"he got a little teary eyed and said he will always keep it because it has our handwriting on it" That is the sweetest thing I've ever heard from a 12 yo boy! He is going to be a little charmer isn't he?! Glad you all enjoyed your day!

Never knew you had a challenge site/blog. Looking forward to it!

Damn it Sasha...now I really have to actually work out and eat right. :) I keep saying I need/want to lose weight but I haven't really done much towards that except buy a Wii fit which I've only used a handful of times. I'm going to sit on this and think about what I really want, do I really want to put in the work, you know?

I already left some love for you over at Jillibean Soup but girl...this is about to get lifted!! Love it!

Genius idea to leave the detail strip on the patterned paper! Go Sasha!

Neither one of us chased the other. We circled around each other for years and then all of a sudden, there was a collective "aha" moment, like um...why haven't we done this already? LOL

ROFL!! Missing out on Hump Day!! I'm missing out and I don't have the excuse of distance...but I do have kids who are expert blockers! LOL

I took a photo of my grandmother and her dearly departed best friend (the 1st lady at church) a few Easters ago. I framed it for her and she loves looking at this photo of the two of them smiling in their church hats before her friend succumbed to a very long & drawn out illness. I meant to scrap the photo & then frame it but ran out of time. Turns out, my grandmother loves this photo as is.

Love the photo-less layouts! They make great decor for the home :)

Love the LO! It's fabulous :)

Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you and your growing family!

Love what you did with the kit! The Meander Mini is so sweet and cute and those cards--love them! Ooooh..and love the layouts too. I guess I could've made this short and sweet by saying I love it all! ROFL about the non recording. That's something I'd do :)

I just wanted to say that I admire your strength. I have no doubt that you and your dh will be chosen. Good luck on your adoption journey!

Gorgeous collection! I saw a lot of the new collections through Two Peas In a Bucket's video blog. Amazing designs! What I find beautiful is watching my daughters bonding with their father. My heart bursts with love for all of them!

Beautiful bracelet! I'm going to try this :) Thanks for the tutorial!

Thanks for sharing the list. This will definitely be helpful. Great layout too! Please share more of your scrappy goodness :)

Oh, you're so gracious on not being chosen to be on Hambly's DT. Too bad they passed on you--you are one creative chica. The LO you submitted is gorgeous. I love the color scheme & the cute chipboard icon. Good luck w/your 1/2 marathon! I couldn't even do a 1/8 marathon! *har har har*

You definitely have given us some words of wisdom today! I'm a digi scrapper so if you need any help, let me know. What program are you using?

I found Bella at ScrapGals. Here's a link to Itinerary from Pack Your Bags: http://www.scrapgal.com/Bella-BLVD/1930-Bella-BLVD/24416-Bella-BLVD-Paper-Pack-your-bags-Itinerary.html Love this patterned paper!

Great list! I want to see my 2 girlies graduate too but you can keep running with the bulls all to yourself! I know I'm bound to get run over. Okay..I just asked the Mr. what's on his bucket list (we've never had the convo) and he says without hesitation "Set the set of Double Dare on fire." and promptly walks away. That was um...unexpected.

Great LOs! Love the idea of hiding the journaling in plain sight.

(((Hugs))) I don't care what anyone else says about your blog--I love it! Life isn't all about making cute stuff with paper. Sometimes it's rough & I think your honesty & openness are quite refreshing.

Love the altered frame! And um...yeah, up until yesterday, my entire house looked like your craft room. I mean, I do have tables but still..just yeah..it was a hot mess. Now it's just a lukewarm mess. Good luck w/your craft room!

Added ya! ;)

Ha! I feel the same way about my hips & thighs! Not sure if I mentioned it already, but I'm loving your blog's new outfit!