Autumn has arrived…in my Etsy shop!

{Autumn Paper Bag Scrapbook}

Finally.  Finally.  Finally!  Some new items in my Etsy shop! 

{Halloween Fun Paper Bag Scrapbook}

Aren’t these little monsters just the cutest things ever?

{A Day at the Zoo Paper Bag Scrapbook}

Life can be a zoo at times….but sometimes you actually get to GO to the zoo!  :)

{Halloween 2011 Paper Bag Scrapbook}

Spiders usually creep me out but this one is harmless…and so adorable!

 

{Fall Paper Bag Scrapbook}

A slight variation on the one above! 

{Creepy Halloween Paper Bag Scrapbook}

It’s TRICK or TREAT time!  :)

{Friends Paper Bag Scrapbook}

Ok…not so “fall-ish” but still very fun! 

{Sweet Birthday Memories Paper Bag Scrapbook}

Trying not to be sad I won’t see my son on his birthday on Wednesday.  :(

So, there ya go…a little “autumn on parade” of new items in my Etsy shop.  You can see the “insides” by clicking on the scrapbook or by heading over to my Photostream on Flickr. 

I spent a good chunk of this past weekend sitting my butt in the chair and cranking out scrapbooks.  It’s been awhile since I’ve had enough free time to get really lost in the process and it felt so good! 

The crazy-busyness of summertime has finally cooled off a little bit.  My girls are settled back into school…their junior year of college (already!) and my son has made the move 1,905 miles away to Los Angeles to follow his movie industry dreams.  It’s so hard letting go but he’s happy…so I am too.  I really do have amazing kids…I’m so blessed!  :)

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New in my Etsy shop!

Did you know that you can also place custom orders?  Either send me a convo through Etsy or an email at apicketfencelife@gmail.com!

Looking for a specific birthday?  Just let me know and I can put together a custom book for you….add the age or a name…or both, of course!  :)

Tomorrow is the FIRST day of SPRING!   Hooray!  I hope the weather where you are is balmy and spring-like.  As for here in the Midwest…we’re supposed to get snow.  Urgh.  It’s been in the 60’s the past few days so we’ve gotten spoiled.  I’m crossing my fingers that the weatherman is wrong and it will be decent here tomorrow.  I’m making a trip to the city to pick up Elliot.  He’ll be home for a week for spring break.  Can’t wait to see him!

We’re totally undecided around here about getting a new dog.  After losing our beloved Lucky on Monday we are hating the emptiness of the house…but we can’t quite bring ourselves to replace him….because of course, he can’t be replaced in our hearts…and all we want is to have him back!  

So, what do you think?  Will a new puppy heal our broken hearts?

Weight Loss Magic

Oh, if only it were magic!  I didn’t do the New Year’s Resolution thing this year…but like most years, I vowed to start eating better and of course, exercise more.  I use the term “more” loosely because saying MORE would indicate that I am increasing the amount of exercise and what I really mean is START exercising. 

Anyway,  as you may remember, I gave up pop (soda) last fall and that was my first step towards taking better care of myself.  As of Jan. 1, I gave up chocolate.  I know you may be gasping….but I have actually lived to tell the tale.  The amazing part is that it wasn’t really that hard.  After the initial shock to the system it’s not that big of a temptation anymore. 

I’ve also been being careful with what I eat…especially portion control.  So far it’s going pretty well.  On days when I end up eating a lot of sweets or heavy meals I can actually FEEL it in my body.  That bloat.  The sluggishness.  The queasy stomach.  It definitely makes getting back on the wagon a lot easier.

So far I’ve lost enough weight/inches to make my jeans feel baggy.  Oh…what a great feeling.  SO much better than fleeting satisfaction of a Snickers bar!!!

My girls came home this weekend!  Spring break.  I know…it’s too early for spring break but we’re on the trimester schedule so we’re between winter and spring terms.  Two weeks!  I, of course, still have to work.   Most of it anyway.  But what a great feeling…2/3 of the way through the school year!  Yippee!  Unfortunately for me, the spring term is a bit of a nightmare.  Big event coming up.  But it makes the days go fast.  Too fast!

Even with the girls home, I still got some scrapbooking done.   Just because they’re home…doesn’t mean they’re HOME!  So many friends to catch up with after all. 

I’m not going to post all the pictures…you can see them in my Etsy shop or on my Flickr photostream….but here are a few covers.

  

Hope you had a great weekend and I wish you a wonderful week ahead!

Think SPRING!  (Kinda hard to do since there is snow falling as I write this…but I know it will get here….eventually!)

:)

 

New scrapbook arrivals

Somehow I never get quite as much accomplished over the weekend as I had hoped, but I did stock my Etsy shop a little bit at least.