This is my kind of PLAYTIME!!

I love Imaginisce!!! I am having so much fun playing with their products!! Here is a Halloween pop-up card I made with their Spooky Town line... that I am so in love with!!

And a cute layout that I made of my son learning to roller skate... made with their Let's Roll line. It is perfect for so many of the photos that I have collected of my boys!! I love every single paper!! So much fun to be creative and love your stuff when it's done. Look for more down the road....

What did you do ALL day??

So my sister calls me Wednesday and says "I bought you 2 bushells of peaches are you so EXCITED??" Well heck yeah I am!!! So then when my husband comes home and asks that all too nasty question I just point to the mountain of peaches and say... THAT!! I must admit I really love to can! I know that is a little crazy... I remember my MOM saying how wonderful it is to look at a counter full of beautifully canned peaches. I take pride in the same thing!! Everytime I put a peach in a jar I think of her telling us to make sure the pretty side of the peach is the only side you see. I canned for 2 days straight and stayed up way too late to get the job done!! I was a little mean to my family, but, don't they know I am only doing this for their own good??? Maybe they will think of me and the hard work I put forth on their behalf when they savor each bite of their canned peaches!! YEAH RIGHT!! At least I have the satisfaction of it all... I canned 28 quarts of peaches, 9 quarts of jam and 5 gallon size bags in the freezer for our Orange Julius on Saturday mornings. Now I want to get my kitchen cleaned... especially the sticky floor and just enjoy until tomatoes. I really want to get brave and do some pickles and some other more intense canning but, that might have to wait until I don't have to take care of a baby and only can when everyone is in bed. Maybe in a few short years she can help me and I can pass on to her what my Mom passed on to me. Thanks Mom for my desire to cook, sew and raise a family!! (did you notice I didn't say clean in there??)

Love getting CREATIVE!!

So I got invited to create some samples for Imaginisce. YIPEE!!! I love getting product and getting told to go crazy and develop some fun things!!! Here is what I came up with...using their NEW Sweet Cheri Line. I think they turned out cute and I am very happy with them... even if I do say so myself!! I love the mixture of colors and that they worked so well for my boy's photos. I just love the one of me getting a kiss from my handsome little guy! He is so sweet!! When I get the samples back I will post more about them with a few photos of the inside of the album!! I'm so happy with how everything turned out... Thanks Imaginisce for giving me a chance!!

I made this 6X6 mini album, a photo card and a single page layout. OK so the photo card makes me cry when I look at it. This is my son and his best friend that had to leave us before we were ready!! LOVE YOU ASHLIE!!

Crazy HUH!!

Well, I am trying to stay on my target of blogging once a week. Can I just say... I'm loving life right now. My middle son just started Kindergarten this week. He has only gone 2 days but, what a change. He is growing so fast and I am just wondering where the time has gone. Now he gets on the bus and doesn't look back... He is missing the look of shock and sadness on my face as he runs to get on the bus. I, on the other hand stood there feeling a little rejected.... that is until I went back into the house and was greeted by a tooth filled little smile and bright eyes looking just for ME!! I love being a MOM. I love it. I love it. I love it. (OK I do have my moments that I love it, just not like it, but then you get a little extra something from a little someone and it all is right in the world once again.)

I am sewing up a storm and will post photos of my work... but, I feel like I am getting reacquainted with a few old friends... my sewing machines. It just feels so good to create something. And, I am embarrassed to say that I am just now getting the dang bumper pads done for my baby's crib!!

Well, I did my post. Oh happy day!!!

It's only been since March?? It feels like just the other day when I figured this out. So much has happened and I just don't know where to begin... or end. I am making a promise to post on this at least once a week and show what I have been up to. Then when I look back on it I can actually see that I have done something worthwhile. No promises... this blog will be all over the place until I get the hang of it!!

Just a little diddy about the fun we had this summer and I hate to see it end... but, the kids do have to learn and I know I can't teach them!! At least not the smart stuff. I wish they could get a job in sarcasm. Now, that is something I can teach. I probably got the best grade in the imaginary class!! Now, I just need to figure out how to un-teach them!!

Here is a few photos of the amusement park this summer. We have had so much fun going!!

Let's see if this works!!

Wow!! I finally have found the password to be able to post! Yes, Lori and Lara I am actually writing a post!! You can take a moment to pick yourself off the floor and do a double take just to make sure you are in the right spot. A lot has been happening since my last post. Baby is getting soooo big and the boys are just ga-ga over her and now she is laughing at them and smiling at everything they do (except when they yell in her face... go figure!!) I feel like I am running a wild animal exhibit at the zoo most days and that the lions and tigers are fighting. You know who I mean!! Still love them though!! Well, better wrap-up. I want to pace myself!!