What the Fat??!!

Ok...so I got on the bathroom scale the other day to find out exactly where I was at with my weight. I thought that my clothes were fitting a little tighter but I wasn't exactly sure how much weight I've gained. So I got on the scale and couldn't BELIEVE the number it said. I thought that that it must be wrong so I tried it again....and the same number came up!! Well, since I didn't believe that could possibly be right, I threw my scale away thinking it must be broken! Turns out...it's not broken! Dang-it! Now, I have to go to the gym AND buy a new scale! Isn't life great??!

Goodbye Kramer...

We had a very sad day yesterday. Our great kitty companion, Kramer, had to be put to sleep. He was 14 years old and had some major health issues. He was such a good and loving kitty. I got him from my friend, Joe, when I was 18 and I've had him ever since. He has been there through the births of all of my children. He was so patient with my little guys! I remember when Michael was just a toddler and he would crawl over and lay on top of Kramer. Kramer would just take it...he wouldn't bite or scratch the children. His purr was like a little motor boat and we will truly miss it. Michael and Connor were very brave but certainly upset. Michael went with Jeff to the vet and got to say his last goodbye's there. We love you Kramer and we will miss you dearly!

U R 2 Cool...

Well here is my latest digi page. I did this one completely on my own (you can probably tell!). I downloaded this very cute and FREE digi kit from http://shabbyprincess.com/. It has TONS of papers and accessories. I'm happy with how it turned out but the great thing about digi scrapping is that I can take and change anything I want at any time! This has been really fun but I'm missing my REAL paper and embellishments so I think I'm going to have to create something with those today. Have a great weekend!

Mr. Bear...

Mr. Bear has been just as much a part of this family as any of my children. My friend Misty brought Mr. Bear to the hospital when Connor was born and they have been inseparable ever since. Mr. Bear has gone everywhere with us....if Connor is there, then so is Mr. Bear. He has been repaired and sewn up more times than I can count. His eyes are all scratched up and he is losing his stuffing. I didn't know what I was going to do when Connor started school because he wanted to bring Mr. Bear with him. Occasionally, he did hitch hike to school in Connor's backpack. Now that Connor is eight, Mr. Bear is only good at bed time and I have a feeling that pretty soon he will be sitting on Connor's shelf...not really necessary at all except as a fond memory. We love Mr.Bear and we will always have a special place for him in our hearts.

This is the last layout assignment from my digi class. I learned how to cut my paper, how to adjust my sepia tones, a little more about the text tool and a shading technique. I'm going to send these off to be printed in 12x12 so that I can put them into my scrapbook. I also think I'm going to sign up for another class. It's been tons of fun learning these techniques and really being able to take advantage of my photoshop program! Oh yea, and this is Jeff and I in Hawaii where we were married. :-)

Here is layout #4 from my digi class. I was so happy to finally get these pictures scrapbooked. Parker went through this phase of leaning in his high chair to make me laugh. He could sit leaned over like this the whole time. I sure am missing my little baby these days. I sure hope that in addition to the cold I just had, I'm not also catching the baby bug again. We'll see.

Oh yea...and to get a closer look and to read the journaling, just click on the layout and it will make it bigger.

My Little Fireman...

Well, we are STILL in the process of potty training Parker so needless to say, he's been running around here in his birthday suit lately. This was the scene that I came upon yesterday. He put this outfit together all by himself. He was perfectly content to sit naked on the floor and play with his toys. I love my little fireman! Hopefully, we can talk him into wearing underpants really soon!

Parker layout...

Lesson #3 in my digi class was great because it's beginning to teach about brushes! I like this because it's like digital rubber stamping! Total fun without the ink on my fingers! These are pictures that we took of Parker last spring so it's nice to finally get them scrapbooked.

A Second Digi Layout...

Here is the #2 layout from my class. I was wondering what kind of a picture I had to go with this kit since the title was "Beautiful" but then I realized that even though I have all boys, I still think they are beautiful. I love this picture of Parker and it makes me miss when he was a little baby. Anyway, I'm looking forward to layout #3!

Terrible Twos...

I've been wanting to learn how to do this for quite a while now. If you don't know what digi scrapbooking is, it's scrapbooking that's completely digital and done on the computer. I actually completed a couple of digi layouts about a year ago but this time I decided to take a class so that I really know what I'm doing. I've got so many pictures and it takes me so much time to regular scrapbook my pictures that this is a good filler for me. I'll be able to get some of those layouts done that I would have never gotten around to with my scissors and paper and get them done on the computer. This is the first layout taught in the class. You can click on the photo to read the journaling. I can't wait for the next class!