Thursdays grateful for...

this beautiful warm day! The day before Halloween, kids playing outside with no jackets, chili cookin' on the stove. Not many of these lovely days left.

Wednesday grateful

scrapping time. I've been trying to get to it for 2 weeks and today I finally did it. I got 2 layout's done in one day... whoot!!! It feels to get those out of my brain!

grateful tuesday...

today I am grateful for pumkins, log rolling, and hot dogs. A great family afternoon.

today I am grateful for...

a perfect day with Jonathan. WOW not a single argument, tantrum, or hissy about anything!!! I praised the crap out of him and he deserved it. I must know how this happened and do it again, and again and again.... THANK YOU my beautiful boy!!!

sunday grateful for...

my very warm slightly broken down coat. Keeping me warm during an extremely windy cold day.

Saturday grateful for...

good wine, fun dancing and a whole lot of delicious food! Schlachtfest was a ball!!

grateful for...

Today is a blah day soooo ... I am grateful for my good husband for putting up with my grump and making a delicious dinner. Schnitzel, mashed potatoes and corn. Good old fashion comfort food. mmmmm....

Thursdays grateful for...

For Julia. The only one of my children who didn't give me a hard time today! The other two, well let's say they made it through the day unscathed, barely.

birthday pics

I have not had my picture taken on my birthday since my sweet sixteen! NO KIDDING!! This year I had a couple of them taken !! One is from my grandma's house the day before my birthday and it counts 'cause there's a cake!! The other is on my birthday. That's when my children decided I was 4 years old. woohoo!! Add 3 decades but I'll take it!

I just might have to scrap these!!

Love ya

Jen

...to grandmothers house we go!

Some fun photos from my grandma's house. My Grandma doesn't ask for much so I always try to make it to her house for her senior community trick or treating. It ALWAYS falls around my birthday. This time it was the day before. It was so great! This kid is sooooo cute I can't stand it!!

Yeah I'm a diva princess!!

Ha ha ha!!!!!!!

love ya'll

Jen

I decided that I am no longer having my pictures taken by someone else when I can take my own for free. I am going to put it out there that my family is hot!! Each of these beautiful babies have their own personality and each picture reflects that. I look at these daily and fall in love deeper and deeper.

The poser

The reluctant subject.(by the way this is the only good picture of him) The crazy clan

The mover and shaker. (never once stood still, most of thes are blury. )

LOVE LOVE LOVE these kids!!

Thanks

Jen

p.s.

I started water marking them because you never know who's looking at these and why so I put my name on them, like a dog I'm pissing on them. They're mine don't touch! Without written permission from me.

Grateful today for...

Gas...lots and lots of gas. I mean the stuff you put in the car. Because I drove all over today!!! I was home for about 10 minutes total today!! So thank God for Gas.

Grateful today for...

The netty pot. My husband taught my daughter how to use it and she did! I can't believe it but she did it! Not only did it save her from a round of antibiotics but it also has made her feel better! By the way if you don't know what it is http://www.sinucleanse.com/ check it out! If my 5 year old can do it so can you!!!!

Today's funny

We're at my grandma's house and before we went trick-o-treating Joe took Jackie to the bathroom. They got in the bathroom and she says, "I already went pee I can't make anymore you silly goose." o.k. Jackie

grateful for

Trick-o-treating, glutinous sushi eating...awesome gifts(including a external hard drive and a COACH purse!!!)(yes I said COACH!!) and decadent chocolate mouse cake!! What's cool is my birthday is not until tomorrow!! Oh yeah! You can't get better than that! Grateful and blessed am I!!

Grateful today for...

Ralph, for helping me on the computer and for the good conversation! Good FUN!

friday grateful for...

palatschinka (cheese filled crepes) I got 3 kisses 14 hugs, and an woohoo from all three of my children. I love a dinner that I don't have to make anyone eat!!

Grateful today for...

My good friend Cindy, who picked up Jonathan today for Art class at 8:00am,( a time that I cringe at) and had to wait because I forgot about it and he was dressed but definitely not ready to go!! oh and I must be thankful for a Ziploc bag of dry cereal, breakfast of champions!

Grateful today for...

for my son's medicine. I forgot to give it to him today and it was a miserable evening. I don't even want to think about how school went. (note to self: make cookies and write letter of apology to jonathan's teacher)

Grateful today for...

My very generous boss Barb. She let me come in late and leave early.

grateful #7

Broccoli and cheese soup, helps a cold any day! mmmm.....

