Just a note to thank all of the wonderful ladies that came to the Sept. retreat! What a fun group!

I know I am a little behind on my blog this week! So here is what happened last week and this week so far!!!

The new carpet went in... All done looks great and I had My house all put together that night!!! Love it! Lot's of energy lately
I decorated for Halloween and Fall my favorite! I will post some pictures next week! I even got a ton of fall baking done for the retreat ladies.. Hope they loved it!!!

My little dude had a soccer game and got 3 goals!!! Their on a winning streak! (so cute!)
Hudson is really working at making the basketball team for Jr. high! My sweet husband help me to build a bunch of new displays for my store and my Scrap Studio! I love how they turned out! I will post pictures of that too next week! I have to thank my little family for helping me set up for the retreat on Thur. The retreat was from Fri-sun and then they helped my pack it all up! Thanks Boys!! Love you!!! The above pictures is the group of ladies and one the fun bling rings they made for a make n take!
Monday I had another creative day making samples, decorating and fixing the displays! ( I will take it when I can get it! Sometimes I get such a creative block!!!)

My sister and My darling Nephew came to visit and we have been having to much fun!!! This is a photo of the boys having Dizzy Lizzy's at my favorite shabby Chic store and sweets parlor! (Dear Lizzy's) They have the best Cup cakes! What a treat!!! Then off we went to Gardner's Village to see the witch displays! Today the Dinosaurs park and a soccer game!

Grey's was on tonight so we had to have a Little TV break! You know that is one of my favorite things!!!! Love Thursday nights!!!!! It is really fun having my sister and the little dude for a visit! The boys really enjoy each other...

Photo Gallery on my web site darcysretreats.com has more photo's of Sept. Retreat!! Talk with you next week and be looking for more photo's!!!! D'Arc

Here are the photo's of my Bon Appetite 3 page class! this was a $20.00 class, I still have a couple kits left if you want to purchase one just email me darcyscrapper@aol.com I love this paper! Real fun for any food photo's or baking! I am making a little recipes book out of this line! The class will be on my November calendar, just in time for a Christmas gift!

Another busy week finished!
We started out last week with my husband and I having a Date!( long needed!! ) 4 months since our last one... We had a great time until or oldest called and said he rolled the quad!! He did not have his helmet on!!!!!! Thank goodness our baby sitter's dad is a fire fighter/ paramedic and they live just up the street!!!!! He is OK.. Thank you, lord!!! He could had killed himself , a boy a couple of weeks ago did kill himself doing the same thing!!!! So scary!! BOYS!!!!
He should not have been on it while we were gone!!!! I think he has learned his lesson..
Tuesday's class went well.( Bon appetite line from Teresa Collins line) I will post photo's later today.. My Halloween 12x12 pages are really cute too! Class October 15th Picture's of this class I will post next week. I have finished a ton of projects and kits I am selling & will post photo's on the new scrapbooking store tab soon.. The 12x12 page layouts are fun!
Thursday was are little ones 2nd soccer game.(Ben's the coach and I am the team mom!) We won! The little guys were so excited..... So cute to see little 5 year olds running around! I think they play for the treat sac!!! Plus we had the Ski team dinner, I had to make Dessert ! (brownie, chocolate chip cheese cake!!!) YUMMY!!!
Friday was the fall walk a thon and in the evening was the fall festival. I volunteered for both so it took up a lot of my day. The kids all have fun and it raises $$$$ for the school. Hamps. ran 50 times around the basketball court...And he was beat by Nolan who did 60! He was still 1st in his class...
Sat. We were off as a family at 8:00am to Salt Lake for the Dew Tour..(MOTO) All day outdoor events... Then dinner at C.P.K. My boys favorite!!
Sunday was full of Decorating and finishing up projects... I decorated our last guest room and worked on the scrap Studio classroom... Too cute I will post some picture. So no church today!!
Then we had to move out, all of the furniture on our main floor to get the new flooring for today.....We are always doing something to the house it's only 4 year old but since we bought it last year we have changed almost everything.... (Still a ton to do) We could have built but we loved the Neighborhood and the views of the valley and the lake are so beautiful!!!!
Anyone that knows me knows I get bored with rooms very fast and have to redecorate them all of the time! (guess all the years of owning stores and changing displays all of the time, help cure that....) Now that I don't, I redo my house..... I did start decorating for people again... Yes I threw that into the mix...... I have done 4 condos and am working on a couple of house right now! I am only going to do this through word of mouth, so a couple of project's a year will be great!
So this week I am gearing up for my 2ND to last retreat of the year (it's this weekend!) The projects are way cute and the menu is very fall...(It will be in my book!)
Speaking of fall! FALL is my very favorite season! The smell, the colors, decorating and the comfort foods.... LOVE! I started decorating my house for fall and then stopped due to the new flooring. Hopefully I will get it all done before I have to set up for the retreat at the lodge this Thurs. I really due enjoy decorating for this beautiful season... (the flooring guys were going to be here at 10:00am and it is now 1:15pm So they are behind! Hope I get to sleep in my bed tonight!!!)LOL. I wrote a mouth full today, I guess I might be stalling I need to go down to my studio and finish a bunch of stuff but I am not feeling it!!
Take time to take in the beauty around you, Light a fall smelling candle,bake some cookies or take some outdoor pictures of your kids!!! I think I am going to take the advise from myself and do at least 2 of those things!!!!! Have a wonderful week !! D'Arcy

