tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33344201962704157502024-03-04T21:36:15.748-08:00Frazzled InspirationMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-61109988573417529192012-10-07T10:53:00.001-07:002012-10-07T10:57:39.114-07:002 songs to share.The night my brother died, I was in a hotel in Texas alone. It was very late and I was supposed to sleep. I tried and just could not calm my mind. I put my IPOD on in an attempt to calm myself enough to sleep. These are 2 of the songs in that play list. I listened to that same list over and over, these 2 songs were in there in both instrumental and groups singing. I just felt inspired to post these in case they will help someone else. <br />
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This second one was song by the young women as part of camp kick off this year. That was a powerful moment too. As the girls sang, the audience began to stand. I was so inspired that I went home and purchased the song along with others. And they are the ones I picked to try and find peace.<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-55551700616550608992012-10-07T10:37:00.000-07:002012-10-07T11:18:08.261-07:00I am reminded to DO IT NOWI was watching conference this morning and I was inspired to take a moment on my blog. I was noticing that President Packer was showing his signs of age and that he may not be here for many more conferences. Sis Burton (I believe her name was from the Relief Society Board) told the story of Elder Richard G Scott and how he had gotten up with his ailing son who had a heart condition. And how special a moment that time was when it was just a few months later that his son passed away.<br />
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I reflected to the 2 people that I lost in life this year. My brother, I have talked about. I haven't talked about Chris's dad, who passed away in March. I guess my perspective was not as clear with him. We had never had a bad relationship but it was not a close relationship. When he owned the photo store, I made it a point to visit him regularly. We had a couple of years when Chris and I were first married that we had a fairly good relationship with his dad. As the years passed, it was rocky. Ron Jr had an expectation of how we should be. Chris had a different idea. And those two ideas didn't match and they are both stubborn Hochrine men.<br />
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In the past year, the repairing of some of the old wounds was finally being addressed. He reached out to us and we did anything we were asked to do. We tried to rebuild the relationship. Ron Jr. died in his sleep. There was no warning. He was seemingly improving in health and he was looking forward to life. And it was a moment that strikes you of how short life is. Ron Jr. was young, only 60 years old. We had seen him at Christmas and had a nice visit. We had spoken on the phone with him. We were blessed to have no regrets in that we had unfinished business.<br />
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Now we were in the unique situation to be planning the service. Chris was going to do it all himself. And took care of many of the arrangements himself. I insisted that I take care of the actually service because I had dreams of brawls and people saying things that we could never take back. Since grandma Hope has passed, the family has had a fractured existence. I wanted this moment to maybe be a time where healing would start. The day went well. The service was nice. We had a family meal at Chili's and for the first time in many years, people talked.<br />
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So even though he is gone and there are things we won't be able to fix with him, I try to reflect on the things that his death has allowed. I think of him being in no pain. His family members are fixing their relationships. He always desired to help us in a meaningful way financially. And he did.<br />
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And I reminded one more time to tell those I love that I care. And do it now when I can so that we are left with no regrets.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-43555856986027904532012-10-04T14:50:00.003-07:002012-10-04T15:05:36.264-07:00July 9th, 2012 minus photos I will hope to add someday<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I am sure that I am not touching on every miracle
or step in a life. Others may say there are bigger or more important ones
they saw. I have been gathering and listening and decided to write, maybe
to better share at a future time. Right now I can say, some days are
really hard and for no explainable reason.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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I loved my brother. We were no close in the
sense that we talked often or that we even saw each other frequently. We
were family. We mostly got along. He was a person I admired.
We had sports in common, you know the watching part and the stats part.
This week has been a week where the tears are coming often. Like nerve
endings are exposed. I was welcomed back to my YMCA with hugs and condolences.
Such a wonderful place to work but also bittersweet because I don't know what
to say to people. I am trying to find comfort in knowing things - and in
the miracles I have seen, the fact that he has no pain, the hope of seeing him
again if my life is in the right order.</div>
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A moment on Sunday that was exceptionally emotional
was during the Sacrament song. The tears started in verse 1 but verse 3
struck me so hard that I was shaking:</div>
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As now we praise thy name with song</div>
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The blessings of this day</div>
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Will linger in our thankful hearts</div>
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And silently we pray</div>
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For courage to accept thy will</div>
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To listen and obey</div>
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We love thee Lord, our hearts are full</div>
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We'll walk the chosen way.</div>
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The part that smacked me upside the head is the
praying for courage to accept His will. We have tried not to ask why, but
how should we go now. I will be honest it SUCKS!!!! As much as I
don't want to be negative, it really truly sucks.</div>
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So I guess I need to explain why the long
preface. On June 21st, 2012, my son's 5th birthday, I got a call from my
mother telling me that my only brother had been killed in a hit and run
accident. The first blessing although it was small was that it was not
his own daughter's birthday which was 8 short days later.</div>
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Now as the shock set in, I was fluctuating between
tears and uneasy agitation. I didn't know what to do. I called my
sister. I called my dad. I finally posted on Facebook because I
knew others wanted to know right away. I felt helpless and raw.
Buddy's company, Peter Kiewit Sons, was offering to fly over family to be with
Heather, Buddy's wife, and his kids. They were making arrangements for hotel
rooms and rental cars. What a blessing at a time when we had so much
other turmoil. They were able to do what we were a bit too addled to
accomplish.</div>
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So as with a story that has a beginning and an end,
I will now jump back to the beginning. Buddy had a life where you can see
an amazing alignment, even as we are still struggling to find a new normal.</div>
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Walter Garrison Hopkins IV was born May, 14,
1975. He was born with 2 clubbed feet as well as hands with an affliction
known as camptodactyly, which is a permanent flex-ion or bending of
fingers. He was not able to put his hands flat and so he would have to do
things on his knuckles. (like crawling, or pushups, but that is in years to
come.) The doctors were not sure how well he would walk or if he would
walk at all. And they were fairly sure he was not going to have use of
his hands. His mother stretched his hands in his early weeks of like and
in doing so allowed him use of his hands. I am sure that my mother's
determination to give Buddy a normal life is one of the reasons why Buddy never
seemed to allow any challenge to stop him in life. He had casts on his
feet to help them turn in a way that he would be able to walk.</div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
When it came time to have surgery on Buddy's feet,
we were living overseas. And we could not stay in the United States at
that time to get it done. The miracle and blessing of this came when we
learned that he would be able to have the surgery in Saudi Arabia. As it
turned out, there was a renowned orthopedic surgeon was working in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia and he was able to do this surgery for him. That surgeon
said he would never need surgery on his feet again when he was done. And
it was so.</div>
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I am sure there are other things that happened that
can be termed as miraculous. Some of these things may only be a miracle
because of how he was taken so tragically. So I continue. Buddy was
