Scrapbooking

I wonder if the whole world has tried it, or if only those who are hooked on it are just able to put themselves out there more than others.  For those of you who have never tried it, you really should as it is very freeing.  You can put all those pictures that are just gathering dust in a shoe box to work and write about what  was actually going on at the time the picture was taken, or what you were thinking then.  My DD and I scrap with her kids.  And I think it has brought us closer together as a family and also as people.  We respect each others artwork and have learned a lot about each other by what we have wrote in them. 

 You can start with very little as far as supplies go, just scrap book paper and colored pencils would work for beginning.  After that you can budget for other supplies.  One word tho, you should decide wither you want an 8x10 book or a 12x12 book.  An 8x10 is probably easier to start with as there is not as much room to fill up.  However as time goes by, you will probably want the extra room of a 12x12 book.  It is a very rewarding hobby and it can be very expensive.  But , it is also worth every penny.  How else can your great-great-grandkids read exactly what you were thinking or doing on that day and even have a picture to look at with it.  

Happy late Mothers Day

I hope you all had a Happy Mothers Day.  I sure did!  My SIL sent his wife and I both flowers.  My husband and I went to church,  where my GD worked the Wee Kids check-in for me.  Then we came home with three of the Grandkids so the oldest could take mom out for coffee to Starbucks.  The grandkids also got me a cross trinket box.  It was so nice not to have to do anything or be anywhere.  I worked on the craft room for a while in the afternoon (my DD and I have put everything in together, so it is taking some time to arrange everything), and then read a little Stephen King.  He is one of my favorite writers.  Then believe it or not I was in bed at 9 pm.  I never and I mean never go to bed that early, but I guess I really needed to sleep as I did not get up until almost 10:30 this morning.  I am now reading  "The Dome"  by Stephen King.  It is scary but really interesting.  
I will take pictures of  the craft room and post them later.

Busch Gardens

Believe it or not, I went to Busch Gardens yesterday.  I got a call from 2 of my sisters that they were going and my DD had planned to take the grandkids, sooooo.  To make a long story short, we all went on the same day.  I have not been anywhere that I had to walk around like that since before my car accident and surgery.  Needless to say,  I am in agony today and can hardly move.  And I never even went on a ride.  I waited for them to ride and talked to my sisters catching up on their kids and grandkids.  It was nice to see them again.  I can hardly wait until the middle of April when another sister comes down.  She will be bringing her 2 youngest with her.  I have not seen them for 4 years and can not wait to see how much they have grown.