I hope you had a great weekend with the important men (fathers!) in your life.  We had a really fun weekend with friends of ours from Seattle.  Dave is one of Scott’ s best friends from college and his wife, Nany, is so wonderful.

(No clue why Jack is sucking his toe…)

It had been much too long since we last saw Dave and Nany.  We all just enjoyed a chance to hang out, catch up and enjoy all the kiddos!  Jack had a blast playing with Andy and Alice spent the whole weekend “helping” with Sophia their 1 year old.  But I think the highlight of the weekend for the kids was heading to the fountain downtown — especially as it was finally almost warm enough for something like that!

And Alice got a chance to show off her teeny weeny yellow polkadot bikini (didn’t even THINK about that when I bought it!).

And at 3 you don’t have to worry about the effects of eating a cookie while in a bikini might do to your figure…

Next time we get together with them there will be 5 little ones in the photo…and no, it’s NOT me!

I’ve been a total stress case lately — a little too much on the plate — but hey, I definitely prefer it that way!  So last night as I’m lying awake at 1am my insomnia actually became advantageous.   My racing mind finally hooked onto a useful thought.   I had taken pity on our parched garden and turned on the sprinkler at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.  However, I forgot to put on a timer and thus the sprinkler was still going.   I don’t even want to see that water bill!  I prefer to think that it could have been worse.  At least I didn’t realize it when I got up in the morning.

I’m trying to squeeze a bit of exercise back into my life in a small attempt at balance.  I love yoga and the kids decided that they need a little balance in their lives as well so we now do our yoga together.  So fun!

My other angle for cutting down on stress has been to add another employee.  Krista and her family just moved out here from Mass.  And funnily enough, she was a subscriber!  Previously she was in a project manager in Quality Assurance with Mass Life.  Definitely a perfect fit for us!

The other day she showed up carrying this purse.

And all I could think was “Wouldn’t that be a fun kit!”  You just might be looking at a very early sneak peek…

To kick off the first month of the digi kit Marissa and Brooke thought it would be fun to have a challenge.  They will give the winner a $10 gift certificate to Dreaming With Pixels.com and we’ll giveaway a $20 gift certificate to Cocoa Daisy.  Let’s see what you can create!  Also, look for a digi/hybrid tutorial from Marissa coming in this month’s newsletter.

And Marissa has just created another digi kit that works perfectly with the 8×8 Making Memories Noteworthy Album in the “English Garden” add-on.  We’ll have that loaded in the store tonight and it will be just $3.00.

Here’s a peek!

Ok, off to the post office and possibly the gym…

If you had tried to order a subscription to begin with Ali’s kit, I apologize for any issues.  It is now working!

Also, my husband just reminded me that the sale end on the 15th not the 12th, so you still have a couple of days!

Thanks!

Maybe this picture will help solve the riddle!

(Yesterday’s pickup)

Things continue to be moving at a very rapid pace here.  I can’t believe we are already in the middle of June (not that the weather here would ever indicate that!!!).

I just want to give you an update on the Ali kit for July.  We’ve been hearing from quite a few people, wondering if they can pre-order the kit.  We’ve decided to make that possible.  Starting tonight at 12am CDT, 6 month subscriptions beginning with July, can be ordered here.  Three month subscriptions and single purchase kits will become available on July 1st at 12am CDT.  Please let me know if you have questions about anything.

Oh, and the sale ends at midnight tonight!!

I’ve got lots to talk about so I hope to be on again tomorrow with a longer post!

Oh, but before I go — I couldn’t resist sharing this one.  Alice started ballet last week and I don’t think there is anything cuter than 13 3 yr olds running around in tutus!  Or maybe just one in particular…  Hee Hee

I started a post a couple of days but did not get very far…

Lots to talk about today, so I’ll get right down to business!

