It's been a while....

I know that it's been a while since I blogged.. Our trip up north for Thanksgiving was good. Lots of relaxing, snow and deer sightings.

Boomer got his first squirrel - thank goodness he let it go.. I think that even he was shocked that he finally caught one of those suckers!!

They taunt him every day at his home in the city.. Marty's dad calls our dogs City Dogs! I guess Boomer showed him!!

I took a pretty bad fall while we were up North. I slipped on the wet tile floor and took a very bad spill. Ended up messing up my leg pretty good! It's just know stating to feel better.

Last Saturday I took a class by Melodee Langworthy 31 days of December. It's a really cool project I will post pictures once it is complete. I've been keeping track of what we've done so far in December and might I say we need to get more holiday festivities going on in our life!!!


TTFN

Headed North...

Well I made it though the week and I'm very excited to not have to work for 5 whole days.

We are headed up north for the Thanksgiving holiday to spend time with Marty's Dad and Step mom. It's been a while since we took the 4hour drive to Frankfort. I always love going there, I also get very excited to come home.

My fil has a "new" pet sort of... A little Fawn has adopted them and I have to say I can't wait to meet the gal. Don't worry my camera is fully charged and ready to click away.

I'm still working on Marty's last B-day gift... I will be up late tonight trying to complete it. I'm thinking about loading up my scrap supplies and taking them with me.

All my Peeps are going croppin for Black Friday and I won't be able to go. That totally sucks. But I will get over it.

I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Holiday. I will check in when I return...

TTFN,
Carla

The weekend is almost here....

Last night was the kick off of Marty's B-day week... I gave him his big gift last night ( Authentic Michigan Football Jersey from the M-Den ) No Replicas here baby!!! :)

I wanted to give him his Jersey so he could wear it for the Michigan vs Ohio State game this year... It's so funny, it's always been about the Maze and the Blue in my family. Big time Michigan fans... All of us! I'm so blessed that I met a man that bleeds Maze and Blue just like the rest of my family.

Marty will get a few goodies throughout the week and on his actaul b-day I will give him a very special gift made with LOVE. I love B-day week!!

We are going up North for Thanksgiving this year. I'm excited to see Marty's Dad, he is such a great FIL. I do feel bad that I can't be with my family on Thanksgiving though.

My parents take it pretty well, but I know that they both wish they didn't have to share me with my inlaws.

My Dad trys to act like it doesn't matter to him, but I honestly think it bothers him more then my mom.

Not sure what I'm doing this weeked, however scrapping is in the forcast!!

Don't forget....

GO BLUE!

Live in your now....

A very good friend of mine once referenced an American Idol song title to explain a feeling that she had about her daughter.


Still in my mind months later I've kind of made it a theme for me... " This is your Now"


I'm that person that feels like she needs to know what comes next... I'm still that person. But instead of stressing what each day will bring I'm going to live in the now and take what each day brings thankful for it.

Much easier said then done... But I'm trying!

Do you remember when life was this simple... Hannah's biggest worry is getting her brothers to leave her the heck alone... Picture courtesy of Lori Shannon Photography...

I still haven't downloaded pictures from Halloween... I will post soon...

TTFN
Carla

Need to find a costume....

Marty and I have a costume Halloweenie party on Saturday and I need to figure out costumes for us...

It will be such a busy day for us. We have the twins B-day party from 2-4 and then the Halloween party after...

I can't believe they are already going to be 2 years old!! They are so cute... I can't wait to get some good pictures of them.

They really crack me up the way they interact... Anyhoo...

So, that's about all for now that is going on... I will keep you in the loop as things progress....

TTFN

Monday it is...

I have a blogging pal that tagged me... So here it goes JEN!

I've been TAGGED:

Jobs I have had:

• Executive Recruiter - ( Headhunter)
• Project Manager - for 135 division Maintenance Manager
• Help Desk Manger - Airport
• Accounting Airport

Movies I could watch over & over:

• Rain man
• Sixteen Candles
• Grease
• Christmas Vacation

The Secret TV shows that I watch:

• Greys Anatomy
• Desperate Housewives
• Ugly Betty
• Bachelor

Places I have lived:

• Michigan
• California

Favorite Foods:

• Mexican
• Cheeseburger

Favorite colors:

• Periwinkle
• Pink
• Lt. Blue

Places I would love to be now:

• Scrapbooking
• On a beach tanning
• Spending quality alone time with Marty

Names I like but would not use for my children:

• London Anthony
• Martin John
• Gracie
• Catelyn

Now, let's see here..I tag:

Staci

TTFN

Happy Hallmark Holiday!

