Puppy Love

In our household, we are of the thought that every house needs a pooch.  Yes, they are trouble sometimes, and they make a lot of extra work.  But there is nothing like that doggie hug and that happy doggie smile just when you need it the most!

This layout is for Your Scrapbook Stash.  The challenge is to create using any Echo Park papers.  How easy is that?!  I used A Walk in the Park paper and stickers for this one.  I added some gems using the Imaginisce i-top tool.

I didn't realize that it's been so long since I've posted!  I have been busy looking for another job.  I have a couple really good leads (one of them is even teaching again!), and I'll know by the end of the week what I am going to do.

What I know right now is this.  Life is short - and I especially learned that after I had a mini stroke a few months ago.  For those of you that have been following me for awhile, you know that I have been blessed with many health issues, huh?  I say blessed in the most serious of tones.  I believe that God never allows more than we can handle.  AND I sometimes think that He allows things because we need a good wake up call.  With that being said, I am deciding to be very particular about where I work now, and that's why I am looking again. Respect and high standards of excellence are important to me, and I am quite certain God will lead me exactly to the right place!

It's also very busy with Shane at home again.  I LOVE that!  He starts cosmetology school full time in December, and I am very excited for him!  Maybe a little excited for me, too, because this is free haircuts and pedicures for life!!  Most recently I dyed my hair blond and Shane put some brown and red highlights in my hair.  Wow - was that tough to get used to!  But he had fun playing, and I am now having fun with something a little bit different.

After this post, I am heading to my recipe books.  This weekend is my sister's annual cookie bake.  She has had these for years and years, but this is the very first one I've been able to attend.  Shane and Jerry are coming with me, and I know everyone will be happy about that.  Some of my family members haven't seen Shane in over 2 years.  I'll be sure to share loads of pictures so that you can get in the mood for Christmas baking!

If you stayed with me, thanks for reading through!  Every once in a while, a girl's jsut gotta ramble!!

Happy Monday Morning!

I hope that all of you were blessed with a fabulous Easter Sunday.  It was such a beautiful day here - perfect for remembering our Risen Lord.

I have a few cards in this first post for the day.  The first is a sketch from the Sweet Stop:

This sketch is wonderful, and I absolutely loved working with it.  I grabbed some Tim Coffey papers, Martha Stewart ribbon, and a CTMH sentiment to create this card.  This card will also fit into the Stampin' for the Weekend challenge which is ribbons and bows.

The next card is a sketch from Card Patterns:

I am not much of a circle user like this, so this was a great challenge for me.  Again, I used Tim Coffey paper.  Along with that you'll see a Bazzill flower and CTMH ribbon and sentiment stamp.  In order to make the circles pop, I used Ranger Glossy Accents.

The last card of this post is a sketch for Your Scrapbook Stash:

I used Cosmo Cricket Material Girl paper for this card.  The flowers are CTMH and Prima, the button is from my stash, and the ribbon and sentiment are CTMH.  I love the brightness of this paper - so cheery!!

Yesterday we received some news about my mother.  Two of my sisters took her to the ER, and it turns out that she has double pneumonia and will be staying in the hospital. I am quite worried about her so if you happen to remember, would you keep her in your prayers?