Nuts

Hello-
Today's blog title not only stands
for my newest scrap page,
but also for my state of mind of late.
Do you ever just have SO much to do on your to-do list
that nothing gets done in the process?
That's me right now.
It's so overwhelming
that I don't even know where to begin :(

Let's just get right to the layout.
Another sweet Erin page,
another page based on her shirt design
and another 2 sisters are
going to pout that their mother's "favorite"
had another page made about her.
Such is life. Deal. lol



How cute is that patterned paper?
And how cute is that shirt I got at Target?
And true story on the journaling too.
I can't say the moment I found out I was pregnant
was the happiest moment of my life,
but the moment she was born was.

Have a great day!
-Jody

Get Back, MoJo*!

*also known as the inspiration that is Erin.

Anyway, I scrapped 2 pages in the last couple of days,
hopefully, my mojo is back.
I can show you the second one.
I saw this photo and immediately
starting singing the song,
"Let's Go Fly A Kite" from Mary Poppins.
It didn't hurt that I loved Erin's sweet face
and I liked how the kite's tail
looked like an "e" in the word kite.
Simple inspiration like that:



Here are some older layouts where Erin was the inspiration.
I found this quote and immediately knew what picture to scrap,
I love how her little body is peeking through the window:



And finally, another song for inspiration.
I love the Queen song, "Bicycle":



Have a great weekend!
-Jody

For Your Amusement

Greetings once again on this fine friday!
Cool, crisp autumn weather happening in these parts.
And always with a clear blue sky.
Gorgeous!

I love going to carnivals and amusement parks
especially for the great spontaneous photo ops
my girls provide for me.
Check out Erin's face in this layout,
she never fails to inspire me daily with her wit:



I think I have 3 other photos waiting in my "to scrap" pile
from other outings to our local fairs, Disney, etc...
Here's one of my all-time favorite songs called
"The Circle Game" by Joni Mitchell
I remember my Mom singing this song on her guitar
and it brings back such wonderful memories :)
This was one of my very first pages:



Here's to hoping this weekend brings you
more joy than you can stand!
-Jody

My Brown-Eyed Girl

Only 363 more days until I get my way
for the entire day again,
a.k.a.... my birthday!
It was a wonderful day, I got:
handmade cards from my girls,
a beautiful diamond necklace from my husband
and many happy wishes from my friends
on and off-line.
I couldn't ask for more :)

On to scrapping...
recently I have noticed when I take Megan's photo,
she almost never smiles with her mouth open
until I bark this order...
"Smile with your mouth OPEN!"
It has officially started,
the "smirk" that signifies a child has braces,
which would be o.k...
if she had braces.
In due time.
:::sigh:::



Megan has always been a great model for me,
she loves to have her photo taken
and the camera loves her as well,
but I don't know if I can go 2+ years
of not seeing her smile :(

Here are some blasts from the past of Megan.
Her coloring is so different from my other girls,
she has brown hair & eyes and she's the only one that tans,
I seem to make a lot of layouts about her with brown hues:



I hope your day is a happy one,
thanks for stopping by!
-Jody

Hear Me Roar!

I made this page for the challenge over at
http://www.onelittleword.typepad.com/
The Helen Reddy anthem, "I Am Woman"
from the 1970s was stuck in my head
as I went to make this page.
I never have felt more invincible
than when I gave birth to my 3 daughters.
Don't you love my bangs in the far left photo?
I was stylin' in 1993!



Thanks for stopping by!
-Jody

Quickly

A quick post...
Looks like I've got a sick child at home today.
My littlest is complaining of a stomach ache :(

A quick page...
My middlest and her friend Ali
are so cute together.
They are always laughing.
I wanted to document their friendship.:



A quick goodbye...
Have a great Tuesday! :)
-Jody

1st Day Of School

I hope you all had a good week,
we've had our ups (back to school)
and our downs (my car needs a new motor!)
The mechanic asked "What did you do?"
What do you think I did,
I drove the damn car!
You gave me a defective car,
but I did something wrong, of course.

The rental car I was given had roll-up windows.
My girls got in the car and were mortified,
"What do we do with THOSE!
They'd never seen hand cranks in a car before.
They don't know how good they have it ;)

I made this page about Erin's 1st day of school.
Maybe you've seen the photo before,
at the top of my blog. lol:



All in all, each girl had a great week.
That usually doesn't happen to my girls,
dating back to Ryan's 1st day of kindergarden
11 years ago when they dropped her off at the wrong school.
Traumatic, to say the least.

Have a great weekend!
-Jody

School Daze

The theme over at W.C.S. this month was "Back To School"
I made a page about my feelings
when my girls get on the bus
and how my heart is always with them everyday,
so I wrote a letter to their bus driver:



Here's an older page I did of Ryan two years ago
when she was just starting high school.
While I would love to redo some parts of the page over,
the sentiment holds true, today more than ever...



In crappy news,
my brand new car
died on me this past Sunday.
And when I say died,
I mean completely lost power
on a very busy local road.
No steering and no brakes (!)
It was very scary, to say the least,
as I had my Erin with me at the time.
Luckily, it was the weekend
and my husband came to our rescue.
It is now in the shop
for who knows how long while they
"figure out" what went wrong.
They have no clue as of this moment.

Hope you are having a better week than I am ;)
-Jody