First off, I am so excited that we are going to be adding a digital kit to our monthly offerings!  Brooke and Marissa are two very talented designers and I am in love what they’ve done for June!  “Posh Picnic” coordinates with our main kit to create ENDLESS possibilities!  They’ve also include an bonus project with their digi kit.  The kit will retail for $9.95 and is downloadable from the site.  Posh Picnic is packed with roughly 362 MB of assorted digital embellishments and digital papers.
Here’s a look at it!

Everything is starting to come together for Ali’s kit.  It’s so exciting to see all that product rolling in the doors; I think I’ll have a very good relationship with my new UPS guy once it’s all here!  The Making Memories order came today and all that new product is even more beautiful in person than it is in the catalog!  Ali and I had a meeting this morning and then got together her kit; everything just works so perfectly together.  But of course, Ali put it together so what else would you expect?!?!?

Emily has put together a blog about the Ali classes in Eugene.  Come play Eugene! has all the pertinent info on the classes.  Please let me know if you have any questions about anything.

Christine sent me photos from her Project for June and I adore the way it came out!  She always amazes me.  She asks me to order items, and I can be thinking, “Huh, I wonder what she’ll do with this…”  And then, I see the finished project and it is always absolutely beautiful!

This month’s kit is a mini album designed to help you record a week in your life.  This is a simple and easy way to capture the everyday moments, those moments that we some times take for granted and forget to record.

I totally want to do this one!

And now I need to get back to looking over the Design Team Call submissions.  The Daisy Divas and I are having such a difficult time narrowing it down because there are just so many submissions that are outstanding.  Maybe we should just have a DT of about 40….

Look for an announcement tomorrow night.

Happy weekend!  I am so excited to have a warm weekend!  Ok, maybe not warm but HOT!  On Sunday it was in the 50s, today it was almost 100 — wierd…

Tomorrow Scott is doing a big bike tour.  Reach The Beach is a 110 mile bike ride from here to the coast.  Note, I am NOT joining him…   I get to hang with the kids.  I think we are going to go out to breakfast, hit the gym and go to the farmers’ market and then head over to this great fountain downtown so the kids can run through — they love it!  Then it’s home for hopefully some very long naps and some quiet work time for mommy!  Then it’s off to a t-ball in the evening.  And tomorrow night, a friend from Portland is coming down with her almost 4 year old twins.  The kids are so excited for a ‘lumber party and I’m looking forward to an evening out with a good friend.  I think it’s going to be a busy day….

And, here is a peek at next month’s kit, “Gazebo!”  Blue, yellow and white (with a touch of green and pink) is one of my favorite home interior color combination and I love the way it translated to scrapbooking.  I can’t wait to have a few free moments to play with this one (I don’t think that is going to be tomorrow!).

June Kit “Gazebo” Patterned Paper

7 Gypsies Nottinghill Westway

7 Gypsies Calais St Martin

7 Gypsies Calais Marquise

Pink Paislee Lunch Hour

Making Memories Garden party Scalloped Square

Making Memoreis Garden Party Scalloped Circle

Anna Griffin Blue & White Vine

Hambly Home Décor Overlay White

Glitz Sublime Vines

Narratives Flourish Sky

Sassafras Lass Pocket Full of Rosies – Secret Garden

October Afternoon Garden Chair

Webster’s Pages Feather Your Nest Morning Glory

7 Gypsies Journeys Reef Ocean

Cardstock

Bazzill Parakeet

Bazzill Small Eyelet White 6×6

Bazzill Kevin

Bazzill Dark Butter

Embellishments

Amy Butler Belle Flocked Alpha

Prima The Goods – Clear Stamp “Corners”

7 Gypsies Rubbings – Self

Heidi Swapp Felt Butterflies Dark Pink

Heidi Swapp Felt Flowers Lemonade

Anna Griffin Blue & Yellow Card

Kaiser Pearls

3 Sheets Knock-Knock “Great Idea’

American Craft Indie McKeown Satin Picot – Green

Prima Blue Scalloped Floral Lace

The Narratives Flourish Sky is not shown in the photo

Nor is the October Afternoon Garden Chair