tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236408342024-03-12T23:56:39.660-05:00StaciStaci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-76906143463160610262010-01-09T21:08:00.004-06:002010-01-09T21:32:06.540-06:00Love Fest - a - Rama...It's a bona-fide love fest around these parts!<br /><br /><br />We had so much fun finishing up our Christmas goodies and making the rounds to deliver them to family (amid much present unwrapping of course!). The kids were sooooo in love with the trampoline that Santa left! It's been assembled in the back yard and getting as much use as possible when there's a freak artic blast winding its way through North Texas.<br /><br /><br />New Years was met with our usual low-key party...pizza dinner, chocolate chip cookies, movies, and falling asleep before midnight! LOL :) It's tough being in your 30s in suburbia. ;)<br /><br /><br />Since then, and with the talk therapy of a good friend, I've chosen my "<a href="http://christinekane.com/blog/free-download-word-of-the-year-discovery-tool/">word of the year</a>" for 2010. With all the crazy that swirls around me, and my typical response to either go along with it or avoid it at all costs, my word of the year is ENGAGE. I want to ENGAGE in my life...live to the priorities I say I have. No procrastination, no avoidance...just jump in with both feet...into every moment!<br /><br /><br />Holding hands with ^that^ is my renewed energy to finish up some of these blasted house projects! I'm total decorator by nature...there's always a to-do list with projects, stuff to research, ideas to design. But my list has gotten longer and longer, instead of shorter. So we're getting some goodies done, starting with Van's room. I'm working on getting everything in tip-top shape too. Signed up for <a href="http://www.motivatedmoms.com/">Motivated Moms </a>and with my list-lovin' self, I'm super-excited to check, check, check off line items everyday! :) So far, so good...house is looking cleaner than in ages and...(holding back tears of joy)...my laundry room is empty!!!! For reals...no stuff in hampers, no stuff in baskets, no stuff on hanging rod...EMPTY! I even scavenged all the sheets & blankets off the kids beds to have something to wash today...and they're already clean and replaced! Yes, I'm feeling a little Martha-esque! :)<br /><br /><br />Been scrap-happy too. Having stuff done around the house makes me feel not so guilty about staying up late to do a "me thing" like scrap! :) Actually created some goodies that I love and had FUN making. Check 'em out...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxB7REzx_2Q4UTnoHL83dN3Df-GX_w1QOR_dAglZ_KpM0jP9miA2oKNLocTjeZZAntsYsPLgSZLKm9nrBb5ALWPl9RzI3y7vGgsD0dbx3cPyXNoqKhRvmLlHfNLkslAX4zlwZXQ/s1600-h/daily.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424945989468363762" style="WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxB7REzx_2Q4UTnoHL83dN3Df-GX_w1QOR_dAglZ_KpM0jP9miA2oKNLocTjeZZAntsYsPLgSZLKm9nrBb5ALWPl9RzI3y7vGgsD0dbx3cPyXNoqKhRvmLlHfNLkslAX4zlwZXQ/s400/daily.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLbueyXwN2xS5glwwiCRRT2PHPquPaJRGKYqXwiwEMAtZUnl-71T42xBNmMaow-ncQfjUK7dx4JvJ8vS010JjGuMBEW1vzM0i1sqHQulfCRsljHvcrZe_-Pai_LjtonsGFb5tdw/s1600-h/daily+detail+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424946002763468594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLbueyXwN2xS5glwwiCRRT2PHPquPaJRGKYqXwiwEMAtZUnl-71T42xBNmMaow-ncQfjUK7dx4JvJ8vS010JjGuMBEW1vzM0i1sqHQulfCRsljHvcrZe_-Pai_LjtonsGFb5tdw/s400/daily+detail+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXSkxkDTjbxYTUiu2sUxfdPTJJt0eP-RaPzUglnZqaj0Krea7TqdmEJlEjmLVnrnZe4ympUomS3jGP0clyNXXx_KYaZf-WA36Ct5HJ3ybmDepztYCqOGq6_5atIaEKPXW0mWgyg/s1600-h/daily+detail+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424945999316347394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXSkxkDTjbxYTUiu2sUxfdPTJJt0eP-RaPzUglnZqaj0Krea7TqdmEJlEjmLVnrnZe4ympUomS3jGP0clyNXXx_KYaZf-WA36Ct5HJ3ybmDepztYCqOGq6_5atIaEKPXW0mWgyg/s400/daily+detail+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0ZeRhtUtRQo-G79zRWmWhBEImuiKMYRCX4UyUpTeDX21ohV9wt9FLRieKN5jdRnURxL-BsI0oaGqVkiya7qoYpF4NBehyphenhyphenyjRlm9pF_UIDcEtzeu2WW8NhsY3lj2XE6XH9MsqJA/s1600-h/rje+09-10+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424946009919395138" style="WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0ZeRhtUtRQo-G79zRWmWhBEImuiKMYRCX4UyUpTeDX21ohV9wt9FLRieKN5jdRnURxL-BsI0oaGqVkiya7qoYpF4NBehyphenhyphenyjRlm9pF_UIDcEtzeu2WW8NhsY3lj2XE6XH9MsqJA/s400/rje+09-10+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlE-XXpk8XdxGlSVyOMMPn1xW1qbGlOUorQ8RQhO5e6NWQdNuO-uLp5jlSXrriRE8nVm9OimEzOn5EKNPK1rXcwF_By5kTiBy-x2W_VuuQQFg_cU0It6PN8L7gNX4krQlHCvocw/s1600-h/rje+09-10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424946016743565170" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 342px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlE-XXpk8XdxGlSVyOMMPn1xW1qbGlOUorQ8RQhO5e6NWQdNuO-uLp5jlSXrriRE8nVm9OimEzOn5EKNPK1rXcwF_By5kTiBy-x2W_VuuQQFg_cU0It6PN8L7gNX4krQlHCvocw/s400/rje+09-10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sweet little side note...keep your fingers crossed for me! I think I actually have a *job opportunity* hitting next week. I've got an interview on Monday and already had an audition that went great. Woo Hoo! :)<br /><br />XOXO...Stac :)Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-17081238304898163442009-12-23T13:10:00.004-06:002009-12-23T13:20:10.685-06:00Baking and Crafting...Couldn't be better! :) <div><div><div><br /><div>For the KI 12 Days of Christmas blog party, I volunteered to make candy/cookie containers because that's pretty much what I spend 2 weeks doing in December anyways. :)</div><br /><div></div><div>Everything from my (in)famous double doozies, brownie bites, cake balls, white chocolate popcorn, apple bread, and more gets mixed, baked, and prettied up in the E*Crew house! :) And then I just have to stay out of it and keep the kids out of it! LOL :) Which is even harder than it sounds! ;)</div><div></div><br /><div>I made pretty little containers for the teachers gifts that I hope made the yummies inside taste even better! :) Here's the pics...</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILsAsXjTrir_6CXmSUloj0-rfCAXjcFqk1kz1Z-9sXCGt1eSrUK-PFsEUCLWsMZIp-rHES5lHKfnPMRAdpK3ijSHF3NYUZI-h_OUNwxfWbJgGLMQXGWe6-yrQpn3VjPaRaaOpwA/s1600-h/candy+containers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418512265992346786" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILsAsXjTrir_6CXmSUloj0-rfCAXjcFqk1kz1Z-9sXCGt1eSrUK-PFsEUCLWsMZIp-rHES5lHKfnPMRAdpK3ijSHF3NYUZI-h_OUNwxfWbJgGLMQXGWe6-yrQpn3VjPaRaaOpwA/s400/candy+containers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tu3SJNoWeYMIxlnhQziVzX9YTkVpqLqAhdd7on9FcETLNImUEeWwpOmgAU-i08YxwrrOgrRnrAsMXSB42LxzT0cgu-LCBpm6T4xeedfJ6oGdeo7y2KI9x5kIJZ7DBdqoGKq6gw/s1600-h/layout+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418512269883278530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tu3SJNoWeYMIxlnhQziVzX9YTkVpqLqAhdd7on9FcETLNImUEeWwpOmgAU-i08YxwrrOgrRnrAsMXSB42LxzT0cgu-LCBpm6T4xeedfJ6oGdeo7y2KI9x5kIJZ7DBdqoGKq6gw/s400/layout+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdSEy-8_UtVjLriHgM4FZC6TaAOPZWUng6YB6OyQSWKYnsSueMuKFeZvgjGAx8H9weaBYL1A_YUYsngl5ypX6wF7RrNTL18C9GmTSXlq88BCYw0VzPB_XNyyp9vMzNdhHH1m5AA/s1600-h/layout+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418512276325883858" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdSEy-8_UtVjLriHgM4FZC6TaAOPZWUng6YB6OyQSWKYnsSueMuKFeZvgjGAx8H9weaBYL1A_YUYsngl5ypX6wF7RrNTL18C9GmTSXlq88BCYw0VzPB_XNyyp9vMzNdhHH1m5AA/s400/layout+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JTKFBDW99ZI7pVyzXIYRUhNQw7oMfonxMoXrTexXJQCKCn7a2ZQOZfkcOEOsEkUBOQGzdRnIP6l3PGtCrtwLpWydi7faqUSwHq9TY4gZ9OKy8X2oCyVGzJpR8yaR9Xyq1sJhOw/s1600-h/layout+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418512279288028594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JTKFBDW99ZI7pVyzXIYRUhNQw7oMfonxMoXrTexXJQCKCn7a2ZQOZfkcOEOsEkUBOQGzdRnIP6l3PGtCrtwLpWydi7faqUSwHq9TY4gZ9OKy8X2oCyVGzJpR8yaR9Xyq1sJhOw/s400/layout+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>There's step-by-steps for each project on the <a href="http://kimemories.typepad.com/celebrate_life/2009/12/12-days-of-christmas-day-7.html#comments">KI Blog </a>if you want to check them out.</div><div> </div><div>For now, I'm back into the kitchen. I've got double doozies cooling in the fridge, apple bread to mix, and popcorn to make. Bob is working on the grandmas' photo albums. The kidlets are playing happily in the toy room, unaware that its about to be reading time (aka "quiet time") in thier rooms for a bit. </div><div><br />LOVE a nice cozy day at home, chilling and loving! :)</div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-26437681818196075332009-12-08T14:06:00.004-06:002009-12-08T14:19:13.703-06:00KI Lovin'...Havin' a Blast...trust me...you're lucky you can't hear me singing along with that title. My singing is NOT something you want to hear. ;)<br /><br /><br />Point is...<br /><br />I'm up for the blog challenge at the KI Memories blog (<a href="http://www.kimemories.typepad.com/">http://www.kimemories.typepad.com/</a>) and had a blast with the layout I made. I got to play with one of the supa-fab pics I took on our recent photo tour downtown. The kidlets were sooooo good and had sooo much fun playing on the railroad tracks, which makes me love this pic even more! :) (family members who are reading...act surprised when you see these pics in your Christmas albums, 'k?) ;)<br /><br /><br />My challenge is called "Blank Slate" and I challenged the KI blog girls to take a patterned paper and blank it out with paint. It lets just a bit of the pattern peek through prettily. I left the block where my pics/goodies were going paint-less so the pattern would help make that area pop!<br /><br /><br />Got a nice little surprise too when I came home from a day of running around to find my layout in the Top 10 Votes on 2Peas! Sah-weet! :)<br /><br /><br />So without further chattering on, here's the layout...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84mmjChmBZD8G1S7eE5GdY_2UmH-l786TEpXaRujvKzg994XG2xS9ekIN-hSS6QlZK2HaxU-6g216I5Qz9qKb0Y7Bx-InaLcdvgpVTIZyGL_hSC-bgQ2U7FF3K88n1LlrdiefvA/s1600-h/dream+come+true_blog+challenge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412961756201215138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84mmjChmBZD8G1S7eE5GdY_2UmH-l786TEpXaRujvKzg994XG2xS9ekIN-hSS6QlZK2HaxU-6g216I5Qz9qKb0Y7Bx-InaLcdvgpVTIZyGL_hSC-bgQ2U7FF3K88n1LlrdiefvA/s400/dream+come+true_blog+challenge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdt5J6PGOqv9tYnaS8WqY3v5SW2Z5T7jn8KTqBVpj6QEWUpgDzUmY0mKcT72B2VFKTHsDOnsCR-Ufg2kYE_5CB-NQi3smhv1ctMAnJzc4yvMbg23XCY1_lM0p3z-9zwNaB6e29w/s1600-h/dream+come+true+detail_blog+challenge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412961761832965058" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdt5J6PGOqv9tYnaS8WqY3v5SW2Z5T7jn8KTqBVpj6QEWUpgDzUmY0mKcT72B2VFKTHsDOnsCR-Ufg2kYE_5CB-NQi3smhv1ctMAnJzc4yvMbg23XCY1_lM0p3z-9zwNaB6e29w/s400/dream+come+true+detail_blog+challenge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Now that Tayvan is napping and won't catch me, I'm off to eat a little ice cream for lunch. Sssshhhhh! ;)<br />XOXO...Stac :)Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-13564274629556699792009-11-29T22:22:00.003-06:002009-11-29T22:54:08.108-06:00doo...doo...doo...doooooo UPDATE! :)<div><div><div><div><div>I warned y'all it was crazy around here in October, right? And I was really hoping for a slower November, but I swear that my calendar went straight from November 1st to November 30th in one big blink! </div><br /><div></div><div>Quick run-down of this month...</div><br /><div>* Bob got a nasty buggie and spent about a week lounging on the couch, sure that he was dying...from a really bad case of the coughs. ;) No worries, he's all better now and of course, is my big strong manly man again. ;)</div><br /><div></div><div>* Super-Duper Exciting News...I got my ZUMBA certification! A dark (& way toooo fast) drive to Oklahoma, a long day of dancing, dancing, dancing, and Woo Hoo...I'm for real! :) I'm so excited to have this new opportunity in my life...something that brings me joy, that I can share with others, and that I'm actually a bit good at (not bragging, just happy to find my *thing*). I'm looking into teaching locally, another FUN opportunity. I'm really blessed to not *need* to work, and have the luxury of patiently and actively looking for a regular class that I can do while the kids are at school. In the meantime, you know I'm shigglin' it every chance I get, especially now that I have the cd's at home and can practice 24/7! :)</div><br /><div></div><div>* Lilli is a ROCKSTAR gymnast! :) After some mega-rough weeks (to the point that her coach threatened to put her back on Level 3), she has really blossomed. He had her set some concrete goals and work towards them. She's been crossing them off the list, one by one...including her biggie...front handsprings on the trampoline and tumble-track, which she did successfully last week! :) But even more that the physical skills she's been improving lately, her attitude towards hard work, repeated practice, and "failure" have been sooooo much better. She's been thinking positively (she told her coach that she's "keeping happy thoughts in her head b/c she stays on the beam better that way!"), being engaged in her school projects, and just overall ROCKIN' it! :) Love that chickadee and am so thrilled to see her have so much positive reinforcement from a teacher/coach for a change!