I hope we have fun on this upcoming vacation, because it sure is a lot of work to get ready for it! I have notified the teachers and turned in the required form, gotten my work shift covered, planned Owen's birthday party, and now we have to get some projects done before we leave. The third grade is having a holiday craft fair, so each of them has to make 18 crafts to sell. The money will go to charity. I think it's a fun idea, and luckily we will have this week/weekend to get them done so we won't have to rush to do it when we get back. I have started on a packing list and I don't think I have to get much more besides sun screen and bug spray. I want to bring my e-Reader, but I need to see if I can find a cord that plugs into the wall to recharge it. We aren't planning on bringing computers, so I need to find another way to charge it, along with Owen's iPod. Not an emergency on either count, but it would be nice to get the cords for future trips, also.

For the first time since September, we actually had nothing going on today. Baseball and soccer are done! Scot and I decided to go see a movie, like we used to do back before sports started. Sadly, even the afternoon matinee shows are now getting pricey, but it's still something we like to do. We saw Red, which was entertaining. I also want to see The Social Network, but I think at this point I'll just wait for video. It's not one that really needs to be seen on the big screen. I'm sure we'll go see Harry Potter on the big screen, though, although not right when it opens since it will probably be crowded.

For some reason, Declan has suddenly realized that he can read chapter books to himself, too, so he's had his nose buried in a book for the last couple days. He is reading some Magic Tree House books and I got him some of those Black Lagoon chapter books. Owen already devoured the newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book in one night. He was so proud of himself for sleeping in until 9:15 this morning, since he stayed up until 10:30 reading last night!

Scrapbooking Day

Today is National Scrapbooking Day, which is being celebrated all over digiland. However, I was not home most of the day so a majority of the festivities passed me by. There are a lot of sales, games and contests in all the forums, so it can be really fun, if you are around! lol I did enter a few contests here and there, but didn't have a chance to do any Bingo games or any of that.


I had orchestra rehearsal this morning, and then Declan had his last soccer game and a party afterwards. The kids had a lot of fun at the house of one of his teammates that was hosting the party. They had a zipline in their backyard, plus a basketball hoop, so they were kept very busy. Oh, and Declan had a little field trip for Tiger Scouts in the morning, so we had a pretty busy day. It should all be slowing down soon! We have no more sports practices during the week now, so what will we do with all that free time? I can't wait to find out!


Here are some recent layouts:

Using Take a Chance by Spinky Dink Scraps:


Using Silver Peony by Sherwood Studio:

Using Straight From the Heart by the PDW Designers: