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I am a collector of quotes/sayings/titles and I am excited to share them with you each Wednesday. I hope they will inspire you and make your day a little better! I am also creating pieces of wordart with these quotes and will be offering them to you as a freebie! Feel free to use them in your scrapbooks or just print them out for wall decor!
I am a collector of quotes/sayings/titles and I am excited to share them with you each Wednesday. I hope they will inspire you and make your day a little better! I am also creating pieces of wordart with these quotes and will be offering them to you as a freebie! Feel free to use them in your scrapbooks or just print them out for wall decor!
Monday, October 4, 2010
We have been getting quite a bit of rain the past couple of days and it is actually feeling like it is Fall. I love it. Fall is definitely my favorite season right now and I hope we get a long one. I spent quite a bit of the day making a menu and grocery shop list. I’m determined to stay within my budget and stick to the menu this month!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
A major grocery shopping trip turned into a cleaning frenzy in the kitchen today. I cleaned out all the pantry shelves and got everything organized. It feels nice to have it all full.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
We got the kids school pictures back today. I loved how Beth’s turned out. JJ’s smile was pretty cheesy, but it did capture how he is with photos right now!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
We got a long hail storm today and even though they were pretty small – they were extremely hard! It was very loud! The kids came home off the bus from school so excited about it.
Friday, October 8, 2010
We put Beth’s hair in braids last night after her bath so that her hair would be wavy today. She was so excited about the waves and begged for me to take photos of her. She is one cute girl!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
No, Joey didn’t go to jail or anything – but he did get a haircut today! The kids just played around the house today and I spent most of the day designing.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
To celebrate 10-10-10 – Joey and I came up with some of our top moments from the last 10 years. We were a little late getting the photo – but it was close to 10:10pm.
2000 – Move into our duplex & the Monument Park 4th Ward
2001 – Trip back to Joey’s mission
2002 – JJ is born
2003 – Joey starts Internet Solutions with his friends
2004 – DeDe receives her BA Degree / Joey starts at Novell
2005 – Beth is born
2006 – Colts win the Super Bowl / DeDe starts digital scrapbook designing
2007 – DeDe & kids finally move back in with Joey
2008 – DeDe illustrates a published book / Joey goes to Ireland
2009 – Disneyland Trip / 10th Wedding Anniversary / Joey starts his podcast
Monday, August 23, 2010
A nightly ritual for Joey and the kids include the “burrito.” They can choose from regular sized or “big” bean or cheese burrito and they get all tucked in with their blankets. And then just for good measure – Joey adds “rice” which includes a good tickle! The kids love it!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
This afternoon the kids got to go to the school and meet their new teachers for this year. They were able to tour their classrooms and visit with their teachers. They look forward to having Mrs. Hokanson and Mrs. Graham as their teachers!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The big day has arrived. JJ’s first day of school. He was so excited to have his new backpack and new school clothes and get to ride the bus again this year! He had a great first day and was all smiles when he got home!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Today, I wasn’t feeling so good. Have some kind of bug that makes me dizzy and headachy and cold. So I was kind of out of it all day. Towards the afternoon I was doing better so we headed off to the school for Beth’s Kindergarten assessment. She did really well and we’re all set now for her to start next week. It was definitely a pizza night and a $5 pizza from Little Caesars was just perfect. After the kids were in bed and I started catching up on Facebook, I learned of a tragedy in Orderville. My second cousin, Brian Harris, a Kane County Deputy Sheriff was shot and killed in the line of duty. It was such a shock and for the rest of the night I was reading articles about it and praying for his family. I just can’t believe that this has happened.
Friday, August 27, 2010
It rained off and on today and at dusk we headed outside for a little running and dancing in the rain. The kids were so cute about it and I had to capture some of their delight.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
At the beginning of the week, my dryer died and today Joey and Clark headed over to a store to pick us up a used dryer. It works great and I really appreciate the devices we have in our lives! You don’t really notice how much you depend on something when you don’t have it! Yay for clean laundry again!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
I finally broke down and bought an expensive electric razor for Joey and convinced him to use it. He has been on blood thinners for his blood clots and has been unable to shave using his regular blades. So for 6 months or so – he has worn a shaggy beard – but off it came today and I love that I can see his handsome face again! Thanks honey.
They held a candlelight vigil in Orderville today for Brian. I feel so badly that I live so far away from my hometown now and was unable to make it. It has been such a tough thing for our community but its so nice that they have rallied around the Harris’ and are in it together. I really hope they catch the guy who did this and I pray that the family will be okay.
