Prioritizing...

My stack of layouts outgrew its home, so I decided it was time to find albums for some of those layouts. I still have some layouts I need to retrieve from Keepsakes, but for the most part I've got Ellie's 2006 album done. Or so I thought. I sort of forgot about my list of layouts to do. So for now, these layouts are bumped up to priority 1:

• 3 months
• 4 months
• 5 months
• Meeting Uncle Robert
• Tummy Time
• Fall Leaf Pictures
• Mirror Mirror on the Wall
• Mobile Watcher
• Ellie in the Air at the Concert in Big Sky
• Smirk
• Mommom and Poppy's Last Morning
• Why we chose cloth diapers
• First hospital pictures
• Burrito Baby
• Helping Mommy Unpack in TX
• Reading with Poppy
• Playing with Mommom in TX
• Ellie's first ride in a small plane
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace
• First Solid Food
• Naughty or Nice
• Ellie with Grandmas
• So this is love

Progress

Well, I'm making progress. I got some scrapping done in TX and I scrapped at Craft Night last night, so here is the updated list:

2005

• Crystal Flowers

2006

• DONE! That frown
• DONE! First Plane Ride
• Meeting Uncle Robert
• Tummy Time
• Fall Leaf Pictures
• Good morning Sunshine!
• Little Angel
• Mirror Mirror on the Wall
• Mobile Watcher
• Ellie in the Air at the Concert in Big Sky
• Smirk
• DONE! Screaming Foot at the Camera (Mad Little Girl)
  
• Mommom and Poppy's Last Morning
• Labor
• Why we chose cloth diapers
• First hospital pictures
• Burrito Baby
• Helping Mommy Unpack in TX
• Reading with Poppy
• Playing with Mommom in TX
• Ellie's first ride in a small plane
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace
• DONE! It was a Merry Christmas Indeed
• First Solid Food
• Naughty or Nice
• Contractions!
• TX Christmas
• Ellie with Grandmas
• So this is love
• The world awaits
• Great Minds Think Alike
• Bar 3 BBQ with Dave and Tam
• DONE! Teaching Latin
  

2007

• DONE! Trick or Treating
• DONE! Ellie's Fairy Costume
  
• DONE! You are my dream come true
  
• Car Accident*
• Climbing to turn off the light
• DONE! Fall Family Pictures
  
• DONE! Conversation with Ellie about playing in my purse (titled: "you said")
  
• Hat love
• DONE! Mistress Mary
• DONE! Leaves
• Cheesy Grin (Say cheese?)
• Peas - IN PROGRESS
  
• Rocky Creek Farm*
• Apple Eating
• Ellie's First Trip to Yellowstone*
• Grand Prismatic Spring*
• Words (for various months)*
• DONE! Reading to Ellie (Reading with Daddy)
• READ (scraplift with Ellie in rocking chair)*
• Ellie needs cookies
• DONE! Grotto Falls in the Fall (Hyalite Creek Trail)
  
• Hyalite Reservoir in the Fog*
• Little Monster*
• Ellie with Grammee and Grandad*
  
• Uncle Rob and Ellie*
• DONE! Run Run Run! (Sweater Weather)
  
• DONE! Montana Girl (Montana Beauty)
  
• Ellie BELLY!
• Nicknames
• DONE! Ellie and Grandad
• Early September
• Class Reunion*
• The Tweaksters
• DONE! Dance (She's got music in her soul?)
• Hiking with Ellie (Lava Lake pictures)*
• MSU Duck Pond*
• Turkey Leg!!*
• Papa-razzi*
• My Shadow (poem)*
• Blue Angels*
• Ellie's Kitty*
• Need for Speed (ski boat pictures)*
• Angler (I love MT)*
• Dara's Wedding*
• Cliff Lake*
• Kayak Ride*
• Ellie and Mommom*
• 12 month stats*
• 15 month stats*
• The look.*
• Let Her Eat Cake!*
• Birthday Suit*
• 1st Birthday*
• Birthday Party*
• 4th of July*
• Ousel Falls*
• Patriot Baby*
• 1st Trip to the Zoo*
• Bedhead!*
• Playing the Piano with Lily*
• Palisade Falls*
• Fairy Slipper Orchid*
• Little Mover
• 9 month stats(*?)
• Sandpoint with LU folk*
• Li'l Friends Outfit
• Drooling Machine
• Smiley Girl on Maroon Pillows
• Musical Table Love
• Piano Player
• KhKhKh
• Christmas Coats*
• Push Ups*
• My Valentine*
• Cry Baby*
• Stolen Keys*
• How was your breakfast?*
• Sandpoint with the Claridges*
• DONE! Walker in TX (i *heart* walkers)
  
