What a 'mater!

Get a load of my tomato! I picked it a bit green due to its size and fear of a worm that seems to be making its rounds on my plant. The shot on the end with my hand holding it was just a few days ago. And look at the bottom. It almost looks like it has babies! Very unusual!

That is a regular 10" paper plate and one of Char's tomatoes--he has his plants and I have my 1 plant! Mine is a Pink Brandywine and below you can see the plant...it is about 14' tall...well, it has bent over itself and spread out across my 4x4 garden box--- because my 6' tall trellis is just not quite tall enough!!! The first pic is from earlier in the summer when it reached the top of my trellis. The others were from this weekend. You can see the bend of the plant on the end from the weight of the other half of the plant. It is heavy! I tried to pick it up to get a picture of the whole length of the plant, but it just wasn't happening!

Remodel....

OMG...I am so exhausted! This whole year has been the year of the HOME. This past month we have torn apart my studio...it is now in every other room of the house, under the carport...everywhere but in a home of its own. My studio has been remodeled into my new bedroom! Yes, I gave up the studio for now.

My new room is still the same colors...white painted paneling...cause it is what I had to work with...and that one wall that is about 1/2 wallpaper that I painted pink...watermelon pink then antiqued with a chocolate glaze. It looks like Basic Grey paper...yes, it was a scrap studio and I do love that antiqued look that BG so utilizes. I had the carpenter build a bigger closet and a cubby over the door. The cubby has no doors it is just open storage and has all of my quilts in view--antique quilts.

My closet I organized using Rubbermaid shelving systems..and it totally rocks! The carpet was laid on Wednesday...it is kind of a taupe/khaki look. That night we moved my monstrous bed in there and it totally eats up the space..but we now have room to move around the bed!

I bought a wing-backed chair from the auction of a lady from church---it is a sage kind of green and a steal at $10!!! I was thrilled! I have wanted a wing-backed chair as long as I could remember!

Does anyone know that curtains cost a mint??? I went shopping on Friday night...till all the stores closed and then went yesterday to Walmart..nothing there either. Then I convinced Char that I just had to go to Paducah again today and just buy some curtains and sheers. We can not keep sleeping in a room that faces a main highway with no window coverings! (Did I mention that because I was shopping for curtains, I bought a comforter? Yeah I did...I am so bad! It was half price and it was a beautiful Ralph Lauren that reminded me of a cottage look...just what I was going for! -- Here is a picture! Just the comforter/shams though. The dust ruffle I have but my bed is not made for that at all so it goes to the closet!

OH back to the curtains. Today we ran to Paducah and bought sheers and brown light blocking drapes...$319 in all just for the curtains! I don't like spending so much money! They entirely change the look of the room in a very good way! OH I didn't mention that the rods I purchase Friday night and they were over $130! I am telling you, curtains are expensive! But, for the first time, I did NOT want to make my own as I have almost always done.

I will have to upload some pix of the finished work asap.

Double-quilt padded gadget case! My first Etsy purchase!!!

Isn't this just the coolest little bag? Hand-home-made by JPATPURSES from Knoxville, TN. She has the coolest stuff that she makes and sells. I love paisley as well as florals and the color scheme is just mine too! Now I need to nab me some of the fabric and make a matching purse and wallet to match! I want to make something along the lines of my Vera Bradley purchase from last year. Do you remember that pink purse and wallet?? MMMM! I still use them too! I guess it is high time for a change! LOL

I am in LOVE!!!

Let me explain. I don't fall easily. I don't fall often. But when I do, I do crazy things. Tonight as I surfed some of my favorite cooking blogs, as I was cooking dinner, I came across a recipe for Banana Pancakes. The author gave a link to a song about Banana Pancakes which I had to follow. Unbeknownst to me, I was embarking on true love! Follow the below link to get a taste of this great fella.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_BoZ_Qdyl0

His name: Jack Johnson. His songs lull me into total relaxation. I love the pure sound of instruments. His guitar strums my heart and as I clicked on other samples of his songs over at youtube, I fell deeper. I love the sound of the harmonica and one of the songs I found featured both the guitar and the harmonica. The music style and sound reminds me of long ago at family parties/dinners when someone would pick up the guitar and/or harmonica and let out some music.

