tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961483646170514032024-03-19T02:23:45.282-07:00Smile. Laugh. Be You.Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-8680765866891072582011-01-23T16:16:00.000-08:002011-01-23T16:42:52.306-08:00A day to Embrace Doing NOTHING!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFz_7B8B94fmOuyTU9OuDh6By97mHOHeZPwW6taTs5cJS8SuopKCjnSD9KMhPCnlO2G2gaiduV-5_WPquhNVYj2PrdpcGOQWFHwoTiFLEzlZ__Zo40PfED1jCaUK8Q110nWSltFJssjZ0/s320/IMG_3088.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565540993058165506" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what I woke up to this morning!!! My son had made me Jelly toast and milk!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Happy Birthday Mommy" - I must say it was the most delicious jelly toast I have ever eaten!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, today is my birthday!! My one day a year I strive to do Absolutely Nothing AND not feel guilty about it!!! Of course there's plenty of days the rest of the year I strive to do nothing, the big difference is today I don't feel bad about it!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe it's a "mom-thing", not sure, but it is a real struggle (for me anyways) to do things for myself without the guilt of feeling I should be doing something else, whether it's something with the kids, cleaning the house, work calling my name, a million little things</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ODUu72_wr_iDVftjVtpskpVdGxgnlEIEQZilej1LqicgPtr-SLk4LxQfIv7LPKqJSlEOLkZQc5cs_ZS_gQGcILhs4HCzBuWJhCpPAuWTAAyUAc8OpIcP1CdF1svIfXTRoqbmnr_mO33c/s1600/IMG_3090.JPG"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ODUu72_wr_iDVftjVtpskpVdGxgnlEIEQZilej1LqicgPtr-SLk4LxQfIv7LPKqJSlEOLkZQc5cs_ZS_gQGcILhs4HCzBuWJhCpPAuWTAAyUAc8OpIcP1CdF1svIfXTRoqbmnr_mO33c/s320/IMG_3090.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565541848931970114" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, today was "guilt-free" I had a fire, lit my favorite candles and curled up in this chair with a book and the TV remote. What a fantastically relaxing day!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The reality that is the craziness of my life will just have to wait until tomorrow!!<br /><br /></div></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-79583974779864098412011-01-12T16:24:00.000-08:002011-01-23T16:45:12.843-08:00I am in love with Microsoft One-Note<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpomSeRBX8bQcX-viPxooxxkxSUtLXePNWAlKFhcqFZq17dAuuYVUlJd8aJcnR1HwhKkwmHxRBIrJoMfl_b_GLXMk4yHbhQNpLLJ-G5bRGO0EErxWfqVbui7BrAFeOCT4eM_izwt03Yc8/s1600/IMG_3002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpomSeRBX8bQcX-viPxooxxkxSUtLXePNWAlKFhcqFZq17dAuuYVUlJd8aJcnR1HwhKkwmHxRBIrJoMfl_b_GLXMk4yHbhQNpLLJ-G5bRGO0EErxWfqVbui7BrAFeOCT4eM_izwt03Yc8/s320/IMG_3002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561460553311901762" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Microsoft One-Note totally rocks for Project Life!! You can create notebooks - so I made a "Project Life" notebook. Then you can create tabs-you can see in the top left I have a "January" tab and a "February" tab. Then under each tab you can create "pages" - so on the right side you'll see a "page" for each day. On each page you'll see I journaled on top and then added the picture for the day! So now, even though I haven't had a chance to print up all my pictures and get them in my album, I have everything ready to go! AND...I can organize my pictures and write my journaling on my lunch hour at work ...sweet!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am SOLD on One-Note - I plan to start "notebooks" for each of my kids and start keeping my journaling about their lives on there. Than, when I am ready to scrapbook their stories - they'll be in their "notebooks" and ready to scrap! </div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-12335641216412322152011-01-09T15:03:00.000-08:002011-01-23T16:44:48.752-08:00The Beautiful Box on My Porch!