Well this is the look at Kamloops

This card above was made by another very talented sister-in law(SIL) Nina..she has just started her own blog and you should stop by ..she has listed the products she uses and show the love she has for making her cards ..so please stop by her site and say HI

Well Shari loved her Pink Lady Snowgirl...here they are just partying it up...

now this layout I used KimB --Love from Santa Kit and my SIL Mrs Miles frost flakes and frame..

and word art from Jazzy--Christmas Word Kit.( now these are very talented Ladies) and if you need something really special created these are the ladies to email or visit their blogs...lots of goodies there also ..

Well here is another attempt to use KimB --From Santa with Love Kit

and Jazzy - Word art-- she has many kits with some awesome words already done for you ..these ladies kits can be found at DSO but make sure you check out their blogs to.

Remember a couple of pages back showing you all the stuff my SIL Neti had created ...well her big sale was yesterday and today this is all she has left ..and well we all know she will sell those in these next few days ...way to go sis( love and miss you)

Well here is the Pink Lady Snow girl....I have a friend who loves pink ...

well I have missed her birthday so I figure this was a perfect way to say sorry

and Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas ..hehehe

hope you like her Shari ..

With her lights on

In this card I just added some sparkle presents ..thanks Kim for the kit ...I love it

This card here is using elements and paper from a kit called With Love from Santa...this can be found at KimB blog ...here is another awesome talented lady...you can also found her product at DSO Shoppe.

In this card I added some quilled snowflakes and a sparkle candy cane...but remember the basic card was Mrs Miles Christmas elements...

Well I hope you enjoy ..and please notice I have added to new sites to visit on the side bar and all you have to do is click on their names and you are on your way there.

To keep you all update Abi's pins have remove and also the cast is off ....way to go girl.

Well I wanted to show off a couple of cards I have made up this first card is xmas elements made by my sister-in-law Barb some may know her as Mrs Miles all of these on this card our her talented love for drawing, creating and sharing with us all ....

Now this card below ...are elements from a kit called Whimiscal Xmas ..I added a few snowflakes and presents to give that 3d-look ...this kit is for sale at Digital Candy

Remember we had craft night and started making homemade crackers well here are a few of the finished ones ...Friday night was craft night ..with Shari bring pizza ...thanks everybody it was fun ...next week we start the xmas cards .....

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Neti girl ...wow ..you have been one very busy lady ...theses are the crafts that Neti sells every year ...she sews like crazy ..trying to please all those folks and what an awesome job she does .....

This last one here Neti ..the footprint one ..looks awesome and probably was a lot of work way to go girl...love all your stuff...and I bet everyone esle did to ...

way to go sis...hugssssssssss

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIENNA

Have a great day Sienna ..I know your papa and grandma will be spoiling your rotten with lots of love and hugs today ....Happy Birthday from all of us

and here is what Mom is thinking about her Special Little Girl

Make sure you send us some awesome pictures of your birthday party ...make sure you get one of papa and grandma with their party hats on ....all our love

I feel so fortunate to have you for a son

I love your bright face

when we talk seriously about the world

I love your smile

when you laugh at the inconsistencies in the

world

I love your eyes

when you are showing emotion

I love your mind

when you are discovering new ideas

and creating dreams to follow

Many people tell me that

they cannot talk to their children

that they cannot wait for them to leave home

I want you to know

that I enjoy you so much and

I look forward to any time we can spend

together

Not only are you my adored son

but you are also my friend

I am so proud of you

my son and

I love you
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Don't Ever
Don't ever try to understand everything ~
some things will just never make sense.
Don't ever be reluctant to show your feelings
~
when you're happy, give into it!
When you're not, live with it.
Don't ever be afraid to try to make things
better ~
you might be surprised at the results.
Don't ever take the weight of the world
on your shoulders.
Don't ever feel threatened by the future ~
take life one day at a time.
Don't ever feel guilty about the past ~
what's done is done. Learn from any
mistakes
you might have made.
Don't ever feel that you are alone ~
there is always somebody there for you
to reach out to.
Don't ever forget that you can achieve
so many of the things you can imagine ~
imagine that! It's not as hard as it seems.
Don't ever stop loving,
don't ever stop believing,
don't ever stop dreaming your dreams.

