Don't blink feb 21

So today is Sunday.  I had a shower for Ashton.  It was good.  The cool part of the day was that Grandpa watched the boys while grandma and i went to the shower.  Maxwell took a nap, but Mitchell and grandpa played.  They had so much fun.  It started to snow we are to get 4-14 inches.  We will see.  It is very pretty, but i need spring.  This is a photo of Ashton and Steph at the Shower.  They are so cute. 

don't blink (February 14-20)

So here is post # 2 for today.  It is from February 14th-20th.  I did not take photos for 2 days. I forgot.  But that is ok 'cause i have some GREAT photos from the shedd.  So here is the 20 of Feb.  Yesterday. 

 

Ok this is the card i made for Ashtons shower.  I think it turned out great.  I hope that see likes it.  I used Hanna Montana cart for the butterflies.  I just love the way it looks.  

Feburary 

 19, 2010

So we went to the Shedd Aquarium today.  It was so fun.  the boys are playing in the kid zone.  If you ask Max what he saw he will tell you dolphins, snakes, big big snake, small fish, big fish.  He loved it.  Mitchell loved looking at all the fish.  The show was great.  We got to see beluga whales.  I will totaly go again.  We had so much fun.

No photos for the 18th Thursday.  I forgot.  I wanted to but just did not take any.  So This is what we did that day.  Scott was home with the boys.  I went to Mops with no boys.  I was great.  The speaker spoke about self deference.   Then i went home Ryan came over to play with Mitchell.  Scott and i talked the whole day and then that night I went to CE like a always do.      

  This is February 17th,  Mitchell was reading to Maxwell and Max was listening like no tomorrow.  He loves book.  Well the both do.  Good job Mitchell.  You are a great teacher.  You try to teach Maxwell all sorts of new words. 

No photo for the 16th Which was Tuesday.  THat was a crazy day.  Very busy.  I got my hear done.  It took 2 hours there.  the boys were very very good.  So i went back to the scrapbook store and we ate lunch at the train place.  We tried to see daddy at work, but he was at the hospital.  O' well.  Maybe next time.  We went to bed early and the that was that.


 So today i Finished the quilt for Mrs. Davis.  I just need to call her now.  I have to find her phone #.

This quilt is just beautiful.  I love it.  I wish i made it.  I just did the binding that took me over 6 hours to put on.  Ugg.  But it looks great.  Nothing is really happening 'cause it is go cold out. 

Ok so today is v-day.  I just made Scott a card.  We told each other we would not give each other anything.  But no him and the boys got me a necklace with 3 charms 2 boys and a heart.  I love it.  I made this dinner for everyone.  This is what is left after we ate.   Lots of left overs.  Scott went into work and the boys and I watched a movie on TV until 9:30.  It was great.  Happy valentines day everyone.  I love you.  

dont blink (Feb 7-13th)

So I have not up dated this since the 6th.  but that is OK.  We will start with the 13th  and go backwards.   This is the v-day card i made for Scott.  I think it turned out ok.   Not bad.  I think i need more work.  

This is Mitchells class.  I did not want a big photo, but it will be in my book.  This is his v-day party, and hop a thon. Mitchell did 279 hops good for him.  The party was so much fun.  The sad part was one of his class mates was sick.  Not fun.  but she was back on monday.  We did miss her.  

We went to the camper show today February 11 It was great.  We saw tons of campers. The boys loved looking at them all.  We can't wait for camping this year.  The camping thing was by ohare airport so the kids loved seeing all the big jets.  What a great day.  Both of the boys were asleep within 10 minutes of getting in the car.  

No photo for Feb 10th.  which is not a problem because is have tons of the day before.  

(kids playing in the snow.)

What a great day.  the boys played in the snow for over an hour.  They had red cheeks when they come in.  Mitchell was pulling Maxwell on the sled.  What a great big brother.  It is funny though Mitch is only 5 pounds heavier than Max.  Not that Max is big.  He is only in the 20%, but Mitch is very small being in the 1%.  Good team work and brotherly love.  

 

This was taken on Feb 8th at 10pm.  It just started to snow.  We are to get lots of snow.  Or so they say.  I will believe it when I see it.  Hopefully the boys will get out to play. You can see a very light dusting.  Lets see if there is School today.  but wait there is no school 'cause is Martin Luther King day.  Very nice.  The Kids may be able to go out and play in it if we get alot.  fingers crossed. 

