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We spent the day yesterday with my cousin going through album after album, scrapbook after scrapbook and picture after picture and I cannot begin to tell you how priceless they all were.
Being a scrapbooker, my aunt was so organized with all her photos and albums.... little notes and stories below pictures that were in albums in her beautiful handwriting, so many details both funny and serious she...

I'd have to say this is one of my all time favorite Work in Progress kits!  I used the project kit which included the Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety paper, chipboard, stickers and two alphabets along with Jenni Bowlin papers and journaling cards.
My first thought when I got the kit was a recipe book, and I knew exactly what mini from my stash I was going to use.  {{The maya road chipboard recipe album...

 Early this morning my aunt lost her battle with cancer.  Here we are just a few months ago when she came to celebrate Joel's and my 25th anniversary.
Losing my father, son and now my aunt in the month of February leads me to hate this month!
 

Trying to get his toy off the counter...
 

oops....
Got a lot done since being snowed in today!  Really excited about my projects from my Work in Progress kit and getting projects finished up from last weekends crop!  

Yesterday was the first day of my new challenge to stay away from the computer for one day a week.  It's funny how much time this "time saving" thing can suck out of our daily lives, and I thought I need to change that, I need to make one day that I do everything I can WITHOUT using the computer.  And I'm proud to say I did it, and I got a lot done!
I met Joel's aunt and cousins for lunch.......

It's been 17 years
I remember...
I grabbed his coat because they didn't take it in the ambulanceIt was early morning and we were asked into a room with several people including the doctorshaving my brother come along, what could they possibly want to talk to us abouthearing the newsJoel screaming at the doctorsme running out of the room with a social worker following measking her to leave me alone...

The weekend... Ahh where did it go?  It just seems to fly by, especially when you have a lot going on. Like this past weekend where we had a Friday and Saturday crop to attend!
The relay for life crop was perfect.  We got to go Friday and set up and work for a few hours and then once we returned Saturday we were right back to work!  Hanging out with a group of girlfriends is the best, another weekend...

Happy one year Anniversary to Chels and Ben! 
 
 

 
And...here we go! 
1. Johnny Weir an olympic skater? 
2. We are all loving the 2010 Olympics. 
3. And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
4. Try something new if you get an urge.
5. Having sweet dreams helps for a good nights sleep.
6. What does it take train for a marathon?
7. And as for the weekend, tonight...

I love technology and what you can do with photos today.  Here are some photos I found of Ryan and more that I didn't want to scrap till I got copies.  Luckily Target makes it so easy to make copies!
 
Chels and Ryan coming home from vacation in 1992

 Ryan and Chels

Chels, Shawn and Ryan at Grandmas 1992

The whole gang on the deck dad built

 I wonder what had us all laughing...