join in.

Do your part.
Go green.
check it.

Hello April.

Doing a little spray paint therapy.

Because a tacky neon green train table top needed a makeover.
So , needless to say, spring cleaning is in full affect at my house.
Always feels so good to clear out the old or refresh it and start clean for the season.
New month, new projects.

and a little welcome to SIS love for dear Lucy.
Its so fun having all the new Fashionistas join us.
Loads of love going around and that's never a bad thing.
I can not believe it has almost been a year since the Scrap in Style phenomenon started.
and to celebrate that, Jeanette is foofing up the boutique starting tomorrow.
She knows the way straight to my heart because she ordered up some of that Banana Frog goodness.
i am freakin' over this set.
Be sure to check it out.

and I leave you now with a little dual booty shakin' shot.

i just can't get you out of my head.

Your eyes are not playing tricks on you.
That's a cursive writing Dymo.
and Woodgrain tape.
eeks.
This is the coolest thing I have used in dang, I don't know how long.
With first punch I was sold.
Thanks J.

Purchased March 27th.
at 946pm.
on Ebay.
My postman is gonna think i've gone crazy when he hands me this package.

music is my DVR.

my week goes like this.
Sunday:
Big give
Dexter
Here come the Newlyweds.
Monday:
Intervention.
The Bachelor.
The Hills
Tuesday:
Dancing with the Stars.
American Idol.
Biggest Loser.
Wednesday:
Dancing and AI again.
miss guided.
America's next top model.
Top chef.
Thursday:
Make me a supermodel.
Life of Ryan.

soon to be added:
Desperate Housewives.
Brothers and Sisters.
That new dance show on Bravo.
Grey's.
Private Practice.
Gossip girl.
Are there any that I am missing?

I mean really.
I need to at least start multitasking while watching.
and eating ice cream does not count.

during the kids naptime i made these.

the little things.make a statement.
Playing catch up with Elise's paper project.

Dang I have missed doing these.

Figured I would use some of Jamie's scrappy leftovers while patiently awaiting the arrival of this month's SIS collection.

It's a purty one. So calm and subdued.

Just like me after a glass of wine.

and so it was.

The Happiest place on earth.

This place always lives up to the hype.

It was a day full of sunshine.

Suckers.comparing ears.
and my personal favorite...

The Main Street Electrical Parade.

and now reliving it with the kids does my heart good.

Real good.

saying goodbye.

Day 1 of 208ish.

POTD is our first way of getting through it.

CA Adventure is way 2.

Momma's got a calendar full of ways.

Making the best of things.

and feeling all the love, good thoughts, and prayers.

thank you.

♥

Together we will accomplish so much.

His 7 month mission: Our freedom. My 7 month mission: To keep the kids and I happy and healthy.

and dabble in something new creativly.


Creative outlet therapy if you will.

To keep contsructive while he is away.

To make something to pass the time and have as a pleasant reminder.

Create a feeling of accomplishment.

any ideas?

lay like broccoli.

make it homemade.
and eat up on breakfast for dinner.
Among other random things.

That's how we are spending our days.

I promise to be back soon with crafty stuff, but for now I am stocking up on the family together time.

Because 7 months without it, is way too long.

part of my to do list.

say hello to my little friends.

Seville, a fisheye and Nishi a 3-D.

Found cuddled together a one of my favorite thirft stores.

They needed a home.

Mine.

and at 20% off those stickered prices...sheesh.

Human Calendar

Human Calendar = Human + Calendar / 2007-11-26 / SML Screenshots
Originally uploaded by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

now this is too cool.

hello Tuesday.

• ordered some new JB goodies from SIS and am anxiously awaiting their arrival.
• doing our taxes...errrr.
• organizing papers and random junk drawers throughout the house.
• finally made all long overdue doctor/dentist appointments for myself.
• cleaning house for Dad's arrival on Thursday.
• wanting to catch up on some overlooked, best me and paper adventure.
• making Costco salmon for dinner.
• packing Olivia's first school lunch for tomorrow and feeling nervous to let her grow up.

Never did I think the day would come where I would enjoy wine.

March 1st was the day.

An imprompto trip up to Los Olivos wine country did it.

Or maybe 7 wineries down, it all tasted just fine.

I am more of a sweet white wine kinda girl.

and Anthony, more of a Syrah red kinda guy.

My favorite were the Daniel Gehrs wines by a longshot though.

So I think this Friday night will be spent re-watching Sideways and enjoying a bottle of wine.

Who would have thought.

she gets me.

and i love that.

Nothing compares to when I get to catch up and visit with friends that live way too far away.

She is the queen of useless knowledge, the kind we all thrive on.

She still works the overalls and scrunchy socks like no ones business.

Her wit is the contagious.

Her love for Coke runs deep like mine.

She picked out that necklace for me because it reminded her of scrapbook page.

She introduced me to Wii knowing fair well about my competitive nature.

She bought a coffee caramel flavored Twix to share with me when we stopped for gas.

and she flew with 4 kids to come and see us.

♥ you.

*and yes Aida, there will be a page made of this.*

28 in 08'

Cracker Jack box facts for this special day.

