PL 2012: More than a few weeks

last week of august/first week september

some happy mail. 

some down days.

another xray on the babes arm.

and some everyday life pictures. 

Week 44: Halloween

We didn't have much else going on, so I let Halloween take front & center this week. 

I tackled the Halloween pictures by typing all my journaling directly to the pictures. 

sweet & simple & done. 

a movie poster from a new movie the hubs & i watched this week.

and last but not least, i NEVER buy school pictures, they are ALWAYS hideous with their faux tree backgrounds, but i figured it would be cool to cut up the proofs they send home & include them. 

Week 44 insert front

Just a 5x7 insert with the boys in costume. 

Week 44 insert back

funny note: if you are familiar with adventure time, rance was supposed to be finn's sidekick, 

jake the dog. kid would NOT put the hat i bought him on. 

so, last minute 'uncostume' costume. 

he had a little scooby to carry.. but he was set on having two hands on his bucket! 

Week ?: November

Stephen's sticker from voting.

Mason's report card

Some stickers from his field trip

(chaperone's aren't allowed.. bummer!)

a quote & a few random pictures. 

Week ?: November

a text from my brother ragging me on the number of times he thought i'd see twilight BD pt 2.

the cover of the new soundtrack (love!) 

a end of season soccer party.

a self portrait by mason

the cabin we rented with my parents for christmas.

and a text from the hubs. 

The insert front/back for the above week. 

twilight breaking dawn pt 2 viewing with buds friday night

and an over night grown up girls sleep over saturday night. 

Week ?: Thanksgiving

This ended up being one of my most favorite spreads of 2012. 

(i think maybe because i've been hoarding that foam pumpkin for 8 years & was happy to use it!)

the dude suckered me into downloading angry birds star wars. 

lots of thanksgiving pictures. 

ticket stubs

the toughest thing was working those tree decorating pictures in. 

what was i thinking putting my tree up this week?!

should have known it would ruin my color scheme ;) 

insert for thanksgiving, just more pictures from that day...

Week ?: December

Some hijinks from Jingles the elf

a countdown card

the boys christmas wish lists

working on 9x tables

and a christmas song mason wrote.

Insert for the above week. 

jingles photocoping himself

& a christmas school project from the dude. 

 Week ?: December

School party before christmas break.

Christmas tree decorating @ oma's.

pound cake baking. 

with that i have THREE more spreads left. 

two are finished save for the week in review cards, 

and one is planned, just not done. 

then there is the cover page. 

woohoo!! 

xo-k

PL 2012: Weeks 42 & 43

(this one is just for you miss andrea! ;) 

remember me? 

i remember you. 

it's been months since i've blogged. 

and truthfully, i haven't missed it. 

after years of blogging, i've lost interest. 

in a way project life seems to have taken the place of what once made me blog. 

the daily stories. 

the funny little bits of life. 

i can't say i'm sad about it. 

life changes, evolves, and i'm good with that. 

i may still blog occasionally, but it's way down on the list of priorities for me. 

(if you're dying to know what i'm up to though, i'm a habitual instagrammer :) 

so i haven't a single picture printed past week 7 of 2013...

but i was jonesing to create something. 

i needed a creative & mental break from reality. 

(which is odd since technically i'm scrapping reality, but whatever)

so i went back to the last few pages in 2012 that i was hung up on at the beginning of the year 

& wrapped those up. 

i hadn't intended on posting them her, but miss andrea persuaded me with her compliments & request :) 

week 42

week of my birthday, as well as the annual fall carnival in town, so an insert was called for. 

totally took my color cues from the angry bird drawing the dude did for me, 

and the fact i dyed my hair pink that week. 

i'm not much of a pink girl, but if you make it neon & pair it with green, i'm game! 

baseball page protector with some pictures from the day 

& a little journaling. 

tried putting a confetti pocket in the middle of the page without sewing it... 

not loving it.. but i'm leaving it. 

it was hard to narrow down pictures from the carnival. 

i knew they'd be smallish- so i opted to cram my journaling on before printing them. 

week 43

more good stuff. this was the week we went to the corn maze, so another insert was necessary. 

above with insert

below without. 

color cues this week were from the corn & the babes shirt he wore while we were there. 

couldn't NOT include the georgia vs. florida rival game

 its a BIG to do in our family

since i married into a georgia family, and mine is a florida one. 

the heckling starts before the game & continues after. 

my brother or my husband usually have to be avoided after the game depending on the way it sways. 

included a piece of the corn maze map as well. 

& i'm totally into using vellum to subdue a photos 'off' color scheme & still include it 

(ala jamaica edgell) 

above is the front of the insert

below is the back

this insert is my go-to for events. love the mix up of sizes & orientations. 

went with typed journaling, again. 

makes wrapping up a big event so much easier. 

keep it simple with some journaling & move on. 

these pages have me ready for fall! 

bring on the pumpkins, scary movies & fall festivities!!! 

especially excited at the prospect of decorating our new house, and actually having trick or treaters come! 

i have a few more pages to share, but i have to run for now. 

i'll at least be back to share those ;) 

xo-k