What I've been up to

Today started quite early for me. I woke up at 2:00 am for no good reason. This has been happening more frequently than I prefer. I was finally able to go back to sleep for a couple of hours before waking up to take the kids to school. The kids go to a small school out in the country. On any given day it is not uncommon for us to pass tractors on our way to school. This time of year it is not unusual for us to spot these either.

This morning there were 7 hot air balloons floating in the sky near the kids' school. It was a beautiful site to see.

I had an appointment today, so I was off of work. The appointment took less time than expected, so I had the rest of the day to myself. I am supremely happy about scoring this deal:


Yes, that's right, it was $23.99! It is 3.5 feet wide and 3.5 feet tall! I couldn't buy a plain canvas for that! I totally thought it must have been an error for it to be that cheap. Pretty cool, huh?


Here are the spoils I scored at an estate sale this weekend. I spent $1.25 for the lot! (not pictured is a deep glass bread baking dish)

The books are vintage hymnals. The oldest one dates back to 1913. I just love them and the history they contain.


On Tuesday I made the Catwalk at Scrap in Style for the second week in a row! That is totally crazy (but cool)! Last week my layout called "I simply adore this girl" was chosen. This week the layout "Pieces of me" that I did with my Scrappin' Homeys using the Elsie recipe cards was chosen. My friend Jen, one of the homeys, also made the Catwalk this week!


Last, but not least, is the project I finished for my class at SIStv with Wilna. It is a great class and she is a great teacher. She is totally organized and comes up with unique project ideas that are fun to do. We altered a Starbuck's cup and made it into an album. I still have to put pictures and journaling in it, but I am excited to have finished it in time to move onto the next project.


Best of all I did not buy ONE new item to complete this project. I tapped into my stash and used supplies I already had. I did get a cup from Starbuck's, but they gave it to me for free so that doesn't count. :0)

So there are the hilights: good deals, pretty balloons, more good deals, scrapbookin' lovin' and a fun project! What else is there?

~Tricia

Do you want the good new...

Or the bad news first? Well, since I think it's nice to end things on a positive note I'll start with the bad. My Mom fell on Monday and broke her arm and dislocated her elbow. OUCHIE!! She has several "chips" in her bone which prevents it from going back into place until she has surgery on Tuesday. So for the time being she will remain in a tremendous amount of pain till it gets fixed. We're talking pain so severe that it makes you vomit every time you move. Yeah, good times!! So that's the bad news.
Alrighty, so on to the good news! On Tuesday two of my layouts were chosen for the Catwalk on Scrap in Style TV! Woo Hoo!
Celine Navarro chose this one called Friends.

That alone thrilled me, but I scrolled down further and there was another one on the Catwalk! Wha? Crazy right?!Jody Ferlaak chose this one that I made for the One Little Word challenge blog.

So I was feeling very good indeed on Tuesday! Then, I wake up this morning and found out that they had already picked a winner over at Scrapjacked. So I head on over and see this layout staring back at me.

Dude, I thought I was being punked by Ashton or something! I still can't believe it. So, that is my good news.
So that is my week so far. A little bit of good news mingled in with a little bit of bad. Oh well, such is life I suppose..........