Crappy vs. Happy–the November 13-19 edition

November 19, 2008

Crappy: Garage door spring snapped, trapping the van inside the garage, discovered when all kids were in the car ready to go get dinner. Happy: My dad helped to lift the HEAVY door to get the van out so we could actually drive somewhere. Crappy: I was taking pics of Haylie and accidentally broke my […]

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Happy 3rd Birthday to Annie!

November 14, 2008

Our Annie turned three years old today, something that she’s been looking forward to for a long time. Where has the time gone??? Here’s a link to her 2nd birthday post:http://brookie-wookie.blogspot.com/2007/11/happy-birthday-annie.html My pregnancy with Annie was more difficult than with Brandon in that I felt sick for practically the entire time. But the delivery was […]

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Halloween ’08

November 11, 2008

On the day of Halloween Brandon didn’t have school, which actually was really nice. It felt more laid back to break up some of the activities (his class party was the day before) and have the trick-or-treating to look forward to that night. Annie and Haylie in their fun Halloween wear. We had lots of […]

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The Chronicles of….Ricky Ricardo?!?!?

November 10, 2008

Jaden has started reading “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” to Brandon. He started it yesterday and was asking Brandon some questions to make sure he was following the story. So when Jaden asked him the names of the kids, Brandon replied, “Peter, Susan, Edmond, Lucy……and Ricky Ricardo!” That would definitely add a different […]

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Halloween Costumes 2008

November 4, 2008

So I have a *LOT* of pictures from Halloween this year so I’ll break it up into several posts so it won’t be complete and utter picture overload all at once!! We had a FUN, busy Halloween and got lots of use out of the costumes which was great. So without further ado, here are […]

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Digital Scrapbooking Retreat 2009

November 3, 2008

Sign up here:http://forum.digitalscrapbookmemories.com/store/index.php/2009-slc-retreat We had such a great time at the retreat in April (I was crazy and had 3 week old baby Haylie with me while I taught a few classes!). So I’m just passing along the info for the next retreat in May 2009. I will also be teaching a few classes at […]

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Grrrrrr…

November 2, 2008

I’ve been wanting to post our bazillion Halloween/October/Fall pictures but my computer has been giving me small fits of frustration and anger. As each day goes by I fall further and further behind…… So hopefully tomorrow I’ll be back with some pics. Crossing my fingers. I think I’ll go “borrow” one of Annie’s or Brandon’s […]

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Haylie at 6 months

October 27, 2008

Why oh why can’t I stay on top of things? Yes, Haylie was 6 months old on October 1, so here are some pics and stats about our favorite baby girl. Haylie is our smallest baby, weighing in at 13 pounds 14 ounces, with a height of 25 1/2 inches. Around the 20th percentile for […]

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Decking the Halls for Halloween

October 21, 2008

Halloween and Christmas are my favorite holidays to decorate for. Just thought I’d share a few little Halloween decor ideas from around my house this year. I made this Trick or Treat canvas–it was featured as a hybrid digi project and tutorial in the September issue of Bella Scraps Magazine, so I can finally blog […]

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Winners and a Quirky Tag

October 11, 2008

Okay! Wow, it was fun to read all the comments, from new and seasoned commenters alike. I have randomly drawn from 27 comments, and the winners are……drumroll please…… Comment #10 Britnee F.!! Comment #20 Amy W. !! Congrats! This was fun! I have both of your emails, so I’ll send you the links to the […]

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