Pokey Peas Challenge for July 2024

Good morning Pokeys!

grammadee - sounds like you're very busy with the house but I'm glad you were able to squeeze some scrappy time in. I'm trying to catch up on housework myself after a scrappy weekend. But I do have the pieces to a layout on my desk for later. I'm sorry about your garden but yay for new potatoes!

Speaking of MARIBETHR - has anyone heard from her? Seems like it's been an awfully long time since she's popped in.

nylene - I hope your trip went well and spending time with family was comforting. (((Hugs))). Any update on the MRI?

It turned out beautifully, I love all the texture and the colors.  Thanks for taking on my challenge .  Oh my I love that red white blue with the flower border!  

grammadee what great photos! I left love in the gallery.  

I was just thinking about MARIBETHR the other day. I hope she's ok and just taking a break from the board. 

kitbop I hope things going well on the lead up to your big trip!  I have wondered sometimes if Abby gets bored and would like a buddy. But she wouldn't like the buddy at first and I don't have enough room to keep cats separated until Abby came around LOL. 

Any word on your MRI nylene? 

I recognize that sketch!

Fun pages, Linda. Not sure when I will finish another page. I played with some inks and pastes yesterday trying to get a water splash effect, but need alot more play before I find something that works. I have three birthday cards to construct before Sunday. And still waiting for inspiration for any of them...

Still working on house cleaning. Two bedrooms done and ready. One in process. One yet to be touched. But today I plan to work in the basement. Dd's family's holiday trailer is coming home to the farm today sometime. And while they are here, dsil has promised that he and dgs will help haul some stuff out of the basement to the dumpster and/or recycling.

That said, I should get moving. Have a great Tuesday, Pokeys!

So I got about half of the windows (downstairs only) done inside and out...and now it's pouring so I'm finished with windows for today.

Did a super simple family history layout


and another

grammadee - wonderful baseball page! Sounds like your busy season isn't over yet. When do you expect a break??? It seems like a lousy harvest everywhere this year. The peaches are non-existent from BC Strawberries finished really early here due to heat. My "garden" of pots on my patio is way behind, but I've got until the end of September to grow, so hopefully I'll get some tomatoes.

Linda - love that nemo dress you made. How old was Annabelle when she got glasses? I was 9, and DS1 was 9. DS2 was 14 or 15 like his Dad!

nylene - anxious to hear how your trip and shoulder were!
gramma - root beer or orange drink?
joyfulnana - Abby would NOT like a sibling! We've had so many cats, and it's easy to tell who will accept and who won't accept a new family member. Your gut is good with this one.

I am not prepared for England yet. Trying to pack suitable clothes, argh, trying to account for all the weather and situations we're going to hit!

I did get a couple of pages done today,
and...
I got my printer working The problem was the upgraded router, but nobody tells you this upfront. It was a lot of sleuthing and shouldn't be!
1. printers older than a year don't recognize 5g networks (which we all have) and 2. printers older than a year don't work on "WPA3" security (I have no clue what this means). So we had to downgrade all the settings to enable my printer to work! And then the roomba stopped working because we changed the router setttings...

A couple more simple layouts tonight





Tomorrow DD17 has her Senior Yearbook photos and it's our family game night but I'm hoping to find some scrappy time in there also.

Thank you grammadee - I did use the actual newspaper clipping since there weren't any photos on the page and I have other copies of the clipping. And yes, school colours are purple and gold - but purple is much preferred by my kids to the gold so I tend to only accent with gold on the school pages.

Enjoy the fair parade!

Taking DD17 to the school for yearbook photos at noon. I think she's decided to wear my granny's necklace for the 'drape' photos - as did DD24. They might not be especially girly-girls (I believe DD17 is wearing a shirt and tie for her senior portrait) but they are sentimental about family things. I should probably snap a picture of the necklace and do a page about it.

oh nylene - I'm so very sorry. That is a crushing blow even if you knew it was coming. (((Hugs))) and many prayers. And feel free to complain - we're all here to listen and sympathise.

Hugs, (((((nylene))))). Not the news you wanted. You are allowed to be down and complain all you need to.

Oh nylene, I'm so heartbroken for you. ((((hugs)))) Complain away, you have every right and we are happy to listen (I am anyway lol) I understand what you mean about expecting it, but also being so let down by the outcome as well. I hope we see you tomorrow night to chat for a bit.

