Meredith Cardall-Cinnamon Sugar

Krystal Hartley - Birds and bees

Fun weekend so far! We had a surprise birthday party for Bev on Saturday. It was fun!

WM2- New templates!

Here's one of the main reasons why I love being on Wendy's CT! Her templates! Love em!

to get them for yourself...click on the templates...it's linked to item in her store at ScrapMatters.com

Krystal Hartley-Mixture of stuff

Sooo love this picture. It's me and my favorite teacher of all times at a dedication ceremony in her honor. I didn't know this picture was even taken until I got home and was looking at the photos that I thought I took. I left my camera with another teacher as I was asked to pull the sheet off her bench during the presentation. Mrs. Darr must have taken this for me with my camera. I loved it! I did this layout as a demo from my Monday Challenge on KH blog. Love it!

Last week of SCHOOL!

Wahoo! I can't begin to tell you how excited I am for summer break this year! Looking forward to just hanging out at the pool and having fun with the boys.

I'm off to the doctors to prove to my INS company that I am in fact losing weight. UGH...seriously...I have to pay my dr to tell you that? Grrr....

Maybe the wellness, cheaper plan wasn't all it's cracked up to be? Oh well, it just shows me I am doing it and my scales don't lie. I hope! LOL

It's HOT today! Love it!

Ettes & Co.--In your dreams & Simple Moments

Ettes and Company have been BUSY!

Meredith Cardall-Wild Dandelions

Meredith Cardall of Elemental Scraps has a new kit out!!! It's a super fun one too! Lots of fun dandelion doodles and stuff! Love it! Made this for my Lil Sis! Happy 34th Birthday Amy Jo! I love you more now than I ever did as a kid! LOL Funny how that works, huh?! hahahaha

Libby Weifenbach-Boom boom clap

Libby's got the a Patriot Kit coming out this week! How perfect for me right now!! I will be using this one over and over soon!

Krystal Hartley-I believe in yesterday

Krystal's got a new soft, shabby, vintage kit out this week! Some super cool papers in this one! And I love the REAL elements too! The little red bird is by Kristin Aagard of After5Designs, though.

55!

I did it...I hit 55 pounds gone!! STILL...not at my half way goal yet. But close!!! It's been an uber stressful few days/week. Work is topsy tervy, extended family is jacked up, and I am feeling stressed beyond measure. I took the boys out of school on Wednesday and we spent the day at Henry Ford Museum with Aunt Barb and Jackson. It was so much fun and I am glad I did it. I asked both teachers before I did it and they both agreed it would be fine. I just needed a break and I know the boys did too. So we spent the day having fun and just enjoying each others company and not worrying about ANYTHING. It was educational but also a mental health day for me! I needed to put things into perspective and now I can see where I am heading. Aunt Barb always has a way to of showing me where I came of from and most importantly, where I am going! I am not sure if she is even aware of it. But I do feel better after spending time with her.

Happy Mother's Day!

Mine's been awesome so far. But then again, I have not gotten off the couch yet! LOL
We have to go spend 4 hours mowing my grandma's yard. All in the name of love, right?!

So to all the Mom's out there....HAPPY MOM'S DAY!! Or Mum's day...which ever you prefer!

I got a hand painted picture of a tree from Will and a handmade MOM magnet with Z pic on it from him. Pics to show up on a layout near you! The best thing is, Zander gave me the SAME picture in 2nd grade! So now I have a somewhat matching pair!! One of our retired school teachers comes to the school and teaches/helps the 2nd graders each year paint this picture. It's so awesome! Again...pics to follow.

May...

This month is killing me. I've been sooo busy. I can't believe we are a week into it already. WOW! I love the month of May but it's crazy busy this year for me. My Sister's Birthday is coming up, my anniversary, Memorial day, Graduation, Last day of school, Busy busy busy.

I have a BFF having a 50th Bday in June and sooo wanted to fly out and surprise her but it's just not going to happen. I'm so bummed. But on the flip side, my son is going to Washington DC! So all is good. I am hoping she makes it to MICHIGAN this summer. I've got a lot to show her! Or not show her? Which is it?! LOL

Zander's Fundraiser Photobook

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Meredith Cardall-Brighton Lane

I am just blown away by this kit from Meredith. It's called Brighton Lane. I think it tops all my other favorite kits of hers. She made me swear when I saw it! I said Digital Art Makes News!! I love the colors, the elements, the feel of it. I have a feeling I will use this one again!! Happy iNSD(W/E) Everyone!!!

