Sorrow and Grief

I post this message with sorrow and grief
We found out that my Brother-in-law Scotte passed away last night.
He found out he had cancer back in March and at one point he thought he was close to beating it, then the cancer was found in his stomach and lungs and when that was discovered the only thing we all could do was to have hope and pray.
Scotte was a very strong believer in our LORD so I know that he is now in peace.
My thoughts are with my sister-in-law Viva and my niece and nephew Kayla and Adam. They will constantly be in my thoughts as they deal with this loss.

Wisdom Teeth and a neat story

Well after visiting the oral surgeon today we found out that all 4 of Ethan's wisdom teeth will have to come out. We weren't too surprised by this though.
A really neat story involving the Oral Surgeon and Ethan. The Surgeon asked Ethan how old he was and where he is attending college. Ethan told him and when he did the surgeon who had his back to Ethan stopped and shot Ethan a look. Then the surgeon and Ethan must have had a 20 minute conversation on how he was a sports photographer for Michael Jordan through his basketball career and that he is currently working on a prespective book (not about Michael but about another subject that he asked us not to discuss openly because he is waiting on his copyrights) he left the room and come back with pre-photos for his book and asked Ethan's opinion. Ethan suggested that after the book was published to make a website to not only promote the book and photos but to add even more photos to the website. The surgeon thought that this was a great idea and asked Ethan if he did webpages.
I really enjoyed watching this play out and seeing my son give someone his "professional" opinion and in return someone really appreciating the advise given.
WOW my son really is an adult!!!

Prayers Please

I found out today that my brother-in-law Scotte will be moving to a Hospice center. The doctors told his family that their is nothing more that they can do.
I pray that he will be in peace.

Card 2 of 52 for 2009

If the order I placed a few days ago arrives in time, we will be making a Valentines Day card similar to this one at Stamp Camp. If my order does not arrive in time then we will be making this card at Stamp Camp.
The idea for this card came from Kristina Werner a very talented graphic designer and stamper.

An Artist Eye

Here is what we found on the kitchen counter.
Every so often we find obsure things around the house that has been "created".
This was done by Ethan who is majoring in Animation at college.
He does have an artistic view of things.

Bookmark

I got this idea from Dawn Griffith a very talented stamper.
This is one of the 2 we will be making at stamp camp. I don't have the material yet for the other one but once it arrives I will make the bookmark and post it here.
Really cool isn't it?

Journaling for Scrapbooking 1 of 52

This is a 2 page layout.
Here is the journaling for this layout...Memories

This was a fun Polte Camp
We all got together at the house that
Todd grew up in because no one was
living there at the time. What was nice
is that we had quick access to a bathroom and
for those who prefer not to sleep in a tent,
we were able to sleep indoors.

Each year the kids would decorate a t-shrit
Mary’s ides was used this year. Taking strips
of scotch tape on the t-shirt; make a design,
then spray the t-shirt with different colors of
Rit-dye that has been placed in spray bottles.
Once dried, remove the scotch tape and you
have a design where the dye did not get sprayed.

That evening we sat by a bon-fire, roasted
marshmallow for Smores and music was provided
by Marvin, Scotte, Todd and anyone else
who wanted to sing.~August-1999

Card 1 of 52 for 2009

A Hard Time Holding My Tongue

I am so glad today wasn't the day I started the Love Dare Journal.
The 1st task is to basically hold your tongue and not say anything negative.
Well let me tell you this Friday evening I would have never passed this task! I did though voice my opinion about an extended family situtation to my husband. Lets just say I would love to give a few people a piece of my mind. I won't go into detail here on my blog but boy did this situation REALLY piss me off and open my eyes! I am still frustrated by the whole situtation and probably will be for a very long time.

All Gone, Well Almost

We spent last night and this morning packing up Christmas.
Everything is almost back to normal except for the outdoor icicle lights.
Today the temperature 31 degrees out but there is a cold wind, so I don't think the lights will be coming down today. Maybe the lights will come down on Saturday, they are calling for 37 degrees but no wind. Probably one of the warmer days we will see for a while.