Last week was such a CraZy busy week..........

Wow, what a week it was last week...
I started my Part-time job at the bakery, which
btw, I LOVE!!  Its so much fun, I still
have alot to learn, but I'm really enjoying
getting out of the house for a couple of hours
and having some adult conversation...yah!!!
Not only did I start work, but Danielle is right in the
middle of signing up for High School classes(omg,
I can't believe I have an almost high schooler, where
did the time go...), but bill and I have been going to meetings
for different programs they are offering and just basic information
about what classes they need to take and what classes go with what,
CraZy!!! But we got her all signed up for ALL honor classes, who knew
that if you take English I Honors, that that goes with World History Honors
and that Geometry Honors goes with Biology Honors...Holy Cow, I was so
confused by the time I left that parent mtg.  But we got her
schedule done and turned into her counselor.  And she also made
Marching Band, which she had to audition for and made it, she super
excited!!
But on top of that Kaleb is having some issues with school, so I've
been on the phone with the school counselor trying to get that worked out!! 
All I can say about that, is from now on, I will listen to my first instant and
if I don't think a teacher is a good fit for him, then i WILL move him.  Never
again!!!! 
So all in all, it was a SUPER crazy emotional busy week for me!!  But let me tell you
when I got home from work on Friday and after picking Dj up from school, I sat down
at my scrapbook table and scrapped...it felt soooo good.

So I started working on my Survivor layout for Week 5 over at
Tallyscrapper, since my team is "Team Boston Rob" and he is famous
for his Boston RedSock hats, our challenge was to use a hat in either the Title, in a photo,
or a hat embellishment.  Well, I went with the Hat photos of my daughter and her
little hat phase that she went through a couple years back.  We also had to use a big
"B" on our layout, atleast an inch tall.
I also used Sketch 112 from "The Scrappiest" for this layout as well...

"Be Bold"

Have a wonderful week, my friends!!

~Laurajean

Kaleb's Birthday, Scrappiest Sketch #111 and some GOOD news....

So I will start with the GOOD news....
I got a job...YAH ME. 
I decided a couple months back
that it was high time I find me a
pt job and well,
my good friend, Susan texted me
about a week ago and wanted
to know if I was still interested in a pt job
at the bakery....heck yeah!!  So I went
in last Wednesday for a little interview
with Amy(she owns the White Oak Bakery)
and she hired me...believe me, this is much
needed...I need to get out of the house and have
some adult time...AWAY from the kids.
So I will be working M-F from 11-2 and maybe
some Saturdays once Soccer is over for the season.
Its not about the money, cuz I will NOT be making
that much, but more for my sanity!! So tomorrow is
my first day...so I will let you know how it goes!!!

Also, my Kaleb had a birthday on Friday...he turned "10"!!
Omg, where has the time gone....we are going to have a
bowling party for him next Sunday with a bunch of his
friends...he's really excited!!!
But in the meantime, we went ahead and gave him
one of his presents...

He loves playing "War" in the neighborhood with his buddies, so we got him an air-soft gun(believe me, he does not play with the bb's), its just for play. He loves it and was outside all day and weekend playing with it!!

Also, i don't know what was going on with our cat and Kaleb, but

I got this photo of the two of them...Must have been serious, cuz it looks like Oreo is

getting read the right act...lol.

Oreo, you had better watch out!!(honestly Oreo can hold his own, if he gets

tired of Kaleb, he will not hestitate to bite him...lol)

Also, today is MONDAY which means its Reveal day for another fabulous sketch

from the "Scrappiest" Sketch #111...

And here is my layout for this sketch...

"Dj's Birthday Party"

Yes, I'm still working on my daughter's birthday from this past October.

Thanks for stopping by my blog...hope you come over to the "Scrappiest" and check

out Liz's fabulous sketches!!

~xoxo, Laurajean

"The Scrappiest" Sketch 110 Reveal and Survivor Wk. 3

 I'm so excited to post my first Reveal as a designer for

"The Scrappiest".  Here is this weeks fabulous Sketch 110:

And here is my layout using the fabulous sketch...
"Kindred Spirits"
This is my daughter and our good friends little girl, Janessa a couple of
weeks ago, when they were in town visiting, Janessa just adores Danielle.

