http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:53:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I received an e-mail this week that really got me thinking about something.  AOL Pictures is closing down and any pictures saved there will not be accessible after 12/31/2008.  Thankfully, they gave their customers plenty of notice and even partnered with American Greetings® PhotoWorks® to make sure their subscribers had ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/11/19/scrap-your-trip-adds-261-items/ Last week when I was going through my daughter Lauren's backpack, I came across an essay she had written in class for the Veteran's Day celebration they were having at school.  I am so proud of her that she understands the sacrifices that our veterans have made on her behalf.   Below is an 8-year old's ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/11/12/scrap-your-trip-adds-291-items-semi-scrapbooked-video/ Apparently, I am a "helicopter parent" - one of those moms who "hovers" over their children.  I know I am very overprotective.  I'm convinced that a pedophile or serial killer is lurking around every corner, ready to steal my children if I let them out of my sight for even ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/11/05/scrap-your-trip-5th-annual-turkey-sale/ TA DA!  Announcing the really cool and different project we've been working on - personalized photo ornaments!  It's been really tricky getting it just right, but our designer Jill kept at it and at it and at it until she got it (Some of our early attempts were really awful) :-).  This ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/11/04/scrap-your-trip-announces-personalized-photo-ornaments/ Halloween preparations are in full swing in our house.  My kids are so excited that it's almost time to wear their costumes.  Lauren says that Halloween is her favorite holiday, even over Christmas.  Now there's a kid who loves candy!  Logan is going to dress up as Indiana Jones, complete ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/10/29/scrap-your-trip-adds-203-items-2/ I don't know if the same thing happens to you or not, but sometimes the stress of catching up from being on vacation almost wipes out all the relaxation from the vacation!  I'm an adult and I expect that there is going to be a backlog of work to catch ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/10/22/scrap-your-trip-adds-259-items/ I'm not an "in the moment" kind of gal.  At any given moment, I have a running list a mile long in my head.  Did I remember to get everything in the kids' backpacks that morning?  What can I make for dinner?  How am I ever going to get through ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/10/15/scrap-your-trip-adds-64-items-scrapbookers-economic-bailout-plan/ I believe there are two types of people in the world…those who like to pack for a trip ahead of time and those who pack the night before (or the day of).  I'm one of the latter.  I did so much traveling last year to all the CK Conventions that ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/10/08/scrap-your-trip-adds-202-items-basic-grey-granola-urban-prairie/ We're about to have a big change in the Swatek household.  My kids have always gone to after-school care.  Even before they started school, they were in daycare until closing time.  There was always a group of moms and dads that came screeching in the parking lot at 6:30...late again!  ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/10/01/scrap-your-trip-out-with-the-old-25-off/ Do you know what "Ichthyology" is?  I didn't either, until my 3rd grade daughter, Lauren, had to study it for school this week.  It's a branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish.  She can now identify all the parts of a fish, including parts I've never heard of ... http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2008/09/24/scrap-your-trip-adds-221-items-cloud-9-limited-quantity/