I'M BAAACCCKKKK

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Hi Everyone..well I've heard it said that "coming home is the best part of going away", you know I think that's true.  I had a WONDERFUL time at Angies house..I had the day time to spend with her and the afternoons and night to spend with the boys..it was just awesome.  They boys have a ritual of watching a movie for about 45 minutes or so before they  go to bed..they have a playroom and folks the only pieces of furniture to sit on are 2 beanbags!! I am sure it was quiet funny watching this old lady get out of the floor..HEHEHEHE 

They have a beautiful home and have it decorated so pretty.  They live on the outskirts of Huntsville..but way OUT..they have close neighbors but its still what I call "in the country"..lol They have a neighbor who has a big garden and he has been keeping them in fresh veggies this summer..and some of the best tomatoes I have ever eaten..oh talk about good...these are better than good..I brought a bag full home with me and gave some to my mom, she said they were the best tomatoes she has eaten since she was a girl and her dad raised them!! I'm having a sandwich for lunch and its making me hungry just talking about them!!

I don't know where my daughter learned to cook but she can sure cook...she fed me very very well with some of the best meals that I've had in a long long time...just delicious!!! She made a salad type dish with a layer of those awesome tomatoes, a layer of onions sliced very thin, and a layer of cucumbers sliced thin, she added sugar, dill, and some oil and vinegar and let it set for a long time...you all should try it...its out of this world.

I made a good many pictures while I was there...this is one of them

 

Angie and Gage getting ready for school..I did this for Kims Color Challenge Poor Gage has so many cowlicks, he inherited them from my dad, that it is hard to get his hair combed down..almost impossible..we are all plagued with those darn things..LOL

I have some new Word Art in the store called Doggie Treats..here's a little preview

My CT made some layouts with these...

Paula (PkDoll) made this beauty..she actually used 2 pictures in it..its it great..she re-colored the word art she used..looks great..thanks girl

Marion made this one, its their beloved Dog Xena who passed away earlier this year..she used 2 word arts on this one and it looks awesome..the page is so pretty and a lovely tribute to Xena..thanks Marion..

Marion also made this awesome layout and won LOTW at DSO for it..

Marion, this is just beautiful..I love how you blended this one and used the clouds..WONDERFUL..I just want to hold him and love on him when I see this layout.he's a little fighter

I have one other I just have to show you today..its by Paula (PKDoll)

Isn't this a beauty..love the colors and the extraction is perfect..she used KimB's/Bunny Cates I Believe Kit and my Fairy Word Art..thanks Paula this is just beautiful.

I was messing around with frames again and this is what I came up with this time..do you know who this lady is??

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

We saw a  lot of pictures today so I imagine you are kinda tired..so until tomorrow, Smile, keep looking up, and Big Much Love Jazzy

IT'S FRIDAY ALREADY!!!!!

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Hi Friends

WOW, its Friday already, where has the week gone!  Sorry I never made it here yesterday..My arm was giving me fits so I took a pain pill and it knocked me to never never land for awhile when I woke up, I just kept laying around..

I have to apologize for not having my new Word Art in the store yesterday..I had a few things to fix before it would make it thru QC..Bunny does a quality check on EVERYTHING the designers make before she lets it into the store...I think that's great..just remember that everything you buy from DSO will always be the best quality and will always be things you will be proud to work with..I just didn't have time Tuesday after I got home from the Eye Dr..with my dilated eyes to get it fixed in time (everything has to be in by Tuesday midnight) but that just means I will have MORE new goodies in next Thursday. 

My good friend Kim B. has a new grab bag #13for you this week in her store. Here's a little preview

 

This is a layout I did using some of the things in the bag!

Its my Granny, my Dad and my Great Aunt..Heritage layouts are my favorites to do..I made the word art of course LOL

This is another of Kim's great bags of goodies..you will love it..and its a LOT to!! Be sure to get it..its a steal for $8.00

My CT's have been busy too..here a couple from them..oh wow they are so talented!

This beauty is from Maggie Mae and its of her Furbaby Kodi when he was younger.  She used Word Art from my Inspiration Set. Thank MM this is awesome.

This is from my dear friend Crops..it just blows my mind its so beautiful..looks like the back ground was painted..Crops this is just BEAUTIFUL..she used Word Art from my Just Life set..thanks girl..

Please be sure and complete my  challenge  for this month.."Photo OP"  it's a new Challenge at DSO.  If you complete mine you will get a posting bonus..word art all about teenagers..and if you complete ALL of the Challenges you will get a MEGA kit made by all the designers as a gift..Its really MEGA too!

