School starts tomorrow!

We are living it up one last day. . .We rented a movie, dh is gone so it is just us girlies and the little guy (who just runs around and gets into things the whole time anyway). They get to eat dinner in the family room because it is a special night. We have our backpack and new school supplies all ready. I have seen backpack id's before online and decided to make my own since I figured that a few others just might have the Hannah Montanna and Jonas Brothers backpacks too (I desperately tried to convince them on Hello Kitty or Littlest Pet shop book bags!). Anyways. . .her is the end result

The back of Micah's


The front


The back of Macy's


The front


I found some baseball card sleeves/protectors from my dh's stash and thought they would work perfectly because they are sturdier than a badge holder. I used some scraps from a previous kit and cut and sewed them to cardstock (that I measured to fit inside the sleeve). I put some bling and stickers to the one side and added a label with glitter letter stickers to the other side. I then used my crop-a-dile to punch a hole in them and added a binder ring with some matching ribbon and there ya have it!

Here is another little project I whipped up over the weekend. It was inspired by all of the banner art that I have been seeing and loving. The vine on the right of the page is from aneal's photogenic digi kit.


Also been busy preparing for our cruise in two weeks with our friends, booking photo sessions, baking (always look forward to this once school begins), and doing yard work. Speaking of which. . .my new fave pic


He has a bubble lawn mower and LOVEs it - especially when daddy is mowing the lawn. Heheh! I'll post pics tomorrow of our first day of school adventures. =)

xo

Bad blogger am I (said in the voice of Yoda). ;-) So I had a huge week last week. The resale. It is a children's clothing resale for the community that draws people from all over our tri-state area. I am a committee head member for the Inspection committee. Sounds important, eh? ;-) We have to inspect clothing and toys and games and baby stuff and alllll kinds of goodies. It is a fun time to connect with other mommies too. Best of all is the shopping. As all positions are "volunteer", the perk to putting in so many hours is getting to shop before the public. The resale is only a half day on Saturday for the public. Those who put in hours volunteering get to shop on Friday and it is WELL worth it! It is like Christmas. We (my dh and I) tear into there and have a blast buying clothes and books and games and toys for our little ankle biters. Another thing that is nice is we all have the option to sell our belongings in the resale as well, so it is almost like trading our items for other items. Anyhoo, it is a loooong few weeks of sorting through clothes, laundering them, and tagging them and them hauling them over to the resale location, and then working everyday for the resale. Whew! It is over now and I can return to a normal life once again. My house does look like a clothing explosion though. I think we are going to forgo cleaning though and try and go to the pool today. We have 10 days before school begins already!! I am not quite ready for school to start. Yes - I would be lying if I said that I didn't enjoy some solitude while the girlies are in school, but I have loved having them home. There is so much more I need to check off of my summer to do list.

Drive in movie with the kids

Camp out in backyard

Go for a walk/bikeride around the new YMCA outdoor track

Jefferson Point outdoor concert night

and Outdoor water park fun with the cousins. . .

Fall is my FAVE time of year for sure, but we have had such a cool summer that I feel like we are going from Spring to Fall. Ah well. . .that is Indiana weather.

I have a lot to share, but I need to upload my photos first!
Here is a lo I did for the layout tag:


I did participate in the SOS (Shades of Summer) project that Elizabeth Kartchner hosted on her blog. I can't wait to see a snippet of how it all looks completed! Here is my pic (taken by my 9 yr old) =)


Oh. . .and totally off subject, but way worth the segway. . .I have found a flickr group that I LOOOoove. For all of you Domino/Decor 8 fans out there, you will probably enjoy this. It is called Colorful Rooms. Browse through a few pages and I swear you will find rooms that will inspire you to your toes. I cannot wait to get my hands on some paint and pillows. In fact, I am making a trip to Ikea next weekend so I can buy some pillows and lamps! =) If you look at some of my favorites on my flickr portfolio, you can see a lot of the rooms from that group that are amazing. I'll give you a sneaky of what you'll find:

source (dora337). I am also in love right now with buntings/ banners. I think they are so happy and make everyday a celebration. I know that kind of is cheesy, but it's true! Haha! They are so fun and here are a few of my faves right now. . .

source: jek in the box



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source: nestables


source: lisa garay


source: leesa peesa rainbowpants


source: lovemaestore



source: dazeychic

Have a wonderful Monday!
xo