Friday, October 3, 2008
Flood of 2008
Got an email from Reminisce a couple of months advertising their Flood 2008 line, thought it would be neat to document a piece of history, got these pics from the net, but i have tons more to scrap(EDS style) with it from our street flooding. I found the collection at Scrapaganza, kuddos to them for letting me open the package~ i was the first to get my hands on this, they had just gotten them in....
[So Happy Together]
2 kids scrapped 2 more to go, at least for these wedding pics, made the so happy together part as a card for July club & also showed how it could be slid into the Everday Stories System (gotta love it!)check it out here: http://ckmom78.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html , anyway just got around to scrappin' Olivia's pics for her album last night.
Scenic Route Providence collection, WRMK glitter, flocking rub-ons, Bazzill bling brads, flowers, & cardstock.Fiskars scallop punch, & Xyron Design Runner & adhesives.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Day 4......
Okay call me a slacker now there are~ no, none, zilcho pics from today........
but this is what my day consisted of:
-alarm off 5:45am
-snooze, snooze, snooze, out of bed at 6:30am (mind you had 2 extra kids in bed with me this morning, Izzy had an accident & joined us in the wee hours of the night & i awoke to Olivia crying at 5:30 am because Izzy wasn't sleepin' in her room:( )
-School Picture day making sure all hair is in place, ect.., make lunches, back bookbags.
-home from bus stop me, Izzy & Olivia eat breakfast.
-then i make beds & finish last minute details before my yearbook meeting.
-10:00 AM meet with a yearbook company rep~boy there is a lot of possibilities(very excited as my new adventure as yearbook designer unfolds)
-she leaves & my mom comes over to scrapbook, well that didn't work out to well on my end~ i decided to change things up & try to scrapbook down in my scraproom~ the kids didn't like that to well, they needed to be by their toys & movies. So we decide my mom must come back tonight after kiddos in bed :0 :)
-mom leaves, we leave for bus stop, then go to bank before heading to gymnastics
-Gymnastics for Madilynn, Isabelle, & Olivia from 4 -5pm , Madilynn & Isabelle are doing great~Olivia on the other hand needs to practice her following directions & listening skills~i think it's good for her though, if she don't get kicked out~ her teacher has a lot more patience than i do....
-home for dinner, made frozen pizza, Madilynn finished her reading to me, while i got dinner ready & did up the afternoon dishes.
-kids played a bit, watcheda little bit of tv, got pjs on & brushed teeth.
Bed Time, Woo Hoo!!
-Scrap Book with mom from 8 ish -11:30pm
2 ~12 x 12 pages complete & 3 EDS pages, that's pretty good (will post soon)
Goodnight!!
but this is what my day consisted of:
-alarm off 5:45am
-snooze, snooze, snooze, out of bed at 6:30am (mind you had 2 extra kids in bed with me this morning, Izzy had an accident & joined us in the wee hours of the night & i awoke to Olivia crying at 5:30 am because Izzy wasn't sleepin' in her room:( )
-School Picture day making sure all hair is in place, ect.., make lunches, back bookbags.
-home from bus stop me, Izzy & Olivia eat breakfast.
-then i make beds & finish last minute details before my yearbook meeting.
-10:00 AM meet with a yearbook company rep~boy there is a lot of possibilities(very excited as my new adventure as yearbook designer unfolds)
-she leaves & my mom comes over to scrapbook, well that didn't work out to well on my end~ i decided to change things up & try to scrapbook down in my scraproom~ the kids didn't like that to well, they needed to be by their toys & movies. So we decide my mom must come back tonight after kiddos in bed :0 :)
-mom leaves, we leave for bus stop, then go to bank before heading to gymnastics
-Gymnastics for Madilynn, Isabelle, & Olivia from 4 -5pm , Madilynn & Isabelle are doing great~Olivia on the other hand needs to practice her following directions & listening skills~i think it's good for her though, if she don't get kicked out~ her teacher has a lot more patience than i do....
-home for dinner, made frozen pizza, Madilynn finished her reading to me, while i got dinner ready & did up the afternoon dishes.
-kids played a bit, watcheda little bit of tv, got pjs on & brushed teeth.
Bed Time, Woo Hoo!!
-Scrap Book with mom from 8 ish -11:30pm
2 ~12 x 12 pages complete & 3 EDS pages, that's pretty good (will post soon)
Goodnight!!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Day 3.......
Slacking a bit, ahh just the pressure of adding something else to remember to do~ i'm still hanging in there & having fun or something like that?!
Tryin' to do things i may have missed in the previous days that are important too..
Alyssa not getting out of bed when she is suppose to, today i did a countdown or she was getting drug out of bed
Madilynn ready as usual & even got to squeeze in some Webkinz time before school (bonus for cooperating & even better she was playing a math game & practicing her addition skills)
The morning commute to the bus stop
Mailing a few thankyous
self explanatory
a almost 2 x a day event, boy do we have garbage ( iknow what you're thinkin'~yes we need to start recycling)
Breakfast time 7:45 am
The girls emptied their hampers
Off to run errands, 1st stop Hobby Lobby to pick up a few things for the Girls Craft Club
Then a stop at Goodwill, found a few dress up things in the costumes & picked up a couple books
Next stop Target b/c it will serve a dual purpose, we ran out of milk & we need to eat lunch
2:15 head to bus stop to get Alyssa & Madilynn, run home, get a little bit of homework done, run Alyssa to gymnastics, take her, drop off club to mom. Get home do more homework with Madilynn, leave get Alyssa, do homework with Alyssa, eat dinner & get ready for DT conference call
off to tackle this (the result of me tryin' to get some extra things done...)
