The last day of June...

Can you believe that??! The year is half way over!
They already had fall AND some Christmas ornaments out at Hobby Lobby this weekend! WHAT!!?? I think that is NUTS! BUT...I bought some cute Bunko prizes...it's not at my house until October...but I just couldn't resist. I also got a few scrappy things (OF COURSE!) and some things for my group at Camp.
Camp is next week and I am going as a "couselor" again this year...I don't really think of myself as a couselor...just hoping to maybe show them some love and more importantly God's love and just to listen and hopefully teach a little...and have fun, too!! I can't wait. I can't say which group of girls I have just yet...we are not letting them know until the day of camp and some of the girls read my blog...so the word is MUM! I will update with pics and all when I get back...

Last week and this weekend were SUPER busy! I was helping plan our church Choir banquet, which was Saturday AND a baby shower, which was Sunday afternoon...after church. So most of the week was getting those two things ready and also trying to get the house organized and cleaned! Our small group is starting back up tonight and we are having at our house now...at least for the summer. So I am trying to get the house looking beautiful! HA! Quite a task with all these crazy boys here :D
My week was also consumed with getting back to a work out routine...I had kinda fallen out of my old one and started back again Wednesday...So I was SUPER, DUPER sore Thurs-Sun. Today was much better and I hope it will only get better from here. We started doing a resistance band workout and I am totally lovin' it...It kicks my booty, but it's acutally fun.

Ok.
So my last post talked about a little contest that I was in...and that I had made it to the next round of 20...well, last Monday they narrowed it down to 10 and unfortunately my name was not on the list. I was pretty bummed, but I made a really fun project that I love and had an awesome time making. It was for Bryson's room and he totally love it, too!
Here it is...







And...
Here is also my work for Triple the Sketch...for Sketch #13...


If you are a scrapper...you should go check it out and make something awesome with Patter's sketch!

Well...That is all I can think of for now. I will leave you with a B funny...

Yesterday he was kind of upset about a little plastic golf ball that our dog Remi had chewed on. He was showing all of us, saying "Look what Remi did to my ball!"...very sad...showing each of us and making us examine it. He then walked back over to D and said "Smell it"...and D said "Smell it?"...B said "Yeah, smell it". So D smelled it and then B started giggling. We both looked at each other and I said "Did he just trick you?"
Well...I don't know if that is as funny to me as it will be to you...but I was crackin' up! The brain of a two year old...makes me giggle!

Have a great week!!!!
Em

A day late....again...

I don't know why I have been such a slacker lately! UGH!!

Anywho...
We've had another busy week. Derek was out of town all week and got back yesterday...and then he went to do paintball this morning with our church youth group...Hopefully he will get back soon :( I miss him!!!

Last night we went to a friend's house for her little one's first b-day. He was so excited to play with his new toys AND to eat cake. We had a nice time visiting...and then a HUGE storm blew in...and we had walked over to their house! EEK! So we had to get a ride home. After we got home and put the kids down, I went on the front porch to watch the lightening and noticed my hanging flowers were not there...they had fallen on our flowers below and squished one of them...then I noticed that my DH's UT thing he had hanging was gone. It's one of those metal spinning things...with pointy edges...I said it could have taken out one of the teenagers drinking beer next door (We have some college kids that live next door...I think they have parties every night..??? Can someone say payback...um, yeah!!)...I mean it could have, but it didn't. But I looked again for it this morning and I can't find it...?? The wind was seriously kickin' last night...it was awesome!

So another thing I've been slackin' at is not taking photos. I don't think I've taken a photo in 2 weeks (besides my DQ picks down there---V) So, I really don't have any pics to share :(

I know...

it's a sad, sad day in bloggy world...

Ok, snap out of it!
So the week before last we had VBS...I was in the craft room...go figure...and it was exhausting!! I was totally worn out by the end of the week...but we had SO much fun! Derek did outside rec...I don't know if we can be anymore opposite...which I think is one of the best things about us. I guess our children will be very rounded...eh?

Another super awesome thing I have been doing the last two weeks is scrapping with one of the teenage girls from my church. She's very artsy-craftsy and majorly talented and I had told her anytime she wanted to venture into the scrappy world, to let me know. So she approached me at church and asked if I could help her make an album for her boyfriend. Of course I said yes and the rest is history. I asked her yesterday if she was addicted and she said YES!! LOL!! She's been sucked in...I hope I haven't created a monster...HEE HEE!! Love ya, Anna!!!

The uber talented Lissa Anglin had a little contest on her blog a few weeks ago and I actually won! The prize was either an 8x10 of a previous shoot, 10% off a new shoot or a suprise gift...I decided I wouldn't be able to live life completely not know what the suprise was, so I opted for that. Well, I rec'd it in the mail last week and she sent me these cool little stickers of my boys...


Pretty awesome! THANKS LISSA!!!