always the champion of the little guy. He was always willing to help
those who were disabled. He had patience and understanding with
them. One day these traits will be valuable in his own life as he dealt
with challenges as a father to an exceptional child.</div>
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He was an Eagle Scout. His project was to
build bookcases, tables, and chairs for a kids with needs hospital. </div>
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He served a mission in the New York, New York South
Mission which included the island of Bermuda.</div>
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Now before his mission he attended Ricks
College. He also attended Northern Arizona University. He was not
known for going out with the same girl more than once. And then he met
Heather. She introduced herself to Buddy when they were at Denny’s with
other Institute people back in May of 1997.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I met her the next day at the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And the day after, she was at the house again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband, Chris, predicted that they would
be married before us (and incidentally we were already engaged).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time they had been dating for 6 weeks,
she was with us on our family vacation and they were discussing marriage in the
Las Vegas Temple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By August and September,
pictures were taken and the official announcement was being made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On December 13<sup>th</sup>, 1997, they were
married for time and all eternity in the Las Vegas Temple, just as they had
planned so many months earlier.</div>
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Within that first year, they started their
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My brother was going to school
full time and he was working many hours to support his family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was working 2 jobs at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he graduated, he figured that he would
get a job and that would be that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
classmates had seemed to get snapped up for positions quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He continued with his 2 jobs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His degree was in Construction Management and
the housing market was booming, so there was frustration because he seemed to
be overlooked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did receive a job
offer with Peter Kiewit Sons which incidentally had him working in Road
Construction and not the housing market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was not as high paying as he had hoped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of dwelling on that, he put 100%
effort into his job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He worked hard and
was promoted as time went on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
received a steady increase in pay and benefits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was a cherished and respected person in his company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when the housing bubble burst, he had
steady employment while so many others were dropped as quickly as they had been
hired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What had started as a
disheartening and challenging time of life had turned out to be an amazing blessing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trust me when I say……there are no
coincidences.</div>
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Another challenge that arose with his job was the
need for him to travel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather had to
learn to be home alone and manage the household alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he was home though, they spent all their
time together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of the locations
they were assigned, they had an opportunity to become close with extended
members of the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dad’s sisters
and my own cousins were close to them as well as their kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And what a blessing those relationships have
been.</div>
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>His own children were such
a joy and delight in his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
oldest son is autistic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Buddy’s patience
with Garrison was abounding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He exercised
tenderness and love with his son and that was always apparent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many fathers take a week off of work to
go to Scout Camp so that his son can have experience?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was another amazing blessing because
just a few days after returning, he was taken from this earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He delighted in his daughters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He coached their teams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would dance with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He may be spoiled them a little and caved to
their whims a bit, but there was never a doubt to them that their dad loved
them so much.<br />
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Now in spite of his club feet, he ran.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wanted to be healthy for his family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wanted to maintain a healthy weight and he
like the endorphins that running gave him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was appreciating this because only the year before he had a heart
repair surgery and he was making the most of his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now to accomplish this task, he had to walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And not just a short bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had to walk about 10 minutes to loosen up
the tendons and joints of his ankles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
ran daily in spite of the effort and pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One of his biggest accomplishments was running the Dallas Rock n Roll
Half Marathon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He even finished in the
top half of those running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And this was
just 6 months after the heart repair surgery.</div>
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So when I think about my brother and his desire to
run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a perfect example of enduring
to the end, don’t you think?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No excuses,
no complaining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He just plowed on and
did what needed to be done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I think
of the excuses I use to not exercise and I realize that I have to get over
myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is an example to his family,
even now.</div>
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Just 2 weeks before he passed, he had made a
changed his car insurance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We surmise it
was because of the upcoming vacation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The planned vacation was going to be an opportunity for all 21 of our
family members to be together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had
planned a family picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had planned
time together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I digress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The change to the insurance was somehow a
financial blessing again.</div>
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So now it is June 21<sup>st</sup> again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have received the phone call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And now as I pace and wonder, I reflect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember that I have only been in touch by
text or facebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been so long
since I have seen him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I have lost
opportunities to have time with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
company that he has been loyal to for all these years has stepped up in a way
that is unheard of and given me the chance to go and be where I am needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the news was discovered that he was the
hit and run victim, there was an outpouring of support from her church ward friends
and their neighbors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was immediately
surrounded with a wall of support and love which in itself was astounding and
overwhelming.</div>
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As I reflect on the day, the miracles were truly
boundless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather’s brother, Richard,
got the news as he was getting ready to leave on a flight from Salt Lake City
to Atlanta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The airline returned to the