I can remember especially, Sonny Matlock-a family friend. He was handsome--(now that I think of it he kind of reminded me of BJ from BJ & the Bear...an old TV program) and reminded me of a free-spirit. He played beautifully and sang equally as well. For a girl of probably 13, I was totally in love with him! LOL, never mind his wife..I loved his music. I was mesmerized by his lyrics and the sound of the guitar. As for the harmonica, my grandpa played. It strikes a very special memory in my heart.

Back to Jack. I naturally had to check out Walmart.com and saw that this dude had CD's there. Sooooo....I live 1 mile from the front door of my local Wally-world and off I went. Yep. I nabbed me his latest CD, "Sleep through the Static". I have it on playing now. Glad I am home alone!! I can let it play so loud! I plan to load it onto my IPOD next! Now I just have to watch for all the other CD's. I may have to order from online.

I think you should also know, I never buy CD's. Well, never is a long time, lets just say, rarely, if ever. I have purchased David Crowder and now Jack. I am happy. Most of the CD's I have are simply from the groups at our church. I never have been big on buying music since I have such a vast taste for many genres. I honestly would go broke. Sometimes Char will surprise me with a CD that I like, he is more apt to purchase those than myself. It is funny. I love LOVE music, yet I don't purchase music. I guess I have been happy to have radio. Loads of stations that fit my moods at the touch of a finger. But this CD of Jack's just hit the top of my playlist.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Life in Wisconsin....

Peaceful.
Filled with family.
Laughter.
Beauty.
Cheese....CHOCOLATE FUDGE CHEESE--yes there is such a thing and it is DIVINE!

After 18 years of visiting our family here in Wisconsin, we finally thought it time to visit a couple of cheese factories! MMMM>......how awesome. My favorite? Chocolate of course...and I highly recommend you try it--it has walnuts in it too and strangely reminds one of brownies/fudge. It is really so very good!

I also brought up 18 mini-loaves of Amish bread, amish cornbread and amish brownies (made with the same starter as the breads of course!)...wonder why I brought so much? Well, it seems I ended up with 4 bags of starter left after our last batch of bread for the youth....well, as you may know it multiplies and ended up being 20 new bags of starter! ehhehee....I love this stuff! Holy cow! I gave away 2 bags of starter, baked with 5 and froze the rest for later use. What is wrong with me?

Will have to post so photos later on....when I get home that is. I have tons from my MIL's flower garden. A few from the cheese factory and who knows what else I will come up with before we head home to KY!

Amish Friendship Bread

Great idea! I had a friend from work give me a starter for making this bread. A really great thing happened. I went through the first bag of starter as directed---knead the bag daily, day 5 add 3 ingredients and knead bag well, knead bag daily and let out the air....cause after you add those ingredients (better known as 'feeding' your starter), the stuff begins to 'work' in the fermentation process and produces gasses. Then on day 10 you 'feed' it again-mixing well and separate out 1 cup increments into 4 separate ziploc gallon bags. The remaining cup of starter from the original bag is then poured into a bowl and using the recipe ingredients prepared to make 2 loaves of bread...which is actually a cake. You are supposed to give away 3 of the 4 bags of newly created starter...I gave away 1--what could I have been thinking? The other 3 bags I kept and worked as directed...oh, other than missing the first feeding for a few days (which is ok if you know a bit about this process), but that worked out to be the best thing I could have done! By the time I did feed it the first time it was nearly time for our first youth bake sale--to help our youth with going to camp this year. As it turned out, those 3 bags of starter produced 15 bags of starter of which we used all but 4 to create 67 mini loaves of amish friendship bread. YES, 67 and the goal was to actually use all but 1 bag (so I could have a bag of starter again)...this would have created 84 mini loaves of bread---we ran out of eggs after going through a package of 2.5 dozen!

Not only did we create 67 loaves...they were of various flavors. The internet is an awesome tool! When I received my first bag of starter, I could not imagine always creating the same recipe for this bread so in an internet search I found a compilation of MANY recipes for using the starter to create tons of variations on the little jewel. From those 18 pages of recipes I picked 15...but could only prepare 10 as my local Walmart doesn't carry some of the flavors of puddings (a main ingredient for the finished product). They are as follows:

Chocolate Covered Cherry
White Chocolate Macadamia
Chocolate Chocolate Chip
Pineapple upside down
Strawberry Pecan
Cherry Cheesecake
Pistachio White Chocolate Chip
Butterscotch
Cranberry Pecan
Banana Cream Pie-Pecan

I managed to keep 1 loaf of each for myself--how else will I know which breads are worth baking again??? hehehee...

