"everything" Drama

I know, it has been AGES since Ive updated this blog, sorry not much time for crafting these days... BUT I did want to share this video of the KLC Extreme Reality Youth Drama Team that my son is a part of, this is one of the dramas they preformed yesterday. I am so proud of them!

EnJoy!

Another wedding, Another wedding gift

We just attended the beautiful wedding of my Husbands cousin Mandi, this weekend. Mandi & her new husband, Ted, were a stunning couple & we felt blessed to be able to be in attendance.

So... that meant another wedding gift. Its basicly the same idea as the previous gift I made a couple weeks ago. Since I use old yard-sale find frames this one is slightly different along with the paper line. I love how the easel sets it off so perfectly.

{details}:

{paper}: Bella Blu by SU!

{ribbon}: Offray

{monogram charm}: making memories

{stamp}: Floral/Dings by making memories

{flower}: Prima

{pearl}: Kaiser Scrapbook

{fonts}:Kunstler Script & Baskerville Old Face

{paint}: Delta, Sandstone

{frame}: yard sale find

{easel}: bought at Real Deals Home Decor

Also a big THANKS to bbcrazy who's card on splitcoast stampers {inspired} this frame. You can see the origianl card HERE.

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It was wonderful to be a guest and spectator at the wedding rather than the crazy running around photographer, but that didn't stop me from bringing my camera! Here are a few shots of the evening.

Congratulations Ted & Mandi!

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***

Howdy!

This card was made by my 5 year old Abby for the challenge on the Scrappy Piglet blog. She was so excited to participate!

EnJoy!

****HeatheR*** (& Abby!)

Family Portraits

It was one of those spur of the moment kind of things. I called up my awesome and amazingly talented friend Tara, and asked her if she could snap some quick family pictures. Matthew was being "dificult" (to say it nicely) and Zack wiped out on his bike on the way to the creek but over all they turned out pretty cute. So I thought I would share a few of them here with you...

EnJoY!

***HeatheR***

Summer BINGO

Are your kids already bored, do you have to fight with them to do their chores and not watch hours and hours of TV? This is probably the best summer idea I have ever seen! SUMMER BINGO! The idea is originally from Stacy Julian, you can see her version HERE.

SUMMER BINGO! Ok basically it works like this, every Sunday each child gets a new card. The card has various activities on it, from boredom busters, reading, and chores. Thought the week as the kids complete an activity & they get a sticker from me. They get a ticket for each BINGO and 5 tickets if they get a blackout by the end of the week. Tickets can be used for various “prizes” such as a popsicle, or a trip to the park all the way up to having sleep overs and even earning money. (a motivator for my 11 year old).

I decided to keep our bingo cards hanging on the back of the pantry door. I already had this nifty little basket on the door (that really wasn’t being used) so I decorated a couple Pringles chip cans to hold the kids tickets (this makes a nice spot for everything to be kept together…and it looks pretty darn cute too!)


**Of course this can be simplified it doesn’t HAVE to be all cute, heck print out the cards on paper and magnet it to the fridge, the point is playing the game, having fun, and avoid hearing the “I’m bored” mantra!**


I did make a few changes from the original, one being I added chores to the bingo card. You can find Stacy’s BINGO card HERE ready to fill in the blanks and print. (Don’t ask me what the J21 and TT mean I have NO clue…I meant to delete them off and forgot-oops) the younger kids cards are the same where I made my oldest’s a bit different. Some of the activities I did for the younger kids were…

clean your room, read a book outside, play outside for 1 hour, vacuum a room, play dress up, play Wii for ½ hour, do something kind for someone else, make something in the kitchen, make nature art, wash 2 windows, make up some kind of water game, clean bathroom mirrors, play a board game, take a bike ride with Zack, Take a nap (love this one!), do a chore of moms choosing, make your bed every day, play hide and seek, draw/color a picture, sweep floors, build a fort, no arguing for a whole day (love this one too!), play a computer game for ½ hour, write a letter and mail it, build something out of blocks, practice sight words, dust, wash the van, play dinosaurs outside, play in the sprinklers, brush teeth every day, etc...

