TOGETHER

yep, I am the worst blogger ever! But really that is all about to change. Leaving for vacation tomorrow, when I come back & maybe while on vacation I am going to become a blogger again. It was my goal for this year, I cannot fail!

Friday & Saturday were just great days! I love that, lots accomplished and lots of fun. I had taken Friday off work to spend some QT with Grace. She was off school so it was a great day for us to hang out, and that we did. We dropped the other kids off at school and then had breakfast together, ran a few errands and then headed off to Boston Mills for a day of skiing. Grace was great, she took 1 lesson with a great instructor and when I returned she was going up the chair lift and down the hill! It was so COOL, I was nervous about this because I knew she wanted to like it but was not so sure how it would go. When I left her with the instructor it was odd, just leaving your child with some random stranger that you knew nothing about. I got to have a few runs in that hour, well several seeing how it was Boston Mills but the snow was great and I really had a peaceful time. After Grace was done we spent the next 4 hours just skiing, she was a trooper, she did not want to stop and even ...

What a productive day today has been! Grace had spent the night at her friends so after we picked her up it was right to the grocery, although it is a chore getting through with 3 crabby kids if it is done early it is so much better then sitting around dreading to go. After the grocery is the harder part of putting it away, and purging all the stuff from the week before that wasn't used (so annoying). I volunteered on Friday at the food bank which made me feel more guilty about the amount of food we throw away. it is awful. I was able to work on a few more projects this afternoon which made me happy, it is good to accomplish things that you want to get completed. Here is one more card i finished with the Jenni Bowlin cards, I really like this one with my pal Joel on it. I played with the glitter mist today and boy was it fun. I was able to take the boring old frames that i had the kids pictures in and make them look great! I just glitter misted the mats and then added ribbon around...

This one was for a design layout on SISTV I haven't uploaded it yet. This is what i didi with the PSE elements pic i made, nothing too special These are the Jenni Bowlin tags from 2 years ago i have never finished just a layout of the first day we dropped off Grace at Preschool. Wyatt was happy to see her go :( ok this one really doesn't count because i didi the layout years ago and just added the pics this weekend. Not happy with my picture arranging. So I was productive a little bit. I am going to work on one more fun thing tomorrow I am excited about. I will post if it turns out well Oh and one more shot, just cause how cute is this baby who fell asleep in the grocery cart.

i actually accomplished something in Photoshop elements...it was somewhat easy and i am excited to do more digital scrapping. I have not been as productive as i would like, but there is still today to kick some pages out. I also am going to work with glitter spray later today. That will be fun.

All I am doing this weekend is scrapbooking & projects! I will be posting finished projects along the way:) Enjoy your weekend!

I lost my friend today, i lost him entirely too soon and very quickly. One week ago i was walking with him talking about how he was going to attack the cancer to try to beat it...one week later he is gone. Joel is the strongest person I know and he was the strongest at the end, fighting the disease to make the most for those around him, only thinking of others never himself. His girlfriend, his kids, his family he was trying to make everything easier on them. He asked me last week 'What can I do for you?' I love Joel with all my being, he was so dear to me and each day without him will get easier but i will never loose each cherished memory i have of him. My heart is broken and i am so so sad, but i am also grateful. I am grateful that i spent over 20 years of my life as his friend, grateful i was able to sit with him today and hold his hand, and grateful of every moment i spent with him. i love you Joel...