I won't be here for a few days next week..I am going to visit my daughter and her family in Huntsville..they just moved in July from Oregon..she wanted to be closer to home after Lori passed.  Angie informed me last night that she did not move across the country for nothing and I was coming to see her!!! They will be down Sunday to pick me up...can't wait to spend some time with them and especially my boys...(sorry Angie but they are My Grandsons and you know what that means..LOL)

I also did a heritage layout with this frame and word art..a little different but I liked the way it turned out...

If you would like to have the frame and word art you can get it here

OK guys I think I'm going to go watch a good western on TV (I love them) I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend, I know it's been a hectic one for those going back to school..know the kids will be glad for a rest LOL..Be sure you are smiling and keep looking up, Big Much Love to all...Jazzy

MISSED A DAY

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Good Morning Folks..

Hope you are all well and good..Its a cool rainy morning here in Alabama, feels so good to have the fresh breeze blowing in my window. The rain really cooled things off thank goodness.  Gemma will be glad too, now we can go for longer walks!!

I'm sorry I missed talking to you yesterday, I think I've got bursitis in my right shoulder..it was giving me a fit yesterday so I wasn't here much at all.. I guess I'm going to have to break down and go to the Dr. about it..kept thinking it would just go away but I don't think that's going to happen. I'm the worlds worst procrastinator..I HATE going to Dr's just ask my sister "The Lurker" LOL..

My grandson Josh came to visit me bright and early this morning.  I was washing the dishes and in he came, used his key because he thought I would be in bed...fooled him! Of course, first thing he did was give me a hug and said, "How you doing Nana banana" next thing looked for food..LOL I put him to work, walking Gemma, going to the mail box and carrying the trash to the street..he had to go somewhere but promised he would be back to give Gemma a bath.  It's all up to grabs if he will make it back or not..LOL I wanted him to vacuum too but I hadn't told him that yet!

I have another layout to show you today made by O2BNGdHope

Isn't this adorable...her granddaughter Rheanna and if you look closely one of her fairy layouts is the little picture the fairy is holding..oh how original and creative you are girl..She used word art from my Fairy Set,just beautiful Wendy.

I made a new frame its a bit different wanna see it?

My friend Betty and her son Jeff, we have been best of friends for over 30 years..and boy could I tell you some stories about some of out antics when we a little younger..she and Jeff and me and my girls have had many many good times in the past..some I will NEVER forget LOL..

I liked this frame and the way it turned out so thought I would make one for you..

You can grab it here

Well folks I have an appointment with the eye Dr. today, I've been putting it off for a long time but I'm getting to where I can't see so I guess its past time for the visit. My mother made the appointment and made her one to for today, I guess that's so we can make each other go..LOL Until we talk again, smile, keep looking up and much big love Jazzy

Monday Morning is Back

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Morning Folks

Hope you all had a great weekend..mine was good, didn't do anything special. Saturday my Mom and I went to the cemetery , that made me a bit sad, then we visited my cousin, and then went to supper..watched the Olympics or tired to, I kept falling asleep, which is nothing unusual for me LOL..I hope you all got to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics, they say is was just beautiful..I missed it however, yep-you guessed it, sleeping..LOL Gemma and I did manage to watch the gymnastics and swimming last night..the 30 year old gymnast from the USA was amazing, she hung in there with those 16 yr. olds and was great..! Wow at 30 I could still do the twist but that's about it..LOL That reminds me of the Hula Hoop, when it first came out I was about 15 or 16 and I was really good at it..my sister and I were in the store shopping for stuff for the house and I saw one, they don't make them the way they used to either..but I gave it a try..hahahaha..no go..I bet if I had it at home I could do it again...with LOTS of practice..

I did some grocery shopping yesterday..stocking up on some things the boys like of course..I saw a package of Oreo's and it reminded me of a funny story that I will NEVER forget..ok sis, I just gotta tell it...When Cathy was about 2 or 3 she had a best friend named Lenora..they were together all the time, she lived on the next street and our back yards were back to back.  Our house was split level and the car port was high.  One day Cathy and Lenora got a brand new LARGE package of Oreo's from our house..they went on the carport behind the glider and proceeded to eat the middle out of a WHOLE NEW PACK..they threw the cookie part over their shoulder and into the back yard..you should have seen the look on their faces when they got caught...there was a mound of cookies in the back yard...it wasn't too funny then because I wanted some of those cookies too...However that story will never be forgotten in our family, my dad still laughed about it right before he died..I have told her children too!!!! HEHEHE

I loved my little sister until she got old enough to be a brat..she found out I started smoking and would blackmail me all the time, "I'll tell mama and daddy you smoke if you don't do the dishes for me tonight" you know that kind of thing..I would have been much better off if she had told and they had made me stop...but that's another story..It wasn't until I ended up on a ventilator fighting for my life did I have enough sense to quit..hope this tells you something if you are a smoker..