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-HHoQkOAQylxOAzJzNgJyNwVJWkQ9uUqNNvT6hPfptHWhqHoxovV_aadzcbp3Ud3xCtwsLtmbJHWtcjYPWy_0Aj3qKSinIySizmiJ65_z9ENhN88A7QblIDttzD3MPnC4DcOGGnM-V3/s1600/IMG_2884.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-HHoQkOAQylxOAzJzNgJyNwVJWkQ9uUqNNvT6hPfptHWhqHoxovV_aadzcbp3Ud3xCtwsLtmbJHWtcjYPWy_0Aj3qKSinIySizmiJ65_z9ENhN88A7QblIDttzD3MPnC4DcOGGnM-V3/s320/IMG_2884.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560330391548749938" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was Soooooo excited when I got home on Friday night and there on my porch was a beautiful box!!! (Enter Alleluia chorus playing in the background :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yRue16runlbUOZdyfNuZkM5c2QJG6Nh-jUuBr8F823ZU07jcPwifnSRcOGSv2BIGQ4oCAdZxLmnCMy6cSJordWl_ERoBctQB0XYewjY60pBJt5IsPmI11XJ5rO-DreTWPWOwV_aPPY_V/s1600/IMG_2889.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yRue16runlbUOZdyfNuZkM5c2QJG6Nh-jUuBr8F823ZU07jcPwifnSRcOGSv2BIGQ4oCAdZxLmnCMy6cSJordWl_ERoBctQB0XYewjY60pBJt5IsPmI11XJ5rO-DreTWPWOwV_aPPY_V/s320/IMG_2889.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560329799387628546" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alas, my long awaited Project Life kit had arrived!! The Turquoise addition with all it's fun circles!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LEZ_BFGU8xSnTkPwzxZX_ZT2r0JbGCdr7-kQo2X3NuO58xnIumABzGfXQneEs89OlQ9iO2vLD0nNbZWJ1YfQjVdd7L4Kklhbwded1qFOZQctPJh8902MhyzCRiYKe6jzMbRLx-H4BW9U/s1600/IMG_2891.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LEZ_BFGU8xSnTkPwzxZX_ZT2r0JbGCdr7-kQo2X3NuO58xnIumABzGfXQneEs89OlQ9iO2vLD0nNbZWJ1YfQjVdd7L4Kklhbwded1qFOZQctPJh8902MhyzCRiYKe6jzMbRLx-H4BW9U/s320/IMG_2891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560329191812679714" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have boys, so I am loving the primary colors and festive geometric designs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQKdqfXBQNU8glToYhh6DxcR7WIaL0SEplnwOXzllHr8D51Pro36ZeTVkGGs7EonjNVm18yBDohNe4A6-vwNNB5hlCRQSkkvU_Qul4PRgmf5xxOFA6lf2GixO_IaRWDO2dYm-4je5Sic-/s1600/IMG_2894.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQKdqfXBQNU8glToYhh6DxcR7WIaL0SEplnwOXzllHr8D51Pro36ZeTVkGGs7EonjNVm18yBDohNe4A6-vwNNB5hlCRQSkkvU_Qul4PRgmf5xxOFA6lf2GixO_IaRWDO2dYm-4je5Sic-/s1600/IMG_2894.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQKdqfXBQNU8glToYhh6DxcR7WIaL0SEplnwOXzllHr8D51Pro36ZeTVkGGs7EonjNVm18yBDohNe4A6-vwNNB5hlCRQSkkvU_Qul4PRgmf5xxOFA6lf2GixO_IaRWDO2dYm-4je5Sic-/s320/IMG_2894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560328365233256018" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the boxes the journaling cards come in are styling! I just love it all.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My goal tonight is to get it all put together - we'll see...</div><div style="text-align: center;">My son's birthday party was last night -11 boys- and us with the bright idea of getting them Nerf shooters - it was a war zone in our basement -absolutely hilarious! And a sleepover to boot!! Fun stuff - I think they finally settled down about 1am to watch a movie! I am exhausted - ready to go back to work just for the break!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">But....Project Life is on my mind and I'm so excited to get started. I've been keeping up on the daily pictures and Journaling using Microsoft One-Note. If you haven't had a chance to use this program - I highly recommend it - it's AWESOME and Totally PERFECT for Project Life! I'll post more on that later - For now it's time to play with the new dart board my son got from a friend, yep a 6 and almost 10 year old throwing sharp metal objects, nothing could go wrong there...:-) Can anyone say "trip to the ER"? But my boys just smile their irresistible smiles and say "Mommy worries too much", and I tell them "it's my job" :-)</div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-7327572497551675872011-01-03T13:45:00.000-08:002011-01-03T14:41:42.801-08:00The Good Stuff!