Another LO

This is the first of many to come on my daughter's pregnancy. These photos were taken at her first doctors appointment when we got to hear the heartbeat for the first time.

I used a sketch over at Pencil Lines Sketches for my inspiration. All papers are Echo Park and the baby in a pot image is from Pink Cat Studios - a free digi I won a while back.




And a close up of the cute baby - I used all colors until we find out if it is a boy or girl!!!




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Tall Drink of Water

I love this photo of my Daisy Girl!!! Last year we were at my folks house and she didn't let the fact that she has short legs stop her from getting a drink of water!!



Notice all the little butterflies on the bird bath?? I used some adorably cute Amy Butler rub ons from K & Co. to add the "summer" feel to it!!!



Here's a close up of the canvas tag and flowers I added - notice the bird in the bottom right corner of the matted picture?? I thought it added that little extra - bird for the bird bath right??? LOL OK I know I'm corny!!!






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Say Hello to...............

.............Dolores!!! During my training classes at SSA Dolores would pop in from time to time to bicker about her husband Pasqual (all fictional characters played by our beloved instructor - Marcella). During one of Dolores' visits I happened to catch her on camera. I left the journaling blank because I was exhausted when I finished up and I wanted to make sure it was perfect - not some half asleep mumbo jumbo KWIM? I hope you enjoy Dolores as much as we did!!









Sorry for the crooked pictures as well - I blame sleep deprivation on that too!!! I chose to create a "flip" of sorts so I could include all three pictures I had of her that day but being me, def did not want too many on one page. I love to see others work that has mulitple pictures but I find it so hard for me to accomplish. That is one goal this year - more pictures on a page - and I am working on that goal by doing Project 12 (wonder how long I'll manage to keep up with it). I will be posting January soon - I have it all planned out just need to make a few Cricut cuts to go with it and choose the pics (too many I want to include - hence the challenge to use more photo's on a page).

As always, thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!!

Thanks

Another "thank you" card to add to the stack I am preparing to send off to the hospital staff at each hospital that has been so kind to my Mom this past three months (see post from yesterday for more info).

This card is being entered into three challenges:

Friday Sketchers - a Sketch by Jacque

Wee Memories - "Spring is Near, Green is here!"

Simon Says Stamps Challenges - Anything Goes

This is a new twist to my oh so loved easel cards - I think I forgot how to make a regular card for a while because of my addiction to easel cards. Instead of the traditional stand up easel I decided to try a side easel card. Now, I do not take full credit for the side easel, I saw it somewhere in blog land when I was staying with my Mom at the hospital and only using my iPhone to surf the internet so I can not for the life of me remember where but I thank the person for their inspiration and hope I figure it out so I can properly credit them. But, for now, if you have tried a traditional easel card and loved it then by all means try a side easel. I will give you the short breakdown of just how "easel" it is....bahahahahahaha, I crack me up somtimes. So, cut your card base - for me on this card it is 5 1/2 x 11 inches, scored at 5 1/2 inches then folded diagonally for the front with the front base adhered only on the portion of the easel that will prop up the front. See..........easy!!! If you need pictures let me know, I didn't think about it til after I finished card but I'll be happy to do a photo walk through if needed. I hope you enjoy my card as much as I am right now just playing with it!!!








Now, to share a little more of what has been going on since January's last post. In that post I stated how Cait (my baby girl) was engaged to an Army guy and that he was being deployed sometime this month and upon return they were going to marry (August 2012). Well, they married on March 5, 2011 instead!!! Why you ask??? Well, I'm gonna be a gramma!!! Trust me, the shock was enough to keep me speechless for a couple days and anyone who knows me knows that is a feat amongst itself!!! But, I am tickled pink now and can not wait. Here are just a few pics of the wedding, Cait's first doc visit and if it will load, the baby's heartbeat!!!

Cait waiting for the ceremony to being - I love turning photo's black and white and bringing out a pop of color, it's so addicting!!!!




Me and my baby girl, I couldn't get over how fast she had become a woman. This photo def touched my heart.




Cait giving her Daddy a kiss. I thank God every day for bringing Rob into our lives - he has blessed us with love beyond all belief. I hope he realizes just how much both she and I love him and thank him.




My son, the Man of Honor, and his girlfriend Kelsey.




Walking her to her husband to be.




Ceremony - the officiant was amazing!




My fav picture from the whole shabang - of course, I took it!!




Bride, Groom, Man of Honor, Best Man and both sets of parents.




Just us four - not sure why Jeff's uncle cut him out of this picture unless he was just wanting a close up. We have a matching picture missing Cait but with Jeff and his family. I got nothing but I do love this one.




After the "I do's"




Reception




Cait at her first doctor appointment:




And last, but most definitely not least...................drum roll please..............my precious grandbabies heartbeat!!! I've been happy about this all along but once I heard this amazing sound it became oh so real. I already love this little miracle more than anyone will ever know and can not wait to experience this pregnancy with Cait and be there when my precious grandbaby arrives to greet us!!!




And of course and update on the growing Harley - this is why Rob and I don't sleep so well. She tries to sleep with us every night (we have a Queen bed) and this is usually the position she ends up in. I see a Cali King bed in our near future!!!





Sorry for the amazingly long post but thank you for letting me share with you. As always, thanks for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!

Thank You

I'll be posting over the next couple weeks about everything that has been going on but I want to thank everyone for all your thoughts and prayers with everything that has been going on. This "thank you" card is one of many that I will be making for the hospital staff at the three different hospitals where my Mom has been since the beginning of the year. They have been so amazingly helpful, caring and compassionate that the cards can not compare to everything they have done but I just want them to know they are appreciated.

I used this for the SCS TCP Tuesday Challenge - Retro :



Since I led off about my Mom, let me give you an update.

As most know, last October she had a triple bypass. She seemed to take to it and was recovering extremely well pleasing the doctors beyond belief. In January she started having shortness of breath and unconsciousness. Between January and now she has been rushed to the hospital at least 6 times that I can count off the top of my head. Around the middle of February I went back to Texas to try and help out. I spent 4 days with her at the hospital in Waxahachie before they made the declaration that it was time to list her as ESRD (end stage renal disease) and begin dialysis. She was transferred to Methodist in Cedar Hill, had a temporary dialysis port put in place because she had a heart attack that they were unable to determine the damage of because she was so unstable because of the kidney failure. She began dialysis and we spent a little over a week at Methodist before being released to go home having to continue on an outpatient basis with dialysis three times a week for three and a half hours each treatment. I spent almost another week there at home with her taking her to/fro dialysis, pharmacy, helping pay bills and run errands and cleaning carpets, refrigerators, etc trying to ease the burden on my Dad. I headed home for an important event but not until I spent two amazing days with my in-laws - let me tell you, my brother in-law fixed the most amazing bacon wrapped ribs for me my first night there and then my mother in-law and I went shopping the next day, then to my nephew's first track meet (he won third place in the shot put event - so proud of him), had a family get together that evening and the next day I headed back to Albuquerque. I'll share in another post what important event I had to get back for. I wasn't home just a couple days and my Mom was rushed back to the hospital and has been there since. As of this morning she has been hallucinating and not knowing what is going on around her. The doctors are not sure why but are testing for infections, etc to try and pinpoint it. So, I will ask again for continued prayers for my Mom and our entire family during this trying time. I have faith that the man upstairs has full control and will do what is best, I just hope his opinion of what is best and mine are the same thing.

I'll be back tomorrow with another card and more of what has been going on since my last post in January!!! As always, thank you for stoppin' by and happy scrappin'!!!