Are you guys shocked speechless yet? I know, amazing what I can post when I totally neglect work and my house!! LOL! Made this page last night when I got together with the girls. Feel like I actually accomplished something....it was really the ONLY thing I accomplished yesterday. It was great to get out and spend time with everyone. As usual, Gaye had us in stitches....she's so much fun. Stephanie was asking about dinner within the hour, which is no new surprise. What would we do without her? And, of course, I cannot forget Yvonne and Bre, who were both a big help with Bo! Then, it was wonderful to see Kristy and Mason!! They just popped in to say "hi". Really missed you, girl!

Anyways, I need to go and clean house. So far, I haven't managed to get anything done this morning besides playing with my blog and watching She-ra with the girls. This just brings back such fond childhood memories!

I just wanted a simple layout. One that would challenge me to use only a few embellishments. Well, this was it. I used a chipboard butterfly covered with a small piece of patterned paper, one Prima bling, and a piece of jute ribbon. Obviously, I did use a 12 x 12 piece of patterned paper. All the rest of the "embellishments" were created with stamps, paint, and pearl-x, which is fast becoming a favorite of mine!!

Just wanted to share something else; I love scrapbooking, but my passion is photography. BUT, I admit, I am sadly lacking in that area of my life right now. Work seems to consume me, but I promise, I am trying to cut back. At least for the sake of my house, which has fallen into total disarray, my kids, and my garden! I am so waiting for the cooler weather, which I love, so I can piddle outside in my yard among the butterflies, ladybugs, and flowers! I SO love this!

We have been having a lot of rain due to Fay. And, unlike some of my friends, who are complaining about the rain, I admit...I love it! Especially the kind that comes with a big storm like this. The total power unleashed....Nature in it's element. The raw fury (but we really haven't seen any of this). She is definitely a force to be reckoned with, and no one stands in her way. Kind of like She-Ra!! Ha! Which my girls totally are into right now!

As promised, here's a scrapbook page!! I have so been meaning to do this, but life seems to get in the way. The fun stuff has a tendency to fall to the side, while the things that make up my everyday life consume me! Am I the only one this happens to?



This is a page I did a while back, but I love it for the total simplicity of it (thanks, Kristy for the inspiration). I promise, I will try to post more pages soon, because goodness knows they are buried in the stack here on my desk! Not to mention the fact that the pages actually need to make it into the books they are designated for! Hope you enjoy!!

This one's for you! So, I don't even want to hear it! I admit, I have not posted any scrapbooking pages/projects. That would entail scanning images and just digging them out of the massive pile of things I need to file, but I promise, I will do this within the next month.....

Nothing really new here. The girls are getting ready to start school...Um, thank goodness! I think I've had enough of the fighting, screaming, and yelling to last me until next summer!

Hopefully, I will have time to update my blog this weekend, so just check back! I want to sit down and make a new banner, or at least, incorporate something to fit into the box at the top...Projects, projects, and more projects!

P.S. That is a "tattoo" by Bo's eye. She HAD to have one there!

Finally! Found a 3-column blog template that I like. Finally got it to work! Yes, I deleted my slide and some other things....ok, lots of other things....but this happened way before this template! Will work on this over the weekend. Need to download pictures. Post more about my life...BUT, I love this!!

Notice the cool little red butterfly in the right upper corner? I LOVE IT! It's so me! I know the header doesn't look right, but I'll work on this, too. Just need a little more time :D

OK, really, I had a lot to say...

Here, I just spent about 20 minutes typing this new post. Only to hit a button, and it all disappeared.

So, I'm not going to say anything now. Will try this again tomorrow! Darned frustrating!!