New Creative Cafe!!

There have been a few new things added to Creative Cafe! I think the Accucut dies are my favorite! The scalloped edge paper is from one of the new dies. Also, the butterflies and the arrows or house die. I loved them all so much I bound them into one album. Danelle has some sneaks on her blog! Stop by and check them out!!

It Snowed!!

Finally, some actual white stuff. I don't think we got quite as much as they were calling for, but enough to make the kids happy. No school tomorrow! I'm kind of bummed. We have now lost Good Friday off and if we miss another day they add it on to the end of the year. Snow days are fun, but let's hope this is the last!

Finally...

a post. This is kind of an old layout. I did it at the end of last summer. I love it because I used up an entire package of MM metal alphabet charms. Not that I think that using a ton of supplies is what makes a layout, but that I'm using up WHAT I HAVE! That's the important thing of it. So, had a great day catching up on some projects. Have lots of stuff I will be able to post soon. Looking forward to a great week at work!

Random Bits

about my friend and I. Really loved this layout while I was working on it. When I took the picture the color really washed out and then I started thinking...dang this thing looks wonky as can be. Oh well, I still love the sentiment behind it.

You can catch a glimpse of this again in Scrapbook Trends June issue!

Creative Cafe

Love the Creative Cafe chipboard....yummy stuff. So Danelle is giving away stuff on her new blog all month long at random... Check it out!!

You can see this again in Scrapbook Trends July issue!

A Little Sunshine

for this cold Monday morning

Happy Birthday and other stuff....

I had an interesting week. Last weekend it was in the high 60s and low 70s here, which is really odd for January. On Monday night we had an outbreak of tornadoes. The district I teach in lost the roof off the 5th and 6th grade building. We didn't have school Tuesday or Wednesday. I had to go in Tuesday and check for damage in my room even though our building wasn't hit. The end of the building I'm in flooded, but my room only had one wet wall. I guess that is one benefit of having the small room with no window. The big classrooms with windows had water standing in them. I'm really thankful we weren't in school when it hit. Some of the kiddos I work with had damage at their houses. Thursday one of my kids lost his house in a fire. Makes me think twice about complaining about my life.

Today is my mom's birthday!! I won't tell you how old she is except she is old enough to have a 31 year old...oh, and she had me when she was 23. :) I worked all day on finishing up projects and I even managed to take pictures of a few. I'm such a slacker when it comes to that.

A Little Love Elsie For My House

Merry Christmas!!!

Hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas! I opened presents with the kiddos this morning and then they were off to their dad's for the day. Can't wait until they come home tomorrow and we can play with all of this new stuff! The first picture is right before they tore into all their gifts. The second is Austin with one of his many new guns he's gotten so far. He even got a cap gun from grandpa. Let me tell you...that makes a SWEET noise in the house. I couldn't say much though, I got him a drum. Speaking of gifts....that cute little tote was my gift from my BFF (aka BEST GIFT GIVER EVER!!). I love it, love it! It has pockets on the inside and everything. It also came with a matching coin purse. She got it from this Etsy shop: Blue Planet Creations. The other picture is of jars I made for gifts this year. The first batch turned out lots cuter, but I didn't manage to get pics. That's all for now! Have a wonderful day!

Some projects

I did the layouts at the end of the summer ... really slow getting them uploaded!

What's Going On....

So, I've had a few emails and calls from friends about my blogging...or lack thereof. They want to know what's going on. Lots and nothing all at the same time. So, here goes the most random post ever. ...I have lost 12 lbs since school started. ...I switched from regular soda to diet, which I said I'd never do, but now I could never go back. ... I got a whole lot of my hair cut off the back and only one person noticed. ... I took my kiddos to the Christmas parade last Saturday. First time ever we didn't stay til the end to see Santa. It was freezing! ..... The kids and I saw Mr. Magorium's Wonderful Emporium and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Both were really cute, but I am dying to see Enchanted...... Yesterday, was a sad day for me. I have been going through a divorce since August and yesterday was my wedding anniversary. He actually remembered this year. He had the kids, which made it even harder. My daughter called last night saying her tummy hurt. She was crying and wanted me to bring her some Sprite. The roads were really bad and her daddy said he would take care of it. I called later and she had thrown up and then gone to sleep. Not being able to take care of your babies when they are sick is at the top of the crappy list when it comes being a mom. I moved out in October, so I'm still getting used to shuffling the little ones back and forth. They seem to be adjusting well. I'd love to show you pictures of my new scrap space, but everything is a wreck. .... I had my first formal evaluation at work and it went extremely well. I'm blessed to be at such a wonderful school and work with such amazing people.....I tried to finish my Christmas shopping yesterday and some girl hit me in the ankle with her cart while standing in line. I hate going out this time of year .... The Christmas tree is a Creative Cafe project. I am sadly behind on my projects. As usual. If you don't have an Art Bar near you there are some on-line places you can snag some of the goodness. I know Scrap Lovers has a few things in their store. Danelle added some new girls to the team! I want to say Congrats to all of them! Lots of amazing talent.....Also, my friend Rebecca has sold CMK . She is starting a new manufacturing company with Holly McCaig. The company is called Pink PaisleeI'm so happy for her! I wish them all the best! .... I guess that wraps it up for now!

Creative Cafe Holiday Frame

Inside wtih a flash...not my idea of the best way to take pictures of this stuff, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's got to do. I can't seem to make it home during daylight hours.

Creative Cafe Photo Album Crate

Lucky

We got a dog. Actually, we got him quite awhile back, but I just didn't post about it. Part of me thought I might actually return him and he ran away once, so who knew if it was going to work. I didn't set out to get a dog really, but when the local dog catcher came to school to collect on a little dog someone found wandering around she mentioned they had this cute little Yorkie who needed a home. We checked him out on loan for the weekend and now he's all ours. I'm not sure he's actually a Yorkie. He's a big whopping 12 lbs. Of course we named him Lucky. That's what everyone names a dog they get from the pound right? His full name is Lucky Jack. The kids don't like that, so Austin calls him Yucky and Ash calls him something different every time she calls him. I won't tell you what I called him when I came home and found he'd chewed a hole in the screen door to the garage. Or the words that spouted from mouth when I found he had pooped a pile bigger than himself right beside my scrapbook table and then hiked his sweet leg on a crate of scrapbook supplies. He does have the right name. He is Lucky to be alive.

Friends

My friend came from Illinois this weekend to keep me company. Going throug some rough stuff lately, so it was really nice to hang out with her. Sunday we had lunch with her brother Willie. Okay, so he goes by Will now, but since I've known him since he was 9 or 10 it will always be Willie to me. He takes awesome photos...you should check out his work. Hope you all had a wonderful Monday!!

Super Late Super Awesome Halloween Post

Seems like I got a whole lot more pics of Austin this year. Ashley avoids the camera any chance she gets. Oh...and the super weird make up job on the little guy...I am maybe a little responsible for that. :) Hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween!

Lots Going On Today...

But no time to chat about it. Here are some projects made with Creative Cafe goodies! Have a super weekend!