Thank you, Sir, may I have another?

Our team is RED HOT... your team is SO NOT!

I'm in a high school frame of mind today... been contacting alumni for the past 2 days. But still managed to scrap the above **HOT** layout featuring KI Color Theory papers in my dd's fave color GREEN...

Can you say MOJO?

My mojo has returned from it's summer vacation. And let me tell you, I got no postcards, souvenirs, NADA... but I'm just grateful that it returned safely.

If you're not a scrapbooker and you're reading this, you probably think I'm crazy... but all the scrapbookers know what I'm talking about.

Things I'm looking forward to the most right now:

1. School starting
2. School starting
3. School starting

Do you see a pattern here? It's not that we haven't had a great summer... but I just LOVE fall and the feeling of going back to school. Even if it's not ME going to school. This will be a great year - Taryn got the teacher we wanted and her favorite new friend is in her class - so things are looking VERY good so far.

Other upcoming things I'm looking forward to:


- Reunion planning... LOVE hearing from my long lost friends from high school!
- Gilmore Girls Season premiere
- Creating Keepsakes Convention in Bellevue in November... working with KB at the Dollar Scrapbooking booth will be an amazing good time!

Wheeeeeeee.....

The Air Up There...

From our recent adventures in Central Oregon... the girls loved exploring the summit at Mt. Bachelor, especially the ride on the chair lift (I, however, was white-knuckled on the descent). Our trip was filled with new experiences for them - river "rafting" (well, okay it was technically a CREEK - and there was mostly floating happening) - the chair lift ride - hiking at the top of a mountain - playing in the snow in summertime - golfing on real turf - swimming every day - and Riley learning how to swim *underwater* (with her face fully submerged).

Reunions...

I have 11 months until my 20 Year High School reunion. Or possibly 12... I haven't set the date yet. My mind is reeling with the possibility that I will be in charge of this event. Gotta check with Kristen and see what her availability is like first... maybe she would like to plan it??? Fingers crossed.

Reunions are excellent ways to get re-connected, make new connections, and to force you to work out harder than you have in a few years. I'll have to cut out a carrot from Taryn's orange construction paper and write REUNION on it with my black Sharpie and post it in front of the treadmill.

At least you're not required to wear a cap and gown to your reunion... is this a flattering look for anyone? Donna Karan - HELP!!

But it is good to think about those high school days. Old friends. Lots of laughter. Swim team. Late night phone calls. My dream car was a Spree scooter. Eating Oreo's one layer at a time. Stuff that you can only do when you're a teenager...