Tell Me A Story

I have been wanting to get this one down on paper
for the longest time now.
It actually happened in May of '08.
Erin (age 9) still loves when I read her stories,
so I wanted the journaling to feel like a fairy tale.
She read it this morning before school,
and in usual Erin form started to cry
after she finished reading it,
she loved it.
Mission accomplished :)



Have a great day!
-Jody

By The Numbers

I am guilty of hoarding papers I love
but very soon I will be able to wallpaper
my entire home in my patterned paper collection,
if I don't start actually scrapping with them.

Ryan was recently at her bff's Sweet Sixteen,
and I couldn't get over how lovely
she and her friends looked.
Sweet 16? Not so much.
Stunning 16, Heck yes!



So, the next time you are staring
at a blank sheet of paper,
just think of a number.
Works like a charm!
Have a great day!
-Jody

All The Leaves Are Brown, And My Mood Is Gray

Good Monday morning to you!
Is anyone else sick of fall already?
I just want summer back.
I think I am living in the wrong state.
I don't deserve to live where there are 4 beautiful seasons.
I just need to live where it's warm and sunny
ALL YEAR ROUND.
Vent over.

Erin had made a huge pile of leaves recently
and the pull was too strong,
Megan just had to jump in the leaves.
I think it's a physical impossibility
to not want to jump into a pile of leaves
when you see one :)



Have a great day!
-Jody

How Many Days 'Til Thanksgiving?

Another Friday is here!
I have SO much to do before Thanksgiving rolls around
and what am I doing?
Why making a new page, of course!
I was going through my October folder
and saw so many great photos of Erin
enjoying all the things that October brings.
And in an instant, the page was created.
I love her face at the "parade" pic.
That was the face-pose she came up with
at her school's Halloween parade.
When I asked her later
where on Earth she came up with that,
she told me it was the way the girl posed on the
packaging of her costume.
I tell ya, this kid cracks me up!
(She was a sweetheart bat for Halloween)



Have a great weekend!
-Jody

Please Don't Leaf Me

It's a chilly November Monday morning here!
My husband spent the most of this past weekend
getting rid of every single leaf on our property.
I took a bunch of pics last week
of the 2 younger girls playing around in the leaves.
I spent most of this weekend
nursing a chest/head cold.
Not fun.

Erin was so funny,
getting on the ground to make "leaf angels"
She's very resourceful ;)



That's all I could muster for today...
hope your day is a great one :)
-Jody

I Love, I Love, I Love My Calendar Girl

Yours truly actually made a couple pages
for a calendar giveaway for W.C.S.:





It will make a great personalized
holiday gift this season,
or you could be selfish like me
and keep it for yourself ;)

Thanks for stopping by!
-Jody

We Are Family

Every year for Thanksgiving,
I host @ 25-30 family members
and we all go around saying
what we are thankful for.
And that was my inspiration for this month:



Have a great day!
-Jody

I Want Candy!

Happy 2 days after Halloween!
Hope yours was an enjoyable one.
It rained on and off the entire day here.
That doesn't make for good trick or treating.
But we made out just fine with all the candy.
I wish I could say the same about photos
of my girls on Halloween.
This was the 1st time I didn't get the annual
Halloween photo on the front porch.
First of all, Ryan (16) wants nothing to do
with the holiday, she is above it. lol
Megan (12) wants nothing to do with me
being around on Halloween.
And Erin (9) was not happy with the
weather situation.
But even so, I managed to snap a photo of her
checking out her Halloween loot and made a page about it.



Thanks for stopping by!
-Jody