Time to Vote!

This is it.  Time to vote. 

MJ is starting to get interested in the voting process.  He told me the other day that he will be voting in the next presidential election.  He'll be old enough for the next election.  He was even asking me questions about my procedure and what I did to decide on who I was going to vote for.  It's nice to see him getting interested in this process.  J on the other hand is just happy she doesn't have school today.  Our schools are closed today for election day because all of our schools are polling places.

I'm off!

Lulu

Wow, it's been two weeks since I was on my blog.  It has been a crazy two weeks.  Halloween went well.  We all had alot of fun.  So many kids came up to our house and told my husband that our house looked "awesome".  That made him feel so good.  We go all out for Halloween and Christmas.  I like to say at Christmas planes can land at our house that's how lit up it is. :)

MJ was sick for a few days had himself a head cold. So I kept him home from school which meant no football.  His team is in the playoffs.  Next game this weekend.  This one will be a tough one.

J starts basketball tonight.  She is very excited.  It's a more competitive league that just the in-house program.  I'm just looking forward to being indoors...it's getting cold here in Illinois.

Oh yea...I got my Cuttlebug!!!!  I went and purchased the thank you embossing folder.  I used it for some thank you cards I wanted to make.  Here is a picture of how they turned out....

I made these at 4.25 x 5.5 with plain cardstock paper.  I used light blue paper for the base and a darker shade of blue for the embossing.  So cute!

LuLu

So Ready for the Weekend!

My Cuttlebug is in!  I am so excited.  My husband is picking it up today and having the kids wrap it and give it to me on Saturday.  We are going out for dinner for my birthday and then coming home for cake.  I can't wait!!!!  And last night I saw the Michael's ad for next week and the Cuttlebug stuff is on sale, 40% off, woohoo!  Going shopping next week. :)

This weekend we are digging the Halloween decorations out of the attic.  We are a little behind with our decorating this year but it probably was for the best.  We always put together a cemetery in our front yard and last week we had 50 mph winds.  Our cemetery would have been demolished.  I'll post some pics once we are done.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Lulu

Update...

Well it has been a crazy week since I was last on my blog.  Here is a little update....

Skunk - the skunk is gone :)  It appears he was not living under our shed but was just hanging around our yard.  He has been trapped and is now off to a better place.

Speaking of better places...my best friend growing up her mother has passed on.  She had been sick for many many years. This past year she has been unable to walk and has spent most of the year in and out of the hospital.  She took a drastic turn for the worse a couple weeks ago. And the doctors said there was nothing left they could do.  She passed away last Tuesday.  Her service was over the weekend.  It was nice to see my friend and her family again as we haven't seen each other in over 10 years but very sad as her mom was like a second mom to me.  But I know she is feeling much better now and running around like crazy up in heaven!  God Bless you Mrs. H.

This past weekend was also my birthday and a family reunion.  And believe it or not I actually had some time to craft.  I made a few birthday cards for family and friends who also share an October birthday with me.  Here are the cards I made....

For my birthday my kids and husband bought me a Cuttlebug.  Well, I have a picture of the Cuttlebug...the store was out of them so they are waiting for it to be delivered but just knowing it's coming has me so excited.  I've seen so many people using it on their crafts and I love how the pictures turn out with the embossing.  Even as I look at the pictures above I can't help but think how nice the background would look if it was embossed.  I can't wait for my Cuttlebug to arrive!

I think that's it for my update.  I can't think of anything else.  Hope everyone has a great rest of the day! 

Talk to you soon!

Lulu

To My Other Mom

 

 

Sadly missed along life's way,

quietly remembered every day...

No longer in our life to share,

but in our hearts, you're always there

 

 

 

 

Lulu