{discovering} life

ALIAS Tonight!!

Ok, if you haven't seen Alias, watch it tonight! It's the season premiere and I'm so stinkin' excited! I love that show!! The funny thing, is last week, I scheduled my visiting teaching tonight from 7-8 p.m. Hmmmm...realized today that that is right during ALIAS!! So bummed! Good thing we are recording it and I can watch it as soon as I step in the door. (:

We have been debating, back and forth, but I think we have decided that we are going to go up to SLC this weekend. We need to register our car (long, long story), plus my parents are having their mission reunion tomorrow night (Ryan was in my parents mission - that's how we met) and so we figure we'd go to that as well. I also have to take some pictures for a scrappin' assignment, plus I want to go to do some shopping. So, lots to do. We won't leave till tomorrow afternoon so that leaves me with Saturday to get lots done! It's General Conference weekend which I always love! I'm kinda sad though cause my parents are always so involved with the conference that we won't get to see them much and Madi is just crying like a baby to see her Grami and Pa. She'll love playing at their house though so hopefully it'll be good. I always worry about them sleeping there - they are both so picky - especially Madi - I'm just hoping it will go well.

On another note -- I was browsing the magazine isle at Target (since I have no Barnes and Noble or Borders - this is as good as it gets for me), this cool magazine, Cottage Living, stood out to me. I bought it and absolutely LOVE it!!!! It makes me want to go back and do Interior Design. It makes me want to paint my house cool colors and totally redecorate! It is so awesome! It's kinda like Domino in that it shows cool things to do with your home, but also tells you what they exaclty used and where to get it. I LOVE IT!!! GO Buy it now!!! Seriously! Tell me what you think if you pick it up!

I have some other things I wanted to share, but I need to run to Tar-jay to grab a few things. Hudson has officially confiscated my hair brush - yep, can't find it anywhere - high or low. Incredible the things these kids can do! LOL!

Hugs!

Fashion File #6

Wow - already week #6!! I loved this piece (I know, I say that every week!), but I really did. These are some of my favorite colors right now, plus the flowers, so it totally caught my eye! I was really trying to find something more 'boyish', but I think we have one for next week.

I took the colors (added some orange) and I also stamped with Versamark some Stampin' Up! flowers and then embossed them with clear embossing powder. Added little rhinestones to the middle of some flowers. 'Thinking' stamps are Stampin' Up! for the title (also stamped with pigment ink and embossed with clear powder). 'Madi' stamps are Lil'

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and then Making Memories stickers and Scrapworks brown rubons. Bazzill cardstock and Chatterbox patterned papers.

I always catch Madi with this look on her face - looking off, into deep thought. And it just gets me thinking, what is she thinking about? Sometimes I wish I could know so that I could help understand her and help her when she is having a hard time. I've included a scan of the tag that goes in the envelope, but I haven't finished the journaling on it yet. I've got to think about that one - really want to capture my thoughts for it.

Thanks so much for looking! Enjoy the challenge this week! Here is a link to my layout on Two Peas as well. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Hugs!

And it continues...

Enough said! ):

Craziness!

What a week! We are all sick and it hasn't been much fun! I took Hudson to the Dr. on Thursday and geez - I've never seen a kid so sick! He has a horrible cold, pink eye in both eyes, an ear infection (didn't think of that one) and his other ear has blood in it and he wants to see him back in two weeks - he thinks his ear drum might of popped or something else but he can't see it right now. Great. So, he's getting an antibiotic and eye drops and medicine to keep his fever down and nose from running. He's been sleeping horribly so I've been sleeping horribly! Luckily, Rye let me sleep in this morning - geez that felt good!

Speaking of my little guy, we finally cut his hair Wednesday. I wanted to take him somewhere cause I wanted a cut little haircut (it has grown out of control!), but I just did it while he was in the bath. I took photos - I'll have to upload them later. He looks soooo cute! Love it!

Madi, last night, peed twice in her sleep. I couldn't believe it. She hasn't done that since the first week we were potty training her. Weird!!

