Sun Day on the Lake

Well the sun is out and it has warmed up a little. We had a big snow storm Valentine's Day and we got around 18 inches or more of snow; what a day. I did manage to get some scrap booking done but not as much as I wanted to do. I finally finished up my layout of generations last night, all I had left to do is put on the journaling and the last few flowers. I started a new layout for this week and I think tomorrow I will finish that up, at least I hope. I have allot to do next week plus house work as well. I still have my layout for the month to do before the 28th. My saying "if there is a will there is a way" it will all come together. I really wish I had a place to set all my things up so I would not spend so much time sitting up and taking down. Today we have to go to a birthday gather for a gentleman that Paul knows very well, so I have to give him a hair cut and than iron our clothes. I am going to give Teri a call and see if Chester can stay with her while we go. I have got to learn how to post some of my work on my site because I know my sister's would love to read my blog and look at my pictures. Well I must close my post for now and get hubby's hair cut, get that out of the way and get busy.

Keeping Up

Will I am not doing very well in keep up with my blog, already I am falling behind.
I have had a lot of things going on here at home, new water filter installed, so that created allot of extra laundry for me to have to redo with rust remover and some loads I had to do twice, but anyway I am finally seeing the end of that, I believe tomorrow will finish that up. I have not finished my scrapbook projects for this week yet but I am in hopes to work on them some tomorrow if not Wednesday. I have to go with Paul tomorrow afternoon to Auburn on business. I have to get my fish tank cleaned sometime this week, now that we have the new filter installed, that will be a great project out of the way believe me. Chester has been doing great, I have to get his ears cleaned in the morning before we leave to go with Paul because they stink awful. I don't know what it is about bassetthounds but there ears you could clean every 2 days, honestly. Today I received the new Quoddy Tides and there was a picture in there of my mother and step-father of when they got married 44 years ago, imagine it, isn't that awesome. 1962 was when they got married, it was a very nice write up of them and a nice picture. I am going to cut it out and scrap it. As I was reading the Tides I came across an older article's of Lubec that I remember as a young girl growing up and I want to keep that as well so I can scrap it. When I read these it makes me think of how Lubec use to be and how it is today. It was such a busy little town, very active and now it is kind of sol em. Lubec is a very beautiful place, especially in the summer time. I enjoy going home to visit in the summer because I like going to the ocean, just can not get enough of that ocean air. Well I have gone on enough about my readings of the Quoddy Tides for tonight I must go off to bed it's getting very late and Chester is out for his finally walk about the yard.

Canvas Complete

Well I finally finished my piece of canvas today for the Survivor Challenge at the Scrapbook Chalet,the voting will be Wednesday night. I am happy with the way my canvas came out. I started off by painting the canvas, than I stamped a large lighthouse scene on to white card stock and than I colored and chalked the picture than I adhered that to the canvas with Memory Mount, put ribbon all around the picture so it looks like it's all in cased than from there I did the finally touches with the sky and the seagulls and my message to Paul for Valentine's Day, which read (You are my light, Happy Valentine's Day)this was put on a tag, decorated with ribbon and attached down in the corner so it does not look over powering. I had to do 2 Valentine's cards as well too, so I did one for friend and one for sister and they came out quit well, I was please with them as well. I was happy to finish these projects up today as I have some other things that I have to get done here in the house. The weather has been very cold today so I have been busy keep the old fire going in the fireplace and I guess tomorrown is going to be pretty much the same. I am glad I don't have to go anywhere. This was my day (Monday)

Challenges

Will this week in the Scrapbook Survivor Challenge we have 2 cards to do and a canvas(wall decor) to do. Will the canvas is new to me. Oh, I did no say it has to be a theme of Valentine's but not neccessarily hearts and red and white and all that stuff. So I am doing my canvas in something with a bite of a lighthouse spin to it, I vision it all in my head I only hope it comes out the way I envision it. This is a good challenge for me as I am going to challenge myself to try for one of the slots on the Design Team for the Scrapbook Chalet. I will be doing a layout and also I will be doing my jewelry box for my altered item. This all has to be completed and to Laura by Febuary the 28th. These things that I have to do are part of the if you will the resume portion for the Design Team slot. My projects so far this week are coming along fine I am enjoying putting them together. Will I am off got things to do scraping to get done.

All About Me

Will it's been a few days since I have been able to get on and blog a little. I have had some scrapbook projects I wanted to complete and finally got them done expect for one final touch up than it's off to the Gallery. The weather the past few days has been so cold I have not wanted to go outside but unfortunately I have had too. Today was a day All About Me...........I so enjoy when I can stay at home and get my own things done and maybe do somethings that I enjoy doing. There are days when I am home I get alot done and some days I don't get as much done as I want to, because I just don't feel that good so I have to rest up. I truly wish I could do things like I use too. I could do so much it never seem to bother me at all. I guess I am getting older now. I have to be thankful that I have my scrapbooking and in the summer I enjoy playing golf with April. I guess tonight I am feeling alittle down, I tired and my back is really bother me so I am going to cut my blog short, going to bed early.

Scrapbooking Stresses

Will the past couple of days have been very stressful for me but unfortunately I do work better under stress. I had two projects to be completed by the end of today, one was almost done and the other I had not yet started and it is due in to the Scrapbook Chalet tomorrow; will I am done with both and I am happy with my Valentine mailbox and the scrapbooking page I did of Kelci with her mother and grandmother in my pool. The pictures I put on the page was taken about a year ago Addie was just a baby sitting in her sit on the deck, so cute. I just love those girls, all of them.
I finished up compeletely at 8pm tonight my neck and shoulders have had it. Scrapbooking for me has become a good stress breaker and take me away bubbles bath type good feeling, don't bother me I am busy, stay away this is my area, don't touch my stuff, fun thing. I love it.................I have made some good pages lately, I am very proud of I must say. Will I am going to say good night to all I am tired and I still have to go one to the Scrapbook Chalet and check out the new posts to see what the girls are up too. So nite all!

Blogging Experience

Will I am trying something new I am starting a scrapbook blog, I tried to start it last night but I could not seem to figure out how to get my blog to save, so we are giving it another chance. Will anyway my day has been pretty mixed up I truly have not accomplished much of anything today. I sanded my jewelry box, which I am not going to get done now for the contest and I can not make up my mind just what I want to do. I have my mailbox which I only have the paper over the top and I think I am going to finish that it was my first thought and I think I am going to go with it, because it have been on my mind and I can not seem to get away from the thoughts and I have always been told go with you first thought, so tomorrow I am going to work on my mailbox and finish it and put everything else aside. I did to accomplish something and get my challenge done for this week or come Tuesday I will still be debating what I am going to do. Tomorrow night we are going out for supper with Kathy and Mike and some of there friends and family so I have to get on the stick.