kellicrowe

Happy Halloween

overheard from goggle boy recently:

"spaghetti tastes good the first time

when it is fresh

but when you warm it up 

the second time

it smells like throw up."

(whispered to his brother at the table)

"that is too a good doomesday machine!"

(fussed at his borthers)

"it looks so Halloweenish!"

(Happy Halloween)

What were your best costumes ever?

me - Mae West

The Statue of Liberty

Star Trek babe

Princess Leia (white robe, not the bikini;)

70's prom date

kellicrowe

I'm a GA Voter

I stood in line for 2.5 hours.

Which was pretty good.

Most people around here have been 

standing in line for 3 - 4 hours for early voting.

David and Alex sat on bleachers most of the time

and waved at me as I snaked along in the 

Disney-ish lines that let you think you were close

and then just led you to the next standing area.

People kept telling me how well behaved the boys 

were the whole time

and I had to agree.

From a distance, 

they were very well behaved.

But I could tell 

by the posture,

the tilt of the head,

the glower of the eye,

that the civics were lost

in the waiting.

And yes, I wore my sticker all day.

I kinda thought about wearing 20 

of them...but they only offered me 1.

forget eye of newt

I found

a little fish guy in a wet suit

the head of toothed monster

a green eye ball

and many colored planets

while cleaning out 

play dough containers.

I love the creativity of kids.

Just making stuff.

Smashing up things that don't work

and saving those that do.

happy Tuesday!

kellicrowe

the moment we almost got tossed out of Chuck E. Cheese...

Look at how happy they are.

Maxs covering his ears.

Alex as far away as he can get.

Good times.

We had a small party for Alex at Chuck E. Cheese.

(not an offical party with the mouse and all)

We lit 10 sparklers and stuck them in the top of a cupcake

and 

yipes.

The photo doesn't really capture the flare 

that was launched by all 10 sparklers at once.

And

you probably know this already

but you can't blow out sparklers.

You can only take cover

and nervously glance around for the mangager 

in hopes that that Wheel of Fortune game 

has broken down again

and he is otherwise engaged.

These are the moments we remember.

And then there were more...

Remeber how I said IF I could get my hands on some more of these albums that I'd work my way down the list?  Welp, we got back into town from JD's high school reunion and there were 30 more from Stacy Julian.  How cool is that!?

I am still waiting to hear from Darlene - but everyone else's goes out Monday.

AND, if the following people will send me their mailing address, I will send out the more!

Pick me! I'm definitely going to do this!

Posted by: Marty | October 01, 2008 at 07:21 AM

I think I"m #26 - oh well! Thanks for sharing your album with us...very cute!

Posted by: Kristisb | October 01, 2008 at 07:23 AM

Love the felt covering!

Posted by: Gayle | October 01, 2008 at 07:38 AM

Love this ... I'm definitely going to join in. :)

Posted by: jen w | October 01, 2008 at 07:40 AM

very very cool, ill have to give this a try:)

Posted by: lorikaye | October 01, 2008 at 07:45 AM

adorable!

Posted by: sue Treiber | October 01, 2008 at 07:55 AM

I love this idea so so so much! And I'm totally diggin' your felt covered version.

Can't wait to make one of my own!

Posted by: Lyndsay Breid | October 01, 2008 at 08:12 AM

Sounds so fun!

Posted by: Amy | October 01, 2008 at 08:15 AM

Me too! SWEET! Love this idea/project!

Posted by: Karen | October 01, 2008 at 08:23 AM

Love the felt cover and your take on this challenge.

Posted by: Leauriy | October 01, 2008 at 08:29 AM

love the idea and the mini!! super cute!!

Posted by: lexi | October 01, 2008 at 08:43 AM

sounds like so much fun! count me in!

Posted by: amy schubert | October 01, 2008 at 08:51 AM

What a great idea!!!

Posted by: Tracy | October 01, 2008 at 08:54 AM

I must say this mini is really the best of all of them :-)
TFS

Posted by: Mariangeles_spain | October 01, 2008 at 09:01 AM

I'll play!

Posted by: Ali | October 01, 2008 at 09:12 AM

I totally love this idea! Flippin' clever!

Posted by: Heather R. | October 01, 2008 at 09:22 AM

I'm playing too!
KellyM in MN

Posted by: KellyM | October 01, 2008 at 09:38 AM

thats a great mini!
and i love the idea

Posted by: sandra | October 01, 2008 at 09:43 AM

Love this. Gonna try for a shot of my 3 boys in the car:-)

Posted by: Deirdre | October 01, 2008 at 09:46 AM

Are you kidding me?? How cute is THAT?!!

Posted by: Christi O. | October 01, 2008 at 10:11 AM

ok- I missed the giveaway- but I am commenting anyway. I love this idea, and I am working on it right now.

Posted by: alisa spear | October 01, 2008 at 10:16 AM

Hi Kelli...I know I'm not one of the first 25, but I absolutely love this idea! Thank you for sharing your little album - so cute!

Posted by: Joanne | October 01, 2008 at 10:16 AM

I have been floating around peeking at everyones little books...and I love that yours is covered in felt...I think it is my fav.!!!! Thanks for sharing ;o)

Posted by: Carrie | October 01, 2008 at 10:27 AM

I'm totally digging the felt - great idea!

~Tamara

Posted by: bcre8uv | October 01, 2008 at 10:35 AM

BETH MC

Darn! I missed the give-away! That's what I get for not checking my bloglines as soon as I get up like I usually do!

Posted by: debbie | October 01, 2008 at 03:43 PM

Super cute! did you cover the album with felt or did it come that way? love it!

Posted by: Kari D. | October 01, 2008 at 03:59 PM

This is such a stinkin' awesome idea!!!! I totally want to play along!! I needed this today . . . a day that began with me being hard on myself and ended being lifted by the kindness of people around me.

Posted by: Leslie | October 01, 2008 at 06:32 PM

you know i'm game. ;)
xo

Posted by: kerry lynn | October 01, 2008 at 07:20 PM

Ah, I missed it but love the album. As always, either you crop your photos perfectly or start out zooming in on just the right focus object. Very artistic.

Posted by: TNS | October 01, 2008 at 09:00

******Make sure you put "blog prize" or somthing like that in the subject line.  And no, even with all of Typepad's new features, I can not figure out how to restore the font size...Nice.  Thanks for reading the fine print.  Happy Monday!*****

kellicrowe

Dear Book Publishing People,

I am enjoying this book.
Really interesting stuff.
But, I have read 42 pages
and I am only on ivii.

What is up with that?

In an effort to help people like me,
who have been known to put finished
items on their to do list just so they can
mark them off
and in the name of accomplishment,
can we please just start numbering the pages
at the beginning of the book?

I appreciate your attention on this pressing matter,
kellicrowe

(ps - this book is really an interesting read about words used in speeches, politics, advertising, etc.)
(and yes, it uses lower case letters for the roman numeralization.)

the internetlessness of it all

We are home from vacation.
And our internet works now.
It was down for over 24 hours when we got back
and I was kinda digging the internetlessness of our lives

ok, you first 25
erika
Christine
Kristin A.
Julie
Tracy Schmitt
miss h
Amy Harle
Sarah Lambert
Lori A
Lisa Russell
April G.
Aileen
Tami
Jennifer L.
Jennifer
Karen
Darlene
Karin
Colleen M.
Renee D.
Dawn S.
Tina
Jaime Lea
Becky in Va
Carriegel

e-mail me your address
walkingonsunshine73@yahoo.com
put blog or prize in the subject line
And let me know what you name is when you post
(EX: I am Jennifer L)
In 2 weeks, if I still haven't heard from everyone,
I'll move down the list.
If I can get my hands on any more of these,
I'll totally let you know:)

I'm super excited to see what kind of
"loving the present" types of albums
people make!

And, yes, we just NOW took our summer vacation to FL.
We don't do heat well, so we never go in the real summertime.
(or cold, we are not a hearty people)
AND
We did school everyday there.
And
We almost totally missed the whole gas crisis in Altanta.
Score.
AND
I actually read a magazine on the beach for the first time in over 11 years.
(although I am kinda embarrassed for you to see it was an Oprah Magazine)
AND
happy Wed!
My middle's 10th birthday
Alex.
kellicrowe

Blog Blitz!

"Give Yourself a Present" Blog Challenge

Here is the deal:
You have everything you need right now to be vibrant and fully engaged in the creative process. Sometimes you just have to slow down, look around and realize it!
Here’s what you do …
· Snap ten photos of your life right now.
· Compile these photos in a super-cute Bazzill Mono-Mini album.
· Keep or carry this album with you (in your desk drawer or purse) for one year.
· Promise to glance through the album every time you stumble upon it or pull it from your purse.
· On October 1st, 2009, create a scrapbook page about your experience.
(Don’t worry – I’ll remind you.)

Want play along?
The first 25 folks to post will get their very own Bazzill Mono Mini Album sent to you.
I covered mine in felt and took pictures just one day.
There is a lot I put on the ten pages.
But there is a lot not on there.
But this wasn't a definitive scrapbook about my life.
It was about our little day.

Check out Stacy Julian's blog to see the real mastermind behind this first Blog Blitz!