gate, allowed him to deplane, and even held another flight for him so he could
get to Dallas within about 3 hours of getting the news.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Aunt Susie, who lives in San Antonio, was
there very fast too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had spent a
goodly amount of quality time with Buddy’s family so the kids were comfortable
with her and she knew them well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
allowed her to bring great peace with her because of this.</div>
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Throughout the day, flights were arranged seemingly
easily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were timed and coordinated
in a way that seemed there was some help from other sources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all seemed to arrive as we were most
needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sister and I arrived at the
airport, seemingly too early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we
were there just a few moments before my parents arrived with their flight from
Flagstaff and allowing us to be able to greet one another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The strength in numbers was needed at this
moment.</div>
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Some of the things that I saw were seemingly small
when individually described, but as you put them together, it makes a miracle
beyond measure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or maybe it was just a
miracle to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I, for example, had
thought that we needed a slide show tribute of some sort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to include songs and music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a masterpiece pictured in my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I scanned photos and tried to work with
them, I feared that it was just not going to work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feared that I didn’t have enough time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feared that it wouldn’t get done and I
would be disappointed and others would be to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My aunt overheard a lady talking about recording and photographing
various aspects of the service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
topic of the slide show came up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said
that her husband was a friend of Buddy’s and really wanted to do something for
us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had the tools and knowledge of
making a presentation as I had envisioned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I scanned the pictures, I gave him the song titles, and he made the presentation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to focus on what I could do and he
took care of the rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This spared me
disappointment and anxiety and Jared was able to honor his friend.</div>
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As the afternoon progressed, I had desired a
special photo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had not been in any of
the boxes I had searched in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I
thought about the impact of this photo in my mind, Heather was asked to find a
financial document.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was shuffling
through these pages, she turned and handed me a photo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was of course the photo I wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She exclaimed that she had no idea why there
would be a picture in those papers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
that may not be a miracle to anyone else, but at that moment, it was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
We were blessed to have people with expertise be
available whenever a problem arose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
there were papers that needed to be filed for benefits, there was a person who
knew how to get it done, and fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
was more food than I have ever seen in my life!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yard work was done without a second thought
or second phone call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was
fundraising and Candlelight Vigils.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Every person who came into the house was a blessing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The responders came to check on her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids he coached honored him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Banners were made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Foundations, funds and trusts were
created.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the news crews reported
about him every night on the news.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
were more moments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need to write them
all and keep the shiny silver parts of this ordeal alive.</div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
His funeral in Texas was a massive event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again Kiewit stepped up and provided food so
that there would not be that burden to the others who had served so often and
well in the past days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know how
many people were there but it was several hundred people in attendance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t even fathom it still.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These were family members, friends,
coworkers, and even strangers who were impressed and touched in some way by his
story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To live a life that allows you to
be such an example and to touch people.</div>
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Some people have asked if they found the person
responsible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is another tragic set
of circumstances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The truck had been
located in a body shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The car had been
dropped off very early in the morning and there was very little thought after
that, until the person returned and had tried to clean the evidence of the
accident off the vehicle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They reported
that to the police and they were able to find out who they believed it to
be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This person though, seemingly
overcome with guilt, ended up taking his own life instead of being able to face
what was to come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We felt so terrible
for the other family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were innocent
in this and he was their only child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They requested donations be given to Heather and the kids through the
Buddy Hopkins Fund.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two families changed
forever.</div>
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I feel like I have skipped too much yet right now
this is all I can share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is what has
stuck out the biggest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am reminded every
day to tell the people I love them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
remember that the little moments may really be the big ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And pictures are a blessing so take lots of
pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if you can, shoot some
movies too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And remember also…there is
no such thing as coincidences.</div>
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<![endif]-->Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-45299035588451360662012-10-02T21:35:00.001-07:002012-10-02T21:35:55.592-07:00InspiredSo I was at my little guy's Kindergarten Cottage Fair. He was so excited to share what he has been learning. He had little songs to sing. He just was a bundle of energy and so excited about life. As he showed me his items, I officially met a lady named Val. She has been in a long battle with cancer. Every round they thought they had won has come back with another round, more wicked than the last. She has a brain tumor and a new tumor has been discovered in her breast. She has 4 young kids and I have been inspired by some her many battles.<br />
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<a href="http://govaleriego.blogspot.com/">http://govaleriego.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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If you go back to March 31st, you will see her walking again for the first time. I cried at her amazing strength and determination. The first time I met/saw Val was at a Zumbathon after she had finished and we had thought kicked round 1. She had amazing energy and I don't think I had ever seen anyone jump so high!<br />
