A Plane Fear

It's Friday again,
only 5 more days 'til school starts!
That school supply shopping spree we ventured out on?
$100 dropped just on my two youngest dds...
isn't that ridiculous?
Whatever happened to some #2 pencils, an eraser,
crayons and a marble notebook?
Their lists alone were a full page long.
Crazy, I tell you!

I made a page yesterday for the Flashback Friday
over at 2Peas, where the question was:
What were you afraid of as a child?
Well, this was a huge fear of mine,
and I've never told a soul.
Until now, that is.



Have a great weekend!
-Jody

Shopping, Sewing & Winking

Hellooooo Tuesday!
I've got a busy day ahead
taking the 2 younger dds for their annual physical.
The "question" has already been asked 2 days ago...
"Am I gonna get a shot?????!!!!"
:::sigh:::
And then school supply shopping!
Good times ahead.

Over at the American Crafts blog,
the weekly challenge was to "sew" on a layout.
I did my usual faux sewing (rub-ons/pen)
and everything else is AC products...
cardstock, patterned papers, rub-ons, thickers and pen.
The layout was a photo taken
from our trip down to the Jersey Shore in June.
This is Ryan and her 2 best friends
with their brand new hoodies they bought because it was chilly!
The title is a twist on the movie title, "Boyz 'N The Hood":



And memory #2 from our California adventure:
There is a chain of restaurants,
none of which are in our state that I know of,
that are named "uWink",
which we loved because of our last name.
And of course my name at 2Peas, Winks.



Anyway, here you place your entire order through a computer,
no server is neccessary,
except to bring you your food/drink.
We had a blast putting the order in
and then you play computer games against one another
while you wait for your food to arrive.
Alot of fun, until you want the kids to actually eat their food...



I can't believe it is Aug. 25th already.
Summer, we hardly knew ya...

Have a great day!
-Jody

The Secret

I've only managed to do 4 loads of laundry,
4 more to go.
But of course I had to do a new page.
A girl has priorities!

Here's a page about Erin's favorite summer treat
and it combined Beth Proudfoot's Write.Click.Scrapbook challenge
and Nicole S's sketch challenge together.


So I can't leave without posting a pic from our California adventure.
There is a secret for how 3 sisters
can actually get along on a plane flight
that lasts for 6 hours.
TVs built into the seats in front of them.


Pure bliss.
Whoever thought of this,
is a friggin' genius!

Have a great weekend!
-Jody

Swing Out Sisters

Happy Humpday!
I love Wednesdays because I have 2 days off afterward,
so in reality, my weekend is almost here ;)

Do you all have a style?
I definitely do.
Simple, focus on the photo, a little pp and a Thicker title.
Because of her challenge, I probably created this page
quicker than any other page I have made
because I just accepted...me.



Looking through my old layouts,
it seems I have a thing for swings.
Here is one of my first pages of Erin,
look how tiny she is,
with a poem I love.



Have a great day!
-Jody

Friend + Enemy = Frenemy

My 2 older daughters have this strange love/hate
relationship going on that I wanted to get down on paper.
I know they love each other
(as much as they pretend like they don't)
but I'm not quite sure how much
they actually "like" one another.
Now if you talk to my oldest she will say,
"No siblings ever get along all of the time!"
I would be happy with just some of the time :(
So their relationship sparked this layout titled "Frenemies":



Thanks to everyone
who left a comment about my last layout.
You were all so very sweet,
and some of you asked about my scraproom.
My husband built me the most wonderful room
and if ever is is clean again,
I will be posting pics :)
Have a great day!
-Jody

If At First You Don't Succeed...

Well, it's official...
I did not make the American Crafts design team.
I have to admit, rejection stings a lil' bit.
But what does an obsessed scrapper like myself do?
Why we make a page about that said rejection!
And you know what?
I feel much better now.
I called it:
"The Elephant In My Scrap Room"



So it seems my boyfriend, American Crafts (A.C. for short)
has ended our love affair.
I will wait for him forever because he will come back to me...
they always do! ;)

Have a great day!
-Jody

August Rush

Well hello there-
August is rushing through already it seems.
I hope everyone's summer is going well.
I took my 2 youngest dds to another fair yesterday
after another week of miserable rainy weather.

The theme for August was "Sweet Summer" and my page
was a huge part of my childhood summers.
There wasn't a day that I don't remember buying
something from the Ice Cream truck back in the day.
We were always on a first name basis
with the man who drove the truck.
Just don't remind my Mom about the time
I actually went on a route with Mike,
our friendly neighborhood Ice Cream man when I was a teenager.
Times indeed were different back in the olden days. lol
Here is a more innocent "Summer Memory":



Thanks for visiting,
have a great day!
-Jody