A little bit of me...

Scrappyjo

Well, I never thought we would move...we spent most of last fall remodeling our house so it was the way we liked it...and then in a moment of clarity, we decided that a move just might be the thing we needed. Hubby's work was changing locations and the drive was going to double...and it was already long enough.

So we are leaving our "almost at the beach" home and our wonderful neighborhood for another great neighborhood only 20 minutes from the beach. We love our hilltop view and we still get an ocean breeze...however we will now be using an air conditioner on a regular basis. The inside needs a bit of work, but that is okay...I had some great contractors here and they will do the same for me there!!

The kids are excited about the move...the older ones too even though they will be off to college in the fall. Braxton is going to UCLA and Jules to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo... So Proud of both of them for getting into these great schools!! Izzy will miss friends here but is excited to start in a new place too.

Will try to post more as the process continues...need a way to express my creativity since all my scrapping stuff is stored in boxes.

Scrappyjo

We have been so busy here and the year has just begun!! These first two months have flown by so quickly. I can't believe that my baby boy has turned 20 and Jules turned 18 in the past few weeks!! Where did those years go??

I did get a chance to sneak away for a girls weekend a few weeks ago!! It was good to talk to friends and get some scrapping done. Here are a few of my favorites (yes, I had more photos of Jules this time...last time it was izzy):

Juliet after she cut her hair

and one based on a screen shot I found on my computer

and another screen shot...noticing a pattern here...

I recently rearranged my family photo wall. I decided that I needed to scrap this photo from approximately 28 years ago. I can't remember what year this was taken but it was the year that my sister Nancy made matching sweat shirts for the family.

And as the rest of the country is buried in snow, I will share a few photos from the backyard taken today...

Our newest pet..Braxton's Rabbit. He is so friendly and I think really wants out to play with the dogs...not sure that would be the best idea!!

Our freesias have started blooming. Of course, the yellow ones are the only ones blooming right now so it is a yellow garden full of daffodils too.

Our Birs of paradise have just started blooming..So happy as the hummingbirds love them!!

That's all for now, just a little catching up to do. The next months will be full of college notifications, financial aid forms and possibly a campus visit or two. With two making the decision it is a pretty exciting and scary time!!

Scrappyjo

Did you do anything to commemorate the special day of 12-12-12?

Me? I painted a bathroom!!!

I did have a layout featured at Little Red Scrapbook for their "Wow'd us Wednesday" !!

This is one of the several layouts I completed a few weekends ago at my crop.

Here is another one of my favorites:

Our construction is almost done...will share photos soon!!

Scrappyjo

Where has the time gone? We have been super busy here!! Especially me as I recently started working!!! I am lucky because I get to combine my love of scrapbooking with a little bit of income!! I am working at our local scrapbook store Everafter!!! I am meeting tons of new people and having a lot of fun!!

On top of this, we also started a remodel job at our house!!! What started out as simply putting in french doors to the patio has blossomed into 2 french doors, a partial kitchen remodel, total remodel of our kids and master bathrooms plus a lot of electrical stuff that needed to be redone to bring the house back up to code after 15 years!! The hardest part has been the scheduling with 5 people using one shower as they do the other bathroom!! Stuff is in boxes everywhere but at least we had a working kitchen for Thanksgiving and I have been promised that everything will be done by Christmas!! I have decided not to share any photos yet as everything is half done!!

I will share a few photos of my beautiful girls at some events we have attended lately. I really don't have many scrapbook pages to share as I currently can not get to my scrap stuff as it is buried behind boxes of fixtures and sinks!!! I will soon I promise!!

At ArtSplash in September: