Sunday, June 17, 2007

Happy Father's Day...


...to all of the wonderful dads out there. My wonderful dad is on a cruise with my wonderful mom, so I know he's having a good day. I made this for Adrian and put it in a frame for his desk at work. PaPa got a similar one. Both of them are tremendous dads! By the way, I shamelessly lifted the idea from Jamie Waters.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Could I BEE any more of a shower????

Today was Jen's baby shower. She's expecting Sweet Katherine at the end of July, so it was time to shower her with gifts! She's so glowy and cute, and feeling great. Bees are the theme of the nursery, so they were everywhere!

Look at the cute cake I found at Old Tyme Pastries!



Jen's mom, Sue, came up with the cute favors--Post-It holders!



The awesome spread. Maria (Dan's mom) made "Ooey Gooeys" or "Magic Cookie Bars"--to die for! I made wraps! Patti would be so proud of me.

Everyone had to draw what they think Katherine will look like, on top of their heads! This is Jen's sister-in-law, Rachel.




Jen's grandma (Becca's GG), and her mom, Sue (Becca's GoMama).


Jen and her cake.



Jen and her loot!


Jen and Becca


Big sister Becca!

Monday, June 11, 2007

100 Things About Me...

Kelli did this on her blog, and I'm basically doing it to see if I CAN!!!

1. I am 32, and will be 33 in a little over a month.

2. My husband is 4 years younger than I am.

3. My good friend Jeanne set me up with Adrian.

4. She had to talk me into going on a second date with him. I'm so glad that she did!

5. I've been to Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and Mexico.

6. I need to travel more!

7. I can play the flute and the recorder.

8. I was in the marching band in both junior high and high school--I've marched in The Rose Parade and in Hawaii.

9. I was in the Drama Club, and was actually the lead in a play once.

10. I was in the GATE program.

11. I met my best friend in the sixth grade, though we really didn't become best friends until after high school.

12. My best friend is an optometrist!

13. I am a teacher. I think I'm good at it.

14. I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I found out you could have your own set of Mr. Sketch scented markers (this was 1st grade).

15. Between then and now, I've wanted to be: a lawyer, a marine biologist, a music teacher, an opera singer, and a Broadway star.

16. I can sing quite well--when I practice.

17. My dear friend Sarah talked me into classical voice lessons--she's still quite good at it.

18. My husband is a somewhat liberal Republican. I am a pretty conservative Democrat.

19. We're both addicted to the Daily Show.

20. I have a huge crush on Sawyer from Lost. But that's okay--Adrian has a huge crush on Carrie from Mythbusters.

21. I'm not a huge reality TV fan, and the ones I DO like are probably the ones that other people don't.

22. I live for my DVR.

23. I think I need a separate DVR for all of the Playhouse Disney and Noggin shows that we record.

24. Oh....I have 2 year-0ld TWINS!

25. Going into the early sonogram, I actually thought, "Wouldn't it be funny if there were twins?"

26. I was convinced they were boy/girl twins.

27. I still can't believe that I'm someone's mom. I feel like I still need MY Mommy!

28. My husband is totally the FUN parent. I think I'm Bad Cop.

29. My husband, like my Dad, is a kid MAGNET.

30. I still can't believe my dad let me marry someone with long hair.

31. I have three major scars: a cesarean scar, a gash on my knee from running with my hands in my shirt, and one from having a cyst removed from my breast at 12!

32. I'm nearsighted and I know I'll need bifocals before 40.

33. Hats give me a headache because of my big head.

34. If I diet too much, I begin to look like a stopsign.

35. I really wish I talked to my old friends more often.

36. My mom is a watercolorist. I can't really paint worth a darn, but I think I'm crafty.

37. My dad is an outstanding athlete. I'm.....not.

38. My parents are way too good to me. I'm spoiled rotten.

39. Everyone looooooooves my parents.

40. I split my lip open after hitting a wall on rollerblades. I was so fearful of getting it stitched, that I tried to convince my parents to let it heal "naturally." After the whole "harelip" discussion, I agreed to let my Dad take me in. It hurt like hell!

