kelly lynn creations

work in process

Tonight I started my December Daily album, which I'm hoping to finalize by Thanksgiving. The basic concept is to create an album to document the first 25 days of December. Ali came up with the idea a few years ago. I have been browsing examples on Flickr for some inspiration. I just love this page with the star. I used a chipboard star from my stash to cut a star in the middle of one of my pages and then I adhered another pattern behind it with Santa and rudolph peeking through. Super cute!

I'm still debating how to cover the album. I really wanted to use an old recipe book with index cards for my pages, but I wasn't able to find one. I ended up getting an 8x8 Winnie the Pooh photo album at Goodwill for $1.99. I just need to decide if I'm going to paint it or cover it with scrapbook paper.

I'm planning on posting my album on Flickr once I have it completed. I have some pages from last year's album if you are interested in browsing...

feeling the burn

I recently tried out a new exercise class at Barre3. I have not felt this sore in a very long time! Since my son started Kindergarten, I have finally been getting into an exercise routine. I go to the gym, run, take my hula hoop class. You would never know with how sore my muscles are this morning. I should have seriously avoided the weights on the first day of class!

A good friend of mine recommended Barre3 as a great workout. Since my hula class is in hiatus right now, I figured it would be a great time to try something new. I really enjoyed it - the studio was great, the music was perfect and the moves were challenging. I'm definitely going back, just not for a few days...

the pumpkin patch

A few weeks ago, we ventured out to a local pumpkin patch. I'm embarrassed to say we left without any pumpkins! We spent all our time checking out the animals, riding the cow tractor, doing the corn maze and enjoying a nice lunch. I couldn't resist a carmel apple and it did not disappoint. I offered, but the boys didn't even want a taste. Lucky me!

The kid had a dress rehearsal in his pirate costume last night. He must have tried it on half a dozen times. It's a winner!

the playground

I love tehterball- always have! When I was in the 4th grade, I had a tetherball setup in our backyard and I played it all the time. I've been talking it up to the kiddo ever since school started. After school today we did our usual routine of playing on the playground. I was so excited to see that the tehterball was actually setup. We waited our turn and then I showed the kid how to play. He wasn't quiet as excited about it. Go figure!

I did take the opportunity to show one of his friends some of my tricks. Her older sister plays and she just recently learned. I showed her one of my favorite moves and told her she would probably be able to win a game over her sister. You should have seen the look on her face - she was beyond excited! I played very "nicely" and resisted the urge to whip that ball around and show her my talents. I was just happy to have someone to play the game with me... Same time tomorrow?

the lottery...

I need to win the lottery! My dream scrapbook retreat has been created and it will take place in Greece right around my 40th birthday. How perfect is that? (At least that's the pitch I used to hubby this morning.) The instructors are people that I have "followed" in the industry for years - oh, I would so love to go!

I would have to come into a serious influx of cash to justify this trip - I don't even know what it costs yet, but I can guess - and it's currently not in the cards. I need to get a move on either

(A) Winning the lottery or

(B) Making something happen -  and soon on my own.

Motivation is always a good thing, we'll see what happens.

happy birthday

Me and my big brother (ages 2 - 1/2 and 3 - 1/2) in front of the family trailer. Good times!

  

Today is the one day out of the year that I'm the same age as my big brother. I'm off to celebrate with a hot stone massage!

the things he says

Last night, we went to a local park to listen to a unique mix of musicians. It was the only incentive I could come up with to get the kid to clean up his room. We got really lucky with front row seats. Even better, the group behind us was celebrating a 97th birthday and they were super nice.

After they shared some birthday cake with us, I asked the kid to thank the birthday girl. He quickly got up and said "I really like the dark part of the cake, but not the frosting!" Apparently their group agreed with him so it was even more entertaining to them. They sent us home with more cake for later. Thanks again Ruth!

I really enjoyed the music from the 7 cellos, they were really creative with their play list. The kid, was hoping the drummer would play more but he did have a chance to chat with him after the show. I think his favorite part is watching the band break down their instruments. I'm not complaining, an enjoyable summer evening was had by all.

the boys are back...

I am slowly recovering from what turned out to be a very bad virus. My doctor called me last night to make sure I was feeling better (I love her!). She was very surprised when my test results came back negative for Influenza A, which meant I didn't have swine flu. Whew...

The boys had a very successful trip to New York - I was so proud of them. It is a very draining trip and I was a little worried for Dad, but they did great. The kid didn't even have a single meltdown! I'm sure it helped to have time to visit with our friends from Japan. I'm just sorry I missed seeing them!  

I will post pictures of the New York trip soon. My photo editor has been very busy lately.

not what I expected...

Last Sunday night, I felt a sore throat coming on. When I woke up on Monday, I could barely talk. Since we had our quarterly trip to New York this week, I figured I would rest as much as possible and be good to go. My husband kept reminding how draining our 48 hour trips can be. Not only was I going to miss our special time in New York together, but we had planned on meeting up with our friends from Japan. It became clear to me that my head cold would do me in on the plane, so I canceled my flight.

I checked in with the boys this morning and the kid was stung by a bee a few mintues before I called. Dad was happy that I had packed our travel Benadryl and within a few minutes the kid was back on the playground. This is the second bee sting in a month! We are hoping the kid is learning that touching bees is not wise - they will sting!

When I got up this morning I was still feeling pretty miserable so I made an appointment to see my doctor. She looked right at me and said I think you have swine flu. What? She took a swab to be tested and I will know by tomorrow if I have Influenza A and by Monday they will be able to confirm swine flu. By then, I will no longer be contagious.

I've been ordered to stay away from people, as I am very contagious if I do have swine flu. I'm glad I stopped by the video store on the way to the doctor's office (hopefully I didn't cough on anyone while I was there). I also have at least two scrapbook projects to work on, so it won't be too bad. Maybe I'll actually get a lot done! Oh, I do need to rest though...

triple digits

It is not often that we have temperatures in the triple digits. Last night, I offered to take the kid to our favorite fountain to cool us off after dinner. He begged to go to a 'new'park with his firetruck. We ended up going to a nearby school and we were pleasantly surprised with their 3 separate play structures and a lot of pavement for his truck. Score! I think it was in the mid 90's at 7:00 last night and he just kept on trucking in his fire truck. I don't know what he is going to do when he outgrows it!

I'm pretty sure we will stay in tonight, enjoying our air conditioning.