Good Ravioli!

Isn't this just the best way to enjoy eating ravioli? I snitched these photos from Chris' FB site and just had to do a page! LOL! he is so darned cute! I know she was laughing so hard when she snapped these with her phone camera! She had started cleaning him up and snapped another! He really looks like he was enjoying feeding himself! He is walking now too! Big Boy at 15 months old! I used a quick page by Neli!
Gotta run some errands, so will be short today, may be back later since I snitched some of the girls too...LMBO....that I just have to create pages for as well!  Chat more next time! Have a super weekend making lots of memories to share! Hugs!! Mat

3.45" of much needed rain.....

Well, meteorologists were right for a change! How did that happen? We received 3.45 inches of rain over the past 2 days....the very beneficial kind....slow steady and able to seep into the ground and run off into the lakes and water sheds! We needed it so very badly, now it is time to dry out before the next bout on Sunday! To be in 60's today and 70's tomorrow! Then Sunday night back in the 20's! No wonder so much flu breakout in this area. Have lost 2 small children (6 & 7) from the flu within 12 hours of leaving an emergency room where parents were told to give them Tylenol and a antihistamine! Many pharmacies and doctor offices are without any vaccine for the flu! Hospitals are full. I am being very cautious and trying to stay home and away from large crowds. I have had my flu shot, but with age creeping up (like a stampede it seems to me!) it is easier for infections to set in! So, since I have been cooped up for more than 2 days, I have been scrapping, scrapping, scrapping! Loving it too!
Here are some pages I did for Hayden that I hope you will enjoy looking at! The first one is in a QP by Neli, my dear friend in Brazil....you can find a link on the right in my favorite sites, she has some really beautiful QPs and even some mixes of elements that she offers freely and daily! Hayden fell asleep in her car seat and Margaret took her photo. I'm not sure who the designer is for the pink polka dot word art, it is called A Bit Wordy Word Art with a TOU and a Thank You, but no name of the designer....strange! But thank you whoever you are for the lovely freebie that really sets this page off!

 

Next we have Miss Hayden in another QP from the CHRISTmas collection that Neli offered us. She was standing by the tree in her jacket so I put her outside looking in at the Teddy with his presents. Too cute, huh?

This page was so fun to make....it is called Cabin Porch and is by Lanell at Never Forget Memories who is also listed in my favorites on the right. Give her a visit too for some awesome free QPs and textures to help you with creating your pages. Since Lance & Margaret are avid outdoors people (they live on a farm in south GA) with horseback riding, hunting, fishing, etc...this page was perfect for a family page. They have a black lab called Chevy (this is not a lab, but close nuff...LOL!) Anyhow, just could not resist this one!

Okay, this is enough pages for my sweet Hayden today! I just downloaded a lot of photos from Christina's FB page of Jade, Ruby and Jayson....so guess I will do some of them next...get ready! ROFL!
When it dries a little, guess I had better get some of those leaves up....gotta call my yard guy and see if he can work me in...they caused a bit of a "dam" causing lots of water in the driveway (over my ankles) and the only "dry" place for my outdoor kitties to hide, eat and sleep was in the leaves in front of the cars and shed! Poor babies are ready for some sunshine!
Well, off here for now so I can get something done besides sitting on my rump all day AGAIN!! LMBO!! Y'all have a great day, make lots of memories to share and I'll chat more with ya next time! Hugs!! Mat

Happy Birthday to my friend Kyra!

Today is Kyra's birthday (With A Russian Dutch Heart) so I wanted to wish her a special and very happy birthday! I used one of her kits (distant whisper) since purple is her favorite color, and Beautiful Soul (which she really is and such a very generous one too) word art is from Linda at Random Thoughts! I want to thank Kyra so very much for all her lovely scrapkits that we get from her 3 times a week! I love reading her entertaining blog (you can find a link on the right) and so enjoy her friendship! Have a happy, happy day my friend! May you be blessed with many, many more to come! Love Ya! Mat

2012 in Review!!