• Salpingectomy/The Unexpected
• Ellie and Mommom at Easter
• Dopey McDopester
• DONE! TV Addict
• In the Yard
• Lily
• Broken Plant
• Peek-a-Boo!
• Vanity
• Wii!
• Curiosity
• I know I'm cute!
• Play with me Daddy
• Pulling Up
• DONE! Mommy and Ellie at the Gallatin River
• DONE! My Pumpkin
• DONE! Ellie and Daddy at the Gallatin River
• DONE! Ellie and Mommy Swinging
• DONE! Bogert Park
  

Projects

• Ellie's baby book - IN PROGRESS
  
• Fall Family Picture Mini Album (I think)
• Finish Weight Loss Album from this summer
• Ellie's Friends Mini Album
• DONE! Pregnancy Album

What a great weekend!!

It was wonderful to spend the weekend scrapbooking!! After finishing 3 layouts on Friday night, I pulled out my SPS kits for Saturday. I love those kits!! I burned through another 10 layouts in no time. I did several more today, though I spent a lot of time on them and added a lot of fun details. One I absolutely LOVE and think I may try to get published. We'll see. All in all I completed 17 layouts (including two 2-pagers) and finished (yes, finally!!) my pregnancy album. Yes, it was a great weekend. Here's the updated list:

2005

• Crystal Flowers

2006

• DONE! That frown
• DONE! First Plane Ride
• Meeting Uncle Robert
• Tummy Time
• Fall Leaf Pictures
• Good morning Sunshine!
• Little Angel
• Mirror Mirror on the Wall
• Mobile Watcher
• Ellie in the Air at the Concert in Big Sky
• Smirk
• DONE! Screaming Foot at the Camera (Mad Little Girl)
  
• Mommom and Poppy's Last Morning
• Labor
• Why we chose cloth diapers
• First hospital pictures
• Burrito Baby
• Helping Mommy Unpack in TX
• Reading with Poppy
• Playing with Mommom in TX
• Ellie's first ride in a small plane
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace
• DONE! It was a Merry Christmas Indeed
• First Solid Food
• Naughty or Nice
• Contractions!
• TX Christmas
• Ellie with Grandmas
• So this is love
• The world awaits
• Great Minds Think Alike
• Bar 3 BBQ with Dave and Tam
• DONE! Teaching Latin
  

2007

• Trick or Treating
• Ellie's Fairy Costume (maybe a mini album for these pictures?)
• DONE! You are my dream come true
  
• Car Accident*
• Climbing to turn off the light
• Fall Family Pictures (maybe a mini album?)
• DONE! Conversation with Ellie about playing in my purse (titled: "you said")
  
• Hat love
• Mistress Mary
• DONE! Leaves
• Cheesy Grin (Say cheese?)
• Peas
• Rocky Creek Farm*
• Apple Eating
• Ellie's First Trip to Yellowstone*
• Grand Prismatic Spring*
• Words (for various months)*
• DONE! Reading to Ellie (Reading with Daddy)
• READ (scraplift with Ellie in rocking chair)*
• Ellie needs cookies
• Grotto Falls in the Fall
• Hyalite Reservoir in the Fog*
• Little Monster*
• Ellie with Grammee and Grandad*
  
