June 3rd

Well summer is almost here. Cole was out of school today, he has to go tomorrow for one class. He spent the night last night so he could mow this morning before it got hot. Well that sounded good, but getting him up was another matter. He was dead to the world when I tried to wake him. He has already transferred into summer mode. But it was fun having him around, he always makes me laugh.

Ok now some layouts. This first layout is of some irises. These were taken last year, but I love the colors.

I love this one, because it is Callie doing what Callie does best...making everyone laugh. That girl is very expressive.

This layout is based on a photo taken on vacation in 2000, Tom and the kids were waiting outside of the gift shop, and I just snapped the picture. We had a lot of fun on that trip.

I really like this layout. The photo is of my dad and his three brothers. Daddy is the one in red. It was taken in the late 70's I think, I'm hoping to find the photo that was scanned to see if it has a date on it.

That is it for today.

June 2nd

Well the day has started with a nice rain, well it would be nice if I could sleep through it, but Cooper has decided that I should pet and hold him. He can sleep but every time I doze off, he wakes me up. It wouldn't be too bad, except I woke up at 3:30 am and couldn't go back to sleep. I tried to lay back down with him about 7:00 but he was not having any of it.

So since I'm up I thought I would go ahead and post my layouts for today.

The first one is actually of Tom and Cole, it's hard to tell from the pictures, but that is really who it is. Aren't they cute?

Yes this is Cole again with something on his head...he seems to have a thing about it. He was so funny when he did this, he was making video game noises and saying something about Mario Brothers. But since I don't know video games, I had no clue what he meant.

I really like this layout of Callie. She was playing around posing like a model and just having fun and you can see the joy in her face. The best was when she tried to kick her heels together in the air, I'm not sure how many times it took to get the picture timed just right.

This layout is of my Grandmother and Grandfather White (Mom's parents). The really funny thing is Sharla and I were doing a speed scrap together and we used the exact same photo, and the same set of instructions, and our layouts were totally different. But it was so funny the other people in the scrap did double takes before they realized it was the same picture. Here is my version.

The last layout today is of my baby boys. These photos were taken on the back porch last year just after it was built. They were actually willing to pose, so I was snapping away.

That is it for today....more later.

June 1st

Wow time is going by so fast. I can't believe how quickly it has gone from April to June. It seems like just yesterday was Christmas, now the year is almost half over. Well I did get some more pages done, some I'm not really happy with, but I did a couple of speed scraps where I was running behind, so I wasn't able to process what I was doing as much as I like.

This layout is a picture of Sharla, Daddy and I at the Grand Canyon. I can't remember the year we went, but as you can see we were adults. We went during the Thanksgiving holiday and had a great time.


I'm not happy with this layout, I love the colors, but I think the pictures need more framing and maybe some clustering. It was a speed scrap and I was struggling to get it done in time, so it is what it is.

I wish I had a very basketball elements to go with this layout. As you can see it is the Mav's Man, he performed at an Upwards Awards Night (actually he has been there several times) and he puts on a great show. Tina was upstairs with Sharla and I and he was using the hallway to warm up. They asks for photographs with him and he was very gracious.

I like this one but I think it would have been better with a smaller photo. I love the colors of the papers and the alpha that was used in the title.

Ok last one for today. It is probably my least favorite and one I think I will redo in the future. I don't like the string element or the middle paper, but I love the photos and the framing.

The nice part is I can easily change these at will if I want to before I print them.

Later....