POKEY PEAS REFUGEES CHALLENGE for September 2017

Sorry hit post instead of enter on the phone.

grammadee, i love those boots on your card. And your layouts.

nylene, we love the fresh eggs. I was thinking of making the twist pop card for a nieces' bday next month. They are so cute.

We're in a heat wave. It's been high 80's and low 90's, but we don't have ac. DD was starting to feel bad again. I thought it might be the heat, so Friday we went tubing. Yesterday we went to the movies and library. But the travel was going to get to her, so we bought a portable ac unit, which they had only one option left and it was already put away for winter. They were great about getting it for us. It's 72 in the living room and dd is doing fine. Maybe all she has needed is air - 😂. Luckily it's also starting to cool off at night - got down to low 60s. Suppose to turn Wednesday to be in the 60s for the high, then I'll get back to the garden.

Tomorrow I take Logan to get his top braces put on. Plus I have to take DH's laser printer in, as a washi piece that was holding a journaling card to the copy paper came off a few months ago and prints in 3 different places on every print. I also have to take my computer in. It's been acting wonky for a couple of weeks. Sometimes it'll start up and sometimes it won't.

Today I should do something productive but instead i'm going to make lunch and then scrapbook.

grammadee, great pages. All great photos, but i Love the photos on the bottom layout. We should have a break in the heat by Wednesday. I hope that means you'll start to dry out so you can get your potatoes dug.

I started another layout yesterday and I just have the title to put on. It's been so long for traditional layouts which means also a long time between cameo uses. I wanted to do 2 cursive title pieces. I did them but completely forgot to weld them. 🙄 I'm still going to use them as is, just not had time yet.
I'm currently in the orthodontist waiting room wishing Drs valued our time as much as they want us to value theirs. I'm also working my way through the gallery today. I think I'll ho continue (i stopped at Dee's cute boot card).

Yes, my layout is for the bonus. Just finished one for the sketch challenge too. Cute card, Dee. Your ds' will love the garden fresh goodies.

On pinterest the other day this was on my feed. I had to printscreen it to share here.

Yes, that's our wonderful nylene's layout in the feed for scrapbook.com. It brought a total smile to my face.

I'm hoping to pick tomatoes today. DD has been sick the last couple of days. Yesterday she didn't even do school and whined when I had to leave for a meeting in town. She's complaining of a sore throat today. DS lived on popsicles and pain relievers yesterday due to the braces on Monday. He's still uncomfortable but I can tell it's better. He hasn't had either yet today, just scrambled eggs and pudding so far.

I guess I should go do something. I was out of the house both Monday and Tuesday afternoons, and those little work brownies/fairies never come do my chores when I'm away. I'm beginning to think they're make believe. 🤣

Good to hear from you, nylene. I hope that you begin to feel better soon! And that you get the rest you need now. You have a very busy month. Maybe staying at home and getting to sleep in will help you regain your energy.

If you want to exchange cards with the Pokeys, I can set up a group PM. Then each of us can add out addresses there. If some of us are in the big exchange, that is okay, b/c people signed up there can send just one card to a person who appears in both places. And this way we can send to some of the people who are NOT signed up. Will do that when I get back on Tuesday.

Guess I will be driving down to see the kids by myself this weekend. Dh wanted to stay home, and I have learned that if I talk him into something, maybe he will go, but neither he nor I will enjoy it. I have everything by the door ready to haul it out to the vehicle. I just need to get myself ready and dh has to put a couple of big things in before the smaller stuff can go in.

Sounds like a busy weekend ahead with swimming and hockey and exploring their new acreage, complete with horse facilities and some horses! Will be getting together with our other son & his family as well, and the plan is to have the 4 little guys together on Sunday.


Have a wonderful weekend, Pokeys!

Hi Pokeys. I've been lurking a lot this month. I've been reading your news even if I haven't been responding.  I had an eight day stretch where I had something on every single day besides work. Last Thursday, we had a bit of an adventure. We went to an event at the local college where there were ten speakers. They each chose 20 images and had 20 seconds to talk about each image. The theme was light and the presentations were amazing. Unfortunately, on the way home, a young driver didn't see us coming and tried to cross in front of us.  We pretty much t-boned her. We are all fine, but sadly DH's brand new truck was very damaged. I also have a purple and yellow bruise from the seat belt. That is the first accident I've been in where the air bags deployed.  Insurance is covering everything, so that is also good news.

I made a few cards this weekend.

For My Brother by Jacqueline Bruce, on Flickr
Ella by Jacqueline Bruce, on Flickr
One in a Million by Jacqueline Bruce, on Flickr

I also made a sample page for one of the prompts for the members only LOAD in October, but I can't share that until the 26th. We had family photos taken on Sunday with my inlaws. We had them taken outdoors at a local park and I am very excited to get them back because the fall leaves are gorgeous. I am wishing you all well. I will try to comment more often after this.

Oh no, justjac! Glad there were only bruises. You two are not having good vehicle luck!

Arrived in calgary safe and sound, and my vehicle has been unloaded.Drive was blessedly uneventful. Just winding down, getting ready for a busy day tomorrow.

scrapincin, my dgd is in competative swimming, so her practices and meets are at aquatic centres, so not outside. And her brother plays in a very competative hockey league that begins tryouts in August, Again all indoor arenas. so the seasons definitely overlap.

nylene, I'm so sorry your school is closing. I thought they usually figured these things out before the start of the school year. I'm sorry you are fighting an infection. I hope you get the rest your body needs.

grammadee, have a great weekend! Is your DH feeling ok? or is he just a home-body? I hope it's the second and not the first. I understand being a homebody. I could stay home and alone for a month before needing interaction. I think a PM group would be good for the pokies addresses.

scrapincin, we usually are apple pickers, but our late frost got all of our apples this year. There are only like 6 on all of the trees. Our grapes, however, are the best I've ever seen them. Big and beautiful. We're giving all the credit to the bees. ha. But I have so much grape jelly left from the last few years that I don't need any more. I think we might try to do grape juice, if there is time. Otherwise, they go to the chickens and the deer.

justjac, oh so scary. I'm sorry you have a bruise, but I'm so glad everyone is okay. It stinks about the truck being damaged. I'm sure they will have it fixed right up. Your cards are beautiful.

kellyr21, you have been busy. I can't wait to see all of your cards and your artwork. It has cooled off here. There is frost on the ground this morning and I had to turn on the heat last night. Last Friday, we were tubing to get out of the heat. This Friday, we were in pants and jackets to go outside. Crazy!

I picked my computer back up yesterday. Hurray! It's running like a dream. They said it was really dirty. But I know I had asked geek squad to clean it out the last time I had it in there. The geek squad in Indiana and in Ohio were always so good. The ones here in Michigan I've been less pleased with. I don't know if it's a change in the whole or just this area. But I think I found a computer person! They initialized my second drive and moved everything over. Now I'm reloading all of my programs. I did the important ones yesterday - (Office, because I can't do anything without excel - I have a workbook with photos/stories listed and a spot to list them where they get counted), Photoshop Elements (I HAD to finish that digital page), my photo printer, and Logan's online school email system. Obviously, scrapbook related items were first, well except for silhouette, which is next. lol.

Today, we leave for Grand Rapids and Art Prize. But I still have a list of things to get finished before we leave, including folding all of the laundry from yesterday and the day before and packing. I did get 9 quarts of tomato sauce and 3 quarts of tomato juice put up yesterday. I'd like to pick the tomatoes and bring them in before we leave, as I'm afraid of the weather hurting them. But I don't think we'll get to it.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! We'll be back next Tuesday.