Ettes & Co.--Bliss

Here's some layouts from the Bridal shower last weekend. Ettes have new kit called BLISS coming out. The colors and prints were perfect for my er...I mean, My Sister's shower! Oh well, the last one is not from the shower but hey...it's an awesome photo! I did NOT take it! LOL Story of my life! heehee

Just words...

I am finally going to put my thoughts in print. I have thought a lot about whether or not I wanted to because I don't ever want them to come back to haunt me! Sometimes, I think it's better to just keep things to myself. But I feel it's time to put this out there just so people "get" what I am dealing with internally if I come across differently than normal right now. I am struggling in the most major way known to me about sending my child off on this trip. I know deep in my heart it will be 100% FINE but in my alone times, I cry, A lot! I am so proud of him and even more proud that he willing to cut the apron strings and fly a little higher. But STILL...6 days of no contact (physical). I know these are selfish thoughts. I get that. And that is why I will NOT show my fear, doubt, self pity, to my son. I act totally excited (which is not a lie) I am totally excited. I AM! But wow, does anyone understand what a big step this is for ME? I'm slowly dying inside from the anxiety and pain of knowing I will not see him for 6 days. It's just hard. And I want to put this down so that in the future I can come back and reflect on the thoughts I was having now and hopefully see that it was all for nothing. I know he will safe. I know he will have fun. I know he will Grow in more ways than one from this trip. I Get All That! I DO! And this is what is going to get me through those SIX LONG DAYS. Thanks for hearing me out. Don't judge me for loving my children too much! It's just an emotional time for me for many reasons. This is just one that is weighing heavy on my mind. He has his Fundraiser Saturday! I'm so excited for him and I have set a personal goal of $500. I believe we can do it! He has to get $300 for sure because his Great Aunt has promised him she will match him dollar for dollar up to $300! So he has to raise $300 for sure to make our favorite Aunt pay! LOL God I love her. She's has always had a special bond with Josh and I and now my oldest has found that love too. Family means the world to me and its awesome to have a few that really touch the soul. So thanks for hearing me out and letting me share my emotional pain with you. I will get through this. The hardest will be watching him board the plane. The rest of the time I will be busy working and having fun with Will. We have promised him a day of fun with just Mommy and Daddy. I worry sometimes that he might feel left out right now with all of our energies being put into Z. But he has lots of fun things happening too. He's very active in Scouts and Skating. So he gets attention too! No worries!

Krystal Hartley Stuff

Totally and completely love this picture of Amy Jo and I that was taken at her shower yesterday. We don't take many pictures together but I guess we don't need to when they turn out like this! It lasts a long time in the heart! I sooo hated wearing my dress at the shower. I felt like a fat cow. UGH...Only I could lose over 50# and still feel fat. I just hate wearing a dress. So uncomfortable in them. Anywho...back to the layout. I did this for tomorrow challenge on KH Team blog! Watch for it!

Krystal Hartley and Amy Stoffel-Artesia

Krystal has teamed up with Amy Stoffel again! This time they call their collab-Artesia.

Here's my take on it. Sooo totally way not what I normally scrap. Care to comment? I can take it. Well maybe, just don't push the knife in too far, mkay!

It's a photo of my sister. I loved the effect the mask gave to her face. She's beautiful beyond words and I love how it made her features POP.

Libby Weifenbach-Class of 2010

If you have a graduate in your future or past, you MUST grab this kit. It comes with 7 different colors of element to match almost any school color combo. If it's not spot on, fix it! You can layer, blend, mix the paper to match almost anything. I did this layout of a dear friends son. He's such an awesome kid and I just wish him nothing but success in his future. I'll link you to the kit once it is released. Comes out Saturday AM!

WM2- Day by Day and Go Green

My very first layout using Wendy's Stuff!! I got to play with a new template set Day by Day V.4 and her newest kit called Go Green.