after 1 month...

Bella likes her doggy bed! When we first got her this little bed, she would just play in it with her toys or bones and then fall asleep on the floor BESIDE it! Now it is her favorite spot. We enjoy her every day, she really fits our family well.

The basement is nearing completion, FINALLY! Rob will sand the ceiling and I can put a final coat of paint on this weekend. Then the baseboards and door frames will go up and it will be ready for carpeting. Furniture arrives October 9 and family arrives October 11! Cutting it close!

I started kickboxing again after a 2 month vacation, which I will NEVER take again! I had to start all over with the sore muscles - but after my 2nd week I'm getting back in the swing of things. Jacob started TaiKwonDo (is that how it's spelled?) - we have the same instructors! He loves it, can't wait to post pix of him in his suit. Sophie is LOVING Joy School and is learning a lot from it. Our next big decision around this house - what to be for Halloween??

Martha's Vineyard

Thought I would post a few of my favorite pix from Martha's Vineyard! Seriously wanting a house there, maybe I can afford one when Rob retires, ha... We spent most of our day in Edgartown, shopping and eating of course!

basement and other updates

We are moving right along with the basement. The walls have the primer coat (took 6 hours to do the entire basement, including the bathroom), now I'm just waiting for the ceiling to be finished so we can texture that. Furniture was ordered and will be delivered October 9th! Hopefully we can get carpet installed the 1st week of October. I'm keeping it simple, I got a tailored sectional and two reclining leather club chairs. I'd like to get the kids furniture from PB Kids, that will have to wait until after Christmas. I want a desk included with cubbies for baskets and cabinets for them.

School is going great for Jacob, he loves his teacher. Sophie is in her 2nd week of Joy School and is LOVING it! There are 4 total moms in our group, we rotate teaching weeks, which means I only teach 1 time a month! She goes Tues/Thurs and it is HEAVEN for me!

The scrapbook store is keeping me busy, even more as we are heading into the "scrap season"! We get new products in daily and as always we strive to find the most unique papers and embellishments. My favorite new product is my Cricut carrying bag. It is just the right size for slinging on my arm! Now I'm anxiously awaiting Becky and Alie's new books, they are on order!

lovin' hambly

Scraptacular! is now carrying Hambly! I love these products, the rub-ons go on smoothly and the transparencies are amazing! Here's a little sample that I did for the store-