Mommy and Esme at the Sunday School Halloween party. 

I got a job teaching scrapbook classes! I am soooo excited! I am teaching at Cropper's Circle in Chicopee. It turns out I do all my teaching in Chicopee. I've been wanting to teaching classes for a long time now, and I was very lucky to get the job! I taught my first class last week and it went well, I'm currently developing two more. The owner is very nice and lets the teachers there choose their own supplies and themes, and go for whatever they'll do well.  

Did this layout tonight for this week's challenge. This week's really snuck up on me - I wasn't quite as prepared as I usually am. I loved doing this layout though - hearing Lisa's answers to the questions made me feel very good about myself, because she knows me so well and cares about me so much.

Here's a layout I did for the Pink Scrap Spark Challenge - this week's theme is Stars! Lisa and I tried using metallic tissue papers in on accents for the first time. I love this photo of Esme! I took it while we were at our last Wiggles show.

I love scrapping with Lisa every month. Once a month doesn't sound that often, but we really look forward to that time together. She is an awesome friend! I feel lucky ever time I get to spend time with her.

Here's a layout I did for last week's Pink Scrap Spark Challenge at Scraptalk. I cannot describe how much I detest tomatoes! It felt very good to do this layout! Gettign the photo was a bit of a challenge though. I know other scrappers have gotten tossed out of grocery stores for taking photos, so I went up and asked a bagger if it was okay first. She directed me to the head cashier, who paged the manager. He called her back and gave the okay, and then she walked me over to the produce section and watched me take the photo.

I have officially passed the 10,000 mark on my camera. Ethan got me the DRebel for Christmas 2004, so I guess that means I'm averaging just over 5,000 photos a year. I love being digital - it would have cost me a fortune to that many photos processed, but I'm able to take so many more shots because I can just delete the ones I don't want.

We had a fabulous time camping last week. We were so relaxed that we decided to stay an extra day. We cooked all our meals over the campfire, and slept each night all snuggled up together on the air mattress in the tent. It was a bit chilly at times, but we didn't mind because Ethan finally had some time off, and we finally had some family time all together.

It feels like things should be settling down now with Ethan's new hours, but I'm don't feel used to it at all. Usually at this time of year I ease back into work, and I've been working tons. I worked 9 days in September. Nine days in a month might not seem like much to someone who works full time, but 9 days when you've had the whole summer off is a ton!

Once I get into this new schedule I hope to be scrapbooking a lot more in the evenings. Right now it's difficult because I'm not used to putting Esme to bed, eating alone, etc. Ethan was always so good and quick about putting her to bed, and it takes me forever. I think she knows how to play me or something.

We have lots of exciting things coming up - we're camping this weekend, we're going to see the Wiggles soon, we've got to get apple picking, pumpkin picking, to Pumpkin People, etc. Fall is my favorite season to scrapbook. I love the colors and the fun events. Esme has a special Fall album, and my first published page is one of my favorites from it.