The Quiet is Deafening....

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Wow it's quiet around here. We are leaving for church in a couple minutes and I'm already ready and not having to pack the snack/activity bag or anything. Sounds like the kids are having a good time. We'll see how much they can talk G and G Blue House out of when they make their usual WM trip when P and E visit!

Had a great time at the crop as usual. They always give you tons of goodies and I even had my name drawn for one of the grand prizes. What's even more shocking is that Roni did too and her's was one of the first! And poor Steph didn't :-( I got a traveling organizer thingy. In theory it should help me bring less to crops....

Here is what I got done. The baby card I put together last minute so it was pretty simple. (The album was mostly completed (8 pages front and back), but I put some finishing touches on it and have just a little bit of journaling left to do). Sorry for the awful pics as usual. I really need to figure out how to run my camera and plus our house has absolutely no decent natural light. One of these days I'll actually be able to take some outside. Plus I was taking these last night so that wouldn't have helped either. The turtle card was in honor of Steph and her bad week.

All About Me Album

Here is a mini album I finally finished up. I painted the chipboard pieces last November and finally added the paper and other stuff. The pink paint is a color I use a lot and the Autumn Leaves paper is also one of my faves. I used the UHU Scrapbooker's pen as my adhesive for the paper and I was very happy with it. I'm generally a double sided tape kind of girl and this pen really helped the paper to stick (and fast!) - especially on a painted surface where I have found tape doesn't stick well. I have used the liquid UHU in the past and love it for primas, but had not used the pen. I have another mini album I used it on as well, but needing to get a few more pics for the album printed before I share.

Here is the journaling. The album is about 6x6 inches.

Favorite TV Shows: The Office, CSI Las Vegas, Columbo, Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, Murder She Wrote
Fave Foods: Cheesy Potatoes, Dr. Pepper, Cookies, Chicken and Noodles, Pizza, Chex Mix, Beer Bread
What I Do In My Spare Time: Scrapbooking, Watch TV, Play Piano
My Dislikes: Rude People, Cleaning, Really Spicy Foods, Monday Morning, Close Talkers, Slow Drivers
Names: Jennifer, Mom, Jenny, Mommy, Shenny, Honey, Jen, Mama
Places I Like To Go: Hobby Lobby, Branson, Lake Aqhuabi, Soccer Games, Tball Games, Walmart, Archivers, Crops
My Family: Dog Bosco, Daughter Emma, Cat Cooper, Son Parker, Husband Steve
Work at: Wells Fargo in Des Moines
I Am: Funny, Crazy, Procrastinator, Messy, Type A, Smart, Lazy
My Childhood: Camping, Small Town of Brayton (pop 150), Family Lived Nearby, Playing Games, Lots of Pets, Fishing, Homecooking
Married: Steve June 3rd 1995

Princess

Just realized I didn't Stickle (glue glitter) on the crown below...oops!

Had an awesome time scrapping yesterday at a friend's house. She fed us and even gave out goodie bags....better than some crops I've been to where I've paid money! I worked the entire time on this princess mini album I made about Emma. I forgot how long these can take. I was still putting on finishing touches tonight and then had to take pictures and write it up. Submitting it to a few things so we'll see if anyone gives it any love. I'm going to get a big jump ring to put thru the one crown point (no I didn't forget a gem there), although I think I used a whole box of glue dots in the process! Here is the journaling in case you can't read it.

Title: How to be a princess according to Emma
You have a prince charming
Eat what you want when you want
Wear makeup with everything
Wear fur
Dessert for dinner
You don't drink tap water. Only bottled
Be a daddy's girl
Always wear a crown
Have a sweet set of wheels
Your own pony
Toys Toys Toys
Always wear designer shades

Also included are some with stickers. They say:
Being a princess is a hard job but someone's gotta do it
Don't call me a princess, don't call me a queen, just call me the cutest Lil' Princess you've ever seen.
It's hard being the princess...but one day I'll be the queen.

Thanks again to Jill (http://www.jillcornell.blogspot.com/) for the yummy Rusty Pickle papers and stickers. I knew it'd be perfect for this!