...on reorganizing the house.
...on getting the wedding pictures ready. (It went well, by the way!)
...on something big!
Be back soon!
:D
ps-I got the cutest RAK from Joscie on Sunday. I love it!!! As soon as I have a little more time I'll post a pic for you to all to see. She is so cool! Thank you my vertically blessed friend! :D
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Scrappin' and Snappin'!
Snappin' first because without snappin' there's nothing for scrappin', right?
I caved and am renting this bad boy for the wedding tomorrow. Since I'm renting it for a Friday I can keep it over the weekend and just have to have it back by 10:00 am Monday. And, I can pick it up today at 3:00!!! Whoo-hoo! Almost four days for the price of one!! I really wanted to rent this bad boy from Tamron instead but, they only rent Canon and Nikon lenses. I will eventually buy the Tamron. It's a great lens and almost as good a quality as the Canon but at about a THIRD of the price!!! You just can't beat that with a stick! :D Oh, and it's only costing me $30.00 to rent it. Yeah, baby!
Now, for the scrappin'! I registered for CKC-Seattle yesterday! I got all of the classes I wanted and I may add more when they finally get the Scenic Route classes up. I e-mailed Layle from SR about classes and they will have THREE classes there this year! No booth, though. Bummer! I haven't gotten my hotel room yet but I think I'll be doing that today.
Anyway, if you're going to CKC-Seattle leave me a little shout out here. I can't wait for November!!!! :D
I caved and am renting this bad boy for the wedding tomorrow. Since I'm renting it for a Friday I can keep it over the weekend and just have to have it back by 10:00 am Monday. And, I can pick it up today at 3:00!!! Whoo-hoo! Almost four days for the price of one!! I really wanted to rent this bad boy from Tamron instead but, they only rent Canon and Nikon lenses. I will eventually buy the Tamron. It's a great lens and almost as good a quality as the Canon but at about a THIRD of the price!!! You just can't beat that with a stick! :D Oh, and it's only costing me $30.00 to rent it. Yeah, baby!
Now, for the scrappin'! I registered for CKC-Seattle yesterday! I got all of the classes I wanted and I may add more when they finally get the Scenic Route classes up. I e-mailed Layle from SR about classes and they will have THREE classes there this year! No booth, though. Bummer! I haven't gotten my hotel room yet but I think I'll be doing that today.
Anyway, if you're going to CKC-Seattle leave me a little shout out here. I can't wait for November!!!! :D
Friday, August 1, 2008
Awwww!
"If you got paid for what you know about it {scrapbooking} I'd get to stay home!"
Said by my hubby when I told him that I was kind of sad that I didn't get picked to be on the design teams that I tried out for.
PS-it's true for all of us!!!! :D
Said by my hubby when I told him that I was kind of sad that I didn't get picked to be on the design teams that I tried out for.
PS-it's true for all of us!!!! :D
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Another Family Reunion!
July is family month for us!!! Here are some photos from the Manley-Goodman-Corbin family reunion. This reunion is pretty much all about the kids. My cousins are all pretty much in the same age group and we are all poppin' out little ones left and right. Which is a good thing because Little Man most likely isn't getting any more first cousins! So, I'm glad he will have a ton of second cousins his age! :D
Here he is getting into trouble. Pretty campsite, huh? We've been going here for about 25 years now.
I couldn't get enough of this little guy and his adorable eyes! He's my cousin's friend's soon-to-be adopted son. In the first two months of his life he'd been through so much but the system worked for him and now he is so loved and adored it's ridiculous! I loved him!
Here's my aunt Linda. I love her smile! :D
This is my cousin Joe's wife, Shari. They brought their six-week old baby girl, Sage. I loved her, too. I didn't hold her though, I was just at the tail end of a cold and so I just took pictures of her every time I saw her! LOL!
My aunt Shawnie. I love her so much!!!
My cousin Lizzie and her little man, Cole. They are so stinkin' cute!!! Juicy lips abound for that part of the family!
Mickey, rockin' a faux-hawk!!! (Andrew hated it! Hee!)
Payton marshalling her troops!
An evening visitor!
The moon reflecting over the swimming area.
The whole gang!!! (Thanks to my tripod and remote!!)
Nick!!! He's three months younger than Mickey and he wasn't feeling very well. But, he's still as cute as all get out with that hair and that grin!!! Love him!!!
Here she is!! Baby Sage! She's got her daddy wrapped around her finger like nobodies business!!!
Payton, again! Love this kid! Alot!!!
Keilei and Marnie sharing some secrets! Keilei hadn't made an appearance at the reunion for six years so it was pretty cool to have her there. They are flippin' gorgeous aren't they!!!
Marnie's middle daughter, Skye. She found a dead catfish and in proper Manley family tradition, brought it up for everyone to see! :D
Here he is getting into trouble. Pretty campsite, huh? We've been going here for about 25 years now.
I couldn't get enough of this little guy and his adorable eyes! He's my cousin's friend's soon-to-be adopted son. In the first two months of his life he'd been through so much but the system worked for him and now he is so loved and adored it's ridiculous! I loved him! 
Here's my aunt Linda. I love her smile! :D
This is my cousin Joe's wife, Shari. They brought their six-week old baby girl, Sage. I loved her, too. I didn't hold her though, I was just at the tail end of a cold and so I just took pictures of her every time I saw her! LOL!
My aunt Shawnie. I love her so much!!!
My cousin Lizzie and her little man, Cole. They are so stinkin' cute!!! Juicy lips abound for that part of the family!
Mickey, rockin' a faux-hawk!!! (Andrew hated it! Hee!)
