d-i-s-n-e-y-l-a-n-d ROCKS!

We had the BEST time. Superlative even. I can't say enough good about the Disney empire/corporation. Excellent customer service, so attentive, so CLEAN. And yes, so HAPPY. One could say the "happiest place on earth."

Everyone got along - minimal whining, fighting, sister stuff. A tad hot/humid, but never for long. We could always find a fun way to cool off at some ride or show or water attraction.

Figure we'll head to DisneyWorld next year or the year after. I am already SO excited about that trip (that's not even planned yet!) because this one was so incredible. Truly the memory of a lifetime for my little family.

Framed

OK, by no means am I an authority on much of anything, but wanted to share how cool it is to put your layouts in frames. I have so many in albums, yes, but every once in awhile, a little grouping of layouts seem to stand out as belonging together. I mix them in with other art and the only "rule" I really adhere to is always use black frames. It ties it all together and I just really love black frames. You could do all white or wood or silver or whatever fits your taste. But just don't miss the opportunity to surround yourself with the most precious, and truly personal art possible - your own.

shameless plug

Must make my monthly plug for ScrapsAhoy. This site is seriously my second home with talent oozing from every crew member. Each month, a new specific gallery (this month is New Zealand) with new topics, new challenges, new good stuff and none of the drama (priceless!) At right a little tease of two layouts I did and love. The whole enchilada is here:
Unwritten
Sense of Wonder
Happy Thursday-almost Friday-almost, almost Saturday!
t

A couple things

Indy was so proud of making a "two-story card house" all by herself. Notice we didn't even have cards - she used Millionaire cards, but hey they worked! This is why I scrapbook - not so much for the "events" but for the moments.

Ppr: MM, Provocraft, Prima; Stampin' Up stamp, assorted buttons, DMC floss, twill, stitching. Love the citrus-y colors.
I am eagerly waiting for the "Freestyle" book to show up in town. May have to give in and order online! In the meantime, I did this to get my feet wet. They have a great blog with all sorts of goodstuff in case, like me, you haven't seen the book yet. I feel like I already "do my own thing", but this should be a good push to think of things I haven't thought of before, lol, KWIM? Only thing I did I don't like is I corrugated just the ends of the layout and not thrilled with it. Makes me think it got jammed in something and wrinkled, lol. Love the corrugation on the green strip though!

Lasting Impressions and a scrap of MM paper. Red flower cut from one of my own digital papers, Stampin' Up stamp, MM rub-ons, Uni-ball Signo and Sharpie pens.

Love these pics of Indy at the park this weekend. fun fun. What do you do when your older kids don't want the pics taken? I'm only getting good stuff of Indy and I want to snap all my girls. As teens, they are a lot better at avoiding the camera. Silly girls!

Indy at the park

Friday night ended up being an "Indy and Mommy" night. Indy wanted McDonalds (so she could play in playland) and I really didn't, so with some quick thinking I told her Red Robin would be much better and tomorrow I would take her to the park. So much better! In the day to day busy-ness of life, I think we forget about places like parks. She slid and swung, we picked bark out of our shoes (it can't all be good), she peekabooed through little windows like this one, I spun her on the tire swing until she was nearly sick (hey, every kid has to do this once), she noticed how many other kids wore the same Target clothes as her and she rode a stack of tires strung on rope a la the mechanical bull. We stayed until the rains came (LOL, going for effect here). SO much better than if we'd gone to McDonalds.

I LOVE 3-day weekends! Enjoy yours!
t