So, today, just handing out! I need to go run some errands, hopefully without the kids! Rye is going to Idaho tomorrow to look at some property to invest in for student housing at BYU Idaho with his buddy. Hopefully they can get something and get that side of a business up and running. Will be interesting! That means I get some scrappin' time! Hopefully Hudson will get better real soon with all this medicine so he won't be hanging on me all the time. I have some assignments I need to finish up, the next Fashion File piece and I want to play with some stuff too. I have way to much stuff! I'm trying to challenge myself to use things when I buy them - not just hoard them.

Have a great day! Hugs!

Fashion File Challenge Week #5

Loved this weeks inspiration piece! I remember seeing this ad awhile ago and totally loved the flowers, colors and stripes! I ended up pulling the colors and the stripes! I had dry embossed flowers down the side, but it just didn't go with the photos and layout. Loved this color combo! I also just got the new Fontwerks Squared Away stamps which I am totally in love with! I stamped two squares here, cut them out and used them as my journaling blocks. They are so fun! Added some buttons from this past weekend too. Fun piece! I also posted it on Two Peas.

So, we are all offically sick! Yuck! It seems like whenever the seasons change we all go through this. I went to the store yesterday and the 'cold medicine' isle was full of moms! We all laughed! Madi woke up worse this morning - not fun cause we have the hardest time with her when she is sick. She will not take any medicine! I put Benedryl in her  milk the other night, she had a sip, handed it to me and said, "This has medicine in it." How does that girl always figure me out? LOL!

Hudson is a mess. I am thinking of taking him to the Dr. today. His eye is all yucky and this yucky green stuff keeps oozing out of it - pink eye? I don't know what's going on. Plus, he's wheezing and has a nasty cough! Poor little guy! Luckily, they are both acting ok. Thank heavens!

Last night was finale night for Big Brother (totally bugged Maggie won - it should of been Janelle - so bugged with that show)! And then Rock Star INXS - I was really pulling for Mig but I don't think he did a great job last night. I totally don't like JD - he has an annoying attitude and I hate his Elvis slur on everything! Yuck! Hopefully he'll grow on me - quite bugged he won though!

And Martha - gag! Not impressed with her new format and show. Oprah - love! Always have! She just rocks! I'm excited for the Apprentice - Martha and Donald this week! Love those shows.

Ok, enough about tv! LOL! Got off on a tangent there. Need to clean up a bit today, make some phone calls, Hudson Dr.??, clean up my studio table and see whatelse I can get too. I'm sure I'll start another page! Talk soon!

Fun fun fun!

What a great weekend (for the most part! LOL!) I flew in late Thursday night, drove through a very scary area and finally got to my hotel. My room stunk, hairs on my bed and just yucky! Not a great start! I had a horrible nights sleep - what's new - but it didn't help the situation!!

Friday, Yosha and I headed to the Civic Center just down the street in downtown Phoenix for the CK Convention. I taught 4 hour long classes both Friday and Saturday (two different classes). It went great! We laughed and I think everyone had a great time! I love meeting new people and just had a blast with everyone that came to our classes! And thanks again to the sweet lady who gave me some Excedrin! (:

After our last class Friday at 5:30, I instantly left and drove up to Memory Lane. I got lost - this was the worst trip for me with driving! I started to get a cold the night before I left and it must of made me stupid or something cause I got lost all the time! So frustrating!!! Anyway, I made it and was in love!! Love that store! Loved the look of it! I loved how they had items that you can't find just everywhere - items that push you creatively! I was so diggin' it!! I spent way too much there - I was just grabbing stuff! I cannot wait to dig into it - such fun, different things!

I then went up to Scrapbooks Etc., got lost again, grabbed some dinner, then found it! LOL! Loved that store - it is huge!! I loved the little 'Alley' section with little trinkets and treasures. I love finding little things like that. So that was fun! I wanted to hit some more stores, but I was so tired and had a 30-45 minute drive back. Again, took a 1/2 hour detour - bug!!! Finally got back, so tired and thought I'd crash, but no. Laid in bed till 1:30 than I must of dosed off. Oh well!

