Thanks Miss Edna for the lovely award!

My friend Edna at Miss Edna's Place sent me an awesome award. Thank you Edna, sorry it has taken me so long to post it, but had to think about the questions a bit and we had severe wind and storms yesterday, so I did not have my computer on with all the lightning strikes! Here goes!!

The rules are pretty easy:  (1) Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.  (2)  Acknowledge that blogger on your blog and link back to them.  (3)  Answer the five simple questions.  (4) Nominate blogs for the award and notify each of them.  (5) Display the award on your blog somewhere. 

Here are the questions with my answers.

1.  If you could change one thing, what would you change?
The way our senior citizens are treated!

2.  If you could repeat an age, what would it be?
I had a tough time with this one, probably right where I am because all that I have experienced so far has led me to where I am know with the knowledge, security and happiness that I have now.

3.  What is one thing that really scares you?
The lack of respect for others! (The total disrespect for life, be it human or animal! Why people have to be so insensitive and cruel is way beyond me!)

4.  What is one dream you have not completed, and do you think you'll be able to complete it?
I have pretty much completed all my dreams, the one left if that my family be well taken care of (not necessarily rich, but comfortable) and happy!

5.  If you could be someone else for one day, who would it be? 
A cat...so I could be treated the way mine are...LOL!

Now I would like to pass this award on to:
(Between Miss Edna and Kyra...they have taken some of my nominees, but let's see if I can come up with a couple)...LOL! Thanks to all of you who share so much, not just freebies, but your friendship with us!

Miriam at Miriam's Scraps
Monica at Mgtcs Digital Art-Free Stuff
Neli at Lugar Encantado da Neli
Donna at Donna's Digital Creations

Okay, I think I did it! Now off to let everyone know they have an award! Chat with y'all later! Got some things I have to do today! Make lots of memories to share! Luv, Mat

Cinderella Hayden!

Margaret sent me this photo of Hayden who says she is Cinderella, so I just had to create a page for her as she is getting ready to ride her carriage to the castle. I used some stuff from Sandee, the brick road and mountain overlay from Miriam came up with this page! Hope she likes it!
It's really gray, cloudy, damp and cool this morning, so thought I'd sit a chat a couple minutes with y'all! Had a busy night last night...for some reason, my phone lost it's dial tone, so at 9 pm was on my cell with AT&T to correct it, they wound up screwing with the TV and internet as well. Had to move furniture, unplug and replug phone, router, etc and finally at 10:15 I had all restored. Then I had to put the furniture back in place AFTER sweeping under it all...LOL! By the time I got to bed I was wide awake, so out came the Kindle and read for another hour or so. Did not awaken until 6:35 and my "girls" were all in my face about their breakfast being late! LOL!
OK, guess I will watch some movies today and take it kinda easy! I deserve it, yes I do!! ROFL here! Anyway, off for now, hope you have a terrific Sunday doing what you love best and making memories to share! Have a beautiful week ahead and I'll chat more next time. Luv, Mat

Pretty Little Ruby

I have been busy today...the computer guy came and got my work computer to see if he can figure out why it quit working....so with an empty space that showed lots of dust and cat hair....I got a wild hair to change up my office...cleaning and dusting and rearranging....LOL! Now I am too pooped to move! But I did finish it as much as I could and it looks a wee bit roomier...for sure it is cleaner. I feel better about it even if I am tired!

I got this photo of Ruby from Christina's FB page...isn't it sweet? She just loves the color purple, so I had made this lavender ice page and decided to make her a page with it....her photos are seldom by herself. She loves to follow Jade around or boss baby brother Jayson when Jade is in school. Typical middle child, huh?
She loves necklaces too! Doesn't she have a cute smile? Anyhow I liked it and chose Miss Boots' (Linda at Random Thoughts) Wordart of Sunshine Smiles. Ruby is playing on the stairs to a slide I think.

Enjoy your day, what's left of it, making memories to share with all of us...Chat more next time, Luv, Mat

Happy Birthday Sweet Scarlett & Libby!!

Happy Birthday to my friend Judy, aka, Scarlett! I so wish you the best day ever! Enjoy it to the max dear lady! May you be blessed with so many, many more to come! Will stop in the parlor a little later for that hot toddie salute to you on your special day! Hugs from me and my "girls"! Love ya bunches! Make lots of memories to share with us!

PS the page is one of Neli's freebies (her site can be found on the right)

Also, today is my high school chum, Libby's, birthday! We have been sharing a lot of birthday wishes together, huh? 40+ years! I wish you a day as marvelous as you are and blessings for many, many more to come,  I will attempt to call you a little later in the evening! Love ya girlfriend! Hugs to you too! I created this page from scratch that I put as a QP on Miriam's Scraps!
That's it for today folks, got to get to work now! Chat more next time! Luv, Mat

Winter?

We have been pushing temps close to 70 for a couple of days! What happened to winter? A weak but very windy cold front is pushing through now, a little nippy, but really blowing trash around. For the life of me I can't understand why people cannot tie up or cover their trash cans! Anyhow, we are to only see about 60 today, but the temps are to steadily climb to about 72 by Thursday!
I spent way too many hours in front of the TV this weekend! LOL! i watched some of the Barrett Jackson auction...a lot of HGTV.....and both NFL playoff games yesterday! I was happy with both, they were good games and am excited about watching brothers coach their teams in the Super Bowl! What time I was not in front of the TV...I was doing some research on Ancestry.com. I even designed a couple of freebies that I posted on Miriam's Scraps. Now that she has her internet services back, she has a gorgeous kit she just put up if you are interested.  Check over on the right for a link to her site!
I downloaded a collaboration kit from 4 designers at the Studio called Winter Ice, they were doing mini LOs that I thought I would join, so I did this page of Jade in her winter coat. But, I decided to not join in so, thought I would post it here for y'all to see her pretty smile (they are far and few)!

Y'all have a great week making memories, those of you lucky enough to have the day off, enjoy it! Chat more next time....Luv, Mat

Happy Birthday Inez!!

Happy, happy, happy birthday to my friend of many, many years, Inez! Pamper yourself today sweetie and have a marvelous one, you so deserve it! Much love is sent your way today and always!! Remember this photo? Early 1980's...LOL! Those were the good times, huh?  As this saying imparts, Memories can happen anywhere and this photo really opened a flood gate for me. Hope it does for you as well. Love ya girlfriend and always will!
I used Miriam's gorgeous QP1 from her Mini kit 9 (Yes, she is back online and has a gorgeous kit with lots of extras she is offering). The wordart is from Ginger! Got lots to do today, so this post is short, just wanted to wish my ex sister-in-law a happy birthday! Chat more next time....keep making those memories to share!
Hugs, Mat

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