  So these are the gifts we will be giving all the kids and teachers in Mitchells class for valentines day.  We did them today because next week will be very busy for us.  That is great, but very tiring too.  I made the vases of these out of heyserys candy bars.  Then put candies in it and cut out some harts.  I found this on the net.  Can't remember where,  but thank you to the lady on the blog that did this.  It was so cool and the teachers loved them.  

So that is all for now.  I will have another post for today, which is February 21 and get caught up  on the rest of the month.  At least my book is done other than the photos.  Happy Sunday you all. 

don't blink day 1-6

So this is what has happen this week.  first on Monday we had movie night.  It was great.  Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs.  I loved the book when i was younger and i loved the movie.  we got to make movie time popcorn.  Yum. 

Tuesday is not to busy for us but this Tuesday was voting day. It was crazy.  they had signs everywhere.  I cant believe it. They wonder why people don't vote for them.  Over whelming.  I hate that they call you 15 times a day.  I am on a do not call list and still get calls all day long.  Do not call means do not call

 

Wednesday was bible study and the mcdonalds.  The boys love it.  it was great.  No photo on the blog, but it will be in the 365 book. 

Next day is Thursday.  I am so excited about it.  We made 103 v-day cards for the retirement home up the block.  It was great  Look at them all.  

Each and every one is different.  all have the same paper, but with 25 moms each card is different.  Each mom made 4 cards and it was great.  We will be taking them to the retirement home on monday afternoon.  I hope they love them.  

So on Friday I was room Mom it Mitchells school.  It was so much fun.  I got some great photos.  I will not post any due to other kids being in it, but it will go in my 365 book.  I feel that i shouldn't put other photos in it cause i dont know who is looking at the photos.  SO i will be very careful about posting photos.      The photo to the right is of all the brad we cut up for Workcamp sub sandwiches.  YUM.  We did over 300 subs.  It was great.  I love the kids.  They were so nice and polite.  I cant wait for work camp.  It will be so much fun.  I can't wait.  

Well that is it for now.  See you next week.  Hopefully I will take photos of the crafts i'm doing on sundae.  we will see. 

Don't blink days 27-2

Ok I have fell off the wagon.  SO here are the post for the last week. 

January 27 a day at chuck e cheese.  yum for the kids.  This is us on a ride like a roller-coaster.  The boys did it 3 times, but for me it was 1 time and then i had to get off before i lost my pizza.  

 
OK so the boys fav dinner right now is TACOS.  Yum.  I think i love them more than they do.  They eat 1-2 tacos it is a good and healthy meal.  It makes it a great night.  I think we had tacos 2 days in a row.  fun.  

So Mitchell got sick and through up on the comforter.  SO we did 10 loads of wash that day.  fun.  not.  but it is part of life.  my life.  He was only not feeling well for 1 1/2 days.  He feels much better now.  This was a good Friday even though we had to do wash.  It got all done in 1 day and less than 2 hours.  But that leads up to Saturday.  I forgot to take a photo of that day.  We went to Ikea, church, and pizza night.  It was great.  We had a great time.  i just forgot to snap a photo today.  

But Friday night was the biggest moon of the year.  So i took lots of photos of it an am going to put it in in place of the photo i should have taken on saturday.  Isn't it beautiful.  This is one of the 100 photos I took of the moon.  Love the beauty of it.  God does a wonderful job.  Thank you GOD.

 

So sundays post is all of the pink stampers challenges.  I had so much fun doing it.  I hope to do more. 

So that is all for now i still have to down load Mondays and Tuesdays photos.  I will do that tomorrow.  I still have to do some bible study and that is much more important. 

the pink stamper challenge #4

OK.  so this is the 4th challenge.  I will not hand this out though until next Friday.  Our Mops (mother of preschoolers) are making v-day cards for the retirement home up the street from me.  Not bad.  We want to make over 150 of them.  This is just an example for the moms so they have some ideas.  So my challenge is not officially done yet.   My boys and I are going to take them to the assistant living home next Friday before v-day.  So here is the photo of the one I did for an example.  this card will fit in an A2 envelope.  Now i just have to get all the moms to do 2 in 30-45 minutes.  Cool.   

My pink stamper challenge #3

So this was seemed to easy.  I had lots of fun.  Very simple.  It was moms b-day on Friday, but we could not see her cause Mitchell was sick.  So i have a gift for her, but no tag for the bag.  Now I do.  I will dress up the bag in a few now.  So here is the tag.  I cut it out of Tags Bags Boxes and More.  I love that cart.  I used CTMH stamps on the front and back.  I love this tag.  It fits in great and makes you think of summer.  So what i need.  I put a long ribbon on it and tied one on the front.  Tell me what you think.  Very simple.

