Words to Delite

LOST IN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH ALICE

2010-12-13T10:10:00.001-06:00

I had a big blog planned for today but nothing is cooperating!!!

Iwill try and do better tomorrow..hope no hospital..

love to all

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

2010-12-11T08:34:00.001-06:00

Hello everyone…hope you are fit as a fiddle on this fine Saturday Morning..are any of you snowed in??? Wish we could have a white Christmas….we had one here in 1989..started about 3 in the morning but by noon it was all melted but it was pretty.

Last time we talked, I told you about the Auburn Alabama game, or the Iron Bowl..Auburn won yeeeeehaaaaaa…we beat them by only 1 point but that is all it takes…they had us in the first half, we were down by 3 touchdowns but right before the half we scored…and then came back in the 3rd and caught up with them and went on to win…it was a great game to watch..we also won the Southeastern Conference Bowl and we are going to play in the National Championship game in January…we play the Oregon Ducks, are any of you a fan? Let me know.

Since today is my birthday, I decided to celebrate by having a Sale..

My entire store is on sale for 30% off thru December 15th…now is the time to treat yourself to some presents..what could be better than new Christmas word art to decorate your Christmas layouts…You can reach my store HERE

I also have some new word art in the store today…

This cute little set is just perfect for adding some wow to your new winter layouts…you can get it HERE

There are a lot of beautiful new layouts in my gallery…far to many to show today…so please visit HERE to see them all. Also be sure you come back for the next few days for some surprises, some freebies and some RAKS so be sure to post your comments..Have a great day…

BLACK FRIDAY

2010-11-26T06:29:00.001-06:00

Good morning everyone…hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I spent the day at home doing nothing at all..we will have our family Thanksgiving on Sunday when Angie and her family come down.

Today is the biggest day of the year for football fans in Alabama..the Iron Bowl…or the Auburn-Alabama game..In the south we take our SEC football very seriously..and this game is the biggest rivalry in the state….Some fans root for both teams during the season but come today the line is drawn and the choice is made…I’m an Auburn fan totally and this has been our best season in years…we are undefeated and won the right to play in the Southeastern conference game in December… we are also number 2 in the nation and could be picked to play in the National Championship game.

Josh and Kendra and my “adopted” grandson Michael are coming over to watch it..we are all Auburn fans, except Kendra so she will be out numbered. There is one thing for sure about this game…it’s sure to be exciting and lots of fun to watch.

Well for those of you on this side of the pond, today is Black Friday…which is the biggest shopping day of the year…the custom started a long time ago when stores decided to have big sales on the Friday after Thanksgiving to kick off the Christmas season and shopping. They hoped the sales would bring them out of the “Red” and into the “Black”…thus Black Friday.

Not to fear…the digital world is also celebrating the custom.

http://tiny.cc/61myc The sale is storewide.

I have several new sets of word art in the store in time for the sale.

From the Scriptures is a collection of 20 of my favorites. Each is an individual png file and made at 300 ppi. They can be re-sized and re-colored. These would also be perfect for your cards. Any one will add that special something to your layouts. They are HERE

I made some layouts using this set..

My Great Grandson Jaxon

My dad who passed away in 1994

My grandsons Gage and Zane

You can visit my GALLERY for credits and other information.

I'm Here God reflects some of my feelings about my relationship with God. There are 15 individual png files made at 300 ppi for better print quality. These are all done in black for ease in re-coloring, they can also be re-sized. If you share these feelings, then this set is a must have for your collection. They are HERE

I also have new Thanksgiving, Fall and Christmas sets in the store…if you love word art for your pages then you need to go shopping..I promise you no lines at check out, no hassle while you shop and lots of bargin price tags!!

I have a little something for you today for all those Thanksgiving layouts you have to make..

Here is the link to grab them if you want…http://www.4shared.com/file/JaQevcXE/jazzy-freetags-PU_only.html

If you go shopping today…be careful..people have been hurt and even killed at Black Friday sales….I’m staying home!!!

LAZY MONDAY

2010-11-22T17:13:00.001-06:00

Hello everyone..hope you are all doing great..

It’s been a lazy Monday here…I’m recovering from weekend mayhem LOL

I do have some new word art in the store today.

Here are some layouts

From Lainey

From Paula

The last 3 ones I did..You can view my designer gallery. You can view the designers gallery for credits and other info.

Thanks for reading and hope you have a great day.

AS PROMISED

2010-11-16T09:43:00.001-06:00

Good Morning everyone.

As I promised yesterday… a showing of my CT gallery layouts. These are my loyal members who ALWAYS come thru for me. I appreciate you more than you will ever know and thanks for the beautiful layouts you make.

By Lainey See the image locations for word art used and other credits.

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/Lainey_SBE_CK_GiveThx2web.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/thumbs/Lainey_SBE-DSO_OhHolyNight1w.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/thumbs/Lainey_SBE_CK_GiveThx1web.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/thumbs/Lainey_DSO_ASD2-web.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/thumbs/Lainey_DSO_Potluck.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/thumbs/Lainey_Digitals_Jazzy-TM_TM.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/Karen_BDwebR.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/Lainey_HB11-15-10web.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/Lainey_CT_StitchingWeb.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/Lainey_DSO_-frenchcountry2-.jpg

By pkdoll See the image locations for word art used and other credits.

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/500/pjk-harvest-web.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/500/pjk-alexgirl-web.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/pjk-autumn-web.jpg

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/thumbs/pjk-xmasbrooke-web.jpg

By Sherlylynn

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/500/Johns_turkey.jpg

By Friends of Words to Delite

flowerfriend http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1363/Seasons_End.jpg

Jen (Chaos Lounge) http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/galleria/data/1502/Smile41.jpg

Thanks so much to all of you for the beautiful layouts.

Please click on the url under each layout and give them some love and also to see what word art and other goodies they used to make their page.

It’s another dark, rainy day, perfect for taking a nap..lol soooo until next time…

A TAD LATE

2010-11-15T10:12:00.001-06:00

Good Morning everyone…hope your day is going good. It’s dark and raining here in Gadsden. Not much is going on here in my neck of the woods..LOL I realize I’m a tad late in blogging again…I had such good intentions…but, well you know what they say!!!

Josh Kendra and the kids came to see me yesterday…what should I say, oh, I know MAYHEM..lol you know the insurance commercials with Mayhem..well that’s what it’s like sometimes when they visit..

Jaxon is all boy and he has to check out EVERYTHING…and get into everything that’s not tied down…Kaylen is not so rowdy, she just has to have ALL her toys out of the toy box (Been doing that since was a baby) her books with her, and the TV on SPROUT…she will sit and watch it all day and night if you let her..talk about addicted..she is definitely addicted..and at 28 months it’s funny how she does..I love to watch her while she’s watching but Barney, Sesame Street, the Wiggles and so on get really mind boggling after awhile LOL

She cried so when they started to leave and hung on to me, I just had to let her spend the night…that’s just exactly the way her daddy used to do me at that age, I would not go to their house unless I was able to take him home with me..I wouldn’t let Kaylen stay the other night and she cried halfway home…I’m just an old softie…(I can just hear my sister about now!)

She also thinks when she stays with Nana she should stay up as late as she wants too..well I used to let my nephew stay up as late as he wanted to when he came to visit because he didn’t get to come that often and when they did, he wanted to come to Aunt Yinda’s house..so what can you do…lol His dad didn’t much like it because he was so ill the next day…but you have to do something special do make special memories…right? Except now I am much older and I get sleepy and Kaylen does NOT…she gets wide awake the minute Josh and Kendra walk out the door…last night I got the fly swatter after her, but she just looked at me like I was crazy and went on about her business..lol of course I barely swatted her..she is so funny, when I close my eyes, I hear “Wake up Nana” in this loud little voice, I open my eyes and she is right in my face..

The big bright spot in my week was Angie coming to see us. The boys were out of school for Veterans Day and Angie was off work as she works at a College. Dave was out of town taking some test. We had a wonderful day..it was so great to see them all again..I really have missed them since I came home. Macy just gets more beautiful and she is growing…and she is such a good baby. I was so happy that my mother got to see her great granddaughter, her first..Kaylen is a great great. Her Aunt Cathy was a fool over her to. It made me happy just watching them both. Gage and Zane have grown too..Zane loves to watch TV and would sit quietly and watch for hours, Gage on the other hand, gets bored after awhile and then he gets mischievous..but all in all is was a good day..

Ok…I have rambled enough, I have goodies to show you…

I have several new sets of word art in the store..

A cute assortment of Santa’s and Christmas phrases adorn this Santa Tags set. Use them on your digi layouts or print them to decorate your Christmas presents. Each is an individual png file and are 300 dpi for better print quality. Comes with both shadow and non shadow and can be re-sized.

Christmas Wishes to adorn you holiday pages. There are 15 word art sets of holiday words with a Merry Christmas message, all are individual png files done in 300 ppi. They can be re-sized and recolored. Contains shadow and no shadow.No graphics are included. Not all shown.

Looks Like Christmas has 10 colorful, playful scenes each with word art. They let us know Christmas is close. These are all on individual png files and made at 300 ppi, and can be re-sized. They can be printed and used as tags or to decorate your Christmas presents. These adorable little graphics are sure to give your Christmas layouts a pop. Both shadow and non shadow are included and 2 bonus gifts.

There are 10 adorable Christmas Angels in Rejoice with a word relating to the Christmas Season. Each is on an individual png file and done at 300ppi. These little angel's can be re-sized, used for tags or decorations for your Christmas presents as well as giving your layouts that wow factor we all want. Both shadow and non shadowed are included.

Me, Myself and I,sold before as My Montage, has been redone and new phrases added to it. It's just the word art you need for those "self" layouts. There are 15 individual png files made at 300 ppi. They can be re-sized and recolored. Any one is sure to give you that wow factor for your layouts.

This set of word art was formerly sold as SOUTHERN COMFORT. It has been reworked and new phrases added. There are 15 individual png files, each one is about home. The word conjures up many thoughts and any one will give your layouts that "warm fuzzy" feeling. These can be re-sized and some can be re-colored. Not all are shown in the preview and there is no drop shadow. '

You can find all of these in my Store HERE

I have a layout I made using Looks Like Christmas

My CT has made some beautiful new layouts..time prevents me from showing them to you today as Miss Kaylen is now awake and hungry LOL..please look at them at my gallery and I will show them all to you tomorow…FOR SURE..

Here’s a little gift for you if you would like to grab it..

You can find it here

Thanks for dropping by and I will see you soon.

NEW STORE NEW PRODUCTS

2010-11-04T07:52:00.001-05:00

Good Morning Everyone

It’s raining here this morning and chilly…about time for some fall weather..

Our little Macy is not feeling good, she has fluid in her ears and a terrible head cold, she can’t sleep laying down so Angie has been sitting up with her to sleep. The doctor said it could be the beginning of the RSV virus. I hope and pray not.. Oh, how I remember those days when Angie was a baby and plagued with bad ear infections. I didn’t have a rocker but my kitchen chairs bounced so I sat up in the chair and we slept. When my granddaddy found that out, he and my mom brought me one of my Granny’s antique rockers and gave it to me..I was so proud of that chair. We had to have tubes put in her ears when she was just a baby. Gage inherited them also, he had tubes when he was a year old.

Kaylen spent the night with me a week or so ago..oh is she a talker and she LOVES and I mean LOVES the Sprout Network, that is a channel that shows only children’s programs like Sesame Street, The Wiggles, Barney, Thomas the Train and so on..it stays on 24-7 and she wants to watch it ALL the time..she is so cute watching it, she claps, and dances, points, jumps, but once you have it on the channel, she will say “give me da remote” lol she wants to have it so you can’t change the channel, and if you start to she says “NO NANA NO NANA” if you change it she cries like her heart will break..They are not letting her watch it so much and making her play and do other things.

Jaxon is such a beautiful little boy, he has a head full of curly hair, it’s just in ringlets..he is all boy for sure and into EVERYTHING..I told Josh he was going to pay for his raising with him..lol His favorite thing to do is mess with my oxygen concentrator, he knows he is going to get in trouble, but he just looks at you and dares you to get on to him…then he goes to the bookcase and takes the tops off of some old vases, looking at you as he does it, knowing he’s going to get in trouble for that too…he will say no, no, no…he can say Nana when he wants to and bye..he loves to patty cake.

I sure miss Gage and Zane too..while I was there, they would come up out of the blue with hugs and telling me they love me…ok ok, I could talk about my GK forever but I have important things to show you and tell you…

October 31st was the last day our stores were at DSO..it was sad seeing them go away. My new store at Digitals opened on November 1st and seems to be doing well…I have some new products I want to show you.

These cute little goblins want to decorate your Halloween layouts.

These word art clusters will give your Thanksgiving layouts that wow factor we all want on our pages..

Thinking about how blessed I am was the inspiration for these word art clusters..God is so Good..

I got so carried away and having so much fun making these, I ended up with 2 full sets. I just love word art clusters, can you tell???

here is a layout I made using My Baby Boy set 2.

My GGS thus the title..great grand children are grand! The stitching, flowers, rope and hearts are from Kim’Bs Designs Sweet Ruthie kit..the frame is from Mandels and I made the papers…

I have some more layouts to show you from Lainey and pkDoll but I am having technical difficulties with the Digitals site, I can’t get past the home page right now…it may just be me..lol I also don’t have the links to my store and the new products to give you. They won’t be hard to find though…just click my my name in the designer list and you will go right to the store.

All of my older Fall and Thanksgiving sets and all of my Christmas sets are also in my store…working on new Christmas sets now.

Ok gang, better say bye for now…would you believe I did not realize yesterday was the 3rd..my mind is really going..so I have to get out in the rain today and pay some bills and do some grocery shopping.YUCK!

BIG CHANGES

2010-10-31T08:05:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone…I have been MIA for awhile as so much has been going on. I want to share some of it with you today.

First, I am the proud Nana of my 1st granddaughter, Macy Reese, she was born Sept. 7th, 7lbs. 15oz. Of course I have pictures to show LOL.

I have sooo many pictures of Macy already, more than any of my other grandchildren at this age. Her mamaw Glenda loves to make pictures and have photo shoots…thankfully!!I will show you some more later. Here are some of the layouts I have done so far…behind on that also!

The title is from my Sweet Baby Girl set.

This is also one of the overlays in my Give Thanks-Overlays that will be in the new store. I added the bench and other extra elements..I like overlays because you can add to them or you can just insert your picture and poof you have a beautiful new layout. (BG Paper not included)

I guess most of you have heard by now that DSO will no longer have a design team. Today (October 31st) will be our last day there. It makes me sad as that is where I started my design career. I have made many friends there that I will never forget. DSO will still be open, the forum, gallery, challenges and other things will still be there. Be sure you check for all the new things Bunny has in store.

Life changes and this is just one of those changes. As of November 1st I will be a part of the design team at DIGITALS. I am excited about the future and I hope all of you will visit my new store . Be sure and check back here often as there are some big surprises in the works.

I have much to do before tomorrow so I will say goodbye for now. Have a great Sunday..

SURPRISE SUPERISE SUPRISE!!!

2010-09-01T08:53:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone, didn’t expect to find me here did ya…Angie had a WONDERFUL baby shower on Sunday the 22nd, Miss Macy will outgrow clothes before she even gets to wear them..I have never seen so many presents..I swear she opened gifts for 3 hours LOL..was so happy I got to be there.

They went on Wednesday the 25th for the sonogram…Macy is fine, she has a big belly..lol if Angie doesn’t have her before, they are going to induce labor on the 7th…which happens to be Chases birthday…Kaylen was born on Angie’s BD.. Angie hasn’t been having anymore contractions on I decided to come home for a few days to take care of some unfinished business, I left all my things there so if I have to I can jump in the car and take off..The boys were disappointed that I left..that made me feel good..

Well you know what the day is…September 1st and good things happen on the 1st at DSO…just wanted to tell you about a couple..