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She looked so amazing and healthy when I saw her. I went to her blog and she got the devastating news that she is truly on borrowed time. I feel the pain she is feeling on a level. We are all terminal. She just knows she has less days to count. She hopes and prays and keeps faith still. But to see her sweet children and I can sense her pain. She brought them into this world to love and raise. And her time here with them is going to be so drastically short in what she envisioned. I think in some ways it is worse to have it hanging over your head than being taken suddenly. The preparation may be a bittersweet blessing. But cherishing and documenting those moments become even more important. <br />
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I found my notebook today. I hope to have time this weekend to share my thought and feelings about Buddy. I am inspired today though by Val. She has such a difficult challenge. And I pray that her family is blessed and has much joy in the time they do have. And I pray she gets a miracle in her life.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-54385418376027732282012-09-21T23:56:00.002-07:002012-09-21T23:56:31.585-07:00Sharing others thoughts about my brother. There may be more but this is what I have knowledge of. Mine is coming soon.<br />
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<a href="http://decadentphilistines.blogspot.com/2012/08/sweating-my-thorns-off-for-buddy.html">http://decadentphilistines.blogspot.com/2012/08/sweating-my-thorns-off-for-buddy.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://heartbrokenmomtoo.blogspot.com/2012/08/tragedy-strikes.html">http://heartbrokenmomtoo.blogspot.com/2012/08/tragedy-strikes.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://logancarter.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-cousin-my-friend.html">http://logancarter.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-cousin-my-friend.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://charlestonsonthego.blogspot.com/2012/07/buddy-will-always-be-loved-and.html">http://charlestonsonthego.blogspot.com/2012/07/buddy-will-always-be-loved-and.html</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-62184719201799957512012-09-21T23:33:00.000-07:002012-09-21T23:33:38.821-07:003 months laterLife has changed in the past 3 months. I am feeling like I can connect with people again and the haze has lifted some. I am guessing that is because I have been back at work and I have been so busy that I don't have time to think or breathe. Most everyone who has wanted to share a bit about Buddy has shared their bits and pieces. I have written somethings and I have the intent of sharing. And so far I haven't. I have reviewed and tweaked my pieces. I'm not sure what I was trying to get out of them. I guess I have the feeling that anything less than perfect will not be good enough to share.<br />
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Or maybe because it is long, I worry that no one will want to read. I sometimes feel like he is a piece of my imagination and that is not how I like to feel. My aunt recently shared some pictures taken at Buddy's funeral. The pictures are of me standing with him. It is painful to realize that those are the last photos, the last moments. I feel like I should have shared something more than Roll Tide. Maybe this is why I haven't said my piece.<br />
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So I have run across a few pictures that I didn't remember I had taken, and I can't articulate the pain and sadness they bring. At the same time they bring me peace. Those are the types of things that can't be described in words. I will hopefully be able to take the time to tell a story. But tonight I am going to try and rest. So hug a love one, give a kiss, and make amends if needed. This life is short and regret is a heavy burden. Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-67040118390940694582012-09-15T10:10:00.001-07:002012-09-15T10:10:47.081-07:00My turn is coming againSo I realize my other blog is gone. And this one is still here. So I don't know if any of this is really going to be inspiration but I am going to attempt to blog again. I have things I want to share and things that are mulling around in my head. So I am going to try and resurrect the blog and see where it goes.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-76652880979649148022010-07-12T13:50:00.000-07:002010-07-12T14:01:55.057-07:00July 10th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKk5Br8FeT23uSYzh2zp3JvcTzeR7JOhHiZfFgmGY3rwLRdRc1W6iSRwR3XbR5yKoTf_InY5MCZlfYlQWKs70C7x6oYjdPDvKg7jvev2KNaIPaNJVyB-o0P0GBKW_OhIrCdT53oWYRqQm/s1600/DSC_0044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKk5Br8FeT23uSYzh2zp3JvcTzeR7JOhHiZfFgmGY3rwLRdRc1W6iSRwR3XbR5yKoTf_InY5MCZlfYlQWKs70C7x6oYjdPDvKg7jvev2KNaIPaNJVyB-o0P0GBKW_OhIrCdT53oWYRqQm/s400/DSC_0044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493127755165214850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Y9ths3mWbSANk3NZHYsYt21jx2paztESj0Ar4GJ81Cq7JJ1n1SgiDEKXpKBEab_zNCAmaWiS68oqT5MknWPt6_dCburLP3vYPST81lFiR9PqSN8zSD4Y455QKi9UxCPEvS0wYDJM_P_9/s1600/DSC_0043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Y9ths3mWbSANk3NZHYsYt21jx2paztESj0Ar4GJ81Cq7JJ1n1SgiDEKXpKBEab_zNCAmaWiS68oqT5MknWPt6_dCburLP3vYPST81lFiR9PqSN8zSD4Y455QKi9UxCPEvS0wYDJM_P_9/s400/DSC_0043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493127740041598194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ELpohJo8hkxQshu3eZKgB7VfZ6I_mtHULHh6y2TANjuztTilFCwLRl5xu6aawMp6DkEOv8_pWGdfR33fBU1zMdTSR_ytRdftc61PWAkwNhcWp96N8H94s6gwzUtCrTtWgLRRhHfvLW2j/s1600/DSC_0042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ELpohJo8hkxQshu3eZKgB7VfZ6I_mtHULHh6y2TANjuztTilFCwLRl5xu6aawMp6DkEOv8_pWGdfR33fBU1zMdTSR_ytRdftc61PWAkwNhcWp96N8H94s6gwzUtCrTtWgLRRhHfvLW2j/s400/DSC_0042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493127731790281522" border="0" /></a><br />So I got some more quilting done. This time for Corwin. And I have almost finished Wyatt's quilt too. I figured the sooner I get these sewing projects done, the sooner I can focus on the messy scrap room and work in there.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-44549467636587734332010-07-06T20:35:00.001-07:002010-07-12T13:50:15.976-07:00July 6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXmNFPpHGscz1xezyyy6dO666X67Otgjkvh8WMre052_HhW-A46mWZ1lN5LtbKNiUUlf0o8LDxp_4gyjwIFx-bR3TI1PgFsLh67_OfSz8rorpLxIC_va3w_fe4BEbiejISGnmtrhuQCOd/s1600/DSC_0040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXmNFPpHGscz1xezyyy6dO666X67Otgjkvh8WMre052_HhW-A46mWZ1lN5LtbKNiUUlf0o8LDxp_4gyjwIFx-bR3TI1PgFsLh67_OfSz8rorpLxIC_va3w_fe4BEbiejISGnmtrhuQCOd/s400/DSC_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493124626488592562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRHTQZdN3BwpMKKeF2w39kpCVj1RU_saSPWMhyphenhyphenWyQeIQvR8meN9-7x_r5GAxRDj1SC3mSj5YiUZ0-257DMFx5ZAprQMBxvc_qBjuR7V9GDvTOQdpa-JEdPfPE9BWXQi72BT8AgjXkjYbu/s1600/DSC_0039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRHTQZdN3BwpMKKeF2w39kpCVj1RU_saSPWMhyphenhyphenWyQeIQvR8meN9-7x_r5GAxRDj1SC3mSj5YiUZ0-257DMFx5ZAprQMBxvc_qBjuR7V9GDvTOQdpa-JEdPfPE9BWXQi72BT8AgjXkjYbu/s400/DSC_0039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493124618479346594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBEVmSy4mZUPsWNYxYkwSVrxiUQKK-hVpIVREGwzjjm7mCWBuVmO5RHHeex8hkt8kswt1Elos6F53ZiR96PaONJ8MZOWOywUjYPtR6zGz01dk2wctY7waaIvcqZy6_XDtFa838z_liSf5/s1600/DSC_0038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBEVmSy4mZUPsWNYxYkwSVrxiUQKK-hVpIVREGwzjjm7mCWBuVmO5RHHeex8hkt8kswt1Elos6F53ZiR96PaONJ8MZOWOywUjYPtR6zGz01dk2wctY7waaIvcqZy6_XDtFa838z_liSf5/s400/DSC_0038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493124610329137922" border="0" /></a><br />So I got some quilting done! This is my niece Natty's quilt.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-54858241455881949532010-07-05T16:46:00.000-07:002010-07-05T16:53:44.607-07:00July 4th and July 5th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVaI-_jygra9YM_3XGCR_T5jjJyhiRAgpapnElfe2cMgauUntrTv7i5jGEDXMe7yzo9vBLDl1PBLzofZObJrK-6LehPEz6VUivW8C5j7Sr8hfEsp2lEQX6CzrT4eXJ92tdb8WZ_vC3BG7/s1600/BPS-13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVaI-_jygra9YM_3XGCR_T5jjJyhiRAgpapnElfe2cMgauUntrTv7i5jGEDXMe7yzo9vBLDl1PBLzofZObJrK-6LehPEz6VUivW8C5j7Sr8hfEsp2lEQX6CzrT4eXJ92tdb8WZ_vC3BG7/s400/BPS-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490574176972779442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLWZn46ITHaZ1mttSLWwCRhZeACtxMRfj12afFw3-GagtphbvskadPyVPP_xPByezGcvFOR7wq5gfBuItdPZ_8kWuE2sijG0AL2grWetsLhVv26vzU2SM9WEfd2cRJtKNXXeScoQAxd5q/s1600/BPS-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLWZn46ITHaZ1mttSLWwCRhZeACtxMRfj12afFw3-GagtphbvskadPyVPP_xPByezGcvFOR7wq5gfBuItdPZ_8kWuE2sijG0AL2grWetsLhVv26vzU2SM9WEfd2cRJtKNXXeScoQAxd5q/s400/BPS-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490574168353752162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucWb_KeP0S_98im5rpoxJv76WWHtr0pth3XrYuwxjrxgm8NUDZ76hQxjHF03pno68YfLceAEXPmhvBXjvj8ti5bmeoR1WS2HOhLQpGwVY2Ls8K-qhF8D3BRlEk9zNewUZmXjO-whUk9G6/s1600/BPS-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucWb_KeP0S_98im5rpoxJv76WWHtr0pth3XrYuwxjrxgm8NUDZ76hQxjHF03pno68YfLceAEXPmhvBXjvj8ti5bmeoR1WS2HOhLQpGwVY2Ls8K-qhF8D3BRlEk9zNewUZmXjO-whUk9G6/s400/BPS-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490573983964117042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiJ_ASa9nixKP2r_l1aCN-rW_SHcrJ5NIxH01v0lYOJOr1aHvDkGANcEYtqEJTVP7lJcIP3hbO_9aaMhTQGpZGw8TTVW8BLlNa2rguzF1oG4gT6pUrsWJ6_sGuzKPoQmxJVpv4qziEdUp/s1600/BPS-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiJ_ASa9nixKP2r_l1aCN-rW_SHcrJ5NIxH01v0lYOJOr1aHvDkGANcEYtqEJTVP7lJcIP3hbO_9aaMhTQGpZGw8TTVW8BLlNa2rguzF1oG4gT6pUrsWJ6_sGuzKPoQmxJVpv4qziEdUp/s400/BPS-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490573973016032226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkFG9PSYG2TGOwyCFZ_mLbZ4NcB6qca2zbd79EnodBkaVZyQe_QTXyX9mgFcm6xfRKj7uDFRtZYqIItBlK3tN5FIKLWrj7XqmsmkwXroYeoZXxIyz0CLoo2UC-guK0ASyz_istFI_JsQi/s1600/BPS-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkFG9PSYG2TGOwyCFZ_mLbZ4NcB6qca2zbd79EnodBkaVZyQe_QTXyX9mgFcm6xfRKj7uDFRtZYqIItBlK3tN5FIKLWrj7XqmsmkwXroYeoZXxIyz0CLoo2UC-guK0ASyz_istFI_JsQi/s400/BPS-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490573620098292114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeNl2GjMu529Iyq5efs1W36jOJOT8U-SnakXvOgLPqcwo9N81ctq2eZWOGhd5MbJ8F93f8OlNUhafYUEWMWaOQcySvUvwA_3UEw_OX2xzZ8UcmlZcfGcvM75gjmJU5tE7H6waQ9Fw_q2X/s1600/BPS-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeNl2GjMu529Iyq5efs1W36jOJOT8U-SnakXvOgLPqcwo9N81ctq2eZWOGhd5MbJ8F93f8OlNUhafYUEWMWaOQcySvUvwA_3UEw_OX2xzZ8UcmlZcfGcvM75gjmJU5tE7H6waQ9Fw_q2X/s400/BPS-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490573610633392386" border="0" /></a><br />The hardest part of posting daily is getting the photos taken and uploaded. But with it being a Holiday yesterday I did have to spend time with the family. I am still wrapping up the Baker's Dozen class. I am also heading into 52 card pick up which I should be posting pics for soon. And then I will be jumping into Club Scrap.