Who says you can't be in your 40's & Sexy???

My sisters, my Mom and I went on our annual shopping trip this past weekend. Angie decided we needed to have some fun before we did any serious shopping, so we hit the Juniors department at Macy's and grabbed some dresses. I mean really, neon blue and cheetah print....does anyone really think that looks good together?? Maybe they made it just for us! We had a blast. I'm sure people thought we were nuts!!! Later that evening we went to the theatre for the live production of Oliver. It was a really great show. The good news is that I am over halfway done with my shopping and I had a Blast doing it :) It was good to get away for a couple of days, but now back to reality, work, homework, chauffeur.....

A Very Cold Soccer Weekend

Victoria participated in her last outdoor soccer tournament of the season. I normally love watching them play, but this weekend was another story. It was COLD...I mean chill you do the bones cold, tense every muscle in your body until you hurt from head to toe. It was low 40's, thick black clouds, rain/sleet/wet snow with wind chills in the 30's. I was so cold this weekend I only took about 15 pictures and only at the first game. I was so happy, as was my daughter, that they lost and only had to play one game on Sunday. Luckily, this coming weekend we start indoor soccer and basketball....can't wait to sit indoors and watch :)

Toot Toot!!

I opened my email this evening to find that Scrapbooking & Beyond wants to publish one of my layouts. For those ladies who saw the layout of Maddie with the umbrella, where I made the flowers with all the brads...yep that's the one :) It will be in the Summer 09 issue, that just sounds so far away!!

Attached is my layout of Alex's last birthday for the Scrappin' Sports & More sketch challenge we had this month. We were to finish the sketch in one hour or less. Okay, it was done, not counting the adhesive and printing of the photos. For me, that's really good. I used the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder on the striped paper.

Something Creative to Share

Finally, I have created something for me, not for a client :) I fell in love with the Fancy Pants tree & owl, they are so cool. Apparently everyone else loved the tree too, because when I went to my LSS yesterday, they were sold out. I added some Little Yellow Bicycle flocked goodies I had from CHA. The papers are Scrappin' Sports & More.

Speaking of creative, Helmar adhesive is having it's first Design Team in the US. They have some really great product. I was lucky enough to get some through a friend. Anyway, if your interested in applying, check out Tracy's blog with all the details. http://www.tracywburgos.typepad.com/

Seven More Games....

Maddie's first time in goal :)


Last time in his Gators uniform. Victoria's new desk...didn't Mark do a great job on the wall?

Before....old patio door

New, beautiful wood patio door with built in blinds!
Before
After...my scrapbook room

Yes, between the 3 kids, we had seven games this weekend. Madalyn was in a soccer tournament and played two games Saturday & two games Sunday. This was the first week she played in goal and she did really well. I'm so proud of her. Her team came in Third, so not bad. Victoria had two soccer games this weekend. She got to play on Saturday night on the High School field under the lights. Unfortunately, my pictures didn't come out too well :( Alex had his final football game as a Gator. They were undefeated this season, so needless to say he was happy.

Last week, we had our new windows and patio door installed. It looks Wonderful!!! It's amazing that in four days, all windows were cut out, installed and then framed out with wood trim. The downside, I need to find all new window treatments. The wood is just too beautiful to drill holes into, so I'm on the lookout for alternatives.

Mark finished painting Victoria's bedroom last week. He says never again will he paint multi colored stripes on a wall. The desk was from our recent trip to IKEA. Love that store. We still need to put of shelves and pictures, etc. but at least the painting is done.

On the scrappin' side of things, I've been working on a scrapbook for a client. I have 10 pages done and 3 more to complete in book number one. She wants books two & three completed before Christmas :)

Same Old Same Old

Yep, not much new going on. Weekends are filled with sports. Weekdays are spent working way too many hours recently :) Attached are a couple of things I created lately. Actually the snow ball I created last month, but never posted it yet. I've been working on albums for clients, so not much time lately for fun scrappin'.

Fieldtrip to the Little Red Schoolhouse

This trip is one of the biggest highlights of Third Grade. They used to have to wait until April or May to go, but the past couple of years they moved the field trip to September. Madalyn was so excited. Doesn't she look like she would fit right in on Little House on the Prairie? The outfit was made by my mom 4 years ago when Victoria went. They have to pack lunch based on what they would have eaten back then, wrap everything in waxed paper and drink from mason jars. It is such a great trip.

An altered item & more sports photos :)

Victoria had a great run on Saturday morning, coming in 16th in the 7th & 8th girls grade 2-mile run and 2nd for St. Michaels School. We don't have her official time, but we know she was in the 13 minute time frame. Her team also played their best soccer game Saturday. They totally dominated the first half with at least 20 shots on goal and would you believe, not one went in. We ended in a 2-2 tie, but I was extremely proud of the team. Victoria played 60 of the 70 minute game, which is good since the high school girls coach was watching the entire game. Maddie's team did great this weekend too. They had their first win Saturday, over a team we haven't beat in the past two years. (I really love that we beat them because they have an obnoxious coach who yells all the time. Nothing worse that a woman screaming on the sideline) She scored her first goal of the season too. I saw her score, but no picture :( Sunday Maddie's team ended in a 5-5 tie, but I missed the game because Alex was playing at the same time. Mark said they all played great. His team won their football game on Sunday, so it was a great sports weekend.

On the scrappin' side, I finished up an altered wooden star ornament for Victoria's room. It is about 7" tall. I wasn't sure I was liking it at first, but I like how it came together in the end.