Just Keep Working, Just Keep Working....

I have had some time to get some layouts completed. Here is one I did of the boys' trip to the Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock for the Grand Opening of the new ball park and the season opener for the Arkansas Travelers.

I also managed to complete another layout from the first Junior Deputy 2007 Pirates Practice. The layout has 25 photos on it. Mike loves to take pictures and I love printing them and scrapbooking, so there is a recipe for disaster there.

And the winner is......

ME! I actually entered an on-line contest for scrapbooking layouts and cards. I submitted the following layout. We all submitted Layouts based on a single concept. I had fun making the layout - it was using the Cherish Layout Idea Book from Close TO My Heart and one of the CTMH paper kits.

Thanks for looking!

Mike -

Here is one of the best pictures I have seen of Mike. He is usually behind the camera so it is a treat to get him in front of a camera.

September Saturday

Today was the first Saturday for fall soccer. I was worried since we had not had a chance to practice as a team. I didn't think that the other team had not had a chance to practice either. All it all, it was a success. The BLUE DRAGONS won the game.

This year we are playing on the lower fields - which are larger fields and the boys run more.


When we got home, we did some work around the pool. Benjamin found this float that was used when he was two or three years old. He was determined to get into the float. He looked SO silly. That's OK - he's having fun.

Slideshow

First Week of First Grade

We made it through the first week of First Grade. Can you believe all the 'stuff' they have to get for school. I am excited to see the homework folder/lesson notebook.





BP is excited about school. At first, he was not sure about his new teacher. He really liked Mrs. Bradberry. Mrs. Cross will be great too - once they all get adjusted.

Unfortunately, since the last post, Mike's machine has officially died. He is in the process of rebuilding the machine. Well, now, he is almost starting from scratch. Two new hard drives (one to replace the one that died and one for additional space) and new Operating System software.

Ended up putting up new shelves in my scrapbook/sewing room. I had a Dr. Seuss-type set of 'shelves' that collapsed on Wednesday. The collapse included my scanner and an open Diet Coke. Couldn't get to Target fast enough to get the shelves. Hopefully, now that more of my 'stuff' is up and visible I will use more.

End of Summer

The afternoon before the first day of school was dedicated to working on out cycling skills. There are still plaintive calls for training wheels....but, gee, I can't seem to find them.




After much cajoling and frustration by all, we almost made it ---- I know, practice makes perfect but I think the people at the park just wanted us to go home!





The efforts were rewarded with a trip to Old McDonald's. We have watched a ton of Olympic coverage. One of the most frequent ads is for the new 'perfect chicken sandwich'. We ordered one for each of us. Went home and ate lunch. After BP deconstructed his sandwich by eating the bun and then the chicken he asked, "Hey, where is my toy?" We'll see if we have anymore chicken sandwiches.

Vacation Update

Well - Here I am on the Tuesday afternoon of my vacation week. So far, I have:

• Organized the photos on my machine
• Downloaded images from Mike's machine
• Re-organized the photos on my machine

Cleaned up my scrap room - ok, straightened up...

Ran Soccer Camp shuttles, refereed Rainy Day Bowling, went to Playtime Pizza, ran a ton of errands, and watched endless hours of Olympic coverage. Here are some pictures of the activities so far......

Play Time at Home

Here are some pictures of my boys - the first two are from a reenactment of the Pirates of the Caribbean sword fight and the last is my speed demon at the park.

Vacation

This is our first day of vacation. We are not going 'away' for vacation this year. Instead, we are staying around home - getting some things done around the house and going to soccer camp for Little Man.

Benjamin asked last week about vacation...he knew he was not going to care next week. When I told him we were not going 'away' - he said that wasn't a vacation. He may be more astute than we realize.

I told Mike that even though we are not leaving town I announced that I would NOT be cooking this week. We went out to dinner tonight....not so much fun - would have been much more fun in Florida!!!

Starting Again...

....I am trying to start blogging again - not that I have time, but it is something I want to do. Hope that I can use this place to share family photos as well as scrapping and stamping projects.