Front of card



back of card

My pink Stamper challenge # 2

My pink stamper's challenge #2.  OK I used life is a beach.  What do you think.  This was fun since it is a high of 20 outside (for the last week this is a heat wave).  I thought we were to hit the 30's by now.  I would love to be sitting on the chair.  THINK SPRING

My pink stamper challenge #1

My 5 year old is not into the pink thing.  Thats what you get for having boys.  SO I have sweethearts candys that are in a pink box.  Not good.  Thank goodness that v-day is pink and red.  so i covered the box in black added a tree from zooballoo and hearts from wild card, and sweetie from love struck.  Mitchell likes it and it has candy in it, so it is all good.  Also there is no pink on it.  NOT my best but it will do.

 

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DON'T BLINK

So yesterday i got some great photos of the boys in firegear.  I will most likely have lots of them in my 365, but here is today (yesterdays) photo (Monday Jan 25)

aren't they so sweet.

OK so on to today.  Guess what came.  No no no guess.  Ok I will tell you.  Project Life.  Seeeeeeee.  I took a photo of the UPS man bringing it.  Isn't it great.  I am so happy.  I can start putting it together.  I am also going to print the photos today to put in so I can be on the right day.  I'm sooooo happy. 

 Ok so it has been since tuesday so here are all my posts from wednesday on.  I Love American Idol.  Simon can be so mean sometimes, but so true.  I don't get to watch it all the time but when I do I love it.

So it is Thursday morning and it is the best morning ever.  It is Mops meeting and we always have breakfast at the meetings.  Our meeting was good to day.  I can't remember what the title was but the woman that spoke was great.

   

So this is the Scrapp inn.  We spent the weekend there scrapbooking.  It was great.  This is the room I slept in.  It is the pink PJ room.  There is a green room and a blue room.  the pink room has 6 beds and the other 2 have 3 each.  This is an old house and the floor squeaks bad.  but it was so much fun. 

 This is Becky.  She made all our food this weekend.  It was great.  No cooking no cleaning, and no KIDS.  I did miss them but it was great not to have to do anything but getup and scrapbook.  Can't wait till I get to go again. 

So i made this small so they don't get mad at me.  SO here is all how went.   From left to right.  Nancy, Jenny, Debbie, Me, Pat, Lisa, and  Amber.  We had such a great time.  We are planing to go next year again.  Is it time yet?  Well I have to get a photo for tonight and will have to do it latter.  till then.

closing store

First here is the photo from Sunday.  I forgot the kids were on the computer playing Fireman Sam.  (go figure). 

So That was January 17th.  Today is a sad day for Dawn.  The biggest scrapbook store within an hour from our house is closing after 7 years.  VERY SAD.  I wish they wouldn't.  Here is a photo of the front of the store.  Right now everything is 25% off.  The last day in in march.  So I will have to go back in February to see if there is anything left.  I have class tonight.  lets see if i got some of my home work done. before then.  so must go.

Monday game night.

So Sunday i did not post anything, I don't remember taking a photo yesterday. I sure hope I did. Well i looked and i don't think i did. Well i have a good one i can use if need be. I really cant remember what we did yesterday. It was a PJ day for us. We stayed in our jamies all day. I was great no were to go no place to be. It was the best.

Today was a run everywhere day. We had to go to Costco for diapers. When we got home the little one took a nap and the older played outside with dad. Then after pancakes for dinner the kids played Wii we Scott and Mitchell did. I got a great photo of them playing. Mitchell got 5 place for the 1 time. He did a great job. Tomorrow will be a busy day too. We are going to a scrapbook store. Eating lunch and then i have to get things ready for Mops. I also have my class tomorrow night. It should be a great time. other than that we have a dead day. I am not very good at doing this so it seems like eveything i write is the same day after day. My Special K diet has been going well. My pants have been falling down and i have to keep pulling them up. I know this weekend with be bad, but that is ok. I will love all the good food we are going to eat. yum yum.

Good night to all and God bless.

Sleepy Sunday

So I have not posted in 2 days.  so here goes.  On Friday Maxwell had school (speech therapy) We were about 2 minutes away from the building, but we could see it Max says "mommy look look. "  I said yes school he goes "Woo Hoo."  He cracks me up.  I have to figure out what photo to use for the day Mitchell got to play in the snow at school and i have photos of him too.  Max is finally at his age for speech.  So next week will most likley be his last week.  That makes me sad because I feel he still needs more help.  He is talking well but he stills need help with some words.  I can't believe my oldest will be in K next year.  He will love school.  So here are the 2 photos for friday.

