Bad Blogger~

Life has just sort of been happening & I haven't been blogging.

I have been scrapping though! So, it's all good. Right?

I forgot to tell you about the "adventure" that we had last Sunday.
To properly tell this little tale I need to give you a little background info.

My husband being the boy that he is LOVES mud.

Particularly mud puddles. Mostly just driving through them. In fact I'm not sure which he loves more, mud puddles or his car. The combination is like manna to him!

He has had quite a few cars/trucks over the years. Nothing fancy and certainly not a one that should have been able to go down the muddy roads that he adventured to. So fast forward to this last Spring and my darling husband finally buys a CRV with 4 wheel drive. He is like a kid in a candy store! Now I have to tell you that in all of his years of adventures he has NEVER once gotten his vehicle stuck. Well until last Sunday that is. So, we went for our usual Sunday drive. Packed up the kids and got donuts. We like to go for little drives. See where we end up. Hubby says to me that he wants to drive out to the pumpkin patch because he knows there will be mud. Now if you remember we did the P-patch last weekend. I was trying to avoid the rain and muck. He only wants to drive in it so I think I will be nice and say "Sure". It's been raining all day Friday and all day Saturday. He says no I found a muddy road not to far from here (the donut shop) last week. I don't say anything (after 9 years together I am use to muddy roads). So we drive over to this road (if you could call it that). The puddles are HUGE!!!! He doesn't hesitate, why would he? I mean he finally has 4 wheel drive, right? WRONG! The first, yes very first puddle that he forges we get stuck. Not just stuck but, stuck for 2 hours need a tow truck to get us out stuck!! Or as my two year old said "Stuck in the muck"! Yeah, that's right we were not moving. We called my sister to see if she could pull us out with her CRV. Well that only made us sink deeper and at this point I look down and realize that water is starting to come in on my side. Lucky for me that I wore my boots that day. My purse got ruined, and he ended up taking out all of the carpet and cleaning it. The babies were so good the whole time. I think they liked the adventure. I was OK with it (for the most part) until my purse got ruined. So, much for Hubby having 4-wheel drive! I would like to think that there will be no more muddy roads but, I know him better then that. So, that was our little Sunday drive err, sit!

A hot mug of coffee, feeding the baby and some quiet.

This is the way we start our day (well when I am lucky).

You are not gonna believe it but, today my little sugar lump is 1 month old!

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Anyway, time sure has been flyin'!

I also have some LO's for you but again no pics.

Sorry for such a boring post.

Do something fun this weekend.

I'm gone~

The weekend, a new book, and a challenge~

My copy of Ali Edwards Life Artist book came in the mail on Saturday.

It was really inspiring!

So much so that I started a challenge over at 2Peas inspired by the book.

Life Artist Challenge~

The first challenge is PLAY!

This is my layout for the challenge.

So nice just to be creating again!

If you can come play with us!

We went to the pumpkin patch this weekend.

I was really excited to go until we got there.

It was packed, I would say probably 500 people or more.

We didn't stay long.

We didn't get a pumpkin, or even a pic of one.

Oh, well!

Sorry the pics are sideways. I was tired of fighting with them.

Have a good day!

Insanity~

Sorry that it's taken me so long to post. Yesterday was insanity.

I know I owe you the name of the giveaway winner and I will give to you in a minute.

Let me say a little about my day yesterday.

CRAZY!

Did I mention that we haven't had a fridge since Sunday (when it broke).

Well we finally got a new one last night (at like 8pm).

So, my day yesterday was all about what to make 2 toddlers to eat that doesn't require anything perishable. Oh, and can be made quickly. It just made everything a little bit more stressful.

End of rant.

Now on to our winner(s).

There was originally only going to be 1 winner.

However, in letting my 2 year old choose the name

He decided that there should be 3.

He must have been feeling very generous!

So without further ado.

Nikki (NC2004)

Linda (shakerboxblog)

Toners

You have a little scrap snack coming your way!!!

As soon as I get your info that is.

To the rest of you, thanks so much fo visiting my blog and playing!

In other news:

Yesterday was my little sugar lump's "due date"

and today she is 3 weeks old!

I can hardly believe it.

She is even starting to look older.

Time sure flies!

Kind of a funny pic I know. She loves to have her hands on her face.

Anyway, have a good day all!

FALLing Leaves...

So, I really noticed this weekend that Fall is indeed here.

The leaves are changing colors.

There is a crisp chill in the air, as well as that wonderful smokey smell.

Some people have started to decorate with pumpkins and scarecrows.

I LOVE IT!

This is my absolute favorite time of year!

So, to honor that and my new baby I thought it would be fun to give away a scrap snack or two.

I will pick a random winner on Tuesday (10-9-07 "Hailey's Due Date") at 5pm PST.

Simply leave a comment on here telling me what you love most about this time of year!

One entry per person please.

Thanks!

* Edit- If you are posting anonymously please be sure to leave me your email addy so I contact you if you win. Thanks!

Something Witty...

As the coffee was brewing this morning I was composing a witty blog post in my mind.

Do you ever do this?

Of course by the time I had sat down with my coffee, got the baby somewhat content, fixed breakfast for the boys and checked my email my fabulous post had disappeared into the vast cavern that is my mind. C'est La Vie!

Today is day 13 with the new baby. My DH has started referring to her as the girl.

It bugs me a lot! I know he doesn't mean anything by it but, still it bugs me!

I have noticed how I seem to accomplish less and less in a day. Last night I managed to make dinner. Well it was frozen Chicken nuggets and tater tots. I consider this meal to be only a tiny step up from fast food. The boys enjoyed it even though it didn't come with a toy surprise. Oh, I did make them eat green beans. So, that is something at least. Right?

I think I need to seriously re-evaluate my sense of what accomplishing something in a day now means. I mean everyone got fed, diapers got changed, and the boys had baths (courtesy of DH). That is something right? Now the dishes didn't get done and the laundry is threatening to take over the hallway. One day at a time right? Today the baby has a DR. appointment so that means leaving the house. Lucky for me my brother is going to come over and watch the boys.

I am thankful for that!

On the creative front I did manage to make a mock-up of Hailey's birth announcement. I am using the Stampin Up Bundle of Joy set. I think I may have gone a little overboard but, they will be cute it'll be worth it. The design is simple but, has a lot of pieces that need to be cut out. Times that by 40 and I have my work cut out for me (no pun intended).

Ok, enough rambling. Have a great day all!

I am leaving you with this picture of my little sugar lump. She was sunbathing due to jaundice.