First its a new challenge..mine is the Altered Photo Challenge. It’s a very easy challenge and if you take it I have this posting bonus for you.

I got into the Halloween spirit early. I thought you could add these to your Halloween layouts.. Go HERE to take my challenge

There is also I new Pick ur bits kit out today…its called Nautical Nights..here’s a preview of some of the parts..

All of the parts can be found HERE

Better say so long for now..Angie has a doctors appointment this morning so I may be leaving sooner than planned…

WHAT A WEEK

2010-08-20T09:03:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone…can’t believe it is Friday already..I have a long blog today so get comfy…

First off I had a request for a recipe from Tasha..when our boys were growing up we always had a houseful of kids,most of them called me Nana and I feel like I half raised some of them.. sometimes we ended up feeding them..LOL, I found a recipe for Corned Beef Casserole and decided to try it. I wasn’t sure if anyone would like it but I made it anyway…OH WOW..it was a HIT..everyone loved it..so just for you Tasha here it is…big hug girl..hope your family likes it like you do..

1(8oz) package medium egg noodles, 4 tablespoons butter or margarine divided, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped green pepper, 2 cups shredded cheese, divided, 1 12 oz can can corned beef broken into little pieces, 1 10 3/4oz. cream of chicken soup, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumbs.

Cook noodles according to package directions, drain, Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in skillet, add onion and green peppers, sauté’ 5 minutes..in a buttered 2 1/2 quart casserole, layer half the noodles, half the onion and peppers, 1 cup cheese and all the corned beef, repeat the layers of onion and peppers and cheese, stir together soup and milk and pour over casserole, combine breadcrumbs with the remaining butter and sprinkle over the top. Bake at 350 degrees 40 minutes.

This works fine without the green peppers and onion, Chase won’t eat them..It’s easy to make and great for when you don’t want to cook a lot, sometimes we just had the casserole, sometimes I added a vegetable or salad and rolls.

I have sometime to talk to you about today..I am taking a leave of absence for a month..as most of you probably know my daughter Angie is having a baby, a little girl and her name is Macy Reese (the Reese is after my dad) Miss Macy has decided she doesn’t want to wait until September 19 to join the family, Angie has dilated to 3 and still having pains off and on..also the baby is larger than she should be at this stage. They are doing a sonogram on Wednesday and depending on how big she is, they may induce labor. Angie doesn't want her to be so big that she can’t have her naturally.

I have decided (to make sure I don’t miss her arrival), to leave tomorrow to go to stay with them. I want to be able to help Angie in the house and with the boys. She is still trying to work. Then I have to be there after they get home so I can spoil Macy as only a grandmother can…and take care of Angie. I’m so excited about being nana again..I know this will be my last grandchild. God has really blessed me with 4 GS, 2GGC, and now another GC, my 1st little girl. I have been there with they were all born and in the delivery room with the 4 boys. Was at the hospital when the GGC were born.

I won’t be able to do a blog, unless Angie can teach me how to use her Mac..I don’t learn new things easily now…lol

My sweet sister went on a shopping spree for me, she got me new tops, and pants and a jacket, all of them are just beautiful..I’m so proud of them all..thanks sis, she wants me to be a well dressed Nana…She even got me a pink one to wear when Macy is born…wasn’t that thoughtful..my sister is always doing something for someone..I love you lots..

Now down to business…lol

I have another new set of cluster frames and word art in the store.

I love these frames…I am so proud of the way they turned out..there are 4 Cluster Frames and 11 word art phrases..you can re-color the word art and all can be re-sized. As usual they are all individual png files done at 300 dpi..and are ON SALE NOW..you can find them HERE

Here a couple of layouts I made with them..

I used LouCee Creations new kit Choochie Face for the papers..this is an adorable kit and it’s on sale for a limited time.

I used paper from an older kit by KimB’s Designs called Storybook Romance and elements from her kit I Believe.

Now for SHOW AND TELL..I have some beautiful new kits made by the talented designers at DSO to show you today so here we go.

You can find all of these at the DSO SHOP

ALMOST DONE..I have a little something for you today, I hope you like it..

You can get it HERE

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and until we talk again, take care of yourselves and be sure to go shopping at DSO!!

MONDAY MORNING BLAHS!!!

2010-08-16T06:17:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone, hope you all had a great weekend..mine seemed like it was 3 weekends long…and this morning things don’t seem to be any different..but it’s early so hopefully the day will get better..Chase was here this weekend and he wanted a Hamburger Quiche, his mom used to make them a lot and we all loved them..so I doubled the recipe and made 2…that boy ate nearly a whole one that night and Sunday he put a BIG dent in the other one..He enjoyed it so much it made me happy to see him eating..it was good, I haven’t made one is a long time and it’s so easy to make..

1/2 lb ground beef, 1/2 cup mayo, 1/2 cup milk, 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, 2 eggs beaten 1/3 cup chopped onion, salt and pepper to taste. Brown and drain the meat, combine mayo, milk, eggs, salt, pepper and onion, then add the meat and cheese, stir well..pour into an unbaked 9 inch pie crust and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. I love onions in everything but Chase won’t eat them in anything so I had to leave those out!

How many of you are addicted to Bejeweled Blitz? I have such a love hate thing going with that game..you know how they delete the weeks score on Tuesday, I can usually make it to a little over a 100,00 on that day but whatever I score on Tuesday is the score I keep all week..I swear I’m not going to play it again until Tuesday, but I never listen to myself because I’m right back there again everyday..I would probably faint and fall out of my chair if I ever made it to 200,000….I guess I am too slow and too uncoordinated..games have never been one of my talents!!

I have another funny story to share today about Angie… when she was about 3 we were watching the PTL Club, she was sitting in the chair with me, listening to every word, the preacher said something about Jesus coming soon, in a minute or so, Angie got out of the chair and went to her room…I heard noise so I went to see what she was doing, I go in her room and there she is, with her little suitcase out, and trying to decide what clothes' she should take. I said “Angie what are you doing baby”..she replied in her sweet baby voice, “Jesus is coming soon mommy and I’m getting ready to go…and then she looked at me and said “are we going in Jesus' car or ours”…she was so sincere, she really believed Jesus would be there any minute. That is one story I will never forget, I can still see her in my mind that day..Oh for the faith of a child.

Lainey and Paula have made some beautiful new layouts..

From Lainey

She used Pot Luck.. You can find the credits Here

She used Picnic Promenade..Credits are HERE

She used ALL the Picnic Promenade phrases on this one..its awesome Laney..Credits are HERE

and this one is from Paula

Love the frame and word art with this picture.. its perfect, and the paper and alpha look like it was made to go with the frame and word art..great job.thanks Paula! You can find it HERE

Here are my new word art sets

Visit Jazz's Words to Delite to purchase them http://tiny.cc/p8s3a

Well folks I think I will go work on my newest word art and see what the day brings..hope it’s something good…hope you all have a great day…leave a comment if you like these funny stories…

GOODIES, GOODIES AND MORE GOODIES

2010-08-14T09:49:00.001-05:00

Good Saturday morning everyone..hope you are having a great day. I have lots to show you so get comfy…here we go.

I have 2 new word art sets in my store today.

A smile changes everyone, and the 15 word art phrases in Only a Smile, will change your layouts. Any one will give them that WOW factor we all want. These are done in 300 dpi and are all individual png files. They can be re-sized and re-colored and can be used for other craft projects. They are ON SALE NOW..Find them here http://tiny.cc/zqsoq

I love cluster frames and decided to make a series of fun frames. The first of the sets are these whimsical clowns. I also included 6 word art phrases. All are done on individual png files and in 300 ppi. The word art can be re-colored and all can be re-sized. They are ON SALE NOW…Find Them Here http://tiny.cc/08o20

Pot Luck is a hodgepodge of subjects. Humor, love, inspiration, friendship to name a few. There are 15 individual png files all in 300 dpi. They can be re-colored and re-sized.
Anyone of them will add a pop to your layouts. They can also be used for other craft projects. You can find them here http://tiny.cc/zdvzt

Here are more new items from some of the fantastic designers at DSO

You can find all these beautiful items and many more at the DSO Store http://tiny.cc/tj8i

I have a little gift for you today..

You can find it HERE http://tiny.cc/eyjcg (Word art is a separate png file)

If you are still here, I hope you have enjoyed seeing all the goodies that are waiting for you at DSO..have a great weekend.

ANOTHER FUNNY STORY

2010-08-12T06:50:00.001-05:00

Good Wednesday morning everyone..hope your day is going well so far.

So far my week has gone pretty well..Josh came over with the kids and spent the day on Monday..I tell you all that Josh is going to pay for his raising with Jaxon!! That child is into EVERYTHING..you can’t take your eyes off of him…he just looks at you with that grin of his and does exactly what you just got him out of AGAIN. Kaylen is into her baby dolls now and she carries one around with her all the time….she hands it to me and says wrap her up, or she’s sleepy..when you move it a certain way it cries, sounds just like a real baby, and she hands her to me!! I have to put it up on my shoulder and pat her back so she stops. LOL

Kaylen is biting her fingernails…I did that when I was little and eventually grew out of it…the other day she wanted her shoes and socks off because she was sleepy..I caught her trying to bite her toenails…oh my..got any ideas that work on how to stop the nail biting????

Today I am going to tell you a funny story about Lori…Cathy had a little dog and it had puppies..she gave one to Lori..he was the cutest little puppy, very little and very feisty and we thought she was perfect for Lori. I got a big cardboard toilet tissue box and made her bed in it and put it in the kitchen floor.

Now Lori was about 3 then and she was bad to wake up in the middle of the night and get into things…unless she made a lot of noise I didn’t wake up..the first night we had the puppy I woke up and the kitchen light was on so I got up to see what Lori was into, as I went by my dresser I noticed the drawer was open

…she was standing in the middle of the kitchen floor looking very guilty…she had make up all over her hands and pj’s…I looked around and saw that my NEW container of makeup and also my cleansing cream were in the floor…I looked over in the puppy’s box and there was no puppy there…

I asked Lori over and over where the puppy was and she just stood there…and one time she glanced toward the refrigerator…I thought oh no, she didn’t…well, folks, she did. She had gotten up and got my makeup and put it on the puppy..why I will Never know, and then she tried to get it off with cleansing cream and it just made her a greasy mess…so then she tries to wash it off..and she put her in the fridge to dry her…poor little puppy was so traumatized. I had to give her a bath and try to get all that mess off of her and get her dry and warm. I wrapped her up in a blanket and put her back in her box.

The next morning she will still wrapped up..I took her back to my sister and knew then Lori was to young to have a puppy..That poor little dog never got over that…she was never feisty again..

I finally have some new word art in the store..I’ve got several sets in Quality Control I’m hoping will be out soon,

This set is called Pot Luck

Picnic Promenade in only $1.50, its part of the DSO Pick ur bits kit..you can find it Here

I made you a little freebie today. Since most of the children are back in school I thought you might find a use for this.

How do you like my new preview page?

You can find the word art HERE

Time to say goodbye for now..will see you again soon..take care.

JUST SOME THOUGHTS

2010-08-05T08:34:00.001-05:00

Good morning everyone…hope your day is going good so far.

I opened up my blog this morning and was surprised to see that my counter read 900,019…sure wish I had as many comments LOL,

I went to the Dr. on Tuesday for my after hospital visit, I am happy to say her report was good. It was so hot it just zapped me..the air in the car went out ..my uncle put Freon in it but that wasn’t the problem.

I came home and turned the air up, got in front of the fan and went to sleep, slept for the rest of the day and into the night…yesterday I still couldn’t wake up..started making a grocery list and went to sleep again…I didn’t make it to the grocery store again..I HAVE to make it today or eat paper LOL.

I have been thinking about the kids a lot lately and some of the funny things they did when they were growing up…thought I would share one of them with you.

When Angie was little she loved to fish…we were at my parents place at the lake and she and my mother were on the pier fishing..well mother was fishing, Angie (Who was about 3) was watching that day…. mother caught a big cat fish, it scared Angie and she backed off the pier and into the water, now my mother, being a great swimmer, started yelling for me.

My dad and I were at the trailer planting watermelons, so smart me, who was scared to death, ran to the edge of the water, ( a long way from where I was) instead of running down the pier to where they were, and started swimming out to them, in my clothes, before I even got a few strokes in, here comes Angie, bobbing to the top of the water, she dog paddled to the pier and mother pulled her up…I asked her what she did, she said, “Mommy when I got to the bottom, I dog poddled to the top”…she thought it was so much fun. Mother and I didn’t think it was so fun!!!

My dad, who was watching from the trailer saw that she was safe, started laughing at me for jumping in with my clothes, glasses and shoes on…we went on to finish planting the watermelon seeds. They started growing so fast that we had to dig them up and replant at the edge of the water…we had some big watermelons that year…and ever time we cut one my dad would tell that story.

Here is a picture of the lake, my dad and I were by his truck when Angie fell in, you can see from the yard how far away from the water I was…the water and pier are even beyond where you can see..it was a long way to run LOL

Don’t forget the Pick ur Bits kit for August is out and here is my part of it..

http://tinyurl.com/PicnicPromenade

You can get this set of 20 titles for only $1.50, can’t beat that!!!

Well, I am off to the grocery store before it gets so hot…hope you all have a great day..see ya soon.

WHAT a WEEKEND

2010-08-02T17:51:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone..hope you all had a great weekend. I did.

This is going to be a long post so get comfortable and get ready to read!

Angie and Gage came down on Saturday for Kaylen and Jaxons birthday party. Angie looks like she is going to explode any minute. I sure don’t think she will make it until Sept.19th for Macy to make her arrival.

On Saturday it was so hot …. on the way to the party Gage said ,“I wish it would rain” and about a minute later big drops of rain started to fall. By the time we got to the park it was raining cats and dogs!! When it was over and we got out it was like stepping into a sauna. When we got to the pavilion I was ready to fall out LOL.

No one brought a camera so we had to send someone to get a disposable one and there was a delay starting. When they finally got back everyone was sitting on ready, the cake was melting and the kids were all soaking wet from playing in the rain..it was a good party, the kids got lots of presents, I’m glad I went.

Here’s a few pics that someone made with a cell phone.

Jaxon dove into his cake the minute they gave it to him…he was soooo funny…just look at all those curls!!! Will show you the rest when they get them developed.

It’s August and time for several fun things.

This months Pick ur Bits kit is in the store now….the theme is Picnic Promenade and no part is over $2.50.

Here is my part of the set

The set can be found here http://tinyurl.com/PicnicPromenade

It’s also time for August Challenges at DSO, there are 8 Challenges for you to take this month. For each one you complete you will receive an awesome Posting Bonus..the challenges start here

My Challenge is the Altered Photo Challenge..it’s a very simple challenge and it is Here…this is the gift I have for you

While I was in the hospital my ct made some awesome layouts, here are a few of them.

From Lainey

Credits are here

From Chaos Lounge

Credits are here

This is a layout of my grandmother

The layout is made from a mixture of paper and elements from Kim B’s Designs and Chaos Lounge.

I made it into a QP for you with the word art in separate png files.

You can find it here hope you enjoy it.

Time to call it quits for today, hope yours is a good one.

JAZZY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT

2010-07-29T04:56:00.001-05:00

Well gang, believe it or not, I’m back again!

I have a good reason for being MIA, I was in the hospital and since I’ve been home I haven’t been spending much time on the computer. I feel really good, am breathing so much better that I have just been taking it easy. I have breath now to wash dishes, fix my food, wash and dry clothes and fold them up. Although, if you could see my laundry room, you would know I haven’t been doing much of that LOL.

The home health nurse has been coming out 3 times a week and my oxygen level is staying up great now. I was on the bipap machine for a long time, only off long enough to eat and my level dropped so fast I had to eat in a hurry…I never seem to lose my appetite anytime!

I finally went to see the kids on Sunday night, Kaylen was in the yard playing when I pulled in the driveway, she got this great big smile on her face and started running to the car saying “it’s Nana, it’s Nana, you know how that made me feel. Jaxon is walking all over everywhere now…he came to me and I got him in my lap and Kaylen came running back to me saying “no Jaxy, no Jaxy, LOL, I had to get both of them in my lap..I started rocking and she got down again but Jaxon went to sleep LOL…I had not seen them since the week before I went to the hospital.

Angie and Kaylen both had birthdays on July 25th. Can’t believe Kaylen is 2, wow time has passed so fast. I can’t say how old Angie was, as she might read this and kill me LOL. Jaxon will be 1 on August 5 so they having a party for them both on Sunday. They both love Sponge Bob so that will be the theme of the party..here’s the cake they are having..

Gage will have a birthday August 25th. He will be 10 and Zane was 10 in June. Both of them played baseball and I made these layouts the other night. I think I left my mojo at the hospital!

I used my Boys of Summer word art

I have new word art coming soon, but for now, I want to show you some beautiful products from a few of the talented designers at DSO.

These are just as few of the awesome goodies from these designers. You can find them all HERE

I guess I have rambled long enough for this blog…will see you again real soon. I promise you a little gift next time.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

2010-07-04T16:24:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone…if you celebrate the 4th of July, hope you have a good and fun day. I went to the Dr. and I do have Pleurisy but thank goodness she gave me 2 shots and some meds to take at home…I don’t know what I would have done if Josh hadn’t come and stayed with me and Kendra and the kids stayed one day..I just stayed in the bed and took pain meds..I would not wish Pleurisy on my worst enemy…its terrible.

DSO is having a store wide 4th of July Sale

Our Bunny did a live chat show Friday Night with Hummie at Digi Scrap Map..it was a great interview and Bunny had some great freebies to give away. If you missed it, here is the url to watch it now.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8040640

The freebies will be up for 24 hours so get your pen and paper to write them down.

Here is the 4th of July Word Art in my store

You can find it here

Keep on having fun and I will see you later.

NEW NEW NEW

2010-07-01T10:17:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone hope you day is going well.

I have lots of new things to tell you about today!

It’s a new month so we have a new Pick Ur Bits kit out

here is my part

French Country

$2.00 HERE

French Country is the theme of July's Pick ur Bits. My Chapter is a mixture of word art phrases..inspirational, motivational, humor to name a few.

There are 15 individual png files that will coordinate with all the beautiful kits by the talented DSO designers.

The next new thing is the DSO Forum is back..with a sassy new look and better than ever..and guess what it’s a NEW month and we have new challenges up..in the FORUM…

My Challenge is the Altered Photo Challenge…it’s very simple, just make your layout as usual BUT alter your photo is some way..post in the gallery and leave a link in the forum so we can see it and also to tell us what you did to change your photo. If you take my challenge this is what I have for you as a posting bonus.

Thought these might be helpful for your Memorial Day and Independence Day layouts.

Here are few other new items at DSO

LouCee has this designer mix

Bunny has this new template

Kalo Designs has these gingham paper templates

That’s about it for today…have a Dr. appointment this afternoon, if I disappear you know I have been sent to the hospital with Pleurisy..if I don’t talk to you again hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July.

Friday Already

2010-06-25T08:55:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone..gosh it’s Friday already..where has this week gone?

My mind is not functioning well this am..(I know it never does LOL) the Home Health nurse is coming at 8 am to draw blood, I had to fast last night and I am so hungry right now and want my Diet coke to get me going…I woke up at 4:30 and old Arthur (Arthritis) was giving me a fit and I had to get up…

Chase spent the night with me me on Tuesday and Wednesday…he was off on Wednesday…we watched movies and talked and I sure enjoyed his visit. He got his first paycheck on Thursday and he was thrilled to death.. He fixed our supper on Wednesday, frozen Lasagna and Garlic bread…bless his heart he cooked it for over and hour in the oven, could have cooked in 18 minutes in the microwave…he said it got soggy when you did that..I really think he didn’t see it on the bag LOL..we were late eating but it was good and it was sweet of him to fix it.

We watched Men Who Stare at Goats…man what a goofy movie..lol Alice in Wonderland The Hurt Locker..I watched Dear John…not for Chase he watched something else on the computer LOL..

I was fooling around making some layouts last night so I thought I would show you a few of them..

My mom and dad when he was home of leave

The tags are a little preview of my July posting bonus..

I made something for you also…

This kit is wonderful if you have WWII pictures to scrap

If you would like to have this you can find it here

Don’t forget to stop by my store for all your word art needs.

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/jazzys-words-to-delight-m-57.html

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

ME OH MY

2010-06-23T09:32:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone…hope you day is going good..it’s going to be another hot, humid day here in Alabama..I will be inside for sure!

What problems I’ve had with my computer since we last met..looks like I would learn to not let my grandkids use my computer because one way or the other it always get messed up…guess next time I go to the hospital I will carry it with me LOL..if I had a laptop I could do that as the hospital I went to had internet connections in the rooms!

Anyhow, after 2 formats and struggling with Comcast email, which will not work at all..not before or after formats..tech support said they could not help me fix it (strange they always have before ) and that I would have to use Comcast Smart Zone Communications….hummm something seems a bit strange there…duh..I did not like it at all but it is growing on me..guess I might as well like it huh!

Josh, Kendra and the kids came to stay with me a few days after I got out of the hospital…I loved having the babies here…Jaxon got more used to me and said nana…thrilled me…he can crawl faster than I can walk and into EVERYTHING….I told Josh he was going to pay for his raising with that one LOL..he is so STRONG and almost as big as Kaylen..they both have birthdays coming up..he will be a yr old in August and Kaylen 2 in July.

Kaylen and I read Old McDonald a zillion times LOL..that book is getting really worn…she LOVES it for some reason..she knows all the animals and calls them by name and makes the sounds…there is a picture of an old pickup truck and she calls it Papaws truck…lol

I can hardly wait for September and the new baby they have decided to name it Macy Reese…the Reese is after my dad and Dave picked out Macy…I’m going to Angie’s the 2nd week in July to stay for awhile and be there with Gage some this summer..I can’t believe he will be 10 years old in August..I was in the room when he was born and when I saw that little fellow come into this world it just took my breath away…I am so thankful Angie wanted me there…

I was also in the room when Josh, Chase and Andrew were born… they were C-Section and it wasn’t the same..I was there with Lori and talked to her and it was just as special…I did get to carry all three of them to the nursery and stay in there while they worked on them…what wonderful memories I will always remember and treasure. I hope I get to be in the room when Macy is born…but I have a feeling I will be staying with 2 excited little boys waiting on her arrival LOL..

Chase is working at Wal-Mart now…he is off today so he spend the night with me last night and is still sleeping…I think he stayed up late watching movies!!!!

Don’t forget my new word art Special Fathers is still on sale…

You can find it HERE

I thought I would show you some older kits with matching word art..

Kit is HERE Word Art is HERE

Be sure and stop by the DSO Store to see more beautiful goodies..

Ok gang gotta say bye for now..you all take care and have a great day…

FATHERS DAY

2010-06-20T08:17:00.001-05:00

Good Morning Everyone…today is Fathers Day..wow the year is flying past…I miss my Dad today..he’s been gone for 16 years..I love and miss you Daddy.

Have you every wondered about the history of Fathers Day? I have..so I did a little research and this is what I found.

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special. .

The origin of Father's Day is not clear. Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908. Others say the first Father's Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.

Regardless of when the first true Father's Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. She thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.

Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state.

After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. In 1909, Mrs. Dodd approached her own minister and others in Spokane about having a church service dedicated to fathers on June 5, her father's birthday. That date was too soon for her minister to prepare the service, so he spoke a few weeks later on June 19th. From then on, the state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Children made special desserts, or visited their fathers if they lived apart.

In early times, wearing flowers was a traditional way of celebrating Father's Day. Mrs. Dodd favored the red rose to honor a father still living, while a white flower honored a deceased dad. J.H. Berringer, who also held Father's Day celebrations in Washington State as early as 1912, chose a white lilac as the Father's Day Flower.

States and organizations began lobbying Congress to declare an annual Father's Day. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea, but it was not until 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event to "establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations." Since then, fathers had been honored and recognized by their families throughout the country on the third Sunday in June.

In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day and put the official stamp on a celebration that was going on for almost half a century.

I have new word art out today

You can find it HERE..and on SALE

Just in time for Fathers Day, Special Fathers is a collection of sayings for and about special fathers and dads..there are 20 sayings each on individual png files and done in 300 dpi for better print quality. Any one of these will give your layout that Wow Factor we all want to achieve and can also be used for other craft projects.

My wonderful CT has been working overtime to get new layouts made to show you.

From sherlylynn

Credits are HERE

From junebugmom68

From Lainey

Credits are HERE

I found this picture that Kendra had just put on the computer and had to use it..this was Easter and she got all the jewelry in her basket and she LOVED it I used Good Morning Sunshine by Chaos Lounge. I scrap lifted this page from one of Jen’s CT Members Bryanna

Lainey has made her beautiful layout into a QP page for you

Thank you Lainey…I have a picture of my dad perfect for this one…you can grab it HERE

That’s about all for today..I’m going to watch NCIS Marathon today and be lazy (as always LOL) hope you have a wonderful day.

LOOKIE LOOKIE LOOKIE

2010-06-17T08:47:00.001-05:00

Hello One and All…

I feel like I’ve been gone for ages and ages instead of a few days shy of a month..WOW

A lot of things have happened during this time, the main one being, Josh and Kendra got married on May 15th..it was a lovely, simple, outdoor wedding, a double one at that with their best friends..I am working on a brag book but have only gotten a few pages made so far..

LOL that’s my hand in the way…

They had a memory chair for Lori and this is the layout I made for them, I switched the pictures after the wedding..

It was so sad not having her there in person but I know she was there in spirit.

I have tons of pictures we made the week before on Mothers Day and also lots of the Gage and Zane playing baseball that I will show you next post.

I’ve been a bit under the weather and in and out of the hospital twice since the end of May…I’m still having bad headcahes but my copd is much better. I got home on Monday and have been trying to get some new word art made for Fathers Day…I’ve had no new products this month..UHOH!

Sone of the other talented designers at DSO have been working overtime and here are just a few of their new products in the store now..

These are just a few of the things in the DSO Shops Now and some are on SALE….

While I was away my CT have been scrapping, here’s a couple I thought were great…

From Junebugmom68…I love the journaling on this one, it makes is to special and when Jade is older it will really be special to her…she use my Forever and a Day word art

Lainey made this one of her DGD 1st dance recital..I love the pinks and blacks with the bit of silver..she used another of my older sets called Dancing Star

I just love all the blending in this one…great page also made by Lainey..she used my Boys of Summer set

I made a little something for you…hope you can use it in some way…

You can grab it here

Till we meet again (soon) have a wonderful day..

SUPER SATURDAY

2010-05-22T04:23:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone

It’s going to be a Super Saturday at DSO…why you ask…We are having a Super Saturday Sale..100’s of items both CU and PU are on sale for just $2.00

This sale is for ONE DAY ONLY..all proceeds from the sale go toward the new forum construction. This will help in making the forum a new and great place for us all.

The DSO May Collab Kit is in the store now…

I would say today is a good day to go shopping at DSO!!!!

Have you every been in one of those slumps where you just didn’t want to do anything, nothing is of interest to you, you don’t feel good and just have the blas? That’s the mood I’ve been in for awhile and thus no blog…I’m beginning to enter the land of the living again…while I was in my slump, my wonderful CT has been working their little hands off…I have some awesome eye candy to show you.

First we have a new CT Member, her name is Sherly and she scraps as sherlylynn

…she is a awesome scrapper and I am so lucky to have her. Everyone please make her welcome. Here are some of her layouts…

From scoobie81

From Lainey

Summer Definitions

Just a Stitchin

From Junebugmom

Just for Mother

Summer Definitions

Thank you ladies for all of these beautiful layouts.

It’s time to say goodbye for now..hope you all have a wonderful weekend..

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

2010-05-09T10:03:00.001-05:00

Happy Mothers to all of you mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers aunts, sisters, cousins..and friends…and any more I may have left out LOL

I’m going to have a great day, Angie and her family are coming down, haven’t seen them in awhile..Josh, Kendra and the kids will be here, not sure about Chase..I’m thinking I will cook today and have Mother and Cathy over, or we will go to their house and I will cook there as she has more room…at any rate we will all to be together..

It’s also a great day because I have Three new word art sets in the store and one is just in time for Mothers Day!

I made JUST FOR MOTHER in honor of my mother, who is 85 years young. There are 15 individual PNG files all done in 300 PPI. I used some beautiful fonts that are sure to make any of your Mothers Day layouts special.
They can be re-colored and resized and can be used in other craft projects. Make these a part of your word art collection today. ON SALE NOW

Here is a page I made in honor of my mother..Love you very much Mother, I’m so blessed to have my mother.

and in memory of Lori, my daughter, who passed away in 2008.

I used kits from Chaos Lounge for making both of the above

and for my daughter Angie Happy Mothers Day…and next year she will have a little girl to go with her 2 boys Yea…I love you…

and to my sister Cathy.Happy Mothers Day, I love ya! I used a QP made by Hutchie using one of KimB’s kits

and Lainey made this beautiful page

She also used a kit by Kim B called Soft Whisper and Lainey has made you a beautiful cluster for Mothers Day….

You can grab it here

Another new set in the store is Summer Definitions

Need Word Art or a snappy title? SUMMER DEFINITIONS, is the perfect set for you.There are 20 individual PNG files and all are made at 300 PPI for better print quality. They can be recolored and resized and will be perfect for other craft projects. ON SALE NOW

Used a KimB’s Designs kit

Like to Sew?
Just A Stichin' gives you 20 titles perfect for your sewing layouts.
Each title is on its own PNG file and done in 300 DPI.
They can be re-colored and resized and used for other craft projects. This set was made by request for Bunny…Hope she likes it and makes us a layout…

And you have just got to look at these beautiful Book Marks made by O2BNGdHope, she made them for her family reunion using my new Vintage Family Word Art..what a great idea Melanie..

You can find them HERE

Well it’s been a long post today…and I have a little gift for you for Mothers Day..

If you want them they are HERE

http://www.4shared.com/file/Vyfm0UdP/Happ_Mothers_Day.html

Until we meet again..

iNSD

2010-04-30T07:33:00.001-05:00

Good Friday morning everyone…hope you have your shopping shoes on…this is one of the biggest weekends in digital scrapbooking…BIG weekend sales..and DSO is having a huge one…

thought I would show you some Word Art that you might be interested in…it’s all great for this time of year and some of the exciting things coming up..

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/4th-of-july-wordart-p-2500.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/a-sunshine-day-wordart-p-2944.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/at-the-beach-wordart-p-2496.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/boys-of-summer-wordart-p-2259.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/fishtales-wordart-p-1773.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/going-camping-p-2495.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/graduation-day-wordart-p-2251.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/just-baseball-wordart-p-2253.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/lets-take-a-vacation-wordart-p-2473.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/prom-night-p-2238.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/summertimefun-wordart-p-2494.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/swing-into-spring-p-3039.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/welcome-spring-p-2235.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/vacationfun-wordart-p-1926.html

and don’t forget my newest set….

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/vintage-family-word-art-p-3043.html

and here’s a beautiful layout by scoobie81 using it.

Thanks for stopping by today..hope you have a great weekend…and don’t forget to GO SHOPPING AT WORDS TO DELITE..

NEW WORD ART OUT

2010-04-28T09:05:00.001-05:00

Good Wednesday morning everyone…hope all is well with you. Peaceful and calm here and not raining and storming..we had terrible storms and rain here all weekend, several tornados hit in Alabama, some close to me. I’m not afraid of storms but the lightening was so bad it scared me at times…I was up almost all night. Kaylen spent the weekend with me and slept thru it all…thank goodness!!