I also had LO of the week last week at Scrap for a Cure! I didn't realize it until the week was almost over! Totally made my day! Thanks SFAC!!!!

And last but not least...I haven't shared any of my Triple the Sketch stuff...like ALL month! EEK!!!! So here are my projects...





Ok...I guess that is all for today...It's almost a new week AND it's the first day of summer...so maybe I will turn over a new leaf...??? and not be so slacky...???
We shall see...

Later,
Em

Ok...just one day late...

Not too bad, right??

I've decided that I should split this up over the next few days because I have A LOT to blog about! The last few weeks have been crazy busy!

We traveled around TX the first week of June. We went to Austin to see D's mom and drop the boys off with her. I also was able to have dinner with Patter...my Triple the Sketch "boss" and her three daughters (they're triplets). It was a lot of fun and very interesting to see 3 completely different personalities from 3 girls who looked EXACTLY alike. I don't have a picture yet...:( Coming soon, I hope!!

So then D and I headed to Dallas...he had to work...I got to shop and play. It was tons of fun. We ate at some excellent restaurants...I probably gained a million pounds and we actually got to spend some quality time together. It was a great trip. My last day there I went with Daniela to the GASC and we met up with Leslie. I have only "met" these ladies on-line...so I was a little nervous. But it turned out to be THE BEST day. We shopped till we dropped...seriously...We shut the place down!! And got some great new stuff!! We had a dramatic ending to our day, with tears, hugs and all. It was awesome!! :)
Here's a picture that one of Leslie's friend took of us...pretty cute!!














Ok...so now I am going to skip around a little.

On to some scrappy business...
CMK is having a DT contest called The Last Scrapper Standing...I thought, what the heck...sounds fun...and entered a LO for my entry...This here...


We had to lift a LO in the gallery of one of the current DT members...I chose Leslie's.









The next week they posted the first challenge, it was to scrap one of your weaknesses...Well...I only have a million so it was an easy choice...NOT!!!! I actually almost didn't make it in time because I kept changing my mind...but I managed to get it in...


















And I am one of the top 20 that get to move on to the next round!!! They actually picked me (and 19 others) to move on!! I am SOOOO pumped!!! Now we have our next challenge...to do a card or altered item using a slogan from a T-shirt. EEEEKKK!! Pretty exciting and kinda nerveracking. The other 19 ladies are AWESOME!!!!! Soo...we'll see...If nothing else, I have had FUN playing along...and am totally humbled that I was even chosen to move on.

Well...I guess I will wrap it up for today. I'll post more tomorrow or Friday...I still have much more :D

Later...
Em

Super late...

Super tired :(

I am going to try my VERY best to update tomorrow (No more complaining, peeps...I still love ya though). Be prepared...it will probably be like 5 years long :D

Ember

Winner, winner...

Chicken dinner!! I just drew a name out of a hat...and the winner is...

DANIELLE!!

YAY! Congrats, Danielle! PM me your addy!! I also have a few questions for ya...


And some other exciting news...I was asked to be a Guest Designer at Scrap for a Cure! The design team is AWESOME! And I can't wait to get their kit...I'm totally stoked! It won't be until October b/c I was actually the last person they got a hold of...so now I'm anxiously awaiting! Can't wait!! Like seriously...Can't wait!!

Also...DH was cleared on Tuesday! Dr. said it wasn't COMPLETELY healed...but good enough to return to regular activities! So that was a HUGE praise!!

OK...I'll leave you with a CRAZY son story...
The other day I hear B gleefully shouting..."Wee...Weee!!! Mommy look at me! Weee...Weeee!!" So I look into the dining room to see what all the fun is about...only to find him SWINGING from the curtains. Think circus, the two long peices of silk hanging from the ceiling, you know...where the performer gets all twisted in it, rolling around in it...Are you there with me?? Well...a very similar performance took place in my dining room...Pretty awesome, eh??!! I quickly ended his fun and told him that was probably not the best idea to swing from curtains and if he did it again he would get a spanking! HA!
I gave birth to pure crazy!! And I love it! :D

Have a great weekend!
Em

Happy Birthday, Brother!

Soo...today is my BIG brother's 35th birthday! He's so old! HA! (I hope he reads today ;)) Happy Birthday! Hope you have/are having a great day!!!!!!

Can't wait to call him and tell him how old is, too! HEE HEE!

