~ Singin' for the Lord ~

As many of you know, singing is my life's #1 passion. I have been preforming in different arenas since I was about 5 years old. Well, just this past weekend the band I'm in, Frontline, finally got together and had a group photo taken. The band has been "Praising the Lord" through music for nearly 12 years now. I was honored to be asked to join them a couple of years ago. I LOVE these guys so much, but love our mission even more!

Our next concert will be Sunday, March 8th @ 6:00 p.m. at Berea Baptist Church in Rockville, VA.

I Want My Sofa Back!

Okay, I had just 45 minutes before the "big yellow taxi" pulled up in front of the house and kids pilled out. So I thought maybe, just maybe, I can close my eyes for a few minutes, NOT! I turned the corner to find this on my sofa...

Really!?!?
::I say with as much sarcasm as I can muster up::
-- if it's not the kids and all their friends, it's the dogs! huff.....

Yummy NEW Paper Company

~ Marks Paper Company ~
Take a look @ their two new collections...


There are six papers per collection and they are all double-sided.

Magnificent stuff! But if that's not enough to get you excited, how's getting these lines for FREE? All you have to do is click the link below and leave a blog comment - that simple! GOOD LUCK =)
Marks Paper Company

~ Grandpa's Gals ~

Just this past January we had a wonderful 4 day visit with my husband's oldest daughter, Erin and her four children. They live out in Utah and we rarely get the opportunity to see them for an extended period of time. So imagine my joy when I saw this weeks sketch @ 52 Sketches 52 Weeks, and knew that I take the perfect photos during their stay. The layout below features Allie (3 years old) and Erin's newest addition Miley (4 months old). Seeing that Woody and I have only boys in the house, I was simply gitty over the chance to scrap girly photos and to use the color pink =)

~ Grandpa's Girls ~


Here are a few close up shots of the embellishments used and some of the detaling...






Here is a look at the #7 Sketch from 52 Sketches 52 Weeks:


Keep on scrappin' and I'll chat with you again later =)

I've Been Tagged...

...and lived to tell about it =)

I was tagged by Julie Bonner and these where my instructions - go to the place on your computer where you store your photos, then go to the 6th folder, then the sixth photo. Take that photo, put it on you blog & tell it's story.

Well, be careful whatcha ask for cause here's my photo:

This photos story:

Back during Christmas we took the boys to visit Santa @ our brand new Bass Pro Shop. The store is one of the largest in the country. It was decorated magnificently, with trees two to three stories tall, reindeer tracks leading to Santa's workshop, carolers caroling and fresh cookies with hot chocolate - just amazing.

This picutre is just one of the many novelty items they had out for display. I just loved the old truck loaded down with fresh cut Christmas trees - it reminded me of something you might see traveling along a snow cover country road on a Thomas Kinkade Christmas card. Plus, the logo on the door says, "RedHead", which I have two sons with bright red hair, so it really spoke to me.

Thanks for the tag Julie, and remember "what comes around, goes around" =)

Sketch #4 @ 52 Weeks 52 Sketches

I simply adore this new site, 52 Weeks 52 Sketches. The sketches are awesome and the inspiration is endless. This is the layout I made using this weeks sketch - #4.

"...with Friends"

This layout features my son, Matthew, doing his spelling homework - never a fun experience. This evening though he said it would go much faster if he had his "friends" close by to help. He was right, he was done in about 20 minutes and we had no yelling or crying - I love his friends =)

I used pattern paper from the Cosmo Cricket "Cogsmo" line, as well as the coordinating black chipboard elements. Here are a few close-up shots that show the chipboard and the 3D feel I gave some of the embellishments. What a fun and fabulous line this was to work with!




Here is the #4 Sketch if you'd like to give it a try yourself.

Keep and scrappin' and we'll chat again soon =)

-- I Can See Clearly Now --

"I can see Clearly now, the blur is gone," those were your words. Poor thing you really never stood a chance, seeing that both mommy and daddy wear glasses. I was just hoping that the inevitable could have been put off a little longer, but it was totally out of our control. Truth is you look absolutely amazing in your new spectacles and I hope you enjoy seeing all those distant object that have alluded you for a while now.

This layout features Ethan and his new specticals...


I using both the American Craft puffy alphas stickers and the Heidi Swapp ghost alphas on this layout.


I had a great time creating this layout using my January kit from Transparent Touches & Tags.

I also used the #3 sketch from 52 Sketches 52 Weeks.


Thanks for lookin'. I'll be chatting with you again real soon!

Baby It's Cold Outside!

Having lived in Virginia my entire life, I've become every accustom to winter temperatures that fluctuate great. Sadly enough, I've also become accustom to winters without snow...tear, tear! But this morning really blew me away! I woke to, well you can see by the photo, 3.1 degrees outside. That's CRAZY cold! Tempetures more commonly found in, let's say ND or upper MI, NOT Central VA. And to top it all off, we have NO - I repeat - NO snow to enjoy with these absurdly cold temps, Ugh!

Our Weather Central shows: Time of day first, Indoor temperature second and Outdoor temperature on the bottom.