Weekend Catch-Up

Appetizer
When you drink soda/pop/coke, do you prefer to drink it from the bottle, a can, or after pouring it into a cup?

After pouring it into a cup. I try to get as much of the fizz out of it as possible. Drinking it out of a can is the worst, and I prefer to let it sit for a little bit before I drink it. When drinking it out of a bottle, I tend to shake it up a little (then open it s-l-o-w-l-y). By the way, I call it "pop." Paul calls it "soda."

Soup
What television show are you willing to stay up late to watch?

We tend to stay up later to watch most shows these days because we tape most of them on the DVR and watch when we can...or after the show is over so we can fast-forward the commercials.

Salad
Name one person, place, or thing you think of as brilliant.

God's Paintbrush

Main Course
Would you be willing to work 4 10-hour days instead of 5 8-hour days in order to save gas?

Sure...but only if the fifth day was a Friday or a Monday so I could have a three-day weekend.

Dessert
If you were a superhero, what would you call yourself?

Mighty Monica...Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and eat chocolate cake and Cheetoes without gaining a single pound. By day she's a mild mannered dog groomer, by night she avenges animal cruelty with the help of her sidekick Super Abby!

SIMPLE SATURDAY

Layout from Clean & Simple Stamping

SCRAPPIN' SUNDAY

Quick Page by Bubbles Babbles.

Playing Catch-Up

I'm still working a lot of overtime hours at work. The extra money has been great, so I'm not going to complain too much. Sorry it's been about a week since I posted. Since most of the shows that we watch have had their season finales, I'll hopefully have a little more time to blog...and do stuff to blog about! I thought I would start by catching up on some of my regular weekend posts.

Friday's Feast - There hasn't been one for the past couple of weeks because the chef is on vacation. They'll be back on June 6th with some new questions.

Simple Saturday - After I left work Saturday afternoon, we went to Algonquin with Jerry, Krista, and Jesse. Krista had never been to an Archiver's so us girls went shopping while the guys sat outside and talked. It was a beautiful day. Then we grabbed lunch at Cheeseburgers In Paradise. I bought this set by Hero Arts. The sentiment is a rub-on.

Scrappin' Sunday - I know...I strayed from this for a few weeks, but I really want to get back into it. This week's page uses a quick page from Designs By Lorie. The journaling reads, "Abby loves to sit out in the front yard while I'm tending to the flowers. She'll sit there forever just watching what's going on in the neighborhood."

Scrappin' Sunday

It has been two years ago that Gary decided on his own to leave this world. Sometimes it seems like it was just yesterday and yet sometimes it seems so long ago. I went looking for one of my favorite pictures of him for this week's digital layout. The journaling reads as follows:

When you least expect it, something --
a bit of music, a familiar scent --
will bring a memory to mind...
In that moment, you'll know that a link remains --
a bridge from the past
to the future...
And you'll know that the life you loved
in some way goes on forever.

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Details:
Papers/Elements: Raspberry Road Designs

Scrappin' Sunday

Cherished Moments Bragbook Freebie from LorieM Designs

Graceful

Here's another digital page I quickly put together this evening.

This is one of my favorite pictures of Bailey. She looked so graceful as she was slowly walking through the snow toward me as I snapped the picture. This was taken the last winter she was with us.
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Details:
Papers: Snowflake Papers by August Designs
Template: Rory by K. Lund

Another Digital Page

I spent a few minutes tonight playing around with the digital stuff again. This is using a "quick page," meaning the page was already put together, so all I had to do was add the pictures and text. Clicking on the picture will bring up a larger view. The original size is 12 x 12, but I shrunk it for faster loading.

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Page Details:
"Snow Wonder" quick page by Sugar Snap Scraps.

Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day!

Some of you may be asking yourself, "What the heck does that mean??"

Digital scrapbooking basically involves creating scrapbook layouts on a computer using a digital imaging program. Since I'm running low on time this morning, I'm just going to let you read about it here... Digital Scrapbooking FAQs. This is something that has intrigued me for a while now. While the whole concept is still considered to be in its infancy, the Internet is just exploding with sites dedicated to this very rapidly growing "craft." What intrigued me the most is that the vast amount of freebies that can be found...perfect for those of us who are just getting our feet wet. I have been spending time over the last couple of months or so collecting different free kits and playing around a little bit. Some of this you have seen in the various blog banners that I have had up in the past month or two.

Anyway... this morning I created my very first "official" digital scrapbook layout. I have shrunk the size of this so it doesn't take forever to load for you; however, when printed out, this particular layout measures 6 x 6 inches. If you click on the picture, you will be able to see more detail. Now, keep in mind that I'm still new at this and have a lot yet to learn.

This layout was done using Microsoft Digital Imaging Suite 2006 and the mini-kit "Millie"by Lindsay Jane Designs.

While there is no way I'll ever completely abandon traditional scrapbooking, this is definitely something I will continue to play around with and see where it takes me!

Well, I have to run. I need to take a shower and then Abby and I are going to mom's to stamp.