Ramblings of a Stay-at-Home Mom

Welcome to Days 15-18 of December Daily! Running a bit behind here, but whatever. It's the season, and as long as I get them done (preferably before next November...), it'll be fine.

Hello & welcome to Days 13 & 14 of December Daily! For Day 13, I went with 2 stories: Violet reading in her school assembly and Zachary going on the potty twice in a day! The plaid star is from Ali Edwards  Chipboard Bundle 1 . I seriously need to find a way to put a dancing emoji on the page for Zach. I mean, look at his face! He was so proud of himself. For Day 14, it was all about making Sugar Cookies! I make them every year, but this was the first year that I gave the job of decorating to the girls. They did such an awesome job. The Very Merry word art is from Ali Edwards Christmas Star .

Welcome to Days 11 & 12 of December Daily! For Day 11, I really didn't have a story to go with, but then realized I could do a gratitude list. I decided to go with some hexagon text shapes to switch it up. The hearts are from Ali Edwards  Heart Digital Story Stamp  and  Gratitude  is from  Daily Digital Story Stamp . For Day 12, I used the story of me & Zach at Pre-School on a Thursday morning. The heart you  and the heart (recolored) is from Ali Edwards Heart Digital Story Stamp . Gosh darn it I love his smile. 

Welcome to Day 05 & Day 06 of December Daily! My Day 05 story is of the Christmas Brunch that we have at the Selah Mom's Group that I'm a part of at church. Word art and hearts are from Ali Edwards Eat Digital Story Stamp. For Day 06, I let the kids decorate the Christmas tree and got them their yearly ornaments. Christmas Tree background and word art is from Ali Edwards DD Prep Party that she hosted back in November (content is still available).

Welcome to Days 03 & 04 of December Daily! For my Day 03 story, I decided to write about Violet cutting her hair off. I know it's not Christmas themed, but it was my only story for the day, so I went with it. This was a really easy page to put together. The word art is from  Ali Edwards   Heart Happy . For my Day 04 story, I went with me doing all the gift wrapping for the nieces and nephews. The word art is from Ali Edwards DD Prep Party that she hosted back in November (content is still available)

Welcome to Day 2 of December Daily! I almost thought that I wouldn't have a story for today, but then Dominique started putting up her art wall, and I just rolled with it. I quickly put this together using the Project Life app with the filler card from the Comfort & Joy card collection, and then added the digital brush from  Ali Edwards Heart Happy .  All in all, really easy to put together and it's done!

Hello and welcome to December Daily. You have been forewarned. If you're not familiar with December Daily, I would highly suggest checking out Ali Edwards , and her plethora of DD posts , who is the mastermind behind this brilliant concept. In short form, make a scrapbook (paper, digital, hybrid) of the Christmas season. Photos + Words. That's it.  This will be my 6th year doing this and I still love it. I plan on just taking a story a day, whether it Christmas related or not, and going with it. It will never be perfect and with 3 kids running around, nothing ever is, so I will just make do. The story for Day 1, is of course, the Church Worship Team & Choir. I put it together using the Project Life app and used the Comfort & Joy collection for the filler & journal cards. 

Weeks 19-22 Week 19:  Again, lots of playing outside, good food and grocery shopping. And since this week covered Mother's Day, Keith had homemade bread and Spinach Dip ready for me when I got home from work that Sunday. Have I mentioned that he's the best?! Kits used: Project Life Everday Adventure, quote card from Elise Joy. Week 20:  Of course, you always have to have a week that just starts off wonky, right? Well, that was this week. Violet came down with a double ear infection and a sinus cold that had us in the hospital for 5 hours on a Monday night. We got there around 8:30pm and didn't leave until 1am. Very long night indeed. Otherwise, it was a routine week. Week 21:  Again, more of the same stuff this week. Violet went away to her Grandma's for the night, visiting the Splash Park, and finding worms for the garden. Week 22:  This is the week that I turned 30. Keith took me out for supper while my Mom took the girls for the day (!! Best Mom Ever!!), we visite...

