Back to Normal

well as normal as our house can get. We just got back from dropping Elizabeth (Hayleys friend from Texas) off at the airport. She has been here for 2 very long weeks. I love that girl to death but I could tell that they were getting on each other nerves. I am a little worried, she is flying all the way back by herself and has to change planes in Detroit. I will not be happy until I hear that she is home safe and sound.

I got to see Vicki on Friday and I just LOVE that girl. I got to hold Landon, he is so darn cute. We meet up at the Great American Scrapbook Convention. If anyone has ever thought about going DON'T. I was very disappointed in the size and what was available. But lunch was fantastic. I did miss out on meeting Vicki's DH and kids. Of course my bladder kicked in at that moment. Dang it all.

I am almost done with the pages that I am doing for my neighbor. I love doing them but it has also made me gratefull that I don't have sons. Boy pages are so hard. I now know what you girls go thru trying to do a masculine LO. Maybe it is just me.

3 more weeks and it is back to school. Half of me is ready and the other half is - WOW where did the summer go. Actually I want to start getting my paychecks again, like I need more supplies but it is nice to have the extra money for fun, or as the first few will be to pay off they charges that I just HAD to do over the summer.

Sorry this is so boring. I did a photo shot of Hayley and Elizabeth yesterday so I am going to try and post those. They are silly silly girls.

Tomorrow is Friday

and that means I get to see Vicki M. and Lana. We are meeting for a fun day of walking around and chit chat. Kay and I are driving down to meet them and have a great day. I can not wait. I need a day away from my humble abode and my lovely daughters. I have hit that time of the summer when everyone is bored and they are driving me crazy. I am not ready for school to start but I would love to get back into a routine. I guess I can wait another 4 weeks and I begin to bring home the bacon again. That is the only draw back about working at the school. We don't get the option like teachers to spread out the paychecks all year. Oh well at least I get to be home and enjoy the summer with my girls. Even though they drive me nuts at times. I wouldn't change it for the world. Well off to get my camera and things (like a map) ready for tomorrow. Arn't you jeolous!!!

Here are a few photo's from this weekend. The first is Hayley, Elizabeth and Jackie. They are just wild and crazy.
Then there is Maggi, what a face. I just love this photo and I am sure you will be seeing it on a LO in the future.
This photo is of a few Tall Ships that lined the local river over the weekend. It was so beautiful and amazing. They lined up on both side of the river and as you crossed the bridge it was just a beautiful site.

I finally got my PSE on my laptop, why didn't I do that sooner. This could be a mistake because I have the feeling that I am going to be playing more than cleaning, getting dinners, I might just loose track of time and forget to pick one of kids. You get the picture. I have to go and play with more pictures. HAHA. Oh we are puppy sitting tonight for the cuties little thing. I have a photo, I am sure that really surprizes alot you that I will post soon. He is only 6 weeks old and just taken away from his mother yesterday. Oh the poor baby, but the girls are really entertaining him (between little doggie naps) and I think that is helping.

Hello, it's Monday

and the weekend flew by. Well at least it did for me. We had a wonderful weekend and even got my dh to do something. Yahoo!!! We went to the Tall Ships that were docked on a local (well about 15 miles away) river and they were amazing. I have been so busy that I don't even have my pictures downloaded on the computer yet. If there are any good ones I will post them. That might not be for awhile. See on Saturday Maggi talked me into having some of her friends over for her birthday, which isn't until Aug. 5, but with our schedule she is having it this Thursday, so that meant getting the invites out Sat., planning what she wanted to do, a pool party but it is suppose to rain the rest of the week so we also had to come up with alternative games and such just in case. We just got back from getting all the goodies for the goodie bag and decorations. While we were at the store, I was informed that she doesn't like bakery cakes anymore, we have to bake and decorate it ourself. Oh goodie like I don't have enough going on. Elizabeth (Hayleys friend from Texas) is still with us until Sunday so they have me running all over the place so she can get in everything done that she wanted to do while back in Michigan. Ugh, I wish Hayley had her drivers license. Plus Maggi started volleyball camp this morning and just loves it, so only 4 more days to go for that. Also I am going to Grand Rapids on Friday and can I say I CAN"T WAIT. I need to get away even if it is only for the day. Well that is about it for now, need to go and get some organization going in this house before the party festivities, oh I better start the wash, the kids say they are almost our of clean undies.

I have a headache

I spent all morning teaching my husband how to do the bills. We have been married 20 years and the last couple of years he has been asking to do the bills. We have tried many times and he ends up getting mad because he could never really understand, but today after 3 1/2 hrs of explaining why we can't just sit down and everything off I think he has finally got it. We will see next month because he will be doing it again. He doesn't know it yet.

Plans are being made for a day trip to Grand Rapids to go to the Great American Scrapbook Convention. I am excited!!! I will be seeing Vicki (mom25) and Lana again. Yahoo!!!

I am still working on the album for my neighbors grandson. I think I have about 3 more LO's to do and I will be done. I am enjoying this because it is doing boy LO's which I never get to do with having 2 girls, so this is working out my comfort zone which is a good thing.

Well I better go feed the crew before they starve to death which I am being told is going to happen soon. Heck it is only 4:45 and so what if I forgot to get you lunch. What a good mother I am. HAHA!!!