At least that's what Marty calls Sweetest Day... Although I will say that I had a nice day anyway. I went to my mom's crop. She is a Close to my heart consultant and she had her monthly crop today.

Heather, Sandi and I had a nice time talking (you know code for gossiping) and Scrappin. Heather worked on a new doodle bug house. She made it like a haunted house. It was very cute... I think I will have to scrap lift her idea.

I had a sad week.. 2 of my very close friends and their families relocated out of Michigan this week.

I know that it's the best for both families, but sad all the same. The Michigan Game is getting ready to start very soon.. I'm excited about that... night games are cool...

At that note I will leave you with a picture to get you in the spirit...

Another ticket from the blogging police...STACI

I suck!! I really do try to update this blog more often... It just never seems to happen quite the way I plan it...

Let me see... I went with some of the girls on a scrap retreat near Ludington...WOW talk about relaxing!! I even took a nap on Saturday afternoon... Which was okay because I scrap much better at night!!!!

Here is a picture from the deck of the house we stayed at.....

I have so much scrappin I want to do... Thank goodness things appear to be slowing down!

We had our annual trip to the cider mill Saturday when we celebrated my Dad's b-day...

Heather and Anthony brought the kids looking so cute I have to share a few shots that I took... You know me I love to take Fall pictures....

I do have a few more pictures to upload but blogger is going way to slowwwwwwww they will have to wait until next time...

TTFN

Carla

I know...

I know that I have been MIA for a little while... I'm very surprised that I haven't received a ticket from the Blogging Police - I don't want to name drop but...( insert cough - Staci :) )

I just can't wait for this week to get over... I'm going away with some of the girls for a scrapping retreat...
I'm so excited, I think I'm starting to bug Marty a little because I keep telling him how excited I am...

It's not really about getting away from him that I'm so excited about... It's getting away from everything else... The idea of scrapping for hours at a time, hanging out with your girlfriends and just having a good time.

I received some news about a photo contest that I entered... I made it as a semi finalist and it's getting published!

It's the picture that I posted on here earlier in July of the dogs at Lake Michigan. I guess we will see what happens...


TTFN
Carla

And the last one arrives...

Here is the last one to arrive he was born on September 7, 2007... Weighing in at 11lbs. 12oz...

WOW that is a big boy!

I have 3 friends that all found out they were pregnant within days of each other!!

All the babies are now here... 2 girls and a boy...

Thanks to the eye candy on Staci's blog I made a trip to the Zone... Had to get me some Thickers...

I can't believe it's only hump day... I wish the weekend would get here already...

The weather outside is so fall like today. I love that! I'm going to try and get a little scrapping done tonight I will have to see how that goes.

I know that Marty has homework and all the shows are still re-runs, so maybe...

TTFN

Carla

Manic Monday...

Is it just me or does the weekend just fly by for everyone???

Let me see... Lot's of updates since I last posted!!!

My Friend Kelley also had her Baby... Both are doing fine! Avery Faye McKnight was born on 9/4/07 - 8 lbs 4oz 20 inches...
This picture really doesn't do her justice. I went to visit her in person on Friday and she is sooo FREAKIN cute!!! She makes the cutest little noises and she's really just a sweet girl!
Kelley and Matt are very blessed to have such a sweet little baby... They are very thankful parents!

Saturday I had such a fun day! I went to Borders in Novi to meet Judy Blume - She is my all time favorite author from my childhood...
My mom used to get so excited to bring me home her new books when they were released...
But my mom was a book person anyways... She loved to buy us books... I was just the only one interested in reading them...
COME - ON who hasn't read Are you there god it's me Margaret??? I love that book!!! I could go on and on about my experience, but I won't bore you!! Poor Miki she handled it like a trooper though...

On my way home I stopped by Scrappy Chic to see Jeniece. She started her Heirloom class there on Saturday and I wanted to see how things went... We chatted for a while before I headed home...

Marty and I went over my sisters for a bonfire on Saturday... It was fun hanging out by the fire with the kids!
I love her new house and I love that she has such a cute yard... I really like it that she lives closer now too!!

