Although it has been awhile since I last added an entry, life continues at a very fast pace. With three boys in the house, there is never a dull moment - if only I could get all my mental ideas and daily pics documented I would have enough to fill many albums!! I was able to complete a small number of cards to contribute to the Support Our Troops Christmas card project, sponsored by the local scrapbooking store (LSS), this year. The joint efforts of local card makers sent + 450 cards this 2nd year. May our troops feel the care and concern included with each card that was donated for them to use to send to their friends and families back home. I am currently working on an order for an album for a daughter's Christmas gift - a year in the life of a little girl contains so much fun and so many changes - what a special gift her Dad is going to give her this year :) Upcoming projects include a Baby's 1st Year album, a Disney album and piles of my own family photos! I also hope to have access to highspeed sometime in the new year and that will allow me to improve this site much more frequently and effectively. One small change, on dial-up, takes me about 15 minutes to update. :( Uploading pics is a total bust. It is hard to be patient myself so I would ask for your continued patience as I build this site (slow but sure) May this Season be filled with tiny blessings :) Merry Christmas!

So I completed the Dreamcatcher project and now I'm suffering from project let down. That is the feeling you get when you have immersed yourself in one project and don't have a new one to immerse yourself in again yet! :) There are six other projects pending - pending people getting their pics to me! I know I am not the only procrastinator out there! In the meantime I am plotting my own personal projects. I don't seem to have the same motivation to do my own as I do others - that's some kind of strange I think. I am getting closer to posting new pics on the site. Can't wait!

The current Dreamcatcher project is almost completed! It has had a few delays but overall it has gone very well. This project was very unique and I completely enjoyed finding new paper I have never used before and other new layout ideas - pushing outside the box is a total thrill for me! One of the challenges was the color "orange" which I usually really do not like personally plus I haven't worked on a wedding album that included orange :) But it has been FUN! I am very pleased and hope the bride & groom are as well :) The business grows in itty bitty spurts. Every once in awhile someone will enquire about what I do :) I try not to gush - it's hard when you enjoy something so much - you want everyone else to enjoy it just as much! On the technical side - highspeed is getting closer - hoping to soon have access and then be able to really fill the site with examples of my work :) Just posted a new Summer Sale - any size album, any theme, ordered over the summer will be $15 off! The only pitfall is not enough time! Life and work just seems to get in the way! ha ha! Happy Summer :)

We are spending this week in Nfld and I finally got up the nerve to venture out in the rental car, on my own, to find The Paperie :) I have read about this store in the Canadian Scrapbooker magazine and Mapquest said it was just minutes away! After getting turned around a couple of times I finally found it :) The proprietor of the scrap shop was friendly and happy to chat with me; she and her niece opened The Paperie five years ago. It is a brightly lit, open concept area with lots of interesting paper (of course) and some other neat items I normally hadn't seen back home. They have a whole seating area where folks can go and sit and crop just on their own time, with a play area beside it for the children. It was a "buzzing" place with several ladies sharing some time and the little ones playing nearby. I was wishing I had packed my scrap gear instead of a suitcase! I was able to find some unique paper to add to the current wedding album project I have on the go :) Can't wait to get home and add some more layouts! We have two more days to discover a few other NON-scrappy sights :) See you on the mainland bye!

As I have opportunity to spend time at my scrap tables, I am enjoying the process of immersing myself in a new wedding album project :) This album has a very natural setting and it is opening a new direction of creativity :) I have added a guest book to my site; in hopes of getting some feed back on what folks are thinking when they visit. One frustration that is ongoing for me with regards to the site is the difficulty in getting photos uploaded. We hear rumors that high speed internet will be coming soon to our area which will eliminate the dial-up frustrations!!!! Here's hoping all the moms I know have a wonderful Mother's Day tomorrow!