Fortunate for the Opportunity

This is a fortune I pulled from my cookie after a meal with friends at Panda King on Saturday. How perfect is the advice on this election day?!

"You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours."

So, get out there and vote! We are fortunate indeed that we live in a country where we are free to do so.

Always Vote!

"Always vote for principle though you may vote alone, you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." -John Quincy Adams

Spook House

Oooooo...the ghouls were peeking from the windows of our creepy haunted house. Made from black plastic sheeting, these are my favorite Halloween decorations. Next year we'll cut and hang additional faces from the dormer windows as well. AND I'll be sure to look for a pumpkin in advance. There were none to be found on October 31st! Ooops!

Trick or Treat

Here's a little project from last year, that I hope to fill with this year's Halloween memories. It was so much fun altering this album that I could not stop. I cut additional pages and chipboard accents, adding ribbons, brads, buttons, paper clips, and assorted pretty papers.

It's a definite treat!

Chipboard album- Magistical Memories.
Patterned papers-KI Memories.

Camping Photos

The scenery:



The scout :



It was a beautiful weekend!

Face Painting at the Fair

I never sign up to work the class booth at Kevin's school fair. This is what I do instead. I totally enjoy it, especially when the littlest ones see their face for the first time with a choo-choo train (or heart, flower, snake, pumpkin, etc.) colorfully drawn on their cheek. Kevin went with the fan favorites, a fleur-de-lis for the Saints and LSU in team colors.

A Book Is Like A Garden

I seem to do most of my reading in the summer when there's more opportunity to sit back and relax. Our week at the beach usually affords me enough time to finish a couple of books. Then there are the almost daily trips to the fitness center. I workout while Kevin plays at Kidsport, then read while he swims. I read a lot this summer! Lately, not so much. But I plan to get on the reading kick again, and when I do, I'll have a cool little place to note what I read.


























This page was done for Lifetime Moments and is featured in the October 19th issue of their weekly newsletter. I may have gone a little overboard, but filling the pocket (cut from an old pair of children’s pants) was too much fun. It really does look like there’s a garden growing out of the pocket and trailing down the paper. And I LOVE that miniature library card stamp from Maya Road. This page will be a great addition to my Book of Me!