</div><br /><div>* Thanksgiving was the usual...well, for us anyways! That means...no turkey in sight, no huge family gatherings, and no drama! Sah-weet! :) We only do "mom Thanksgiving" b/c both Bob's and my dad go to other family get togethers. So we headed down to MawMaw's to start cooking. The last 2 years, I've had the pleasure of showing my mom and grandma that I can actually cook like a grown-up now (last year, I made chicken cordon bleu; this year it was homemade pork taquitos). They made the sides and fixins' so that I could just fry, fry, fry. Yummy lunch was had by all...then we made our plan of attack for Black Friday. Dinner at my SIL's is always a bit crazy b/c of all the kiddos (our 3, plus her 5 in a tiny house!), but it's *awesome* b/c we always end up playing card games. Soooo fun! :) Learned a new one called KIMPS and Bob and I actually won! :)</div><br /><div>Some seriously fun KI goodies this month too...</div><br /><div>I've been playing with some "embroidery" stitching lately. I saw "embroidery" b/c I truly don't know what I'm doing...I just stitch and see how it looks. If it looks bad, I pull it out. If it looks good, then I go with it. I made a cupcake with silver sequin "sprinkles" from a KI digi brush (Lucy kit). I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the cupcake yet...although I think it might be turned into a pillow for a friend's Christmas present! :)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOkGDA0pf7KRml6Qd94HRe48ak8H0zdJgAuvmcLk19eDXtUi_znGO2JNK5K7NWGFt2MFBeTYbL8cMrTwci5yV7hA_BBuPA6Kj8VCQyt92WD7ynn9M6reBJ3nGAP1MlagbfZHlYg/s1600/IMG_6049a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409754582940656258" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOkGDA0pf7KRml6Qd94HRe48ak8H0zdJgAuvmcLk19eDXtUi_znGO2JNK5K7NWGFt2MFBeTYbL8cMrTwci5yV7hA_BBuPA6Kj8VCQyt92WD7ynn9M6reBJ3nGAP1MlagbfZHlYg/s400/IMG_6049a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6livpbtouJ8bikpPBl8CL0PBKmGHRXlxKpkL5-iHPbwymHA6AjTv1iurRuR8RinlQx3NScMjiwprn0rKZQgFYmslSBll6PNgHhye-srpjKlAkrvfjC5t9YVfN4c_PGhUHt7c_Jw/s1600/IMG_6057a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409754587992977170" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6livpbtouJ8bikpPBl8CL0PBKmGHRXlxKpkL5-iHPbwymHA6AjTv1iurRuR8RinlQx3NScMjiwprn0rKZQgFYmslSBll6PNgHhye-srpjKlAkrvfjC5t9YVfN4c_PGhUHt7c_Jw/s400/IMG_6057a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>The layouts I posted this month are an old and a new...</div><div>newer one is a quick & easy one using paper scraps. (stripe is from KI digi Roxie...altered to match Heirloom paper). The notebook papers behind the pic are letters the kids wrote to each other, paperclipped in place so that they can be removed and read without disturbing the picture.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7P2Kzf5y9fmtj4GTAwPDdFRK4VPE7YKmRfYTFBUSA8rLBbl_8mb3jagCgLmNDuiBPLUHGHM3mvanGrxC9svpcu0wlkhVCmfsZX9C6z-Df5X6VE7KaxoSz-pa8iIuTgEU0Q_otQ/s1600/happy_nov-small.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409754609681324498" style="WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7P2Kzf5y9fmtj4GTAwPDdFRK4VPE7YKmRfYTFBUSA8rLBbl_8mb3jagCgLmNDuiBPLUHGHM3mvanGrxC9svpcu0wlkhVCmfsZX9C6z-Df5X6VE7KaxoSz-pa8iIuTgEU0Q_otQ/s400/happy_nov-small.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>older one is the one I did for Kim and Ira to celebrate their new baby Austin! The sheer wings are cardstock backed, the ribbon is popped up so that she can slip pics in without disturbing it, and the stamps are mixed in with buttons and glitter glue dots.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwks0B2EQ7pUd989nWaFWpiIQxkEV4z5qUjKe0EsDr92AXO_bqSP-ZXIuw_lpLgR1DBi9qXJ665LRCvEZoZNOmWVVRQnHDtVXqCbaNOdWwq8dqw7ui88maiNv5vkStJgMVCpFfA/s1600/focus+on+little+one.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409754596928447458" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 398px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwks0B2EQ7pUd989nWaFWpiIQxkEV4z5qUjKe0EsDr92AXO_bqSP-ZXIuw_lpLgR1DBi9qXJ665LRCvEZoZNOmWVVRQnHDtVXqCbaNOdWwq8dqw7ui88maiNv5vkStJgMVCpFfA/s400/focus+on+little+one.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivweuGYUDrgnvyZznvS7MJXN_jLIpBXkFUNhBdUUcA7SIjN3FDxeO__HgDsBapkUm-UJmdlp12jLqfz6H0hweW7U5Q4mNkVCIPwZ01xb6aYJZ3-B4B3K6_xN0pQBpTVubehT_SAg/s1600/focus+on+little+one+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409754603922847186" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivweuGYUDrgnvyZznvS7MJXN_jLIpBXkFUNhBdUUcA7SIjN3FDxeO__HgDsBapkUm-UJmdlp12jLqfz6H0hweW7U5Q4mNkVCIPwZ01xb6aYJZ3-B4B3K6_xN0pQBpTVubehT_SAg/s400/focus+on+little+one+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>So that's me in a nutshell right now! :) I promise to be back soon...before Christmas at least! Ok, ok...WELL BEFORE Christmas. December got to be less crazy, right? (please say "right!" so I won't go crazy!) LOL :)</div><br /><div></div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-37767418189679370982009-10-21T16:34:00.003-05:002009-10-21T16:56:16.607-05:00Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...<div><div><div>hee hee...I LOVE Dori! ;)</div><div></div><br /><div>October is always the craziest month of all for us and this year is no different. Lots of busy bees buzzing around here and my calendar looks ridunkulous if I say so myself! But it'll all get done, or it won't, but it's all good either way. :)</div><div></div><br /><div>Scrappy news...</div><div>I had some messy fun last night, inking and distressing my paper till it cried for mercy! Take that! ;) Check it out...</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8c64Y2WVEqpVFH2Z01nPP4VPfEELCork5qzjMXfmLPDhTuMuFrDlICTiFBVMDhzoBBgQ0okCFqYXp_r74Lz7Js-ifDqqLqrPubNbBYArwnkd-HxDejBanNhVtfrDdtZr6LpgRA/s1600-h/all+youve+got.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395175128857207026" style="WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8c64Y2WVEqpVFH2Z01nPP4VPfEELCork5qzjMXfmLPDhTuMuFrDlICTiFBVMDhzoBBgQ0okCFqYXp_r74Lz7Js-ifDqqLqrPubNbBYArwnkd-HxDejBanNhVtfrDdtZr6LpgRA/s400/all+youve+got.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WIbvuykoL6az-XoF6LdHMHOGkNe2sAjDND6iacg61zDSZO3o_zS_gj3eawHTTkgO9MOQse7sDMcQD5K01-2LIk6AciWphI9wSBLX7KkNKTqvy0UN__4EFkpbP_HhELy5j8UbAw/s1600-h/all+youve+got+detail+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395175129520818962" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WIbvuykoL6az-XoF6LdHMHOGkNe2sAjDND6iacg61zDSZO3o_zS_gj3eawHTTkgO9MOQse7sDMcQD5K01-2LIk6AciWphI9wSBLX7KkNKTqvy0UN__4EFkpbP_HhELy5j8UbAw/s400/all+youve+got+detail+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUT0z_pZ_lpd3B9UHCT2kEL65TjcJaNyCpv0o5SFS8VM5PUpbm3HzoAmp7spWhVTSjGycZ1vNjcND6TJv4rJZJWK1T3SVedJJCPv0V7hj3izU1UckXzeLOoxJH7GxCbFGsA6WWWw/s1600-h/all+youve+got+detail+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395175136990004738" style="WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUT0z_pZ_lpd3B9UHCT2kEL65TjcJaNyCpv0o5SFS8VM5PUpbm3HzoAmp7spWhVTSjGycZ1vNjcND6TJv4rJZJWK1T3SVedJJCPv0V7hj3izU1UckXzeLOoxJH7GxCbFGsA6WWWw/s400/all+youve+got+detail+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>You might notice some little "stitchy" dots around the edges. Yeah, I cheated a little. Okay, okay...a lot! I want to sew so badly but time hasn't magically multiplied enough for me to actually have some time to learn. My pretty little sewing machine sits here, lonely and begging for love. But I want the sewn look, so I pulled out my trusty Cutter Bee Bug to do the holes. It's really great to pre-poke holes to hand-stitch, but I'm going with the "doesn't it look like there's clear thread there?" (say yes) That's my story and I'm sticking to it! ;)</div><br /><div></div><div>In Mom Identity Crisis news, I've been nudged again to try something a bit left of my comfort zone...teaching Zumba. I'm totally Zumba obsessed, taking around 4 classes a week and have loads of the choreography memorized already (thank you high school drill team!). But the idea of getting up on stage, with a mic to blare my admittedly twangy voice, and leading the way with my shigglin' is +more+ than a little scary! But I figure that I have a chance to try just about anything right now, so I might as well go with something that I know I'll enjoy (once I get over my nausea-inducing nerves!) So, I'm registering for training and then I'll have to market myself to local gyms (this might be where my Marla-directed PR dept comes in! LOL)</div><br /><div></div><div>House-wise...spent all.day Saturday hitting garage sale after garage sale. Lots of goodies for crazy cheap...including a cute little set of steps for Van's bed ($2), an already-black distressed kid chair ($2), a gothic iron & wood mini-screen ($2), a huge red bead necklace ($1), several kids books, a Justice outfit for Lilli ($1), a huge sterling silver serving platter with a tree on it (.50!), and more! The steps are going to be an upcoming project for Van's room. Oh, and my piece de resistance (don't check my spelling on that, just go with it) was the craigslist bedroom suite I got for $75! For a headboard, dresser, mattress, box spring, and frame! Woo Hoo!!! I'm going to resell the headboard and dresser I think b/c I've suddenly found myself dresser-full! LOL :) I can't wait to get going on Van's room...especially now that I've got most of the stuff and can really make a difference in the cute-ness of her space! :)</div><br /><div></div><div>Got to get ready to shiggle tonight. I'm thinking its going to be a grilled cheese for dinner kinda night. Shhhh! ;)</div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-82979158534699433342009-10-11T23:08:00.003-05:002009-10-11T23:52:54.075-05:00Pantry Pics and a Return to Scrapping...<div><div>As promised, I've got pics of our Pantry Makeover Extravaganza! <div><div><br /><div>First off, I have to explain the uselessness of our builder grade pantry. </div><br /><div>Its under the stairs, so super narrow (just 36in wide) and had a whopping one built-in shelving unit. Granted, the unit had 5 shelves, but they were super wide-spaced, so I had resorted to a combination of wire stacking units and baskets to make the space work a bit. Oh, and had to add in some random Sterilite drawer units for kid snacks and such.</div><br /><div></div><div>Unfortunately, I don't have a full-on "before" pic. That man of mine decided it was time to start demo before I could get in there with the camera. But I wasn't about to stop his momentum to get this project rolling! LOL :) So here's a semi-before shot, so you can see the yucky floor & useless shelves.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglH8c6zMIaPf1Mel__U1wOXqfa-u4grzjmkk7Ww5hJUfhSSBR56x4nN0TStUL11cOfN6_KfzKl61GvR2931rRerl-olclVjIeEkb0H_WfXPLIg-f2xbLcsI0uAfbwYMcG2naBOlA/s1600-h/IMG_5177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391570943101146514" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglH8c6zMIaPf1Mel__U1wOXqfa-u4grzjmkk7Ww5hJUfhSSBR56x4nN0TStUL11cOfN6_KfzKl61GvR2931rRerl-olclVjIeEkb0H_WfXPLIg-f2xbLcsI0uAfbwYMcG2naBOlA/s400/IMG_5177.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>After one day of super-man work, Bob had made awesome progress! He'd managed to demolish the cabinet, paint the walls & ceiling, replace the floor, and (unseen) install a new light fixture.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQFSERWYZ5r-KiIsLSdFros48briLw-da_ebVSLDSAWHTwN6IrlQsF1HUOfolZQtISsuktca3kE5suw3kYlJayzmJ0j-9lSlhZ_1lA3ZYTbPR3jVESMNEEGbImU1hph2f2slexA/s1600-h/IMG_5178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391570946214135970" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQFSERWYZ5r-KiIsLSdFros48briLw-da_ebVSLDSAWHTwN6IrlQsF1HUOfolZQtISsuktca3kE5suw3kYlJayzmJ0j-9lSlhZ_1lA3ZYTbPR3jVESMNEEGbImU1hph2f2slexA/s400/IMG_5178.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Next up was an admittedly expensive trip to Container Store. Between my organizer-extradinaire friend Amy and the fab lady at TCS, we got a great system set-up. I've got shelves galore now...literally have EMPTY spots! Whooo Hoooo! :) Love my new baskets and airtight bins too! :)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBZwLuGPhzSzS4ClMaFe8ZDP4PIhaYNDnxh_upB6lsndpC-MN3zQ6W6U90z01OFJ3y_Q1a_0QM3th3AMAnQy-_7tRYN2tmL3H06cFgcLvtazcf0n-yX9bDZl591FogmxRl14KoQ/s1600-h/IMG_5181.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391570954333433650" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBZwLuGPhzSzS4ClMaFe8ZDP4PIhaYNDnxh_upB6lsndpC-MN3zQ6W6U90z01OFJ3y_Q1a_0QM3th3AMAnQy-_7tRYN2tmL3H06cFgcLvtazcf0n-yX9bDZl591FogmxRl14KoQ/s400/IMG_5181.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>On the scrapping front, I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to scrap at all in weeks. But that all changed this weekend! Sooo happy to be back in the saddle, but its always hard to get the mojo flowing at first. Here's one of the layouts I did with bits of goodies I found on my recent desk clean-up...</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-lU5CYMTVlECDhFx_5u7dVJ7Cttez1-n3PBWqwXSSh9irFasbMDkhGAI3eGZmShoYyi2knyyeLC6i8PgBHy_UD93Nf019Uss1fg-hpIlnVmPf8prbmctD6eIuEY1Ul1nbhFS5A/s1600-h/found.