"Is annoyed right now, but that is okay, because I am awesome and doing algebra hamework and that is not how you spell homework but how I just did is the right way, but don't spell it the first way I did it. There are red squiglies underneath which means it is wrong."  That would  be Ashlee sitting on my lap and taking over the keyboard.  She cracks me up and adds an interesting twist to every day.  Never a dull moment when she's around!  Today I tried teaching Jada how to make a pocket to put on the apron we're making together.  I had a good laugh at myself because I had to send her home and then spend an hour trying to decode the pattern.  So much for being a sewing teacher.  I guess I'll definatley be learning right along side of her.

We are having an online workshop on February 1 (Wed).  It is from 9am-10am.  If you would like to see what Heritage Makers is all about, click on the link and register for the meeting. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/254975569

I am now a new Heritage Makers personal publishing consultant! I am so excited to start sharing this awesome experience with those I love and meet.  Our memories are our heritage and our legacy. Now we have a way to preserve them and pass them on to our loved ones.  If you are interested in learning more, go to my website at www.heritagemakers.com/leavealegacy. I will also be sharing some of my completed projects and special events and sales on my Emony's Scrap Pages blog.emonys-scrap-pages.blogspot.com

I am so frustrated!  I have been trying to get blogger on my phone, but nothing is going right :(

I need to get off the computer...the time just flies by when I sit down.  So much to do today, but I'll just take it one step at time.  Here's a picture of my last 2 favorite crafts I've done.

I did it...

It took me 3 days, but I managed to get everything done on my list. It will last a few hours and I'll start all over again, but I'm taking great satisfaction in getting all the way through a to-do list. Doug went off snowmobiling and his boss called wanting us to go out to dinner with him and his wife.....could prove to be quite interesting......maybe Doug should take his time.

Today started out with me not wanting to get out of bed to face my day. I am so overwhelmed with keeping up with everything and everyone that needs attending to. I said a little prayer and got to work. In the end, I didn't get everything done, but the world didn't end and I'll just keep plugging away, tomorrow. I got to watch my niece, today. She is quite the mover, but we had a great time. We colored, played Kinectimals, played on the computer, had tea parties, snacks, visited with her uncle.......well, you get the idea. I also actually got a workout in. Tomorrow I will do all of my volunteer work for the schools and Bridgerland Literacy, and hopefully completely dismantle, re-organize, and clean my 7 year old's room. Oh, yeah.....don't forget the laundry, meals, bathrooms, homework, piano practices, math program, exercise.....It's all doable, right?

Has it Really been a WHOLE Year!

Life is going by way too quickly! I looked at the pictures and couldn't believe that they were from last year's snow! Okay, I have to start doing better at keeping up on things. Ashlee is in 7th grade. Aleks is in 5th. And Caydee is in 1st grade. There is just too much to recap, so I will just start to post recent happenings from here on out.

Re-cap of last little while

The end of the school year was a pretty busy time for us. Ashlee and Aleks both had a lot of "end of year" school activities. Ashlee did a Math Fair, earned a trip to see a special showing of the movie "Up", recieved awards and trophies at two separate awards ceremonies for both of her schools, and paticipated in a Civil War re-enactment on the last day of school. Aleks had parties, math celebrations, etc... I was also recruited to do face painting at "Super Kids Day". I made the mistake of letting one of the boys choose what he wanted me to do, instead of choosing a stamp. He asked for a fire breathing dragon. I did my best and then spent the next couple of hours with a huge line of kids all wanting the same thing. Oh well, it was still fun. After school got out we took a breather and had some fun going to the Providence 150 year celebration. We went to a movie at Zollingers Park, complete with free popcorn and glow necklaces from Stadium 8 Theater. It was great laying out under the stars having a night out with the kids. The next day we went to a little carnival with blow up slides, a climbing wall, a man who did balloon animals, a magic show, and jumping houses. After all our fun, we started in on our summer schedule of reading and math, chores, and play, play, play....... The kids aren't exactly thrilled that we are making them keep up on their studies, but they'll thank us later:) All the kids started swimming lessons last night. They start at 5:20pm, so our schedule will a little messed up for the next two weeks. Eating dinner at 4:00 is pretty interesting. But what do you do? With free-swim right after lessons we don't get home until 8:30. Ashlee and Aleks are in the same group and they both did quite well. After Caydee got water up her nose, sticking her face in the water wasn't happening. The teacher finally coaxed her back into the water, but she wouldn't put her face in. We'll see how it goes, tonight.

