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so much going on ...

There is so much going on with us this week ...

Monday:  Nicholas and Rob went to Nicholas's school to build a birdhouse.

 

Sure wish they gave them paint to use instead of markers ... And I'm not sure why Nicholas wrote Rob instead of Dad.

Tuesday:  Nicholas spending the day with Nanny and Poppy.  Our new microwave will be installed today ... can't wait.

Wednesday:  PJ Day at Nicholas's school.  He keeps telling me that he is not wearing his pajamas to school.  They should have a PJ Day at work (or at least a ... wear your sweats to work day).

Thursday:  Kindergarten Register Day for Nicholas ... can't believe it is here already.

Friday:  I'm going into Nicholas's school to read this ...

 

And I'm going to make cupcakes with one red dot on top for all his classmates.

Saturday:  Attend Beekeeping/New Faces Day at a local farm.  We'll get to see all the new faces ... baby chicks, baby pigs, etc.  I'm praying that it doesn't rain.

Hope everyone is going to have a little less stressful (but fun week) ahead of you.

great mail day ...

I love getting mail ... well good mail (you can keep the bills).  Today when I arrived at work, I was excited to see three packages with my name on them.

The first package contained this ...

A Kraft Girls Kit ... and I even got two mini tootsie-pops.

The second package contained this ...

A cute case for my blackberry.

And the third package contained this ...

Plus, when I get home today; I'll have another box waiting for me ... a big box full of MemoryWorks stuff so I can vend at my next crop.  So really, it's not stuff that I bought for myself, but it will be so much fun to go through the products.

 

On another note, I was tagged by my friend Jill.

 

The tag how-to...

 

• Go to the photos folder on your computer.
• Go to the seventh folder of photos. 
• Go to the seventh photo. 
• Put the seventh photo on your blog along with a description.
• Invite

seven friends to join.   

My photo is from the "Bean" in Chicago.

I was standing under the "Bean" and the picture was taken by me looking up.  It kind of makes me dizzy to look at, but I thought it would be a fun perspective of the inside the the "Bean."

Now I get to tag seven people ...

1. Beth
2. Traci
3. Jan
4. Lisa
5. Wendy
6. Lain
7. Laura

Can't wait to see your pictures!

Enjoy the rest of your day everyone!

some of the money ...

I'm so excited that we will be using some of our tax money to purchase a new microwave and new stove this year.  The microwave and stove in our house are the original appliances from 1988 (or maybe even before).  Can't wait to get the microwave with the "popcorn button" again. 

I was able to get about 45 minutes of creating time in the other night.  I created a layout using one of Inspired Blueprint sketches.  Here is my take on their #11 sketch.

 

It looks like it may actually be a nice day today.  They are predicting rain for the rest of the weekend, so hopefully we'll get this one day of sunshine to enjoy.

Enjoy your day everyone!

oh so random ...

I am currently drinking this ...

 

Reading this ...

 

Missing these two ...

Slowly working on this ..

And looking forward to watching this tonight ...

 

Hope you're enjoying your day everyone!

for those that love the Cricut ...

For those looking for the perfect summer Cricut cartridge, there is one to soon be released.  It is called Life's a Beach and here are some of the creations you can make with it.

   

It also comes with words you can print out too ... so cool.

Lots going on today, just wanted to share some fun stuff with you to put you in the mood for the summer.

Enjoy your day everyone!

another trip to crayola ...

This afternoon we went to the Crayola Factory - we love it there.  Rob came with us this time and we met up with some of the moms/kids from my mom's group.  I'm glad that Rob came with us to experience how much fun Nicholas has there.

Here are some "creating" pictures of Nicholas ... and Rob.

 

 

 

 

After our adventures, we went out to dinner to Pizza Hut.  Nicholas was craving breadsticks ... heck, we all love them.

Tonight we are relaxing here at home.

Enjoy your evening everyone!

going on a bike ride ...

Since the weather was so beautiful here the other day, which is hard to believe since there was snow on the ground when I woke up this morning, Nicholas went outside to ride his bike around (or at least just sit on it) in the driveway.

Rob was smart to ask for the camera.  Happy he did ... He took these few pictures of Nicholas on his bike.

 

 

 

On a sad note, I received some heartbreaking news yesterday.  I found out that a dear friend of mine passed away on Wednesday from a heart attack.  He was a wonderful man and a great friend.  I will miss him tremendously.  My heart goes out to his family, especially his 6-year old little girl.

I wish everyone a peaceful weekend.

during my trip to Wal-mart this morning ...

I needed to stop at Wal-Mart this morning on my way to work to pick up some stuff for the office.  I decided to take a stroll down the magazine/book aisle, and I'm glad I did.

This magazine was on the shelf.

 

I've been waiting for this book to hit the shelves, and was super excited to know that Wal-Mart had it.  That saved me a trip to going to Barnes and Nobles to get it (even though I love going to B&N).  I can't wait to dive into the magazine to see what tips they have.

I started to put my 365 Project Kit together last night.  I'm LOVING the way it is starting to look (even without the photos and journaling).  The journaling is going to take some time ... I need to fill out a journaling card for 76 days (and counting).

For those of you who are (or not) familiar with MemoryWorks and are a scrapbooker, you should check out their site for the new products they have coming out.  You can go here to check it out.  If you are interested in making a purchase, let me know - I'll place your order and give you a discount.

Enjoy your day everyone - it's supposed to get into the 60's here in NJ today. Unfortunately, I'll be indoors all day, but it will be nice to see the sunshine come through the windows of my office.

when the boys get together ...

We celebrated mom's birthday the other night ... had cake and coffee/tea.  My parents came over, as did my brother and his family.  This meant I had three little boys five and under in my house ... talk about LOUD.  It's okay though, they had fun.

And when boys get together all trucks and blocks must come out.

 

 

And here are the boys singing happy birthday to mom (I think mom joined in on the singing).

 

I'm looking forward to watching American Idol tonight --- it's country night.  I can't wait to see what songs they pick to sing.

Enjoy your day!

on to a new book ...

I finally finished this book ...

 

I would like to continue reading this series; however, I don't have the next book.  That means I'm going to start reading this book ...

 

I've only heard great things about this book, so I want this to be the next book I read.

I was so excited to walk into my office this morning and see the box sitting on my chair that held this inside.

 

I cannot wait to get home tonight and start putting it together ... I have a lot to journal ... all the way back to January 1, 2009 til now.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Til next time ....