Happy Monday!

  Another week has rolled around again.  Today was super busy and I am glad to be home relaxing after some supper.

I am a music fiend. I loved my ipod, and love my iphone even more because now I can download wherever and whenever I want.  Shhhh! Don't tell my husband.

Here's a peek at a few songs currently on my playlist... created using Kristin Cronin Barrow's Raindrops Keep Falling Kit.

Have a great evening!

Busy Weekend!

Prayers go out to all those affected by Hurricane Irene this weekend.  May you all be able to return home soon and safely. 
Our weekend was much less scary, but certainly busy.  We were cleaning fools but I fit in a bit of scrap time.  :)

I was working on a LO this morning of my son when he was 1 and playing with his ball tower. He was interested and sitting by me while I was scrapping it. I thought I would involve him in the process and asked him if he would like to name it... he is nine.. you can see where this is going can't you? Big mistake...

"For the love of balls"

Really? I tried to get him to change his mind but he was adamant and thought it was hilarious. Therefore....

Yeah... the title is slightly tacky.  Sigh.... Moral of this story is... never ask for assistance while scrapping.. unless you are willing to live with the consequences!  Even so... I love this LO with the amazing Couch Potato kit by the fab Jen Labre!
Sweet Dreams everyone!  See you soon in the new workweek!

The Babies

  I absolutely love our dogs. They are fuzzy, funny, and definitely have their own unique personalities.  Macey the goldendoodle is timid, sweet, and loves to snuggle and lay calmly by you.  Max the standard poodle is still in the puppy stage and is energetic, fiesty, and has to be playing or chewing constantly.

There are days like today when I want nothing more than to come home, see their sweet faces, and relax.  They have been so good for Zac. He used to be terrified to be in a room by himself. With the dogs he is so much more independent.

Zac and Max with the Doggone Cute Kit by Misty Cato, Shawna Clingerman and Melissa Bennett. 

Zac and Macey with Dani Mogstad's Chill Out kit.

Have a relaxing and fun evening all!

He Still Hates Hot

I love Jennifer Labre's digital kits.  Her Color Me Happy Kit immediately brought thoughts of my son to mind.  Zac has always hated to be hot and sweat.  I can recall many a trip to the zoo when he wanted to pour a bottle of cool water on his face and feet to "cool them off."  One memorable trip inspired the layout below. We had a great time at the zoo, checking out the lions and monkeys.  But the longer we stayed, the more Zac's cheeks pinkened, and he finally announced "I hate hot".  He was ready to go... so we went... with a not so happy fellow. 

My Baby Is Growing Up

I can hardly believe that Zac is nine and will start 4th grade tomorrow.  He has grown so much this summer.  I'm so lucky though, that he is still willing to let Mom take pictures of him... ummm... sort of - check these out.

LO with Jady Day Studio kit.

He may be a wild and crazy fella now...but he will always be my baby:

Kristin Cronin Barrow Kit

Off to spend some quality Sunday time before he grows much more.  Have a blessed day!

     

Happy Saturday!

  We finally received some rain this morning. Not quite enough to green the grass back up, but we'll take it. It was so nice and peaceful to snuggle in on the couch and watch the rain come down.

Brought to mind this LO of Zac dancing in the rain.  He was so adorable and excited to ham it up for dad and the camera.  LO done with Kristin Cronin Barrow's Raindrops Keep Falling and a Cindy Schneider Template. 

Maybe I should ask Zac to do another raindance for another little storm today?  Have a sweet Saturday everyone!

More Digi Goodness Today!

I absolutely love grilling out. It is one of our favorite ways to whip up a quick dinner in the balmy summer evenings. Shayne and I love to get shish ka bobs (chicken or steak) from Schnucks grocery store. Zac prefers a good ole' cheeseburger. Yum!

This LO was done with Sweet Shoppe's BBQ Staycation by Traci Reed and Meg Mullens with a touch of Dani Mogstad's All American Summer paper thrown in.

Another summer fave at our house? Bubbles. Or at least it is Zac's fave. I don't think he'll ever be too old to enjoy a good bubble blow. :) We found these fun bubble swords at Wal-Mart. We are on our third already this summer...even Grandma Suzanne enjoyed playing with one on July 4th. Here is Zac having a great time on a LO with Dani Mogstad's All American Summer:

Have a sweet summer evening!

Doin' It Digi Style

Yep, I have converted over to the dark side... the digi dark side that is.

I always thought I would be a paper scrapper... I loved getting my hands dirty...enjoyed the creativity and the excitement of getting those new paper designs in my hands....and stalking CHA to see what was coming out. The downside? cutting into the pretty paper designs, because what if I would rather use it later for something else? and my, oh my, what a pain to clean up the room of all those scraps after each page was done.

Kinda like paper book reading converting to my kindle. I found it hard to give up, but now can't imagine life without my trusty electronic device. I'll admit, going digi scrap isn't a quick learning process, but I am loving it. I love the challenge of it, and knowing that I am improving each day. Plus, I can try 10 different papers and looks to get the one that appeals most before saving it, I can still be creative, and I can reuse a paper for different pages to my heart's content. And better yet? I don't have to wait for a CHA to see new goodies and find patterns to match my recent pics... new kits are constantly available! BLISS!

I love this recent layout created with goodies from Jady Day Studio. Pics are of Zac and my parents in Las Vegas this summer. He is finally learning to backfloat!:

I'm also loving this summer fun of Zac (with Justin Beiber hair) cooling off in the pool, more Jady Day Studios papers. I was pretty excited when this was selected as one of the layouts of the week 8/8/11 in the ScrapMatters Gallery Standouts Blog!:

More digi goodness to come soon. :)