Keep Swimming... Keep Swimming

It's funny when you think about it. Not funny HaHa funny, but funny like ironic funny. Every time Daddy Donk goes away we seamlessly just transition into our new routines. I take over the groceries and the menus and the cooking. Brinner gets added to the weekly schedule. As does the ever popular Red Box & Pizza Fridays. We even quickly fall into our old roles when it's all six of us at the grocery. One of the Bigs mans the list, another chooses the produce and finds the staples. I go over our weekly schedules and plans and everyone is quick to fall into line like a well oiled machine. We even enjoyed a trip to the movie theater today which is a classic Momma & the Brood moment. We just gel. I'm proud of them. I know they miss their daddy, but they really handle this separation thing well. They are good people, they are my people.

More found pages I never shared in my crazy crafting December fog. I still love my Studio Calico kits. This one was Field Guide (October). Not exactly Jenny colors but so much fun to play with...

I am so absolutely in love with everything Amy Tangerine and AC have done...

Some more from Field Guide. Can you believe that is Sullivan?!?

How can u not love this goodness from Amy Tangerine?!?

Thanks for reading and come back this week for pictures of my December Daily...

His days & ours...

It's The Most Wondeful time of the Year

Trying to get back to the things I love, spending quality time with the brood (read not losing my freaking mind), playing with paper & glue, and staying sane as we amp up this HUGE workup cycle. In reclaiming my scraproom from what was last month's Crafting Central for the gifting holiday, I found a stack of never before shared layouts. Here's a peek at some of the stuff that makes me happy.

This one is using the October kit from Studio Calico...


it has Sassafras papers, nuff said...

Did this one for a journaling prompt at Creative Soup. All of our addresses over the years...

Another fun prompt at Creative Soup (masking, any which way but loose)...

Using up some older Studio Calico to make room for this winter's Take Note!

Another fun prompt from Creative Soup. This one was about traditions. Used last years Christmas line from Basic Grey. This line is so yummy I actually bought it twice...

Sassafras + Studio Calico + Amy Tan, sigh...

************* I read an AMAZINGLY inspiring post today from over at the Huffington Post. I could not have said it better. Please take the time to read. You. will. not. regret. it.

Don't Carpe Diem.