It's Ours!!!

Pics from the realtor's website of our new place!

Oh, my gosh. I was sooo bummed about having that huge repair to our current house, which DH and I both have grown to dislike very much. We decided to lease it out so we can write off some of the repair and purchase our "forever" house...and here it is!! We're all approved and ready to go. Just waiting on the appraisal, since they're running two weeks behind. Guess everyone is busy refinancing. The leasing market is really good right now according to several realtors we spoke with, and there isn't one for lease in our neighborhood, so we'll be good.

Emily's room has this cute built-in stage. The top of the stage is her bed - so cute! The floor is plexiglass with different colored lights underneath :)

There's one room I'll need help in repainting. It's the game room and, boy, do I dislike that blue. I need help in knowing what in the world to do with a room like this. Just paint it all one color???

New Stuff All Around

This kit had such sweet ribbon! And pretty rub-ons.

So I got a new job! Yay :) I've worked from home for years, but business is slow out there. Folks don't have enough money to sue each other anymore, so my line of work is diminishing. With a massive home repair bill upon us and a new set of braces on Em, it was time for me to start looking. Just so happens my neighbor is an attorney and his secretary was, well, mean. She threw tea in the face of a sweet co-worker during an argument. At a nice law firm. Who does that in this economy? LOL! Crazy I tell ya. So he offered me the job and I snapped it up - whew!

Michelle at Polka Dot Whimsy I thought asked me to do a guest design spot and I was thrilled - such cute kits she has! But I'm up there as a regular on the team, so that's a nice surprise! I really love the girls at 3SB and Heather is awesome, but I wouldn't be able to really participate there as much with the new job and what we're going to go through on the home repair, so I went ahead and resigned. But I love them! PDW doesn't have the same board participation, so I should be okay there.

We Love to Camp Mini

Oops! Sorry, this one is out for pub. I'll put it back in a few months...




Wanted one of these Jenni Bowlin minis and finally remembered to get one. Love it with the October Afternoon cloud paper and super cute Imaginisce rub-ons. Finally got around to using the Making Memories glittery frames and K&Co. 3-D glittery fish stickers together.

Using up stash...

One good thing about cleaning out my office means I'm more likely to use up old supplies :) I never really loved that Love, Elsie paper and it was in a giveaway stack. But when I started this layout, I snagged it back from the giveaway pile :)

My girls and their friend. They text, text, text all the time when they are together. Weird!

Chillax

Quick post. Loving the new Basic Grey little chip letters. And vellum, hmph.

Rashes and Rain - Making Memories Passport

Loving Making Memories stuff right now. They seem to be getting it just right on all their products. And my revamped Michaels is awesome! Picked up the Making Memories, Prima and K and Co. there for this one.

This trip was ridiculous. The first time we took the boat out, it rained. The first time while we were out in the middle of this huge lake, getting used to figuring out the boat, of course! The fog and rain clouds obscured the banks and it was a nail-biter trying to find our way back to our campsite dock, thinking the whole time, "WHY did I let him get this friggin' boat?" :) Our RV spot was a muddy mess and getting the dogs in and out was a pain. But! We hung around and waited out the rain. I like the pictures we got, though :) So it's all good. Never did figure out what that nasty rash was that Sara got.

Chloe's Closet

Love the new Chloe's Closet from Making Memories. It will be perfect for all the outdoor pictures we take at Matt's parents. Love the mix of patterns and colors and all the embellies.

Cute stamp from 3 Scrappy Boys this month!

Love these pictures of Emily and John Luke, her cousin. We went to visit John Luke's dad, DH's brother, when he was home on a visit from Iraq, on his way to Afghanistan.