{Life as we live it}

holiday projects...

this week, Jamie Waters & i have some projects to share with you over at 2peas. she made some adorable gift card holders. check them out. i made three different projects using the Tag Maker by Making Memories: Gift Tags, Tree Ornament & Snowflake Chandelier Charms. you can download the pdf here for step by step instructions & more photos. be sure to check out our thread on the education board this week for any questions you may have and don't forget to link up your projects, too.

 
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MM giftbag & my broken specks

my old pair :(

two months ago, i dropped my classes on the floor & Corinne managed to step on them before i could pick them up. they were kinda loose, but still good to wear. until last weekend, they  broke :-( i was so upset. i ended up going to Costco the next day to see if they had another pair but they didn't. so we looked for a pair similar, but no luck. after going to Target to see their selection, i made an eye appt. since my perscription expired already. went in two days later & with luck, my perscription hasn't changed from two years ago. so that was a plus. i didn't want to spend a lot of money on new specks, concidering Christmas is around the corner. the day before my eye appt., i went online searching for these frames.  i found them & ordered the frame & the next day, the website emailed me saying they were discountinued...SOB SOB SOB SOB!!! I WAS SO ANNOYED. so the fam & i hit up Lenscrafters to see what they had. LUCKLY, the lady found a pair that were similar i shape. took them 30 minutes to resize my lenses to fit inside the new pair. the new pair are lovely. not the color i prefer, but they look great on & i can see now :-)

my new pair
  
 

yesterday the last of my Thank You projects were posted on the MM blog. gift bag & a tag. you can check them out over here...Thanks to Making Memories for the feature this month :-)

i've got my New Moon ticket & can't wait to see the movie tonight!! have a great weekend. :-)

some layouts...

mid month garden bloomed with lots & lots of yummy goodness. wanted to share a few of them that caught my eye & full of inspiration!!

Just the Two of Us by Amy Grendell
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Kelly Purkey
One Day I Will Be  by Stephanie Dagan
Give Thanks by Jennifer Gallagher
Black Friday by Wendy Bretz
Thanksgiving 2009 by Jen Johner

you can check out the rest of the garden here.  
 

this month i did some projects for Dream Street Papers. this is one of them, using Sam Collection. you can check out the rest of the teams super cool layouts on the blog.

happy Monday!
 

MM thank you mini album...

Making Memories has mini album i created for this months "Thank You..." theme. you remember those mini albums they had that came out years ago where you had to buy the inserts to put into the cover that already had the ribbon? well i still have one of those & thought it was perfect for this project! i really really loved working in this size & creating with their Autumn Splendar collection!

you can check out a few of the other pages i did for the book on MM Blog...i still have more to add to it, like the grandparents & a few other people i'm thankful for!!!

 

stay warm & dry...lots of rain hitting us on the east coast today!!

 
 

2 cans of paint...

last weekend the weather was so lovely, warm & sunny! felt like spring. perfect time to do a little home improvement on the outside of the house. we've been wanting to paint the front door & shutters. the original colors are forest green for both...UGLY UGLY! i never liked the color, i love green, but not that green. so after discussion, we both agreed on black shutters & the red door i've been wanting for a long while.

Tim primed the double doors most of Saturday. Sunday & Monday i painted the door & upstairs shutters. that's me standing there...LOL. (i'll have to find a photo showing the green doors, to show the difference better)

Corinne wanted in onthe picture, too :-)

the kids wanted to help. put on their Lowe's aprons & they went to town on the shutters. 
 

Corinne peeking out the window...

Tim putting the shutter back on the house after i painted them that day. 

the new look! i LOVE the red double doors tons! i like the look of the black shutters, too.

Making Memories guest designer...

this month i had the oppurtunity to create some "Thank You" projects for Making Memories blog. it was really fun & such a great honor! here is one of the cards i made using the slice.

 

you can check out the rest of the cards here. have great day :-)
 

her new hat...

Grammie sent a sweet package last week with a nice surprise, a hat she knitted for Corinne & she loves wearing it. i think she even tried to wear it to bed one night...lol.

her w/ her smirk little smile...

my favorite photo, her truly smiling, with her eyes closed & dimples so deep, love it!

Thanks Grammie!!
 
 

happy November...

Halloween was fun this year, as usual, the kids always have a fun trick or treating in the neighborhood. we hung out with some neighbor friends & their kids & got plenty of candy. it did rain, but it wasn't that bad, it mostly sprinkled. Corinne sat in her stroller the entire time but wouldn't get out of it to get candy. she went to one door & that was the last...LOL! she did get sick from eating candy, so she stayed home w/ Tim while Ty & i went to a Halloween party up.

Corinne as a princess this year. she was in a mood. 
Tyler as Wolverine w/ his muscles...LOL! poor kid is so slim...hehehe!
 
Tim's pumpkin. he's good carving pumpkins, i actually can't stand carving pumpkins, i just want the seeds for roasting & that's it...LOL! i let him & the kids get messy with it!
 

here are some layouts that went up in the garden over the weekend. 
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have a good day :-)