Tubing my way.

I really have a love/hate relationship with snow. I just think you can do some really fun things in snow...like tubing. But I hate cold, wet weather and I hate feeling cold. So tonight I went tubing. I was so happy the weather was pretty warm. I wasn't cold at all. The other thing I hate about tubing is walking the flippin' hills. It is so tiring. So tonight I finally went to a hill with a tow rope. It was fabulous! Tubing without killing yourself walking up over and over dressed like a good tire blimp(remember I hate being cold). I wish that they had tow rope tubing when I was a kid. I would have loved it. The runs were long and fast. Now it was fun but had a little wipe out...oops. I now am a little sore and am definately feeling my age!

LDS New Beginnings Night

I am a leader of the Young Women in our ward at church. Every year we have an event called New Beginnings. On this night we introduce any girls who are turning 12 over the next year to our program. This year we focused on wonderful women of the old testiment. So I thought I would show the blogging world the invitations I made. Yes, I used my silhouette cutter. I wanted something simple and elegant to celebrate womenhood throughout time. Hope you like it. I also made posters to introduce each girl turning 12 to the other girls. They were very last minute, hurry, hurry because I've been crazy busy, but I hope you like them.
ps- I am totally failing at blogging. I just have hard time downloading pictures. And can't figure out how to turn them in the program I am transfering them from. Please ignore my total incompantance. It makes me not want to blog but I hate the computer beating me. I will prevail!!

Bulpitt Bucks

I hate housework. I hate fighting kids to get housework done. So last night I made Bulpitt bucks. I spent hours making currency $1, $3, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. Each person got their beautiful picture on a money amount. I'm a $50!! The kids loved it and are excited to get jobs!! It makes me happy. I actually stole the whole idea from my brother and I stole all his rules, chores and everything. Now fighting, name calling, not brushing your teeth all cost you. But good grades, helping out, brushing your teeth etc. you get money!! The kids are excited but it's a ton of organization and I am hoping I am up for it. I think I need to be charged if I don't follow through.
So right now I am trying to figure out how much to sell items for them to buy with Bulpitt bucks. My brother rips his kids off but they still work hard. My kids were already complaining about his rip off prices. I figured out he charges $25 for an fudge ice cream bar. Robbery? I don't know I guess it depends on how much they can make a day. My brother has been doing it a while and his kids make a lot of money. But mine could lose it all. For example- All the money was made and my kids wanted to have some. So they cleaned the kitchen table, stoves, counters, swept, tidied the kitchen. It was great then a little tiff broke out. My daughter hit the other daughter with the broom. I said,"that hit just cost a dollar." She got mad and hit her again. This continued for a bit and I realized that they may owe me money everyday. I may never have to pay out. And I have been stocking up on cheap stuff for them to buy in the Bulpitt store. Anybody want to buy some tiny cheapo speakers to plug into your equiptment with a headphone jack, or how about some lights that are on elastic for your fingers, or some yummy cookies. They are really cheap...just come on over and work at my house for a bit. As long as I don't have to do it...

What the long weekend is over already!

Yes, I win the total waste of space award this weekend. I did nothing really. Watched TV, read a few no mind books. And my mind is still not mush. I'm feeling like a teenager. Watched a movie for family night tonight...see keeping with the weekend theme. Anyway we watched the movie-Inkheart. I thought it was a great family movie. Not many movies are that great now days so I like to give good ones a few snaps when it's due. I just think movies need to be fun and a good escape as well as clean. By the way-Like to know if a movie is appropriate for kids...or me... go to www.kids-in-mind.com
Hoping to get a few scrap projects will get done this week...having a hard time breaking the teenage habits I picked up this weekend!!heehee

Next Blog...

I just spent a bit of time exploring the next blog button. It was very interesting today. Every blog was about young families with toddlers, babies or one in the oven. It made me feel OLD!!! And I also realized that they talk a lot about potty training..gag! Boy that made me feel happy, I am so done with that.
Anyway everyone's blog was about their kids. Which made me think about the direction of my blog. Do I want to put my kids pictures up on my blog? use their names? I am a paranoid freak? I worry some sick creapo person will steal them or something. And then will my blog just be taken over by my perfect kids..heehee!! I don't want to be bragging about them all the time. Or maybe more so telling all their craziness!! Like Heidi's bedroom that seems to explode at least once a day. Or Jacob's fondness for hitting teens to make them his friend.(gotta love the logic of a 8 year old)
So I am hoping to stay true to my wishes and make my blog into more of my loves which amazingly enough are not just my four kids. But they do take up a ton of my life so they will have to be some part of it...like it or not!

Card from my sister in law.

Life has been crazy lately. My full 8 passanger Suburban broke down the other night and while waiting for a tow truck I get a phone call. My 8 year old had thrown up all over my bed and all over the floor. Great!! So now I am trying to do volunteer hours I signed up for at the kids school and deal with a sick kid, all with no truck. My husband also just started a new semester at school and is on the run all the time. I started to feel a little crazy and frustrated. But again life tells me to grab a clue. I am so blessed. Haiti just had a major earthquake. People are wishing their child was alive to care for. That they had a home, nevermind a school to go to. That a truck is major luxury working or not. Right now they are literally dying for a drink of water. I am so saddened by their tragedy. I am grateful that help is slowing reaching them. I am grateful the my church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is already helping to deal with the problems there.
So today I am posting a card my sister in law, Julie just made me. It made me happy!! Love good crafting!

Silhouette addict??

Ok It is now 1:23 AM...yes AM. Still Monday in my head! Anyway, I am laying on my bed trying to be quiet so I don't wake my hubby. Am I going to sleep like a normal person? No I am not. I am checking the Silhouette store to see if anyone else loaded new cutter files today. And there was new ones that weren't there earlier today! Every Monday new files are put on the site for sale. Lots are put on Monday but sometimes throughout the week and they are put up by different artist at different times. So I like a crazy women check them a few times Monday and then periodically throughout the week. I have the unlimited download option where you pay a monthly fee. So therefore I MUST download everything even if I'll never need it...because I might one day. I know I have serious issues. It is not like I am even cutting stuff out everyday so why must I have the files the as fast as they are put online. I already have over 5000 files. It is so crazy. So tonight as I was on the site a few minutes ago I realized it is time to admit I have a problem and maybe seek help. Call craftaholics?? Start a 12 step program? I wonder if they have that? I'll search online as soon as I check the Silhouette site one more time...