my inspiration

Cancer is powerful. It can stop whole lives and start new ones. It is the ultimate dark drama.
Cancer brings a crisp urgency to every hour.
LIVE RIGHT, LIVE WELL, LIVED NOW.
Take each day and create. CREATE GOOD. CREATE LOVE.
Cancer touches everyone around it and can bring wisdom and learning.
LEARNING TO LOVE AND LET GO.


By Melissa Etheridge
THIS provides me with the inspiration for how I make my choices and how I live my life.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Some Sharing and Some Updates

I haven't posted anything for a while because of the busy summer.  This summer is the last summer before my son goes into the public schooling system.  I just let him "go wild" this summer, spending lots of time outdoor and goofing around with his little sister.




flying kites last weekend ... very good wind!




the week before last week - Charles bumped his head and got his very first pair of glasses.




enjoyed some beach time

Charles will start kindergarten in September.  Although the teachers' strike in BC makes things uncertain at this stage, we are all excited about the start of the school year.  Charles got his Transformer backpack ready while I had his clothing stickers ordered.  And of course I can't wait to see things go back to normal with Charles having his routines back.  This summer really makes him "wild". lol.  But it's definitely good time!   "Enjoy them while you can!" - this is what people keep advising me.

Although I have two kids keep myself occupied, all sorts of things happening lately kind of bothers me.  Guess what, yesterday I had some scrappy therapy, hoping to get rid of this unwanted feeling.  This is what we all do - looking for comfort in the scrapbooking world!


It's a picture of my parents taken in 2001, and I just wish this moment caught by the camera would last forever!  The Lilac House Collection was used here (I just adore this soft coloured line), plus a Kaisercarft Wood Flourish Bird, some Graphic 45 Lace and some gorgeous stamps by Pink Paislee.  This LO was created based on a sketch in August PageMaps.


Can you see the glitter?  This is NOT what I had in my mind initially. I wanted a lighter colour, but after playing with three bottles of Glimmer Mists and some stamping, this is how the bird turned out.  The good thing is I can still use it. LOL.

Some more close-ups ~ ~



OK, let's get into business.

These two days I'll be busy with My Mnd's Eye's Lost & Found 2, which are expected on Friday.  And the following will come along, too:

An ABC Primer (Graphic 45) - one of my personal favourites among the CHA release :) :)

Apothecary Emporium Collection Kit (Echo Park Paper)

Happy Days Collection Kit (Echo Park Paper)

And finally we'll be expecting Bo Bunny next week - Blitzen and Et Cetera - full line of paper and some embellishments!!

Thanks for stopping by!
hugs,
Yolanda