Hmmmm. What did my sister teach them?

Tyler and Emily came home from Aunt Brenda's today. They are playing so well together, but this is what they are playing.... Poker! I was cracking up when they come out with their poker faces on. I couldn't help but get a picture. They were using household items to bet with, hence all the stuff on the counter. It was good to see them playing so well together, using their imaginations.

playing with scraps

I love making cards from leftover scraps, it is a great way to use up them pieces of paper without throwing them away. In preparation for a couple challenges, this is what I came up with last night. Of course the pot of coffee helped. I used sketches from www.pagemaps.com for inspiration. Becky has the best sketches. Love them!

A peek into my space....

Last night after coming home from scrapping with my girlfriends at the LSS, I was feeling quite ambitious. I started cleaning my scraproom. I did some rearranging and organizing, and am very happy with the results.

The 2 main counters of my space. Zane built them out of plywood when we first bought our house 5 years. Cost less than $100 and have held up very well




The other side of my room is where the TV, file cabinet, etc. are


The main area I work. The little tin buckets hold odd n' end embellies.


The cutting area, with my scraps of paper above on the shelf. I keep all the 12" strips in the bucket, works great for a quick border.


Cricut, cuttlebug area. The black box holds Cricut cartridges, Cuttlebug plates, spellbinders, some stamp sets, and embossing folders /dies. This is my favorite box to take with me scrapbooking because I can have alot of options in there without taking up alot of room. I also have accryllic blocks, baby wipes, sanding block, and cat eye inks in here. I just recently took the important parts out of the cricut books so they all fit nicely on this binder ring and store neatly in the box. The cartridges are on a piece of pullout chipboard with Velcro. The CD cases have stamps / spellbinders in them. Love this box!




The "eye candy" area. My friend Sharon at the LSS found this great MM embellishment box for me, she knows how I like my boxes.....I was up until 3 am filling it up. I think this is going to work out great!


Up above on the shelf are more stamp sets in CD cases, ink pads, some punches, and markers.



Under the counter is a pullout rack where I store chalks, chipboard, grungeboard, any other odds and ends I come acorss. This is actually a pull out for a cupboard, we just assembled it upside down. There is also a rolling cart for extra cardstock, and specialty papers.



Hanging on a curtain rod are all my kits. I love the kits over at http://www.scrap-room.com/ , when you get a minute, check them out. Now, whenever I buy PP, I always buy 3 pieces and 4 coordinating cardstock, so I can hang it together in a kit when I get home. I have also been working on putting my older pp into kits, so hopefully I start using some of it up.

So this is my space. I love being in here, especially with a big cup of coffee and a good movie or some Celtic music in the background.

goals...

A couple of goals I set today. The first is to lose 20 lbs by Thanksgiving. that is about 1 lb a week. I have never had to really diet before. I guess age is catching up with me, lately everytime I step on a scale I am up a couple more lbs. I can sure feel it as well. My second goal for the day is to walk the dogs everyday. Everyday that I am home between daylight hours that is. The dogs need it, and it will help me lose weight as well.

I entered for my very first online design team. I am so excited. I really, really hope I win. I am on the design team for a LSS as well, but the demands are quite low. I really like to win the one over at www.scrap-room.com . I have been getting their kits for almost 2 years now, and absolutely love them. Every month Tammy puts together an awesome set of goodies.

Not much else going on around here today. The house is pretty quiet without Tyler and Emily running around. Sure does make you think what it will be like when they move out. I don't think I will ever be ready for that transition.

Now, I am off to finish cleaning / organizing my scraproom. About every 6 months or see, it needs a good going through.

This time I'm going to do this.

So...this is my 3rd attempt at starting a blog, somewhere out in cyberspace are 2 previous blogs I started. Unfortunately I wrote down the blog names / passwords in such a safe place, I cannot find them.

Tyler and Emily went to their Aunt Brenda's yesterday for the week. Emily called last night after only 4 hours convinced she could not spend the week. I convinced her to spend last night and call me today if she wants to come home. It never use to bother her to be away from home, for the few months she almost always calls me to come get her. She likes to be home in the comfort of her own bed. I'm waiting for her to call today. Hopefully she will stay the week. I know she will have a blast with crazy Aunt Brenda.