Many of my oldest’s activities were similar but some were a bit different like...

take M&A on a bike ride, run around the block 3x as fast as you can, make something out of legos, clean the bathroom, empty/laod dishwasher, gather cloths for wash, Mop, read a book to M&A, plan and cook a meal, Play at the pool w/ a friend, make a scavenger hunt,



I made a total of 8 cards for each kid, to get us through the summer. I mixed and matched the activities so each week were a bit different. I do wish however I added a *wild* square on each card that could be used for “anything” maybe something I come up with or the kids come up with on their own.



I also changed the rules from Stacy’s original, you can download the rules page HERE. Some of the biggest changes were to ticket values. This is what I felt would be a motivator for my kids (we are still experimenting with these rules so they may change as we play the game). There is potential to earn up to 17 tickets a week, I tried gage how often I was willing to do activities and how much they should be worth. Like I said some of this may be tweaked as we play along.


Popcicle-1 ticket, Netflix movie online -2 tickets, go to the park-5 tickets, Dollar movie 10-tickets, Ice Cream cone-10 tickets, Play date with a friend 10- tickets, sleep over- 20 tickets (this was mostly to curb my oldest from asking to spend the night several times a week!) Swimming-20 tickets, lunch “out” 15 tickets, or every 15 tickets = 5.00

Instead of buying a whole roll of tickets (you can find them at Wal-mart for 6.00) I just made my own from cardstock, and paired them with some tickets I already had in my scrapbooking stash. I just bought some star stickers for 1.88 /200 stickers at wal-mart. So far it has been working really well. And the best part were having FUN!

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***

There's no Place Like HOPE

Last weekend I was honored to attend the RELAY FOR LIFE event held in the Magic Valley. I went to help my Mom with her booth (St. Lukes Women's Imaging). Relay For Life is an annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Socity. This year their theme was There's No Place Like HOPE. So of course many of the participants ran with the Wizzard of Oz theme, my mom's group included.

Here is Abby dressed up as Dorthy in front of the amazing mural they had painted to do pictures with.

This is a luminary I made in honor of my friend Rose who is currently batteling cancer.

The grandkids with the Tin Man

This is my Mom, she made such a cute Scarecrow!

The whole cast

Me and my morning coffee!

Luminaries at night.

EnJoY!

***HeatheR***

The "R" word

It is time to “Spread the Word to End the Word” and on 31 March 2009 Special Olympics is calling for a national day of awareness for America to stop and think about their use of the R-word. That R-word is not “recession,” but something more hurtful and painful – “retard.”

Most people don’t think of this word as hate speech, but that’s exactly what it feels like to millions of people with intellectual disabilities, their families and friends. This word is just as cruel and offensive as any other slur.

Spread the Word to End the Word will raise the consciousness of society about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the R-word and encourage people to pledge to stop using it. America will be asked to declare their support for more respectful and inclusive language, specifically that referring to those with intellectual disabilities.

Not too old to *ROCK*!

We were so lucky to have KUTLESS and the "Welcome to the Family Tour" (including Stellar Kart, Esterlyn, and Desciple) come to Boise! The concert was AWESOME!!! I had so much fun jumping, screaming, singing along, and rocking out!! It was an awesome high energy concert that left my 11 year old son wondering "who is this person that used to be my mom?" LOL!

One of the coolest things was Liz & I winning a drawing & getting to go back stage and MEET Kutless!! So cool!! Here we are with lead singer Jon Micah (isn't he so young???).

Here are a couple of my fav. shots of the night...

So I thought it would be appropriate to share with you another Rockabella card (had to play with her again, before she had to go back to her real home at my friend Cindy's house!!)

Details:

{stamp} Stamping Bella "rockabella"

{markers} bic, & yellow Twinkelette

{paper} Ki Mmeories (dots), Bo Bunny(stripes), & Doodlebug (Green glitter)

{monogram} KI Memories

{sticker letters} Miss Elizabeth

{flowers} Prima

{dots} Stamping Bella

Here is a sample of Kutless's music so you too can ROCK out! :0)

EnJoy!!

***HeatheR***