OMG!!! It's Gonna Snow

I am updated my blog.
Seriously, here in beautiful Hilton Head Island it is snowing.



I don't know who is more excited me or the kids?!? We had our first snowball fight. Soon we will head out to build a tiny snowman.

More later, I promise I won't make you wait 2 1/2 months;)

WOW!!

Has it really been a month since I updated my blog??? Sorry about that.

I have not been able to do much scrapbooking as I have been preplanning pages to take on our big crop next weekend. I am sooo looking forward to a weekend getaway. I just hope I have enough projects to work on.

I thought I would tell you about this new obsession I have come accross. It involves this...


And these.....


Those combined with this site....


http://www.hotcouponworld.com/index.php

I have saved a lot of this in the past 3 weeks!!!!!


Friday night I went to 2 stores. The first store I saved $72 and spent $40. The second store I saved $76 and spent $70. Saturday I hit store number 3 I saved $60 and spent $30. In total I bought about $300 of groceries and spent $140. I also received coupons for money off my next shopping trip, 20 cents off every gallon of gas at sunoco and some mail in rebates totaling $20!!!

Now all this savings did not come with out a little effort. I have collected coupons from everywhere, reading forums and studying coupon policies. But it is all worth it when I see my fridge,freezer, and cabinets overflowing. It has become a game.

Next I need to move from my coupon wallet to a big 3 ring binder with Baseball card sleeves. All to be as organized as I can be.

My new addiction: Super Couponing:)

I Love Fall!

Fall has always been my favorite season of the year since I was a kid. After moving to Hilton Head I lost a lot of those feelings as our fall usually ends up in December and January. By this time it's Christmas and I am rushing to decorate, bake cookies and celebrate.
This year we decided to head north for fall break. This totally brought back all those wonderful fall feelings. Last night we went trick or treating. Contessa dressed as Cleopatra and Winston dressed as an Army Soldier.





Today we went on fall photo shot at Gettysburg Battlefields. The trees are so amazing right now.


Still more fun fall traditions planed for the week. stay tuned! I can't wait to scrapbook all these new photos.

Our Fall Break

Last night the kids and I boarded an Amtrak train and headed north to Pennsylvania.
The train ride went well and we arrived in Baltimore at 8:30am.

We spent the afternoon playing in the mud.

Yes, I am stuck in the mud! Luckily Winston rescued my shoe for me.
Figures I only brougt 1 pair of shoes!
We did find our pumpkins and set back to Mom and Dad's to carve them.


Lots of work but they turned out great.

Tomorrow we trick or treat!

So Much Inspiration at The Online Crop

I have been having so much fun creating challenges for the first online crop over at The Scrapbook Studio!

Check out the layouts below for our recent challenges.












It's not to late to join. Head over there now!

Who's Ready To Crop?

I am hosting an online crop October 23-25. An online crop is the best thing next to going to a live crop. Lots of inspiration, cool challenges, prizes, and getting to know other scrapbookers. The first challenge will be posted by 8am Friday the 23rd(Eastern Standard Time)
By Monday evening one lucky scrapbooker will be crowned Queen of the Crop.

Follow this link to the Scrapbook Studio to join in the fun.



To get the party started early I am challenging everyone to post an invitation to all your scrappy friends to join us for our first online crop. Please post to your blogs, facebook account or any other online community. To earn 2 points simply link your post here or on the events thread at The Scrapbook Studio.

Hope to see everyone there! Thanks for playing along.

A Few Layouts to Share From The Weekend

I was only able to spend three hours at the crop on Saturday. ( Thanks Sherry for inviting me!!) No, I did not accomplish all these layouts in 3 hours but I did get a jump start on them.

My first two page layout uses pictures of Winston riding his dirt bike with his friend. I enjoyed playing with the sports mode on my camera and panning as he zoomed by to get the blurry effect of movement. Winston thinks it looks like he is sliding into the turn.


A simple layout about a day on the boat.


A page for my sister's scrapbook.

I don't even get invited to the Shrimpfest yet here I am scrapbooking her pictures for her. You know what her excuse is??? That I live 700 miles away... go figure?

Winston's first time to acolyte at church.


I liked the layout and pattern papers of the first layout so I decided to use them again. My sister went to see Keith Urban in concert this summer.


Thanks for looking.