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more scrappy magic :)

I have done more scrapping in the past few days that i have in months.  It makes me very happy but it also makes me NOT want to quit.  it seems if i get to scrap a little i want to scrap ALL THE TIME.  So getting up early or staying up late or ignoring the absolutely GORGEOUS weather just kinda happens because i become obsessed with the next project.  Hopefully i can figure out how to strike a perfect balance.

The LO i did is a photo of Connor's first day of 4th grade.  He's about to finish 6th and will be in junior high next year (godwilling with his crappy grades).  Yes....i'm a little late in getting school photos scrapped LOL)  I totally dug through my stash and used some VERY old Cherry Arte papers and letter stickers that I've been hanging onto for what seems like ages, maybe as long as 4 years now maybe more.  I also used the I-top punches that are supposed to make toppers for their brads.  But i used them as regular ole punches and they turned out SUPER cute.  They totally look like cogs which are perfect for boy pages.

Products:

Pattern Papers: Cherry Arte

Punches: Imaginesce - I-top punch

chipboard: Best Occasions

alpha stickers: chatterbox

alpha stamp: (th) see-d's by stephanie barnard

brads: Bazzill (large silver), Joann's (small silver black and white), Making Memories (pewter) Imaginesce (black with silver)

circle clips: Target office supply

ink: Momento Dew Drop - tuxedo black

pen: Zig Millenium

circle cutter: Making Memories

On a side note we went to the shooting range today with the boys.  We gave Connor his birthday gift a couple days early so we headed out to put it through it's paces.  Not at all disappointed in the purchase.  We also let jackson shoot casey's old .22 rifle that he was given when he was about jack's age.  jackson LOVED IT and now wants to go to the range everyday to shoot.  Photos to come on a scrapbook page soon i'm sure.

Time to get off the computer and get some laundry and chores done.  Goodbye long weekend, hopefully i get another one of you soon.

~h

Overheard in my backyard yesterday afternoon

Jackson: Hahahahaaaaa brother! I just popped Rico!!! HAAAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

Connor: That wasn't Rico. That was his twin sister Nicolette.

Jackson: Oh. Nicolette?

Backstory: They were playing with water balloons in the back yard while I grilled chicken for dinner. Connor named his water balloons apparently. What possessed him to not only name, but to explain to his 7YO brother that he named them AND come up with such creative names? No clue. It sure made me giggle though. :)

He's a thinker, that one

Dateline: Sunday July 16.  Place:  Our Kitchen Table  Time:  Appx 12:45pm

Connor: "Mom, how much did this cost?"  {holds up his Gatorade bottle}

Me: "I think it was $1.29."

C:  "What a rip-off."

M:  "What?"

C:  "'Cause it says right here.....Hi, me 5¢"

M:  "Where does it say that?"

C:  "Right here."  {pointing to side of the bottle - where it reads CASH REFUND - HI ME 5¢}

M:  {stiffling a giggle}  That's for recycling, kinda.  Those letters stand for states that it's allowed in and if you return the empty bottle, they will give you 5¢ for it.

C:  "It's still a rip-off.  It costs $1.29 and they only give you 5¢."  {shakes head in disbelief}

M:  "Yeah I guess it is.  But if you had a lot of them you would make more money."

C:  {shaking head again}  "Nah.  Too much work."

Just had to share.  He's so much like me and that I simply adore.

Peace,

~h

Oh so sweet

Connor and I worked this afternoon on Valentines for his class party on Tuesday.  Took us a couple hours but they are done.  A lot of the putting together was my job and I left the creativity to Connor (with a few suggestions from me)  I did the stamping and heat embossing on the front as well as the decorative scissor edge. (haven't used those in YEARS!)  Also put them together because the tape runner was frustrating him to no end.  :D  Connor did the stamping on the back, put all the foam stickers on the front and of course filled out the "to" "from" part.  They turned out so darned cute!

The fruits of our labor.

                      

                                                                                                                                             Yes, that is a splotch of ink on his wrist.  He's quite the mess maker, just like his momma.   

You should have seen the floor of my scraproom when we were done.  Looked like a scissor wielding maniac has hit a stack of paper running.  I'm still finding bits of red and paper backings off the stickers.  :D

Inside are Hershey's chocolate bars.  They didn't have regular chocolate like I wanted, so I had to get w/almonds.  Oh well.  He wanted to get difficult and get 4 different kinds of candy bars.  Had to put the quash on that one, it would have cost me a fortune to buy them all individually.  Anyhoo, time and money well spent.  He turned to me as we were in the middle of creating the valentines and said "Mom, I'm having so much FUN!"  THAT is totally worth it.  Totally.

So the breakdown goes something like this (you know I'm planning the LO in my head as I type this)

Chocolate bars: $8

Cranberry Cardstock:  $3.60

Foam Heart stickers $4

Tape runner: $3

Hands covered with ink, a floor filled with scraps and time with my son? Priceless.

And one last parting shot because those freckles are to die for.  Couldn't you just smother him with hugs and kisses?

                                                                                          Hoping you get to spend time with the ones that mean the most to you,

~h