Scrap Swap Catch Up

Okay ladies...I thought I would post what we will be doing in the upcoming months, and who has given me what for which months. So far I think this has all worked out really well!! I know I have enjoyed getting my goodies, and I am sure you have all too. I can't wait to actually start using them, but it might still be awhile because we might start building very soon....we'll see though. Anyways, so far here are the months I have for each of you (if any of these are wrong let me know):
DeDe: have all up to date plus page kit/school/color/sport/holiday
Amber: all up to date plus page kit/school/sport/color
Kristina: up through summer celebrations
Kira: up through posies and flutterbys
Jerrica: up through posies and flutterbys
AmberHooten: up through posies and flutterbys
Shanoa: up through posies and flutterbys
Me: up through summer celebrations
LesLee: up through posies and flutterbys

Now for our upcoming months (remember the month posted by the theme is the month to be working on your project not the month that it is due-each project is due the 1st week of the following month). Once again, if you have any suggestions on theme's let me know...we distributed out these themes and assignments when I was back home so I hope these work for everyone. If not, please let me know ASAP so we can get everything reconfigured. These will go through the end of the year, at that time we will reconfigure the swap and make sure everyone is still in :0). If you need to remember the rules please re-visit this post, or let me know if you have any questions. Here we go:

September (due October 3rd) : Back to School
October ( due November 7th) : Sports
******Sports assignments are:
Basketball-Liz
Football-Amber Hooten
Soccer-Amber
Baseball-Kristina
Golf-DeDe
Fishing-Shanoa
Hunting-LesLee
Swimming-Jerrica
Dance-Kira
November (due December 5th or earlier if possible since you can use these as your Christmas cards): Christmas cards
December (due January 2nd): Holiday
******Holiday assignments are:
Christmas-Liz
Valentines-Shanoa
4th of July-Amber Hooten
Thanksgiving-Kira
Halloween-DeDe
New Years-Kristina
Easter-Amber
Mothers Day-Jerrica
Fathers Day-Leslee
January (due February 6th): Rainbow-----this swap I am super excited about. Each person will have a color and they need to provide each of the following items for each people in the swap in their assigned color: a button, a flower, a 12 inch piece of ribbon, a brad, and an embellishment of their choice. The rainbow assignments are:
Green-Amber
Pink-Liz
Purple-DeDe
Blue-Leslee
Orange-Amber Hooten
Brown-Kristina
Black-Shanoa
Yellow-Kira
Red-Jerrica

Thaks for doing so great ladies....I can't wait to see what you have done with your items and I can't wait to see our upcoming swap stuff!!! Please e-mail me photos of any items you want posted using the stuff we've created!!!

Week 11

I will say that moving sucks...I am totally not motivated to clean my house because I know we are moving soon. The only thing that is saving me is the fact that I am hosting our new hobby swap group at my house on Thursday so I know it has to get done. I have tried really hard today and yesterday to get caught up and get some of my scrap swap stuff done...and I am glad to say that I am almost there. I have played with fabric, felt, clay, paint, shrinky-dink, and of course paper piecing from my silhouette. I love how everything is turning out so far!! I only have a couple more things to finish...then it's on to cleaning and preparing for my party on Thursday. I am loving softball, having afternoons off (as of today-only summer school), and getting caught up. Now if I could just get all my projects finished!!
*Do something active for 5 out of 7 days
*Make healthy food choices and be aware of what is going in my mouth
*Read my scriptures for 5 out of 7 days
*Play with PSE...fix photos Amber's photo's
*Finish up my handmade gifts (only 2 more left!!)
*Pack 2 tupperwares
*Make a couple layouts using my swap stuff
*Do something nice for Eric and one other person each day
*Organize scrap room....especially with all my new goodies!!!!
*Finish my swap stuff for the online swap, and for the summer swap with my ladies!!
And this week I will also:
*Get all my stuff ready for my hobby swap night!!

Week 10

Well...last week was busy, although I can't remember why-haha! This week marks the end of our 2008-2009 school year, and I couldn't be more ready!! Tomorrow I get to be a chaperon for the middle school kids at LAGOON!! I love Lagoon and I am very excited to go and not be here for the craziness of the last day of school. Then on Thursday I will still have to be at the school, but there will be no little tyrants running around-whew!! I am really glad to be doing summer school-it will be a great prep to ease me into next year and my new position in the elementary school. Oddly enough, you would think being done with school would bring about more time, but thus far that is a no cigar!! I am hoping to start packing next week and get my house in order for the new Hobby Swap Night my friends Shanoa and I are starting. I will be hosting this first one, and I am hoping for a really great turnout!! It will be a potluck and I will be doing a demonstration on felt flowers and how to turn them into a headband, bow, or scrapbooking/card embellishment. To add to that and the swap I started with my friends and family from back home, I entered into an on-line swap that is due August first, so June will for sure be a busy month!!! Eric and I have vacations planned for the first 2 weeks in July, and then I am hoping to come home and start on the fish paintings I will be doing for Eric. Sneak peeks of all my swap stuff will be posted soon!!!
Anyways, This week I will continue to:
*Do something active for 5 out of 7 days
*Make healthy food choices and be aware of what is going in my mouth
*Read my scriptures and a church article for 5 days
*Play with PSE...fix photos Amber's photo's
*Finish up my handmade gifts
*Pack 2 tupperwares
*Make a couple layouts using my swap stuff
*Do something nice for Eric and one other person each day
*Organize scrap room....especially with all my new goodies!!!!
*Finish my swap stuff for the online swap, and for the summer swap with my ladies!!

Feeling Renewed!!

Last night I got scrappy with my friend Jessica...and it was just what I needed. Sometimes I want to rip my hair out at work. I am so excited to go next year to the elementary school, and not have to deal with disrespectful heathens with no backup or support! -(okay now that I got that out, back to what I was talking about whew!)- Anyways, I got so much accomplished!! I made 2 pairs of earrings for RS super Saturday, finished my swap items for next month-I even threw in something extra, and finished my own mushrooms from last month. I can't wait to go home tonight and play with my swap stuff, and work on the last 2 things for my handmade gifts!! We have our first softball game tonight...so excited!!! BTW I saw these amazing dolls online and found out that you can buy blank ones to paint your own...wouldn't it be so fun!!!! (Like I need a new hobby-I'll have to do my new paintings first!!)

Week 9...seriously!!

I can't believe how quick time has gone by!! Amazingly enough this blog really has helped me become more responsible with my time. Yesterday I didn't have time to post...I was getting some serious work done!!
This week I will continue to:
*Workout for 5 days
*Make healthy food choices and be aware of what is going in my mouth
*Read my scriptures and a church article for 5 days
*Play with PSE...fix photos Amber's photo's
*Finish up my handmade gifts
*Pack 2 tupperwares
*Make a couple layouts using my swap stuff
*Do something nice for Eric and one other person each day
*Organize scrap room....especially with all my new goodies!!!!
*Finish my upcoming swap stuff

Tonight I have some ladies coming over to scrap so I should be able to get a few of these checked off. I would've had to add put away laundry, pay bills, balance checkbook, finish and order custom invite, and finish fixing photo's from this weekends shoot. Luckily yesterday I was very productive. I even made time to do a gym class again...I am sore today so that's a good sign. I was also able to push myself harder than ever before and keep up with the teacher 100%. Yeah!! I have let W. W. slide a bit, but I am still trying to make conscious food choices. Soon I will be adding a few paintings to this list, and moving. I can't wait for our place to be done so we can get started. Even though I hate packing, I dread it even more when I don't have a final date in which to have it all done by!! The place is looking different though...we took the beds down...my scrap space seems so much bigger!!