Crazy Little Thing Called Life

happy belated mother's day...

My gifts came in the mail yesterday. :)

This is a bracelet.  Love the little birds...and then our initials.  :)

And this is a necklace:

The kids initials with their birthstones.  Love it!

Happy happy happy birthday to my oldest.  Love and miss you Lucas!
I cannot believe you are 19 and done with a year in college already.

Iz took this last week when he was visiting...and they went to see Iron Man 3.
Luke...your sisters think that if you put on brown pants and a green shirt...and started saying 'zoinks!'...you could be a ringer for Shaggy.  :)

Have a great day Luke!  I know there are some birthday cards coming your way...don't forget to check your mail. ;)  Can't wait to see you in August!! 
Love, love, love you!!! 

movie time...

So with summer coming out...I got to thinking about movies.  Which ones were playing...which ones were coming soon, and which ones we have to wait for.

Here are some of the ones we're excited for:

Just to clarify...Iz is excited for this one.  

I'm probably the only one who hasn't seen the first one.  Heard it was good?

Mainly for the slugs.  They look hilarious.

I liked the first 2.  Iz and Luke have seen it.  Iz says 'meh'.  Luke said it was good.

Like Les Miserables...I have NO desire to see this.
I'm probably the only one though.  Running away now.

I could actually wait to rent this.  But I'd go see it if I was bored, at the movies, and nothing else was playing.

Love Sully & Mike Wazowski.

Long wait...but oh, so worth it.

Shelby really wants to see this one...

Iz & I really liked the first one.  This could be a date night movie.  Hmmm...

Heard this was really good.  Luke saw it and liked it.  
That kid watches WAY too many movies.

I like a good action adventure movie.  Channing Tatum doesn't hurt either.

Ok.  Creepy.  Creepy creepy creepy!
I don't like zombies.  Shudder.

What's on your movie list?  Have I forgotten any??

Happy Tuesday...off to Starbucks with Mom and then Bellingham.
Have a great day Luke!  Love you! 

 

 

 

what a weekend :)

1.  my birthday.
I had such a lovely day.  Shopping in Mt. Vernon was a bust...I did find chocolates for a friend, shorts for Shelby, and a very cool climby/carpet/scratchy thing for the cats...but nothing for me.   
Iz & I had a great lunch...and then later we all went to Jalepenos for dinner.

It's a little fuzzy...Belle took it. :)  But I love it.
Iz surprised me with gifts and roses.

They smell like perfume.  Such a nice day...

2.  Speaking of Mt. Vernon...
And Burlington, for that matter...they are under seige.
By these things:

The tent caterpillar.  Aww.  Isn't it cute?
No.  NO NO NO!  They are EVERYWHERE!  Like thousands...MILLIONS.
Clumps in the trees, on the branches, in the shrubs on the ground...you can't walk across the parking lot without seeing them squished everywhere.  Sooooooo gross!!! 
Seriously hoping they stay down south.  Shudder.

3.  Jr. Ski to Sea.

Both Ian and Belle were on Jr. Ski to Sea teams this year...a first for both of them.  It's a fun race with several legs...running, biking, 3 legged race, soccer & obstacle course.

Face blurring 101...I need it.  
Ian was on a fun team of great boys.  Thanks Autum, for all your organizing! :)
Ian ran the obstacle course portion of the race...he even made the Bellingham Herald online gallery! :)

His cousin Madeline is the cute girl in the pink shirt.  They totally crashed into each other at the finish line, while hopping in gunny sacks.  Awesome. :)

Belle was on a team with some friends from Rangers (club soccer team).

Belle did the soccer leg of the race...and they actually placed 2nd out of all the girls teams!!  Woohoo Lickity Split!  

Great job!

Have a great Monday...going to send you some recipes soon Luke!
You know how to make tacos, right???

 

 

happy friday!

And happy birthday to me. :)

So excited for today...going to Mt. Vernon for a little shopping, and will meet Iz for lunch. :)
Then, you know...life as usual...blah blah...and out for dinner to Jalepenos!
That's one of my favorite things about birthdays...the food splurging! :)

A quick layout to share with one of my favorite pictures from the tulips a couple of weeks ago:

I used Teresa's Summer Stories line...plus some other things from my stash.

Have a great Friday...off to find the Tums...
Enjoy the tulip festival Luke.  So bummed you're not klompen dancing. 

District Champion!!!

Yesterday was Districts for track & field.  The top 3 javelin throwers move on to State...next week.
Shelby had an 'ok' start.  She threw 117 something...and then 112 something.  
Which put her in 3rd place.  Yikes.

Then.........this:

Wooohoooo!  That throw put her in first place!  :)

And then this:

and then THIS:

133' 4" is a new personal best for her.   She was SO excited!  
She also set a new district meet record.  On to State!

Honestly, I think she was most excited about the medal.  She likes medals.

I love this one.  She didn't know I was taking her picture...she's just talking with her coaches.  And she's so HAPPY. :)  Which makes my heart happy too.

Love these too:

Group hug with the coaches. :)

With her throwing coach.

And with her Dad. :)  Way to go Shelby...so proud of you!!

Happy Thursday!  
Don't work too hard Luke...love you! :)

 

Project Life - week 19

The weeks are flying by!

Did a couple of iPhone screen shots.  (Thanks Luke for teaching your mom!)
Fun to print them out as snapshots of the day. :)  And yes, parts are blurred out.  Not naughty, just personal. ;)

The left side:

The sub-district track meet, Belle's Ranger try outs...and my fountain bed.  Can't wait for those flowers to fill in.

The right side:

It's so good to have Iz home again.  He drove the car out to Luke...who is working out in Iowa at the college this summer.  I will miss him. :(  We'll see how he does feeding himself.

Happy Wednesday!
Love you Luke...what's for dinner?? :) 

this and that.

1.  Project Life.
A couple of little journaling cards for last week:

and

2.  Name that super hero.

Found a link to some fun printables on Pinterest.
Do you know all these?

Hint:  Shelby's favorite

????

Sheldon Cooper's favorite. :)

My favorite :)

3.  Speaking of Pinterest....

Just a suggestion.  If you do a search for Wonder Woman on Pinterest...the results are a little disturbing.  
I did like these though:

I figure I have the footies...now I need the knee hi's! :)

4.  Tuesday stuff.

Off to Starbucks with Mom.  The orthodontist with Belle.
Kid pick ups.  The airport.  Ranger tryouts.  Ian's baseball game.
Hello, Tuesday!

Have a great day....Love you Luke.  
You better thank your dad for getting you all set up nice & swanky like! 

 

 

altered book - thankful journal...

A week ago Saturday, on National Scrapbooking Day...I shared an altered book with tutorial on the Design Team blog.  

For the step by step how to...go HERE.

Today is my day on the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog :)  and I did another tutorial for the next 5 pages in the journal.

Here's the gist of it:

The idea is to write down something every day you're thankful for.  Which means there will eventually be 30 pages...eeks!

Here's the next 5 I did for my post today...please stop by the blog and leave a comment. :)

Day 9 is a file folder page that opens up with lots of room for journaling or pictures inside.

So far most of the book is Summer Stories, with some Memories in there too.  Love those lines!

Happy Monday!
Good luck on your first day of work Luke....