Mother's Day

Last spring we went to the Village in Keystone Heights for Mother's Day. We enjoyed a delicious meal and just plain fun. This is my week 3 LO for my NWR class with Jessica Sprague.

Credits: J Sprague: Red Solid paper; K Pertiet: FairyDreamer 8 paper, Botanist No 7-2 paper; SnapFrames, On the Edge Fluorishes 3-6G & 2-1G, Jack-n Me Alpha blank, Katie Quotes, Brown Stitching; MaryAnn Wise: A LA MODE Brushes Scroll3

Thankful

We enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving together last Fall with Ed's family. I feel thankful to have such wonderful people in my life. I created this for my NWR Week 2 Lesson with Jessica Sprague.

Credits: Photos: Ed Stanton, J Sprague: 4-square Template, GrungeFrame1, K Pertiet:_Papers: Cotton Easter red, Graph Notepaper, King Me 6; Tag: Stick Pinz Round; Overlay: Graphic Sun Prints 4a, Fonts: Asman from DaFont, Century Gothic and Lithos Pro.

Explore

Last Summer we had an incredible vacation in Bar Harbor. We cycled the Acadia National Forest carriage road and had a delicious lunch at the the Jordan Pond restaurant. My son enjoyed exploring the shoreline of Jordan Pond while my DH took photos.

I created this LO for my week 1 assignment in Jessica Sprague's' "Now We're Rockin'" class. It was awesome. I am so glad I took her class.

Photo: Ed Stanton; Papers: Crushed Bubbles 9, Idea 8; Distressed Diva Distressed Edge Overlay by Trish Jones; September Afternoon Alpha: M. Fenner. Rounded Corner Brush and Stapled Heart embellishment by J Sprague. Paper Reveal No. 2 template: K Pertiet; Valentine Brushes: Jason Gaylor, Fonts: Century Old Style & Gothic.

Awesome Wacom

I got my Wacom Intuos 6x11 Special Edition tablet up and running in a flash. I wish everything installed that easy! It is a dream!!! I have been playing, but I don't have any freebies yet. This one matches my widescreen monitor. I have always wanted one of these and it is just so cool. I still don't have a printer working yet :). I'm trying to think of something fun to do for the weekend. Do you have plans yet? Think quick, it's nearly here. Have a wonderful day!

Settling In

I'm happy that I found a dance studio and drama classes for my DD. I am still working on soccer for my DS, but it looks like he is not old enough until the Spring session next year. We went for a bike ride in the neighborhood yesterday evening. It was fun. I saw a show about how much air conditioning changed our society. I think it is so true. When I first drove around the neighborhood, I did not think many children lived here. They are all indoors! Is your neighborhood like that too? We had a few winter days. I had to make a run up to our house for sale and it was a cold sleep. I didn't realize the thermostat had been set to 50. Went to sleep and woke up very chilly because I was not dressed for that temperature! I jumped up and down, reset the thermostat, covered the kids, got dressed better and jumped back in bed. DS got up early and was curious about everything we had left behind. I heard the neighbor kids outside playing. Their Dad had left the sprinklers on to create a Winter Wonderland for them. The icicles were beautiful!

A Wonderful Year

I see a wonderful New Year waiting to be enjoyed. Every day is a chance to make it better. Last year was busy. I didn't take the time to say Hi, how are you today? We are settled in at this house for now. Our lovely house is still waiting for someone to come settle in there. I am learning a new town and I think I know every house for sale within five miles of where we live. Christmas was fun and visiting my hometown was fun too. I got a new computer which means photoshop should load lightning fast now. We have fast DSL now too. I went to my old house where we had dial up and the phone company called to see if I wanted DSL. Too funny, it finally came after I was already gone. I am thinking of trying out Atomic cupcake. Does anyone have any thoughts on that? I got a mega cutter called a Klic n Kut, must sit down and get it to work now. It looks awesome. Hope you are enjoying this wonderful Wednesday!

Thankful

I'm so glad you have come to visit. I hope you have been well and will forgive my absence. We moved from the home we are selling. We are soon to move into the fourth home since we started this adventure. I am so excited because this one is bound to be a better fit. I am wishing the best of luck to a new home buyer who I believe will start the chain of home purchases necessary for our home to sell to it's interested buyer. It has to start somewhere. We are all exited about this move. My DS will be reunited with his missing toys. DD will have her own room again. I will get my own bed back. DH will have everyone happy again. The most important part is that we are all together. Enjoy you time together with family, it is precious.