52 Cards...

As promised here are some of my 52 cards. I'm very happy to say that I uploaded all of them to Flickr last night (where we keep them for our group members to see) & I even went through and added ones I had missed in January! Wow - good job Jessie. :)

Here is 'Fresh - summer take' from my Andrea

and 4th of July from me:

Erin's Visit

And here is the list from Erin & I's adventures. You may notice that Friday & Saturday look familiar...Erin & Andrea were both here for those two days. Lucky me!!

Friday –
Starbucks
Nicole came over – Scrapbook Fever
Wild Pear for lunch
Michael’s / Cost Plus / BB&B (Ped Egg)
Scrapbooking
FFY Dinner – Grilled Veggies
Devil Wears Prada again
Cookies – “Dough Balls”
Napoleon while scrapping more

Saturday –
PJP Birthday Day!!
Cinnamon Rolls & Mimosas
Pedicures & Manicures
Starbucks
Scrapbooking
Lunch – Sandwiches (Quizno’s & Taco Bell)
Scrapbooking
Sliding glass door shattered!!
Scrapbooking
Clean up / Party Prep
Dinner – BBQ
Ice Cream Social

Sunday –
Andrea left
Walk around Kiskuski neighborhood
Best Little Roadhouse w/ Beth, Adam, Jim & Nicole for lunch/Mini Golf
Ice cream & cupcakes at the house with company
Halibut & rice
Dan In Real Life

Monday –
Moved Jessie out of the music room – THANK YOU Erin!!
Lunch at Subway (2:00)
Went to Nicole’s for evening/dinner
Shopping in Corvallis/Dinner @ Nearly Normals/walk to Nicole’s office/Gelato in the park
No Reservations

Tuesday –
Went to rent movies/lunch @ Big Town Hero
MOVIE DAY!!
Penelope/27 Dresses & scrapped
Amanda came over & we had burritos
Watched Definitely, Maybe
Ice cream & cupcakes again
Scrapbook

Wednesday –
Breakfast @ Busik Court
To the coast we go!!
Lincoln City, Depot Bay/Lunch @ Tidal Raves/Beverly Beach
Aspinwall’s for Peach milkshake/(Chocolate if you’re Jessie)
Naps (2 hours!!!)
Dinner @ 8! Egg sandwiches
Scrapbooked/Waitress
Scrapbooked/Sleepless in Seattle
Bed @ 2 am! Way to go girls!!

Thursday –
Slept in late
Ready to go –
Cricket play, photo sharing, being sad that Erin’s leaving. Not taking her to the airport.
Target – airport (LOTS of traffic on our way there…) – but we made it.

Seriously...

...yep. Here are some more. I may have lied about sharing 52 cards with you today - maybe I'll wait until tomorrow. :)

**And, here it is!! Surprise contest!!** In my previous post (which would have been post #300) I shared a LO with some lyrics. The first person to tell me where the lyrics are from will get a rad prize. Good luck!!

I've Been...

...a 'scrappin'. While my girls were here visiting, we made sure we had lots & lots of time to scrap. We took over the dining room - ate meals outside so we wouldn't have to move our things - & worked away. Here are some of my creations...I did others too - including catching up on my 52 cards. I'll post those in a bit. Thank you girls for all of your fun creative energy - you should come back so we can all scrap together again - what a treat!!

 

 

 

 

The list...

Here is a list of what my Andrea & I did while she was here. Read it, if you dare. And...for those of you keeping track - my #300 post is next, making this post #299. Be watching for a surprise contest coming your way!

Here's what you've missed:

Wednesday, July 23 –

Arrived

Sat outside and chatted

Chicken tacos for dinner

Walking

Wii Fit

Thursday –

Boys – Portland/Camera Store

Deacon - Vet

Taco Bell

Costco/Winco

Starbucks

Scrapbooked

JoAnn’s/Thrift Store (Books)

BBQ – Burgers & Dogs

Walk

Michael’s

Scrapbooking

Friday –

Boys – Silver Falls

Starbucks

Costco

Jessie's school to measure for curtains

Scrapbooked

Willamette Noodle/Woodburn (M&A&E)

Wedding (T&J)

Saturday –

Ocean Day –

Lighthouse, Haceta Head

Stonefield Beach, Picnic, Tide Pools, Naps, Sunburns

Lincoln City – Outlets/Momiji for dinner

Casino – Jessie won $50! That's right - $50!!