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4dX4cfFr2qJHT_uAToZtZnCfZ756Dx_0xgpR6FrhL7dmfNjHR-jrUpMvkVAXvT8fJUFznjnEpo3Ks5K1Kp6woyrVnz2yTcdG0Z1I1X1d0Cl5VRw4UQtnUNuq-qao7zyR1uj5BXPtplaG/s1600/IMG_2867.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558080445889359442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4dX4cfFr2qJHT_uAToZtZnCfZ756Dx_0xgpR6FrhL7dmfNjHR-jrUpMvkVAXvT8fJUFznjnEpo3Ks5K1Kp6woyrVnz2yTcdG0Z1I1X1d0Cl5VRw4UQtnUNuq-qao7zyR1uj5BXPtplaG/s320/IMG_2867.JPG" /></a><br /></div>Yep - the holidays are over - but who says the "good dishes" are only for the holidays and only for extended family visits! So I say Use the good dishes AND light the good candles!! Just for your own family! Aren't they worth it after all!!! Everyone saves the good stuff for visitors - not me, not anymore!! I say start a NEW tradition!Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-61056670808135945292011-01-01T16:38:00.000-08:002011-01-01T17:22:47.749-08:00A sign of HOPE for 2011!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqMgGWCtkBWlTMzedCc7hTLpRBTtPCJOQpylHfaqvHHDkb4_7V6HEFX4xFneIHRoDGQ185y5AQBGmaQDiXt9QCV2gNJK0XQ3lTpDCetACrqNDdKwupJxt-Zj2YTS_ca3OPvvK4xKnS_Av/s1600/IMG_2852.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557382955001362482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqMgGWCtkBWlTMzedCc7hTLpRBTtPCJOQpylHfaqvHHDkb4_7V6HEFX4xFneIHRoDGQ185y5AQBGmaQDiXt9QCV2gNJK0XQ3lTpDCetACrqNDdKwupJxt-Zj2YTS_ca3OPvvK4xKnS_Av/s320/IMG_2852.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">As we ate dinner tonight this beautiful rainbow appeared out our backyard. I take this as a wonderous sign of hope for 2011, for better things to come! </div><div align="center">This will be my very first entry for Project Life!</div><div align="center">I hope everyone out there had a fantastic holiday season!</div><div align="center">Mine was blessed with Family and Friends!</div><div align="center">After 9 years of not having everyone in my family in the same place at the same time,</div><div align="center">Everyone made their way "home for the holidays" </div><div align="center">4 separate states, bedrooms filled with air mattresses, cots and suitcases,</div><div align="center">A pantry that has never held so much food,</div><div align="center">One nasty stomach flu that ran crazy and took down 11 out of 15 people in the house</div><div align="center">despite it - it didn't stop us!!!</div><div align="center">Games, cards, and more presents than could fit under the tree,</div><div align="center">a house filled with LOVE and LAUGHTER </div><div align="center">that only a family can bring</div><div align="center">I am sooo thankful for one glorious week with the family I miss so much!</div><div align="center"> </div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-70371400475633567342010-12-04T15:37:00.000-08:002010-12-04T15:56:38.130-08:00Embrace the Chaos!<div> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fGFD3T_VaHAaJtmh-CKCLZxbg6FMl98utpfO34GAGv7QQaVtocv6GcHFdTsmSGf28B1LZiFcioqrTwYNi6lK5TFSHqEUEEF06wnltQXrC4CwWJEsyyeZrdsGRK7iLv8BgiXvRMMNIzXf/s1600/IMG_2081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546975999000715986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fGFD3T_VaHAaJtmh-CKCLZxbg6FMl98utpfO34GAGv7QQaVtocv6GcHFdTsmSGf28B1LZiFcioqrTwYNi6lK5TFSHqEUEEF06wnltQXrC4CwWJEsyyeZrdsGRK7iLv8BgiXvRMMNIzXf/s320/IMG_2081.JPG" /></a></p><div>The Dining area in my kitchen has been turned into "scrap storage"!! It's absolute madness!! We're getting the carpets cleaned in our house this week - so things needed to be "re-arranged"<br /><br /></div><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGdox73Ka1YsXfDfVAH6VGTPBCCz5gcuCgKSge3Vnmc3pAga9LgFsxoOQs9Nyi0aXOwClGkt-oieeZuStUS_9Fj-PbyLOccWHUj6VoGBwp1bcNV1W8uU-ccdcgq8IB_MHkdDbDECifCJ_/s1600/IMG_2085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546976579755170146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGdox73Ka1YsXfDfVAH6VGTPBCCz5gcuCgKSge3Vnmc3pAga9LgFsxoOQs9Nyi0aXOwClGkt-oieeZuStUS_9Fj-PbyLOccWHUj6VoGBwp1bcNV1W8uU-ccdcgq8IB_MHkdDbDECifCJ_/s320/IMG_2085.JPG" /></a></div><div><br />Here's my empty scrap room - doesn't it look sad!! See that little shadow in the carpet? The carpet needs to be stretched. But..... to do that all the furniture needed to be moved. My desk was actually built in that room, and much to our suprise would not be taken out easily. We had to remove the top and separate the 2 sides of the desk!! Thank goodness I wasn't here to see it!! My "baby" taken out in pieces!! So I'm doing my best to "embrace the chaos" until the carpets are done and I can get the pieces back together again! <br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrymcTHbGRDbuC4IQrgLwOqr1spssNjaAf8nhSx27GyZsVglHjrvVQSqZWy04No0NhsCdpooSzVp8NAd1sQ6PJ4TuoGZ30O6mDzDzJnVi4wxQ-pR21jcdBEC1aTgE39r3JDv24t3_TRsT0/s1600/IMG_2083.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546977317548457234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrymcTHbGRDbuC4IQrgLwOqr1spssNjaAf8nhSx27GyZsVglHjrvVQSqZWy04No0NhsCdpooSzVp8NAd1sQ6PJ4TuoGZ30O6mDzDzJnVi4wxQ-pR21jcdBEC1aTgE39r3JDv24t3_TRsT0/s320/IMG_2083.JPG" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div>And you know chaos loves chaos.... On top of the madness today with moving stuff around my scrap room, my washing machine has "issues"... something has gotten stuck and is rolling around in there...no doubt a lego piece from my son's jeans. So it's in pieces as well. So...here' wishing all you a "chaos free" day :-)</div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-23806514520557236342010-11-21T15:01:00.000-08:002010-11-21T15:11:25.154-08:00Cute Kids Picture Frame!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GZGhQSXBrIIYlHn-lp6vbDeyLxJvUDsJ0PMJJJXk8WjpqeKaVgfMcdhdIqypAucjBzkAQoG3wYYFcFy3nZXd-93X0d1QwfKoz2ONSHrofEcrAy4S0wnr9aKLBcw6oyCpNfRrdW8dEgpJ/s1600/IMG_2048.JPG"></a> </p><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mK6RixsjVfyCArd42xg1P4haEzifqRP3FLjOB55BuP9M_pxLae-cHTwOX59ohF6djxYsou3VkmGwjSHRKhle5w8OaeTcdYvtgbuY5LAcekUuUTCQHyQkv4jrLDqXTFVW_PwgIOhW3fW8/s1600/IMG_2047.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542142686249651698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mK6RixsjVfyCArd42xg1P4haEzifqRP3FLjOB55BuP9M_pxLae-cHTwOX59ohF6djxYsou3VkmGwjSHRKhle5w8OaeTcdYvtgbuY5LAcekUuUTCQHyQkv4jrLDqXTFVW_PwgIOhW3fW8/s320/IMG_2047.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GZGhQSXBrIIYlHn-lp6vbDeyLxJvUDsJ0PMJJJXk8WjpqeKaVgfMcdhdIqypAucjBzkAQoG3wYYFcFy3nZXd-93X0d1QwfKoz2ONSHrofEcrAy4S0wnr9aKLBcw6oyCpNfRrdW8dEgpJ/s1600/IMG_2048.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542143313293337266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GZGhQSXBrIIYlHn-lp6vbDeyLxJvUDsJ0PMJJJXk8WjpqeKaVgfMcdhdIqypAucjBzkAQoG3wYYFcFy3nZXd-93X0d1QwfKoz2ONSHrofEcrAy4S0wnr9aKLBcw6oyCpNfRrdW8dEgpJ/s320/IMG_2048.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">My boys went camping with scouts this weekend and made this adorable picture frame from sticks, acorns and string! I just love it - had to share!<br /></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-56736142550215369612010-11-18T09:42:00.000-08:002010-11-18T09:50:02.681-08:00My Kids are the Cutest!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6NqinvEheC7hcHd1KsplcBBP9LOnAzFPR3QmCHV_OON4uxn_T1FUN9U8xemmgs10OGaG3bBdZkDYhEZj_AGoAPR-1Q-CcfbRDBQy5MzsA-rrpD0h-vyUOsI-E9VSSygUOm4fk9VuUoTg/s1600/Gaters.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540947486208205522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6NqinvEheC7hcHd1KsplcBBP9LOnAzFPR3QmCHV_OON4uxn_T1FUN9U8xemmgs10OGaG3bBdZkDYhEZj_AGoAPR-1Q-CcfbRDBQy5MzsA-rrpD0h-vyUOsI-E9VSSygUOm4fk9VuUoTg/s320/Gaters.JPG" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4gij9Ry28KCoUvXcMSbRPzNP7Wlw0WEbtEJcEb2HQdD5Kucg3HN8VSBCvl6fGxy7C_aY76RGvsbseW83y7rBEoZcVTsJOln_OELcO1EkLU6xKbaXGfmSoUcGPPiFivhQ4U_pvQCDquEg/s1600/Chief.