Time flies when I get nothing done...

Listened to a Chip Kidd Ted Talk on clarity and mystery...
Watched 2 episodes of NCIS...

Working in planner and cleaning off studio table...
Burning Flannel & Tweed...
Drinking tea...
Eating leftovers from Homecoming dance...
Cleaning up scrapbooking...
Cleaning off the desk

The boy slept over at a friend's after homecoming. I finally called to tell him he needed to return to me. Then I cooked him a small snack of 7 scrambled eggs. Then Hubs came home from a fishing tournament at Rocky.

FOOOORRRRRR HHHOOOOUUUURRRSSSSS

A few OOTDs

We Can Scrap!

I wish the park ranger hadn't told us there was a family of bears. I keep looking in anticipation.

What a great weekend. Our set up was nice this year. Mom, You, Marg and I set our table up in and open square so you had a little more autonomy but could make eye contact with everyone.

Listening to YouTube My Favorites all weekend long.
Watching to Belinda talk about planners on YouTube.

Break dreams

Good Morning! First time I've seen 5am in awhile. The boys got up to go fish and made so much noise I'm awake. I figure since I have to get up and go at 4 am tomorrow for the beach I might as well put in some early hours so I can sleep tonight. I've been staying up till midnight or later and sleeping till 8 or later. The girls sleep around all day and are out for the night be 10 then they are rearing to get up by 8. Stella's awake now. Shocking.

I have got to amp up the workouts this summer. I am constantly surprised at how little free time we have in the summer. You'd think since we aren't working out regular jobs we'd be left with tons of time but no. We are still hurrying around and fighting to get in bed at night. I'm sure it will change but I've been trying to get ready for the beach, the boys have been on 2 fishing trips already, I have another beach trip in July and they have another fishing trip. Sad to say we are going in such different directions this year but they want to fish and I, well, don't. When they were going to Key Largo I would trade some fishing time for some Florida time but not Lake Sinclair. Not sure I'd enjoy that much. They are waanting me to go this next time with them but I think not.

Yesterday I got to looking for last year's girls' beach trip scrapbook when I realized I don't have one! I have no pics from 2011 scrapped and not ever 2010 is done! and it's 2012! Wow I need to scrap like mad this summer and get caught up. This is insane.

Yesterday the boys continued getting their act together for tournaments, Hubs mowed (that takes forever) and Bubs finally detailed my car. Hubs then was need to take the pontoon up to help some elderly people from the local nursing home, Bubs had basketball and then they both had weightlifting, and we all finally met up for a concert planning meeting. Our church small group is bringing Building 429 to Blanchester in August. They are a large group so all the details are mind blowing. We have to talk to multiple agents, get prepared for 2000 people and then have faith the money will fall into place. So far it has. Amazingly people come out of nowhere to make this happen. Really praying that all the details will be covered. Lots of work ahead.

I finished The Seminary yesterday. That's the book my friend from church wrote and asked me to help edit. It was really good and I enjoyed it. I don't think he thought I'd find so much since when I called to tell him I finished he asked if I found anything. Yeah. 71 things actually. I hope he is still speaking to me after this. Students come in all the time and ask me to read things. They are expecting me to spew accolades. You got the wrong gal. I give an honest opinion. Not to say it isn't great! It is but I see errors and tweaks and if there is the opportunity to fix it, well I figure that's what you want right? I hope so.

The girls have gotten comfortable together.

Spring yard sale items

 Prom favors

 OOTD with scary hair

 The new girl got her pic taken by the resident 14 yr old.

 Some Pinterest in action

 Summer wedding OOTD

 One day I thought I lost Stella... found her, can you?

A trio of bunnies have moved into the field

 80% of their day

 OOTD for book club at MJ's

 the other 20%

 the girls see the bunnies who amazingly come to the fence to play!

 the girls realize they can't leave the fence

 so back to napping

And this my friend is how I plan to spend my entire break...

There's no comfort like staying home...

Finally saw Avatar. Watched it in the truck on the way to New Years and forgot to blog it. It was good and now I do wish I had seen it on the big screen.
Also saw Midnight in Paris and Marry Me last weekend while scrapping. Midnight was good. Definitely a Woody movie.

Read my first manga, Black Cat, not a fan. My student book club read picked it. They aren't working out so well lately. Losing books, not picking them up, not reading them when they do. I think we'll go on hiatus until they straighten up a bit.
On a more chipper book note I've finished the first 20 chapters of Moby Dick and met 8 fellow readers last night for a wonderful discussion. The restaurant, Padrinos, lost my credit card for about 30 minutes but other than that we had a delightfully, enjoyable evening being the nerds that we are!
Currently reading A Guide to the Birds of East Africa.

Spent the day sleeping in, cooking beef stew in the crock pot, taking down more winter decor and setting up February decor.
I made my first crock pot meal earlier this week via Pinterest. Chicken, black bean, cream cheese, corn, ranch dressing and viola!

Trying to get back on the OOTD posts.

 a little Christmas gift

 My Frye boot came unglued at work and I had to resort to tennies- at work. I was so awkward the rest of the day I didn't want to leave my desk.

 We've still not had a good snow but one Sunday we did have a large ice and fog.

 I shared this instagram pic from the lake

 a new comforter

 listened to the Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band 'Live' Bullet

Last Friday Hubs and I dined at Acapulco's, our favorite Mexican restaurant, with a retired teacher friend of ours and his wife. They then picked up 2 of their dogs and came out for a visit.

 yes my Christmas tree was still up. I'm OK with that. It wasn't February yet.

 Then Sunday we visited our youngest 'family' member and Hubs did what Hubs does best.

 A college friend of mine 'adjusted' my instagram photo.

Adios October

Some more goodies from Stampaway and the scrapbooking convention.

And although October is over I'm just now getting to the decor pics.

 Scary that I have more halloween jewelry than all the other celebrations combined?

 Some of Bub's past costumes 

 After trying to figure out how to make the garland in the Anthropologie stores last Christmas I saw some at a recent craft fair. It's called fingerknitting. Googled it and showed it to Hub's who then did this...

 More convention goodies just now getting put away.

 OOTD with the newly acquired Moth sweater skirt from Columbus  Second Chance.

 My little welcome to November pin