So Mitchell is on the top in the center.  I had to do some cropping cause i did not want any other kids faces showing.  Now in my book the faces will be showing cause it is not a public blog.  I feel i should not show others without there ok. 

So onto Saturday.  We went to the firestation.  to see daddy.  they got a call while we were there and the boys were sitting looking out the window waiting for them to come back.  The love going to the station.  They just love it when they go on a call.  they run to the front of the station to see them get on the highway after the left the bay.   Now i just have to remember to do one tonight.  Fun FUN.  down to scrap.  happy Sunday.

not much going on

ok so I was not sure what I was going to take a photo of today cause we didn't go anywhere.  But that was easy when Maxwell came down in a new outfit.  He had a summer outfit on the top and pj's on the bottom.  He thought he did great.  Love it.  I did all sewing projects today.  I just have to hand sew the rest of the quilt.  Not bad.  Only about 6 hours.  So its time for bed.  The boys got up at 5 am this morning.  Well they should sleep good tonight. 

Home Work

Ok so here is the photo from yesterday and the post for yesterday, but from this morning. 

So today I started the home work for the photo class that i am doing.  Some of it turned out but the rest did not.  I will have to do some of it again.  So I am finaly starting to understand my camara.  I did understand my old 35 mm, but have allways kept it on auto to take my photos.  I had to use manual for my home work and bracket 1 up and 1 down.  I did not even know how to do that until last night.  I am soo loveing it.  Only a week and 1 day before another scrapbooking weekend.  I can not wait.  So today was a good day.   My friend Jody came over and we scraped for over 3 hours.  FUN.  The boys had there moments were they where worse than brothers.  But it was ok.  They are learnng.  Also Max took a good 2 hour nap.  We went to Morris this morning to get a license plate sticker.  I also went to Walmat and got 6 boxes of special K for the diet i am doing.  My pants are already starting to feel looser.  Well i have to do lots of sewing tomorrow.  I NEED to get it done.  I hope i do.  That is all i can think of at this time.   Oh wait.  SO tonight i had to go to menards to return something.  Max comes up and says i wear bunk bunk mommy.  So i told him yes and her wear his new firegear to the store.  He was so in heaven.  He kept that gear on for the next 2 hours.  We are so glad he likes it and that both boys have there own.

hugss and happy 365 you all.

missed 2 day

So i did not write yesterday.  I was a good day.  Deb came over and we got to talk for a few hours.  BUT then the boys began to fight.  They act like brothers somedays.  Then i cleaned the house (not much to do cause it was already mostly clean)  It did take me 11/2 to cook a pan of brownies some how  I turned the oven off.  Well then the girls came over for a steering team meeting.  I love having people come over to my house.  Well the boys did very well Mitchell was very good and stayed downstairs Maxwell was not to bad.  He would come up and down.  The boys went right to sleep cause it was 9 pm. 

Today I payed for it though.  I tried to eat lunch with Antie Lisa,  but Max was being very loud and Mitchell was just not being good.  I took a photo class tonight.  I loved it.  It will really help me take better photos.  I cant wait to do my homework tomorrow.  I should take a photo of my check books.  I did that today.  I have to find every penny.  I must not be a penny off because it drives me nuts.  Right now i am $25 off and cant find it.  I'll just leave it until tomorrow.  We another day down. 

The photo for today is of the Judges door at the old court house.  31 years ago i was in that court house beacuse my Dad adopted me.  I don't remember much other than the room was very big and bright.  but all rooms are big when your 4 years old.  I will have to post the photo later.  Well off to tomorrow. 

Sunday

So today was a very busy day.  We fixed the wall and painted it.  It looks great.  I will post a photo later.  I got all my scraps of paper and pattern paper all put away.  I is almost all together.  I love it i just have to have someone come over and scrap with me in that room.  Any takers.  well i am very tired.  Time for bed.  School tomorrow, mops meeting tomorrow night.  And away we go.  

photos Photos PHOTOS

So tonight i just spent 3 hours putting 400 photos in date order.  I have not printed out any 2009 photos yet.  I will have to do that in the next month.  I am getting ready for a scrapbooking weekend.  I can't wait.  I hope i get a lot done.  I need to get lots done.  I have the best ideas right now for a few pages, but have a lot more to figure out.  Well today i took a photo of Mitch in the snow.  I only took one photo so i hope it turns out well He loves the snow.  He just wishes that it was a little warmer.  I wish i could have taken a photo of daddy and him with the sled.  Well time to go to bed.  have a happy Saturday night