I think that's about all for now...

Carla

She is finally here... and cute she is!!

Tegan is finally here... I just wanted to share a few pictures... She was born Monday morning...August 27, 2007 She was 8lbs and 6 oz. She is so freakin cute...

Dawn is doing very well you can hardly even tell that she just had a baby...

I'm so looking forward to the long weekend... I'm going Scrappin on Saturday can't wait...

I know that I haven't been the best blogger this week, however I've been having a rough time with my wireless connection. Hopefully I fixed the problem...

Carla

and the winner is....

Staci Compher-cflattop... That was fun... I put all the names ( don't have a big blog following) in a tin and the winner was STACI!!!!!

I will have to do that again next month... I'm sure I won't have any problems coming up with things to give away with all the cool CHA stuff coming in.

I went to Scrappy Chic and bought some of the new Jenni Bowlin stuff today.... I'm trying my best to be good! I can't believe how much stuff I had that I no longer used when I cleaned out my room... It was crazy... I don't even think that I knew everything I had. But I do now...

I'm going to scrap in my new room tonight.

Who knows in the near future I may even post a layout...

Congrats Staci!!!

Here's a picture of my kids at the beach when we were up north in July....

I love them so much!!!

TTFN
Carla

In honor of my new room....

I feel so good tonight that I am finally done with my scrapbook room that I want to do a give -away.


Last week I made this really cute frame to hang in my room... I thought that I had the perfect spot for it but I found something different for that spot... But it's pretty cute...


So in this give away you will have the choice to win a bare frame that you can alter your self or you can take the one that I already made that needs a home...

When leaving a comment make sure you tell me which one you would like, if I pick your name on Wednesday night.
I will post the winner Thursday morning...





If this is your first time here and you blog please leave a link in the comments so I can visit you!!! I love to read BLOGS!!!!

Carla

EDITED: Please check out my previous post to see some pictures of my new room!!! Blogger only let's you post so many pictures at once so I had to do 2 post's!!!!

Finally...

I have been a very bad blogger... Hopefully that will improve now that I have a very neat and organized Scrapbook room!!!

I do need to thank my friend Denise and her very helpful family for helping to make this possible. She got a new Scrap-room so she sold her old stuff and man I am in love... They even delivered it and installed it...

Then Marty and I made a trip to Ikea to get some shelves and a board and we were all set... I can't believe this is actually my scrap room!!!

Can you tell that I'm very excited... Hopefully it will help get my mojo going and help me get some much needed scrapping done...

Are you ready to see some pictures? It's in the shape of a horse shoe. It's all counter top and drawers...

WOW!

Things have been so crazy...

Marty left to go visit his dad up north a little over a week ago and it seems like things have just been so busy since he left!

Let me see... He left last Wednesday...

Thursday - I went shopping with my Sister and her boys. That's always a treat... They remind me of that commercial... " He's touching me" I mean they are so funny... They are non-stop when together...

Friday I went over Tesha's and then I stopped by Scott and Dawn's ( they just got a new patio and a fire pit...) - The Fire pit was very nice... the bugs started to get me a little at the end but very peaceful and relaxing...

Saturday - I took my first digi-class (I will always be a hands on scrapper!) But I wanted to see what all the hype was about! After class I went out to Miki's for a "girls night out" She had an adult toy party... OOOOOOOOOH LaLAAAAAAAAA....I'm really not into all that but it was a fun night out.... After the Party my peeps came over Jeniece and Staci and we laughed and scrapped the night away...I think we scrapped until about 3am... I love it!

Sunday - I sat and home and felt sorry for myself because my dogs and hubby were up north and I wasn't!!! I was missing them all...

Monday- WORK, WORK, WORK!!!

Tuesday - Same as Monday. But My mom and Dad came over to spend the night with me... I'm so spoiled...

I need to get some pictures up with the rest of my updates later!!! I just wanted to check in!!


TTFN
Carla

Sunday - I sat homoe and felt sorry for

What a long day....

I HATE Monday's they are so long... I think I'm in need of a vacation. You know one of those vacations were you do absolutely nothing but hang out...

The kind you used to get when you were 12...

Yesterday we went out to the boat with Marty's best friend Frank, his wife and kids. The youngest Hailey is Marty's God child...

