Happy Day!

I love this image from Stamping Bella's "Ketto" line; isn't it cheery? I decided to use it as the main image on my card for Tracy's Sketch Challenge this week. The bright patterned paper by Little Yellow Bicycle is a great match, too!

How was your weekend? Yesterday I ended up getting some glasses to use for reading and for when I'm working on the computer. The frames are a lot like the ones on my sunglasses so it's not too much of a change :) Today I stayed home and stamped a few cards to post throughout the week. Back to school tomorrow! Have a super week!

Happy Monday :)

Well, the sun has finally come out here in Conifer after a weekend of rain! The forecast says we'll be in the high 70s this week :)

Today is the last day of my current school class - I have a 3,000-word paper to finish by tonight, though! My next class doesn't start until the end of the month, though - so I can really relax when we head to Maui next week.

Talking of relaxing, this Stamping Bella image has that theme too! The stamp is called "Bubblebella", and the layout is from a sketch challenge at "Our Creative Corner" a couple of weeks ago.

Thank you for all the well wishes for Jamie. After the shots on Thursday, he had to have 2 more on Friday. He was so brave! We need to go back in today just to have his ear checked, but he hasn't talked about any more pain, so I think it should be OK - the doctor said that 2 days of shots clears up the infection in about 95% of cases. Fingers crossed...

Hi!

Well...after the heavy, wet snow comes a leak in the basement - isn't that how it goes? This same thing happened to us 2 winters ago when we had lots of snow followed by a quick warmup. Fortunately, this year we were more prepared, so we have a pump going down there that seems to be handling the flow so far. We never did re-carpet that patch of the floor, because we were worried it would happen again. We'll have to get some drainage professionals in to try and re-route the water and waterproof that particular wall a little more. I just know that Iain's having thoughts of California (or any other snow-free state) down there right now...

So, on to today's card. This is a jeep image by Stamping Bella that I got a few months back. Isn't it fun? The stamp is called "Jeepy Girl". And the "hi" sentiment is by Odd Bird Planet - one of my best blogging friends, Karrie, is on the OBP DT and does some fabulous work with the OBP stamps!

Dare to be Different!

This is another Stamping Bella image that reminded me of Nattie when I saw it on their website - not just the image, but also the sentiment :) Nattie is very much an individual in the way that she dresses, which I think is pretty cool! She isn't afraid to wear exactly what she thinks looks fun, and doesn't bother what others think. Long may that confidence continue! :)

My week is going well so far back at school. I was wiped out on Monday after my first day back; I should probably have taken one more day, but I was ready to get back to the classroom! Today I'm working all day; I usually finish at 1.30pm, but I'm covering for another para in the Music class until the end of the day. Jamie's class will be one of the groups, so it'll be fun to see what he's working on in Music! Iain was in San Francisco yesterday, then flew last night to Chicago for a meeting today. He'll be back tonight.

We're starting to think about a few days away for the 4 of us over Spring Break - possibly San Francisco for a long weekend :) We lived in the Bay Area from 1997 - 2002, so it has a special place in our hearts :)

Peace :)

Happy Monday, everyone! I'm going back to work this morning after being out sick all last week. Hopefully it'll be a nice smooth day :)

It's very pretty outside this morning; the sun is shining and there's a fresh coat of snow on the ground. There's more forecast for this afternoon, so after that perhaps I'll get a few photos. It's been a while since I posted snow photos on here; it's been such a mild winter!

Isn't this stamp image fun? When I spotted it on Stamping Bella's website, I knew it was for me :) Nattie (DD, age 12) is into everything peace-sign related right now, so the image made me think of her immediately! The patterned paper is an older line by SEI that I found in my stash.

Have a fantastic day; I'll be back tomorrow for TCP Tuesday!

Thank You!

I want to thank everyone who has participated in the Blogoversary Blog Candy this week - and congratulations to all the winners so far! I'll be announcing Day 5's winner later tonight :)

Here's a pretty celebration card made with one of the Stamping Bella stamps I got with my gift certificate that Sue gave me for my birthday! Isn't this image fun??? It's called the "Leaning Tower of Stella" :) The patterned paper is the new "Bittersweet" collection by Basic Grey.

I feel so very lucky to have met so many friends through blogging! I appreciate each and every one of you and enjoy checking in with you through your blogs :) Thank you!