I've been busy....really.
On Thursday morning, Erin and I took a drive to Anthem. She'd found a cute dresser on Craig's List for their new baby and we went to pick it up. I think she's planning on painting it and adding some funky new knobs. It will be wonderful when she finishes with it. I can't believe it's only 2 months until grandbaby number 10 makes her way into the world and our lives.
On Friday, Jan and I cropped the night away at Scrap Happy. It was fun. I got a couple of projects done, which always feels good.
Saturday started off with picking up our Bountiful Basket. Yum! And then we spent the whole day just junkin' around town. We managed to get a few items, and had a good day together.
Sunday we had dinner with Erin's family and Brian's family at Erin's house. We had pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn and Kamille's famous corn flake "cookies". Everyone loves them....A LOT!
Today Jan and her sister, Sharon, and I went to Mesa. Our primary goal was to get a new line of paper at Scrapbooks, Etc., but we managed lunch at Cafe Rio, another stop at Mystic Paper and finally, Deseret Industries. That's always a fun adventure. You never know what you're gonna get. And we got!
It was a long, but fun day. Tomorrow is the Southwest Summer Scrapbooking Show in Scottsdale. It will be another LONG day, but it will be fun seeing all the new products, hearing Heidi Swapp speak and doing some fun make 'n takes. And on Wednesday, Jan and I were "invited" to volunteer at the registration table at the show for a few hours. It should be relaxing....at least I hope so. And on Thursday, we're teaching a Zutter class at her house.
If I had back to school pictures for all of the grandkids, I'd post them, but since I only have pictures of two of the school-aged grandkids, I'll have to wait until I get the rest! Hint! Hint!
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Why Can't I Keep Up?
I don't know why, but I'm having trouble keeping current with my blog. Sorry about that.
It's been another full, but fun week. On Tuesday we went with the summer program group to a Diamondbacks game. Dan and his family met us there. We had a great time. We sat in the picnic pavilion and they were GREAT seats. The kids liked the fact that they could eat all they wanted (hot dogs, soda, popcorn, peanuts) until the 7th inning. And they took full advantage of that!
On Wednesday, Jan, Sharon, Gwen and I went to Mesa for a girls' day out. We stopped at Scrapbooks, Etc., Mystic Paper and M&Co. Papery. We stopped for a late lunch at Toby Keith's new restaurant in Mesa. It was delicious!!
My dedicated visiting teachers came on Thursday. Eliza was here that day while Erin went to a Dr. appt., so it was a fun visit.
On Friday, Jan and I met at Scrap Happy Sisters to finish kitting the two classes next Saturday...the technique class and the Summertime album. Just when we thought we had things under control, more people signed up, so we had to start again with new kits. And even more signed up today. I guess we'll be doing some last-minute scrambling Saturday morning before class begins. Oh, well.
Yesterday, Eliza had her first swim meet at Cactus. She entered the breast stroke, butterfly and the freestyle relay. She got a fifth, a fourth and a second place. She wanted to do better, but we all think she did great for her first time out. She's especially good at the freestyle, and so she may be motivated to enter that as an individual event, too. After that, Mark and I did a little junkin'. Last night we watched the movie, One Man's Treasure. It's a pretty good little movie.
Today was my lesson. As usual, I ran out of time before I ran out of material. I suppose that's good. It's just frustrating to know what to say and what to leave out. There was a lot of good discussion, too. The lesson was on forgiving others and I am hoping it struck a chord with someone besides me!
Tomorrow is another full week of summer program, grandkids, sewing baby blankets for humanitarian service, book group, a day trip up north and two classes to teach on Saturday. Sheesh!!
It's been another full, but fun week. On Tuesday we went with the summer program group to a Diamondbacks game. Dan and his family met us there. We had a great time. We sat in the picnic pavilion and they were GREAT seats. The kids liked the fact that they could eat all they wanted (hot dogs, soda, popcorn, peanuts) until the 7th inning. And they took full advantage of that!
