On the Mend

When Trent & I returned from our weekend trip, I found a message from my Dad that my grandfather had fallen and broken his hip on Sunday morning. The break was far enough up that he had joint replacement surgery on Tuesday. It went well and rehab has begun. Yesterday morning they got him up and moving a bit. Things are slow going, but that's probably to be expected. My sweet Calendar Girls at 2ps have been keeping him in their prayers and...

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HRP - the layout

I felt inspired yesterday to create a layout of our fun at Hard Rock Park:Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Avery baseball card holder; Basic Grey patterned paper; Making Memories Tiny Alpha letter stickers and star eyelets; Die Cuts with a View adhesive backed cardstock; QuicKutz Metro SkinniMini unicase alpha; Uniball Signo white pen; park map. Inspired by July 7th & 10th of dw2008.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Hard Rock Park

All work and no play isn't any fun. We had already planned to spend this weekend at the beach before the bathroom fiasco. Since we managed to make so much progress, we packed our bags and headed south to spend the weekend playing just has hard as we had worked.Saturday we went to the new Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, SC, to do just that. :)Not sure if it's the economy or lack of awareness of the park (several people we mentioned it to before...

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My Week in a Wordle

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Almost There

Day 5 update: nail holes in molding filled. Caulking complete. Toilet in place. Bathroom 95% cleaned.Once the caulking is dry, I'm going to mop the floor and then we'll be able to start using our bathroom again. The remaining painting will wait until next week. It's been a long, exhausting 5 days.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Special Inspection

The cats have been locked out of the bathroom since Sunday. We didn't want them getting into any trouble - particularly before we repaired the subfloor. I had visions of their curiosity getting the best of them and finding them running around in the floor/ceiling space! :)Chester is our little scaredy cat and was quite unruffled by the loud noises of the saws and hammer. Last night he peeked in the doorway and that was as far as he would go....

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And there was Floor...

I gave in to Trent's idea and we began installing the new flooring last night:About 3 hours later, we were finished and I had reinstalled most of the quarter round molding around the toilet area. Tonight we're planning to finish installing the molding. Some of it snapped during demo so this will require another trip to the hardware store. And then I want to paint the recessed wall behind the toilet before we put it back - much easier than trying...

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Picking Finishes

After work last night, Trent & I went shopping for paint & flooring at Home Depot. They offer a no VOC paint. It's more expensive than some other brands, but we feel worth it to not have those fumes particularly in the vicinity of our bedroom. I picked out a very pale green color called "Hidden Sea Glass." Looking forward to seeing it on the walls, but first we have a good bit of cleaning to do. I swept multiple times and vacuumed twice...

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Thanks!

I've had 2 mentions over the past week....Toni was so sweet with her blog post Cat Squares from Sarah. Very glad to know that Pickle and Aspen are enjoying their new toys! :) Aren't they beautiful furbabies?The second mention was on a blog I recently discovered called 3,141 Postcards. I've always been fascinated by postcards. Enjoyed receiving them from friends & family on trips and purchasing some for myself as souvenirs (sometimes mailing them home to myself!). So when I stumbled across this blog, I was very intrigued. Carey is trying...

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Down the Drain

Our weekend started out so well. We knocked out a few errands. Managed a thorough cleaning downstairs. Went out with friends on Friday night to the Carolina Ale House. Had a couple more friends over for a cookout Saturday night. I experienced bratwurst for the first time. Not sure if I'll eat it again, but I at least gave it a try.Sunday morning, we went to church and listened to a wonderful sermon by the director of youth ministries as our...

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Friday Freebie - Summer Fun template

This week I went back a year to the first full digital layout I created:I loved the bright blue of the water & wanted to make it a focal point. So, I kept the design simple - filling it with photos - then adding a couple embellishments. The template contains all the layers to recreate this design except for the sun & "summer fun" layers. Those are from free digital kits available at Two Peas in a Bucket.Click here to download the Summer...

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pinwheel thank you

Simple card created from a variety of items in my stash.Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; We R Memory Keepers patterned paper; Staz-On brown ink pad; Autumn Leaves sticker; Uniball Signo white pen; Fontwerks cardstock sticker; American Crafts rub-on letters; Making Memories Tiny Alpha letter stickers.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Cheery Birthday Card

One of the members at Two Peas posted a request for birthday cards for her son. He's serving our country in Iraq and next month will celebrate his 20th birthday there. Here's the bright & cheery card I created for him:Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; Scenic Route patterned paper; Studio G stamp; Fiskars threading water punch; black stamp ink; colored pencils. Inspired by July 16th of dw2008.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pu...

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The Good, the Bad, and the OUCH!

