Birthday Plans :)

I'm planning on heading to Phoenix for my birthday (well weekend after) and staying at the Legacy Resort.  Before you think I'm being fancy, let me say that I have this stupid timeshare I got into a couple of years ago, and I need to use it up before Oct. 31st so this looked like the only chance I would have since Mark won't have any vacation before Oct. 31st! 

So now I need to know, if you had three days in Phoenix with no kids, no husband, only friends, what would YOU do?  I have a couple of ideas, but I want to know what everyone else would do for fun.  Let me know!

Official Craft Swap Post

So some of us left comments, some use the phone, but I thought about doing an official post.  So the 4 "L" girls plus Staci are all going to make something for the other four plus Vada.  Anything you consider "crafty" can be the same for everyone, or something different for each person.  Since we are making 5 things, please keep it under 20 per person so no one has more than 100 dollars involved here. I am NOT encouraging anyone to spend that much money, but do not spend more than that.  Since crafts are so varied in price etc. I couldn't be more specific. 

The fun thing about this is we each get 4 completely different things, since we all have different ideas and fun talents to share.   The deadline for mailing these things off is Sept. 1st (Well, That's Labor Day, so you would have to mail on the 2nd).  If anyone feels like this isn't enough time, let me know.  But that does get kids back in school for a few of us to work on our projects :)

If anyone feels like making something for everyone else is too big a task, we can change it to one person, but it sounded like everyone was ok with making 5 objects.  

Jewelry Swap

Hey girls, we talked about swapping, and I know Lindsey and Lynaya have both made jewelry before, what about you Lanise?  I think it would be fun to do.  Of course some guidelines so it's all fair.  

I didn't do the apron swap, so how did you all do it.  Did you do aprons for one other person, and one other person did it for you?  I'm almost to the opinion that we do one for each other person, then we all give three and receive three :)  Since there are just the four of us for this one.  

Aprons all cost the same, but jewelry can get expensive.  Lindsey you have some sort of metal allergy right?  So if it's earrings or necklace it needs to be gold plated or sterling silver? Anyone else have one?   And do we want to do quick plastic/glass beads, or something nicer?   I guess it depends on if we are only swapping to one or to three.  

I don't know, I thought about this for swapping before thinking about the details so this is a hap-hash blog post.  LOL

I'm not a scrapbooker, so I can't swap that, but if you have other ideas of what to swap girls, let me know.  l

Take care,

Lexa

What a Fun Week!

So last week one of my absolute best friends came to visit with her kids.  Kristy has been my friend since 3rd grade and one of my best friends since about Junior Year in High School.  She has been going through a divorce and I wanted her to just come out here and get away from it all.  She has 3 children, Kyla who turned 6 on June 30, Orien who will be 4 in Sept., and Jenny who will be 1 in Sept.

She was able to stay a complete week with me, and we had such a blast.  There isn't a lot to do here in Roswell, but we found lots of activities for 7 kids :)  One day we visited the Zoo here (which is free, but it just has a few animals who were hurt and couldn't go

 back to the wilds of New Mexico), another day we went and visited the Library. I must say this library is actually enjoyable with small kids because it has a play corner with toys and such.  

We also visited a few parks and playgrounds and of course! M

cDonald's Spaceship Playground.  What trip to Roswell would be complete without it?

If I can dig up photos we took on camera phones and other friends 

cameras, I'll post them here.  I never seem to have them handy for posts! Sorry you just get boring ol words to read!

Actually, I do have pictures of Kristy's "Transformation" after my Mary Kay makeover on her.  She is not one to put on makeup usually so I talked her into a full makeup/makeover in which I did her hair also.  I'll put before and afters (which her permission of course :)

The house was so lonely after they left, I've been sitting around all week looking for someone to talk to. I'm heading to Duncan and Safford for 4th of July, so it won't be too long a wait till I see them again.   

Here's some photos!

Hair pulled back, after the park (We actually took this to do a virtural hair makeover)
We found this side swoop style on the virtual hairstyle site, and then I had her do the makeup with my MK collection. 
With the light on, the flash from PhotoBooth kind of ruins the makeup look, but she looked so good!