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391570960834599410" style="WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-lU5CYMTVlECDhFx_5u7dVJ7Cttez1-n3PBWqwXSSh9irFasbMDkhGAI3eGZmShoYyi2knyyeLC6i8PgBHy_UD93Nf019Uss1fg-hpIlnVmPf8prbmctD6eIuEY1Ul1nbhFS5A/s400/found.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZg6Bte4T-QO3ASCzCXjpIVWHn_sKZX_m42EKBtWhUHTsHjKOqsYx842m0R1lumwMoO8iUGVQ3c6-6KNJuovKk9k1SsZGh8BsKANXRsFqLmKoYv9EYsvBXJP7lMiTNBkauW4eMg/s1600-h/found+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391570970294211138" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZg6Bte4T-QO3ASCzCXjpIVWHn_sKZX_m42EKBtWhUHTsHjKOqsYx842m0R1lumwMoO8iUGVQ3c6-6KNJuovKk9k1SsZGh8BsKANXRsFqLmKoYv9EYsvBXJP7lMiTNBkauW4eMg/s400/found+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Off to bed! Got a busy day tomorrow...kids at school, I've a knee doc appt, hair appt, hit the JCPenny sale, assembly at the kiddo's school, gymnastics, costume shopping, dance class, and picking up the truck at mechanic. Yeah, that sounds do-able, right? Right??? ;)</div><br /><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-73376073810533281912009-09-30T23:48:00.004-05:002009-10-01T00:07:49.154-05:00Check, check, check...<div><div><div><div><div>and check again!</div><br /><div>I gotta say...My new House to Home focus is totally rockin'! :) I'm actually making progress here people! This week, I've...</div><div> </div><div>* searched out the fabric to back my kitchen cabinets, bought, chopped, ironed (yes, IRONED), and hung it...looks great if I say so myself. Just gonna finish up some shelf doo-dollyin' and I'll show ya.</div><br /><div>* hit 2 Joann's for my new curtain fabric. No luck, but its supposed to be in tomorrow...tomorrow...I love ya tomorrow. ;) I'll have to hit both Joann's again to get enough, but I'm going for it with my coupons! </div><br /><div>* bought some cute little grapevine wreaths to hang over ^those^ curtains. They're part of my "fall decor". ;)</div><br /><div>* painted Declan's armoire. The hunter green was never my choice (it came to us that way), so I'm thrilled to finally have it a little more "me". It'll be finished up tomorrow with the old table runner that I'm chopping to bits to fill in the door frames. </div><br /><div>* been obsessing about Tayvan's room re-do for her big birthday gift. I think I found a bed (wish me luck tomorrow when I go check it out...craigslist can be soooo good or uhm, not). </div><br /><div>* hit a flea market and found an awesome 50's plastic faux milk-glass mirror. Even better than the faux milk-glass look is that it's *hobnail* milk glass with a fluted edge all around. To quote Rachel Zoe... I die. ;) It's going to find a home asap...maybe as a part of Van's new room! :)</div><br /><div>* and in the project that never ends, I got a whole 'nother section of wall exposed in my laundry room. Yes, the exploded cow look continues. LOL :)</div><br /><div></div><div>Other happenings...</div><div></div><div>PTA--of course. Spirit Gear goes out tomorrow! I can't tell you how excited I am! I did it. All by myself...figured it out, made mistakes, learned better ways for next time, but I did it. :) Fingers crossed that everyone agrees when they start getting their orders! LOL</div><br /><div></div><div>Kiddos--Same crazy stuffs...running from school to Girl Scouts to gymnastics and more! The best kiddo news is...</div><div>Tayvan is 4 years old today! :)</div><div>Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Tayvan. Happy Birthday to you. :)</div><div> </div><div>We followed e*crew family tradition and headed to Magic Time Machine for dinner. She was thrilled to have Ariel as our waitress, but as always Jack Sparrow stole the show! The guy that plays Cap'n Jack is soooo great...totally hilariously quick witted and has the whole stumbling randomness down perfectly. Fun was had by all! Van's party is coming up this weekend. So far, she wants guinea pig cupcakes. Uhm, yeah...don't know what to do with that business, but I might see if I can find some sort of cupcake pick with Wonder Pets and call it a happy. LOL :)</div><div></div><br /><div>Scrappy Goodness--The KI Wicked Party was AWESOME! Seeing everyone's cool projects and doing the Q&A's totally got me in the Halloween spirit! :) I can share my projects now too!! Check 'em out...</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcBoNR7pPeOMnhxON-PgUvw3sornkQDZzn_FwBIcFbFxCCiBX73S7qTcRssViq8U-RjfvdgxpMolQ5C5jTiCnVAw4b3dwnWP6vKNZGv5UDDogbP17Ejf2BZGGQRi_6TpnuBJW2g/s1600-h/Wicked+Wreath+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387493005772418258" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcBoNR7pPeOMnhxON-PgUvw3sornkQDZzn_FwBIcFbFxCCiBX73S7qTcRssViq8U-RjfvdgxpMolQ5C5jTiCnVAw4b3dwnWP6vKNZGv5UDDogbP17Ejf2BZGGQRi_6TpnuBJW2g/s400/Wicked+Wreath+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lb2Ry5O0k1OHyu_mNXFCO3LpYg-39NKFWfqQXDLmf0c3w3AQRdM0pcQYnsOeI2KRMlLvEX42vkLa9hAgrsDYkQJi0qzN_PwrJiJsQ2LS0wleaWwUSy5U4Tyf3SuBx5S4gqolfg/s1600-h/Wicked-Wreath-detail-shot-s.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387493011370499138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lb2Ry5O0k1OHyu_mNXFCO3LpYg-39NKFWfqQXDLmf0c3w3AQRdM0pcQYnsOeI2KRMlLvEX42vkLa9hAgrsDYkQJi0qzN_PwrJiJsQ2LS0wleaWwUSy5U4Tyf3SuBx5S4gqolfg/s400/Wicked-Wreath-detail-shot-s.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjqfgsbWTN8F01el493b8oYXA8vSbq7swS4-Kt2cUWySxLr4dTQR4jF_-zPJ1znqX-2uUtDDfiTt0DA_UyVuaSFQJEm71hhI8m4CXoGsVufCzZgNzXFj71YQo9nYt4BX0UX7fYw/s1600-h/caramel+apple+toppers+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387492993006422706" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjqfgsbWTN8F01el493b8oYXA8vSbq7swS4-Kt2cUWySxLr4dTQR4jF_-zPJ1znqX-2uUtDDfiTt0DA_UyVuaSFQJEm71hhI8m4CXoGsVufCzZgNzXFj71YQo9nYt4BX0UX7fYw/s400/caramel+apple+toppers+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv8yAz6ds-5o08Z8VWGkdTqc-KM2a3i7LGLUZNu6b15UOrIZ8pWJHmnhY24kshGKqv1UAfcvXZv0PmzobAj5uws5JbG9tRcI2oWjbd6LWzVY6YeTr3B9hH4XaZpFqos-bGihcoA/s1600-h/caramel+apple+toppers+detail+shot+1+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387492996658176914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv8yAz6ds-5o08Z8VWGkdTqc-KM2a3i7LGLUZNu6b15UOrIZ8pWJHmnhY24kshGKqv1UAfcvXZv0PmzobAj5uws5JbG9tRcI2oWjbd6LWzVY6YeTr3B9hH4XaZpFqos-bGihcoA/s400/caramel+apple+toppers+detail+shot+1+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18xhuz9l7GOV8waxTbkaX0rAVhsIHV39ZXdJmFGa3O0CPCUYS_Yd_hE7hj_AhYzD1D2YPhklU-3YdGoIWleIE63hT_FLCFziKyaMWE_v3i6qHviTqPwWJ1jbbAmRyn2b4xgMC5A/s1600-h/caramel-apple-topper-detail.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387492986127766674" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18xhuz9l7GOV8waxTbkaX0rAVhsIHV39ZXdJmFGa3O0CPCUYS_Yd_hE7hj_AhYzD1D2YPhklU-3YdGoIWleIE63hT_FLCFziKyaMWE_v3i6qHviTqPwWJ1jbbAmRyn2b4xgMC5A/s400/caramel-apple-topper-detail.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Well, I'm off to bed! Hey, its only midnight...that's pretty good for me! LOL :) Keep your fingers crossed for me that spirit gear goes well, Joann's has my fabric, and the bed is perfect! That's not to much to ask for in 5 hours is it? ;) LOL</div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-12211781988873967522009-09-23T23:00:00.004-05:002009-09-24T00:07:35.744-05:00Experiements in Identity...<div>huh? Okay, hold tight with me for a minute...</div><div>I have an explanation for my absence that I think a lot of mommas are going to connect with.</div><div> </div><div>Flashback to last year: My bestie, Shonnery, had a really hard time with her youngest starting school. The whole "what do I do all day?" conundrum. I sympathized, I took her to lunch, I supported her through her moments of "hey, maybe I can do ____" with my whole heart. But I didn't understand. Not really.</div><div> </div><div>I've since learned that a lot of moms pretty much have an identity crisis every August like clockwork. We're happy to get the kids happily back in school, love the structure & routine, but it does leave a chunk of 7 hours with no official plan. </div><div><br />Flash to current time: Tayvan started pre-school! WOO HOO!! Now granted, its not a full time gig; she's going 2 days a week from 9-2. But coupled with Memory Makers closing & the TN GASC cancelling, all together it has triggered a little bit of an identity crisis. I kinda don't know what to do with myself all day Monday and Wednesday! :) So my goal-setting self kicked into gear and I decided I needed to figure out my big Ta-Da for this school year.</div><div><br />After some thought, my *first* big item on The List is...house decor/organization/cleaning/control. I joined back up with FlyLady (a fab site to get the cleaning happening on a more routine basis). I've flipped through blog after blog of decorating and organizing, so my brain is brimming with funsie stuffs to do! And I've enlisted my friend Amy to help me work the Elfa to bring some much-need organization and storage to my pitiful pantry. And I can't wait! Well, actually...I haven't. A couple of the things that've been rolling on my house to-do list are already done. Pics soon...rooms in progress! :)</div><div><br />But in the middle of this house re-do and minor identity crisis, we've had some fun family moments. I did some quick invites to send out for Tayvan's 4th birthday party. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioMRDCt9tx9XSoVKzOnhxzDo_pDP1hxYrBe6n6QxoXmTVqlwHwtfqcjYYJ9Gn3yqAvRjRSaoR4sErKWDNkBYCmp0Zs1PzVTah3vWevVeXkgGgtxR9YoHdchNyRFB3PMLvMEc0ew/s1600-h/IMG_5051a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384892963965929138" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioMRDCt9tx9XSoVKzOnhxzDo_pDP1hxYrBe6n6QxoXmTVqlwHwtfqcjYYJ9Gn3yqAvRjRSaoR4sErKWDNkBYCmp0Zs1PzVTah3vWevVeXkgGgtxR9YoHdchNyRFB3PMLvMEc0ew/s400/IMG_5051a.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>But the best fun was going to one of Bob's races in Greenville. He did okay, not his best but he was happy with the finish. Immediately after though, the Kids Cup started! Declan and Lilli were both excited and nervous. Declan was so thrilled that he could ride all out...no waiting for anyone to catch up. He's a total Speed Demon, flying around the course, actually doing tricks as he went! Lilli was bound and determined to catch her little brother...had her head down, elbows back, pedaling as fast as she could. In the end, Declan took first place by a good half-lap. Lilli took second place, happy with her performance (especially in the turns which still make her a little nervous). All in all, a great day for all! :)</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTPYR1WydDnKcZwqmekv7WPsIAvdqRbt9cJSqP4f7BvwhyCEwqkghf1bSS-9A-tzguuY9i9NMMIEkGfEnwn4kxSlHqNULvL5W9xfE9_kpuTZ_C5LAVrM7Baan-qSE57KTqNMgnw/s1600-h/IMG_4940a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384892968981894162" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTPYR1WydDnKcZwqmekv7WPsIAvdqRbt9cJSqP4f7BvwhyCEwqkghf1bSS-9A-tzguuY9i9NMMIEkGfEnwn4kxSlHqNULvL5W9xfE9_kpuTZ_C5LAVrM7Baan-qSE57KTqNMgnw/s400/IMG_4940a.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>One last thing before I head to bed (yawn!)...tomorrow night is a KI Blog Party! It starts at 7pm CST, and you definitely want to be there! We had the opportunity to create some Wicked projects...not wicked, Wicked (using the new Halloween line). LOL :) My home decor focus as of late worked perfectly b/c I was selected to make a fun wreath that I am IN LOVE with! :) I can't wait to show it tomorrow...first on the KI blog, then here & 2Peas, so stay tuned! :)</div><div> </div><div>XOXO...Stac :)<br /></div><div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-88994687011513902052009-09-03T09:08:00.004-05:002009-09-03T09:12:54.851-05:00hAppY dAnCe!! :)So I posted my big ol' family vacay album to 2Peas and guess what...<br /><br />It's the Featured Layout!!!<br /><br />How *totally cool* is that?!<br /><br />Check it out...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YuAv19RCKeJH4MLaZhSZTKU6LeXuFe1qtjdhNlZd0f3B-3FEwBc2MBxarHc0bydOh7RN0_6Bwk-MaziBZKT5BjsTuOxTw7ibKOgFJVgElthaktsONzoZXtvHXXkji9wNyPkTuQ/s1600-h/2peas+screen+shot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377243480700364482" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YuAv19RCKeJH4MLaZhSZTKU6LeXuFe1qtjdhNlZd0f3B-3FEwBc2MBxarHc0bydOh7RN0_6Bwk-MaziBZKT5BjsTuOxTw7ibKOgFJVgElthaktsONzoZXtvHXXkji9wNyPkTuQ/s400/2peas+screen+shot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />XOXO...Stac :)Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-1339093683095669332009-08-31T23:22:00.012-05:002009-09-01T00:34:39.718-05:00Big ol' update-o-rama! :)Yeah, so I've fallen into bad blogger habits! In my defense, I was off doing the Mom Thing which is always first priority! :) <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>So the quick rundown of events...</div><br /><div>* 2 Back to School nights which had tons of PTA prep--delivering all the school supplies & spirit gear, setting up the booths, selling spirit gear</div><br /><div>* meeting the kids teachers went super well. I think Lilli has a really great teacher this year and Declan is in love with his teacher b/c she has a pet snake and pet lizard in the class. LOL :)<br /></div><br /><div>* first day of school fun...getting the kids ready in the perfect outfit, loads of pics, and off to school! Neither kidlet wanted "maahmm" (you know the tone) to walk them into class...they were truly off on their own like big kids! And Mom was off to more PTA meetings and spirit gear booth selling.<br /><br />* got Tayvan set up for her first school experience (other than working with me at the big kids school). Picking a school that actually has openings, is cost effective, and of course is awesome for the little one is *hard!* We had Meet the Teacher night for her last weekend too. Again, she was totally fine when I stepped out for the parent meeting. I came back and she was just working the room, introduced me to her new friends, and said she wasn't ready to go yet. LOL :)</div><br /><div>* ^that^ is the highlights of the last couple of weeks, but of course mix in about 5 meetings at the school, loads of paperwork, researching community program options for the year, school clothes shopping, new glasses for Lilli, reorganizing the house for school mode, and probably a bunch of other stuff I forgotten by now! ;)</div><div> </div><div>In my scrappy world, I've been having a blast working bit by bit on the mini album for our Sea World trip! It ended up a little huge and that's with some of the pics stuffed into the little kraft envelopes I built the album out of! But I figure that's okay b/c its all the family funsies! :)</div><br /><div>Fair warning, pics galore below so grab a cup of coffee and come along on an e*crew family vacay! :)</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqtgovZob7xBjZk_8fhpXKmoy3htJ7wfCgAyjh6zxPlEoRRmlI0djyMz1IVRMlTIPAPTydVepod2sAi9cgaBzkhsPA5Z55xrwDxhcB0CmmqxHRsPCDEBIjvpuTfdk2CYqBDxDIQ/s1600-h/cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376356498628267954" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqtgovZob7xBjZk_8fhpXKmoy3htJ7wfCgAyjh6zxPlEoRRmlI0djyMz1IVRMlTIPAPTydVepod2sAi9cgaBzkhsPA5Z55xrwDxhcB0CmmqxHRsPCDEBIjvpuTfdk2CYqBDxDIQ/s400/cover.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTUVRRpWge76D3GM55GYpFgOAyjgWj7n5IyioWDTUSvt410aGTgk3CXNB97RoVegmlYZBekcN6U_xGhwNhtcenZSgbxmDotN1SK1nCIfZrqXOUsnhIUJBsYRL3rG5VyKPE99gXA/s1600-h/dedication.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376356507448236754" style="WIDTH: 267px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfDNRSDuBUReCLj0wpGm4qh4Npw2PmfxoDs764WSSTvj4KS13qQwIn6KiBqlOSGOKvkq95ZTKRV5ZgfDMAcSGID0vyOZ0WeJ3yN02B-w6u9-SkPigYvrOMZ4mwxm_4L_anLRVKw/s400/back+cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br />Whew! That's a ton and then some, but the vacay was so fun that the album had to be show it all! :) Everything is KI Memories, kraft envelopes, sequins, and lots of paint! :)</div><div> </div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-57425603227232704642009-08-17T07:51:00.002-05:002009-08-17T08:02:51.593-05:00Wanna Share...with my living room makeover all done, I felt the need...<br />the need for scrappy love time!<br />Okay, so it doesn't have the same ring as "the need for speed", but if you've met me IRL, you know that I don't need speed...most folks want me to slow down a bit (in the car, how fast I talk, how much I can run through on a to do list, etc). LOL :)<br /><br />Anyways, back to the current tangent.<br />My scrap happy self.<br /><br />So I wanted to make a doo-dad to hang in the foyer on my huge green cabinet and thought I'd play with some digi goodies and go old-school too. Check it out...and the details are below the pic so don't run away...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ChclQzblsUCyh1F3rFrH9wIw5skQMWsqHe-9rloQkRbBO0s1Sz71ErN_63YyrvTbW4zLGQNvou3oHNeexUYxRRmhU9DGvJ2S0aRu1yQTMru73Esim7uJHv11iPVyXzozNbIAMw/s1600-h/welcome+sign.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370917232156190066" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ChclQzblsUCyh1F3rFrH9wIw5skQMWsqHe-9rloQkRbBO0s1Sz71ErN_63YyrvTbW4zLGQNvou3oHNeexUYxRRmhU9DGvJ2S0aRu1yQTMru73Esim7uJHv11iPVyXzozNbIAMw/s400/welcome+sign.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDa_TI2xAlPAXceP86GBwIJs1pKk9M8SbFn1_nZgZUeDsAlRUriw2fHxC9K3XlOyuDXXge7IeR-2WN3ysvLC3IX7Q-Fw_WOLCjLNR0dYlDNzRPz_M7ihiBLvncKgduM3Z2lsRwA/s1600-h/welcome+sign+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370917237829590610" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDa_TI2xAlPAXceP86GBwIJs1pKk9M8SbFn1_nZgZUeDsAlRUriw2fHxC9K3XlOyuDXXge7IeR-2WN3ysvLC3IX7Q-Fw_WOLCjLNR0dYlDNzRPz_M7ihiBLvncKgduM3Z2lsRwA/s400/welcome+sign+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The frame & skull are digi brushes from KI Memories. I erased the original eyes on the skull, replaced one with the "target" style eye, and filled in with a big feltie flower & button stacks for the other eye. The yellow portions of the frame are hand colored with Canvas Corp.'s *awesome* colored pencils. A blood red bow with a safety pin b/c you know she's a tough bow-head! LOL The hanger is one side of a long black zipper. Oh, and the skull & bones are mega-popped with foam tape.<br /><br />All in all, she's lots of fun! And a little tough! And a lot of bright, which I'm sure expected by now. ;)<br /><br />Back with the story of my adventurous weekend soon! ;) Let's just say it involved Possum Kingdom Lake (hey, I live in Texas okay?), a lot of family, science lessons using dead animals, and more. Can't wait, right? I'll write it up and post it up asap! :)<br /><br />Off to PTA all day! :)<br />XOXO...StacStaci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-67440387954752677052009-08-12T23:48:00.004-05:002009-08-13T00:12:36.474-05:00Back Home Sweet Home...<div>We had an absolute *blast* in San Antonio!! Sea World was a total hit with the kids of course. They loved the shows, feeding dolphins, swimming in the wave pool and lazy river, and asking question after question of all the trainers/show folks. LOL :)</div><div></div><br /><div>Funny on the way there...remember how I said the kids didn't know where we were going?</div><br /><div>We pulled them out of bed at 5:30am, set them up with blankets & pillows and headed out. Eventually, they woke enough to ask "What are we doing?" I'm so mean...told them we were running an errand. Bwhahahah! :) When we were about 40 minutes away, I totally jumped into their Hangman game and did really good clues like "road", "trip", "shark", "dolphin", "Sea World". Nada, nothing, nope...didn't get it at all. (smacking head) But with some leading looks, they picked up on the game and were super excited! LOL :)</div><br /><div></div><div>That first night, they were so excited about the hotel too....oohing and aahing over how "gahgeous it is...very fancy". Good to know that my kids are uber-happy with a generic Marriot! LOL :)</div><div></div><br /><div>Oh, we took the trip downtown to the Riverwalk, rode the water taxi, and ate dinner. Super late night, but really fun. :) And a sidetrip on the way home to Natural Bridge Cavern. It was a mixed bag result. The kids talk about how great it was non-stop, but halfway through the tour they were just ready to be done & didn't care for the steepness of the walk down or up. Oh well, at least it's a good memory for them. :)</div><br /><div></div><div>My very patient and understanding also helped me find what is apparently The Scrap Store in San Antonio. It's called Scrapbook 9-1-1 and man, I about needed an ambulance when i walked in. It's a crazy HUGE store! My man gave me 20-30 minutes & told me good luck, so I knew I had to hustle to see it all. Lots of yummy goodies, but the ones that jumped into my bag were the Heidi Swapp papers with all the pop-out diecuts. A funsie that I'd seen at CHA, but not IRL, so I grabbed them happily. :) Thanks to the great guy at SB911...gave us great directions (we were soooo lost) & totally rang me up quickly so I could be out in <30!><br /><div></div><div>On the scrappy sharing front...</div><div>these are some goodies I did for MM that didn't make the cut in the rearranging as they closed. :( </div><div></div><br /><div>The first one is a card showcasing the gray love with Heidi Swapp Invisibles and my obsession with feathers. LOL :)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEHKLBYzNv_gLmHUKLSLXW-DAuBdh7b9E0JS4AAucMwS-ZWU8anSYyysY6Ya3CkMHj0XJdczRc8-oaPOEWba5vDn_vgIevkDoCM9eUKnNW6Jn5KmGB82iNLRTl18R3yafz3TNkw/s1600-h/MM+wedding+issue+-+card.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369311434707526082" style="WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEHKLBYzNv_gLmHUKLSLXW-DAuBdh7b9E0JS4AAucMwS-ZWU8anSYyysY6Ya3CkMHj0XJdczRc8-oaPOEWba5vDn_vgIevkDoCM9eUKnNW6Jn5KmGB82iNLRTl18R3yafz3TNkw/s400/MM+wedding+issue+-+card.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>The next one is a "pretty" layout. Oooh, those are sooooo hard for me to do...just not my nature! LOL :) But the Webster's Pages products are just so gorgeous that you want to do "pretty" with them! I did manage to build the whole business on painted cardboard so its not totally textbook pretty. ;) Pic is a new fave...our wedding rings propped in a book with directed lighting to make a heart! So fun! :)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtf_zcg8KHqEE5lN7DB8eoCgXjaLCWsgtXZBCkKIilwwMjHBsThJOK0ZqiPk3NgEeUxVGPIDSq5RwTv3TtbYtt4fSxtGlg2Fegkjoqk5LMVqGxNEhIPpKv817pnisfCFdVcNyGg/s1600-h/MM+wedding+issue+-+remember.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369311443625333506" style="WIDTH: 329px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtf_zcg8KHqEE5lN7DB8eoCgXjaLCWsgtXZBCkKIilwwMjHBsThJOK0ZqiPk3NgEeUxVGPIDSq5RwTv3TtbYtt4fSxtGlg2Fegkjoqk5LMVqGxNEhIPpKv817pnisfCFdVcNyGg/s400/MM+wedding+issue+-+remember.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Back soon!</div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-89090236073139645262009-08-06T22:02:00.003-05:002009-08-06T22:35:11.123-05:00Sshhhhh...<div><div><div><div>I'm not really here.</div><div>You never saw me.</div><div>I'm supposed to be packing for our very last minute, spontaneous, surprise trip to...</div><div>Sea World!!!!!</div><div>:)</div><br /><div></div><div>Happy Happy Joy Joy</div><div>We are soooo gonna rock as parents tomorrow! ;)</div><div></div><br /><div>The kids don't know why they went to bed so quickly, but they'll be even more surprised when we pull them out of bed at 5am! :)</div><br /><div></div><div>I promise some good pics and vacay layouts when I get back, but I didn't want to leave town for the weekend without some scrappy goodies for y'all! :)</div><br /><div></div><div>These are some American Crafts' lovin' layouts! :)</div><div></div><br /><div>The first one is "Wannabe". I've got some spray painty goodness on here...totally wild and crazy with, not black paint as usual, but why yes, that is PINK spraypaint. Bring on the girlie jokes, but this layout just needed some frou frou and pink spray paint is about as much as I can handle! :) I spray painted the foam alphas too with reasonable results (aka not perfect but good enough for me!). The ribbon friends at the top include braided embroidery floss. :)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mtK3z5jRYAIrBHnK0pxjgpHn8gLKn9eh_OnuXk8nn0vSYsy2JL24vbFAOfFA7-st7SDnLNfs8Vx8svX6BqikG3XAoWaoupWvEMIV7b0DDF7VQyuHwQs2nLANmrOaftGpQjzZhQ/s1600-h/wannabe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367057509333929410" style="WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mtK3z5jRYAIrBHnK0pxjgpHn8gLKn9eh_OnuXk8nn0vSYsy2JL24vbFAOfFA7-st7SDnLNfs8Vx8svX6BqikG3XAoWaoupWvEMIV7b0DDF7VQyuHwQs2nLANmrOaftGpQjzZhQ/s400/wannabe.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifsMPdXxkcEe_PezN9FJoNlk1U0mrMjqlz-_P4YxCFEnD4dPIT8l_eIQUMhdflNWXDicq7NcVc3cVrE-brz9jHjUmJeCaTsqL9jgUbtJlSgAwdaPovam24JQIK1eAVdA7yknOSQ/s1600-h/wannabe+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367057512362600802" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifsMPdXxkcEe_PezN9FJoNlk1U0mrMjqlz-_P4YxCFEnD4dPIT8l_eIQUMhdflNWXDicq7NcVc3cVrE-brz9jHjUmJeCaTsqL9jgUbtJlSgAwdaPovam24JQIK1eAVdA7yknOSQ/s400/wannabe+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>The second one is "bug lover". Dec has finally gotten over his squeamish non-boyish response to buggies. He'd be the one watching Lilli dig for worms, want to see them, and then run when she got within 5 feet of him. LOL :) But he's all over snails especially now, and even the occassional worm. :) I chopped the big sticker out (backing and all) and stuck it down, stamped onto transparency so that design work was easier and scattered groupings of rub-ons, buttons, and pearls. :)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_SFoGf8GR5QMqMgUa9McW1sea820XeR-ixvCrykObwbe8g7SgX4m7jumqlUYnc9wvAebSRJlBOi2PQmMiw1f5BewOrqqYMpN6-WI5IQkgmjWocXiSlVl1-FXZDbV863SU5Lg0g/s1600-h/bug+lover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367057496536297826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_SFoGf8GR5QMqMgUa9McW1sea820XeR-ixvCrykObwbe8g7SgX4m7jumqlUYnc9wvAebSRJlBOi2PQmMiw1f5BewOrqqYMpN6-WI5IQkgmjWocXiSlVl1-FXZDbV863SU5Lg0g/s400/bug+lover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9elNZAICYQHSkH9erQARjJj3VqI-aCWF_2rtPU3g9bkRndk5TqJTnF8rlIL5993yJS_lbQZquiclX2VpetdjFgWP8zOceOgen2f13ff7XGlfPfIKm6JmmsjyJV9_jkRo96IkPiQ/s1600-h/bug+lover+detail+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367057502984380962" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9elNZAICYQHSkH9erQARjJj3VqI-aCWF_2rtPU3g9bkRndk5TqJTnF8rlIL5993yJS_lbQZquiclX2VpetdjFgWP8zOceOgen2f13ff7XGlfPfIKm6JmmsjyJV9_jkRo96IkPiQ/s400/bug+lover+detail+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>Well, I'm off. Gotta look like I've been packing before Bob gets back from Blockbuster! hee hee (don't tell, 'kay?) ;)</div><br /><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-72883743903635662082009-08-03T22:37:00.006-05:002009-08-03T23:22:45.691-05:00Check Mark...