The economy hitting close to home. As hard as I try, there are some times when being positive or finding "the bright side" seems impossible. After spending 3 hours at the gym last night I realized I can only work out so long or run so far. All in my attempt to avoid. To stop thinking just ...

So many things I want to do and trying to do it all!  Playing/learning PSE6...I could easily spend hours doing just this. Next on my PSE list is to play with Overlays with the intent of using them for journaling and photo frames. Bought a few from Designer Digitals  to play with......

"We can't go through life or the hard times by ourselves. A big difference between those who heal, recover, succeed, and reach their goals is having a support system." An amazing version of Ben E. King's Stand By Me. This song is performed by 37 musicians from five diff...

...and still recovering from our trip. The excitement, energy and enthusiasm of the competition was contagious and exhausting. Think of almost 10,000 cheerleaders, 500 competing teams, more glitter than I've ever seen at one time and music loud enough to hear from outside the convention center.&...

Thoughtful Friday We're packed and ready to leave for Alyssa's national cheer competition in Indianapolis. 2 days at the second largest competition in the world. I can't even imagine! This competition is what all of the hard work is for. The hours of practice. 100s of round offs, back ha...

Thoughtful Friday... Friday Fill-Ins... 1. Friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget. 2. Good health; it's physical and mental .3. I'm ready for my next race .4. My husband's shower soap is one of my favorite perfumes or aftershaves or smells.5. The oldest orn...

On my studio to do list... finish Daily December album make Christmas cards make a cheer mini album start the Family Gratitude Spinner BPS project make sleepover invitations With a two day work week and cooking plans for a "Thanksgiving Made Easy" I'll have some extra time to work on t...

  She loves it! She's a flyer! I hold my breath.   From this...   To this in the blink of an eye...       Part of the excitement was the crowd.   Her squad won first place at their level and in their division! Think they were a little excited?!? A lot of...

scrapping... one of the layouts I recently completed     playing with my new toy... outdoor fun... with their end of year/job well done gift from Chad and I (it's so hard to get decent trampoline pictures. I need to practice.) computer time... Sketch This i'm not much of a sketch...

Wonderful childhood memories! Hours at the rollerskating rink! Last weekend Alyssa's new cheerleading squad hosted a Meet the Team at a rollerskating rink. I begrudgingly agreed to go thinking there were so many other things I'd rather be doing. Little did I know. First, I was kicking myself...