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Does anyone else feel like they are running from school to school, party to party today? Crazy busy!! I will draw names for the AL Calendar tomorrow, Nov. 1. So, if you haven't yet, post on the entry below to get in the drawing. Thanks for all your kind comments...and I love hearing what techniques your into. So fun!!
I'll leave you with our pirate, Jack Sparrow, at his Trunk-or-Treat party at school last Thursday. He has a blast! Such a cutie!
Have a wonderful and safe Halloween! :)
Friday....My hubby leaves to go camping with his dad by Zion's so I'm alone with the kiddos. Yuck! :) They weren't great all day so I was super ready for bedtime! At 7:30 pm, the doorbell rings and guess who it was...FedEx with my copies of the Autumn Leaves 2008 Calendar. Super super happy! It just made my day. I got the kids down and spent the rest of the night in the comfy chair, in front of the tv, eating some of the pumpkin chocolate chip bars I made and the calendar....so good! :) Loved seeing all the projects and absorbing all the creativity and inspiration that just drips from the calendar! You gotta get it - seriously!!
Saturday...Madi had her soccer game at 9 am - burrrrrr - it was a bit cold! Then, their sweet Grandma took them for the rest of the day so I could have a break. Talk about a sweetheart! I ran a few errands. I told myself not to run into the fabric store - I have enough that I'm working on - but I did. And ended up leaving with a bunch of this. Freespirit has a free quilt pattern for this fabric on their website (I can't get their site to load right now for some reason) and I'm gonna make that for Madi. I think it's so cute! :)
I came home and took a long nap...it felt so great after a horrible nights sleep!
Anyway....
I want to share the goodness with all of you! Please post and simply share a technique that you are loving right now or that you are wanting to learn more about! I love techniques...the details! So share! If your not a scrapper, just say hi!
I'll do a random draw on Wednesday, Halloween for one of the AL 2008 Calendars! Maybe two drawings! :)
Hugs!
I apologize that I've had that last post up for so long...that night I posted I went into my studio and created an altered card and had plans to post it the next day. Well, I hung it up on this vintage hanger and when I came in the next morning, the clock had fallen off behind my desk (which is a huge mess and impossible to reach!). So, the cleanup began. I've been in a huge 'cleaning' process of my room and under this desk was just another step. So, I got some storage containers that are working great. I'm just now trying to get it all organized. I did find the clock...only to have it disappear again....dang it! :)
Anyway - thanks for all your love and support! You all lifted me up and I so very much appreciate your kind words and your friendships! Thank you!!! Things have gotten a little better - but nights around here are always not great. I joked with my hubby that at least when the baby comes...I'll be used to waking up through the night so that won't be a big shocker! LOL! Thank you though!!!! So much!!!
The other night, we went to the store to get some pumpkins. Madisyn has been on this huge 'kick' about decorating our house for Halloween. I don't know where it came from! We got some way cheesy Halloween stakes for outside and some tombstones - which Daddy made little graves with. So cheesy - but the kids LOVE it. So funny! Here's a photo of each of them with the 'perfect' pumpkin that they both picked.
(Playing with some Photoshop Actions from Itty Bitty Actions.)
Today, Hudson has his 'Trunk-or-Treat' at his school. It will be so fun to be doing it with him - for the past two years he has just sat there with us and watched Madi do it. He is dressing up as Pirate Jack from Pirates of the Caribbean - and Madisyn is Elizabeth. They look so cute together! :) It will be fun!
Then, tonight, we are going to this great family farm here that is having an event for children with special needs. We learned about it from our therapist and are so excited to go. Hay rides, pumpkins, and tons of games and stuff. I hope that they have a great, REAL, pumpkin patch there - we haven't been able to find one here yet. So, that will be so much fun for them!
Anyway - I'll be back with more soon. Thanks again for all your support!
Oh - and watch for a fun giveaway soon! I've seen the Autumn Leaves 2008 Calendar popping up in stores online so I'm sure my copies will be arriving here soon. I can't wait to see it! So, I'll be giving one (or two) away here. Soon! :)
I have been having a really hard time this month...with everything! My thoughts are all over the place, I'm emotional, my stomach has completely popped out into a basketball (already???), and the kids are just being very, very difficult.