Here is my layout for this week 3's Survivor Challenge over at Tallyscrapper...

"Its only the beginning"

For this weeks challenge, we had to do

*a Monochromatic layout

*Use a song or lyrics from a Green Day Song

*Use a found item from nature(which I used a branch I found outside)

*And use 2 photos

Thanks for stopping by my blog and visiting...

~xoxo, Laurajean

I'm a Designer for "The Scrappiest"

I was so excited when I got the email on Sunday evening
asking me if I wanted to be a Designer for
"The Scrappiest" Weekly Sketch Blog.

Liz has got some of the best sketches

on her blog and I'm one of the
New Designers...YEAH!!!!!

A NEW Sketch is up every Monday on the
blog, so come on over and check them out!!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!!
~Laurajean

that just happened....

Okay, so over at Tallyscrapper, we are playing
Survivor and for this weeks challenges, I issued the
challenge for Wk. 2 for Team Russell and Christine issued the
challenge for my team, Team Boston Rob....
well, usually I don't have such a hard time
with a challenge, but for some reason,
this one liner that Christine said the we had to use...."that just happened..."
was kicking my butt....I could NOT find a photo to fit
this challenge. 
But then I found this one of Bill and I
on the beach last year, obviously I don't take very good self photos,
you know the ones where you turn the camera around and get
one of yourself or in this case, of Bill and I.  Well, I suck at
it and totally cut Bill's entire head out of the photo and only got abit of
me in the photo...too funny.  I didn't think I would ever use this
photo, but here it is on this Survivor layout, heehee....

"it just happened"

a couple of my close-ups...can I just say, I absolutely LOVE Crate Paper's Restoration Collection...probably one of my all-time favs...

And I think I'm addicted to Baker's Thread...using it alot lately ;)

This layout is also for the Current ScrapFit Workout #38 "Kick the Winter Blues"....this is the perfect challenge right now especially with all of the craZy weather that everyone has been getting lately...

For this Workout, you had to use the colors-

     Green, Yellow, Orange, Red and White

And last but not least, Tallyscrapper is getting Product for the Store....and NEW CHA items are on the way, so come on by and get yours while you can...Go to the Store here!!!!

Thanks for stopping by my friends....

~Laurajean

Tallyscrapper is ALL the rage with the March KIT and Survivor

OMG, I am so excited to see Tallyscrapper
hopping again since my dear friend, Pinky, has taken
over...for one, she puts together the most gorgeous

kits and the March KIT is NO exception...

Check out my layouts using the fabulous KIT...

"Lambert's Home of Throwed Rolls"

omg, if you are ever in the Springfield, MO area, you have got to go eat

at this restaurant, we had the best time...they throw their AWESOME rolls to you from across the room...my kids had a ball. 

"D&K"

just a recent layout of my kids at the beach

"You Inspire Me"

just the way my daughter makes me feel sometimes, love this photo of her...she's being her sassy self.

"My Happy Sweet Indulgence"

since becoming diabetic, their are a few things that I just can't have any longer, but Hot chocolate is NOT one of them for me...their's nothing better...

(I also used the PageMaps Sketch for the BasicGrey Contest, that they have going on over there right now)

Don't you just LOVE the March Kit from Tallyscrapper...their will ONLY be a few kits to purchase on March 1st 8:00am CST...Get YOURS before they are all gone!!  Go HERE on Tallyscrapper.

Also going on over at Tallyscrapper right now is SURVIVOR.  If you have never played Survivor with us before and you LOVE the show Survivor, then you need to come on over and check it out.  The first Challenge was issued and it was AWESOME....Here is my layout for Week 1...

The Challenge for Week 2 has been issued and its a good one.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!!

~Laurajean

BackPorch Memories February's Medley Kit

I am honored to have gotten to work with BackPorch Memories February Medley Kit as their Guest Designer...I just LOVE this kit, so much fun to play with...check out my projects using this kit

"Warm Winter Days"

"Family Photos"

"Remember"

and I also did a "Welcome Home" Card using the gorgeous KIT...

Definitely head on over and get your February KIT from BackPorch Memories!!!

Thanks for stopping by, my friends!

~Laurajean