Our Alberta Years!

So I've been working away on our "Alberta Years"....just about half way done...this is what I've created so far :)

Ok so it was more than one night ;)

My life has changed. First off the big news...Kevin & I are split again. We tried to make it work and it didn't....so now we learn to parent together...which we are good at.

Mexico was interesting....the heat, language....an all inclusive is definitely the way to go! No worries about how much dinner is...just eat! and the drinks...well enough said! lol

The wedding was magical!

Since I've been back life has taken over. I've currently got the house up for sale...not sure what direction that is going in but it's on the market.

Learning to take one day at a time. Couple pictures for yah!

I turned 35! Harley helping me blow out candles! No we didn't set off smoke detectors....I disabled them before hand ;)

There was a challenge on with my online scrapbook group...the challenge was to use photo's over 15 years old...I can't believe my grad photo's fall into that category but they do! lol...so I made this LO for the beginning of my 365 album that I'm doing this year. It is a couple of pictures of me with my grandparents at my grad! I left the middle open because on March 14th I am going to a Cinderella princess ball in Victoria...mom is altering my dress a wee bit so I can wear it again! So fun! I will post pictures for sure!

Some cards:
Another LO challenge...this one was to split something in half...so I cut all the ribbon. I have since added a self portrait to the center...my 365 album is kind of an all about me & my life album this year! So fun!

MEXICO!

WOW

Life has changed since my last post....I'll update with pictures tonight ;)

hurry up and finish up....

That's what I feel all of a sudden! Not sure if it's because it's the end of the year....or because Kevin & I are heading off to Mexico in 6 days! I'm a "everything in it's place" kinda girl....so that's probably it. Not sure if I will get the tree and decorations put away cause it's snowing AGAIN! Ok Ok enough snow already! The box's for everything are under the house....so I think everything can wait till we get back!

Some gift card holder tags I made before Christmas:

Santa brought Harley just what he asked for:The girls checking out Summer's new Dance Revolution....thanks soooo much Santa...I love hearing "tootsie roll" over and over and over and over and over again..... love yah big guy! Yes this is me Christmas morning....I'm posting a picture of me in my jammies with bad hair lol...I was very happy in this picture...Summer made me a beautiful beaded necklace :)This is Harley...up on his Grandma & Grandpa Beaudry's ROOF! The guys had to shovel some of the snow off the roof so they thought it would be fun to send the six year old up there to jump off....it was pretty fun to watch...my stomach flipped and flopped a bit but their was enough snow to jump into so it was ok!This is what I've been up to this morning...trying to finish up 2007 Christmas so I can close up the "Christmas" album that has been ongoing since 1993!

Kevin got me a bind-it-all for Christmas...I have a feeling I will be binding alot of mini album's this year....it sure is fun!
I've been wanting to find a "new" way to scrap for a long time now....and I think I found it. Becky Higgin's blog: http://www.beckyhiggins.com/blog/ showcases her great idea of scrapping by week. You take a picture & journal everyday so that every two page layout is a "week" in your life. So I've started it. Of course I won't get the kit with it being a U.S.A. purchase but I will improvise :)

Dec28th...first day of first week...dinner at mom's! Me & Mom! :)

Dec 29th...second day...I'm going to finish Christmas 2007 & 2008 Layout's today!

My scrapdesk!

December already??!!

Sorry I have been a bad blogger....not sure if anyone reads this to know that I'm a bad blogger...but I guess I know!

So what have I done since Zoe's birthday.

I have created alot of stuff...layouts, cards, Christmas gifts. Time just seems to fly by in this house!

I finally got around to painting our room....it was this teal blue color with a bad wallpaper boarder...I just couldn't stand it anymore.

Before:

After:

I've been trying to catch up on my scrapbooking. I am ALMOST at "before we moved to alberta" photo's...which means I am only 3.5 years behind :)

Here's a couple layout's that I did that I like. Some scraplifting from Canadian Scrapbooker was required for extra mojo :)



The kids have made their Christmas cookie tree's with Grandma already....a favourite tradition around here....they are just as yummy to eat as they are to look at :) They also put together a gingerbread house for Kevin & I :) It's missing a few parts already....

Then it was time for our tree to go up....Here's Kevin & Harley putting it up and putting the lights on! You know it's getting close to Christmas when our tree goes up! We are not the kind of people that have the tree up for two months...couple weeks is good for us!

Harley giving me some "Santa" lovin....it's good to have a little boy...especially a lovey little one like Harley! xo (don't mind how tired I look)

Zoe helping Harley put the Angel on the top....yes Kevin is behind helping too :)

AND last but not least...it has SNOWED!! Yes snow....and lots of it. I'm not a measuring kinda girl but holly cow there is alot! I was stranded at home for a few days being as the tires on my truck are bald...but that has been fixed...got new "all seasons" the other night!

Well not sure if I will post before our holiday...Kevin & I are headed to Mexico! Kids with be here with Grandma & Grandpa...the dogs...the hamsters.....I'll be on a VACATION!

Have a Merry Christmas everyone out there in blogland :)

Happy Birthday Zoe!

IT'S ZOE'S 10TH BIRTHDAY TODAY!! (I know I know...I'm far to young!) ;)

We had a great day....roast chicken, mashed potatoe's & garlic for dinner...with lemon meringue pie for desert (Zoe's not a cake kinda gal)...she opened & loved all her presents. Now to just get thru the swimming party on friday after school!

This is Zoe & I on friday night when Kevin was home. We took the kids out for dinner in Campbell River for a treat.

This is tonight on her actual birthday....she's smelling the lemon pie for the first time. She said it tasted better than she imagined it would :)

I've been creating a few cards lately for challenge's over at split coast stampers in the bella forum. Anyone who know's me know's I love bellas :)

Here's what I've made lately:

I also made a card with the theme being "polka dots"...I really wanted to ink up my Superbella so here she is:

This was for a challenge here: http://bellarifficfriday.blogspot.com/2008/11/welcome-to-first-bella-riffic-friday.html

Have a fabulous day all!!

Life continues

Life after a craft fair is great! I didn't realize how much of my life it overtook! I've been making cards, for me!, doing a couple scrapbook pages...I'll post some pictures tonight.

I feel like Santa...making a list, checking it twice! lol...organizing check, cleaning check, arranging check, PAC meeting check....see how easy it is ;)

Well I don't have much else to say at this momento....Kev is home this weekend so I'm sure we will have some crazy adventures then I can tell you all about it on monday :)