Greeting Card Time

It's been so long since I've had a minute to update. Thank you for bearing with me! If you have little children and are also in school yourself, you know what I'm talking about! I did manage to snag a few minutes last week to get off a few cards to some very dear friends of mine who have needed a little pick me up. Believe or not, both of them have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. It's unthinkable how common this disease has become. The amazing thing about both of my friends though, is that no matter what they are going thru they end up being the ones who lift everyone else up. Everyday matters guys. This is not a dress rehearsal. Savor the moments, because they make up your life. ♥

ISR

Infant Swimming Resource - a new venture for our family starting this week. This is a life saving swim course designed for infants and young children. I first heard (or saw) this course when my Uncle Bit sent me a video link in an email a few years ago. I watched the video, the same one I'm providing a link to for you, and sat at my computer desk and cried I was so moved by it. Last year there was a young boy, 4, who nearly drowned in the pool I take my boys to. His mom is a good mom, but like all moms and dads is just human and got distracted for just a moment by another one of her children. When she turned back around....she couldn't see Sebastian. She started calling his name, then screaming it. Other parents stood up to see if they could help. Finally...after what seemed like forever...someone saw him. He was at the bottom of the pool. So that you can breathe I will tell you that Sebastian survived. He did not have an easy road, though. He was lifeflighted to Portland and put into a drug induced coma for several weeks. His mom, having three other children, had to leave them and live in Portland and stayed with him constantly. It was nothing short of a miracle that he recovered. The doctors really didn't know if he would. To add to my panic about this...two other children I know drowned when I was living in Texas. It happens. It only takes a moment. So...we've made the huge commitment of time to get our little ones to lessons daily until they learn something I hope they'll never need. I'll keep you posted as we progress and hope to post photos for you. I wrote to ISR for three years begging them to come to our area. I am so thrilled that they did and that we know can have our babies learn this amazing skill. I'd love to hear your comments if you've done this course. If you want more info. please check out their website or I can send you a link to our instructor.

Hugs, Angie ♥♥♥

Project Life....Week Four!

I can't believe an entire month has gone by...of the year or of this project! That means that one twelfth of it is over girls! See, it's not that hard, is it? ;) I borrowed my page title from a layout I saw Cathy Z do one time and thought it was so cute. And so true. My little guy has his first crush. Yep. How did that much time go by? He decided to rewrite his love note to go with the little gift he made up for Scarlet, so I tucked it into the pocket on the second page. Ssshhh, don't tell him, ok? :) The title is simply Thickers put on top of the page protector, and the silhouttes are from A Child's Year Cricut cartridge. Love that thing!

Project Life

Well I did it! I made a commitment to a grand project, one of the biggest that scrapbookers can make. And you know what? I'm loving it! My commitment was to take a photo a day for an entire year. I love the idea of photographing and documenting the everyday things, the little things, that make up an entire life. You've heard the saying "Life is in the details"? I really believe that. It's the small moments that I know will give me so much joy when I look back on them. This will help me not forget, and help my children know how much we enjoyed their childhood with all the magical moments in it. Here are my pages so far. I have loved this project. I bought Becky Higgins very well made kit, it seemed to make this doable for me and actually comes out to be more cost effective. My time is so limited that this seemed the only way to go, at least for this year. I've added some dimension to my pages with buttons, tags, flowers and rubons. You can totally make page protectors pretty! There are other kits out there like Memory Works Simple Stories that I just love. If you want more info leave me msg cause I know a great little consultant who will get one into your hot little hands. ;) Any other Project Lifers or P365ers out there? How ya doing? Having as much fun as me?

And we have a winner!

Here's a little eye candy. This is a sampling of the goodies I'm going to include in the RAK. After posting all the entries into random.org (and you guys did great, there were a ton!) .....drumroll please!













the winner is Snipsandsnails! Yay! Love your name, by the way. And just because this was so much fun for me I decided to draw another winner. Ready? It was Laura...who I happen to know from the CKMB! cool, huh? Snipsandsnails is also an active member, so that's was fun that it worked out that way. Please pm me your addy's and I'll get your packages of goodies out this week. Thank you all for posting and sharing my excitement with me over the scrapspace I created. Your comments truly warmed my heart. Please continue to stop by and visit and I'll try to keep you entertained with pretty things to look at. I've really enjoyed visiting your blogs, too! Stay tuned, more fun is to come! ;)

girls...there are more items included than the scrappy supplies shown, but there are only one of some items, okie dokie? ;) thanks for understanding! have fun with your new supplies!

A New Beginning

Today has been bittersweet for us. Our baby, our first baby, started school today. After a great run with homeschooling our life has taken a few turns and my hubby and I are both starting school this week. So...our little guy, Tucker, started school, too. To say he was beyond excited is an understatement. We survived the goodbyes, but both had a little cry when we got home. Where have these past six, wonderful years gone to? Will the next six, or sixteen go this fast? Slow down...please slow down.

UPDATE: The drawing for the winner will be posted by this Saturday. Thank you! :)



Here is my newly built scrapbook space! Can I just say...I LOVE it! After scrapbooking on my kitchen counter and totally consuming the dining room table for waaaay too long, I was able to build this space out of a niche in my bedroom. Thanks to my unbelievably patient and accomodating sister and brother in law who hauled themselves up to IKEA for me, I had the components needed to get cabinet bases, shelves and a countertop of my dreams. I still have to paint a couple of 2x4's (don't look too close) :), but other than that it's complete. I can't wait to finish up a few scrappy projects and start some new ones. My sewing machine is tucked behind the dress form on the right, and I even have cutouts for the electrical cords. In honor of my newly defined space and also because my blog is about to pass the 13,000 (!) mark with hits from 38 countries, I want to give away my first RAK to you, my faithful readers. It'll be a good one, promise. Who knows, I might even throw in an extra surprise! ;) Here's what you need to do to win.... Each thing you do gets you another entry!

1. Leave a comment on my blog under this post. If you post an organizational tip, you'll get an additional entry.

2. Become a follower, then leave a post that you did that.

3. Leave a link to my blog about this RAK on another site, and come post and tell me where you did it.

4. Leave a post about your favorite thing you like about my new space (just cause it's fun for me to read!) hee hee

Ok, did you count them? That's five separate posts that mean five entries you can rack up! The RAK will be a great big 'ol honking package! If you want to see before photos and also pictures of the entire room my scrappy space is in, check out the two previous posts of this blog! P.s.: In case you're wondering, yes...those jars are all filled with ribbon. ;) They are beautiful recycled candle jars! If you want a zoom shot, just click on any photo.

UPDATE!!! You have til Dec 31st to get all your entries in! :) Drawing will be held the first week of Jan. 2010.


Disclaimer...so, so sorry, but contest for US residents only.







In the words of Julie Andrews...these are a few of my favorite things.



Dreamy organization...sigh





The deal of the century right here...Michael's had these dies on clearance for $9.99 and yes, you could use a coupon! Regularly priced @ $149.99 each..yes, you can gasp now!


Prisma yumminess!


Sweet Inspiration, oh, can you see the tiny hat stand and hat that my handsome prince bought for me?




My heart belongs to them...look at those eyes.


The Cherry on Top!