• Uncle Rob and Ellie*
• Run Run Run!
• DONE! Montana Girl (Montana Beauty)
  
• Ellie BELLY!
• Nicknames
• DONE! Ellie and Grandad
• Early September
• Class Reunion*
• The Tweaksters
• DONE! Dance (She's got music in her soul?)
• Hiking with Ellie (Lava Lake pictures)*
• MSU Duck Pond*
• Turkey Leg!!*
• Papa-razzi*
• My Shadow (poem)*
• Blue Angels*
• Ellie's Kitty*
• Need for Speed (ski boat pictures)*
• Angler (I love MT)*
• Dara's Wedding*
• Cliff Lake*
• Kayak Ride*
• Ellie and Mommom*
• 12 month stats*
• 15 month stats*
• The look.*
• Let Her Eat Cake!*
• Birthday Suit*
• 1st Birthday*
• Birthday Party*
• 4th of July*
• Ousel Falls*
• Patriot Baby*
• 1st Trip to the Zoo*
• Bedhead!*
• Playing the Piano with Lily*
• Palisade Falls*
• Fairy Slipper Orchid*
• Little Mover
• 9 month stats(*?)
• Sandpoint with LU folk*
• Li'l Friends Outfit
• Drooling Machine
• Smiley Girl on Maroon Pillows
• Musical Table Love
• Piano Player
• KhKhKh
• Christmas Coats*
• Push Ups*
• My Valentine*
• Cry Baby*
• Stolen Keys*
• How was your breakfast?*
• Sandpoint with the Claridges*
• DONE! Walker in TX (i *heart* walkers)
  
• Salpingectomy/The Unexpected
• Ellie and Mommom at Easter
• Dopey McDopester
• DONE! TV Addict
• In the Yard
• Lily
• Broken Plant
• Peek-a-Boo!
• Vanity
• Wii!
• Curiosity
• I know I'm cute!
• Play with me Daddy
• Pulling Up
• DONE! Mommy and Ellie at the Gallatin River
• DONE! My Pumpkin
• DONE! Ellie and Daddy at the Gallatin River

Projects

• Ellie's baby book*
• Fall Family Picture Mini Album (I think)
• Finish Weight Loss Album from this summer
• Ellie's Friends Mini Album
• DONE! Pregnancy Album

As for things I wanted to do this weekend, I was able to check of at least *some* of the items:

• use my sweet pea scraps kits (CHECK)
  
• use the metal tab alphabet i've had for forever
• use my hs mask alphabet on a layout
• use my purple onion wild stem stamp
• do the sewn scrunched ribbon thing
• use ribbon flowers (CHECK)
  
• use hambly (CHECK)
  
• use purple onion music stamps on ellie piano layout
• use purple onion ledger stamp (CHECK)
  
• paint on a layout
• alter chipboard (CHECK)
  
• use my cutter bee perforaters (CHECK)
  

Well, I might need a new strategy for this weekend. I got 3 layout done tonight and I like them! But... I didn't do any of the things I said I wanted to do. I did scraplift from my 2ps bos for two of them, though!

So... tomorrow I will play with a kit or two. In the meantime, here is the updated list:

2005

• Crystal Flowers

2006

• That frown
• DONE! First Plane Ride
• Meeting Uncle Robert
• Tummy Time
• Fall Leaf Pictures
• Good morning Sunshine!
• Little Angel
• Mirror Mirror on the Wall
• Mobile Watcher
• Ellie in the Air at the Concert in Big Sky
• Smirk
• DONE! Screaming Foot at the Camera (Mad Little Girl)
  
• Mommom and Poppy's Last Morning
• Labor
• Why we chose cloth diapers
• First hospital pictures
• Burrito Baby
• Helping Mommy Unpack in TX
• Reading with Poppy
• Playing with Mommom in TX
• Ellie's first ride in a small plane
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace
• DONE! It was a Merry Christmas Indeed
• First Solid Food
• Naughty or Nice
• Contractions!
• TX Christmas
• Ellie with Grandmas
• So this is love
• The world awaits
• Great Minds Think Alike
• Bar 3 BBQ with Dave and Tam
  

