to purge the excess in the house<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Needing: to get some extra sleep<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Loving:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">the box of memories Dion brought this weekend</span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day: Tuesday, July 26, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wake: 5:35 a.m. - after being licked by Marti<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sleep: 10:30 p.m. - in the family room chair<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Weather: 106 degrees<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work: arrived - 9:45 departed – 7:15 home – 7:45<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Plan: first day at new preschool for Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Eating: awful Healthy Choice frozen meal for lunch<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drinking: iced tea<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exercising: yoga and stretching<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Listening: Mike’s radio station when going to sleep</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Watching: Hawaii 5-0 on the dvr<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Feeling: so much better than yesterday – back to normal<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thinking: behind. I am too busy at work right today – too many meetings not enough work time. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Doing: volunteer training at Nicholas’s school<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wanting: to get home earlier at night<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Needing: preservation spray from Michael’s<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 63.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -63.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Loving: how excited Jackson was after getting his new outfit on for school & taking his 1<sup>st</sup> day photo shoot<o:p></o:p></span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-47267620322869478182011-07-06T06:57:00.003-07:002011-07-06T07:04:24.273-07:00July 4th Weekend RoundupWe stayed inside for most of the long weekend. With temperatures like this….<br />
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Jackson started eating with a fork this weekend, and picked it up like he had been doing it forever. <br />
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I definitely have kiddos that do things when they are good and ready and not when I want them to. <br />
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Since we stayed inside Jackson spent a lot of time dragging every toy he cold find in his room to every other part of the hosue.<br />
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Mike beat Bowser in Super Mario Galaxy with Nicholas cheering him along the way.<br />
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Nicholas hi-jacked my iPad and iPhone and played Angry Birds and ended up figuring out how to look for more games. After we paid for 2 or 3 games I told him he could not have any more that cost money. He figured out which ones were free and would bring me the iPad or phone and say “ Can I play this one? this one “don’t” cost money”. Kids.<br />
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After a hard afternoon of playing, Jackson crawled in Mike’s lap and fell asleep. He doesn’t look very comfortable to me. <br />
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On Sunday we did leave the house to go to the church in the morning. We also went out to a late lunch at the new Coach and Willie’s in downtown Chandler. The food was good, but expensive. It seemed like we were the only one’s brave enough to leave the air conditioning. The restaurant and the streets were pretty empty.<br />
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When Nicholas wasn’t playing the iPad, he took over the Wii. It is funny that something that he didn’t pay a lot of attention to a couple of months ago is now a complete obsession. <br />
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Last night we got a really bad dust storm that knocked the power out. The Wii wouldn't power back on and we thought it was a gonner. Mike was not looking forward to Nicholas's reaction, but thanks to Google we figured out how to reset the power supply. <br />
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I don’t even know what this shirt style is all about. LOL!<br />
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On the 4th, we stayed inside and Mike grilled slider burgers for dinner. We headed over to our church for fireworks. <br />
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Have a great week!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-16237949412526726172011-07-04T12:05:00.000-07:002011-07-04T12:05:05.795-07:00Happy 4th!Happy Independence Day! May your day be filled with....<br />
