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1/16/2011


I just could not come up with a creative title so I might just resort to dates from now on :-). this week has been a busy one as usual with activities and general life keeping us at a busy pace. The addition was a lot of snow on the ground and bitter temperatures. We almost had forgotten we were in Iowa but we are right in the midst of a more typical stretch of weather. Sara and I braved the weather two evenings (with Lori in tow) to sell Girl Scout Cookies for the first time. She did a great job and looks like she will achieve her goal of 100 boxes! We were lucky and were the first ones in our neighborhood to hit the houses. I think that just means we were the only ones nuts enough to brave the frigid conditions! On Tuesday I celebrated a birthday! My youngest brother said happy 33rd, hmmm… i think he is just a tad off but oh well. Our family celebrated with ice cream the Sunday before, an Ipod and some wonderful hand made gifts from the girls. I started the actual day teaching at the Y and being sung to then I had a wonderful lunch with my friend Tiffany at Cheesecake Factory, Thanks Tiffany! I finished this little layout playing at my friends Heather’s house on my B-Day. The sketch is from Sassy Lil Sketches again. I topped the day off meeting with Club Copic so lots of friends and fun. 39 is so fine and the Houghton’s here in Des Moines are doing very well!

Hugs!

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Back Home

Well we are back home from an amazing stay in Denver! No surprises there, Grandma and Grandpa Weaver always spoil us. The girls and I played games, visited the American Girl store, saw Tangled, went to the Children’s Museum to celebrate New Year’s and in general had a grand time. John shot himself an Elk! Yep he went on a hunt and had a grand time as well in sub zero temperatures and waist deep snow, no joke! But came back to us with coolers full and a grin on his face. Before he left on his hunt we got in lots of great family time visiting with the Houghton siblings and families and even got a basketball game in and two Mexican food meals Yum!

So you can see we were busy and having a great time. The layouts above were from my quiet time in the evenings and are both sketches from Sassy Lil Sketches. Thanks Ladies!

Hugs to all!

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Snowman Snowglobe


So I promised I would post this guy yesterday for a friend and did not get it done! Sorry Tiffany! Here he is better late than never. I came up with this little snowman snow-globe to be the craft at my second graders winter party next week. He is made from a 10 oz. water bottle. I added a squirt (about 1 teaspoon) glycerin, white and blue glitter and a few sequins and glued the lid on tight. Then added two pipe cleaners for arms, a felt carrot nose, two googly eyes, a fleece scarf, and two more pipe cleaners with a bell on top to finish off the hat. I am so pleased with how he turned out ans I am excited to see if the class will like them. I have the bottles ready to go with the glitter glued in tight to avoid the mess :-).

Hugs all!

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December Multitasking


Well I decided to tackle three jobs at once and ended up with this fun layout that is awaiting photos. The funny thing is we are happily snow-less at the moment. This little snowman is colored with Copic markers and fulfills the current challenge at iCopic. The layout is based on a sketch from Scrappy Lil Sketches. To top it off it is a little prep work for my local Club Copic!

On the home front we just celebrated our first round of Christmas. With Dad on call next weekend and hitting the road with an already loaded down vehicle the following weekend we decided today was the day! The girls watched Polar express last night all bundled up in their sleeping bags and popcorn last night then opened up new PJ’s for the season. This morning they opened stuffed stockings and a few gifts under the tree. John got me a gorgeous new coat with a quilted hood. I love it and will be looking good this winter!

The rest of the day is open with a date night to finish off for John and I.

Happy ho Ho Holidays!
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