My son I love you more than even these words can say ...I pray the very best that the Lord has for you ...and that in your heart you will know how much you are loved by me ...by this family .

Your sisters would be lost without their brother and his family ..please always remember that

Candy and Samantha and Patty are there for you. (always).

And Dad is so very proud of you ...you make him glow inside to see where you have come from to where you are now .

Melissa loves you Uncle Shawn....XOXOXO

so

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

This is an angel that my mom has made ...in her time she has created some very awesome ones. This one here was made for Samantha .

Now this is one of Samantha creations ....all created with clay pot ...you fill the little pots with candies. Way to go girl...awesome job ...where did you say my was ....hehehehe

Well today we had craft afternoon at Samantha's new home.

We are going to try are hands at making our very own stuffed with what we want

Xmas Crackers

Below is Ellesia and she is right in there creating ...lots of fun

Melissa you are doing an awesome job ..way to go girl

and ...Hope you are doing a great job to ...way to go

Hope has her tree up in her room already ..hehehe

Well Sam ...thanks so much for letting us come and make a big mess....

and Shari ..right in there like a little kid ...way to go girl ...

Well Sam and Shari still working hard at the cracker making spree....
awesome treats were had by all ...now I am sorry I did not get a picture of all the Xmas crackers that have been made but we still have one more craft time set to finish them all off ..then the picture of all the finished Xmas crackers...

Some of the displays Sam has started to set up ...she is so excited about decorating for XMAS


My SIL Barb turned me on to a neat site ..hope maybe you can enjoy.

Martha Stewart

just click on her name and away you go

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Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets,

so love the people who treat you right,

forget about the ones who don't,

and believe that everything happens for a reason.

If you get a chance, take it.

If it changes your life, let it.

Nobody said life would be easy,

they just promised it would be worth it.'

Always remember this how you treat others is how you will be treated ..

so if pointing fingers ..please always remember 3 point back at you

and also

Well I am blogging another page ...wow. So far the computer is working .....hurray.

This layout is a really neat idea ...my SIL Neti sent this one to me ...wow so easy.

Thanks to Neti for the photos and to Barb for the elements used ...

Well has many of you know I lost my computer for awhile ...I am now trying to get this computer back up and running ....so here’s me trying to get caught up on some of the most important things I missed blogging

And an update on little Abi ...her arm is healing great ..and if all goes well she will hve the pins removed and not have to go back into a cast. She is amazing.....love ya girl .

{thanks to CelSel for Qp and Kimb for doodlebirds)

I am so sorry Candy ...has most of you know I love sharing about my kids and their familys well I could not blog about my daughters birthday the day of so better late then ...... my daughter Candice B-day November 5

{Kimb for paper and bows}

Next Novemeber 6th and I am sorry but I did not do layouts up for Barry’s sister Nina’s ..and we are sorry we missed talking to you ...but we love you and wished the best for you ( how was Calgary). My brother Ron’s birthday ...wishing you the best....love ya...another one hey bro.

Halloween Night ...and all the little kids going out trick or treating...these girls had an awesome time .

ABI'S BIG ADVENTURE

Abi’s Adventure

Well it has been a very interesting last couple of weeks ...now many of you know this but Abi has a quad ...a kids quad ...made for her size and age ....and she loves to ride it. Well Abi and the ground met and the ground won. Yes Abi broke her arm...but the awful part to this story is not really the accident ...but the trip to the hospital ...you see when Abi arrived at the hospital emergency...the doctor there thought ..hey just a sling was good enough ....well it was not. Our own family doctor when he did get the xray ..had Patty take Abi to the hospital and had a bone specialist called in...you see where the bone had broken ..had move and it was what they call a growing bone ...untreated the arm could of grown crooked. So our little Abi started on to her next big adventure surgery..the Children's Hospital in Vancouver, B.C. was called their bone doctor looked at the x-rays and said the arm needed to be pin so the bone would grow right. So these few pictures I have on this slide show show some of Abi's action packed 8 days since the quad accident. The specialist here in Kamloops was awesome . She is doing great ..and boy this girl has a pain point that is out of this world . Patty and Aunty Candy could not get this girl to take any medication after the surgery...and I mean nothing . The doctors were amazed..she was a little trooper. Now this next slide show is keeping one little girl happy while you wait for everyone to decide what to do next ...she had fun with the camera.....I hope you will enjoy. And thanks to all.