On Wednesday, Jan, Sharon, Gwen and I went to Mesa for a girls' day out. We stopped at Scrapbooks, Etc., Mystic Paper and M&Co. Papery. We stopped for a late lunch at Toby Keith's new restaurant in Mesa. It was delicious!!
My dedicated visiting teachers came on Thursday. Eliza was here that day while Erin went to a Dr. appt., so it was a fun visit.
On Friday, Jan and I met at Scrap Happy Sisters to finish kitting the two classes next Saturday...the technique class and the Summertime album. Just when we thought we had things under control, more people signed up, so we had to start again with new kits. And even more signed up today. I guess we'll be doing some last-minute scrambling Saturday morning before class begins. Oh, well.
Yesterday, Eliza had her first swim meet at Cactus. She entered the breast stroke, butterfly and the freestyle relay. She got a fifth, a fourth and a second place. She wanted to do better, but we all think she did great for her first time out. She's especially good at the freestyle, and so she may be motivated to enter that as an individual event, too. After that, Mark and I did a little junkin'. Last night we watched the movie, One Man's Treasure. It's a pretty good little movie.
Today was my lesson. As usual, I ran out of time before I ran out of material. I suppose that's good. It's just frustrating to know what to say and what to leave out. There was a lot of good discussion, too. The lesson was on forgiving others and I am hoping it struck a chord with someone besides me!
Tomorrow is another full week of summer program, grandkids, sewing baby blankets for humanitarian service, book group, a day trip up north and two classes to teach on Saturday. Sheesh!!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Yes, I'm Still Here!
I know....it's been almost a week since I've posted, but since I didn't have anything too "exciting" or "interesting" to say, I've delayed. But here I am. My week in a nutshell: Tuesday--Erin and I baked bread with the help of four great chef's assistants. Wednesday--I worked (and finished) my CityScape project. If I'd taken picture of it, I'd post them, but I haven't yet. Thursday--I made lemon bars (YUM!) and a veggie tray for Jenny Cooper's baby shower. I also got my hair cut and colored. Always a good day when that happens. Friday--Mark and I went junkin' and found next to nothing. We were able to get a few kid books for the treasure box. I'm sure they'll like seeing new books to read. Friday night I worked on a sample for a class I'm teaching the YW in the ward the end of June. Today (Saturday) Mark and I took a day trip up to Payson/Pine. We were scoping out a place to stay during the three days we'll be at girls' camp. I know, we're wimps. I guess that's the luxury of getting older! We did stop at our favorite scrapbooking store in Payson and found a couple of fun items I'd not seen here in town. Almost made it all worth the trip! We even managed to get into some beautiful rain. That did make it all work the trip! There's nothing like being in the mountains during a summer rain storm. We even were treated to several loud claps of thunder! On the way home we stopped for a minute at the outlet mall in Anthem. They have some new stores we'd not been to before. Now we're home getting things ready for the Sabbath...clothes ironed, dinner planned/prepared, etc.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Playing Catch Up
Someone (who shall remain unnamed!) said that I was slacking a bit by not keeping my blog updated. I guess I've been a bit blog lazy. But in my defense, I have been busy, too!
On Wednesday, I/we helped Brian with his kids while he went to get oriented so he can be Dallin's soccer coach. We've come full circle! Mark spent many years coaching one or more of the kids during most every sport season they had....soccer, baseball, kickball, etc. After Brian came home, Mark helped him install a couple of shelves in their garage so they could get some items up off the floor. I told him, when he was finished, they could hold a dance in their garage now! It looks great.
I spent most of the day on Thursday working with Jan to put together another class at Scrap Happy Sisters. It will be a technique class. There are 10 tags that will be worked on/assembled to make a reference book of sorts for the varioius techniques to be taught. The tags all have 3+ different techniques on each, so it should be a full, fun class. The date will be May 16th from 11 am-2pm. See you there!