<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>I'm a total list girl. It's a coping mechanism for my total flakiness. LOL</div><div>Hey, the important thing is that I admit the issue and then solve the problem, right? ;)</div><div>Anyway, there is nothing like the joy of marking stuff off The To-Do List. </div><div><br /></div><div>This weekend, I got to make a big ol' checkmark on my To-Do List. It's called "The Living Room". That's right, baby...one room down!!!! (2 to go downstairs but don't be a buzzkill) ;)</div><div></div><div> </div><div>As promised, I wanted to post pics of the room when its done. Post-painting & flooring, we've moved back in the couches, rug, furniture, quilts, new pillows, knick knacks, and more stuff that I've probably forgotten. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIeMmEEOYPpoGECXsWtr-NOaW3pxShiGukTMpizJLtsHWxgxvCHkM1RN8kjBlKYQZqtrEgkF-C-sXrU7B28HBTRMSA_ywt-yR1OkeWeih8Kwu-bXUQuwCxmdkxopiKIc8q6XWkQ/s1600-h/IMG_4212.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365955464958013714" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIeMmEEOYPpoGECXsWtr-NOaW3pxShiGukTMpizJLtsHWxgxvCHkM1RN8kjBlKYQZqtrEgkF-C-sXrU7B28HBTRMSA_ywt-yR1OkeWeih8Kwu-bXUQuwCxmdkxopiKIc8q6XWkQ/s400/IMG_4212.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SUe-wJOSlmd07bcfXe-uevBTRvrc9bzE8f7ISsHuWmrManOesbl7WKiwEsdd9TRp1LDZg8_ILaNo8irgqhwsIS9O7pN6pNeIxXlAFFv1OpHmpHhKJ0b-VwzjN5G-WqJnZWm89w/s1600-h/IMG_4215.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365955473556981570" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SUe-wJOSlmd07bcfXe-uevBTRvrc9bzE8f7ISsHuWmrManOesbl7WKiwEsdd9TRp1LDZg8_ILaNo8irgqhwsIS9O7pN6pNeIxXlAFFv1OpHmpHhKJ0b-VwzjN5G-WqJnZWm89w/s400/IMG_4215.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHWqo3JNwzCTl4RJaV3YMu6mBbuzCSKAX_sSPBU8Mo7Scu70zk0OcM0xR8dP4B4fTELJQG8acFcureaq4DDx12ntY5weljnBmmofqSeKtJ32lCnGJER18Bi6FZ-1Jkkeu4jPl2Q/s1600-h/IMG_4221.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365955476041946450" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHWqo3JNwzCTl4RJaV3YMu6mBbuzCSKAX_sSPBU8Mo7Scu70zk0OcM0xR8dP4B4fTELJQG8acFcureaq4DDx12ntY5weljnBmmofqSeKtJ32lCnGJER18Bi6FZ-1Jkkeu4jPl2Q/s400/IMG_4221.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEQZcVCosWZia7dxqXyUFwDtctjoF90sBo9HGMJMBFacYF7BLH7V4Pp0loUjUNTKbjJx3mKz5rNks3cBHW5543aZuVDqntDAMLQ3R2ohHzBGvhjv2cN1gg901_ah2hYY0xbmHDA/s1600-h/IMG_4232.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365955487811866322" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEQZcVCosWZia7dxqXyUFwDtctjoF90sBo9HGMJMBFacYF7BLH7V4Pp0loUjUNTKbjJx3mKz5rNks3cBHW5543aZuVDqntDAMLQ3R2ohHzBGvhjv2cN1gg901_ah2hYY0xbmHDA/s400/IMG_4232.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CfnoWPBljgBn8NCV6mvxioV-s0-y9P-VG1LAFY1S7y-1IzJQoImiQ9RFpNSqoDB4yrHIfiiviVjGf2YQHthwUsGFNT-_YOKoIjn_OofztLkVNqDWnjoqK0gCVRt4Vtmkgm_l-A/s1600-h/IMG_4224.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365955482034886498" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CfnoWPBljgBn8NCV6mvxioV-s0-y9P-VG1LAFY1S7y-1IzJQoImiQ9RFpNSqoDB4yrHIfiiviVjGf2YQHthwUsGFNT-_YOKoIjn_OofztLkVNqDWnjoqK0gCVRt4Vtmkgm_l-A/s400/IMG_4224.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIfLK7gERmk8YqKanjVTB1qfBCV5l-yaWpbmnPhospoAdOIYSBIVfqjsP8I-Mub_R3L3ySpOLinqlwrDpt7eWglY0U67ogxudmuKPfF5XcFzlTItX-T6HvB3ohambEZv7nI5w7g/s1600-h/IMG_4227.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365955692649288194" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIfLK7gERmk8YqKanjVTB1qfBCV5l-yaWpbmnPhospoAdOIYSBIVfqjsP8I-Mub_R3L3ySpOLinqlwrDpt7eWglY0U67ogxudmuKPfF5XcFzlTItX-T6HvB3ohambEZv7nI5w7g/s400/IMG_4227.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I've got one little blank wall area that will eventually get a pic but I'm not worried. It's just on my "I'll know it when I find it list". ;) The shopping list has much more pressing issues...like the rug-for-the-toyroom issue. My mom & grandma came up yesterday to see the new goodies...total love, but they veto-ed the addition rug with a comment of "too crazy". LOL :) I'm thinking maybe a zebra print instead. (you think I'm kidding but I'm serious!) We'll see what I can find though. :)</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>On the scrappy front, I *need* to scrapbook! Desperately...NEED! My kids know that I need to, my husband knows that I need to, I know that I need to...so that's next on my to-do list for tonight. LOL :)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I did make a couple of little cards a bit ago that make me smile though. Check 'em out...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEoLCF0SowK1d0C4cpvIheOP3jqdcE9rYISE_yoa9haoYvPb2Ka8gan-WrssJuZx6mxyetSCdqoFcqUXSPBTSP61oLsmNalNuFsms1Wwq7hvoSyPP0S8npRkINHitaTvS3faZ9g/s1600-h/smile+card.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365958368501600978" style="WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEoLCF0SowK1d0C4cpvIheOP3jqdcE9rYISE_yoa9haoYvPb2Ka8gan-WrssJuZx6mxyetSCdqoFcqUXSPBTSP61oLsmNalNuFsms1Wwq7hvoSyPP0S8npRkINHitaTvS3faZ9g/s400/smile+card.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>This one uses my new Tim Holz sunburst stamp. I'd been eyeing it forever and finally gave it to its siren call! :) The big smiley patch is from the Target $ Spot.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby8bq3j3atfE-O5FEIoSowDjQT-PzakzZFYHaH1gTNzmSDhjrGTNPHQTzs-NpeFfVrrAISyn3UE3IZAFnwNdCLKvemrs7SKc8xfKbQuZMgNiej3SZp-MGbkFuz4UWaqI_gRN_oA/s1600-h/cosmo+cricket+card.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365958357185072354" style="WIDTH: 307px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby8bq3j3atfE-O5FEIoSowDjQT-PzakzZFYHaH1gTNzmSDhjrGTNPHQTzs-NpeFfVrrAISyn3UE3IZAFnwNdCLKvemrs7SKc8xfKbQuZMgNiej3SZp-MGbkFuz4UWaqI_gRN_oA/s400/cosmo+cricket+card.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one is with Cosmo Cricket Jack's World. Such a cutie green giraffe and the yellow stripe is a new fave I think. :)<br /><br />Well, off to scrappyland for a bit! </div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-47986090632130872202009-07-31T00:48:00.005-05:002009-07-31T01:33:58.556-05:00Out of Town...<div><div>but back again! :)<br /></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Y'all are never gonna guess where I've been and what I've been up to...<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e5P4qAboc2G9eUbTerZtjgZ-W-tfdSx090aWeDi9wI4ygmji8uGr6K79IltaWnX_m9mFR7rPEyRtJ-hvy45x1vqI4_E-x4cZv_s9E9jgo5sZiU8c69j0G3PkZh_TU6-zw8W5_A/s1600-h/homepage-icon.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364498294063047730" style="WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e5P4qAboc2G9eUbTerZtjgZ-W-tfdSx090aWeDi9wI4ygmji8uGr6K79IltaWnX_m9mFR7rPEyRtJ-hvy45x1vqI4_E-x4cZv_s9E9jgo5sZiU8c69j0G3PkZh_TU6-zw8W5_A/s400/homepage-icon.gif" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>^That^, my friends, is the symbol of all the learning I did last weekend. You see, SLS 2009 is the Texas PTA's Summer Leadership Seminar. Somewhere along the way, I ended up on the PTA board at the kidlets school. It's been an awesome learning experience for me & I have totally loved every moment of it. This past weekend, I was lucky enough to go to the SLS and take some great classes...everything from "Scream-Free Parenting" to "Stop Bullying Now" to<br />classes on how diet/nutrition affects children's behavior. The other mom-friends that I went with are all super-great girls, full of spunk and laughter. Luckily, no late-night security visits were necessary but I'll admit that we were rather loud and obnoxious with our squeals of laughter...till 2am. LOL :) And the most important thing is that we all learned so much that will help our PTA be better...for our kids & teachers! :)<br /></div><div>Before I headed out, I had to get some KI playin' done for the gallery! Had F-U-N with this one! This is the project that had my hands nasty-black for a couple of days. I accidentally got myself good with the spray paint. Then I ended up using the closest black inkpad...which happened to be Stazon, so all those stampy friends left their mark on my hands too. The epoxy word "birthday" began its life as a pretty pink, but uhm, yeah not today. Instead, I colored it with a black sharpie. But the mess is all good...just shows I'm scrappy, artsy-fartsy, crafty, or some combo thereof, right? :)<br /></div><div>So, here's the KI funsie...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2stJd1vHbyxbg11Cmk0HBPX86xBR0ONQdtlSYa4iBcGd1O62THuNWbDGGsG4IxZRkA6T1U1MOcNI6lQojfp5Z3MSj96_HKO_OcICduKyRU4GnU1BpfJihAx_hoMO7Z9cwcCIBw/s1600-h/KI+July-birthday+cake-focus+on+bday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364504576782726610" style="WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2stJd1vHbyxbg11Cmk0HBPX86xBR0ONQdtlSYa4iBcGd1O62THuNWbDGGsG4IxZRkA6T1U1MOcNI6lQojfp5Z3MSj96_HKO_OcICduKyRU4GnU1BpfJihAx_hoMO7Z9cwcCIBw/s400/KI+July-birthday+cake-focus+on+bday.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZprZbyFpfH5d5-alWWmoOh_Ac3q0wSJOy383BzkUeZMJxk7cjHpxz5w29jhDrB4qfuISZCAhWWShu9IXUiNL5pMCWQaA82_jDSQeJ4_RrA-MFbPKnQsn7VZCExsYKllRqz5u7ng/s1600-h/KI+July-birthday+cake+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364504581225106466" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZprZbyFpfH5d5-alWWmoOh_Ac3q0wSJOy383BzkUeZMJxk7cjHpxz5w29jhDrB4qfuISZCAhWWShu9IXUiNL5pMCWQaA82_jDSQeJ4_RrA-MFbPKnQsn7VZCExsYKllRqz5u7ng/s400/KI+July-birthday+cake+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div>This pic has become a bit of a tradition. We've combined Lilli & Dec's family birthday party the last few years, so they have to agree on the cake (well, except for the one time they agreed on cupcakes--so I made both strawberry & chocolate ones). This year the agreement was choclate icing (Mom specialty) and lots of sprinkles (every kids dream!). The cake always ends up monstrously huge, but this one was more than a little tilted. It was so bad that I almost decided to to make it a mad-hatter cake at the last minute, but decided that was a little too crazy, even for me! LOL :) So, instead we had a plain old tilted cake...yummy! :)</div><br /><div></div><div>So that's my update from my fun weekend away! :) Back to the scrappy, mommy, house-cleaning grind again! :)</div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-47300614541061810482009-07-23T21:45:00.003-05:002009-07-23T22:12:06.235-05:00KI Lovey Dovey's... :)<div><div><div>Seeing all the new KI goodies totally got my inspiration all swirled up. :) </div><div></div><br /><div>Well, that and the challenge that Celeste posted on the KI Memories blog! She's got some major digi-hybrid skills in her, so her challenge sounded like a fun way to play with the digi KI goodies (one of my newer but white-hot love affairs!). :)</div><br /><div></div><div>But I've done a lot of printing digi papers and using them "traditional" style. So, with all my inspiration, I wanted to try something different. I mustered up some major cajones and sent fabric through my beloved printer. Believe me when I say I was *scared* to do it. And the first time, it didn't go so well. But after a few tries, I figured out that the best way for my printer and the cheapy fabric I was using...</div><div></div><br /><div>I temp adhered the cotton fabric to heavy-weight paper with Tacky Tape (top, bottom, sides), sent it through on a high-resolution setting (slow with lots of ink), and held my breath. And a big Woo Hoooooo later, I had pretty Roxie Quilt paper (altered a bit) on FABRIC! :)</div><br /><div></div><div>Not to mention some yummy Toby brushes (colored in before printing) and title brush (glitter Stickles'd after printing). :)</div><br /><div></div><div>Yeah, all that to say...I had fun playing with the KI digi goodies! :)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0H9TB5WMpz6QVDripr5h_8ZHLLJARvEBCwAb93uBHlwxjK5RDeIi5Rgp7SRM2j5u7Y7DLEUlDcI7NlhieDhI3XrLrsXhDbCvU4fW5I0KCwhe_0D9h1QX6UTTbFVzpL60lXvQ6A/s1600-h/KI+July-go+see-blog+challenge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361858072579671506" style="WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0H9TB5WMpz6QVDripr5h_8ZHLLJARvEBCwAb93uBHlwxjK5RDeIi5Rgp7SRM2j5u7Y7DLEUlDcI7NlhieDhI3XrLrsXhDbCvU4fW5I0KCwhe_0D9h1QX6UTTbFVzpL60lXvQ6A/s400/KI+July-go+see-blog+challenge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96bhopDWi7T9MxD_YZsdH-ZRFVsK7d0mWv1HBzn2FTZAQj1IsjQkQI0i8MW1zBA1AZq3LFhq5CpHr-NjDrc-9Le28LkqiVlgeBeYLELM437Ac0tjtjA6BWUfRGQFQpokUXhnU1g/s1600-h/KI+July-go+see+detail+2-blog+challenge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361858082280391378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96bhopDWi7T9MxD_YZsdH-ZRFVsK7d0mWv1HBzn2FTZAQj1IsjQkQI0i8MW1zBA1AZq3LFhq5CpHr-NjDrc-9Le28LkqiVlgeBeYLELM437Ac0tjtjA6BWUfRGQFQpokUXhnU1g/s400/KI+July-go+see+detail+2-blog+challenge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NSlewXORQYQKfse4XAWSaCiiK8QsPnqjBI0MDi-54WGceU4nFDSOL586SZKm0Wl4P1lMqyBgIjRwwPteWpcty2k-FVUXeUdmfqOJ5atwuU-P5yyO48PpS99C8YL6XsdriXnS9w/s1600-h/KI+July-go+see+detail+1-blog+challenge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361858081111360562" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NSlewXORQYQKfse4XAWSaCiiK8QsPnqjBI0MDi-54WGceU4nFDSOL586SZKm0Wl4P1lMqyBgIjRwwPteWpcty2k-FVUXeUdmfqOJ5atwuU-P5yyO48PpS99C8YL6XsdriXnS9w/s400/KI+July-go+see+detail+1-blog+challenge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Back with more goodies soon. I did another KI project that left me with some seriously messy hands--spray paint, ink x uh oh, baby powder everywhere. Sounds like fun, right? :) Show ya soon! :)</div><div> </div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-43453061007614441682009-07-21T22:36:00.004-05:002009-07-21T23:04:41.640-05:00That Man o' Mine...