Courtside at the Timberwolves...

LUNCH BLOGGIN' again... :)

SO. We were gifted with courtside seats to see the Timberwolves on Sunday, and we had a fabulous night! What a treat to sit courtside!


Mad and Wy were on their very best behavior (except for Mad making the bunny ears on Wy for the photo op, lol...)


Crunch (team mascot) likes to hassle the kids (and everyone sitting courside) - he made a big deal out of posing them "just so" on the court, messed up Wyatt's hair, and then this was the first pose, lol...


OH! THERE'S Wy's face! Thumbs up, Crunch!


The best part of the night? An OVERTIME WIN for the Wolves! They had a slow start to the season, but they are HOT for January 2009! Thanks for stopping by - I hope your team is winning!

Busy being fabulous...

Hehehe...(enjoy a great song, and ignore the lack of recent posts...)

Here is my February calendar page...



And here is my "new do"...

Going, going, gone...

Studio Janet is closing down shop on January 15. (*insert my sad face here*) BUT - she has one final grab bag, and it's a DOOZY! If you are a fan of templates, then you have to check it out, because she has some treats in there! In addition to the templates, there is a coupon for a FREE template set, AND a coupon for 70% off!

OH - and the shop says the grab bag ended on January 6, but I just read over on Janet's blog that she is extending that until her shop closes on the 15th. YAY!

I have a list going of my *must haves* from Janet's shop...I am for sure getting one of the Fat Packs, and I also have my eye on a few other template sets.



NOW - on to the GOOD NEWS! Janet is not leaving the digi community forever (YAY!) - she is embarking on a NEW endeaver at The Daily Digi! The site launched on Jan 1 and I am already a big fan - I can't wait to see what she has in store! Right now, it is getting started with lots of tips and tricks and general information - check it out, and add it to your faves!

Are you keeping up with project 365? I've been having so much fun figuring out what to photograph each day - I need to get organized and share my pictures!

Right now - it is back to the "grind" as I am lunch blogging, haha...

Thanks for stopping by - have a great day!

January Calendar Page...

Well - the tree is down, the decorations are put away, and it's back to the rat race today! I have meetings for the morning, but wanted to pop in and share page 1 of my 2009 calendar...

I originally was going to skip doing a calendar this year, as I never got around to it in December, but then I stumbled on this cute calendar kit by Dani Mogstad, and I just had to make an effort, lol. (Energy, right?) The image is linked, if you are interested in making this project. (It's not too late!) It's in 8x10 format, but I am actually printing it smaller, to hang near my desk. One cool thing - it comes with a blank calendar as well as the 2009 format. SO - you could use this for any year, and just plug in your own corresponding dates.



Here is my January page - photo taken on January 2 - I will share the rest when I get them completed!



Thanks for stopping in, have a fab Monday!

One little word...

Can one little word change your life? I think it can! Ali Edwards started a tradition in her January 2007 newsletter to pick a word, one little word, to focus on for the year. A few of my blogging friends have been participating in this, and I felt inspired to do this too. We started chit-chatting about it mid-November I think? Then I got caught up in the holiday chaos of Thanksgiving and Christmas, and set it aside (sound familiar? Haha!) Well - we started chit-chatting about it again right after Christmas, so I pulled out my sticky note.



Haha - just ignore that I had frumpy on there. I decided I *do not* want to be frumpy in 2009, lol...I want to be the OPPOSITE of frumpy, so I went with ENERGY for my word. I feel more energetic already! I was so energized, that I had to scrap a page!


I also treated myself to this (with my word "energy" of course). I've been a fan of Lisa Leonard's jewelry designs for awhile, so when Ali posted about the coupon, it was a no brainer. See how energetic I am? *snort*



Did you make any New Year's resolutions? This is the first year in a long time that I haven't actually penned my resolutions down. I guess, since they are the same every year, I feel I can just remember them, haha, insert rolling eyeballs here...you know how it is:

lose weight
drink more water
go green
recycle
give up caffeine (YA RIGHT!)
exercise
get organized
yada yada yada...

Do you see how most of these require ENERGY? Hmmmm...

One thing that I do want to focus on is more scrapbooking! I want to set aside time for this every week. I might even calendar this and set up reminder alarms. I did that with balancing the checkbook and I actually do that every week since it's on my calendar. The second thing I am focusing on is photography - I need to get back to using my camera (either the P&S or the DSLR will do) more often...

Thanks for stopping by - have a fabulous Sunday!

Project 365!

Jumping in...

So - the "photo a day" concept has been around for awhile, and I think that THIS YEAR, I am going to just DO IT!

