A little over a week ago, I plotted out a NO-BUY strategy. It worked, sort of. I, now, have more projects lined up for myself that I hope will be finished before football season starts again.
Lots happening here with 2 Little Z's & me.
First, there's Thing1's kindergarten graduation. Yep, he's a big FIRST GRADER now. It took all I had to keep the tears from free-flowing at the ceremony when he presented me with a red rose & said "Luv you, Mom". I guess it helped that his little friend, Gianni, threw the rose at his mom and ran back to the stage to sit down.
Then, there was the water incident on Memorial Day. Since DH was working, my BFF & I decided today would be an ideal day to scrap. We took a break & let the boys enjoy the hot tub. Once done & showered, the boys were back to their regular routines. Thing1 playing Wii and Thing2 in the bedroom watching numerous videos & DVD's. Next thing I know I hear Thing1 announce "you shouldn't be in the hot tub". There was Thing2, fully clothed, in the hot tub. I usually don't call out full names unless its necessary and felt this time was suitable. He looked up and placed his little hand over his eyes & shook his head in dismay. I truly wanted to just burst out laughing at the site of him, but had to keep myself focused on the wrong-doing that had just transpired. My friend, on the other hand, went running into the other room, grabbing the camera to catch the moment for posterity. Gotta love it.
On just the ME side of things...I'm elated the Detroit Red Wings have won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 years. I watched the fifth game Triple OT loss and decided for the sixth game, I'd just watch the last period. Too much stress. So happy the Wings had a 2 goal lead in the 3rd. So happy that Osgood came thru in the very end and swiped away what would have been yet another tie goal in the last seconds of the game. Even happier that my kid can say "That's ELLA", when his cousin appeared on screen to be with her daddy on a live TV interview. That's just cute.
I went to the Red Wings Victory parade downtown on Friday. Yes, I know. I'm not a hockey fan, but I had to experience the whole parade thing. It was good to see the city in great spirits. It was awesome to see the large crowds, the busses going up Woodward to the HockeyTown Cafe & Uncle Richard sitting in one of the window seats, yelling "WENDY" as Kirk's Silverado drove past.Silly girl, 8 months pregnant with twins & she's riding down Woodward with Kirk & Ella. Gotta love her tho. I wouldn't have wanted to miss it either- obviously since it was blistering hot- heat index 99 degrees- but it was FUN! Thankfully, my friend wasn't interested in attending the rally at Hart Plaza. We watched the festivities in the comfort of the Detroit Beer Co. Talk about some wonderful BBQ-ribs!! YUMMO!! And the beer battered fish- WOW! I'll be sure to go there again!! It was just good to get out & not be with the kids or DH for a day. Very refreshing...but, HOT & sticky.
Got caught in a weird summer storm Sunday nite. Thing1 & I were on our way to Jet's to get his pizza when the warning sirens started blaring. Not good, I'm thinking, as I see the ominous clouds roll in from the west. As we drove down 16 past the expressway the wind kicked up & tree limbs & other debris flew all around the Cavalier. Thing1, in all his cuteness says to me, " It's a blustery day out, Mom". Gotta love him.
So, Friday is Freaky. I'll be going because DH is working (bonus!) and the kids are in school (YAY!). Hoping to get a couple projects squared away before then. I've got a few sketches to work on...thanks to Valerie's new online class. Can't wait to get started on those...what a creativity booster! Maybe I can get back on track before I fall too far off the mark with this scrapbooking challenge!!
Does it count if I have a project in mind? I mean, I had to have the Monkey Cuttlekids die cut- it is sooo for my Monkey boy page. Plus, at a little under $4- that's a deal, right?! LOL I also got the latest issue of Memory Makers.
Going thru my stash of stamps today...lots of alphabet stamp sets that are unloved. I can see keeping a few sets for future projects, but mostly, I see plenty that have to find a new home. Same for my pattern paper collections...wow...there's some stuff there that just needs to go away.
Need to get the cleaning/organizing mojo going- DH is off this week & I have a feeling that is what is in store for me. UGH. Really, tho, it needs to be done.
Having fun with the boys playing "Dragon" like DragonTales. Funny, it doesn't seem like I'm carrying 80 lbs on my back when I'm running around- but after awhile, yep, I feel it. They're so cute tho. It's worth it. Hey. they won't be little guys for much longer, right?!
TOTAL SPENT: $49.99
SCRAP SPENT: $10
PROJECTS COMPLETED: 0
