Don't forget to grab the freebie....

from the 18th!!! it is being taken off my freebie list after TODAY!!!!!.....

I actually completed a couple layouts this week also :)...one using my kit, the other just using some stuff i made on the side :)


This is my lil sister, my 2 nephews, and my brother-in-law directly after their wedding a little over a week ago :)...


This is my middle Young'un, Elijah, with a lil "friend" his brother caught in Canada whilst on vacation in 2003...lol good thing i am not TOO scared of snakes ;)


**updated**
Both my boys just got home from their first day of school for the year....
It was Lane's first day of 7th grade (first year of Jr. High at their school) and Elijah's first day of 3rd grade....
I was so anxious about Lane's first day...worrying how he would adjust to getting his locker open, getting from class to class, fitting in with his friends from last year, meeting so many new teachers, being the "lil dawgs" of the school again.....but as he got on the bus *at 6:45 a.m.*, even though my heart tugged, I thought "ok that wasn't SO bad..."....until...................
I was standing at the end of the driveway taking pictures of Elijah, waiting for HIS bus to come at 8:05. He was REALLY antsy, squirmin, wouldn't hold still, pacing....and he said "mom, today is my first day having to get on the bus on my own...and having to ride to school on my own...and having to wait for the bell to ring on my own...and being in the school on my own...and having to get back on the bus on my own...and having to ride back home on my own...and having to get off of the bus all on my own...".....
I about cried! in all the hub-bub of realizing how "grown up" Lane was getting, I totally over looked what a huge milestone this was for Elijah!!! Here he has always been "Lane's li'l brother" at their school and on the bus...now he is "Elijah"......he is on a path to becoming himself, to growing up, to being independent! And although he said he was excited, I could hear that lil echo of self-doubt in his voice that said "can i really do all this ON MY OWN?!"...
Proudly I can say both boys had a great day, and momma got the house clean whilst Tink slept....
sigh, yeah all is well that ends well ;)

FREEBIE and a BIG announcement!!!!

wow i should have said BIG announcement, then said freebie b/c that is the order you are gonna get them in ;)
First I want to apologize going MIA...I had 2 sick young'uns (one with a tummy bug, then another with serious headaches for a couple weeks in a row), then a family member went on to be with our Lord after a 10 yr battle with alzhiemers (sp?)....then the whole "back to school" rush started!!!!!
I lost track of my mind, and keeping up with things online went right along with that ;)....
ANYWAY, ty ty ty to those of you who have emailed, instant messeged, and commented to me during the past month.....
oh yeah....uh the big announcement....well yeah....
I AM A DESIGNER NOW!!!!!
After applying at SBB, Oscraps, and OneOfAKindScrapz, I finally have been given the chance I have been praying for!!!!!
Victoria Feemster, owner of www.OneOfAKindScrapz.com (OAKS) graciously took me on!!!!!!
This was a week ago today :) and as of last night, I have my first kit up for sale!!!!!
I feel like a wild hayseed that has blown in the wind a bit and finally found a place to take root and grow! so my first kit is called Bloom Where You Are Planted :) (click on the previews to go directly to the store!)
Element Pack:

and Paper Pack:


i had so much fun making this kit and each pack is only $2!!!!
There will be an alpha to come soon....

now on to what you are most likely here for....



Bloom Where You Are Planted Add-On
:( sorry, this is no longer available as a freebie, but you can still get it for a li'l bit of nothin' if you go to my store http://www.oneofakindscrapz.com/store/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=39(will be in the store on Monday 8/27)

And last, but by NO means least, I just really really want to thank you wonderful guys and gals who really boosted my confidence over the last couple months...it made all the difference in the world :)