Friday and A Little Snow

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

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

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

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

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.