Sara was up tonight and did both tap and ballet I’ll load one tonight and one tomorrow. She did her Mama proud!
Category: Family
First instalment
Well first dress rehearsal down! Lori was up first see if you can spot her!
Happy Monday to you all!
Random thought
So I have been busy busy playing with my new toys! My Copic markers and I am getting better and better. Here is one of my latest cards.
I will post a few over the next week or so. I am loving experimenting with colors and seeing how far these can be pushed very fun. The stamps I used this time are Basic Grey and if you are dying to know the Copic colors just leave a note or e-mail I will be happy to share!
As for the randomness I though I would share a little money saving tip I came up with all on my own may not be original but I sure think it is creative. I love Bath and Body’s thick body creams, they are the very best, at least to me. BUT they are pricey and I hate the fact that you can not get all of the lotion out of the bottle! i am not willing to pay that much, even when on sale, which is when I buy them and not use every tidbit! Sooooo I get it all out every last squish of lotion and here is how.
When I have squeezed as much out of the bottle as I can and it looks almost empty like this…
I cut it into three sections like this…
I scoop out ALL of the lotion out of the top and middle portions and use it if I am ready to right then or just put it in the bottom portion of the lotion container (the section with the lid) Then I slide the cut off top onto the cut off bottom and voila I have my lotion contained in a mini bottle AND I can scoop out every smidgen of it with my finger. I usually get at least 5 or 6 more uses out of a single container by doing this.
This is a lot of randomness, I know, but someone might find it useful 🙂
Happy Friday to you all!
I am still here
Wow I think April started up like a lion again. Nothing bad just a lot. I am chasing my tail right now. So sorry for the lack of updates.
Easter has come and gone, we had a very nice time at the neighbor hood Easter egg hunt.
The girls got lots of eggs and had a great time playing with all the other kids! The weather turned here in a big way. We are having lots of 70 even 80 degree days. Short sleeves and capris are in order!
My big news I had 5 layouts selected for publication and I sent them in the mail yesterday. After several years of submitting it finally paid off. You will be able to see my work in Memory Makers Big Book of Scrapbooking Ideas, spring of 2011. Yeah a whole year away but no less exciting!
I have written a couple more articles and have 5 of 6 lessons roughly written for my next class so things are good just busy. Dance and swimming continue for the girls, I am in the pool with Lori this time since the class is so big and dance is finally winding down towards recital. Woosh I am ready for that.
Hope all of you are well, hugs to all.
Blogging Challenge 3/24 – Tell me what you want what you really really want…
Yeah Tami is up and she has us all humming Spice Girls tunes. Gotta love Tami! So She wants to know what we really want. I wish I was creative as my friend Mary C. or at least that I had not read her entry first, her top 5 were so creative and wonderful! BUT here are my top 5 current wants…
1) Two days too myself yep I am getting a little greedy. I need one day to do the things I need to do, you know get the errands and the home necessities out of the way so that then I can have day two to really wiggle in it. No meals, (I’ll be eating ice cream and drinking pepsi ohh might as well make it cherry pepsi if it is my day. ) I will be getting a pedicure, shopping at archivers and any other art/craft store i want to meander through then I will be surfing on my computer and writing my scrappy stuff I need to get writing on without interruption. I do not get the kid interuption stuff a lot just the day to day meal time, clean time, school /activity time stuff.
2)The big screen John and I both would really like to sit in the family room.
3) A whole set, yes all 300 plus colors, of my current obsesion, Copic markers. And of course the carrying case and air brush tools to go with!
4)A fence and the dog that comes with it for our back yard, without John having to spend a week on the project (me at his side) himself.
5)Family and friends across the street and filling my neighborhood. Yep I want them all right here. I am person that could live with them all in my pocket. Let’s see I need both sets of parents all brothers, sisters and families, Tami, Gabby, Amy, Debbie, Mary, Linda, and oh just a few others from my GIS and scrappy crew!
So not unattainable right?! He He