<div><div>I love that guy! </div><div>He totally agreed that the pillows are keepers.</div><div>Reminded 3 times to go get his laundry at the cleaners (I kept forgetting) without even an ugly tone of voice.</div><div>And when we got an opportunity to go on an unexpected date this weekend, he agreed to see Harry Potter with me!</div><br /><div>He's such a good catch! :)</div><div></div><br /><div>So, here's a little layout to love about my sweetie...</div><div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVZtAmgnS02ueZnBbCwIf_dMuhvCVRZjAL3ZhJh6d4m10wx76g6vjTZ6MTqc2-ekKI5sH7W-2-WdZOf0eHwzJXnMjq2zHZ_C2AbYBiPxIHdYv_ZaWhFLSgm9D6X69SyOaIa7otg/s1600-h/passion.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361126367302017218" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVZtAmgnS02ueZnBbCwIf_dMuhvCVRZjAL3ZhJh6d4m10wx76g6vjTZ6MTqc2-ekKI5sH7W-2-WdZOf0eHwzJXnMjq2zHZ_C2AbYBiPxIHdYv_ZaWhFLSgm9D6X69SyOaIa7otg/s400/passion.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvk3UrH1jwPPFIwHQEsZ26egMzd0hVbaE8TD5XL6XdhE6xezEXJ4oYdon92A_JNHgH8cf3NZBOnnk_wr2aNb4DFGRYSErE1U-tnyfVoKw8IYYzFqPAnrxtqZ6BOAlnVVOv01kfIw/s1600-h/passion+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361126368876458930" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvk3UrH1jwPPFIwHQEsZ26egMzd0hVbaE8TD5XL6XdhE6xezEXJ4oYdon92A_JNHgH8cf3NZBOnnk_wr2aNb4DFGRYSErE1U-tnyfVoKw8IYYzFqPAnrxtqZ6BOAlnVVOv01kfIw/s400/passion+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Riding bikes is not his hobby. It's his absolute passion...obsession! I don't get to watch his races very often, so this was a treat for me...got to watch and take pics! :)</div><div> </div><div>Just taking the moment and appreciating it, my hubby, and all his hard work! :)</div><div> </div><div>XOXO...Stac</div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-27750416869748037942009-07-18T14:52:00.002-05:002009-07-18T14:55:26.721-05:00Sneaky Peeks...Who loves Sneaky Peeks of the CHA soon-to-be-released goodies?<br />I know I do!!!<br /><br />So, head over to the <a href="http://kimemories.typepad.com/">KI Memories blog </a>and check the new goodies they're rolling out!<br /><br />Can I just say yummmmmm! :)<br />I think my fave overall is the Heirloom line b/c it looks like it will match my house (& we all know that I'm in house mode). I predict some home decor projects with those babies! :)<br /><br />But there's lots of goodies that I'm already excited about and can't wait to get my scrappy hands on! Did you see the RAINBOW! And the SKELETON! And the GUITAR! So many cute fun embellishments and love the polka dotties and stripey papers as always! Come to Mama, my little pretties! ;)<br /><br />XOXO...Stac :)Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-16518680148284847382009-07-17T19:51:00.004-05:002009-07-17T20:36:48.038-05:00Back to Normal-ish...<div><div><div><div><div>The Floors Are Finished!</div><div>The Floors Are Finished!</div><div>The Floors Are Finished!</div><div>:)</div><div> </div><div>I have the biggest perma-grin ever. This is something Bob & I have wanted since we bought this house...8 <em>years</em> ago! Now, they're finally here and I looooooooove them so very much. It's actually quite obscene! I totally laid down on the nasty floor, but did manage to refrain from kissing them. A girl's gotta have her limits, right? ;)</div><div> </div><div>I've got most of the big furniture pieces back in the house, just a cabinet or two still hanging out in the garage. Along with *lots* of decorative bits and baubles that need to find new homes. {{Happy Dance!}} Re-decorating makes me happy, especially when its my stuff...it just needs a little mixin' and stirrin' to be fresh again! :)</div><div><br />So, here's some furniture'd but not knick-knack'd pics...</div><div> </div><div>Living Room:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHpRbzWc-SwCWm6N7VP5MgzjWVUGhz5hZLEdEAdrDICYZPRm1TPdWcwqvWEjTmeKodP4Ej-veWKUokWg-ap-NvfJ-yOYIMWffeUjB91L0oZp875NvyuqS5cq8Jjkz9wsFUcyvkQ/s1600-h/living+room+post+floors.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359600866879846754" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHpRbzWc-SwCWm6N7VP5MgzjWVUGhz5hZLEdEAdrDICYZPRm1TPdWcwqvWEjTmeKodP4Ej-veWKUokWg-ap-NvfJ-yOYIMWffeUjB91L0oZp875NvyuqS5cq8Jjkz9wsFUcyvkQ/s400/living+room+post+floors.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of the first orders of business in here is new couch cuties...aka pillows. I bought a couple today at World Market, but the jury (ie Bob) is out for the evening, so the tags are still peek-a-booing on them. I love how the fancy silk & pleating on the big puff one looks with the handmade granny crochet throw! Contrasty goodness, baby! :) What do y'all think? Are they keepers?</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqAMs4LtYh8bURXPLhebzKLWKG_-Cfu68t3iPgoVZsZnUYBAUVRRpu0Ywlvrlt3dKdnMG8ZQIetP4H4609sk7iYsSmdxlRtY3M5oOvI-9WRE8KMZy-eKOnA4l2w59Nja0YcEqZQ/s1600-h/living+room+pillows+post+floors.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359600863843390034" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqAMs4LtYh8bURXPLhebzKLWKG_-Cfu68t3iPgoVZsZnUYBAUVRRpu0Ywlvrlt3dKdnMG8ZQIetP4H4609sk7iYsSmdxlRtY3M5oOvI-9WRE8KMZy-eKOnA4l2w59Nja0YcEqZQ/s400/living+room+pillows+post+floors.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />You can barely see into my scraproom in the first living room pics, so here's a better view. This is a major desk overhaul for me. My old desk was mounted to the wall and super-long. I wanted to move out into the room more & love the new footprint in here. But I need to reorganize and figure out new storage solutions. Another trip into town (IKEA & Container Store) is in order! But here it is for now...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVDpCgVNlTayKmRB6g6idMTkhJU_utUF1h_vSV_aIcw66AT_s5fYnFwUsgCfVHoUIZ3ZZMot9lyeRfxmt-v3Y3xUSxJzEPc0voV5V6Z-ryiq-3GgGT0sYmMKkqKA3Vci3vv1BxA/s1600-h/scraproom+post+floors.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359600869542644770" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVDpCgVNlTayKmRB6g6idMTkhJU_utUF1h_vSV_aIcw66AT_s5fYnFwUsgCfVHoUIZ3ZZMot9lyeRfxmt-v3Y3xUSxJzEPc0voV5V6Z-ryiq-3GgGT0sYmMKkqKA3Vci3vv1BxA/s400/scraproom+post+floors.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>For the kids, they're not so sure about the new floors. It has changed their play habits a bit...no more scooters/skateboards in the house, no more tackling & wrestling, etc. In super quick order, I need to find a rug to live in the middle of the room for some cushion--for tushies at play and the echo-y sound! LOL :) But the overall effect is soooo cool I think! :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMFd07HNSuHngc5CYQuXxijr9bYjpuTysAVbdq13EaedThjVMdHefXgQdQQ8fIUtPP_D7-7X31-a9J6TZ1hVLkJvICjf8ZhcnDmL-IB_nVqBLVkAAreloApIfP839Sf22KXfuMQ/s1600-h/toy+room+post+floors.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359600873888205634" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMFd07HNSuHngc5CYQuXxijr9bYjpuTysAVbdq13EaedThjVMdHefXgQdQQ8fIUtPP_D7-7X31-a9J6TZ1hVLkJvICjf8ZhcnDmL-IB_nVqBLVkAAreloApIfP839Sf22KXfuMQ/s400/toy+room+post+floors.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />My first option is a total novelty rug that just makes me laugh b/c it's so perfect for a kid's room. Not sure yet b/c I just started looking but doesn't this just say "Kid Friendly!"...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOBv5remzgw3ULdwLEZ1qVe5RyL-ravWokzPOjWHwyh1Ye3268AA5kLtnBJTFZJJKhG0cjtiBM1C4tKiei4KJmQVfRpPUz4Pabu1RNEB4dl8cyUjDbJV5I4Qm_8dqyoCwjfVIJA/s1600-h/rug.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359604925066701714" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOBv5remzgw3ULdwLEZ1qVe5RyL-ravWokzPOjWHwyh1Ye3268AA5kLtnBJTFZJJKhG0cjtiBM1C4tKiei4KJmQVfRpPUz4Pabu1RNEB4dl8cyUjDbJV5I4Qm_8dqyoCwjfVIJA/s400/rug.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>For all of you scrappy folks, who really couldn't care less about my paint and floor re-do...Thanks for sticking with me! :) I recently discovered how to do blog stats and was surprised that I'm not actually talking to myself! LOL :) But no fear, I'm totally still a scrappy girl...just sidetracked! :)</div><div> </div><div>I did manage to finish up a layout that I started before I destroyed my scraproom though. Here's my cutie pie Tayvan... :)</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZZrjAPYX9JYJOwlKjcCm_qUqbmdM5qDRfRgYb0zquxuY63g0GqqUuFO3reTDJBw5Fdtdnli5k3athmIyPnY1g8F0NYwsK6f3j2jTeCkJqx8S_fDiZ8HZul-6xD4FgXyvw-BA_g/s1600-h/a.m.+09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359604939203897570" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZZrjAPYX9JYJOwlKjcCm_qUqbmdM5qDRfRgYb0zquxuY63g0GqqUuFO3reTDJBw5Fdtdnli5k3athmIyPnY1g8F0NYwsK6f3j2jTeCkJqx8S_fDiZ8HZul-6xD4FgXyvw-BA_g/s400/a.m.+09.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9Nj59StK_igiaFFK9msiyAs8E7lVGVm2Wv0guUz_sr95svwVgkszjL97JFlDyzc9B91G3O3Op-kRKkd03_Sw6OYPWcnzINYWb7OSiqnFWs40WAnXpeonRxCtEoT5Ffv7or8PBQ/s1600-h/a.m.09+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359604942317059954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9Nj59StK_igiaFFK9msiyAs8E7lVGVm2Wv0guUz_sr95svwVgkszjL97JFlDyzc9B91G3O3Op-kRKkd03_Sw6OYPWcnzINYWb7OSiqnFWs40WAnXpeonRxCtEoT5Ffv7or8PBQ/s400/a.m.09+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>I've been scrapping some in the mess too. Can't keep a good girl down! LOL :) But it's not quite show-able stuffs yet. I finished up my DT app for American Crafts and had a lot of fun with the projects! I hope they love them too! ((Fingers Crossed!))</div><div> </div><div>Whew! What a whirlwind couple of weeks of mess, re-doing, scrappy fun, crazy kids, summer camps, and more! :) Can't wait to see what next week holds! :)</div><div> </div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-22014995135671531582009-07-14T09:23:00.004-05:002009-07-14T09:48:41.821-05:00Mid-Way there...<div><div>We're getting close! :)</div><div>The paint is all done and I'm peeking out the window as I type for the floor guys to arrive. </div><div>By the end of the day, I'll have new walls and new floors! WOO HOOOOOOO! :)</div><div></div><br /><div>As promised, I took some midway pics to show the progress.</div><div>Check it out...</div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6LQfcx546_-2NAvrt4P-rPl14kXVtBIBX7lRd_6W_BxSwaQeKVLBTtPA96PgcR-qkEz2C0zLrVmT2PhoUVidILpYROH7yKTq1J0Z4DDHzjJ5PRVP8la5vjeCNn6KmTdC0n0ifw/s1600-h/toy+room.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358322362808369842" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6LQfcx546_-2NAvrt4P-rPl14kXVtBIBX7lRd_6W_BxSwaQeKVLBTtPA96PgcR-qkEz2C0zLrVmT2PhoUVidILpYROH7yKTq1J0Z4DDHzjJ5PRVP8la5vjeCNn6KmTdC0n0ifw/s400/toy+room.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div>This is the toy room side of the house (peeking from my red kitchen--yes, that is a bright green picnic table doubling as my new kitchen table). The turquoise wall is my accent pop...times 3! Since my downstairs is a big square design, I have the two outside walls painted turquoise (bookends) and then the middle wall (foyer to kitchen hall) also painted turquoise. The bulk of the rest of the house is the yellow color. The yellow ended up a bit brighter than intended...its a little more *YELLOW* than <em>yellow</em>. LOL But we're hoping that once we have the dark floors in and all the furniture and decor (esp on the walls), it'll all tie together nicely. In my head it does, so we'll see. :) Oh, and that couch is one of my infamous craigslist finds--total vintage citron green crushed velvet mid century looooong sofa. *LOVE* :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8NIICe69cf7odLCL21gKPTwTD3oE_KytazDhlcZmsowx-qN1c0hiKbeeUUj1s9ZbKTh5HHKJhMnxK8YSLErRP7HUp3IJXE97QZk5YPJ3NSX566GNpFB5jU4kkyduRbbm257SDQ/s1600-h/living+room.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358322356627255250" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8NIICe69cf7odLCL21gKPTwTD3oE_KytazDhlcZmsowx-qN1c0hiKbeeUUj1s9ZbKTh5HHKJhMnxK8YSLErRP7HUp3IJXE97QZk5YPJ3NSX566GNpFB5jU4kkyduRbbm257SDQ/s400/living+room.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>On the other side of the downstairs square, we have the living room and dining room-turned-scrap room set-up. The same turquoise bookend on the outside wall, bright yellow walls, and my beloved red couches. The yellow/red combo in my scraproom is a bit overkill to me. <em>Sigh</em>. I joked about it being a bit McDonald's before we did it, but Bob walked in goes "I'm Lovin' It...do do do do dooooo" LOL I love that he can laugh at my misfortune and make me laugh at it too. :) It's going to need some help...big help. But never fear, I've already got second draft plans...just gotta find the fabric bits to re-do a bit. :) I did get a new scrappy desk to do some re-arranging though, so I'm super stoked about that.