At any rate, I had to work so I could not attend the bake sale..but there were only about 5 loaves left by the end and those will be at church this morning with anything else that was left and offered for sale to anyone who may not have made it to our sale. The bottom line: the bread was a hit and so far the feedback from those who I know bought it and ate it, well, it has been incredible! I can't wait for church this morning to see if there is more feedback!

Charlie's favorite? Surprisingly, Choc. Covered Cherry....mmm...was it divine! It was funny though, the recipe called for mini choco chips so I used them...by the time we flipped it out the pan when done cooking we all thought it looked like a watermelon! The color is that lucious watermelon pink and those mini chips looked just like the seeds! Of course, that got me thinking...instead of cherry jello...maybe I will try the watermelon next time and have a taste test!

I hope to find the other flavors of puddings before the next batch is ready to bake. I may have to resort to online purchase of those. I need cappucino and caramel. I can't think of the other couple of flavors. Plus the flavors that I was able to find were of the sugar free variety and those contain aspartame...something I try to steer clear of and I know several people have allergies to that ingredient. I think I also have to begin scarfing up every mini loaf pan I can find between now and next time. Maybe our youth can simply start their fundraisers for next years camp around the holidays! I bet those mini loaves would sell like hotcakes then AND we could dress up the packaging accordingly! Hmmm.......

HOLY COW! We may have a business in our midst...ehheheehe!

AWWWW...aren't we sweet???

How about that hair cut?? Not Char's...mine! I haven't had this short of hair since I was a kid with a 'pixie' cut! I LOVE IT! Easy to care for and cool!

Looking toward Navy Pier in Chicago.

I've been playing with my photos and photoshop tutorials this weekend. I get really engrossed in my playtime. I even reworked some of the pix that I have posted in the past. Thought I would share a few tonight. I hope you enjoy!

A lily shot-cropped really tight to show the incredible detail of the flower.
My bee shot--drunk on pollen. How incredible-I just need a macro-lens for these shots. It would make the shots much clearer. It's on my list of 'wants'.
A vintage chair from my stay at a B&B. Just a cool color.


One of my son's prom dates! Yes, just one. He went to 2 proms this year. One of the proms he had 3 dates...ehehhe! Well, they were just his 'friend'-girls all who were kind of going stag..but when introduced at the Grand March, they were introduced as his dates. I had a couple of calls from some moms over that one! I have pix from that prom as well, but this shot is actually my favorite.



Well, other than this one that is....



She is expecting. She looks so very happy in this shot. I am glad I captured it. I printed several of it so she could share with the others. I was totally NOT expecting her to be 'so' pregnant...Cory had informed me about a month ago that she was...I had only assumed he meant she was just finding out. You should have seen the look on my face when I actually saw how far along she actually was here. Teaching me not to assume things!

Something pretty...

Meet April.

She is a Christian vocalist who has now completed her next cd. She is a local to my hometown...in my beloved Tennessee. Quite talented. Anyway, she asked if I would do some photos for her cd cover. How honored I am! Well, we headed to Paducah and visited Whitehaven visitors center then headed to my favorite location: downtown Paducah. I love the old area around the Market House Theater. Love the textures of the brick and architectural details. The brick paved street is divine and things are quite unique there. I guess it is a favorite to many photographers and I am no different.

Well, these are the shots I have printed for her to review for selection on that cd cover. Do you have a favorite? Speak up...Char and I can't agree totally on our favorite one. We do agree on the one with the geraniums/denim jacket as being a good choice but there are 2 views...he likes one, I like the other! :)

FYI...the ivory dress she is wearing in part of the pix was made by her grandma for her mom's 8th grade graduation. April felt led to wear it for this shoot. Her mom died from cancer recently so it holds quite the sentimental place in her heart. The whole cd was inspired by the events of her mom's life and death.

Self Portrait....

Here I am! 70 lbs down---just melting away, I am! Snapped @ work last week to picture text to my sister, just in case she missed my smile! LOL

WOW!
It has been such a long time for a post from me! I keep meaning to do some catching up, but then life interferes and I go down yet another path! Seems I have been on the proverbial 'roller coaster' ride this whole year. '08 has definitely been a year of challenges---mostly to my humble home!