I was "cleaning" up my computer this morning, ya know how that is right? Putting photos on DVD and some scrapping kits....etc! Just to have more room and faster computer. As I was organizing the photos, I decided to check a few each month to see what I had taken. Oh the memories....so I decided to do a little layout and use one photo from each month to put in my 2012 in Review. Here are some of the happiest occasions!!
In January, my "girls" were sleeping on my big king sized bed as I was still trying to reorganize the room and trying to get more space and less clutter! Closet reorganized, lots of clothes and other stuff donated. Sure felt good!
February was so nice and warm that I got out some of my succulent plants to get some sunshine in the front yard. Then I got more plants and put them in pots both on the ground and hanging to make my little "garden" very colorful and to get some exercise outside in the lovely weather. I got the itch to change things in my living room, totally changed all the color scheme and had a lot of fun redecorating!

In March I had a friend come by to help me take the headboard and attached night stands from the bed, giving the room a lot, lot more space in there! I also got all my yards cleaned and edged and so pretty. Lots of trash that had been laying around all gone, some minor repairs done and feeling great! Also, Nina bought my birthday gift early and planted the yellow hibiscus beneath my front window.

In April I was preparing to help Nina give her granddaughter a baby shower. This was my first and LAST baby shower to host. (probably my last to attend too!) Anyhow, this is the big laundry basket of stuff that I got for Emorie who was born in June! Everything is looking great in the garden too, lots of beautiful color!
In May, Nina and I decided to go to a few garage sales in our immediate area (this is another of my NOT favorite things to do, I have enough of my own junk). This is the $10 find I purchased...a solid wood dresser. I cleaned it and polished it, put it in my new bedroom space!  I also found a wood end table for the living room for a whopping $8 and Nina bought a wood bookcase for $2...last of the big spenders, huh?
June found Nina's 2 granddaughters from Georgia here visiting and we all went to the Fort Worth Zoo where we had a wonderful time (and they got to me Emorie when she was born). I also found a feral cat had given birth to 4 kittens in my back yard that I tried befriending by feeding her twice daily. 
In July, I flew to Florida where my sister picked me up, went back to her house in Georgia, we loaded up her daughter, daughter-in-law and her granddaughter and headed out for a trip of a lifetime. We went to Tennessee, saw family, met my friend Scarlett, then went on over to Illinois and Missouri to see more family before heading back to Georgia and me to Florida to fly back home! Great 10 days spent with my loved ones!
So in August my hibiscus was so pretty and such big blooms (actually 2 different types of blooms on one bush)! It was great being back home and enjoying my garden, my girls and the new kittens that still would not allow me very close.
September I got my new queen size bed and another new dresser...still lots of room after selling the kingsized bed, dresser and chest! A whole new look now from light wood to dark wood and brass. Lots of fun decorating the room again until my back started acting up again. Lots of trouble bending, sitting and standing so time to relax again and hope it will calm down.
I finally got to photo the kittens in October. I still feed the 3 survivors and the Mommy comes to visit me in the front to eat, but stays away from her babies now that they are old enough to care for themselves with my help....LOL! I am totally in love with all of them and wish I could have all in my house, but alas, with laws I can't.
In November the day before Thanksgiving, I finally had my back procedure done and found relief for my poor back so it was a kind of quiet month. I took lots of photos of the girls and of a friends funeral, so I just put up a photo of me taken when I actually had on some makeup....shock, shock! (ROFLMAO!)
December, I got out my decorations for the yard and the house and all up! I visited with lots of friends over the holidays and did lots of shopping with Nina. We actually got an inch of snow on CHRISTmas day! This is a rare occasion for this area! We had it all of about 28 hours and temperatures below freezing for a whole 43 hours! It actually felt like CHRISTmas for a change!
If you wonder what you did this past year...do what I did, you will be surprised at what all you did in such a short period of time....because 2012 seemed like it just flew in day before yesterday and it is gone already. Maybe because I was so busy having so much fun making all these memories????  Anyhow, hope 2013 is really good to you and yours! 13 is my lucky number...I know my year is gonna be the best yet! Y'all just keep on making those memories...they are so much fun to visit! Chat more later! Luv, Mat

Happy 2013!!