And since I'm snapping all these photos, why not SCRAP THEM TOO, right??? (Image is linked to the info at the Studio Matters Blog)

I know what you're thinking! You're wondering WHERE THE HECK are those December Daily pages I promised???

LOL. I swear - I am *not* a December Daily Dud! I snapped the pics, and I jotted notes for journaling. BUT - the holidays are crazy, and I just fell right off the bandwagon! I refuse to feel bad about it! I will get my album complete (but y'all should prepare yourselves that you may not see it until NEXT December, lol...) because the pages and album are all ready to go - I just need to plop my stuff onto it.

Okay, maybe I am a dud.
I will do it.
I SWEAR!
I don't want to talk about it any more.
Don't hate me.

NEXT YEAR - my December Daily will be DIGI. I think that will be a much better fit for me!

ANYWAY - I am hoping that this Project 365 challenge will also get me scrappin' - and at the end of the year, I will have a nice fat album to show for 2009! YAY!

New Year, New Look, New Desktop!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

PHEW - it's been awhile since I had a moment to breathe, never mind keeping up on the blog! Today I had some time, and wanted a "fresh and fun" new blog header, so I was tinkering around, and ended up with a whole new look, lol. (DON'T email me to ask me how I did it, because I have *NO IDEA* lol) I used Dani Mogstad's Sweet Cupcake kit and her Handstitched Alpha - links are in the sidebar. I am now on a mission to get some cute little buttons in my sidebar for archives, labels, and etc.

I wanted to share my January desktop - this is a desktop freebie from Shabby Princess - I just love her stuff! Of course you all know my best pooch, ha ha...


I have a TON to blog about, so hopefully I will be back soon!

Puppy Portrait Session

Do I really need to explain myself? LOL.

Okay, okay...

I've been wanting some portraits of the dog, I needed some photography practice, and I *really* need to play with my background stand and seamless papers. SO - since my dog is 11, and as you know, that is getting into the senior citizen years in a dog's life, I thought I'd better get moving! All things considered, this went pretty well - I had the treat jar ready, and basically, just kept clicking and handing out the treats, lol. It ain't rocket science!

These were a few of my favorites!

HAD TO get one in the teacup!



Is she sticking her tongue out at me??? This one is my fave - I love the feathers!



Is it just me, or does she look really annoyed here? lol...



Have a FAB Sunday, people!

Happy Birthday Schmoopie Sue!

Yep. We are *those people*.

You know the ones...they dress up their dog in little outfits, talk to her like she's a person, and then once a year, have a little birthday party and spread peanut butter on a biscuit and sing Happy Birthday.

LOL.

Our baby turned ELEVEN on December 5. I can't believe she is 11 already! It really doesn't seem that long ago that we got her - she's really part of the family (as you can see, haha!)

Being a toy poodle, she was shaking like a leaf with all the "goings on" - and she was positively QUIVERING about a dog buscuit that was slathered in peanut butter.

We made her wait until we were all done singing Happy Birthday!



And finally - here is the whole family.

I think she snapped up this buscuit in one bite!

I can't wait to scrap these pictures, and of course I have to add this in to my December Daily album! I am working on my photos today, and will be sharing my first weeks pages soon!



Thanks for stopping by - have a FAB Saturday!!!

P.S. YES we know this is a strange name for a dog. The Schmoopie part is actually an obscure Seinfeld reference (it's from the Soup Nazi episode, in case you are also a fan) and the Sue part is after my mom, lol. Don't ask...

December!

OH MY GOODNESS - It's DECEMBER! Are you (like me) wondering WHERE the YEAR has disappeared to??? Aaaack! I don't even want to THINK about how fast Christmas will get here - I am NOT READY! EEEKS! We've done a lot of shopping for the kids, but NADA for the extended family yet.

It's the first, so you know that means it's time for a new desktop! Here is my December desktop - courtesy of Dianne Rigdon. I just love that it's Christmassy, but yet it still has PINK in it!


I hope you had a fabulous weekend - it is back to the "rat race" for us this week! After a long weekend, it's going to be a busy work-week, so I better get crackin'! Thanks for stopping by, and have a FAB MONDAY!

Defy Gravity!

WHOOHOO - Today we are going to DEFY GRAVITY!

I first saw Wicked in July 2006, and it is *finally* back for an encore! This is such an amazing show - if you get that chance, you HAVE TO GO! HAVE TO!

We have FABULOUS SEATS, and we are off to enjoy the show!

Thanks for stopping by - have a WICKED DAY!

December Daily - The Album Pages

WHOOHOO! I am *finally* posting my pages! I'm so excited for December to begin so I can start filling this book!

