random stuff.   February 8, 2010

welcome monday~
miss e woke with a fever. she was home with me this morning. she worked on brownie stuff, and i tackled mt o laundry!
and cleaned out my closet:)

onto happier things:
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pattie, rocio, and a bunch of other wonderful ladies took miss debby’s schuh’s painters tray class…the weekend after CHA.
if you haven’t taken a class from her, please do! she is such a delight, funny, and so creative! and so calm…
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which is why as evidenced in this photo of me, while setting up our CHA booth, tells you i was great need of a nice calm debby class! LOL

and if you get a chance, go check out the MLS blog…

lots of beautiful creations up from miss melanie and miss bethany!!!
they so rocked it this month!

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how is it possibly Sunday???   February 7, 2010

hello and welcome to the where in the world did my week go brain?
let’s have a recap…
both girls in school
swimming lessons started, oh party on in the water!
new swim teacher miss m adores!
new ballet shoes, getting ready for miss m’s first recital
cardio sculpt class
volunteer at school
household chores
ww, back to tracking! down 11 lbs…very happy so far!
bunco
cardio dance class
mommy n me art with miss m
volunteer for reading with miss e
was told from one of my gym teachers that i remind her of a dear childhood friend and that it is her priveldge to have me in class…no rhythmn and all LOL!
car wash- oops then it rained again! LOL
unpacked from CHA- my goodies suitcase:) i’ll play soon!
brunch with girls
more potty progress
zumba class, with miss j who is back at our gym now, yay!
miss e’s spring recital routine started and new costume arrived!
art class for miss e, who loves her teacher and class, and enjoyed working with clay
the girls got to spend the weekend with my parents
treats galore undoubtedly
soaked up the sunshine in my parents spacious backyard
played well with eachother, made up new games [love hearing that]
dh and i had dinner and movie date night!
go see the edge of darkness- it was fabulous!
church event- lovely guest speaker
school auction dinner
too many funny moments, oh the paparrazi, masks, glasses, and dancing:)
and what did we bid on…oh yeah! LOL
church, bible study.
so happy pastor is back home
zumba class
dinner with my whole family
laundry
laundry
laundry

and now off to finish running errands while the house is quiet so i can get prepared for the week ahead…

valentines and more to come!

blessings,
erin
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p.s. this is my handsome hubby and date from said weekend:)

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hodge podge   January 31, 2010

hello and happy sunday!
hope you all had a fabulous weekend:)
aside from the laundry, cleaning, and regular house stuff, we had a full and fun weekend:)
daddy had to go out of town for a church seminar.
while daddy was away, we:

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painted, danced, celebrated our birthdays all over again, and danced some more!

we also:

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baked some raspberry pretzel hugs, oh yum!

we took photographs of mommy’s rocio rockets’ challenge this month:

for january, we needed to:
add paint, felt [does velvet count?], bling, and glimmer.
3 out of 4 isn’t bad right? LOL

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and for the cards, we made some thank yous:

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and then used them right away for our xmas thank yous!

and last but not least, this is a layout that i did for a becky fleck sketch:

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this is featuring basic grey’s sugar rush collection…yum!

we also:
enjoyed a girl night out with the brownies, at their songfest event!
had a fun visit from grandparents
created a beautiful class by debby schuh
soaked in all my girltime during class and over a delish dinner + dessert!
caught up and relaxed with hubby
back to church as a family of four
took a fabulous cardio sculpt class
toured another preschool- top choice for all so far!
had a pretty uneventful dinner out, yippee!

and off to create cards or clean my scrap stuff…

happy sunday all!

home sweet home…CHA hangover style!   January 28, 2010

ok wow! what a fun trip!
[but i cried after dropping miss m off. cried while dropping miss e off. so thankful for supportive parents at her school. totally helping out with the auction basket delivery in the rain! and wanted to come home tuesday night...]
but FUN we did have!!!
highlights:
seeing our MLS team altogether, missing old friends, and meeting new ones!
-i got skills
-who fell asleep while talking mid sentence?
-are ya’ll ready for all this?
-peace out HOMIES!
-lovin how it takes us 9 girls 6 hours to set up our 10×20, yet American Crafts hired crew took just under two hours to set up theirs that was oh, quadrupuled our size.
-yet so impressed at how adorable our booth was!
-drooling over tattered angels, and playing with glam, mists, and glaze galore!
-dinners with yummo food and yummo ladies and gentlemen!
-fun photo ops [photos to come, they are somewhere in my phone]
-cool make n takes
-laughing
-laughing
-and more laughing

since i’m still sleep deprived and nursing a potential toe infection, i will leave you with this, i stole from erin payne’s blog…