<br /><br />Anyway, see you tomorrow!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-33474174956049283912010-07-03T16:03:00.000-07:002010-07-05T16:46:05.849-07:00July 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqDB7y-BnF-Q9e60fEqybes8HXg523EFrptHSzV4NIOf_EMXvzgcAODPuuMOBBWl7EaYxdk_UmAVRk3dyCulJJZJgILev9D9xL1YFfEtfnIkvoWKrqM1b_wgeO-u6wbdavT_Mk1q1Uovv/s1600/BPS-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqDB7y-BnF-Q9e60fEqybes8HXg523EFrptHSzV4NIOf_EMXvzgcAODPuuMOBBWl7EaYxdk_UmAVRk3dyCulJJZJgILev9D9xL1YFfEtfnIkvoWKrqM1b_wgeO-u6wbdavT_Mk1q1Uovv/s400/BPS-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490572401125048738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEr0XXyiD_do5aUIPcDp5BNWMlzUqRCkaphK4pPESXdtBlKMctBRAPqllxNnCxl32fQybo0Kj1z9XoKSEPBtr1zVK-lgT211omMMFT4CzkwO21fhpCXoeb98Q5j1v9qO_-sXd0ID4Szu4/s1600/BPS-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEr0XXyiD_do5aUIPcDp5BNWMlzUqRCkaphK4pPESXdtBlKMctBRAPqllxNnCxl32fQybo0Kj1z9XoKSEPBtr1zVK-lgT211omMMFT4CzkwO21fhpCXoeb98Q5j1v9qO_-sXd0ID4Szu4/s400/BPS-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490572392547790818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOKVFIS5tfPbZJMO6dwCZiWY6vtqZHtbmIv7n4nQvNVfjVPw_OI0psOV9bQg1m_EIQki4Kr_54pUShUIZcdIlqq7UvC96Cz2iT7KyoVLhd5dtIxaVl6MjjV9KWg1cG7n-dKPS44WknQje/s1600/BPS-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOKVFIS5tfPbZJMO6dwCZiWY6vtqZHtbmIv7n4nQvNVfjVPw_OI0psOV9bQg1m_EIQki4Kr_54pUShUIZcdIlqq7UvC96Cz2iT7KyoVLhd5dtIxaVl6MjjV9KWg1cG7n-dKPS44WknQje/s400/BPS-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490572375938288274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDSTxeYxO3Zp_OxJy3546d-wVtbMwmS7wWeoOMm7cMVGi6Jo8jJhcZCmSW3NZP2uxQDh9FalrNoZhphxZmnfiH49AEpy0y7p-lo0WWC5W72MSbe6zS9g89cypP3wd03APX2ER-8WtMM-v/s1600/BPS-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDSTxeYxO3Zp_OxJy3546d-wVtbMwmS7wWeoOMm7cMVGi6Jo8jJhcZCmSW3NZP2uxQDh9FalrNoZhphxZmnfiH49AEpy0y7p-lo0WWC5W72MSbe6zS9g89cypP3wd03APX2ER-8WtMM-v/s400/BPS-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490572361378036338" border="0" /></a><br />So today has been a little bit productive. All of these were challenges from Baker's Dozen.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-21425751040435604242010-07-02T17:47:00.001-07:002010-07-03T08:58:21.667-07:00July 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJEIpXQEuh1zYsNFHd2bqFaU-YetHKuEAyVH1RfAjIiQmDf1nh-nsdu69fjmhJYc0k2JW4RxqH3Y8gELZpGP9bDd0Uov49oojy4qqhtBiu5FymPoRcUQLKmZRjDHjPIOAoIOuFbhmt_cj/s1600/BPS-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJEIpXQEuh1zYsNFHd2bqFaU-YetHKuEAyVH1RfAjIiQmDf1nh-nsdu69fjmhJYc0k2JW4RxqH3Y8gELZpGP9bDd0Uov49oojy4qqhtBiu5FymPoRcUQLKmZRjDHjPIOAoIOuFbhmt_cj/s400/BPS-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489708041383127106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWLI8exaKngsCYjnSDmY8w4WvvYgrV3fOx3zcijc51EojlxBsm5R7eZeKwWjMgI82UHLwQ5sstzFaM64V3mX0sawWBidJmem4PkPdUcNppWjObYjOPLtalcpWzXpPeWYtxeoyxFbiC1r-/s1600/BPS-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWLI8exaKngsCYjnSDmY8w4WvvYgrV3fOx3zcijc51EojlxBsm5R7eZeKwWjMgI82UHLwQ5sstzFaM64V3mX0sawWBidJmem4PkPdUcNppWjObYjOPLtalcpWzXpPeWYtxeoyxFbiC1r-/s400/BPS-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489708031133906130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_7qES6RtE2KWlB8Da-D8tan7daJkoOehMzH8vcvME96UFC9pWY0UktsrJJZQQVbhfDrp0WGtnns_jBOa7iT2Dfa94AIK0gCDjaE86VTe5HwZv4a-8MeiiwqHN0nniBWxvQH7Pf-Hkhl7/s1600/BPS-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_7qES6RtE2KWlB8Da-D8tan7daJkoOehMzH8vcvME96UFC9pWY0UktsrJJZQQVbhfDrp0WGtnns_jBOa7iT2Dfa94AIK0gCDjaE86VTe5HwZv4a-8MeiiwqHN0nniBWxvQH7Pf-Hkhl7/s400/BPS-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489708023766686130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK4zDVhVCP1gZysm64mBi8OigHQenMt3BGQKFD9pp2BpVzrmp-DPekHPWnfVrawsLx0Pdjqzb56Ge3-5pCgJ22tELImMgh7EVRGnjFwLSB2WPmRIHtz1M48P6nNEQ_gq9gdPeqarSp_2v/s1600/BPS-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK4zDVhVCP1gZysm64mBi8OigHQenMt3BGQKFD9pp2BpVzrmp-DPekHPWnfVrawsLx0Pdjqzb56Ge3-5pCgJ22tELImMgh7EVRGnjFwLSB2WPmRIHtz1M48P6nNEQ_gq9gdPeqarSp_2v/s400/BPS-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489708010417970994" border="0" /></a><br />So this is my creativity for the day. Sorry about the horrific picture quality. I usually photograph outside to get the best color, etc. But it is SO WINDY! Not to mention really, really HOT! So these will have to do. One set is inspired by the Bakers Dozen class that just wrapped up. It involved tags and the personality pics of Corwin. The other was a May Flaum challenge in Camp Scrap. The color scheme was sent by Stacy Julian as a challenge to kick off. It was a yummy looking cheeseburger. The colors were yellow (cheese), light, light orange with a hint of brown (bun), purple(onion), green (lettuce), and red (tomato). I am not in love with the layout but it did use up a bunch of scraps. Anyway, off to play. Let's see if something comes out of Saturday.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-40962640549889919022010-07-01T10:41:00.000-07:002010-07-01T10:51:11.208-07:00Trying to get my groove backSo here I am with a scrap room that should inspire creativity. And it has so much in it, honestly I get overwhelmed and want to cry! When I was in Vegas, I had one bag of supplies to work on cards and I got 26 cards done in about 3 to 4 hours! And it was FUN! So I am implementing Operation Scrap Room. Basically I am going to try 31 days of scrapping. I am going to scrapbook at least 1 hour daily and if all goes well, I will be posting my creativity of the day. There is a slight chance that I may shift to quilting gears. I am going to pull out of my funk. <br /><br />So today, no pictures. But hopefully tomorrow. I have two awesome Big Picture Scrapbooking classes I am taking right now. And 1 that just ended. I got nothing done during the class but am going to complete all 13 assignments!!!!<br /><br />My goal with Operation Scrap Room is to discover what supplies I am actually using and then I am going to donate, sell, or trash the "junk". I hoping the 2 goals together will either get my butt in gear or at the very least organize the space. I know looking at the previous post that it looks organized. And it is but there is just too much so if anything gets slightly shifted, it cause a disaster!!!! So Day 1. I will see if I can post pics tonight, but fingers crossed for tomorrow.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-18980967249766398712010-03-09T09:50:00.001-08:002010-03-09T13:23:52.013-08:00My room is done! (It's about time!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN1XgILXZGewcYaMwoaJo7PNiapcyz1HlQnLsDAnqDtLwXickWgAV3w4Y-DEP7r-KxZtKsZeWFJGaOkKMz8-0UsiaQxr48Nle0AJsMzcgaUCCeEPRizcikDPkxPdgvFyPucb9QQxcPwS7/s1600-h/DSC_0198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN1XgILXZGewcYaMwoaJo7PNiapcyz1HlQnLsDAnqDtLwXickWgAV3w4Y-DEP7r-KxZtKsZeWFJGaOkKMz8-0UsiaQxr48Nle0AJsMzcgaUCCeEPRizcikDPkxPdgvFyPucb9QQxcPwS7/s400/DSC_0198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446746388738402034" border="0" /></a>Can't forget the table!