Hi there, remember me?

Well we have been busy! We auditioned for a theater show and we all got parts. Hopefully it will be a wonderful experience -- especially as it is the 2nd time we have all done Wizard of Oz. It will be interesting to see this director and choreographers take on the show. Hubby and I will reprise our roles as Lion and Wicked Witch. Eldest son got the role of the Scarecrow, 2nd son will be the munchkin Coroner and flying monkey, dd is a munchkin/monkey and dancer. Our first practice was very professional --this is a good thing!

In the meantime I have been creating layouts so here are a couple...



My dd and a new found friend. The kit is Monna Lainson's adorable Burst of Spring set found at One Single Seed.




This is a desktop I got from Rina Kroes website. One of her very talented creative team members, Denise, created this layout using Rina's Something Nautical scrapkit. Isn't it cute! You can get it free at Rina's site.

Layouts Updated

Here are the photos I put into the layouts I made...the layout was perfect for the shots I wanted to put in.

Summer Album started

I have been playing around and this has created a few fun pages and a couple quickpages for a summer album. Using Tilly, a kit by Deanna Patterson of Shabby Scrap Designs and One Single Seed, I have these 2 pages for my album:

Beauty and the Belle

My dd got to meet Belle from Beauty and the Beast in Pittsburgh. Belle was quite sweet and we got to get some photos. Wish we could have seen the show.

Kit: Willow Wisp by Deanna Patterson of Shabby Scrap Designs and One Single Seed
Font: The King and Queen and Chopin Script

Loneliness

We moved here 2 years ago with big hopes and bright dreams. Although we are a close family and love to be together, I really thought we would meet some people who we could be good friends with. (Our closest and dearest friends are the family of Major Tigger Scraps, but we aren't close enough to see weekly.) We thought maybe our church would be a great place for that. However it hasn't been.

Maybe I shouldn't care, but it bothers me. I have an introverted side, but I like social interactions. I am missing theater dreadfully!
I have been so emotional lately and not sleeping well--I feel like such a mess. I am sure it will pass, I have always relied on my DH and he on me as we have been all we have had since getting married. Things that have happened lately have just shown me how lonely it really is here. I hope all our friends know how much we love them and how when we do get to visit how much it means to us that we are still close friends.

Ok onto a nice spring layout. This is from Willow Wisp kit by Deanna Patterson of Shabby Scrap Designs (also found at One Single Seed!). I love this photo we caught with a lovely couple riding through the park. How fun, and they looked so natural.

Hearts and Souls

Looking at a photo of me before children and my dd I could see the similarities and differences and was really struck by how beautiful she is and how I never felt that way.
Like mother like daughter, we have so many similarities yet can celebrate the differences that make us independent
and separate while being closely bonded. We have different passions, big hearts, and a love two souls, one mother one daughter, should have!

Kit: Momma by Deanna Patterson, OSS

journaling: Society will never see the same beauty that we see. They will look upon our faces...our body shapes and ask why we aren’t like so and so. But we know that our beauty shines from our hearts and not a magazine cover.

Like mother like daughter, we have so many similarities yet can celebrate the differences that make us independent
and separate while being closely bonded. We have different passions, big hearts, and a love two souls, one mother one daughter, should have!

Mother's Day

I know this isn't the most popular blog, I started it as a way to keep track of what I was doing...add a few layouts, keep in touch with less than a handful of people....A way to reach out through cyberspace, a bit of online therapy with a dash of daily life tossed in. I am not prolific, most days I have little to say. However, I am always creating layouts, even if they don't show up here.

As Mother's Day is almost here (it is also our wedding anniversary this year) I wanted create something for my mom. My sister was given a bunch of photos to scan for my mom and sent me some through email. I love this photo of my mom and thought it would make a great layout. I used a new kit from Deanna Patterson (Shabby Scrap Designs and One Single Seed) called Momma. It is a beautiful kit that was the perfect touch for making this old black and white photo pop but still look soft and gorgeous. I had to fix the picture just a tad, but it looks perfect--I think.