41. I got in trouble in 4th grade for swearing too much.

42. I still swear too much, but I know when to censor myself.

43. I drink a TON of Diet Coke. I'm afraid that I'll have osteoporosis before I'm 50.

44. I love Italian food, but don't eat a lot of it at home.

45. Like Kelli, I go through food phases. Currently, I could live on Pollo Bowls.

46. Sour candy is where it's at--give me Sour Jelly Bellies, Sour Patch Kids, or SweeTarts, and I'm a happy girl.

47. I think the best part of the movie is the previews--followed closely by the Penzoiled popcorn and vat of Diet Coke.

48. I love to go to the movies when there's hardly anyone there.

49. I love to go to Giants games--even when they're breaking my heart.

50. I've spotted only a handful of celebrities in my life: I saw John Cusack and Minnie Driver at a Laker's game, Ralphie from A Christmas Story at Disneyland, and Alice Cooper in H/M in San Fransisco.

51. I play computer games with my husband after the girls go to bed. This is when I should be doing work.

52. My house is for sale. Someone...please...buy it!

53. My dad was a detective on the Steven Stayner case.

54. I never did anything wrong in high school, for fear that my police officer father had spies everywhere.

55. I am wayyyyyy too honest when I drink. I think that's how I lost one of my friends.

56. My poor husband doesn't get to fall asleep for a good hour after going to bed, as I'm always talking his ear off.

57. I've had tons of pets, but my favorite was a dog that my dad rescued from Fremont School while out on patrol--sweet Buttons!

58. My dad served in Vietnam.

59. I've really only ever lived in Merced.

60. I tried moving to Brea, and was even enrolled in CSU Fullerton, but got homesick after 2 days and came home.

61. I played Little Miss Softball for a few years. Remember the whole "not an athelete" thing?

62. I took about 6 years of dance lessons, and came out no better than how I went in.

63. I learned how to drive on a stick shift, but took my test on an automatic (Grandma's Buick)!

64. I am the baby cousin on both sides (of my generation).

65. My cousin Mike once threw a rock at me that hit dead center on my forehead, leaving a big knot. He later pitched for the high school baseball team.

66. As a little girl, I spent many a weekend in various motels and softball parks, travelling with the Police softball team.

67. Much of this time was spent playing with Brian Fuentes, now a Colorado Rockies pitcher.

68. I am a bit of an Anglophile. I love Jane Austen, as well as newer British Chick Lit. I think I secretly wish I was Bridget Jones.

69. Many of my current friends are either younger or older than I am. Patricia and Jen are about the only ones my age!

70. I've been a Maid of Honor twice, and I think I kind of stink at it!

71. I had my first kiss at 14, during the movie "Hellraiser." Um....yeah.

72. My high school boyfriend has an internet series!

73. I really, really want to be more organized.

74. I like old TV shows. Adrian just rolls his eyes when I stop on Andy Griffith or MASH.

75. I would rather see live theater than a movie any day.

76. I was painfully, painfully shy in high school, which made most people think that I was a snob.

77. It still takes me a very long time to warm up to people, but trust me--it's me, it's not you.

78. I am a movie quote MACHINE! Motherhood has made me rusty, but I shall reign again!

79. I want to be more fashionable than I am, but I'm really just a jeans and flip-flops girl. If I ever got a Coach bag, it would probably catch on fire or something.

80. I scare a lot more easily, now that I'm older and have kids.

81. I knocked my two front teeth out by the time I was three. I was the only kid in my Kindergarten class who didn't need black for her teeth when we performed "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth."

82. I've been on two blind dates in my life.

83. I've been married for 5 years.

84. Adrian and I moved in together after only 3 months of dating. We bought a house together after 5!

85. I'm pretty sure Patti Allan talked me into moving my wedding date up so that I wouldn't be living in sin as long!

86. I have a BA and a CA Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. I'm only one class away from a Reading Specialist Credential.

