Amazing Woman

I went to college with a great woman, she went on to marry my home teacher. Great Man! Now they have 5 kids. Great family. Actually, they had triplets in January of 2005, one girl and two boys. Val could not have anymore children due to complications at the birth of the triplets. In October of 2007 they brought home Joshua from Uzbekistan. In December of 2007 they brought home Evan from Ukraine. You can read about that amazing journey. It is so wonderful. It always brings tears to my eyes!


But, the big announcement is....They are in the process of trying to adopt two little GIRLS from Bulgaria. This will hopefully even out the estrogen in their home! They are trying to raise some money to help them do this. Here is the link to the blog. Go check it out.

for fun

Yesterday at The Daily Digi Janet had a great post! I downladed the free template that she had made. Filled in the appropriate word (as best as I could... It is a Mad Lib!) scrapped it, and voila!

{I used Reach for the Stars by Stephanie2 and giggles font by Fontologie}

And I have also learned how to resize my photos for uploading to the web! Wow, it is so much faster! If you want to know how, go here. I have a few more things to come, I am just a little on the short side of time this morning.

for anna

I had my BFF here for the week. We scrapbooked. We played and enjoyed our time together. Here is one of my pages that I did. It is from when we visited my sister-in-law in UT. She isn't there anymore... But, we fed the ducks. Enjoy!

super secret project

So, I told you I had been working on a secret project. She got it last night. It was for Caren, one of the greatest wives I know. She is amazing. Her husband is leaving the battalion tomorrow... Sad day, Caren will no longer be a part of the coffee group. In the military wives of the officers and first sergents get together once a month or so for a social type thing. It also helps us be more united for the other spouses. Caren was in charge of the coffee group, although in charge is not what I would call it. But, anyway. Traditionally there is a farewell, which was last night. We also gave her a gift. I made the gift. It is a scrapbook of her time with our unit. I scrapbooked it on my computer, then uploaded it to shutterfly and had it printed in a hard bound book. I must say it turned out great. We had everyone sign it just like a yearbook.

The Cover, it has an opening to see the first page of the book!

These are just a few of the pages I did, I think the book was 45 pages total. I think it turned out great!

super exciting!

I was checking my email that all my scrapbooking site email me at. I saw this incredible deal! It is a close out bundle! $124 worth of kits, papers, mini albums for $10! Can you believe it?! I am super happy about it! Go look!

something a little old

I am super proud of my husband... I need to scrapbook this. I really do. I was thinking about it, and how I was going to do it digitally. I have a lot of hard copies, but nothing digital. So then I thought. Magazines are online. I wonder if this article is online. Lo and behold it is. The really hot guy in my life is on page 2 online. There is some foul language, but keep reading. It is good. The title of the article is not how it is in the story. I am so proud of him. I think I need to do my page right now while I am thinking about it. Also, let me tell you, he worked so hard over there. He went through so much. Lived in scary conditions. I am so glad that this article got to me (thank you editor at esquire!) right as he came home for 2 weeks. I read it and had I not had his hand to hold, I would have lost it. I did not even know everything that he was going through, he didn't want me to worry more, but, I did send him back for 2 more months a little more aware of what he was living with and I was able to be a better wife and support to him. Thank you for being my husband.

I will be back with my page soon. I promise. I have ideas flowing already!

long time

Wow, it has been a long time since I have posted. Sorry about that! I have been super busy on a secret project that I will post about after a certain someone gets it. I don't know if this person checks my blog or not, so I need to be on the safe side. I am hoping to post a new page here by the end of the weekend. Janet over at TDD has a free template up. Go check it out. I am doing it. I just need more time to do what I want!!! There are a few things going on at work for DH that I (being the army wife) get to do for him. Ü I don't mind it at all, I am just super busy! At least 3 times a week for the next 3 weeks I am up on post (about a 40 minute drive there). Meetings and meetings.