Photos Shoot for Steph

My girlfriend, and former daycare parent,

asked me to do a photo shoot with her

two beautiful kiddos,

Christian, & Maddie.

There is no way I could say no!

Christian was my first daycare kiddo

when I opened and he is now 8.

Maddie just makes me smile.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

I have a moment of silence, mainly because my body keeps waking me up at 5 every morning, but that is not a complaint by any means.  I am enjoying my cup of java before the festivities begin today and allowing myself to jot down what I am thankful for today.*

I am thankful for:

~ Kass & Lily, my two healthy, beautiful daughters, who keep me on my toes & my hairdresser in business. :)

~ A loving husband who has put up with me for almost 18 years.  Believe me that is a feat!

(so this isn't what he looks like EVERY day, or even most days, well....just this one day, but this photo makes me smile)

~ That we are both employed.

~That I am blessed with the most wonderful family and friends (and that they all have a wonderful sense of humor and put up with my quirks :)).

~ That I can enjoy & share my love of crafting, cooking, reading, and running.

~ That I am lucky enough to have a fabulous relationship with both of my sisters (yes, I can forgive them for all the sibling stuff of yesteryears. For the record it was Sandy who wrote my name on my dresser, not me!)

~ I am thankful to live in a country that allows me the freedom to my own spirituality, my own home, to travel, to listen to the music I love, read literature that appeals to me.  I am thankful to the soldiers who work hard to fight for these freedoms!

*Really, I am thankful for these things everyday!

What are you thankful for on this lovely Thanksgiving Day?

ScrapFIT Design Team Blog Hop

Kelly thought it would be fun to start the holidays

with a festive ScrapFIT Design Team Blog Hop.

I certainly couldn't agree more!

She even has a prize from Quick Quotes

for the winner.

 We want you to blog hop with all of us!

Each ScrapFit DT member made a card

designed around the quote:

"Wishing you a Christmas full of

sparkle and a New Year full of cheer."

How can you win the coveted prize?

You get one point for each of the following:

1)1 point = Upload a card with the quote above at ScrapFIT.

2)1 point =  Leave a comment on each ScrapFIT DT

 member's blog & at ScrapFIT.

3)1 point for each = become a follower of each ScrapFIT DT member.

4)1 point  = become a member of the

new ScrapFIT Forum (10 post minimum)

5) 1 point = complete ScrapFIT Workout #8.

Now, Kelly's blog is next.

She made the cutest holiday card.

I hope you hop on over!

The hop ends on Tuesday, December 1st.

ScrapFIT Workout #8 DT Reveal

This is my DT reveal for ScrapFIT's 

"Turkey Hunt" Workout.

For this challenge you have to:

1. Use one sheet of red, brown, or orange cardstock

2. Use 2 sheets of patterned paper

3. Use ribbon

4. Include a favorite THANKSGIVING recipe AND

include a photo of the person whose recipe you

used or a photo of the food or both.

5. Use any embellishments you want!

 Due November 30th

The yummy kit prize is sponsored by Scrap Muse.

Please take a peak at the layout closely...

I copied a page out of my very old

Betty Crocker cookbook. If you are

really paying attention you will see all the

food stains from years of love

and attention to this particular recipe.

ENJOY!

Rainy Saturday Sweetness

A sweet peek into tomorrow's new ScrapFIT workout:

Sweet Saturday Blog Hopping:

My FL Cheryl popped me an email last night about this

fun "Make It Merry Party."  60 blogs

filled with wonderful Holiday eye candy.

Last Saturday's Sweet Finds:

My sister and I went to flea markets and

church fairs last Saturday.  Along the way,

I picked up the above goodies for less than

$8 total.  I had something in mind for the

canisters & candle holders (see below).

I also found an antique rod iron bed for

Lily for a mere $20.  It was so worth making

the three girls squish in the back seat so the

bed would fit in the Durango.  I'll post

the before/after of the  bed on a later date.

Not sure what I am going to put in these

beauties, but I sure do like how they

turned out!

I hope you have a sweet Saturday!

Maine Coast Half Marathon Update & More....

We did it!  13.1 Miles of lovely Maine coast!

We couldn't have asked for a lovelier Maine

fall day.  It was a sweet 65 degrees.

My run was strong and I was happy

to have finished in 2 hrs 20 minutes.

The above picture is me, Amy & Lisa

before the race, all happy and raring

to go!  I am sure the finish line pictures

will not be so attractive....you kwim. :)

In honor of our race, I did the layout

below (for my wall of layouts) of Lily's

first 5k last summer.  I used another

Sketchy Thursday's sketch for this one.

1/2 Marathon Map

This Sunday is the day. 
13.1 miles of Maine Coast,
 800 other women running,
and completing a goal that I never
would have guessed I would set for myself.

 Should I go all Donna Downey on you
and get a 13.1 tattoo? 

Nah, but I sure did think about it! 

This is the race course:

She CAN fly!

Lily was a bumble bee for Halloween.

She made her own antennas & helped finish her tu-tu.

We thought "if only you can fly," so we whipped up wings.

Then on Sunday we learned that she really can

fly without wings!

ScrapFIT Workout #7 Reveal & More....

This is my DT layout for ScrapFIT Workout #7.

For this workout you have to:

~Do a layout that is family related

~Include neat lettering (like my title work)

~ Include a football or football shape (my leaves)
in your LO.

ScrapMuse is Workout #7's sponsor.
Please come play along!
I can't wait to see what YOU create!

I have all the pieces for the above layout
for quite a while now,

but got inspiration this week to actually do it.

It was great to have Friday night pizza

with Kass and have her share her top 5 favorite

tunes from her IPOD that day (not that I even

know one of those songs).