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Before our lives were so packed with sports and practices, classes and games, I imagined my kids as well rounded, balanced children. They would play soccer, go to summer camp, spend time in science and math programs learning how to build miniture volcanoes and rocket ships, and they would each learn to play an instrument. Instead, we are sports ALL THE TIME....not that there is anything wrong with that. They love their teams! They have learned how to play as a team, how to treat others, and how to be a good sport b/c yes, sometimes they loose. But, there just hasn't been time to really introduce music (not unless you count Lady Gaga on Sirius radio). As a child, I took piano lessons and while I am sure I complained about it as a kid, I love the fact that I can play. I may not be Mozart but it is nice to sit down at the piano every once in a while and try to play.

Anyway, Hannah approached me last night and asked me to teach her how to play the piano. So I taught her how to play Mary had a Little Lamb. I didn't begin to show her how to read music but I taught her the note associated with each key and wrote down the "letters" for her to practice. She is now singing Mary had a Little Lamb with only letters instead of words. :) So proud!

Will I Still Grow?

Have you seen Bo Bunny's Flower Child line? It is amazing. I just love the yellow, red, and teal color combo! It is quite refreshing and not like anything else I have ever used. And like their Mamarazzi line, it has the most amazing chipboard shapes to coordinate with the papers.

I created this layout last week. The papers and chipboard are all from the Flower Child Line. In addition, I misted the outer edge with Orange Maya mist -- that background paper is really all yellow with the outer teal edge.



As for the journaling...."I am a coffee drinker...sometimes regular and sometimes decaf. But either way, always sweet enough to taste like candy. I convinced you kids that if you drink it, you won't grow. So now everytime you take a sip you ask...Will I Still Grow?"

Go check out Bo Bunny's Blog to see more amazing layouts using the Flower Girl line.

Hello Sunshine

Another rainy (and cold if you have to sit at the soccer field for an hour) day in south Jersey! Yesterday was gorgeous. Just warm enough to not need a jacket but cool enough for jeans. I love hanging around in jeans and a t-shirt! I am not a person who dresses-up all too often.

Anyway, as my fingers and toes thaw, I thought I would share a fun Lily Bee and Bo Bunny layout. Here is wishing for summer....

Precious

I am still not completely happy with yesterday's "Attitude" layout. Jing-Jing suggested mist. I tried buttons today and didn't care for that. Hmmm, do you ever just think something is missing on your layout? It bothers me to no end. I don't expect perfection when I work on a layout but I do hope to love the end result. Of course that is unrealistic, I know. But, those that I don't love, I don't post for you to see. In my mind, the "Attitude" layout has potential I just can't figure out that "final touch" to get it where I want/expect it to be.

This layout however, I just adore. Maybe it is the picture or maybe those amazing papers (Pink Paislee and Basic Grey). Or maybe that gorgeous artisan frame that I distressed with some Glimmer Mist.