Grateful #6

A beautiful fall day (80 degrees) to go out and take some fall photos! Thank you GOD!!

I am NOT afraid

This is my first layout done for a blog called Gutter Girlz. Right up my alley!! Any time I can swear, be perverse, be unfiltered (basically be myself) is fine by me.

This lay out is about not being afraid, in honor of breast cancer awareness month. My's fears and problems are nothing compared to what some women are facing. Breast cancer is every women's fear, every women's nightmare and every women's problem. Let's ban together to eradicate this horrible disease and give our daughters, granddaughters, nieces, sisters, aunts and mothers a life without that fear. Click here if you want to donate to help put second base in the gutter
That being said here is my layout, My husband is a firefighter/paramedic. He has been in this profession for more years than I can count and loves every second of it. These pictures were taken at a local fire by the departments photographer. They scare me to death.

Journaling:
I am often asked how I feel about your job. I always tell people that it doesn’t bother me, but the truth is I have to block it out and convince myself to not be afraid.

Thanks for looking.
Jen

grateful #5

I am grateful today for delicious hot shmoes!

Yabba dabba do

My nephew loves this car! The bright colors the mobility, everything a little boy dreams of! The pictures tell the story. He saw the car and was drawn to it. He got in and never got out.
This was created using a layout by Mrs O at Scrapjazz I combined some "old" stash and some new stash. http://www.scrapjazz.com/galleries/38106/view/476446/-1/20/1.html

jen

grateful #4

The morning with Joe ALONE!!! oh yeah!

grateful #3

Today I am grateful for apples. The kids had the day off today and we made applesauce and apple cake. mmmm...mmm..good!

grateful #2

A girl named Jennifer in the Hobby Lobby who made the chipboard Thickers on sale for 50% off too!! SCORE!!

Grateful #1

Today I am grateful for my fireplace. Warm, cozy, nostalgic. Feels good.

Cards for Granny

I offered to make some cards for my Grandma's senior center raffle. I loved making them although I had a little inspirational help from some cards in a couple of magazines( I'll let you know which ones as we go along)

This one is my own. I love the dry embossed paper. I used the machine called my aching hand because I have no machines. Totally worth it though 'cause I love that look.

I inked the front to give the embossed swirls a little more depth. Oh and I love how the colors pop on the black card. The 3 ribbons in red seriously striking in person! And the tiny little bit of black ribbon ties it all together.

I think everything looks good on black...you'll see a pattern here.

This is my favorite paper!! I love the bright poppies in orangy-red.mmmm...mmmm delicious! By the way I do almost everything in odds. I think it's just part of my genetic make-up. If it's not odd it's doesn't look right to me. Crazy, I know.

The next card was inspired by a card in Paper Crafts magazine March 08 issue. I loved the cut out bird with the ribbon wings and the little flowers (I made mine out of sticker flowers and black buttons)

This card was inspired by a picture frame in Scrapbook Etc. May/June 08. I loved the letter stickers and the shot of color draws you eye to the message. The color on this photo is not as true to life as I wanted, but you get the drift.

I loved this card that Nora created a scrapjazz.com, so I copied it. How beautiful is the black and white with the shot of color? All of the edges are inked and a little glaze pen is on the stamped message. Really elegant in person.

Thanks so much looking.

Jen

Family Album

I made this photo album for my grandma's senior center raffle. I loved how it turned out and thankfully so did she. Some details below:



I inked all of the edges and letters. I also used some puffy paint to make the little pearly dots.

This flower is made up of two different chipboard pieces. It all came together perfectly.

What was used:

Chatter box double sided paper(I love getting 2 for 1)

WE R Memorie Keepers chipboard

Heidi Swapp chipboard letters

Tulip bead paint

Fiskars treading water punch

Stickles

Bazzill scallop boarders

Misc ribbon

Thanks

Jen

Moostash Girl

Here is my beautiful Julia making fun of my husband again with a twizzler. We loved how she always said moostash instead of mustache! So cute! I hope she'll never need to tease him again!(I hated that thing!) This lo was from a new scrap blog called Inspired Blueprints: http://www.inspiredblueprints.typepad.com/ I love the design team and I'm looking foward to seeing all the goodies that are bound to come out of them!

About the lo:

• KI memories sheer paper(yummy)
• Thicker vinyl shape stickers in yellow
• Thicker foam letters
• Cosmo Cricket - Fleuriste Collection
• Luxe design blue polka dot paper
• Bazzill scollop trim

Thanks
Jen