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tNJSpHE15M3FacBot0WGQ1l2i6m6syJOVpwZg1TQjJ-wg4A_ODgUK7jH44xZ13Rf1KZOJPAD1hNqppESFerNnUGPdMSrdIsi5_jcyJHD6BKCqE7BTRho5eShiB_82UyJVaJUOwslvvtu/s1600-h/DSC_0197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tNJSpHE15M3FacBot0WGQ1l2i6m6syJOVpwZg1TQjJ-wg4A_ODgUK7jH44xZ13Rf1KZOJPAD1hNqppESFerNnUGPdMSrdIsi5_jcyJHD6BKCqE7BTRho5eShiB_82UyJVaJUOwslvvtu/s400/DSC_0197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446696011078958434" border="0" /></a>Wall One Part 1<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlEP-lWesxL4JdyjwJgNnSHYXGZfZw9ajuYbjV0m93KOnYeXWYxF1gp0UsnC9C0A4O5Ax8qci1Y0FLU6wg26CTXol1kfH5KWp5mVZWOUfRiFUOZg32sgri9IW8EiLwDxKgTLKNn5xjoOc/s1600-h/DSC_0196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlEP-lWesxL4JdyjwJgNnSHYXGZfZw9ajuYbjV0m93KOnYeXWYxF1gp0UsnC9C0A4O5Ax8qci1Y0FLU6wg26CTXol1kfH5KWp5mVZWOUfRiFUOZg32sgri9IW8EiLwDxKgTLKNn5xjoOc/s400/DSC_0196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446696000563332690" border="0" /></a>Wall 1 Part 2<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildK98fIuGpBH6Gwml70S2vOTyJqAvd_9W1eKFXsiL9lOjF07n-KNvaQtSnjolP3xegCDRXTBgbQ_cIQentXeahyphenhyphenHU012OBYLjNGsIuzgtWD8JKP_dzj573CscP_HTbw8VXtYENR5gk-1C/s1600-h/DSC_0195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildK98fIuGpBH6Gwml70S2vOTyJqAvd_9W1eKFXsiL9lOjF07n-KNvaQtSnjolP3xegCDRXTBgbQ_cIQentXeahyphenhyphenHU012OBYLjNGsIuzgtWD8JKP_dzj573CscP_HTbw8VXtYENR5gk-1C/s400/DSC_0195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446695976988155234" border="0" /></a>Close Up on Wall 1<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLufsl_HERhAk5MFp2u7hBJnfIS0OIgCKUohuI3aNvWk-kTXAnB1IPNC2jNlL9dgQ_fhzrE74_EYg-e1ciWjedUWhdOrkRlsLiUOxEp_cgKj2pRIvXn2-Maf7s385EEChIzEPgeqD-HkG/s1600-h/DSC_0194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLufsl_HERhAk5MFp2u7hBJnfIS0OIgCKUohuI3aNvWk-kTXAnB1IPNC2jNlL9dgQ_fhzrE74_EYg-e1ciWjedUWhdOrkRlsLiUOxEp_cgKj2pRIvXn2-Maf7s385EEChIzEPgeqD-HkG/s400/DSC_0194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446695967462160290" border="0" /></a>Wall 2 Part 1<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qH3aYwNihqdmHofjfVcREGb6T4bM5tk7thdMM95TXxkRYYmfmk_GLPJucDW8Jf5PFcmdMCCKIJLQHwHCdngdbJK0jdh2mSagsDZyQDZbVYuzFZl3afE5Sdp2BPg0ChfOfkifv1InowCj/s1600-h/DSC_0193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qH3aYwNihqdmHofjfVcREGb6T4bM5tk7thdMM95TXxkRYYmfmk_GLPJucDW8Jf5PFcmdMCCKIJLQHwHCdngdbJK0jdh2mSagsDZyQDZbVYuzFZl3afE5Sdp2BPg0ChfOfkifv1InowCj/s400/DSC_0193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446694331031712338" border="0" /></a>Wall 2 Part 2<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJbfwM2EIRdAccifJ-jphQOvlq1I__SxBJDmHtzcHa2-I_sc9cUygZIsCaMG5ltIX51NeXG6_wX4WhJBz-o7XK2F9bjN-ZnaOW40dq4wFIoI71FbkcD-6g5hdqvvc15l4mL6r5NnKU6Ab/s1600-h/DSC_0192.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJbfwM2EIRdAccifJ-jphQOvlq1I__SxBJDmHtzcHa2-I_sc9cUygZIsCaMG5ltIX51NeXG6_wX4WhJBz-o7XK2F9bjN-ZnaOW40dq4wFIoI71FbkcD-6g5hdqvvc15l4mL6r5NnKU6Ab/s400/DSC_0192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446694316261297906" border="0" /></a>Wall 3 Part 1<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj424KvweunojjNTe4RmgYJURwLppzDuY6fASvX4EqKfhGq60qcQyV_ZFG6KRwLGBuqDZI0D9LbfIHTwYNzN6b2oJ7NSp7Cj_6U7ac69Y3-BBK3htjrzQZhoS0eHGQdg_DHx0jP480DZV1a/s1600-h/DSC_0191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj424KvweunojjNTe4RmgYJURwLppzDuY6fASvX4EqKfhGq60qcQyV_ZFG6KRwLGBuqDZI0D9LbfIHTwYNzN6b2oJ7NSp7Cj_6U7ac69Y3-BBK3htjrzQZhoS0eHGQdg_DHx0jP480DZV1a/s400/DSC_0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446694302019143458" border="0" /></a>Wall 3 Part 2<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQwl0obeZanNVGG1Mp-VgcdPUuIlil2ckRa0v8eDZ47BqUD0yq9FNEMeHCd-cW3dxsCu88_Ztl6BPLODYa6GrAaFzJ_SGv6b5Mg8uEKhsQiqSPNnGs-_p-JxIRJYBGaQdzeWadIbGGmLk/s1600-h/DSC_0190.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQwl0obeZanNVGG1Mp-VgcdPUuIlil2ckRa0v8eDZ47BqUD0yq9FNEMeHCd-cW3dxsCu88_Ztl6BPLODYa6GrAaFzJ_SGv6b5Mg8uEKhsQiqSPNnGs-_p-JxIRJYBGaQdzeWadIbGGmLk/s400/DSC_0190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446694294669249234" border="0" /></a>Wall 4Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-55686982069459862192010-02-28T08:28:00.000-08:002010-02-28T08:55:58.686-08:00So I have done some boring stuff this year....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXJDhttipE2MTcpNKRau3jtaRem58Q9EyEJanUPSEzGv18ZsvTMnZG41B5glYFL0Hr8z3Ag5ls1Y2jwp0ZQ3tHERkHdZeGY9EOS_nj9ZULYwvE_htpeSAIVWqSGH0O0tTyc5qSGdCTUhW/s1600-h/DSC_0150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXJDhttipE2MTcpNKRau3jtaRem58Q9EyEJanUPSEzGv18ZsvTMnZG41B5glYFL0Hr8z3Ag5ls1Y2jwp0ZQ3tHERkHdZeGY9EOS_nj9ZULYwvE_htpeSAIVWqSGH0O0tTyc5qSGdCTUhW/s400/DSC_0150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443337184622233618" border="0" /></a>From my first Sprint cup race. I took a ton of pictures and then crammed them. I used like 20% of them but I think I captured the day okay.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnb3f9WwN5TPO00ICUphfy7YOAbYWS7hGAlYs0UBKGpErD5j9dFu7mFdmjVVEq7aOFfSDTIesHsEGonig0P4qPDD0KBpdzaRAUvVsL2jy2tHmIaS3HmzcizKWZ9-UR3Q6aJPxzpPnMf4O/s1600-h/DSC_0149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnb3f9WwN5TPO00ICUphfy7YOAbYWS7hGAlYs0UBKGpErD5j9dFu7mFdmjVVEq7aOFfSDTIesHsEGonig0P4qPDD0KBpdzaRAUvVsL2jy2tHmIaS3HmzcizKWZ9-UR3Q6aJPxzpPnMf4O/s400/DSC_0149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443337179282144802" border="0" /></a>The two pages together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS2G2sem9ErMMsObZ7kb-DQK9RuAhxCpw0MaqBHtwC-8sgNTq_7COSmM4uh9TeWFOYMYnIfQOLziCPanqam3QBeYIbvB6BKJVd5v9FYe4O_Gg7LFetiuwN9wO408EqcDWa8dlAF7WLtPR/s1600-h/DSC_0148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS2G2sem9ErMMsObZ7kb-DQK9RuAhxCpw0MaqBHtwC-8sgNTq_7COSmM4uh9TeWFOYMYnIfQOLziCPanqam3QBeYIbvB6BKJVd5v9FYe4O_Gg7LFetiuwN9wO408EqcDWa8dlAF7WLtPR/s400/DSC_0148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443337169763453858" border="0" /></a>Better effect on the 2 page but the single pages follow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDxUU-F-MCMpKi2biRUP0s3DXjqy8BZvmSv1VuEtKCQExRcWMcu2LEE6e4lPVX2_TalzKW1HnHnEbbyn_E6asRJ7MtD1WrcOjheryFBoQQFtVspvsQwqX0U0glQCVTF3j9aGLl4Ja1Vdj/s1600-h/DSC_0147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDxUU-F-MCMpKi2biRUP0s3DXjqy8BZvmSv1VuEtKCQExRcWMcu2LEE6e4lPVX2_TalzKW1HnHnEbbyn_E6asRJ7MtD1WrcOjheryFBoQQFtVspvsQwqX0U0glQCVTF3j9aGLl4Ja1Vdj/s400/DSC_0147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443336710559351410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0tjTNIlhfdCpuqLrdU9UZARiuafMTjhy-3O41rAwITYky72k0DNJOPu1QpFbiRI9aLLV5Rvemxa9cveJOAV8jR5YtAIlqFqUea3AqO6ERK5tvMap_bCwjDfHlW9KFqZwZCuPV1pWfZV9/s1600-h/DSC_0146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0tjTNIlhfdCpuqLrdU9UZARiuafMTjhy-3O41rAwITYky72k0DNJOPu1QpFbiRI9aLLV5Rvemxa9cveJOAV8jR5YtAIlqFqUea3AqO6ERK5tvMap_bCwjDfHlW9KFqZwZCuPV1pWfZV9/s400/DSC_0146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443336698908382082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Zgrg3pNdRf6eQijBDPXaF1uG20tx6Xwd86RwnMPCCcNxyZS_IC-50ULjsZtKY9mo3VgV5vAmd8ngTCDy-0jXEOs1ufHqSYj9q5Izz0oVxgI4GlyOiSWZRFwFPeDQzk6-9NOKdldxmwtU/s1600-h/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Zgrg3pNdRf6eQijBDPXaF1uG20tx6Xwd86RwnMPCCcNxyZS_IC-50ULjsZtKY9mo3VgV5vAmd8ngTCDy-0jXEOs1ufHqSYj9q5Izz0oVxgI4GlyOiSWZRFwFPeDQzk6-9NOKdldxmwtU/s400/DSC_0145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443336689482117922" border="0" /></a>Remember Pocket Pages? I decided to stic a few of the cards in a pocket page and call it done.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgra6knmNfRAQda8ovbRObSK7jTNPjG2o_LVxaFPVZHNzt8kCqc-twb5dEkUxMLIgHzEeCpVJFxDzEK2Rm03aAa1vy3HIHdkMqKtY1UCboDIK56H_R6_A11XWrrcGOsIJrDWWRWXAJtyvzu/s1600-h/DSC_0144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgra6knmNfRAQda8ovbRObSK7jTNPjG2o_LVxaFPVZHNzt8kCqc-twb5dEkUxMLIgHzEeCpVJFxDzEK2Rm03aAa1vy3HIHdkMqKtY1UCboDIK56H_R6_A11XWrrcGOsIJrDWWRWXAJtyvzu/s400/DSC_0144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443336682993373282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEias-0xg8GcgAlMLhAL5O1Q5_rT1ToZN-DviBU0YYzqK0n-sQEM-1nmOqjttMMMQR_U5vH4xyZZN_Me16Yc6nU2dFHsTHDfAitur-77olTS1-VhtV2q0uEqXLqKE0M-abF84o7PAT9JcMvb/s1600-h/DSC_0143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEias-0xg8GcgAlMLhAL5O1Q5_rT1ToZN-DviBU0YYzqK0n-sQEM-1nmOqjttMMMQR_U5vH4xyZZN_Me16Yc6nU2dFHsTHDfAitur-77olTS1-VhtV2q0uEqXLqKE0M-abF84o7PAT9JcMvb/s400/DSC_0143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443336026827402002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdskR8KWLhUL7KrtZTntobxXcNW-L-279fsW9wWIrhj8Zlyrby52lei0whfB9NHUtO4rK4JRM6whTg3dQ0mZixP5hrI00-FuCPnyQ7UWUn1DxGoBEIdwq0PbwLNgjLsBuF5iQFFcDKAww/s1600-h/DSC_0142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdskR8KWLhUL7KrtZTntobxXcNW-L-279fsW9wWIrhj8Zlyrby52lei0whfB9NHUtO4rK4JRM6whTg3dQ0mZixP5hrI00-FuCPnyQ7UWUn1DxGoBEIdwq0PbwLNgjLsBuF5iQFFcDKAww/s400/DSC_0142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443336011092299842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxxoH_kiNZzpC6aWv9wpN-bzWCCsmYqYCraSyMYEkQRBwDWpXz8Qn8gwLdaFtQ3QkuYcfEJW07IDPramiqIO6rTOTXeZBQEVO-6WZXUdhVYQtY0TkpIYlxRM_xY9UwN-KTczZxYZBOKte/s1600-h/DSC_0141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxxoH_kiNZzpC6aWv9wpN-bzWCCsmYqYCraSyMYEkQRBwDWpXz8Qn8gwLdaFtQ3QkuYcfEJW07IDPramiqIO6rTOTXeZBQEVO-6WZXUdhVYQtY0TkpIYlxRM_xY9UwN-KTczZxYZBOKte/s400/DSC_0141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443336002621089762" border="0" /></a>I used some close to my heart base pages and Bo Bunny.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eKhRWZ4hImp2XcVK3-dW5XtyT9GMLAYxSvTotJeErAUz1FzulA8ZOhrVfbvXqhZZ9VzBkjwVjTg4s4jw5wxFxCB32-q2hk1CPLsmkOCEURLXkwQy_Ula07nBd4vUy9FsoFI3Vcr80OSV/s1600-h/DSC_0140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eKhRWZ4hImp2XcVK3-dW5XtyT9GMLAYxSvTotJeErAUz1FzulA8ZOhrVfbvXqhZZ9VzBkjwVjTg4s4jw5wxFxCB32-q2hk1CPLsmkOCEURLXkwQy_Ula07nBd4vUy9FsoFI3Vcr80OSV/s400/DSC_0140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443335075557911858" border="0" /></a><br />Digging in my stash and in my picture box. This is obviously from being pregnant with Jocelyn.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZXweR9_1m8Qe9UfnZBklfJ02hz34q7QmJEn9fnYSZueT4RDiNhPKKWYZ5prqvn8r3IzNUFMSM-nnMJPi0wi9cqeDZS0bHGLOl8jeSg0ZYCon3t9kDwxAjj4PZwqex1MhuPQJK-UCurpP/s1600-h/DSC_0139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZXweR9_1m8Qe9UfnZBklfJ02hz34q7QmJEn9fnYSZueT4RDiNhPKKWYZ5prqvn8r3IzNUFMSM-nnMJPi0wi9cqeDZS0bHGLOl8jeSg0ZYCon3t9kDwxAjj4PZwqex1MhuPQJK-UCurpP/s400/DSC_0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443335068826919538" border="0" /></a>This is for my All About Me album. This one I like. Nice and simple but bold!