First Open House

Today was the first open house for our new company, Scrap Builders. I am pretty upset that I was unable to go. It was in Herriman, and to make a long story short, schedules got mixed up and I couldn't travel down there. Julie and Jennifer both told me that it went okay considering that it was our first one. It sounds like people really liked Julie's signs with the vinyl lettering. I hope that as we get our name out there and keep doing our parties, we will start getting more stuff sold. Our next open house is going to be in Logan and I am going to start advertising for it, just as soon as we decide where to hold it:).

Spring!!!!!............?????????????????????????

Yeah, we had some sunshine for a while! I can't wait until that sunshine stays. It's April 25th and it's snowing! As I type this, Caydee is putting on her coat because she is "FREEZING!" Thankfully the snow isn't sticking. We had some nice weather for Spring vacation and had a lot of fun with our Spring Celebrations. We don't do Easter baskets. Instead we celebrate Spring and new beginnings. This year we recieved gifts, went to the movies, had a "candy bag hunt" (as Caydee called it), decorated eggs, and got kites from daddy. We had a blast.

We had some problems with Aleks' class at Thomas Edison so we have changed schools. The kids now go to Providence Elementary. I hope I did the right thing. So far I am pleased with the decision.
The girls in our family are venturing to put together a business. We are starting up at the end of February. I am so excited!!! We are going to be holding scrap parties and selling scrapbook supplies. Our first vendor is CosmoCricket. We are putting a link to their site on our company blog (scrapbuilders.blogspot.com)
Okay got to go do homework with the kiddos. More later......

Playing Catch Up

Okay, so I haven't had time to breathe, let alone sit and work on my blog. But, today I am doing it anyway. After Ashlee's play we had band concerts, Singing Stars concerts, piano recitals, and lots of parties to get ready for and attend. I am so glad that our days are calming down and we can just sit and relax! Christmas was a hit! We heard from each of the kids "This was the BEST Christmas EVER!" Our house looked like a tornado hit it, but boy was it a fun mess to play in. Before Christmas, Les and I sang in a recital. We were both petrified! I was almost in tears before it began, but we both pulled through and DID IT! It was the first time that I have ever performed in front of anyone and it just might be the last, but I accomplished something that I never thought that I would do. Before the recital, Les gave me a "Willow Tree" Angel of Courage and a letter to go along with it. I bawled my eyes out, I was so touched!
We have had a ton of snow fall in the past week. On Christmas Eve day, we heard a helicopter and saw that life flight had landed in the parking lot at the church in front of our house. What a tragedy! There was an avalanche and two men were killed. Aleks was very emotional over the whole thing, and I have banned Doug from snowmobiling this year.
On a happier note, the kids are out of school until January 5 and I am loving every moment of the time I get to spend with them. Doug also gave me some money to buy some digital sscrapbooking software and I can't wait to try it out! Kids our calling, gotta go play............

Ashlee as a Pilgrim

Ashlee was in her school's Thanksgiving play. She had a few lines and danced. She did a very good job. We took pictures of her afterward because she was too far away to get a good picture during the performance.

Activity Day Italy Presentation

 
 

Caydee's Birthday Party

We had a Princess Tea Party for Caydee's Birthday. It was so fun! Caydee asked for all of her friends to dress up like princesses and then wouldn't put hers on or let me do her hair, but I figured I wouldn't make a big fuss. All of her friends looked great and she had a fun time even without her costume. We had pink cinnamon rolls with purple frosting and set up a tea party with my china in the dining room. After we ate the cinnamon rolls, we played princess "freeze dance", "pin the crown on the princess", and "pass the pup" (a game like hot potatoe). Then we opened presents and all of the girls played with Caydee's new toys until it was time to go home. We cleaned up and then went out as a family to dinner to celebrate. The next day, Sunday, was her actuall birthday. We gave her all of her presents from us and Grandma and Grandpa Carpenter came over to visit and give her their presents. It was like Christmas! She was definately spoiled this year!!!

Halloween Princess

Caydee was a princess for Halloween. I am afraid I didn't get pictures of the other 2. I was going to have Les take pictures of them in their costumes, but I just haven't gotten around to it, yet. Ashlee was a cat and Aleks was Harry Potter.