2007

• Trick or Treating
• Ellie's Fairy Costume (maybe a mini album for these pictures?)
• Car Accident*
• Climbing to turn off the light
• Fall Family Pictures (maybe a mini album?)
• Conversation with Ellie about playing in my purse
• Hat love
• Mistress Mary
• Leaves
• Cheesy Grin (Say cheese?)
• Peas
• Rocky Creek Farm*
• Apple Eating
• Ellie's First Trip to Yellowstone*
• Grand Prismatic Spring*
• Words (for various months)*
• Reading to Ellie (Bedtime routine?)
• READ (scraplift with Ellie in rocking chair)*
• Ellie needs cookies
• Grotto Falls in the Fall
• Hyalite Reservoir in the Fog*
• Little Monster*
• Ellie with Grammee and Grandad*
  
• Uncle Rob and Ellie*
• Run Run Run!
• Montana Girl
• Ellie BELLY!
• Nicknames
• Ellie and Grandad
• Early September*
• Class Reunion*
• The Tweaksters*
• Dance (She's got music in her soul?)*
• Hiking with Ellie (Lava Lake pictures)*
• MSU Duck Pond*
• Turkey Leg!!*
• Papa-razzi*
• My Shadow (poem)*
• Blue Angels*
• Ellie's Kitty*
• Need for Speed (ski boat pictures)*
• Angler (I love MT)*
• Dara's Wedding*
• Cliff Lake*
• Kayak Ride*
• Ellie and Mommom*
• 12 month stats*
• 15 month stats*
• The look.*
• Let Her Eat Cake!*
• Birthday Suit*
• 1st Birthday*
• Birthday Party*
• 4th of July*
• Ousel Falls*
• Patriot Baby*
• 1st Trip to the Zoo*
• Bedhead!*
• Playing the Piano with Lily*
• Palisade Falls*
• Fairy Slipper Orchid*
• Little Mover
• 9 month stats(*?)
• Sandpoint with LU folk*
• Li'l Friends Outfit
• Drooling Machine
• Smiley Girl on Maroon Pillows
• Musical Table Love
• Piano Player
• KhKhKh
• Christmas Coats*
• Push Ups*
• My Valentine*
• Cry Baby*
• Stolen Keys*
• How was your breakfast?*
• Sandpoint with the Claridges*
• Walker in TX
• Salpingectomy/The Unexpected
• Ellie and Mommom at Easter
• Dopey McDopester
• TV Addict
• In the Yard
• Lily
• Broken Plant
• Peek-a-Boo!
• Vanity
• Wii!
• Curiosity
• I know I'm cute!
• Play with me Daddy
• Pulling Up

Projects

• Ellie's baby book*
• Fall Family Picture Mini Album (I think)
• Finish Weight Loss Album from this summer
• Ellie's Friends Mini Album
  

* I still need to print pictures for these.

Makin' a list...

... and checkin' it twice...

I've started thinking about the layouts that I need to get done this weekend. Wow! Talk about overwhelming!! Right now I'm uploading oodles of pictures to Costco so I'll actually have pictures to work with. Now that Ellie's 15 months old, I really should get her 1st year stuff done, but even that I'm way behind on. It will take a whole weekend just to compile my to-do list!!

Boy am I glad I have a blog, though! Basically that is my layout planner. I know which photos I want to use and more or less what journaling to go with them, plus I know when those things happened. So blogging is my scrapbooking lifesaver! Right before Ellie was born I made a ginormous list and worked through that to get caught up in the weeks leading up to her birth. That was a while ago. Time to start up the list again...