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVTh5w1hWtzuFnq7v2jGYnidESOLgD1g1V6cEappYUVUVl1g7RHcQbmo9m_YpItI7OQUxVkI0AY4Lhe8T_fWXT9EEJH4jOR6WKQgwPBcXUwg1zOSbVYg7O5NzbZ5envM-ss2ucX5Yb-5z/s1600-h/DSC_0138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVTh5w1hWtzuFnq7v2jGYnidESOLgD1g1V6cEappYUVUVl1g7RHcQbmo9m_YpItI7OQUxVkI0AY4Lhe8T_fWXT9EEJH4jOR6WKQgwPBcXUwg1zOSbVYg7O5NzbZ5envM-ss2ucX5Yb-5z/s400/DSC_0138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443335059272986498" border="0" /></a>Amanda started this page when she was 8 or so, I just finished it up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijI10Wq2bmwIrwoxMLgtEhDycBKA_JoWI4wrTS8oraOoVidXmRSnwZ0FrhkNnyX0zO9DGbOc82PKD22XyapiwDQsVThi6w_z_QZ8rgmM7pHMi56GD3zsI1DDb2VZuKo87j_GSHSbF9Yb9/s1600-h/DSC_0137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijI10Wq2bmwIrwoxMLgtEhDycBKA_JoWI4wrTS8oraOoVidXmRSnwZ0FrhkNnyX0zO9DGbOc82PKD22XyapiwDQsVThi6w_z_QZ8rgmM7pHMi56GD3zsI1DDb2VZuKo87j_GSHSbF9Yb9/s400/DSC_0137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443335052235094802" border="0" /></a><br />So my scrappy mojo is GONE! I just signed up for some Big Picture Scrapping classes to see if I can get some of it back. However!!! Here is some items done this year. I have no inspiration and was going for quantity getting done. So for those counting, that is 12 done out of 200 for the year. I have a digi page done in my Heritage Makers account but don't know how to share it. Scrap room pics coming soon. Only 1 wall done thus far.<br /><br />Hopefully I will be updating soon!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-24921764573160492492010-02-04T09:15:00.000-08:002010-02-04T09:17:03.827-08:00Trying again.Don't laugh but Nascar season is coming and with that, my productivity increases, scrapwise. So I will be working on sharing more and possibly adding the challenges I am doing. I will also be posting my extra stuff for sale.<br /><br />Wish me luck!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-60324985546662415412009-12-16T18:30:00.000-08:002009-12-16T18:42:42.523-08:00Gifting for my daycare kiddos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAYwLqYZ0fo_x8lkPQfXG6lEwHrvlQuEUOjZVxYQMrCDZS6MpaGhjD6wKthI0wZPSjbU0agY5T35EhyKaxM8SOnE3lZe3pZKZwdeQCra3W0hgve5HkF51dHNj9J9b86niw1qFLBAMlVFG/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAYwLqYZ0fo_x8lkPQfXG6lEwHrvlQuEUOjZVxYQMrCDZS6MpaGhjD6wKthI0wZPSjbU0agY5T35EhyKaxM8SOnE3lZe3pZKZwdeQCra3W0hgve5HkF51dHNj9J9b86niw1qFLBAMlVFG/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416027446637049346" border="0" /></a>This is a tag album made from scraps. I put pictures of the kids at play during the year. Not exciting but I hope that the parents appreciate this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ASGWKYRXDJhCUJFWKIIiUwWxLu3Y6HvnwVx_JXVDrVs5InBfKlCJLsBJ2EU-N8CHgGNVFeKqUpg5qGfjCzdLB_R328SwPizijP27XufX_pLzOnQzowdb0fjqGHXF4JhgsM4Yw3Ljxl2b/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ASGWKYRXDJhCUJFWKIIiUwWxLu3Y6HvnwVx_JXVDrVs5InBfKlCJLsBJ2EU-N8CHgGNVFeKqUpg5qGfjCzdLB_R328SwPizijP27XufX_pLzOnQzowdb0fjqGHXF4JhgsM4Yw3Ljxl2b/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416027437975834338" border="0" /></a>This is a box I decorated for my longest attending daycare family. She works with mentally challenged adults all day and I thought a little display of her girls might be nice to look at during the day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnY0fV4qpQ7KOCptBDqcqECea6K2OG7vAwwHV6MHeoBsZI64iczomtPvk5HQbFeV9DBSxwZghw3L9MCyg7k1Z_iqhgPkYT-YD52s4W-sARf9PSn92jSP-EX67DQGhwTAvQB7YnTXQgHPV/s1600-h/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnY0fV4qpQ7KOCptBDqcqECea6K2OG7vAwwHV6MHeoBsZI64iczomtPvk5HQbFeV9DBSxwZghw3L9MCyg7k1Z_iqhgPkYT-YD52s4W-sARf9PSn92jSP-EX67DQGhwTAvQB7YnTXQgHPV/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416027431656206098" border="0" /></a>And this is a little book of pics I made also because I have lots of pictures. I used my stash and album that I had on hand.<br /><br />I need to take a picture of my snowman made out of a paver. It was not my work but I plan to copy it for the kids next year. I forgot how cool it was until I pulled out my decorations.<br /><br />Happy crafting everyone.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-35803434521935128922009-12-05T08:03:00.000-08:002009-12-05T08:21:06.216-08:00Christmas crafting has begun!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXC7mmH58keXIiZE4MYThx-rGQfV8E0-LyxCDxE7mxiYLC08XVzqWwJHtnT6d2HxKgAsi_NqesO-wTaR4cYUCIlPXhx0SvR5JaiHKON8PnbmgV5GPXpL07eem0xEWcwVSS3EgKUrCjBob/s1600-h/DSC_0019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXC7mmH58keXIiZE4MYThx-rGQfV8E0-LyxCDxE7mxiYLC08XVzqWwJHtnT6d2HxKgAsi_NqesO-wTaR4cYUCIlPXhx0SvR5JaiHKON8PnbmgV5GPXpL07eem0xEWcwVSS3EgKUrCjBob/s400/DSC_0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411785043732567282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a message board for one of my kids teachers. It is a cookie sheet. I used the back side so I wouldn't need to put a ribbon or anything for hanging. There are 2 magnets which are made from buttons. And did you know that your crop-o-dile punches through metal? Watch for metal splinters though! I used CTMH Noteworthy collection. Of course so much better IRL.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezlvD2rJQtub5hMWDVMBdAGpSs-Z0L3GKk3h_-9mnBZdnxZUquuo59JIGUatJ6eKCkeghyphenhyphenARL03tGp7jIP1dSWiyPDez7_CB5if5HL70CFkA0rZzyKNbX4v0q3VFl1Xtb7ww32ahbR5QH/s1600-h/DSC_0022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezlvD2rJQtub5hMWDVMBdAGpSs-Z0L3GKk3h_-9mnBZdnxZUquuo59JIGUatJ6eKCkeghyphenhyphenARL03tGp7jIP1dSWiyPDez7_CB5if5HL70CFkA0rZzyKNbX4v0q3VFl1Xtb7ww32ahbR5QH/s400/DSC_0022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411784574765741938" border="0" /></a>This one is side ways, sorry! This is a Bo Bunny paper Message Board. I used the inside as opposed to the outside on this one. I will need to add a hanging ribbon to use this. Magnets are on the side. This one has 3 button magnets and a magnet clip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8TC9WHJsnyOx71h2DFB3GueKg0AjQVv0-AM-GN5EcGgsk8gmeimnFcjbRkXiQ_zwYtzye9mqUAssbD3LbGUDNzqA1UjhRYFbWpLzWKkFuBRpM0rFAGNOG73iokCZnUay_OeTnFWttk7J/s1600-h/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8TC9WHJsnyOx71h2DFB3GueKg0AjQVv0-AM-GN5EcGgsk8gmeimnFcjbRkXiQ_zwYtzye9mqUAssbD3LbGUDNzqA1UjhRYFbWpLzWKkFuBRpM0rFAGNOG73iokCZnUay_OeTnFWttk7J/s400/DSC_0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411784566983647602" border="0" /></a>I have these mail boxes made from some of my CTMH stash. I am not enjoying these as much as I thought I would and I have 22 to go!!! I am calling these Santa's magic mail box because only Santa can pull the kids letter out to read it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqaz1emlQD1tVeiiP7mjGS8UliHEvibRh2bH0EH1aFF85omLRsdaDxRL_IUALkRM8N0o9p1Ys7EnAqEblWXTqIuYIXUWXkxaU-gz9cyW5rcQhHbuB1uAb_OJ7yUVhjYrabwqKIqsg2f3o/s1600-h/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqaz1emlQD1tVeiiP7mjGS8UliHEvibRh2bH0EH1aFF85omLRsdaDxRL_IUALkRM8N0o9p1Ys7EnAqEblWXTqIuYIXUWXkxaU-gz9cyW5rcQhHbuB1uAb_OJ7yUVhjYrabwqKIqsg2f3o/s400/DSC_0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411784558999418162" border="0" /></a>This is the second teacher message board I made. I actually stamped some swirls on this one. Again I dug into my CTMH stash and this is Noteworthy Collection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Uuyfjm5FsU9Mcp2xNemkzp8jo9cPuwl5kyv_1AYkvKaSiGEKFBRriaW4P5404j3Yw2-bwd0kDEflbXEs8nkc020ZcwhzlmeyuxS7NjcAeccRUcShwYKDzECACUsCQD14GVF1WUyz-Lm9/s1600-h/DSC_0018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Uuyfjm5FsU9Mcp2xNemkzp8jo9cPuwl5kyv_1AYkvKaSiGEKFBRriaW4P5404j3Yw2-bwd0kDEflbXEs8nkc020ZcwhzlmeyuxS7NjcAeccRUcShwYKDzECACUsCQD14GVF1WUyz-Lm9/s400/DSC_0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411784549214811266" border="0" /></a>This is also from my stash. I bought this paper for my inevitable trip to Disneyland. I had some random disney embellies that I added with my CTMH paper.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-61192275670243484592009-09-02T20:26:00.000-07:002009-09-02T20:32:47.410-07:00So if you need some official info, I figured out where I could send you.<br /><br />The main page:<br /><a href="http://www.closetomyheart.com">http://www.closetomyheart.com</a><br /><br />Check out Stamp of the month, Workshops on the Go, and Celebrate Today. All very cool!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.closetomyheart.com/wotg/gwotg.aspx">http://www.closetomyheart.com/wotg/gwotg.aspx</a><br /><br />You should be able to get a feel for the Workshops. I have 2 so far and I will be getting the other 2. I am happy to set up a Workshop or 2 if anyone wants to try them out. I will see if I can't get a date and location for the west side of town and also the east side.<br /><br />Enough scrappy today? Never!!!