Zach & Alexi

Zach & Alexi on Christmas Eve.  She will be 23 in Feburary and he will be 21 in April.  I can't believe how fast the time goes.  This was hard to get.  No one likes to pose for photos these days.

Sister Poster!!

Here is a picture of the Sister Poster my sister made for me.  I just love it.  The framing alone cost her a pretty penny I know.  I will look at it everyday in my new Scrap Room.

Beautiful Christmas Present!!

Lightening got under the Christmas Tree once we started opening presents and did not move the whole time. ������Sergei was under the bed. ������I could not believe she just sat there and watched us. ������What a beautiful Present she was.

I know I can't help it I love my cats. ������Sorry Alexi!!!

Zach!!!

Just a few pictures of Zach.  These were taken Christmas Eve.  He need to shave and didn't do a thing with his hair.  He didn't even take the time to put in the contacts.  It was just Pete & I & Alexi & Zach.  He was playing around with Alexi's scarf.  I think the ADD set I and he was touching everything and trying things on.  We had a great night.

More Christmas Challenge Photos!!

Here are the last two!

Christmas Challenge Pages

Here are a few more of the Christmas Challenge Photos. ������Most of these pictures I have all ready posted. ������They are not in Scrapbook form.

Merry Christmas To All!!!

No pictures today. But I did want to write a few words. I had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Christmas Eve: The kids were all home. Alexi went to church with Phil and his parents. Zach helped Pete clean out the garage. I spent the whole day in the kitchen preparing for the next day. We ate Pork Pies at 5:30 and opened gifts after that. I loved all my things. I got a beautiful angel from my sister Carol. Mom made me some jewelry and found a great warming tray that I will use often I can tell allready. Wendy made me a LifeTimez bok that I will cherish allways. And a Poster that she had framed that will go in my New Scraproom. I will take a picture and post sometime this week. Alexi got Pete and I some beautiful things for the house. Zach got me a thing for your neck that you warm up and use to relax your muscles. God knows I need that. Then off to bed by 9:30.

Christmas Day: No matter how much you do ahead and prepare there is allways a lot to do. We had 28 people over and the wind was so bad and it was kinda cold we all had to stay inside. I am thankful the garage got cleaned. We had Ping Pong and Ring Toss in the garage most of the day. It all turned out O.K.

One more great gift we got was from Phil. He pulled some strings and got us a key to Ross Lake. This Lake is a small private Lake. We have been trying for 2 years to get a key. With out much luck. Ross Daily is the owner and he is 92 years old. He could care less if we have a key or not. But Pete really wanted to be able to go and fish and hang out down there. It is a nice little area. Phil knows his Grand Daughter. Phil & Alexi had her set it up. They all three went over to Mr. Daily's house and got the key. What a great gift!!!

Well that's all I have to say today. I will post some more pictures soon. I promise.

Happy Wednesday!!!

Merry Christmas From Heaven!!

To all who have lost some one this year.

Happy Holidays!!!

More Cat Pictures!

These are for you Mom. ������I know you love the Cat pictures. ������Alexi just don't look.

The Cats got into this piece of furniture that was new to them in my Scrap Room. ������There is only one entrance in. ������Lightening was all ready in the tube and Sergie decided he wanted to go in. ������It is up against the wall so I can't look into it. ������I just held my camera down in the hole and took pictures this is what I got. ������I have too much time on my hands. ������I took all most a whole roll. ������It was about 11:00 at night. ������I was in my Scrap Room laughing my butt off by myself. ������What a life I have.

Pete & Lightening!!

Pete & Lightening were visiting my Scrap Room the other night. ������I could not resist taking these pictures. ������You can see Lightening's reflection in the mirror.

Christmas Party At Work!!

Here are a few more pages of the Christmas Luncheon we gave at work. ������I had the worst Migraine on this day. ������I was having such a hard time keeping it all together. ������The pictures of me are horrible but it was a nice lunch after all.

Xmas Pages!!

Here is a few of my pages.  I keep forgetting to take pictures of what is going on.  I keep trying though.

Scrap Room!!!!

Here is my Scrap Room. ������I love it. ������I can't believe that I have been without for so long. ������I am using all my things and I am so organized now. ������I can't wait to go in there every day.

Memories!!

I took some of Pete's dad's American Legion things and put them in a Frame.  I turned out good but Pete wanted to add a few more things.  It just shows that when someone is gone all things become important.  I have approximately 2 medium plastic containers of personal possessions each for Frank & Agnes.  That is all of that is left of their 75 + years.  There are quite a few Photos as well.  I have organized them and put most of them in books.  What a project that was.