Hi Y'all! How was your CHRISTmas?
I had a great CHRISTmas with friends this year. Lots of partying, gift exchanging, food and fun with Nina and her family & Carolyn, Jill and Scot, Jannette & Mike and his family, Teri & Pam and Dr. Nair and family! Got lots of fun phone calls with family members too. Listened to Hayden open all her presents from me...that was so much fun. Margaret took some photos that she will share for me to make some pages with. Tried talking with Jade, Ruby and Jayson, but they were too excited to talk on the phone. Nice call from my nephew Jeff and from my niece Sebrina and her mother Myrl. Kathy and Penny spent at least an hour on the phone with me. I even got calls and texts and 3, yes 3 CHRISTmas cards from Amy! I also got a call from Afghanistan that was super great! Got flowers delivered CHRISTmas Eve from my friend Inez. Phone calls from my friend Gerri in Ohio, a call from my stepdaughter Tracy, a call from my friend Debbie in Florida and cards from my "new found family" in Indiana! I was really, really, really surprised a lot this CHRISTmas! Lots of great memories made too! If you haven't seen the video of us acting up at Jannette's, go to my Facebook account and watch it! Too Funny!
We had a pretty sunny, but cool, day yesterday, so I took down my outside decorations and put them away! I also took down my tree and put everything away for next year! Got my house cleaned and rearranged! Got all my laundry done too. Got all my work caught up and am ready to start out a brand new year! I even have my ham, black eyed peas, cabbage and cornbread to make for tomorrow. I think I am all set with my champagne and my girls to ring in 2013 right!

My wish for all of you is a safe, happy, prosperous, peaceful and healthy 2013! I hope it doesn't fly by as fast as 2012 has. I hope you and yours have a chance to make lots and lots of memories this new year! Like the page I created using my friend Neli's New Year overlay? The photo is about 2 months old.
Hope you enjoy this New Year's Eve with loved ones! Catch you next year! LOL! Love y'all! Mat

Merry CHRISTmas Y'all!!

Blessings and wishes to you and yours for a very Merry CHRISTmas from me and the "girls"! We have been blessed so very much this year with good friends, pretty good health (for old me) and a roof and food and warm place to sleep! Really can't or shouldn't complain as we have so much more than a lot of folks do. I have really had fun sharing this year. I even delivered some stuff to those a lot less fortunate than me, donated to some all year long too. That is the whole point of the season to me. Other than the obvious reason, JESUS. So, the "girls" and I are hoping that your family celebrations are happy, merry and so much fun, making lots and lots of memories to share. I have certainly made a few the last few days that I will be sharing later. Right now, going to watch my fav....It's A Wonderful Life on my new TV. Catch y'all up a little later! Luv, Mat

MzKitty, Oreo, and Pumpkin in a cute QP by Creative Elegance! Merry CHRISTmas y'all!

2 more days! Christmas!!

Got out and raked my front lawn this morning, soooooooo many acorns you could not even walk on the lawn or sidewalk. They are so large that when you step on one it will turn your ankle. I hope the trash people will be able to lift the bag....it is so very heavy! I had to drag it...no way I could lift it....LOL! Yep, I am a wimp and my shoulders and biceps know I have been raking too!
Got to deliver gifts to my boss and her family as well as my friend Jill and her family! Had a good visit with both. My boss gave me my bonus and her grand daughters (4 & 2) had to perform for my attention. They are sooooooo cute! Things were a little quieter at Jill's house. Got to play with her kitties and chat for about an hour. She gave me the cutest T-shirt with 3 "girl" cats all dressed up (for my 3 fur girls) and a terrific pair of Betty Boop Bedroom booties! They are so soft. Then I had to get home to feed my girls and all the outside kitties before dark.
I had forgotten to eat today as I was so busy doing last minute errands, so I made me some nachos and drank a cold beer. Sat down on the couch and next thing I knew, the phone woke me (an hour later)! Got up finished cleaning the kitchen, ran the vacuum, took a shower and decided to post before going to bed (have to let my hair dry some).
Here's my sister Penny's family for this year's Christmas photos. Since I have a party tomorrow (Nina's) and one on Monday (Janette's) too, and Teri is coming over on Christmas day so thought I had better do this one before I forgot to! This finishes my family Christmas photos for another year. Hope all of you have a beautiful weekend and make lots and lots of memories to share. Will hopefully pop in on Christmas day with my wishes for all of you! Until then....Luv, Mat

Penny and Weymond in a page by Lanell at Never Forget Memories. Sorry no TOU with the Word art!

Lamar and I in a page made by Margreit. This photo was made a couple of years back when he came to N. Texas with his collage band and I went to see him.

Lance, Margaret and Hayden in a lovely QP by Neli! You can find links to all these generous designers in my Favorites on the right. All their gifts are free.

Miss Amy and her hubby Michael in a page called Green bird by Marijja!

And another of Miss Hayden all by herself in a QP by Scrappie Irene using a Raspberry Road Design called Christmas Cookies.