(in no particular order - and I'll be adding to it as I remember new pages that need to be done)

2005

• Crystal Flowers

2006

• That frown
• First Plane Ride
• Meeting Uncle Robert
• Tummy Time
• Fall Leaf Pictures
• Good morning Sunshine!
• Little Angel
• Mirror Mirror on the Wall
• Mobile Watcher
• Ellie in the Air at the Concert in Big Sky
• Smirk
• Screaming Foot at the Camera (I'll have to come up with a better title than this!)
• Mommom and Poppy's Last Morning
• Labor
• Why we chose cloth diapers
• First hospital pictures
• Burrito Baby
• Helping Mommy Unpack in TX
• Reading with Poppy
• Playing with Mommom in TX
• Ellie's first ride in a small plane
• Sleeping in Heavenly Peace
• It was a Merry Christmas Indeed
• First Solid Food
• Naughty or Nice
• Contractions!
• TX Christmas
• Ellie with Grandmas
• So this is love
• The world awaits
• Great Minds Think Alike
• Bar 3 BBQ with Dave and Tam
  

2007

• Trick or Treating
• Ellie's Fairy Costume (maybe a mini album for these pictures?)
• Car Accident*
• Climbing to turn off the light
• Fall Family Pictures (maybe a mini album?)
• Conversation with Ellie about playing in my purse
• Hat love
• Mistress Mary
• Leaves
• Cheesy Grin (Say cheese?)
• Peas
• Rocky Creek Farm*
• Apple Eating*
• Ellie's First Trip to Yellowstone*
• Grand Prismatic Spring*
• Words (for various months)*
• Reading to Ellie (Bedtime routine?)
• READ (scraplift with Ellie in rocking chair)*
• Ellie needs cookies
• Grotto Falls in the Fall
• Hyalite Reservoir in the Fog*
• Little Monster*
• Ellie with Grammee and Grandad*
  
• Uncle Rob and Ellie*
• Run Run Run!
• Montana Girl
• Ellie BELLY!
• Nicknames
• Ellie and Grandad
• Early September*
• Class Reunion*
• The Tweaksters*
• Dance (She's got music in her soul?)*
• Hiking with Ellie (Lava Lake pictures)*
• MSU Duck Pond*
• Turkey Leg!!*
• Papa-razzi*
• My Shadow (poem)*
• Blue Angels*
• Ellie's Kitty*
• Need for Speed (ski boat pictures)*
• Angler (I love MT)*
• Dara's Wedding
• Cliff Lake*
• Kayak Ride*
• Ellie and Mommom*
• 12 month stats*
• 15 month stats*
• The look.*
• Let Her Eat Cake!*
• Birthday Suit*
• 1st Birthday*
• Birthday Party*
• 4th of July*
• Ousel Falls*
• Patriot Baby*
• 1st Trip to the Zoo*
• Bedhead!*
• Playing the Piano with Lily*
• Palisade Falls*
• Fairy Slipper Orchid*
• Little Mover*
• 9 month stats(*?)
• Sandpoint with LU folk
• Li'l Friends Outfit
• Drooling Machine
• Smiley Girl on Maroon Pillows
• Musical Table Love
• Piano Player
• KhKhKh
• Christmas Coats
• Push Ups
• My Valentine
• Cry Baby
• Stolen Keys
• How was your breakfast?
• Sandpoint with the Claridges
• Walker in TX
• Salpingectomy/The Unexpected
• Ellie and Mommom at Easter
• Dopey McDopester
• TV Addict
• In the Yard
• Lily
• Broken Plant
• Peek-a-Boo!
• Vanity
• Wii!
• Curiosity
• I know I'm cute!
• Play with me Daddy
• Pulling Up

Projects

• Ellie's baby book*
• Fall Family Picture Mini Album (I think)
• Finish Weight Loss Album from this summer
• Ellie's Friends Mini Album
  

* I still need to print pictures for these.

Okay... I'm going to stop here for today. I think I have plenty to work on! Ack!! This takes me back to the last set of pictures I printed (mostly) and some of the last layouts I did. The rest I need to do by looking at which pictures I've already scrapped and work on filling in the holes so I can get Ellie's 1st year book done! Okay... now to print some pictures!