It's that time again....

It's been a few weeks since I updated my blog. It's now Labor Day weekend....where has the summer gone? It just doesn't seem possible. We are starting to get Christmas stuff in at work already....the holidays will be here way before I am ready for them I am sure.

Jason has started back to school (Independent Study) I am so hoping he will step up and do well...I know he hates it when I nag but I so want him to succeed. I got this great picture of him on the first day of school, last Thursday....it's already scrapped...how's that for quick.

We received a memory card with some photos from Jeremy so I have been working on scrapping a few of those as well. There is one really amazing photo of him that I am anxious to scrap but have been having trouble getting it just the way I want it...I seem to be doing that alot lately, especially with photos of Jeremy......not to sure why. I guess I love the photo so much that I really want the layout to be just as amazing as the photo. Hopefully I will have some time in the next couple of days to finish it.

Jeremy received his first transfer in the mission field. He was in Pocatello for about a month when transfers came through...he wasn't expecting to be transfered but he was...he is now in Idaho Falls and loving the work there. His companion is great and he is learning lots. Here's a layout I did of him with his companion in Pocatello.

Jason's Birthday is Monday....he will be 16! Talk about where has the time gone....wasn't he just a little boy not too long ago? So the holiday will be spent celebrating Jason's birthday with a bunch of kids hanging out. playing video games...it out to be a fun day.

Riley, our new little dog is now 4 months old and continues to steal our hearts and crack us up all at the same time. I swear he is so smart he thinks he can talk....he knows what he wants and is pretty darn good at making sure we know what it is that he wants. Tonight he came into my studio and just was barking up a storm at me....like he was trying to tell me something so I got up and followed him and he took me into the kitchen to his food and water dish...they were both empty and he was hungry and thirsty. He did the same thing the other night came in and barked like crazy at me and when I followed him he stood in front of the front door....if he could have handed me the leash I am sure he would have...so off we went for a walk. He really is a fun addition to the family.

This post could not be complete without congratulating my buddies Michelle, Jeri, and Kim over at Scraplove for winning the "Summer of Scraplovin" contest! You guys did a great job! The challenges over there were very serious and I was so glad to be able to participate.

While I am "crowing" for my scrappy friends....I have to give a shout out to Kristin over at Scrapbookdeals4u for her winning layout for the week two challenge of "10 Weeks of Fun". She dis a great job on her layout and her journaling was perfect it totally made me feel like I was there on her vacation with her.

I have included some layouts in this post that are some of my fav's. I have been a busy girl this summer between DT responsibilities and a contest I was in I have a whole bunch of pages to put away! Why is that always my least favorite thing to do?

I love this one of Holly! She is Jeremy's girlfriend and I think she is just the best. (No Holly I am not trying to suck up...lol) He took this photo of her at the beach when she was visiting before he left on his mission. I know it's one of his favorites and it was just begging to be scrapped. The beautiful paper from the September kit from scrapbookdeals4u was perfect for it. I had a great time scrapping it.

This is one with some photos from Hawaii.....it's simple but I love the way it turned out.

Last but not least....even tho the picture isn't that great....I decided to post my cool new "do" Thanks so much Stephanie for making me feel so pretty!