The prevailing use of this single word gets you out of a lot of sticky situations these days. Everyone is saying it -- which means you can SCRAP it!!
Enjoy,
Melanie
font credit: VTKS Easy Way
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
It's not an original thought
...but it applies to numerous occasions and life-events.Today's word art is designed to go with the mini-kit I did for the January DSO Color Challenge hosted by the fabulous KimB. Mine can't hold a candle to others who've already posted their designs, but I enjoy doing it, and always learn something -- which is the whole point of taking part in any challenge!
Here's the download for the mini-kit, which I call Softly January:
And today's word art: Live Your Best Life
Blessings,
Melanie
font credits: MMDC Softly January Alpha 1 [Will & Grace font], VTKS Beauty
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Scrapbookers
I've often wondered which of my nieces and nephews would end up with any scrapbooks that I've made. I hope they see them as a slice of family history ... and I suspect they would. Thinking about the future hands turning the pages makes you think about your layouts differently, too, I suppose. It's a wonderful combination of recording family history with pop culture at the same time.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Everything Old Is New Again
How many times have you said this in your lifetime? Too many to count, I'll bet -- no matter how old you are, it always rings true. In fact, I've probably said it in my blog more than once, because it is a truth that is too evident to be ignored!
The funniest examples I've heard lately, though, are related to music. My assistant's children are begging for Led Zeppelin music for their MP3s and they are stunned to know that she went to one of their concerts once-upon-a-time. And my "baby" brother just told me that he and his son are going to a Van Halen concert soon ... ready for the next generation, I suppose, since even Eddie Van Halen's son is in the band.
My brother told me that he was taking his skater-boy son so that they could have something in common besides baseball. I took the chance to remind my brother -- who is 11 years younger than I am -- that I started watching MTV in its early years so that I could find a way to relate to this teenager that I realized was a brother I no longer knew. These days, 11 years' difference is an entire generation away. It was gratifying to hear the amazement in his voice. He never knew that, and suddenly, he thanked me for it -- 20 years later. Pretty cool.
I could think of dozens and dozens of photos that would be appropriate for today's word art. Hope you can, too!! I would LOVE to see some of your layouts.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Melanie
Friday, January 4, 2008
Erma's Excellent New Year
By now, you've probably already gotten into your new year's routines and possibly already broken at least one New Year's resolution. I only made one this year: to win the lottery. They say it can't be done if you don't buy a ticket, but I'm going to prove them wrong. LOL
If you've paid any attention to my blog in the past, you know that I'm an Erma Bombeck fan. I thought this made a perfect tongue-in-cheek New Year's resolution, just for fun.
Blessings on your day,
Melanie
Thursday, January 3, 2008
It speaks for itself ...
Happy Thursday!
Melanie
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font credits: Century Gothic, Nailed, TXT Sloppy Script, Nasty, CK Wild 'n Crazy
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Out of Sync
Thank you very much to those of you who left such kind comments during my husband's recent loss of his father.
When friends and family ask about our trip to England, I tell them that we were early to his father's funeral, and got good parking spaces twice at our hotel. Other than that, it was very surreal, very un-Christmasey, and extremely out-of-sync. Nothing catastrophic occurred, so please understand that I'm not being overly dramatic. It's just that a very exhausting, long series of inconveniences and unpleasantries both before, during and after the trip, made it an even sadder journey than we had anticipated.
Having said that, the healing has already begun for my husband, which is a very good thing.
I have a great story to share that perfectly describes the "out-of-sync" part of our trip. We had a brief layover on our return at Boston's Logan airport. I stepped over to the Starbucks to get us what turned out to be soggy turkey sandwiches and coffee -- it was clear that the employees there didn't want to spend their Christmas day at the airport any more than we did! As I was waiting through the fourth attempt to get one
of them to understand my coffee order, a lady approached the counter asking whether they had any "Boston Starbucks" coffee mugs. They said, "of course," and pointed to the set of shelves nearby.
of them to understand my coffee order, a lady approached the counter asking whether they had any "Boston Starbucks" coffee mugs. They said, "of course," and pointed to the set of shelves nearby. She said, "But do you have any BOSTON ones."
"Yes," they said impatiently. "They're all there."
The lady smiled and said, "but those all say Toronto. It's not even the right country!"
It capsulizes the way our whole trip went, and made us both smile through the tears.
Here's hoping that all your 2008 days are full of blessings, light and laughter.
Melanie
font credits: VTKS Rock Garage Band, Miss Brooks, VTKS 36
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