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-51801607673480474742009-09-02T14:34:00.000-07:002009-09-02T17:17:04.419-07:00Jingle all the Way<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7060ZgX2n5kq-B5_1hjVJfiZXkHmlBT63bAfFBG7ObFxLfJx7eny1SEu44tJ98AuDsYagFPuK8nzZwIh93RTS9Hh5m6pn8pXB4hIu8N_UR9pubxcJLBB1v5cTDrfz6lbpn2mcvPbEUk0q/s1600-h/DSC_0033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7060ZgX2n5kq-B5_1hjVJfiZXkHmlBT63bAfFBG7ObFxLfJx7eny1SEu44tJ98AuDsYagFPuK8nzZwIh93RTS9Hh5m6pn8pXB4hIu8N_UR9pubxcJLBB1v5cTDrfz6lbpn2mcvPbEUk0q/s400/DSC_0033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377027988476594194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqAE_vznTEZrpC-Gdi1lz9wBSfDbLIOyXhpWPtXEat-bMvwCARwWVSlM8RiIZi4kbNPcWCph3uqa80O29sgdxVHUoCnAD6eDitYKOa3XPD_yQcjVhvu_rbjKsQztDodhYjCoqivv2xbiB/s1600-h/DSC_0031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqAE_vznTEZrpC-Gdi1lz9wBSfDbLIOyXhpWPtXEat-bMvwCARwWVSlM8RiIZi4kbNPcWCph3uqa80O29sgdxVHUoCnAD6eDitYKOa3XPD_yQcjVhvu_rbjKsQztDodhYjCoqivv2xbiB/s400/DSC_0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377027980901778978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsZ7HCtt3ks_UrkGt7VkjpBqhwu2t683m7Dio4bKxAsDGL6qWRW86hWrg4_XuxhwPMmvMRKuMUnn_p7xWkYEhkMh0ZRTncm_EInSHD3SM1664vkGRErh8v9BU_I3ODjPYyQizD68KeADM/s1600-h/DSC_0030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsZ7HCtt3ks_UrkGt7VkjpBqhwu2t683m7Dio4bKxAsDGL6qWRW86hWrg4_XuxhwPMmvMRKuMUnn_p7xWkYEhkMh0ZRTncm_EInSHD3SM1664vkGRErh8v9BU_I3ODjPYyQizD68KeADM/s400/DSC_0030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377027976226133490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8WIZiZ9dAhgvINbu1SAtTRfiTe5j39qiXIjwmFObwjTureaDeJ4pgr-cj7uJk41ld-iv-5Z-4938I0uF_O21BPXpQ2OYZnNqhuwGzMDzFfA-dlfLlOcuRbZTEp6UPoZX7dqT8U5qG2K_/s1600-h/DSC_0029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8WIZiZ9dAhgvINbu1SAtTRfiTe5j39qiXIjwmFObwjTureaDeJ4pgr-cj7uJk41ld-iv-5Z-4938I0uF_O21BPXpQ2OYZnNqhuwGzMDzFfA-dlfLlOcuRbZTEp6UPoZX7dqT8U5qG2K_/s400/DSC_0029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377027968073019586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQ1kVvQp4speftE1FRSWEoPGf1p8WJK6ndnweU6OG66_bD3cs9K3ghwPk6PuXzfbFihz6KIJ2cSzDBgBwOnzLj_t4cBczefP-inTn-O05GVfvQDE2TvIiw2tnXTNs-4sOZyVMBfDP7Wbw/s1600-h/DSC_0028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQ1kVvQp4speftE1FRSWEoPGf1p8WJK6ndnweU6OG66_bD3cs9K3ghwPk6PuXzfbFihz6KIJ2cSzDBgBwOnzLj_t4cBczefP-inTn-O05GVfvQDE2TvIiw2tnXTNs-4sOZyVMBfDP7Wbw/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377027953867878754" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, so it is just called JINGLE but it was all the way to FUN!!!<br /><br />I just opened it and I can't wait to use it. The workshop is priced at $29.95 (plus nasty old tax and shipping) But you get a full paper pack which has 12 double sided sheets of patterned paper and 10 pieces of coordinated cardstock, a stamp set only available with the workshop kit, and an embellishment. In this one there is a full package of glitter brads. (Retail for this kit is $35.85). Oh there is also a 6 page color workshop guide with step by step instructions to create a 2 page layout and 3 cards. And I know I will have plenty more paper to make even more stuff. If you want to get fancy, like the sample, there are usually 2 items additional to purchase at about $13 but obviously they can be used for other stuff too.<br /><br />So my goal is to see what I can make with just the kit. So I can confirm it as a deal. Yeah for a scrappy weekend! And then to have a workshop or 10. Want details? E-mail me. <br /><br />Next up? Twitterpated with cute little woodland animal feel!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-36254871689399083592009-09-02T14:29:00.001-07:002009-09-02T14:31:46.581-07:00I love the UPS man!I haven't ordered anything in so long, that I had forgotten how much fun it is to have him bring big boxes to the door! I have 10 brand new catty's and the August order. I also have 2 new workshops which I will be unveiling just as soon as I get my pics and details straight, hopefully today!!!! Stay tuned...................Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-9251520283244002852009-08-30T11:33:00.001-07:002009-08-30T11:43:42.742-07:00Trying to find my scraproom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TSW29vbDEaBNlvAptqXBoz_Uy_ldhcA0u4SNVwCLqMOMmvYucQJpml77tVVhkONctox4TvHPZosbPrT9gdDRNJwE2pq761X9BpKxdtJLDuIsKN8dxksHeC2zY9Co-V8M-4KB4d39hXsD/s1600-h/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TSW29vbDEaBNlvAptqXBoz_Uy_ldhcA0u4SNVwCLqMOMmvYucQJpml77tVVhkONctox4TvHPZosbPrT9gdDRNJwE2pq761X9BpKxdtJLDuIsKN8dxksHeC2zY9Co-V8M-4KB4d39hXsD/s400/DSC_0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375828810979570994" border="0" /></a>As you can see, it is in SAD shape. I have to get back into my scrapping groove. The holidays are coming. So far I have gotten a few things back on track.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuytkIkK4zHE51Gp0KXjAW4Esx6crpqaai9ko-Dl6BtbxFMrOnIRGDS96zvdkD3APaoDTwBHEkKWpOuYDq3PuAtq4Xuzsz0NvmXUGqemCiM0H8lVtZMQJb8q6qNwOlioBT9ZbCFxxIzEDw/s1600-h/DSC_0008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuytkIkK4zHE51Gp0KXjAW4Esx6crpqaai9ko-Dl6BtbxFMrOnIRGDS96zvdkD3APaoDTwBHEkKWpOuYDq3PuAtq4Xuzsz0NvmXUGqemCiM0H8lVtZMQJb8q6qNwOlioBT9ZbCFxxIzEDw/s400/DSC_0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827657848201298" border="0" /></a><br />Pens are okay.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircrW0yokNbANgG74pLb66re1QsvCrZfMqUqCYQca2Xivzue-hVYXcI5XAIahsBNAhRNA84j2pFXVj9j9vHb8qsQR9saazUfTyinvwSvbEf0PDeIfsnp0PDk_BoHuA-CjOfTUj6NYfeSiO/s1600-h/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircrW0yokNbANgG74pLb66re1QsvCrZfMqUqCYQca2Xivzue-hVYXcI5XAIahsBNAhRNA84j2pFXVj9j9vHb8qsQR9saazUfTyinvwSvbEf0PDeIfsnp0PDk_BoHuA-CjOfTUj6NYfeSiO/s400/DSC_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827650220822994" border="0" /></a>Flowers are okay. (Granted there are many more flowers in other places.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJziSQEod3g9vajDBT2TjzeRm8Ysr6qEm-60DkO1VqXI69qQ3TLTT-8eMKR8cDgUpCecZ-rfI3KqEWq6xIGDGwLWh-vHDZ3c0_BQ5-3wXSnx3SQNVGm0TPfXLG4nf-ztAszF0rSf3IWH5l/s1600-h/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJziSQEod3g9vajDBT2TjzeRm8Ysr6qEm-60DkO1VqXI69qQ3TLTT-8eMKR8cDgUpCecZ-rfI3KqEWq6xIGDGwLWh-vHDZ3c0_BQ5-3wXSnx3SQNVGm0TPfXLG4nf-ztAszF0rSf3IWH5l/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827643476150770" border="0" /></a>Closet has been rediscovered and made usable again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxrmWfjy7qKTqmMTEIvHj4GOKRytwsS-4yY-jzp1wak1gdVHXeldrDt0X0f073a05iYq1yaseqqPdq8VKMw5CVolEu2tb8xFd62euqv-Ipj8cOqKI1YIb0m74jXDOhf_gYwHQlkgmqH0n/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxrmWfjy7qKTqmMTEIvHj4GOKRytwsS-4yY-jzp1wak1gdVHXeldrDt0X0f073a05iYq1yaseqqPdq8VKMw5CVolEu2tb8xFd62euqv-Ipj8cOqKI1YIb0m74jXDOhf_gYwHQlkgmqH0n/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827633962922898" border="0" /></a>Paint has a good home too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfm84H-PKD9l2UuuHl_3hzdRMkqrOnZleIJEaE5TfYewMGGuVyVxbJ8MEWsJ5fjo_HRflIpaaDuDpgTyDK9kjPWePuxjhDoYs6k76uyS3B5U6o1fp6q-hwepbZqKVPrZjGzxSCFop4mfeW/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfm84H-PKD9l2UuuHl_3hzdRMkqrOnZleIJEaE5TfYewMGGuVyVxbJ8MEWsJ5fjo_HRflIpaaDuDpgTyDK9kjPWePuxjhDoYs6k76uyS3B5U6o1fp6q-hwepbZqKVPrZjGzxSCFop4mfeW/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375827625966350658" border="0" /></a>And this peg board is fun again. Makes me feel like I am shopping instead of at home. Everyone knows that cropping at the stores are fun because you shop while you crop.<br /><br />More photos soon, I hope!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-48308516451014408672009-08-24T14:02:00.000-07:002009-08-24T14:03:38.326-07:00BINGO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPq9o3N2KIILR6kCcJSfUWPQfRa_5tCBc8Ly9G7uuHLAh5e8rbd9UyH4Vp-8FjnkmTzoPBcuwjGuqQ26jCTxRoQFk4iiBHCSZs0DFiZT97HO_bZW4Q800A4ZWaWsDHk53KO60UImY-xP8X/s1600-h/DSC_0019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPq9o3N2KIILR6kCcJSfUWPQfRa_5tCBc8Ly9G7uuHLAh5e8rbd9UyH4Vp-8FjnkmTzoPBcuwjGuqQ26jCTxRoQFk4iiBHCSZs0DFiZT97HO_bZW4Q800A4ZWaWsDHk53KO60UImY-xP8X/s400/DSC_0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373638917684503650" border="0" /></a><br />How could I forget this one?Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-18316290482062934522009-08-23T21:05:00.000-07:002009-08-23T21:07:45.819-07:00Coming Soon!I need to photograph 17 pages of Amanda's Birthday Album. I discovered that I get great light in the afternoon on my front porch and I hope that means I can get a good color representation of my pages. I apologize though that they are not as close up.<br /><br />Also, I will be working on some awesome new Workshops on the Go Kits by Close to My Heart and will be sharing that yummy goodness too.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334420196270415750.post-11481816358388982132009-08-23T21:03:00.000-07:002009-08-23T21:04:59.287-07:00Loving Kits right now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllb-SIddTdhPIlkWV-961s3stm0-qrqg5bSV8mn2jtWOl_KZu9dvM_LqbwbLZV2yjF7oyqfJ9Trtl7ApbtuGpOvnideIl3xSdkfroSNdNEvKLzPut_dMP3aeH7BKIv5-UyiRV-aPzcf_q/s1600-h/DSC_0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllb-SIddTdhPIlkWV-961s3stm0-qrqg5bSV8mn2jtWOl_KZu9dvM_LqbwbLZV2yjF7oyqfJ9Trtl7ApbtuGpOvnideIl3xSdkfroSNdNEvKLzPut_dMP3aeH7BKIv5-UyiRV-aPzcf_q/s400/DSC_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373376396790313826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq6HMCL9q_6A9iF1Dfj-nRxqcLU2dimGCBwOmgG5nFZDvZtkdX0_hZUb-V9zemP2DjRYZbrQfp_Q1UWtTfUHycdRhbTzK_YOg7l8rLqLpNcA-cUAe4ln4v7bWzp4bupjFv131NsVAGrhQ/s1600-h/DSC_0015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq6HMCL9q_6A9iF1Dfj-nRxqcLU2dimGCBwOmgG5nFZDvZtkdX0_hZUb-V9zemP2DjRYZbrQfp_Q1UWtTfUHycdRhbTzK_YOg7l8rLqLpNcA-cUAe4ln4v7bWzp4bupjFv131NsVAGrhQ/s400/DSC_0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373376396058518770" border="0" /></a><br />These 2 pages are from a Scrapbook ETC. (1) page kit that I stretched into a 2 page layout. Just love the way this came out.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11535392184704051538noreply@blogger.com0