Oh Spray Park... How I Love Thee So

(Avery redirecting Cohen back to our vicinity)

I had plans to go to the spray park in High River today, but the weather was a little uncooperative this morning, but by lunch time, Tara called, and decided she was no longer on the fence about going. She was on her way! So I packed up the kids, and off we went. When we got there it was a perfect 23 degrees. Just right for us moms, and the kids don't notice how cold the water really is once they are in it.


(This is how Cohen spends a great deal of time... drinking the non potable water. Gross.)

We were there for over three hours, and we had a great time. I love watching the kids just run. They can't escape (even though Cohen tried the last time we were there...), and they just go go go.....

(run run run)

Tara, Kacey and Kim all came and the kids had so much fun. I love that we can entertain our kids, wear them out, and get some Vitamin D all for $1 a person! Talk about cheap thrills.

(one pooped little man)

Guilty Pleasure.

Ah, you know it is really summer when Big Brother comes back on. I love that show. Why? I have no idea. I guess I like to watch drama and confrontation..... I don't have enough in my own life?
Anyhoo, for all of you who don't like BB... sorry. I will likely blog about it for the rest of the summer.
17 minutes........ I am so excited.

MNC Sweet <3 Kit

Christy gave me this Doodlebug stuff last week, and I found the new Fancy Pants Kraft line, and it goes so well together. I got creative with this one. The letters are covered with leftover sticker borders, and they are so blingy! I love it. And I also love the 'quilted heart' on the right side of the page. It took a while to do because I distressed every 1x1 square, but I really like the squares that are popped up and off center on it.
Now, if only I had some really "sweet" pictures!


TFL

Layout #90 - help please

I love this layout, but I think it is missing something. What? Does it need a title? Or journalling? It needs something, right?

Layouts #88 & #89

Holy schmoly.... It has been a month since I last posted a layout I have finished.... What the heck? What have I been doing? Apparently not scrapbooking for myself.

Whatever. I kind of like falling behind, because being caught up is not so fun. Sounds like it would be, but when you are caught up, you have nothing to scrapbook..... just saying.

So these are a couple of layouts I recently submitted for two different contests. I didn't win either. But I am okay with it. They were both sketch challenges, and I like the idea of not choosing a sketch you like, but making one chosen for you work to fit your style.When I See you Smile

This layout was for submissions for the Twisted Sketches design team. It is a neat little site where you get a sketch, but with each sketch comes a twist. This twist was to use ribbon.

Tiny Dancer

This layout was for a sketch challenge on Christy Riopel's blog. I kind of veered very far from the sketch, but I love that I used up a ton of stash stuff on this one.

OLD STUFF: Everything! For both pages!
The paper is MME (shocking), ribbon, thickers, bling, flowers, tickets, brads, acrylic frame, MME transparencies..... all of it!
Wahoo!

MNC Sneak a Peek

I have never been to the Calgary Stampede. Never. Which is sad considering I grew up only two hours away from Calgary, and now I live less than an hour away. But I have never been. I love to watch the rodeo on TV, and I am a huge fan of rides, but, I just can't convince myself that hanging out in crowds in the tens of thousands with two kids on a hot day is anyone's idea of fun. Send me without my kids, and it is a whole different story, but, alas, I am single parenting, and refuse to take them with!So, in honor of the Thursday night tradition of Sneak a Peek, I am posting a peek at a kit I just finished this morning.The suitcase is made from a sheet of grungeboard. So cool.
tfl.

10 Randoms and a HOLLA!

Okay, okay... so two weeks in a row I am late with my randoms. Shame on me..... Excuse. Nope.
So I am going to combine my 10 Randoms and my Hollas today in one post.
In honor of Canada Day, and as a tribute to the best country in the world, I will do my 10 Randoms on why Canada kicks ass.

1. We have great beer. We do. There are major and microbreweries in every corner of this country, and they make amazing pilsners, lagers, ales, and more. I didn't used to like beer. It is a hard taste to acquire, but give me a Kokanee Gold, or Sleeman's Honey Brown on a hot day, and you will have a hard time getting rid of me ;)2. Mmmmmm Taber Corn. You can't get it anywhere else. When I first moved to southern Alberta, and more specifically, Lethbridge, you have no idea how excited I was that Taber Corn wasn't just sold out of the back of a truck, but there were actually little "booths" on every corner with different farms selling their corn. I was pumped. Seriously.

3. CURLING. I love to play, watch, and then wait for winter so I can play and watch again.

4. We have kick ass music. Tragically Hip, Barenaked Ladies, Matt Good, Simple Plan, Metric, Tommy Hunter. I will always love Trag. They defined my high school and college years.

5. We have funny comedians. Russell Peters, Jeremy Hotz, Samantha Bee, Debra DeGiovanni, Seth Rogan. Hilarious.

6. Canadian Tire money. Love it.

7. Tim's. I am not a coffee drinker, but apparently the rest of the country is. I will give them credit on their bagels though. Those are yummy.

8. We have some very smart, and creative people. Canadian inventions include Insulin, the Robertson screwdriver, the pacemaker, frozen food (clearly), Trivial Pursuit, Blackberry, and the tuck in handle for beer cases (clearly).

9. Excellent children's programming when I was a child - Friendly Giant, Polka Dot Door, Mr. Dressup..... ah, those were the days.

10. Smarties. I really do like them better than M&M's. I don't care if they melt in your hand. Why are you holding on to them that long???
And now for a Holla!!!!

Carmelle - for introducing me to Aprikat. It is so yummy. Thanks girl!

Catherine - for coming over to scrapbook! Thanks girl!

My MIL - for taking Avery fishing today.