MIA

Missing in action, yep, that's me. This is probably the busiest time of year for me, with Savannah's ballet rehearsals, regular life, and working on the school yearbook. The deadline is fast approaching so it seems to have taken over my life. It will be nice to have it done and I know the kids are going to love it, which of course makes it all worth while.

My friend Linda and I were able to get away this past weekend. We went away on a previously planned scrapbook weekend where we ate and scrapped. We did manage to take a little time to get a little exercise. Linda is quite the runner, and let's just say that I am not. I used to run at one time but I was never fast, and never good at it, but I did enjoy what it did for my body. I have been considering getting back into it again, so she made me, I mean she urged me to run with her. I did, and just like I remembered, it was no fun at all. But, I am still considering it because although I don't care for running while I am doing it, I don't mind it at all once I have stopped. In fact, it feels pretty darn good a little while later.

Anyway, I got some pages done for Emma's album and that felt pretty good. We almost need a U-Haul to take all of our things. Above is a picture, (and we packed light.) What can I say, you just never know what you might need!

I will be back in touch soon. Life will get quieter and I will have more time again, I am sure of it!

xo,

Michelle

Happy Birthday Savannah!

Happy 12th Birthday to my first born, Savannah. You bring me so much joy! Watching you grow into such an amazing young woman makes me and Daddy so proud. We love you "harder than a mule can kick", as Great-Mama used to say, and that's a lot!

Have a fun day! xoxox

Love,

Mommy

Hope . . .

Savannah's class had a Mother's Day Tea this afternoon. To say I was blessed is an understatement. Sometimes I wonder if I am doing it right, you know? But then something will come along that gives me hope, and I know that everything is going to turn out just fine, and maybe I am making a positive impact even when it doesn't always feel that way.

Scrappin' Fool

Yesterday was National Scrapbook Day. A friend and I went out Friday night and scrap booked until the wee morning hours. By the time I got home, it was about 1:30 in the morning. I haven't kept those late hours since I was a silly young adult, with no need for sleep! I guess you could say that we are die-hard scrapbook fans. We are planning a weekend getaway in a few weeks from now and I can't tell you how much I look forward to that. It's not that I need the time away from my family, or because I just need to get away from my seemingly mundane life. I like my life very much actually! No, it is a time for me to create something that will *hopefully* be beautiful and meaningful for my three kids. Now the frustrating part for me comes into play because I am so far behind! I am trying to catch the kiddos albums up to 2008 and then work on them together. Sadly, I realized last night that I was still in the year 2003 for Savannah's albums. I wondered to myself how I would EVER get caught up and came up with a plan to try and do a little at night, when the kids are all tucked into bed and I have a little "down time" before I head off to bed myself. That is the only way I can see that I have any chance at all of getting caught up.

I have so many ideas and plans for future scrapbooks. I want to do some cookbooks, with all of the beloved family recipes. I hope to do one about me, because how many of us have questions about our moms, and their lives? I know I do. I would love to create scrapbooks as gifts. And I want to create cards because there is nothing better than receiving a handmade card. (Besides, the store-bought ones are so expensive.) Oh, and my sister is brilliant at those by the way! Anyway, that is my plan, and my dream. It's a legacy that I can leave my children and my grandchildren. It is something from my own two hands that I have worked on literally for hours. But mostly, it is something from my heart, and something that let's them know how very much I love them, even when I am long gone from this earthly world.

What is your legacy to your kids? Perhaps you journal? Do you scrapbook too? What memories and traditions are you leaving for the ones that you love?

xo,

Michelle

Mommy Sterling Stamped Necklace WINNER!

We have a winner . . . I used Random.org list randomizer and Robin Jones came in on the number one spot! Robin also happens to be my sister, so what a wonderful surprise because honestly, I can't imagine anyone more deserving than she is!

Robin wrote:

"My favorite Mother's Day memory is when I got to share the birth of my niece on Mother's Day :o) I had experienced "birth" before my big sis and I was so excited to watch her experience it too!"

Keep checking back to see what else I will be giving away! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATED! I loved reading each and every one of your posts!

List Randomizer

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Robin Jones
Audrey
Lelia
Glenda
Melissa
teachma
Samantha
Jen
Anise
The Lenarth Family
Amy
jeneis02
Kristi
lodyp
Anjie
Michele S
Randa
Cindi
The Giveaway Diva
JO
Jessica

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