Sassy Schtuff

CMK kit reveal

LOVE this month's kit at CMK 

check out my reveal layout

 

Friday Formula

What I love at CMK is the new sketch that is posted every Friday to inspire you. You can also create your version of the sketch, post it in our forum in a thread that has been started and your name will go into a random drawing once a month for everytime your participate. Very cool concept and it will inspire you every week to scrap.

This week, my assignment was to use this week's sketch to create a layout.

Here's the sketch

 

Here's my version

 

 

 

She's officially a teenager

 

 

My only girl is now 13. As I look at her and the young lady that she is becoming, I can't help but to recall the day that I had my sonogram and found out I was having a girl. I said a prayer that day and in that prayer I asked God for a little girl that would be strong and independent. I hoped that I wasn't asking too much when I described what I envisioned as my perfect little girl. After all, I didn't want to be greedy or demanding. However,my list was long and it included attributes that I learned later in life would be very important to have as a girl. I wanted her to come equipt with these qualities from the start. I added one little selfish request... please let her get a combination of Jason and my hair so that she wouldn't have to have my fine, do nothing good hair or Jason's thick head of course hair. God is good and he not only gave me all of the personal attributes that I requested he also made sure she had the best head of hair ever! Seriously... the girl has hair that many of us PAY hairdressers for... naturally! The only thing that I didn't plan for when I was on my knees praying that day was that he would give me the qualities of independence and strong will and self-confidence and he would roll that all up in a tiny little body. From the day she was born she came out with this will that if she wasn't going to do it... it's not gonna be done. If she wanted... that's what was going to happen. She's a fighter, she's fierce and she's my baby girl. While I've had to figure out a way to handle all of her amazingness, I've discovered that she's a LOT like her daddy with a dash of me thrown in the mix. As we head down the teenage path... I just hope the roller coaster ride isn't TOO twisty...

I love you Madison Aleece!

CMK June Reveal

It's that time of the month. To reveal the newest kit at Create My Keepsakes.

June is my FAVORITE month and this kit is filled with HAPPY things! Really wonderfully bright, happy things! Hope you'll check it out. Also... check out the CMK blog for other previews from the design team!

Here is my layout using fun photos I took of M with some of her friends!

 

GCD GIVEAWAY!

Just go to the GCD Studio Blog to check it out!!

18 years has gone by

since I first did this:

 

Now he has turned into an amazing young man.

 

Despite ALL the frustrations of raising this boy into a young man, I can honestly say that he has been the glue of our family. Sometimes it has been CRAZY glue.. but nonetheless....

Happy Birthday JACOB!

POTD

Over at 2peas Pub there is a Person Of The Day named and today was MY day... So in honor of being mentioned at the Pub at 2peas I am going to giveaway a copy of my book "When Life Gives You lemons"

Just post here and let me know what your favorite posted project is in my gallery over at 2peas. *wink*..

I'll do the drawing Monday when I'm back in town.

One of THOSE posts....

the kind where I try to cram several days even weeks worth of 'schtuff' into one post... that's what this will be. I love to write, I love to share, but I dislike that I never seem to find the time. So forgive me if this goes a little long.

Lots and lots of stuff going on

Countdown to graduation

In approximately 5 weeks, I will witness my oldest son go from being a High School Senior to becoming a new recruit for the United States Marine Corps. He still has some work to complete before it is official but he is so very close. I've been spending a lot of time lately focusing on the plans for that day. So excited that my parents and sister will be here. It will be nice to have them both here at the same time.

Jacob turns 18

In 11days. I tell him everyday that I cannot fathom how he is almost 18 when I still feel 25.. okay.. maybe 29.... He is actually planning to go on a road trip with some friends to a car show in Georgia that weekend. So I guess we'll celebrate another time with him. So far, still don't know what we are getting him. Probably a combination gift with graduation.

Madison's Dance

The dance competition season is almost over. Or so we thought! We have one more competition this coming weekend which we thought would be our last. That was until last weekend when we attended a local competition and one of our dances (that Madison is in) Indiana Jones scored the highest for any dance in the competition (out of 300). Madison and all the girls from that dance got invited to the National competition and so now we are attending this in June. (just in case my June wasn't chock full already!). So... I'm so very proud of her and how her season has gone this year. Here are a few shots of her in her dance attire:

 

 

 

Other news

The rest falls under misc. categories.

Been trying to add some decorative touches to the house. Painting, hanging photos, etc. We are planning to move Fletcher into Madison's room and Madison into the boys room when Jacob leaves for Boot camp. I'm excited about the ideas that we have for redoin' their rooms. Jason keeps trying to persuade me to WAIT until Jacob actually leaves to get started. I am pretty anxious.

I've had the itch to be a 'photographer' for many years. I've pretty much made that known often here when I do photoshoots with my kids. I love it. It is something that I've been passionate about and I could never get over the need to scratch that 'itch'. One comment left on facebook the other day by a friend stirred up that desire to see if I could actually make this happen. I put the word out to friends locally that I would love to shoot anyone that is interested (for free) to build up a portfolio. I was overwhelmed with the response. I have booked 6 sessions and have 2 or 3 more waiting to finalize. After I do these photo shoots, I will start charging and hopefully have the start of a little business. Now, time to start saving up for that BIG camera I've been wanting! I'm very excited to have the opportunity to do this and I am amazed by the support and interest of so many.

One last note, if you are the praying kind, please say a prayer for my Aunt Amanda who just had a double mastectomy and will start chemo for spots on her liver. She is young (only 40) and has a little girl. My Uncle is more like a cousin to me (we are only 4 years apart) and I have them in my thoughts and prayers. I believe in the power of prayer and I am praying for her full recover.

that wraps up one of THOSE posts... I will post one more time this week... got a tribute post up my sleeve.

back in the saddle

will update everyone about our awesome dance weekend in the next few days (after I get some photos edited) but I wanted to share a link to the MOJO site that is featuring a scraplift of one of my layouts. Check it out: http://www.mojoholder.typepad.com/

Going GREEN

GCD Studios has another awesome promotion on their blog....

Check it out!