Gavin's class leads Chapel

I just can't tell ya just how very much I love our school!
It has heart. I just does.
God is present there, and we are very blessed.
Gavin's class did a little skit, and collected the offering.
Gavin did great at his parts, a grasshopper and
he "made it snow". :)
Just sweet!

Happy Birthday Cora!!

We just had a little get together at our friends home, and then at Grandma Sue's house.
I just can't believe you are five Cora! I want to say that you have grown so much... you have grown, but your still our little peanut!
I think Cora had a great time with family and friends!
Thanks Grandma Dinah, and Grandpa Don, too, for those awesome presents you sent!
And to Aunt Jill too!

Pump It Up

I mentioned our visit my last post, and wanted to share these fun pic's!
The kids had a BLAST! Gavin has a couple days off because the teachers have a conference, so we took advantage of Pump It Up's "free jump" time for 2-6 year olds! BOY, did they have fun!! ANd so did I! It was the BEST work out! I went on it all! We all had such a fun time playing! Our friend Jack Ellison was with us too!!

OH MY GOODNESS!!

Has it been a month?? Welll I better give some highlights!!
We had a pre-school field trip To Effie's Flower Farm... they made apple cider and got to taste it... the kids got to pet a chicken and a duck, they had homemade cookies, and they all got a fresh cut flower! The kids had fun making the cider and of course eating cookies! What a cute pack of 4 year olds!

The kids, Jerry and I went to my Dads house... the kids always enjoy a visit to Grandpa Don's and Grandma Dinah's!! I am not sure who likes the Mac -n- Cheese more, Gavin, or Grandpa!!

We went to Pump It Up today! It just opened in Eldridge, and they have a free jump time from 10am-11:30am for 2-6 year olds. The kids had a BLAST, and I will admit it, I did too!! BOY was I tired! LOL!

We are so busy at the store (Scrapaganza) New classes, new projects, and some EXCITING announcements coming soon! If I wasn't sworn to secrecy, I would blab!! LOL!

I'll try my darnedest to update sooner!!

And again-COOL!

The layout that was picked for the catwalk on SIS-well I did that layout for Kitty Foster's
challenge "Press On". And my layout won a prize! Lucky Kitty has Aaron Keyes as her pastor,
worship leader, and I won his CD! :)
Check out all the wonderful layouts that won! Double cool!

www.kittyf.typepad.com

Hey! Cool!

I love Scrap In Style TV... it is just easy for me to use, and so much easier than so many of the message boards that are pretty cookie cutter... I can find ideas and people easily on their site.

Well, each week, the "Fashionista's" form Scrap in Style pick their favorite layout downloaded to the site each week... they come out on Tuesdays. ANYWAY, one of the fashionista's picked one of my layouts! How cool do I feel! Hee, hee! Well anyway, it was a fun find!
Here is the address to that page-keep in mind, next Tuesday, there will be all new picks. :)

(It's the Psalm 62:2 layout below shown in my slide shows below)

http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/catwalk.php

Back to School

OK, so I am a little behind... but better late than never!!
Here are some highlights of Gavin and Gabriel's first day of school!
Cora starts tomorrow with the AEA's program at Neil Armstrong.
The boys are at Heritage Christian School in Park View.
We LOVE Heritage!

And some more...

...just couple! I am having fun lately with all the new papers and products! It is so fun working at a scrapbooking store! I get to see the latest product, and show it to so many of our regulars!

As far as the weekend goes, I worked all weekend, but Jerry and I got to see his sister Jill while she was here visiting for her Birthday. He also got to go on his parents boat on Sunday while I worked. :(
Today Jerry went to work most of the day, so it really didn't feel like a holiday at all! I got some great photos today that I want to scrap NOW!! (Gavin reading and Jerry reading to Cora, and Gabe being grumpy :) )>
We'll see! I have so many projects due, I might just get to use them! :)

Some of my stuff...

I have some things "pending" consideration for publications, so I can't post those :(
TFL!!

I'm SO Exited!!!

And I have to HIDE it! LOL!

OK, so let's be honest, we don't stop enough to be grateful.
Even when we have a bad day.
It's easier to complain sometimes I think!
How unfortunate!
I am crazy busy!
I have three kids with three schedules,
soccer starting for two of them,
and possibly piano lessons
(if I can find a cheap piano or keyboard so taking piano lessons makes sense!!)
and more scrapbooking projects than I can keep track of!
It is so neat to stop and ponder how wonderful busy is!
I mean really!
Things could be so much worse! :)

A few of my favorite things!

And here we go...

....I have no idea what I am doing!
But if your anybody, you have a blog. Am I anybody?
Who knows. But maybe, just maybe, someone will want to read this thing.
And if you laugh a bit, smile, or find something to scraplift, it was worth
trying to figure this thing out!
Hold on world, here I come!!