Love is Spoken Here

Septembers Stamp of the Month is AWESOME! I couldn't help but play with it the moment I got it!

We got back from the Dells in Wisconsin, we had a wonderful time. We highly recommend going to Noah's Ark over Mt. Olympus though, but thats just my families opinion. We went to Noah's Ark for two days then got FREE tickets to Mt Olympus from our hotel as its the end of peak season (best time to go, folks! You get awesome perks!). We were glad we didn't have to spend the extra money on Mt Olympus, but we did only do the waterparks (indoors & outside), we didn't participate in the theme park (roller coasters etc. as that wasn't part of the FREE package).

Noah's Ark Fave's: Mr. J's pick The Stingray, loves the free fall! Mr. M's favorite was the Bermuda Triangle & the Big Kahuna (we spent a lot of time there and the Kahuna we timed went off every 8 min, compared to the Wave which was a longer wait)... way cool! Hubbies favorite was the Time Warp... even though it was like being flushed, he thought that was "The Best". My favorite hands down was the Black Anaconda, it was a toss up between the stingray and this ride, but since I am a big roller coaster fan, this was my Fave!!

Mt Olympus Fave's: Mr. J's pick Poseidon's Rage, he loved just sitting and waiting for that 9 ft. wave to just crash on him. It was wild, he didn't seem to care about any of that "Wave Rash", from being rubbed on the bottom or the occasional person on you, highly recommend you stay in your own area or you are doomed to get run over...!! They didn't offer surfing on it though, just a throng of ppl waiting to get crushed in its power! Mr. M's favorite was the River of Troy it has a pretty fast current, but it was fun just to relax. My Hubbies favorite was the indoor slides!

We did the infamous Duck Tours, Upper Dells Boat Tours, shopping, eating... and just hanging out as a family should! We have three more days of enjoying each other's company... Now that we are home we plan on going to the Science Museum to see the Star Wars Exhibit!! And not sure what else... probably school shopping as that is almost a week away... Sept. 2nd is coming fast... I am looking forward to it, yet it will be so incredibly quiet!!

Summer's Blast

HI EVERYONE!
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and staying safe! We had a wonderful July 4th spent it with family which is the best way to celebrate!!

What I have in this post:
Summer Storms, Creative Layout Challenge & Tips, Creative Comment Winner Announcement. And My Birthday Special!!!

I have been busy lately from trips to the beach, library, and planning our summer vacation. I have done some scrapbooking and hope to get it posted tomorrow, since I have nothing going on... Yippee! Summer really keeps you busy doesn't it... but then you have to appreciate it as soon Minnesota's winter is upon us again... :-)


We had some Summer Storms roll in the last few days...
Thursday 7/10; we got hail damage on our siding, roof, & broken tree limbs. Other neighbors have holes in their siding... we got off lucky! 60+ mile and hr winds, and hail bigger than nickels... the straight line winds hitting hail on our windows sounded like someone throwing huge rocks, the windows shook really bad... After coming up from the basement our kitchen was sopping wet to the middle of our floor... rain came right in the seams...Again very LUCKY! Went outside later in the day noticed my garden smooshed, bird nests out of the trees some with broken eggs... but our family was okay and our friends are too... The insurance company is going to love us... and we are already getting flyers and phone calls from people that want to have our business... crazy how word gets out... before we even call...

Friday 7/11 There was a wide band of storms all the way North to South of us... It produced a few tornadoes. Here we just got, hail (again...) high winds, rotating clouds and possible funnel clouds, lots of lightening some even touching the ground. Once the storm passed through it was a rather quiet night...

Here are some pictures from Friday's storm:

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Picture taken from the North side of my home as it was rolling in, pretty impressive isn't it!

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You can see the trees how they are moving..

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Impressive isn't it!

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These clouds were rotating, dipping, and acting so alive! This picture shows a possible funnel cloud, it was rotating and going up and down...

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This picture was taken from the drive way on the South side of the storm as it was rolling in...

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This was taken again from our driveway looking straight up... these clouds were spinning in circles, my neighbors 5 houses down were yelling for people including myself to go inside as it looked like it was coming down... the sirens went off just as I took this picture and I headed downstairs with my children and fur babies, as my hubby sat upstairs watching the storm. He loves to watch these things... Why I don't know... I grew up in a trailer home and storms terrify me!!

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Creative Comment Winner for June is: Sandra T. CTMH sister!
Sandra contact me with your address and I will get your creative comment prize in the mail for you!!
Accepting JULY Comments and will have the name randomly drawn on the 31st! So Comment away!!! GOOD LUCK!!

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Creative Layout Challenge for the Month of July:
Buttons, Buttons, & More Buttons!!

Any theme, any colors, any products... but must have buttons.

Ideas you can use buttons for:
~Inside Flowers
~By themselves as an accent
~to dot i's or inside a letter
~use for ladybugs etc
~use to frame a photo
~create a mosaic
~ if you're able cut button in half and use for shoes on a figure
~use with ribbon
~hang tags or other varies things
~use hemp, wire, or waxy flax, or even sewing string inside
ETC...
As this is getting posted after July 1st, ALL Challenges to be accepted for this challenge must be submitted by August 7th! Please email me a photo I can use to put on a slideshow for people can vote for their favorites.

Email me creativewhimsyscrappin@yahoo.com
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July 22nd is my Birthday!! Exciting isn't it! So I am offering a Birthday Special
I am requesting donations to be given to the ASPCA
An Honor Gift is a wonderful way to celebrate the special people, animals and events in your life—and give the gift of life for animals in need.

As an animal lover, and an owner of a puppy mill/abused dog (Toby). It pains me to see those animals suffer because of people unwilling or unable to care for them properly.

To those that donate online, send an ecard my way for my birthday! It means a lot to me and to those animals in need of food, patience, & tlc!

Thanks, it means a lot!