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these are my kiddos...they keep me busy and are the reason for my grey hairs. lol

hubby's work & school time

it's been a bit since i've been around this ol' blog.  the summer has kept me busy with entertaining kiddos and learning to live on a VERY tight budget.  i'm pretty proud of the way hubby and i managed to 'keep afloat' during these trying times.  we kept positive and adjusted accordingly and even faced those obvious obstacles that show up at the worst times {broken power window, faulty NEW waterheater, failing oven thermostat, truck breaks, etc}. 

oh but there is good news...

hubby just went back to work full time and they assured him there would be NO MORE lay offs with the railroad he is working on.  whew.  things are looking up and we are making plans to get back on "track" as to where we were headed 8 months ago before all this started.  a BIG thank you to everyone that kept us in their thoughts.  MUCH appreciated!!!

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the kiddos are headed back to school and i am actually looking forward to it.  not to get RID of them but for them to start a new journey.  i think we just all need a new path started after the first part of this year not going as planned.  my daughter is heading into 8th grade, my middle child {son} is headed into 5th grade and my baby will be going to preschool.

 

  

Oh My....TWO KITS!!!

Sandi over at Scrapperie is offering TWO kits this month on her site.

Fruit Salad

 

and

Farmers Market

 

As always, pop over to the Scrapperie blog for all updated daily happenings.  This includes daily inspiration, questions and spotlighted gallery creations!

July kit Reveal over at Scrapperie

 

 

 

stop over and check out all the

yummy creations done by

the design team

for this fabulous

kit! 

hi...

just stopping by as we are in full swing of our summer and enjoying every moment we can.  we've been enjoying our pool when the weather cooperates...

 

we got to spend some much needed time with our newest nephew, Jack...

 

i have a yummy new kit in my hands right now and i'm so waiting on photos to be delivered in the next day or two so i can pipe out some fun layouts to share over at Scrapperie (don't worry, i'll share here too)! =}

oh yeah....i wanted to share a link to a blog that is giving away a FABULOUS prize!  Melissa over at Creating from the Heart, is giving away a CUTTLEBUG!!!  please go check it out and her wonderful blog for your chance to win!

have a creative day...

I couldn't be more tickled...

I was lucky enough to design an album specifically for a kit club and was so stoked to see the kit up today on their site.  Check out my handmade etsy shop blog too.

 

 

wow...long time NO post! lol

it's just been a busy time with kiddos out of school and still struggling to stay above water with our finances (darn, darn, darn economy!).  we are not giving up yet...hubby has worked a few runs with the railroad lately so there is still HOPE! ;)

i don't have much to share but maybe a layout and some etsy goods that i've put in shop recently.

 

over at Scrapperie the dt are inspiring everyone daily with different prompts or challenges.  i have the friday slot with sharing a technique and this above layout is from last week showcasing a mosaic tecnique that is SUPER easy and fun!  head over to join in and be INSPIRED!

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here are a couple fun vintage things that i recently put in my etsy shop so be sure to stop by and check it all out!  much appreciated!!! :)