"lots of pictures!" post

Sadie blew bubbles for the first time a couple weeks ago.


Easter morning


Cal in full uniform

Cal's class went to a Brewer game at the beginning of April and our group got to move down to field level seats!! Awesome!! I took this picture, we were pretty much right behind the dugout.

Kaycey, a couple days before her birthday

Yep, that's me, circa 1987! All decked out in Huey Lewis and the News...that was my first concert ever!

Sadie at Stonefire Pizza for the first time. I don't think this needs any other words.

My main reason for not posting pictures for quite some time is that my old laptop has no room left for me to upload pictures. And I don't like the way my new laptop is organizing pictures. So I gave up. The pictures sit on my camera. It is very sad but true. In all honesty, I have been very lax in even taking pictures this year altogether. But I vow to to take more pictures, I mean, come on!! I have a camera, I should use it!!

My insanely busy week at a glance:

Monday--visit Grandma after school (my Grandma broke her hip a week ago; she fell off of a ladder) but get home in time for swim lessons at 7pm.

Tuesday--work at the store, eye appointment immediately after work, then meet my friend for dinner celebrating a marathon finish (uh, her not me!!)

Wednesday--dance class for M, baseball practice for C 5-8pm, my bootcamp workout class from 7:15-8:15.

Thursday--soccer practice for K, and I teach my Destinations album class that night (guess I need to squeeze in finishing cutting everything for it sometime this week!! I did cut all the chipboard for it and most of the paper--phew! What a workout!)

Friday--Entertainment Night at School.

Sat/Sun--K has a soccer game, C's first baseball tournament

Guess we have a busy week.

all crafty post!!

so proud of my mini book mania...

#1) The second one I am doing for a group of gals from school. They haven't seen it yet, they just know the theme has to do with summer. It is a "Mom and Me" event. I'm surprised by how many signed up!! And I've had several last minute sign ups. I'm a little nervous some people will show up to class without having RSVP'd! Yikes!!! I still need to add the rings and ribbons.

#2) First pic--destination mini book. After reading about Ali Edwards "Scrapbook on the Road" see more about that HERE, I was feeling all sorts of inspired. SO I put this mini together, and I'm teaching it as a class next week. Class one filled, so I will announce a second class date, to be determined. I leave for a Colorado getaway in less than two weeks...all by my lonesome! I am visiting a couple of friends while there. The idea is, make the book before you go, and all you need to do is fill in the blanks, add your photos, and add your memorabilia...and voila! A mini book completed.

#3) I made a third book--a birthday mini, but I have no photos of that one, yet. It is a class I am teaching in July.

Yay for mini books!!!

happy birthday, KC!

Another year older....hard to believe next year it'll be double digits!!!!

Her favorite, the giant chocolate chip cookie cake!!

Her gift from us...soccer goals for the yard!!

Drinking a Sprecher at dinner on her birthday (we went to a restaurant!!)

Happy Birthday, dear Kaycey!

waiting....

for the bad weather to strike. I have batteries, flashlights, candles, and lighters all ready to go. I have my external hard drives right by my weather radio and laptop. Last year's tornado had us without power for days. The Weather Channel's TOR-CON (tornado condition) index has South and Central WI at an 8 for tomorrow. I've never seen it above a 5 around here (even when we had the big tornado that touched down last year).

Guess which state lead the nation in tornadoes in 2010. Texas? Oklahoma? Nope...Minnesota had a record year for tornadoes in 2010.

The excitement for me builds for big storms, (I certainly hope they pass without damage). I was a young aspiring meteorologist, and I still absolutely love the weather. I saw "Tornado Alley" last weekend at the IMAX. I am so pumped for the next season of Storm Chasers to start!!!

baby, baby, baby, oh!

if you haven't seen this on facebook, you were missing out. So I had to share here, too.

Little Sadie knows how to move.

See my post from yesterday...vote for the "I Back Jack" Foundation!