Fun at Lumier Sculpture Park

I know it has been awhile since I posted anything - cardmaking has been going very slowly lately...I do hope to get back to creating soon...

Changes...

Oh my goodness!!!  Time has just flown by since I posted last and our lives have gone with it...We have had so many changes happen since I posted last as well.  Let's see....Eric has moved in with us and we are planning a fall wedding, his son Ethan has moved in with us as well so we are a bit of a full house at the moment.  I have changed jobs, which is a great thing for us.  All in all life is good ~ I have a man who loves me beyond belief and one I love even more than that.  The kids are doing great for the most part ~ Kat has gotten her permit and is learning to drive with Eric...I so can't believe that someone I gave birth to is already 16 and learning to drive a car!!!!  She has also set her sights on the Air Force Academy for college so we are gathering information and seeing what we need to do to make her dreams come true.  Dan is a regular member of church with Eric and me.  He went to Branson a few weeks ago with the church for a Youth Christian Weekend and had a blast!  It is also hard for me to believe that my "baby" is 2 inches taller than me and already 13...where does the time go???  Ethan has had a few adjustment issues but we are trying to get all the bumps worked out.  He loves to play the piano and is quite good.  Praise the Lord ~ we have a good life here!!!

Reflections of 2010

I am up early this morning making pumpkin bread for church.  Last night Eric and I went to our late Christmas party for our Sunday school class and had a blast!!  There is nothing better than being surrounded by good friends and having tons of great food :)  There will be lots of great stories from that event for awhile...  At one point I looked over for Eric to find him comfortably having a discussion with several of the men in our class and had to just smile :)

I almost can't believe how seamlessly Eric has fitted in with us ~ we are getting to do things I never thought possible in my old life.  I have a partner who enjoys interacting with others and who loves to laugh.  One who enjoys spending time with me and my kids ~ how wonderful is that??  One who loves to say out of the blue lets go out and explore our area ~ be it attractions around St Louis or to a movie or out to dinner ~ but always something fun!

I have been told many times that Eric is so good for me ~ most of my church family haven't seen me smile this much ever...that made me think and look back on the following year.  2010 was a year of big changes for us ~ moving, new schools, new friends, new lives...I am ever so grateful for all the changes we had both the good and the bad.  The lessons we learned from those changes, be it pleasant or painful have stayed with us and encouraged us to look upon our lives and the lives of others much differently.  I am oh so grateful for the people in my life and wish I could bless others around me with the love I feel for friends and family.

My wish this year is to follow Gods word and spread His love for us to everyone I meet.

New Year, New Start

So far 2011 is off to a great start!  Work is going well, kids and I are happy in our new home, and I have found the love of my life!!  I'm not sure how I got so blessed to find Eric but I am so very happy I did :)  The kids like him and he likes them as well (which is a huge plus...).  Things couldn't be more different than they were this time last year and for that I am so very grateful!!!

Happy Monday!!!!

This doesn't really have anything to do with card making, but I want to show off the new floor I the kids and I laid in our living room. We have been walking on the sub floor for 3 or 4 years and I have been wanting to get this floor down since then. Ex-DH was having a hard time finding time so the kids and I started this on Thanksgiving 2009...and had it done and our tree up by the Saturday after. I am so proud of myself for doing this, I give all the credit to God for giving my the mental and physical strenght to lay this floor.

Gotta love technology...

Sorry I haven't posted for a few days, we had a lovely Trojan Virus break through and uninstall our anti-virus and wipe our main computer out...thankfully we had most of our files backed up and were able to re-load them onto our hard-drive once it was cleaned and re-formatted. However it takes time to get everything back up and running properly. I hope to be able to start posting new cards and projects soon.

My silly animals...

I know this doesn't have anything to do with stamping, but I had to share some of these silly pics from my furry babies...This would be Clyde, Bonnie and Harley spread out on the couch...believe it or not Harley the cat weighs more than Bonnie the dog...

This other picture would be Bonnie on the couch with Danny & Kat...

This would be Clyde telling me I've been on the computer long enough and now need to play with him...he will take his favorite toy and balance it on the keyboard tray and then nose me until I pick his toy up...which leads to his favorite game...tug-o-war...I love the look on his face in this picture...