Hooray! It's finally Friday. These last few weeks have been crazier than normal trying to finish all my PTA things, complete the challenges I committed too, prepare for graduation and dd#1's theater company's spring show, and everything else. Today I'm doing lunch with 2 friends that I haven't seen in ages. I'm so glad. I hate losing touch with people I care about. Then tonight I get to go to a crop at Miss Liberty with some friends. I usually don't get enough done but I always have fun!!
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To all my friends who are mothers, wish they were mothers or are thinking of becoming mothers HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO YOU!! I kept my Saturday/Sunday ritual and had tea with Momma and my sister, Bonnie. One of the nice things about living on the same street ~ we can have a cup of tea together at the drop of a hat. My sister Beth is too far away for that luxury and we miss her but she is with us in spirit. Katie actually came home today. she was going to go to Chloe's First Communion with her dad ...
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Here are your questions:

1. Which embellishments are you currently obsessed with? only one? still love flowers, bling and chipboard

2. You can only choose one: patterned paper or Cardstock? patterned paper

3. Is there a scrapbooking technique that you are too intimidated to try? (I am afraid of eyelets!) burning paper to distress it.

4. You are stranded on an island and can only take 3 scrapbooking items to document your stay, what must you have? My...
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I was away from sb.com for awhile. I don't know why because I've always enjoyed it and found it very inspirational, even for non-scrapbooking things. Coming back was amazing though. The style and artistry of layouts seems to have made a quantum leap in my absence though. Makes me feel very behind the times. Now I spend so much time looking at all the wonderful layouts I'm still not getting any layouts done - or laundry, dishes, etc.. Come to think of it that might have been one of the reason I ...
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I have been trying so hard to get back to scrapbooking. I never quit wanting to do it - or buying supplies. I just never seem to really have time to fit it in. How can that be? I'm a stay at home mom. MY kids are not babies at 17, 16, 14 and 12. My husband is one of those wonderful guys that helps with everything. What's my excuse? So I've been revisiting sb.com because it's sooo inspiring. So far I'm lurking in the challenges area but this month I hope to actually make a layout - not just comme...
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