Well, it was an eventful snow weekend that is for sure! Maddie and dad made it home safely...thank goodness! When they were on their way home they kept me notified of the "cars off the road count"...What normally is a 2 hour drive turned into an almost 4 hour drive but thankfully most of the drivers were using their snow driving skills and things went off without too much drama. I am just relieved they made it one piece. Saturday the snow seemed to stop for awhile and we were in the lull of the storm. I was hoping that it would just pass right around us but unfortunately closer to evening it hit again and Andrew woke up to a fresh foot of snow to shovel. But the sun is shining this morning and although it is absolutely freezing I went out and took some pictures. Even though I am not a real snow fan...I have to admit it sure does look pretty especially with the sun shining.They say that it is going to warm up substantially this week so I am not looking forward to all of this melting and turning into mud but I just won't think of that this morning!

I am excited today...I entered a contest over at MMFY and I won. So this means that I get to be a guest designer for the site in April. Never ever did anything like this before but I can't wait to do it!! I will share the layout that I entered another day because I wanted to show off these snow pictures today.

Well, I am going to go and get ready for church and our Journey program this afternoon. Stay safe and warm everybody!! Jenn

Maddie's coming home today for spring break!! Woo Hoo!! The only hitch is that we have a storm coming in and Drew is going to get her right after school to hopefully beat it. He doesn't want to take me because I always need to stop and pee and that will take too much time. Gee...makes you feel good doesn't it? But I can understand and I would rather they get there fast and back fast. They are predicting this to be the most significant snowfall of the season. As if we need anymore!!!! So say a prayer guys that everything goes smoothly. I can't wait to have her home even if it is only for a little bit!! Max is pretty excited too!

Speaking of Max, He is well on the mend!! Thank goodness...he is back to all of his normal antics and I couldn't be happier. I was so worried about him. Just not used to him being sick I guess.

Got lots of scrappy stuff in the mail this week. Can't wait to start playing with it all. I am trying to get the house cleaned and ready for Maddie then I plan on spending some time in my scrap room. MMFY is having an online crop in a couple of weeks and I am so excited about that. I have never done an online crop (or one in person either for that matter) So I am pretty psyched up about this. Sounds like a lot of fun stuff going on that weekend. Come on over and join us if you can.

Here is the layout that I promised the other day. My sweet little Abigail...she is mesmerized with the flowers on her shirt in this picture. Thought that it was so cute. So of course the journaling says that I hope she will always be amazed by the flowers in her life. Can't believe this little peanut is already 14!!

Well, I am off to get some work done...have a great day everybody!!

Well, Max woke up with a bad headache again this morning so I called and got him into the doctors this afternoon. They think that he has one of those nasty viral infections that are going around. His ear is a little red but he told them it doesn't hurt so they didn't prescribe antibiotics. They did however do a strep culture just in case because I guess that has been pretty popular in the area. So we will find that out in a couple of days. I was so proud of Max and how he behaved! This is the first sick visit Max has had since he was 9 months old! He just doesn't ever get sick enough for the doctor. So I wasn't sure what to expect. He cooperated and didn't even cry when she did the strep culture. Now I even have problems with that one!! He is sleeping right now...the joys of Dimetapp...something they recommended to help with all of his congestion. Hopefully he will get over this soon and be back to the normal full of it Max that he usually is!

The winning survivor will be announced soon over at MMFY. Can't wait to see who wins. There is so much talent over on that board. Very inspiring!

The weather is pretty stinky right now. We are under a winter storm warning with major ice accumulations expected over night. Will this ever end? I mean seriously, yesterday we were over 60 degrees and sunny...now this!! Maybe it will be a snow day tomorrow and everybody can stay home and cozy together. I can always dream of the I suppose.

Well, just wanted to give a Max update and now I think I am going to go get into some jammies, curl up on the couch with a scrap magazine and watch the Sabres game on TV. Won't be as fun as it was in the suite seats this past weekend but it should be a great game all the same. (I hope!!)Oh and tomorrow I will share another layout...I promise. I just didn't get the one done that I was working on today since we made the trip into the doctors. But...it is pretty and pink and has flowers on it...so it should make you all smile and think of spring!!

It was so cool...Kerry my dear brother asked us if we wanted to go to the Sabres game. Well, of course...I mean who wouldn't? The very cool thing is that my brother has suite seats so it wasn't just an ordinary hockey game. There was food, tons of food and drink. Comfortable seats, a tv and probably best of all...our very own bathroom. (If you know me you know that things like that are very important to me!) So Drew, Andrew Abby and I had a blast! Okay, the Sabres could have played a little bit better and won the game but even though they lost it was an amazing time!!

Max, lets see...he was starting to perk up a bit after being sick last week. He spent the day with grandpa and grandma while we were at the game yesterday and did very well. But...today he started acting funky again and didn't get off the couch all afternoon. He even took a nap and he is also already sleeping tonight. So I am just not sure what to think. If he isn't better tomorrow I think that I am going to put a call into the doctor. Headaches scare me of course anyways, but when it is the little guy it scares me even more. So say a little prayer for him please!

I created today...haven't been able to in a little bit but while we were in Buffalo we stopped at a Craft and Hobby store. I picked up this cute little sketch booklet that was just screaming at me to alter it. So that is what I did today. The cool thing was though that when I checked MMFY today there was a challenge for altering a journal. How cool is that?? So I have my first challenge completed for the month! But of course I just had to join another group and obtain a whole bunch more challenges to do. I just may get caught up with my pictures yet!! And just to give a pat on the back to my sister inlaw Catherine...she has started scrapbooking again and I just so proud of her!! Can't wait to see some more of her finished layouts! Keep it up Cat!!