Abi’a has the Camera ...oh nooooo

Well like I said these 2 last weeks have been a challenge ..I am still with out my computer...never and I mean never shop the Future Shop ..and if you do please don't buy their extended warranty package ....boy am I learning ...think I would of learned after my brother-in-laws run in with them. Now they tell me maybe next week for my computer ...lesson learned.

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Here is a layout using BethLong QP and KimB for the doodle birds ..thanks so much . This plant belongs to my SIL Neti ...I just love this plant ...and since she got it.... it has been blooming like crazy ..thanks sis for resending the pictures for me ...(I lost my laptop till the Future Shop founds it)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

He's is my brother-in law ...what an awesome MAN

his love for teaching ...his love for songs of praise on to the Lord

and the LOVE of his wife .

Miles ..Barry and I want to wish you the best this birthday .

I know you will be spoiled with love from those around you and from that wife of yours.

She loves her man very much . So today Miles know we all pray the best for you and that the Lord fills your heart with song for you are blessed and are a blessing to those that love you .

Miles and Barb thank you for always being that rock through all things ..the love you two have for each other will be a shining star to all ...and I know that God has bless you both ..with hearts planted solid on His love and word.

I will be posting pictures of our little Abi ..I hope tonight . She is doing great ...thanks for the prayers and all the love.

Wow do I miss my laptop well hopefully by Tuesday they will have fixed it or dropped from great height ...I miss you all out there Kim I hope you check out and see if I messed up.

KimB has been a great help and next to my SIL Barb ..those two help me see what scrap booking is all about ...thanks ladies ..make sure you stop by their blogs and say hi.

well my chance to blog something ...Bare let me use the gaming computer for a couple of days ..so I best be putting something up ...hugs to all

The new kitty in the house ...this is Socks and this is the grand girls love him ....

Hi Jordi ...this was a picture Papa took this summer ..we sure do miss you and Matty

love you both so much ...

Well a special thanks to the ladies who made these awesome kits for me to be able to show off the grand kids .....first to Popsicle Garden ..by Bydelstrop...my layout of Here Kitty kitty

Next the layout of Jordi..this kit was designed by Shoebox Treasures by Crapty Scrapman

The talent these folks have is out of this world ..and they so willingly share their talent and time.

Just to let you all know I have crushed my computer ...I am going to try and do a couple of blog pages over this weekend on another computer...it is not my computer so it does not have all the little programs I have so ..please just be pre warned....missing all of you . Hugs from me to all of you

Well today was one of those days that you want to be on the lake ...so Bare and I head out ..to Badger Lake ...a lake I love going to ...hope to spend a month up there next summer ...Hope you enjoy this small slide show of the beauty we saw today ...



Badger Lake Oct 2008

Well has many of you know Sam turned 30 this pass weekend .. she wanted nothing done for her but we did a few small things for her ...

fun little cupcakes and birthday candle and then Abi had this bright idea a

PINATA

Looks like she had fun..and boy did she get some good candy ...hehehe

Over the Thanksgiving long weekend ..Bill and Maggie (brother and sister in law) sent all of us some neat picture of their grand-daughter Sienna and Papa(Bill) making some awesome looking cupcakes. So Auntie Barb and I thought we would have some fun with them (make sure to stop by her site )...and yes they were chocolate cupcakes ....hope you saved us all one .

Grandma Maggie did you get one to ..hehehehe

Thanks to Carrie Stephens for the layout elements and paper used in Papa & Sienna Cupcakes. And the paper used in Sam layout used from Barb-bday from Kimb .