Scrap Happy Jenn
God, family, homeschooling, scrapping, but not always in that order!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
I do it
She wants to dress herself (and then un-dress herself 3 minutes later, in a secret hiding place, usually behind the chair in the livingroom) and then come out yelling, "naked baby!" in a superhero kind of way. You must be thinking, How Cute!, it is, most of the time. Until I try to dress her again and she screeches, "NO! I do it!"
You get it, right?
On another note, we went to the airport yesterday to pick up a friend. She has a toddler also. He and Emily are bestest friends. They have been gone for 15 whole days. That's a long time and Emi has been asking about him. So we say to her, "Do you want to wear something pretty to see Timo at the airport?" and she says, "Yes! Timo's Mickey Mouse jammas!" She had borrowed these pajamas a while ago and we never returned them yet. It was very hot yesterday and these pajamas are flannel. But I choose to pick my battles. Cute, right. We told her it was too hot so she put on her sun hat. It's too small. Then we left for the airport. At least she's modest :)
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
July 4th, 2012
Alex's first 4th of July (actually, this had nothing to do with Pinterest :) |
Our first 4th of July ALL BY OURSELVES! (and neither did this one) |
First time making fruit skewers |
Just a cute kid |
First time making red, white and blue yummy drinks |
I even made one for Emily. And yes, it was all over the kitchen floor. But she had fun drinking her "soda". |
I also made this Jello mold flag that we make every year. It's not finished yet so I didn't get a photo, but it will look like this one. |
Saturday, April 28, 2012
New-s
I have also finally gotten back on track with some homeschooling. At least math and spelling every day. Harley and Chloe are thriving on the routine also. It's a blessing because I was so scared of the fighting and arguing I used to put up with and I was not looking forward to it again but it was all in my head. They got right back into schooling and I don't want to say it's been easy, but it has and I am doing and not just trying to do.
The girls also auditioned for a play through our homeschool group and got a part. They are excited about it. It's for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. We need to watch the movie or read the book so we can get a better gist of what it's about exactly.
Alex will be 7 weeks old on Monday. He smiles at us all if we give him enough attention. Which is not hard. Everyone is always in his face. :)
Thursday, February 2, 2012
LOL!
Friday, September 2, 2011
New blogging technique
In my life this week…hubby was really sick and stayed home one day from work. He never misses work. He made homemade chicken soup and we ate leftovers for 2 days. It was so delicious and no one else has gotten sick. We always call it Daddy's miracle soup. The girls and I also went to the Zoo before Nightime Zoo was over. We met Lisa and Kate there and had so much fun!
In our homeschool this week…We just started Monday and we got a lot done. The kids were motivated by the schedule I set for them to do themselves but fizzled out by Wed. We did a lot of reading together for History but they were bored. On the plus side they had so much fun learning about their brains! Who knew?
My favorite thing this week was…the excitement the girls had for anatomy. They weren't into it at first but we started by tracing their bodies on a big sheet of paper and cutting out our brains :)
Things I’m working on…a schedule. We really need something that works around the baby but still involves her.
I’m reading…a series by G.A. McKevett. i can't stop!
I’m cooking…potato salad tomorrow. i am totally craving it!
I’m grateful for…my friend Kay who told me today that even though I don't think I have it altogether, I pretty much do and have some faith in God and myself.
I’m praying for…a friend's friend named Aubree. She has cancer and isn't doing well. I am also praying for my brother and his girlfriend.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Girl Scout Cookies and Emily's 1st Birthday
We've been spending a lot of time at the new library. It's beautiful but busy all the time! I've paid more fines since they've opened the new library than in my entire life. I guess someone has to pay for all the new solar panels...
Emily's first birthday is coming up on March 31st. We are going to have a bday party on April 3rd and I can't decide how much money I want to spend. Do I want to go all out for a party she won't even remember with cute 1st birthday decorations or do I just want to cut out some big ones on my cricut and paste them to the wall??? Decisions, decisions. Probably the latter, but we've already invited tons of family so we will probably be spending all the money on food anyway.
Until next time I blah all over the computer...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Wow! It's been a year!
I know I've said this before but I am back! LOL. I had a baby. Her name is Emily. She is uber-adorable and now I am ready to start scrapping again. I think.
We had a good and bad year. I had a baby. My best friend died. That's the year in a nutshell.
So onto the scrapbooking. I finished Emily's album. It is so gorgeous and I am so proud. Lately I've been working on baby albums for Sandy's sons. Two of them are pregnant. Well, their girlfriends are at least. One with a boy and one with a girl. I gave the boy album away last Sunday at the baby shower. I didn't take any pics, bummer. BJ totally helped me get it finished in 2 days. Thanks so much! But I still have to finish the girl one and I will post pics of it. In the meantime, here's a pic of my beautiful girls. I'll be back soon.....
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
New pages
Here's another page I did with that same paper. I got this sketch from Little shop of Sketches.
Tonight I was going to join a women's group at a local church that are reading through the bible and scrapping about the verses. I thought that was such a great idea! Plus the support of the women is such a help to hold me accountable! LOL. Anyway, hubby still isn't home from work, so I couldn't go...I called and he is on his way. I was worried!
Harley's catching a cold and we are selling girl scout cookies. I started work again today until the end of this month...busy busy busy. I couldn't be happier :) Happy February!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Baby Busy-ness
http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/101158/view/2552645/-1.html
and here is my take:
This new paper from Close to my Heart is called Topstitch. They have a coordinating stamp set that I just might have to purchase!
My friend Holly and I also made the invitations to my baby shower which is coming up on Feb. 20th. I am excited for that too. Hopefully lots of my friends that I haven't seen for a long time will come. We live "up the hill" and have no car right now so it seems we don't see anyone anymore.
Here are some layouts I did for my sister in law of her baby girl and baby boy. They aren't exactly babies anymore but I gave these to her for Christmas. This was using the new Close to my Heart Felicity Collection. It came with the paper and stamp set. It is only available until Jan. 31st!
The girls had a birthday and they turned 9 years old! I feel like they are growing up so fast! I keep finding myself scrapping pictures of them when they were young. I loved how cute and innocent they were. They are starting to get too pre-teenish for me. Hubby has to step in a lot and take over the arguments. I feel they argue a lot with me instead of obeying. I'm not looking forward to the time when they don't like me at all. How do I keep that from happening? How do I keep being their best friend and mom at the same time? Leave some advice...I need help!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Almost Christmas!
Were you a closet snooper? A looker of under beds trying to find what your parents got you for Christmas? I was! I even unwrapped presents that were already under the tree and then re-wrapped them. And to tell you the truth...I still hunt for my gifts. The year before last my hubby hid my gift in the shed out back. I never found it...he's getting too smart for me.
Anyway, I am trying to keep the true spirit of Christmas which is of course, Jesus. He is the reason for the season. Here's a verse for some perspective:
But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10-11
MERRY CHRISTMAS!