Friday, February 15, 2019

Day 45, Thursday, February 14, 2019

I was not disappointed with my Valentine's gifts at school, today!

Day 44, Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Jim had to open the wine for me BEFORE dinner tonight.

Day 43, Tuesday, February 12, 2019

I sure am going to copy this card....just got the stamp set, die and stencil!

Day 42, Monday, February 11, 2019

I went to the hospital to have my mammogram today.

Day 41, Sunday, February 10, 2019

He is such a good boy!

Day 40, Saturday, February 9, 2019

Happiness Is...

Day 39, Friday, February 8, 2019

I have been making scrapbooks for Peyton since he was 3.  I have many pages done and I am putting them in to albums.

Day 38, Thursday, February 7, 2019

This bucket of markers where used to create 3 cards tonight.  I really enjoy the copic marker class at The Paper Forest.

Day 37, Wednesday, February 6, 2019

My boss knows me to well!

Day 36, Tuesday, February 5, 2019

This metal plate is used to help cut intricate dies.  If you use this plate it always cuts properly.  I haven't used this plate for a long time....apparently, I was using it wrong (see the impressions in the metal). 

Day 35, Monday, February 4, 2019

Tonight we met to swap our greeting cards.  There are 12 of us this year.  We have been doing this card swap for about 10 years now.

Day 34, Sunday, February 3, 2019

This stack of containers held about 260 pages of completed scrapbook layouts.  I worked for about 5 hours yesterday filing all the layouts in the albums.  I am complete through 2013 and have many layouts done for 2014.  

Day 33, Saturday, February 2, 2019

I guess the ground hog didn't see his shadow.  Spring is going to be early.  So far, that isn't looking so good!

Day 32, Friday, February 1, 2019

This dog is so funny!  He just loves to play!

Day 31, Thursday, January 31, 2019

This was our 3 snow day, so I worked on a "Snow Daze" kit!

Day 30, Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Yep, second snow day this school year.  The temperature was -40 wind chill.

Day 29, Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Can you believe it is colder here, than at the North Pole??

Day 28, Monday, January 28, 2019

I will always remember where I was when I saw what happened to the Space Shuttle Challenger.  I was on break at work, when I worked at Wal-Mart.

Day 27, Sunday, January 27, 2019

I put this quote in my OLW journal for January.  You will be seeing a lot of Happy around here!

Day 26, Saturday, January 26, 2019

Today we moved Gram Smith to an assisted living apartment.  She has been having trouble seeing and we wanted to make sure she was getting the care she needed.

Day 25, Friday, January 25, 2019

This is Willie York.  A well known homeless guy who lived in Peoria.  He passed away this week.  He had been in a nursing home for a little while.  He lived on the streets for most of his life.

Day 24, Thursday, January 24, 2019

I got a smile out of Peyton.  We have been going to MCL for dinner on Thursday nights!

Day 23, Wednesday, January 23, 2019

I walked down the hallway this morning and saw this bulletin board.  One of the teachers had her students chose "One Little Word".  Made me smile!

Day 22, Tuesday, January 22, 2019

This is the aftermath of Coco digging for a toy out of his toy container.  We went upstairs and there were just as many toys in the living room.  Can you say spoiled puppy?

Day 21, Monday, January 21, 2019

We went to see a lawyer this morning to complete a will and power of attorney for both of us.

Day 20, Sunday, January 20, 2019

I have chosen the word "happy" for my "One Little Word".  One of my favorite favorite people that I don't know, is Ali Edwards.  She inspires me to create albums to hold my memories.

Day 19, Saturday, January 19, 2019

Meet Lily Grace Smith!  She is our new great niece.  She was born yesterday to Luke and Trisha.  She is sure a beautiful little girl!


Day 18, Friday, January 18, 2019

2 years ago today, we lost our Son-In-Law, John.  I miss him everyday.  Some days I still think I can pick up my phone and call or text him and then I remember....  Miss you, Johnny Mac.

Day 17, Thursday, January 17, 2019

I recently bought the die that cuts the hearts for this card.  I will be using it for my Valentine's Day cards!