Free Candy Bar Wrapper!

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Want that super cute Halloween candy bar wrapper I made? Head over to the Nibbles Skribbles blog and pick it up for free! Just click on the preview below and don't forget to pick up Along Came a Spider while the kit is on sale!

The Story of Me part 9

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July 10, 1989

Three months had passed since Clara had left rehab and she had fallen into a boring daily routine. She worked part time stocking produce at a small mom and pop store. The store was close enough to Pat’s house that she could walk back and forth each day. On Sundays Pat insisted that Clara and Harmony attend church with her at Our Lady of Grace and it was easier to go than to fight with Pat. On Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings there were AA meetings that Pat attended but rarely participated in. She hadn’t touched alcohol since leaving rehab but that doesn’t mean she didn’t want to. When Pat insisted, Clara took Harmony out for a stroll, or to the park but she did not enjoy those outings.

Clara was good at going through the motions of life without getting involved or emotionally attached. She fed, changed, rocked and held Harmony but she did it all on automatic pilot. She felt no connection or love for her grandchild. It wasn’t the baby’s fault. Clara hadn’t felt love for anyone since her Harvey had been murdered all those years ago.

Now, Clara walked down the street pushing the used stroller that Pat had purchased for Harmony at the Goodwill store. They had just left Pat at church and were on their way home for Harmony’s naptime. Clara stopped at the corner and waited for the light to change so she could cross against the traffic. She didn’t notice the taxi coming down the street until it stopped in front of her.

“Hi, Miss. Do you remember me? My name is Moritmer. I gave you a ride a couple of months ago. Is that your baby?”

Clara looked into the car at the driver and instantly recognized him as the man who had given her a ride home from rehab in his taxi. She looked up to check on the traffic signal before answering. ‘No, this is my daughter’s child.”

Mortimer had put the car into park and gotten out. He walked around and opened the back door for Clara. “It looks like a storm is moving in. Let me give you a ride home.”

“No, I can’t…”

“Don’t worry. I’ll cover the cost. We can’t have that baby getting wet. She might get sick.”

Clara looked up at the traffic signal again and wondered if the still red light was some kind of premonition, but her feet hurt and the wind was blowing and it was cloudy so she gave in. She picked Harmony up out of the stroller and waited as Mortimer folded it up and placed it in the backseat. She then crawled in beside it and held Harmony on her lap and Mortimer closed the door and ran back around to the drivers seat.

“My address is…”

“Oh don’t you worry about that. I never forget the address of a beautiful lady.” Mortimer smiled into the rearview mirror and then pulled the car back into traffic. Clara looked up and noticed that the traffic signal was still stuck on red.


Have you gotten your copy of The Day Ginger Snapped?

Exercise is so good for you!

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My neighbor came over tonight and wanted to go for a walk for some exercise. I wanted to eat dinner. We compromised.....

We walked to the 8oz Burger Bar and had burgers and beer then we walked home again.

Yep, exercise is sooooooooo good for you! lol!

Begging for votes again!

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I know I can always count on you guys so I'm begging for votes and comments on the layout I did for round one of the Scrapper Idol contest at CSD. We were given the kit Sinfonia d'Autunno by Kaklei Designs and told to use one paper and 15 elements in our layout. Here's what I came up with...

You can leave me a comment here and then please vote for gluvsc here.

For round two we're using the same kit and doing a scraplift. Should be fun!

I'm insulted

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My friend Judi came into my room this morning wearing a dress I liked and after finding out that she bought it at one of the outlet stores for $30 I asked the little boy sitting next to me if he would buy one for me. His answer was a very quick NO!

When I asked why he explained that it was for girls. I told him that I was a girl, but he laughed and said that I wasn't.

I asked what I was if I wasn't a girl and he just exhaled loudly and said, "Fine, you're a girl."

I think I need a make over. STAT!

Along Came A Spider

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Guess what? I'm an official member of the Nibbles Skribbles Creative Team! YAY ME!

This week I got to work with a collab kit by Nibbles Skribbles and Scrappy Cocoa called Along Came A Spider. This is a fun Halloween kit with a grown up feel to it, but it's perfect for those pics of trick or treaters you'll be taking also. There are 11 papers, 50 elements and an alpha. Check out the preview...

Check out the layouts I made...

And thanks to this awesome kit, I've got my Halloween candy bars made! Check out what my friends are getting this year...

Right now Along Came A Spider is on sale for 40% off and that means you can pick it up for only $3.60. AWESOME!

Make sure you buy the kit while it's on sale and check out Nibbles Skribbles and Scrappy Cocoa for more layout inspiration.

Denim Blue QP freebie

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I've used April's newest kit Denim Blue to make another layout and I saved it as a QP to give to you. Here's my layout using pictures of my friends youngest daughter.

Just click on the preview below to go to 4shared for the download.

Visit April's blog store to buy the fun Denim Blue kit!