Monday, April 30, 2007

MOVING DAY!

This blog is moving!

blessings


Change your bookmarks and come on over and see what is new!

Sunday, April 29, 2007

AN UPDATE

WHEW! It has been BUSY around here! I don't even know when the last time I posted was or what it was about. Let me just give you the condensed version of our activities:

Field Trip to a fun farm (pictures still on my camera)
Pre-Op appointments
Lance's operation- tubes in and adenoids out
Billy working a lot
Me working when I can
Initiated the sprinkler
Spending afternoons outside

Just busy, busy, busy!

Lance's surgery went good. He was not happy when he came out of the anesthesia. And he is recovering fine. He has his moments. Hopefully this is the last time we need to do this. Lance has added to his pile of stuff he drags around everywhere. His Thomas beach towel he got at Easter. He calls it his Thomas train blank. Blank is short for blankie. And ever since Friday he is attached to his pacifier. We were slowly breaking him of using it during the day but he was in such pain and so sad I gave in.

Garrett is doing fine. He goes and goes until he crashes. And it is not pretty. He announced the other night that he was getting me Oreos for Mother's Day. And when I was dropping him off with my mom the other day we were discussing why Lance was not with him and the surgery. He asked if Lance was going to the hospital and I told him he was. He then asked if "Lance be bornded again? Is he back in your tummy?"

OK- that is a wrap for today. My new blog/site will be open on Tuesday (maybe sooner) and will have a forum and gallery. Until then...

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

PLEASE EXCUSE THE BOXES

This blog is packing up and moving to a new home!

COMING SOON!

Friday, April 20, 2007

EYE CANDY



Credits are in my gallery HERE

And I am writing this post from my new space! Still working on hiding the wires and the little messes that come with moving rooms. I love it and in the few days it has been set up it has made a HUGE improvement in our household. Life is good!

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

CREATIVE TEAM CALL


Amanda Heimann Designs
is now accepting applications for Creative Team members.

Please send an email to amandaheimanndesigns@gmail.com
with the following information:
1) name and usernames
2) a link to your main gallery
3) a brief bio of yourself and your scrapping history
4) a list of creative teams you are on
5) why you want to be a memeber of the team
Requirements: to create 4 layouts per month and have fun!
Benefits: access to all my designs

Call ends April 30, 2007.

HAPPY TAX DAY!

If you are here looking for cute stories and pictures MOVE ALONG. This is all about Amanda Heimann Designs! Sorry Billy!

New to my store::

A Little Crumpled Ribbons




and added last week

Cornered


and you might want to run over to Plain Digital Wrapper today. Tanya is offering a 17% Refund on purchases and a little free gift with a $10 purchase!

Thursday, April 12, 2007

MISSING: ONE EGG

Saturday was an early Easter for use. It would be the boy's 3rd Easter celebration. We started the day by looking to see what the bunny left in the nest. He left the boys a little croquet set! They ripped into it and started playing with their uncles. Then they watched CARS with their uncles. And then it was lunch time and the Greats all came over to have lunch and hunt eggs. The egg hunt was super fast since it was so cold, windy and wet. Trevor was dressedd appropriately. A little while after that we loaded everything up and came on home. We gave the boys baths and made their indoor nests out of pillowcases for the bunny to leave surprises in. We told Garrett that the Easter Bunny would leave eggs inside since it was raining out and he thought that was cool.



On Sunday we woke the boys up to hunt eggs. They first saw their nests and spent a little time checking out all the goodies. Then Garrett realized there were eggs everywhere. They ran all over the living room looking high and low for eggs. And we are still missing one egg. A hard boiled egg. I am sure it will make its presence known soon.



After a good breakfast we went to church. Billy then decided that we would go to Great Grandma's for lunch and a quick visit. It was a quick visit because Lance was exhausted and I could see the meltdown coming. After we got home the boys played outside and Billy cooked fajitas. It was another early night. I think we have finally recovered from the busy weekend.

This week has been jsut a normal week. Lance had a few yucky days like he always does after a busy weekend. Luckily the sniffles have stopped. Garrett has been really good lately- makes me wonder.

Today I went to get Lance new shoes. He is in a size 8 now. He is growing too fast! And I had a very sad moment today. I went to Old Navy to exchange Garrett's new swimsuit. It was a 5T and was too big in the waist. I knew a 4T would be too small so I got an XS in the boy's size and IT FIT! He has outgrown the little boy section and is now in the BOYS section. No more cute matching clothes for him.

