Project Life - Week 1

I love working on my Project Life album!  I get so excited when I print my pages out and slip them into the album.

Here is Week 1.

Week 1 - Left side

Week 1 - Right side

I Make Things

I like to make things.  A lot of different things.  My PINTEREST profile description is "Wife of One.  Mommy of Three.  Crafter of Many."  It's true.  

So hopefully every Tuesday, I can update you on what I am working on.  I am ALWAYS working on more than one thing.  Always.  

Here are this weeks.  They both happen to be crochet projects, which I do a lot of.  Senior year of college I taught myself how to crochet, and I have been going strong since.  I love doing it.  It keeps me calm.  It let's me be creative.  I get an awesome finished project at the end that I get to give to someone.  My main gig is blankets (we call them Kiki's), but I like to make hats and scarves and other smaller crochet projects. 

The first is a college graduation gift I am making for one of my former students that I still keep in touch with.  She is an awesome girl and graduating from Pepperdine in April!  Her favorite color is purple and I was inspired by this picture (I tried to get the link to credit this pic, but Pinterest said it was a suspicious link.  The bottom of the pic does say cutestfood.com, so we'll go with that.) :

So far, I have just started the cream, but these are the colors that will be used throughout. 

Purple ombre graduation Kiki. 

The second is a baby blanket for someone special (who will remain nameless until she decides to announce).  They are Broncos fans, and probably not going to find out the sex of the baby.  I thought this baby Bronco yarn was perfect!  I am going to go with a polka dot pattern, I think.

Bronco baby Kiki.

The Dairy Queen Kid

Today was a good day. 

The boys were behaving, we needed some shoes.  So we went to the mall.  I'll admit, we do not venture out to much like this.  It is hard for me when Rian is not home to load everyone up in the car, into the stroller, into the errand, back into the car, and back home, all by myself.  But, today I did.

Cam got some shoes.  I got some shoes.  We looked for a Valentine's present for Daddy.  Because the boys were being so good, I decided to get them a little treat at the food court.

Check out my new kicks!

Two high school kids were working at the Dairy Queen.  I was a tiny worried at first, because they were texting when I walked up.  But, they were nice and agreed to make Collin and Casey's shakes in a cup with a full lid.  (We do NOT do the dome lids.  Milkshake would be everywhere in 2.5 seconds).  Cam got a Blizzard and was just so excited.  We were giggling a little about his fast shoes and we were wondering if we would be able to see the kid making Cam's Blizzard.  

Vanilla milkshakes.  Best ever.

He handed Cam his Blizzard and said these words (of which I will NEVER forget),
"You are such a happy Mom.  I wish my Mom was like you."

I needed that.  

Days get long with traveling husbands.  I cry at the end the night sometimes because I am worried that I am being too mean to Cameron, or that he is going to resent me because I am the only one who punishes him regularly when he is being naughty.  I worry about it, all the time.


So this high school kid said the perfect thing to me at the perfect time.  It made the rest of my night go easier, and tomorrow when I am tired and the boys are pushing the limits, I am going to remember it.  Thanks high school kid!

Project Life - Cast of Characters

I decided I wanted to make a "Cast of Characters" page to my album.  Mainly because, it look's cool.  Check them out!

 

Nature Walk - Fall 2012

(CATCHING UP!)
Cam had the day off of school one Friday last fall and it was a beautiful day.  So, we loaded the Twinnies in the stroller and went for a "Fall Nature Walk".  I gave Cam my iPhone and told him to take pictures of nature.  I didn't give him much more instruction than that.

Cover Page - Project Life

Here it is!  My cover page and first attempt ever at digital scrapbooking!

 

Project Life

Have you ever heard of Project Life?  I have been following Becky Higgins and the Project Life movement for a couple of years and I FINALLY am on board.  The first week of January, I took an online class on how to digitally scrapbook using Photo Shop and the Project Life digital kits.  It is awesome and very fulfilling for me.  I can be creative and use technology at the same time, which is right up my alley.  So, every Monday (I hope), I will be posting my latest layouts for the week from my Project Life album.  I am so excited and already have a bunch of pages to share.  

If you are interested in Project Life, check out this VIDEO.