I recently come across a quote in an IKEA catalog that I had to tear out and hang on my wall above my scrap area. It took up the whole page in big letters and it read: A great life isn't about great huge things; it's about small things that make a big difference. I know I have heard this before and I believe this was more geared towards the particular products they were advertising, but it is definitely true for real life. There are so many things I do that are sometimes"routine" or I just ...
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The kids have been back to school for three days now and dare I say....so far so good! Dh and I were very leary about this year so we are keeping our fingers crossed. Our oldest ds is a senior, which I am in denial about! The oldest dd just started high school. We really worried about the transition for her, but she has been positive and in a good mood every day after schoool....gasp! The next in line, youngest dd, no big changes for her. She is in the 3rd grade and seems to enjoy school ...
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My gallery, that is! I have combined my work all onto this gallery now! I cannot believe how much I had! It makes me feel like I really accomplished a lot when I look at it all. It kind of helps me to feel better about not getting as much done as I would like because I can see all that I DID get done now!
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I was very lucky that I was able to attend CHA yesterday! The first make -n- take I sat down to do was being taught by none other than Jennifer McGuire from CK! I also went on to get a signed tag from Heidi Grace! Then while doing another make -n- take, I chatted with Heidi Swapp! So with all this name dropping you would think I would have pictures to prove it, but I didn't have the heart to ask. They were being asked by every other person and I didn't want to be like that. So you will hav...
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I recently took a Photshop class at our local community college. I could probably sit down and figure it out myself, but I just don't have the patience or time to "play around" with it. I did learn a lot of the basics (which is where I think you should start when learning something new) and now I would like to learn more! I never thought I would like digital scrapbooking and would flip past the turorials in the magazines without reading them. Now, however, I am reading them and identifyin...
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