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This evening we are going to watch <a href="http://www.centralaz.com/Arena/default.aspx?page=4222&eventId=5206">Fireworks in the Sky</a> at our church while roasting in the evening heat. Enjoy your day.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-21305528825655747562011-06-15T06:23:00.000-07:002011-06-15T06:23:03.479-07:00ScrapTiffany Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/">ScrapTiffany</a> design team was given a sketch for today's challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So with that, my design team term has come to an end. Tiffany has decided to stop the challenges and design team on her blog. I will miss working with Tiffany and all the great ladies on the design team. Head on over one more time today for one more round of scrappy goodness at <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/">ScrapTiffany</a>.</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-16186417254630186282011-06-10T09:19:00.000-07:002011-06-10T09:19:29.581-07:00Faulous Friday Finds at ScrapTiffanyToday I am hosting the blog over at <a href="http://ScrapTiffany.com">ScrapTiffany</a>.com. I have a roundup of my favorite photography resources. The more I play with my big girl camera the more I want to learn how to take better pictures. I am sharing websites you can check out, classes you van take, books you can read, post processing resources and more. Head on over to check it out...<a href="http://ScrapTiffany.com">ScrapTiffany</a><br />
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Happy Friday!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-33772658746890891722011-06-02T07:24:00.000-07:002011-06-02T07:24:56.926-07:00Hello!I haven't been up to writing much lately. I am still recovering from foot surgery and it has been more painful than expected. I had surgery to relieve the plantar fascia and remove bone spurs on the heel. The plantar fascia apparently wasn't as bad as they had thought but the bone spurs were worse, so it is tough to walk. But every day it gets better. <br />
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I am excited to start the new session of Finding Photo Freedom (Library of Memories) over at<a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/"> Big Picture Classes</a> today. I have been taking the class since 2008 and each year since as an alumni. Each year the refresher is good to help me evaluate my system and tweak where necessary. I am looking forward to this as my summer project.<br />
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I haven't been scrapping much lately, but I have a huge backlog of things I haven't shared. I played along in the <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/">Studio Calico</a> National Scrapbook Day celebration and finished 8 layouts that week from their challenges. <br />
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Hoping to get back into a regular blogging schedule, so I hope this is my fresh start. Happy Thursday!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-29093812142196388162011-05-19T06:45:00.001-07:002011-05-19T06:45:53.064-07:00Surgery Day & ScrapTiffany Layout<p>Sunday was the new challenge at <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/" target="_blank">ScrapTiffany</a>.  I am a bit tardy getting mine up here.  The challenge was to scrap your guilty pleasure.  Without a doubt that would be good wine.  Having the kiddos has definitely cut into the budget for that, but when we can we love to have a good bottle.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TdUfDV72xhI/AAAAAAAACP0/7yTQdsET1hY/s1600-h/Michelle-Guilty%20Pleasure-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Michelle-Guilty Pleasure-1" border="0" alt="Michelle-Guilty Pleasure-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TdUfEBy2aNI/AAAAAAAACP4/aOxS4g_bt5M/Michelle-Guilty%20Pleasure-1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="405" /></a></p> <p>Today I am having foot surgery today. My foot pain started in October when we were on vacation and grew much worse after I started training for the 60 mile 3 day breast cancer walk.  </p> <p>After months of trying everything else, today I am having surgery.  My plan to walk this year’s <a href="http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/2011/ArizonaEvent2011?px=5628809&pg=personal&fr_id=1600" target="_blank">3 day walk</a> has been derailed, but I am looking forward to healing and getting back on the walking path for 2012.</p> <p>Looking forward to lots of sleep this afternoon.</p> Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-51268013171413229752011-05-05T21:53:00.001-07:002011-05-05T21:53:55.410-07:00Happy Friday and Cosmo Cricket Class<p> </p> <p>In a few short hours it will be Friday. I am looking forward to a weekend hanging out with family and brunch on Sunday for Mother’s Day.  Hanging out with these little guys.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-ptXacNI/AAAAAAAACOs/xyQyO3UzJ1o/s1600-h/Candy%20Shoppe%20Little%20Feet%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Candy Shoppe Little Feet" border="0" alt="Candy Shoppe Little Feet" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-qQF70sI/AAAAAAAACOw/7BV1TtRX1So/Candy%20Shoppe%20Little%20Feet_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="390" /></a></p> <p>A while back I took a Cosmo Cricket class at my LSS, Paper Vineyard.  