</div><br /><div></div><div>Once floors go in, I'll be bringing all my furniture back in from the garage and out of the kitchen (can you say "eating out?") and getting it all set back up. I. Can't. Wait! :)</div><br /><div></div><div>One other quick pic to share...for laughs.</div><br /><div>Note to self...wallpaper is used for a reason. Do not Mod Podge stuff to the walls. Why and how do I know this you might ask? Well, once upon a time, I decided to "faux leather" the walls of my l;aundry room. It looked great for years...loved it and it fit with the house. :) But in my massive re-do, I decided that it needed to come down. So we started peeling bits of paper off...as we passed by, with every load of laundry, whenever we have a minute. But its taking forever and now it looks like a brown/white cow exploded in there. LOL Well, at least this is Texas cattle country. ;)</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8V2P_uY1pLxPvglwQhyphenhyphenFIKQGnk-VPPndmFgKIK-RbJRT4LFsUgc5_VoUiJTycTsbLbB0aSrl67qbQEQ01-Q2hG-GmhyMZjU2PFaDvwl-_HoXkG0YIlhkOE2vM_e40PrNTYAMXA/s1600-h/laundry+room.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358326704946453410" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8V2P_uY1pLxPvglwQhyphenhyphenFIKQGnk-VPPndmFgKIK-RbJRT4LFsUgc5_VoUiJTycTsbLbB0aSrl67qbQEQ01-Q2hG-GmhyMZjU2PFaDvwl-_HoXkG0YIlhkOE2vM_e40PrNTYAMXA/s400/laundry+room.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Isn't that a riot? :) Never fear, I've got plans for in there too...after I get the paper off! Bad news is, its damaged the sheetrock a little bit, so my plans are limited. I think I'm actually just going to do a similar treatment again...using book pages and wallpaper paste this time! I learned my lesson--wallpaper paste exists for a reason! :)</div><div> </div><div>I've been doing some scrappy stuffs lately, but can't post quite yet. Working on a couple of mag calls and even gulp...a design team app! I'm so excited...back to the days of "will they like me?" LOL It's exciting and hope-filled and fun! So cross your fingers for me, 'kay? :) Layouts coming soon to a screen near you though! ;)</div><div> </div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-34009166957727697722009-07-08T23:12:00.003-05:002009-07-08T23:47:06.220-05:00Disappearing Act...<div><div><div>AKA Where in the world I've been since this weekend...</div><div>LOL :)</div><br /><div></div><div>Well, first a fave pic from our annual 4th of July trip to my dad's (aka Poppy)...</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxK_1OSNNb_yTOqORQivqbsPfVng8SFdPLlWEStMjXFuD_83XQwdzXpuPShepg3L-vxmuwk0-lYy85JQIi63_DVCmUVHQyMlPS7ahZcZlJt8oh_X3zGR8ivejzopqYbMjWXgl4g/s1600-h/IMG_3991a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356309745117307026" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxK_1OSNNb_yTOqORQivqbsPfVng8SFdPLlWEStMjXFuD_83XQwdzXpuPShepg3L-vxmuwk0-lYy85JQIi63_DVCmUVHQyMlPS7ahZcZlJt8oh_X3zGR8ivejzopqYbMjWXgl4g/s400/IMG_3991a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>It was whirlwind evening of fun by all -- from swimming, hot dogs, fireworks, face painting, and the above photo'd hay ride in Poppy's tractor. :) The kids will remember this forever! Truly awesome night. Of course, I crashed on the way home, only to wake up every 2.1 seconds to say "Are you okay to drive?" to Bob. Apparently, that's annoying. ;) But we made it home safely so I guess it worked. :)</div><div> </div><div>After that, we spent days...days...hours upon hours...</div><div>emptying out our house!</div><div>WHY? you might ask. :)</div><div>Because the painters came today!!!</div><div> </div><div>WOO HOO! This is sooooo freakin' exciting to me. You have to understand my obsession with paint. We actually have paint rules that I'm only allowed to repaint to a room every 5ish years. Otherwise, I'd be painting and repainting every room all.the.time. Well, to be totally honest, Bob would be painting and repainting. ;) LOL</div><div> </div><div>But it's the running joke that if Bob is on vacation...what are you painting? LOL :) This time, I decided I *needed* the whole downstairs painted. Bob pretty much said "yeah, nooooo" so I had to figure something out. Like...Painters! The bestest folks evah! </div><div> </div><div>But with their impending arrival this morning, we had to empty everything and scoot furniture into the middle of the rooms and clean and and and... :) Want proof positive? Check it out...</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTqRw6o1G_biuhC4E0828TsnsESwIz_BjOKNvN5BhbvTLIG4-OWnaG1dKwVlda6SWO8CTgryTAWrJqqgMnghyphenhyphendmuFasvTW7SU2JZ9323kCptxUNpwjPivAMq1yG5ny-7GEJslvQ/s1600-h/IMG_4034a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356309747766909282" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTqRw6o1G_biuhC4E0828TsnsESwIz_BjOKNvN5BhbvTLIG4-OWnaG1dKwVlda6SWO8CTgryTAWrJqqgMnghyphenhyphendmuFasvTW7SU2JZ9323kCptxUNpwjPivAMq1yG5ny-7GEJslvQ/s400/IMG_4034a.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>This is my living room and a peek into my scrap room sans furniture arrangement. The turquoise is our last paint adventure and plays into the new design. The taupe that peeking out in my room is what's leaving...all to be covered by yellow. Lots and lots of yellow. :)</div><div> </div><div>Up next...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6Q78tGeyfD9ZFrwNhjf7sHnBdpwlWZPv5zEbg5QGuqzVzHwpau-DaVfKPpQeHZFcH4iooMWYtpLksMJsHpSnPjKl4C6f_fp-X9A-i7KasaotEV98eTirskrw1nSsCguoxlzTdw/s1600-h/IMG_4029a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356309758565510498" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6Q78tGeyfD9ZFrwNhjf7sHnBdpwlWZPv5zEbg5QGuqzVzHwpau-DaVfKPpQeHZFcH4iooMWYtpLksMJsHpSnPjKl4C6f_fp-X9A-i7KasaotEV98eTirskrw1nSsCguoxlzTdw/s400/IMG_4029a.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>This is the kids toy room. You can peekaboo the new yellow color in the back corner of the room. Look how sunny and bright it is! Happy Dance!! :)</div><div> </div><div>The kids were total troopers today b/c we were stuck in an upstairs bedroom alllllll day long, but a new movie this afternoon and a dinner out reward seemed to do the trick. I hope it works again next week b/c...</div><div> </div><div>the floor guys are coming on Tuesday! :) WOO HOOOOOO! </div><div>All that nasty, filthy, stained, old taupe carpet is leaving too. Soon to be replaced with yummy dark wood laminate. YEAH!!! :)</div><div> </div><div>No worries...I know Photo Rule 101...</div><div>Pics required of everything! :)</div><div>I'll get semi-after pics of the yellow/turquoise/red combo that's happening downstairs now when we get some better light (too late today and supposed to storm tomorrow).</div><div>And then I'll be showcasing my new homestead after the floors go in and I get to redecorate. I can't wait to pull everything from the garage back into the house and find everything new homes! :)</div><div> </div><div>Woo Hoo! If there's one thing full of crafty goodness that can pull me away from scrapbooking, it's home decor!!!! And now I have a whole downstairs to do! :) Oh, and its totally scrap-related b/c I get to rearrange and decorate my scrap space a bit too! ;) And then scrap the pics and make some new wall doodads and on and on. :)</div><div> </div><div>Off to read my new DIY Makeover mag! :)</div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-72382834192764995512009-07-03T14:37:00.007-05:002009-07-03T14:57:22.411-05:00Double Up...posting today! LOL :)<br /><br />I realized that I hadn't done shown some updated posting on my blog of my Memory Makers' column projects. So, update I am...<br /><br /><strong>Memory Makers March / April -- What We're Lovin' trend "forest friends and woodgrain"</strong><br />Loved the super cute Sassafras critters, especially the mix with the dark Collage Press paper. :)<br />And the October Afternoon is always one of those fall-in-love faves that you can't find forever...so when I found it, I was soooo excited! :) Love the deer guys! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmL_2M6Z_x8fYkkt64nZzBBMWUpjYMJjB-wPYSQK-k-MPlJ54oPWiLaHKp3VtqIOQRPA1hCEW2G235OIsmp65C1-8vt9KI4UVZsgAOCbrvni-4yY16on_mzMPCGlkekOZCUxoBw/s1600-h/new-world-small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354321586341179218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmL_2M6Z_x8fYkkt64nZzBBMWUpjYMJjB-wPYSQK-k-MPlJ54oPWiLaHKp3VtqIOQRPA1hCEW2G235OIsmp65C1-8vt9KI4UVZsgAOCbrvni-4yY16on_mzMPCGlkekOZCUxoBw/s400/new-world-small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObOFS42YHddJiaJhyl6T0bgMkT8y-LkV8fjQagGf4kyQvRJXDuvzMxuApc8GrpMdrMyc7_NYk_R0e4K1OtGQ7CtbU0gUtfTelBS0k4AcVMDfTZD0Blv1z-qm_RdKG_C2WLucRRQ/s1600-h/little-advice-small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354321584931143826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObOFS42YHddJiaJhyl6T0bgMkT8y-LkV8fjQagGf4kyQvRJXDuvzMxuApc8GrpMdrMyc7_NYk_R0e4K1OtGQ7CtbU0gUtfTelBS0k4AcVMDfTZD0Blv1z-qm_RdKG_C2WLucRRQ/s400/little-advice-small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Memory Makers May / June -- What We're Lovin' trend "vintage"</strong><br />Go Staci, go Staci...I was sooooo excited that I got to do some hybrid work for this one! :) Rhonna's goodies are the coolest to work with, so I was glad that her Urban Junque line was perfect! :)<br />And who does vintage like Jenni Bowlin? Uhm, nobody! She's the bomb-diggity of vintage, so lots of JB goodies on the 2nd one. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXu1O4olSLfNsRh5j1mWa5gGlxhqT7ASSbbAmm-6TFdM_lQm6ZcSiGxN5ZJvgYTDeNazqL-Kc7DX4HemB-YShMALwUNQGz1Nd-3dKSRuxJTqJHu8YbmJfxO7PwC-VUcX0NBWSDA/s1600-h/an-interesting-girl-small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354322070217577234" style="WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXu1O4olSLfNsRh5j1mWa5gGlxhqT7ASSbbAmm-6TFdM_lQm6ZcSiGxN5ZJvgYTDeNazqL-Kc7DX4HemB-YShMALwUNQGz1Nd-3dKSRuxJTqJHu8YbmJfxO7PwC-VUcX0NBWSDA/s400/an-interesting-girl-small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgHplKe4PbA74qmJAIf9lR3W5tQfLU3c3SyyaCgvCw6gMqv1WnYtWlORE7E-trrVYzwqbJHDRQsDQfbb6sbvspNjGKwI-p5e4pkkmULySGAE0NJaG0IWwb7mXd9_SjQIIBaiFSA/s1600-h/know-this...keep-this-small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354322071623657698" style="WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgHplKe4PbA74qmJAIf9lR3W5tQfLU3c3SyyaCgvCw6gMqv1WnYtWlORE7E-trrVYzwqbJHDRQsDQfbb6sbvspNjGKwI-p5e4pkkmULySGAE0NJaG0IWwb7mXd9_SjQIIBaiFSA/s400/know-this...keep-this-small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Memory Makers July / August -- What We're Lovin' trend feature article "peace" & " kraft + color pop"</strong><br />I can't begin to describe how over-joyed excited I was to have the opportunity to do a full-length feature article! This was my first time to make assignments for other designers, which was fun b/c I had to figure out trends AT CHA, get the products from the manufacturers, track down the designers at the show (hard!!!), and they had less than a week to get projects in for approval! WHEW! :) But it was *fun!* :)<br />I got to pick which trends I wanted to do, of course. So I played with the "peace" one with lots of American Crafts goodies. Then I jumped into the "kraft + color pop" trend with the awesome Fancy Pants and Hambly goodies. :) Total LOVE! :)<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP-NAgHkZrsb84xjJFhqVKaVGTCLHsezSziB0PowfTsOg-do_oUwKlrE-wrV7Z9r9dShNIiYqw_c3gVbyFNzJnHojCJB741CUZzjV1Xb4VMdbR386n0sxCAOE59AEf1gPmQDujA/s1600-h/peace-small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354322676046155762" style="WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP-NAgHkZrsb84xjJFhqVKaVGTCLHsezSziB0PowfTsOg-do_oUwKlrE-wrV7Z9r9dShNIiYqw_c3gVbyFNzJnHojCJB741CUZzjV1Xb4VMdbR386n0sxCAOE59AEf1gPmQDujA/s400/peace-small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFjmTJKRMQY7i13_oxkgYRCMKrqKZZU1OpxDOi7IqD78wLrQm2caDRxilEOpKJ1SEotzk59NdO9o09Kp_7OpcG6uQB4cCTlhVmricvsYT79ngzzycFByh1PwfaJ5uk9EBvxMBcQ/s1600-h/sahm-small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354322679571302818" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFjmTJKRMQY7i13_oxkgYRCMKrqKZZU1OpxDOi7IqD78wLrQm2caDRxilEOpKJ1SEotzk59NdO9o09Kp_7OpcG6uQB4cCTlhVmricvsYT79ngzzycFByh1PwfaJ5uk9EBvxMBcQ/s400/sahm-small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I've got one more column coming out in the Sept/Oct issue. It's a near/dear to my heart b/c it's a bit dark and twisty with a side of sarcastic funny like me! LOL :) Any guesses on the trend? (Marla, you can't guess b/c you saw the projects!)</div><div></div><div>Back soon with more goodies! :)</div><div>Happy almost-4th! </div><div>XOXO...Stac :)<br /></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-28838862920201336472009-07-03T11:22:00.003-05:002009-07-03T11:36:43.083-05:00Something New & Something Old...<div><br /><br /><div> all at once! LOL :) <div><br /></div><div></div><div>I got a little chance to play last night! Love love love when you get a little burst of magic and it not only works, but works fast. You see, I'm a totally slow scrapper. But last night, Bob claimed the tv & the computer (so no shows or music) & he was doing laundry too! WOO HOO! So I got a super quickie project done...under 30 minutes! :)</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm cleaning out my "random bits & baubles" bins b/c they're overfull, so I used this big alien monster dude. He started life as a hangtag on Declan's shorts. :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7DTLYWrZcf42hlqRPQra0y0bHw0UBzwnROPy2a6aFORfaEQfw-Bf4Zo_jppr1ZAIgvfHa593H0nUGEOzDY-Dyk98OqOUUl7MDa-Nx2ynN0C1IVf_182YY0yVSumHX2s3ouGOjg/s1600-h/cool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354271292661047362" style="WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7DTLYWrZcf42hlqRPQra0y0bHw0UBzwnROPy2a6aFORfaEQfw-Bf4Zo_jppr1ZAIgvfHa593H0nUGEOzDY-Dyk98OqOUUl7MDa-Nx2ynN0C1IVf_182YY0yVSumHX2s3ouGOjg/s400/cool.