I am so totally impressed with you guys!!!!! This is going to be hard, keep them coming though, the more the better, and my brain works so much better when it is on overload! I went to some scrapbooking stores today and got some great stuff, can't wait to share! You guys have a great weekend, get some stuff ready for the fall festival(don't be like me and cram everything in the day before) and i will talk to you soon!
Cheers!

Lynn

Send me your quotes here, just click on the comments and a box will open up. click on anonymous unless you have a blogger account. in the box type in your quote then click publish! That is all there is too it, Good luck!

Lynn

ENOUGH ALREADY...

I don't even have all of my Halloween decorations up yet! I love Fall and I think maybe we have skipped it this year on to Winter! I feel that seasonal stress disorder coming on and think I need a holiday... O.k. I am just kidding, well not really but i guess i better get used to it since it sounds like there is lots more to come! I spent all day scrappin yesterday, and cleaning my house a bit! Feels great to get a bit accomplished. Anyway i am definately on a roll so i think I will do the same today! Thanks for all the comments and i am glad that lots of you have checked out the great new calender, sorry about the map being American but I probably won't post my house address anyway! Gotta run, CHEERS!

Lynn

Check out the new calender on the sidebar of this Blog!! Love it! This will let everyone know what is happening, with descriptions! Just click on the date, if you want to see it bigger just go in to where it says google calender! Let me know what you think!

A TIME TO BE THANKFUL...

Thanksgiving is definately a time to reflect on all the blessings that we have in our lives. A roof over our heads, healthy children, a great husband, and so many other things that I am truly greatful for. This picture reminds me of all of that. Don't get me wrong we all have our moments it is not always perfect but for the most time we are always there for each other.
Life has been crazy around here, getting ready for lots of classes in October as well as the Fall Festival right around the corner and then we are in to November! I can hardly believe it! Time flies! The little renovations are coming along, still a little bit to do but I do have baseboard now so that is pretty exciting! My fireplace still isn't totally complete but I promise to post it as soon as it is. I had to let you all know that I am totally impressed by all of your blogs. I love to read them and most of them i can figure out who you are. Cynthia, thanks for taking the time i know how busy you are with your little munchkins! Thanks!



This is the picture that I used for the Fall Festival layout. Look through your pictures and find the perfect picture! Can't find one? Take one!
I was thinking of a Journey, the destination, where are we going? Think about it........
Cheers, talk to you soon,

Lynn

In the mood for some change!

o.k. so right now I am in the middle of LOTS of projects! Too many in fact. I have been wanting to change the colour of my fireplace for about 7 years! I HATE oak! I know people call me crazy but it is so boring! It is time to add some colour and make this place a little bit more exciting! The other day Rob(the biggest sweetheart ever) changed the colour to white. Actually it is a bit off white and I love it! Then with those great family pictures i am framing a big print, adding some decorating and voila! hopefully the finished project will be exactly wht i am looking for. I will post a picture next week when it i complete! Can't wait! I have been super busy designing some really great stuff so keep posted to the website if you don't get my regular e-mails. If you are interested in getting regular e-mails just send me a quick e-mail and i will add you to the list! Lots of fun! There is also one other thing that has been on my mind. The other day Rob went to the coffee pot to make our regular pot of morning coffee (we sit ever single morning before the kids get up and have coffee and a blether(scottish for chat) He mentioned that his PET PEEVE (I am sure it is his only one! lol) is changing the coffee filter! Like how come when i am doing the dishes I can't quickly rinse out the coffee filter? I really couldn't answer cause i really don't know why, just have never thought about it! Anyone have any pet peeves out there? Let's share!
talk to you soon,
cheers

Lynn

It is good to have and end to Journey towards, but it is the Journey that will matter in the end"

I love this quote! It reminds of how careful we need to be what we do with our lives now! Life is so busy that I wonder if we even have time to think much about what we are doing, what we want to be doing, and what we should be doing! Once again tonight our supper table was very quiet. Actually Rob and I started having supper by ourselves and talked about what it will be like when we are 60!(scary thought) unfortunately I am sure that won't be that far off! Well maybe a few years yet! It won't be too terribly long from now and it will be lots quieter,well thanks to Mandas reminder and she will be bringing all of her children over! Thankfully we have scrapbooking and photos to remind us of days gone by, for that I am grateful! Remember to take lots of pictures! Going through some old scrapbooks tonight, I was so glad that I had the memories, even though it is very old style scrapbooking, the memories are still there. Remember the reason why we are scrapbooking, because we love it! It's back to my quiet little sanctuary to finish up the cutest layout with one of my new pictures(thanks again Tere!) Talk to you all soon!
Cheers!

Lynn

Endless Gratitude...

Do you ever feel like you are not "THANKFUL"

enough? Looking at this picture made me think

that there are definately days like that! Sitting

at the kitchen table on Monday night, there were

three of us for supper out of seven. I couldn't help

but feel a little sad to think of my family growing

up. I realized right at that moment that our lives

are changing! I never realized how much i would

miss the total CHAOS at supper time! Call me crazy(maybe I am a bit) but I truly miss all the

little (and big) noises of all the kids hanging around, and just being KIDS. It also made me realize that we can't take one single moment for granted. So for all of you out there have small children, enjoy the days of noise, enjoy the moments when they are attached to your hip because believe me it is gone in the blink of an eye. Someone asked me the other day, what is the secret to being a close family? My response to that is to just truly enjoy the moments, keep the communication with your kids open always, and just LOVE each other! Hope you enjoy this picture! I love it! It is one of many that Tere took of our family! Anyone looking for a photographer, check out her website! She made it so much fun, even the kids loved it! Her website is www.terephotography.com. Enjoy the day everyone!

Cheers!

Lynn

How much fun was this!

We had the best day ever on Saturday! It started out by having family pictures at 11:00 a.m with the best photographer ever I might add! It was Shawn's 18th birthday yesterday and I thought it would be great idea to finally get family pictures, I should get them this week and I can hardly wait to see them! Anyone looking for a photographer? Her name is Tere, there is a link on my website to her website, and I highly recommend her. She kept us all quite entertained! After that the 7 of us went to BP for lunch, that was special, well until the bill came, these kids are expensive! It was for a good cause I guess, Thank goodness there are not that many birthdays in one year! Then we went to the mall, Shawn was looking for something for us to buy him, what a Birthday present! Needless to say he found nothing! What he was really looking for was a very expensive pair of jeans, thankfully they were not to be found! Next we went to my mom and dads house for supper and the evening! We had a fabulous time. Lots of relatives from Scotland here and they know how to "PARTY" anyway we had a great time. Kareoke started about 9:00 and went for a couple of hours! It was lots of fun and I ws spending it with my favorite cousin! (sorry Gary but last night Caroline won the prize for being the best) She is leaving on Tuesday so we will have a little Teary session at the airport i am sure! The picture is of me and her at the party, I of course am much younger! lol! Well it is back to classes this week, I am looking forward to getting back at it and there is so much fun stuff coming up! Feel free to blog or e-mail anytime I love to know what everyone is up to. As soon as I get our pics back I will share some and let you guys see how great Tere is!
Cheers

Lynn

Here is the new Canadian Scrapbooker magazine! It is a good magazine and totally canadian! It is nice to be able to check out all the different canadian websites out to see what is out there. I think all the local scrapbook stores probably have it by now so make sure you pick one up!