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SUMMER PLANS 2012!

Just saw this post on Ali Edward's blog and loved the idea.  Since tomorrow is the last day of school, this seemed like a good time to do this! Here is our Summer plan.

1. Weekly famly dinner picnics

2. Go (mostly) meatless

3. Tour of state capital

4. Lots of time at the pool

5. Nature walks

6. Columbia Art museum, MOSI, Riverbanks Zoo and Children's Museum trips

7. Say yes to Christopher's ideas of what to do!

8. Read, read and read some more!

9. Plant a tomato/pepper container garden 

10. Keep up with family scripture reading time.

11. Camping

12. Re-organize the attic

13. Get out the crayons and paints and just play!

14. Date nights with Chris

15. Make home-made ice cream.

16. Visit a farm.

17. Lots of photos!

 

 

Just Create!

Seriously, the date on my last post was in JUNE????  Really.  Wow, there is one for the new resolution list.

I'm so excited to have a new round of classes available - digi-scrapbooking, PhotoshopTMand of course,  traditonal scrapbooking, mini albums and cards.  If you're out there and interested check the website for schedules and class descriptions.

Can I just say how much I love sharing scrapbooking skills with new students?  It is so fantastic to see the light bulb blink as they learn something new.  It's such an honor to help them learn to preserve their own photos and memories. 

Speaking of teaching...Christopher has been asking me to teach him Photoshop. I've been a bit hesitant to because I (of course incorrectly) assumed that at 7 he may not grasp all of the concepts with layering, brushes and such.  WRONG! After explaining just a few basics in what I thought, but was not needed, pretty simple terms, he is now sitting at his computer "creating".  Last time I checked on him he had something like 7 layers of graphics and was very proud to tell me he had just discovered the "Gradient Tool" and "look what it does". I may be a victim of proud mother status, but don't you think this is cool?  At 7, his mind is just a big sponge.  He loves paper scrapbooking too - the more glue the better!  I love that he loves to create...anything.  I love that his mind is free of the "what ifs" and "will that works" - he just does it.  I think this is a good lesson for my own creativity.  To just let it go and do! 

 

FIVE MONTHS??

Seriously? Five months?  It's taken me five months to get settled in a new house/city/state enough to blog post?  No excuse. Oh well.

So much has happened over the last few (5!) months, talk about life taking new directions!  Whew! When I chose the word "Adventure" for 2011, can I just say I had no idea!  So much fun moving somewhere new.  Okay, that's not even a tiny bit true, at least not the actual "moving" part.  If I never tape up or unpack another box again in my life it will be too soon.

However, the "new" part of moving is fantastic.  New everything! New surroundings! (Also, in my case, new ways to get lost in a new city, but that's another story).  Seriously though, it is fun start afresh. 

Love the townhouse we found!  Big, bright and airy. Especially love the fact that we now have an official office space.  Technically, Chris and I are supposed to be sharing this office, but we all know that it is actaully a scrapbooking room right?  I think I've re-organized my stuff about a dozen times so far. Many trips to IKEA and the dollar store for new storage containers - how much fun is that?  I'll have to post some pictures soon. It's pink, very pink. 

It's a bit different moving from a larger city in FL to a smaller town in SC, but we like how home-y this area is. Adorable little downtown area, lots of parks, etc.  I'm loving all of the antique stores too.

Oh, and we traded on of the smaller cars in for a mini-van.  Apparently, it's claim to fame of size is it's ability to seat six, but I think it's just more room for scrapbooking shopping. Isn't that what Dodge had in mind?  Anyway, a mini-van, an official family car.

Now, just to find the scrapbookers in South Carolina and Georgia!  Are you out there??? I'm working on some venues for classes and crops and have some classes scheduled at SC Hobby Lobby stores. I know you are, come find me!