I have some new word art in the store today…It’s Called Vintage Family.

We all have those special vintage photos we like to scrap. We want to make them extra special because they are our heritage. A phrase from my new Vintage Family Word Art set is the perfect addition to make those layouts pop.

There are 20 phrases in the set, each on its own png file, and at 300 ppi for better print quality.These can re-colored and re-sized and will be perfect for other craft projects. Its on sale now. Get it here http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/vintage-family-word-art-p-3043.html

Here’s some layouts using it.

This is my mom..I made the frame and I used paper from KimB’s Designs CU bags.

Just guess who this is LOL..I used papers from KimB’s Designs and GS Creations Toof Fairy Collab Kit

Kim and Gaye also have a new kit out called Sisterhood…

The kit has 24 prints and plain papers, 2 PNG paper matts and 47 elements…it’s all just beautiful…

I made this page using it and a template by Bunny

These are my daughters Lori and Angie..some of the last pictures made of them before Lori passed away.

This page was made by Junebugmom68

She used my new Swing Into Spring on this one..

Kim B made this one

She used my Girl Power word art and Chaos Lounge new kit Memories and Dreams. Jen also has some freebies on her blog.

Thank you both for the beautiful layouts.

I have a little something for you today…

You can get it here http://www.4shared.com/file/oCpwQIUM/LR_Tell_Your_Children.html

Gotta go hope you have a wonderful day.

I MUST BE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE

2010-04-23T07:00:00.001-05:00

Wow, can’t believe it’s been a week since I blogged…seems like it was only a day or two ago…I’ve been feeling kinda puny (not feeling good) for the past few weeks..

Last week I was rambling around in a box in my utility room, looking for a cookbook for Josh, I knocked a full can of oven cleaner off and it hit right on 2 of my toes…cut one at the cuticle and broke both of them..talk about hurt…I stayed on the couch for almost a week with my foot propped up..I’m still hobbling and it hurts to put any weight on my foot…I guess my neighbors heard me yelling and crying…I’m on blood thinner so it bled like my toe was cut off..lol

This week I think my gall bladder has been acting up, I’ve had those terrible nausea spells this week..I called the doctor and got some medicine but it makes me sleepy..so I have slept a lot this week..

Have you been watching Dancing with the Stars? Well, Kate finally got voted off this week, she is NO dancer in my opinion..and a lot more people feel the same way so it seems…I can’t believe she made it this far…On Idol, my girl is still hanging in there..although she was in the bottom 3 this week, could hardly believe that..

I have lots of eye candy to show you today…

From Lainey

She used Swing Into Spring http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/swing-into-spring-p-3039.html you can see other credits HERE

another by Lainey using Swing Into Spring Credits HERE

Lainey made you a beautiful QP from her layout you can get it HERE

Also by Lainey, using Sis and Me wordart http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/sis-and-me-p-3017.html other credits HERE

Lainey used My Montage wordart http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/my-montage-word-art-p-3020.html Other credits HERE

This is one is from Jen at Chaos Lounge

She used my Dreams word art http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/dreams-wordart-bundle-p-1764.html other credits HERE

From scoobie81

She used Southern Comfort word art http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/southern-comfort-wordart-p-2978.html other credits HERE

She used My Montage word art http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/my-montage-word-art-p-3020.html Other credits HERE

From PKDoll

She used Swing Into Spring http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/swing-into-spring-p-303 9.html

Wow, what beautiful layouts girls, you can tell they weren’t taking any breaks!!

Some parting smiles for you

“It’s been a Tough Year but I made it!

I hope you have a great weekend…stay safe.

APRIL 15TH TAX DAY

2010-04-15T13:22:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone..hope all you in the USA have your taxes all done and filed and your refund (Hopefully you got one) all spent. Thank goodness I don’ t have to worry with that anymore.

Have you ever heard someone use this slang..I’m fair to middling today or something of the sort? Every wonder where that came from..well, I had never thought of it one way or the other but I’ve sure said it more than once. It has to do with cotton mills and it means :

fair middling being the highest grade of 9 grades of cotton;
middling being no. 5 and the standard by which all
grades are measured (Joan Kiplinger) My granny worked at a cotton mill for years and years. I still have a spool of thread she brought home.

Oh my goodness, what a time I had yesterday, Josh and Kendra and the kids came over yesterday afternoon and stayed until about 10:30..we went to visit mother and Cathy for awhile…we came home and Josh and Kendra went to the grocery store..Josh wanted to cook Honey Lemon Chicken..his mother used to cook it all the time. So he cooked and I watched the kids…which was a trying experience LOL..Kendra was lucky, she had to go to school!!

Both were so sleepy they could not hold their eyes open but fought it and I mean fought…All Kaylen wanted to do was read books, Jaxon wanted to crawl all over the house crying as he went LOL..I finally turned on Sponge Bob and as soon as they heard the music they immediately went to the tv..Jaxon pulled up and was standing in front of the TV..Kaylen beside him..it was so cute until Kaylin tried to make Jaxon turn loose…I made it just in time to catch him..

Jaxon was sitting up on the pallet and was too close to the edge, he fell over and hit the cement tile floor, poor baby he cried and cried…then just as they were getting ready to leave Kaylen was sitting in her little chair and it flipped over with her and she hit the floor and bumped her head..and cried like she was dying….

I don’t know I managed to watch American Idol and know what was going on..My girl didn’t get voted off, Crystal Bowersox, to me, is the best on there this year..I also like Big Mike but I’m voting every week for Crystal…she is a single mom with a little boy. Who is your favorite…I bet Kim and Jen were thrilled that Adam Lambert was on this week!!!

I have some new word art in the store today…

Swing Into Spring contains 20 word art phrases all on individual png files.
They are done in 300 dpi and can easily be re-colored and resized.
If you are tired of scrapping those winter pictures and are ready for some flowers and nature, then this is the set for you.
These are done in beautiful fonts and can be used in other craft projects.You can find them HERE

The are on sale now for only $2.80…can’t beat that price!

Here is a layout I made using the word art and a QP from Gale at GS Creations

Here’s some oldies but goodies to show you today.

My niece Sarah Grace several years ago..

This one really is an OLDIE

Me and the boys 1990..figured I would give you a good laugh today…LOL (Josh left, Chase right) Love those expressions on their faces..LOL

I hope you like the frames..I promised you a freebie and here it is..

You can get them HERE

Don’t forget my Altered Photo Challenge and the posting bonus you get for taking the challenge…

If you are rushing to do your taxes before midnight..good luck to you..see you all soon.

Wednesday Already..Where is the time going

2010-04-07T11:11:00.001-05:00

Good Morning everyone..hope all is well in your corner of the world. I have not accomplished much this week…All I seem to do is sleep…day and night!! I did get my clothes washed and folded..now I have to get them all put away..I have been out of the house once this week to go to the grocery store…between the warm days and the pollen I don’t have much choice…the top of my garbage can is yellow..Bless all of you that have allergies..Josh told me last night he thinks the babies have allergies..they both have watery eyes, runny noses and a cough..I could do without the pollen..too bad nature needs it..Would you like to see some other reasons I didn’t accomplish much the past few days!

Do any of you like old vintage pictures? I love them and I have found a couple of websites that I love so I thought I would share them with you. The first one is http://shabbychicpapirskatter.blogspot.com/ …she puts new pictures up everyday on her blog and she has hundreds listed by subject. Another one is

http://vintagecatnip.blogspot.com/ she also has new pictures up everyday and http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com has some awesome things on her blog.You can download and use all of these pictures.

Another thing I love is old movies..nothing better than an old Black and White movie to watch. Almost all of the old actors and actresses have passed away…seems like when 1 passes 2 more follow…I wonder why that is, why famous people and others too, pass in 3’s! I found a site that has a lot of old movie star pictures and information. I spent at least an hour or more browsing and reading the site…I really enjoyed and if you love old movies and the older stars you should check it out…

http://flapperdays.blogspot.com/

and go to this part it’s What 100 movie stars in 1956 want http://flapperdays.blogspot.com/search/label/What%20100%20Stars%20Want%20Most%20in%201956 I found it to be very interesting. I also found a video of an old McDonalds commercial..its not real good but it must be old because I learned about something I never knew McDonalds sold! It’s on this site also.

I don’t know how I managed to get to this next URL..but I spent a long time on here looking at the pictures..and there are hundreds of them..many many I didn’t see but let me tell you, there are some weird people out there and they pick some dandy outfits too! I am going to show you a few and they are much funnier with the captions..These were all taken in Wal Mart stores..

These are some of the tamer ones!! to see more go HERE

Well, I guess you can see one of the reasons I didn’t get much accomplished yesterday! I am wondering how the woman in picture 8 got all that hot pink, hot orange or whatever that color is, got everything the same color…ever her shoes look like they were made to go with the outfit!..the lady with the pick tail looked like she robbed Barney! Some folks just amaze me…I think Mr. Sexy (above) had a few of something non carbonated..LOL

Now I have some real eye candy to show you..both of these layouts were made by Junebugmom68

she used my Rustic Warmth Word Art you can see the rest of the credits Here

She used my Sis and Me Word Art..You can see the rest of the credits Here

I just love this one and the extraction work is amazing..how did you get those strains of her hair like that? You are going to have to give me some lessons…Thanks Nancy both of these are beautiful.

Don’t forget to check out the DSO Challenges for this month..there are some beautiful posting gifts…and my Challenge is the Altered Photo Challenge, its very easy and you can find it Here. Be sure and check out Words to Delite for all of your word art needs..I am sure you will find something you are looking for and you will help me make my sales quota for the week!!

I had better close this down and go eat some breakfast and take all my meds, put up my clothes and do something creative or I’m gonna get fired LOL I know I haven’t made you anything lately but I will have something for you on Friday..have a great day.

A NEW WEEK

2010-04-05T09:27:00.001-05:00

Hello folks, hope you all are doing great this morning..and that you had a wonderful Easter Weekend. Mine was very quiet and restful. I watched Bible story movies all day Sunday. I was flipping thru channels and found one on and I started watching, come to find out they were on all day and night. I really enjoyed them..and it was a good way to spend the day, after all Jesus is the real meaning of Easter. I did get out and visit Mother and Cathy..Cathy was playing games on the computer and mother was just laying around. Josh and his family were eating with Kendra’s family, Chase was at his dad’s, Angie and her family were moving so we didn’t cook..neither me, Mother or Cathy wanted a big meal. I was going to take chocolate bunnies to Kaylen and Jaxon and watch them eat them and make pics, but Josh got sick with a stomach virus and I didn’t want to be around that…I will carry them another day and make pictures, no one will ever know they weren’t made on Easter LOL…I did buy myself one little white chocolate bunny…it was good and I made it last all night lol..Kendra said Kaylen got play jewelry in her Easter basket and had it all on at one time, even the rings, and she also got some wings and she had those on too..I hope she made pictures for me as I know she was so cute in all that.

Chase spent the night with me Thursday and Friday and swept and mopped my apartment. Josh and Kendra got Church’s Fried Chicken and we ate with them Friday night…It was sure good..Jaxon is growing so much and is sitting up now. Seems like he grows more everyday and is so different from one visit to the next. He and Kaylen really love each other…he just stares at her and laughs and jabbers and she looks at him and jabbers back..like they know what each is saying..she calls him Jaxy.. I sure hope it doesn’t stick on him!

Just to remind you about the My Montage Pick ur Bits kit

Here’s my chapter

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/my-montage-word-art-p-3020.html

Sis and me is still on sale for a few days more…http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/sis-and-me-p-3017.html

and DON”T FORGET THE CHALLENGES AT DSO THIS MONTH…there are some beautiful posting bonus being offered.Find them HERE

Here’s mine..

If you like these just go to the challenge blog here

I have some beautiful layouts to show you today…all were made by PKDoll (Paula)

She used my Words About Life for these 2 she also used a new kit by Bonnie Van Esch called Wonderful

She used You and Me Sis for this layout…

Thanks Paula these are wonderful..

Ok my friends, I am going to eat some breakfast, wash up some dishes and put some clothes in the washer..Have a great day.

IT’S APRIL FOOLS DAY…….HAVE YOU BEEN FOOLED?

2010-04-01T10:38:00.001-05:00

Happy April Fools Day…I haven’t fooled anyone yet but I have a good one I’m going to pull later. Hope your day is going well so far..mine has been spent at the computer..so much going on at the start and ending of a new month. I have lots to show you today so get comfy.

First I have new word art in the store today…told you it was coming LOL I only have 1 sister and I was thinking of her as I was making this set. Every phrase in the set describes us..I love you sis and this is for you.

This set of 15 word art phrases is all about sisters.
One thing about sisters that will never change..they will ALWAYS be SISTERS and this set of word art has some of everything, the laughs, the tears, the differences...and more..
Each one is on its own png file and all are done in 300 ppi for better print quality.
They can be re-colored and re-sized.
This is one set you will want to have in your word art collection. You can find them HERE ON SALE NOW

Here’s a layout I made using them..I used a quick page made by KimB for Chaos Lounge Perhaps Love Kit. Check out Jen’s Blog she has a brand new look..its awesome.

Made by Jen

She used my Southern Comfort word art..Check the credits HERE

Now for the fun stuff. It’s a new month and that means new Challenges at DSO..Mine is the Altered Photo Challenge Its very simple and if you take my challenge I will send you this Posting Bonus.

It’s includes the complete alpha and some other Easter Goodies for your Easter Layouts. I hope to see your layout in the gallery!

Also for the new month of April, the Pick Ur Bits kit is out..each designer at DSO makes a chapter and they all coordinate. Here’s a preview of all the chapters.

Here is my chapter for this month My Montage

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/my-montage-word-art-p-3020.html and it’s on sale now thru April 5th for only $1.14 Wow you can’t beat that one.

and there’s MORE

EVERYTHING in my store is on sale so now is the time to go shopping. My fellow designers also have some great goodies and awesome prices.

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/jazzys-words-to-delight-m-57.html

I have a Easter Word Art Set, He Is Risen that is also on SALE

He Is Risen contains 15 word art phrases telling the Easter Story.
Each one is on its own png file. They can be re-sized and re-colored.
Perfect not only for your Easter pages but can also be used for cards and other craft projects. These are from last year so make sure you don’t already have them,.

Now let me think, LOL I think that is all I wanted to tell you, I know sis, should have made a list hehehe.

Take care and have a great day.

THANKS FOR DROPPING BY PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO LET ME KNOW YOU WERE HERE

SURPRISE SURPRISE I’M HERE

2010-03-29T13:53:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone

Well, I really don’t know where to start, I think I’ve forgotten how to blog!!

My week at Angie’s seem to fly by, I enjoyed keeping the boys and Gage wanted me to stay. I also loved spending time with Angie. I tried using her Mac but I just couldn’t get the hang of it. I don’t have any Adobe programs for a Mac so I decided it was useless to bring it home with me. I did, however, get a big surprise. I did Josh’s taxes for him and he had told me when his refund came he was going to buy me new glasses. I had already gotten them so he called and told me to get ready we were going shopping. They bought me a new 20 in. monitor, first I got a 22 in. but it was really to big and the color wasn’t good on it so we took it back and got a 20 in.flat screen which I LOVE..I also got a new 1 Terabyte hard drive for an extra drive, and a new Natural ergonomic keyboard, I had one a long time ago and loved it but haven’t seen one in awhile. I feel like I have a new computer..I put all of my scrapbook stuff on the new drive and only have a few programs on the main drive. I have 841 GB of space left on the new drive LOL..I found out that 1 terabyte is equal to 1,000 GB..I’m wondering how long it will take me to fill it up! I watched part of a movie on here and the monitor is bigger than my portable TV in my bedroom. I have been moving stuff off and on for the rest of the week and it took a LONG time..I have been working some to and have some new word art called “Sis and Me” coming out this week..and on the first our Pick Your Bits kit will be out. I working on Spring into Spring now and hope it will be in the store next week.

