She turns 3 !!

She has brought warmth, sunshine, joy, fun, mischief, lots of jumping on beds & sofas & lots & lots of giggles in our life !! She turns 3 today !!

Happy Birthday to her !!

Vedika you complete US !!

Mini Book

This is the mini book i'm working on with summer theme. I made it out of a beer carton. The flaps of the carton were around 4x6 so i just cut up the whole carton roughly around that size. Fun thing to recycle !! I painted with some fun acrylic paints on the unprinted side. Also just to keep the eye in the album i painted rough black borders throghout the album. I'm planning on putting some pictures of what we did this summer...hopefully it'll be done soon !!



Have a great day !!

Scrap chic Contest

My local scrapbook store Scrapchic boutique is running a contest where i had to use the word "friends", use 2 patterned papers & 2 techniques. So i made this layout & as i did not have a scallop border punch i hand drew it & cut it. I did some hand doodling on the page and some inking as 2 techniques. Journaling is "Because of you i've never missed my best girlfriends back in India. Thank you & i love you ". Ohh and i used Valerie Salmon's sketch #65. Now i need to pass on some coupons to my friends to get them to visit the store & vote for my layout !! :d

Moong Dal Soup ( Green lentils soup)

This is a heart healthy soup. Great in taste, low in fat, high in nutrition.....Very Filling

• A cup of Moong dal (split or whole) & pressure cook them for around 15 mins.
• Once they are boiled just crush them with a hand mixie.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of ghee/oil, add some cumin seeds, when they start to splutter add 1/4 tspn hing (asafoetida),1/4tspn haldi(turmeric) & quickly add some curry leaves and 1 green chilly sliced in half.
• Garnish with some coriander. As variation you can jazz it up with garlic, onions....

ENJOY!!!!!!

Wooohooo !!!

Debbie Hodge had a giveaway on her blog, i just had to leave a comment on her blogpost and guess what... i won !!! How exciting can this be !! I enter such giveaways pretty much everyday & have never won..but i won this time around..just feels great !!! cant wait to get the goodies !! :)

July update

We had a good 4th of july weekend, had a few bbq parties, and a memorable trip to Greenville, SC. & in between all of this, i attended a scrapbook expo in gwinett center, took some classes at the expo and finished 3 pages for the europe scrapbook and started a mini album. Will post pics soon of everything once i finish them..though i'm thinking of posting some sneak peaks. Till then some family pics.:)

Laurel Park

This playground is nice but more friendly towards kids ages 3 and above just because of the height of some of the slides. Though there is a small play equipment nearby too for toddlers but its not challenging enough. There are quite a few swings & the slides are quite swirly. They are fun even for parents !! ( i've tried one of them!!). There's a small pond near the park & a small walking trail. The pond has lots of ducks & there are picnic tables around it. You can call them if you want to reserve some spot for birthday parties. We enjoyed the ducks & just sitting near the pond & relaxing. It was good.

Amenities:

• 13 Lighted Tennis Courts
• 1 Mile Track
• 2 Ponds
• Sand Volleyball Court
• Outdoor Basketball Court
• 2 Pavilions
• Picnic Tables and Grills
• Open Play Field
• Playground

More info - http://www.mariettaga.gov/departments/parks_rec/parks/laurelpark.aspx