I never shared the layouts and cards we made so I thought I would share them today, since I still haven’t finished my CKC post. I took 3 classes and 2 of them used the newest lines Salt Air and Upcycle. The third focused on CC’s fabric and the new Glubers. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-sGNjDNI/AAAAAAAACO0/jexcUIfXVkQ/s1600-h/CC%20Class%20%284%29%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CC Class (4)" border="0" alt="CC Class (4)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-tHNoknI/AAAAAAAACO4/_8KsX2MSi_0/CC%20Class%20%284%29_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="401" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-t4JuwcI/AAAAAAAACO8/IEbsCSYUj3Q/s1600-h/CC%20Class%20%287%29%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CC Class (7)" border="0" alt="CC Class (7)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-ugKWqXI/AAAAAAAACPA/uglLGZy1mfA/CC%20Class%20%287%29_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-v7KUv9I/AAAAAAAACPE/5xbG42sYQvk/s1600-h/CC%20Class%20%288%29%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CC Class (8)" border="0" alt="CC Class (8)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-wqqB7KI/AAAAAAAACPI/BYJ_iUXGJ4M/CC%20Class%20%288%29_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="393" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-xQkQ0SI/AAAAAAAACPM/Gjqnvwwo32I/s1600-h/CC%20Class%20%286%29%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CC Class (6)" border="0" alt="CC Class (6)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-yH1ZS9I/AAAAAAAACPQ/REpMfuT7E84/CC%20Class%20%286%29_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-y2YZK1I/AAAAAAAACPU/3QopA8S-b2I/s1600-h/CC%20Class%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CC Class" border="0" alt="CC Class" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-zl3VZaI/AAAAAAAACPY/F-NL5OMgzyA/CC%20Class_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="348" height="484" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-0hJqSII/AAAAAAAACPc/mE4tC2n7aFo/s1600-h/CC%20Class%20%282%29%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CC Class (2)" border="0" alt="CC Class (2)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-1GEhksI/AAAAAAAACPg/_f1sw4da6AU/CC%20Class%20%282%29_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="237" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-2KiKVUI/AAAAAAAACPk/aBSisaGRVm0/s1600-h/CC%20Class%20%283%29%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CC Class (3)" border="0" alt="CC Class (3)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-20QjgjI/AAAAAAAACPo/S0ka4BL4Qw4/CC%20Class%20%283%29_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="348" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-35EgTII/AAAAAAAACPs/AkNjhOK-VGk/s1600-h/CC%20Class%20%285%29%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CC Class (5)" border="0" alt="CC Class (5)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TcN-4nCX-jI/AAAAAAAACPw/GXPqxH_K2iQ/CC%20Class%20%285%29_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="397" /></a></p> <p>Have a great weekend!</p> Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-69634867329790966262011-05-01T11:28:00.001-07:002011-05-01T11:28:07.418-07:00ScrapTiffany Sunday Challenge<p>I’m a bit late getting my <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/" target="_blank">ScrapTiffany</a> challenge up for today.  I thought the 1st was tomorrow, oops!</p> <p>I spent most of yesterday doing major cleanup on my laptop. I topped the day off with an upgrade to Windows 7, which took hours to complete. At one point I was certain that my computer was toast. But most things are looking fine now. </p> <p>Of course it can’t be perfect. When I logged into Lightroom this morning,I needed an update that is downloading now. It looks quite large, so I am guessing I will have another day of computer maintenance ahead.</p> <p>Today’s challenge at <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/" target="_blank">ScrapTiffany</a> is Friendships. I did this layout about me and my best friend. I couldn’t do this crazy life without him. Head on over to <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/" target="_blank">ScrapTiffany</a> to see what the rest of the design team ladies did.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/Tb2mMNDlrXI/AAAAAAAACOk/ncElFZ9-MIY/s1600-h/Michelle-Friendships%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Michelle-Friendships" border="0" alt="Michelle-Friendships" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/Tb2mNn59wgI/AAAAAAAACOo/huV8FCQAJ_w/Michelle-Friendships_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="401" /></a></p> <p>I finished up my layouts from CKC last night.  I am working on a post with an overview of my classes and my completed layouts.  I hope to have it up later in the week.</p> <p>Have a great Sunday!</p> Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-84824615686429159132011-04-24T06:00:00.000-07:002011-04-24T06:00:10.911-07:00Hoppy. 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are getting ready to check out the baskets from E.B. (that's Easter Bunny for those of you that did not see the movie "Hop"). And then a big Easter Egg Hunt with lots of kiddos. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(<i>HOP decor from a Lickety Split kit)</i></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-70790431740903591012011-04-22T06:33:00.000-07:002011-04-22T06:33:10.420-07:00Happy FridayI am looking forward to a short day at work and a weekend with family. The boys have no idea the fun they are going to have on Easter at the big Egg Hunt.<br />
