Anniversary

Hello all.  Hope you are enjoying your summer.  We have had a great first few weeks to our summer.  Our first week we headed to Pennsylvania to visit family!  It was fun visiting with my mom and dad, sister and brother and friends.  I will share some of those pictures later.

Today I have a layout to share that I worked on at the weekend retreat I went to in May.  I didn't realize I didn't share any so thought I better get to it.

Our 5 year anniversary was in April.  We wen to dinner at the Outback Steak House.  Then had a relaxing evening with the girls.  Also shared picture of my new laptop I got for our anniversary and one of the gifts that Shawn got that was those tire cover things in the picture. not sure what they are but...took a picture of them anyway.  

Thanks for stopping by!   Have a good one! 

Crop Weekend

Hope you are all having a great weekend. First a I want to send out a big THANK YOU to my Brother Rich and my Dad for going and mowing the in Port!  You two are the best!  I love you and again thank you!

Okay...on to our crafting weekend.  I am part of a group that calls themselves the Queen Bee Croppers of NRV (New River Valley) in Christiansburg Va.  This weekend one of the members Vivi organized an all weekend Crop.  There were only 5 of us total that went but it was so much fun.  With it being in a small room and only 5 of us we got to converse with each other pretty easily and really got to know each other. It really was a lot of fun.   I have missed quite a few that they have had over the last 9 months because I was either in Pa on the weekends they had them or my hubby had to work overtime on the weekends they were planned.

This weekend my hubby didn't have to work and even though it is Memorial weekend he was totally okay with me going.  I didn't stay over night like a few of the others but I was there all day.  I got lots of scrapbooking done and will share those layouts once I get some pictures.

But I do have a few pictures to share....

 Our small room for crafting goodness.  With just the 5 of us...this is all we really needed.

 This is four of the 5 of us.  I kept thinking we needed to take a group picture but never got my camera out.  I know...crazy right? I mean...I always have my camera out and ready to "snap" at any time.  But...I didn't and well I got four of us....Allison, Kristy, Vivi and myself.  Carol was there Friday and Saturday and well I just didn't get the picture until today.

Is it sad that this is what my craft space usually looks like when I am working?  Want to play I Spy?  Lord only knows what you will see. HEHEHE.  I have to say that sadly I am totally fine with my work space looking like this. I have tried to be less messy and well it just doesn't work. I am a slob...when I am working.

Well I hope you all had a great weekend!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mother's out there...and especially to my Mom, Barb.  She is absolutely the best mom.  She has been there for me through everything...school, my illness, surgeries,  marriages, divorce, all the good times and bad.    She gives 100% of herself...and well is just awesome!

(L-R) My mom, Madison, my sister Amber, Carli, my dad...and me in the front. 

My kiddos and hubby gave me an awesome Mother's Day.  It has been a rough few weeks with issues at school for my older daughter...but this weekend has been awesome.  We just spent time together and had a relaxing weekend.  I am thankful for the support of my hubby during this emotional time. I am also thankful for my two awesome kids. The kids couldn't wait so I actually got my Mother's Day gifts on Thursday.  What did I get you ask....well here it is...

I got drink coasters from Madison.  She ordered them from an online Art website where her teacher uploads her artwork from school and you and have stuff made with your child's art work.  She decided I needed coasters since I always have a napkin under my water glass on my computer table.  Carli picked me out those awesome sandals.  She knows once the weather gets warm enough I don't like wearing sneakers.  My hubby got me  a gift certificate to a reflexologist.  Basically they work on the pressure points on your feet and rub and massage your feet.  We were at the mall a few weeks ago and I glanced over and checked out their prices and told shawn that some day I was coming back to get my feet rubbed on.  Well....yeah now I can!  Last but not least...each of the girls got me a CD.  and for those of you that don't know..I love Bon Jovi and Toby Keith.  My kids think I am nuts as whenever I hear them on the radio or whatever I sing really loud and well as they say am embarrassing.  Now...I can be even more embarrassing!  Yeah, me.  But really, the best gift of all is an awesome hubby, awesome kids, and awesome mom and dad, awesome brother and sister and great friends!  

Hope everyone has a great Mother's Day! 

Project Life ~catch up

Hello!  I know I know finally posting. I have been working on my project life and have a few weeks to share.

 This is the week of December 10-16th, 2012. I traveled to Florida by myself for our office party and to visit my friend Heather.  It was a great 5 day visit! 

 This week is the week before Christmas Dec 17-23, 2012. Always a fun time.  Christmas Shopping, present wrapping and my birthday celebration.  WE always celebrate my birthday a few days before Christmas.  

Lastly, March 4thru10th week.  A busy week in the Kottwitz/Tucker house.  Art shows, birthday party, sick kids, and just working on some knitting while the kids are lounging around. 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Tragic Day...

Today I have been working and watching the news most of the day. Mainly because everything I am watching gets interrupted by updating news of the bombing in Boston.  Still so hard believe that something like this could happen.  Obviously even with all the security nothing is 100% full proof.  

I was amazed at all the good hearted samaritans that rushed back to site of the the explosion to help those in need. It just shows you that there is good in this world among the evil.  That good will outshine the evil that this coward(s) set upon the Boston area.  I just hope they find the responsible party and they are made to suffer the same as the innocent did yesterday.  

Okay...that was my two cents for how I am feeling.  I hope everyone is safe and enjoying their families.

Today, my thoughts and prayers are also with all the Virginia Tech families the are thinking of their loved ones and who lost loved one's on this tragic day 6 years ago.  We did not live here in hokie land when the massacre happened. but I still remember watching the news and hearing about it.  I still can't wrap my brain around those events either.  We now live here in Christiansburg less than 8 miles from Virginia Tech.  I am amazed at the strength and determination of the people at Virginia Tech.  IT was the worst tragedy they probably have ever endured, but yet they are strong and proud and moving forward from this senseless act.  

Happy Anniversary!

Happy 5th Anniversary to my wonderful husband Shawn. 

I love you! 

On a much sadder note...there was a shooting at a local community college here in Christiansburg today.   I just can't wrap my brain around why someone would want to do do that.  I felt the same when I heard about VT so many years ago and of course the Newtown shootings.  I just can't fathom someone so miserable so out of touch with reality that they would want to hurt innocent people.  My thoughts and prayers are with the people who were affected by today's events.  I am going to hug & kiss my kids and hubby tonight, thankful we are all home safe. 

Checking In

Hello.  Just hopping on the blog today to "check in" and say HI!

. I just haven't had to mojo to create.  I haven't been up to a lot so I haven't felt like blogging and I haven't even felt like blogging. So....since we had 80 degree weather here is Southwestern Virginia I decided to open the windows, turn the fans on and clean of my crafting table/area.  I cleaned off the table, vacuumed and just organized some of my stuff.  It looks better and I do feel a bit better so maybe that will give me some motivation to get some cards or project life or some scrapbooking done.  We shall see.

I am so happy that we have some nice weather. It is so much better than a week ago when we got snow snow and more snow. Seriously!  April 4th snow!  Jeesh.  But I love that warm weather is here and I can get back to wearing my sandals!  I love my sandals.  I really really hate wearing socks and close toed shoes...so for my feet...this is their favorite time of year....hehehe

Well hope you are all having a good week and hopefully I will be back with crafty to share soon!