it's that time of summer, when all we hear is "i'm bored" and "i have nothing to do". usually, it's coming from our kids. but i know i'm sort of feeling it lately too. lol! so it's the perfect time for CK summer camp 2010, a weeklong event over on the Club CK site. you…

i had some other stuff i was going to blog about, but have too much going on right now to type it up. my sister is coming out today from colorado, to visit for the weekend. my brother and his wife are hosting a family crab & shrimp boil tomorrow. tomorrow is also joe's birthday.  i have lots…

i was asked a while ago, to create some fun party favors for making memories with a travel theme. i used the new panorama collection, my slice, and the parties design card. i sent extras along with my projects, and jenny filmed this fun video showing you how to re-create these three projects. and while i'm posting a…

we all know what this is, right? only the greatest invention in the whole wide world. the remote control.   this is what our's looks like. well, this is actually our upstairs remote. the downstairs one has green on the bottom, with a #1. your's might look different. this remote is one of the most…

so, i did this fun and exciting thing last weekend. it was my first time teaching at CKC, for creating keepsakes magazine. i have to admit, it was really cool to see my posterboard sitting outside my classroom. i did a little of this.   and a little bit of that. and even a little…

11 years ago today, sarah bombarded her way into this world. we got to the hospital at 5:00am, and she was born 20 minutes later, at 5:20am. this is one of the very first photos of her, and it always makes us laugh. she has always asked us why they cooked her in a pot…

now for the second 20 years of my life. to be honest, the last 20 years are a blur of working, moving from house to house, marriage (x2), and kids. i loved doing that last post, on the first 20 years. but i'm having a hard time getting motivated to do this list. lol! i…

happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me! yep, it's my birthday. i had a funny moment last night. i'm a total night owl, and never go to bed before 1:00am. but i was feeling really, really tired last night. i happen to look up at the clock, and it was exactly midnight. i actually…

on the day before a very big birthday for me, i thought it would be fun to give you 40 random facts about me. however, 40 is a HUGE number. as i realized typing this up. add to it the fact, that i had to expand on every fact and make them longer than they…

have you heard of little light studio? it's the creative venture of kayla aimee terrell and wilna furstenberg. they have put together a fun site, full of tutorials, freebie downloads, tips and ideas, and online classes that you can sign up for. these are two very talented, and very cute girls.   so i was…