In all the storms we have had this year, I ended up needing a roof...so I got a roof--approx. $4500. We also have some water damage to part of our home due to poor drainage--this is a major undertaking--BUT, do-able if I get the cash needed and a really good carpenter. The roof was our 'step 1' while we had planned the water damage as 'step 2', but something happened.

As I sat in my dining room one Saturday morning paying bills, I noticed something odd on the wall. There were little piles of 'sawdust' looking stuff that had fallen to my chair railing. Upon closer inspection, I noticed a row, vertically and horizontally of tidy little 'bore' holes. A NEW 'step 2' emerges. As I pulled back the wallpaper I noticed little insects---TERMITES to be exact! OMG....I left the funniest message on the bug guys answer machine and they called me immediately on the following Monday---sprayed my home on Tuesday--let me know it didn't appear to be a lot of damage in that area. $500 added to the growing list. OH...but they discovered a water leak in 2 areas under the house that would have to be repaired---must be why my water bill has doubled this year! A new 'step 3'.

OK...then I noticed on the perpendicular wall that the wallpaper looked funny so I began peeling back some of it to reveal water damage. Seems that due to my roof problems water leaked into the sheet rock and now it is just a crumbly mess--only about a 3'x4' section but pair that up with where the termites have been I have quite a bit of sheet rock work to have done---carpenter on standby! And yet another step, but more of a 'low' priority step at this point.

OK...then the carpenter came over while I was at work this week (Fri). He was working on getting my estimate together for the water damage on the north wall and half the back of my home and on the plumbing leaks. He called. 'Step 2' has now moved to about 'step 4 or 5'. Plumbing leaks are an 'easy' fix and he will stop by the office to pick up a check--since it was threatening rain he would be over on Sat. to do the work and it shouldn't take long. $200 more added to the list. And 'step 3' is given its name.

Yikes! Within an hour of the carpenter leaving with $$ my son calls, they are home from school and a tree has fallen on my house!!! I call the carpenter...ask if he can just run by and call me to let me know what that meant! (Secretly, I had hoped it was on the end of the house with the water damage---{{smile}}--) So he calls and lets me know it is in the front yard...and the tree was struck by lightening. It fell on my new roof...but only on the edge, chipping out a small area of my new shingles just on the edges, bent a bit of the metal edging beneath them...slid down the side of the house and was propped up against the 2 bedroom windows--but they were not broken! OK...so now this moves to 'step 3', I have to have the thing cut up and removed and they will come over on Saturday, get that done then do my plumbing job---now moved to 'step 4'! $75 added. Thankfully, he and his brother decided not to go under my home that afternoon to go on and fix the plumbing. Lightening....man in water under my house.....ugh! Not a pretty thought and one they said they were thankful didn't happen!

Saturday comes. Tree now gone. Plumbing job begins with leak 1 taking all of 20 minutes, max, to repair--on to leak 2. Hmm....what a shoddy builder we had on this house--in 1978. Somehow the plumbing is 'rigged'....but with an add'l check of $40 for more supplies...it can be fixed. Hmmm.....several hours later and a few more trips to the store and a final bill of $66, the leak is fixed--we have water in the house again and NO leaks! I am glad I know my carpenter so well! LOL the poor thing, he has really 'earned' his money on my house. 'Step 4', done!

Ok....now the news. In the midst of his looking over the water damage on the house, he discovers it is not all water damage. By the way, this is looking like 'step 5' now, right??? The news? Severe termite damage.

Side note: Do you know, our lender did not require an inspection on the house before they loaned the money for it...a step that I wish had been required and one that I wish I had thought of--though it is not everyday one buys a home and 3 years ago, we were just excited to have the opportunity to buy the home we had been renting for the previous 3 years--did you hear me? No moving!

