One Week, continued

I haven't added journaling yet since I've been sick. The sinus infection deal really throws me for a loop, and when the kids are home from school, it's even more fun.

Have a great weekend, and keep leaving your mark.

Cleaning Day

Did you know that every Wednesday is cleaning day? At least it is around here. My mom has pretty much determined this, which I guess is okay. She has been taking the girls in the afternoon so I can "get some things done around the house". Here's today's list:

1. Vacuum first floor DONE
2. Finish laundry; get everything out of the basement
3. Put away Little People boxes and clear landing of stairway
4. Clean out refrigerator
5. Design templates for new scrapbooking product
6. Make grocery list
7. Clear kitchen counters and wipe them down
8. Scrap a Traci page DONE

New design blog, free template

Check out my brand new design blog for a free fall template!



Hope to see you there!

Our next purchase for the RV

The Ultimate Tailgating Trailer 5' x 8'

This 5' x 8' ultimate tailgating trailer
features a 47" Vizio LCD HDTV, Sony Sound System and tongue mounted
grill with pivot arm. Rear and side doors allow easy access, and
cabinets provide organized storage. The trailer also features rubber
coin flooring, electrical outlets w/ 30 amp breaker box & cord,
internal E-tracks for secure hauling, internal lighting, smooth
aluminum exterior and aluminum wheels w/ spare tire and wheel.

Guess how much this is, then click the photo.

I think we'll put this on our Christmas list for Santa...ROFL!!

I'm a color genius!

This week Sweet Shoppe Designs' blog prompt is to take the Crayola Color Quizzer test. This was fun! And my score....drumroll please....



I have to admit that the girls just got brand new boxes of the new mini markers. They come in a box just like the crayons and there are 64 colors. Rob and I were amusing ourselves reading all the names a few days ago. :)

New LO w/Traci & Tracy's stuff :)

Credits: Tracy Blankenship's tNt templates, brand new at Funky Playground Designs
Traci Reed's In the Air Tonight at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Font: DJB Kelli

The girls went to Safety City this summer, which is a two week program offered in our community for kids entering kindergarten. I went as a kid and was afraid of just about everything there...the ambulance, fire truck, dog catcher...even learning about safely plugging in electrical cords. Fortunately, Heidi and Gretchen didn't have that problem and they really enjoyed themselves. When the class was over, they didn't want it to end.

::What's For Dinner::
Update to last night: if you are cooking carrots and potatoes in a crockpot, they need more than 5 hours on high to get tender. We ended up letting my stew cook and had scrambled eggs, bacon and homemade oatmeal bread instead. LOL

As for tonight, since we already had eggs for dinner this week, I can't use that one again...guess I'll have to get creative. Maybe we'll try the stew tonight.


::Today's Activities::

1. Perler bead craft
2. Gymnastics
3.


::Today's List::

1. Bring up all the clothes from the basement and actually HANG THEM UP
2. Go to the kids' doc. office and get their school forms filled out
3. Ironing
4.


::Quote for the Day::

"This is an important piece of music" (Stu from the Glenn Beck show, in reference to the theme song from The People's Court)

Girlie Reward Chart

Jennifer Barrette's After the Rain at Elemental Scraps
Alpha (used for name) from Lauraskathi's Frog Prince at FPD
Misty Cato's Pink Glitter Alpha (used for days of week)
Template by scraphappygirl from Scrapmatters.com/wordpress
DJB Kelli font

I'm going to try using this for the girls to help them do 4 simple chores each day.

Layout Madness!

I'm so lucky to be a part of Tracy Blankenship's creative team. Her templates are really fun to work with and I find I get a lot more scrapped when I use them. Today is Funky Playground Designs big re-launch event, and now I can show you some of Tracy's fabulous new stuff!

Mini Mom

Credits:
Template from Tracy Blankenship's TWA Set 16 (modified to 8.5x11 size)

You and Me Baby kit by Shawn Clingerman and Lauren Grier at Sweet Shoppe

Font: DJB Kelli



Birthday 6

Credits:
Tracy Blankenship's Eat Your Cake 2 - Toolbox 9 Element Templates
Papers and sprinkles by Michelle Godin
Number tag by Tracy Reed
Font: DJB LauraT Script


Stitch Happy

Credits:
Tracy Blankenship's Templates w/Attitude 16 (modified to 8.5x11)
Love Bites by Traci Reed, Shawn Clingerman and Lauren Reid at SSD
Fonts: CK Ali's Handwriting, DJB Kelli


There will be more to come!


::What's for Dinner?::

Leftover Bison (or Beef) Stew - Crockpot
Cooked bison roast, chopped
2 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, cubed
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
3-4 cloves garlic
1 large can whole tomatoes, chopped
1 cup tomato juice
Spices: sea salt, pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper

Throw it all in the crockpot on high for about 5 hours.

