Rushing

Life is rushing by...so quickly right now.  I am not sure if it is swim team, ballet, housework...but the days are flying.  The week has been quite an adventure so far, with the swim team scavenger hunt, board meetings, a swim meet, shopping for new dance shoes....really?  I don't know where it went.

Today we are getting ready to head out on our swim team's annual raft trip.  Tons of fun in the sun....

if you like being drenched with buckets of water.  

Or maybe you prefer getting shot in the ear with a water cannon?

These photos are from last year.  The water is sooooo cold.  But it is usually quite hot outside, so you dry quickly.

We will also have the opportunity to play with "safe and sane" fireworks.  They are illegal here in my county, but where we are going.......

They may only be a few feet off the ground, but the children love lighting them and watching them go off.  

Well, lots more to do today before we head out.  I will be back with photos from the scavenger hunt (as soon as the children email me them) and the raft trip and fireworks soon.

Have a fantabulous 4th of July, Canada Day, or just a great weekend!

Hugs.

Nancy

Time Flies

I can't believe that June is almost over.  It really is amazing how fast the summer is flying by.  I think the days just rush by faster in the summer.  Is it due to the longer days, the amount of free time to do whatever you want now that school is out?  And why is it the kids want to do so much?  lol

You all know that my children are all swimmers, so a lot of our summer is spent at the pool, at swim meets.  And swim meets mean waiting.  If you have never been to a swim meet, you probably didn't know this....but while the meet may last for 6 hours, each swimmer spends maybe 3 minutes in the pool, tops.  Ainsley spends even less at a cabana meet since her events are short, maybe 20 seconds each.  Yep, that is a lot of waiting.

The SEI Mimosa papers were so summery, they fit these swim photos perfectly. I cut the larger flower shape, large flower and ring using my Cricut.  A bit of Glimmer Mist in Pashmina and Sunshine on the chipboard flowers gave a bit of sparkle.  Finally a few Tear Drops to accent my larger flower and I was done.

It has been tons of fun working with all the lovely products from the Your Memories Here store this month as a guest design team member.  I am sad that my time there is over.  Now I wait to see if maybe, just maybe they pick me for their regular design team.  Guess it is my turn to wait now.  hee hee

Hugs.

Nancy

Busy, Busy

But not in the way you probably think.  lol

Today, I woke with horrible allergies.  So, I decided to take it easy.  Mackenzie went to morning swim practice.  Ainsley and Brighton went to afternoon.  Other than a bit of housework and a friend over for Ainsley it was a very uneventful day.  Which, gave me lots of time to play.  What a nice change.

My good friend, Heather, challenged me at the beginning of the month to scrapbook 30 photos.  Which, with my current affinity for single photo layouts looked to be quite a challenge.  But, with all the time I had today, it was one I was up to.

The first one is from this weeks Sassy Lil Sketches blog.  Which, was a great layout for lots of photos (6!!!)

and here is my take....

The next, from The Color Room

And then....

From Color Palette 148 over at Color Combos Galore and a flip, rotate, reassemble of Got Sketch #100.

Finally, based on a sketch and color scheme over at Pagemaps....

How much would I love to win all those gorgeous laser cute chippies.  sigh.....

Well, so that makes 29...technically, not done yet.  But I do have another layout here, waiting to be uploaded to the Your Memories Here blog for my last reveal as a GDT member.  I have loved working with their products and look forward to summer CHA and the need to stock up again!  lol  Seriously, if you haven't been buy, you should definitely check them out.

Well, off to finish dinner.  Meatless Monday here so we are having cheese enchiladas with a big salad and a plum/berry crumble for dessert.  yummmmmm

Chat with ya soon.

Hugs.

Nancy

Happy Sunday

It seems as if the summer is just racing by.  I can't believe I am about to say it...but I long for the fall, school....normalcy.  lol  And regular sleep.  I am so not used to being up and out of the house at 7:00 a.m.

What did we do last week?  Well....

We went to Great America....

I took Ainsley on a shopping spree to celebrate her birthday...

We went to the archery range.

