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near st. louis, mo, illinois, United States
I have been married to my best friend for over 23 years and have made a lifetime of memories with him. I am a SAHM to three nearly grown children. I try to spend my 'spare time' creating and preserving memories using photographs, when not out making more memories!

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"What will you do with your time that's left??"

Friday, December 5, 2008

happy friday!!!

well, it has been a week and i have been busy as i know that you have all been. i am currently working on Christmas, getting the house finished off on decorating, some gifts, scrapping, etc... you all know our routines!!

i have only done a couple of things that i can show as i have been working on cards for a charity that christa at the mosy scrapper selected. the name of the charity is 'make a child smile'. it is an organization for children with all types of illnesses, their stories and bios are available for each one. we were asked to make and write in cards for some of the children. well, it broke my heart...how could i choose 1, 3 or even 10 of the 38?? so i am currently writing in each of the cards as i have them all made. it just saddens me to read their stories (mostly from the mother's perspectives) as we have been blessed with three healthy children.

yes, i have so many things to do this month (as we all do!) but i believe that this is a very worthy cause and chose to do one for each of these precious children. so i will quickly finish this as the kiddos are fast asleep and i would like to knock off 10 or more notes in my cards...

i am continuing to be grateful, are you?? a few of the latest...
* an evening nap~i needed that!!
* the beautiful sunshine-y day!!
* time with caiti & taylor at michael's & starbuck's!!
* brunch date with denise & sonja~priceless!!

don't forget to write them down. if you didn't do this in 2008, why not consider it in 2009??

a couple projects...


an altered album for week #8 at the mosy scrapper. i am going to use it as my to do/to create album...


















a thanksgiving challenge at the mosy scrapper, unfortunately i didn't get any photos that day, but i still found plenty to write about and be thankful for...



















this week's layout challenge at the mosy scrapper. it is photos of me and my two sisters as little girls...

3 comments:

Catherine said...

I love a little cat nap around 4:30 - 5, it revives me so I can craft all evening :-) and I'm thankful for that! Have a great weekend, love your pages!

janet said...

Hi Lori!! You know, I'm not very good at cat naps. My husband on the other hand...is!
Love your work. The last layout you did for the contest is wonderful! I hope you had a great weekend!

Julie said...

Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful creations. I love what you have done and I always look forward to seeing what you come up with. I just wish I could have some mojo like you. I am so glad you had a wonderful visit with Denise and Sonja. I am still praying for her.