keeping busy

My first project for the Scrapping Spot!
Their April kit features Dream street Papers.

I got to go to the Scrapbook Expo in Columbus Friday to help host the Crop and work at the Easton sotre on Saturday. Very fun. Ran into Susie who owns ScrapHappy. She had the best booth at the show by far. ScrapHappy will be at the Novi MegaMeet as well. Be sure to check her store out if you are ever in the Clyde or New Reigel area.

my pet Frank

when we decided to adopt a puppy last june, i was petty nervous. i was 38 years old and had never actually had a dog before!

i am happy to report that after 10 months of living together...i wouldn't trade him for anything. sure, he has gas. and he ate my blue slippers yeaterday. (he'll chew anything. serious.) he spends the first 10 minutes of every morning licking my face. he steals the kids toys and makes them scream. but he also loves all of us so much. he knows my husband steve is in charge but somehow he knows i'm the momma and chooses to snuggle with me whenever I sit on the couch. i never knew i could love a dog like this.

(this is my new page for the this is me challenge - hope you like it!) Laina

now he is four

my little guy turned four today. he has changed so much this past year. turning from toddler to preschooler.

things i want to remember about emmitt:
~tells everyone his name is Bruce Wayne
~loves chocolate milk and diet coke
~carries around fake money, coins and jewels
~hides beanie baby dogs in my kitchen cabinets
~can't say the "L" sound so he "woves" me
~loves to gargle w/ mint Listerine!
~sneaks in my bed every morning around 5am
~hates the top button on his jeans
~watches the Backyardigans way too much
~talks in a deep voice when he's playing bad guys
~says "YOU understand?!" when i'm not listening
~can sing to Toytaker song from Rudolph
~will sit in the bath for over an hour
~loves to do monkeys on the bed every night

i wish i could freeze time and keep him this way a little longer.

go away snow

i am WAY over winter. spring can't come fast enough in cleveland, ohio. we are getting another 4 inches today. my kids love it. they are busy making plans for snow forts and sledding and all I can do is think about flip flops and capris.

here's a few layouts i made for work using the new MM Garden Party. if you have ever noticed that my "style" changes a lot - here is the answer...when i do samples for my store, i tend to use the "simple/graphic" clean style. it is a lot easier for people to scraplift and envision for their own pages. my pages for work need to inspire, not overwhelm other scrappers. when you see my work that is more "freestyle/funky", those pages are made just for me. those are the ones that I let loose on and have fun. i make them because they make me happy and i hope my family someday as well too. just an explanation of why i seem like i'm all over the place some days. plus it's kinda fun being able to be a different type of scrapper. sometimes you're in the mood for different stuff and sometimes photos lend themselves to different styles as well. -L

another one done

let me explain a little about my oldest child Max. he has recently decided that he will become a doctor when he's grown up. professional baseball took a backseat when he realized how many people actually want to play as well. becoming a doctor will allow him to travel wherever he wants to see the world and most importantly EAT. i don't know if anyone else who reads this lives with a 12 year old boy but let me tell you, they eat. a lot. he seems to have a endless appetite. thanks in part to his grandparents who take him to restaurants and on vacations that i can't afford, he has now acquired a taste for the finer foods in life. if he has a choice, he will pick Thai over wings. his idea of a good chain restaurant is Cheesecake Factory. his social studies class is studying the middle east and he is preparing a syrian dish for his classmates to eat at school on friday.

someday, some lucky girl is going to catch this son of mine. boy I hope she realizes what a great package this kid is. Loves to travel, wants to try new foods, plans for a career in medicine, is very handsome and an awesome athelete. momma is bringing him up right.