87. I love showtunes.

88. I also love bands like Offspring and Audioslave.

89. There's just about nothing better than The Beatles.

90. I hate coffee, but adore the smell.

91. I've never smoked.

92. I don't have any tattoos, and will never get one. I can't help but think of what it would look like when I'm 90!

93. I'm a closeted US Weekly/Teddy and Moo reader.

94. I have a bit of an obsession with beauty products and even belong to a forum that discusses them.

95. At the salon, I'll choose the trashy Cosmo over the book I'm reading anytime!

96. I get goosebumps every time I hear the National Anthem or see a fly-over.

97. Speaking of which, I think the Dixie Chicks got a bum deal.

98. I've begun a new obsession with talk radio.

99. When I was pregnant, I couldn't watch hospital shows, but watched a ton of COPS, Law and Order SVU, and CSI. Go figure.

100. Tonight I'll probably debrief this entire list with my husband before we go to sleep.

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Still not really on vacation...


...I have training this week, but it's very GOOD training. It's so very hard to get out of bed in the morning, and even harder to leave my girls. I can't wait to decompress a bit. This weekend, we spent time in our pool, and in the sprinklers. Then we got on our bikes. Here's a teaser~ I'll follow up with more later.


Oh, and why not a video? I think we're so cute.

Saturday, June 02, 2007

This is so cool!

My friend Laura sent me this:

Friday, June 01, 2007

Vacation!

Very happy to be on vacation, however now have Everest-sized pile of classroom goods that looks like this:



mainly, because I'm going to be doing this next school year:




Very excited, yet very nervous! I'll be housed at Gracey, which is a FUN staff. I'll miss my old family at Reyes, though. I've been assured that I won't be moved into the broom closet, as long as I'm good. I've got a nice space there. However, it's not a classroom, so just about EVERYTHING had to come home. My poor Van is banished to the driveway for now.

Monday, May 28, 2007

Yeah...

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Remember, kids...






This kind of behavior just leads to twins. Tomorrow we'll have been married five whole years! I still think my husband is ever-so-dreamy. He's a wonderful dad and my best friend. I guess Jeanne was right...as usual. Happy Anniversary Adrian! I love!


Also...it just so happens to be Patricia's birthday. Happy Birthday Patricia!

Saturday, May 19, 2007

"We're walking....we're walking..."


Megan gets bonus points if she can tell me what that's from.


We did WalkAmerica today, and we rocked it! 6.2 miles--psh! PSH! Piece of cake! What a great event. Now that we know what to expect, we're going as "Team Rawlings" next year: PaPa, Grammy, Adrian, the girls, and whoever else we can drag along. A huge THANK YOU to all who donated to the cause. I raised $355! I set a measly goal of $200, never dreaming that I'd get such a good response! Group hug!!!!!

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Mother's Day ABC book

I made an ABC book for both of the Grammies. I'm not going to post all of the pages here (though I may post them in my DigiShopTalk gallery later), but here are a few that I like:










I used this template from ScrapbookGraphics.com. It was lots of fun! Also, it is in very poor taste that I'm posting these WITHOUT credits for the various papers and elements. I promise to list credits later!

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Happy Mother's Day and the quest for the ultimate group shot...

Today marked the 2nd Annual Mother's Day Trek to Gilroy Gardens (formerly known as Bonfante Gardens). The girls were a bit off, trying to get used to the whole "now that the ride is over you must get OFF of the ride" thing, plus they had snotty colds. Otherwise, it was a very nice day with gorgeous weather! We tried to get another 3 Generations shot in the Monarch Sanctuary, but never really got Charlotte on board for the perfect photo. I still think we're cute!


Attempt 1:
Attempt 2:

...and then she just looked the other way.
speaking of uncooperative subjects...


Happy Mothers Day to all!

Monday, April 30, 2007

"Up here...I'm already gone..."

Ohhh! I like this one! Kelli and Amy have tagged me to tell my 3 favorite places. Good one.

(1) I'm going to go with Amy on this one. MAUI. MAUIMAUIMAUI. As soon as you get off the plane, everything slowwwwws down. It's wonderful. We've been watching Lost a lot, so I'm constantly telling Adrian, who's never been, how absolutely wonderful it is. Barring a hurricane or volcanic eruption, there really is no such thing as a bad day there. We were there during Humpback migration, so we saw whales every day. I even got to say "Good Morning" to Willie Nelson drinking his morning coffee in his restaurant! (He's TINY, by the way).
I've been to Oahu, which is also gorgeous, but Maui is just the best.
Okay, I'd really like to say I have a sassy beach bikini shot, but sadly--no. Here I am in Hana with some unfortunate black slides, circa 1999 (?) ...so un-Maui

Very feathery hair, no? It's no easy feat to style your hair to match your lei, but I managed just fine!


