Here By Grace

I'm Really A Bridesmaid!

It's not often one gets to be a bridesmaid in a wedding, after the age of 40, but then again- there's no one like me!  So here's the story: One of my best friends is getting married. Now, she is 12 years younger than I, but nevertheless we truly are good friends.  We met when she was a student teacher of one of my co-workers.  She was later hired as a teacher on my grade level and we've been friends ever since.  The weird thing about me being a bridesmaid is her mom is only 5 years older than me!  Yes, I said 5 years so I can really relate to her! Anyway, my friend begged me to be in it, and of course I felt guilty saying no, thus I'm a bridesmaid!  Okay, so today I went to get fitted for the dress.  Oh Lord what a depressing situation!  Everyone else in the wedding is a single digit size. You know pre-teen sizes like 3, 5, 7, or 9.  Me?  Well, let's just say that I had to pay and extra fee to get my dress in a double digit woman's size!!   Oh, I'm just too fat to be wearing one of those formal taffeta bridesmaids dresses, but when you don't want to dissapoint a friend you put yourself in all kinds of embarrassing situations!  So, I guess I better go for a long walk so I can get rid of some of the stress of today and to burn up a few more calories!  Take care and be Blessed!!

What an Exciting Day!!

For those of you who haven't heard, Creating Keepsakes announced their Hall of Fame Winners today! Well, I didn't enter but two of my DT sisters did and won!!! Let's hear it for my Scrap-Tastic sister Rachel Cohara and my CreativeXpress sister Wendy Bretz!!! I'm just so incredibly excited for them both I can't keep still! I almost feel like I won, so I can't imagine how these talented ladies are feeling! So WhoooooooHooooooooo and Congratulations ladies!!

Here are two Scrap-Tastic layouts I did for April using CherryArte. Take care and Be Blessed!

An Incredible Weekend!

I had one of the most incredible weekends ever! I got a chance to do something that was a once in a lifetime thing.  My mom, daughter Brittany, SIL Kim, Kim's mom, and my niece all got a chance to see the amazing Maya Angelou in person!!!  Ms. Angelou was speaking at the University of Missouri-Columbia where my niece attends, so we all got tickets for $10!! I know! $10 is a steal! I would have paid 10 times that amount for the chance to sit in the 7th row (which we did) to hear this intellegent, brilliantly funny, super-amazing, extremely talented, and down-to earth woman speak!  I'll tell you that she was sooooo motivating and captivating! It was just an amazing experience and I'm so blessed to have shared this experienced with my family! She really focused on the importance of having courage in your life, and the importance of simply being kind to one another.  She called it Having Rainbows in your Clouds! Just fabulous!!

This kind lady named Jamie posted on my blog a few days ago. She asked me if I minded if she shared my blog with others.  Well, I thought she was very nice for asking and I told her I didn't mind at all. Well, look at what I found on her blog today, Savannah Scrapbooking! It's soooo darned nice! I really appreciate the compliment and I am honored. Thank you so much for the shout-out Jamie!! Well, take care and Be Blessed!

New Beginnings!

Lots of beginnings are going on in my life!  The weather is changing from bitter cold to wonderfully warm,  Brittany is graduating from high school and getting ready to go away to college, Michael is graduating from Pre-School and getting ready for kindergarten, Erica will be beginning her junior year in college, and I'm on the brink of some great scrapping opportunities that I'll share at a later date!! Anyway, here are some layouts I created that I think are just screaming "spring!" I hope all is well with you and yours! Take care and Be Blessed!

I don't know if it's a mental thing or not, but the time change really seemed to effect my energy today. I really don't see how an hour ahead on the clocks would make me so tired today, but man am I beat! Anyway, when I get home Brittany hands me an envelope that put some pep in my step! She handed me her Cap and Gown photos and I love them! I had to pop her one, because she told me the photographer took her photo right after she finished sneezing! She also said he wouldn't let her take any more!  See, she knew this would drive me crazy wondering how these photos would look, so being the jokester she is, she thought she would get me all worked up-- just to see the look on my face when I finally got the photos.  What can I say? She acts just like me!(LOL!) As my mom says it's my curse!  So here she is! Take Care and Be Blessed!

Whew!!

Boy, have things been busy this week...and it's only Tuesday!! Tomorrow I'll be accompanying 76 fifth graders to Misssouri's capital, Jefferson City,on a school field trip. This will make my 11th year going on this trip. It's fun, but it can be a headache too! Anyway, I really haven't done much scrapping lately.  The only thing I've done is play with my new favorite papers from Scenic Route. I made a coaster and a tag. The tag is a very special tag for one of my favorite scrapping sisters. She's been having a really hard time, so this tag's for her! No, I can't tell you who it's for because I want her to be surprised when she gets it!  Anyway, I made the coaster for Project Tuesday over at Scrap-Tastic. Alrighty...say some prayers for our trip, take care and Be Blessed!!