Owls....

Ok, I have found a new love....Owls...They seem to be everywhere and are so cute.
I think I found a project for Jenna and I to work on over Spring Break....

I stumbled across this wonderful blog post....
You HAVE to check it out....
http://snowybliss.blogspot.com/2011/02/night-owl-party.html

This wonderful woman is my hero...I have no idea how she gets the creativity for all this and the energy but I absolutely love it.....


Then after checking out a few other things on her blog I stumbled onto another party for another daughter. Could this get any better.....Yes.....It can
Check this out.....

http://snowybliss.blogspot.com/2010/06/sweets-for-sweetie.html

Declutter

Ok, I think I have to admit that I have tendencies of collecting too much stuff, but I do get moments of purging. Right now I am in the purging and organizing mode.

I am in the process of organizing my scrapbook room. I also am trying to redo some things that are well over do too.

What things are you redoing, reorganizing and purging?

Luanne

Gymnastics in Full Swing

Yep, that is what it is like around our house now.

Samantha is half way through her season already.
We have been to Elkhorn WI, Orlando FL and Chicago Il so far this year.
This weekend is the big Harley Meet Downtown Milwaukee. I will be working 3 shifts and making the meal for coaches and judges on Saturday. I will be doing a Bake Potato Bar Which includes.....
-Bake Potatoes
-Ham Cubes
-Bake Potato Dip (my friend Sherries Recipe) Sour Cream, Cheddar Cheese Bacon and Scallions
-Hot Cheese and Broccoli
-Cheddar Cheese
-Salt and Pepper Grinders
-Butter
-Plain Sour Cream

I also am making some Carmel Puff Corn for munching on.

Desserts will be
-Gooey Carmel Bars
-Chocolate Covered Strawberries
-Graham Crackers Toffee (I call CRACK) because you can't stop eating it.
-Oreo Balls

I truely enjoy making all this yummy stuff. All I need is one thank you and it is all worth it.

New Year, Giving it another Try

Sorry about my missing for 6 months....I just felt I didn't do enough to keep going with the blog...After much reconsideration I am giving it another try. I am not sure how many people read my blog, but feel free to post about what you like about my blog. It might help to inspire me....

I am an average Mom and Wife, working each day trying to help make ends meet (which by the way never seems to happen). I run kids around often with the Dog in tow most of the time.

Here is a picture of our DEMON....Yes, that is his name and he is sporting his Christmas Bow.
Even though I voted NO Dog....he has become part of our family and all he wants is to be loved. So that is what we do...Love him.

I am excited for the month of January.
Samantha will be competing level 8 for gymnastics and we will be experiencing our first Travel/Fly meet at Walt Disney World as a family. We all are excited. Maybe not Demon, but he will be well taken care of.


Luanne

Summer Fun

Well it has been awhile since I posted. No Excuses, just don't know why....We have been busy doing some stuff, so here is
a recap of some things we have done this summer....


Went to Build a Bear at Mayfair and made one of the Ice Cream bears



-Went to Noahs Ark in the Wisconsin Dells




-I took Jenna and her friend to the Octagon House for a tour



-Jenna had her first Violin Concert




-Samantha went to Summer Gymnastic Camp




-Library program called Snakes Alive



Luanne

Another Scrap Project

My Niece has graduated from High School and My sister asked me to do "Something" with the pictures of her high school years. This is one of the "Something"
that I did with her senior pictures.
I went to my favorite photo sites and ordered pictures and put this little project together. I tryed to find some fun papers and put a little bling into each page. I love doing mini albums. The album has a number of pages but here is a sample of a few.








Luanne

8th Grade Graduation

Graduation time.....




Dad touching up Samanthas Nails....who needs to go to a salon when your Dad can do your nails.


My mini photo shoot




Samanthas friends getting ready for the Dance (the whole 1 1/2 long one)



Well....I can NOT believe that my daughter has graduated from 8th grade and is going to High School next year. Time has flown by. Life seems to play tricks on you. One minute you have a baby, the next they go to Kindergarten and then next they are entering High School. Who knew...

Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. If you can grasp that, you'll make a difference. ~Arie Pencovici

Luanne

19 Wonderful Years.....

Yep, that is today, Our 19th Wedding Anniversary.



It was pretty much an ordinary day. Work, but no chasing, the girls didn't have anything going on.

Troy surprised me by bringing home 19 beautiful red roses.

I made Pizza for everyone.

Here is Jennas (lactose intolerant)




Samantha's before it was baked.






Troy and Mine. It was loaded

Fresh Mozzarella Cheese Slices
Italian Sausage
Caramelized Onions
Mushrooms
and Fresh Parmesan and Basil.






It was delish. Here is to another 19 wonderful years.

Luanne

Another fun Album....Gymnastics

Here is Another Album that I have made recently.
My daughter Samantha eats, sleeps and breaths gymnastics.
To honor her in the sport, I made an album about her level 6 year. She did awesome and we are so proud of her.
I used a lot of Teresa Collins line of paper and chipboard book.
Luanne

Family Mini Album

Sorry this shows the end of the album first.








I wanted to share a mini album I made with some of my favorite photos of my family. I did get the Idea for the album on the Internet. I would give credit, but don't remember who I got it from.

The paper is all Pink Paisley Autumn collection.

Luanne

Pray for You

Someone was telling me about this song last week called " pray for you". Wasn't sure if I really liked it at first.

But after hearing it a few times, I really love the music and realize I do have a sence of Humor. Enjoy with a Grain of Salt......Or maybe a Margarita with a salt rim.

Luanne

Fun on the Farm

I had the pleasure of going to a friend/coworkers farm with Jenna.
She had two cows that had baby calves. I love Baby calves. The Momma Cow let us take a peak at him, but then let us know that we got to close. She was very voicestress about this. We took our peak and got away from him.

We got to feed chickens marshmellows. They were very much pigs about the whole feeding thing. They even decided to peck at my purple toe nail polish (I know I was told to ware shoes, but forgot that part. I got to even hold "BIG ROO"

The biggest rooster of the pack who happened to be the most gentlest out of the Coop.
I was also amazed at how the dogs were not fazed by the animals.

The pigs were a bit skiddish but thoughly enjoyed all the extras we brought for them from the compose bucket at school that day.


At the end of the mini field trip, we each got a dozen of fresh eggs. We came right home and guess what we had for supper that night.

All in All it was an awesome visit and Made me long for my younger years. At that time in my life I did not apprciate the Good Ole Farm upbringing, But I now know that it was a Awesome way to grow up.
Luanne

Lazy Saturday

Well today has been a lazy day. The weather is cold and cloudy. I need to clean my scrapbook room but found no energy to do it.

Here are a few things that make me happy.








What are a few things that make you happy?

Luanne

Princess Birthday Cake

Well, here is my interpretation of a 18th Birthday Princess Cake.
My sister asked me to make one for my DN. My ability to work with butter cream sucked. I got the shell piping down, but that was about it. I took about an hour to whip this together. I didn't have any patience at all.
Here it is....Not real proud.....Time has taken a toll on my talent...

Luanne

No Posts for Awhile

Sorry for not posting, It is a combo of laziness and just nothing exciting going on sometimes. I need to get going. I am making a birthday cake today, so I will post later about how that is going.

Thanks for stopping in.
Luanne

Easter Dreams

With Easter just around the corner and my dreams of someday being a pastry Chef (in my own Kitchen) I love to look at all different types of fun things.
Here is my favorite site to peek at.....http://www.bakerella.com/eye-candy/

This gal does so many wonderful and exciting things. I can just squeal with excitement and dream. Dream with me........

I may have to try this soon.

Crunch and Munch for Breakfast.....Is that Bad?

I just had the breakfast for Champions here....I could not help myself. I should not buy this stuff. Dt. Mt. Dew and Crunch and Munch, this stuff is like Crack to me. Can't get enough.