Do you ever wonder what to do with all of those leftover Simply Scrappin' bits and pieces? Make a card! After I scrapbook a layout I always make a few cards with the leftover paper and accessories. It takes all of a few minutes and it's a great way to build up your card collection! Another idea is to let your little ones create a "special scrapbook layout" with the small items you are not going to use, Brinley loves to do this.
A few days ago we went the a Family Fun Festival downtown. Brinley made a sound shaker which she is proudly displaying in this picture with Curious George. Avery mostly choose to be a bit agitated by the fact that she could not do what all the big kids were doing. We only stayed for a short time but it was fun!
Brinley's new dentist has a beautiful clinic decorated in bright and cheery colors with kid friendly toys and "very special prize drawers." Above Ginger, the assistant, teaches Brinley about the different tools she is going to use to look in her mouth and gives her a little mouth mirror for her to see her teeth at home.
We absolutely LOVE Dr. JoJo, our new pediatric dentist!
This morning I walked out of my room to discover Brinley staring blankly into our empty guest bedroom which had become her and Grandma's "dark room." We held hands and walked downstairs together and as I sat her on my lap she burst into tears as the idea that Grandma was really gone sank in.
This week my boss Ellen and I completed our final phase of the Les Mills BodyPump certification course. Donna, the regional Body Pump supervisor for Gold's Gym(PS-often times I link websites to my blog. If you scroll over a large word/words and they light up you can click on them to link you to the site. Click on "Gold's Gym" to see where I teach), made the trek to our gym to video tape each of us separately teaching a class straight though. Ellen and I have been team teaching for several weeks now to prepare for the video which has to basically be flawless in order for us to pass. This week we will submit the DVDs to the Les Mills corporate office. They will then be distributed to the individuals who scrutinize each minute of the recorded class, fill out evaluation sheets and determine if we pass! Even though I have been teaching for a number of years now I am always excited to improve and learn new material!
I gave these water bottles to everyone who participated in my video. The official Body Pump colors are red & black, hence the color choice.
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Presenting my dear friend Yvette:
ATTN ALL STAMPIN' UP CUSTOMERS:
In Stampin' Up club land we celebrate all of the holidays one month early and this month it's HALLOWEEN. For all of you stampers out there, try this cute idea. Use any size empty round chip container, add Designer Series Paper and an embellishment, fill it with candy and you've got a darling little Halloween gift to give!
Total time to make = not much at all.
Feeling challenged with my children today.
9:00am = Depart to the Zoo with other mommy friends.
1:00pm = Stamp a birthday card and candy pouch for Ross.
2:00pm= Grill salmon and throw together a salad for my lunch while listening to Avery talk in the baby monitor after sleeping for only 40 minutes and crossing my fingers that she goes back to sleep.
4:00pm = Leslie (my neighbor) and I talk as our girls swim and jump on the trampoline in the backyard. Brinley experiences her first major fall off the trampoline.
6:30pm= We enjoyed a delicious Cafe Rio birthday dinner complements of Katy.
8:00pm= Ross blows out his B-day candles and is officially 28!
9:00pm= Cody gets his monthly haircut by master stylist Leah.
