It’s official. BoyGenius took his road test. He passed….he has a DRIVER’S LICENSE. I guess this means he did obey all the stop signs and red lights and shoulder checked and did not speed. And I do have confidence in his driving because we have been driving together quite a lot lately. At least, I […] Read more…
It seems I’m getting a little carried away with my family anecdotes (and teenage horror stories), so I’m going to make a concerted effort to post more scrapbooking pages. When I started this blog in June, I was working with the new Creative Imaginations “Sakura Collection” and created a couple of display layouts for my […] Read more…
For scrapbookers, there are two meanings of the word “crop”. 1. A gathering of scrapbookers who enjoy each others’ company while designing layouts. 2. Cutting a photo so it looks better. I will be discussing number 2 and will attempt to explain how to cut your photo to make it more visually pleasing. You can […] Read more…
It’s the last week of school, and I always have mixed feelings about the summer break. Noooooooooooooo!!! YAY! We get to sleep in! BOO! Gone are my peaceful mornings ALONE with my tea. YAY! No more making 4 bag lunches every day (that get thrown out at school). BOO! I’ll be in the kitchen at […] Read more…
Since my initial goal was to blog about scrapbooking, I’d better get to it! ha ha! Here’s a better pic of my two-page Graphic 45 Springtime layout, “Our Fairytale,” which I taught at my local scrapbook store called Scrap-A-Lot. I LOVE designing for Kim at the store, and she has soooo many wonderful products and […] Read more…
First of all, I should tell you that I do not watch TV. Well, I do watch American Idol. And Modern Family. And The Middle. But that’s it. My kids, however, seem to have that TLC channel on all the time lately. So I’ve seen brides shop for wedding dresses in “Say Yes to the […] Read more…
For the first time in my life, I have to travel for work. Right now it’s only one day a month…but being away for even one day is a huge adjustment for my family. For the first few trips, we were all struggling with managing my time away. But slowly, I started to see this […] Read more…
I’ve wanted to start blogging for over a year now. Sometimes I can be a perfectionist, so I think this has delayed my first post. I’ve been researching blogging, visiting blogs, exploring blog designers online….mostly doing everything but blogging! ha ha! So I’ve decided to jump in and just start, even though I do not […] Read more…