Flashes and Wheels

It seems that everyone is taking pictures this month. School, Preschool and Church. Javin seemed to have something against the camera though. Several of the pictures came out with some interesting faces. Sigh! This one turned out alright. The one from school he is not even looking at the camera.

The big excitement at our house has been getting a new car. What a long process! All in God's timing though. I had previously stated that I was going to get a CR-V. Well, that didn't work out. Then I was back to the drawing board to decide what I wanted to get. There are a lot of nice car out there these days. Making the desicion rather hard for me. I finally narrowed it down to the Nissan Murano. Then the hunt began to find a good used one with leather seats and low miles. My search took me as far as Texas and Minnesota on ebay. But I finally found one in Cuyahoga Falls that was just perfect for me. I am so loving this new car.

The other great news is that I had a buyer for my car even before I bought the new one. God's timing sure is great!

leaf piles

This year Molly joined in the leaf jumping fun. She was a crazy dog, tearing around in the leaves. The kids had fun with her, as long as they didn't get hurt. Which happened when speed dog crashed into sitting child.

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Pumpkin Patch Freeze

Last week was Kailyn's Preschool Field trip to the Pumpkin Patch and farm. In case you haven't heard, near winter weather has set in here in Ohio. So it was one frigid day for an outdoor event. I was wishing for my warm snow boots even though there was no snow. The kids had a good time despite the miserable cold. (I am such a complainer.)

They got to ride in a horse drawn wagon to the pumpkin patch and pick their pumpkin. Then tour the barn and see the pens and pens of goats and cows. The goats were very entertaining with all their jumping and tricks and trying to eat their coats. The young goats could jump on the momma's back and balance. The cow licked everything that came near him including your coat when you were least expecting it. Kailyn got to hold a 1 week old goat and bottle feed a pot belly pig with milk that she helped milk from a goat.

It was a very memorable trip for the kids, however my toes did not return to normal until late that afternoon.

Fall Smiles

My 2 sweeties, who I love dearly, even when they drive me crazy! It's been one of those weeks. Sigh! I need a breakthrough.

Antique Festival Parade

Kailyn was in her glory riding atop the royal carriage in the Antique Festival. Even better, there was a queen in the back who had a wand. This queen absolutely made her day by letting her hold the wand. It was a real wand, she told me.

She was so adorable waving to all the people at the parade. Poppy said she talked the whole way through.

By the end of the parade when I was watching her, she was so exhausted that she let out a big yawn in the midst of her waving.

Too cute.

Javin was so gracious to share the top seat with his sister this time. He has been the miniature driver for at least 4 years.

Country for a Day...

Take a peek at the country line dance I was in at church. Yee Haw!! It was THE most fun dance I can remember doing.

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Second Half....

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But then again, I don't remember the dances I have been in very well... So it was the most fun piece I have done recently, that I can remember. How's that?

Angie's update

What happened to September? It feels like I missed a month and Fall is here already. Wow! I love Fall but I love warm weather too. It's all good. So you have heard about the kids and all the soccer games, preschool adventures and fair rides, but what has Angie been up to, you wonder? SCRAPBOOKING has been the main event.

In September I helped to coordinate our annual fall overnighter scrapbooking event. I love to do this sort of thing, but then why do I get so stressed out? I tried really hard to be calm and relaxed but I don't think I pulled it off. It all stems down to my drive for perfection. If only I could accept the fact that there will be glitches and bumps in the road and be okay with that. Anyway, we had 3 consultants come together with 55 people this time. The Amish Door was wonderful, of course. The food was a hit. The scrappers were happy and productive, so that is all that really matters. And I even got to work some in my own album! 15 more pages done! Yeah! So I am looking to the future for the next time we all come together - March 27 and September 18, 2009. Mark it down ladies!

On another note, I am heading out to my friend's overnight crop today - minus the overnighter part for me. Can't wait to get some undivided work time on my albums. I hope I have enough pages laid out and pictures printed to last till midnight. If not, then I guess I will be home early.

And now the best news for last. I am now the proud owner of a Cricut (pronounced cricket)Expression die cutting machine. For those not in the scrapbooking world, it is the most wonderful machine around! I love it. This machine will cut out any phrase or word that I want in a multitude of sizes. The deal clincher for me was the software that you can get to go with it. With this added bonus you can link all your letters together and end up with a whole string instead of individual letters. Yippee. That will save a lot of time, I am hoping. I haven't actually used the software at home yet. At the overnighter I tried out a friends and was hooked. So hopefully once I get the hang of how the software works, it really will be a time saver. And the addition of a laptop to use in the basement would really help. So if anyone sees a great deal on laptops, let me know. So next time you come to my "House Of Scrapbooking," you will be able to try it out for yourself. Double Yeah!

So happy creating to all of you!