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhjE-217RxSQJBRKCb1wDwlsPvLG9HjTEutkmHrktHbrW1RfgpzAADeZddxyvY47lmFwBZ8NYJnUZAZXHI6Ey_fCNqhCboAv1RPUf3BwlIUTAHdxregeCxYNE0DvtxoQR-CA2Gg/s1600-h/cool+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354271299311453170" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhjE-217RxSQJBRKCb1wDwlsPvLG9HjTEutkmHrktHbrW1RfgpzAADeZddxyvY47lmFwBZ8NYJnUZAZXHI6Ey_fCNqhCboAv1RPUf3BwlIUTAHdxregeCxYNE0DvtxoQR-CA2Gg/s400/cool+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />As for the something old, this one's a little harder. Some folks know, but most don't, that I was working on a book project a while back. It was still very early-stage, but I'd spent countless hours doing write-ups, projects, planning, etc. Unfortunately, it was in final approval stage when the economy tanked and I was one of the unlucky cuts. The whole she-bang is still living in the work-in-progress binder that I was using, just kinda ignored. </div><div> </div><div>One day, I will write a book. It's still a huge goal for me and a dream that I want to achieve. In the meantime, I'm going to start slowly posting some of the layouts that I created for my first book project. Here's the first one that I can let go of...it was a stamping focused example...</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLafSfVp3Ejj2CrI0GjOIpppUffnAB4B-cY4zKazpA_SPott_TmO0DnBHCyOA4xsCR6GiryVRQMq50nWYOz_mpE8Kkm6gn16hydl1pcFe9-UmyFC0TyCrfkY3ia-L4uxjbInCww/s1600-h/u+at+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354271299775327522" style="WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLafSfVp3Ejj2CrI0GjOIpppUffnAB4B-cY4zKazpA_SPott_TmO0DnBHCyOA4xsCR6GiryVRQMq50nWYOz_mpE8Kkm6gn16hydl1pcFe9-UmyFC0TyCrfkY3ia-L4uxjbInCww/s400/u+at+3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNhxhRESBT4AZYiTp7jVISnlp9TZEK4nJ1V6abTA6IA158g5Srn5upPSclE_PHLtwbtH2KY8jU9QbK4SUgKUQM8wbD1rLIRnTkiGX5W1z8MoBXIFPsriYM6Lrt-_TO83H3h6J9g/s1600-h/u+at+3+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354271310017304066" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNhxhRESBT4AZYiTp7jVISnlp9TZEK4nJ1V6abTA6IA158g5Srn5upPSclE_PHLtwbtH2KY8jU9QbK4SUgKUQM8wbD1rLIRnTkiGX5W1z8MoBXIFPsriYM6Lrt-_TO83H3h6J9g/s400/u+at+3+detail.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>As for the e*crew, we're chillin' out today...totally veggin'. Tomorrow, I'm shiggling in the am & then we head to Poppy's house for our 4th of July Extravaganza! :) He lives in the country, so we can do whatever we want for the most part. Usually, that involves hand-feeding the koi fishies in his pond, swimming for hours, cooking hot dogs & smores on the firepit, and lots and lots of fireworks! :) Should be a blast...literally! LOL ;)</div><div> </div><div>Happy (early) 4th to everyone! Stare deeply into a sparkler and ponder your life...it's a 4th of July tradition! :)</div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-9275279594535825462009-07-01T13:44:00.002-05:002009-07-01T13:54:08.533-05:00DUDE!!!<div><div><div><div>Really!!! Yes, I'm screaming b/c...</div><div>DUDE! Check this out...</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9d_-xvZZDShvWRx6BEWpbvOLwYII0Kr53rmFhXzoxkwpkCkI7HsUCZeHnqMtIEAvbyIa1ac3EstzVZXaK_PK3TID5904msIxgImVAz588ewthBNquuiiVcJlrE6rJewxZjXEcQ/s1600-h/2peas+shot+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353565200186117794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9d_-xvZZDShvWRx6BEWpbvOLwYII0Kr53rmFhXzoxkwpkCkI7HsUCZeHnqMtIEAvbyIa1ac3EstzVZXaK_PK3TID5904msIxgImVAz588ewthBNquuiiVcJlrE6rJewxZjXEcQ/s400/2peas+shot+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>My layout is Layout of the Day on 2Peas! How cool is that? I'm a little super-uber-overexcited about this but I can't help it...that ROCKS! :) </div><br /><div></div><div>Here's the full shot of the layout...</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYpwzt3jQigCxL5sjRtjFkVeAmDEnM5eqQe7Itw1dHXj-Zdg7jZRzW6DsIjnkzvRM7P0q1j2vke1msvz99LINqS81BUoULY1cteAEZqGZzytQhthKsHY618xQZLndQTWXkF0XeA/s1600-h/daily+choice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353565721160843586" style="WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYpwzt3jQigCxL5sjRtjFkVeAmDEnM5eqQe7Itw1dHXj-Zdg7jZRzW6DsIjnkzvRM7P0q1j2vke1msvz99LINqS81BUoULY1cteAEZqGZzytQhthKsHY618xQZLndQTWXkF0XeA/s400/daily+choice.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCET4RHq3NA8aSIvdRzYc9b3-6toNZ8YlZtyH8stCyZiOivaQnl3tbaTGHPWNG1kgee_wazQOFlwSlQjAP38_JUdv2sJjD7TbUePFWACwySxNnWslN1xmSmpYlTYg4RIvWjUxIPQ/s1600-h/daily+choice+closeup+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353565729732219506" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 276px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCET4RHq3NA8aSIvdRzYc9b3-6toNZ8YlZtyH8stCyZiOivaQnl3tbaTGHPWNG1kgee_wazQOFlwSlQjAP38_JUdv2sJjD7TbUePFWACwySxNnWslN1xmSmpYlTYg4RIvWjUxIPQ/s400/daily+choice+closeup+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqCBJP20s_YD7OIBKr_y8YU-61UcTh4LrRVwV5WMFcqrmDqv4vNOD88pSZCIv7n5VepB6iSN8lvruai2DP3k2qR5xbreh7v6iIbdV6VFUfvS7yN777a9EA7sdP5agMh8_oxeOtg/s1600-h/daily+choice+closeup+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353565734396019746" style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqCBJP20s_YD7OIBKr_y8YU-61UcTh4LrRVwV5WMFcqrmDqv4vNOD88pSZCIv7n5VepB6iSN8lvruai2DP3k2qR5xbreh7v6iIbdV6VFUfvS7yN777a9EA7sdP5agMh8_oxeOtg/s400/daily+choice+closeup+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div>Lots of Cosmo Cricket lovin', my new beloved Tim Holtz stamp, some hot Creative Imagination rhinestone brads, and always present Thickers. :)</div><div> </div><div>Oh, paper trick must-do: Cosmo Cricket has great distressed edges, but since I'm an 8.5x11 girl, I have to chop a couple of those pretties off. :( So I sliced them down, patched them back onto my background and covered the seam with a pretty ribbon border frame. Functional and decorative! :)</div><div> </div><div>Also, the orange frame thing in the title started life as a sticker tag. After a little exacto knife surgery, the insides are saved for another layout and the outside orange frame found life on this layout over some grey cardstock. Double bonus! :)</div><div> </div><div>Off to cartwheel or eat chocolate or both! :)</div><div>XOXO...Staci :)</div></div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640834.post-57327908004149634052009-06-30T22:42:00.004-05:002009-06-30T23:15:48.957-05:00I'm baaaack! :)<div><div><div>Whew! Another super-fun week of teaching, scrapping, shopping, big dinners, and airports. LOL :) The recap:</div><div></div><br /><div>* Left out Thursday for GASC - Chantilly VA.</div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>* Got set up early enough to hit a local Zumba class near the hotel. (yes, I am obsessive...why do you ask?) ;)</div><div></div><br /><div>* Taught all day Friday -- <a href="http://www.hamblyscreenprints.com/">Hambly </a>Mixed Up mini album, <a href="http://pinkpaislee.com/">Pink Paislee </a>Fascinating Frame Up project, <a href="http://www.cosmocricket.com/">Cosmo Cricket </a>Girl Friday Galore mini album, and <a href="http://www.americancrafts.com/">American Crafts </a>Crafty Girl album. All went really well. Lots of love to the VA girls who came to play and scrap and have fun with me! :)</div><div></div><br /><div>* Snuck into the back of <a href="http://www.memorymakersmagazine.com/crystaljeffreyrieger/">Crystal's </a>7gypsies Mini Album Madness class. Such an awesome project, but I figured out that I'm a totally sucky student. I'd be doing my own thing & hear this niggling "make sure you..." and realize that I was totally zoned. I'd look up and be 2 pages ahead so I'd just go back to working. Later, I'd hear again "make sure you..." and look up to realize that now I was 3 pages behind. LOL Oh well, it was worth it b/c my album is totally cute & based on Crystal's design but has "me" in it too--lots of handcut scallops and hearts, marker lines, etc. :)</div><br /><div>ETA: Dude, look what I found on Crystal's blog!!! (her pic...that I was too focused to even realize she was taking! LOL)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTxc2UkytanWThrQOGkT7oTUv0JVm90KoSS6r57I4RHdzD3NEQy4mTwD8Pjf2jA8Zkgupl1K6rTlWaWvyYoV57nM1NvEj2IrQndYkMcNhEWuU780iBvI_EbP1cjnXcB4rikFveQ/s1600-h/GASC-VA8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353339571292014418" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 276px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTxc2UkytanWThrQOGkT7oTUv0JVm90KoSS6r57I4RHdzD3NEQy4mTwD8Pjf2jA8Zkgupl1K6rTlWaWvyYoV57nM1NvEj2IrQndYkMcNhEWuU780iBvI_EbP1cjnXcB4rikFveQ/s400/GASC-VA8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>* Taught Saturday morning -- <a href="http://www.pebblesinc.com/">Pebbles' </a>Summer Scrappin' Fun layouts, <a href="http://www.kimemories.com/">KI Memories </a>sketch class, and <a href="http://www.sassafraslass.com/">Sassafras Lass </a>Wonderfully Whimsical layout. All went really well again. (whew!) I got to meet <a href="http://michellevocke.blogspot.com/">Michelle Vocke</a>, who is the awesome VA local writer gal that did several write-ups on GASC (including special love on my classes!). </div><div></div><br /><div>* Shopped all afternoon on Saturday and found some serious goodies!!!! Marla is proud of me b/c I bought stamps! I know...shocker! I actually bought 2 new Tim Holtz stamps that I've already inked to death (soon to post projects!). Lots of Teresa Collins goodies, AC flair buttons, repeat October Afternoon paper & diecuts to go with, Making Memories buttons, Cosmo Cricket stickers and more. Suffice it to say, my room is bombed! But I'm going for the "scrap with it" style of cleaning up, rather than actually, you know...cleaning. ;)</div><br /><div></div><div>* On Sunday, I was the lucky bird with a late flight, so I'm went to Zumba again. Probably made a fool out of myself b/c I'm all-out-getting-down and the other ladies...not so much. Make no mistake, they were into it, but I'm a little...uhm, yeah...just a little more shigglin' going on in Staci's world! ;) But I'll never see them again & I'm sure I was their entertainment from Texas..."remember the time that crazy blue-hair girl came and was all low, low, low...." ;)</div><br /><div></div><div>* Lovely reunion dinner with the kiddos and Bob on Sunday night.</div><br /><div></div><div>* Monday morning -- dr visit. UGH! Poor Lilli has had allergies bad lately, but while I was gone, she got progressively worse. So I took her to the doc with what I'm sure was a sinus infection & double ear infections. Nurse Mom was right on. Plus, she was having so much trouble breathing, that she was wheezing...basically having a minor but constant asthma attack. B/c she doesn't have a history of asthma, we're doing the inhaler + antibiotics for now, but hopefully she'll wean off the inhaler in a couple of weeks. (fingers crossed) Speaking of fingers, while sitting there with Lilli, I noticed that Tayvan's suck-blister on her thumb was looking gross and infected. Showed it to the dr who kinda freaked a bit. Yeah, likely staph infection abscess. (yuck yuck yuck) Doc took care of it while I held Tayvan down (but Van was a total brave champ and barely cried). It's totally gauze-wrapped up now...so maybe this will be the hard-core jump-start to No.More.Thumb.Sucking! Well, I'm optimistic! ;)</div><div></div><br /><div>* Today...rest, relax, chill...finally. :) Back to the grind tomorrow! :)</div><div></div><br /><div>* Can't have a postie without pretties though, so here's some fun...</div><div>Memory Makers July/August 2009 feature article "7 Trends to Try"</div><div>These are my layouts for trend -- "peace symbols" & "kraft + color pop"</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXuceun8bqWEL1PSZ3D54G7ovX_PZyJgJd5VOq4bvEI4u0QQ66Q7SjE6LIqtxuRpGrVng-xHYvqNSZPiMEieBk35W2fn558AKwjn9YzbZqGalji_bVts1DMeobZQADnC84upQ1g/s1600-h/peace-small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353337817635163778" style="WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXuceun8bqWEL1PSZ3D54G7ovX_PZyJgJd5VOq4bvEI4u0QQ66Q7SjE6LIqtxuRpGrVng-xHYvqNSZPiMEieBk35W2fn558AKwjn9YzbZqGalji_bVts1DMeobZQADnC84upQ1g/s400/peace-small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjgKc-baYVAZIcYh4tpB3JhZZfi8JiblWLF9lWldD0EFoWyOB2v5ZcK8_s8zaaOqXtkeKwbb3zf3UPINoKAdlSEOLhnrPsSwsiXntndfS-UMyeFjq_whfEV-jjlyv9_RqI9OSwA/s1600-h/sahm-small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353337821439118130" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjgKc-baYVAZIcYh4tpB3JhZZfi8JiblWLF9lWldD0EFoWyOB2v5ZcK8_s8zaaOqXtkeKwbb3zf3UPINoKAdlSEOLhnrPsSwsiXntndfS-UMyeFjq_whfEV-jjlyv9_RqI9OSwA/s400/sahm-small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>Back soon with more new goodies!</div><div>XOXO...Stac :)</div></div></div>Staci Etheridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852247899269622458noreply@blogger.com2