I'm a bad scrapper

I can't believe how far I've gotten off the beaten path on the Scrap Sistas. I was so busy moving Griffin from one school to the next and prepare for my little "open house," scrapbooking has been put on the back burner. Maybe I'll get to it next week. I still have an album to complete about our Germany trip and oh yeah, the last year. Oy! I refuse to get stessed about it, because it's all for fun . . .right Tina. :) But, I do have several things I'd like to scrap. I keep looking at the challenges, loving them and then end up making a doll or something.

Great segway . . . here's Petal.

Bud's Here

Spring has arrived and Bud is ready for a new year. I've created this little guy with the first days of Spring in mind. He comes in his own sweet little box, but the best part is he's detachable via the magic of magnets.

Bud measures a staggering 2 ¾ “ tall and his little home is 4 ½ x 3 x 1 ¾. There’s a little magnet in his clothes and one on the box to hold him in place, when it’s time to chill out.

You purchase Bud at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23890464

Impending Relaxation

My parents . . .Yes, my fabulous, wonderful, incredible, parents are taking my three little boys for 4 nights. I can not believe it. I have dreamed about being alone in the house with Joe for years and it's actually going to happen.

Now I know what you're thinking. But I'm thinking alone in the house with Joe to clean, organize, donate toys (lots of them). I can clean all day the it won't be trashed by 4:30. I might actually get a leg up. --Who came up with that saying? Leg up on what?-- Anyway, it's just darned exciting.

They are mutliplying like . . . Rabbits!

Isn't it great how my creativity kicks in at the last moment? Basically a week before Easter I come up with this cute little bunny design. Well, I'm trying to make a warren of rabbits to sell on Etsy before Easter. I figure even if they don't sell now some collector of rabbits will find them.



You can find them and my other products at www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5289864

Major Changes in the Air

Griffin has expressed that he “hates schools.” This attitude started at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year and has increased exponentially. Over the pass four months he has starting crying in the morning about school and throwing temper tantrums, if school is mentioned on Sunday evening. He walks down the driveway every morning head hanging, shoulders slumped, and feet dragging. As they say down on the farm, "Somethin' ain't right wit that boy."

To our surprise Griffin requested something we'd not really considered. He said we wanted to go to Will's school, our local elementary. Because he's hard-of-hearing (HH) he's attended another school system since pre-school. That's all about to change.

Joe and I decided it was time to mainstream this little guy . . . at least for a couple months. As of this morning the IEP (Individual Education Plan) states he will indeed attend Will's school. Such a huge change I can't wait to tell him tonight. I hope he's excited!

Challenge 8

I can't believe the colors I used in this, but I think they work well. I wanted this page to work well with the page next to it.

Nothing too special here.

The blue papers come from a huge pack I purchased from QVC. I rarely buy things from QVC. But this was honestly, one of my best scrapbooking purchases ever.

-Title made with Cricut - All Mixed Up Cartridge
-Stampin' Up dotty circle - Think Happy Thoughts Set
-I hand cut the swirls. Not happy with them . . . is there a swirl cartridge for the Cricut.
-I used the scallop punch for the left edge on the journalling, then punched the holes with the greatest punch ever, Martha Stewart's. Check it out. I got mine from Michael's with a 50% coupon. I can't get the link option to work, so you'll have to cut and paste . . . but that's what scrappers love to do, right?http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.F04937.desc.Martha-Stewart-Crafts-Screw-Punch-Tool

Just What We Need!

Griffin is now a sex offender. I've been told on Wednesday he grabbed Tammy the interpreter's boob at school. I believe he truly meant it as a joke, he's mortified it wasn't funny and his joke bombed. After school he got off the bus walking the walk of death up the driveway, dum-dum-dumdum-dum-dumdum-dum-dum-dum-dum (cartoon death music). "Did Rheaume (counselor at school) call you?" He was so sad. "Yes, she called me. Show me what you did using my elbow." I was assuming it was a honk-honk kind of grab. He says "Not there", grabs my boob and shakes the crap out of it. We obviously had a talk about personal space and appropriate touching.