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Hope you have a great Easter Weekend too. I'll leave you with a couple of layouts I completed recently.<br />
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With my favorite ever Studio Calico kit, Metropolitan I made this to gather last year's Christmas cards in one place.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For This layout I used the Studio Calico Who's Who kit. This was probably one of my least favorite kits, mostly because the colors were to feminine and I am in a house of boys. So I took it as a challenge and used up almost every bit of the kit. Picture from our photo shoot with <a href="http://www.maggieholmes.typepad.com/">Maggie Holmes</a> last year.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday to you!</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-87594340421182007052011-04-19T22:06:00.005-07:002011-04-19T22:10:23.782-07:00Back from CKC Mesa & ScrapTiffany Blog Hop WinnerThe winner of my drawing from last weeks ScrapTiffany blog hop is posted below.<br />
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I got back from the best CKC scrapbook convention ever Saturday night. The rest of the weekend was super busy too....<br />
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Sunday we took the boys to the Garden Railroad Train Tour and came home to have my computer crash on me, Mike had to take it to Best Buy to get it fixed for me.<br />
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I had Monday off of work, so after Nicholas got out school we went to see the Easter Bunny (Jackson would not go near him)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a great long weekend, that ended with Nicholas waking up in the middle of the night Monday with the stomach flu, and me feeling sick too. But all in all it was a great weekend, and I think Nicholas was already feeling better this evening.</div><br />
Here's a quick recap of the convention. I will have a full review of my classes after I finish up my projects in the next couple of weeks.<br />
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This year's convention was....<br />
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Having 2 fun filled days with 2 fabulous friends (and another in spirit, who was home with her sick baby)....<br />
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Taking 8 awesome classes with 5 fabulous teachers, making 16 fun layouts, a mini book and 2 cards that I love....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Receiving a few great giveaways....</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shopping....lots and lots of shopping....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just when I thought I had all the Studio Calico goodness I could ever need....(okay I didn't really think that)....I of course did some stocking up at the SC booth.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A great deal found on a Slice cartridge, an awesome Fancy Pants book for altering, the one Distress Ink color I did not own....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Some new Basic Grey. A cute Easter altered project<br />
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And some Glitz Design goodies those brown woodgrain mini letters that I had been coveting, circle stamps I was drooling over, and my favorite Glitz line ever....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been going to the CKC Mesa show for years, and this was definitely the best all around show. The vendor fair was awesome, there was a good selection of shopping and a much improved selection of newer products. The classes we took had awesome teachers and great layouts that we loved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>And finally, I have drawn a winner from last week's <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/">ScrapTiffany </a>blog hop.<br />
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<dt id="c5372276340434828469" style="color: #333333; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal bold 122%/1.4em Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><img alt="Blogger" class="comment-icon blogger-comment" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogger.com/img/cmt/comment_sprite.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: -45px -117px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 16px; margin-right: 4px; width: 16px;" /> <span dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13897212565143751369" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3366cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Mary Ellyn</a></span> said...</dt><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Cute idea</span><br />
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<dd style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em;"><div class="comment-timestamp" style="color: #777777; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em;">April 13, 2011 6:38 AM</div><div class="comment-timestamp" style="color: #777777; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em;"><br />
