The past few days have been pretty exciting in the Layman household. We just celebrated our one-month wedding anniversary two days ago, and yesterday our first newphew was born!! It was a joyous cause for celebration! His name is Samuel Keith Shrubb and he weighed 6lbs 12oz. I have four little pictures of him and I can't stop looking at them. I'm ( Read more... )

That's right Sea Pebbles is having a JUNE GIVEAWAY!! To enter simply visit the Sea Pebbles facebook page, read the June Giveaway note, and follow the instructions listed there.

The winner will receive a 5X7 matted print of a pebble art photography scene of their choice! The draw will take place on June 30th, so make sure you enter before then!!

Sea Pebbles will be participating in the first ever Toronto Mini Maker Faire, May 7th and 8th, at the Brick Works in Toronto!! Admission is $10 for adults, or $15 for a weekend pass. Cash only at the door. Come check out my booth and all of the other maker-goodness ( Read more... )

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I've decided to take on a new challenge. Adam and I will be competing against two friends of ours in the GAME ON! Diet. The "diet" is a wellness plan that works on total life habits and not just food. You get points for getting 7+ hours of sleep each night, points for drinking 3 liters of water a day, points for exercising everyday, points for ( Read more... )

Dance to End Arthritis!! On Thursday, December 16th at 9:00pm come and show your support for the Arthritis Society at Crocodile Rock on the Mezzanine Level ( Read more... )

Halloween this year brought lots of pumpkin carving, goodies, games, and even a few Trick or Treaters!! Here's a pic of my pumpkin carving from this year. I'm quite pleased with it. It's a scene from "Where the Wild Things Are.:


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Huzzah! I found out today that my paper submission has been accepted for Kalamazoo next year! So I will be presenting at the 46th International Congress on Medieval Studies!! My session's title is: "Putting a Name to Things: Naming Practice and the Social Order in the Middle Ages." I'm probably equal parts excited and nervous at the moment. I don't ( Read more... )

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