"Slightly Off Course" Jennifer....you are a winner!

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Happy dance-Happy dance! Thanks for hanging out on my blog and, hey, your style rocks, too.

My man folds clothes

My dear hubby folds clothes. And, that is only one of the many many reasons why I love him. Let's see....
1. He fills up my gas tank on Sundays.
2. He cleans my car (He hates the juice boxes, snack bags, toys that litter the back seat).
3. He gives both boys a hair cut (to keep them cute and adorable, of course).
4. He watches (any version) of Law and Order with me. (It is the perfect compromise between sports and HGTV).
5. He doesn't care when or how long I hang out with my girls.
6. He calls me for lunch in the middle of day.
7. He can make me swoon when we dance to any of Robin Thicke's songs.
8. He still loves a fierce debate with me after watching the Sunday news shows.
9. He gives a mean massage
10. He is passionate about community service.

Wow...that wasn't hard at all. So, think about it, why do you love your sweetie? Now, go give 'em a call.

Today I am JOYFUL

I have a stack of work to do and a very long "to do list" but I am full of joy today. And, of course, I must express my joy in a creative way. So I ran to my personal scrapbook place and put together a quick page full of random goodies that make me feel happy. In moments like this, the most important thing is to journal the feeling. Journaling helps me savor the moment and makes me so much more appreciative of all my many blessings.

The journaling reads: "My joyful thoughts today: I am blessed and I have experienced so much joy in my life. There have been more happy and joyful moments that sad. Marrying the man of my dreams is high on the list. Having God bless us with two beautiful and healthy boys is everything. They are my joy. OMG...I love my family -- they are everything to me."

So, think about it -- what fills you with joy? Now hold that thought, that feeling and go get creative. Anything goes -- no boundaries.

You can make your own stamps

I found PJ's blog on how to make stamps -- and, wow, what a treat! It is a beautiful thing when sister scrappers open their method tool box and share with others. This is a great one!

I used PJ's stamp making technique to create two different stamps. I created a bird and stamped on a music sheet for the "Food feeds the soul" layout and I created star-wings and stamped on a transparency for the "DIVA FIERCE" layout. This was super easy -- so give it a try.

Visit PJ's blog to learn how to create your own custom made stamps -- HERE

I was a good mommy today

Tuesdays are usually a crazy day for me. I have a 10:30 class and a 4:30 class so it means I do not get home until 8pm. Yuk! Fortunately, Monday classes were rolled over to Tuesday because of the holiday. So...I did not have to go onto campus. I took care of stuff around the house and picked the kids up from school. We went to the park for a playdate and the boys had fun. After the park, we went home for a small ice-cream treat. I, then, helped big brother with his "homework." Technically, he does not have any homework because he goes to a Montessori for first grade and homework is against Montessori pedagogy. Still...he needed to work on his numbers. Baby brother played outside and got into the water. Oh my -- what a mess. And, then I made dinner. So...it was a good day. I hope yours was too!

Use felt on your scrapbook pages

This page was inspired by a SISter at Scrap in Style who dared me to scrap a layout using FELT as the background "paper" and everything attached with stitches only!!! Stiching EACH element took me awhile..but it was so much fun. The journaling is hidden in the pocket.

If you have not worked with felt give it a try. You will be pleased with how creative you can be with this old (but new again) product.

Scrapbooking princess tea/birthday party

So my BFF has the cutest daughter. She loves to scrapbook and so my girlfriend asked me to help her put on a scrapbooking princess tea party for her daughter. It was so much fun. I designed custom gift boxes and mini-scrapbook kits for each girl. We had tea for the girls, beautiful pastries, and lovely tea sandwiches. It was the party I will never have a chance to give -- since I have two boys.

Fall Festival

It was 90 degrees today so it did not feel like an autumn day. Nevertheless, all of my girlfriends (working mommies and stay-at-home mommies) met up at a local pumpkin patch for a playdate. It is rare that we can all get together -- all 7 of us -- and all 11 kids. We enjoyed chatting with each other and the kids had a total blast. The only thing that could have made our day better would have been cool autumn weather.

My new address

Thanks for joining me at my new BLOG home. We are going to have so much fun. So, strap on your seatbelts and let's get creative!!!

Free Gift??

Do you want to win a free gift? Leave me a message and you could be the lucky winner. On October 12th I will randomly select one person to receive this custom designed office set. Can't wait to make some new friends...from near and far.

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