I hope this comes out good! It's an experiment. :-)

LO using Traci Reed's stuff

Credits:
Traci Reed's CYa L8r Boi, available at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Kim Jensen's Spell It Plastic Beads, available at Scrapdish
Template by Andrea Gold
Font: DJB Laura T Script


We live about a mile away from our city's zoo, where they hold free concerts every Sunday night during the summer in July and August. I used to go all the time as a kid, but like a lot of things, we got away from going since we had the kids. Since I knew there would be dancing with the music this time, we decided to go. We met my good buddy Melissa there (posing with the girls) to watch and they had a great time. Gretchen especially love the Irish dancers' outfits (lots of color and sparkle...go figure).

Wordle: a fun new toy

LO with Tracy Blankenship's templates

Credits:
Tracy Blankenship's Templates w/Attitude-Magic of Childhood and Toolbox 7 Element Templates
Traci Reed's Sunshine Playtime
Traci Murphy's Date Stamps
Font: DJB Kelli

My girls get to see my brother twice a year, so this was a special day. :-)

LO with Traci Reed's Easily Amused

Credits:
Traci Reed's Easily Amused
Template by Michelle Filo
Fonts: CK Ali's Handwriting, DJB Kelli

Since Brian only gets here twice a year, it was pretty cool to be able to go to Cedar Point with him. I don't think he's been there for probably15 years or so!

Don't you love how the girls are starting to pose like little models for photos? LOL

New page with Traci Reed's "In the Air Tonight"

Credits:
Traci Reed's In The Air Tonight
Font: CK Ali's Handwriting

I took this photo of Gretchen a couple of weeks ago, and was so pleased with how it came out. I don't usually scrap one photo pages, but this picture demanded to be the center of attention.

New page with Kim Jensen's stuff :-)

Credits:
Kim Jensen's Spell It Plastic Beads
Quick page by Weeds & Wildflowers (blog freebie)
Font: DJB Kelli

My grandma officially turns 92 on August 18th, but we celebrated her birthday today. Her favorite thing in life is to have her whole family together at once...2 children, 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. It was a great day.

Great Lakes gal

Fun quiz...

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
The Midland
The Northeast
Philadelphia
The South
The West
Boston
North Central
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

The Rules: Answer the questions using only one word. Then tag four others.

1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Your significant other? couch
3. Your hair? chopped
4. Your mother? obsessive
5. Your father? innovative
6. Your favorite thing? blankies
7. Your dream last night? Woodhurst
8 Your favorite drink? coffee
9. Your dream/goal? peace
10. The room you’re in? living
11. Your hobby? RVing
12. Your fear? skunks
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Chicago
14. What you’re not? sane
15. Muffins? yummy
16. One of your wish list items? Kindle
17. Where you grew up? Toledo
18. The last thing you did? sniffed
19. What are you wearing? jeans
20. Favorite gadget? iPod
21. Your pets? none
22. Your computer? on
23. Your mood? odd
24. Missing someone? Melissa
25. Your car? geeky
26. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
27. Favorite store? CJ Banks
28. Like someone? yup
29. Your favorite color? red
30. When is the last time you laughed? 7:30p
31. Last time you cried? ?

Back from the wild...almost

We have finally taken the camper on its first "real" trip! We were gone almost a week, and everything went very smoothly. I was amazed that I was able to pack the right clothes and planned meals well. I thought I'd share a few photos from our trip...



Credits: Traci Reed's new Build a Dream, available at Sweet Shoppe Designs tomorrow
Font: Courier New











I say we are almost back because Rob and I are taking off again, this time without the kids, down to my alma mater Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. We're staying at Hueston Woods campground, where I had a job during college cleaning...guess what...the campground potties!!! I think it is ironic to go back there after all these years in a giant camper. I love it there...it is so beautiful...wooded sites, a lake where you can canoe, and of course it's 5 miles from campus. It's been so long since I've been back there.

Back next week! :-)

The naming of the camper

Many, many names have been tossed around for this big rig we just bought. Today Rob is going to get the license, and here's what we came up with....








wait for it....

















With the last name Gasser, how could we NOT get this? LOL

Two pics for my camper scrapbook

Credits:
Date stamps by Traci Murphy, font: Facelift

Trying a different style

I'm an avid fan of Ali Edwards' work, and love her simplistic style. She has these cool new journaling frames out at Designer Digitals, but since I'm on a pretty strict budget right now (that wampa party bus is sucking all the extra fundage right out of our house!!), I thought I'd try my hand at making my own. Here's what I came up with:



Credits:
Date dots by Amber Clegg
Fonts: DJB Kelli (journaling), Facelift (title)

We had fun yesterday. After church, where we played/sang a rockin' rendition of Let It Rise (LOVE that electric guitar in there...woohoo!), we had lunch at a cute little local diner near our house called the Mayberry Diner. I highly recommend it to all my Toledo friends...great food, and reasonably priced. Later in the afternoon we decided to go on a spontaneous picnic in the camper. We picked up Rob's parents and my grandma (ages 87, 86 and 91!) and headed out to Secor Metropark. Grandma didn't know we had the camper so she was shocked when we picked her up. It was cute, listening to all of them chat like they were sitting in someone's living room.

Today Rob is in Valpo for LBAA meetings, so it's a girls day. After we watch The Return of the Jedi for the 68th time, we are going to go swimming. Hope it doesn't rain!