"Did you hear something?"

There's a little game that goes on every night in our house at about bedtime (even some times just during the day)we call it "Did you hear something?" Larry will ask Kim "Did you hear something?" and she will in almost a whisper say "Tickle" and the tickling begins. He has a few times tickled her till she peed her pants and even one time she was laughing so hard that she actually got sick. But even with that the fun didn't stop. It's just one of the things that we have to do each night. Making that connection with each other and adding some laughter to our house makes even the hardest days end on a good note.



Journalling

You and your Daddy have a little game that you play every night before bedtime. He’ll ask you “Did you hear something?” and your answer is always in almost a whisper “Tickle”. That’s when the tickle monster attacks. You laugh and laugh. Actually it’s not unusual for you to actual get to laughing so hard that you pee. You even one night laughed so hard you got sick. But even that didn’t stop the fun. I love to hear your sweet laugh after I hear Daddy ask "Did you hear something?"


Credits
Traci Reed's Paging Miss Betty
Melissa Bennet's DaStash Papers

A favorite Birthday Year?

Over at the Sweet Shoppe today they were asking "What age was the best? Do you think you’ve reached it yet? Post about the experiences that have made you who you are." That got me thinking. What was my favorite birthday year? I would have to say that it was my 30th. That was a year of huge changes in my life. I quit my job of 5 years, we moved to a new state, found out we were pregnant, I became a stay at home wife (then later a SAHM) and most importantly had my first baby.

For quite some time I had been planning to have a BIG birthday party for my 30th. But instead I was 8 months pregnant. We went out to dinner just Larry and I. Stopped and had a drink (he not I) and I think I sang a couple of songs (Karaoke)then went home early.

I never thought in all my plans for life that I would be having my first baby at 30. But you know after all I wouldn't change it for anything. I know that I'm a much better mom now then I would have ever been in my 20's. I'm way more patient and way less into myself. Now what makes me smile is seeing my sweet girl smile.

Not Mr. Wonderful

In light of Father's Day being this month the girls over at the Sweet Shoppe posted a challenge to scrap a layout about a man that has been influential in your life. So I started to scrap a page about my father. It took a direction that I'm sure wasn't what you would normally see in regards to Father's Day but it is what it is. It was a bit therapeutic getting it out on paper though.



Journaling
When I think about my childhood I don’t remember happy father-daughter moments. I remember hurt, anger and pain. You were rarely home and when you were it wasn’t a pleasant time for us. Now that I am grow, married and have a child of my own I could never imagine being the kind of person that you are. The fact that you can look me in the eye now and not believe that you did anything wrong is unbelievable to me. That you could actually think that you were a great father while you were beating my brothers and molesting me. That is exactly why you are no longer part of my life. My daughter will never call you Grandpa. You will never be invited to her birthday party or even Christmas dinner. I have forgiven you and I’m no longer angry because that gives you the control and I’m not allowing you to have that part of me ever again. I will never forget what you did to us. And I could never trust you in my life or with my child. But I do want to thank you. As odd as that might sound to some. I want to thank you for showing me the kind of man that I didn’t want to marry. For showing me the kind of parent NOT to be. And for making me the person I am. Had you not been so abusive I would not have become the person I am today. A strong, independent, courageous SURVIVOR. I’m no longer the victim of the pain you inflicted. And you will never have that control over me again.


Credits
Miriam Lima's Garden Tea Party ~ flowers and swirls
SSD's Some Kind of Wonderful ~ Background paper and word tiles

Scrappin'

So it occurred to me the other day that other then the slide show I have on here that has a handful of pages I've scrapped I have only posted one page that I did a few months back. I got to thinking that I should really be sharing more of what I've been working on. So that is what I'm going to do. I am going to try to start posting a few new pages a week as I can. So this is what I've done this week.


Journaling says ~ Your first big girl bike. You knew exactly what you wanted. A pink princess bike with sparkles and a white seat. It was as if you had seen what they had at the store. We all went to the store to get it for you. And sure enough they had just the right one. You were so excited about it that you had to ride it through the store to pay for it. When we got home you stayed out till it was past bed time learning to ride it.

Credits ~ Background paper ~ Melissa Bennet's Da Stash PapersEverything else is from Elemental Scrap's April Mega Kit Spring HopeCookie Template by Kay Miller found in a Cookie Challenge over at Sweet Shoppe

I've been working on some challenges over at Sweet Shoppe trying to get some of my scrapping caught up. I'm so far behind.

Summer officially begins....

and we are finally getting some nice weather. To think that it was actually snowing 10 days ago. Yes on June 10th and 11th it was snowing. And snowing enough that on the mountains they had the snow plows out.

What's your fridge say about you?