Back to the story. Ok...looks like they think it will run about $5000--and that includes a new window for my bedroom---I think! Ah...but, the supplier says it is cheaper to buy all 8 of our windows for replacing at the same time----which was our original 'step 3' on the house! Oh, I don't think I mentioned, it won't include the painting of the bedroom when done since 2 whole walls are going to be torn out completely with everything from the first piece of wood on the block foundation & up to be replaced---nor will it include the new flooring material--do I want carpet or what in there???? HEY....and lets not even think about what else can be discovered when they get to the part of that end wall that is actually the boys bedroom. This could lead to more---remember that 'quick' plumbing job???? OH and did I mention that in part of that back of the house section is my bathroom???? And did I say that I already know we need a new tub in there??? Which was on our list at about 'step 6' or so.

Are you interested in our list of to-do's on the house in their original order?
1-roof
2-water damage
3-windows
4-expand the half bath into a full bath
5-kitchen remodel
6-flooring in the main areas of the house-preferably wood or laminate

The list gets longer if I break each of the above jobs down into individual tasks, but I think you get the picture! LOL

Did I mention that I saw live termites coming out from beneath my exterior siding yesterday? Guess who is calling the bug man on Monday???

God has been so good to us, because, among other things, he has provided for us through this and we still have our bills paid on time! He gets the full glory on this whole period in our lives otherwise I wouldn't be in the condition to journal these amazing events!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (NIV- http://www.biblegateway.com/ )

Isn't he soooo good???? Thank you Lord! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Blessings.....

Jeremiah 29:11 tells me that the Lord my God knows the plans he has for me. Plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me hope and a future.

The exact passage is:
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (NIV- http://www.biblegateway.com/ )

This entire year...since late April '07, I have managed our family finances. It had been over 18 years since I had handled our family finances--prior to my marrying my 2nd husband. I was rusty, but had all the groundwork instilled in me my whole life.

First and foremost I handled it as I felt the Lord led me and trusted his provision. I claimed this verse so often and prayed it back to Him to the point I thought he was tiring of hearing me. We were in dire shape, financially. I was frantic and frightened. The calls were constant. We were behind on our home, 2nd mortgage, personal loans, car-(repo threats-I faced them)-but I held strong and faithful. We were behind on about every other bill we had except those that would have been shut off if not paid on time--electric, gas, insurance and that was about it. I faced a mountain and commanded it be moved on so many occasions-claiming scripture each step of this thorny path. I have rejoiced with each blessing, and as oft as I remembered to, with each blow. I am not the best at remembering to praise him in the hard times-though I have come very far! There were doctor bills that climbed out of the woodwork, credit card education--cause I def. learned how those babies jerk you around with their interest and extra charges for this, that and the other--when you pay a balance to put you below the over limit amount yet the next bill shows you are still over limit--EDUCATION-the hard way! I cried, I screamed, I prayed, I relied on His direction and even when I felt I messed up, He proved so faithful! I had friends who were faithful to pray with me and for me.

Tonight, I rejoice in yet another blessing and wanted to journal the moment. I can't tell you how many times God met me along the path with specific answers and provision. I am so proud and still humbled at the work He has done, not just with our finances, but also in me. What things have been revealed and hopefully many things healed. It has been so very tough, but rewarding.

At this point, I have an estimated amount paid off completely of $9116 just since taking over the budget. Also, as of Nov. '07 every bill is completely caught up and a few are ahead by a bit. I have to add here that I went to make a couple of payments in January only to find they were not due until February because at some point, I had gotten ahead!! When and how did that happen? I have no clue, but I verified it and it is true! I also have managed to save a bit for emergency--

What can I say about how I tackled it other than with prayer and dependance? I tithed faithfully-every week. Even when my husband gave me grief. Even when the enemy planted doubt in my mind. Even when it seemed I wasn't going to have enough to pay the rest of the weekly bills after my tithe. Even when writing out that check seemed wrong and my flesh was screaming out. I did it. He made it worth every bit and returned such blessings.

BLESSINGS....today the blessings continued. My father came to my work--which alone is a miracle-he has not been to the town where I live in 8 years..he stays home, in fact, due to his health. He surprised me today and took me to lunch. He handed me a check for a substantial amount..again, a miracle. If anyone knows him, they KNOW that is a miracle because my daddy is tight as a tick with his money and he never just 'gives' money away. It was surreal. Very surreal. Kind of scary, too! His motive was equally as strange. He just said that he felt that since he had loaned my brother the same amount, that he should cancel the debt for him and give me and my sister the same amount. Why? I have no idea. Can't explain it at all. I just know this: It is a GOD thing. I have no doubt, no doubt at all.

