I missed the crop again :(

Well I missed the crop yet again! Brandon had somewhere to be for work and I spent all my "pin money" for the month so I couldn't go..:( I did however scrap the whole time of the crop and got two layouts done! That is what the goal was for the night! I used my new scrummy yummy Kewl kit that came in from the Prima site! Check em out!

Busy few days

So I have been busy scrapping this weekend! The rain has been miserable and so we stayed home all weekend...Firstly I finished my CJ...I am not at all happy with it but it needed posted today and so off it went...
Cover

Info page

The Rules


I also did a couple of pages...

Having A Ball (Phoenix at the Jolly Roger)

Inspired by Sandie I scraplifted one of her pages and tried my hand at a self portrait page!

Chillin

What a lovely day of scrapping today was! Sandie and her children came over for the day and we had the most wonderful day! Brandon made us his special chicken, we had mountain dew and candy and just chatted the day away! Part of the time we had a total of eight children in the house but Brandon took the older four out to the base for a good part of the afternoon leaving a semi peaceful house for Sandie and I! Chelsea was a great help with running interference and helping with the younger ones. I finished one page and when I hit total brain dump Sandie did a sketch for me to follow for a total of two..not an amazing number but considering the amount of chatting we were doing I think it was excellent progress!


Sandie Scrapping

Phoenix, Hannah and Gryphen enjoying Zebra Cakes.

Chapped

Chillin- the sketch Sandie made for me put to life!

JUNE

Well I am itching for new and exciting things to do and inspiration, so crazy me I signed up for a Circle Journal and two different groups in the same swap! It's a calendar swap and the idea is that we will end up with a completed 6x6 calendar..I chose June in group two and October in Group three. June is to be Turquoise based and this is what I came up with..not very exciting but I don't hate them! I hope the people who get them will be pleased!
Twelve Junes

Up close...the beads are actually clear..they look white in the pic but in life they look rather like little crystals!

Dollars, Pounds and Lacock.

Today I finally got to go to a proper British Scrapbook store. I had so much fun touching the products and matching things up etc. I bought brads and flowers and papers and rings and jewels and so much stuff. It was so fun and I have had a great time going through them tonight. But then Stupid me I priced the same items online back home and realized I paid twice, maybe even three times as much as I would have if I had ordered them and that is a very depressing thought, I love to go into a store and pick out my stash..but when your paid in dollars and the pound is worth SOOOOO much it really makes it hard to do. I am sure I will get used to ordering things and waiting a week or more for my goodies but today it has made me a little sad.

On the up side I made these two pages with my new stash, they are both from our trip to Lacock and were taken at random places around the village. I am doing my first 11x8.5 album using the Lacock pictures and all the goodies I bought today!


Phoenix in front of a lovely cottage of no real consequence.

Gryphen riding a ceramic pig...no explanation available!

Brandon _ Love

Today was such an amazing day! We went to Lydiard Park with Jamie and her family and had a picnic..the weather was phenomenal! And the kids all got along without a single fight to mar the day! It was a definite reminder of all I love about living in England.



When I got home tonight I felt motivated to make a page about Brandon. We have had such a hard time these past few years with losing my mom and then losing my Liam and we have moved so many times. I wonder sometimes if he knows how much he means to me and how much I love him. Anyways..so I did this page and wanted to share it..it's not perfect but I like it.
It is also my first ever 11x8.5 layout!

Decisions Made

I just did the math and our utility allowance actually covers our phone and cable etc..which I don't think we get on base..and the housing allowance does seem to change with the exchange rate..so we make more living off base..I don't really miss having an American Washer and Dryer and I only miss a garden when the boys are home and driving me nuts..but most of the year they couldn't even use it because of rain and it getting dark etc. And I don't think it is fair to make the younger boys change schools..the only thing that is a true problem is the parking...if we could figure out something to do to fix the parking...that's all we need...I don't think I can face moving again and uprooting the little kids...I might regret it with time but I am not going to even look at the base house. I am happy where I am and we will get settled in and used to things before long, plus I will have to get a job either way so I might as well live in the house I love!