ADSR weeks 1 and 2...and other stuff

I completely forgot to post my layouts here for the Amazing Digi Scrapping Race (season 3!) here, so I am pleased to present them now. For those that don't know, the ADSR is hosted by Natural Designs in Scrapbooking (NDISB). For six weeks, teams complete layouts and get prizes. There are usually 2 assignments each week, and every once in awhile we get a surprise challenge. It's not a "race" by the strict definition, since you don't have to be the "fastest" team to win. You don't even have to be the best! All you have to do is complete the challenges each week, and get them turned in on time (by midnight PST on Sunday). The only way you'll be disqualified is if you don't follow the challenge rules, or you post late. Then, at the end of the six weeks, all qualifying teams will be put into a drawing. wahoo! We have a chance at winning!!
I teamed up with my BFF right here in my small town, Jecka. She got each challenge done before I did, so I know she's committed to continuing!
Here is my first page for week #1 (scrap about your favorite person to scrap about):

This is the page that Jecka and I worked on together for challenge #2. I chose the background, worked my magic on the photo, and she did the elements and journaling.


Challenge #3 (second week) was to journal about myself. I hardly ever do that.
#4 was another about me! gol-LEE, what is UP with that? We were to gripe about something. I chose my favorite show. read on!
Man, I look pretty ticked off in that picture.
On a side note, I went clothes-shopping for my oldest growing boy, Krillin. He shot up to a size 5 over the winter, and I'm still scrambling to get his wardrobe "finished". That included more school pants and shirts, a few hoodies (because he discovered this week that he "really likes them so much"), and some henley's cuz I love 'em so gosh darn much. I also bought Kenshin a coat, because his is looking kinda ratty. (poor Kenshin, he hardly ever gets anything new! I know the feeling.) I ended up paying $36 for 3 pants, 3 hoodies, 1 coat, 3 long underwear, 2 henley's, 2 long-sleeved polos, 2 pairs of jammies, 6 polos, 3 shirts for me, a skirt, and some funky beads. Oh, and a firetruck for Kenshin, because I felt bad. I consignment shops.

Then I spent a lovely hour at Walgreens (I'm not joking, it was lovely!), gettin' my deals on! By using the Register Rewards I earned last week, and coupons, I paid $8 for over $126 in stuff. Most of it's for Easter. ssshhhh! But I also got the Dryel system I've been wanting to try, some workbooks for the boys, and I'll get a $10 rebate for batteries. I love my job.
I just noticed that one of my receipts had a credit balance before tax.