Smashing....

that is what I am loving right now!!! LOL Smashing in my Smash journal.  It's so me love the concept of everything and anything no rhyme or reason just free scrapping. I am one of those girls that keep everything and anything when I go somewhere and most of the stuff is still sitting in a box somewhere, and it's so sad so Smashing is great way to show off all those things.  I am so looking forward to going to Texas in July for all the things that I will have to put in my smash journal.  Still thinking I might take it with so I can use it as my travel journal as well.

 I am following this new blog HERE an I hope to get some amazing ideas.  I really need so upload some pixs I will do my best on this nice long weekend coming up. 

Till next time :)

20 Things that make my Happy right Now

*My Husband
*the kids
*my family
*the elks lodge
*the smell of rain in the air
*scrapping again
*reading before falling asleep
*hanging out with friends
*relay
*traveling
*cooking
*church
*learning to become a better person
*journal
*making new friends
*our upcoming trip to Austin Texas
*cookies
*Starbucks :) always on the list
*bubble baths
*candle light

It's time...

to start Blogging again.  I have been away for far to long, I have missed Blogging and reading Blogs so here I am with a new Blog that I created last year with only a few post on it :(   It's so time to use this.  I am looking forward to a crazy busy year with my family, but I know we will have so much fun.  With just returning from Ashland,Oregon and gearing up to head to Austin Texas in July we have so fun things planned.  I hope to share what the Skinners are up to :)

For My Girls!!!

A Poem About Our Girlfriends Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Some of their houses will be bigger.. Some will drive a better car. Their children will do better in school. And their husband will fix more things around the house. So let it go, and love you and your circumstances.Think about it! The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart. The most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children. The richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes~ might be lonely. And the Word says, 'If I have not Love, I am nothing.' So, again, love you. Love who you are. Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say, 'I am too Blessed to be Stressed and too Anointed, to be Disappointed!' 'Winners make things happen~~ Losers let things happen.' Be 'Blessed' Ladies and pass this on to encourage another woman. 'To the world you might be one person, to me you are special!

Bible Study

So I started the winter women's Bible study last night we are studying about how God will test us.  That everything and I mean everything is a test not just the big things but also the little things in life. I have had a few big test in my life time and I know that there is more to come and I just hope I will pass them. These test are to help build our faith and test our faith. So for me this is an Adventure to learn more about myself and God and my relationship with Him. 

Also I am back to counting my Weight Watchers points again getting in control of my weight again :)  Adrian is going to start playing hockey in a couple of weeks!!! I am so excited to see him play he is going to be a goalie and I will be able to get back into the habit of taking pictures.  I feel so bad that I have not taken pictures in soooooo long. I didn't take any of the kids on Christmas morning :( so sad huh? So I need to challenge myself to start taking pictures again with my camera (not my cell phone).

One Little Word 2011

So my One Little Word for 2011 is Adventure!!! I am hoping for lots of new Adventures with my new family and some amazing Adventures with some great friends.  I am so excited about this new year with so many new beginnings to happen. 

Some the of the Adventures that the Skinner's will do this year is...

Local Rodeo (the boys really want to do this and I want to learn to barrel race)
A plane trip to some where (a get out of town trip)
Relay Summit Training (which means traveling for me)
Hockey (my hubby may plan some hockey the next couple months)

And who knows what else we will end up doing this year. Stay tuned to find out.

New Beginings

So I am starting out 2011 with a new Blog!!!

I am sure a few of you may wonder how I came up with the name for my blog Expression Circle.  Circle of Life and how we Express about our life.  I am excited to start the new year I have a great new husband and family.  I got married November 6th, 2010 to Adrian Skinner the most amazing husband that a girl could ask for.

I am working on my One Little Word for 2011 I just can't make up my mind on what I want on.  A few that I am kicking around are:

Hope

Love

Family

Life

Adventure

Faith

I like Adeventure since that is what I want more of in my life and to look at even the daily circle of life as an Adventure.

I will keep you posted :)