Whoosh!

Hear that? That's the sound of one week going by. Quickly. Practically without warning. Here I am again, early on Saturday morning, enjoying my morning coffee and surfing my favorite blogs, thinking about everything I need to get done this weekend. To-do list includes:

• Groceries (gotta eat!)
• Laundry (gotta have clean clothes!)
• Ironing (gotta have wrinkle-free clean clothes!)
• Shopping for new carpet for the upstairs (gotta get that wrapped up, as the paint guy comes June 22)
• Calling my sister(s) (or they may disown me soon)
• Visiting my mother-in-law (as I do every weekend)
• Buying new running shoes (mine died after 20 years - yes, 20 years - of use)
• Vacuuming (I could probably cover a little dog with the hair my big dog shed over the last 3 days)
• Uploading some pictures onto a flash drive and getting them printed (running out of inspiring pictures to scrap)
• Scrap (haven't done so in over a week!)

Hey, that's not such a bad weekend list. I may actually be able to carve out some scrapping time if I'm efficient with the rest of my time. Like I said, I haven't scrapped in over a week but last time I did, I did complete a layout which I can share with you now:

Hmn. Looks better in real life than in the scan.

Time to get my day started with a bowl of oatmeal and a wet walk with the dog. Have a good weekend everyone!

It's the weekend!!!

Finally. I know, I know, this was a short week; but for some reason, it felt like the weekend would never come. Things at work are busy, but mostly busy-good, which is better than the alternative (busy hell).

We don't have an overly busy weekend in store, just the usual stuff plus some landscaping/gardening.

Here's a layout I completed last week ... these pictures were taken on the day Lexi came home and joined the family. I can't believe how little she used to be. She's become such a major part of our lives; I never realized a dog could make such a difference. I think one of her biggest contributions is getting us out and walking - especially the husband and I, together. Lately we've been walking to Starbucks in the evenings (about 20-25 minutes each way) and hanging out on the patio. Time together + exercise. It's a good thing.


I actually "slept in" today; got up at 6:30, but lay down on the couch and fell asleep again til 7:20. I feel like I'm running behind now, so I better go and start my day. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Husbands - They're Good for Something After All!

Lol. Since the husband's been doing some blog stalking lately, I thought I'd put up a title that would catch his attention... :o)

Seriously folks, I don't think I could have fixed my scanner problem without the husband. I thought that turning the printer/scanner off and rebooting the computer would do the trick, but it didn't. The husband said to turn the printer/scanner off, UNPLUG it, reboot the computer, and plug the printer/scanner back in and turn it on ... and lo and behold, all fixed. Go figure.

Anyhow, this happy piece of news means I can share layouts with the world again ... so here goes. This is a picture of the girl and her friends ... one of many shots taken during a recent professional graduation photo shoot. These four girls have known each othr since the early years of grade school. They're all pretty different from each other, but have remained friends throughout. They'll all be split up next year (well, actually, two of them might end up at Ottawa U) and I hope that they manage to keep up their friendships despite distance and new interests. Meanwhile ... aren't they gorgeous? (Especially the curly haired one at the front, lol).


Let's see if I can remember my supply list:

Cardstock - Bazzill
Patterned Paper - Rouge de Garance, Scenic Route, Unknown
Journaling Block - 7 Gypsies?
Ribbon - Unknown
Flowers - Prima
Brad - Basic Grey
Other - Stickles

I know, I know, blog posts two days in a row ... hope y'all didn't fall off your chairs!

Have a great (short for some of us) week!!