Happy Birthday to ME!

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I love my birthday!!!!!

Even though I missed my trip to Savannah, have a sinus infection and am playing nurse to OCG I still think November is the best month ever.

However, I probably wouldn't say no to a "do over" this month. LOL!

November QP Contest at CSD

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There's another wonderful QP contest going on at Cool Scraps Digital! This month we were given a beautiful kit from Mariscrap called Horizon and told to have fun. You can click on the preview below to download the QP I made.

Make sure you visit CSD to collect the other awesome quickpages that are being offered!

If you can, please visit the CSD gallery and leave a comment on my preview. THANKS!!!

Oh great!

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Remember that cold I told you about? Well, I think it's a full blown sinus infection now. I feel crummy, I can't breathe and I have a fever.

All is well.....so far.....

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Orange Croc/Batman had his surgery yesterday and came home today with strict orders to "stay OFF that leg!" So far, he's been happy to just hang out on the couch sleeping and watching TV/movies.

Let's hope he stays happy!

I'm waiting for him to get grumpy one time so that I can once again remind him that his Batman stunt caused us to miss my birthday trip. LOL!

Actually, I'm fighting a cold myself and am looking forward to hanging out at home for the next several days and doing nothing.

Sometimes, the best vacation is the one you spend in your own house. BUT....if you tell OCG I said that I'll deny it! lol!

Give Thanks by Nibbles Skribbles and Scrappy Cocoa

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Nibbles Skribbles and Scrappy Cocoa have teamed up to make and made the cutest Thanksgiving kit ever! It's called Give Thanks and it is perfect for scrapping kid pictures. There are lots of bright colors and hand drawn elements!

The kit contains 15 papers, 40 elements and a full alpha. Take a look at the preview...

Take a look at a couple of layouts I've made using this kit...

This awesome kit is on sale at The Studio, so pick it up while it's 25% off!

Nibbles Skribbles and Scrappy Cocoa have both posted freebies on their blogs for you. You have to go check them out! I'll be using them in my class, but if you've got little ones at home they'll come in handy there too!

Quick Page Freebie

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If you spend $10 at DigiScrapStation this month you get the mega kit Absolutely Autumn for free. I used the kit to make this cute QP freebie for you. There are other QPs available in the DSS forum and you still have time to make your purchases, get the kit and give away a QP of your own. Check out the fun in the DSS Forum!

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The Story of Me part 14

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January 10, 1990

Pat pushed the baby’s stroller out of the Office of Child Protection Services walked to the bus stop on the corner and sat down on the bench. So much had changed in her life over the last year. She had opened her home to an alcoholic woman and her grandchild. She was thrilled when that woman had started dating a taxi driver. She had grown closer to those three people than she expected to and was proud of the small dysfunctional family they had formed. Then her world had crashed around her when the taxi driver was murdered and the woman was so heartbroken she had left town without a word to anyone.

Pat exhaled loudly then wiped at her forehead with one hand and rocked the stroller with the other. At least Clara had left the baby behind. “Don’t you worry, Harmony. I’m never going to leave you.” Pat continued to rock the stroller and the baby made sounds of approval. “I don’t know why God wanted your momma or your grandma to leave you behind and that doesn’t matter now because you’re mine.

Pat reached into the stroller, picked up some folded papers she had placed there earlier and held them up for the baby to see. “These papers are official. They just gave me temporary custody of you. Once they see how well you and me get along, they’ll make it permanent. I know they will. Then you and I will be family for ever and ever. You don’t ever have to worry about being left behind again.”

Pat tucked the papers back into the stroller and stood to head home humming a lullaby for the baby as she walked.