Live Simply, Simply Live

Sidetracked

I had such lofty goals. Get the kids' current photos done and into their albums. Current. Get Matt's little guy photos sorted and prioritized and into albums. On the road to completed albums, pages where they belong, photos out of boxes. But then my paper system wasn't working. And we added a second computer on my scrap desk. And I got more books which take up more shelf space and, well, clutter. I can't handle cluter. No way I can scrap in clutter. Add in the work thing and the chores associated with getting our tax returns back (ie, fixing and repairing things that were put on hold) and a few nice days and dang. Nothing is getting done! I have a list of things that need doing as long as my arm and what do I do? I tell 'em I'll work tomorrow night. The late shift! ACK!!!!! What was I thinking? Oh, yeah. Greedy me. Scrap convention coming up. And to top it off tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and beautiful and 57 degrees. Bet the bike wins and the list will just have to wait. Again.

Random rhetorical question...

Why are there so many stinking screws on the side of the road? I saw at least two dozen on my bike ride today (it was GORGEOUS here and well, my bike called me... loudly!) and I dodged most of them. But how do they get there? Do folks drive by with a handful of screws and toss them out the window? Do they just randomly pop off cars? And if so, why don't other car parts (not hubcaps, we all see those all the time too. But at least that makes sense) not fall off since there are no screws holding them on? Do hunks of hail contain screws, so when the hail melts the screws are left behind? I mean, how does this happen? I wonder about these things...

I'm a simple girl.

OK, I can hear Brian laughing. But really, I am. I like simple, basic decorations. I like plain lines and solid colors and basic patterns. I tried for HOURS yesterday to make a hippy dippy trippy scrapbook page, just because I wanted to. I also love that look and totally admire folks that create and think that way. I just don't. I ripped up stuff so many times that I finally said "enough". I like simple. I decided years ago that my primary focus was and always would be the stories. Not so much the pictures themselves, or a specific event (though sure, I have fun with those too) but the remembered stories that define who we are. I'm that way with food and clothes and quilts (Thimbleberery anyone?) and everything. So I'll stick with my beloved simple and maybe I'll get a few more pages in the kids' books. Here's one from yesterday. Those pictures make me smile. He was so stinkin' cute! At 19 he's not quite that charming any more.... though he is still pretty cute.

 

I put a couple more in the kids' album too. Hoping for a few more today. Bless you! 

Another baby Matt and some rolodex cards

My darn laptop keeps booting me off before I can upload. Fifth time's the charm, right? I abandoned my original January goal in order to finish my rolodex. So much fun, but a TON of work. I took pics of 35 of the cards (there are 96 in all.... aren't you glad I didn't take pictures of all of them?!) and they are over there, on the right, in their own little category if you'd like to see them. I also uploaded a few more of the layouts I made for Matts book. Can anyone say "old product?" But hey, it works and he likes them, so who can ask for more?! Here is one with my Grama, his Great Grama. She was so darn cute. Love that lady a lot. Miss her.

 

And here is one of the rolodex cards. They have scrapping (or card making, it could work for either) concepts on one side and quotes or bible verses on the other. The completed rolodex sits on the shelf directly above my work area and I love it. Makes me smile.

 

Yep, stickers! Bet you forgot you even had those! OK, I'm being paged to head out to go to a SuperBowl party. Go Cards!!! (Not because I'm in love with them.... I'm a 'Niners girl.... but because I like the underdog.) Have a great day and God bless.