Hello Saturday!

Wow, it's Saturday!! Blogger sure was a pain in the butt this week, it was down almost all week. Looks like it's back up and running and for that I say..hurray!! I hope you've all been having a good week. I have been back to the gym. Yes, you heard that right...back to the gym! My ankle has been feeling pretty good and i've been swimming and walking and doing an ankle-approved modified mini boot camp. It's been awesome. The worst part has been training myself to get up in the morning again. I'm used to sleeping in with warm covers and comfy pillows. When my alarm goes off at 5am...I'm not even sure what to do anymore. But i'm getting back into the routine and hopefully there will be some running (although in very small doses) in my future soon!!

I have a layout to share today, too. It's based off a Creative Scrappers sketch and done using some great paper from My Mind's Eye called Lime Twist. I love love the colors!!


The layout photo is totally crooked and I was frustrated trying to get a good shot of this layout! Oh well, you can't win them all. And did you know My Mind's Eye has twine...that matches their collections? I am in LOVE!!!


I also liked this small font letter stickers, perfect for journaling.


My kids had a ball riding the 3-wheeler at my sister's last summer. Too much fun!!

Hope you all had a great week. We had our big school carnival last night and it was a great time. It's our biggest PTA fundraiser of the year, I hope we raised tons of money! Have a great Saturday, friends.

Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn

Ah...the smell of kettle corn. It seems like there are kettle corn tents everywhere these days...the softball fields on weekends, the farmer's market, the parking lot of Home Depot (yes, on weekends there is kettle corn at Home Depot...weird?). We went to our local farm yesterday and they were selling...kettle corn. And while I didn't feel like paying $8 for a 5 foot long bag of kettle corn (WHY are the bags so incredibly huge???), I was inspired to come home and make it myself.


I found an easy recipe of the Rachel Ray website. Here's how it goes:

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt

Directions:

In a large pot with a tight-fitting lid, heat the oil over medium-high heat. add the popcorn. When the oils sizzles, sprinkle the sugar over the kernels. Cover and shake the pan until the popping slows down, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and toss with the salt.

Yes, it's that easy!! And if you're lucky, you get some the popped kernels with caramelized sugar in your bowl. And you won't have to fight your kids for those kernels. And you won't have to feel bad that you're an almost 40 year old mom, fighting her son for the best kernels (guess who won?).


If you make this for your kids or your husband or your neighbor or your best friend tomorrow, I'm sure you will be eternally loved. It's delicious.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Some love for all you Moms!

Just a quick post to say Happy Mother's Day to my amazing mom, my MIL and all my mom friends out there!!

Me, My Mom and my cutie niece, June 2010

I'm not going to wax poetic about being a mom because to be honest, some days it sucks and all I want to do is fly to a tropical island...alone...and bury my toes in the sand and drink mojitos. Sometimes it's the hardest job in the world. But lots of times it's the best job in the world. And I'm grateful that my mom didn't disappear to a tropical island because then I wouldn't be the well-adjusted adult that I am today (some people can argue with me on the well-adjusted part, but not right now). Love you Mom!!!


Have a great day today, Moms!!!

National Scrapbook Day

Happy Saturday! It's also National Scrapbook Day!!! Over at Scrapbook Express, we've been partying all week with games and challenges. Today is my challenge day...are you ready?? Since today is about sharing our love of all things scrapbooking my challenge is to use hearts in a creative way on your layout. Easy Peasy!!

I used the Emma's Shoppe paper collection by Crate Paper for this layout. SWOON! I love these colors!!


I was inspired by this post to make this big flower out of hearts. I cut out hearts of three sizes and layered them all up. I then added that great crepe paper flower by Pebbles and a homeade flag. A fun custom embellie!


This paper line also has a great sticker sheet to match, I am really getting into using these stickers.


If you are scrapping today, come on over to Scrapbook Express and check out all the challenges. You have until Monday night to upload your creations. There are some great prizes to be won as well!!

Happy Scrapping Today!!

Crop Suey May Challenge

It's time for a little Song and Dance!! That's the challenge this month at Crop Suey...get your groove on by using either a song or some lyrics or scrap some pics of you dancing, or at a concert....you decide how you get your groove on!

Here is my layout. This is a photo of me and my longtime BFF all ready for her 40th birthday disco party. I was rocking that afro wig!!


I had fun with the title and that big flower...


I also found my stash of stick pins and used some baker's twine. Shocker!!

So if you are ready to get your groove on...dance on over to Crop Suey and show us what you've got!!

Mother's Day Cards

Hi Everyone! Happy Wednesday! How's your week going so far? I got the green light from my physical therapist to get back to the gym this week. YEAH!!! The boot is off and I am swimming again. And it's been great. My ankle is not 100% yet but it's getting there. Swimming is some much needed exercise therapy. Not being able to do anything for 7 weeks was tough stuff.

Today I want to share a couple of cards I made for Mother's Day. I used the Vicki B 6x6 paper pad by Bo Bunny. I really like the 6x6 pads for cards.. This first card is 5x5 square, I really love that size for cards.


Yes, i'm still addicted to baker's twine. Expect to see it on every project for the next 8 years. And the stamp is from PSA Essentials.


This next one is not necessarily Mother's Day, but could be for a girlfriend or aunt or neighbor.

Yeah for doily's and baker's twine!!!!!!!!

Hope you are having a great week. It's heating up here...almost 90 degrees today! Bring on the summer!!

Thanks for stopping by today...

Teacher Appreciation Week

Happy Monday, everyone! It's teacher appreciate week at our school. And we just love both our kids teachers this year. They are awesome and I am so grateful for all the time they spend with my kids. I wanted to do something special for both of them. I've seen this tackle box idea in the blog-world and it's always in the back of my mind to try. In fact, I already had a tackle box (covered with dust!) in my closet. My son was excited to help me with this appreciation gift for his teacher.

I decorated the top with some Dutch Mustard Soup papers from Jillibean Soup. My son helped me cut the letters on the Cricut and add the stars.


And we filled it with all sorts of stuff that teachers need. Glue sticks, starbursts, paper clips, hershey kisses, rubber bands...the essentials!!

Because sometimes you need a paper clip...and sometimes you need a sugar fix. Too bad a bottle of wine wouldn't fit inside. So make sure you appreciate all the teachers in your lives this week. They work really hard and I know would love just a note of thanks!!

Have a great Monday, friends!