Big Race Day Tomorrow

Well, okay it's a 5K race but it's still going to be tons of fun! I signed up to participate just to make my training a little more fun. Here I am with my number! I had them take my picture tonight as I plan to run before and after and, well, it won't be pretty! I might still have a post race picture... we'll see! LOL




Wish me and my legs luck! LOL! Oh and, if you're curious, the IT band is doing good so far! Now I just have to remember to eat so I don't have a sugar crash in the middle of my run - another story but all is good now! LOL!

Until next time........

We Have Basement Walls!!!

YEAH! They're still making progress on the house! Well, until the rain today put the plumbers behind! We actually have basement walls now! I couldn't get any closer as there was a big piece of equipment and mounds of dirt and rocks in my way! Here it is for this Friday!



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Getting "Scrappy" Today!

I've been "scrappy" today, yesterday and the day before! LOL! I got to finish up some more layouts - yeah me! One just "happened" after a trip to a local scrapbook store! I found the PERFECT paper for a picture of my youngest daughter on her first day of kindergarten! She just "had to" give the teacher an apple, her dress had apples on it so the theme had to have apples! Well take a look at the layout below and tell me - was it not the perfect paper?!!




The background paper, if you're interested, came with a sticker on the back saying it's from Provo and is called Grade School Foil, Learning Tree. The rest of the paper was scraps. The stamps are SU Tart & Tangy and Jumbo Outline letters.




Here's my son on his 9th birthday! He was so excited to have all those gifts and the big one, believe it or not was that hat! LOL! It was called a "Lost Kid Hat" when we got it and it was the "hot item" at the time! LOL! Doesn't he look happy! The layout was part of a challenge over on SCS! The bright yellow paper is SU as are the other solid color scraps again! The balloon paper (the patterned paper) is an old sheet from somewhere! LOL! The stamps are part of an SU set called "Birthday Whimsy" and "Big Birthday Candle" and the number came from my new toys, I mean set from JustRite stamps! You'll be seeing more of these! LOL! Of course, the punches are from SU too!

Well thanks for looking,

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Rumor Has It......

Rumor has it most people don't care to leave a comment on your blog if they have to type in the word verification. I'm with ya on that one! I usually do it anyway since I really like getting comments on mine back KWIM?! So, just in case, I have now turned off word verification! YEAH! So, if you wanna "give it to me straight"..... you can do it that much faster! LOL!



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Muchas Gracias.....

He he he! I am really beginning to fall in love with clear stamps! They're just so much easier to play with! Don't get me wrong, I'll always love my stamps no matter what color but, those clear ones..... Anyway, I went to JoAnn fabric a couple of months ago when they got in a bunch of new designs. I went in just ready to "get me some rubbah" and boy did I come out with a ton of great stamps! A couple of my favorites are below;

I needed a dog stamp and I just fell in love with this little guy! Isn't he cute?! He looks so excited! The card base is SU's "Only Orange" and the other two just came from my stash!



Now this one, well, doesn't everyone need a smart aleck owl stamp?! I'm really getting into these owl images! They're so cute! I still have yet to put words on the inside of this one. I'm thinking of "Ha, ha, ha, "wise man" <--- now that's funny!" Paper is all from my scraps too! Gotta love your scrap bins once in a while right?!



Anywhooooooo (he he he) I have another owl image to share with you tomorrow. I went to a local scrapbook store yesterday and OMG! Wow was this an awesome store! I found all sorts of stuff that I "needed"! LOL! One thing was a sheet of scrapbook paper that was PERFECT for this one picture I had of my youngest on her first day of Kindergarten (wasn't that just yesterday?!!) Do you ever do that?! Walk into the store and find the perfect "stuff" for pictures you weren't even planning on scrapping yet?! I mean it was SO perfect I had to sit right down and finish that layout! I don't know about you but that NEVER happens with me! LOL! I've been busy scrapping some others to share too! Gotta love this blog thing KWIM?! My DH will look at something, not necessarily "seeing it" and say the typical "I don't want my wife to be mad at me" type statement! LOL! So I rely on all you visitors to give it to me straight! LOL!

Until next time......

Monkey-ing Around!

He he he! Don't worry I'm keeping it clean here! We are PG-13 after all! LOL! I love this monkey stamp too! I just love that little monkey! I made this one from my own design as the little guy looked like he needed a place to hang out! I think I have a "thing" for the monkeys because monkeys always make me think of my son! He loves monkeys so much he even had one (proud Momma moment here - not!) tattooed on the inside of his arm! He's going to hate me for this but, well, he even slept with an orangutan that my Mom got him for YEARS! We made it clothes and a back pack and for a stuffed monkey it lived a pretty good life! That is until it had to go live where the toys are hidden that I didn't want to get given away! LOL! Anywhooooo..... I made this card using one of the many stamps I got from Mandy at Limelight Papercrafts (I think I love her shop almost as much as the monkeys!)




She also has some great new ones in for winter! I am already stalking my mailman for "Changito Cocoa". I also got "Changito Pirates" as a sympathy gift for myself last week when I pulled my IT band! LOL! Hey if I'm going to limp so is Changito! So I ordered them and fingers crossed they'll be here tomorrow! LOL! I'll have some more fun monkey stuff soon as my son's birthday, he's turning 21! I don't know how that's possible since I'm still 29.....! LOL! Anyway, being that he's in the Navy, loves monkeys he totally needs a Changito the Pirate themed birthday - right?! He's so going to "hate" me! LOL! Good thing he doesn't read my blog...that I know of! LOL!

Well, don't go away thinking I'm bananas! LOL! Everyone has to love something right?! LOL! Remember more fun monkey stuff coming!!

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Happy Labor Day!

I want to wish all my visitors, whom I love, a "Happy Labor Day"! I hope you enjoy the day and do whatever brings the greatest pleasure to your heart!

For those, curious like me, here's a link that will tell you a little bit about the history of Labor Day;

Click here - Labor Day History

Until next time.........