Thanksgiving

(ok, I'm a bad scrapper...didn't even bring my camera for Thanksgiving, so no photos. I made the apple pie above after being inspired by one on "Martha Stewart"...)

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving...here's a quick re-cap of my holiday weekend.....

*my sister in law, Cami arrived early from Oklahoma, and we all went to see "New Moon". LOVED IT!!! I know I'm the minority (at least in my family) but I am so Team Jacob...hello, did you not see him shirtless through the entire movie?! Of course, I haven't read "Breaking Dawn" yet (holding out b/c then once I read it it will be over for awhile..I know I'm weird), and I hear that I will not love Jacob any longer. Bummer.

*Thanksgiving was held at my mother in law's. I was responsible for appetizer (made yummy cheese ball from Stonewall Kitchen recipe) & mashed potatoes (of which I made a ton...we are now eating Shepherd's Pie with leftovers). A fun day of playing with kids, hanging out with family, tasty wine, and lots of food.

*went shopping with sis in law, Sunithi, on Black Friday. Wasn't totally crazy & we left at 8am. I was impressed with how organized the stores were with lines & check out. We scored some crazy good deals and were home by 11am.

hope you all had a great weekend too!

last group of Disney layouts

top layout from trip Patrick & I took in 2007....so empty then that we/I could go on any rides we wanted multiple times without waiting. I LOVED this one...Expedition Everest in Animal Kingdom.

This really simple (but BRIGHT!) layout is from a trip I took with just my Mom back in 1994.

more Disney layouts

Animal Kingdom & Magic Kingdom layouts from our trip to Disney in Jan of 2007....dying for another trip soon as I am having Disney withdrawl ;-)

more of Crafty Gals gathering

I didn't have the space to show you more of what the Crafty Gals were working on or had brought me as gifts.....so kind & creative!

gathering of the Crafty Gals...Wordless Wednesday

got some scrapping done...finally

It has been months since I have had time to scrap any of my own pictures...and was SO HAPPY to go to a fundraising crop (for Special Olympics ME) with my friend, Karen, a couple of weekends ago. Continuing to work on getting my Disney photos in scrapbooks....simple, clean design that I love. Here are a few layouts...I'll post more in a bit.

they make me smile...

Murphy & Oscar traditionally dress up for Halloween...and this year was no exception. It was a tough holiday for us as we received a negative test a few days before. But, these boys sure know how to put a smile on our faces. And, these costumes suit them quite well.

Hearing news of more & more swine flu cases in Maine. Wash those hands & stay home if you are sick everyone! my heart goes out to Christie & her house full of sickies!!!