Beginning to feel a lot like Autumn...

finally! Even yesterday was a little toasty for my taste but it made for perfect pumpkin picking and hay rack riding weather! We visited our ocal Hillcrest Gardens yesterday to pick out the 'perfect' pumkins to carve for the season...



Kamy was more interested in the wagon that was being used to tote around the pumpkins, tho!


Tried to get some good shots of the kids together, but for anyone out there that has more than one child, you know the drill....near impossible to get them to all sit at the same time. Honestly, I like the candids better ;-)



Then it was back home to 'gut the punkins'!!




It was a very busy day, a very beautiful day, a very productive Sunday! All in all, I think the kids had a wonderful time carvin and getting messy! I will post some pictures of their creations with the pumkins in the coming days!

Random Blatherings!

The fall weather is finally settling in and it makes me soo happy to feel the crisp chilly air in the morning. I am under no circumstances ready for the long and freezing Iowa winter months, tho. Let's not go too fast, K mother nature?

My October reveals for Treasured Scrapbooking are up now for their kits! I must say that this kit is the most vibrant and FUN loving kit I have created with. Normally I am NOT a vibrant-y color-y scrapper (if that even made any sense) but it all just came soo easy! Thanks Leslie for putting together such BEAUTIFUL kits and for loving and respecting your dt the way you do! I have never in all my scrappy years met someone just as nice and kind and loving and understanding and happy go luck and MODEST as Leslie is!!! I guess I am gettin all sentimental and sappy cuz I just received my last dt kit for November from Treasured Scrapbooking! Yes I know hard to believe but my term there is up in November. But the good news is that Leslie is having a new dt call!!! You can read all about that DT call and its' requirements RIGHT HERE! Lerslie is also conducting a call for cardmakers as well RIGHT HERE!!
Now for my creations with the October kit...




And the post here wouldn't be complete without some random snapshots of my children! Needless to say they are enjoying the leaves in the front yard IMMENSELY!

I have nothing scrappy related to share cuz I have been working on getting my blog back up and running and I FOUND MY PLAYLIST! It's the little things in life that make me very happy!
And was surfing the web and came across these 'stickers' you make....now how fun is this? I need to play around a little more with them but we have quite the troop of peeps already!

Bear with me on the blog construction here...found a couple other different sites I might be fiddling with tonight so if my blog disappears into thin internet air, you know I really did something bad! Wish me luck!

Messed it all up...

was tryiing to play around with the look of my blog and POOF....there goes all of my links, my playlist is gone, and so are my blinkies! So if you come by here in the next few days and dont recognize some things, be patient as I am trying to spruce things up a bit here and there!! Thanks!

Yes, I already scrapped....

the devilish picture....LOL!! This layout is for Class #5 at Bad Girls Kits and I am actually happy to say that I am pleased with the results!




And today just happens to be my birthday! I am getting older but most days feeling very youthful and I thank God every day for that feeling! My kids help keep me busy and my passion for creating keeps me grounded. I know that this year in my life is going to bring soo much change and greatness and prosperity even in these times of a gloomy economy but I refuse to think of anything less!

Posting with pictures....

since they tell the best stories, right? Had Creepy Camping this weekend and the kids had a blast....weather could have been a little warmer but we survived all the same!















My days are starting to calm down a little bit and I plan on taking full advantage of that and digging out my desk and getting back to the scrapping that I soo dearly miss!

I can't even put it into words yet......

I am having a difficult time seeing the monitor let alone typing what I am about to type....

I JUST WON THE FIRST EVER JENNI BOWLIN DESIGN TEAM SEARCH!!!!! I won first place!! $500 in cash, $250 in product, and a guest spot on her blog. This REALLY is a dream come true for me. The style the Jenni Bowlin represents is soo what I am all about and I do believe this is the perfect fit. Anything vintage-y, non traditional, and can be found at a flea market, I am all over it. I am truly blessed to be typing here today telling you this news.....how did I get sooo lucky?? Am I dreaming?? WOW I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!

You can see all the details on her BLOG RIGHT HERE. Can't wait to hear more from Jenni on what is in store for me!!

Now I can show off the creations that won me first place!









I am now at a loss for words....I have nothing else to type...cuz it's time to go and celebrate!!!!!!

October Kits at Treasured Scrapbooking

are soo full of color and such COOL embellishments this month!! I am dying to create some more layouts just as soon as I can get some sit down time! I have made two so far to share with you all!





I hate to sound too pessemistic but I can not wait for this week to be over!! We have been gone every night to soccer and football games, I have been cleaning the house like mad and I still need to get ready for creepy camping this weekend. i think after all this hulaballoo I will have to collapse!
HAPPY OCTOBER TO YOU ALL!!