Here is a project for my latest class at the LSS. Clock base is from Creative Imaginations and transparency was created using Word Art and Text boxes. Super easy, but if you don't have a wide format printer, it can't be done. This is a Mother's Day present for my Mother-in-law, so I hope she is not peeking on the blog or I will have to give it to her early! It's been a couple of months since my last project, and this was a fun project to get me back in the mood. I will also do one for my mom, but waiting on the right pictures for it.

Taking Care of Business

Here is a little sneak peek of my latest layout for the sketch class at my LSS (local Scrapbook store). After a l-o-n-g break from scrapbooking I have spent the past few days trying to get back into the swing of things. Still working on my handouts for class and a little sketchbook we will create. Back to work.

Oh Oscar!

007 and I have this deal. We made the deal in 1998, and he has faithfully kept his side of the bargain every year. Oscar night the roles get reversed. I watch the Oscars uninterrupted and he has to cook dinner. Dinner is always some type of Thai food. Now the first year we did this, 007 invited a friend over to keep him company in the kitchen while I watch all of the pre-Oscar shows. Then the Oscars started and the curry was still in its infancy. Finally at around 10:30 MST, or just before the award for best picture was given out, the three of us sat down to eat. I have to say that after nine tries, he finally got the timing right. We enjoyed a lovely chicken satay appetizer and beef curry right after the first commercial break- a first for us. As far as the Oscars themselves, I fought to stay awake until they were over. A tad on the slow side, but I refused to give up the remote until the credits rolled. Now if I could only get him to cook Thai for the Superbowl, then I could enjoy it twice a year!

Happy Mardi Gras!

Here is just a shot of Zorro and I at a Mardi Gras Ball last weekend. We have been to this parade and ball several times with our friends, but this year my guy actually joined the Crewe and rode in the parade. I don't even want to know how much he spent on all his throws! I can't even express to you now how special the weekend was for the two of us, hopefully I give the full run down in a few weeks!

I have been also praying for a safe and successful Mardi Gras in the Big Easy today. I have so many wonderful memories all over the South celebrating Fat Tuesday, but this year, I just want things there to be magical.

And we're back!

I have no excuses. I've just been spending my time doing other useful things like celebrating Christmas, prepping for classes, decluttering, and trying to be a good wife and mother. This was strictly a test to see if I could actually remember my password and user name. I'll try to do better tomorrow. And that's a promise.

My Country is a Pea

This is what the Duchess learned in school. It is her latest "Christmas song."

"My Country is a Pea,
Sweet land of liverty
of thee I sins
Land where my Fathers' died
Land where my pilgrims cried
of thee mountains died
let freedom bring!"

I can't wait to tell her teacher.

Ode to Joy

Here is what I have been working on this weekend. I wanted to do an advent calendar or a countdown to Christmas, or even a canvas depicting the 12 days of Christmas, but the Basic Grey papers were just too good to "cover up" with leaping lords or maids milking. I just went with a few chipboard shapes and letters and piled on the sparkle to come up with my "Christmas Colorblock." I had a ball pulling out all of my Magic Scrap supplies and my serious adhesive to do this. The house is still a wreck, but it was worth it!