Happy Saturday!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Ours was wonderful! Great food, time with family, great food... :)

So yesterday, Dave took a vacation day and we spent the day as a family. Good times!! We went to lunch and then to Menards (cause heaven forbid we don't get some new decorations!!) For once, Dave didn't go too crazy. We just got 2 new small blow up things for the yard (cause we thought our big snowman was done) and a new big plastic Santa (our old one was VERY worn out!) Three trips to Menards later, the yard was finished! Why is it that you can never get all you need in the first trip?? I think the yard looks good this year - bright, but not Griswald-ish!

Today, we took Justin to cut down his first real Christmas tree. I'm usually a big fan of the fake tree (less mess and a lot less hassle) but for some unknown reason (it might have been the scrapping bug) the fake tree was NOT going to do this year! I was on a mission to let Justin cut down a tree. He was so cute! He insisted on bringing his own saw and wanted to cut down all the little trees he could get to. After about an hour (ok...maybe almost an hour and a half) I finally decided on a tree I liked and Dave and Justin got it cut down. It's currently sitting on the front porch waiting for Dave to come home and move furniture around so it can have it's own place in the living room. I can't wait to let Justin help me decorate it!

They won!!

Ball State won!! They went 11-0 on the season and are the MAC West Champs! Woo-hoo!!

So tonight I scrapped a LO in a HOUR! Can you believe it?!? I barely can! Creative Scrappers had a 1 hour sketch contest tonight. I didn't win, but it was a great sketch and I got a LO done that I actually like! It was a win-win situation! This is Justin and my dad fishing at the lake house this past July. I love this picture!




Well, I think it's time for me to get my booty to bed! Have a Happy Thanksgiving and don't eat too much turkey!! :)

Go Ball State!!

The Ball State game JUST started. They're playing Western Michigan at home tonight. Good luck Cardinals!!

Life has been pretty uneventful. I've actually gotten some scrapping done lately! Yay me!! :)

This is my first attempt at machine stitching on a layout. I like the look, but was disappointed on how much it didn't show up. I think it was a mix of the colors of thread and cardstock and the cardstock being textured. Oh well, I'll just have to keep playing! :)



I really like the way this one turned out. The solid circles and the stars are on chipboard so there's dimension to the layout.



These are some of my all time favorite pictures of Dave and Justin. I was really leary to scrap this page cause I wanted it to be "just right". I'm not sure what "just right" is, but I really like the way this turned out. The journaling is hidden on a tag behind the big picture and talks about how Justin is growing up so quickly...and how he called Daddy his best friend this past weekend. Awww!



Ok, off to go watch the game and find something for dinner. I've also altered a paint can for my secret sis, but I don't have pictures of it yet. I hate the way pictures turn out in the house and the weather has been miserable. Hopefully if mom and dad get me a new camera for Christmas (HINT HINT!!!) pictures inside will be better.

How stinkin cute is he?!?

Ok, so I've been waiting FOREVER for this robe to fit Justin. When my German exchange student from high school came to visit 2 years ago, this was her gift for him. It's got a cute giraffe and his name embroidered on it. It's still kinda big, but he likes it cause "it keeps me warm, Mommy!"



Whelp, summer is OFFICIALLY over! It snowed for the first time this year. I tried to take Justin outside to catch snowflakes on his tongue, but he wouldn't do it...the lil' booger!! This morning when we woke up, it was actually cold enough that the snow we got overnight stuck! Not much, but the deck definitely had snow on it when I went to let the dogs out!! I thought it was kinda cool, but Dave, not so much! The fire department got called out to two accidents in the middle of the night. HELLO PEOPLE!!! You live in Indiana!! Snow is NOT a new thing! They weren't bad accidents, in fact, I think the FD got disregarded, but sheesh!!

Oh yeah, and I'm a bad blogger! Deann passed on the fantastic bloggy award last week, and I snagged it, but completely forgot to pass it on! Jenny B, come snag the fun "award" for your blog!!

Justin is getting restless so I guess I better get back to playing mom. We need to run to the store to get Dave a CD, but I just wanna stay inside with a hot cup of coffee...maybe Starbucks will have to be on the way to Best Buy! :)

Who wudda thunk it??

