call me weird, but I DO like Mondays...

mostly due to having Mondays off, I'm sure. I love being able to send the kids on their not-so- merry way to school, and enjoying that calm quiet in the house after the morning craziness of trying to get them out the door on time. Our start time here is 8:10 am, so it's always the mad dash for us 'non-morning' type people.

We had some beautiful spring-like weather this weekend and it was so wonderful to feel a warm breeze on my cheek and even ditch the winter jacket one afternoon while taking the dog for a walk. Spring is definitely my most favourite season, and I'm looking forward to it's arrival with great anticipation and joy. I think most of my Canadian friends will agree with me that it feels OH so good for the soul after our very long snowy winter, and I can't wait for the snow to be gone and to finally see my spring flowers start to come up.

So here's a kind of 'goodbye winter' layout I did the other day. We took a hike through a nearby nature trail last week during March break, and I was lucky to get this portrait of the dudes on our walk. I love the intense look on both their faces, although I would have preferred to see less nostril action on Bobby.. ;p

This started off totally different in my head and got messier as I went along. The sticker title is not straight ( oh yeah, i'm totally ok with that.) and the snowflake placement kinda bugs me, but I'm calling it a day and moving on. I embossed the chipboard snowflakes ( in silver glitter no less) with some of the new embossing powder that AC sent me, and it's loads of fun for someone who has never embossed anything, especially for a layout. How's that for technique-y, eh? ;p

I even got Bob & the boys in on the action, and they embossed an entire Cub car for the upcoming Cub Scout jamboree, which turned out pretty cool, I'll get a pic taken today to show you.

eta: here's the green glitter Greedo-mobile. Not bad huh? Who knew my hubby would be happy I bought an embossing gun? He also loves my Cropodile and it sits in his tool kit, not mine. ;p






I hope you enjoy your Monday as much as I will, and that you take advantage of that extra delicious hour of daylight. I'll be on the lookout for my first robin of the season.... :)