Don’t forget my Rustic Warmth word art made to coordinate with Kim’s Rustic Warmth Kit..and also my Southern Comfort set that is my part of the Pick Your Bits for March.

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/southern-comfort-wordart-p-2978.html

http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/rustic-warmth-p-2966.html

I have a layout to show you from scoobie81

She used For Love of Family Check here for other credits.

On a visit to Angie’s, when she lived in Vegas ,I got started reading a series of books called The OUTLANDER series by Diana Gabaldon. I didn’t think I would like them and they were so big, I didn’t want to read them. One day Angie was at work and I got bored so I started reading the first one in the series, about 2 chapters into it I couldn’t put it down, I finished that one and started the next and then took the rest of them home with me when I left. I don’t know how to describe them, they are compelling, well-written, well-researched novels that defy categorization. Are they time travel? Historical romance? Historical fiction? The only thing I know for certain - they are exceptional. Angie had one of the new books in the series and I brought it home with me but when I start to read I tend to fall asleep…Is that a sign I’m getting old? LOL I haven’t finished the one before the one I brought home and now she has a 7th one out so I’m way behind LOL.

In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon—when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an "outlander"—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord...1743.

Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire's destiny in soon inextricably intertwined with Clan MacKenzie and the forbidden Castle Leoch. She is catapulted without warning into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life ...and shatter her heart. For here, James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire...and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Thought I would share this with you..if you are looking for something great to read, try this series..you will love it if you like time travel, romance, history, fiction and fact. The first book is The Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyagar, Drums of Autumn, Fiery Cross, Breath of Snow and Ashes, Echo in the Bone. You can find out more about the books on Amazon.com

Ok gang I’m almost done lol..I guess I got wound up..but I do have a little something for you today

Just a few fancy tags if you like them you can find them here

http://www.4shared.com/file/251865894/98f52451/lr-Fancy_Cut_Tags_Freebie.html

Take care everyone and have a good day.

BACK AGAIN!!!

2010-03-14T06:48:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone here I am again. Sorry I have been away so long..after my stay in the hospital I’ve just been taking it easy and haven’t been on the computer much at all. This thing has about seen its better day, still not working right and is a pain to use. I’ve debugged, done my scans daily, and nothing seems to work. I need a new one but my budget says not now LOL

Another thing that happened that I am so excited about I got new glasses..I can see again..lol it’s so great not to have me nose on the monitor to see..I love my frames..they are a pale lavender..my sister said I was in the 21st century now LOL..I will have to make a picture and show you.

Thanks to you 11 who left comments..I really appreciate the well wishes and the prayers..that’s what got me thru and has kept me going. I do feel better now than I have in a long time. I’m getting around much better and can do more now around the house..I even felt so good I got to keep Jaxon overnight for the 1st time..he is such a good little baby, its hard to believe he is 7 months old, but I got up and down out of the floor and could carry him around, which I’ve not had the breath to do in a long time..I had so much fun with him. It was the 1st time I’ve really been able to spend time with him without miss jealous Kaylen..

Las night Kaylen spent the night with me..she’s growing so much and I really can’t believe she will be 2 in July. When Kendra put her down she just ran across the room with her arms out..she got in my lap and that is where she stayed for most of the night..she got her toys out of course, and found her favorite book and we read it over and over and over..lol

I will be gone next week to Angie’s..she and Dave are coming to get me today..I am going to keep the boys while they are out for spring break..I’m really looking forward to spending time with them all. I’m glad I’m feeling so much better now, I can cook supper for them and do some of the household things while Angie is working. Angie has a Mac computer that she has said I can use..but I have never seen one nor know anything about them, but they say the are better than a PC and they don’t get virus’s..If I figure it out and can use it, maybe I can do a blog from there..I will just have to see..

While I was in the hospital I had 2 new word art sets that came out..some of you may have already seen previews of them but I will show them here.

This is my part of the Pick your bits kit for March. It match’s all the other parts of the kit. You can find it HERE

Rustic Warmth goes with KimB’s Designs Rustic Warmth kit. You can find it HERE

I have some eye candy for you…

By Lainey

Using Rustic Warmth you can see the credits here

By Me

I used KimB’s Designs Rustic Warmth kit and my Rustic Warmth Word Art.

Another by Lainey

Using Southern Comfort you can see the credits HERE

PK Doll made this one

she used A Sunshine Day..You can find it HERE

Hope you remembered to re-set your clocks..It’s Spring Forward time !!

Hope you all have a good week..see you soon…

HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE…………….

2010-02-19T10:06:00.001-06:00

throwing your computer out the window and pulling your hair out!!!!

That’s the way I feel right now…I’ve been working on this computer since Friday and I’m hoping it stays on for me to write this blog..Miss Lucy is tired of life I believe..she keeps trying to just shut down and never wake up..but I keep telling her “Lucy, (that’s what I call her when I’m upset with her)sugar honey baby, you just can’t do that until my ship comes in or my rich Uncle (unknown) dies” lol

At this point in time I’ve about got all of my programs reinstalled. I’ve been going thru CD’s putting some things back on that didn’t survive Lucy’s latest episode, and decided this was a good time to do some spring cleaning (early) and get rid of a lot of things I never used..but I’m a pack rat of sorts, and I keep thinking “you might need that or want to use that” but then I know I would just forget I saved it and never use it..just ask my sister, she told me the other day my computer room was a mess..referring mostly to my bookcase which is shelves of stuff piled every which way, but I like it like that, I know where everything is when I want it!! I have to agree with her that it needs a good cleaning up..got to get Chase on the cleaning part this weekend..

Well, where should I start, a lot has happened since we talked last, a week ago today we got some snow..not just a dusting..but real honest to goodness, stick to the ground snow!! Here’s a picture my sister made of how much of the white stuff there was in my mothers yard…wouldn’t you know it, the kids had my camera making new pictures of the kids. I called Kendra to tell her to make pictures and she was outside building a snowman..Kaylen hated it and was standing at the door watching her, I’m betting this picture is the only we’ll have LOL

It was so beautiful falling, I was in the computer room trying to finish some new word art, I had the blinds open so I could watch it fall, but I have this problem, I can’t see to work on the computer with my glasses on, and I can’t see 2 feet with them off, so all I was doing was taking them off and on. Out my window I could see the school yard and the church and the some other yards also across the street, and it looked like a picture. Two little girls were in the school yard trying to build a snowman but they had to stop and have a snowball battle, I had a good time just watching them play.Wouldn’t you know it, I have a huge magnolia tree right outside my window, and not one flake stuck under it..lol

I know some of you were buried under the white stuff and hated it, I am sure it would get old and dangerous if you lost power and had no heat or no way to cook, or not to be able to travel on the roads, but I bet all of your children LOVED it..NO SCHOOL..I remember when my girls were growing up, we used to get several good snows a year, we would get prepared by getting good books to read, movies to watch, and plenty of junk food..it was rare when we lost power, unless we had ice..because snow shuts everything down here..lol..just hear the word snow on the news and there is a rush on the grocery stores for milk, bread, sandwich fixings. I have been late getting there and found the shelves bare of bread and coolers with no milk! OK OK enough about snow!

I just watched a preview of a new mini series coming to HBO in March, its called The Pacific. If you liked Pearl Harbor, you should love this one..I can’t wait to see it..

I managed to finish a word art set between down time..I’m hoping it will be in the store early next week..its called Rustic Warmth and it was made to accompany KimB’s Designs new kit of the same name. Check back for release date.

Several weeks ago my friend, Sharon aka Scrapcat4914 asked me to make her some word art for her memorial page for her dear husband. I was so thrilled that she asked to make it for her..this is the beautiful layout she made. Visit her Blog and read the sweet and loving message she wrote to him.

Thank you for sharing it Sharon..you are a sweetie. (Love the little Fireman Bear)

My CT have made some beautiful pages..let me show them to you..

You can check out the credits for each one HERE

KimB made this for one of our designers Shannon, of her little girl..

GIRL POWER Word art

From crlin

A SUNSHINE DAY word art

From scoobie81

WHAT LOVE IS word art

From lainey

FOR THE LOVE OF FAMILY word art

O2BNGdHope also made one but I lost it when my computer had to be reformatted..will save that for another day. All the layouts were just beautiful girls…I’m so proud of my talented CT..

I have something else I wanted to mention to you..it sure would be great if you would leave a comment now and then, I know you have been here, the counter changes ..but I sure would like to know if you like the blog, if you would like to share anything, a joke, a story, just anything, if you like the layouts from my CT, just a hi and bye would be nice LOL…I know I am the world’s worst about blog hopping, but when I do I always try and leave a comment..I’m going to try to do better about that..

Ok..my friends, I guess you are tired of reading…thanks for dropping by, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend..stay safe.

FOR THE LOVE OF FAMILY

2010-02-11T06:37:00.001-06:00

Good morning everyone..it’s a cloudy cold day here…I know some of you are buried under snow and ice..the winter has really come in with a bang this year…even Alabama is expecting some snow on Friday…of course only predictions of 1-3 inches and most of it is to the south and will miss me…but they did change the forecast a little this morning saying cities more to the north might see an inch..or a dusting..probably the latter because I love it so!

All of you please stay safe..and I hope you are not without power and heat..

I have new word art in the store..its the last of my Love series..FOR THE LOVE OF FAMILY

For The Love Of Family is the final set in my love series.
It's all about the joy and sweetness of families and the special love they share.
There are 15 word art phrases each on its own png file.
They are done in traditional Valentine colors but can be re-colored,re-sized,and are done at 300 ppi.
These could also be used for cards and other crafts.
They are sure to give your layouts that wow factor,and show your love.
For the Love of Family is a must have for your word art collection. You can find it HERE

I made a couple of layouts using it..

I have to tell you about this picture..it was Easter Sunday around 1960..my dad had not been out of the hospital long from having his leg amputated..I thought I was hot stuff in my Easter Hat..it looked like a big beehive and it was BRIGHT ORANGE SILK FLOWERS! in different shades..big chunky beads, also orange, gloves..yep orange also..my dress was off white as were my shoes..Cathy looked so cute in her dress with all the crinolines and lacy socks..and of course her hat was more refined..lol I remember that day so well..

Angie and her family, they got to go to a Dodgers game when they played the Braves in Atlanta..they all had a wonderful time. I tinted the picture as the Dodger blues did not match my layout..!!

Here are some layouts my CT did… Credits for the following pages can be found HERE

By Lainey

Grandparents Love

From Junebugmom68

A Sunshine Day

Chaos Lounge

Funky Love Lines

Here’s a couple of pics of my “Youngest Valentines”

Jaxon

Kaylen..

I made these frames to do some layouts of them and thought you might like to have them..There are 5 pink frames and 5 blue…

There here if you want to grab them

I’m off to take a nap..ya’ll take care of yourselves…stay indoors and stay safe…Have a great day..Hugs Jazzy

Congratulations Saints

2010-02-08T11:12:00.001-06:00

Good Monday morn everyone..hope you had a great weekend. How about the Super Bowl…it was a great game and the Saints came from behind to win..I don’t keep up with pro ball much..I like to watch the Tennessee Titans but that’s about it..I decided to be for the Saints because they were the underdog and they had never won the Super Bowl before..they played their hearts out and came from behind in the 3rd quarter and won! The folks in New Orleans needed that….they haven’t fully recovered from Katrina.

I had a good weekend…half of the time anyway LOL My photo shop tired its best to die on me on Friday night and Saturday..I’m thinking it was because of all the fonts I have..lol I need lots of them, heck that’s the MAIN part of all my designing..but I got rid of a ton of them that I didn’t use and cleaned out some other stuff so I’m hoping it will run better now..

Sunday was a great day..Angie and the boys came down for the day, Angie and I cooked and Mother and Cathy came over to eat with us, we watched a good movie and just had a good time being together…Cathy has been down with her back this weekend..she couldn’t even sit at the computer and play Bejeweled..I finally got her to take a desk chair that I wasn’t using, home with her and it worked…I called her last night during the ballgame and she was using the computer…LOL.I like playing Bejeweled to but I have decided I am too old, too slow, and can’t see..my score gets to a certain point and never moves till they wipe them out on Tuesday..Cathy and Angie are both good at it..and Cathy got my cousin hooked on it too! Hope you are feeling better sis.

My A Sunshine Day is still on sale..as is KimB’s kit A Sunshiney Day My word art is designed to accompany Kim’s kit..

I have some wonderful eye candy for you this morning.

From Lainey

She also used paper from KimB’s Blog Freebie and a frame by one of Kim’s CT Vicki..you can find them both Here

Again using Kim’s blog freebie and my freebie frame and cluster..she turned it around and I love how it looks..Isn’t that a darling picture..

Jen at Chaos Lounge made this beauty

She used parts of Kim’s part of Forever and After , and GS Creations Forever and After and word art from my Sunshine Day

From MumaSue

Descriptions Teenage Boys Hearty Tardy kit by KimB’s

Grandparents Love Soft Whisper by KimB’s Designs this is Sue’s little nephew, isn’t he precious and so special to all of his family.

I forgot to remind you about my Altered Photo Challenge take my challenge and you will receive this posting gift from me

While you are at the Challenge Blog check out the other designers challenges for more posting gifts.

The talented designers at DSO have lots of new goodies for you.

Ok gang, that’s all for today..have a great day.

THREE IN ONE AND A SUNSHINEY DAY

2010-02-05T09:58:00.001-06:00

Good Morning everyone..don’t faint because I have actually blogged 3 times this week..a 1st for me lately!

My middle GS Chase has been visiting me since Monday, he came over to help me go pay bills and get groceries and so on. Last night he cleaned my house..he even WASHED DISHES, and he HATES doing that..my bathroom is sparkling too! He washed and dried the towels and today he is going to clean the computer room…what a job that's going to be!!

It’s a cold, rainy, dreary day here, that said, I guess you are wondering about the topic of today’s blog! Here is what KimB’s Designs has new today..A Sunshiney Day kit and it makes you feel all sunshiney and good..

A Sunshiney Day

and I have a new word art set made to coordinate with Kim’s new kit..

A SUNSHINE DAY has 15 regular png files and 6 shadowed ones, they can easily be re-colored and re-sized. They are on sale NOW

Here are some pages I made using Kim’s kit and my word art.

By scoobie81

To celebrate A Sunshine Day I made you something

Cluster Frame with word art.

I think I’m going back to bed and take a little nap…it’s a perfect day for it!! Chase stayed up until 4:30 playing a game on the computer so I’m sure he won’t be up for awhile..lol Hope you all have a great weekend..stay safe.

A CAT AND A RAT

2010-02-03T09:04:00.001-06:00

Good Wednesday morning everyone…I know, I know, 2 blogs this week…I’m on a roll!!!!

I have a little story for you this morning, about a cat and a rat who were friends! I know all of you have “Pet” stories about you children and this one came to my mind last night so I thought I would share it..

Lori took the boys to the pet store one day as all of them loved to go and look at the exotic birds and so on…well this day they came back with 2 tiny white RATS, cages and the works. I nearly had a heart attack but of course, I gave in. They just had instructions to keep them in their rooms. The lady at the pet store told them Rats were smart and you could train them. Josh started fooling with his, he named him Tiny,and lo and behold Tiny learned his name. He followed Josh like a little puppy.

Tiny also learned how to get out of his cage, so most times he was running around in Josh’s room…and in the house..how do pets know the ones who like them least..because that rat LOVED to come in my room and sit on my bedside table..I woke up more than once with him staring at me!!! One day the kids were at school and he got in my room, I had to pick that darn rat up by his long, ugly tail and put him in Josh’s room YUCK!!!1

We had a cat named Floyd at that time..and when Floyd was in the house Josh had to make sure Tiny was not out. One day Floyd was in and Josh realized that Tiny was not in his room..Tiny loved to get in Josh’s messy closet and sleep..and he wasn’t there..Josh went looking for him and calling him, yes he would come to you when you called him..he came running in my room and I hadn’t seen him, I told Josh to look under my bed and lo and behold this is what he found

From then on they were good friends, they played together and took naps together and amazed everyone. Tiny caught a bad cold and got very sick one night, Josh was trying to give him breathing treatments and Oxygen but the little fella died before we could get him to a vet. Josh grieved over that rat for days and weeks..Now, Chase was another story, his rat got out of the house the 1st week he had him..didn’t bother happy go lucky Chase, he just played with Tiny.. I have more funny pet stories for another day!

