http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com The observations of a WAHM, Air Force wife, crafty kinda woman Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:18:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you enjoy scrapbooking, you should check out the Nook University over at www.myscrapbooknook.com . It is going to be a really fun month with lots of great projects and ideas, and a chance to win. Here are some details: School starts at the Nook on September 7th! ... http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/09/06/a-fun-contest/ The US military is not satisfied unless it is actively jerking people around, and I know this, and am getting used to the constant stream of change and imposition this puts on me, lowly air force wife that I am. So when the air force told my husband that ... http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/09/03/neither-here-nor-there-or-the-unpredictability-of-the-air-force/ You know how your spouse is supposed to love you in spite of all of your flaws? Well, mine does, but I still try hard to maintain the facade of being thin, toned and graceful. Sometimes that backfires. For example, if someone is walking around the house in the ... http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/09/02/vain-painfully/ What do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhino? ‘Ell if I know. . . heh. Made one for Jonas, so of course I had to keep thing even and make Maggie a little notebook too. Except, I’ve kind of got a thing for that Jack’s World Elephant that ... http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/08/31/ell-if-i-know-and-of-course-what-would-this-blog-be-without-vomit/ I’ve been loving the Clorox Greenworks cleaners, and they just came out with a green dishsoap! These products work great, but without the harsh chemicals becausethey use plant based ingredients to get results! I’ve been happy with it because my allergies haven’t freaked out over any chemicals, and ... http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/08/29/new-green-cleaner/ More Cosmo Cricket Hugs! Sunday was bad. Sunday, I was an overly emotional wreck. Sunday, I vomited and then I cried. And then I started crying so hard I vomited. And then I threw up a few more times for good measure and sobbed as the ... http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/08/26/more-hugs-cause-thats-what-a-rough-day-needs/ A little cheer you up card I made with some Cosmo Cricket’s “Jack’s World”. I just love that giraffe. I used a white pen on the chipboard to make a faux stiched look. The card says, “hug me”, which I’m feeling right now. Hugs! http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/08/24/hug-me/ (Altered Back to School notebook- Cosmo Cricket’s “Jack’s World” collection.) Yesterday was the first day of school. We decided to send Jonas back for a variety of reasons, one of the most important being that I’m too sick to keep up with him, let alone wrangle him into some education. ... http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/08/22/back-to-school/ Used some Cosmo Cricket’s Jack’s World on this one, and Fleurist blackboard. Ok, here is what the hair looks like now, when it is all curled and cute for church. Keep in mind that this is not a daily thing. When I get a picture of how ... http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/08/21/the-haircut/ If ever a paper line looked wistful, it would have to be the Cosmo Cricket Fleurist line. I have actually been able to scrap a little lately- so this blog will go back to having regular projects starting. . .NOW. Woo-hoo! Scrapbooking! Card making! I have ... http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/08/20/hello-im-alive-and-scrapping/