Payton marshalling her troops!
An evening visitor!
The moon reflecting over the swimming area. 
The whole gang!!! (Thanks to my tripod and remote!!)
Nick!!! He's three months younger than Mickey and he wasn't feeling very well. But, he's still as cute as all get out with that hair and that grin!!! Love him!!!
Here she is!! Baby Sage! She's got her daddy wrapped around her finger like nobodies business!!!
Payton, again! Love this kid! Alot!!!
Keilei and Marnie sharing some secrets! Keilei hadn't made an appearance at the reunion for six years so it was pretty cool to have her there. They are flippin' gorgeous aren't they!!!
Marnie's middle daughter, Skye. She found a dead catfish and in proper Manley family tradition, brought it up for everyone to see! :D
Hope you enjoyed our reunion! I know I did. Even with the park ranger coming by to tell us that we were singing too loud it was a great time. I start looking forward to this reunion on the drive home. :D
Thursday, July 17, 2008
A Few Photos from Last Weekend
My Uncle Bob and Aunt LeeAnne. These two are the neatest! Promise! :D
Little Man getting some "help" from his cousin. :D She's a cutie, ain't she? (I'm from Canby, I can say ain't!!!)
Little Man showing that he doesn't need any help! (What is it with men and wheelies? I totally thought I had a few more years before he started doing them!)
The gang hanging out in the kitchen.
Doing a quilting puzzle in honor of the Quilt Show in Sisters! I didn't go with, I went shopping in Bend. :D Yummy scrap stores there!
This is my cousin Kelley and her husband Dreas. She is Bob and LeeAnne's daughter. And...she's pregnant!!! Squeal!!! Whoo-hooo!! I'm majorly excited and just minor-ly jealous!
Aunt Linda and Uncle Jeff. Don't you love her shirt? It's even cooler in person! I so want scrapbook paper like that shirt!
Uncle David and Aunt Cindy. We were celebrating their birthdays. They are 100!!! :D
Well, that's the highlights. We had a nice time in SunRiver reconnecting with family. I'm looking forward to this weekend and some more family time! And, camping!!! :D
Little Man getting some "help" from his cousin. :D She's a cutie, ain't she? (I'm from Canby, I can say ain't!!!)
Little Man showing that he doesn't need any help! (What is it with men and wheelies? I totally thought I had a few more years before he started doing them!)
The gang hanging out in the kitchen. 
Doing a quilting puzzle in honor of the Quilt Show in Sisters! I didn't go with, I went shopping in Bend. :D Yummy scrap stores there! 
This is my cousin Kelley and her husband Dreas. She is Bob and LeeAnne's daughter. And...she's pregnant!!! Squeal!!! Whoo-hooo!! I'm majorly excited and just minor-ly jealous! 
Aunt Linda and Uncle Jeff. Don't you love her shirt? It's even cooler in person! I so want scrapbook paper like that shirt! 
Uncle David and Aunt Cindy. We were celebrating their birthdays. They are 100!!! :D
Well, that's the highlights. We had a nice time in SunRiver reconnecting with family. I'm looking forward to this weekend and some more family time! And, camping!!! :D
Erica
:D
Monday, July 14, 2008
And, the winner is...
...Jingle!!! :D
E-mail me your mailing address at melegs@hotmail.com and I'll get those stamps out to you!
Thanks everyone for all of your great links and suggestions!!! :D
Laundry room update...it was textured while we were gone, we primed it last night, I painted it today and Andrew is installing the new flooring right now!!! Depending on how hard it is to install, I may get hot water tonight!!! Oh, yeah, baby!!!
Erica
:D
E-mail me your mailing address at melegs@hotmail.com and I'll get those stamps out to you!
Thanks everyone for all of your great links and suggestions!!! :D
Laundry room update...it was textured while we were gone, we primed it last night, I painted it today and Andrew is installing the new flooring right now!!! Depending on how hard it is to install, I may get hot water tonight!!! Oh, yeah, baby!!!
Erica
:D
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Some Cool News and a RAK!!
First up, the good news! I applied to be on the design team for Work In Progress. I really love their kits and their site. You have to check them out! I actually have them bookmarked under Inspiration and not Kit Clubs!! LOL! Anyway, I didn't make the team but they did give me an honorable mention. Pretty cool, huh? :D
Also, my laundry room looked like this last night.
It now looks like this!!! :D
Dry wall, baby! They are coming to appply another coat of goop(technical term) and then hopefully sanding tomorrow afternoon and applying texture. That means we can paint when we get back from SunRiver on Sunday and then move the water heater back in. Yep, I am without hot water at the moment. Fortunately, mom's house is empty and nearby!
My other good news is that I've got my first wedding gig! My husband's best friend is getting married 8-8-08 and the bride to be, Karen, didn't want to hire some stranger to boss everyone around while taking pictures. So, I told her that I'd be sure to take lots of pictures since she didn't have an official photographer. Jackie (our hostess for the Fourth) suggested she "hire" me for the job. Karen was all over it and I think it's pretty cool, too. I'm just going to take a ton of candids and any formal shots that she or the families want. It will be kind of like my cousin's wedding when the pro couldn't make the reception because of an emergency.
So, now for the RAK. I really want to do a good, no make that GREAT job for Ron and Karen. I need your help! Please give me your best outdoor wedding photography tips. Or, if you don't have any link to your favorite wedding photographers site. If you don't have one just tell me what you think of "Candidly, Erica" as the name for my not-quite-a-business name. I'll pick a name from the comments on Sunday and send that person this!
Erica
:D
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