Just wanted to document and share photos from yesterday. I simply loved seeing my kids together. Welcome home KC from serving your mission. We are all so proud of him. I love that we have such a large extended family here in Utah. (McKay, Ty and Seth) Hello- funny... do you see the girl asleep in church behind my kids? I'm sure the service had not started yet.
Seth put in his mission papers a week ago. He wants to serve a two year mission for our church. We will know soon when and where he will be called to serve.
This is Gentry and Devan at Aunt Leann's. It was the first time Devan got to meet the "rest" of the family. We love them all so much and they welcomed him.
Taylor and Zachy.... growing up. I love how close all the kids are.
This is my youngest babies- ha! McKay and Ty are the youngest daugher and son in our family. I love that they are SO like me. They love to take photos. I was on a plane coming home from Canada. So thankful that they took these photos.
I am so excited for this week. The kids are coming home from college, Matt and Kayla will be staying with us for a few days before they move to Seattle. I am finalizing a beautiful new collection that I am in love with. I am so inspired lately and I just want to design design design. This makes me happy!
I am starting a 5 week cleanse on Tuesday. It's been almost a year since I started my big 12 week cleanse. I have been off track since I started drinking diet soda again and ALL my bad food cravings came back (full force.) I knew for me- I had to get right back on track and signed up to do the cleanse again. Yes, I have learned I need help. I like the weekly visits to the center- getting weighed in, and for the accountability and support. It may seem crazy to some of you to do this the week of Thanksgiving, but I did not want to gain weight over the holidays. I am not going to lie... I am dreading it. The program is hard and you have to give it 100%- no cheating to truly break your craving for sugar, processed foods, soda, etc. This past year, I felt the healthiest I have ever felt. I know that clean eating changed me for the better. Why oh why did I have to get off track? ha...I'm only human. I know I've said it time and time again... this will be a my lifelong battle. I accept it.
Today on my show on www.mycraftchannel.com I showed how I love taking my chipboard pieces and making them into embellishments. I am a huge fan of mini books and these are my favorite elements to add to the pages. I adhered them to binder clips and paper clips to create affordable and unique adornments. I showed my Vintage Finds and Christmas Cottage collections of buttons and chipboard.
Vintage Find chipboard and Christmas Cottage buttons.
I designed a Christmas Countdown book with my chipboard numbers sheets. You have all the numbers and titles on one sheet of chipboard.
I love Mondays... hope you watch the show segment today.
Last but not least- I wanted to thank Susan Tutt for her example and sweetness at the Canada event. I so enjoyed meeting and teaching with her at the event. She is such a sweetheart!
Notice our view from the window. As we taught we could look out the window and see the view of the buildings down town. Susan is the store manager. She has the coolest style and I wanted the coats she was wearing!
Teachers at the event: Lynn Thune and Susan Tutt (and me!) I hope to go back to Canada again.