Baskin Robbins

Walk

Scrapbook

Sunday –

Starbucks

Scrapbooked

JoAnn’s/Curtain Fabric

Laundry

Park

Wild Rice & Chicken

Made cookies

Boys – Waterfall

Girls – Gilad

Cut out PJ pants

Monday –

Starbucks

Zoo/Zoo Train

Panda Express

IKEA

PJ Pants

Boys – Dallas/Focal Point

BBQ Beef Sandwiches outside

Jessie – nails

Andrea – pants

Tuesday-

Starbucks

????

Boys – Abiqua

Devil Wears Prada

Wednesday –

Starbucks

Kristi’s house for the cutter

Waterfall ‘picnic’

Silverton – Sew shop

Stayton – Apizza for dinner

Baskin Robbins

Andrea sewed curtains for Jessie's new classroom

Thursday –

Starbucks

Jill’s house for scrapbooking

Carwash

Aspinwalls for milkshakes

Went to Portland: Trader Joe’s, Fabric Depot, Chevy’s, Laura’s, Airport to fetch Miss Erin

Friday –

Starbucks

Nicole came over – Scrapbook Fever

Wild Pear for lunch

Michael’s / Cost Plus / BB&B (Ped Egg)

Scrapbooking

FFY Dinner – Grilled Veggies

Devil Wears Prada again

Cookies – “Dough Balls”

Napoleon while scrapping more

Saturday –

PJP Birthday Day!! (that's me)
Cinnamon Rolls & Mimosas

Pedicures & Manicures

Starbucks

Scrapbooking

Lunch – Sandwiches (Quizno’s & Taco Bell)

Scrapbooking

Sliding glass door shattered!! - more on this later...

Scrapbooking

Clean up / Party Prep

Dinner – BBQ

Ice Cream Social

Look for a similar list of what Erin & I did coming soon to a blog near you...

It's True!!

Yes, it's true. This is a new post from me. Remember my last post? Telling you of upcoming visitors? Well, they came that day (almost 10 minutes after I posted it!!) & my last visitor left today. So, I'm a sad, sad, lonely girl. How am I suppose to entertain myself now, alone? I don't remember what that's like. :)

I have been very blessed to have my best girls around me these past few weeks. It began when Matt, Andrea, & Ethan came shortly after the last post. And it ended today with me dropping off Miss Erin at the airport. ( insert *sniff, sniff*).

I have LOTS & LOTS of adventures to share with you...& more pictures than you would believe. I'm also happy to say that I did a lot of scrapping during these past few weeks, & I will be sharing those photos with you soon. I am in no shortage of pics or adventures to share, so I have no excuse for not blogging for the next few weeks before I return to sss........sssscch.....sssssccchhhooo....nope. Can't say it yet.

Here she is - in all of her glory, my Andrea

Here is Ethan - he set up his army men in the walk-way, so we would all be safe...

Here we are at a 'picnic'. More on this adventure later...

Here are my bestest girls - all in 1 spot. What a special treat...

So there you have it - I will leave you with those 4 pictures for now. Come back again soon to check for more adventure updates!

They're Coming...

In the next few hours I will be receiving some very *special* visitors. In preparation for their arrival I have...

• Vacuumed
  
• Cleaned the bathrooms
• Made up beds (mine with a new quilt!)
• Rearranged some furniture
• Cleaned underneath & organized both bathroom sinks & the kitchen sink
• Gone through closets to organize/donate to the women's shelter
• Dust busted
• Dusted
• Cleaned the baseboards
• Spot mopped
• Caught up on laundry
• Watered all plants inside & out

In other words - I'm ready to play!! So everyone that's coming should get here already!! :)

We interupt this blog...

to do a quick poll: have you read this book? If so, I'd love to know how you felt, what you learned, & what you thought about it?