Had a swim meet, which we lost, but I won't bore you with more swim photos.  lol  Well, maybe one....

And went out to the TLC Farm in Aromas for a BBQ.

Somewhere in there I found a little bit of time for scrapping.....

This was made for the challenge over at ColorCombos Galore #147

some older photos of the children.

And finally.....

And speaking of this one.....

Before summer ends, and the normal routine takes back over I will start a new adventure with Sassy Lil Sketches, as a Sassy Girl.  This was my design team application layout.  If you haven't seen the blog, every week there is a fun, new sketch and lots of yummy inspiration.  Even a prize or two.  You should definitely check it out.
 
Here is last weeks sketch...

Well, hope you are enjoying your day.  And, if you are wondering what fun we have on tap for next week....along with swimming, we will have our annual raft trip, a scavenger hunt at the mall, and...well...who knows what the children will want to do.

Hugs.

Nancy

Peace and Quiet

It is late at night and I finally have a little peace and quiet here.  The last few days have been a blur, with the swim meet, the overnighter (didn't bother actually sleeping) and Father's Day.

I did a blog today over at Your Memories Here using lots of their yummy products and a sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches.

I have been having a great time blogging for them these past few weeks.  Who knew a guest DT job would be so fun.  If you haven't had a chance, you should definitely check out their store.

Well, today we are off to Great America, a little pre-celebration of Ainsley's birthday.

Hugs.

Nancy

Squeeze

Now, don't get me wrong.  I love summer.  The weather is beautiful.  The children don't have school, so I get a break, and we usually squeeze in a trip or two.  The only problem is that when I say "squeeze", I really mean "squeeze".  Our days are so full with swim and ballet that it seems we don't have time to do the fun stuff.

Today we managed to squeeze in a few things tho.  After swim practice, also known as "fun Friday"...cause there isn't much practice, mostly games. We grabbed a few friends and headed down south a bit to do some berry picking.  Yummy!!!  We picked ollalieberries and boysenberry.  Both are delicious.  So delicious that we managed to come home with almost 15 pounds of these suckers.  And since they didn't weigh the children before they started grazing picking the berries we may have actually brought home even more.....

What am I going to with so many berries?  Good question.  I have frozen 7 pounds of the boysenberries (they had mealy bugs and I really wanted those suckers dead) and two trays (maybe 3 pounds) of the ollalies.  I also made a yummy blackberry cobbler for desert tonight.  Which was a very good thing since we also managed to squeeze in picking up a side of beef this afternoon.  200 lbs.  Man, my freezer is full!  hee hee And I have no idea where I am going to put the rest of the berries.  Anyone have an idea?  I keep trying to squeeze more in, but I think we are maxed.

The girls managed to keep Daniel for the afternoon, so on top of piano lessons and processing berries, they had a play date.  Which is a good thing, cause it is summer, right????  And we have to squeeze in the fun when we can.

Tomorrow promises to be fun packed with a swim meet and the team overnighter!  Poor Phil, Father's day this year will be a bit of a bummer with grumpy children and exhausted wife.  Did I mention I, as president of the team get to stay up all night?  Well, maybe not all...I may manage to get 2 or 3 hours.  And sometime in there I need to squeeze in a trip to the grocery.

On the bright side tho...I did manage to squeeze in a bit of scrappy time.

Well, with the swim meet in the morning I should try and squeeze in some time with the hubby and some sleep.

What are you squeezing this weekend?

Hugs.

Nancy

Girlie Card Fun

I have been having tons of fun working with the goodies from Your Memories Here.  The papers and ribbons and glimmer mists...oh my!

This week I made a few card that were needed for the blog.

I am not usually a card maker, so I feel not too badly about the results.  If you want more information on these cards, products used, etc....you can pop over to the Your Memories Here blog.

Well, off to get the rest of my day going.,  Hard to believe I have been up since before 6 and still have gotten very little done.  Maybe getting up so early isn't such a good thing for me.  You would think that if I was up, I would be productive, but really, all I want to do is go back to bed.  lol

Hugs.

Nancy