• i was almost a leap year baby.
• being born in 80' makes for easy math to calculate age.
• getting married on my birthday always makes for one heck of a celebration.
• i got to sleep in until 9am.
• got a killer massage.
• my gray hair to dark hair ratio is getting a little too even for comfort.
• hearing my mom sing happy birthday still gets me teary.
• my kids are good surprise secret keepers.
• my husband is great at surprising me.
• i feel loved by my family and friends in abundance today...what a gift.
• riding in the jeep with the top off and my hair blowin' keeps me feeling young.
• coconut coffee with coconut creamer is my favorite right now.
• its 2:49 and time for a nap.

Cram 8 passengers in a 7 seater SUV and you've got yourself a good time.

ahh.

The Lieb girls had no idea what they were in for when the said they were coming for a visit.

Today, day 2, we did Hollywood up right.

Meals in the car and everything.

and own our personal paparazzi....me.

The picture below best describes how all the wee ones were feeling about this time.

When the mom's thought it would be cool to check out the pre-Oscar set up and so we did just that.

and with a bag of snacks for all we set out.

Gold statues, huge lights, fresh cut flowers, and red carpet galore.

very cool.

even stepped foot on the "red carpet"
but just erased the picture...dang.

and then low and behold.

We Garmined our way into this girl.

Yes. I really am alot older than the average viewer watching the Hills, but i love it so. and super giddy was I when LC was outside her place chatting with her parents.

So as I sit here now, I am hoping that one day my kids will look back on this day and think "dang, our Mom was cool."

For today, I think their thoughts are... "what in the world did Mom have us doing all day?"

Whatever the case, it was an adventure.

and I do love me a good adventure.

a good friday indeed.

good friends.

good laughs.

good wine.and Meiko.
i am still smiling about it.

fresh.

it makes me happy to support local farmers.

and to get loads of fresh fruit.

and to play around with my camera.

note to self: its time to read the manual and really learn the ins and outs on this bad boy Rebel.

we saw. we hiked. we avoided getting arrested.

The Floyd's trek up was totally the way to go.


And despite the massive amounts of security cameras and no hiking signs, I really was tempted to get down to those letters.

Just to say I did.

But how embarrassing would it be to get arrested with 2 young kids you know?

There was even a break in the fence to get there.

The rebel in my fought the urge and continued down the hill.

Such a great family day.

saturday morning.

It was due time for one of these at our house.

So with coffee in hand, I busted out the goods and sold until only one little box of junk was left.

It felt so good to see stuff go.

Anthony thought we would be lucky to make enough to treat ourselves to dinner one night.

Ha, was he wrong.

We made enough to go out for the week.

This morning though, I paid back the garage sale love around the corner.

I swear this lady had a mini stamp shop in her home that she was getting rid of.

A bag full of goodies was thrown in my car.

score.

So basically, I just had yesterdays sale to make room for new junk.

Recycling at its best I say.

date nights 1 & 2.

1.mommy and daddy's.

I kept this bad boy a secret for over a week.

ALO in concert, Santa Barbara.

2. As a family.

Known as the Thomas and Sleeping Beauty date @Cold Stone Creamery.

All for the love of Valentines day.

No Hallmark needed here.

♥

she did it like this. she did it like that.

she LOVED the new bam pop.she had a ball seeing friends.
she drooled over the new Hambly on the far right.
She did a few make and takes with J.
She loaded up her car with so much crap on the drive home that no passengers would have fit in with her.
That she would be me.

I had such a great weekend as Michelle, not Mommy.

CHa blew my mind especially because I thought it was suppose to be smaller than the summer one.

Silly me.
Tip #1 for next time...

carry camera on shoulder to get more pictures.

Tip#2.

Start saving money pre CHA for all the cool "need to have" products.

Creative Cafe is gonna be cashing in some of my chips for sure.

Sticker tickets...eeks.

Add a little pep to your step.

For the love of sweets, this video is crazy cool.
thanks Aida for sharing it with me.

Tonight I am off to Anaheim for CHA and a few day sleepover at JKL's.
I am prepared to be overwhelmed with scrappy stuff and of course I will come back with updates.
Can hardly wait to see all the new goodies and chat it up.

Happy weekend.

consumed.

Hollywood Sign
Originally uploaded by Floyd B. Bariscale

We have always been a family that enjoys hiking together.
This shall be our frist LA hike.
Getting up to this landmark will be so sweet.
I have been researching and trying to find ways to hike to the best view spot.
From the front. From the back. all around.
so fun.
I'll be sure to post pictures when we get back.

score.

Michelle's mindset.

Visiting a new city for the weekend.

Check their Craigs list free sections.

Hit up the garage sale scene first thing Saturday morning.

So, in old times fashion, I head out early with coffee in hand and Dad and Denise in tow.

We go to a few sales and find those panoramic size photos for 25 cents and then at another stop find that funky curved back chair for 1 dollar.

good? yes.

But I felt like there was something bigger waiting in the wings for us to discover.

and there was.

We found an antique store going out of business and as I walked in slow and stunned like, I turn to my dad and say "now this is my kinda sale."

jackpot.

Filled up the back of my truck with all this and spent only 20 bucks.

Dad wrestled with the big things for a bit and finally got them all shoved in and turned to me with a rolled eyed look and just laughed.

"You know you miss me when i'm not around Dad."

and we drove home.

Great day!

Birthday partying it up.

family time.

bright colors.

happy faces.

presents.

cake.

kids birthdays are the best.