Jami’s been asking for updated pictures of the chickens, but I keep forgetting to go take them. I finally did it today after washing down the backyard for them. So this one’s for you, Jami!  Here is MeMe, a Rhode Island Red (P.S. MeMe does have two legs, LOL!!! The angle is a little funny, […]

Don and I have been watching X-Files in preparation for the movie this summer. We watched this while we were dating, so it has been fun to re-watch them together. Although, since having kids, I tend to get the creeps (or “creaks” as Perrin would say). These things didn’t used to bother me so much […]

This month in Owen’s Kindergarten class they have been learning about Community Helpers. I had originally planned to go in as a Baker but with StampMania this past weekend, I was pretty exhausted! I was going to just call it and cancel until I had the idea to go in as a Paper Artist, also […]

Wow! The week has flown by for me and I don’t remember being this tired in a long time. 😉 SoCal StampMania (SCSM) was this past Saturday, April 19th, and it was a BLAST! It is such a good feeling to have things run smoothly and get nice feedback on the event. We spend a […]

Today my challenge is for you to reuse your wrapping paper scraps instead of designer paper on a card. There are so many fun wrapping papers out there, and if you’re like me, you have a small stash of some left overs from carefully opened presents.So go to your stash (or cut a piece from […]

This Saturday there are several Earth Day Celebrations going on around where I live. But I think the most fun one will be happening on line!! justjohanna will be hosting some fun Earth Day challenges all day on Saturday April 19th and the prizes are not to be missed! Everyone who participates will have the […]

Just saying a quick “hi”! SoCal StampMania is just a few days away! Which means I get to pick up Jess from the airport! Then I get to have Debora for the weekend, too!!

See this cute cupcake face? This is my niece Brooke! (by the way, I have three nephews and six nieces with another niece on the way!) I always love her little pigtails! Today was the baby shower for my Sister-in-Law Katie and Brooke was lucky enough to get to tag along with her mom, Jenna. […]

 It’s crunch time for Joy, Jami and me with SoCal StampMania coming up fast in just NINE days!! Yikes!! It’ll be crazy around here these next several days, but once Saturday hits it will be worth it! I love putting SCSM together every year with Jami and Joy! This year marks our fifth for hosting the event and we can’t believe […]

I was at JoAnn’s yesterday getting something for a project I’m working on when I spied this book: Amigurumi I’m in trouble, people!! One of the other crafty things I enjoy doing is crochet. I’ve made blankets for a couple of my Brothers-in-Law (I still owe two of them blankets! D’oh!) as well as baby […]