Now - before I started this project, I wondered if I would have enough "interesting" things to fill the book. I actually jotted down a quick list, and then kept adding to it. Really, this project is supposed to be about the daily stuff too, so we'll see if it turns out boring, lol!











Here is the first series of pages...


Pages 5 through 10


Pages 11 through 16


Page 11 paper bag booklet inside...


Page 17


Page 18


Page 19 - a little envelope pocket




Pages 20 through 25


Pages 26 through 31


And there you have it! I've included lots of envelopes and places to tuck in journaling or photos, and I have a few digi kits that will match my color scheme, so I will likely add some 8x8 digi pages as well and make this a truly hybrid project.

Did you notice that my color scheme includes PINK??? *grin*

Thanks for stopping by! Good luck to all you "BLACK FRIDAY" shoppers out there! Any shopping I do will be online, lol!

December Daily...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I hope that you are enjoying the day with family, friends, and FOOD!

December is around the corner - MONDAY PEOPLE! December 1 is MONDAY! Aaaack! I *finally* have my December Daily album ready to go. All in all, this was a very doable project, I just was dilly-dallying getting my pages numbered, lol.

Before I unveil my pages, I want to share a bit about my process for getting this project organized:

First, I gathered my supplies. I started with an 8x8 acrylic album from Scrapworks - the album was 8 pages, including 6 tabbed pages, plus a front and back cover.

The album comes with binder rings, but since I was adding so many pages (I have 31 total pages, plus the front/back cover) I needed larger binder rings, which I found at an office supply store.

For supplies, I gathered up alphabet and number stickers, buttons, ribbons, patterned paper, cardstock, brads, rubber stamps and ink, my Crop-A-Dile, scissors, paper trimmer, and adhsive.

While I was working on my album, I kept everything contained in a large basket. (This is the Large Serving Basket by Longaberger) I will keep the same supplies available to use when I am adding photos and journaling to my pages.

I used a variety of envelopes, folded cards, mini file folders, and even a brown paper bag in the album as pages. I kept my supplies to the same basic color scheme, but tried to not be too "matchy matchy" with my album.

I have to say special thanks to my friends Mish and Pine for sharing the details on this project (original idea by Ali Edwards) and inspiring me to give it a try!

You can see Ali's album here; Mish's album here; and Pine's album here. My friend Kookie also joined in the challenge too! Kooks' album is here.

Tomorrow I will share my pages - JUST IN TIME for December! It's not too late to get this project started! You can skip the Black Friday crowds and work on this instead!

What if I'm the bad guy?

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Today I have a HOT DATE with Edward!




That's it! Have a FAB FRIDAY!!!

Gals Weekend...

Hey! I scrapped! WHOOHOO!

I did some digi shoppin' on the weekend (Sweet Shoppe *finally* reopened, their new site is FAB, and of course, there were a million great new kits, lol!) and so I was eager to unzip my new kits, and get scrappin!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this new kit by Dani Mogstad - Sweet November! These colors are SO RICH! Everything you need is in this kit! I didn't have to go in search of a thing to finish my layout. This is a fall/Thanksgiving kit, without being overly "Thanksgiving-y" - you know what I mean?

I also snagged these funky Tattered Overlays 2 from Lynne-Marie at CatScrap. OH MAN are these FAB! I love the texture, and they are really easy to use (meaning, I got it to work on the first try, lol...). I also grabbed the Photo and Page Overlays too. I can't wait to shabby up some more papers and photos with these!

These photos are from my Gals Weekend at the beginning of November - is it time for the spring weekend yet??? We have SO MUCH FUN on our weekends! As you can see, the drinks were flowing, and there was a ton of girltalk and lots of laughs. We shopped, hung out, and went to the movies - it was a FAB weekend!

Thanks for stopping by - have a FAB Tuesday!

Friday Photo Shoot...

PHEW! I was so bizzy last week I forgot to blog! Aaack! I have lots to blog about, and zero free time to actually sit down and do it these days - sorry for the lack of posts! Ya think I should just give in and give up sleep completely??? Hmmmm...

ANYHOW - we are OFF AND RUNNING for yet another bizzy week (I'm noticing a trend here, hmmm...), BUT - I just had to pop in and post these shots from my photo shoot last Friday. I was SO EXCITED about this session because I've been reading and studying and practicing all summer, and I am finally feeling like I (sort of) know what I'm doing, lol...

Special thanks to my friend Sara (HI SARA!) for being my best (and only, lol) customer while I learn photography. Could these sweet girls be ANY CUTER??? Seriously. (And mom and dad aren't too bad either, lol!) Here are my favorites - there were SO MANY keepers, I had a hard time choosing! THAT is the sort of problem I like to have, haha!

