What a poignant essay. Thanks for sharing it and a sweet birthday weekend to you. You may be older than your years, but 37 is young. Enjoy your youth. You will wake up and be 54 (like me) before you know it. It'll be a fab trip, tho. :-))

Very pretty and unique pages. The storm's been wicked. No snow down here in Houston area, but I'm freezing my butt off just the same. Haveta admit it's kinda been fun to actually wear my winter clothes, tho. LOL xoxo

Hi Amy. Happy New Year and I hope you are staying warm and safe. Saw Jim Cantori's coverage of the CT weather and that same prediction of more. Just wanted to let you know that I've been catching up on my Reader scripts and I have updated mine for your new blog url. I enjoy seeing your cards and layouts so much, so cheery and bright and well-designed. I subscribe online to Cards and 3 more of their mags and have been so happy for you getting pubbed with them. Also wanted to tell you that your Broken layout is beautiful and I hope it helped you to create it. xoxo

Oh, dang, how about two freakouts (2 comments)?? LOL Forgot to tellya. I'm working on Missy's 1020 4x6" monthly calendar and it's basicaly a minibook. I have been TRYING to channel you IN VAIN -- could you please send me a holagram of yoursself - dang, these minibooks are HARD! I need templates, like a scrapbook layout sketch for them. They are basically scrap layouts in miniature, arent they? I think you should write a book for that. I'm not kidding, either, you have the touch of talent for them. xoxo

Hey girl, my fingers are not so swollen today, thought I'd pop over and freak you right out with a comment. winkwink Ah, another year, another Word. Wow, good luck with choosing. All I can say is how proud I am of you this past year for baring and sharing about Ryan. I see you have moved forward because of it in multiple ways. (Yes, I do frequent this blog, even tho I rarely leave a comment. My stoopid fingers and arthritis.) I know it's been painful, but it's gotta be somewhat relieving, too. I applaud you for working on the Grateful thing. Work thru that sting, girl, it's not always gonna bite. Loveya! aimeslee xoxo

Looks like some great goals for you, Jill. I have no doubt you will meet them all. Can't wait to see your minibook. I have even more respect for you and Tina now that I am doing my first real minis. Working on a 4x6" 2010 calendar mini for Missy right now. I need templates just like for scrapbook layouts! LOLOLOL xoxo

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Jill. I wanted to thank you for the lovely card and photo. I have it hanging on my card tree. xoxo, Aimeslee

Hello my dear! So glad you are still alive and I've finally made my way over here to say hey, been awhile. I'm glad not one thing has changed, you are still so creative and active, a real inspiration. I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season and that you find time to relax and enjoy often! xoxo, Aimes

Yum, #1, #4, #6, #9, and #12 are all winners with me. But #13, well, it used to be neat, but I guess I'm getting old -- I don't like anything keeping me from my sleep! winkwink xoxo, Aimeslee

What a great family photo. So glad I can post here again. It's given me fits the last two times I've tried. LOVE your layouts and cards, Tina. It was a good eye candy desert, winkwink. xoxo, ~a~

just enjoying the gorgeous photos of you and your kids, jill. hope you all are planning a great summer. glad chad is getting weekends off now. :-) xoxo, Aimes

I know! DH said last night the entire YEAR has sped by and I agreed. That photo is cuuuuute. Will be happy to see your project uploads, always enjoy your scrapping! xoxo

hey, tina. i just read this in my local paper: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6393590.html i sure am glad chelsea was home this weekend! xoxo, Aimeslee

Wow, she had fun! How cool! Hey, there's an award on my paper paisleys blog for you...the blog entry with the indian art, 4/20, I think. xoxo

Jill, there is an award on my paper paisleys blog for you to come get! :-) This album is fan-tastic. Euphoria - great choice, although you should know it makes you a pink girl, winkwink. Yup, I know, you really prefered the pinks, hehe. And, loved your comment the other day, history in the making indeed! :-)))

Glad you have found good music you like to run to, girl. Just watched Cool Runnings again last night, what a great name, huh? Your list made me think of it. Have a Blessed Easter!

Hi, Tina, I got all caught up and read your entries since the little spiral notebooks you made. Really enjoyed all the layouts a lot. I don't think I really got just why Chelsea is so into all the working out, but good for her...do you think she is gonna change her major to kinesthesiology or however you spell it - PhysEd back in the day? Nows the time to change if she is gonna, before she gets out of the required courses. Hope the braces go on well and not too much discomfort. And I sure hope you get your tooth infection cleared up, girl! That is whack, but it happens quite often when teeth are pulled. I go for my checkup in May and I think I already need it now, lol. I'll send some sun up your way...Have a Blessed Easter and a fun family get together. xoxo

Hi, Shirley, there is an award waiting for you on my Tuesday post at Paper Paisleys, come by to pick up! Love your idea for No Regrets and the piece as well. xoxo http://paper-paisleys.blogspot.com/

Hey Jill, he's a lady killer even when he's recovering, uh-oh. He should be very well taken care of in his life then, winkwink. Seriously, sounds like he was pretty sick and I am glad he is well now. Enjoyed coming to see what photo the tag unearthed, that's always fun. ;-) Love the descriptions.

I saw that too! Cute cute cute, love your journals. I was just thinking today about you publishing your blog to that book being just about the coolest thing I've seen done with a blog yet. xoxo

Hi, Shirley! Gosh, love all the latest creations you've shown us and all the pubs you are in, wow! The masks are gorgeous and also the book you made. So sorry you had to put the goat down, but I share your feelings about saving them the misery. If you get Whirlpool Duets down under, I've had my washer for about 5-6 years now and it is totally care-free all this time except for the handle cracked recently and it was a $13 part replacement only. The washer can wash 22 towels at once! And I love the delicate and hand wash settings - you can do some dry-cleanables on them, even. I highly recommend. And it saves a lot of water use over our old top loader, too.

Tina, glad you had a good time at the concert, but so sorry you had to have the tooth surgery. LOVE THOSE EGGS! :-)

My Mexican Pansies are sprouting out of the ground in little shoots now - Hubs just thought he cut them all down and got rid of them - HA! Our Mexican neighbor jokes you can't get rid of Mexicans that easy. LOLOL - ok, it's funny to everybody down here, anywayz. Likey your sky header. {hugs}