feeling zen............

just a little something that i created with Krystal Hartley's Moody Hues: Zen Collection...so calm and serene...i just HAD to do a sweet newborn pic of sadie marie...hope u LOVe it..happy monday..i will be back with MORE today

this kit is available at www.polkadotpotato.com and www.faithsisters.com and the alpha is my micheline martin (LOVE IT) www.sweetshoppedesigns.com

whatcha got a cookin'....

well, my girl Krystal Hartley has been servin us up some DELECTABLE goodiez....here is my spin on her latest and greatest...it is AWESOME! You can catch her designs at www.polkadotpotato.com or www.faithsisters.com she ROCKS...this kit is TOTALLY fab and matches my kitchen to a TEE.............therefore..i present to you ..my HYBRID cookbook and matching recipe cards...

and the W is a sweet shoppe challenge that is an off the page challenge...alter a letter...oh my gosh..i JUMPED on this one..super fast..it was kevin's father's day present he LOVED it... I used (are ya ready for this one...) Inspired by Ashli by Krystal Hartley..(haha..not kidding) and then tons of bling, glitter, my favorite little starbucks hand thingys (not sure WHAT they are called.but they ROCK) and a little bita ribbon...fun, huh..i thought it turned out pretty sweet...

the card...i made these little notecards with my little Inspired by Ashli kit..and a few lifetimez goodiez...the saying was our theme from our AWESOME ACTS retreat

let's see..what else...OH YEAH....that's it...I have been reeking hybrid HAVOK on my house...before i go back to school...EVERYTHING will be altered... mwahhhahahaha...

oh..and we just cleaned out my Nanny's house and she had this awesome little hUNNy just beggin to be picked up by me and shown a little love...it is one of those bill shelves...oh..it is TOO sweet...can't wait to work some magic on it...

so that's it...i am off for now..but hey..you got two posts in one week..which is MUCH better than what i HAVE been accomplishing :)

thanks for reading..even if i DO talk in circles and chase my tail...xoxo.ash

summer lovin'

ok.....just a quick post...not an epistle like i am GOOD at writing...life is crazy...I have no time to do anything...and i am not even working..how is THAT possible!?! This summer i am focusing on cleaning...that is not a fun task..but hey...it does tend to pass the time better......i am also watching one of my ACTS sistas little boy this summer...he is 8 and a total sweetie! LOVE HIM! Let's see..what else...tutoring in the morning...planning for the next school year already..love that...and spending LOTS of family time together at our friends house...in their backyard oasis...it is beautiful! It is our Friday thing...a couple of families including ours journey over to Club Herr..and soak in the sun...eat, drink and be VERY HAPPY! Here is a layout that i did for our last trip...that's it..sorry..but i am TIRED..late night last night...we had a FLOOD PARTY...yes, my neighborhood survived the June 18, 2007 floods..they have rebuilt..(some from the ground back up) and we partied in the streets that were once covered with water...were last night covered with overflowing friendship and an awesome neighborly spirit..i LOVE this neighborhood...can't we just build on kevin?!

night night girls...xoxo.ash

remember me.....

kane LOVES to make mean faces in pictures...so i must go with it..or i miss out...

the girl LOVES watermelon...i think that she ate the majority of it..and devoured the leftovers!
what would a grouping of pics by me be without one of these....








so i have been a little on the absent side...refocusing i guess you could say...







last month of school was just pretty intense....We lost our dearly beloved pastor and friend, Father Pat...i LOVED that man..had such an amazing bond with him..and miss and think of him EVERYDAY!







I went to the ACTS retreat this past month...oh my gosh...one WORD...auuuuuuuuhmaZiNg! I can't tell you how much it has meant in my life to attend something so wonderful and as a bonus..i got myslef 80 new sisters.......they are JUSt awEsOmE!







Graduated Miss Hunt from Kindergarten....cried....had to send her up the aisle at the beginning of the ceremony and about didn't let go...yep..i was a bawl bag...had to give a little introduction to our song that our k3, k4 and kinder kids sang..and almost cried during that too...had to PULL IT TOGETHER though... miss my k3 kids ALreaDy!!! Made some cute books for them TOO..oh..i HAVE to post those...note to self...







Miss Sadie Marie was born on the 15th..beautiFuL niece of mine..check out www. raizinkane.blogspot.com for more pictures..they are soo sweet...







My sweet neighbor lady has a little pool that she loves to float around in and my kids are always asking..can we go to MiMi's house and swim...and the answer of course is ALWAYS no...like she wants my little dolls in her pool splashing all the water out..anywHo...she BOUGHT my kids a pool of their very own...and the pictures tell the story..they are having the TIME of their lives with that thing...so thanks MIMI for the awesome gift...my kids TOtaLLy LovE it!







i also took some prom pictures for my cousin and his friends..check em' out..they are on the raizinkane site...pretty sweet...(note to self..must add link.)







ok, well, nothing to terribly exciting...there has been a TON more going on..but oh my gosh.i would be here ALL NIGHT if i listed it all...loving summer vacay...loving that teacher joB!







have a fabulous three months..b/c that is probably how long it will be until you hear from me again...xoxo.ash