Well it is just about that time again.  Each year we have a little July 4th celebration here.  Personally I don’t think Denny is all that into celebrating our freedom, he just likes to set things on fire.  Last night we went and picked up all our fireworks.  We got a ton of stuff, as usual, and I’m looking forward to it.  The kids are pretty excited too.     So that is all planned for Saturday.  Woo Hoo!

Sunday is going to be a different kind of fun, again revolving around Denny.  His Boxcar 57 program airs on HotRod TV at noon EST that day.  We have invited a bunch of family and friends over to watch it.  This isn’t the first time Denny has been on TV, but I think this show is going to be one that has a lot more to do with him than most of them have in the past.  Plus last time ESPN interviewed him he was a little less than prepared and I think he had more of the deer in the headlights kinda look.  This time around HotRod TV followed him around for a few weeks, so he had more time to perfect his tv persona, lol.   Anyway, I’m excited for him.  I’ve been telling him for years how talented he is and I think it has only been the last few of them where he has maybe started to believe me.  In the most modest of ways of course.

Today, after we hit the grocery store, I’m going with my mom and cousin to Mt. Clemens for the Stars & Stripes Festival.  The kids are looking forward to it and thankfully it isn’t too hot today.  I think the high is supposed to be 76 degrees and the humidity isn’t all that bad either.  This will be the first year for this particular festival, so I’ll have to let you know how it goes.

No big scrappin plans for today.  I NEED to get all my stuff put away.  I’d like to preplan some stuff for my upcoming retreat at Scrap Palace so that I don’t have to drag everything I own.  That however requires that I finish cleaning up after myself from my first trip.  HA!  I’m so very behind around here.  Seriously.

This layout titled “Create Art” is one that I did on my last retreat.  The journaling is hidden behind the one set of photos.  I do that a lot lately.  Covers my butt when I get near the end and realize a ran out of room and have yet to journal, lol.  The “create” portion of the title is cut on the Circut.  I shadowed it, adhered together and then stamped on it using VersaMark as my ink.  I then covered the dark green portion of the letters with Ranger Glossy Accents.  (A note on that stuff… I got it right before I left to try instead of my favorite Diamond Glaze.  Well I like the Diamond Glaze better.  That being said, the Diamond Glaze soaks into flowers and such and the Glossy Accents does not.  So they each have their own special use.  See, it’s true, scrapbookers really do NEED a little of everything.)  The word “art” is done using the new Queen & Company chipboard alphadots.  They are self adhesive and very cute.  I distressed them here.

Ok that is about all the inspiration I have for today!  I need to get my fanny in gear.   Happy Friday!!

~j