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MME layout & Scrapbook RAK Winner

Happy Memorial Day Weekend folks! I just wanted to share a quick page, I literally threw this together in 15 minutes. I haven't created all weekend and felt like I needed to "knock one out" real quick. (ha!)

and a few closeups of the details...

A big thank you to all of those that commented in previous post.  The winner of this week's RAK is Margaret.  Margaret, please send your snail mail address to me at mestisa7@gmail.com and I will get your goodies in the mail. For everyone else, I'll be having weekly random-acts-of-kindness giveaways until I'm happy with my supplies, so please come back and visit. :)

Lastly, Happy Memorial Day weekend!  Enjoy the long weekend, but please remember the heroes that have fought and died for this great country of ours.

last day of Pre-K and a page...

Look out world!  The photo above from Tahlia and Isaiah's last drop-off for Pre-K, which was yesterday.  These two little hellions will be starting Kindergarden in August.  What's with me having to swallow a jagged little pill every time one of our kids reach a milestone?  The pills are getting harder to digest, especially when they come and go.  I don't want them to grow up!  Okay, really I do...but that's besides the point!  lol.

What do you think of the photo?  Isaiah often asks if he can take a picture when he sees me snapping away.  I think I have a little photog in the making.  He just needs to learn not to cut off people's heads.  He took this with my HTC EVO, so I am impressed.

I created another page using this month's "Now and Zen" kit from Scraps of Darkness.  What I love most about this kit, is the beautiful foiled papers from Christine Adolph's 'Sakura' collection.

I am still loving the Donna Salazar's Smooch Spritz from Clear Snap.  I sprayed 'River Mossy' on both the alphabets and the swan from Dusty Attic.

Oohh, I love that gunmetal effect, don't you?  These are my new favorite spritzs! If you don't have them, you need them!  I ordered mine from sb.com a few weeks ago.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  Before I sign off, I want to remind everyone that I am trying to break into the Top 25 Military Family Blogs.  I would really appreciate your vote!  You can vote daily until May 25th. Have a great weekend!

It's a mother & daughter thing

It's almost that time of year...Mother's Day.  There is no greater joy than being a mom.  It's a full time gig and unlike any random job, there's no 'I don't feel like coming in today' or calling in sick.  There are ups and downs.  I learn something new and continue to grow with every experience.

The page below documents exactly that.  I used up the last of my Donna Salazar's 'Antiquities' stash.  The collection is so timeless and I thought it was fitting.

As Mother's Day quickly approaches, and most of us scramble to create or find that perfect gift, I leave you with a final thought.  There is no greater gift, than the gift of love.

I used Smooch!

Pinch me.  I can't believe that another school year has come and gone.  J will be moving on to middle school, and I'm in denial.  She had a few hiccups during her 4th grade year, specifically with Algebra, but she still managed to pull off the A/B Honor Roll for Eglin.  I'm so proud of her.  Especially that she managed to understand Algebra, because I hate IT!  Just ask my husband, anytime J came home with Algebra homework...I 'disappeared'. lol.

I'm still loving the "For the Record" line by Bella Road.  I can't get enough the vintage goodness.  While making this page, I've reached the conclusion that I like Smooch spritz more than any of the misting brands out there.  The color in Smooch is WAY more vibrant.  I just need to figure out how to mist more evenly with it.  I leave you with a close up.  Happy Easter weekend everyone!