NEW FAVORITE PICTURE

I saw this and just {SIGHED} this is my heart on a photo. my boys....love, love, love 'em!!!

CLIMB.

Sophie has no fear...here she is at the park last weekend. She can climb!

Sister & Brother

Sophie and Dow...playing together in a corner...no mom's allowed. This is my new favorite picture!!!

Made 11 copies of this Lay out for a swap...it was fun.

Mr. Clean.

Howard and the kids are sitting together watching Dragontales right now...a minute ago a Mr. Clean commercial was on....
Sophie:Can that man come to our house sometime?
Howard: (Big Smile....Looks at Leah) You've got to add that to your blog!

hehehehehe!

Grandmothers.

This weekend I completed a layout that I have been pondering for a long time. My sister gave me this picture years ago...and I found it a bit strange...since both of my grandmothers were not close or really friends. yet, I was compelled to scrap it. Even though my Grandmas are both gone I still feel the love and happiness of all the moments we shared together. I see me in them. and for that I am so proud.

SO FAR I HAVE COMPLETED 5 out of the 10 OCTOBER things to do...see OCT.1!!!! Still must find red shoes and light a fire!

Weekend wrap-up

On Saturday morning we went to the Farmers Market and the kids looooved the pumpkins. Dow calls every pumpkin, "Pumpkin patch." He says it in the sweetest little voice. They each picked out a pumpkin. So now everytime we exit the house Dow yells..."PUMPKIN PATCH!"

My kids have the sweet moments to balance out the breakdown episodes. The "he is touching me!" fights have started in a major way. When they start driving me crazy, Dow will say "Pumpkin Patch" and Sophie will smile and say something adorable, funny and touching. {sigh}
Weekend wrap-up!
*had a date with Howard...Italian food and a play at the Station Theatre
*Farmer's Market
*Cooked some yummy apples and squash
*Howard had a wedding
*I got some scrap time in this weekend
*Sunday. Great music at both services!
*Exhausted kids went to bed early on Sunday night!

This morning!

Played with our new web cam! Dow LOOOOOVED it. Sophie just wants her picture taken over and over. She would like to type on the blog. here she goes. assdfghhjkllpppoiiiiiiuuiiiyyyyyyttttrrrrrrreewwwwwwwqqaaaaassssdddddd
Sophie is Bloggin!

Spooky art.

I have had fun making spiders. My friend Diane made these and I fell in love! I had to make them for an ATC swap I am in and for card and just to make them because they are sooooo darn cute! I used the beautiful Heidi Grace paper for the cards....love the shimmery stuff. Also some reminese (sp?) paper I found and fell in love with at Prairie Gardens. I am about to get some more Halloween stuff in the mail....hurry, hurry....I want to play.

The Art of Autumn.

Amazing. I love this season....I am a decorating fool. I have my Frankenstein bathroom, by fun and spooky family room and my fall-like living room. The kids were so excited when they came home and saw ghosts outside. I neeed to get some lpumpkins to add to the decor....and a haybale or 2 and some corn stalks. {sigh} I have had fun decorating....and God....you done a fabulous job decorating yourself! (Love your color choices...So this season. thank you.)

BACK on line...and it feels so good.

We bit the bullet and went digital cable with broadband. a bit exciting trying to learn it all. It has been over a week with out internet connection in our home. OK. i am an addict. I missed my new blog. I missed email, I missed checking TV schedules, I missed chatting on scrapbook message boards. ahhhhh. good to have new technology. I even have a webcam on the new mac. how odd is that? I will play with that later. on to post my fun stuff!

Scrapbook Fame.

Well. I was hitting the ole speed dial on 2 different phones and finally got through! I am officially registered for classes at THE SCRAPPING BEE. I have signed up for CROPS and CLASSES with ALI EDWARDS and DONNA DOWNEY! I am quite excited about this. I will be taking Ali's ---perspectives and favorite photos classes. and will take Donna's book binding and portfolio album classes! YIPPEE!

Ali's site http://aliedwards.typepad.com/
Donna's site http://donnadowney.typepad.com/
The Scrapping Bee http://www.thescrappingbee.com/

Technology....GRRRRRRR.

I was all uber excited to be a blogger....I have so many blog ideas floating around in this brainof mine. then...poof-no connection to the web world! all gone at home...I called tech help...after a frustrating conversation I was told a filter would answer my questions. NOT TRUE. Now am told an expensive modem will fix the problem. hummpf! anger. I have so many pictures I want to post....they must wait until I have a new modem! so to all of my blogging fans...I am sorry you must wait for pics.

October morning...

aching knees
scratchy throat
COFFEE!
little girl snuggling on my lap
little boy sneaking smiles my way as he improvs with his toys.
kids...laughing, crying, smiling, kisses. waves goodbye.
light therapy
(noticed from news paper 2 times!)MORE COFFEE & a cherry scone.
outside table appreciating the morning.
sun
breeze
trees
beautiful
Monday visit with Diane.
accident with the accu-cut machine.
OUCH
grocery store.
my morning.

October day 1.

October. It's here. I love this month. FALL, Halloween, cool days. Also to me It is a month of Birthdays....My mom-Oct. 8 and Dow-Oct 28th...he will be 2! amazing. the saying time flies....Oh sooo true. When I was expecting Sophie, I asked Howard if time will finally slow down again...like it was when I was a kid....he said ...I think it will only go faster. He was right. my plan is to enjoy this month. In the play I'm in my character is armed with a to do list...here is mine for the month of October.

1. take a walk with my family and look at the trees.
2. make chilli!
3. drink warm drinks...hot chocolate, tea at night.
4. on a cool evening-start a fire in the fire place
5. Find an amazing book to read...one that warms my soul.
6. decorate my bathroom for Halloween...think FRANKENSTEIN!!!!
7. make AND SEND Halloween cards.
8. light candles
9. buy some new red shoes
10. have an actual-real-dress up-type-date night with Howard!