Photo of ladies from the June scrapbooking retreat!


Life as a mother of a jr. high school kid and a kindergartner! I never thought I could be so busy!
Up at 6:30 (anybody that knows me knows I like 8:00am) Get breakfast going, get Hudson Up at 7:00am drive him to school at 7:25, get back wake up Hampton7:45 , get him ready and bus stop by 8:10! Come home grab a Quick snack ( I do not like to eat Breakfast this early) get dressed for workout, go to work out, get home at 10:45 shower& dressed and then it's time to go get Hampton 12:20 from bus stop! Get back home go to My Studio work tell I need to go pick up Hudson from School or later if it's Basketball then get home maybe get a chore done then it's time to make dinner, clean up dinner and before you know it, it is time to get the kids bathed and to bed at 9:30!!!! Then I still have a ton to do before I go to bed at 12 0r 1:00 am! Then I start all over!!!! How do people with more then 2 kids do it!!!! I also know I am not the only mother out there! WE all do this! (we need a vacation!) To think school has only been in session for 2 weeks. I need a nap! Lost 5lbs though! I also have to throw in soccer days and music lessons and helping in the class rooms...oh ya I wouldn't have it any other way! love those little turkeys and boy can they be turkeys!!!
With this schedule I managed to get my web sight updated, new photo gallery, schedule, and shopping gallery. New scrapbooking kits ! Right now it has to be shop by email and send checks tell I can get pay pal set up! So go check it out! http://www.darcysretreats.com/ I also entered the Jenni Bowlin Contest. (say prayers) You had to use her kit from Aug. and do 1 scrapbook page and one altered project!!! I love how mine turned out, I will show pictures later! Contest results are out Oct. 1st.. I hope I hope!!!! I don't really ever do the contest thing, I have gotten so disappointed in the past! Something just said do this!!!
One last thing before I go to bed and end my day, I was very lucky to have meet Shylow who owns A Page For All Seasons and she kindly has been donating the cutest page kits for my retreats! I love them and so have all of my ladies. They are way cute and come from a great group of designers. Please check them out at http://www.apageforallseasons.com/ or the link on my web sight! Thanks again Shylow!!!! Goodnight to all of you busy mommies!!!! D'Arc

Fall is in the air!!! Already! The trees are starting to change, Hudson started jr. high and Hampton starts Kinder on Tue. Sept. 1st is already monday! The time just flys buy! Down with one retreat and time to get ready for the 1st of my 2 fall retreats! (I had some cancelations so I need to fill them up!)
I have done so many email blasts and computer work this week! No more for the rest of the week! Friday I need to spend the whole day in my studio! I have to work on Idea pages for the new product, finish the new page kits(pictures coming soon) Plus do the 3 make and takes and two classes for the Sept. Retreat! Crazy!!!
I love the fall it's to fast this year! The new fall/Holiday gold canyon candles just came out! Yummy! Due to the chillier weather I burned a pumpkin today! It also got me in the mood to start working on the Sept. retreat theme!(Apples and fall leaves) With baskets and red and orange paper goods! I will work on the menu this weekend!
Good news for you ladies that have been asking me for my recipes and tips on how I do things and how I plan an event! I a writing a book!!! I never thought in a million years that statement would come out of my mouth!!!! But I am I have had so many request to do it, that I started working on it! Stay tuned!!!
I hope everyone has a fun Labor day weekend! Talk with you next week!

Wow fall is in the air!

My boys!!! love them!

Retreat went great! Thank you to all that attented the retreat and day crop!!! I think all of the ladies had a blast! I am so tired!! I needed a nap! Hudson started jr. High today, so last night after taking down the retreat and then putting it all away I had to stay up late to get him ready for his big day! ( He said it was great!) Hampton doesn't start tell next week!
Hampton got 1st in his race moto race again on Sat. plus 1st over all!!! Another big *** trophy!!!
(where to put them????) He came to the retreat and all of the girls cheered for him! He got so shy.... Love it!
Now the landry, house cleaning, computer work, and kit making I need to do!
My kits and photo's should be on my blog next week! so check back! (fun stuff)
Have a wonderful evening!