Time to go cook supper!

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

TOO MUCH FUN!

What a great weekend! It was packed full of fun and there were 412 pictures taken. And since there were so many great pictures and stories to tell I think I will break it up into pieces so those with dial up (coughcoughgrandmacoughcough) can enjoy without having to wait and wait and wait.

FRIDAY
We got up early and headed to my parent's house. Billy had fishing fever and was shaking in excitement. We got there and unpacked and he was off to pick up my brother and go fishing for the day.

My mom and I took the boys to Walmart for some last minute Easter goodies. After that we went to the strawberry patch. The boys picked 2 buckets FULL of berries and ate a few along the way. I think we came home with 7 pounds of strawberries.

Then it was lunch and nap. PawPaw came home and Garrett helped him outside while Lance was sleeping. After Lance got up it was fishing time for the boys. First they had to dig for worms and there were some big worms! Lance had a cane pole and Garrett had a fishing rod. After a few casts Garrett caught a small mouth bass. The first one caught in the pond. He was done after that. Lance's fishing was a little bit different. He just slapped the pole into the water. He did foul hook one fish but it got away.

Then there was some more playing and Aunt Lauren and Jenna ate supper with us. Uncle Joby showed up not much longer after that and they all played croquet. Bath time was next and then they made a nest for the Easter Bunny to leave a gift in.

Billy and Uncle Shane came driving up and had 2 fish. I think we caught more in the pond than they did.

Lance crashed after that and Garrett convinced Uncle Joby to put him to bed. He played Uncle Joby! He made him read a bunch of books and stay in bed with him because he was scared. Joby fell for it.

Clayton and Laurie arrived with their new puppy. Maggie is the cutest little fuzz ball! After we played and talked for a bit we all went to bed.

Now for the pictures:



And these are from our egg dyeing experience. Lance + dye = big mess! Good thing I took their shirts off before we started!



I hear water running- need to go!

Thursday, April 05, 2007

WEEK IN REVIEW

Usually I do a weekend review but this week has just flown by and I forgot about my poor little blog. It is in need of a makeover and a little spring cleaning. So here goes the week:

Monday
see previous post

Tuesday
Garrett went to school while Lance and I went to the ENT. He still has fluid behind his eardrums. The doctor took his tubes out since they were just resting in the ear canal anyways. He said that as long as Lance is comfortable than there is no need to put another set of tubes in right now. It is bad timing with all the water activities that go on during the summer. If he does get another infection then we will reconsider. It is also something to think about in the fall. After that we came home and I tried to get him to nap. Didn't work. So we went to get Garrett and when we came home they were both cranky. Lance slept for an hour and Garrett watched Word Factory. I don't remember the rest of the day.

Wednesday
I woke up feeling horrible. Allergies. We just played around all day. The boys played "cup game." It is actually bowling with paper cups and little balls but Lance calls it "cup game." Garrett is the one who came up with the idea. They also played Teacher. Guess who was the teacher? Garrett was made for that role. He loves to boss. We dyed our eggs and that was interesting. Lance ended up looking like the Incredible Hulk. He was quite green when it was all said and done.

Thursday
Both boys went to school and had their egg hunt. Lance was very possessive of his basket when I picked him up and would not let me look in it. Garrett was very excited that he got bubble gum. We played outside and rode the power wheels and scooter in the driveway.

Friday
Billy is going fishing and we might go to the strawberry patch. I'll let you know what we did on Monday.

Designs

A Little Crumpled- Circles (If you buy the crumpled ribbons you can receive $1 the wrinkled ribbons- use coupon code dollar off)



Kelsey Paper Stack



Layouts
credits: template and staple by Jen Caputo, blue solid and green solid by me, papers and cardboard by Dani Mogstad, fonts are You Are Loved and Problem Secretary, Photoblast actions



credits: Love Sprung by Dani Mogstad and Traci Reid and the font is Jennifer by Darcy Baldwin.

The blog will be taking a hiatus this weekend. The house needs to be cleaned so the Easter Bunny won't kill himself tripping over all the toys. Have a happy weekend!

