wow! its been a long time ... part deux!

i am back again! things just seem to take over ... ok, more blogging - less something else (i will let you know what it is when i figure it out!)

i am trying to work some classes into my busy schedule ... i am really excited because we have a few Community Living groups coming to use the studio at the store ... i LOVE how crafts bring people together! if you have a group that is looking for some space to meet, let me know!

i finished my Costa Rica mixed album ... well, i finished it a while ago but i will post pics .. its so cool ... i have enough leftovers to run a class of 5 ... let me know ASAP if your interested!!!

super busy with hockey ... my kids all play, i play ...DH used to play but hurt himself and never got it fixed so now he on the injured list (and isnt allowed to drink with boys after so FINALLY got it xrayed, m.r.i-ed and is waiting to see the specialist )...ugh - enough about DRAMA boy ...

i am coaching and managing 3 (yes THREE) of the girls 4 teams! peuf! my awesome girls are playing on 2 teams each and i could not be prouder but wow is it lots of work ... oh, and daddy might need to start driving a cab on weekends... and maybe weeknights ... and maybe on his lunch hour ... heeheeheeh!

anyone need a glass of wine?

SMASH IN!!!!!

if any of you are waiting for SMASHbook items.... THEY ARE IN!!! If you have pre-ordered anything from Scrapbook Queens, i will be calling you today ... woohoo!

Next order of business ... we have a group that meets every 3rd Thursday of the month at the store called BOOK OF ME ... you are welcome to come and work on your "book of me" or any other projects that need finishing ... BRING A FRIEND!! oh, its FREE!

and lastly ... 13 yr old girl DRAMA! oy vey!!! one day they are BFF"s and the next day they are not speaking ...ugh! i must say, DLU has her share of drama but i do admit she is usually not the perp! LOL! she has a friend who eats sleeps and breaths DRAMA! what do you do? they have been buds since they were little but seriously, its getting s bit crazy ... does someone like that ever grow out of it? do i encourage her to move on or is the friendship some-thing she should try to salvage? DLU is often at the receiving end of the negative behaviour ... she is a passive person, maybe too passive ... UGH!

i really am not looking forward to the next few years- girls are tough!

GARCON! i need a bottle of Chianti! STAT!!!!

so, its been awhile ... AGAIN!!

so sorry ... been crazy with work and kids and life ... its all getting out of control!

i am coaching happy happy's hoceky team, trying to tip toe thru the landmine that is a 13 yr old girl and keeping tabs of the pre-pubescent boy ... sigh ... and dh is taking off for a week on the island

... HELP!!!!

Is Summer REALLY almost OVER?!?!?!?!

WHERE DID IT GO?????? I think summer has simply flown by!

... that being said, some really cool things coming into the store for you ... keep watching, i'll post pics this week!

Urban Love

Check out this awesome sight!!




Urban Love

WOW! its been a long time ...

June is SOOOO crazy for me ... there never seems to be enough hrs in the day ... *sigh*

ANYWAYYYY ... so we got our first order of SMASH BOOKS in at Scrapbook Queens and they were a super-hit! my girls each got one and are madly filling them up ... i am being a bit more selective about what i put it - LOL! i think, esp for HAPPY!HAPPY! (my littlest girl - 9 on Friday!!), the appeal is that it looks like a REAL book and its kinda cool to be gluing stuff into it and altering it!

SUPER BOOBIE FAIRIES also had a super-fabulous-amazing old fashioned crop-a-thon last saturday and it was TOO MUCH FUN!!! a very different format from our 24 Crop 4 a Cure ... Digi Fairy was the brains behind this operation and she is GOOOOODDDD!!! HUGE thanx to everyone who participated and all the Fairies who helped out!

And finally, after the crop on Saturday i took DLU and headed up to the cottage. Friends have great place up on Lake CeCeBe near Burks Falls ... its so beautiful up there!!! We had a great day up there on Sunday tubing and knee boarding and skiing! Kids found frogs and snails and played badminton and we ate and drank ... ahhhh summer!!!! Here is a very cool structure that is being built in Burks Falls out of shipping conatiners ... awesome!!! (DLU and i were looking for some mud to go mudding ing and came across this ...)

I got some great pictures too last weekend! i have been playing with the camera on the manual setting. For some reason even on a full charge, the camera battery doesn't seem to be able to power the big lens ...? the geek at the camera store says lens is much better on manual setting anyway which i am beginning to agree with!!! YAY me!!! The geek also suggested i bring the camera and lens in and they can check it out ... doesn't he know its PICTURE SEASON?!?!?! cant part with it even for a moment! lol!

i think i need another cottage weekend soon ... the WHOLE weekend this time pls!
xod

COPICS!!!

oh, i am soooo addicted to my COPICS!!! its funny cause i have had them for a few yrs but just really have gotten INTO them in the past year or so.

i took the Copic Certification Program about 2 weeks ago, and now i can't seem to put my markers down!

her is a wee princess i did for a birthday card ... still not so great with the hair and skin tones but i am practicing!!

any suggestions?