Don’t forget my part of the pic ur bits kit “Forever and After”

Here is some beautiful eye candy by Lainey

Forever and After

Andrea made this one

Funky Love Lines …Thanks for using my word art on this beautiful layout.

From Chaos Lounge

Forever and a Day…Thanks Jen for this beautiful layout, your layouts always make my word art look pretty..

Jen has a new colab kit out and this is her part of it

Flutterbies and Pollilops this is a beautiful and fun kit..here’s what I made with it…my own little “Katlen in a Box”

I have a little something for you today..

http://www.4shared.com/file/214315072/ef93f0dc/lr-Time_Gone_By.html

LOL, well I see I gave it 2 names…why I don’t know, just chalk it up to old age!!

Hope you have a great Wednesday.

PICK UR BITS

2010-02-01T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good Monday Morning Everyone..hope you all had a great weekend..mine was quiet and cold..lol I only left the house to go to my mom’s to eat supper on Saturday and Sunday, my sister is the best cook..I ate both nights till I was so stuffed I could hardly breathe.. I did get a lot accomplished design wise and I actually got my laundry all caught up too!

I guess you’re wondering about my catchy little title aren’t you LOL..well DSO has another first for you today..Most stores do big collab kits with all of the designers contributing a part to make one big kit..Now you may like it all, or you may like only a few parts, but you have to buy the entire kit to get them..OK hold on to your seats..

The DSO designers did a “Pick Ur Bits” kit, what this means is…we had a color pallet and a name for the kit (Forever and After) and each of us made a part, only each designers portion is priced separately, so you only have to buy what you like, or buy them all..and this is the really great part, no kit is more than $2.50..some are only $1.00 WOW you can’t beat that can you?

Here’s a little preview of all the parts of the kit

and here is my part. It matches the other portions submitted by the talented designers at DSO.

The name of the WA is Forever & After.. Here are a few layouts my CT and I made using them.

From Pkdoll

Paula also used parts of KimB’s and GS Creations kits.

I made these

I used my word art cluster, paper,mat and birdcage from KimB’s Designs and the little elves are from GS Creations part of Forever and Always.

I used my word art cluster and paper from GS Creations, heart and swirl from KimB’s Designs elements. My mother had 7 brothers and sisters and there were 14 grandchildren, this is a picture of some of us and some of our kids..can you find me? Kim did LOL..

I also made you a little something today

You can get it HERE

Well duckies I am out of here for today, hope you all have a wonderful day and don’t forget to go shopping at DSO today, and be sure to stop by Words To Delite.. :)

WEDNESDAY SLUMP

2010-01-27T08:36:00.001-06:00

Good Morning Everyone hope things are going well for you today.

I am so in a slump here, my get up and go got up and went! I can’t seem to get moving this morning. Might be old age has a part in it..LOL

I tell you, there are so many nasty virus’s going around now, it makes me leery of surfing the web…Kim B. got hit by one that has had her out of commission for awhile, and needless to say, having bad design withdrawals!

A lot of these virus start by popping up a message on your computer, they look official too, some people see a msg about a virus and they panic and click on the wrong button and wham you have one..some of them just pop up and start running a scan…I have had too many of those the past few days..I just immediately shut down my browser and then my computer. I have spyware programs running in the background all the time, and my anti-virus software..but these nasty buggers get by them somehow.

Please be careful when you are using the internet. There are so many wonderful people on the net, but there are also some who aren’t nice and love to destroy..

Don’t forget my new word art that is in the store now..

What Love Is

$4.00 $3.20
Save: 20% off

What Love Is, the 2nd set in my Love series, is perfect for that special someone in your life. There are 15 word arts each on an individual png file. These are just in time for your Valentine layouts. Any one of the phrases will add that special something to your page. They can be re-colored and re-sized and are done in 300 dpi.
WHAT LOVE IS is a must have for your word art collection.

I have been in a slump this week with my designing..I seem to lost my mojo, everything I make I don’t like, I leave it and then look back and start re-doing..I just can’t come up with anything I really like..

My CT hasn’t been in a slump LOL they have made some beautiful pages that I want to share.

From Nancy

Descriptions Teenage Boys

Classifieds-Teens

By scoobie81

Descriptions Teenage Girls

From MumaSue

Funky Love Lines and I Thee Wed

From scoobie81

Descriptions-Teenage Girls

Thanks girls, these are all beautiful..loved Nancy’s moody teenager, he has the expression to fit the title, I also love all the pink in her other page. scoobies rabbit page is so adorable and fun..aren’t those babies precious..MumaSue wedding page is unusual with the black but also beautiful..and scoobies Object of my afftection is just gorgeous and unique with the while bg.

If you liked these layouts, leave the girls some love, it sure makes them feel good, and me tooooo!

No pressy today, sorry everyone, I will have you something next time..

Have a great day.

WHAT LOVE IS

2010-01-23T09:35:00.001-06:00

I hope you are all having a great weekend…Just popped on to show you my new word art.

What Love Is

$4.00 $3.20
Save: 20% off

What Love Is

Some layouts my talented CT made

From Lainey

PK Doll

From MumaSue

From Me

I also have a lot of Love themed word art in my store with more coming soon

Words to Delite

I have something for you today

Passions Blush

You can get it HERE if you like.

Hope you have a great weekend.

A BIT OF NEWS

2010-01-21T10:33:00.002-06:00

Good Morning everyone I woke up and thought it was about 5 am..went to let Gemma out and saw the clock, it was actually 7:30 and raining cats and dogs..Gemma just looked out and went back to her bed!

I want to thank you all for the sweet comments after the 4share incident. I’m so glad that you finally got the Hearts downloaded.

I have some news today and you might want to take some notes..DSO is getting ready to get an online make-over. New this and new that. But to do all this Bunny is going to have to tear into some things. FORUMS, PRIVATE MESSAGING AND THE GALLERY AT DSO will be going down for the facelift on FEBRUARY 1ST.

There is no guarantee that all the Gallery will be able to be saved and uploaded again successfully. It must be de-tangled from the forum bits that will not be saved, but the goal is for the entire Gallery to be re-loaded after the new facelift. Just in case, not all makes it back to its place, it is recommended that if do not have your Layouts saved on your computer you back them up before February 1.

This is very simple to do, just go to your gallery, click on EACH layout, right click, and hit saveas. That’s it..you’re all done. Save them to a folder on your computer or back them up and store them on your external drives. If the gallery makes it back in tact, just re-load them. We realize this is going to be a bit of an inconveniece but the results will be well worth it. Just hang in there, have patience and we will all get thru this together.

The one thing that WON’T be shutting down are the challenges. You will continue to do them in the Challenge Blog. Please remember FEBRUARY 1st DSO is going down.

Now that the business is taken care of, I want to show you some of the beautiful new products in the DSO stores.

Wow, what a selection of items for your Valentines Day layouts, or for any occasion. We have the best designers at DSO, you can rest assured that all the products have been through Quality Check and are as perfect as they can humanly be!

We can’t forget Digi Scrap Vault for all your commercial use products…you know you can rely on these.

here’s a layout I made using LouCees Creations Love Actually Kit

I love this picture of the kids..someone stuck that red bow in Kaylen’s hair…I was surprised she let it stay there!

I made this for you, the hearts are on separate png files..hope you enjoy!

I had problems with 4shared timing out so I used Media Fire again..I tried the download and it worked…

http://www.mediafire.com/file/oyzerzzgzt3/foreverlove.zip

Don’t forget FEBRUARY 1 hope you have a good day

FANCY HEARTS WOW WHAT A DELIMA

2010-01-19T08:42:00.002-06:00

Hello Everyone

Wow, I’ve never had such a problem getting a freebie to you before..wonder if that’s a sign LOL..For those who don’t know, 4shared took my file off saying it had the exact name of a file that had been banned, I changed the name about 10 times and always got the same message..I went in search of an alternate place to upload and found Media Fire, uploaded 2 times and got 2 different URL’s, neither would work…this morning I uploaded again…I logged out and tried many times to download and it worked every time..so maybe you can get it now..I’m so happy you like the hearts and hope the problem is fixed ..

http://www.mediafire.com/?zy3jmmatqw2

I MUST BE STUCK ON MONDAYS!!!

2010-01-18T11:19:00.001-06:00

Good morning everyone…hope you all had a great week..

Where did the week go? Here it is Monday again and I didn’t blog all week…My sister so kindly reminded me last night..thanks sis!!

Happy Martin Luther King Day. I admired him and it’s so sad that we lost him just at the time, in our countries history, that we needed him the most. His dream for peace is one we should all pray for, now especially, when our country is in turmoil and we have so many of out troops on foreign soils..and so many other countries troops are there also.

I think I had the blahs all week..just couldn’t get in the mood to do anything but lay around and watch TV..I had my friend Betty on my mind a lot..I sure miss her.

I played Bejeweled some, but my score never seems to change..LOL..all my friends are way up there in the hundreds of thousands, my sister has gone over 200,000..and Angie always has high scores.. I’ve managed to get over 100,000 one time and wouldn’t you know it, they changed the score the next day and no one saw it! I have to put my face in the monitor to see anyway, and my eyes just miss all the matches…I think that game just drops those jewels where there are no matches on my game!! Getting too old, too slow, but it’s fun and it passes a lot of time..

Friday I decided to cook spaghetti and called my mom to see if she and Cathy wanted some..they said yes, but mother didn’t feel like getting out.. I decided the easiest way to carry it over would be to make a casserole..ever had a spaghetti casserole..I browned lots of onions, then browned my meat and added the onions back in, put in my sauce.. I broke my spaghetti noodles up in small pieces..then I layered it like I do lasagna..noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese.. then another layer of the same.. it turned out really well..

Cathy made a big salad and bread and we had a great meal..we also had it again Sunday night and it was better than it was on Friday.

I finally started back working on some word art Friday night and Saturday and got a new set into Quality Control last night, its the last in my Love Series for Valentines Day..

KimB’s Designs has her beautiful Overlay CU Bag and its still on sale..she has revealed it for you..only 2 more days to get it at this great price!

I do have some beautiful eye candy to show you today.

First I want to show you a beautiful card made by Vanessa. She used LooCees Creations Love Actually Kit..and some of my word art..

You can get this beautiful kit HERE

The word art is from my part of the DSO New Years Day Blog.

From MumaSue

She used KimB’s Kit A Fresh Start and my A Fresh Start Word Art for her new Blog..I think it turned out great.

From Chaos Lounge using Descriptions Teenage Girls

Another from Chaos Lounge also using Descriptions Teenage Girls

From KimB using Tiny Love Notes and her new, soon to be released kit..

From Junebugmom68, also using Descriptions Teenage Girls

From scoobie81 using Grandparents Love

Thank you girls, these are all just beautiful..I love them!

I promised you a present for the next blog..so I made you something for your Valentine layouts..

You can recolor resize and use them many ways..some could be frames..hope you like them..

http://www.4shared.com/file/200305917/c3f79567/lr-Fancy_Hearts.html

Have a great Monday..see you soon.

Cold Monday

2010-01-11T07:35:00.001-06:00

Hello Everyone..hope you had a good weekend..My weekend was good but I tell you I never left the house, I just didn’t want to brave the cold weather. Its only 13 degrees this morning. Josh and Kendra brought Kaylen over late Saturday afternoon to spend the night..Kendra won’t let Jaxon stay overnight..he’s only 5 months old, so for now Kaylen is the only one who comes for overnight visits..I have kept Jaxon before but they always come and get him..He’ such a sweetie..

Kaylen and I had a great time..as usual, she came in and got in her toy basket, she always pulls them out one at a time and acts like she has never seen them before, she hugs all her babies and pats them on the back, then she goes for her books..she LOVES books,she brings them to me one at a time and we have to look at the pictures..when she has it all pulled out and scattered everywhere, she pets Gemma, they love each other…then she gets her little chair and sits down in it and watches some TV..she jabbers ALL the time and she has such a loud little voice..(she inherited that from her MeMe I’m thinking..lol –*) then she says Nana, and more jabber..some words I can make out…and she blows me kisses all the time..and say mwah. So that’s her routine..lol

I was changing her diaper and her clothes for bedtime and she fell asleep while I was doing that..I covered her up and let her sleep on the couch..I layed down with her and fell asleep to, she woke me up at 2:30 and we got in the bed..I woke up at 8 but she slept until almost 10. They came and got her late Sunday afternoon and I was so tired I layed down on the couch for just a minute and woke up at 11:30..

I have lots to show you today so I will shut up..you know I could ramble all day!!

I have 3 yes 3 new kits in the store this morning..

Descriptions:Teenage Boys is the first in a series. There are twenty word art sets, each on an individual png file. Each set is a new word, with random words highlighted.
It's a fun and whimsical thing that will definitely add some WOW to you layouts. If you have teen boys in your home or know any, these are must have for your word art collection. You can find them HERE

Descriptions:Teenage Girls is the second in a series. There are twenty word art sets, each on an individual png file. Each set is a new word, with random words highlighted.
It's a fun and whimsical thing that will definitely add some WOW to you layouts. If you have teen girls in your home or know any, these are must have for your word art collection. You can find them HERE

Grandparents Love is the first in a series about Love..In time for Valentines Day, this set will give you some darling word art sets for your pages. There are 15 individual png files, each can be re-colored and re-sized. All are done in 300 dpi for better print quality. All have been checked for quality and received the DSO seal of approval. This set can also be used in cards or your other craft projects.These are a must have for your Grandparents word art. You can find them HERE

All are on SALE NOW for a limited time. There are more sets in the Love Category coming.. just in time for those Valentine layouts..I sent What Love Is to QC yesterday so look for it out this week..maybe LOL depends on what all I have to fix..

Here’s a layout I made from Descriptions-Teenage Boys

My middle GS Chase, he had to wear that shirt that day and I made him let me take his pic before he left for school, and as you can guess, he didn’t want to..lol I used a kit by Chaos Lounge called Apple Pie..

Now for some real eye candy..if you haven’t noticed I have 2 new “Delites” on my CT..Lisa and Karen..welcome girls, so glad to have you join the team..leave them some love..and PK Doll is back and going strong..she has been away for awhile so Welcome Back Paula..

From Lainey..

I loved how she used this word art in her heritage layout..it really looks great..shows what you can do with Word Art when you think about it..

From Lisa

I love the cool wintery feel of this page, love how she has all the photos arranged and they don’t look crowded..the snow man looks adorable..gosh makes my snow pictures look a bit silly..great job Lisa

From PK Doll

This is such a fun layout..love how Paula used the word art and that bear is adorable..picture looks like those girls are having a good time..

I don’t see many layouts done with this much yellow in th em, but this looks really great..that belt really makes it..and I love the flash of red she used..

From MumaSue..I love the colors in this one and how she used the mask with her picture..I also like how she used the teenage word art for her little girl..

Thanks to all you girls..leave them some love and let them know you enjoyed their layouts..

My fingers are so cold I can hardly type..I turned the heat up but they I don’t seem to be getting warmer..I think I need to go get back in my warm bed for a nap LOL

I will have you a little gift the next time we meet..so until then have a great day and take care..

Friday and A Little Snow

2010-01-08T08:18:00.001-06:00

Good Friday morning everyone..burrr its cold here, wind chill is 12 degrees..Gemma(my fur baby)usually wants out first thing in the morning, she turns circles in front of the door and dances around, well she was going full blast this morning until I opened the door, she turned around and ran to the couch..it was funny..

