I can do this!

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If I can make it to Friday, I'll be on spring break!

I think I can...I think I can...I think I can...

Come on Friday!

My Party Dress by IvoryKeys Digital Dreams

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Ok, I've been a bad CT member lately because I failed to tell you about the newest kit from IvoryKeys Digital Dreams. It's called My Party Dress and it is so pretty. It's perfect for all your girly girl layouts. There are 42 elements, 15 papers and an alpha. Of course, you can also get some matching cardstock and glitter papers too. Take a look at the kit preview...

You can find this awesome kit in the IvoryKeys Digital Dreams store at Stuff to Scrap.

Here's a layout I've made...

Make sure you visit Susan's blog for more layout inspiration. You'll also find a freebie there!

If you haven't already signed up for the IvoryKeys Digital Dreams newsletter, make sure you do that soon! I know there was a totally cute newsletter freebie made using this kit too.

I am a photography goddess!

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What a difference a week makes! My pictures were a hit in class this week even though I didn't think any of them were better than my plastic Jesus picture. I have decided that discussing the artistic aspects of my photos with my instructor is like discussing politics with my mother ~~~not a good idea! We don't agree at all!

This first photo he loved! He said that I didn't need to tell a story about the picture because the picture tells it's own story...

I know he said I didn't need to tell the story of the photo, but I'm going to tell you anyway. Here it is.....

This is a stupid photo that I only took because I thought my photography instructor would like it. The End

How'd you like that story? lol!

I had other pictures of this building that I liked, but this is the one the instructor liked...

Although,he liked this photo I was shown how he would crop it to make it even better and I was going to do it before sharing it with you, but it's Saturday and I'm being lazy...

Now, what shall I photograph this week?

Green Eggs and Ham?

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So, we celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with the annual cooking of green eggs and ham. I cooked! I cooked enough for two classes. I wouldn't eat any of it, but I cooked!

I started the first batch and was so proud of myself. I was thinking about pulling the camera out and taking a picture of everything cause it was cooking up so pretty. Seriously, I was starting to think that my bad chef curse had been lifted! That's when I noticed that I had forgotten to add the food coloring.....and the ham. Basically, I was just cooking scrambled eggs. lol!

I quickly added some ham and food coloring...but in my mini panic I added way too much food coloring. Now, I was looking at a pan full of blue eggs and ham. lol! There was no saving the poor eggs, unless I added the rest of the eggs and the ham. So, that's what I did.

The yellow from the extra eggs helped to tone down the blue color and they started looking green....in a good way, since it was green eggs and ham. lol!

The kids ate the mess (I mean the eggs) and everyone survived. I think that qualifies as a success.

The Story of Me part 30

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June 20, 2000

School was out for the summer, but Harmony had barely left her bedroom. The Harrisons weren’t too worried about her. Leo hadn’t been around in a week and they figured the kids must had fought about something. Gene assured Mary that the kids would get over it and go back to being friends soon enough. Mary tried to tell her husband that she hoped Harmony would move on and make new friends. Neither one talked to Harmony about it because she had refused any effort the couple had put into comforting her. They had no idea just how much trouble Leo was in and they would never find out.

Harmony had pretended to be sick this morning to avoid going to church and even though Mary knew she was faking it she gave in and allowed the girl to stay behind. She didn’t want to push the girl too hard because she didn’t want Harmony to fall back into the silent self imposed prison she had kept herself in for so long after Pat Phillips had left. Besides, they were only going to be gone for a couple of hours. What could go wrong?

“What do you say to stopping for some ice cream on the way home?” Gene Harrison asked as he opened the car door for his wife.

“Sounds good to me, but do you think we should go by the house and get Harmony first.” Mary answered as she lowered herself into the car.

Gene closed the door and walked around to his side of the car. After getting in and starting the car to get the air conditioning going he looked at his wife. “Well, we could go pick her up and make her come with us. She won’t like it and even though she’ll eat the ice cream she won’t talk to us.” Mary laughed in agreement. “Or we could go by ourselves and enjoy this beautiful day with some ice cream and a walk along the bay. Then take some ice cream home to Harmony.”

“You had me at beautiful day.” Mary said as she smiled at her husband. The man she had loved for as long as she could remember.

Gene put the car into gear and pulled out into traffic.
　
The Harrisons walked arm in arm along the bay front in downtown Miami. Eating their ice cream and watching the crowds of people who walked past them.

“This city has gone through lots of changes over the years hasn’t it?” Mary wondered out loud.

“It sure has. When we were young it was mostly a retirement city. Now it’s filled with nightclubs and college students and people who have immigrated here from other countries.”

“It’s still beautiful though.”

“The only thing more beautiful than this city is you.” Gene smiled as he steered his wife to their car that was parked on a side street off of Biscayne Boulevard.

Mary and Gene were enjoying their time together and didn’t notice the young man who had fallen into step behind them until it was too late. Mary was suddenly pushed from behind and after losing her balance fell to the ground. Her husband was pushed sideways and into a parked car. Neither had completely grasped what was happening to them until the man, wearing a hooded sweatshirt pressed a gun against Gene’s chest.

“Lady, you know what’s good for you, you gonna stay on that ground and keep your mouth shut. Mister, I suggest you give up your wallet and that watch before I put a bullet into you and your old lady.” The man rocked back and forth as he spoke as if he were unable to stand still.

“You can have it, just please don’t hurt us.” Gene said as he slowly reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet.

The man grabbed it without moving the gun. “I’ll take that watch now.”

Gene took off his watch as his wife cried on the sidewalk, but he was nervous and the watch dropped out of his hand and onto the ground. The man with the gun pulled the trigger and ran away. Mary cried out as she watched her husband slump over onto the ground.

Nibbles Skribbles CT Call!

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I am lucky enough to CT for the very best and now you have the chance to join me and the others who are lucky enough to work with the kits by Nibbles Skribbles . As an extra bonus---Manda is fantastic to work for!

Stuff to Scrap stuff!

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There are some fun new products at Stuff to Scrap to tell you about.



First is this month's mega kit is called Whimsical Wonders. It's got a great palette and is full of fun doodled elements. This month's contributors were AmyDane Designs, Digi-Designs by Nicole, Growing Pains Scrapped, Jensen Motley Crew Designs, Scraps 'N Pieces, and SAHM Scrapper.

There is a coordinating set of QPs that are available and there's a twist: When you purchase the Whimsical Wonders mega-collab during the first week of March, you get the QPs free.

There's also a great CU grab bag this month.

And finally, we're getting closer to Scrapalicious Digi-Retreat with Stuff to Scrap designers and forum members. Check out more information here.