Another funny story about my sister and I, when she was about a year and half she was playing on a pallet in the kitchen floor, mother was cooking supper, and Cathy got into something, I was afraid Mother was going to get her so I grabbed her up by her arm to move her, and dislocated her shoulder, mother had to carry her to the Doctor and it was so bad they had to put it in a cast..so much for helping the poor baby..I felt really really bad about that..

Here's a picture of Cathy and her children, Jake and Sarah Grace, those of you who have seen my scrapbook galleries know the kids are in there always..they are my only niece and nephew and I love them dearly.

My CT has been working this weekend on some beautiful layouts..I just have to share them with you.

This beauty is by Marion and its her Great Niece, wow Marion this is just awesome, she used word art from my Fairy Set.

This cute little guy is Marion' grandson Isaac..he's growing so much..the Word Art from my Smile Set fits this picture perfectly..thanks Marion

This beauty was done by O2BNGdHope and it is her great niece and her granddaughter..she used Word Art from my Fairy set and Kim B's Designs I believe Kit..wonderful job and thanks Wendy..

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Isn't this Beautiful, its also by O2BNGdHope and its her great niece Phoebe, the Word Art is also from my Fairies set.

I have more of these beautiful pages but I will save them for tomorrow. Would you believe that it's only 6:40 here and I'm already awake..guess you can't sleep your life away..LOL..

I have a little something for you today

http://www.4shared.com/file/58610614/db378131/LR_Freebie_August_11.html
Hope you can find some use for these enjoy!

Oh and please send me copies of you pages using my word art, I would love to see them..

so until tomorrow smile, keep looking up and Big Much Love   Jazzy

Friday Already!!

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Wow, can't believe it's Friday already. Not been a very eventful week here in Alabama. This is going to be a very short blog today..I have come down with this terrible cold, have no idea where I got it..but my nose has been running since yesterday afternoon and this morning I look like Rudolph!!..I've taken several things for it but nothing has worked so far, I've been awake all night, I can't wear my oxygen..now my eyes are watering and have the chills and all that good stuff that goes along with a cold..no fever though!

I made you a little gift for today

Here's the layout I did with it

This little Cutie is my niece Sarah Grace, she's almost 14 now..I was playing around and made the paper, was pretty happy with how it turned out.

You can get the brag book page and word art here

http://www.4shared.com/file/58236108/aefa474/LR_LittleGirlBB_WORDART.html

I sure hope everyone has a great weekend..have fun, be careful and good luck with the back to school shopping. Keep smiling, and keep looking up and until I see you again, Big Much Love Jazzy

Furbabies and More

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Good Morning Everyone

Hope your day is starting out to be a good one.  Schools started in a lot of places this week..here they start next week. I know some of you are overjoyed summer vacation is over and the children are back in school..some of you are sad! For me I always hated it, especially when my girls got older.  Then I could get up ,get ready,go to work and leave them sleeping, but when school started I had to get them up, which was next to impossible the first few days (and it didn't really didn't get much better as the year went on) urge them to get ready, get myself ready, and usually out the door in time.  I'm glad I was my own boss then or I would have been fired for being late!! Any of you have that problem?

Well I told you yesterday I had to go to the bank with my mom, she does that,then decides to go shopping !  It felt like it was 120 outside and I don't do well at all in the heat, and my portable Oxygen tank ran out too..Mr Murphy was here Kim, LOL..why didn't you keep him in SA..when I got home my apartment was so HOT, I'm thinking oh no, the air went out again, then I remember I had turned it down to 80 when I got up..I was cold. Wouldn't you know it I forgot to change it back.  I was drained, turned it to 65, went in my room, turned on the fan, and I was asleep in 5 minutes.  While I was gone my "furbaby" Gemma was an unhappy girl. Gemma is  part long haired dachshund and I don't know what else is in the mix..she's really not a pretty puppy but she grows on you..she's supposed to be 2 but she acts like a puppy. I got her from the Humane Society after I moved to my apartment.  She keeps me company and I talk to her like she is human..I have grown to love her beyond even my belief!!! I wanted to change her name but when I called her different things she ignored me but when I called Gemma she was there in a flash..so that's the name I kept!!