Monday, April 02, 2007

SQUIRREL MCQUEEN

What a great weekend we had! It was a little dreary Saturday morning but it did not stop Billy from taking the boys to the BBQ. They had a good time. They love their "Guys Only" adventures. They even stopped on the way home and got me some flowers- a flat of begonias. We tried to get Lance to take a nap but he decided to spend the time spitting his milk out instead. So I let him watch Cars and this is how we found him 10 minutes later.


Later on Garrett declared that we were having pizza for supper. He went with Billy to the "pizza shop" to get it. This was the highlight of his day. Then it was time for showers and bed. I stayed up way to late loading stuff into the store and Billy fell asleep before SNL which is unheard of!

Sunday I overslept and missed church. Billy got up early, made breakfast and almost had the boys ready to go to church by the time I got up. After they came home and Garrett ate all the leftover pizza we tried to get the boys to nap. Didn't work. So we planted our flowers and looked for worms. The rest of the day was spent outside playing. It was gorgeous out and we enjoyed it.

The boys came up with an interesting game. From what we could understand, Lance was the puppy and Garrett was walking/running him and the slinky was the leash. It was amusing.


And today we just hung around the house. Did some laundry, cleaned the playroom and boy's room, played doctor.



It was uneventful until Garrett was trying to catch Lance with the butterfly net and knocked/pushed Lance down on the patio and gave him a huge owie. Lance was really upset but paci and Cars calmed him down.

(pretend calling Daddy to tell him about it)

But the big news around here is that we have a new pet. Garrett has named him (I am guessing it is a him) McQueen.

McQueen loves to climb up our tree, jump to the bird feeder and shake it so the seed falls to the ground. He then gets on the ground and eats. Lance thinks it is hilarious and about dies laughing when the squirrel eats. The were constantly running to the window to look for him.


See Billy, I made it an entire post without showing anything scrapbook related. Although I am going to scrap some of these pictures!

Sunday, April 01, 2007

A THANK YOU AND A SALE!

I'm open!

I want to thank Billy for putting up with me the past few days. He has been so supportive and understanding and I could not have made this step without his help. The little things he has done for me have made the biggest difference and I appreciate it.

There is no way I could have gotten everything up and running without a little help from Sarah VanDyke. She answered my million questions and held my hand. Thanks girl!

And to Darcy and Kirsty- thanks for being my cheerleaders. Your encouragement kept me going.

So, you want to see?




To celebrate I am offering a 35% off discount for today and tomorrow. CLICK HERE

Ok- now I need to get back to my real job and do some laundry. I'll be back tomorrow with a weekend recap and pictures!

Friday, March 30, 2007

PLAIN DIGITAL WRAPPER

This happened so fast! I am going to be selling at Plain Digital Wrapper! It is still sinking in and I won't believe it until I make my first sale. I never knew what all went on behind the scenes and I am slowly learning the ropes. Sarah and Tanya have been loads of help and I am sure by Sunday they will be tired of my questions.

Here is my first kit:



I have a few ribbon packs and another kit that are in the works and hopefully will be finished by Sunday.

Other than that news there is nothing else going on. Tomorrow we have a BBQ Cook Off to go to. The boys should enjoy since they have a petting zoo and bounce houses. I am sure Lance will chase the chicken and try to kick it again.

OK- time to get moving! I have lots to do today!

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

A CONVERSATION

Garrett: Daddy is so goopy (goofy)
Me: Why is Daddy goopy?
Garrett: Because he left the sauce out
Me: What sauce?
Garrett: In the kitchen

I go to investigate and found the salt.

Garrett: It burnted my mouth
Me: You ate the salt?
Garrett: Yes
Me: How much did you eat?
Garrett: About 50,000

STUFF

My poor little neglected blog. I have not had much to post lately. For once my house is clean and I have been trying to keep it that way. The weather is great so we have been outside and my computer is inside. And I really have nothing to say. So I think I will just give little kiddie tidbits.

GARRETT
"We'll be back in a second ago"
"You don't understood me"
"Is Easter yesterday?"
"Lancey is not understanding me"
And he refuses to wear any clothes that are 3T.