Friday was a FULL day. Every year that they hold Luke Days at Luke Air Force Base, he yearns to go and watch the planes. This year was no different, except that this year we actually went! He was able to gain entrance through a buddy of his. It was the "pre-show" practice day. It was also a day for VIPs and the media. And it was not crowded (at least not at first!). We arrived at noon and were able to stroll around looking at the various aircraft. Some old, some new. We even got to see Scott Pasmore (channel 3 news...morning show). He was there with three other people just walking around. He wasn't working, or at least it didn't seem he was. During the early hours we were there, they had several stunt planes in the air doing their tricks and blowing smoke. At 2 pm, the much-anticipated Thunderbirds began their show. And what a show it was! They performed for at least an hour!! I was able to get a few pictures (read about 150!!) to help remember the fun day. We finally left after 3 pm...not because Mark was done watching, but because we weren't smart enough to bring shade, a chair, nor water!! And it was a warm day. So we headed out to get something to drink, and to rest our tired, barking dogs. He was very appreciative to me that I would spend that many hours in the hot sun so he could do something he thoroughly enjoyed. I must say, I enjoyed it too! I'll share some pics and if I can get Mark to hold still long enough, I'll have him identify them!
Top-Spitfire, Bottom-P-51, Left-Wart Hog F-10, Right-F-22 Raptor
Thunderbirds
Globe Master Cargo Plane
B-52
C-47
Stunt Planes
F-16
AWACS
F-22 Raptor
F-15
Mark
F-16 and its cargo
Scott Pasmore (center) and friends
F-10 Wart Hog
Today we were able to spend the day junkin'!! We hit several yard sales and our favorite thrift shops. And we even made it to Mesa and had Cafe Rio for dinner. Yes, Erin, I mainlined the cilantro-lime dressing! LOL!!
It was a great day.
On another note....I only had two comments on my post a few days ago about the Gift That Keeps on Giving. I still have a spot left if anyone wants to play the game! Em, I thought for sure you'd jump in. And if you decide to play, you can always make one of those yummy cakes like you made your dad for his birthday!!
On Wednesday, I/we helped Brian with his kids while he went to get oriented so he can be Dallin's soccer coach. We've come full circle! Mark spent many years coaching one or more of the kids during most every sport season they had....soccer, baseball, kickball, etc. After Brian came home, Mark helped him install a couple of shelves in their garage so they could get some items up off the floor. I told him, when he was finished, they could hold a dance in their garage now! It looks great.
I spent most of the day on Thursday working with Jan to put together another class at Scrap Happy Sisters. It will be a technique class. There are 10 tags that will be worked on/assembled to make a reference book of sorts for the varioius techniques to be taught. The tags all have 3+ different techniques on each, so it should be a full, fun class. The date will be May 16th from 11 am-2pm. See you there!
Friday was a FULL day. Every year that they hold Luke Days at Luke Air Force Base, he yearns to go and watch the planes. This year was no different, except that this year we actually went! He was able to gain entrance through a buddy of his. It was the "pre-show" practice day. It was also a day for VIPs and the media. And it was not crowded (at least not at first!). We arrived at noon and were able to stroll around looking at the various aircraft. Some old, some new. We even got to see Scott Pasmore (channel 3 news...morning show). He was there with three other people just walking around. He wasn't working, or at least it didn't seem he was. During the early hours we were there, they had several stunt planes in the air doing their tricks and blowing smoke. At 2 pm, the much-anticipated Thunderbirds began their show. And what a show it was! They performed for at least an hour!! I was able to get a few pictures (read about 150!!) to help remember the fun day. We finally left after 3 pm...not because Mark was done watching, but because we weren't smart enough to bring shade, a chair, nor water!! And it was a warm day. So we headed out to get something to drink, and to rest our tired, barking dogs. He was very appreciative to me that I would spend that many hours in the hot sun so he could do something he thoroughly enjoyed. I must say, I enjoyed it too! I'll share some pics and if I can get Mark to hold still long enough, I'll have him identify them!