</div><div class="comment-timestamp" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large; line-height: normal;">Congrats Mary Ellen! I came home with some scrappy goodness including some Studio Calico, Basic Grey, and more. I sent you an e-mail so you can claim your goodies.</span></div></dd>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-73146902435574449152011-04-15T06:24:00.001-07:002011-04-15T06:25:03.193-07:00All In One - A ScrapTiffany Challenge & a 2 Page Layout!It’s Friday…<br />
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I have a 4 day weekend… <br />
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And I am off to the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Mesa for the next 2 days! <br />
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We are staying overnight at the convention hotel . So what could be better….<br />
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A girls weekend filled with…<br />
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…all things scrapbooking<br />
…girl talk<br />
…no kids (I’ll though I will miss them terribly)<br />
…lots of classes<br />
…and LOTS OF SHOPPING. <br />
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I call that…nirvana.<br />
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Before I head off, I am sharing today’s <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/" target="_blank">ScrapTiffany</a> challenge on stamping. I have been dabbling a bit with embossing powders again, American Crafts Zing to be exact. I also have been on a roll scrapping our vacation from last October.<br />
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Here is my take on this week’s challenge…<br />
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I have been doing a few more two pagers lately and using lots of my favorite photos from our vacation. It’s fun to switch it up a bit.<br />
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Nicholas was impressed with the heat gun for embossing. He kept telling me to do it again. I love that one of my boys is already hanging out with me in my craft room. His future wife will sure appreciate me (may she be a scrapbooker or crafter). LOL!<br />
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Have a great weekend!<br />
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I’ll be back on Sunday to post the winner from the ScrapTiffany Blog Hop!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-49377548361562413972011-04-13T00:00:00.005-07:002011-04-14T07:28:55.232-07:00ScrapTiffany Recycled Blog HopWelcome to the <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/" target="_blank">ScrapTiffany</a> Recycled Blog Hop! I am your first stop and I am so excited you are joining us! <br />
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I ended up with tons of these and it seemed so wasteful to just toss them, so for the past 2 years they have been recycled in several different ways for fun little gifts.<br />
This seemed like the perfect item to dress up for Easter with a bit of papers I didn’t plan to use and a few tools from my stash.<br />
Remove packaging<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUuetea3jI/AAAAAAAACMA/k7RzKZ-n_Rw/s1600-h/20110409-DSC07729%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="20110409-DSC07729" border="0" height="271" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUufDI6p8I/AAAAAAAACME/7XzVcSC1sbk/20110409-DSC07729_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20110409-DSC07729" width="404" /></a><br />
Punch a thin and thick border<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUugIwJh0I/AAAAAAAACMI/KxeievRcL60/s1600-h/20110409-DSC07730%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="20110409-DSC07730" border="0" height="271" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUugtuNLDI/AAAAAAAACMM/yB4wqtMVp3U/20110409-DSC07730_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20110409-DSC07730" width="404" /></a><br />
Punch 3” scallop circle to cover lid<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUuhd1ol3I/AAAAAAAACMQ/2iO_T2-SSAo/s1600-h/20110409-DSC07731%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="20110409-DSC07731" border="0" height="271" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUuiF0fOBI/AAAAAAAACMU/i5SRx7IfC-w/20110409-DSC07731_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20110409-DSC07731" width="404" /></a><br />
Adhere punched borders to pail<br />
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Break out the embossing powder, versamark and stamps<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUukQHrIgI/AAAAAAAACMg/2CjFvVejlQc/s1600-h/20110409-DSC07733%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="20110409-DSC07733" border="0" height="271" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUuk3zqPkI/AAAAAAAACMk/lnvvh7xWNJw/20110409-DSC07733_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20110409-DSC07733" width="404" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUuluyF7GI/AAAAAAAACMo/4ZXShJtOmp4/s1600-h/20110409-DSC07734%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="20110409-DSC07734" border="0" height="271" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUumMI4XlI/AAAAAAAACMs/49VRxFlaeQQ/20110409-DSC07734_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20110409-DSC07734" width="404" /></a><br />