Cha Winter

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we interrupt this regularly scheduled storm…   January 19, 2010

to bring you highlights from our month so far:

new art classes for both girls:) miss e starts later this week. miss m and i had a ball this morning! we painted our hearts out using lots of different textures, we sculpted faces, hair, and animals out of clay, we created gingerbread men and women, and we made a very special friend a gift. they are all still drying and will be home next week. after we cleaned up, we danced silly songs, and made new friends. can’t wait to see what miss e creates in her class!

lovin the gym…been enjoying the variety and quality of the teachers our gym offers. my fave right now is mr jimmy’s body sculpt and miss rachel’s cardio sculpt. lovin step again too, and miss susan’s body sculpt and zumba baby! been going 4-5 days a week…yes, i will be bringing my gear on down to cha with me!

watching my e girl dance! she literally shines in her class, and is so very happy doing so!

bible study at church. has been really really really good. one of my fave classes conflicts with that time. so, i will trade off every other weekend. til i can get that jimmy workout in somewhere else, just as effective.

that daddy finally asked where we can put up our chalkboard, and now have weekly bible study lessons at home right in front of us, v. the impromptu when we remember to do them.

lovin our movie dates…some with just hubby, some with just miss e, and some for the whole family:) thank goodness for the entertainment book coupons! my faves the past few months:

-princess and the frog
-blind side
-the book of eli

my girltime. getting together and creating alongside these girls makes me just giddy! sometimes i am productive…other times i’m not. thanks hubby for letting me have my girltime, esp the all day crops!

lastly, getting to play with…MLS‘ brand new lines coming out for winter CHA!

Here’s my creations with Away We Go!

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thank you nicole for your beautiful photo! [courtesy of michelle riddle]

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thank you kristin for this awesome photo! LOVED our CE trip last summer!

for more of my work from this line, please visit the MLS blog…

And here’s what I created with, All A Flutter [which I named, do you like it?]

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i had been waiting until i found paper for this gorgeous photo by tom vo, miss m’s preschool photographer. so in love with my lil girl!

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my friend, krista lund captured us in this wonderful moment! she is such a gifted woman!

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so excited for my bro, he will be married this summer!

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2 sweet cards, oh how i love this line!

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here’s the front of my new fave book…called my loves.
yep, all about my family, gifts from God.

happy tuesday!!!

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in a week like this one:   January 14, 2010

nothing helps but a little laughter, nothing like THIS video!

thanks heather and erin for making these knee slappin, pee in our pants, laugh til it hurts videos!

among other things, this week has included but is not limited to:

lots o laundry
daily house stuff
spending hours on the phone with the insurance company, trying to get your daughter’s speech covered
school auction class basket
brownies
first gtg with a mom’s group
potty training
working out [so far x 4]
working on MLS for CHA
working on MLS for CHA
working on MLS for CHA

here’s a little something that i’ve been working on…

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happy thursday!

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live: from the MLS warehouse…   January 9, 2010

well, yesterday it was!
miss pattie, miss m, and i visited helen at her warehouse! it was a first time for me, and simply the smell of all fun fresh new products still has me on a high today!

yes, all SIX new lines are here, just in time to create for winter CHA!
as soon as i find out our booth number, i’ll share that, too!

not sure if you can tell just how excited we were…

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miss m had fun with helen at her desk, computer, and drawing! pattie’sMLS favorite is imaginary friends! can you tell, look at the sheer joy on her sweet face!

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and miss m’s favorite new toy [thank you pattie] even got to join the party!

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have a blessed weekend all!
please stop by our booth and say hello:)

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please vote for our family.   January 5, 2010

krista lund is a scrapbooking friend, and photographer in the bay area.
our xmas cards were created this year with her magic behind the lens.
she is having a contest.
we are number 15.
please take a minute and visit her site here.

thank you!!!

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CHA Winter 2010 Release…MLS!   January 1, 2010

without further ado, here we are!!!

they are all so cute and pretty! can’t wait to see what you all do with them! this round, i was more involved, and even got to name some of the papers, embellies and choose more colors.
enjoy!

All A Flutter

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Flying High

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Imaginary Friends
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Just Add Butter

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Away We Go!
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Hope to see you at CHA!!!

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welcome 2010!   

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we wish you all a very happy new year and hope your year is filled with many blessings!

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