So many things going through my head tonight. Mostly the latter of that title. The ouch! One of my molars started hurting last night during dinner. I had a filling put in it last month and assumed that was the problem. It still hurt this morning so I called the dentist and managed to get squeezed in at 10am. After x-rays (very uncomfortable x-rays I might add), poking, looking, thinking, a bite test (OWWWW!) and more thinking - the cause is not...

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good eats

I've been trying to decide how to scrapbook about the many restaurants we ate at while in Walt Disney World last fall. The sketch used for July 21st in dw2008 gave me just the inspiration I needed to capture them all (well, the table dining restaurants at least) in one page:Here's where Friday's Stickle fun came in. Love the sparkle of those letters. I foresee lots of sparkle in my future. ;) Also, a little of the stitching shows up in this photo....

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Stampin' Up goodies

The Stampin' Up party was a lot of fun. We made 3 cards and a cute little post-it note holder for our purse. I ordered 1 stamp set and the scallop punch. Looking forward to getting those soon. In the meantime, I have 3 new stamps to play with from the door prize I won: Last night I made a quick card using the parasol stamp:Supplies: Making Memories patterned paper & metal rimmed tag; Stampin' Up! Blooming with Happiness stamp; Studio G...

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Hello, Weekend

No cows sighted around here. Did anyone else spot (or maybe dress as) one? :D Even without any cows, I had a very good day... One of my favorite things about any Friday is that I only work until 1pm. Afterwards I went to my monthly massage appointment. Ahhhh. Came home and scrapped for a bit. Got the mail. My latest order from ScrapbookPictures.com arrived and a notice from the courthouse - I've been summoned. So I added jury duty to...

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Chick-fil-A Cow Appreciation Day

I am on far too many email lists. Recently I received one from Chick-fil-A about Cow Appreciation Day and, well, I couldn't help but laugh. I'm seriously considering stopping by to just sit & watch to see if anyone does this today. Here's the deal: dress from "head to hoof" like a cow, stop by Chick-fil-A today and get a free combo meal. "Partial" cow attire will earn you a free entree.See their promotion site for more details.Oh, if you do...

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Tagged

I've been tagged by Darcey! :)Ten Years Ago: I was at home for the summer between sophomore & junior years in college. I worked part time doing website design & coding for a small company.Five things on today's To-Do list:BlogWrap up a set of construction drawings for plotting on FridayAttend a small party w/ Trent after workPlay with my furbabiesSew a few more Cat SquaresSnack I Enjoy: dark chocolate peanut M&M's - not good for me, but so delicious! ;)Things I would do if I was a Millionaire: donate to charity; travelPlaces I have...

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Garden Gnome

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Happy Birthday, Kim!

Hope you have a wonderful day! :)Supplies: Autumn Leaves Oak Leaf Words patterned paper; My Mind's Eye journaling block; BasicGrey chipboard addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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creativity

The prompt for July 26/27 in the dw2008 calendar is to scrap about another hobby. It inspired me to play with a bit of fabric remnant from my Cat Squares to create a page:Close-up of the cd sleeve:Supplies: Misc. dark brown cardstock; fabric & thread from stash; greenroom eco CD sleeve; Martha Stewart Crafts letter sticker tabs & sepia pen; Fontwerks cardstock sticker; American Crafts rub-on letters; Doodlebug Designs rub-on letters; Sharpie...

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Eye Pillows

It's been a very stormy couple of days. We've spent a good bit of time indoors and out of the thunderstorms that have passed through. Lots of natural fireworks. :) It's given me a chance to work indoors on a couple of projects including eye pillows.I made a couple pillows with removable flannel covers in a purple floral print:And a couple of extra covers in this green dot flannel:addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Saturday Freebie

I decided to switch things up a bit and have a freebie on a Saturday. It's a 12x12 template I created while making the softball layout I posted on Monday.The template features 7 layers in all. The dot pattern is divided among 3 layers allowing a quick drop & mask of three papers to create the "random" pattern.Click here to download the Dots templateEnjoy!addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Happy Fourth!

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Q&A

I've gotten a few of questions recently that I thought I'd address in a post. Afterall, there never really is just one person in a group that is curious about something. :)How I added text with strike through (ie, this) in my Weekend in Review post:Use this HTML code: <strike>grocery shopping</strike>Your text will look like this: grocery shoppingThe inside of the Pretty Tote Bag has a pocket made of the striped fabric. Here's a photo...

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Pretty Tote Bag

Yesterday, Trent picked up a package waiting for me at the Post Office with this fun tote in it:I bought it from JustUsGirlz shop at Etsy. So perfect for summer. :)addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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hello

Very quick, simple card I made last night:Supplies: Autumn Leaves Oak Leaf Words patterned paper; QuicKutz die; American Crafts rub-on; Making Memories brad.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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