Working on my Reception Album

 I've been working on my Wedding Reception Album.  We had a Masquerade Ball - and it was AMAZING!  I think everyone dance a little bit - and there was a lot of fun and laughter and we got to really enjoy our time together!  I'm using a lot of Creative Memories product these days.  My friend used her Silhouette to cut out the shoes in the first layout.   

Where have I Been?

 Wow!  I forgot I had a blogspot!  Did you?  LOL!

Life has happened in the last decade.  I've gotten divorced, did the single mom thing for over seven years, and recently got remarried.  The kids have grown up, I adopted another one, and now only two of the five live at home.  The was a pandemic - in case you missed it - and my oldest got married in the middle of it.  I have an amazing son-in-law.  two new stepsons, a daughter-in-law, and two grandbabies!  Wow!

I have created a scrapbooking board game.  I really want to get it manufactured.  I have a prototype, but these days, I think it would do better as a digital, web-based game.  However, the people who know how to do game programming need to be paid more than I can afford.  So my thought is that it may need to learn to do programming so I can do it myself!  (That could take a few more years!)

I guess that's the update for now.  Maybe I'll start posting again, now that I remember this exists!

I'm including a photo from Mother's Day.  There are a lot of important people in this photo - and though my daughter isn't a Mother, she made me one, so I needed her in the photo!

Some new Stuff - - -

First of all - Wow!

Life has been so exciting and such a blessing!  We have been "in the works" on so many changes in our lives!  Ayla turned 13 - yes, that's big!  The boys are busy, busy boys.  James has been going through many changes in his work responsibilities.  And life is good.

The kids started school -

6th and 1st (at a local charter school)

 Preschool and 8th (both homeschooled)

Ayla and I canned some Apricot Jam this year - I think I did it wrong - I think it will be more of a lumpy syrup, but it tastes great on pancakes!!! LOL!

The two big kids got tested for allergies.  Turns out all of our excitement with Ayla stepping on things in the yard this past year is finally explained!  Bees!!!

And Isaiah - just about everything else!!!

And we got a determination that Isaiah has a bone cyst and has to have surgery because the ball of his socket is empty.  They are doing a bone graft!

I was blessed, a few weeks ago, to be able to go to Salt Lake City with James to enjoy our 15th anniversary.  We were planning a trip to Salt Lake for a business trip, so we celebrated our anniversary at the same time.  It turned out to be a great time for us to spend together. 

I created a Scrapbooking Tool.  It is a board game.  A game that will allow scrapbookers to stay focused and get more done in the time they have to craft, by giving challenges, sketches, and prompts to the player.  Scrapbooking while playing is the point of the game! 

Joey - the logo/mascot - lives in a pouch, right?  Well, each challenge space on the board has a pouch that aa "Joey Challenge" card slides in to.  The industry is always changing - this pouch allows the game to keep up with the trends of scrapbooking, without becoming obsolete by the next CHA!  ;)

While we were there, we met with an amazing company.  I am crossing my fingers that we become more than acquaintences in the near future!  Time will tell!  I have several companies with whom I am following up.

And the car in the lot I thought by brother would appreciate! 

We stayed in several different hotel rooms while we were on our trip.  Some of my favorites were:

Jungle Safari - this was a painting on the wall.  The elephant is the shower! 

Venice - by far the best night's sleep I got - that bed in the gondola was so comfy!!!

Treasure Island - what a COOL room!  Pieces of Eight laying around, the tv in the crow's nest, and the steering wheel that you could spin.  What fun!

My garden is growing and producing like crazy - 

 And my Auntie is making these yummy crocheted flowers I am selling for her!  Sorry some of these photos are sideways!

And here are some of the most recent cards and layouts I've made:

These use mostly BoBunny, CTMH, and KaiserCraft - there are a few other bits there, too - and the flowers from Aunt Donna.

15 Minutes of Fame

 Nathanael's 4th Birthday

 The Kindergarten Train

 Mother's Day

 Saddle Up, Boys!

A few details . . .

 God's Timing is Perfect

 Close Up on that one.

Thanks for taking the time to look!  :D 



More Randomness

I am using a "color palette generator" but I have to have the photos uploaded somewhere to use the generator.  Guess where I'm uploading them?!?  LOL!