last week on the studiowerx street team blog, Lu challenged us to play in our art journals. Her journals are amazing and definately inspiring. so as soon as i had a free minute i pulled out the paint, dye, ink and stamps, and made this page. i found that quote a while ago and have really been thinking about it. i've always been a "glass is half empty" kinda person, but i want to change that. i've been realizing how much we can affect outcomes based on our attitude. positive thinking goes a long way. i just need to keep reminding myself of that. happy monday :)

wow! can't believe its been almost a week since i posted. i was on a roll there for a while. was busy all last week working on fathers day gifts and my mom's birthday gift, played in my art journal a little bit...and got a little scrapbooking done. yesterday afternoon was spent watching two lovely little girlies that i have known since they were wee ones :) all the kids played wonderfully together and couldn't have been happier to see one another. it's been a long time...way too long. and then i got to catch up with my dear friend...always laughs and tears. we are truely saps :P here's some pictures of some of the things i've been working on lately.
have a great tuesday!

this was the scene yesterday afternoon at our house :)
11 kids and 6 adults.
lots of fun...
staying cool...
eating good food...
hanging out with good friends...
laughing...
screaming...
eating ice cream...
smiling...
racing...
splashing...
jumping...
plans on this becoming a regular tuesday afternoon get-together.

this past week has just flown by. I was busily making teachers gifts since it was the last week of school. yeah!! the kids are all really excited for summer to finally be here. we've been using the pool tons and they've been loving it. their little bodies are as tan as can be...already. This week we have lots of playdates set up with friends, but i'm hoping to fit in some quality art time :) maybe start on that quilt.

hope you have a great week!

so here it is...my first project for lazar. we had to come up with something using their awesome digital products and a manila folder. i think i went through a whole pack of manila folders trying to get the pattern right :) really like how it turned out. has all of my favorite elements. the old photos, some paint, ink and some stitching. be sure to check out the rest of the girls' projects here. they seriously are cool!
shannon is feeling better after a little bit of rest. we took the kids to see shrek the third this weekend. so funny. and i laughed even more when drew kept asking, " is it over yet?" and i had no idea that popcorn costs about $10 a bucket. when did that happen?? :)
i will be baking banana bread all day. the last day of school is tomorrow and i always make bread for all the teachers :) gotta go warm up the oven.

happy monday!!