It seems like it's been forever!!!

So, I've been MIA for a while now and it seems like an eternity since my last post. Not too much going on I guess. I've been keeping busy and actually scrapbooking. I've been helping out the LSS in town and am having a blast doing so!!! I actually took my first class there last night. Had such a great time! We made the cutest little halloween mini album. I love it and can't wait to do one for Christmas. Check this out!
This was my first time ever making an album just out of cardstock. The tabs on top can be pulled out to put more pictures in it! I can't wait to put pics of the girls in it. Abby picked out her costume yesterday - She's going to be a Care Bear. The pink one w/ the rainbow on the belly - Cheer Bear I believe. I should probably research that so I know for sure, huh? Emma keeps telling me she wants to be Emma for Halloween. I guess she's not liking the dressing up business but I'm still hoping she'll pick out a costume soon. She has changed her mind a ton of times already. First she wanted to be a pumpkin, then Cinderella, then Dora, then Spongebob. Now she just wants to be Emma!!!! She cracks me up. I'll have to take her to the Party store where they carry more Character costumes and hopefully she'll get excited about it! So, I'm going to a crop this Saturday again! I have no idea what I'll be working on and I'm a little bummed that I can't stay for the whole day. Rob has to help remodel his parents living room. They have to take down a whole exterior wall because it's not supporting the roof enough. Crazy!!! I'm glad I won't be there to watch. So, I have a ton to do and my mind is just filled w/ plan after plan. I need to start writing down reminder notes for myself. I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed w/ everything I would like to get done. I need to pack my scrapbooking stuff for tomorrow and I'm working on some craft projects for the store. I've been super tired lately and haven't been motivated the last few days to do anything. I guess the lack of sleep is finally catching up to me. I'm frustrated that I can't take good pics of the layouts I did from the last crop - I keep getting a glare on the photographs on the pages and I don't want to post them like that. I should just really splurge and get a bigger scanner so I can scan 12x12 pages. If I only had a ton of money!!!!

I'm still receiving layouts for Sadie's album and I'm so thankful for the help from these generous ladies! Sadie is doing well and I thank God for that everyday. The family just had portraits done and Tracy is so excited about them. I can't wait to see them!!!

As far as the deleading goes, my aunt & uncle are waiting for the loan to be approved still. They are hoping to get this done by mid November and if not, then I think we'll be waiting until after the holidays. Can you believe Christmas is just a couple months away?!! I have no idea what to get anyone this year. I have 12 kids to buy for and that doesn't include my own 2 kiddos!!! I'm thinking gift cards this year, seriously! Maybe I'll get more excited about it after Halloween but right now the gift cards are sounding like a good idea. I just don't know what these kids want anymore!!! As for my own two - they have a million toys already and I'm struggling w/ the whole "out w/ the old, in w/ the new" theory! Hopefully I'll get better at that the older they get. I better or it's going to look like a toystore in here!!! Well, I guess I should get busy packing some stuff to scrap tomorrow!!! I really need to go grocery shopping too but my road is being paved today. And besides, I hate going grocery shopping!!!! Ugh!