Catching Up - Project Life Weeks 15 - 17

I've still got week 14, half completed... Isn't that sad? And because it's wasn't finished, I haven't posted any of the other weeks, because I wanted them to be in order. But enough is enough, here are weeks 15 - 17.

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There... That's a relief. I don't see week 14 happening any time soon!

Right now I'm busy as a bee getting ready for Miss Madelyn's birthday party, which is happening this Friday. We're doing a 'Mad Science' theme. It's been so much fun to plan, but ever so time consuming...

Playing Catch Up... Project Life Week 13

Oh, but I'm behind... I'm catching up, slowly but surely. Here is week 13, which seems a long time ago. It was a long time ago.

This particular week does not include a lot of words, just pictures.

My Exciting News!

First things first, my exciting news is this: I've been selected to be on the Sahlin Studios Creative Team! I have to keep pinching myself, because it seems like a dream! If you follow the link above, it will lead you right to the announcement. Read through, and you will see my name! So. Excited!

I've been asked to be on the Project Life Creative Team, which is right up my alley! Now this announcement has come at a time, where I'm in a behind of a slump with my Project Life. Eeks! So I had lots of plans to catch up this weekend.

It would seem that the stars were all aligning... The boys left Friday night for Cub camp, Madelyn went Friday night to Brownie Camp. I had the house to myself. To myself. I was going to spend the entire weekend catching up... And I began to do just that.

I started Friday night, savoured the quiet. Relished the fact that I could stay up as late as I wanted. I worked away like crazy. I got up Saturday morning, and resumed by position in front of the computer. And the around lunch time, the phone rang...

Could I please come and pick Madelyn up... She's not feeling well...  Suddenly my weekend changed a bit.

But I did get the majority things on my 'to do' list accomplished.

Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.

And... This little muffin turned 8 on Thursday... How can it be, that my baby is 8 years old?

So Far Behind...

I think I'm first...

Oy.

Project Life has taken the back burner in recent weeks. I need to do some major catch up. It's funny, because as much as I love this project, every once in awhile I seem to get into a bit of a slump with it. I'm slump'in big time right now... I need to pull up my socks and get caught up. My last post was Week 12, we're currently on Week 20. I do have Week 13 completed, and pictures printed for Week 14.

When I get behind, I begin to feel overwhelmed. I'm not going to stress about it though. I'm going to do what I need to do to get caught up, and move forward. Just like that.

I'm going to be busy as a bee this weekend, I can tell that already.

And, my baby is going to be 8 years old tomorrow. Eight. And I'm saddened by it and joyful at the very same time.

I have decided that if I ever meet a Genie, and I was given 3 wishes, 2 of my wishes would be to go back to when my kids were infants, and spend a day with each individual child. Just done day. A day that I would and savour every second and every snuggle. [Fingers crossed, that I wouldn't get a fussy day]

My 3rd wish... Easy-Peasy, I'd love to be able to speak and understand every language on earth.

Here's a quick stroll down memory lane... Just one photo. Can't believe that tomorrow will mark 8 years of your life with us. I love you to the Moon and Back Sweet Girl...

I have some exciting news to share... It relates directly to my word for 2013, which was ACTION. I will explain more in the next few days.
 

Project Life - Wk 12

After much anticipation, I got my first Project Life Kit by Studio Calico in the mail. I was SO excited. This was my first attempt at utilizing physical elements, as well as doing some pictures digitally. I don't think I'll ever got back to scrapping each individual picture again... But I like the flexibility this allows me to have, somewhere between the two.

 

Time and time again, I'm drawn to simplicity... I don't want it to seem too cluttered. Sometimes I have more of a story to tell than other times. Sometimes the picture itself, tells the story. That's okay. It's all okay. I can take this any direction I choose.

Project Life - Week 11

I'm doing pretty good with project life this year. Of course, I still I love it. 

I adore it.

Every once and awhile I seem to get into a bit of a funk when I  think to myself, 'what am I doing this for?' Then I walk into a room and see kids pouring over past albums.

I finished off week 11 a few weeks ago, and haven't gotten around to posting it yet. I also received my first Studio Calico Project Life Kit in the mail... So from here on in, it's going to be a little bit different. I want to keep things simple... But I'm not sure how. Week 12 will certainly be a learning curve... I was kind of right in my happy place as far as 'layouts' went.

That's ok. I'm excited about adding physical elements for sure.

Here is my last 100% digital page for awhile: [digital as in, doing all the photos in PSE]

It's also been awhile since I posted my '52 Lists', and you know... The last few topics have not inspired me. I could care less. So I made a decision... I'm only going to do the weeks that appeal to me. Because I can. So there.

I'm not obligated to anything.

This is Why...

I scrapbook. 

This is why I document our every day. 

You have no idea how heart warming it is, to walk into the room and see your kids, both of them, sitting on the couch, looking through albums.  I don't scrapbook every single picture. I try to document main events. I wish I had more time and supplies at the ready, but I'm afraid I don't. I wish I could pump out a layout each and every week, but that doesn't happen. I wish I could be more spontaneous, capture even more memories. But I'm doing what I can do. My kids love looking through these, when I walk into the room and it's silent, and both are sitting reading... Stories about them... Stories about us... It makes me so glad that I keep fairly up to date, and reminds me once again what I love so much about this hobby.