I call this first one the "money shot", lol. It's my favorite from the day - the lighting was perfect (yucky gloomy Nov MN day = perfect light for outdoor photography).

This one just cracks me up! LOL! Dad is a good sport here, with all the "monkeys" on his back, hehehe...



Here is mom and sweet baby Abigail...awwww...



Hmmm...I wonder if Bella has dad wrapped around her li'l finger? YA THINK?



Baby Abigail chose our session to start crawling! (Okay - NOT REALLY, but she is on the verge! Any day now!) I love how you can see Bella in the background - she was just taking a little break before we headed outside.



Awww...these sweet sister shots are too cute. I LOVE these matching hats!

"Angela, are we going to lunch now?" Heh heh - YOU BET, Bella! (Even though it was only 10:15am, lol). Take special note of the PENGUIN BOOTS here, haha!

Have a FABULOUS MONDAY - thanks for stopping by!

Warmest Wishes...

...for a FABULOUS WEEKEND!

I am headed out for my GIRLS WEEKEND (mandatory meeting) - WHOOHOO!

Not sure how *warm* it is, as we woke up to... (brace yourselves, people...)

SNOW.

On the ground.

Aaaaaack! Ummm...wasn't it just TUESDAY that we had a record setting high temp of 76 degrees??? Only in MN, lol...

This is another card from when I was putzing with Piney's Rustic Branches set. I've also been slaving away on my December Daily album, and will be sharing that next week! I have the pages completed, and just need to finish numbering them -YAY!

That's IT for me - I'm OUT until Monday afternoon! Have a fabulous weekend!

Happy Monday!

PHEW! It was a super busy weekend - but we all had fun (and are suffering from "candy hangover" this morning, lol).

The weather has been AMAZING - temps way above normal for this time of year. That made for good trick or treating! The kids had a fab time and got WAY TOO MUCH candy, lol. MamaFab enjoyed her visit, and we loved having her. On Saturday we ran around and shopped like crazy people, BUT we managed to get my nephew's birthday gifts, AND Mom got a good start on her Christmas shopping for the grandkids. She likes to get that out of the way early and just enjoy the season.

Yesterday, Rod scored some last minute Viking's tickets (YAY for eBay, lol), so he and Wyatt headed to the game. Mad and I just hung out - she was tired from a Saturday night slumber party, and I was working on my December Daily album. I have 22 pages so far - WHOOHOO! I haven't numbered anything yet, but hopefully I'll be sharing photos this week! I'm *so excited* about this project!

We are off and running for the week! Just sharing a quick page for Halloween 2008...

Page Credits: Template by Heather Ann Designs, Smell My Feet kit from Shabby Princess;

TRICK OR TREAT!

Happy Halloweenie!

Just sharing a quick page I whipped up for Halloween 2007.

We are ready for some power trick or treating tonight - YAY! (I wonder if I have enough candy? It's possible I've been sneaking a few treats here and there, lol...)

I'm so glad it's FRIDAY! Is it just me, or has this been a super long week??? Never mind that it will be NOVEMBER tomorrow. Pffftttt! (Confession time: I listened to a Christmas CD yesterday, lol...) I am gearing up for a *busy* holiday season! I know it will FLY BY - they always do!

Have a FAB FRIDAY! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you get lots of treats and not so many tricks!

Page Credits: Template by Jen Caputo, Oogity Boogity kit from Sweet Shoppe Designs.

Baby it's COLD outside...

ACTUALLY - today's not too bad, lol. But we have had some C-C-COLD mornings this week! I'm hoping this nice weather holds out for trick or treating tomorrow night!

Just a quick share today, and then I am OFF AND RUNNING! On top of my regular schedule, my Mom (MamaFab) said she will be coming down for a visit - YAY! But that means I have to pack up my messy stamp room and presto change-o that back to the guest room! This will get me motivated to box up all the garage sale kids clothes that are piled high in there!

This card is using another one of Piney's Papertrey Ink stamp sets - Snowfall and Snowfall Additions - these coordinate PERFECTLY with the new Marvy snowflake punches! I thought I just needed 2 of the punches, but it turns out that I NEED THEM ALL! My last 2 came yesterday - don't be like me, and waste time, just order them all RIGHT AWAY, lol...

Have a fabulous Thursday! WHOOHOO - it's *almost* the weekend!

P.S. If you click over to Piney's blog, you will see her December Daily album - OMGOSH! It's SO FAB! This is inspired by Ali Edwards (you can see all about it HERE), and I will be doing this challenge, along with Piney, and my friends Mish and Kookie! I'll be sure to post my finished album - I have my supplies gathered, and I'm ready to get started!