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Last night we went to the Lake Erie Monsters game with my sister and her family.  My nephew was playing in the band there, so we all went down to hear him play and see the game.
They sure do entertain in between the happenings of the games with showing the people in the stands on the giant screens, dancing music and throwing shirts into the audience.
My brother in law had both Chelsea and...

I go to stamp club where we learn new ideas, do a few make and takes and then place an order.  Besides for the things we make at club I rarely use a lot of my supplies, and so this week I decided to start completing some projects and trying some new using the stampin up catalog.
I dug out my  new spring/summer 2009 catalog and went to page 80 and found the top note die cut box and wanted to give...

as I can remember the tiniest of details, and yet on Monday, February 23 it will be 16 years since we lost Ryan.  Back then I didn't think I'd survive a day and yet here I am.
"Love is stronger than death even though it can't stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can't separate people from love.  It can't take away our memories either.  In the end, life is stronger...

there are things that happen in our lives that will change us forever.  Your life will forever be defined by before and after.  I know this all too well, my life before; having my son Ryan, my life after; losing him.  and so on with the other loses in my life.  they forever changed me, I can look back at pictures and define the time by this was before losing dad or after losing Ryan, etc.  I think...

I have so many kits and projects which is part of the reason that I chose the word FOCUS for my word this year.  Because I need to focus and start completing projects. From cleaning out the house to cleaning out and completing projects the list seems endless, but it sure feels good when you tackle it!
So on Friday when they were coming to install the television I told Deb to come over since I was...

Today we got out early and went to Bob Evan's for breakfast and out to Sam's club for some supplies.  On our way back we came through Medina Square where they are holding the Ice festival.  We decided to park and check things out.  We used to go every year, especially when I worked at Treasured Friends and knew of all the upcoming events in the square.  
When we arrived back home I had less...

Yesterday we did the heart shaped pizza at Papa Johns, so now I'm not sure what we are in for tonight?

We also had the television installed yesterday and I love it!  Well, except for the fact that after it was installed the cable box had a defect, so now the cable company gets to come back Monday to fix that... and Joel still has to drill holes in the back of the cabinet I picked up to put the...

Every year our girlfriend Kim hosts a Valentine party at her house for all her girlfriends.  It got to be so big she had to break it into 2 nights.  Last night was our event!  Brenda and Debbie came in from Michigan earlier in the afternoon and we all hung out last night to share some fun, food and Valentine's.  
Everyone brings a Valentine to share with each other.  It is always fun to see...

This weekend was full of scrapping time, something that I haven't had in a while and while I didn't get a lot of pages done, I'm thrilled with what I did get done.
Some of these I still have to finish up journaling on, and I hope to do that this week. 
Ryan was always so helpful with Chelsea and I think it shows in these pictures. I haven't done a lot of layouts with Ryan.  For the longest time...

It's back to work!
We had a blast this weekend, with Deb's birthday on Friday we did some shopping and went to lunch at House of Hunan.  Then I arrived home just in time for Joel's birthday gift to arrive, a new flat screen television...  Zach and I had thought of several places that we could hide it, but once it arrived we realized that wasn't happening!  So Joel got his gift Friday night.  His...