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 And...here we go!
1. Sweet dreams are the best.
2. Coffee every morning, especially for me.
3. Silliness is what you'll see when I hang out with my kids.
4. Things will be different this Halloween.
5. Outstanding or not I love the changing seasons.
6. Organization in my scraproom is what I want right now!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to football...

I thought I would do my thirteen on favorite quotes that are inspiring me right now in my life.
1.  Never say more than is necessary
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
2.  I demolish my bridges behind me...then there is no choice but to move forward
      Firdtjof Nansen
3.  Nothing can bring you peace but yourself
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
4.  Happiness does not depend...

and the dances begin.So this weekend we finally got the pool closed, and when I say we, I did help pull the cover on...

It's so sad to look out the kitchen window and see it all covered up, and while it wasn't a great summer for swimming, it still makes it officially over!
Zach and I did a little shopping the other day to get him ready for the Homecoming dance this weekend.  I was pretty happy...

F is for Frankenstein

Have you read this book?  If not I think you will want to add it to your too read list!  It has been a while since I've had a book that I couldn't put down, and that's just what this book has been.  
Today I spent a good part of my afternoon waiting for several repairs on my car, but the time just flew by as I read this book in the waiting area.  Less than 100 pages and I'm done and I'm both...

E is for Eerie...

Even the dog doesn't like this guy!

For football....
Last night was Mount Union's homecoming game and both the grandma's and Ben's family were able to attend with us.  After pre-game we went over to hang out with Chelsea and the girls.  All the girls signed Zach's cast, which I know he enjoyed!  I met Chelsea's coach (who is so glad she transfered to Mount Union) and of course I took some pictures.

 

It's so hard to get...

This kid has gone from never getting hurt to two trips to the emergency room within a few weeks of each other!
I got the call yesterday morning just before leaving for work that Zach had hurt his thumb and I might want to come get him.  I wondered just how bad can a thumb be?  Until I got there and Oh my... the thumb is bad... it is facing the wrong direction!

So back off to the emergency room...

Years ago before scrapbooking my passion was painting ceramics.  I remember painting a lot when Ryan and Chelsea were little and I still have a lot of the pieces that I did.  Most of the time when the pieces were still greenware I would carve the year and my initials into the bottom.  Here is a Dracula  I painted in 1991
D is for Dracula

This month I played with the add on kit from Work in Progress and created the following layouts and mini book.  As usual, I had a blast using the kit!