Retreat Classes

These are the classes that I will be offering at the Rushmore Retreat next weekend. Let me know what you think.

Beauty Frame $25

Halloween Cards $15

Fortune Cookie make and take $3. All profits support Breast Cancer Research

Batman's Day Off

Mom, I didn't go into the ravine.

There is a huge, deep ravine most of the way around our house. Canyon knows he is not allowed to go into it. It scares me. I am sure there are all kinds of creatures down there, and he is so little. Of course, since he isn't allowed down there, he sneaks down there all the time. I can always tell by the cocaburrs (sp?)

Not a baby anymore

I took these pictures the night my little guy turned 4. It is like all of a sudden he is a big boy. My cuddly baby is gone. Tiny clothes, footie pj's, sippy cups, bottles, diapers, crib, everything...gone. It makes me want another one, but only for a minute or two.

Fall Retreats

Thought I would mention some of the fall retreats coming up in my area.

Fourth Annual Black Hills Rushmore Retreat...
Octover 3,4,5 at the Ramkota hosted by Scrappin' Ladies.
Join your friends for a weekend full of cropping, learning and relaxation.
Door prizes, free goodies, product demos, make and takes and classes.
Page Contest. Open for public shopping on Saturday, October 4.
Vendors: Scrappin' Ladies, Altered Art & Scrap Playground,
Creative Memories, Stampin' Up and me, Breezy Design!

Cost is $55.00, call to reserve your spot at 605-224-1544.
Special Guest Stacy Bachali of EK Success, Inkadinkado and K & Company.
Stacy will be hosting some classes and very fun demos.
You're going to have a fun time!!!


Super Seriously Scrappin' Fun Weekend Celebration November 7,8,9
Peace Officer's Clubhouse, cost is $55.00.
Hosted by Michelle Chikos (Close to My Heart).
An awesome weekend of scrapping, card making, highly anticipated Give Aways, vendors and special surprises.
It's going to be a ton of fun. Email Michelle to reserve your spot at http://www.michellechikos.myctmh.com/ or call her at 605-399-8523.

Camp Scrap November 7-9 at Storm Mountain, Rockerville, SD. Cost is $100.00 includes lodging, food, and door prizes galore. A beautiful setting in the hills with walking trails, out door hot tub and amazing food. Time with the girls, time with scrap stuff, and time for yourself! A season to scrap, a season to stamp and a season to shop, this is a season just for you! Contact Amy Lockart at 605-673-1609.

Playground Design Team

I haven't been posting a whole lot of projects here lately because almost everything I have been making is for the design team at The Playground. Check out some of my new stuff on the playground blog. I am especially proud of the dinosaur gift bag and card. I love how they turned out. http://www.alteredplayground.blogspot.com/

1st day at BIG BOY school

Lately we are into funny poses, so he wouldn't let me take a good picture until I took a silly one.

Today was Canyon's first day at preschool. He had preschool when he went to daycare also, but he refers to the new school as "Big Boy School". He was pretty excited and I didn't get any phone calls so it must have went well.

Usually he will be going to preschool 3 days a week for 2 1/2 hours. Today was just an hour. I didn't know what to do with myself. I had a whole hour. I'm sure it will come as no suprise to most of you I hung out at the scrapbook store (The Playground).

First Day

Today was Marissa's first day of Middle School. She seemed calm and collected, but, I'm not sure that I am ready for middle school. When we went to orientation I actually saw an 8th grader with a moustache! A moustache! My kid can't possibly be old enough to go to school with someone who has a moustache. All I could think about for the rest of orientation was how that moustache kid had better stay away from my girl. I know, pathetic, but he better! I don't remember anyone having a moustache when I started middle school 20 years ago. But, now that I think about it, I do remember some things that scare me much more than the moustache boy.

Birdie Camper

You must go and check out this totally adorable little altered bird camper that I found on Creatively Savvy, a blog that I frequently read.

http://www.creativelysavvy.blogspot.com/

It is one of the absolute cutest altered projects I have seen, stop by, check out all the cute pictures and give her lots of great comments.

Cute!

How cute are these pics from the science center. We really need to get there more often.

Grandma's Birthday Card

Marissa and I made a card for JT's grandma's 101st birthday August 3rd.

Tennis Anyone?

We did it, 2 weeks of tennis lessons. Marissa had tennis everyday, Canyon 3 times a week.



Marissa, being Miss Athletic, did very well. It is kinda cool that she picks up things so well, especially considering how clumsy and uncoordinated I am.

Canyon did much better than I expected. He did quite well with instruction and he didn't hit anyone (on purpose) with a ball or the racket. On the first day of lessons he got one of the instructors fingers, and really smacked one of the balls which got another instructor in the eye, but they were both accidents. Today, he was a challenge, whacking balls everywhere, running around the court, tennis racket sword fighting. When I left the courts I mentioned to one of the other mom's that I thought Canyon had one tennis lesson too many. She just laughed, which told me she agreed.

How cool is this???

Thanks to my dear friend Cathy at The Playground for nominating my blog for these 2 awesome awards. I am truly honored.

The rules for receiving this award are:

1) Put the logo on your blog.

2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to you.3

3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4) Add links to those blogs on yours.

5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

These are the blogs that I will be nominating for these awards

http://www.lifeaslou.blogsome.com/ This is the coolest blog. Leah is soooo talented. I love all her stuff. I vist Leah's blog every day.

http://www.thekreativekarma.blogspot.com/ Karma is very inspiring. Remember my altered flipper?

http://www.kawiscrap.blogspot.com/ This one isn't in English, but her layouts are absolutely gorgeous

http://www.lucyscraftylife.blogspot.com/ very talented. I saw lucy already received one of these awards, but I had to nominate her for the other as well.

http://www.creativelysavvy.blogspot.com/ Beautiful layouts and lots of Disney, right up my alley.

http://www.kimberly-crawford.blogspot.com/ Some of the most beautiful cards I have ever seen. That is if you can pry yourself away from the CHA pics she just posted.

http://www.familiafilo.blogspot.com/ Michelle has a unique style and gorgeous projects.

Beauty

Happy 4th of July!

Wishing you and yours a safe and happy Independence Day celebration.