Fun Friday Facts (and a photo)

1. I'm resigned to the fact that one of us will be sick at all times through the winter. Scout was home Wednesday, Nick's been feeling blah most of the week and Bennet had it last night.

2. Tuesday night Scout was in bed at 6, Ellie 6:30, Bennet 7:30. Nick & I were asleep by 8:45 p.m. Rest and recovery!

3. I'm having a hard time seeing how fast Ellie is growing up. But I love watching her personality develop.

4. Bennet has been a huge helper around the house this week when we've been dealing with sickies.
5. I'm looking forward to hanging with friends and making new ones at a crop tomorrow.

6. I have a little crush on Joel McHale. Loved him on The Soup and now on Community. Very funny show.
7. Reading "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro. So far so good.

8. Nick is going to be a chef with his friend Matt Barnes at the YWCA Wausau's Men Who Cook event in January. He's going to do great!

9. I love Starbucks Peppermint Mochas. Haven't had one yet this year. At 400 calories and 49 g of sugar in a Grande I'm not sure how many I'll be drinking this season.

10. Potty training isn't for the weak at heart. That's all I'm sayin'

New Month = New Sketch

It's a new month which means a new sketch at ScrapFreak. This month the sketch was created by past Team Freak Design Team member Shannon Bogan Come join the fun!
Here is my take on it.

TITLE: Such a Goof
Journaling: You are so irresistible. Your smile, those kissable cheeks. Oh how you make me laugh. You know how to work the room. Our fun, fun Ellie. 09/10 Product: October Afternoon, American Crafts, Making Memories, KI Memories, Cosmo Cricket

Halloween 2010

It's a family tradition- each kid has to wear the Princess Leia costume. Here is Ellie. Scout wanted to be a purple butterfly this year. She started out wanting to be Spiderman and then did a 180.

Bennet as SuperGirl. I sewed her costume. I don't sew very often so I'm proud of how this turned out. I think she liked it.

Some more of my favorite photos from today.

10 Fun Friday Facts

1. Went out to dinner last night with my mother-in-law and 3 sister-in-laws. Mexican, margaritas (as big as my head) and chat = HAPPINESS.

2. Read 'The Mountain Between Us' by Charles Martin. It was so so. Kind of predictable. Nick is still reading The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

3. Thinking of re-reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows before the movie comes out on 11/19.

4. On Wednesday I chaperoned the YWCA GIRLS Club Beauty Night at the State College of Beauty Culture. I brought Bennet with me to help set up the food/etc. She did such a great job that she got her hair all curly.

5. She was in her element with the middle school girls. Who doesn't like getting their hair done? Being able to sip juice and eat a cookie while it happens? Bonus!

6. My parents are coming to visit tomorrow. We can't wait!

7. If Grey's Anatomy doesn't end the stupid 'Christina Yang has post traumatic stress disorder and can't cut people' storyline I'm going to jump ship. I'm not a fan of her character to begin with.

8. I put our flannel sheets on our bed. It makes it a little tougher to get out of bed in the morning but they sure are wonderful to sleep on!

9. Is starting to think about Christmas shopping but not doing anything about it.

10. November 2 is a big day. Election Day (can't wait for it to be over), my brother-in-law Matt's birthday and it's Mike Trunnell Day (that's my dad!)

Your smile is like sunshine on my heart

I love this photo of Ellie. When we went to Bay Beach Amusement Park this August my Mom took Bennet and Scout on the train ride. While they were away Ellie and I hung out under a tree and soaked up the sun. (Carla- see your rainbow changing blanket? Still getting lots of use!)

TITLE: Ellie
Journaling:Your smile is like sunshine on my heart I raided my scrap pile and went a little nuts rolling them into little tubes. I handstitched the yellow circle.

Eleanor Margaret at 9 months

I am flabbergasted at how quickly her first year is passing. We'll be celebrating her 1st birthday in 3 months. Seriously? I am doing my best to enjoy every moment- but they sure go by fast!

• Has one tooth on the bottom.


• Starting to eat table food. She LOVES scrambled eggs, noodles and bread.


• Started pulling herself up in her crib. She loves to stand.
  
• Won't respond to Nick if he calls her Ellie. Only when he calls her Eleanor.


• LOVES the kitties- especially Stoli. She will crawl with lightning speed to get to them.


• Had her first real cold- croup.


• Wearing 18 month clothes and size 4 diaper


• Weighed 22 lbs. 8 oz. at her sick visit a couple of weeks ago.


• Won't take a bottle at daycare so we're using sippy cups.

Hey Good Lookin'- Scrap Freak November Kit

I know I said this last month but it's true again this month. This kit is soooo versitile. I really think it would be a win-win for any style of scrapper.


TITLE: Hey Good Lookin' Watcha Got Cookin'
Journaling: Right now you ask for a cooking lesson every night at dinnertime. You want to help with every step- very hands on. Always alot of questions but always so proud that you helped. Sept. 2010

Design Notes: I used the menu board embellie as part of my title. I just used a regular white pen and went over it twice. I did test my pen underneath the felt flower before I wrote the words. The kraft background is actually thin chipboard that came with some photos I ordered. Want not waste not.

TITLE: Sing Love Smile (took the title from her shirt)
Journaling: I hope you never stop climbing. When you take a chance good things can happen. 04/10

Design Notes: Before I adhered the paper to the doilies I cut out the center of the transparency so that I could use them someplace else. No use in wasting the goodness right?

TITLE: Break Time
Design Notes: I found the envelope template online. Added some stickles to simulate steam. Add a single serve coffee, tea of cocoa for a perfect little gift.