Cards for MOM

Here's a share of some Mother's Day cards I made for this Sunday.

Life

This morning I woke up with the thought, "I have so much growth to achieve and I have so many creations to create." Made me smile just a little. Sometimes I would just love to have someone tell me the answers instead of making mistakes and learning from them. It's like reading the end of the novel first. I say that only because I read about this woman who does just that and I thought that's a little crazy, you ruin the element of surprise.

Homeless

With the house sold and all my belongings in a storage POD, I am offically homeless. Thankfully, my sister was kind enough to let me stay with her until I find a new place. I bring the total to 7 at her house! It is loud and crazy with two little ones aged 2 and 4.

One thing I find that I am missing from the sale of the house are the plants. The backyard was an empty slate and I put in a real pretty purple smoke bush and lime smoke bush. Hoping they don't get removed! The last plant I planted in the garden were several small euphorbias and this is the last image I will see of them. I hope they fare well.

Happy 93rd Birthday!

My grandpa turns the big 93 Saturday and I wanted to make sure I sent him this card before everything was all packed and loaded.
He is a storyteller. He stills drives. He loves to eat at the Pancake House or HiJoy Bowling Alley and they know him by name. He still operates his tractor and is part of the maintenance crew for the Knights of Pythias Cemetary. He is crafty!

Change is the air

It has been so long since I last posted. What have I been doing you say? Packing! Yep, that's right! I can't believe I am selling my house after only 3 years, but it feels right and it feels good. I can testify that it is a seller's market. I received 2 offers 4 days on the market.

I am so thankful to God for blessing me to buy this house.
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me,
    and those who seek me find me.
18 With me are riches and honor,
    enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;
    what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.

It will be a sweet sadness leaving this place that Christopher and I invested so much energy into making it my heart's desire. There are still lots of things undone, but I can't believe how much change we put into this house.
New furnace, new main bath, new half bath, new laundry room, total makeover in the backyard- shed, garden beds, fire pit area, privacy screen and two arbors.

Adieu Auburn!

Autumn in January

Time is flying and this little girl is growing too fast. She is the spitting image of Linda.

 She loves to eat blueberries and her red haired doll

 Oh, and she's quite savy with an I-phone!

Disneyland Bound

Early in December, Christopher and I flew to Anaheim for a quick trip to Disneyland. We rented a car and drove out to ShopHouse. Have you heard of it? It's Chipotle Asian style.

So I went in with high hopes and left with an okay meal.

I had green curry over white rice noodles with the pork/chicken meatballs. Everything tasted good especially the meatballs, but it was the noodles that weren't up to par.

ShopHouse is located in a very cute and modern shopping complex called The Point.

I know shopping is not Christopher's thing, but he was receptive and I bought this shirt at Prana which i love, love love! Folks if it fits and feels good...go for it :)

We wanted to go to the beach and the closest one near LAX is Manhattan Beach.

Christopher was sporting his Seahawk gear, GO HAWKS!

There are a lot of cute places to shop at Mahattan Beach. I especially loved the Beehive and the Manhattan Beach Bakery. Do yourself a favor and buy yourself a treat. 

 CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON PEOPLE!

 SALTED CARAMEL BACON BROWNIE

THIS LITTLE FREEZER SECTION MADE MY HEART LEAP!

After Manhattan Beach, we drove out to Anaheim (Thank you Google Maps!) to visit the most wonderful place on earth, LOL! I am joking. Disneyland is fun, but hiking the Washington Coast with Christopher will always be my most wonderful place.

Hello Disneyland!

THE LINE TO GET IN.....

The real reason for Disneyland is Space Mountain. Yes, Space Mountain! 

 Above is the first ride and below is the second ride. You see how I prepared myself the second time!

 Christopher and Yoda above. Us on the monorail below.

 Eating a Jumbo Turkey leg below. Nom, Nom

Decided to try single riders to see if it would be faster. Do not use the single rider lane...I repeat..Do not use the single rider lane. You will watch people much farther than you pass you by while you wait!

Disney ended with a pretty fun parade and firework show. 

Goodbye Disneyland!

Week 3

I finished my Christmas cards on Dec. 6th, but have I mailed any! Ack! I love making bulky chunky chipboard loaded cards and I made a lot this year.

I shopped the clearance section after Christmas last year and I found these super cute inexpensive Merry Christmas words that I knew would look good on a card. I also found the word joy, snowflakes and Christmas trees.

Do you like that "merry" word? It's a Heidi Swapp die cut...love love love!
I did warn you I made a lot, eh! Off to the post office.....