Just some photo's of my Work Studio!
I will add classroom and Scrap Studiostore photo's soon!!!

Wow! I had a busy week! Getting ready for my next retreat! I have Bunco on Monday! Deep cleaning our house, Finishing scrap projects, We went on a 3day camping trip!(yes we did!) My boys have been wanting to do this so we final gave in our version of camping with motor home and a beautiful sight on Bear Lake in Idaho! It was fun and now we can say we camped! Hudson and Ben didn't really like it! Hampton loved it!!!! (He would!!) Hampton had a moto race (got 1st in both!) And I also had to sign up on face books! I am doing our 20 year reunion in 2010 and I need to start finding people! The computer hours I have logged in is crazy!!! (and for those who know me know the computer is not my favorite thing! But in today's world it's a necessity!) My list of things to do is so long, I am really going to be logging in late hours.

This week both boys have open houses getting ready for the 1st day of school! Aug.25Th

In Utah they do the school Open House the week before, to get the kids ready for the 1st day!

Soccer starts this week for Hampton and he has another race on Sat. Hampton is doing Soccer, racing,snowmobiling,skiing! Hudson is down to skiing, basketball,golf and guitar! He might add snowmobile cross this winter will see!!!!

I also have some parent help at school and A 3 day scrapbooking retreat this weekend!

So it's non stop! I do not know how people do it with 4 to 6 kids! CRAZY!

I have Also logged in my 20 mile this week! (Every week now since July23rd)

Scrap studio (my little store!) has a lot of fun new product it! Teressa Collins Bon appetite and Halloween ! Jenni Bowlin studio, Tim holtz! I will post new photos of product after my retreat!

But here is some photo's of 2 projects that I have done and am putting into kits!

Yesterday I had a booth at CKU's sneak, peek and mingle! Had a lot of fun and took my friend Vicki and Marci. We spent the day going to stores in Salt Lake and taking advantage of all of the deals because Cku is in town! Then we went to dinner. (fun day!)
Ben made sure the boys got to all of there activities, all was well!
I have finished my schedule for the next 3 months and it should be on my web sight!
www.darcysretreats.com along with a ton of photo's and project updates and things for sale!
I have also received the new Close to my Heart Catalogs, Such great new product! I can't wait for everyone to see the new stuff! With all the prices on the rise I am now going to have to charge for the catalogs unless you have placed an order in the last 2 months or FREE with a new order! So much to do with so little time!!!! We all have this

Cards I make for sell

More photo's of project's

Here are some photo's of some of the project I have been working on!

Wow! Summer is Half over! July 30th It goes by so fast, Hudson's 12th birthday went off with a blast! The boys all had a great time ! What boy doesn't like an air soft war and fireworks!
My mom and in laws are all back home in Calif. ( they did not have to go through the earthquake this time and no damage!) Thank goodness!
Hampton starts is moto races this week, Hudson just finished golf camp and has 1 more week of camp in a couple of weeks! Soo summer will still not slow down!
School starts Aug. 25th in Utah, Hudson will start Jr, High and Hampton starts Kindergarten! I really can't believe how fast they grow.
Today we went to see fast pass at Huntsville park 400,000. dollar cars and Up! Was cool to see and the boys loved it!
Got home and had a ton of Landry and cleaning to do! Got it all done now to get caught up in everything else

Sorry about some of the little spelling errors in the last post, went to fix them and the post setting would not let me! Then went to spell check and it just posted it after it highlighted my errors!!! Still learning!

I have had a crazy week! Housework, entertaining the kids, placing orders, trying to catch up on all of my paper and computer work not to mention taking time to get my exercise in! Today was running! I am really frustrated with my diet, getting this 8lbs off is just not working!


I have to work on some of the ideas that have been coming into my head as well! Lot's of new product coming out for summer cha! I have been placing those orders, I can't wait to get the stuff to make up all of thebideas Ibbrewing! Teresa Collins new stuff is way cute! Maya Roads, Rusty Pickel and Daisy d's are just as fun!


I did some really cute projects with all of these companies product that came out in Winter cha,


I will get thoose pictures taken this week and post them!





Some of you might not know, I have a small store in 1 room of my house and I always keep it full of the lastest and greatest! By the end of the month I will have more product for view & sale on my http://www.darcysretreats.com/





This week is Hudson's 12th birthday so company is coming in and His party is Saturday!


Looking forward to my mom coming out!

learning

blogging is new to me as of tonight!
I will be working on this for a while to get it down, but I want to be able to keep a journal and keep the family and friends updated. So please bare with me as I learn.
I will also be posting my Scrapbooking retreats, crops and any new Ideas and projects I have been working on here too! so stay tuned!

One of my favorite things