AE - A Week In A Life - Day 3

Here is day three. I almost gave up. It was just so incredibly intimidating to take my camera to work. Good thing i work at a most incredible place where the people are easy going and just plain fun. I almost wish i would have gotten more pictures but i was crazy busy the whole time and almost didn't get what i got.

A few highlights from my favorite day of the week:


My new up-do. I'm trying something new with my hair. I'm thinking of growing it out again but it's just too much for me. I really love the short hair but for some reason I'm always wanting to grow it out long. It's just long enough to be annoying but too short to do anything with.



A great day at work. Two great guys. One of them, the best boss in the world, and the other just straight up crazy fun. Wednesday just isn't the same without Joe, the auctioneer, keeping our bellies sore with laughter and Scott coming in to see if we make it through the day putting up with him.



A almost perfect day at work. Loving my job and doing it good.









(...and yes, Sam is still sick. He had us up bright and early, a full 30 minutes before the alarm went off yesterday (Wednesday) morning, throwing up again. We noticed today that his 2 year old molars are coming in. Hopefully (poor poor little guy) this will ease up and he starts feeling better, if this is what is really making him so sick. Anymore days of vomiting and I'm afraid I'll have to get him to the docs office since he's not eating a thing and barely drinking.)

AE - A Week In A Life - Day 2

Here are my pictures for day 2. Oddly enough, i picked out the same amount of pictures to use as i did yesterday... totally unintentional, but it works out perfectly. I might have to go this route every day for the rest of the week. We'll see.

A few highlights of yesterday:

My tomatoes are taking over again. They are as good as EVER. The best tomatoes in the world. I think i could live off them.

Chilling outside with Sam, who by the way, is STILL feeling crappy. I thought that maybe some fresh air and sunlight might do him some good.

I think i found a new favorite way to kill some time. Hanging out at Daylon's soccer practice on the grass and reading. Rianne hanging out with me, reading away too.

AE - A Week In A Life - Day 1

Here are the photos I've picked for my Day 1. I still haven't decided totally on how I'm going to put it together yet. I have a idea on what i want to do but i don't know if i can find what i need for it.

Just a few highlights of the day, good and bad.

*snuggling with Sam, who we thought was feeling better since he hadn't been sick for over a day. But unfortunately, he proved us wrong again yesterday afternoon and through the night last night.

*having all three kids by my side last night. A cozy, almost claustrophobic pile on that lasted till i sent them all to be.

*a quiet morning while the kids were getting ready for school and while DarRell and Sam slept in. I got my email read and places visited. Got my scrap space cleaned up a little bit.

I definitely want to put some news highlights in there like failing to pass Bush's financial rescue plan.

it feels so good

...to be back scrapping again. It's been too long. I've pumped out 15 layouts in the last 3 weeks. Not too bad.

This one is by far my absolute favorite that i've done in quite some time:

These are all pictures that Brandy and Drew took up at Fish Lake this year. They took so many (and i took none) that i couldn't narrow it down to a number that i felt like i could really scrap so i did it this way. I fit 91 of the 1000+ pictures they took. A lot of them were repeats but i got the best of the best. I think i'm going to still scrap the highlights of the trip but i couldn't bear not scrapping the whole trip. Thanks you guys for letting me steal all your photos you took.

Here are the other 14 that i've done so far this month.
Enjoy!

reliving a bit of my childhood... just for kicks

i *LOVE* me some Beaker!!!

a week, that's all... i hope to be able to keep up.

I follow a few scrappy blogs religiously. One i check every day is Ali Edwards blog. Ya, I'd have to say that she's one of my absolute favorite inspirations. Tomorrow she's starting A Week In Your Life. It's basically documenting a week in your life with pictures and words. I'm thinking that I'm sort of needing this right now. Life seems so, what's the word... daily, so monotonous. "I'm just a mom". I know it's the most important think i could do in my life right now, but it seems so un-rewarding at times. I need to get back to understanding and knowing that this is what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm thinking this will help.

Of course, this will be a trying week. Sam has come down with the stomach bug (i REALLY hope that is what it is and not a repeat of last year's parasite? That kid really needs to stop eating rocks and dirt and keep things out of his mouth). DarRell and I spent all night long up with Sam, who was vomiting every two hours, give or take a bit. If it is the stomach bug, I'm sure it'll make its rounds through the house and it'll be difficult to keep up with a week of pictures and words, but it just might be what i need to pull me out of this mommy slump.

I'm hoping that by posting it here, it'll give me the motivation to keep up on it. I think i'll spend the day getting supplies together to help make the process a bit easier to wrap my busy life around.

UNDEFEATED!!!

(excuse the quality of the pictures. I left my camera sitting by the computer as i ran out the door. I realized halfway through Daylon's game that i did have my camera phone... but obviously they are from the camera phone and they do kinda suck)


Last night was the last games in soccer season. It was a great night. Rianne is really going to miss soccer. She's a heck of a player and next year she'll be moving up into the older age group. Hopefully she'll be just as good there as she is in the K-1 age group.

Daylon played his heart out last night and almost got a goal, and several assists. Last night marked 10 undefeated games, a complete shutout.

Their team rocks!

Next Thursday starts their single elimination championship games. Last year he brought home second place. This year he's hoping to bring home the 1st place trophy.

So here's to another successful year of soccer. It's going to be a LONG 9 months till next season. Next year i'm hoping to join in the fun in the adult league!!!

I can't wait!!!!