Ok...so, of course, things have been busy...yep, you guessed it! But there are only 3 days of school left for the C man! Wooo-HOO!! I'm probably more excited than he is! He had some really not great teachers this year...and I really try hard to give teachers the benefit of the doubt...I mean I would NEVER want their job and I totally admire men and women who can get up and teach 5 days a week...wether it be tiny, squirmy little ones or smart ankle teenagers...BUT, for these two ladies the benefit has just run out. And everyone that I have spoken to about the problems have said the same thing..."I wish you would have asked me before school started about them..." Including the previous principal. I just don't understand that. Are they just hanging in there for retirement...like, they hate their jobs and what they do and are miserable, but retirement is maybe right around the corner??? And I know MILLIONS of people in this world probably hate their jobs and are doing the exact same thing...but this isn't just any job...they are teaching my baby...preparing children for their future...
Well...I could go on and on...but I'll just end this rant before I get a little crazy :)

DH is off to the DR. this morning...hopefully to get his foot cleared. If you are new to my life, he had foot surgery at the beginning of the year for a fracture that happened LAST summer. Yes folks, he waited 6 months to go the dr....6 months walking around with a broken foot. I know, he's crazy!! BUT...hopefully it will be better today and he will be cleared! It's not been healing exactly the way it is supposed to and I think he's a little discouraged about it...I hope and pray it is done today and that it will be his last Dr's appt!!!!

Last night our small group did a dinner for our ministers and their spouses and then we had a mini redneck golf tournament after dinner. We had sooo much fun. If you are not familiar with redneck golf (I was also clueless until about a week ago) you can check it out here...It's actually A LOT of fun. Maybe something you can include in your next family outing!! I contributed a pie to the event, one of my faves...which I think is really great for summer...The name sounds kinda unappealing, but it is REALLY good...I like to warm it up in the micro before I eat it...YUMMMY!!! Here is the recipe for that too...Nothing like a good desert and some redneck golf!! HA!

Sunday night we had some REALLY bad weather roll through our area...I am completely fascinated with it and made the whole family go storm chasing with me. I WISH I had remembered to take my stinkin' camera, but unfortuantely I did not. I thought we would see a tornado fall out of it any minute...but it just kept rotating and nothing. Just when it started getting really exciting, it was time for church so we had to go back to town. Maybe next time...or maybe I just need to hook up with the Twister Sisters...

OK...onto some scrappiness...
Last week I won two RAK's from Scrap for a Cure...they had an online crop...Can't wait to see what I have won! It's a surprise!! WOOO-HOOO!! And I also did some Etsy shopping this weekend...aren't these the CUTEST tags. I can not wait to get them...Happy mail days for me this week!!! AND I thought I could give someone else a happy mail day, too! Just leave a comment with your fave Etsy store! There are sooo many, I want to know what I'm missin'! I'll draw a winner on Friday and send you some of these tags, plus some other goodies! GOOD LUCK!!!!


Here are some LO's from last week...
Here is my latest work for Triple the Sketch...It is a mini book/album I am working on for B..."All the Things I love @ 2"...

And here is a LO of C playing teatherball at school...(Ok, I googled teatherball/tetherball and it is spelled both ways...if you are an experienced teatherer/tetherer please let me know the official spelling :D)...

AND...in celebration of warmer weather...here is an old LO that I've never posted...C when he was little...











Well...I guess that is all for today! I really need to update more, so I'm not so long winded...sorry!!
Hope you have a GREAT week!!
Blessings...
Em

Times flies...

and I'm not sure I was even having that much fun...HMMMM!
and I'm starting to sound like a broken record...
Anywho, I guess it flies when your not having fun, too! HA!

The last few weeks have been pretty busy, as always. Week before last I was SICK! UGH! Not fun...at all! I hate being sick, especially when my hubby is gone...which he was...so I ended up being extremely behind on the housework. We spent most of the weekend trying to get caught up...and I was still trying to get better.

Mother's day was pretty uneventful. We went to church, ate at my Dad's and then went home. Corbin had his musical at the church that evening...it was called "Rock Solid". Pretty cute and he had a semi-main part and he did awesome. I was a co-director and Derek, of course, did not bring the camera...so I have no pictures. I'll have to see if I can get some from one of the moms. It makes me soo sad when I don't have pics :(

This week was also crazy busy. Derek was in town and I had several appts...still trying to get my work-outs in. I missed the entire week before b/c I was sick and really did not want to get back into it...but I did, and it was not soo bad. I started doing more cardio this week and I like it much better than lifting weights!

School will be over next week...I can't believe it. Another thing that flew by...and I need to start getting teacher gifts together, which I haven't even started!! UGH!!! and then there's graduations...I have a cousin and several kiddos from our church that are graduating...so I need to get gifts/cards for them as well. Soooo, the next few weeks should be crazy as usual! BUT...then summer!! WOO-HOO!! One really good thing about summer is that we can travel with Derek b/c Corbin is out of school! I think that is probably my favorite part!!!

Well...I can't really think of much else to say...so I'll leave you with some of my scrappiness...as always...

Here is my LO for Triple the Sketch this week...



















and another LO I did this weekend...Just one I threw together of Remi...It was for a 3 product challenge at Scrap for a Cure...


















Well...I was going to add more pics, but blogger has different plans today...Sooo, I guess that is all for today!


Later peeps!! :)
Ember