Change is.....(pic Heavy)

In the last month, I have started a temporary job, cut off all my hair, visited my daddy in Ohio, took MyGirl to a photo shoot for a hair care magazine, and signed my children up for school. I have only scrapped 3 pages in a month. Do I sound pressed? Nope, 'cause I ain't. It is what it is. Here are two of the three LOs. I did these for Scraphappy back in July.

First things first, I like having a little job.I am making money for the first time in 7 years. Sweet wonderful paycheck....ahhh.

Next, I cut off all my hair and I swear I am a new women. My hair is fierce! I am FIERCE! Mr. Davis?....that is a whole 'nother subject. A brother was not too happy with my...change. He will be okay because I SWEAR I am ferocious! I am never going back to boring hair ever again...like NEVER! This chic in ATL cut my hair and she is FAB! Now I have to drive 5 hours to get my hair cut...what was I thinkin'? It is so worth it!!!! Check it out.

Next, I got to see my Daddy. I love my DADDY!!!!! (sigh) I don't know what it is, but I love him so much! I wish we didn't live 14 hours away. He is a wonderful Granddaddy. The kids look forward to playing UNO with him. It's one of the things they share with Granddaddy. He tells them he is going to burn their biscuits in UNO. Yeah, this year the seven year old beat him. Oh well.
Check out MyGirl. She is so grown up. I wish you all could have seen her in the photo shoot...she's a beast! She can take some pics. I loved her makeup and hair. These are the pics I took of her after the shoot.

Last but not least. Starting in a few weeks, my children will be in school. After 5 years I will no longer be a homeschool mom. I have mixed emotions about all of this. I am experiencing feelings of joy, happiness, elation, and excitement. Those are all emotions aren't they? My goodness, I am so excited. NO MORE PEOPLE AT HOME with ME!!!! YAY!!!! But for real, I really do have mixed emotions, the kind that will lead to dancing in the street and outbursts of random singing. August 24th is going to be a new page in the chapter of my life. In honor of back to school, how about a video (recommended by my friend Brick):

What's UP!

Hey ALL!

I had a chance to go home last week to Birmingham (where I actually have a home). We went to check on our house because we got a call that we had no water in the house and that there was a bad smell through out the house. Ummmm....huh? My house isn't even three years old yet! That is not what you want to hear! The water problem was fixed easily, but we had to stay at a hotel the first night...bummer. But the funky smell was a WHOLE 'nother issue. I can't even begin to describe that mess. It was truly a mess. Let's just say I will be returning to B'ham in a few weeks to decide if a new fridge is in order. Even though my house is in B'ham, my home is where my family is. It felt foreign to be back in AL. We could not wait to get back to Florida.

I am taking my first scrapbooking/card making class EVER! I am taking a card making class at ScrapHappy on tomorrow night. I can't wait. This chick is doing the class and she is THE BOMB! She gets a ton of her stuff published and I want to know what she knows. I will post my cards tomorrow night after class.

I am about to become an Embossing Junkie. I want everything embossing. Make sure you check out the Thinking Inking videos by Two Peas In A Bucket. They are awesome. You can find them on YouTube.

Thanks for stopping by.

Recap

I went to north Georgia last weekend and had a ball at the Scrapbook Cabin. The ladies that joined me had a ball. We scrapped, learned new techniques, and I finished my anniversary album from 2 years ago. I was so ready to finish the album that I nearly came unglued. Fortunately my friends stepped in and did my last 5 LOs. It changed my attitude completely. What I discovered on this trip was that I am never going to a FUN crop with goals! Never again. I want to use weekends like that to be creative and let my MOJO flow. Remember that, Girls. On weekend crops, allow yourself to enjoy being creative. Don't put pressure on yourself to do 100 LOs.

What I loved most about the weekend was that I spent time with my friends. We ate good and laughed all that weekend. The cabin was extremely nice. We put the Michael Jackson Tribute station on and danced brought back some of those 80's dances! (The cabin has Sirrus Radio and surround sound.) I am looking forward to next year. On our way home we stopped at Archiver's and I finally bought a Glimmer Mist and the new Basic Grey June Bug. I wanted to buy everything in that store. .....EVERYTHING!

Upon returning home I picked up MyGirl's best friend from Georgia. They have been best friend's for the last 4 years and I can see them hanging out the rest of their lives. Needless to say, I have been chauffeuring teenagers all week. Not to mention, MyGirl has Volleyball Camp at 7am every morning. We have been going to bed late and getting up REALLY early. No sleeping in this summer.

It's HOT!!!!

Hey Foxes!

It is hot in Pensacola. But who am I to talk, it has to be hotter in South FL. My husband asked me did I want to go to the beach today and I had an immediate thought of me being baked. I opted not to go. Instead we went Father's Day shopping for my husband to no avail. I think we are just going to use the money and take him to lunch or dinner. My husband is hard to shop for. How do you shop for a person who doesn't want anything? Like nothing at all. Just sucks the fun right out doesn't it? I always have a list of things that I want. Anyway, I am going to make his favorite dessert. He loves Fruit Pizza. It is a wonderful summer dessert.

This week I did a few LO's for Scraphappy. Christy gave me a few assignments. She wanted me to do a Father's Day LO and a Graduation LO. Here they are:

Thanks for stopping by. Have a lovely weekend.
Holla' back,
FOX!

Summer is here

Here is a page I completed yesterday. The pearls are from Opaline from Basic Grey and the butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch. I used my Fiskars punches for the the scalloped edges on the cream and teal paper. I like how clean and simple this layout is.

I plan on doing several pages this week. Next week I have to prepare to leave for my scrapbook weekend. I am going to finally finish the album I have been working on for 2 years. Looking forward to that.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek. Have a beautiful day.

Hey....

School is finally over! We have been working so hard the last few weeks to get school done. I have been totally disciplined in not allowing my time to slip away. I usually can look at blogs and get totally swept up. But I am really going to enjoy the summer. I just had to get the schooling done! I am looking so forward to my weekend in the mountains with my girls in a few weeks. I need the break.

We had VBS this week at church. I was trying to avoid volunteering but it didn't work (not very Christian like was I?). I got roped in though. However, I had a blast. I was assigned to work with the Kindergarden and 1st grade. They were AWESOME! I enjoyed being there. We sang, we played, we had popscicles, we learned about Joseph and made some cool crafts!

Today is MyGirl's b-day. She is a whooping fourteen years old today, and look how goofy she can be. This is how she was entertaining us at dinner (don't tell her I put this pic out here). Is that not the most ridiculous thing you have ever seen? They want to be so grown and then do stuff like this. For her b-day she has had me cookin' all day. Her first favorite meal was chicken salad sandwiches. That was fine, but then for dinner I cooked fried chicken with barbecue glaze, hashbrown casserole and baked beans. It was all good, and I made them clean the kitchen.

Anyway, I will be scrapbookin' this week because I can...finally. Even though I have not scrapped in two weeks it did not keep me from shopping. I bought a new lace border punch, and picked up some supplies to work on LO's for Scraphappy. Plus, I have finally met two people at church who want to scrapbook or have just started the hobby. Yeah! I need some scrapbook buddies down here.

I have missed being out here in blogland. Thanks for stopping by!
-Fox

A layout

Here is a LO I did for Scraphappy's Blog. Christy over at Scraphappy is allowing me to be on her Design Team. This is a big deal for me because I know I need to stretch more. Here is the LO that I included on that blog.


Have a good weekend.