If you keep up with college football, you know that the University of Alabama won the national Championship game last night..we beat the Texas Longhorns..it got really interesting in the 3rd and 4th quarters but Alabama pulled it out..I am a die hard Auburn fan but I am proud for the state that they won.

Did any of you see the news yesterday about the Iguanas in Florida falling out of the trees because of the cold..they were just falling off like apples..and then they just laid there like they were dead..they said when it warmed up they would wake up..Here’s a url where you can see the video of the news and read the article..

http://www.ktvu.com/health/22166107/detail.html

We did get some snow yesterday, in the day time too! I enjoyed watching it fall..for a few hours it snowed really hard at times, big snowflakes but not much stuck.. I have a few pictures to show you of our “Big” Snow Storm LOL

It really did snow yesterday, date on camera is wrong LOL This was made from my front porch of my neighbors yard..

From my front porch looking at my yard, not much there at all..but you can see it piled up in the tree across the street.

My garbage can and my neighbors yard

My yard

Now, I realize that to some of you, that’s not even a snowfall but it’s the first accumulation I’ve seen here in years..we used to get at least one good snowfall a year, sometimes 2 but not any more..global warming I imagine!

Kendra said Kaylen loved it and got to play out in it for a bit with Kendra’s sister and brother..wish she could have gotten pictures, but I had the camera…I let them keep it most of the time so they can catch the cute shots of the kids, I had it for our Christmas and forgot to let them take it home with them. We are supposed to have a really cold weekend and maybe some more flurries today and tomorrow..

My new word Art Classifieds-Teenagers is till on sale..

Save: 25% off

Classifieds for Teens is the first in a series. These whimsical word arts are designed to look like classified ads that would be typical for a teenager. There are 20 ads and 1 Bonus ad with bright colored highliters. They are on individual png files and can easily be re-sized. Each is done in 300 ppi for better print quality.
If you have teens in your family these are a must have. They will add something new and unique to your layouts and give them that wow factor we all want.

Here’s another Lainey made

Love it Lainey, colors are so pretty..and the blending is great..I have a picture of my mother in this almost identical pose in her yard and her hair is fixed almost like your mothers!

Hey don’t forget that the new Challenges are going on now at DSO http://www.digital-scrapbooking.org/challenges/

Here’s a preview of my Posting Bonus for this month.

There are more Challenges and some beautiful posting bonus you should be sure and check out..

I sure hope all of you have a great weekend..I plan to spend mine inside where it’s nice and warm..Kaylen may come over, not sure yet, it’s been awhile since she has stayed the weekend..They have to call me on the phone for her so she can talk to me..of course that just melts my heart…she gets the phone and says Nana, Nana, then when she hears me, she says NANA NANA, then she jabbers and says Nana again, and so it goes. I asked her the other day if she was being a good girl and she said no, no…I guess someone had told her she was acting bad..LOL Every time their phone rings she runs to it and says Nana, Nana…If there is one thing I know, its that,that little girl loves her Nana! When I start talking to Jaxon he starts smiling and cooing, he is such a precious little boy..I am so blessed to have all of my GC and GGC.

LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW

2010-01-06T09:03:00.001-06:00

Hello Everyone..

Hope 2010 is starting out good for everyone. Well, if you haven’t guessed it already, we are supposed to get snow tomorrow, a 90% chance of an inch or more..now I realize to some of you who have big time snow accumulations that 1 inch isn’t even snow..around here if there is any prediction of snow at all, the grocery stores will be full, bread and milk will sell out, there is a rush for batteries, alternate heating source, schools and business’s close..I guess I will have to brave the cold today (wind chill is 14 Deg.) and get a few things..Chase is here..he can’t wait for snow, he said he’s going out and play in it..LOL..I will probably sit up all night watching for it..seems like when it snows here it’s always at night…but we have predictions for all weekend so maybe it will fall some in the daytime.

The New Years Blog Hop went very well..I had 97 comments, the most I’ve ever had on one posting..I was afraid my blogger was going to die!! I enjoyed hearing from each of you and wish you would drop a note more often.My part is still up for download and I think a few more may be if you want to try.

We had our Family Christmas last week..Our family was all together for Christmas for the first time in several years. Cathy and her children Jake and Sarah Grace were here. We all had a wonderful time just being together. I have some pictures to show you.

Cathy,Jake and Sarah Grace

Me,Kaylen, Jake and Sarah Grace

Mother, Jake Sarah Grace

Jake and Angie

Zane reading the Christmas Story from the Bible..we always read it before we open presents, a tradition started long ago by my Granny..all of the kids look forward to being old enough to have their turn.

Kendra and Kaylen

Jaxon and Josh..he’s looking at his bear

Kaylen showing off her rabbit..

My GC and GGC Josh, Chase, Gage, Zane, Jaxon and Kaylen

Me and my GC and GGC

My family

More family shots

Angie, Gage, Jaxon, Kaylen

Josh, Kendra, Jaxon and Kaylen

The best present under the tree,,Jaxon!

That’s my family and I am so thankful for all of them..for those of you who have followed my scrapping you can see how much all the kids have grown..Jake graduates from college this year and Sarah Grace just got her learners permit…oh my I’m getting Old..LOL

I have a new kit to tell you about…

Classifieds for Teens is the first in a series. These whimsical word arts are designed to look like classified ads that would be typical for a teenager. There are 20 ads and 1 Bonus ad with bright colored highlighters. They are on individual png files and can easily be re-sized. Each is done in 300 ppi for better print quality.
If you have teens in your family these are a must have. They will add something new and unique to your layouts and give them that wow factor we all want. They are on sale now. You can find it HERE

Here’s a few layouts made with it..

From Lainey

From Chaos Lounge

From Me

I used paper and elements from KimB and also some elements from Chaos Lounge, forgive me I lost track of what came from who..a grown up Sarah Grace.

Josh and Chase a few years ago..I used KimB’s Designs Deon Kit. I love these pictures, you can just see the mean ness working out of them LOL

Be checking back..I have 3 new sets I’m trying to get in the store..have to pass QC first..you can be sure when you buy from DSO your product will be as close to perfect as possible.

One other note, please send me copies of the pages you make from the blog hop kits and my word art..I would LOVE to see them and post them on my blog..you can post them in my Words to Delite gallery at DSO or send them to me in an email, or if you post them on your blogs, let me know so I can visit you..Thanks

If you are still here after reading this long post, I hope you have a wonderful day..I’m going to take a nap so I can watch for snow tonight..LOL

Happy New Year and a DSO Blog Hop

2010-01-01T00:03:00.001-06:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

All of us here at DSO really wanted to kick things off with a BANG so we decided to have our first blog hop of 2010 right on NEW YEARS DAY!

What is it?
All of you will be hopping from one blog to the next gathering up tons of awesome freebies. As you hit each blog make sure to leave a comment BECAUSE one random commenter off of ONE of the blogs will win a $25 Gift Certificate to DSO! So make sure to comment on EACH blogs blog-hopping post, because even WE have no idea which blog to comment on to be entered to win.

What’s the prizes:

Each blog owner is posting a freebie for you, and guess what! They all coordinate, so the more you download the bigger kit you will have!

PLUS one random commenter will win a $25 GC to DSO!

Who’s going to win the Gift Certificate:

We don’t know! In the Morning (around 9am CST) Bunny’s daughter “Bug” will draw a number between 1 and 13..Whatever number she picks will be the Blog that the commenter will come from. Then she will use RANDOM.ORG to pick a commenter! So make sure you comment on EACH blog in the hop!!

What if you get lost along the way:

No worries! We thought of that! The DSO BLOG will be the MAIN STATION. If you get lost go back to the DSO Main Blog to find the next stop.

All of us are going to try and get our Blog’s up around the same time but if you get to a stop and their Blog is not up just check back later for that part.

Here is my Contribution to the DSO BLOG HOP

You can get it HERE

Your next stop will be LouCee’s Creations.

OK ladies..get to hopping and have lots of fun..Hope you have a wonderful New Year’s Day..I’m going to be watching football all day and night LOL..

REMEMBER TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE ENTERED TO WIN THE $25 DSO GIFT CERTIFICATE.

It’s All Over

2009-12-26T02:07:00.001-06:00

Hello everyone, I hope you all had wonderful Christmas’s and got everything you wanted…All the hustle and bustle and planning you do for so many months and then POOF it’s all over and done in just a few short hours.

I had a very quiet Christmas. My family celebrates on Christmas Eve night at mothers house..this year both Mother and Cathy have been really sick, so Angie and I decided that we would wait to have Christmas when they were better..but last night they were some better and we ordered pizza and that was our Christmas Eve supper..sure was good too..

I spent most of the day and the rest of the night on Facebook making a Vintage Album..I scanned a lot of all pictures back in my computer and had a good time making the album..A lot of my family is on Facebook and I knew they would enjoy looking at it..some of them had never seen a lot of the pictures. I got a lot of good comments from them and that made feel good..It was like I got to give them a gift.

Angie called bright and early and I was fast asleep and missed that call..Gage left me a sweet message and I called them back..the boys had a good Christmas..wish I could have made my trip there but things just didn’t work out for me to go this year. I called my sister this morn to wish her and mother a Merry Christmas..Cathy was feeling better and she said she had decided to pretend that she got a new computer for Christmas and was going to spend the day playing Bejwewled..so I decided that was a good idea and that’s what I did all day, I finally made it to over a 100,000..a first for me..between doing that and watching some TV and napping I had a good day.I felt good and that was the best present I could have.

Josh and Chase went to their other grandmothers today and they enjoyed being with family there. I talked to Kaylen on the phone tonight and she was so precious..she says Nana and then jabbers and then another Nana and more jabber..Thank the Good Lord her and Jaxon were both better..

To celebrate the holiday with you and to give you a little present I am having a sale today,

Now is the time to get those sets you have been wanting…here is the place to shop

I told you I would show you some of the reunion pics, I finally got them on the computer..

Out of seven children these are the only left, My Uncle Johnny, Mother, Aunt Joyce. Mother is the oldest of them. The funniest thing, mother had very black hair when she was young, she has been gray for as long as I can remember but she and my Aunt Joyce both are getting black again..see that spot in mothers hair? Wonder if it could be the Indian in them…their mothers grandmother was full bloodied Choctaw Indian. Her name was Tennie because she was born in Tennessee.

Cousins

My Aunts Peggy bottom corner and Ruth and her husband Tommy..Ruth was married to my mothers brother George, he died many years ago and this is her 2nd Husband….I thought it was very nice of him to share his home with us to have the reunion.

My cousin Stan and his son Jason

Dave and I

My cousin Kayla and her niece Jaxon, she is 4.

Can you guess how old she is? I was surprised when I found out!

I only got a few pictures, when the rest of my family that made them, gets their posted on Facebook I will show you some more.

If any of you would like to see my album on Facebook you can find them here http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=photos&ref=name&id=1770956506

Don’t forget my ONE day only Sale today and the other sales going on at DSO. Have a great day shopping..talk more later.

MEET ANDREA

2009-12-21T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good Monday Morning Everyone..do you realize there are only 4 more days until Christmas!!!.

I just can’t seem to get into the Christmas spirit this year. I keep thinking of my friend Betty and how much she loved the holiday..my heart just breaks for her son and her mother who have to make it thru the holidays without her. The first year is always so hard..Please say a little prayer for them. My mother and sister are sick with colds and congestion so say a prayer for them too.

I went to a Christmas reunion of my mothers brothers and sisters on Saturday night. We had a lot of fun and it was great seeing my cousins I haven’t seen in awhile and seeing their children and grand children. I have pictures to show you but just haven’t gotten them off the camera yet..I’ll show them to you another day.

Angie and her family were here for the weekend. It was great having them here..I got to spend some good quality time with my GS Gage..I couldn’t sleep so I got up and of course headed for the computer. I was playing Bejeweled and he came in..he watched and helped me for awhile, then we looked at short haircuts for me, picked out some we liked and made copies…and then we looked at pictures I had on the computer..we had a lot of laughs at some of them.. we got tired again and went to bed, he got in bed with me and we snuggled up and in about 2 seconds he was asleep and I was right behind him. I thought we were being quiet but Angie told us the next morning we woke her and Dave up!

As promised, I want to introduce to another of my fellow designers at DSO. Meet Andrea.

I am sure most of you know Andrea. In addition to being a great designer, she is a SAHM of 4 children, there is always something going on in this family and she is kind enough to share great pictures and stories with us. She always comments on our posts in the Designers Club email..and is so sweet. Andrea lives in Arizona and is a BIG Twilight Fan. Be sure and visit Andrea’s Blog for neat stories and insight, fun and freebies.

Here is a preview of some of what you can find in Andrea’s store at DSO

You can find these and much much more in her store Here

Don’t forget KimB’s Designs big Sale.

and my new word art A Fresh Start is on Sale now..

A friend to all us designers, Scrapcat, has some lovely layouts on her Blog including this one that she made and used some of my free word art. Thanks for sharing this and thanks for using my word art in your layout.

Now for some eyecandy from my CT using A Fresh Start

From Lainey

She also used KimB’s Designs A Fresh Start Kit.

From junebugmom68

Thanks girls, those were beautiful.

I have a little something for you today I hope you can use and enjoy.

You can download them here

This will more than likely be my last post until after Christmas. I want thank all of you for being so faithful to my blog and to me, and for purchasing my word art. I appreciate each and every one of you. I am so blessed to have met and made so many new friends thru the digi world of scrapbooking.I wish for you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year filled with all the good things you deserve.

I’M LATE I’M LATE

2009-12-18T13:33:00.001-06:00

Good Friday Everyone…wow am I ever late this morning or afternoon I should say…I had a terrible headache yesterday and last night..I took a pain pill and went to bed, I woke up earlier and it was cold in the house and raining outside so I turned on the heat and went back to rest while things warmed up and went back to sleep..just woke up and have tons to do today..Angie and her family are coming this afternoon..we are having a Christmas re-union this year for my mother’s family..I am really looking forward to seeing everyone all together.

Yipee my new word art is in the store…

A Fresh Start is designed to accompany the kit of the same name By KimB's..all done in colors to co-ordinate with Kims kit.
It has lots of glitter and glam and a festive look. Not all shown but the phrases are geared toward New Years, parties and a fresh start for the new year.
There are 25 individual png files and 5 bonus ones, also on their own png file.
Done in 300 dpi for better printing, they can be re-sized and re-colored.
They can also be used for cards or other crafts.
Any of the Word Arts will give your layouts that WOW factor.

It’s on sale now..

Here’s a few layouts I made with them..

My nephew Jake…hasn’t he grown folks…he’s a senior in college this year, I’m so proud of him..

Another of Jake and his date..

Kim is also having a sale

Now would be the time to get all those goodies you have been drooling over for awhile…

I have some eye candy to show you this morning..

Nancy made this one using my Christmas Songs word art.

Well Folks I need to close this out and get myself in gear here..have tons to do and its still raining outside YUCK… I made you a little something today

A QP that you can find here Hope you enjoy..Tune in Monday to meet another of my fellow designers..

MEET JODIANN

2009-12-14T08:11:00.001-06:00

Good Monday morning everyone..

Yep, Sis, I’m Blogging…but you gave me your bug I think, went to bed feeling Yucky and woke up feeling Yuckier…

Folks, let me tell you about my sis..she is a very kind and thoughtful person..Friday was my birthday, but I had Kaylen from Wed. till Friday and when she left I was so worn out I went to bed and slept off and on for the rest of the day and night..she’s getting close to 2 and you know what that means..yep…she’s not content to just stay and play in the room with Nana, she has to check out kitchen cabinets and things like SOS pads (She brought them to me) and the bookcase with all the pictures and whatnots, she thought she had to pick each one up and carry it around with her…thank goodness she hasn’t learned to open doors yet, so at least I can still confine her to the LR and kitchen which is one big room..She LOVES the computer room…so much for her to get into, she thinks she is in a toy store…needless to say, I don’t get much work done while she is here….so back to my sister, she cooked me the most delicious birthday supper on Sat night.

