Life as Lindey

in the name of summer

I've created these for the auction:

click here to see each pair & seriously...the auction's profits go to the NIPC, so don't be afraid splurge in order to make sure you leave with at least one of the goodies Maureen, Stacy, & I have created :o)

Gotta say...these are my favorite pair!

 

thanks so much for taking a look & I hope to see lots of friends at Snap & Scrap saturday!

What time is it?

it's auction time! See what else i added to the silent auction at snap & scrap here.

Don't forget, you can call Stacy or Maureen at the store 601.250.7277 & place your bids via phone too ;o) thanks for taking a look!

and the auction kicks off!

a reminder that the auction begins today at snap & scrap. maureen & stacy have been busy creating (so you don't have to)...lots of goodies up for bid & the proceeds go to the NIPC (read more about the auction it here).

      

     

a few snaps of some disney goodies. fun stuff, i say :o) makes me want to head to the happiest place on earth! also...

                

one of several pair of flops in a variety of sizes. Today i will be putting clocks back together so i can photograph them & also adding the finishing touches to a few more projects so i can get them over to the store!

Check out all the auction projects on the auction blog and thanks to maureen & stacy for all their effort & thanks to YOU for getting over there and participating!

back to work for me! this is what my space looks like, busy, busy!

       

edited to add: see more detailed auction pics here

is there ever an end?

...to the laundry after spending the week away from home, that is? seriously...my machine has been running nonstop since getting in yesterday evening!

now that the complaint is out of the way & handled...we had a blast in texas!

Monday we traveled. watched chicken little on the way & napped a little.

Tuesday we got up early to cardio at 24 hr. fitness (where i won't return, because the employee's suck!) then chuck worked. the kids & i rented a car...somehow i ended up in a fun new white mustang. :o)

We spent the day in allen at the new outlets. heather & i spent our day in fitting rooms trying on & modeling clothes for one another while ben complained about us trying on clothes, lol.

Wednesday chuck & i went to bally's at 5:30 & cardioed & worked out. the machines there were a fun alternative to what is at the house or the dungeon. i totally enjoyed my workout!          

We got up & going so we could head to town east & let heather get her hair cut...she was antsie pantsie about it! have a look-see at the new heather:

nice, i say! we then headed to six flags in arlington. spent the day riding fast & high rides. ben was a brave little soul on the wooden coaster! heather & i did the superman freefall...my personal favorite! chuck liked the flashback coaster...it loops 6 times. the lines were short & speedy, but it was some kinda hot! we took a break & let h & b play some of the carnival type games:

            

they had so much fun & won more stuff then we could carry around with us. ben gave his extras away to a cute little girl in the spongebob ride's line. such a lady's man!

Thursday now, this is the day i'd looked forward to the most! hurricane harbor! i love that place...big rides, small lines on the weekdays, sun, heat, & all the water in the world to cool off in! just look:

see what i mean? serously the place is a blast! ben isn't tall enough for the funnest ride there, so he & heather hang at the pirate ship & slide & play while chuck & i loose our stomachs on the tornado...we take turns playing with ben so everyone gets their fill of thrill! fun, fun!

Friday we spent the day driving home. watched 8 below on the way...good movie. we went straight to pick maysie up from the pet hotel. missed that little girl more than i knew i could! she's doing great...was happy to see us.

Today I'm doing laundry & working on auction goodies. must get back to the grind. happy weekend!

has it been

...over a week since i last blogged? if you can even call my last 'entry' blogging.

floating was super fun, as it always is. daddy & prissy came along this time. margaret & kayla floated for the first time since last year. & our fabulous getting-it-done-sherrif's son jt came along. those were the newest members of our floating group. a few of our crowd was missing, but fun was had by all!

I did a back dive! I stood at the edge of the cliff we jump from (not the one in the paper every monday where drunk idiots have attempted to kill themselves by jumping from the cliff with a sign posted 'do not jump. people have died here' not that cliff.

The one we jump from is a blast & enters deep, deep water. the main danger comes from climbing it. I have mystery cuts & bruises after each float & I've decided they must come from climbing the cliff, lol.

anyway...i stood at the edge on by toes backwards for long enough that my calves ached the next day! Daddy ragged me about taking so long & kayla's chiming in with 'it's just water, lindey...just do it' I use to be the diving, jumping queen at the club in malaysia, but goodness that was 5th grade...long time ago!

I did it & my daddy praised it's beauty upon my coming to the surface. so...i did more, lol & didn't want to leave that spot :o)

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I've worked a little this weekend on Matt's auction at Snap & Scrap. I've got some altered flipflops, altered clocks, and am working on an 8x8 disney world album that will kick butt! fun stuff! Maureen & Stacy have put a lot of work into this thing & I can't wait to see just what it does this year!

