seems like just yesterday, that alyssa was starting kindergarten. and yet, it was actually almost 10 years ago. and tonight, my girl is graduating from junior high school. that means that high school is next, in just 2 short months. awwwwwww. this mom is getting a little emotional about this big moment in her life. i'm…

do you remember THIS POST from a few months ago? where i talked about the absurd amount of school projects that my girls have done during the past year? the girls last day of school is this friday. which will wrap up this year's work and projects. so i thought i would share a few more of…

"what do you put on your blog, anyways? you used to put cute photos of the kids, and of sarah and i, and tell funny stories. and now you just put scrapbooking stuff, and work stuff" – this is what alyssa said to me one day last week. and it's true. i do put more…

as chosen by random number generator, the winner of scrapbooking tips & tricks 2 is comment #38: Can't wait to see more! Thanks for the chance! Posted by: marissa | May 17, 2010 at 06:12 PM congrats marissa! email me over your address, and we'll get that issue mailed out to you 🙂 am keeping this…

i was messing around with my camera last week, and asked sarah if i could take some test shots of her. it was getting late, and i meant something quick in the backyard. next thing i knew, she had 3 different outfit changes and props to go along with them. i went through the first…

this card went up on the jillibean soup blog today. seemed fitting for a blog post. i miss you, dear blog. i have things to say. i have some projects to share. but sadly, i have no time for you right now. i'm actually surprised that i managed to get a few posts typed up…

i only have a minute today, so thought i'd share a few things with you. some FYI's. saturday, may 1st is national scrapbook day. and the creating keepsakes team is hosting a weeklong event, from april 26th – may 1st, to lead up to the big day's events. it's called "celebrating scrapbooking: CK's countdown to…

my camera and i are at odds with each other. it's been going on for a few months now. and it might explain the serious lack of photos this year. it's frustrating to me. i take out the camera with good intentions. but when i don't get the shot i want, i get frustrated and confused, and…

i think i'm back on track with life. back to having some control over what all is going on around here. getting back on a normal schedule. whatever "normal" really means 😉 the girls went back to school today, after a week and a day off for spring break. photo includes alyssa's friend cassidy, who walks…

i spend some time tonight driving the girls back and forth across town to soccer practices, my purse beside me. and i also spend some time doing laundry, hanging up clean shirts and sweaters. and i noticed something that i thought was kind of interesting. this is my favorite purse right now. i love a touch of…