PS...it was a substantial amount. This doesn't mean it pays off all of my debt or even half. But it is enough. More than enough. I expected nothing. Nothing at all.


"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

Another busy month!

They say time flies when you are having fun. I think I need to reword that old cliche'. My time seems to have flown by me and I don't think it was all fun! LOL Work has truly kept me hopping for this past month. I am in the throws of training a new girl in the Jackson office, planning the training of a new girl in my own office who will fill my position as I am promoted now, spending a couple days in Louisville for my own training for this new position and I am planning our annual meeting for February again. All this and continuing my constant stream of work responsibilities plus those that I can manage from my new position. I fear I am falling behind! I guess if I scrutinize a bit closely I could say I have had fun though.

In Jackson, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend time with Maree at her home. She is filipino so we made plans for me to go a day early on both my trips over so she could teach me some cooking filipino style! I had a blast! I also met a really nice couple who are her friends. Angie decided she needed the cooking lesson as well. So far this is what I have learned to make: Lumpia's (a kind of meat egg roll), fried rice, wonton soup, vegetable egg rolls, crab rangoons, some kind of chicken dish that her uncle taught her to make and a beef/onion dish served over white rice. How many days was I there? Well, the first week I was there for 2 nights and the 2nd week I was there over 1 night. So, we were cooking fools! I also ate another dish that was a tomato-based dish with chicken legs in it that is served over white rice...she cooked it prior to my arrival. Angie and I really learned a lot. The 2nd trip I met two more friends of hers and Lisa took up the cooking lessons with us.

My attempt at making the fried rice was wonderful! Now Zach also knows how to make it because he loves it...only he loves his without the egg, vegies or onion in it! Maree made him his own batch and sent it over to him! She spoiled him! Have a look...cause you KNOW I took pix of the first batch I made on my own. Doesn't this look good???? MMMM....it was so very good!

I can not believe how simple this is to make! And you are limited by your own imagination when it comes to choosing what to put in it. In this batch I happened to have some shredded carrots on hand so I tossed a few in. She says you can add chicken, ham, shrimp, cabbage, just anything that suits your fancy. I am afraid this dish will be worn out at my house!

Here are a couple of shots her her daughter that I took my first day there. The sun was setting and she had this awesome picture window where the light coming in was perfect for a natural light opportunity that I took advantage of...I had to work quick because the sun was setting so quickly. But I am pleased with my results. She is a little doll and she LOVES the camera. I can't wait until the late spring-early summer to go back and do some shooting of her.

Speaking of my photography, I am making some plans. I get so frustrated when I don't have 'time' to play with it and expand my skills. I have so much to learn and there seems to be no time available for me to work at it and with the little time I do have, I seem to forget things that I previously learned. It is like that you know. You might not forget how to 'ride the bike' but you certainly forget how to do it well. So I am making plans. I have a few ideas that I think really appeal to me so I have to decide how to make it work. I have a friend who is a photographer...he does some amazing flower shots among other things. I thought I would ask him to let me tag along with him while he works so he could give me pointers and teach me some things that I see him do. Also, I have a couple of books that for at least 2 years, I have been trying to work through. I thought I would set up my lessons and devote at least 1 Saturday a month to going out and working. I think I would really love to devote 4 Saturday's a month...but somehow, I just can't see myself doing that at all. I have so many things that I have to fit in on Saturday's as it is. I pay my bills every Saturday, I clean my house--and we know that can't be let go, I run errands, do groceries and use Saturday to visit those I should visit more often. I need to really prioritize myself and my time, don't I? Doing a study is simply not something I can do with my family in tow. I have to be alone where I can think and shoot...and basically wonder around the area searching for subjects. Isn't that funny? I will have to treat it as a class....only I will be the instructor and the student! If I can get my friend to let me tag along, well, then I have to be the student only...I hope he will let me tag along a few Saturdays. I know as spring approaches, he will be out and about--I am sure he is anyway.

Hey! I have a super-cool scrap artist that I follow faithfully. I want to share her with you. I totally LOVE her work and her passion. Her work truly inspires me. Inspires me so much so, that I have asked if she ever thought about writing a book! I am serious and she is too! I can't wait to see if the idea goes anywhere! Check her out! She is AMAZING!~

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Y'all have a WONDERFUL and BLESSED day!