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happy father's day daddy...sorry you weren't home to enjoy my yummy lunch! chuck spent some time today enjoying his new bose system i, yes...me, myself installed to the plasma! surround sound baby!

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We have a big family week this week! hurricane harbor, six flags, allen outlets, and short haircuts for heather & me are all on the agenda! stay tuned!

over & out

...for a few days. headed to the camp. big float tomorrow. big family reunion sunday. big table of food. it's all good.

have a good weekend!

did you see?

huh? did ya, did ya? I've been tweaking the 'ol blog a bit across the past little while.

the banner is changed up a bit. i'm totally diggin' a book i picked up in the mall on our last tx trip. it's title is simply be. and it's quotes are inspirational...each one.

the be present totally related to what i strive to acheive through this blog; through my passion for pictures & story telling. be present.

<-----note the newly added section there to the left. I'm back behind the lens...not that I ever left from that position, but I have decided I will be booking out a minimal amount of freelance shoots across the next several months. details to come :o)

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Another bit of funness I've wanted to do here since beggining the blog journey is the whole photo a day concept. well...behold...be.present | photo a day ...the link to the left.

My new canon eos 30d has given me the freedom & ease to do just that...be present & I'll make an effort to capture a photo a day...actually the effort won't be to take the photo, it will be to get it posted here, but effort will be made.

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another bit of info...while i haven't done any scrapping lately, I have done some organizing (almost as fun!) in my crop room. reason being? ...the auction in memory of matt is around the corner (june 26-july 1)...I've been gathering materials & jotting down ideas for some goodies I'll be creating.

I'm excited about altering some clocks like this one that's in my room:

          

isn't it fun?! any requests from potential bidders would be totally appreciated...just email or comment here...I'll do what I can!

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before heading off to bed...I gotta share that I've developed quite a liking to my electric drill. it's been handy lately. I give you: new shades mounted by ben & me and my pb modular wall units. did it myself ;o)

           

off to snuggle with my ben :o)

wow...big week!

let me recap! It's been a fun-loaded-go,go,go-sort-of-week-plus-some for us :o) Normally that may would frazzle me, but it was a fun-loaded-go,go,go-sort-of-week-plus-some at the camp! ...that just makes it awesome fun!

We headed out the our camp on the bogue chitto river on thursday of the week before last. Saturday was our second annual memorial float! this year we opted for canoes & kyacks rather than tubes. I believe we had a group of 17 this trip. Can I just say...we know how to have fun on that river!

            

            

the dude did some swimming with kaitlyn when we got out at the camp & his new pal tyler taught him some brave/dangerous/all boy tricks along our bank ;o) Tyler is (kaitlyn's) bryce's little brother...super cool guy!

Ben made budies with Zeb, Tyler Wall's new puppy & we dang chowed down on some meat...shish-ka-bob style...mmmm!

            

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So, Sunday we went to Granny's in Gillsburg to hang out with the family. Ben played with all his cousins. Maysie was a hit with all the great-grand-children, lol!

                   

isn't she a doll in her little purse!?!

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Monday, May 29th marked Chuck & I's 7th year being married :o) love that man!

          

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Pop & Prissy came out on the honda motor bike to hang with us for a while...

            

            

man, that was funny!

Skye came to spend the night with heather. That girl rocks, do you hear me?! She is creative! Not in a specific sence, but in a daily living, thinking, breathing sort of way. She's just fun! She & Heather 'cheffed' up a storm! (click these to see delicious detail!)

                

super fun stuff! Skye also introduced us to dewberries! Ben loved them! I love this picture!

                

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I totally can't leave out Ben's big night this past friday! It was the season's last tball game for him. we missed the prior weeks game & haven't so much as picked up a ball or bat in weeks.

Ben had developed a bad habit in his swing. he put so much effort into hyking that leg up & stepping that there was no telling when the bat would make it's swing, lol. fustrating! And no amount of coachin by Chuck & I would break him of it...frustrating!

My baby got up there & hit the ball solid first pitch! Go Ben! ...as if that weren't enough...second bat...Ben got the best hit of the night (either team) a line drive past the pitcher in the air...line drive!  that baby rolled to the outfield! Man, he made me proud...totally impressed with that last hit, dude!

                         

So, there is more, but that covers the just! Hope everyone had a great week! Looking forward to heading back to the camp...

...where a hammock calls rather than this computer.

...where we go straight from pjs to bathing suits to cleaning up in the outside shower & back to pjs (read way-limited-laundry for lindey to do)

...where makeup & anything but a ponytail or braids is weird!

...where I think about Matt and how much he would adore spending lots of time out there with us.

...where Ben bravely jumps off the log into the fastest current ever & laughs while struggling to get over to me before he's down river!

...where family and friends come and just hangs out & cooks & plays cards & just hangs out as often as they can get out there!

ready.