so i heard today that a certain grandma has been looking for current pictures of her grand-daughter. i know … i’ve slacked a little. lol! but i actually had the camera out for a bit today. so i figured tonight i’d post some shots of haley and nikolas … and i have quite a few.…

i know it may appear that i’m super organized and efficient when it comes to my scrapping. i think that’s the way i portray things to be anyways. lol! here’s the truth … i have tons of unfinished projects laying around. just waiting for me to finish them up. my "christmas journal" that i did…

i always feel quilty when i don’t blog for a day or two. why, i have no idea! just been busy with life, kids, babies, doctors appt, laundry, prescription filling, softball practice, "chimpanzee" report writing, cooking, cleaning … you know, all that good stuff! i’m going to go get me a big bowl of french…

yesterday (friday), we had an awards ceremony at the school … they do them every trimester. i knew alyssa was getting one for honor roll. but then i had gotten a few phone calls on thursday from the school about each of them getting additional awards. turns out the principal has started a new award.…

let me say up front … for the most part, i have no idea what i’m doing. and i don’t all the technical mumbo-jumbo. i don’t know much about lenses … the ones i have are because i read about their rave reviews from other scrappers/photographers. i got my canon digital rebet xt about 2…

you all know i love to get tagged, right?!?! lol! well, kim and tracie both tagged me today … so i figure i’d better play along. rules of the tag in simple terms? to list 7 things about yourself … tag 7 people and link their blogs … and then leave comments on their blog…

alyssa may be thinking twice about not playing softball. i decided to bring my camera along with us to practice … might as well do something productive while we sit there, right? then she realized that she was the only one that could be my "model" … since sarah was out on the field for…

not sure what that that title is supposed to mean … i just know that coming up with a title every time i post is my least favorite part. some totally random things: spent 2 1/2 hours today doing paperwork for taxes. i would have gone longer … but that was how long naptime ended…

can i say how much i love the new MM garden party collection! perfect for spring and easter … and yet great for everyday stuff too. i did these 3 layouts yesterday using the collection.   my first circle layout. for some reason every time i would use these large scalloped edged circle papers ……

brads … next to buttons and ribbons … they’re my favorite embellishment. i’d venture to say that i use brads on 90% of my layouts. don’t hold me to that … but it sounds about right. so a few days ago i re-organized my brads. took me all day … in between kids, naps, lunch,…