Well, it's not five...

...but I did get three layouts done this week. And in a week that I was planning a birthday party and cleaning house for that party, and preparing a relief society lesson, too. I figure if I could get some done last week I should be able to get some done nearly every week!

"Second Grade":
This one is for Isabel's school years album. I use the Becky Higgins kits and love them. I need to get the rest of her second grade section done. This week!

"Boo"

This is for Isabel's two-year-old album, photos from a ward trunk-or-treat. The title is Isabel standing in front of the decorations, and I just cut it from the photo. I had all these Halloween paper remnants from making Cecie's party invitations last week on my desk, so I decided to use some of them on a simple Halloween layout.

"Kaya Nicole"

These photos are of Kaya, for our family album. This finishes the rest of the stack of photos from Amy I had on my desk after my "Oswald Kids" layout a few weeks ago.

That's all for this week. I'll be posting on Sunday's from now on. That was smart thinking Amy. The rest of the week is too busy and I could never remember on Friday.

My goal for this week: the rest of Isabel's second grade stuff for her school album and the same section on pre-school for Cecily in her school album. Also, do some more photo organizing. I just came across a ton of pictures from YEARS ago that were never dated or anything. What a mess to try to sort that all out. They are cute pictures, too, although heart-breaking to see how big my kids have gotten since then.

Also, I found a bunch of photo CD's. When I got my first digital camera, I wasn't sure how to develop photos so I just made CD's and I still don't have hard-copies of all those pictures. My Ritz-Camera store has 6 cent prints on Tuesdays so I have been going in on Tuesdays to drop off and pick up; so I'm going to start developing a CD a week til I get things caught up. Then hopefully I'll be in the habit of going in, and can continue and just clear off my memory card each week. That way I won't have hundreds of prints to deal with at a time.

Two Weeks Worth

Last week I did get my layout done but I wasn't able to post it until now. These pictures from our family album are some that Kalen's sister did of us when we were out visiting one summer many years ago. So here is last weeks work: (With Kaya out of the picture I actually was able to do a 4 page layout instead of my standard two-pager)

And then I also took advantage of an hour that Kalen and the kids were watching an old Doctor Who episode to get another layout done this week. Pardon the really poor picture quality. My digital camera is dying a slow and painful death. These pictures are just a few of a whole stack of Taylor on a trip we took to Pinetop Arizona one summer to stay in the cabin of some friends of ours. (Remember that Melissa?) The next few layouts I do for Taylor will probably be of those pictures.

Still Not Scrapping

So I still haven't gotten back to scrapping, other than stuff like Cecily's birthday party invitation (which I apparently forgot to rotate when I uploaded it). I have still been organizing my pictures and memorabilia into albums which is taking FOREVER! Just when I was nearing the end of my stacks of pictures it took me so long to sort and date, I went and developed hundreds more (from our vacation, start of school, pumpkin patch, etc), so I'm right back to where I started.

The thing is, though, that I am ALWAYS going to be busy and I'm always going to have a very reasonable excuse for why I couldn't scrap that week. I just need to make it a priority and get it done!

Here's me recommitting to scrapping this week. I know, I said that a while ago...but this time I really mean it!

Finally--I'm back

In spite of all my good intentions, I just could not seem to find the time to get my meager one layout a week done since school started. (Aren't I supposed to have MORE time when the kids are gone all day???) But finally, I found a spare hour and decided it was time to drag out the scrapbook stuff again. This layout is for Kaya's book and sadly it is the very first layout I've done for her, ever. I'll never ever catch up, I know. But at least it's something. These were taken when she was a week old. Oh, how I miss those days!