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Just Friday

Well, Irene really kicked us in the butt - I'm so glad to have our power back on and finally, after two weeks, feel "normal" again.  Mother nature really can throw a wrench into things for sure.   We had no power for almost five days, like many others, and it really, truly was awful.  We are all electric at home, so, needless to say, those cold showers were really starting to put me in a bad mood. The big guy and I ended up checking into a hotel - I just couldn't take it any more.   In the end, we are thankful - it could have been so much worse.  

My friend and I followed through with our trip to the Cape, and despite the lack of power there, we did make the best of it.  We laughed, ate, shopped, hung on the beach - all that Cape stuff.  We came home a day early, but we had fun - who needs power, right?  We still had daylight.

Here's our cottage,

Fun at the beach,

The water was WICKED cold,

I've more pictures to edit and post.

I've also some Magpie layouts that I wasn't able to post earlier.  Tara has done it again, so head on over and snag yourself a kit before they are sold out.  Lots of fun stuff in the box!

Here are two more, and, as always, except the lace, twine, and a punch here and there, these are created with ONLY supplies in the kit,

I've more to post over the weekend, and, oh my love, I spent the day on Wednesday playing with my Amy Tangerine loot!!  

Enjoy your Friday.

Just Love

I'm jumping on for another Magpie peek and then I'm off to pick up some hurricane supplies.......they've just officially changed us from watch to warning, so I'm thinking I'll pay attention, and better be safe than sorry.  Really though, this was in the mail box today, so I'm thinking its all I really need to keep myself occupied as Irene makes her way through.......

A huge thank you to Amy Tan and American Crafts.  Can I just say L.O.V.E.!!!!!  

And here's that Magpie peek.  Again, I say LOVE!!!

Just

Yesterday by the pool was a blast.  We had pizza, played silly games in the water and with some mod podge, scrapbook paper and lots of embellishments, altered frames.  There were also a few water cameras involved.........

Man I love those two little people

OK,  another Magpie peek.

Enjoy your day!

Just Summer

Well, here I am two (2) weeks later.  I've been embracing these last few weeks of summertime,  just noodling around, getting nothing much else done in the process, including blogging.  When I'm not at work, I'm at the pool.  When I'm not at the pool, I'm sitting outside reading - you get the picture..   I must admit,  there's  a tiny part of me thats ready for fall........ ready for all of those indoor activities, like maybe spending a day in my jammies and playing with paper and glue all day.   Pretty soon, right......


Next week, I'm off with a girlfriend for a mini end-of-summer getaway on the Cape.......we'll be on the beach, staying here......sooooooo circa 1960,s...... I love it.

I hope Irene doesn't dampen our beach plans.


We did manage to get to a  fun birthday party, with cool flip flop cupcakes a couple of weeks ago.

And, speaking of summer...............a peek of a layout from the next Magpie kit.

I'm off for yet another day of summer fun with the two little ones......pizza by the pool.  I'll be back tomorrow with another peek.

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