In my living room floor I found all her toys, one was torn and she had all the stuffing pulled out and all over everywhere, my throw pillows and throw were in the floor, the remotes, tissue she found somewhere, and the topper was all the clean clothes.  I left the laundry room door open and she had gotten them out of the clothes basket. Guess that's what I get for not putting them up!! Most of all I guess she mad because I left her in a hot house, I really felt bad about that.

I have some pictures of her I will show you later.

I have a new CT member, her name is Marion and I am really happy to have her on the team.  She does such beautiful layouts..I will show you the first one she did for me using my Sweet Baby word art set.

This is Baby James, her youngest GS, he was a preemie and has really fought hard, isn't he beautiful.

This beauty was done by O2BNGdHope and she used WA from my Fishing Tales set.  The pics are her husband and GS when he was a baby the bottom is her GS fishing on his own. Her selection of the word art is just perfect for this one.

Now for my Gemma.

See, I told she not much to look at but I sure love her, my mother says she's so ugly she's cute!!

For your little pressy today I have the frame and word art from my layout.  Hope you like it, the set of DoggieTreats Word art will be in my store next Thursday. 

http://www.4shared.com/file/58120389/282ace46/_LR_Furbaby_Wordart.html

Well my friends, its that time again, must say goodbye for today, remember to smile, keep looking up and much big love from me...Jazzy

Propping My Eyes Open

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I just love "Cold Case", do you night owls know lots of nights TNT has past shows on till 5 AM?  Well last night was one of them..I went to bed early but woke up with pains in my arms, my knees, my hands, you name, and it was hurting hehehe (old age) I can't just lay in the bed when that happens so I get up.  Last night Josh was spending the night and he was watching it, so I sat down for a minute and got interested and well-at 5am I was still interested..I thought when I laid down I would go back to sleep but no- not this time. I went back to bed at 5 but wasn't sleepy so I got up again and I've been here since then. Now I am getting sleepy.Go figure LOL.

Its quiet here this morning. Josh left early..He cooked pancakes again sometime last night before I woke up..how do I know..well of course  he left the skillet on the stove and the plate on the cabinet, the batter he had left was sitting in the bowl getting thick and hard, the syrup and box of  mix were on the bar. I have fussed so much about them being so messy and leaving the dishes for me...looks like they would learn doesn't it..but no-they are too lazy...speaking of lazy..I think I'm getting worse at it..I did get the laundry caught up yesterday, but today I hear the vacuum calling me..hehehe  I think I'm going to ignore it for awhile and take a nap..but I will do it later..

I have lots to show you today.

I just love making Heritage layouts, I just have tons of old old pictures. I made some layouts last week with a  Beautiful new Heritage Kit from Justblinc

 

This is my Granny's sister and her husband made in 1927. 

This is my uncle (in the picture above) with his niece..I just noticed I got the names wrong on this one..will have to change that. The word art is mine as is the heart and flowers.The name of this collection is Family Ties.  If you like to do Heritage layouts then you must have this one..oh and its on sale until August 8th, that's Friday.  Drop in Justblinc to day..you will be glad you did!

I made some more pages using KimB'S Designs Just Because kit and my wordart.

This is my niece Sarah Grace made a few weeks ago..She was in the emergency room but look what she is doing...LOL text messaging..OHH Teenagers..can't live with them can't live without them..I made the frame and the word art..The vine is from Jenni's  cu collection

 

I "twiked " this a little bit LOL..I used a pink layer over Kims paper layer then changed the opacity then did a blending on it..I added the leaves and bow also from the kit..The  little girl is Kelsey Kaylin's big sister..she is only 22 months old..she's a doll and so sweet and minds so good..we were in the waiting room waiting for miss Kaylin. This is also from Kims Just Because kit

I have a little something for you..the frame in the above picture was one I was experimenting with.  I made the word art separate so you can place it wherever you want. My mom just called and I have to go to the bank with her so I better comb my hair and put on my shoes..she will be blowing and blowing again if I don't get out the door on the first blow..lol.  Smile and keep looking up, until I see you again Big Much Love Jazzy.

OOPS almost forgot this..!! http://www.4shared.com/file/57985830/d9225adf/Adorable.html