Linda the grad photo of C is beautiful and so it the page, I love the purple. And the grid, man I love grids and never think to do those. I also need to finish up that Shimelle class, you did a great job on your out of the box page.

kitbop yay for the printer! boo for the roomba. For me, being able to print photos is a higher priority than vacuuming lol. Are you packed and ready to go?

kellyr21 I don't really follow much except football, and a little bit the NBA, I'm excited for the football season to start again lol. "Receivers" released on Netflix and I will be checking that out for sure.

Man, work has been a little crazy and I've worked a lot catching up from the holiday. They sure make us pay for a long weekend lol. This is the first overtime I've worked in a. couple years and I've worked late every night this week. Not Friday though. There is no working late on Friday lol.

Wanted to drop in and say Hi!

Safe travels to your dd, Linda. How long will this adventure be? I love how you are so ready to step out of your comfort zone. That circle grid for the sticker class is really cool!

I, too, am excited for you, kitbop, and wondering when you are wheels up? How long will you be there?

Boo to overtime, joyfulnana. I always dreaded getting back to work after a break b/c the work seems to pile up waiting for you.

Had a nice day with justjac yesterday. We watched the parade, although it was HOT for this Alberta girl, had a nice lunch, visited the LSS, and I got to see IRL some of her recent card creations. So wonderful! Then I printed some photos and did some errands while in town.

Forgot to pick up page protectors at M's. Ordered on line when I got home for pick up in store b/c my dd will be in town today, but when the Order-Ready email came I am scheduled to pick them up in CALGARY! Need to phone today and see if I can sort that out.

Back to housework today: two more bedrooms and a bath & a half to clean upstairs. I don't plan to tackle this floor until closer to their ETA. No use cleaning something just to have us mess it all up again LOL.

Linda oh I had a chuckle at that last page with them in the box lol. I haven't completely finished any of the shimelle classes. I'm thinking I may take a page out of grammadee's book and watch the videos and get my take aways, without trying to do the sample. At least I'll feel better that I watched the video and gleaned some info from it lol.

Hey gramma, thinking of you!

grammadee you and justjac have the best adventures together. It would be so cool to live near some of you guys. Oh my goodness! I just googled how far you are from Calgary! No wonder you said CALGARY! That would be quite a drive for page protectors, I hope they can send them to your store. I need a cleaning fairy, but the cleaning never stops really anyway does it? That was one thing I loved about scrapping from the start. A done page stays done lol.

I don't prefer to work overtime, but I am grateful I can use it at my discretion. I know a lot of employers don't allow you to work more than your 40. And this season is still pretty calm overall.

Good Friday morning, Pokeys. Hoping all is going well. My thoughts are with you, nylene and gramma . As scrapincin used to say, "Growing old is not for WIMPS!" Even younger people are not immune. While my dd got a sigh of relief "negative" on her tests yesterday, my ddil is waiting for medical people to come up with a plan after her "positive" result a couple of weeks ago. She is the one planning to bring the boys here next week, but all plans could change if she is booked in for surgery &/or treatment instead.

Wouldn't it be fun to live in a bubble with a smaller radius? But I guess if we are inventing ways to send tomatoes across cyberspace, maybe we could teleport ourselves, too. And the supplies/tools we want to lend each other...

The Michaels head office lady cancelled my order that went to Calgary. Then I ordered from the "local" store (about an hour away from home). Dd was able to pick up the protectors before driving home. The error had been mine (of course). I had decided to order multiple sets, and I guess when the local store did not have the quantity I had fed in, the site helpfully shopped around for me and slotted in a store that DID. Yesterday's order was just for the one set I needed and I checked the pickup location before I hit the last button.

More cleaning on the agenda this morning. And I have to make one birthday card. Dd's birthday is Sunday, so as they are dropping the dogs off here Saturday evening, then picking them up Sunday evening, and since my niece is planning to come here to make cards on Sunday, I thought I could make dd's then and give it to her that evening. But her dh called to invite us to an early birthday dinner this evening, so I am thinking I should have one ready for when we go to that? But lack of time and lack of Mojo do not predict a positive outcome. If I had a clue what I was going to put on that card, it would help...

Okay. off to get started on the cleaning. ITA with you, joyfulnana : housework does not give me nearly as much joy as scrapbooking, for the reason you stated, and for many other reasons...