another card of the day

Isn't this just the cutest thing?  I really liked the monkey and I think one special kid will too!

Card of the day

Just another one of the cute animal diecuts I got in Idaho Falls.  I thought I may as well make them all up at once and be done with it.  There were quite a few animals in the package. 

Card of the day

I had to make this card taller...because the giraffe wouldn't fit on the regular sized card.  So I made this 5x7 and put the four on it so I could use it for Kylee's birthday.  She turned 4 on Saturday.  She seemed excited to get it, and I read the message to her.  But she was way more excited with the doll we gave her.  It was one of those that talks and makes sounds when you put the bottle in her mouth.  I figured she had a ton of dolls, but Jeff said..."get her a doll.  That's all she ever wants to play with when she comes out here"...and he was absolutely right.  She seemed to love it.  She opened her other gifts and was excited with the new clothes and the Dora pillow, but she immediately went back to the doll and asked Ivy to open it for her.  I was impressed with how patient Ivy was with her, and how helpful she was with her parents.  She has really grown into a wonderful young lady.  All of them were so fun to spend time with Saturday night.
When I got to Jason & Sally's Saturday night, we had had a huge rain storm, and there were puddles everywhere.  I got soaked just carrying in a few groceries that I ran to WalMart and picked up.  Anyway...when I drove up, Kylee was outside in their driveway, walking around in circles...right in the deepest part of the puddle.  I wanted to grab my camera and get a photo, but when she saw me drive up, she ran to tell her parents that I was there.  Missed opportunity.
We were going to have a little meeting of my family yesterday, to finish planning the family reunion, but one by one, everyone backed out.  David had to go to work, Steph didn't even know we were having the meeting and had made other plans, and Danelle said it was the only night this week that she would ge to be home.  Jason & Sally left at 3:00 am this morning for the trek, so...I went on Utube and searched "minute to win it" games.  Some of them look like way fun...Danelle said she would send out an email with 15 games and we could each do three.  Looks like it might be alot of fun. 

Card of the day #3

Nothing moved on the elephant, but I still thought he was pretty cute.  I used some of the paper out of a pad from DCWV called The Citrus Matstack.  They are 4.5"x6.5".  Perfect for card fronts and a little strip to match another card.  I got this stack at JoAnn's for the 40% off too.  Lot's of pretty citrus colored paper. 
Yesterday we measured our wire at work...started at 5:00 am and it was muggy and hot.  But, we finished earlier than we normally did (about 9:30-10:00) and then we all went to the Wayside for breakfast.  It's nice when you like the people you work with and can enjoy work as well as a little relaxation.  It's not like we spend time with each other away from work, but we could.  Makes work more enjoyable.
Jeff didn't feel well in the afternoon, so I went to Jason & Sally's alone.  I was the only other one there.  Jason did dutch oven potatoes, pulled pork, jello salad...it was way yummy.  Then he had made two different dutch oven cobbler's...peach and chocolate/raspberry.  It was wonderful.  And the kids all entertained me.  Natalie played the piano, Whitney played her violin, and Kylee sang songs.  Most of them original...like telling me stories.  It was absolutely wonderful!

card of the day #2

I'm not even really sure what this animal is...I called it an armadillo, but I'm not positive.  Maybe it's some lizard or something, but...I paired it with a couple more of the chipboard diecuts.  I didn't think it turned out so bad.
Today we will be measuring all of our wire for inventory which starts next Thursday.  Oh boy!  Jeff keeps gloating that this is his "last" inventory.  Hope it's mine also

Card for the day

While I was in Idaho Falls with Robin, we went to JoAnn's and they had all their scrapbooking products on sale for 40% off.  I have sworn off buying....but...I did pick up one or two things.  They had a package of die cuts that were so cute.  I couldn't resist.  I made several cards with them, and will use them for kids birthday's.  Most of them had something that would move....see the alligator's mouth.  On the first photo, the top had fallen down over the bottom and I didn't notice.  When I took the close up...I fixed it.  They have a brad for the moving part.  I thought they were all so cute.  I'll be sharing them with you for the next few days.
Last night we sprayed for weeds...again.  It seems like I just had them all pulled and they're already big again.  I also put out some new solar lights and used vinegar to clean the rest of the old ones.  Hopefully they start charging and working now.  Otherwise, I'll probably be buying some more new ones. 

Sneak peek at 4th of July trip

The top photo is from the first day of rides we took.  We went up WildHorse Canyon, and rode a trail right to base of this mountain.  It was so cool.  There were a couple of turns, where I had my 4-wheeler on two wheels.  It was pretty steep and quite rocky, so the turns were a little tricky.  But, we made it to the end of the road and enjoyed lunch.  Then went up just a little further and found a rotten bridge (most of it had already fallen and gone down the creek.)  I'll post some photos of that also.
The bottom photo is of Jeff and his brother Steve.  We hiked about a mile or so in to this water falls.  It is in WildHorse Canyon also.  Very pretty.  The forest service has built a trail out to it and built this little patio with benches so that you can rest (after the climb) and enjoy the view.  Very worth the hike.  Of course, that was our first day and we weren't so tired.  The hikes got harder as the week went on.