so, first we have the scrapping good: got my august/september issue of scrapbooks etc today. i have a layout in the "readers rock" section … which is where editors pick a few of their favorite layouts of the month. and what’s even cooler is who picked mine … my scrapping idol, erin! so fun to…

had to share a few pictures. just not right to have too many posts in a row without pics. these are a few i took of amanda last week. sorry they’re cut off a little. i had already resize them for 8×10’s for the wall … and was too lazy to get out my external…

i know this is totally going to be an unexciting, downer of a post. but i’ve been wanting to get a few things down about all this darn health stuff. this blog serves as a journal of sorts in so many ways … i could never keep track of this stuff on paper. but on…

how was my weekend? a little bit of good … and a little bit of bad. friday was the concert and it was so much fun. the girls had an absolute blast. sadly we missed the first performer, bianca ryan … spent too long eating i guess and got there a little late. corbin bleu…

just to show you that not all my pictures are sharp, clean portrait style photos. just a few shots of everyday life around here … blurry, out of focus, grainy, and all. actually, i really like this shot. alyssa still thinking i need her to pose for pictures … with sarah and amanda running all…

what a refreshing sight … backpacks all packed up with school supplies and lunches ready to head out to school. then again … it means 4 extra backpacks laying around my house every day. and yes … there are only 3 in the picture … there is a 4th. lol!     i won’t get…

here goes … another round of totally random "laura thoughts". have you ever tried the new mineral makeups? i have tried 2 different brands in the last year or so … and never had much luck. but then christy started talking about everyday minerals makeup. she has a couple of great posts with all sorts…

i don’t normally take pictures of food … but i had to take these today. this is what i had to eat today: my brother and his wife had their 4th annual "shrimp and crab boil" today. it’s mainly close friends … we finally made "the cut" last year … so this is our second…

i had the fun opportunity to do the guest designer challenge over on the making memories blog this week. actually i did this about a month ago … so i’ve been keeping it my little secret. lol! i thought this would be a fun idea for a challenge … and they liked my idea and…

just a quicky post. feeling quilty that i havn’t posted in a few days … and i actually have a few layouts to share. i’m headed out in a minute to get ready to watch fireworks … wanted to post now because i know later i’m going to be too tired. lol! this layout was…