Tryin' to do things i may have missed in the previous days that are important too..
Alyssa not getting out of bed when she is suppose to, today i did a countdown or she was getting drug out of bed
Madilynn ready as usual & even got to squeeze in some Webkinz time before school (bonus for cooperating & even better she was playing a math game & practicing her addition skills)
The morning commute to the bus stop
Mailing a few thankyous
self explanatory
a almost 2 x a day event, boy do we have garbage ( iknow what you're thinkin'~yes we need to start recycling)
Breakfast time 7:45 am
The girls emptied their hampers
Off to run errands, 1st stop Hobby Lobby to pick up a few things for the Girls Craft Club
Then a stop at Goodwill, found a few dress up things in the costumes & picked up a couple books
Next stop Target b/c it will serve a dual purpose, we ran out of milk & we need to eat lunch
2:15 head to bus stop to get Alyssa & Madilynn, run home, get a little bit of homework done, run Alyssa to gymnastics, take her, drop off club to mom. Get home do more homework with Madilynn, leave get Alyssa, do homework with Alyssa, eat dinner & get ready for DT conference call
off to tackle this (the result of me tryin' to get some extra things done...)
A Week in my Life Day 2 Continued...
Got my bed made & curtains pulled, always a great feeling , with the warm sun shining in
The girls get on swimsuits & decide since the hot tub in currently out of commision, they would turn the bath into a hot tub
After they "hot tubbed" we played CandyLand DVD-one of their faves
Went down stairs for lunch & it was check for mail time, woo hoo! as Izzy would say "The package man came" ~ off to sort everyone's club orders :)
Afterschool we decorated special cookies from Grandma & Grandpa that Izzy got for her birthday (why there is no pics of Izzy, b/c she decided she was a better decorator in her panties-i tell ya i can't keep clothes on that girl?!)
And it was a corndog dinner type of night
The girls get on swimsuits & decide since the hot tub in currently out of commision, they would turn the bath into a hot tub
After they "hot tubbed" we played CandyLand DVD-one of their faves
Went down stairs for lunch & it was check for mail time, woo hoo! as Izzy would say "The package man came" ~ off to sort everyone's club orders :)
Afterschool we decorated special cookies from Grandma & Grandpa that Izzy got for her birthday (why there is no pics of Izzy, b/c she decided she was a better decorator in her panties-i tell ya i can't keep clothes on that girl?!)
And it was a corndog dinner type of night
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Room for Improvement......
Cleaning out notebooks , came across this journaling from a layout in Scrapbooks ect. August/ September 06' issue:
I am not a perfect mama. Far from it. Any hope for me receiving Mother of the Year was wiped out when, after the first snowstorm, I sent you to school with no gloves or snowpants.
I constantly struggle with the demands society places on mothers. (Why do i have to drive a mini van? And issue those annoying time outs? or wear high waisted pants? or stop watching MTV?)I've read the parenting books, listened to the experts and amongst all the theories, I've learned one thing: there exists no perfect formula for raising kids. To be the best possible mom, i have to infuse my parenting with the personality, creativity, instincts and history that is uniquely mine. And sometimes, i fail miserably. I lose my patience. I yell. I threaten. Sometimes I simply expect too much. But i hope you know each day, I wake up hoping to do better, Hoping that i will come a little closer to being that ideal parent. Hoping that you will grow to be a resposible, caring adult despite my mistakes. Knowing I'm not perfect, but i'm working hard. Because you are worth it. And even on my best days, there will always be
room for improvement
Just thought i'd share, this says so much & really hits home, being a stay-at-home mom i constantly am trying to find balance between playtime, cleaning time, mommy time, mommy & daddy time.
I am not a perfect mama. Far from it. Any hope for me receiving Mother of the Year was wiped out when, after the first snowstorm, I sent you to school with no gloves or snowpants.
I constantly struggle with the demands society places on mothers. (Why do i have to drive a mini van? And issue those annoying time outs? or wear high waisted pants? or stop watching MTV?)I've read the parenting books, listened to the experts and amongst all the theories, I've learned one thing: there exists no perfect formula for raising kids. To be the best possible mom, i have to infuse my parenting with the personality, creativity, instincts and history that is uniquely mine. And sometimes, i fail miserably. I lose my patience. I yell. I threaten. Sometimes I simply expect too much. But i hope you know each day, I wake up hoping to do better, Hoping that i will come a little closer to being that ideal parent. Hoping that you will grow to be a resposible, caring adult despite my mistakes. Knowing I'm not perfect, but i'm working hard. Because you are worth it. And even on my best days, there will always be
room for improvement
Just thought i'd share, this says so much & really hits home, being a stay-at-home mom i constantly am trying to find balance between playtime, cleaning time, mommy time, mommy & daddy time.
A week in my Life {Morning Day 2}
alarm off 5 :45 am, crawl out of bed now.
Sleep a little bit crazy.
sock pile to fold-:(
homework done, to be put in book bags...
making lunches
Madilynn & Alyssa eating breakfast
my breakfast
tryin' hard..6 lbs lost~15 to go
my key to the outside world
dishes to be put away
dishes to be washed
Olivia is awake
those darn mosquito's, looks like she got beat up
Izzy's awake
Madilynn pulls her tooth out, minutes before we walk out the door
loading 'up
all buckled, ready , set, GO!!
another life necessity:)
following the bus
our last wave..
Hopefully post the rest of the day this evening....Never as exciting as the mornings-LOL
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