I know that we all have hard days, weeks, months, maybe even years....I feel like I've been there. Madisyn was so hard from birth and I remember the sleepless nights, the crying, the praying that came year after year.
And now, she is going to be turning 6 in January and things are still hard. Maybe not as hard as they used to be...she's learned to do things and that has helped. But, it's still hard.
Last night, the kids kept waking up all night long. Madisyn had one of her 'night terrors' where we wouldn't calm down. She kept freaking out about some 'Care Bear' thing - that's all I could understand. Those are the hardest moments for me...when I'm just exhausted and I can't help her...I can't get through to her. It's so hard.
When I finally got her to sleep around 2 am, I climbed in bed and just cried.
Do you ever feel like you just need a break? "When do I get my break?" That was me. Crying, frustrated, sad...wishing that things could just be easier.
That they would sleep through the night.
That they would eat normal food.
That they would obey.
That Madi's attitude would turn around (she's been very rude and snippy lately).
That I could deal with it all.
That I could deal with it all!
Three weeks ago, our church did the Primary program during Sacrament meeting and Madisyn wanted to wear this pretty dress (that she got from her Uncle's Wedding). I watched her up on the stand as she sat there so beautifully...so patient and kind. Singing so reverently and she just looked like a pure angel.
And I know that she is. I know that she is such a special spirit - so beautiful inside and out. I know that she was sent to us for a reason and although I doubt myself and what I am doing for her...I hope that we are doing something right. That we are helping her...somehow.
And selfishly, I hope that things get better. Just one night...please sleep through the night. This pregnant mama is tired and scared...how am I going to do it all when this little baby gets here. Sometimes it is all just too overwhelming.
Venting.
It feels good sometimes.
I tend to hold things in...so here I am throwing it out into the great wide web. Kinda crazy I guess. But I guess I just needed to write it out...get it out of me. :) Thanks for listening. I'm done now! :)
I always feel like I have so much to say and so many things to post about...and then I just sit here and stare at the screen and go blank! LOL! So, sorry I've been MIA. I've been really busy with some assignments and trying to get those wrapped up this week and off. Wish me luck! :)
I thought I'd share two quick photos from our trip to my parents - the day we got snow. This is when it first was falling so there isn't much on the ground - I got some great pictures later that have more snow. But I just loved the kids in these photos...got some fun ones that day and I was so glad - cause I need snow photos! :)
Last night, we finally settled on a new sofa for our family room! I'm so excited!! We've had the same sofa for 10 years and it is way past time for a new one. So, 8 weeks or so and it will be here. I can't wait! It's a huge sectional and will be so nice to have more room for everyone!
I'll be back to post more soon! :) Hang in there with me! Hugs!
We had a busy past week...on Thursday we headed up to my parents in Salt Lake and spent the weekend there with family. It was a good little getaway and the kids just loved it. They always love going there! It was so funny - Friday was spent outside on the slide and swings and then in the hot tub later that day. And then Saturday was spent playing in the snow. So crazy! I've got some photos to share - I've got to download them and I'll do that this week.
Just wanted to share and quick layout that went with the Hero Arts Card of the Week last week. I think that working on these Hero Arts assignments and putting together that kit have got me in the Halloween mood big time! :) So fun!
I was able to do some fun shopping while I was in SLC - not much but some. I stocked up on the new Making Memories Noteworthy line - it had just come into the store the day before and I was so glad I was able to grab tons of those papers. So fun!
I also bought this...can't wait for it to come! So bright and fun! I'll definitely create some pages and share them here later this month when I get it.
And this...which I will create for Madisyn and her struggles - I know it will be something we'll treasure. I'm tempted to buy another for Hudson.
I have been meaning to post about the LB Kit of the Month for September (it's on the right hand side) this whole month! :) I'm so glad that it is still available cause if you haven't gotten it yet - you must! I just love it! I'm not sure why my album isn't up on there yet but I thought I'd show a few pages here. I loved the album so much that I want to save it for an upcoming vacation - so I can really use it to document our trip. I want to collect postcards and receipts and make it so fun! Here are a few pages - note no photos or anything is added but it's ready for them.
I always seem to go simple on my mini-books so this is a bit more simple style - but I still likey! :) I'll be back soon with more - I really will! :) Gonna try to do better with this thing!