Start Zinging….<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUunK1gSgI/AAAAAAAACMw/PiQd68V6tMk/s1600-h/20110409-DSC07735%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="20110409-DSC07735" border="0" height="271" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUunnWl-qI/AAAAAAAACM0/WmfM5_f0YRw/20110409-DSC07735_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20110409-DSC07735" width="404" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUuoMDYGkI/AAAAAAAACM4/YSW6a8gic9Q/s1600-h/20110409-DSC07736%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="20110409-DSC07736" border="0" height="271" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUuonWNJTI/AAAAAAAACM8/64J1U3MSXKA/20110409-DSC07736_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20110409-DSC07736" width="404" /></a><br />
Cut out a cute chick and layer eggs around the pail with pop dots<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUuptdvMvI/AAAAAAAACNA/5YDs585hW_Y/s1600-h/20110409-DSC07738%5B14%5D.jpg"><img alt="20110409-DSC07738" border="0" height="271" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TaUuqE0YWJI/AAAAAAAACNE/8vgUQLL9YdQ/20110409-DSC07738_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20110409-DSC07738" width="404" /></a><br />
Tie with ribbons, fill with jelly beans and give them to your favorite Easter Bunny.<br />
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I am going to the CKC Mesa Scrapbook Convention this weekend. I will be bringing some goodies back to give away to a commenter from this post.<br />
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So follow me and leave a comment for a chance to win. (I will pay for US postage, and would be happy to give away to an international winner if you help out with the postage and cover the difference). <br />
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Winner will be posted when I get back on Sunday.<br />
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Thanks for hopping by!<br />
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Next stop on the Blog Hop is <a href="http://scissorsspatulasandsneakers.blogspot.com/">Katie</a>. <br />
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Happy Hopping!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-27257644301949925682011-04-01T06:48:00.001-07:002011-04-01T06:48:42.166-07:00Love Fridays and a ScrapTiffany Challenge<p>Even when it means Saturday morning I must get up early and get our taxes done.  I am sure we will get a refund, and even knowing that I always put it off as long as possible. I guess I just don’t like to spend a weekend that way.</p> <p>Today is a layout challenge at <a href="http://www.scraptiffany.com/" target="_blank">ScrapTiffany</a>.  <a href="http://sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sassy Lil Sketches</a> provided this cute sketch for us to use:</p> <p><img alt="ScrapTiffany+sketch" src="http://www.scraptiffany.com/.a/6a01053696840e970b014e8727855c970d-400wi" /></p> <p>The ladies over at ScrapTiffany have lots of fun takes on it.  Here was mine:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TZXXqTkCE-I/AAAAAAAACLg/mwXpM1BjM_A/s1600-h/Michelle-April1Sketch-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Michelle-April1Sketch-1" border="0" alt="Michelle-April1Sketch-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TZXXr3j0bsI/AAAAAAAACLk/BjskE995CXk/Michelle-April1Sketch-1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="395" /></a></p> <p>I loved these pictures from our vacation last year at Disneyland, and was happy to finally get them on a page.</p> <p>And here is another layout I did recently, my little man is a bit messy most the time. Maybe one day he won’t be and then we can just remember when he was “into everything”</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TZXXtkgeFhI/AAAAAAAACLo/mTRKOORf6jE/s1600-h/Partly%20Sunny%20MichelleCarr-3%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Partly Sunny MichelleCarr-3" border="0" alt="Partly Sunny MichelleCarr-3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_U2eOjnWDyjo/TZXXuXrQtfI/AAAAAAAACLs/JL9aMsk0eSM/Partly%20Sunny%20MichelleCarr-3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="403" /></a></p> <p>I can dream anyway.</p> <p>Well, I am off to get some routine blood work before finishing out the work week.</p> <p>Have a great weekend!</p> Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656460026381939090.post-82265928087873107702011-03-29T22:39:00.000-07:002011-03-29T22:39:37.778-07:00A couple layouts to share<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pictures from our first breakfast with the animals at the zoo. Nicholas had a ball feeing the goats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Visiting Santa in 2009, the boy's letter's from Santa are tucked in the envelope.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a great week!</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846241053300905387noreply@blogger.com2