OK I'm Officially Famous...

I've always been famous in my own eyes... but now the world will know...



OK so... maybe not famous, but still... more famous than I was last week... my very first publication came out in the Spring issue of Canadian Scrapbooker... (page 20 if you want to run out and buy a copy...)

Here is my part of the page... pretty cool hey? They even spelled my name right!

My little Noah... all wrapped up in duct tape... I wonder how many letters to the editor the magazine will get over that one!

My Special Coloring Markers...

OK it's time I shared one of my many obsessions! Everyone teases me about my love of these markers... Copics...



They say things like... "Oh Jess didn't you learn to color in Kindergarten" or "Jess you can get a pack of crayolas for $5.99"...

Well, my scrappy friends will attest to the fact that these markers are special and almost *magical*! I have just started getting the hang of them, and it is so much fun! I would LOVE to share my addiction with all my friends... so let's all join in on the Copic Challenges at Scrapshotz for a chance to win your very own special coloring markers!!!

We will be posting a new challenge every Thursday in the forum and on the Blog... make sure you pop in to see what we're working on!

This is my attempt at some coloring and shading... how fun! His name is Edwin... a Magnolia stamp that I got from my friend Heidi... love these guys!

So I think you should all join in... that is... if anyone is really out there!

Frosty Days...

Anyone miss me?

Apparently not... but that's OK... I've been really busy!

Britt and I went out to take some pics in the hoar frost... there has been so much lately... almost every day! I was fiddling around and came up with this one... there are so many more but Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to take a look at them yet...

Happy Valentine's Day!

I thought I'd share some love today...






Hope you have a wonderful day full of love and laughter!

What Life REALLY Looks Like...

Recently Canadian Scrapbooker put out a call for "What Life REALLY Looks Like"...


Although I have many, many photos that would fit the bill... (maybe I'll try to find the "Noah and the Stickles" pics)... it made me think of these photos I took of Josh a few years ago playing in the water... which happened daily... rain or shine...

If you can believe it, he made that big splash in only a few inches of water! Ouch! LOL

My new favorite thing...

OK so... yesterday was a bad day...

We got up early (3 am) so Britt could catch the train back home... except the train was early and came and left before we got her to the station...

I shoulda known it would be a day like that...

So then I can't get back to sleep... I'm angry with ViaRail... (and they don't even care by the way) I have no idea how to ship my kid where she needs to go, and I'm all stressed out over this project I have to complete by the end of the day... (it's not the end of that day yet is it???)

We decide she can catch the bus... departure time 4:45 pm... so like the responsible parent that I am, I arrive at the bus station (aka Petro Canada) at exactly 4:20... just to make sure...

To avoid boring you with the details, (is anyone even reading this???) I will simply say that it is nearly 8 pm and she just left Wainwright... I did, in fact, sit with all my kids locked in the truck, for three hours, at the gas station.

AND as of 9pm I hadn't started my project yet.... which bring me to the exciting part...

My new favorite thing...

Smooch Spritz!


Nothing like a bit of retail therapy to help out a bad day...

Here is a little peek (from my project) at the beautiful things smooch can do...

So that's the plan for today... more smooch!

First Things First...

I won't win Mother of the Year unless I put photos of my kids in the first post right? But since I've already blown the award for like... 19 years running, I'll put them here in my second post! (And notice I've posted two days in a row ... so far so good!)


My little angels...

Love this photo I took of Josh...



Lorraine got this one of Noah winning medals at his 5th Birthday party last month! He was so excited!



Jordan on his 18th Birthday...



And Britt... I'll prolly be in trouble for posting a photo that she hasn't approved but here she is anyways!





OK I promise to post something really exciting and meaningful tomorrow...

Starting a blog...

Never thought I'd see the day... As a matter of fact I distinctly remember making fun of people who thought their lives were blogworthy... wondered who would waste their lives reading the daily mundane doings of other people they may or may not know...


Now I know who would do it... I have like a bajillion blogs in my blog reader... most of whom I do not know!


So... onward and upward... now I need to learn how to make this thing work... how to make it pretty... and actually come up with something interesting to post!


Maybe even entertain my very own set of stalkers!

To my family and friends... now you can see what's happening in our lives without having to wait for me to return your phone calls... just start to realize that unless you leave a message that states some kind of emergency, I likely won't call back... and even if you do leave said message... I may not listen to it for several days... please feel free to text me... those I answer!


So advice and tips are welcome (and invited), but please don't feel led to let me know when I've failed to update my blog often enough... there are plenty of other people you can stalk while you wait...