Wednesday, January 31, 2007
-16 degree windchill
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Don't worry, he's de-clawed.
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Plumber's Crack
We HATE our shower. Our home is 114 years old. Gasp. There was no such thing as running water or electricity when our home was built. The bathroom is one of the least appealing things in our home. The bathtub is cheap, and falling apart. It needs to be replaced, and we have all the parts but not the skills or money to hire someone. We had a horrible leak, more of a constant stream of water coming out of the bathtub last week. We had to have the water off all day, turning it on to wash dishes and shower for a few minutes. We finally tried to fix it ourselves. This is me, trying! We only broke it more. Surprise! Plumber's came yesterday and installed a new faucet and showerhead (which we had sitting in the garage with the rest of remodeling supplies). It looks ridiculous to have this nice brushed nickel/porcelain faucet and showerhead in this crappy old shower. LOL. Oh well.
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Return of the Dancing Fool
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More Hunter Joe
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Priceless
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Biter Bisquit Mess
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A little Christmas in January
I couldn't resist. I have no other pictures from Christmas printed yet, but this one has been on my desk staring at me all month. I had to dip into the Christmas stash. I had so much fun with this! I used MME Bohemian Christmas papers, a Melissa Francis sticker, MM foam stamps, Pressed Petal's Chip Chatter letters, Flair stickers, and a Cosmo Cricket tag, too. probably more stuff in here. I can't wait to scrap more Christmas stuff.
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Go Bear's!
Funny Joke from an e-mail from Theo:
**A true Bears fan.... A man had 50 yard line tickets for the Bear's game. As he sits down, a man comes down and asks if anyone is sitting in the seat next to him. "No," he says, "the seat is empty." "This is incredible," said the man. "Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the Bears game, the biggest sporting event in the world, and not use it?" He says, "Well, actually, the seat belongs tome. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Bears game we haven't been to together since we got married in1967." "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. That's terrible. But couldn't you find someone else - a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the seat?" The man shakes his head. "No, they're all at the funeral." Go Bears ! ! !**
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PS: I worked out.
I got on the elliptical this morning. Did 20 minutes and my feet fell asleep? Proud of me. Will do more, it felt great!
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Sleepy Bear
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My baby's daddy...
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Baby Love
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Monday, January 29, 2007
My scrap habits:
In the last week I have received a few questions about my scrapping. I had no idea so many of my friends were closet scrappers. See what geographic distance does for you? First, how do I find time to scrap with two crazy kids? Also, where do I get my supplies? Well, here is my inside scoop:
I scrap in tiny bits throughout the day, and then late at night. I'm a night owl, and Theo goes to bed by 8:30 usually. On the weekends, I try and take an hour or more a day to get down into my basement scraproom and "work." I bring sets of small projects upstairs everyday. One day just stamps, one day pages that needs journaling. I keep my basic tools in a wooden tote, and I drag it upstairs and when the boys are distracted by Sesame Street or playing well together. I'll walk over and glue something down, or pick an accent. Two-three minutes at a time.
My process works something like this MOST of the time: I start with pictures, then pick papers, then accents. Then I scheme a title and journaling ideas and I lay it out and decide where it will all fit. Then I cut and glue. I'm fast. I don't overthink things. I trust my instincts and like to let the page come together. I don't strive for perfection. I have tons of pages I'm not a thousand percent happy with, but as long as I get my story across, I am satisfied.
I am a master scraplifter, too. Scraplifting is taking someone's page and using it's layout, color combo, or ideas and making it your own. In most arts "lifting" someone else's work is frowned upon, but in scrapbooking it is encouraged. Of course, scrappers perfer you credit them when you "lift" their ideas. I have several books I can't scrap without. Autumn Leaves Lookbook, Ali Edward's Designer's Eye for Scrapbooking, and Scrapbooking with Patterned Paper, and Elsie Flannigan's Scrapbook Challenges. Check out the blogs and websites I have links to my blog, and I promise you thousands of hours of inspiration. I love to look through magazines, Creating Keepsakes especially, for inspiration and tips.
I have two/three somewhat local scrapbooking stores (LSS), within an hour. Whenever we travel I hop online and look for a new store. I love scrapbook.com and Two Peas In a Bucket (online store, link to your right). They have a great selection. Both stores allow you to shop by brand. I love KI memories, SEI, Scenic Route Paper Company, Autumn Leaves, American Crafts, Making Memories, Basic Grey, 7 gypsies, Technique Tuesday, and Mind Mind's Eye. My pages are packed with these brands.
My favorite supplies are foam & acrylic stamps, patterned paper, and my American Crafts Slick Writer's Pens. Plumber is here... more to come later.
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Sunday, January 28, 2007
Sibling Rivalry...
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Aidan John
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