And...today are temperature was 62 degrees and it was so sunny!! I was so pleased with the day!! But guess what? We have the potential for a major ice storm tomorrow. Now they can't say for sure that we will actually get the ice...we may just get rain...so this will probably be the first time I ever prayed for rain. Just do not want to deal with ice...especially if I have to get Max into the doctor. Fingers and toes crossed!

I am going to go lay down with Max now and give him some loving while he sleeps. Have a good night everybody. I will keep you posted about Max.

It has been a rough couple of days for Max this week. He has been feeling pretty lousy! First it was his head and tummy then last night he woke up with a really high temperature. We got it down now but he is still just not right. He says that he is fine and that he is "just resting with his eyes open" but if you all know Max...he doesn't usually rest! Trying to get him to drink lots and lots but he isn't being very cooperative in that department. While he was sleeping I did this layout of him. I love this picture and didn't know what to do with it for awhile but today this came to me and I am pleased with the results. Very simple but this picture didn't need a lot...I think that it should stand on its own.

We found out that Drew did not get a wild card to states but he is second in line if they need him to fill out the bracket. I am so fine with that! And he is too...baseball starts on Monday and he is also very busy with the stage crew for the musical. I think that he needed a wrestling break...I know that I certainly did. Abby is trying out for softball...at least for the moment she is. Sometimes she is not 100% sure of things but I hope that she does because it would be so much fun for her.

Our van is having trouble getting inspected. Now get this...there is nothing wrong with it! But it shows codes from something that has since been fixed. The codes just won't disappear. So lovely New York state says that it can't pass inspection. Our mechanic is fit to be tied and well, so am I. I don't know what happens if we can't get the codes to disappear. It is always something I guess but this is darn right frustrating since there isn't anything to fix!!

Other than that it is very cold here...more snow expected tomorrow but then I guess we are going to have a little warm up over the weekend. I just want to walk around the lake so badly I can't stand it! But there is just no safe way to do it with the ice and snow right now. I think that if I had a little sunshine and outside exercise I would feel 100% better about life!! But...well...that is what living in WNY is all about.

Going to go cuddle with Max now...boy I hope he starts to feel better soon. The house is just so quiet without his little antics! Have a great day everyone!

Haven't been posting in a couple of days because life has been kind of hectic. Couple of things to tell you...Andrew took second in the State Qualifier Tournament this past weekend. And I couldn't be prouder of him! He went up against a senior boy who is ranked fourth in all of WNY. This kid pinned Andrew in a tournament earlier this year and Andrew was looking for payback. Okay so he may not have won but let me tell you this...he kept the 4th ranked guy to only 1 point!! I don't think that guy expected it to be such a difficult win and if Drew could have tied it up there would be no doubt in my mind that he would not have won. His opponent was so dog tired I don't think he could have lasted too long in overtime. So like I said, I am so proud of Andrew, here it is his first year wrestling and he goes this far! He far exceeded everybody's hopes this year. There is still a slim chance that he will receive a wildcard into states but I am honestly hoping that he doesn't. I don't think that my nerves could handle that.

Second...I was eliminated in my MMFY Survival contest. It was a technicality but I didn't follow the rules so they had to disqualify me. You were suppose to scrap a picture of just yourself...no one else. I only had a couple to choose from and unfortunately I chose the one where you could see my mom's hands even though she wasn't shown anymore than that in the picture. I am so pleased that I did as well as I did and I am even more pleased with that particular layout even though it was the cause for my demise in the contest. I came out with something really good in the end even if I didn't win. Congrats to all who are moving on and I will be watching closely to see who wins!

It is snowing again...we are suppose to have another storm tonight. I guess I could be upset but I really don't want to spend half my time whining about the weather. Maybe we will have a snowday tomorrow and everybody can stay home nice and cozy. I guess I could hope for that.

Well, that is all for today...need to get some more scrapping done. Here is the layout that I did for MMFY Survivor...the one that caused my demise. You be the judge...was it worth it?

I have had two layouts picked this past week for Fab Finds on another scrappy site I belong to. Coordinate Collections...I am just so excited and tickled that they have picked my layouts. It really puts a smile on my face. Here are the two that they picked. The picture of Maddie eating Gerber baby food Mushed Turkey just makes me giggle every time I see i t. She certainly did not like it one bit....could you tell. The other one is Max eating his very first ice cream cone. Too cute my babies are.

Over on MMFY I made it to round 4 in our survivor challenge. This was a hard one for me but only that it involved doing a layout with a picture of myself and no one or nothing else in the pic. I can honestly day that I don't have any pictures like that in my stash. And unfortunately I was not in any position to have a picture done today that I would even think of scrapping so I went with a baby picture of m e at 9 months. It was a bittersweet layout because I talked a bit about mom. In fact pretty much the entire layout was about mom. So I have been pretty tearful inside today but I am so very glad to have been pushed to do this. This layout has been in my mind for a long time but I just couldn't seem to get past the sadness of it all and actually do it. So win or lose this contest I am just thankful to have had the opportunity to participate.

We had a lot of snow last night and yesterday....about 12 inches. The sun is shining today and it is just beautiful out albeit very, very cold. I am hoping that the snow stays away again. Just tired of the same old same old.

Drew is practicing hard for his upcoming wrestling tournament this weekend. I am still scared out of my mind but I have to say he is getting a wonderful opportunity wrestling with the Fredonia wrestlers. They have a lot of experience and are teaching him so much!!

Well, I need to go figure out some dinner and hopefully get some more of my challenges completed for the month.

Have a great day everybody!!