just wishing my girl a happy 12th birthday today!   i'll get all the birthday details later. right now i have 10, 12-year old girls downstairs … for a birthday slumber party! it's noisy and busy … but i think they're having fun!

yesterday i was out and about getting a few last minute birthday gifts for alyssa. i came across these "high school musical" pins. i stood there for a minute thinking they were cute … and then i had the bright idea that i would buy them and do a layout about my love for "high…

i know i may not mention him much … or blog about what he does. and i know i have my gripes about him … sitting on the couch, watching sports all day, not putting clothes in the hamper, etc. but i also know that he does a lot around here. i know a lot of guys that…

i was super excited to do a layout for hero arts a while back. and it just went up on the site today … you can check out more about it here.   this photo has some crazy, bright colors … i just had a hard time photographing this layout. lol! if you check it…

i've been noticing this for a while now. our little nikolas … he's not a baby anymore. i know, i know … he had his first birthday in june. and once they turn one years old … they're really not considered babies anymore. but he's the littlest one here … so i still think of him…

last weekend i was working on a project … but i didn't have any photos to fit the theme. i was looking for photos of older girls. so i called my good friend deneen … seeing if she had any photos of her daughters that i could use (she has 4 girls). she didn't really have any…

my neighbor, ayana, had on the cutest dress last week … with the cutest little caterpillar on it. i kept telling her how cute it was. then i told her that i could totally be inspired by her dress … the caterpillar, the colors. then i rememberd this really cute caterpillar felt embellishment that i…

i hope you've been checking out "education week" over on the MM blog this week. all week long, there have been some great new ideas for different products and tools. today is my turn … and my assignment was to use the Slice in a new and fun way. i know, i know … i'm a…

i scrapped today … just for fun. and it was nice! two layouts … one of which i'm going to share with you on friday … since it goes with something else that will go up on friday. so this will have to tide you over until then.    last weekend, i needed some photos…

take one of these (but the old version) … and one of these (only the really old version without the fancy ramp) … and then add in about 16 of these … and this is what you might see when you walk into the family room.   you know exactly what i said when i walked downstairs and…