Sometimes the story is the most important feature of the page. Do your pages tell the story you want them to? The journaling (above) reads: While we were visiting California, Tami wanted to see a “real” sunset. (It had been a very long time since she’d seen the sunset beyond the ocean.) So, we took a drive along the coastline …
Childhood Memories, Summer Days
What do you remembering doing on those Hot Summer Days? My siblings and I went to the city pool on hot summer days: 1. The pool was located at a local high school. 2. We walked several city blocks to get to the pool (no adults.) 3. There was a tall cinder block wall around the pool so you couldn’t …
CraZy RandOm LiFe – Summer Goals – Saturday, July 7
I love that life offers so many opportunities to start fresh or make a new plan (a new week, a new month, a new season…) MY SUMMER GOALS: 1. Help Cole memorize ALL of his facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.) 2. Spend time playing with my camera, reading the manual & getting to know more about the features …
First Five Memory Prompts: Lion Brown – Friday, July 6
There are lots of memories inside our minds – sometimes we just need a little nudge to coax them out. What are the First Five things that come to mind when you see this: image source: thundafunda.com 1. When she was little, my oldest daughter used to sing "I just can't wait to be king" from the Lion King. 2. …
Happiness is…This week – Thursday July 5
Things that made me happy this week: 1. Watching Fireworks at Busch Gardens on Monday – because Kevin couldn't be home on the 4th. 2. Getting the kids year end test results back. Sseeing that Alexis had improved her math score from the previous year. 🙂 3. Picking up Alexis – seeing she was safe – after a week …
Journal Prompt- Fireworks
There are lots of memories inside our minds – sometimes we just need a little nudge to coax them out. What are the First Five things that come to mind when you READ this: MY LIST: 1. Katy Perry – Baby your a Firework! (now that I got that out may be I can get to the real memories.) 2. …
It’s My Life – Planning to be Patriots – Tuesday July 3
Planning to be Patriots Kevin will be heading off to a convention in Georgia on the 4th of July which means I have a holiday alone with the kids. This requires a fun plan; so, I turned to my Pinterest pals for a bit of inspiration. This is my chance to: 1. Make those patriotic strawberries image from my pinboard …
Mosaic Moments Scrapbooking in Red, White, & Blue
When you live in America… Years ago I created a page kit for "4th of July" pages. Since then I've seen that kit altered to fit many occasions. I've come to the conculsion that, when you live in America, you just can't go wrong with RED, WHITE, AND BLUE! Page above Created on Mosaic Moments 12×12 Navy Grid Paper, Brick …
Childhood Memories, Independance Day
What are Your Childhood Memories of the 4th of July? Things my family did to celebrate Independence Day: 1. Pop Its, Smoke Bombs, Firecrackers, and Sparklers – I remember buying stuff from the fireworks stands during the weeks before the 4th of July. 2. Family Picnics with potato salad, deviled eggs, & watermelon (of course there was other food – but these were the …