Down the street from where I live… there is a wonderful historical site called the Jamestown Settlement. It is one of the many historical sites in our area that we enjoy visiting when friends and family come to our town. click to view larger image When I created the page above my goal was to use all one inch squares. …
Childhood Memories, Career Day
Career Day Our school never had a Career Day – where parents are invited to come and tell students about what they do for a living. If they did I don’t think my parent would have been invited. Many children don’t pay a lot of attention to their parent careers. I was no exception. If you’d asked me what my …
Gray Skies – Journal Prompt
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: My List: 1. Kevin and I lived in Utah for the first couple of years we were married. I remember one morning looking out the …
Happiness is… Digging a little deeper – Thursday, August 23
Sometimes it is easy to tell the things that made me happy during a day or a week. Sometimes those happy moments stand out – sometimes they don't and I have to think a little harder. It is the weeks that I have to put in a little more effort that make me most grateful for this exercise. I …
Oh my word “Footprint” – Wednesday, August 22
There are lots of memories inside our minds – sometimes we just need a little nudge to coax them out. What are the first things that come to mind when you READ this: My List: 1. When Alexis was a new born the nurses at the hospital said they didn't do the foot print for the baby book so they …
It’s My Life – Positive Spin – Tuesday August 21
Putting A Positive Spin on Life Have you seen the movie Pollyanna? I loved that movie when I was a little girl. I was nothing like Pollyanna when I was a child. Like most children I blamed misery on "circumstances beyond my control." Of course, I grew up, and in time I learned that happiness is a choice – …
Mosaic Moments Scrapbooking – Punching Out San Antonio
Punch Out a Quick and Easy Page Last summer Kevin and I took Alexis with us to San Antonio. The three of us had a great time exploring the city, especially the River Walk. I wanted to capture a lot of the things that we saw on one page – and I knew a quick and easy way to do …
Childhood Memories, Birth Order
Pictured above: top row Denis (4), Chuck (1), Cheryl (Chucks wife – pregnant with my neice), Doug (6), and Stan (3). Front row Karen (7), Robert (Dad) Ruth (Mom), Joann (5), Bobby (2), Tami (8 – me). How did birth order play a role in your childhood? Being the youngest of eight: 1. I was called “the baby” by my …
CraZy RandOm Day – Sat. August 18
Every day has a story. Will you remember yours? Making a detailed list might just help! 1. Took Alexis to Cross Country Practice. 2. Went to visit a friend. 3. Called Kevin and asked him if he wanted to go to Trader Joes with me because while I was at my friends house she told me they sold Coconut …
First Five Memory Prompt: Pink Pearl – Friday, August 17
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: My List: 1. There are some things in life I'd like to erase, but then when I have time to consider, good stuff always seems to …