LANCE
"Whered Mac go?" (his car)
"I hungee" (I'm hungry)
"Poop mess" (dirty diaper)
"Want crack" (crackers)
"Choc milk peas" (chocolate milk please)
"Git, Git" (calling Garrett)
"Soreeeeee" (Sorry)
And Lance is counting. I goes something like this: 1,2,3,5,9,1

Time to get ready for the Y and change the sheets on all the beds (Garrett had a rough night and wet two beds and Lance spit milk all over his)

Friday, March 23, 2007

FREEBIE FRIDAY

Friday is finally here! And to celebrate I have a little gift for you. I have been working on a few ribbons and received great complements on the one I used in this layout:



CREDITS HERE

There are many more of these ribbons in the works right now. When I use ribbons on crafts and paper scrapbooking they are never straight. I am not sure if that is user error or not but I thought that my digi pages should have the same look. And since I am too cheap to buy something I could attempt to make I gave it a shot. Here is a sneak peek to what I have been up to:



There are wrinkled straight ribbons, crumpled crooked ribbons and crumpled circles. I have a few other shapes and styles ideas floating around in my head. And yes, there will be ric rac. That just takes longer.

So here is a chance to try one out for me. I wasn't to thrilled about the color so instead of trashing it I thought I would share it. Let me know what you think!

This link will be taken down tonight so grab it while you can! (drop shadows for preview only)


Yellow Crumpled Circle (sorry! link has been removed)

Enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Texas A&M vs. Grey's

This is when I need Tivo! A&M plays tonight and Grey's Anatomy is on. We very seldom get to watch Aggie sports since we do not have cable and they are actually in the NCAA regional semi-finals. So I think the game will be on tonight. I am a little annoyed with the storylines in Grey's anyways. I really do not want to watch a soap opera. Just stick to the medical drama.

So that is where I will be this evening. Sitting in front of the tv folding clothes.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

DANG OAK TREES

The green stuff is in the air. Oak tree pollen is floating around and covering every surface. Which makes me suffer. Zyrtec can only take me so far. But hey- I know with the next rain it will knock the pollen count down. But then the rain makes the grass grow and grass allergies are my nemesis. COME ON SUMMER!

If you pay no attention to the 4 runny noses around here we are all great. Spring Break is over and we are trying to find our routine again. With the longer days it makes bedtime harder. But the boys are adjusting.

We spent the weekend working around the house. We emptied out the front flower beds and gave them a mini make over. The boys enjoyed all the worms we uncovered.



That is about it. Nothing exciting, just normal.

I did a little bit of designing and came up with this:




And I did a little bit of scrapping and came up with this:

This is a layout for Audrey Neal. I am a Guest CT this month and when I saw this kit I dug out a picture from Easter 1986 to use. Can you believe that was 20 years ago? Credits coming soon!

Friday, March 16, 2007

BLAH

So the stomach bug hit me yesterday. I was miserable! My bones and joints still ache today.

So now the house is destroyed since the boys were able to get away with anything today. I am feeling much better and even ate supper tonight.

Sorry I am not chatty this evening. I am about to go to bed but I wanted to pop in and let you know I took the freebie links down. I was nearing my download limit for the month!

Night!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

SPRING CLEANING

Why is it that when you clean you make more of a mess? The spring cleaning bug has hit me and I am tackling some projects that were long overdue. But in the process I am making other little piles and messes. So frustrating! I did get my make up drawer cleaned out and the craft closet. Garrett will be thrilled to see all the paint materials I found. Of course I found other items that I now need to find a new home for. My next project is to get into the boy's closet and dig out summer clothes and make a bag of clothes to donate. I might have to throw a few toys in there also.

It is quiet around here today. The boys are at my parents for spring break. I tried to convince my mom that it should be the entire week but she did not agree. I think they might be coming home soon because Lance seems to have another cold and is not feeling well. I have enjoyed the alone time. It is amazing how much faster I can clean without little helpers!

I have only scrapped one page. I have been attempting to make elements to match my papers and that has taken all my computer time. But here is the layout of Lance's version of hide and seek:





And here are the elements I made. This was so difficult to do and I am not all that happy with the results. But you have to start somewhere.



Included are 4 marker drawn stickers, 3 not so straight ribbons, 3 eyelets and 3 staples.

You can download them here. LINK REMOVED- Sorry!

The papers will be up for a couple more days. The links are a few posts below. I will take them down soon because I am reaching my download limit.

Thanks for all the lovely comments last week! I enjoyed reading them and they brightened my day! And please send me a link to any layouts using my stuff- I would love to leave praise!