Top 8 of 2008

Ohhh I'm doing a blog challenge already - how exciting! Some ladies at TS are doing this and I thought it was so cool. Here are my top 8 layouts of 2008:

Number 8 - Enough Already - This picture cracks me up. Plus I love the colors. Definitely one of my faves this year.

Number 7 - Team Leaders - Another picture that cracks me up. Ahhh - good memories of our ball season this past spring. Adam had a great baseball season.


Number 6 - Those Eyes - Need I say more? Cocoa and his eyes melt me every time. Again, its all about the picture here. He's mama's boy!


Number 5 - Playful - Another one that totally makes me smile - my precious babies being goofballs! I love it when they get along! Another favorite picture here and such a quick, fun layout this one was!

Number 4 - If You Knew Me - This was probably one of the most fun ones I did this year. I really enjoyed using this paper and making the colors my own. I enjoyed being honest with my journaling too.

Number 3 - No Worries - I did this one for the big contest over at TS and loved the way it turned out. The colors are so ME and I love the way the contest pushed me out of my box and made me really pay attention to my embellies.

Number 2 - If - Another one of my faves - I just totally love this picture of my kids. I was happy with my journaling on this one too!

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Number 1 - Loved - I think this is my all-time favorite. Another one for the TS contest that really pushed me out of my box and made me use some things I would never use on a layout.

Happy New Year!!!

2009! I can't believe it! Where did the year go? Man, time marches on and doesn't wait for anybody.

We had a fabulous New Year's Eve last night - lots of family, friends, and really good food! I did the usual spread: Wings (David's famous grilled ones!), Nacho Dip, Meatballs, Veggie Tray, Fruit Tray, Stuffed Mushrooms, Deli Spirals, Pineapple Cheese Ball, Ham & Cheese Sandwiches . . . did I leave anything out? Then most everybody that came brought something too - Mama brought Sausage Balls, Cucumber Sandwiches, and her famous Blueberry Torte; Robin and Johnny brought Crabmeat and Shrimp Ring; Steve and Angie brought this fabulous Roast Beef Braid; Doug and Kathy brought another cheese ball; Aunt Pat and Uncle Vann brought Krispy Kreme doughnuts! Can you say YUM! And there were lots of kids . . . teenagers bringing their girlfriends. Makes me kinda sad to see the kids growing up.

I'm not going to make resolutions . . . but there are a few things that I really want to try to be more consistent with for this upcoming year. I definitely want to get back on a routine exercise program. I feel so much better when I exercise every single day. I'm determined to scrap more and do more challenges at my favorite scrap sites. And I definitely want to keep this blog up and running - and not just 4 or 5 times over a year!

Well, we're off and running in 2009. May it be a blessed year for all of us! :)

October 1st!!!

Can you believe it! I love October! I love Fall! It's like the kickoff to everything fun and exciting . . .chicken stews, leaves changing, Halloween, Thanksgiving, CHRISTMAS! Yikes - did I just say CHRISTMAS? lol

I'm super excited about mine and Kelly's new challenge blog. We're kicking off our first challenge tomorrow. :)

Here's a page I did last night that Adam's been wanting me to do for a while.


Alright - back to work I go. Be sure you check in tomorrow for our 1st Letters to Scrap By Challenge!

Been a While!!!

Gracious! Time flies when you're having fun I guess. Everything has cranked back up . . . Amber's cheer practices, school, blah blah blah. We're trying to get back in the groove. I've been busy with a contest at TS. I made it to Round #3 and was really excited to have made it that far. Here are the layouts I did for the contest:





And then my most favorite lo I did for the contest:

I think it really pushed me to be more creative and I was tickled with the pages I created.

Sketch Layout

I stumbled onto this awesome sketch site and decide to give it a try. It's Triplethesketch.blogspot.com and here's my take on their latest sketch:

A Few More Layouts

Here's a few more pages I've done recently. Those dang puppies of mine are so photogenic! LOL!

We're Heading to States!!

Amber's all-star team placed 2nd in the area tournament in Hickory, and because Babe Ruth allows the top 2 teams in this age group to go to States, we get to go! Whooohooooo!!!! How exciting! We won Friday night, after finally getting started around 10 and finishing up around midnight. Storms came through and delayed everything, but it was worth the wait. They played awesome, and Amber got a nice hit to center field and knocked a run in.

Here's a picture I've been playing with and I love the way it turned out. I love turning pictures to black and white and then having just a small portion in color. It could use some touch-up, but overall, I love it!