My Perfect 10

5 Months!

So today is our five month anniversary...I said we were being totally mushy and corny and loving every minute! This is the card I made Rick this month to celebrate our little milestone and to let him know just how "thankful" I am to have him in my life. I could not have wished for a better man! Thankful... Cardstock:Bazzill Pattern Paper:Scenic Route Stamps: Hero Arts Ink:Onyx Black Versafine Accessories:EK Success Leaf Punch Copics:None This is what I woke up to this morning...aren't they gorgeous! I don't know how he does it, he never forgets. He also spent I don't... Read more →

An Amazing Thanksgiving!

Yesterday was the perfect day, the perfect Thanksgiving! The only things missing were Sammy and Billy who went to see Billy's Grandmother in northern Florida, she has been fighting cancer, Rick's girls who were with their mother in Vero, and Steph, Mike, and Gavin who spent the holiday with Mike's family this year. With such a BIG family it can be tough getting everyone together at the same time. But we were all together at my parents house, the food was AMAZING, everyone was happy, the kids got along, and we were even on time! lol I have so much... Read more →

Happy Thanksgiving!

Day At The Beach...

Today was a beautiful 78 degrees, cool breeze, gorgeous blue sky, and the first day of the Thanksgiving vacation! NOT a day to sit in the house. So I took Jessica, Makayla, and their friend Laura to Phipps Beach in Lake Worth for a few hours this afternoon. Makayla and Laura were like little fish the whole time we were there, swimming in the ocean. Jess and I just enjoyed the sounds of the waves, (or her iPod) relaxing, and getting some sun. It seems like it took forever to get to this first vacation of the school year but... Read more →

The Weekend...Part II

On Sunday we took all the girls to the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in West Boynton. Watching Rick trying to set up the camera on the tripod and then run over to get in the shot had to be one of the the funniest parts of the day. I can only imagine what people are thinking when they see him and ALL these girls! And there are still the three oldest kids missing from the photo! "Eight is Enough!" :) We got some great photos while walking on the nature trail. It was so pretty and quite...well... Read more →

The Birthday Girls!

November 17th was Ava and Sheri's 11th birthday, which we celebrated this past Saturday. Their day started off with some time at the park while the older girls...Jessica and Makayla wrapped their gifts and decorated the house! So when we got home from the park everything was all ready to go and the twins were pretty surprised. Everything looked fabulous...thanks girls!!! We ordered the cake from Publix earlier in the week and picked it up Saturday morning before the park. This had to be one of the BEST cakes we have had so far and with eight kids we have... Read more →

New Christmas Stamps!

I seriously can not remember the last time I ordered stamps. That is pretty sad for a stamper! It has to be over two years at this point, but that is the past and this is my furture...furture Christmas cards anyway. lol I just loved this set by Verve Stamps, and thought it's simplicity would be perfect for our cards this year. Because it has been SO long since I have done any big projects I have decided to keep this years card design pretty simple to get back in the swing of things. I really don't have to make... Read more →

Full Of Surprises!

Yesterday, while I was at work the car got an EXTREME detailed cleaning as a surprise for me! I "tired" to do it last Sunday and nothing I did could even come close to how it looks now...I don't even think it looked this shiney BRAND new! I mean the mobile detail guys (Two of them) worked on the car for THREE hours...ya it was that bad! And of course today it looks like rain! lol Isn't that always the way. Thank you Rick, for once again being so very sweet and taking care of those little details that mean... Read more →

Birthday Week!

Last month was my honey's birthday and I wanted to do something special without breaking the bank...the holidays are right around the corner and we have 8 to shop for! So I decided to give him a "Birthday Week", a whole week of surprises just for him and of course that includes a card each day. Day 1... Cardstock: Bazzill Pattern Paper: None Stamps: Stampingbella Ink: Onyx Black Versafine Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol and Nestabilities Reqtangle Dies Copics: None Day 2... Cardstock: Bazzill Pattern Paper: Unknown Stamps: A Muse ~ Hero and Happy Birthday Ink: Onyx Black Versafine Accessories:... Read more →

Cards...Can You Believe It!

I have actually been crafty the past few months! I just didn't have a place to photograph them. Well I decided tonight I needed to get that done, before too much time past and it just never got done. It actually worked out better then I thought and the photos came out perfect...even better then before! I am going to share a few cards over the next few posts because they kind of go together...then anything else I make from now on will get it's own post like it did in the past...the blog will be crafty once again! ;)... Read more →