Saturday was another great day at the Expo. Lots of fun! Classes went great - I love teaching! So fun! That night, Yosha and I were tired and I was suppose to meet up with a friend, but we ended up going to Ikea in Chandler - bought more fun stuff there. Then, we hit Cheesecake Factory. Right next to it was a Pottery Barn and Kids so of course I had to run over there. I am totally in love with PB! Ever since I went into it for the first time in NYC in 1996 - I love it! So fun to see all the holiday/fall stuff up! Anyway - great dinner but we were so tired we were delirious. It was too funny. Didn't get too lost going home - which was a surprise!

Left early Sunday morning to Vegas and than drove home. Everyone is sick, but well. I love my hubby for letting me go again. He's the best! So, there is a pict of some of the goodies I got at Memory Lane - trust me, there is more! (:

Been cleaning and putting stuff away today. I bought some cool storage cubes at Ikea for my bookcase and so I'm reorganizing some stuff - it feels good. Hope everyone had a good weekend! I'm gonna work on my Fashion File piece tonight and Maggie and I will post them tomorrow. Fun fun! So in the mood to scrap! Talk soon! Hugs!

I'll leave you with this...

I loved working on this layout! It came together so quickly. I got some of the Heidi Swapp Crazy Life line (I want to get more! LOL!) and had to use it right away. The orange flower rubons are her's. Making Memories paper and stickers (girl), cardstock, sewing, ribbon, rhinestones and a hidden tag with more journaling. For the title, I simply traced some HS chipboard letters with a green marker. It was fun and just me.

I have got to get going on things today and I've got to leave tonight to drive to Vegas (bummer) and then fly to Phoenix. Hoping to have tons of fun, meet lots of people and get lots of shopping done! (: I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I'll post when I get back and show all the goodies I get!

Hugs!

A few random things...

I feel like I have so much to do! I'm leaving Thursday night to go to Phoenix for the CK Convention. I'm way excited cause I've always wanted to go to that convention and be able to hit all the incredible shops. I am going to be teaching all the Making Memories classes on Friday and Saturday (come say hello if your there!) so shopping will have to take place after 6pm. Which, stresses me out cause I don't know if I'll be able to make it to Memory Lane before they close. I'm hoping and praying! LOL!

So, my to do list for the day is:

1. Go to Old Navy and buy Madi a cute shirt for her school pictures tomorrow.
2. DO laundry.
3. Gather class samples and get things together, papers, hotel, flight, etc. that I need to take with me.
4. Pull clothes to pack.
5. Go to Target - get some food and things for kids and hubby. Need a long duster. Diapers for Madi (she still won't go poo on the potty....argghhhh!).
6. Figure out where the kids are going on Friday! LOL!
7. Get off the computer....

Seriously! I need to get off this thing. I spend way to much time on here!

Anyway, I finished two more layouts this week that were lots of fun. I'll post them here before I take off tomorrow night. Hudson is sick too - not good with me leaving. He has a horrible runny, ewy, gooey, nose. Poor guy! He won't get off my hip! Post later!

Fashion File Challenge #4

I loved this inspiration piece! I found this skirt at Nordstoms last year and wanted to do a layout inspired by it - never got to it! LOL! There are so many different ways to get inspiration from this piece. I embossed dots and lines on a few of the circles and overlapped them with a different color. No sewing, no ribbon...that's a surprise! LOL! The Fashion File Challenge will be posted at Two Peas and on my and Maggie Holmes blog every Tuesday. Here's the page posted at 2 peas. Get inspired, create a layout and post it on Two Peas! We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Martha is back!

Ok, don't lie, I know I can't be the only one a little excited to see Martha back on the air! LOL! I was thumbing through to see what was on today and saw that Martha is on now at 3 pm - perfect timing! Days from 1-2 pm, go get Madi, watch Martha, watch Oprah! LOL! A day full of afternoon shows! Too funny! I am anxious to see it today as it's her premier and see what she does and does differently.

Tomorrow Maggie and I will post the next Fashion File Inspiration Piece. I think this one is so awesome - love it! Lots of different ways you can pull inspiration from it! So, look for it tomorrow on our blogs and on two peas.

I have more to chat about but I gotta run. Post again later!