What a Busy Weekend!!!

Hey Y'all how are ya?? ah yes today is monday and im heading off to work. but before i do let me share with you some of the layouts and pics i got done this weekend. This weekend I attended a crop on friday nite, an all day crop at the same house on saturday, and a Baby shower on Sunday, Plus This was the weekend fall frenzy online crop at Scraphappy on yahoo. So there was lots to do and lots of fun to be had!!

Oh yeah we Elected a New President too.



This is Lisa and her daughter Courtney and of course Gabe got in the pic too . Have a safe delivery Lise!!

OMG I Found it.

this was me in 1984!!!!!

I haven't changed at all 24 years!!!!!

Pumpkin Farm

My friend Nicole and I took Gabe to Didiers Pumpkin Farm in Buffalo Grove and had a BLAST!!

I started out at 6 a.m. driving to the Bensenville train station, for a 730 train. (keep mind of the times) we got on the train, which was wayyy coool for Gabe. He loves big trains. we got downtown to Union Station at 8:05 a.m. We wandered around the train station, a pack of M&M's. 2 doughnuts and a fruit smoothie later, we boarded a Northwestern train at the Ogilve station across the street from Union station at 10:35 a.m for an hour long train ride to Lake Forrest where Nicole met us. We walked up a couple of blocks to where her Fiance works at their family Jewelry store. at 12:30 we were finally on our way to the pumpkin farm.

We got tickets to the hayride where we could go pick out our own pumpkins. Gabe found his own Gabriel size PUMPKIN!!! Gabe got to go on a jumper too. We walked through the Farms General store and bought alot of goodies!! it was a Great Day. We drove back to the jewelry store to where i was going to catch our train going home. we had some time so I took Gabe across the street to the Best Candy store in the world. Gabe had Ice Cream. (of course) WELLLLLL...............
Nicole and Dimetrios wound up driving us home because we were going to catch a 427 p.m. train in Lake Forrest which would get us downtown at 530. well the other train we were supposed to catch was also at 530! so we would have to wait for the 6:40 train which wouldn't get us back to Bensenville till 7:30!!! NOT HAPPENING. I sooooo appreciated the ride home.

It worked out perfectly because Howie took us out for dinner at GENE AND JUDES!! and a concert by one of his friends at a local Moose Lodge. HAPPY SWEETEST DAY!!!

Whooo Hoooo It's Fall!!

Ah yes, fall colors and a starter trike for Gabe. I vendored at a flea market yesterday and I saw this little trike for Gabe and thought what a great way for him to have a bit of fun, now all he wants to do is go ride his bike.

I also took pics of the turning colors of the trees around here.

And I got a couple of layouts done too.Enjoy!!

And a Happy Birthday to Craig too!!

This weekend

We went to Pumpkin Fest at Prince of Peace Church in Elk Grove. Gabe had a great time he got to play on the jumper and sit with pumpkins. Our first fall pics of pumpkins im sure there will be more.

Other news, im just working really hard but everything else is just a.o.k.

We did it!!!!

Before all the floods started though, My friend Val and I went on a 5k walk for the Walter Payton Cancer foundation. 6 am and im trying to find her house in the pouring rain!! Finally got there, and to my surprise there were LOTS of people there!!! Nothing was going to stop them!!

Everthing was wet and soaked!!! After a while you didn't even notice it. The walk took us all over Arlington Heights. we finished in 50 minutes and then waited for results to be posted. other people ran the 9.5 mile run they had and so we helped cheer them on. I was such a misrable day but we had a great time. Afterwards we went to a local resturant and drank beer(at 10:30 in the morning!!!)Well worth it!!!

the fashonista ValVal and JulieVal and I Connie Payton

FLOOD!!!!!!

And it poured, and poured, and poured!!!! The banks of the salt creek overflowed and we were stuck in our complex but before it got too bad we went to the hotel to stay. Driving through water that reached the tops of the wheel wells on the cars. some cars didn't heed the blockades that were put up and they got literally washed away. we finally came home on tuesday and after helping to clean up all the dirt and sandbags we are finally back to normal.

this was cypress st

this was Elk Grove Blvd and Rev Morrisonthe calm after the storm......

Thanks IKE!!

Gabriels 4th b-day!!

The following day was Gabes b-day. yea he's 4!!! We went swimming at the holiday inn and then breakfast. Then we went to SAFARI LAND. Wayyyyyyy coollll. they have lots of rides, games, and food. there is a 12 lane bowling alley, a roller coaster, go karts, bumper cars, and a tiltawhirl!! Gabe had a great time!!!

After safari land we went home and gabe and i went on a long long walk to DQ. You would think that was enough but nooooo we then went to glenview where howie was working an inflatables party for a school carnival. Gabe got to go on the jumpers over and over. He was one tired little kid. At home he got a chocolate cupcake (no candles mommy) and a beenie baby Fish that he has had his eye on for a long time.

Grandma Dorothy Turns 90!

Well the huge surprize party for my MIL was a huge success!! We (howie,gabe, my SIL Barb and my BIL Bob) took her to LOng john silvers for Lunch. She used to work there 6 years ago.! She thought that was very "nice". Afterwards, we all left and acted like we were just going to go home but instead we went to where she lives where people were waiting to surprize her with a bigger party!! She was totally surprized and called me a sneak for keeping it a secret from her!!

Happy Birthday MOM.