Hailey and Marty out on the tube...

Our Boat "Seas the dream" Sundancer 300

Chelsea and Hailey on the tube before we headed in for the day

She is just so freaking CUTE!!!!!

Such an easy subject to scrap.....

TTFN

Carla

Happy Friday!!

I'm so glad that it's Friday!!! I know that some weeks are just meant to be long and this was that week.

I tell you I felt like this week just went on and on....

Tonight I went to my Friend Tesha, shes like a sister to me. We have known each other since I was in the third grade. I love her like she is my family. Tonight was her daughter Paige's "friend" party.

I tell you the girls in school are very lucky to get invited to one of Tesh's parties... She goes way over board and the girls always have an absolute blast!!!

For the last couple years she has done a scraping project with the girls... So, I go and help her out.
Paige loves it when I'm there... She calls me aunt Carla, so its cool to me that she wants me there. I will enjoy it for as long as it lasts.

Each girl got to take home a really cool paper bag scrapbook made out of wait paper bags and different shades of pink paper.
Tesh bought tons of stickers and ribbon. She even found diva themed puffy stickers.
The theme of the party was Fashionista - each goodies bag that the girls took home had...
Purse- Tesha's mom made it it was so glamour girl...
Sunglasses of their choice Tesh bought some cool funky one's from Limited 2...
Lip Gloss and other glamour girl neccesities....
Plus the scrapbook that they each made.

I don't know about any of you but back in the day way back when I was young :) I don't even think we got goodies bags...

Anyways it was a great time and I'm glad that I got to spend time with Paige...

I think tomorrow Marty and I are heading to the boat and later that evening my mom and Miki are coming over to scrap... Should be a good day! I will have to post pictures of the party later. Tesha used her camera I forgot mine... OOPS!!!

TTFN
Carla

Happy Fathers Day!!!

Today we honored our Dad. Although we don't limit our gratitude for him to just one day we did give him some extra attention in honor of Fathers Day...

A daddy's girl to the core, I think he's quit the wonderful man... It's funny some of the things that Marty does reminds me of my dad in little ways here and there...

Marty also received some extra special love from our Golden Retrievers. They bought him a really fancy knife for cooking... :) I know that sounds weird but, since his surgery he really enjoys cooking. I think its because he's so limited on the amount of food he can eat that he wants what he does eat to be just right. The only way to control that is to cook yourself...

My sister Tina and her family hosted Fathers Day Dinner - As always Tina had way to much food... But at least now it's much healthier choices.

My sweet little papa was camera shy today but I did get some good pictures of the little ones...

Kamron - This little guy has the best heart of anyone that you will ever meet... :)

Hanni - B and her favorite Aunt... Shhhh don't tell Tina!

Justin, Hannah and Hunter...

The only one that I'm missing a photo of today is Elisha... I will have to ask my mom if she got one of that crazy girl... I also didn't get one of sweet little Lacey Tina's dog.

Marty called his Dad so we could wish him a Happy Fathers Day. He lives up north in Frankfort. I felt bad that Marty didn't get to see him on Fathers Day!! :(

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Day...

TTFN!

Carla

Happy Birthday Jaxon!!

Happy Birthday Jaxon!!!!

Today is my nephew Jaxon's B-day. Marty and I went out to dinner with him to celebrate. Before I go much further I should fill you in on a little family history.

I have 1 Brother and 1 Sister and a 1/2 Brother. ( I don't see him very much he lives in Texas.) Ant has 3 Kids ( Jaxon-3- offical as of today! ) Hannah and Hunter - 1 1/2 year old twins. - and a sil - Heather. Tina has Justin -12 and Kamron -7 a step daughter Elisha and bil John.

Justin and Kamron's Dad passed away 7 years ago. Kamron was only 3 months old

Okay back to my story Tina's family didn't go out to dinner with us. Late notice from Ant and she couldn't get out of work on time.

So it was Ant's family, my parents and Marty and I.... All the kids were wound up...

I guess it's so easy to forget how crazy they are, because they are so darn cute!!

Here are a few pictures from Strawberry picking last Sunday

Hunter


Hannie-B

These two are going to be a handful!!!!

They both found peace sitting on each side of the Berries...

Thank You , Thank You, Thank You JEN!!!!! You are the best... I can finally post pictures...!!!

TTFN

Carla