(2) San Simeon/Cambria. I love the coast and love this whole area. Adrian and I have vacationed here quite a bit, and my mom and I like to do our girls' weekends down. there. My mom met Jack Lalane at Dorn's in Morro Bay! (We seem to be old celebrity magnets, the Price women). I like to pretend that I live in Hearst Castle and that's my view every morning. *sigh*

Sadly, we're unable to locate photographs of the aforementioned area. Please proceed to Number 3...







(3) San Fransisco. I just love the feel of San Fransisco. Love to walk the streets to shop, go to plays, eat at Cheesecake Factory, and see my Giants! Not to mention all of the other wonders: Golden Gate Park, The Palace of Fine Arts, Museums, Lombard St....I could go on and on!


Seriously...it looks like I just go places alone.

Okay, tagging everyone else and then running away fast!!!!

Friday, April 27, 2007

Just a Quick Page


Quick Page by Kristin Tilley


Literally. This is a cute freebie that I got from Lauren Reid's blog. She and several other designers have made tons of goodies for Kellie--a wonderful girl on my Twins forum--who lost her sweet son Miles a few months after he was born. The 2 year anniversary was just this past week, so these wonderful ladies have made kits and pages in his memory. I really did just plop some pictures in without journaling or word art. But I think we're awfully cute in pictures alone!

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Saturday, April 14, 2007

We're two!



..and we're playing with our toys. More pictures later!

Friday, April 13, 2007

A Bowl of Bowsies


We had to run out to get goodies for our birthday dinner tomorrow, and found these cute little bows at Wal-Mart. I love these little girly bows, AND I'm getting much better at doing our hair! Grammy always has them in perfect coiffures, and I'm trying desperately to catch up.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Made a page!


After a long drought, I managed to scrap something. I converted the photo to b/w, so you can't see the Peep! Should I color it yellow? Credits can be found here.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Made me a blinkie!

Check it out! I made my very own "blinkie" for a digi scrap challenge. It's on my sidebar. Although, Adrian tells me I should just call it what it is--an animated GIF. Blinkie sounds cuter. We're sticking with blinkie.

More stuff=good!

I just love Target, don't you? I can hardly get out of there without at least a good armload of stuff. My parents were good enough to watch the girls while I went out in search of birthday goodies. While I've not quite settled on their "big gift" yet, I did pick up lots of cute party accessories! I also got some things that I can rave about:


I just love Method products. I've been having a hard time finding a good day-to-day cleaner to for our laminate flooring. I use the microfiber mop that our flooring people gave us, but their cleaner is SO expensive! I tried Orange Glow's product for laminate flooring, but it left a cloudy film. So, I've been whipping out the Hoover Floormate constantly, in an attempt to keep these floors "show-ready." It was getting old. So when I saw this product, designed to go with their O-Mop, I snatched it up. It's great and smells good, too! No film and clean floors!




I'm big fan of the Hungry Girl website (if you don't get their daily email, you're missing out!). They had nothing but glowing reviews for the new Quaker Minis. They're right--they're YUMMY! Actually, I've only tried the Chocolate Drizzle flavor, but it's so very good! You get a good amount of minis in each package. They seem to last longer than 100 cal. packs, and for the same amount of "points."





Monday, April 09, 2007

A Year's Worth of Difference

The zoo trip today...
The zoo trip last year...




My girls still don't seem to want to do the group picture thing. Plus, now Katherine is in there! (*wink*)

Can you say BFF????

We met up with Jen, Becca, and Jen's mom Sue at Micke Grove Zoo today. The girls hadn't seen each other since this time last year! They were quite taken with each other and had much fun! Plus, we got spoiled with all kinds of belated Christmas gifts, as well as birthday gifts! What a wonderful day. We love you guys!





We loved holding hands!!!

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Happy Easter!