Busy Busy Busy

Hey guys... I'm really busy lately. My father is now in the hospital, please pray for him, his red blood cells are low, and he is dehydrated....but is doing fine.

I wanted to update ya'll on the 40 day challenge...

Day 25: Once upon a time...

Journaling: "I was 7-years old, and the one thing that I loved the most was playing 'dress-up!' My mom & step dad got me these really cool dresses, some costume jewelry and this AWESOME sun-hat isn't it just the coolest?"

Photos from the summer of 1979

Credits: Raspberry Road

Day 26: Time Capsule (the year was... 1972)

Journaling:

• U.S. Apollo 16 astronauts Charles M. Duke Jr., Thomas K. Mattingly, and John W. Young blast off April 16 from Cape Kennedy on a flight of nearly 255 hours.


• Vietnam War was still ongoing; I lost 2 of my uncles; Larry Good died on June 5, 1967 & Dan Lash died after being sent home on Aug. 12, 1964


• Richard M. Nixon was President


• Sanford & Son" on NBC with Redd Foxx; "M*A*S*H" premieres on CBS.


• The Polaroid SX-70 system unveiled in April produces a color print that develops outside the camera while the photographer watches.


• "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack #1 on the US Hot 100 chart
  
• J. Edgar Hoover & Harry S. Truman both died in 1972


• Miss America: Laurie Lea Schaefer (Ohio)


• McDonald's opens 368 new restaurants and introduces the Egg McMuffin
  

Credits: Raspberry Road

Day 27: Passion

Journaling: "My PASSION in Scrapbooking is to create pages that help me show people who I am by creating my Layouts I am Creating MY Path to the future, and exposing my past to all that look at my scrapbook albums. My identity is scattered within those pages of my layouts for all to see."

Credits: Star Doodles by Shabby Princess, Frame from the "Faded Frames" kit by Sasha Jane Designs & the paper is by Royanna Lea Fritschmann.

Day 28: My Everyday MUSE INSPIRATION

Journaling: "1. Children - I start my day caring for my beautiful children.2. Cleaning - when the kids are gone, I clean. UGH, I hate cleaning! I would rather be scrapping! 3. Scrapping - Oh my love, how I love to scrap! If I only could do it all day long!4. Pick up the kids and start being a referee, Ugh, can’t we all get along?!5. Cooking - I cook for my family, and I enjoy creating a dish and hear my husband and kids “ohh” & “ahhh” over that dish!"

Credits: Paper and butterfly by Royanna Lea Fritschmann

I hope you guys enjoy these Layouts!! Happy Scrapping!!

Life aint always beautiful....

I haven't done the Scrapping the Music Challenge in a few weeks, and I thought I would go and check out what song they had on there for this week. It just so happen to be a song that I was hoping for, I love Gary Allen! I was at the Doctor's office one day and saw a People magazine with him on the cover. I sat there and read the article, it was about his wife who commit suicide (GAC news), I was so touched by the loved he had for his wife and how he dealt with the pain.

Everytime I hear this song I think of my sister, Marsha Livingston. My sister didn't commit suicide, but died suddenly from a heart problems. It was really hard for me. She was always there for me and at Christmas time (2005) she was up here in Michigan, and wanted to see me but her & I got into an arguement about me reconnecting with my birth mother and I didn't go and see her and it was left with a lot of anger. Then on January 9th she died, and we never got a chance to make up. For the whole rest of the year of 2006 I was depressed and blamed myself for the arguement. So I did this LO in memory of her.



Sources: Paper & Elements - Raspberry Raod's Dreams of India; Font - 2 peas Scrapbook