The 17 year CICADAS!!!

If you know about Cicadas, than you know that they are here. It's been 17 years and they are back. I remember them from the 70's, but I missed them when they returned in the 90's.

Their sound is so cool. They look neat with their shiny wings and red eyes. Not many fans around here for them, but we went and visited the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL the past week and saw them!!! How cool, there were millions of them. You couldn't even walk in the grass without crushing hundreds of them.

Here are some really cool pictures of them. If you have a moment, visit the YouTube link and check out the video - it's really cool!!

Talk to you later!

Check out this YouTube Cicada Video: It's so cool!!

WOW! It's sure been awhile

Well, last time I wrote, I was still in the running for the Queen of the Crop 2007 at ScrapbookGraphics.com.



I won't be queen this year...sniff, maybe next year. The competition was stiff and what a great way for me to have my layouts seen. I was in competition with about 100+ other scrappers and by far I was not the most talented. The competition is still going on, it is in it's final week, but you can still vote for your favorite. Remember, every vote means dollars towards a chosen charity!



There will be more chances for me to be a queen at scrapping. I guess I'll just have to be content with being Queen of my Home!



Talk to you later...

Man have I been bad...

I'm sorry, no postings from me in a LONG time! It's been busy, I'm still trying to get used to working full time again. Seems like my days just fly by without much time for myself. Well, that will change. I'm starting to do more things for myself now and learning to enjoy them.

This morning, just after I got up, I went for a drive to a few wildlife reserve areas to get some new pictures. I didn't get anything good, but it was nice to just go and do something for myself.

This evening Bob and Riley have gone to a Chicago Fire soccer game with a friend. It's really nice. I've got the entire house to myself all night. Been scrappin' up a storm. No TV, No video games going, nothing but the sound of me typing away. Strange how I can enjoy that, huh? Well, I do.

I probably should have gone for a manicure/pedicure, but I wanted to get a few pages scrapped. I'm hoping to land a few Creative Team assignments. I'd love to be able to scrap for a few designers specifically. Especially the ones that I've applied to, their designs are awesome and I really use their kits alot!

We'll see. For now, here are a few new layouts I've done and some new pictures that I took recently.

I hope you enjoy. Talk to you soon!

Punk Love Kit by Traci Reed

I Dig Dirt Kit by Traci Reed

Background: Berna, Notepaper: Doris Castle, Sunshine Brite, X Stitching: Katie P., Hung Up Tags Crooked Stitching: Doris Castle, Sunshine BriteSafety Pin: Katie P., Vintage Safety Pins

Traci Reed's Boy Theory Kit and Maya's Scribblers & FreeSpirit Kits
Traci Reed's Filmstrip from her Serene Elements and Tina Chamber Wordart