It's a celeblogation at JS

Just wanted to let everyone in on the festivities happening at Jessicasprague.com
Go to jessicasprgue.com and click on the image at 10PM EDT to take you to the first blog!

Happy Wednesday, it is going to be a scorcher..

Future project: The seasoning rack is now transformed into my embellishment turn about. I am going to paint it black, and use the Cricut to cut circles of background and texture paper to cover the tops. ( Someday soon I will have new floors down, but for now I can live with it to meet a higher goal :0) )

What are your projects, please share, I would love to see them and spotlight you on my blog,
Have a blessed day,
Tracy





























Here is my clean desk.

Today is suppose to be really crazzy hot, but keep in mind it is suppose to be in mid-June. That's when I go to the lake and hang out on the Pontoon all day. That I love. Anyway, we will be in the upper 90's today and I have to pre-pay for my propane today....lol...I am truly not thinking of how to keep warm this winter on a day like today. But if I don't think/pay ahead it will cost me a small fortune later.

So, I completed a couple of task, like taking my winter clothes out of the closet so I can find my summer clothes.

I cleaned off the scrap desk and finished cleaning out the hallway. I did more but it was just all of the general stuff. I have been on a great roll catching up the house but it is fixing to end...we have ball games the rest of the week, I have to shoot the team tomorrow and a tourney in Mt. Home this weekend. Sigh... I will miss my projects but I love my son playing ball more...(uh, remind me I said that when I am sitting in the hot sun at noon)

So, here are a few pics of my labor...

Happy Tuesday , Stacation and a Confession

Good morning to blog world, it is so great to be blogging again :0) I am suppose to be doing my 15 min a.m. project but I just could not wait to share the news! Kim at Kim Klassen Cafe is doing a free Inspiration Stay-Cation and you need to sign up here at kimklassen.blogspot.com to join in the fun.

Okay, here is the dreaded confession part, I have not been scrapping due to the condition of my desk and my unorganized house. Somehow, somewhere, sometime.....My scrap desk and house have gotten in a dis-aray a.k.a. MESS!!!! I think it was somewhere between shooting senior portraits, basketball and baseball...lol... anyway I am going to post my awful before shots and keep myself accountable on my projects... Check out my fridge though...huh... looks pretty organized (wink) that was my project for last night. I packaged our meat and cleaned out the fridge, I do the fly lady idea of 15 mins. You can do anything for 15 mins. Well off to do my 15 min in the scrap haven!!!

What have you been doing :0)
Have a blessed day,
Tracy

Free Card making class at JS!!!

Scored big today!!!

Little man wanted to go to yard sales today,so we started at 7 a.m. He was on the hunt for a weight bench, he wants to get "beefed" up before school starts :0) So off we went, he with his lawn mowing paycheck, his little buddy, "H" daddy and I. The first sale he mapped out to go to was like 15 miles away from the house.....hmmm. We drove up and all I could see was lots of pink!! I said to him, you picked a girl sale!!! Well they had an Xbox, Ipod and playstation he wanted to check out. But we missed the xbox, uggg, it was only 40.00 with games. So as I was thinking what a waste of time and heading to the jeep I spotted the prize!!! Yes, a brand new George Foreman Grill!!! Still had the sticker on it. It is a beautiful red and came with 3 sets of grills. I have priced them at the store and they were 100.00 when they first came out, I danced away with it for $10.00. So, I had to tell G he was not in trouble for going to the pink sale...lol...
Here are the specs on the grill:

Applica #GRP106QPGR RED GeoForeman360 Grill
$76and up (22 stores) cashback · 2 - 12%
User reviews (25)

106 square inch cooking surface with versatility of 5 round removable plates 2 grill Plates, 2 quesadilla plates and 1 deep dish pizza / bake plate Mechanical temperature control for perfect results Adjustable tilt to knock our fat and floating hinge.

So to back up a little, I have been on a replenish the kitchen kick! After almost 20 yrs of marriage I am ready to buy some new kitchen aids. Part of my reason is to help me to prepare yummy home cooked meals, save money(part of my debt free plan), eat healthier, and just to show my family love. So at the new store in town, Liquidation Outlet, I bought a GE toaster Covection Oven and a new 6 QT crockpot with a sealable lid. Both new, good working condition for 40.00!! They are black and stainless steel. They do not match my pretty new grill but they will soon live in harmony together.

The week before I purchased a Cricut expressions Machine from the outlet store for the mere price of 135.00 w/tax!!! What a steal, I have been wanting the big Cricut for a long time now. My sweet husband wanted to buy me one a few times and I would not let him because they were just to pricey. I feel God knew the desires of my heart and blesses me with my bargains!! So yes while I feel I have spent WAY to much money latley I really saved even more. Does that count? :0) So my love of scrapbooking and paper crafting has resurfaced and I created dad a card for his bday. Sorry, no pics I just did good to get it mailed.

We also picked blueberries, we almost blunered that!! Our friend told us they were 3.00 a bucket and when we went to check out it rang up 82.00!!!! Hmmm, she was wrong they were 3.00 per gallon!!! Yikes, she cut us a deal and we wrote her a 50.00 check, $10.00 more than she asked for. SO you can imagine I need some blueberrie recipes :0).

Have a blessed day,
Would love to hear your comments,
Tracy :0)

The Savvy Photographer....

Check here for the awesome give away! I am looking for a stylish smaller bag for my camera equipment, an on the go... drum roll pleaes.....

I think I found it :0)

The Savvy Photographer is giving away a fabulous Kelly Moore bag~ http://www.thesavvyphotographer.com

Happy shooting,
Tracy

Happy New Year!!!

I love this time of year, fresh start, fresh air and everyone is talking about goals and organization!!! Ahhh... I could live like this always....:0) I truly love to organize and set goals and I have been a busy beaver doing so. I have also made January my mission completion month. Yes, to finish the projects I started that are looming over my head..Yep, I am going to get it done. So I am proud to annouce I have just finished scanning the last of 300 photos into the ol' pc. They are old fammily photos I got from my mom a couple of years ago and I promised to scan them and get them back to her. ( I am so glad I did not say when) hehehe.

So onto my goal list, I am going to bare my list and let you hold me accountable.
***To increase my worship with my Savior and Father God!!!
1. 365/52 Take a photo a day and post once a week while mastering my camera.
(off to a slow start posting but the new laptop is on it's way :0))
2. Enter photography contest, (hopefully 1 a month at least)
3. Build my photography business, pricing, business cards, ect..
4. Be outside with my son more, at least 20 ,mins a day.
5. Loose my extra fat .... like 19 pounds extra!!! I have already lost 16 before we went to Disney, then gained 8, almost back down then to the next 19. and to get in physical shape. I got the WII fit active.
6. To schedule outings with frineds, at least once every 3 mos.
7. Scrap 365 pages...have not started yet but I am not scared!
8. Faith journal with Patter.
9. To love passionatly. In a sence to hug everyone I meet.
10. To love my family even more...


My motto is this, "TO LOVE PASSIONATLY AND LIVE SIMPLY"

I am loving life no matter what it throws at me and I am going to make my life the best it can be with Gods direction.

Loving Life,
Prophotomom!!!