Today I am working on Christmas cards. I am using my Cricut.

New Page

Here is the 2nd page of Derrick's Birthday party.

Derrick's Birthday

This is the first page for Derricks 12th birthday. I am using Corel Paint Shop ProX2 and it can be so slow, I am not sure why. I am doing 8 x 8 pages. Took me an hour to do just this one page. It has to get faster, my computer is new and it takes so long. Oh well I will keep working on it. I am pretty sure it is Vista. Tomorrow I hope to have more pages done.

sunday

Well since today I haven't felt to good, I decided to work on fixing my Mom's picture for her website and also did a digital layout of her and her sisters. Took me 3 hours but I finished it. I need more work with my digital scrapbooking, I can't seem to get the sizing correct.I am sure that will happen in time.

Monday

Well I organized my digital scrap kits and now I hope to have some time to actually scrap them.
Diana

Below are some of Ryan's pictures for graduation. I made the announcements.

Ryan's graduation pictures

new blog

Well I have worked really hard this afternoon and tonight to make my blog look better. I still need lots of work to add to it. I hope to keep working on it. I lost some of the cool things I had and all my links and stuff like that. I will just have to redo them.
Now the banner, that was the newest pictures I could find of my boys. They don't seem to happy, oh well now that I know how to fix I will keep working on it and also on them to smile for the camera.

Monday

Well I am hoping someday I can figure out how to make this blog look better. I keep asking my son Matt, but he is to busy.

saturday

What I did Saturday afternoon

took cold medicine
checked facebook
glanced at emails
started to clean the bathroom
turned on Rhapsody
decided to clean the shower doors
had husband come in and removed doors to clean them
checked facebook
watered outdoor plants
oh the boys brought home Jack in the box
read paper while eating, cant remember anything I read
checked facebook
went back to clean the bathroom
checked facebook
husband left, had a family emergency
checked facebook
went to youtube to check out songs
scanned a photo of Justin
made it look good in Photo shop
was going to do a digital page
decided to check out my website
managed to find user name and password because I havent been there in ages
while check for something-didnt find what I wanted
but they offer word press so I downloaded it
had 16 year old come in and told him to make it look right for me, said it will take a week and I said no problem.
so here I sit.
shower doors are still in the backyard waiting for husband to come home and put back in the bathroom, he told me not to touch.
Oh I also got a box from paper wishes and wants to scrapbook.

Justin At the JR HIgh Dance

I found this picture of Justin and Kayla, from when he was in JR High School This was in 1997.
I decided to do a scrapbook page of the two. I still talk to Kayla and she is doing great and is a Mom to 2 beautiful girls.

Here is a digital scrap page I did of Justin when he was four years old. This was back in 1987. Also in the picture was me and my Mom.

Frustrated with son's school

My son is in 6th grade, and he is failing. He tries to do the best job he can. His biggest problem is his handwriting. The teachers wont accept his work when they cant read his handwriting. He tries and then he gets frustrated. He knows the work, or I think he does, can't really tell. I have asked for help with the teachers and the principal, they didn't really help much. He does go to after school tutoring when he isn't so upset. Usually he comes home and says he had a bad day because the teachers are mad at him. I don't want him to fail, he doesn't want to fail. I feel the teachers are failing him by not helping him. He can be very sensitive and takes this very hard. He goes to public school. All my boys have attended this school. He really wants to finish from this school as his brothers have. He does great in band, that is his favorite subject. He has a wonderful band teacher. Just cant get his other teachers to help. I don't think education has improved or changed for the better in the 20 years that I have had kids in school. It seems to be getting worse. Just not sure what to do.

funny joke

Here is a picture of my son Matt

This is the new shirt my shirt, he isn't old enough to vote, but he has his opinions :)

digital scrapbook page

I did this page of my friend Andrea and her daughter, l like this one better then the one below.

This is a page I did of my friend Andrea and her daughter.

picture of Justin and Brayden

The 3 year anniversary of Justin's passing is coming up, I really thought I could handle this, but I guess I am not, I am trying so hard, but I miss him so much, no one can understand unless they have been through this. I am not sure what I am doing, I am trying to deal with this, but it is so incredibly hard, I am going to grief counseling, that does help, but it brings up the emotions that I dont want to bring, I guess it is easier to just be in denial that he died. I keep playing the funeral over and over in my head, that is so hard, I just cant believe it.
I did find this picture of Justin and his son Brayden, I love this picture, he is so happy here.
I miss you Justin. RIP

HOW TO DRIVE IN PHOENIX , ARIZONA
1. "Phoenix" actually consists of Scottsdale, Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, Tolleson, Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Sun City, Sun City West, Sun Lakes, Surprise, and half of the Mexican border

.2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 am to noon. The evening rush hour is from noon to 9:00 PM. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.

3. The minimum acceptable speed on most freeways is 85 mph. On Loop 101, your speed is expected to match the highway number. Anything less is considered "Wussy".

4. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Phoenix has its own version of traffic rules. For example, cars/trucks with the loudest mufflers go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires go second. However, in the East Valley , SUV-driving, cell phone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way.

5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended.

6. Never honk at anyone. Ever. Seriously. It's an offense that can get you shot.

7. Road construction is permanent in Phoenix . Detour barrels are moved around for your entertainment pleasure during the middle of the night to make the next day's driving a bit more exciting.

8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, dogs, barrels, cones, cats, mattresses, shredded tires, rabbits, vultures, javelinas, roadrunners, and the coyotes feeding on any of these items.

9. Maricopa Freeway, Papago Freeway and the "I-10" are the same road. SR202 is the same road as The Red Mountain FWY. Dunlap and Olive are the same street too. Jefferson becomes Washington , but they are not the same street. I-17 is also called The Black Canyon Freeway as well as The Veterans Memorial Highway. The SR51 has recently been renamed to Piestewa Freeway because Squaw Peak Parkway was too easy to pronounce. SR101 is also the Pima FWY except west of I-17, which is also The Black Canyon FWY, and The Veterans Memorial HWY. Lastly, Thunderbird Rd. Becomes Cactus Rd. -- but, Cactus Rd. Doesn't become Thunderbird Rd. Because it dead ends at a mountain.

10. If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally activated."

11. If you are in the left lane and only driving 70 in a 55-65 mph zone, you are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off" accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.

12. For summer driving, it is advisable to wear potholders on your hands.

13. Please note that there are many, MANY more issues to the phenomenon of driving in Phoenix -- like the 4-cars-through-a-red-light rule -- but these will at least get you acquainted with our unique life on the road.

mini mint tin ablum

I have been trying to work on a mini mint tin album, for a few weeks and I finally had the chance, I did get the template online http://blogscrapgirls.blogspot.com/2007/08/mint-tin-mania.html which helped a lot. I am just finishing the outside of the tin today, but it did take me a little longer then I thought it would, I had to first decide on pictures, then I had to decide what colors to use and what kit to use, but I think the final results came back great, not sure what my boys will think but that is there problem.