Catching Up

Last weekend, Sue Benner from the Yahoo group, SSSD, came from Wheaton, IL for a visit. Sue arrived Friday night around midnight and we sat and chatted until 3:00 a.m. Got up the next a.m. and hit the stamp store and a quick trip to Archivers. We came home, had lunch, and stamped until 11 or so and then stayed up talking until 2:30. I had a great time. Sue is a very easy person to talk to. Then I had Dylan for a few hours on Sunday while everyone went golfing. We went next door to play in the pond and did get a little swimming in, but a storm was coming so it was cut short. I also finished up my basic digital camera class at IPFW and signed up for an on-line digital photography class through Jessica Sprague's web site. It starts this coming Monday. Really looking forward to that. I hope I am able to get more out of it than the IPFW class. I am also working on the Intermediate digital scrapbooking class on the JS web site. Her classes are really great for anyone wanting to learn to do digital scrapbooking using Photoshop.

Everyone have a save and happy July 4th.

Thought for the week: As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way.

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Not a whole lot happened this week and no great words of wisdom. I did, however, want to share a layout I did this a.m. My sister lives in KY and they are experiencing the cicadas (locust?) doing their every 17 year thing by coming up out of the ground. Her daughter is shown holding one in the picture and hopefully you can read the story that goes along with the pictures. There were a lot of other e-mails flying around, but I picked out the best. I finished the Jessica Sprague class and will sign up for the next one on Monday. Definitely recommend her class. I have not gotten my photo assignment done this week (I know mom), but it's been too hot and rainy and well, I have a whole bunch of excuses I could give you. I did, however, get flowers planted in the front of the house.

Older People

When I was growing up I was always confused as to why "old" people got up so early. I mean, come one, kids are grown you can do what you want without having to check with people and you could sleep in. You could sleep in until noon if you wanted, yet they would talk about all the things they had done before 7 because they were up at 5. I mean, what's up with that? Well everyone, I am now an "old" person. I have noticed more and more that I go to bed later and wake up earlier. I'm not saying I get up because my inner voice is telling me to stay in bed fool. So I force myself to stay in bed until a whole 7:00 now. It's not five, but it is also not 9. I have also noticed other changes which are not fun or pretty. I won't go into them , but hey sisters, it is getting really ugly. Mom never talked to me/us about a lot of these changes. At least, at this point, I don't have to cut holes in the sides of my shoes yet.

As far as my week goes, I am behind in both my on-line class and the Book of Me. This week's topic in the Book of Me is about my significant other. Hope to post the layout in my next blog. Still trying to come up with what I want to write. I know which pictures I want to use.

This week, however, I will add a picture of my little significant other. He likes to swing, kick the ball, drink milk, and watch Dora.

Thought of the Day: I believe the true function of age is memory. I am recording as fast as I can (Rita Mae Brown)

Family & Education

Where has the time gone? I had planned on posting something every week, but time just flew by. The last couple weeks were very busy.

On Mother's Day I made shish kabobs and went over to mom & dad's where Bren and I grilled them. Mom and Bren made the sides. The meal was great and as always, being with family was the best part. I am so glad that I live close to my family. If only Karen and & family would be closer.

I started the Jessica Sprague Up & Running digital scrapbooking class and have completed lessons 1 and 2. When I started Lesson 1 I wasn't sure if I would learn anything since I've been doing this for a little over a year now, but since it was all self-taught, I had hoped I would pick up new things. So far, I have learned quite a bit. Definitely recommend this class for anyone getting into digital scrapbooking.

I also did a couple more pages for the Book of Me. One was the favorite things and the 2nd one is about family.

My first basic digital camera class at IPFW was last Monday. It came complete with homework. The teacher is Jim Sweeney and he, so far, is very easy to understand. Brenda & Ethan went out with me to take pictures for the class.

Thought for the day: In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, bridge to our future. (Alex Haley)

Here are a couple things I've done this past 2 weeks.

May 5, 2008

Yesterday was my birthday and I had a very nice one. I went out with my friend Mauna. We did a picture taking tour (Spencerville Covered Bridge and the river walk in Leo), out to lunch, movie (Fools Gold), and then to the Vera Bradley sale. After that I went with mom to listen to a gospel quartet and then cake and ice cream at mom & dad's.

This month starts my very full month. Tonight was my first digital scrapbooking lesson (layout below) at the Jessica Spague web site. I'm also working on an All About Me album. I have the journaling down, it is the picture of me that I'm having a problem with. Every picture that I've had taken just doesn't look like I think it should. I think people are using wide angle lens and have put some sort of age filter on the camera. Oh well, maybe I can Photoshop it and make me look like I should. Next Monday I start my digital camera class. I think that is what I am most excited about.

Here is the layout I did for the class tonight.

Thought for the day: My friends have made the story of my life. (Helen Keller)

Sunday, April 27

This week I met with a digital scrapbooker (Frances) from this area. I didn't think I would ever find someone that I would be able to discuss digital scrapbooking with locally. We had a nice visit at the mall and will stay in touch and probably meet every once in a while.


My life has really been blessed with new friends in the last year. Not only did I meet Frances, but I have a friend through another digital scrapbooking site that lives in Australia (Lauren) and my Yahoo stamping group (SSSD). It has been great!





Here is the card I made at the SU stamp club. It was made with the SU stamp set Year After Year, So Saffron cardstock and marker (cake plate). The cake was paper pieced.

Dylan spent Saturday night with me. He was a very early riser (4:15 a.m.) and didn't stop moving until mom and dad picked him up.

I played around with my new camera and will post pictures or website for you to view later. My will start my camera class 5/12. Really looking forward to that.

Thought for the day: Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs. (Thomas Fuller)

I'm So Proud of Myself

To some people it is probably not a big deal, but when I figure something out on my own, especially electronics, I am very happy. I hooked up the TV converter box so I can get digital channels, and believe me, it wasn't just a plug and play for me. I also purchased an iPod yesterday and today I figured out how to download the iTunes stuff, register the iPod, and purchased 2 albums. They show downloaded, but now I have to wait for it to charge to see if it worked. The 2 I purchased are Lou Christy's Greatest Hits and Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits. Now I can rock while I am mowing. Most of the albums I want to download are from the 60's and early 70's. Best music ever.

I also had Dylan overnight. He is such a joy. Brenda, Dylan, and I went out for breakfast this a.m. and of course, Dylan did not want to eat, he kept wanting to go. He was "all done" according to him. Needless to say we no more got in the car than he wanted to eat. Go figure.

Thought for the day: Life is short, dance like no one is looking.