Home again, home again...

jiggity jog. Yes, we are home again...I think for good (for a while at least). This past week we were in Colorado, Grand Junction to be exact & it was beautiful! I hadn't been to Colorado before & I greatly enjoyed our visit there. It was also our anniversary while we were there (4 years & counting!) so we celebrated in style...very nice dinner, walk through the local farmer's market (where Tim bought me a beautiful necklace & matching earrings), up to the Colorado National Monument - where you'll see pictures from soon-, & a nice swim in the pool/hot tub. It was a wonderful day. The trip was very relaxing (lots of sleeping in, reading, playing e-mail, etc) & on the way home we upgraded ourselves to first class!! What fun. Thank you Tim for a wonderful anniversary, I look forward to living out the rest of our 'happily ever after'.

Tim & I at the Colorado Monument

4 years (together for 7!!)

Random frog at the Farmer's Market in Grand Junction

Colorado Monument...beautiful!

More 52 Cards...

See, I told you I did several - just hadn't posted them...here are a few more. :)

This prompt came from me:

Front:

Back:

This was a 'free' prompt:

Front:

Back:

Okay, that's all the 52 card catch-up I have for now...

52 Card Catch-Up

Erin has been doing a fabulous job of catching up on her 52 cards & posting them. I'm almost caught up - I just haven't posted them for...well...maybe a few months. Sorry Kristi! Here are a few of my latest creations:

Prompt from Sylvia: What is your favorite household item?

Front:



Back:

Prompt from Erin: What do you do when you don't feel well?

Front:

Back:

Catching Up...

Can you all tell that I'm catching up on some much needed blog postings?!

Several weeks ago while visiting Erin-e-Erin I made a 'Remember This' mini. I love how it turned out. Here's a peek...

A Few More...

Here are a few more pictures from our travels.

Liam, Tim, & Reese resting after a hard day of play...

Tim & I at Myrtle Beach (I think I look like my mom in this photo)...

The State House...

Smoochie...

Lake Fun...

They tried, tried, & tried again...but only a few of them caught fish. And by a few, I mean all of the boys except for Tim. Poor Tim. My youngest cousin Liam caught a huge Catfish - that was definately the catch of the day!

Here are a few photos of the boys fishing from a nearby dock...


My dad & Tim

Dad

The boys (& Amanda) on the dock, fishing...

Where Oh Where Have I Been?!

Well, visiting Nana in South Carolina of course! Tim & I headed to SC 2 weeks ago with our dear friends Ben & Amanda. Ben & Amanda stayed one week, & Tim & I stayed two. It was a wonderful time filled with family (my Nana, my Dad, aunt, uncle, cousins, & extended family popping in & out) & friends & lots of relaxation. While I was there I interviewed over the phone for my job & accepted it in Charleston while we were visiting for the day. We also hit Myrtle beach for several days, went to Columbia to shop & visit the State House, & had pedicures. Lots of fun for a girl on summer vacation! Here is round one of photos:

A look from the lake @ Nana's house(s).

Ben, Tim, & Reese getting ready to ride the tube

And they're off

My feet in the Atlantic ocean - so warm - so nice!

Special Announcement!

Attention all blog readers...from today forward this blog is going to be maintained by a 4th grade teacher...

That's right! I just accepted a position at my same school to be a 4th grade teacher!! For those of you who don't know, here's the story...

A few months ago the district ran out of subs, so for 2 days I taught 2nd grade & 4th grade. I had a BLAST! I had forgotten how much I enjoy the 'regular' classroom (I did a double major with my Master's degree & did classroom & music) & so I started thinking...Tim & I chatted when 2 classroom positions came open in my school, but decided I would not apply. Then, the day after the kids left for the summer, the teacher that had originally taken the 4th grade job backed out. So I started thinking again...talked with Tim & many others & decided I would go for it.

We found out that I had to apply & interview since I was under the district music coordinator, I couldn't just switch over. So I applied, interview by phone on Tuesday, & was offered the position (which I took) yesterday afternoon. I'm SO excited. I'm a little concerned to watch someone else do 'my' job in the music room, but I think I will be so busy learning my 'new' job that all will be just fine.

Watch out 4th grade...here I come!!