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my word for 2008

  • TIME

Wise Words

  • “Always concentrate on how far you have come, rather than how far you have left to go. The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you.” ~Heidi Johnson
  • "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." -Carl Rogers

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May 11, 2008

A tribute to moms

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent. ~ Eric Fromm

God could not be everywhere and therefore he created mothers. ~ Jewish Proverb

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. ~ Peter De Vries

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~ Sophia Loren, from Women and Beauty

Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother. ~ Lin Yutang

A mother understands what a child does not say. ~ Jewish proverb

May 10, 2008

photos and more photos

From Chad. Beautiful vibrant colors. My daughter told Chad he should have waited until Mother's Day to give me flowers. I told her I'm glad he didn't wait, the just because I was thinking of you are my favorite kind of flowers.

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Yesterday a friend, Candy, and I spent a few hours at Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum with our cameras. A few of my favorites...

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Wet shoes, pants and all it was great. I was fascinated by how old the cemetery was and my mind constantly wondering and curious about the history and people 

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Wonder where Candy and I with cameras in hand will go next?

May 08, 2008

Creating and A Little Reorganizing

ATCs

random stuff...

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favorite photos...

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well said words...

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details of the transparency...

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remember mulberry paper? worked great for the butterflies...

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finally decided on a format for my keeping it simple birthday album...

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a little reorganizing means a big mess...

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why am I reorganizing again? 2 reasons. now I've had a chance to see what organization/storage works for me and what doesn't it's time to make a few minor changes and I finally got the Expedit (which worked out great because ds wanted and needed my original black shelf)...

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fun stuff! the latest Studio Calico kit. the kit is actually loaded with so much more, but these are my favorites...

  • Prima chipboard alpha
  • Studio Calico "DIALED" stamp
  • Hambly rub ons
  • MM tiny alpha
  • Jenni Bowlin label stickers
  • Hambly ATC patchwork transparency

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On my to-do list today...

  1. help with the teacher appreciation week luncheon
  2. go to B&N to pick up books I ordered
  3. reorg and clean studio
  4. work on birthday album
  5. run

May 06, 2008

The Flying Pig Marathon weekend was awesome!

Starting with the Health and Fitness Expo on Saturday to pick up my race packet. Huge crowd. Excitement. Energy. And of course dozens of flying pigs.

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At the starting line at 6:00 a.m. Nervous. Anticipation. Focus. The atmosphere surrounding 16,000 runners is unlike any other.

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It was so amazing. I think this was about mile 7. Imagine thousands of spectators cheering you on to the finish line. Wow!

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Our personal cheering section waiting at the finish line.

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We did it! I met my goal of a 10 minute mile. With 3+ miles of uphill it was the hardest course I've ever run. My best run ever! Teary eyed in the beginning and at the end. I still can't believe I'm doing this.

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What next? I'm taking 3 days off from running. A precaution to avoid re-injuring my knees. Then register and train for my next race, the United States Air Force Marathon,  in September.

May 02, 2008

flying pigs, bed head, a girl and contacts

contacts mastered!

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smart, athletic, funny, kind...with a little bit of girlie! watching her grow and become this amazing little person!

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this is the morning Alec and I started our day with laugh-out-loud laughter! major bed head!

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and last but not least...4 months, almost 300 miles, new friends, snow, rain, cold and 2 injuries! only 2 days until my next marathon!

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April 29, 2008

"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."

Author Unknown 

A favorite quote. Creating an ATC with this today. The chosen quote is not coincidence. With the school year coming to an end it's job hunting time for the next school year. The outlook isn't very promising so far. I'm trying so hard not to get discouraged and frustrated. Fighting the urge to sit on the couch to watch Law and Order and Charmed re-runs all day! Talk about a waste of a day. A waste of time. I'm not going to waste the day or time. I'm going to run, check off my to do list and spend time with dh. I'm going to stay positive.

Now to see how this day turns out.  

April 27, 2008

moods, jeans and flip flops

Project 365 +1...a few favorites

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April 26, 2008

When you don't know what to blog about...

I was tagged by Tina and I tag Lacey, Linda, Toni, Bonnierose, and Shirley.

1. Last music you listened to - Green Day

2. Last thing you watched on TV - Charmed rerun

3. Last movie see - There Will Be Blood

4. Last book you read - Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell

5. Last person you spoke to - Chad before going to sleep

6. Last thing you ate - Mini tacos on Baked Scoops

7. Last time you laughed - last night with Alec and Chad

8. Last place you visited - Columbus, Ohio

9. Last web site you visited - the Pioneer Woman's blog

10. Last thing you crafted/created - Alyssa's birthday mini album

Have a great weekend!

April 25, 2008

The elusive birthday mini. I started  Alec's birthday mini album a year or so ago. Kept it simple and very doable. Each year I add one birthday photo. Quick and easy. So, of course I needed one for Alyssa. I knew exactly how I wanted it to look and had a few products in mind that I was sure to use...

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the details with a few of my favorite things...

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Happy with how it turned out. Well, the cover that is. You may have noticed in the above photo that the pages are blank. I ran into a problem with my original plan and the 4 rings of this album (I thought it was a 3-ring album). No problem. I'm working on Plan B for the pages. Keeping it simple!

A little something new.

I've enjoyed playing and creating with the 7 Gypsies ATC holder that I couldn't resist the 7 Gs Photo Holder...

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I know exactly what I want to do with it and where it will be kept. Family photos. Lots of family photos! I have plans for one of the rooms in our house to be a small library and this will be perfect.

Couldn't resist these either...

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Great ideas for using these with the ATC holder and the photo holder.

Now if I could just find these 7 Gypsies Transparencies and this ATC Punch

April 24, 2008

What started out as a simple task with my morning coffee, reading the Pioneer Woman blog, turned out to be hours and hours of Photoshop, Flickr, actions, photography and more Photoshop. I was sucked into an abyss with no concept of time. It's amazing that Alec and Alyssa even made it to school.

Photoshop is addictive and when you add really cool PW actions you just simply get carried away with the endless possibilities and action combinations. And then...of course you have to share them with other PW readers so you set up a Flickr account. See what I mean. Hours!

Is there a point to all of this rambling. Yes, it's to share some of my favorites PW action photos :)

Before

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Define and Sharpen, Fresh and Colorful, Burn

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Fresh and Colorful, PW Black and White

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Fresh and Colorful, Burn, Lighten

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Define and Sharpen, Fresh and Colorful, PW Black and White, Burn

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How cool is that? Hours well spent!