Give Thanks for Kids

Came across this website today - what a wonderful idea! Not only that but they also give away prizes. Basically they ask volunteers to design a 4x6 scrapbook page/card, and then they give those cards to children in hospitals. Maybe I am just feeling a little more emotional than usual but it brought tears to my eyes! So often we take for granted the health of our children and families, but it is really something we should be thankful for everyday. So now I'm off to make some cards and hope you will too!

picture overload!

I have not really posted many pictures lately - so here are some from the past couple of weeks. Yes, Mason actually lifts and carries around his pumpkin that we decorated a few weeks back-- the pumpkin no longer has eyes or a nose - just a white painted smiley face!

Been having LOTS of fun this week using the webcam on my computer to take photos - got the idea from Ali Edwards blog. Downloaded a free program called "Cyberlink You Cam" and we have been having a blast! Mason thinks it is just GREAT!!!

last night we went to my aunt's house for some yummy happy joes pizza - my 2 cousins from Las Vegas & Florida were up! ((and of course it was nice to see my "local" relatives too)) So lucky we got to see them!! Thanks Gwen & Terry for having everyone over!

Sunday we left for Jamestown for our nephew COLE BUG'S 3rd birthday party - the kids all had so much fun playing together, although you'd never tell by this picture! They are both just so worn out!

cupcakes in the car = BAD IDEA!

Also got to spend the evening with these two beautiful smart wonderful ladies on Saturday night - we went to a chick flick, dinner, and of course had some cocktails after. A perfect girls night out!! Love you both!!!!

Bobby & I at the Vikings/Cowboys game - tailgating. We had such an amazing time together that weekend! Tonight Bobby is gone to Bismark for a leadership conference. He is 1 out of only 14 people in the state selected to go - I am SOO proud of you honey!!

working on some headbands for my beautiful nieces - and if I want to mail them out this weekend I better get working!

hurray for fridays!!

so happy tomorrow is friday! I am looking forward to a much-needed girls night with my two lifelong best friends - dinner & a movie! can't wait girls! bobby & I had such a great time in Mpls last weekend - so great to see a vikes win! We got back late late late Sunday night - then went to my parent's to pick up Mason- it made for one long day @ work Monday. Wednesday I had church council, and I was supposed to work late tonight, but ended up not having to do that. Instead had a night @ home with Mason, and my mom came over for dinner (Bobby was in Fargo for work tonight) - playing "tag" and reading books!

If I haven't written this already, Mason has started saying "ni-ni lub-you" (translated=ni-ni love you) when we put him to bed. Then we say our goodnites and he sings himself to sleep!

After Mason went to bed, I finished folding some laundry (thanks Bobby for putting the clothes in the wash!) ....and then made a scrapbook page about it!

So much for going to bed early tonight!!!

I think I may have converted

to digital scrapbooking. At first, I didn't really think that I would enjoy it as much - there was just way too much fun rub-ons and ribbons, but I have been downloading like a mad-woman and finding so many cute things!

Anyway- tonight my friend Amanda came over and scrapbooked with me. Bobby went to the Sioux vs. Bemidji game w/a friend (in Bemidji). Tomorrow we are leaving for Mpls. I have not packed a single thing for myself or for Mason! We are so excited for the Vikings game on Sunday- it will be my first one this year.

make a page monday - my take

This page has been my project tonight while watching the first half of the Vikings game! I downloaded the template from Cathy Zielske's blog and made it into a 1-page spread rather than 2. I just love her blog - it always brings a smile to my face!

Hot hot hot

Was the weather today! 82 degrees to be exact, according to the thermometer in my car.
This week has been exhausting - both physically and mentally. We have been busy every night with fall cleaning -

I FINALLY finished the scrapbook room, with taking off the last of the wallpaper and PAINTING.. when I painted, it turned out the original paint color on the other 3 walls has FADED - so where I went and "fixed" some of the marks on the wall (by painting over them) now there are splatches of darker paint on the walls in random places... Then I went to do the same thing (the "fixing") down in the laundry room, assuming the walls were the exact same color. As you guessed, no they aren't. They were completely different, so I ended up painting the ENTIRE laundry room. To make matters worse, it's not even a color I would have LIKED to paint it. I just couldn't win!!!

Today was a very busy day - which I realize was my choice - Mason & I went for a 1/2 hour jog, then headed out to Old Mill (two weekends in a row!) to meet up with one of my friends and her beautiful little girl Miss B so the little ones could decorate pumpkins. It was oh so much fun! Then I headed over to my grandma's to get some flowers to transplant into my sad flowerbeds, and spent the rest of the afternoon digging in the dirt! Bobby grilled for dinner tonight, and then the two of us had a lovely campfire in our backyard after Mason went to bed.

After all of that it feels like it should be a) Monday tomorrow and b) WAY later than 10:30pm!!

I did take some pictures of both the "new" wall and pumpkin decorating today but have exactly enough energy to make it up the stairs to my bed! :)

Saturday

So many things I should be doing this Saturday - but instead I decided to try out my new AE brushes I downloaded @ Designer Digitals (I am in love, can you tell??) and get a few pages done

(this "love you" brush you can download for free HERE)

I have also been experimenting with some "actions" that I downloaded from The Pioneer Woman blog (she also has a very yummy pancake recipe that I love!!). In the first page above, I used an action called "Seventies" -- isn't it neat???