We took the boat out again yesterday. I was hoping to catch our limit on shrimp again, but alas, they were too elusive for us. We got enough for dinner along with some catfish.

I am having trouble with my scrapbooking. I have noticed that I don't seem to be able to leave any plain color blocks of space. You know, I think I over-do-it! My embellishments tend to be overbearing and my pictures take the backstage. What do you think? Do I need to chill a little?

I am still scrapbooking my Disney trip. Here are my latest pages: I have had so much fun getting back into my scrapbooking. Now, if I could just reach a balance between my scrapbooking, card making, and crafting. Then I have to figure out how to squeeze in sewing, reading, and fishing. Oh yea! Work has to fit in there somehow! I need to work on a schedule. Catherine and I spent the day in my stamp room. She made a few things. This was the first time I let her use the heat gun by herself. She did a great job. She'll be out creating me before long! I just got back from Orlando. Zack conned me into taking him down there to spend the weekend with a friend. I am going out in the boat in the morning, but I will take the orders and New Catalogs to Priceless later in the afternoon. Not sure about the time, most likely around 3:00-3:30. If you ordered the Mat Pack, it is on back order, I will let you know when it comes in.

I have the New Catalogs!!!! Here is just a little preview: Catalog and DP Here are a few of the new stamp sets. That's all, your have to wait to get the book in your hand.....

Here are the scrapbook pages that I completed last night. I'll be working on the Disney trip for a while. This was a two page layout.

Alright! It's official, I have to get back to work. I went to have my eye exam today and my new glasses cost over $400. I wasn't expecting that.... I need a paycheck! I will take exceptionally good care of these!

I took a day for myself. I ran some errands in the morning and met the Tuesday Stamp Club at Ruby Tuesday for lunch. I had a delicious California Salad. I think they could have fed a small country with it. I spent the rest of the afternoon at Priceless, just hanging out with the girls. I had fun, a big thanks to everyone for letting me hang out. Here is a scrapbook page that I finished today. I have got to get busy with my scrapbooking. My pictures are out of control. I may need an intervention.

Congratulations Kelly Besser. Kelly has started her own blog. I hope everyone will go to http://www.kellyscraftcorner.blogspot.com/ to view her new blog. Great job Kelly. Now, we will be lurking around to see what you are up to. lol

Madison loved her dress. I wish I had the camera ready when she got to see herself in the full length mirror. She was just too cute!

I bought Madison some little pots and pans and a baking set. Since there are several small pieces I bought a plastic tub to store them in. Then I decorated it for her. Zack asked me to make a birthday card from him for Maddie, here is what I came up with. This is a new set called Sock Monkey.

The shrimp are running! I put up 6 quarts of shrimp after we cleaned and removed the heads. That's not bad for our first shrimping day. I forgot to put any sunscreen on and I can really tell now. My back is fried. The seas got a little rough latter in the day and we had to pack it up. I couldn't keep my balance on the bow of the boat.

It was getting late by the time we finished cleaning the boat and the shrimp. I had a steak left over from the night before, so I cut it up and fried it with some onions. I added some cheese, wrapped it in tortillas, cooked some vegetables and dinner was served. Then we both crashed on the sofa.

I know that this birthday card does not seem to fit a princess, but you have to remember, this little princess loves Monkeys..... Here is Madison's birthday card. I used "Changito The Monkey", by Stampendous Clear Stamps, and "Friendly Greetings" by Hero Arts. I colored it with regular colored pencils and Gamsol.