Happy, Happy, Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! We spent a wonderful afternoon with family and relatives, eating and visiting and eating and visiting and...you get the picture... Fried turkey, dressing and gravy, baked ham, chicken and dumplings, creamed corn and squash from the garden, peas, broccoli casserole, hashbrown casserole, sweet potato crunch, yeast rolls, pumpkin cheesecake, ambrosia, chocolate delight, and banana pudding. I tried to take just a small spoonful of each thing...but even that was toooooooo much! I'm stuffed!

Did you notice my new blog banner? I can't believe I actually made it myself! I've been playing around with my Photoshop Elements while lounging on the sofa watching Deck the Halls with Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick. I love me some gooooood Christmas movies!!! ;-)

Anyway, I hope you've had a wonderful day with the people you love. I have a couple of things to show you in the next day or two, so come back and visit.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Long Time, No See...

Oh my gracious! It has been a whole month since my last post! Life has a way of sidetracking us, doesn't it? I've done a little stamping, just haven't had time to take pictures and post them. We had a wonderful time last weekend at my Christmas Classes (2 of them). I'm looking forward to working with another great bunch of ladies tomorrow evening. We'll be making the same adorable cards that we made in the classes last weekend. Hopefully in the next couple of days I'll be able to take pictures and post them.

We're out of school all of next week for Thanksgiving Holidays! Woo-Hoo!!! Lake Sinclair, here I come! Richard is leaving Friday morning, and I'm heading there as soon as school is out Friday afternoon. We'll be back in time for Thanksgiving dinner. ;-)

Well, my little Ladybug had her first birthday at the end of October, and is now walking! I have tons of birthday pictures. They're precious....of course! Where has the year gone? It's so hard to believe. It seems like I just held her for the first time. Mamas and grandmas, hold onto those babies as long as they'll let you. The time goes by way too quickly.

Pink blinged-out hightops and leopard leggings with a tutu....she is definitely her mother's child!

Christmas in the Pines...

I broke out my new Patterned Pines stamps and some retired paper/ink to make this quick and easy card.
Paper and Ink: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss
Stamps: Patterned Pines, Warm Words

Soft Sky Ballerinas...

These are the invitations that we made for Leighton's 1st birthday, complete with matching envelopes!

Punch Art Ballerina

Ink and Cardstock: Soft Sky (retired

Big Shot Top Note Die

No Peeking...

He's making a list and he's checking it twice.....NO PEEKING! This little notepad is perfect to make notes about Christmas gifts and shopping lists. It will fit nicely in a purse. I used Garden Green cardstock from SU! for the main folder. The designer paper was purchased online, as were the chipboard accents and sentiment.

Yesterday afternoon was spent making birthday invitations for my sweet little Ladybug's 1st birthday! I'll post the invitation hopefully later in the week. I also went down to Stella's and took pictures of Leighton in her birthday outfit. Stella ordered the most precious tutu and matching top featuring an appliqued cupcake. It was chilly here yesterday, so Leighton wore leggings and long sleeves under her outfit. Precious!!

Delusions...

"How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call to him." Psalm 4: 2-3

Anything that takes our focus off the Father is a delusion. Anything that takes His place in our lives is a false god. I needed this scripture today...forgive me Lord.

Father, I thank You for this day and for knowing that I am forgiven. You are my salvation. I still sin...we all do...and we all fall short...none of us can stand before You without sin...but Christ's redeeming work on the cross makes it possible for me to spend eternity in Heaven with You. I love You. Amen and amen.

Georgia Aquarium...

On Our Way!

Tired little girl!

Captain Ladybug...

We're here at Lake Sinclair, enjoying the Fall Break from school. Leighton and her parents spent the weekend with us. We visited the Georgia Aquarium (pictures forthcoming) and spent some time out on the boat Saturday evening. My Ladybug, it seems, was born to be a boat captain!

Hummer Bummer....

What a bummer! Imagine getting stuck every time you tried to leave the room... This poor little hummingbird managed to wind up in our screened porch Sunday afternoon. Every time it tried to get out, it's beak would get stuck in one of the holes in the screen. My husband was able to capture it and release it outdoors. Isn't it beautiful?

Warm Wooly Mittens....

I love making pocket cards! I used some stamps I purchased last year---online....love 'em!! The designer paper was purchased in a pad from an online vendor. The cardstock is SU! I'm sorry for being so vague about the stamps and paper, but in keeping with the requirements of the new IDA from Stampin' Up!, I cannot offer links to these products.
We are headed to Lake Sinclair for a long Fall Break....5 days!!!! Yeah!! Stella, Grady, and Leighton are going also & we're taking Leighton to the Georgia Aquarium on Saturday. Fun!!!

****NEWSFLASH!!!****** We are going to be the very, very proud grandparents of a bouncing baby boy in March! Our son Randall & his wife Lori are expecting a little boy. Hooray!! So...now you get to see pictures of 2 babies growing up!

And to all a good night...

Don't look too closely...this is just practice....

I've been admiring these cards on many different blogs, so I thought I'd try it. It was so much fun...but next time I want to make the sky darker so there's more of a contrast with the trees. I was just a little afraid with my sponging this time. I love the effect, especially with the navy and silver. I'm thinking of using this as one of my Christmas Class cards.

Stamps: Wandering Words by Stampin' Up!

We had a lot of fun Saturday at the Halloween Class & I'll be posting pictures this week of the items we made.

Stella and I took Ladybug outside to blow bubbles and play in the grass this afternoon. We couldn't get enough bubbles to really excite her, though. I'm thinkin' a bubble machine.....yeah! She'd love it! Here are some pics of our afternoon.

TA-DA!

Hey....what is that on my head? I wonder if Daisy would notice if I pulled her tail????

THE END (hee-hee)!