Wow... 31... yuck!

For my birthday... a month ago... I got to go shopping...

I bought, a new lamp base, a full length mirror, 3 movies, a body pillow, and

some new fabric for my room. Sorry I lightened the pictures but it's still hard to see.. never said I was a good photographer... that is my weakest skill. I made a cover for my body pillow that acts as a head board for our bed, and added some fabric to my existing curtains to make them longer, and covered my lamp shade. I still have fabric left over and will someday be a chair cover... someday!

So... for my birthday...

My mom bought me a new cricut cartridge... and it's a paper doll one

I will be using it a lot, as I am starting a new venture....

"Simply Parties"

As most of you know I am a Partner In Design in

Ransom Made Design

well my mom suggested I make such great party stuff I should start focusing on

making stuff and selling it...

this banner was the first one I made to sell.

horrible once again picture... but it's a banner of 12 kids dressed up in Halloween costumes...

I have got several compliments on it already, and will be selling it at our next event

October 7 & 8 if I haven't sent you an invite let me know and I would be happy to send you one!

My pictures are kind of in here backwards... Friday morning the 9 I left for Kennewick

Dave was going to be working all day Friday and Saturday so I figured what the heck, spend some time with the family for my birthday. We were supposed to head to Post Falls for a big shin dig to celebrate my birthday and Dave's brother Brent's 40th birthday which was the 11, but it didn't work out.

When I got back we went out to Taco Bell for dinner, yes one of my favorites!

Sunday after Regional Conference I remade the

Spaghetti cake and of course it was delicious!

Monday, Daphne fell asleep while we were waiting to go pick

up Sami from preschool... so cute.

I was sitting there working on stuff at the table right next to her and than I hadn't heard her in awhile thinking she was in my bedroom or something and so I started calling her name than I looked over and saw her asleep so funny!

Sunday afternoon the girls gladly helped me decorate for Halloween... it was time to take down the 4th of July decorations. I need some August September decorations...

This was the smattering of birthday cards I got from friends and family... it was so nice!

Friday night my brother and his family came over and my grandma and Paul came over to my parents house and we had cake and ice cream cones... for me and Daphne.

Daphne got a birthday gift from Andy and NaDell... thanks to them, we are never lacking on balls... so fun!

It was a good weekend and it was nice to spend time with my mom, wish I could do it more often. Saturday morning we went over and saw my sister Suzie who just had baby Ryder Tuesday morning at midnight... and he is simply adorable... she has 3 boys now and they are all super cute.

Me and the girls left town after having lunch at Taco Time with my parents and visiting with the Meyers, who are are great friends and past neighbors who had gotten sealed the weekend prior and we couldn't make it... so happy for them.

My parents ended up leaving town after I did and heading up to there mountain in Satus Pass, a huge wild fire started by a semi's exhaust was slowly burning away some houses and land and luckily they had stopped it at the BP line, the Power Line road, which is about a mile from my parents land... so got pretty close... but they are ok and it's all good!

Now on to planning Daphne's party!