I am glad to say I am done with the shopping and wrapping.  Unless my husband brings more things home to wrap.  I made Pork Pies today and forgot to take pictures of the process.  It takes all day to do and just as much clean up.  I only made six this year and they will be gone by Christmas day.  

The kids will be here on Sunday. We will open gifts on Monday night so everyone can sleep in on Christmas Day.  That is everyone but me.

We are having Christmas at my house this year.  We usually have about 20 people. I love having it here.  There is much more to do.   I will be able to use the beautiful napkins my mom had made for me.

It is hard for me this time of year without my family close.  And it is also sad for me without Agnes.  She is missed greatly.  I think of Frank everyday. And know he would have loved the activities.

I am grateful for what I have and the people in my life!!

We bought gifts this year for a Military family that lives on the base.  The Dad will be leaving right after Christmas for an entire year.  There are three children.   I got the little girl she is 5 years old.  The gifts we bought will be the only things under the tree this year for this family.  I can't imaging what the Mother is thinking at this time.

Love  & Happy Holidays to all!!!!

Another Project

These are the first two note pads!! ������More to follow.

Ok this got on here again and I don't know how to delete without messing all the other stuff up so you will have to see it again!

Here is another project I have been working on. ������Wendy gave me a not pad a few years ago that I care around in my purse. ������I love it and use it daily. ������I made some of those as well as the full Journals for the girls to write in. ������One of my Nieces writes Poetry, One of them lost her Mom this year and she is only 10 Years old. ������I thought these would be fun. ������They are great to have in the car. ������How many times have you needed a piece of paper and pen.

Anyways just some of my projects!!!

Craft Ideas!!

This is one of the few things I have kept for Myself. To go in my new Craft room.  I am trying to keep somethings for myself these days.   It seems I always give everything away. It turned out too cute!!!

The cans are for the boys and Zach.  I though it would be something different that just sending a card.

Check it out!!

Beautiful Day!!

It is A Beautiful Day here. You will see these pictures on my Christmas Challenge later on but I want to share them up close now. It is an unbelievable day here today.

This is what I look at most days. ������What a life!!!

Scrap Room

I can't believe that my husband finally agreed to let me have my Craft room up here. ������I have had a whole room for two years at tha Harris Property but I was going down there less and less. ������I was bringing things up to the main house, one thing at a time as I need them for certain projects. ������They were never going back down there and my spare room was looking worst & worst. ������I was Scrapping on a T.V. Tray!!!. ������I can't believe I was able to still get some many projects done like that.

Thanks to my daughter. ������She talked her dad into moving the room up here as a surprise for Christmas. ������My husband saw how I was struggling to get my Christmas stuff done. ������He caved in and told me. ������So of course I wanted it done right away before he changes his mind. ������I moved the furniture last weekend and the rest to follow.

Here are a few pictures of the before. ������I am still working on the after. ������Those picture to follow.

Project for someone else!!

See what happens when you share an idea.  A girl at work had to find an inexpensive gift for 13 girls on a Softball Team.  Her comes the Bookmarks. On one of them I even put the girls picture on the back (she wasn't there for photo day).  Another cute way to use the bookmarks.

Fun Project!!

I saw this little Project in a magazine. ������They are bookmarks. ������The paper is only 2" wide and about 8" long. I have been having lots of fun with it. ������I think I have made 30 or more. ������I have a laminator but if you don't you can use the sheets. ������I think you can find them at an office supply store. ������The kids love seeing pictures of themselves on a Bookmark. ������The animals are also a big hit. ������Actually I have had the Idea for awhile. ������Mark gave me a bookmark a few years ago with his school picture on it. ������I love it and still use it in one of my books.

Christmas Challenge Day #6

O.K. I know I am behind.  I am loving this project, but I am having a hard time finding things to take pictures of.  It all seems so boring.  Here is Day#6 it never looks like this in Southern California.  We are suppose to only have Sun.  This was a terrible day.

Here I AM!!

I am still here. I have several projects to share as well as my last few days of the Challenge. I work Mon, Tuesday & Wednesday in Orange county. We have a one and a half hour trip one way to some times 2 hours every day.

I will try to post some more things Wednesday or for sure Thursday.

Racoon's!!

Our Friends rehab Racoon's and I wanted to make them something special for Christmas.  I put some Photos on a 12x12 frame and I am going to put it in a Scrapbook shadow box frame for them.  I have a lot of wonderful photos and didn't have any room for embellishments but I like the way the page turned out just the same. 

I have to say I am loving this Blog page even if no one ever goes to it.  I love sharing the things I have made.  My husband gets tired of hearing about them.