I NEVER, in a million years, would have thougth that Ball State football would actually have a winning record! And for them to be 10-0?!? WOW! Makes me kinda proud to be an alum! I think I saw BSU win one game the whole time I was a student and, boy oh boy, what an experience that was! After the win the fans rushed the field, tore down the goal post, carried it down the street, and threw it in the Duck Pond! Crazy!! GO CARDS!!

So the latest on the fire from Saturday...arson...that's never any good. Makes it kind of scary to be a firefighter's wife when there is the possibility of an arsonist around. There have been 4 other fires in Muncie that have been ruled arson as well. Hopefully the state fire marshall has some leads and this craziness will be over soon, without any other injuries!!

On a happier note, Dave taught class tonight and I got to see a ladder bail for the first time! Not sure when a firefighter would have to use it, but it looks neat! And no one fell off the roof, so that's always a good sign. Maybe it's cause they have a good instructor. *wink wink* :)

Hope everyone had a great Tuesday! Stay warm! :)

Just kidding about that Fall thing...

Gotta love the weather in the mid-west. I thought it was supposed to be a lil' decent out today. Um, NO! It's cold and windy and starting to sprinkle! BOO!!

I guess I shouldn't complain though. I've been in a warm house all day and poor Dave has been out at a fire scene for most it. One of the Christian schools right by the house caught fire this morning around 2:30. Dave was home for about 2 hours to get in a small nap before they got called out again. I guess the ATF (alcohol, tobacco, and firearms) has to investigate the fire and there has to be fire personnel on the scene the entire time. I brought the guys coffee and pop and sheesh, it's cold out there!! My hat goes off to all the guys out there freezing their buns off! Everyday (well, almost everyday!) the volunteers go out there and selflessly serve the community and I really don't think they get the appreciation they deserve!

BUT...with Dave being gone all day, I haven't felt bad fitting in a little bit of scrapping! I finished the clipboard for Caleb and Cole. I think it turned out pretty cute.

From this...

To this...

Is Fall FINALLY here to stay?!?

I hope so. I'm tired of all this crazy weather. Make up your mind, Mother Nature. Is it going to be 70 or 40?!? I'm ready for fall...jeans and sweatshirts...what's better than that?? :)

I stayed up way too late last night working on a Christmas countdown clipboard for my favorite nephews...and it's not even done yet! All the parts and pieces are ready to go, now it's just a matter of assembling it. I think it's turning out cute. Especially for my first attempt! Hopefully I'll get a chance to put it together later today. I do need to run to the store and get some washers and a roll of magnet tape, but that's no biggie.

I guess I should get my booty off the computer and get going. Hopefully I'll be back later to post pictures of my finished clipboard!!

Happy Tuesday!

It's Tuesday...it's Election Day! YAY! That means all this TV interruption will be over soon!! I can't wait!

The Colts game on Sunday was lots of fun. The new stadium is HUGE and it's really nice. The pictures I took really don't do it justice, especially since I'm such a terrible photographer....maybe one day I'll take photography lessons..that would be fun, don't ya think?? Ok, that was my random thought for the day. ;)

We're going to the Colts game! We're going to the Colts game!

Can you tell I'm excited?!? The Colts play the Patriots tonight and we're going to the game with Dave's friend Robbie and his "ladyfriend" Kim! It's supposed to be a surprise for Robbie, but I think the lil' booger has figured it out. We're trying to convince him that we're going to see Phantom of the Opera but I don't think it's working. :( Either way, it's going to be a lot of fun! Hopefully I'll get to take some good pictures of the new stadium and I'll post them later.

Attempt #2! :)

Maybe this will work better?!?

Trying to post a picture...

Ok, here goes..my first attempt at posting a picture...

We took Justin out trick or treating last night and he LOVED it! He looked so cute in his lil' scarecrow costume!





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Here we go...

Well, I guess it's time I joined the wonderful world of blogging. I'm not too sure what I'm doing, so hang with me! Hopefully I'll be better about keeping this updated than I was with my previous web stuff.