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Well school is officially out now for two days, but for some reason I'm not feeling it. It seems I'm just as busy, if not busier with them being out of school, than when they were in? Hopefully things will slow down and I too will be able to enjoy some of the relaxing parts of summer.
Chel is doing color guard again and working at Dunking Donuts, so until she gets her license I'll be doing a lot of...

So the last few weeks have been crazy getting those last minute projects done for school. I offered to make the bags for the kids camera's to go in, so that was 58 for one school and 57 for the other. Then as we discussed how the kids were going to carry everything we decided they needed bags Just to add to the bags I decided to make candy bars for each of the kids. The only thing I have left to do...

How awesome was it to see Taylor Hicks win American Idol! While I swore I was finished with the show after
was off, I was glad to see Taylor win it all in the end.
While missing the first half of the two hour finale - I did enjoy the Clay Aiken bit and Prince. Even though I had to explain just "WHO" Prince was to my 16 year old...
Loved Taylor's version of Do I make you proud! Way to go for the...

has to be my favorite TV show right now and thank goodness for the DVR so I can rewatch a lot of the show's throughout the summer. Although I'm still pretty upset that they killed off Denny
I am secretly hoping that it was actually a dream sequence and he'll be back next season...
There are so many of the characters from this show that I have grown to love. It makes you laugh, cry and just enjoy...

I'm really enjoying this Big Picture Scrapbooking class of Random A - Z. Here are some of the projects I have completed...
1, My ABC book to write my list in ...
2. My pages for my book...

Complete these sentences...
1. I am the happiest when our family goes out for a night of dinner and laughs

2. 3 of my most fave things to do are: scrapbook, read and laugh with my kids
3. I feel sad and alone whenthere is fighting going on around me.
4. When I do this work on my scrapbooking I always feel happier/better.
5. I wish I could fix this. The loss of my family who used to spend...

Almost to my goal - My Weight Watchers Goal that is. When looking ahead that far I wasn't sure what kind of goal I should set for myself, or if I could even meet my goal. Now here I am within a couple pounds from reaching my goal!
Before: August 2005

Ten Favorite Singers/Bands
10. Michael Stanley Band (just recently started listening to one of their greatest hits!)
9. Train
8. Foo Fighters
7. Green Day
6. Offspring
5. Red HOt chili peppers
4. Nirvana
3. Jamie Cullum
2. U2
1. Matchbox Twenty / Rob Thomas

Here are some of the fun Easter pictures I got this year. We did clues for the kids and I think they all had a ball solving their clues. Chelsea's first clue - "Where ringing sounds demand an answer" - she needed help with this one - and I sure was surprised since it's glued to her head so often I thought sure she'd figure out it was the phone!
And also the pictures of the kids getting their clues:...