Oh my goodness, has it really been two weeks since I posted?
Here are some highlights: I took six kids ranging in age from almost four to seventeen across the state, a lovely 7 1/2 hour drive. Well about half of it was lovely, the rest was mostly desert highlighted by a coyote peeing on the shoulder. And it wasn't a manly, hike your leg like a stud peeing either. That was an oddly cool thing to see at 80 MPH. We were pretty geared up though, we had two Nintendo DS, two DVD players, a couple of cameras and four cell phones to pass the time, yet somehow, there was still time for complaining! That's why I only brought four kids back! lol (I was actually bring two home after a visit w/ grandma and grandpa) As a scrapper, I'd have to say the high light of the trip a a detour to Boise to go to Archivers!


Oh my goodness, it was fantastic; it was amazing, it was worth the extra 100 mile round trip! I really debated going with gas prices but, I was so really close, I mean I had already driven 7 1/2 hours of the 8 hour trip; with six kids in the car, just me and six kids and a van load of electronics, all competing for for three outlet, and the next closes one in in Utah, and I never get out of the Portland metro area, let alone Idaho or Utah, so I went. It was worth it. I could have spent a thousand dollars, I could have spent $200 without trying, but I only spent $27 because I was being good. I got a couple of things I've been looking for locally to no avail, I got a Doodlebug assortment of crushed velvet flocking, a Ranger Archival Ink pad and 7 Gypsies stamps.

And yes, I rationalized that it wasn't really financially responsible to spend only $27 dollars on a hundred mile round trip, that the gas alone made the little I bought cost so much more, and that it would me sounder the distribute the cost of that gas over say $200 of product. As soon as I got back to my brother's house I emailed and demanded they put one in immediately here in the Portland area, preferably by time I got home the next day. I want all of you to email them too ans tell them to come to Portland, preferably on the westside. Here's how you can email them too and ask for an Achiever's near me: http://www.archiversonline.com/email Yes, you read that right, I want you to email them and ask for a store near me. I serious, even if you live in Timbuktu, ask for one in Portland, OR

After the trip I got a very nasty cold that took me out for about a week, then my oldest got it , then the dog got it!

I did get to crop with melonscraps and LB Oregon on Saturday which was great, but I didn't actually finish anything. I did get a good start on some ATC for a swap.

Tonight, by 13 year old son surprised me by saying he's like to scrap. Yes the same one I have to bribe with candy to go to Mike's, Jo's or the LSS. I'm in the middle of switching scrap tables, so I said, there no room. He replied, he could work on the dinning table, and while I was putting around, he made two layouts, completely on own. When I was looking at them he said, "Now, don't put these on your thing" (my thing = my blog) The he said, "Okay, go ahead" So without further ado: