Thankful for old friends!

We had a great time at our little Thanksgiving get-together--at least I did. Hopefully we will be able to do this more often and with those of us who were missing! I love to reminisce even though we've told the same stories over and over and over..... That's one of the joys of having "old" friends. We have grown up together. I have known these friends for 22 years and I didn't meet them until my freshman year of high school. Isn't that weird!? I think we are very lucky that we have all kept in touch and remain friends. I love these pictures. We look like we planned out what to wear because we are ALL color coordinated! What a blessing--yet another thing to be very thankful for this holiday season!!

Sugar and Spice

I made this little accordian album for a friend. Actually, my main motivation for making it was to use lots and lots of glitter. I am really into glitter and rhinestones right now. Unfortunately, there is not much need for sparkles when I'm doing "boy" scrapbook pages. I did find some star shaped sequins today that will be a nice little added touch on boy pages. I love to wander around Hobby Lobby and find things that might not be intended for scrapbooking but work just as well.

Tomorrow, the boys and I are heading to Bloomington for "The Best Day Ever." At least that's what we're calling it. They want to go to Toys R' Us. Hopefully they will find some things that they want Santa to bring them for Christmas. I can't believe how hard it has been to try to get them to commit to something they want. Of course, I am the same way so I shouldn't be surprised. I am hoping to buy some lamps that I saw at Hobby Lobby last week. They don't have them at ours, so I'm hopeful they will still be there. My goal this weekend is to have this house ship-shape which means I had better get off the computer right now!

Some old photos--some new photos

A Christmas Past

I am trying to "catch up" with my scrapbooking and do all those old pictures that I have had sitting around just waiting to be scrapped. So far, so good. It's actually fun to do pages from when Parker was little and Jack was a baby. They've changed so much. They are upstairs trying to kill each other right now. From the moment they get up they just antagonize each other. I know most siblings do this, but it is driving me CRAZY!!!!!! My mission this week is to clean my house--I mean really, really clean it. However, I must first de-clutter so I can see the surfaces that need to be clean. It must be in tip-top shape by Thanksgiving. That is my goal! Wish me luck because I am a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad housekeeper!

Family Portrait

Our church is doing a new directory so we went to get a family portrait taken. Sadly, this is the first one we have had done since before Jack was born. After the appointment, I realized why we haven't done this for almost 3 years. It was AWFUL!!! The poor photographer was lucky to get one decent photo of us. This is the first one he took. He was only able to take 3 shots before Jack lost it. I love him dearly, but he is impossible. My hair is in my face in the picture because I have been wrestling with Jack to keep him on my lap. Someday I will laugh about this, but right now it just seems very frustrating. However, Parker and Travis look very handsome. I keep thinking about how difficult it is going to be to get a good photo of the boys for Christmas cards. That is why I am going to start now. I better get the camera battery charged up because this could take a while!

When Parker Was Small (well, smaller)

Scrapbook Summary

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Boo at the Zoo

We went to Boo at the Zoo last night--or at least we tried to. The zoo parking lot was full, so was the Children's Museum. We were going to give up but then we parked in a little clearing and walked all the way up to the zoo only to find a line about a mile long. After some discussion, we decided to skip it. Maybe we will give it another try tonight. I KNEW we should have gone earlier in the season. Lesson learned!!!!!!

The Great Pumpkin Patch

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In a GROOVE!!!

Feeling Creative!

I'm on a ROLL!!!

I scrapped today!

I finally cleared my desk off enough to make a scrapbook page. I am feeling very creative right now and I would love to sit down and do nothing but scrapbook the rest of the day. HOWEVER, laundry and cleaning and, of course, my never-ending quest to get organized all must be done. Parker is a bit under the weather today and the weather outside is just awful. Rainy and cold. The perfect day to never leave the house--and that's just what we are doing today.

A New Couch for the Foreman's

YIPPEE!!!! I have a new couch and loveseat. I went to K's Merchandise on the first day of their going-out-of-business sale and bought the couch and loveseat that I have had my eye on for a year. I had to wait about an hour to place my order, but I did it--and Jack was even with me! He was a very good sport all things considered. This picture doesn't really do the fabric justice. It is much prettier in person. That is my new picture hanging above the couch too. I just love it! The room still needs some decorative touches, but it's coming together nicely. We put a TV in the kitchen so now the boys are not allowed to bring food into the living room. Parker is totaly fine with that, but Jack is not so agreeable. He will get the idea soon enough.
I am hoping to complete at least one scrapbook page today--would you believe I haven't scrapbooked in a month!? Well, I haven't scrapbooked my own kids anyway. I'm off to clean up my dining room so I can actually make space to make a scrapbook page!!!

That didn't last long......

Well, I'm back--sooner than I had planned but I missed writing on my little blog even if only two people are reading it--thanks Shelly and Jenna!
The reason that I wanted to quit for a while is that I was feeling like the internet was taking up way too much of my time. However, I realized that it isn't writing on my own blog that was the problem. It was reading too many other scrapbookish type blogs and message boards that is robbing my time. So.....I am staying away from those and concentrating on my own blog.
This was homecoming week at Mt. Zion so we went to the parade and game today. One of the things that i love about being from a small town is that homecoming is a big deal for the whole community. We have some friends who live on the parade route and they invited everyone over for cinnamon rolls and breakfast before watching the parade. It was such a beautiful day for a parade and game.

I'm OUT--for now anyway

Not that anyone will really miss this blog, but I am not planning on posting anything for a while. No particular reason, I just need to focus on some other things right now. Thanks for looking and I'm sure I will be back eventually.

a SUPER trip

The boys and I went to Nashville for a few days and had a wonderful trip. I am so sad that I didn't do it a long time ago! Everyone there is doing great. It was so nice to catch up with Heather, Michelle and Carmin and see their kids. I can't wait to go back--and neither can Parker and Jack. They had a blast with all those boys and one very pretty little girl--Jenna. Parker has a new crush! We stopped in Metropolis on the way there AND back. Parker and Jack loved Superman--well, they loved the store even more. Jack walked around going, "there's Superman, there's Superman." EVERYTHING was Superman!

A few more layouts

Jack sits still--for once!

If you know Jack, you know that he NEVER slows down. I love these pictures of him with Buddy. I don't think it lasted long, but it sure was sweet while it lasted.

Homeward Bound

I posted this layout on my favorite scrapbook website http://acherryontop.com and several of the responses I got said that they really liked the star with wings. Isn't it cool!? Well, I didn't come up with it. It's printed on the paper and I just cut parts of it with a craft knife and tucked the picture behind it. I had to go back and put a message with the layout that clarified that I'm not THAT creative. I love these pictures of Parker and Jack. I swear they were more happy to be heading home from vacation than they were when we were heading to our destination!