Rememberance

Well..it has been forever since I posted. Life has gotten in the way of most things I enjoy. Today is a bad day for me; for on December 27, 2005 at 10:00 pm; my world came crashing down. My father passed away. My father was a great man - everyone loved him. He never met a stranger and would give a stranger the shirt off of his back. He helped everyone. He was my repairman, carpenter, electrician, mechanic, and the person I called when I heard a noise at night.

I recently bought a house and many times I wish he was here to see and help me through it. Because he would know what to do. He would know how to make my washer and dryer work in the room I wanted it in. He would know what was causing that leak that nobody else can seem to figure out. He would know how to fix that squeak in my floor. He would know why I have ice cicles the size of my leg running off the roof of my house. And he would have already taken care of most of them.

What I miss most - his silent laugh. The grin he would get on his face and his belly roll and you never heard a peep from him. But you knew he was laughing and trying to keep the tears from rolling down his face. I miss his thoughfulness.

He never got to see his only grandchild graduate highschool. He never got to see his first great granddaughter be born. He will never get to witness the happiness in his granddaughter's eyes. He will never see that his great granddaughter is doing the same things his granddaughter did as a baby.

I miss him so much - there are times I relive that night over and over. There are times I just think it was a dream. Daddy's are supposed to be around forever.

Remodel Update

The contractors started tearing the old garage and side building down yesterday. I cannot wait for that eyesore to be gone. They should finish up by Tuesday.

The next thing we are going to do is put up a fence. Our little dogs need that. Then the rock wall is going to be complete. We will also be extending the front porch.

We are trying to finalize the plans of adding on to the house; a washroom and extending the bathroom. We want to put 2 doors on the bathroom so we can have a way in from my scrapbook room without my company disturbing the dogs. One of my dogs does not like people. We are definately going to extend the scrapbook room so I can fit more than 2 guests. The kitchen is also on the schedule to be extended. Add a little storage room and a out building for tools and we are good to go. Shouldn't take us more than 5 more years or so! (LOL)

New Croppin' Room!

My husband and I recently purchased a house. This is what we have been doing for the last 2 months; getting the house ready to be moved into. Well, 30 gallon of paint, many long hours, and lots of help; we are moved in. Now we will take one room and fix it up the way we want it and fix major issues. Yes, this was a fix me upper house. So, I have my own little room for all of my scrapbook supplies. My friends, Christine and Teresa, organized all of my supplies. I love my room. Teresa and I spend lots of time creating our pages together and have girl talks. I tried to upload pictures; but the blog must be lazy today.

So Excited...

So, me and my husband just bought a house. I am so excited! It is a fix me upper house and I love it! My friends Donna and Katie are going to help me paint this weekend. Next week, we get the carpet and hard floors installed. Then comes the real fun; packing all of our crap; I mean family treasures up and moving them down the street. The best part...I will have one brand new room for my scrapbooking needs! All ONE LEVEL!!!!

All Day Crop - Birthday Party for Me

Saturday, May 1, 2010 was my birthday. Christine Adams, (my dealer...I mean therapist from CTMH), had an All Day Crop on this day. I spent the entire day scrapbooking, eating, and winning prizes. Christine supplied a birthday cake, took pictures, and showed us the new Studio J digital scrapbooking from CTMH using my "birthday pictures". Lunch was a wonderful poppyseed/strawberry salad and breadsticks. There were homemade pies and ice cream too. Darla brought some taco dip that was out of this world. Carolyn supplied red velvet cup cakes that were not part of the Weight Watchers point system; but were mouth watering. (Not that I follow the WW point system anyway so they didn't hurt me any-Ha Ha Ha). Dinner was a scrumptious homemade spicy chicken bbq, baked beans and corn on the cob. Followed by more dessert; the strawberry birthday cake. Food was not the highlight of the day; my friend told secrets as a birthday "Why I love Claire" game. Everyone wanted to know the story behind money in my bra. The best time was when Christine gave away prizes; showed us how to make flowers; a mothers day card, and opened her home to the 6 of us for a fantastic birthday/All Day Crop.

Mission Impossible

The Scrapbooking Group I belong to has a little game going called Mission Impossible. A package of tidbits is sent to you and you have to create using the items along with some of your own. This is what I have created so far.

I have the most wonderful Close To My Heart Consultant. She surprised our Imagine Club members with an announcement for the birth of my first grandchild. She is always doing something extra for us. I really appreciate everything she does for us; but this one touched my heart.