Fun Bits for the Week.. November 3, 2009

Fun Bits for the week of October 27th…

• While eating out the other night, Brooke thought our server should know that her Dad was going potty. 
• Kami still thinks we are bringing home a baby!
• Leah had her last soccer game on Saturday.  She scored 2 goals!  She enjoyed the pizza party with the team and her “trophy”. 
• We had a playdate the other day…Kami has been instructing everyone to “watch out for the dog poop” as they enter our backyard to play. 🙂
• If you saw Leah’s costume, then you noticed that she has on dress shoes.  For her Halloween party at school, Mom sent her ballet shoes.  When Mom showed up to help with the party, Leah did not want to wear her ballet shoes but her black swede boots that she had on with her street clothes.  Mom said “No”, Leah said “Yes”.  As soon as Leah returned from the parade with her class, off went the ballet shoes and on went the boots.  Her costume turned into a GoGo girl outfit!
• The girls really got along on Sunday while playing…the funny part was that Brooke (2 yr old) was the “Mom” when they played house.
• Trick or Treat, smell my feet… the girls had a good time trick or treating!  Leah was excited to go to 2 extra streets this year (normally we just stay in our cul de sac).   Kami was worn out after 1.5 streets and Brooke could have cared less.  She did entertain all of our neighbors with her piggy noises! 
• Leah went to the dentist today…she has 3 loose teeth!  She can’t wait to lose them!  I on the other hand know we’re in for several years of awkward smiles. 😉

Have a great week!

Halloween Cuties

Love the piggy who seems to be hiding. 😉

Now you can see piggy but Kami has a crazy face. 😉

Here we go…3 smiling faces ready to get some C-A-N-D-Y!

Hope you enjoyed the weekend!

Taking some pics for a friend October 30, 2009

I think it’s o.k. to post these.  Heather posted them on Facebook so I think it’s o.k. 🙂

Anyhow, my friend Heather asked if I would take some engagement pics of she and her fiance Eric.  Whenever someone asks me to do this, it makes me nervous.   I like taking pictures, don’t get me wrong, but I’m always worried that I won’t have the right lighting or I won’t be able to compensate for the lighting with my gear.  Also, I’m not too hot a posing people…remember I follow 3 kids around with my camera! 

We did get lucky and there are a couple that I love…thought I would share…

I had a great time trying to shoot these too…they were so cute together!  Love that we got some good stuff! 

Scrappin’ Space October 28, 2009

I don’t have a whole lot of room for my scrapping materials.  We use our basement for Jillibean Soup so that leaves a very small area for a desk and some shelves.  Recently,  Terry Cowans of Reddin’ Up came over and organized some of my scrapbook materials (by the way…”Reddin’ Up” is a term most western Pennsylvanians know…it means picking up or cleaning up a room :)).  I’m thrilled to have a clean space to work at now!!!

My basement is not that wide so I can’t even get the whole desk in one shot.   Love the ribbon rods and the shelving.

The desk was purchased at IKEA.  It has a glass top so I can see everything that’s in the shelf below the class.  The shelves on the legs just house some baskets for of different embellishments and pictures.

Side view shows the desktop as well as this cute little cart holding my sewing machine.  The cart is also from IKEA and it works great for housing my stamps and my punch collection (I’m a punch collector)  as seen below.

Now, if I can keep the space clean….

I have another stash that I take to crops with.  It is not even slightly organized!  People make fun of my obsession for ziploc bags…Holly…they work well!

Thanks again to Terry – great job on the room!

Fun Bits for the Week… October 27, 2009

Fun Bits for the Week of October 19th…

• We are all excited to have a new cousin in the family!  Congrats to Mark, Laura, Lucas and Elaina in welcoming baby Naomi home!
• Kami is obsessed with her new cousin.  She’s telling everyone that WE are bringing home a baby!  She asks several times a day when she gets to meet the baby Naomi.  Unfortunately baby Naomi lives in Maine and it’s going to be a while.
• Leah scored 2 goals in her soccer game on Saturday! 
• Leah said she wanted to go to some place special for dinner the other night…McDonald’s.
• While saying grace at the dinner table this evening, Leah was thanking God for her food, for her family and for her dog that’s not going to live much longer.  What??  Eric and I looked at each other.  Where did she come up with that?  Lily is only 7 and is fine. 
• I survived my Diva Craft Lounge Radio interview…I refuse to listen to the recording though. 😉
• Kami enjoyed her halloween parade at school today.  I decided her ladybug costume was not cutting it.  She makes a much cuter Minnie Mouse (thanks Jen for the dress :)).

 

Have a great week!

Couple of cards to share… October 24, 2009

Nice to see some papercrafting around here!  😉

 

 

I find that I’m constantly grabbing for the Give Thanks stamp set – especially the large flower!

 

 

I also find that I keep making mini cards from scraps!  A little bit goes a long way!

 

Hope you found some time to create something this weekend!

All Things Pumpkins October 21, 2009

I love the fall.  I also love pumpkins (not to mention anything made with pumpkin – yum)!  I found some really cool pumpkin designs for Halloween.  Check these out…

These are all carveless designs from Thig and Thistle.  Very cool!

Sorry that pic is so small.  These pumpkins are decoupaged!  Check out Family Fun for more info!   Modge Podge lives on forever!

Beautiful table Mumkins from BH&G.

Too funny…check out Martha for more cool pumpkin madness.

BTW…click here for 28 yummy pumpkin recipes!

Happy Pumkinness!

Diva Craft Lounge Radio…

Check it out between 12:00 and 1:00 today…I will be on at 12:35 Pacific time. 

If you don’t know what Diva Craft Lounge Radio is, you can check it out here.

Come join me!

Jill

Fun Bits for the Week… October 20, 2009

Fun bits for the week of October 12th…

• Brooke telling me to “be good” when she left to go to the sitters.
• Kami loves school and has made lots of new friends.  Too bad she can’t remember any of their names. 😉
• Brooke decided to draw on the playroom walls with crayon.  Does anyone listen to me around here?

• This picture proves that no one listens to me!
• Our local rec center serves up some Halloween fun for the community.  The girls enjoyed wearing their costumes to “Spooktacular”…

• Leah and Kami are in the first pic with the Chiller bear.  Leah was so upset when I made her wear a shirt under her dance costume.  She didn’t even want to wear her coat and it was freezing outside!  Kami is a ladybug if you couldn’t tell.  One of those dress up items that quickly transformed into a quick Halloween costume.  The 2nd pic is of one little piggy that likes her candy. 🙂
• We enjoyed going to another pumpkin patch for our friends Nickolas and Delaney’s 6th birthday party!

• Kami and Brooke could play in the corn box all day!  We need one of those in our backyard. 
• I’ve started designing the new lines for January CHA.  This is the part of the job I LOVE! 
• I purchased another laptop a couple of weeks ago and have decided I’m not the best at adapting to new things. :{

Have a great week!

Aug-Sept Simply Handmade October 17, 2009

Look who’s in there…it’s me!  This is my first official published project!  Woo Hoo!  I actually didn’t know it was in there until Tracy told me about it.  They picked up this frame at the Jan CHA show so it’s been a while and I kinda forgot about it. 

Oh well, just wanted to toot my own horn! 🙂

Have a great day!