Top-Spitfire, Bottom-P-51, Left-Wart Hog F-10, Right-F-22 Raptor
Thunderbirds
Globe Master Cargo Plane
B-52
C-47
Stunt Planes
F-16
AWACS
F-22 Raptor
F-15
Mark
F-16 and its cargo
Scott Pasmore (center) and friends
F-10 Wart Hog
Today we were able to spend the day junkin'!! We hit several yard sales and our favorite thrift shops. And we even made it to Mesa and had Cafe Rio for dinner. Yes, Erin, I mainlined the cilantro-lime dressing! LOL!!
It was a great day.
On another note....I only had two comments on my post a few days ago about the Gift That Keeps on Giving. I still have a spot left if anyone wants to play the game! Em, I thought for sure you'd jump in. And if you decide to play, you can always make one of those yummy cakes like you made your dad for his birthday!!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Friday Funday
Today was a bit of a fun day. Erin and I packed up three of her girls and headed to Mesa to the Modbe sale at the Mesa Hilton. I didn't think they had a lot of choices, so I was a little disappointed that we went that far for not much. Erin managed to get a couple of shirts for a birthday party the girls were going to this afternoon, so all was not lost. I'm sure she could have found a few items for herself, but she restrained. The girls were great the entire time we were gone....no whining, no fussing...total cooperation. We had a picnic lunch in the car before we headed back to the west side of town. Eliza even posed under a tree for me so I could get a picture for my Project 365. We had parked under a BIG old tree that was VERY shady. I was particularly impressed with the trunk of the tree. It would be a great climbing tree. There was a funny sign on the block wall between the cars and the tree that said something like....Park at your own risk. There are birds in the trees. We thought that was worth a chuckle. After stopping for refreshment at Sonic we trekked back to Glendale/Peoria. Erin went home from here and I worked on my lesson for Sunday. It wasn't coming together like I'd like, so I set it aside for a bit. After Mark came home, we went junkin' for a while. We found a couple of fun things....I got a gallon ziploc bag full of ink pads (not sure if they're even any good), and a bunch of OLD stamps from some business. They're great and I can't wait to use them on an upcoming project. Another find was a totally retro footstool. It's about a foot tall, about a foot wide and about 18" long. It has wooden legs with metal ends and "feet". The top is a cushion covered with orange vinyl. Can you picture that? I'll have to take a photo when it's lighter in here. It's in perfect condition! I have been wanting a table/stool to put next to the recliner and to use when the grandkids come over. It will make a great stool for them to sit on. And it's a beautiful orange color. Can you tell I was excited. And it was only $5!! Another item I saw and wanted was an old, green depression glass citrus juicer. It wassss gorgeous, but I wasn't willing to pay the $25 they wanted for it. I'll wait. But I'll probablly be sorry, too.
Tonight I finished grading papers and went back to work on my lesson. I finally finished. But I hadn't realized how challenging this lesson would be. It didn't seem to flow as easily as lessons I've taught in the past. It seemed like there was a LOT of repetition in the lesson and I felt like I would be saying the same things over and over and over again. I hope it goes well. I've been working on the lesson for almost two weeks now...since I was first called. So it's not like I've been putting it off. I like to wait until near the lesson time to pull it all together so I've had a chance to study/pray/research before I tie it all up. Anyway, I may need to rethink that strategy.
Tomorrow is the Chocolate Affaire in Glendale. At least some of our kids/grandkids are coming. It should be fun.
Tonight I finished grading papers and went back to work on my lesson. I finally finished. But I hadn't realized how challenging this lesson would be. It didn't seem to flow as easily as lessons I've taught in the past. It seemed like there was a LOT of repetition in the lesson and I felt like I would be saying the same things over and over and over again. I hope it goes well. I've been working on the lesson for almost two weeks now...since I was first called. So it's not like I've been putting it off. I like to wait until near the lesson time to pull it all together so I've had a chance to study/pray/research before I tie it all up. Anyway, I may need to rethink that strategy.
Tomorrow is the Chocolate Affaire in Glendale. At least some of our kids/grandkids are coming. It should be fun.
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