End O' March

Can it be? really be? Yes, tis' the end O' March! What will be next .... sweet April showers ... then?! I can barely wait!! ONE MONTH COUNTDOWN!

"I suppose there is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate person, however dear and beloved, but an expansion, an interpretation, of one's self, the very meaning of one's soul." ~ Edith Wharton


Today I spent the day in 3rd grade ... I do enjoy substituting ~ I'm wondering if "they" enjoy me?!

"We are each other's reference point at our turning points." ~ Elizabeth Fishel


Friends .. we all need them and want them ..... FRIENDS!!!

SHE .... aka ~ friend!! O' mine

Let me introduce you to .... Beverly, some call her Bev, the CLGW call her "miss Beverly K", her darlin' one and only son calls her ~ mom, I know her DH calls her ~ sweetheart. I call her BB (long story ... heart warming too!) .... I also call her ~ she ..... she is all that to me and always will be. She walks in when everyone else walks away. She calls me (she even calls me out sometimes too, cause I need it!) She gives .... well, read the layout! She ..... do you have any "she's" in your life???? Today I contemplated BIG things .... life, purposefulness, meaning of me ..... and SHE ..... popped into my heart. I'm heading into 3rd grade for Monday and Tuesday .... so, think about all your "she's" ~~ call them, have coffee with them, love them ..... and above all else ~ have a great week. psst ... it's March 30th in the late evening ... and it just began to swizzler snow here ..... I'm serious!!!

love, m

Why do you work?

This is very sad and hard ....
I've always considered where God would have me work. January 2006 I had the privilege of being hired at Archiver's Boise. This is a scrapbooking store of excellence magnitude. Eye candy for the paper crafter ... if you know what I mean. Our jobs aren't just jobs you know .... we are put there for purposefulness. I can't begin to tell you about "glories" I've been apart of and just incredible encounters with people. I received word today, that a beloved little girl, 9 years old, that would come in to crop and craft ~ she even had her girly birthday party at the store!!..... has lost her battle with brain cancer. I can't form the words within my heart. Pray for this family.

Please visit the Notice for Brianna Paige Flanders.
http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000106408532X

Even if you just offer a smile, a hug, a "can I help you" attitude .... lives are touched and changed, even at work.

Lunch!!

LUNCH TIME! okay, let me explain. I loooooooooooooove to do local fieldtrips. And one O' my absolute favorites is going to the Co-op downtown. I usually putts around .... read some labels, try on some hand cremes .... oh, and the friendly produce people will sample an apple or whatever. So, today the sky was blue the clouds looked like marshmellows ~ but, (you knew that was comin') the storm was brewing. The forecasters said the "S" word ... and it's also a 4-letter word too .... S N O W. So, I went early. In the deli, they had "crackin' califlower" ... sounded good to me ... so, I splurged! all of $1.93. Couldn't wait to get it home, filled my cutesy polka-dot plate with greens (spring ones of course!) and added my version of tuna = purple onion, dill pickle, red & yellow peppers and greek seasoning. Okay, I know it's only food .... but this was filling, delicious and enjoyable. Call me and we'll do lunch .... if not a few fieldtrips too.

~ m

Tall TXN, Darrin

This darlin' tall TXN is my baby brother, Darrin Ray. He may be waaaaay taller than me ... but I'm still the Big Sis!!! Bless his heart, he was in a horrific accident and is still "recovering" ... just today he went in for more repairs. PRAISE GOD! is was the lesser of the two procedures .... and all b/c of God the surgeons did NOT have to rebreak anything. Again, PRAISE GOD! (oh go on ... do that happy dance ... no one can see you!) To be honest, it just makes my heart leap and just praise God because it's all about God and it's all for God. Dear ones .. thanks for your prayers. My dad, whose now retired, has driven out to Sonora, CA from Rowlett, TX to be with Darrin and his darlin' family of girls. Recovery is supposed to be around 8 weeks. Oh, I just think we should pray for a QUICK RECOVERY and anticipate what God will and can do!!! Will ya join me?? Thanks you guys. Oh, and this pic was taken June 2007 at my son's graduation in Boise ID. Darrin had been walking since February. Yea God!!

SPRING ... technically

Good mornin' world! This is my venue in the family room ... it reminds me it's SPRING! I awoke this AM to frost .. that means it was below freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing! I could feel it in my bones! But, wait my trusty family calendar and personal daytimer tells me it be S P R I N G. I know, I know it is ... so I wanted to share a bit of my home with you all. And BTW, the eggs in the apothecary jar are gum balls ~ just a quirky bit of me. The word "bloom" has always been apart of me and my life ~ you know "bloom wherever you are planted!" and "for blooming sakes!" and I love blooms ~ look at those lovely real tulips that my darlin' hubby surprised me with yesterday evening! I will have more to post later .... so, hurry back and put up a friendly comment for me will ya?!!

Spring Break 2008

Twin Falls, ID ... darling little local soda shop! Where else would 2 visitors eat lunch?!!
During Spring Break 2008 what do 2 addicted scrap-a-holics do? They hop in the truck drive 2 hours ... talking all the way ~ solving personal and world issues ... drive to Twin Falls to ..... shop/crop and learn new stuff. Did we ever shop, learn new techniqus, gather great creative ideas and shop, wait I mentioned that! And, then we drove home ... talked all the way back ~ solving International issues and sharing lifeskills too! I highly recommend you visit Twin Falls. I am planning a return visit. Wanna go?!! THE BIG Q FOR ALL OF U: When is enough ~ enough? I know I've eaten "enough" when the pants are tighter! I know I've watched too much TV when I know what commericial will air next ... I can never have enough "girl"time! and I know I bought enough croppin' supplies when I've unloaded my shoppin' bags and my entire work space is FULL. Come play and scrap ~ won't you?!!!
xoxxo m