Happy Halloween!

just a quick entry sharing a pic of my two treaters from last night.  our treating was a day early in my town.  besides the rain, wind and lack of interest from my boys it wasn't all that bad. ha.

they got their share of candy and had fun visiting family and friends houses.  my little guy was a "in-ja" (ninja) and my NOW 11 yr old wanted to be a barbarian.  i enjoy every year making something out of much of nothing.  i don't think this was my best work as lingering colds kept us from getting a good head start on making costumes this year but it didn't turn out too bad.  i get satisfaction when someone guesses right off what he is and that happened at about our third stop at treating.  Lake was a real sport going to the Salvation Army store to hunt downt he perfect clothing pieces to transform into his costume.  fun times, good memories. 

hope your halloween is memorable.  be back tomorrow to share some birthday party pics of Lake's 11th birthday Wii themed party.

 

pumpkins....trains....fall....

love it.  fall that is. 

after a LONG week of being sick it was so nice getting out and taking in some fresh air.  sure we still have a bit of a cough but we put that behind us as we were happy to be doing something fun.  i ran across a website where they had a 'pumpkin train' at a local farm.

i was bummed to realize i didn't have the good batteries for my camera so i was very limited on the photos as the camera kept dying. *cry*  i did manage a couple for my scrapbook so i'm good for now.  as for the kiddos that keep swiping my rechargables for gaming controllers...that's another story. grr.

 

quick update for now...

life is just busy right now.  with colds/flu traveling around a BIG circle in our family i haven't had much time for anything else.  halloween is around the corner and i have YET to get a final decision on the kiddos costumes. sigh.  no worries as i've pulled them outta my *uugghhmmm* rear at the last minute before. lol

i'm doing some preping for my middle kiddo (Lake)'s 11th birthday that is coming up this weekend.  we've decided on a wii themed party so i am excited to add all the fun touches.  i can't help but have Christmas in the back of my head these days.  parents are starting to call me and request gift list ideas and it's putting the pressure on me.  they all know i will NEVER give them a list for myself but i do try to help them with my kiddos.  i am so proud that when i started asking my kiddos for ideas for the grandparents they were ungreedy and only made general suggestions but reassured me they didn't really need anything. sigh =]

i'm getting into the creative groove these days but still have trouble scrapping.  i think because i have lost touch with the latest things going on in the scrap community that it's made me a little 'gun shy' but i will come around.  i think a quick trip to Michael's or my lss will do the trick.

if you haven't seen me around you can find me on facebook, twitter or through email.  i'm currently working on a refurbishing blog and hope to share very soon. it's a fun hobby the hubby and i have been enjoying this year.  it's actually helped us financially along this 8 month PLUS layoff we endured.  no worries, it has ended over a month ago and we are well on our way to being stable again...my that feels good! =]

be back soon...

Fall Back into Scrapping Crop at Scrapperie!

*Come join us this weekend, September 18-20, for a fun little weekend crop! We'll have challenges, games and mini contests galore- so many things you'll be scrapping in no time and never wanting to stop! (And you'll have until Tuesday, September 22nd to get your challenges done, so there is plenty of time to hang out with all of us on the boards, play games and mini contests AND get all your scrapping done!) *

 

Come on over to Scrapperie and bust out some mojo while getting in on some fun prizes!  Would love to see you there and be sure to say 'hi'.  There is also a fun post count contest going on...jump in! :)

first day of school has come and gone...

my kiddos are off to a great start.  my goal this year is to be more prompt and scheduled with school happenings.  i must admit that in the past the homework times have so varied and good breakfasts haven't been inforced.  not that my kiddos haven't always had meal options but i just haven't always been health conscious like i should have.  i've always encouraged my kiddos and praised them but this year i am striving to be more structured and untop of things more.  wish us luck. lol

Sydnee is pushing 14!!!!  she has started 8th grade which is the highest level in the middle school.  we didn't do much with her visit to the school before hand as she has the school pretty much memorized.  she's going to be exeriencing some mixed media art classes and also a work shop style class where she will learn some woodworking skills (i told Josh that she can help him in the garage after that, ha).

Lake will be 11 come end of October.  he still loves to play football out on the recesses with his buddies just like for the last few years.  like Syd, he is at the top of the grades in his school.  i can't believe he is in 5th grade.  hopefully the girls won't bother him too much this year as they do every year (wishful thinking).  Seriously, i think every year after 1st grade i have had to speak to his teacher on his behalf about the girls that sit around him and how they both his learning experience.  don't get me wrong, he's had a crush on one for the last few years but he still isn't all "into" the girls yet.

i so wish them the best year yet!

 

 

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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.