I had been telling her about cooking Swiss steak one time and how much I loved it but had never cooked it again..so she finds a recipe in one of her many cookbooks and makes it for me, with mashed potatoes, lima beans and red Lobster biscuits. Oh it was soooo good..and I ate so much…but we still had leftovers…you see my sister can NEVER make just enough mashed potatoes for 3 people, she makes enough for 10 or more..EVERYTIME…and when she pounded the steak it grew…so we have enough left over for another 2 meals or more..LOL..thank you sis, you’re the best!

I guess you are wondering about my title today…well I’ve decided that everyone needs to get to know (if you don’t already) my fellow designers at DSO..they are all great ladies and so talented..I am going to feature one of them on a blog until you have met them all..I ‘m going to start with Jodiann..this lady is a HOOT, as she says all the time, she makes me laugh and makes me feel good inside just reading her emails.. she lives in Texas, and besides designing, she Home Schools her sons. This lady can tell a story..believe me.. just visit her Blog and check out her Dec. 9th post…and get ready to laugh and laugh…lol While you are there just read the rest of her Blog..it’s funny, informative and a mixture of just about everything..She is known to leave a few freebies here and there(wink)

Here’s a preview of some of what you can find in Jodiann’s Store at DSO..

You can find all of these and much more in her store HERE

I have a new kit coming out this week..wanna see a little sneak preview…

It is designed to accompany KimB’s new kit A Fresh Start

Speaking of the holidays, want a great selection of Christmas and New Year products? Well, look no further, DSO has 70 products all picked out for you and grouped together for your shopping convenience. There is EVERYTHING you need, kits, glitter, borders, bells, and word art to name a few, to make beautiful Christmas and New Year layouts. Check them out HERE

I have some new pages made with my Christmas Song word art..

Here’s one from crlin

I LOVE this page and the traditional Christmas reds and greens..the black mask really makes everything pop..and that picture is adorable..

Here’s one I made using Kim’s Merry and Bright Kit and my A Christmas Song Word Art

These are my GS Gage and Zane when they were about 4 years old..I’ve always loved this picture…

Almost done here LOL

I told you I would make you something

There are 10 poems about Christmas and New Years and I added a touch of the Vintage I love so much..you can also use these for Card sentiments..Hope you enjoy them..

http://www.4shared.com/file/172670137/8e363f39/lr-Across_the_Miles.html

Hope you enjoyed today’s blog..leave a little love and let me know…

PS REMEMBER IF YOU BOUGHT A CHRISTMAS SONG BEFORE LAST WEEK, THERE IS A MISTAKE ON #1..PLEASE EMAIL ME at wordstodelite@gmail.com INCLUDE YOUR ORDER NUMBER AND DATE OF PURCHASE AND I WILL SEND YOU A NEW LINK FOR THE CORRECTED SET..

BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE

2009-12-11T09:00:00.001-06:00

Good Friday Morning Everyone…

The first thing I want to talk about is my last set of Word Art, A Christmas Song. One of my CT discovered a spelling mistake on one of the phrases, #1, divine was spelled devine..that got thru about 3 people and none of us caught it..If you have purchased that set, please send me an email at wordstodelite@gmail.com and include the date of purchase and your invoice number…I will immediately send you a link to get the corrected set..I do apologize for this..no matter how hard we try to have everything perfect when it goes in the store, we are all only human and sometime those little things get past us.

I opened the door early this morning to let Gemma out and Wow was it cold out there..needless to say my little “loves to roam” fur baby didn’t tarry long..lol I thought I heard the word “SNOW” on the 10:00 news last night but I didn’t catch all of it..Probably not for here, we never get snow anymore..and I love it..my friend Betty loved it too and if we ever got a prediction for the white stuff she and I would sit up all night waiting for it..we would talk back and forth on the phone asking each other what we thought it was going to do..just like silly kids hoping to get a day out of school..LOL

I have had Kaylen since Wednesday, it’s the first time in awhile she has been here to stay for any length of time..I have really enjoyed her…but she is growing up to fast and is losing her baby looks..and she is into more now than last time, she has learned how to crawl up on the couch and chairs and how to get out of bed…I was in the computer room yesterday morning and I heard this little voice from the doorway, Hey Nana..she was all sleepy eyed and her hair was all over her head and she had the biggest smile on her little face.. I wish I could have gotten her picture..

I’ve been so out of pocket lately that I don’t really know what is going on in the digi world..If you haven’t heard already, DSO will be going thru some major changes starting Jan.1st..If you keep up with the monthly challenges, you have noticed we have already implicated one of those changes..we won’t be having a forum but will have a DSO Challenge Blog..its the same basically, you just post you information to the blog rather than the forum..you post your layout in the gallery as always..

If you haven’t tried it yet, just go to the forum and read the information in the challenge you chose and you will be on your way..it’s very easy, even I managed to get it..LOL

Here is a preview of my latest word art..A Christmas Song,

A Christmas Song is a collection the best loved carols, plus traditional songs. The names are the standout words, with words of the song being in smaller letters. In the Christmas colors of Red, White, Wine, Green, and Gold these can be used with almost any elements you choose. Each phrase is on it's own png file. The songs are also done in white shadowed velum so you will be getting a total of 40!! The colors can be changed and they can be resized. They are done in 300ppi for better print quality.
These can also be used for your Christmas cards and other craft projects. A Christmas Song is a must have for you Christmas word art collection.

You can find it here

Well, Miss Kim has done it again..lol her new kit is in the store today and it’s truly awesome as always, here’s a little peek..

Kit Contains.
13 JPG 12x12 papers
55 Elements, and 1 full Alpha- upper,lower,numerals and common punctuation's.

It was designed for your New Years layouts, but it can be used for anything..it’s really beautiful..I am doing coordinating word art which will be in the store the first of the week..I am so behind I wasn’t finished in time to get it in the store at the same time..I think you are going to like it..

I have some beautiful eye candy to show you today from my talented CT using A Christmas Song…but first a layout that my friend Sharon (Scrapcat4914) made using Kim’s Christmas First Kit and my Christmas First Word Art..

I think this is just beautiful..I love all the snow and how she fixed the elements to look like a train..thanks Sharon for purchasing my word art and for showing the layout on your blog..I love seeing what everyone does with my designs and hope you will all send them to me or post them in my gallery at DSO.

Here’s a layout made by O2BNGdHope

Folks, look at that awesome photo, it looks like a Christmas Card …those are 3 of her GC..this layout is just beautiful Melanie..thank you.

From Lainey

I love this layout..it’s the story of Christmas and so Child like and after all, children make Christmas…Lainey’s own crèche is on the shelf behind her GD..it has a lot of special meaning for her.

This one is from crlin

Another of those special children’s Christmas story layouts..I just love it..and the word art goes so good with the theme..

and here’s one that I made

Kaylen got into a box that had old pictures in it and I found these that I always loved ..so I had to scrap this one..it’s Angie and Josh made in 1989..

These next two are from Chaos Lounge

She used I Thee Wed for this beauty..and a kit by her sister Days gone by: Bonnie van Esch Designs

She used Funky Love Lines on this one..

I’m sorry I haven’t got anything for you today, things have just been hectic but I will have you something next week..

It’s time to say goodbye for today, Kaylen will be awake anytime now and I still have lots to do..hope you all have a great weekend, stay safe…

IT’S BEEN AWHILE

2009-12-08T09:27:00.001-06:00

Good Morning Everyone.

It's is a cold, rainy, Tuesday in Gadsden, Alabama and so much has happened since I was here last. On Thanksgiving Day my mother, sister, Chase and I went to Angie’s.
I woke up that day with a sore throat not feeling well. On the way I started feeling worse and slept almost all the way, when I got there I went to bed and slept until lunch was ready..Angie and Cathy had fixed a huge meal and it was so delicious.
I ate and felt better so Chase and I stayed as planned.On Friday Angie and I watched the big Alabama-Auburn game and Dave and Chase put up Christmas decorations outside.
The game started out with a bang, we were winning, and my best friend Betty, called, we always talked on the phone off and on during Auburn games, and said, Well Sis, how do you think we are going to do, we talked for a few minutes and hung up..to make a long story short, I progressively got worse and on Sat night I ended up in the ER at Huntsville hospital.
They admitted me with pneumonia in both lower lobes..I stayed overnight and was discharged, Chase and I went home..
When I got home from Angie’s, I found out my best friend Betty was in the hospital, she went on Saturday because she thought she had pneumonia only to find out she had Leukemia.. she was going to be Transferred to UAB Cancer Center in Birmingham ..I had called the hospital on Monday morning and talked to Jeff, Betty was talking in the background and she asked me if I wanted her to save me her room as we figured my Dr. would put me back in the hospital..she was laughing and sounded fine.. I went to the Dr. on Tuesday and still had pneumonia and was sent home to bed and rest..I came home and called my sister to tell her what the Dr. said and she told me that Betty had a very fast growing type of Leukemia and her Dr. said it was no use to send her to Birmingham, they would not take her at the hospital, by Wednesday they did not think she would make it thru the night and she wanted to go home..they got her home late that afternoon and by 11:30 that night my friend was gone.
My oldest daughter Lori and Jeff, Betty's son, were almost the same age and when they moved in across the street from us they became good friends, I finally met Betty and her husband Jerry and we became fast friends..Betty and Jeff and my girls and I had some escapades as they were growing up..and for almost 30 years we have remained very close. We shared so many happy times and stood by each others side during so many bad times, I just can not imagine my life without my friend..she left behind her son Jeff and her aging Mother, whom she took care of..her husband died several years ago.
One thing I am so thankful for is that almost every time we talked we each said "I love you"..we called each other sis, Betty was an only child and she used to tell me I was the only sister she had. I have been sick so much off and on the past few years, Betty would beg me to take care of myself, she would say, "I just don't know what I would do without my sis"..
Betty was such a big hearted person, always thinking of others, and her actions always proved it..for example..several months ago my Microwave went out..a week or so later here came Betty and Jeff with a new microwave for me...She knew my sister was here staying with my mother without her computer..so she got one she did not use.. fixed it up and carried it to Cathy..
I am not sure of the name of the type Leukemia she had, I know it onsets around 66 years of age, (Betty was 65) and is very fast growing..the white blood cells grow so fast eating up the red cells that it causes fluid around your lungs and heart and stops your breathing..Betty had problems with disc in her neck and her back and was in a lot of pain, otherwise she was healthy..always worked hard to stay that way..Her death has been such a shock and getting thru her viewing and funeral was so hard to do..my heart breaks for her son and her mother.
Jeff called me about 3 am on Thursday morning and asked me if would write Betty's obituary..I was honored to do it as it gave me a way to say goodbye to my friend.
The night of her funeral Chase and I were watching TV and I picked up the phone to check my messages, I forget that I have voice mail and forget to check them..I had 9 messages and the last one played and I heard Betty's voice, "Sis, call me when you get home before you leave out..she had called me on Wednesday before I went to Angie’s..!!!
Friends, her sudden death brings home the fact again, that we NEVER know when the Good Lord is going to call us home...we need to ALWAYS be prepared...and above all, tell your loved ones you LOVE them..that might be the last thing you ever get to say to them. If you have had a falling out with a friend or family member, make amends and tell them you love them..don't put it off waiting for the other person to make the first move..else you may never get the chance..tell them you are sorry and that you love them,and how thankful you are for them.. if you never hear back, at least you know you tried...and they will know how you feel.

Friendship is a priceless gift
that cannot be bought or sold.
But its value is far greater,
than a mountain made of gold.

For gold is cold and lifeless
it can neither see nor hear,
and in the time of trouble
it is powerless to cheer,
it has no ears to listen nor heart to understand,
It cannot bring you comfort or reach out a helping hand.

So when you ask God for a gift
Be thankful if he sends not diamonds,
pearls or riches but the love of real TRUE FRIENDS.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING USA

2009-11-26T07:00:00.000-06:00

Have you got your turkey’s cooked and your pies all made? Or have you already eaten and are stuffed beyond stuffed? If you are reading blogs I bet you are hunting for info on the Black Friday Sales..Well DSO is having a STORE WIDE Black Friday Sale.. My month long sale is still going on so you will get 50% off rather than 30%..

My store is HERE

Kim is having a 3 day sale but BLACK FRIDAY is the only day to get 50% off…

Kim is really on the ball, she is also having a BLACK FRIDAY SALE on her CU Grab Bag..this has some awesome Christmas goodies..

DSO is the best place on line to shop..no lines, no hassles, just lots of great bargins…on and you don’t have to be there at 4 am either..lol

Here’s a little hint!

I have a beautiful layout to show you that my friend Benita sent me..thanks for sending it..

I know I am a complainer at times about unimportant things as well as others…I found this on the internet and wanted to share it with you…it really hit home with me.

I Am So Thankful
For the teenager who is not doing dishes but is watching TV,
Because that means he is at home and not on the streets.
For the taxes that I pay,
Because it means that I am employed.
For the mess to clean after a party,
Because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.
For the clothes that fit a little too snug,
Because it means I have enough to eat.
For my shadow that watches me work,
Because it means I am out in the sunshine.
For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that
need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing,
Because it means I have a home.
For all the complaining I hear about the government,
Because it means that we have freedom of speech.
For the parking spot I find at the far end
of the parking lot,
Because it means I am capable of walking
and that I have been blessed with transportation.
For my huge heating bill,
Because it means I am warm.
For the lady behind me in church that sings off key,
Because it means that I can hear.
For the pile of laundry and ironing,
Because it means I have clothes to wear.
For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day,
Because it means I have been capable of working hard.
For the alarm that goes of in the early morning hours,
Because it means that I am alive and have a reason to get up.
And finally...
For too much e-mail,
Because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.

I haven’t made you a freebie in a long time so I made this for you today…it’s a Christmas Cluster with 5 Christmas Tags.

I hope you enjoy these…you can get them HERE

I am off to pack, take a shower and get ready to go to Angie’s.. Mother, Cathy, Chase and I are going..but Chase and I are staying until Sunday. I hope all of you have a great Thanksgiving and if you don’t celebrate the holiday, I hope you have a happy Thursday.

Words to Delite

LOST IN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH ALICE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

BLACK FRIDAY

LAZY MONDAY

AS PROMISED

A TAD LATE

NEW STORE NEW PRODUCTS

BIG CHANGES

SURPRISE SUPERISE SUPRISE!!!

WHAT A WEEK

MONDAY MORNING BLAHS!!!

GOODIES, GOODIES AND MORE GOODIES

ANOTHER FUNNY STORY

JUST SOME THOUGHTS

WHAT a WEEKEND

JAZZY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

NEW NEW NEW

French Country

$2.00 HERE

Friday Already

ME OH MY

FATHERS DAY

LOOKIE LOOKIE LOOKIE

SUPER SATURDAY

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

iNSD

NEW WORD ART OUT

I MUST BE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE

APRIL 15TH TAX DAY

Wednesday Already..Where is the time going

A NEW WEEK

IT’S APRIL FOOLS DAY…….HAVE YOU BEEN FOOLED?

SURPRISE SURPRISE I’M HERE

BACK AGAIN!!!

HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE…………….

FOR THE LOVE OF FAMILY

Congratulations Saints

THREE IN ONE AND A SUNSHINEY DAY

A CAT AND A RAT

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WEDNESDAY SLUMP

What Love Is

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What Love Is

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A BIT OF NEWS

FANCY HEARTS WOW WHAT A DELIMA

I MUST BE STUCK ON MONDAYS!!!

Cold Monday

Friday and A Little Snow

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LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW

Happy New Year and a DSO Blog Hop

It’s All Over

MEET ANDREA

I’M LATE I’M LATE

MEET JODIANN

BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE

IT’S BEEN AWHILE

HAPPY THANKSGIVING USA

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