Slippery When Wet

My sweet little daughter, Eve, took pity on me as I lay reading my book yesterday evening. She sat on my back and stared at my feet and said, "Mommy there are cracks. Let me get you some lotion." She jumped down and grabbed the Aveeno. In seconds she was back slathering cream on my dry feet and then up my calves. I kept telling her to go easy on the amount of cream, but she was certain she knew just the right amount. She proudly announced her job was complete and needed to go wash her hands. She walked back in with her hands all lathered up and asked if I could help her rinse them. I tried to get up, but left gooey cream marks on the hardwood floor. I told her I was trapped on the bed and could she get daddy to come grab me some socks. She smiled and said she could get them for me. After a lot of pointing she was able to get me the socks I needed to secure a rescue from my little bed island. And you know my feet feel spectacular this morning! Thank you, Eveybug!


::::::::::::::::::::::Skate Night::::::::::::::::

Aaron's friend, Nick, invited him to skate night at the local roller rink. He came home pretty happy eventhough his wrist was aching. He informed me that he loved the in-line skates and just couldn't figure out how people could get around on those skates with 4 wheels. A new boy named Ken from our Church was there and helped Aaron learn how to skate on the in-line kind. The boy who likes to bully Aaron was there too. Luckily, Nick's mom was there and she is always level-headed and nothing got out of hand. When Aaron told Michael the boy was spewing insults, as usual, Michael just told him that the boy must be very unhappy and to feel sorry for him.

:::::::::::::::::::::::Book Review Imminent::::::

I'm close to finishing The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Become Evil by Philip Zimbardo. I have a habit of ripping a single piece of paper into bits and placing them as a bookmark. In this book it looks like the pages have sprouted some crazy torn paper disease. I find gems on almost every page and since the book is library material a highlighter is right out. Human nature is very interesting and can be modified in alarming ways, but one of the best safe guards is taking personal responsibilites for the choices you make. That is my gem for the day from this book. More to come soon!


God Made Dirt, and Dirt Don't Hurt


My twin nieces are happy as pigs in mud when they can find a pile of dirt!

_{Font: DJB Connorbuck by Darcy Baldwin at The Digichick
Background paper from Ultimate Backgrounds Vol. 1 by Nancy Comelab
Ribbon, pail and shovel doodle from Summer Collab kit at The Lily Pad
Stitched Frame and Sparkle Block Letters by Emily Merritt
Crayon Doodles by Ida
Journaling Tape and Rubberbands by Kate Hadfield
Date Stamp from Simply Irresistable kit by Gina Cabrera
Doodle flowers from Chalk Full of Fun by Lisa Whitney
Vintage Frame by Jessica Bolton
Gralpha by Birgit
Staple from Backward Staples by Jenn Patrick}

Let Freedom Ring


My children at The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia as part of our vacation.


_{July blog freebie by Sausan
Altered Artistry frame by Sausan
Messy Staples by Kate Hadfield
Flower from Boho Chic Elements by Michelle Coleman
Handstamped Alpha by Michelle Coleman
Nakedstamps by Meredith Fenwick
Forever Stamp modified from the internet
Label It alpha by The Powers Sisters
Fonts: Randy Described Eternity
Calenar 1 by Misty Mareda
DJB Michael by Darcy Baldwin at The Digichick}

:::::::::::::::::::::Mathematics and Prediction

I saw this on my husband's blog and it was so cool that I'm passing it along. You will find this amazing...really you will!




Smiles, y'all!

::::::::::::::::::::::::Romeo and Juliet::::

was the tragedy on our slate of Shakespeare plays, yesterday. It was pretty neat to see Alan Rickman, a.k.a. Professor Snape, as Tybalt. As always, I was doing an English to English translation of the play for Aaron. He asked some good questions. Eve came down towards the end of the play and wanted me to fill her in on the entire plot. I think this has to be where it starts. You know...the folks that come in late to movies, or ones that jump to the back of the book to get the end, but have no clue how the characters came to their conclusions. I certainly hope this isn't a permanent trait!

::::::::::::::::::::::::Eclipse of the Moon:::::::

We promised to wake the kids to watch the eclipse of the moon, but the sky was completely cloudy. They all woke up in distress for having missed the event. I told them my powers to control the weather had been taken away. (However, I did not reveal the reason...and ya know they didn't ask! I think they took my answer statement as sarcastic.)

::::::::::::::::::::::::Vacation Layouts::::::

A layout of one of the shops during our trip to Colonial Williamsburg:





Text: The ladies and gentleman at the Wig Makers shop were very funny when talking to the children. Rachel, along with several other people, told the wig makers about donating hair to Locks of Love where wigs are made for people under going cancer treatment. The wig makers informed us that in Colonial Williamsburg that only hair from European woman were used in their fine wigs. Any hair donated by a girl in the colonies would be used as stuffing. They asked us all to leave the shop by the back door because they didn't want to lose any business due to the poor quality of our "wigs".

_{Background Paper by Gina Cabrera for DST
Piled Higher cluster frame by Christina Renee
Cluster Frame by Nancy Comelab
Doodle Alpha by Weeds and Wildflowers
Backward Staples by Jenn Patrick
Messy Staples by Kate Hadfield
Font: DJB Michael/ DJB Messie Amanda by Darcy Baldwin at The Digichick
Font: CK Good Point by C.D. Muckosky
Gralpha by Birgit
Date Stamp by Katie Pertiet}







Here is a layout from our stint in Philadelpha. This is the day we took the ferry over to Camden, New Jersey.


Text: These photos were taken after Rachel and the rest of the family walked over to see if the New Jersey battle ship was still open for a tour. When we arrived it was closed and her feet were aching so much that she wanted to cry. She chose to laugh for a bit instead.


_{Luscious Solids by Bren Boone
Wordy Bits Girls by Kate Hadfield and Tiff Brady
Backward Staples by Jenn Patrick
Doodle Flame Cluster by Ida
Date Stamp by Amber Clegg}

Until later, amigos!

Never with the Times:

You have entered Victoria's Time Machine, again! Since I don't scrap chronologically you never know what will pop up. These are layouts I, recently, created for our 2005 vacation:



<sub>Staples from Softly Softly by KSHARONK, Font: DB Michael


Spring Break paper by Dani Mogstad, Alpha Doodles by Kate Hadfield, Cluster Frame by Nancy Comelab, Date Stamp by Amber Clegg, Font: DB Michael</sub>


::::::::::::::::::::Vacation Ideas for 2007:::::::::::

We are hoping to do several things as we take our family North for the first time. Here are some of our beginning ideas:
Monticello (home of Thomas Jefferson)

Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.

We are hoping to stay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a couple of days to see things such as The Liberty Bell and Indepence Hall. Michael wants us to try "whatta ice", which some people pronounce as Water Ice. This stuff is supposed to be refreshing with bits of fruit. We will also pick up a Philly Cheese Steak, which you simply order as a "Cheese wit" (with onions), or a "Cheese wit out" (no onions).

New York: Central Park, Empire State Building, Ellis Island, The Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, a baseball game at Yankee Stadium.

Then, drive over to Niagara Falls and take a Maid of the Mist tour and go over to Canada.

On the way back go through Amish country.

We are in the early planning stages, so we hope to finalize plans in two weeks.