Monthly Archives: June 2012

She’s Growing Up Right Now

I looked at my girls today and realized that they are growing up and I like who they are becoming.  They are growing up right and right now. A background made of paint &   a scrap of inked map glued … Continue reading

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Playing Around for the Summer of Color

The colors this week for the Summer of Color threw me for a loop.  I don’t use browns very often so baseball nut colors of  raspberry and brown stumped me. To get moving on it I decided to stop thinking … Continue reading

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A Lesson Learned

The little person, looking all befuddled to me, jumped out at me when I was flipping through my journal looking for a spark to start a page.   I am usually a type A kind of person (which serves me well … Continue reading

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Summer of Color Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

I have been making all sorts of changes in my life and change can be a bit intimidating and exhilarating all at the same time!  This was on my mind as I was making a journal page for this week’s … Continue reading

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I Was Bitten While Feeding a Shark

How often do you get to hand feed sharks with teeth while swimming with your 9 year old? My oldest refused to get in the water.   She never regretted that decision! Granted these aren’t Great Whites, but when you … Continue reading

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Embrace the Ocean

The first color I associate with the ocean is blue but the more I thought about it the entire rainbow is in the ocean.  The plants, fish, birds, the driftwood, the shells, all the stuff in the ocean is full … Continue reading

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Turks and Caicos

My virtual vacation is taking to Turks and Caicos today!  This page brings back such wonderful vacation feelings for me.  I can almost hear the waves and see my kids para-sailing high above the beach.  Notice I said my kids, … Continue reading

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