today i...

- took Megan to the dentist to find out why her gums were swollen.
- forgot my sunglasses and was fighting the blaring sun the whole time.
- finished spending my itunes gift certificate from Christmas by buying Been a Long Day by Rosi Golan.
- took back a pair of boots I loved because the heel was too high. I towered over Adam and I just couldn't do it.
- got repeatedly hit in the head with a kitty balloon (can see in photo below) Megan got at the dentist.
- helped Megan sort through a box of clothes.
- was asked to do a photoshoot for a ballerina.
- left the house with frosted flakes crushed on the kitchen floor.
- spent a few minutes vacuuming up said flakes when I finally got home from all my errands.
- bumped into my friend Dani at Taipan, a home decor store I claim to never go in because it makes me so uncomfortable (I'm so bad at home decor). I was there looking for a cheep serving platter and yes, I was dying to leave.
- had lunch with Megan.
- hit myself in the head with the visor because I thought it was attached when I went to lift it up. It hurt.



- Megan declared, "I'm in paradise" while sitting on pillows in a target shopping cart.
- finished The Reader and this quote really stood out to me, "the truth in what one says lies in what on does." So so true.
- made a delicious pesto pasta for dinner.
- was asked by my friend to watch her three kids (ages 7,4,2) for 2 days at the end of the month. I'm really glad she asked because she doesn't get a lot of family help.
- heard Bella practicing her violin without any reminders from me.



- took this picture (above)
- had a big handful of chocolate covered pretzels and felt guilty about the 3rd and 4th handful.
- sat and held Tess while she had an emotional cry. Between her and Megan we are in big trouble when actual hormones hit.
- after the cry we read Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday by Megan McDonald together.



- finally finished this layout I started in November for the Design Your Life class. I'll have to share what I've done so far, but I stopped working on them at week 7 because I was working on Christmas gifts.
- read scriptures with my girls.
- saw a mouse in my backyard running on the snow. Yikes!
- watched Rules of Engagement Adam rented at Netflix.
- set my tivo to record 24 this coming Sunday.
- wrote in my journal
- got a babysitter for tomorrow night.

more layouts from CZ design class

a 8x8 mini book

weekly projects & good mail

Thank you all for sharing with me what makes you happy. I periodically checked your comments last night and it certainly put a huge smile on my face. It was exactly what I needed. Now to think of how I can make it up to them...I have a few ideas.

I didn't share my project for last week since it was a gift for someone, but will have it later in my smugmug gallery in the next few weeks. My project for this week was also another gift so I can't share it at the moment, but will soon. I loved working on these projects and only hope they are received with as much enthusiasm as when I made them.

So since I don't have anything to visually share I will share a layout with you I started last November and just got around to finishing yesterday.


Megan is very fond of this one.

Of course I don't want to forget to share the good mail I received this past week. From left to right...A very nice thank you from Natasha, darling and yet another fabulous holiday greeting idea from Kristy, and 2 more thoughtful thank yous from Diana and Crystalyn. Thank you all so much. What a delight it is to receive such thoughtfulness.

a few fruit from friday nights crop

a couple of the layouts I was able to finish tonight. The one of megan and I is a design from Jamie Waters. Really love her work. The one of Bella is not quite what I had envisioned. I think it is the cardstock color. I may or may not change it. For now I have decided to leave it. I hope to share more soon.