I had 1.5 hours of sleep last night and 4 the night before. Wasn't ready for the alarm this morning!!!!
Keeping it short and sweet today ... enjoy your gift, I hope!
Until later,
Melanie
Monday, March 17, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
To Love and Be Loved
I believe that true happiness is a result of a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior. In that context, this quotation is unbelievably profound.Having said that, feeling loved by someone special and having the opportunity to love them in return are extraordinary and an incredible gift.
Please remember to tell someone today how much they are loved all the year through.
Blessings,
Melanie
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Friday, March 7, 2008
An Acquired Taste
The humor of American comedian Steven Wright is dry, wry, quirky and sometimes just plain weird. It's just the kind of wit that appeals to my youngest brother, and to me, too, I guess. 
However, it's definitely not all scrap-able, unless you, too, have that same style of humor in your blood!
However, it's definitely not all scrap-able, unless you, too, have that same style of humor in your blood! Anyway, Steven Wright is the source of today's word art quip. Hope you can find a good way to use it. I can't say that I always drive too fast myself, but I do have a cholesterol problem to deal with, so maybe it's a new concept in getting those triglyceride numbers down.
On another note, thanks so much for the kind comments about yesterday's freebie. I'm glad to hear that you're looking forward to other entries in that PhotoArts series. I'll try to have at least one a week, but don't want to do it if it's not the right combination of pieces for it.
Hope you have a terrific weekend!
Melanie
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Enhancements That Enrich ...
... I hope!Today, I'm starting a new occasional series, which I'm calling PhotoArts. Simply described, these are word arts that I've illustrated with my photography. The enhancement comes in because I've also supplied some emphasis words that you can use for your layout titles, if you wish. Does 
that make sense?
that make sense?I'm showing you the word art from the new MMDC PhotoArts Vol. 1, plus the preview. Today's PAV1 includes one illustrated quotation, plus three additional wordart pieces. Hope you like it!
Blessings,
Melanie
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Today's Gifts
Just dropping in to post the MMDC March Fabulously Add-On, to the DSO March Color Challenge kit I posted on my blog on February 29. KimB's color choices for this month are, as always, spot-on, and terrific for layouts as winter transitions into spring here in Texas. [We had snow yesterday, and it's in the high 60s today. Rainy and cold tomorrow. That's typical for March, except for the snow bit!][I could have made that sentence more awkward, but I didn't. :) ]
Kim Broedelet's excellent Grab Bag No. 7 came in helpful for the overlays used in this Add-on, plus the stitched flower. It's still on sale at DSO for a few more days; what a deal! I also used an Atomic Cupcake action for one of the two word arts in this little kit.
I did a quick layout of my niece and her middle son as they shared a quiet moment. I love the intimacy of these 
parent/child moments, don't you? It helps when they're so photogenic, too!!! Obviously, I used this add-on kit to prepare the layout.
Finally, today's word art is here, too. Sorry that I'm a little late in posting it, but .... well, it just IS! I loved this quotation, too, and hope you do as well.
Take time to do something kind for someone today. Random Acts of Kindness are some of the best currency around ... and one of the best gifts you can give yourself.
Blessings,
Melanie
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Monday, March 3, 2008
Hillary's Hair
Early posting for Tuesday because of impending deadlines I've got hanging over me ...
I've been saving this quotation for Tuesday, March 4, because it is the day for election primaries in Texas. I'm not going to get into a political discussion on this blog; however, I will always celebrate a sense of humor, regardless of who says it.
For those of you have been on the planet longer than 10 minutes -- and you know who you are -- you will remember that in the early days of campaigning for Bill Clinton's first presidential race, Hillary wore her hair shoulder-length, usually with a black headband. Her hair went through many transformations and fashion-disaster claims since then -- and although it seems that she's found her a "look" that works for her and is sticking with it now -- I know it must have been so frustrating for such a serious-minded careerwoman to be targeted for her hair of all things.
I think there are MILLIONS of women who could relate to this comment she made!!!
Blessings on your day ... and on your hair.
Melanie
Family Faces
I spent the greater part of the weekend getting to know a new family member. Her name is Tiger Lily -- the new little sister to our first Westie, Liberty Belle.Liberty spent the first two hours pretending the new puppy wasn't there.
Lily spent the first two hours doing a meerkat imitation, popping up every chance she got to get a glimpse of the great big world to which she was suddenly exposed.
I'd forgotten how much care a new puppy took, so I got extremely little done that I'd planned to do. That's okay. It gave me a chance to enjoy a rainy day yesterday, totally guilt-free. Smile.
And how are your family faces today? I hadn't seen this quotation before, but really liked it. Family is so very important to me, as I'm sure it is to you. Hope you can use today's quotation.
On another note, thanks so much to those of you who've left such kind comments the past week. That's more encouraging than you know.
Blessings,
Melanie
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