Oh my gosh! It's been nearly a year since I've posted anything here! I wonder if anyone has even missed me? Ah well...it's time to start posting again and hopefully get better at putting pictures on here.
So much has happened in the last year! Rick went to Alpena College and graduated two weeks ago, he's now looking for a job to become an apprentice in the Utility Tech Field. Angel started her Senior Year of High School and is about to graduate! Brandon almost has his first year of High School in.
I had a car accident in December totaling out my TrailBlazer.
I made my goal weight and become a Lifetime member of Weight Watchers and in fact I'm working there now as a receptionist.
Allan's mom passed away in March and that was very hard.
The grandkids are doing well and growing. (and giving me lots of pictures to scrap!)
Speaking of scrapping I haven't done any in a month BUT there is a challenge coming up at My Scraps and More that I really hope to take part in. I figure it will be a good way to get back into scrapping! Maybe I'll see you there?

Share The Love

I'm sure I've mentioned this before but I'll mention it again! I love Scrapbook Sussies!

Tomorrow Lara is kicking off a Share the Love month at Sussies! She already has some of the ways up to gather points to win a THREE month subscribtion of her wonderful kits! Check it out!

There IS life after graduation!

I have to admit that yes, I did enjoy graduation and I did shed many tears, but we all knew that was going to happen! Graduation may be over but not in my heart as I'm now scrapping some of the pictures that were taken for the event...
The first one was for a challenge @ Scrap Book Deals 4 U. It's for the Camp Rock Challenge. The requirements were that there had to be a picture of myself, and a nickname on it and also use a favorite color and a not so favorite color. Mine was titled Mammy and I hung it for display on the quilt that I made for Rick for his open house. I included on it: At graduation I kept thinking about when we brought you home from the hospital. I remember being so surprised that they left me and dad in charge of taking care of you! I thought it was a huge responsibility and it scared me. Then I turned around and there you were walking across that stage and receiving your diploma! How had this happened and where did the years go? Then I began thinking that I hoped that Dad and I had fulfilled our responsibility and not only take n care of you but instilled in you the things that we felt were important in life! I also smiled and hoped that I will always be Mammy to you!
The second lo was also a challenge but a sketch challenge designed by , I loved it! This one my husband did the journaling on and it reads: Rick, this hug is just as special as the
first time I held you. Someday you will
know how proud I am of you and all
that you have accomplished. You are
truly my bud. I look forward to the
next phase of your life and I’m sure that
you’ll make us all proud then as you
have now…Love Dad
He's also going to sign it once he gets around to it!

It's been a busy, busy house around here, but in a week and half all the excitement will be gone and then clean up time! But that is then and this is now and now is EXCITING! Last night was class night for the Seniors and yes of course I cried! Tomorrow is STATE Track for individuals that Rick has qualified to run in and then Sunday is graduation! Sigh....where did the years go?

I've been busy making table decorations and picture boards...I think I kinda' over done it on the boards, I have five of them...I really didn't mean to but I just had so many pictures I wanted people to see of Rick's life! I made one for Life, Sports, Family, Friends and School. But I am done with them! Now moving on to actually figuring out how much pulled pork does one need to feed a hundred people?

Some cropping fun!

Attention all you Scrappers or wanna be Scrappers! SBD4U is offering up what looks like a very fun summer crop! I invite you to check it out and if it looks like something you'd enjoy playing along with I hope you join me!
If you do, please say Rebecca In MI sent you! Thanks!

A chance to win a Cricut!

Do you know what a Cricut Expression is? It is a fantastic die cutting machine, and I wanted to share with you a chance on how you could win! Just follow this LINK to find out... I know of alot of things I could do if I won this and I bet you do too!

Namesake

Namesake....Ever since I started scrapbooking I've thought about doing a layout explaining where our son Rick's name came from...The time was this week for two reasons. I'm participating in the THAW (Three A Week) challenge at Willow Traders, and I'm working on getting pictures around for Rick's graduation open house. The challenge called for pictures at least 20 years old and both of these pictures are from the 1950's. The papers are from the wonderful club Transparent Touches & Tags, I love it!

"It's Really Happening....isn't it?" is what is going thru my mind alot these days...It just doesn't seem possible and yet here are the announcements that we ordered, and soon they will be addressed and mailed out. There's just no stopping time and that is just the way it should be. I felt this way when my oldest son Rusty graduated and I know I'll feel this way when the next two graduate also...

And the layout entitled Steve? My son's name is Rick and the dog is Sweetie and yet the layout is titled Steve? Steve was Rick's imaginary friend back when he was about the age that he is in the picture. As the journaling will tell you Steve went everywhere with us! Finally one day we were on a vacation in the UP and I said, "Oh look! Steve's dad is behind us and he wants Steve!". My husband stopped the truck, I opened the door, Rick said goodbye to Steve and that was the last we ever heard anything from/about Steve... Thinking back on this now, I'm not sure that was the best way to handle Steve but it seemed to work...
This was was also for the THAW challenge on WT and was to use a sketch from Nuts About Sketches.