something to make you smile

something to make you smile.... With this time of year here and now....Fall in the US means...Homecoming weeks at local schools.

I love this pep fest....it is worth the watch..there's is just something about it that will make you smile. Stick with it to the end.

I think it is about the joy the teachers shared and the excitement in the gym. It is amazing how a group of teachers can make such a great difference, even in being silly. The willingness to get out there and just dance.

I could only wish that every teacher that would touch my daughters life would be willing to put themselves out there and just dance. Show the spirit of life, to be happy. Sometimes it isn't all about a test score, or Math...it is about the joy of life....

Happy Homecoming People....Be Sure to Dance....

-L

then the rain came and came

Then it decided to rain...within 18 hours we got 15.5 inches (that is my rain gauge) there's no way in or out...sadly we are a farming community and the crops are floating...they are a total loss. It is amazing how in such a short few hours all is gone. School out early and many schools closed. As the river rises we wait....

Yet in the mist of it all our came the rainbow, in the pouring rain and darkness setting, it grew a beautiful rainbow. This too shall pass. Welcome to fall...

"Build a bridge and get over it!!" That's what my dove chocolate treat total me today.

I'm am cleaning, organizing and purging goods in the studio this weekend. Getting ready for a big weekend next week. SCRAPPIN'!!!!!

So many old goods are off to recycle or scrap heaven. This will be so good for the studio it is about to explode. I kid you not. I started to get worried with the flooding and all I could think about was where would all the supplies go....if the water rose into my home. I would be so sad.....All is good, no water for my house yet. Cross your fingers and thank the scrappin' gods, these supplies will be saved.

Be good and scrap a ton. Maybe next week I'll share a clean studio photo with you...

L

then it was done....

We have waited and waited and waited....

We have planned and planned and planned....

and then it was done..............

We had a great time!! Having a chance to see everything, ooooggle over the goods. Play a little I spy with a few of the designers.. Time to shop and shop and shop....

and then it was done...............

So now today I am blue, I want everyday to be at Scrapfest with my friends. I want to chum with the best. I want to spending all of my days creating. I look over my new goodies and only wish for more.

and I think we had a great time.......

I want the smell of only Starbucks and paper in the mornings. I want to have a worthy paper cut, one I can be proud of. I want my fingers to be stained and stuck together.

and I know I will be creative..........

If I close my eyes I can feel the floor at the MOA move under my feet. If I close my eyes I can smell the smell of the MOA. If I close my eyes and click 3 times maybe just maybe I'll be back there.

and I know I love this "hobby"..........

this lifestyle.......

Create and create some more, no rules, no expectations, just let go and be within what you love. Create within your passion. Something fabulous is sure to happen.

and just be scrap happy........

get your scrappy on.....

find a little art in the photo....

what I love about scrappin' is there are no rules...

There isn't one thing I have to follow... I have decided that is how I roll....

over the weekend I attended a scrapfest, got to meet with alot of my favorite vendors, and designers...

What I did mostly was things that are not easy for me...

1. stand in line FOREVER

2. smile in line FOREVER

3. do a little make and take

4. follow the make/take rules

5. find another line

As I stood line and waited for the make/take. All of which were really adorable. I wanted to redo them. This way that way. Crazy, silly and I shake my head at myself.

I have decided I want to be a make and take girl. I want to be the maker. I love to visit and talk scrap all day. I want to be the maker. Yep that's it when I grow up. How do I apply?

-L.