Monday, August 2, 2010
For Family Home Evening tonight we talked about Service and brightening the day for others. We made marshmallow pops and took them around to some of our neighbors/friends and I truly hope the kids learned something!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
The roses are pretty much gone from our yard – but there was a few petals left on this one today and with the raindrops – I just had to capture it. Such beauty in endurance.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
I really do love the rain and overcast days. The last little rainstorms we have gotten haven’t really cooled it down much though and I can’t wait until Fall. The kids and I just sat on the porch for awhile today, watching the rain fall and watching the shapes that it made in the puddles!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
It was the kids last swimming lesson today. I’m proud of the kids and how far they have come. They are both a lot more comfortable in the water. Next year we will have to make sure they take in a couple of sessions of lessons. It was so exciting to see JJ jump off the diving board and LOVE IT! Beth jumped off once and that was enough for her – maybe next year!
Friday, August 6, 2010
I was so excited to be able to go to the Blue Cricket Designs – Girl’s Night Out event tonight. My parents came up to pick up Lane and so they were able to watch the kids while Joey was doing his podcast so I could go! It was held at The Chocolate and it was so nice to get away. We learned to make Washer Necklaces. Fabric Rosettes, and we recovered some notepad holders! Plus we had some amazing cake (I got the Red Velvet – yummy) and an amazing bag of coupons and fun crafty extras! It was a wonderful night of fun!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
We didn’t accomplish much today. We just decided to stay home and lounge! Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen and Lane left today and we just didn’t do much. I forgot to take a picture today – so I’ll share a couple of photos I took yesterday morning. As part of the kids’ swimming lessons – they give a Family Free Day for the family to swim at the Scera pool. We were excited that Joey took a couple of hours away from work yesterday to go with us. It was a fun water park and the kids really loved splashing around and it was just a great relaxing few hours. Joey even bought us lunch at McDonalds (the kids’ favorite) before heading back to work!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
My favorite part of the Girls Night Out was learning to make these fabulous fabric rosettes! Beth loved them too and we made a couple for her to wear to church today. She felt beautiful and I felt crafty and it was just so fun!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Another week of soccer camp! JJ and I took Beth to soccer this morning and then we walked around the 1 1/4 mile track they have there. It was good to get some exercise and I really need to remember to put that it in my schedule!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
JJ’s first day of summer school was today. I feel so grateful that he had the opportunity to do this. I really think it helps him and its nice to have things to do in the summer! After his school we headed to the high school for the FREE LUNCH FOR KIDS that they have going every weekday this summer! Another thing to be grateful for!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
I am feeling so glad that this summer has had so many rainy days so far. I love the chill in the air and the beauty of overcast clouds. The kids and I spent a while on the porch today just taking it all in!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
I love watching my kids use their imaginations and just having fun! The kids really had a good time playing outside today.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Joey and I were able to go to our niece’s wedding in the Salt Lake City temple today. It was a beautiful ceremony and we really felt the spirit there. Cody and Becki took the kids for the morning/afternoon today and they had tons of time playing at the park with Cody, Becki, and Mallory. We picked them up and went to the luncheon/reception before heading home for the night. I had chicken in the crockpot that cooked all day and I came home and made 8 chicken enchilada meals for my dinner exchange tomorrow.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Today is Joey and I’s wedding anniversary. I feel so happy to have been married to my best friend for 11 years. We didn’t have any special plans today because we are a little low on funds right now. It actually turned out to be not a very good day. I slept through my alarm so JJ missed his T-ball game. I spent 2 hours in horrible traffic driving to Salt Lake City for my dinner exchange and the van overheated so I barely made it there. And then Joey went to do his podcast. So I was just ready for the day to end. When Joey got home from his podcast we did watch a movie and talked for awhile, so it ended up not being too bad. At least I have a week’s worth of dinners in the freezer for nights that I won’t have to cook! Yay!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
We didn’t have family movie night because JJ had to go to bed early. We have to wake up early to get him to the church for his Scout Day Camp tomorrow. I expected him to complain a lot more than he did when he had to go to bed and the sun was still up! I walked in 1o minutes after sending him to bed and this is what I found – so hopefully he’ll get lots of sleep and be happy for tomorrow!
And here is my weekly layout:
I used my Sweet Summer Sun, Lilac Spring & Digital 365 to create this layout!
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I am DeDe Smith of DesignZ by DeDe and I’m the proud creator of the TearZ, ScatterZ, and many more collections! I am a Digital Scrapbook Designer. I specialize on creating digital kits that help customers scrapbook the special moments in their lives. I hope that you can use my products to share your story[Read More…]
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