31 | Still Home

We are still snowed in . . . . . and I am still loving it!

January 31

"With every falling flake, a unique spark of interest falls from heaven."P. Miller - 8th Grade

30 | Warmth

We are still snowed in! We have gathered in the living room in front of the fire - which I love. I have to admit I kind of being stuck with them for the weekend :)

January 30

"He who wants to warm himself in old age

must build a fireplace in his youth"

~ German Proverb

29 | Brrrrrr

They have been warning us all week about the snow. They said that it would come in tonight after midnight. So while JoJo taught his class I ran to the grocery store to make sure we had enough Juice and Milk. On my way to pick him up it started snowing. About 2 hours later is was coming down so beautiful. This is a shot from our front porch.

January 29

"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake,

one must stand in the cold"

28 | Plans

Today Aubrey and I hung out at the house. She is getting to be more and more of handful everyday. She has discovered the toilet and that things can go in there and disappear. . . this is not a good thing. She also has taken up a love for JoJo's Football and Basketball. This is quite cute- they are so big but she tries her hardest to throw them - in the bathtub. As a result I trip over a football everytime I go into the bathroom.

JoJo had an interview today at a local high school. He has always wanted to be a coach and I really hope that he gets to do this. He was late to the interview because the person that was suppose to fill in for him didn't show up but they didn't seem to hold it against - at least I hope.

January 28

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it.

If you can dream it, you can become it."

-William Arthur Ward

Holla!

I am so excited to announce that I have been asked to be on a Digital Scrapbooking Creative Team *waits for the cheers to stop*. Yes I am very excited! Last week I received an email from Erin Ink saying that she has always enjoyed my work and asked if I would like to join her team. I immediately knew who she was becaus I have been a fan of her layouts for a while but more than that I kept seeing her designs in the Scrapartist Newsletter. About a month ago I even googled her to see if she had a blog. I guess you figured out by now I said YES!!

I delayed the announcement post because I wanted to have some layouts to show you using her designs so I present to you my latest 3 layouts (as always click on the layout for credits) :

27 | Sunrise

This morning I tried a new schedule. I woke up when Joey left for the gym. I wanted to see how much I could do before she woke up so that I could spend more time watching and playing with her. I was surprised to see the sun come up. . . . its been a long time since I have seen the sunrise. This early morning time was good, I was really productive!

January 27
"With each sunrise, we start anew."

26 | Drenched

So much for the beautiful weather. It feels like it will never stop raining and at any moment an ark is going to come down the street. I spent a lot of the day taking photos of our backyard and the neighbors yard. We are trying to get the city to come out and fix a drainage problem. The hill behind our house turns into Niagara Falls whenever we have heavy rains and floods everyones back yard. It is driving me insane!!

January 26
"Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet."
~Roger Miller