Chinese New Year

Paper and elements from Chinese New Year by paper and elements from Chinese New Year-MT Lane Designs

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Happy New Year!

No resolutions I won't keep. I just intend to live each day and enjoy all the little blessing that each day brings. Right now I am sitting here in my jammas drinking my cup of morning coffee thinking about how cold it is outside. I may not leave the house today! But then again it is going to be beautiful out so maybe we will bundle up and go get some sunshine in our eyes.

I've decided to give the photo a day project a try. We'll see how long I can keep it up. I may only post once a week, but here is the url for my 365 blog...
http://marleens2009photoadayblog.blogspot.com/

As I was going through some files last night I discovered a folder full of old photos from photoshows I did when the girls were older. Don't know how they got on my new computer, but it was like finding gold. Here's a page I did of some of Cadi. I think she is about 5 years old in these. I think I'll have fun using some of these old photos with my digital scrapbooking.

Wishing all of you a Happy New Year. Remember to look for and savor those everyday miracles and blessings!

Template-Heather Benson.
Paper-Avictoria Color Challenge 12.28.08

Winter's sunset

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Iceskating

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Merry Christmas!

PAper and elements from Knockin' on Winter's Door by Pton and JenU

Childhoood Christmas

Knockin’ on Winter’s Door colab kit Jen Ulasiewicz Designs and Phuong Ton

Childhood Christmas

Tis the Season

I managed to get this photo last night before the Christmas consert at school.
elements- Jplly Holiday Mess freebie from Weeds and Wildflowers
paper-FR_Magie_de_Noël - 2007

Two more Layouts

Magic background and elements - Natascha Nast Scrap

Halloween

Paper and elements from Happy Halloween by Summer Driggs

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All Blissed Out

A friend reminded me of this picture that was taken just a few days after Cadi and I got home from China. The quality wasn't that great, but I wanted to do something with it.

FeiStuff doodle frame
Taylormade casual blending in paper
LLotus-whispers of China
FeiStuff-Star

Ten Years

Cadi and my Gotcha Day was last week. It's was ten years ago they placed that funny looking little baby into my arms. I did a scrapbook page and then remembered I didn't do one for Josi's 7 year gotcha so I did one for her too.

Quickpage from http://www.storeide.se/gunhild/index.htm

Taylor made blending in paper
Journey of the heart kit
Asian flair-Mterasawa
silk Kimono-Jassie
Doodle garden

Life is Beautiful

This is from a couple of weeks ago. Cadi and I went for a walk on the breakwater and I caught this shot of her.
Taylor Made Causual Blending in paper
A Victoria-web freebie-frame

Build a Bear? Build a zoo!

Living in Alaska builds character. When you order from Build A Bear it takes over 5 weeks for the package to arrive. When we were in Oregon this summer Josi saw that there was going to be a new zebra so she opted to not buy something when we were in "America" Instead she waited until September and ordered and then waited and waited and waited. She sure had a huge smile on her face when she carried the box out of the post office!
Template-something called MOF
Paper and element from Journey of the Heart byAPangestuti

Look what we woke up to this morning...

I hope...

Journaling Challenge 28 Sept 2008 by Anna Aspes at Designer Digitals
Taylormade Casual blending in paper
Staples and brads-aheimann unconditional
Stitching by Vendula Sediva aka Natali
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So who knew...

I can hang shades...I decided when we got the extra money with our PFD that I was going to buy curtains and shades for the downstairs windows. I've never had any in the dining room and I always thought it was just a shame to block out the little bit of light we get in the winter. BUT with fuel costing over $5.00 a gallon I decided that I need to do whatever to conserve on the fuel. So I ordered a curtan and rod first and got that put up last week and then I decided I liked that so much that I ordered shades and they came last night. The first one was really hard and confusing and it probably took me over an hour and one split knuckle to hang it. Then after dinner I decided that I had enough in me to attemp at least one more. It went up much faster so I got both of them up and the mess cleaned up before the girls went to bed. I really like them. They are the kind that either pull all the way down or drop down from the top. That way I figure we can block out all of the neighbor's house and still see the veiw of the mountain. (If it ever quits raining...) Actually it quit for a little while yesterday and everyone's spirits seemed to soar!
Cadi is having quite a bit more homework this year. She is really taking the "study every night" seriously. She decided that she wanted to rent a guitar from 4-H on Friday. Great deal $20 for a year. So she is learning bells, guitar, trying to get her 1000-2000 pages read, and study. She started basketball last night too. Josi is loving 3rd grade. She already has her 1000 pages read and is writing like crazy. She is constantly inventing things and if she ever finds that perfect invention to patent she will support me in my old age. I don't quite understand how her brain works, but it's definitely in a different way than mine or her sister's works.