Welcome to a ZOO

I don't even know where to begin. My dh has been gone since Monday, which is not a bad thing. The girls and I enjoy the down time, we don't have to do a thing, like worry about what is for dinner, we can just do our own thing. The thing is, is that Hayley has one of her best friends from Texas (she moved away about 1 1/2 years ago) staying with us for the next 2 weeks. So they have all these plans and planned a party at our house for this afternoon until evening. They kind of forgot to tell me until last night. I could just ring there necks. They invited about 10 teenagers over for food and fun. I usually don't mind, but I wish they would have asked and I don't have the heart to say no at this late date because I know Elizabeth (Hayley's friend) really wants to see all these kids while she is here and Hayley wants to do this. Right now they are still in bed and they don't know it yet, I have a to do list for them that must be done before the party festivities. I am hoping that they might think twice about having another party after see the list. HAHA!!! I am just going to sit back and watch, make sure my battery is ready on my camera and play the paparazzi camera mom. That's the plan anyways.

After looking over my blog I decided that I need to reload some of my favorite photos. So here is one. I will load some more when I can use the PC because that is where 99.9% of the pictures are at.

It's MONDAY!!!

And hotter than heck. My dh left this morning for the week and it is just me and my girls, plus another one because Hayley's friend from Texas is here staying with us for the next 2 weeks. I want to scrap but my scrapbook room is freezing because that is were all the cold air shoots out. It is suppose to be almost 100 degrees out today and I have to wear a sweatshirt to scrap. Ugh!!! Plus with it being so hot and humid I have no energy, go figure. I hope I get it soon because I have all this time to play and I just can't. I tried doing it at the dinning room table but I just do so much better at my desk with everything right in front of me. OK enough ranting.

I am going to sign myself up for a photography class at our local nature center. It is for women only and we are suppose to learn how to take great nature shots and what we can do with them once we have them on the computer. Lord knows I need help in both areas.

I think I am going to go to JoAnn's today. Why I don't really know, other than I was at Michael's the other day and I coulnd't find anything that I just had to have. Our LSS sucks (sorry but no other word describes it) and the best is about 1/2 hours away. I am trying to conserve on gas, so I am limiting my travel. Well I least I can try right. Off to pick up the house and get on with my day. Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday.

We are home!!!

Well for the last 4 days we have been on vacation and it we had a AWESOME time. The girls we in a dream world and were on their best behavior, what more could I ask for. It was Fabulous. Even my husband was wonderful. Now it is back to reality and laundry. Oh what fun. Here is a couple of photos for you at the muse that are trying to guess where we were.

I know I am a little late but here is another photo of the 4th. I really like this one!!! I have not been really good at updated this, and for that I am sorry. I have been really busy trying to finish the room redo for Hayley and now we are working on moving Maggi into Hayley's old room. Oh I am having a blast. NOT. They better apprieciate this when I am done.

We are leaving for vacation tomorrow and why does it always feel like a hurrican just trying to get ready. We had the girls (Hayley and Maggi) and Jenna's (my niece) birthday party yesterday. Poor Kay, she is trying to get ready for vacation also and had the party at her house. Jenna's Birthday is tomorrow and Hayleys is Thursday. Maggi's isn't until the beginning of Aug. but she wanted to celebrate now so she could get money for vacation. Hey - can't fault her for that. HAHA.

I have been hired to do a album by my neighbor, it is hard doing a all boy LO when I am use to doing girls, but I am getting it done. I have done about 8 pages and have about 6 more to do. That is my project when I get back because she wants to mail it off so he can have for his party which is the first week of Aug. Now I know what it is like to be on a DT and have a deadline. Nope not for me. Although I do work well under pressure. Well I guess I better go finishing packing since we are leaving in the wee hours of the morning before the sun rises. Hope everyone has a wonderful week.

In Celebration of my 20th Wedding Anniversary

Here is a photo of fireworks. HAHA!!!
Yes it has been 20 yrs. since the walk
down the isle. I can't beleive that it
has been 20 yrs. Well enough of this
because we don't really do a all out
celebration. We or most likely I will
grill steaks tonight and maybe go out
for ice cream.

We went to the fireworks last night and
I am in the process of looking at my 250
pictures that I took. They are not the
best, but I like them and that is all that matters, right? Today I have been working
on a LO for my neighbors grandson and I am having a hard time. I have never done
a boy LO before let alone try to do about 12, I think I am going to have to put on my
thinking cap because this is hard. I have only done girl LO so this is making me think
out of my box. I just hope she likes it when I am done. Well I better go take the
steaks out of the freezer or we will be having grilled cheeses.

KABOOM!!!

Happy 4th of July early!!! For the last 2 days I have been playing with my camera in anticipation of getting some awesome shots of the fireworks. Last year I got some really nice ones and I am hoping with my new camera I can get even better ones. I will tell you I am not holding my breathe. I get so confused trying to read the manual and then a couple of online tips. Why do I feel so dumb. Not going to dwell on that. HAHA!!! TODAY I might just finish a LO that I only started a couple of days ago. That is speedy for me. It seems like everytime I sit down to scrap all hell breaks loose and I have to go a running. The only place that I can actually do a LO in one sitting is at a crop. Well, off to the races, not really but that is what my life feels like. I am bound and determined to get Maggi's new room (Hayley's old) set up and running before vacation plus enjoy the holiday. I hope everyone has a fun filled day of fun and fireworks.

I know my blog is boring but man it is even worse without the pictures. Looks like I will have to reload them to spruse this up. Well today I did laundry all day and started to clean up my scrap area. It is kind of funny because I haven't scrapped a thing since moving my room but it seems to collect alot of everyone elses junk. My neighbor came over today to ask a few questions about putting a SB page together. She is making one for her grandsons high school graduation which was about a month ago. She told him she might get it done for his college graduation but she asked me if I would do the book for her. What have I got myself into? I have lived next to her all my life, she is my second mom so what could I say. Looks like I am going to be busy for awhile.