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540946948284179234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4gij9Ry28KCoUvXcMSbRPzNP7Wlw0WEbtEJcEb2HQdD5Kucg3HN8VSBCvl6fGxy7C_aY76RGvsbseW83y7rBEoZcVTsJOln_OELcO1EkLU6xKbaXGfmSoUcGPPiFivhQ4U_pvQCDquEg/s320/Chief.JPG" /></a></p>Ok - so I am Biased, sure...but my kids are so stinkin' cute. While making their beds, they "tucked in" their stuffed animals! Notice the 2 green noses sticking out from under the pink blanket above, there's 2 stuffed gaters in there. They "Needed to be cozy" while the boys were gone at school!! Yep, I want to freeze time and keep them this age forever!!Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-35712960066405521022010-11-17T09:46:00.000-08:002011-01-23T16:43:47.595-08:00Project Life!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINJ5ZENE7YxfusVnScqdIi0ZEJeUctmLkggCDrRfsYVWnABEx0VlllYvajctGRbCFvU7rauxV9PjCGjkGHa9DORM-6Luw9du8bZi1eSz_UH6LQc9W9MyAveuglkVniC75nq6ITzqXW5aW/s1600/billboard-kit.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 126px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540578464134152770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINJ5ZENE7YxfusVnScqdIi0ZEJeUctmLkggCDrRfsYVWnABEx0VlllYvajctGRbCFvU7rauxV9PjCGjkGHa9DORM-6Luw9du8bZi1eSz_UH6LQc9W9MyAveuglkVniC75nq6ITzqXW5aW/s320/billboard-kit.jpg" /></a></p><br />Hey all! A scrapping friend of mine and I are taking the plunge this year and doing "Project Life"-by Becky Higgins. If you take the link shown in My Favorites - it will show you the product in more detail. The concept is to take 1 picture and journal about it each day for an entire year! And the kit gives you everything you need to do it!! There's even new designs coming out in December (take a look on Becky's blog)!! Fun Stuff!! My friend and I plan on keeping each other motivated to get this done (and not slack off :-)... Anyone out there care to join us???Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196148364617051403.post-57633303802503370132010-11-16T04:13:00.000-08:002010-11-16T04:37:21.464-08:00Here I Am!!<div>Hey There! Here it is... my very first blog post!!! Why on earth am here?? That's an excellent question. Well...I really felt like doing something crafty/chatty online...and thanks to modern technology a BLOG was the obvious answer. So there you have it. Simply put! I thought I'd start off with one of my favorite things about scrapbooking...my Library of memories album system. I use Stacy Julian's system of scrapbooking (more details to follow). Here's a picture of the albums I use. They are "We R Memory Keepers" post bound albums and I absolutely LOVE them!! They are linen covered, sturdy and beautiful!!</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540121739397024178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVBCVE3rMA8IRj0uXkxRPCM1DD1jDDAQP3QlxrLDF_dnuj40Fd0ckNdmEiSey1tu1Vr76jOYbYTfLyBgimz9WQ9ezQ2P8e0SKojpHRwD_seFAufhSQ7iv2PqrKFrYXrfvpA14ANQclYze/s320/LOM.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-uK3kjUoUggmqlTYzrlRwEKQlCfjSU7MeEAO1iq7TKSdAleZMxcKqLsKqIxPzCRyCL24rXRSqmDs-f6193RVTH5ni_HaOCeU2J_mZZSvl0AEgXWPnmMMLD3Vv9rx27kRoVQlfIwAJqdH/s1600/41qhSLTkLIL._SL500_AA300_%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122645776118978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-uK3kjUoUggmqlTYzrlRwEKQlCfjSU7MeEAO1iq7TKSdAleZMxcKqLsKqIxPzCRyCL24rXRSqmDs-f6193RVTH5ni_HaOCeU2J_mZZSvl0AEgXWPnmMMLD3Vv9rx27kRoVQlfIwAJqdH/s320/41qhSLTkLIL._SL500_AA300_%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center">Here's the one book I think every scrapbooker should read "The Big Picture" by Stacy Julian. If you haven't read it, just do it. You won't regret it!!</p><p align="center">Well, there will be much more to come! Please pardon the "dust" while I get this blog up and running!! Be back soon...</p>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562142080665310479noreply@blogger.com1