I was in the mood to scrapbook last week and got quite a bit done when I could. It's especially handy now that I do all my Project Life on their app. More convenience and easier! Here's my layouts for April. Week 15:  Not much going on this week. Visiting great-grandparents, shenanigans around the house, lots of playing with Lego and riding horses. Kits used: Love Story, Everyday Adventure. Week 16:  This week included lots of playing outside, family date to Mongo's for supper, knitting and more playing. Week 17, 1st spread:  This was a busy week.This first spread is the beginning of the week, and Dominique's Smash Cake that she had for her 1st birthday. She absolutely loved it. Week 17, 2nd spread:  The left side of this spread is Dominique's 2 birthday parties that she had for her 1st birthday (split families suck. That's all I'm saying). The right side is usual stuff that goes on, including getting both girls to ride horses. Week 18:  This week was back t...

Time for my Project Life pages for March 2015! As always with this year, I did all these pages on the Project Life App, using a couple different kits and some odd stuff thrown in from my computer, including quotes from Elise Joy. Even though I'm about 2 months behind, I'm still loving the process and am attempting to get a couple more weeks done during nap times today and tomorrow. Week 10. Both pages are Design A, with quote card from Elise Joy and digital stamp from Ali Edwards. Kiwi kit is used. Week 11. Both pages are Design A with quote card from Elise Joy . Used Kiwi Kit Week 13. Left page is Design A, right page is Design K. Used Midnight, Everyday Adventure and Just Add Colour kits. Quote cards from  Elise Joy . Week 13. Left page is Design X, right page is Design Y. Used Kiwi and Midnight Kits

Whew, it's been a while since I've posted anything for Project Life. Like I said in my last post, I hit a slump during May. But it's nice to be posting these again. Like usual, I've been using the Project Life App, mainly using the Kiwi Kit, with some other stuff thrown in for fun. And it seems to be working. And it's easy for me to keep up, even when I fall behind several weeks. So without further waiting, here's the February Project Life pages. For Week 6, I used a combination of Kiwi and Seafoam, along with the quote cards from Elise. A pretty normal week, including Keith sending me a photo of an frozen artisan well (thank you plumber hubby), and the start of our indoor garden with Keith's hot peppers. For Week 7, I stuck mainly with the Kiwi kit, along with some other elements from my computer (via dropbox). And our surprise Valentine's Date that Keith planned. Week 8 was a normal-ish week here at home. Lots of play time, cooking (like always) and kn...

Welcome to Project Life 2013 - Week 29 (July 14-20)  It was a bit crazy this week, so not lots of journaling, but some really awesome photos and memories!  Title card is from Project Life Baby Girl (didn't use it in Violet's album), with stickles in Lavender and my writing. Also included a grocery shopping receipt from Sobey's of my $150 grocery bill. Oops. Love the photo of the flower, the sunset and the clean kitchen! Summer Journal card is from Snap Studio. My biggest nephew turned 5 this week. Almost cried. He's getting so big and going to Kindergarten in the fall. The "You Are" sign I found somewhere on Pinterest I believe. And the one of shopping at IKEA? That photo is actually from our trip there in April, but Keith decided to have some photo editing it. Had to include it.

Welcome to Project Life 2013 - Week 28 (July 7-13)!  Again, not really a whole lot this week. Lots of photos, not a whole lot of writing. Which is still fine. Our life is getting documented, and that's all that matters.  The title card is from Project Life Baby Girl (it was left over after working on Violet's album). The Week 28 stickers are from a set that I got from the local dollar store. The date stickers are from Basic Grey. Filler card is from Snap Studio . The heart frame around Violet is from A Vegas Girl . The "Love this" on the park photo is from A Vegas Girl. The "love this" on the photo with Keith and Violet was done in A Beautiful Mess app. Everyday moments journal card is from Back to Paper .

Welcome to Project Life 2013 - Week 27 (June 30 - July 6)!   Not much happened this week. It was the long weekend, so me and Keith had a Date Night while Violet was at my Dad's for the night. More playing at the Splash Park (yes, it's a weekly thing), lunch with Daddy at his work (deer steak and Caesar salad) and lots of snuggles as Violet got a fever from this heat wave that we have here.   Title card is from A Little Grace and Mercy's June Freebies . Digital alphas on there are Island of Misfit Toys.     Hello Date Night card is from Project Life Honey Kit . Stickers are from Basic Grey with my writing. AWESOME MOVIE!! I also have a klutz for a nephew.   Hello Week card is from A Little Grace and Mercy's June Freebies . Font is Catholic Schoolgirls.