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TEN "essentials" that I cannot scrapbook without (digitally AND hybrid)
1. my DELL XPS laptop (yep! I'm a PC girl!) 
2. Adobe CS3/PSE6 (I am currently trialing PSE9 and do NOT like it!)
3. ACDSee Photo Manager (I have version 10 and use it for my digital supplies NOT my photos)
4. my BIGkick (I have a red and white one) and TONS of various dies (love Love LOVE my BIGkick!)
5. paper trimmer . . . I have THREE in my "arsenal" . . . a Small Base and Large Base guillotine trimmer by Tonic Studios and a Cutterpede by EK Sucess
6. patterned paper (BasicGrey is my absolute FAVORITE and the one I typically go to first!)
7. cardstock (I use Bazzill exclusively)
8. florals/flowers (my favorite(s) . . . ?? . . . Prima Marketing and THIS)
9. ribbon  . . . tons and TONS . . . of . . . ribbon!
10. adhesive (I use the MONO Adhesive Roller by TOMBO and craft, mini, and pop up Glue Dots)

Oh, and number 11. (my post, I can add an extra one if I want to ;D) . . . UN-DU (for all those times when I need to . . . UN-DU something)

NINE words/phrases I love
FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, "I love you Gramma," believe, blessing(s), family, freedom, kindness

EIGHT things that make me smile
1. my grandchildren (my husband and children too)
2. days off (especially when I have SEVERAL off all in a row!)
3. a clean house
4. blue skies and BUNCHES of sunshine
5. a kind gesture or word
6. sincerity
7. simplicity
8. chocolate (doesn't chocolate make EVERYONE smile?)

SEVEN things I love about my "every day" life
1. being able to rely on a GOD who loves me and gave His Son for me
2. being married to the most intelligent (and outrageously handsome) man in the whole wide world
3. my children
4. my grandchildren
5. having the freedom to with do with it what I want . . . when I want
6. the simplicity of it
7. being able to do something creative nearly every day 

SIX places I would love to visit before I die
1. my "old stomping ground" (I dream of this every . single . day)
2. San Francisco (I grew up in San Diego)
3. both North and South Carolina
4. the Grand Canyon
5. PARIS
6. Ireland

FIVE things I do every day without fail (in no particular order)
1. breathe (even on purpose at times)
2. brush my teeth
3. check my e-mail (s.e.v.e.r.a.l times a day)
4. pray
5. drink a cup of sugar free Double Mocha Cappuccino (or two)

FOUR stores/websites that I frequent (NOT in preferential order)
1. BasicGrey
2. Facebook
3. OScraps
4. Two Peas in a Bucket

THREE photos I love (even though the lighting is horrendous)
my youngest daughter, Brookelynn Amanda
Summer 2010

TWO decisions I've never regretted
1. getting married (my husband and I recently celebrated our 25th anniversary)
2. having my three children

aannnndd . . . ONE additional and very important thing you should know about me
"I am a terribly HUGE chocoholic!" ;D ;D

     Blessings and Hugs!
              

"My Top Ten" was adapted from Big Picture Scrapbooking

WELCOME (back) to . my . BLOG!!

                         . . . again!! . . .  


Have you ever heard that old saying . . . you know . . . the one that says . . . "when life gives you lemons . . . make lemonade?" Wwwweeeeeellllll . . . since late last summer/early fall I've been cRazY busy making . . . LOTS and LOTS and LOTS and . . . LOTS of lemonade! And now . . . since things have settled down and have begun to resemble "normal" again . . . I figured I'd go ahead and give this whole blogging thing one more go.

Soooo . . . over the next several weeks or so I'll be adding back some of the content that I had previously removed (some with edits and tweaks) all while adding in new content . . . new layouts . . . both digital AND traditional (yeah, that one took me by surprise too), some altered projects (boxes, birdhouses, etc), and LOTS of photography! And you never know . . . I just may throw in a favorite recipe or two . . . or three . . . while I'm at it (who doesn't LOVE a good recipe right?)!

In the meantime . . . go and grab your favorite drink (I've got some extra lemonade if you'd like something sourly sweet), kick your feet up, and with mouse in hand enjoy some of the links that you'll find here!

     Blessings and hugs!