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Wow, has it really been this long since I've updated here? Time has slipped away from me the past several weeks. Let's see, what's been going on...

Well, first and foremost, good news with Dad today. His MRI last week still shows only one small area in the liver that has not changed since his last scan, and he appears to be cancer free everywhere else. Thank God, it's hard to believe it's been a year already. He is so strong and determined. I'm always amazed by him.

The flu came and descended upon our house for a few weeks - I was the first victim. One by one, the kids became ill. Poor Colin had it the worst. Mike was ill last week, then little Tommy the other day. But I have to say - here's testament to the flu shot. I had one from work, and the youngest two did too, because of their ages. We three were the least ill of the bunch. So next year, be sure to do the right thing!

Winter has been challenging here too - ice storms, power outages and flooded basements, all while Mike was laid up. Hurry up spring!

We picked up our new dog, Harley at the end of January. He is such a good boy, but still very much a pup, who needs lots of time and attention.



Check out this cool guy who came to visit in our yard not too long ago:


Oh, and I did manage to slip some scrapping in here and there...



and some fun Valentine's cards with goodies from Couture Scrapbooking:




and since this is starting to get a bit long, just a couple more...

Love this song - done for Scrapping the Music:



and this one, done for a Love Elsie product challenge:

We're getting a dog!

It looks that way, anyway. Part of me feels bad, since I don't know if we've grieved an appropriate length of time for Fritzi. But the house feels so empty amd the kids really want one. By some fluke or fate, I was at work the other evening, and a co-worker overheard me saying I'm looking for a dog. Her cousin had listed a dog for adoption that very day. His name is Harley and he is a 10 month old Chessie. I don't have a picture of him to share yet, but I'm very excited. It seems his current owners are just not home enough to give him the type of time and exercise he needs.
He is housebroken and just needs some time and training. I've done a lot of research on the breed online and it seems like he could be a great fit for our family. He is a deadgrass color (tan, like the name implies) and looks somewhat like this:

So I'll post more once I know more about Harley.

As far as scrapping...
I've been working with my first batch of projects from Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs. I can't share yet, but maybe I'll be able to post a sneak peek soon.
Here's a few projects that I can share...

a page I made for Scrapper's Haven this month:


And here is my page for this week's song at Scrapping the Music:



Okay, so time for bed. Goodnight all!

Quick update

It's late here. Why do I always want to blog when I should be heading to sleep?!?
Well, this will just be a quickie.
Here is a LO I did for a challenge. I LOVE working with the Prima papers. I was in a reflective mood when I scrapped this, so the journaling is all about appreciating the small moments, since there is no rewind button in life. This happens to be one of my New Year's resolutions as well:



Then this is another Valentine's card I made:



I needed to find some mojo the other night, so I decided to start using the Bad Girls Kits I've been hoarding. This is an older picture, as I was pregnant with now five year old Jimmy. Yikes, where does the time go?



I'll have more to share soon. Now I need to be thinking about sleep!

Life goes on

The kids are back to school, I'm back to working more hours and we're settling back into our normal routine. I was able to get a few pages done in the past week. I worked with beautiful Prima papers for these ones, which are all available from Couture Scrapbooking.




Last week the song inspiration over at Scrapping the Music was "The Gift". The lyrics inspired this page with my little Tom Tom.

This week the song is "Let it Snow." Check it out and link your projects to the blog.

I discovered a really hopping message board over at The Scrapbook Nook. If you like it chatty, come check it out. The other thing that I am amazed by there is the talent of the team and members. There is just MAD inspiration there. I'm one of the finalists there for their new DT call. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Here's a Valentine's card and envie I made for a challenge there:



I have another page that I worked on tonight, but it's too bulky to scan, so I'll share it soon.