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I'm Not Above Flattery 2007-11-27 22:10:00 I received this email from a blog reader the other day and it made my day! Thanks, Debbie!! Jill ~ First I want to tell you I love your photos, especially of your little girl. And as a fellow midwesterner, I recognize many of the places you have photographed. I live in Des Moines and my father-in-law was born and raised in Vermillion; his sister still lives there and we make it up to visit her a ...

Scrapping, Too Much Food, Wedding Shopping, and Christmas Decorating 2007-11-26 17:51:00 Talk about a busy holiday weekend! I had Wednesday off from work, so I scrapped all day. I'm getting back into my groove, I think...hopefully I don't loose it before I get a lot more done! :-) Thursday we went to my parents' house first for dinner and spent most of the afternoon there just hanging out, visiting and nibbling WAY too much. Then, we headed out to Justin's parents to have a ...

Quotes for Thanksgiving... 2007-11-22 08:56:00 Happy Thanksgiving!!! Some serious: "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." ~Thornton Wilder “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” ~ Henri Frederic Amiel (1821-1881), philosopher, poet, critic "Let us remember that ...

Wildlife Safari 2007-11-21 18:56:00 Justin and I really enjoyed our visit to the Wildlife Safari on our trip to Omaha a few weeks ago...hard to believe it was that long ago already. Here's some of my favorite pics: There was only one black bear that we saw...at first he wasn't cooperating as he was directly below the lookout and right against the fence. Not the makings of a very good picture, but I was patient and caught this ...

A Layout!! - girl in grandpa's hat 2007-11-19 18:07:00 What's this? A layout? Why, yes! Yes, it is! I promised...didn't I? Here's one I completed this past weekend with some pictures I took back around Easter at my parent's farm. My dad was giving the kids rides on the 4-wheeler and I thought these pics of Kaitlin in her grandpa's hat were just so cute...they were calling to be scrapped!I used the Crate Paper Crush Theme Set, some Scenic Route ...

Instant Thanksgiving Journaling... 2007-11-18 11:49:00 Just for fun or instant journaling for a Thanksgiving themed layout or mini book? You choose... 1. Which do you like better: Cooking at your house, or going elsewhere? 2. Do you buy a fresh or frozen bird? 3. What kind of stuffing? 4. Sweet potato or pumpkin pie? 5. Do you believe that turkey leftovers are a curse, or the point of the whole thing? 6. Which side dish would provoke a riot if you ...

Business Cards for Scrapbooking Inspiration - Part 2 2007-11-17 17:17:00 A while back I posted this about using business cards for scrapbooking inspiration. I found some new great (and inspirational) business cards in this article at Howdesign.com. ...

Response to Scrap Smack post... 2007-11-15 19:44:00 I read this post over at Scrap Smack the other day and it really made a lot of sense to me. The author raises a lot of great points, such as the high (and sometimes outrageous) expectations that many manufacturers and online stores have for their design team members. I've noticed this myself over the past several months. For as much I would like the 'honor' of being on a design team, it's just ...

Finally Some Pictures...Strategic Air & Space Museum 2007-11-13 18:38:00 I finally had a chance to go through some of the pictures from our weekend in Omaha. These are a few of my favorites from the Strategic Air & Space Museum in Ashland, NE. Justin liked this place as he is always interested in anything that has an engine, but it was at about this point (picture #1) that he made out what was behind the impressive glass windows and he got REALLY excited... ...so ... Amp

some Shakespeare and LOTS of leaves 2007-11-12 18:23:00 My weekend proved to be just as busy as the week that led up to it... Our Saturday campus visit day was successful...a few no-shows, but also a few that showed that weren't on our list, so it evened out. After all the events were over, I got some long overdue grocery shopping done and then went out to pick up Kaitlin from Grandma's. She wanted to stay overnight, but when I told her we were ...

the week just hasn't slowed down... 2007-11-09 14:54:00 Phew...it may be Friday, but it's still not over for me! I received my first MemoryWorks party order in the mail on Tuesday! It was so exciting to get that BIG box of scrapbook supplies in the mail...too bad they're not all mine! My wish list instantly got a little longer after seeing all the great products everyone ordered. I spent the evening getting all the orders organized and ready for ...

Anniversary, Birthday, Weekend Away and P/T Conferences 2007-11-06 20:22:00 Wow! It's been awhile since my last post...a very busy week. Last week, my husband and I celebrated 8 years of marriage as well as his 32nd birthday. So, we decided it was high time that we got out of Dodge...alone...together. Neither one of us remembers the last time this happened. It might have very well been our honeymoon, which didn't go so well (a story for another post perhaps) and might ...

Review: We Dare You: Scrapbook Challenges About Real Life 2007-11-01 19:15:00 We Dare You: Scrapbook Challenges About Real Life by Kristina Contes, Meghan Dymock, Nisa Fiin, Genevieve Simmonds MY REVIEW: Probably one of the most unique idea books I've seen in awhile, We Dare You will probably stay on my inspiration shelf for awhile! It's divided into six chapters. With each chapter title, I will list my favorite layout idea included in that section. *The Good "Safe ...

5 Little Pumkpins Sitting on a Fence 2007-10-31 22:29:00 The perfect little song for a 5-year-old to sing on Halloween...complete with artwork! 5 Little Pumpkins5 little pumpkins sitting on a fence.The first one said, "Oh my, it's getting late!"The second one said, "There are witches in the air!"The third one said, "Well we don't care!"The fourth one said, "Let's run and run and run!"The fifth one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"Whoo-ooo went the ...

A Wicked...Silly...Sweet Little Witch 2007-10-30 19:37:00 It's revealed! Kaitlin is going to be a WITCH for Halloween this year. After five years of sweetness - a ladybug, a duck (twice), Dorothy (from the Wizard of Oz), and a purple Carebear - Kaitlin is finally going to be something 'traditionally' Halloweenish!! I am quite excited to be FINALLY able to do a Halloween layout in orange and black...and a little green! It took two outings to get these ...