Over at the Sweet Shoppe the question this week is "What's your fridge say about you?" It's a little scary to really start thinking about what's in your fridge sometimes. So take the quiz and see what your's says about you.

What Your Fridge Says About You

You like to be surrounded by things you love. You aren't exactly greedy, but you can be materialistic at times. You are not careful with your money. In fact, you rarely think about how much you are spending. You don't tend to be a very adventurous person, but you do surprise everyone now and then. You have a bit of a wild side. You try to be responsible, but you don't always succeed. Your heart is in the right place though. You are likely to be married - and very busy.

What Do the Contents of Your Refrigerator Say About You?

Summer time Fun

The weather forcast is finally looking up. We had snow 2 days this week but the weekend is supposed to be nice. Finally. We are all so ready for the summer heat. So that leaves me wondering, what are your summer plans?

There is always something to do during the summere here. It all starts with the first festival of the year in May. Depot Days The vendor fill the Depot lawn and there is a nice car show along with that. Just good time to walk around town.

Then in June we have Gyro days. This is the 67th annual event. They drop the ball in the river in Mullan and see how long it takes to get to Wallace. The carnival comes to town and everyone has a great time. It's a big fundraising event for the Gyros.

Then in July we have the High Mountain ATV Jamboree.
People come from all over the west to ride the more then 1000 miles of trails we have. It's a fun weekend full of people in town but it does get loud with all the atv's running around.

Then in August we have the Heritage Days/Huckleberry Festival. Another weekend to get out and walk about town. Check out the vendors and the local shops. Merchants dress in period clothing. There is a huckleberry cook off under the freeway. It's just a nice family weekend.

Then of course my Kimmie's birthday is in August. And that in my opinion is the most important event of the summer. But then again I may be a bit bias there.

When there isn't a festival or event going on in town then we are left to find other means of entertainment and ways to cool off. That of course is an easy task when you live in the beautiful mountains of North Idaho. There is always time for a BBQ or two with friends. And of course if you can get away a quiet weekend camping by the river is always nice. Nothing better then sitting back watching the fire and toasting up some Smores. On those REALLY hot days you can take a trip down the river on your favorite float raft. Last year we floated the St. Joe for the first time. It was nice and not nearly the rat race that the CDA has become. SSHHHH don't tell anyone where it is.

I'm sure we'll spend a lot of time in the back yard this summer with the pool and the swing set as well. Maybe even get some bike riding in.

So I hope that your summer is full of fun adventures and nice weather. We are sure looking forward to it here. Winter has drug on entirely to long in Idaho.

Isn't it the middle of June?

Well the reason I ask is because when we got up this morning it was 37 degrees and snowing. Yep I said SNOWING!!!! They are saying it's supposed to be in the mid 70's this weekend and I sure hope it is. Gyro Days are this weekend and the carnival will be no fun if it's still as cold and rainy as it's been the past few weeks. I know that the east coast is being hit with a heat wave. Sure would be good to have some of that heat come our way. The pool is still in storage. Kim has been having fits in the morning wanting to wear flip flops and shorts to daycare. And while I feel the same way about it I can't let her freeze. I just keep saying "Bring on the heat" yet wondering if it will ever come.

How Nerdy Are You?

Over at the Sweet Shoppe they asked the question "How nerdy are you?" so I didn't think I was all that nerdy at all but what the heck. Why not take the test? So this is what I found out.




So how nerdy are you? Take the test and find out for yourself.

A new member in our family

After we lost our puppy Ginger in January we started talking about getting a new pet. We decided on a kitten. So we had been looking and waiting for the right one to come along. Finally in April a friend's cat had her babies. We told Kimmie that she was getting a kitten if she wanted one. She was very excited about it and decided that she wanted a black little girl and her name would be Sasha. She was very tiny compared to the other 5 in the litter so we left her with her momma an extra week. But I think that talking about her coming to live with us was finally more then Kim could take. So Sasha came home with us on Thursday afternoon. Kim is very excited and all she wants to do is pack her around and love on her. Thankfully Sasha is a little lover and not one of the "don't touch me" cats. You know the type.

A Dream Vacation

Gas prices hit $4 a gallon here the other day so we won't be traveling far this summer. I do have one trip planned to go meet a friend in Montana but that is it. I'm even planning on buying myself a bike as soon as I can and riding it to work a few days a week. But if money were no object and gas was unlimited I would love to go on a long vacation and travel the world. I would first stop in California, Indiana then Ohio and make my way to Georgia and then up the Carolinas and on to New England. My next stop would be Ontario Canada. Then to cross the pond to the UK and the to France. Then I would hop down to South Africa and then on to Australia. With many little stopped in between. I would be going to meet all the wonderful friends that I have met online over the last 5 years. Now that would be a dream vacation.