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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Summertime, Summertime...Sum...Sum...

Summertime... is time for Poison Ivy! Yes, I have it for the 4th year in a row. No matter how "clever" I was scouting my yard for the nasty things they snuck up and got the back of my left knee. It was probably when I was traipsing through the yard with the poison ivy killer spraying their kind. The irony isn't lost on me, neither is the itching pain. Alas, I'm a bit of an oozy mess on that one knee. Sorry, too much information, I know. On to more fun updates:

:::::::::::::::Cousin Esther:::::::
came to Georgia for a 2 week visit from Utah. She was so fun! She brought flower hair clips for all of the little girls. They were thrilled. We also got to have dinner with her, yesterday. We met up with some of the siblings, spouses and Michael's mom at the Olive Garden. I wasn't feeling too well, but the meal went very well and we got to talk guitars, food, vacations, and work with our brother-in-law, Matthew. Here is a layout with Esther and a few of the girls who were wearing the clips:



Credits:

Block template by Emily Merritt from Momtourage
painted doodles and papers by Kitty Chen from Momtourage
background paper by Mossa from Primavera kit
Birgit's orange paper from the Primavera kit
button flower by Kate Hadfield from May's BYOC
Emily Powers elements and papers from Momtourage and Art Nation Blossom
Weeds and Wildflowers freebie by Gina Marie Huff "Thank you"

::::::::::::::::::Beep Beep::::::
Karen Lewis has an adorable new kit at digital freebies this week...



My youngest DS, Noah, and his Pinewood Derby car.

Beep Beep by Karen
http://digitalfreebies.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2713


Beep Beep Chipboard Cutouts by Karen
http://digitalfreebies.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2714
A Month at a Time date stamp by Karen Lewis http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/product.php?productid=17720&cat=0&page=1
Curly Swirly Alpha by Karen Lewis at The Digichick http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/product.php?productid=17723&cat=0&page=2
Font: DJB SISSY and DJB MANDY by Darcy Baldwin at The Digichick:
http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/product.php?productid=18195&cat=266&page=1
http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/product.php?productid=16434&cat=0&page=1

:::::::::::::::::::Rec Room:::::

Anna Benjamin has a blue and brown themed kit at scrapbookgraphics...

Credits:A cherished photograph of my grandaddy and his older siblings.

Credits: Anna Benjamin's Rec Room kit and Preppy kit.
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=21162&cat=0&page=1
Font: DJB My Dear Marsha by Darcy Baldwin at thedigichick.com

Template by Cindy Schneider at the Sweet Shoppe.


::::::::::::::::::Just for Fun Pages:::::

using Lorie Davison's "Moonlight Kit" from Scrapbookgraphics...

Misc. Credits: Dawn Inskip's clock parts from Weather Station.




:::::::::::::::::::Drama Camp:::::::

Rachel started her 4 day drama camp, today. She was exhausted when I picked her up from the school. She also ran off the neighbor's house who is attending the same class so they could create a prop for their play. The theme is "spies".

:::::::::::::::::::Outdoor Pool:::::

Michael took the kids to the outdoor pool near our house and they had a blast going down the water slides. Eve was just tall enough to take part. I stayed home with Aaron so he could finish up his last school assignments. He has a final draft and an assessment, then he will be finished for the year.

Take care!

10 comments:

Carol said...

My goodness you've been busy with your scrapping, they are all simply gorgeous.

The poison ivy sounds horrid. Do we need to tell you to stop itching?

And Esther, great layout. She has a lovely smile, very warming and friendly and open.

Angela said...

OH NO! Poison Ivy is NOT FUN! Love all your fab layouts. I wish our weather would warm up enough for some pool/beach time!

Elaine said...

Wow what great pages, you sure have been busy. Hope the poison ivy disappears in a hurry, not a fun thing to have, love the blog

DawnMarch said...

Wow, you're a busy girl! Love all the scrapbook pages!

Barb said...

Very cute layouts and I'm so sorry about the poison ivy! That's the PITS!

Anonymous said...

YUCK on the poison ivy! Hope that goes away soon!

I love those flower hair clips! I want one for Katiana. How pretty!

Gorgeous layouts!!!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful layouts Victoria, i especially loved the 2 using Lorie Davison designs, i just love the kit and what you have done with it! Sorry about the poison ivy!definitively not fun!

Cheers

Amanda said...

beautiful layouts! almost makes up for the poison ivy. well, ok, not really! LOL!

klonghall said...

So, Bridger comes home from Drama Camp the first day, and I ask, "Do you know any of the kids in camp with you?" "Not really." is his reply. Later that night, he's telling me about the camp, and mentions Rachel being in his group. "Well, you know Rachel, don't you?" "Of course," is his reply. He totally missed my sarcasm. I guess he just didn't want me asking so many questions when I picked him up on Tuesday.

He's having a ball. He likes having Rachel in his group. She has good ideas, he says. He jabbered and jabbered yesterday all about the play they are writing. I guess it was OK to tell me things then? This pre-teen unspoken language is tricky, sometimes!

janna said...

Noah's pinewood dreby car rocks!

Love all of the layouts too.

& sorry about the poison oak.