Friday, October 12, 2012

Update No. 1

Well I have lagged again. No excuses, just poor planning on my part and didn't feel like it. :-)

Anyway, I bought one of the little pools at Kmart this spring and it turned out to be a really good idea. Josie thoroughly enjoyed it and it was so nice not having to worry about her, cause she could touch. That doesn't really sound good, I still worried about her but was able to enjoy it cause she could touch. There that's better!

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Monday, October 8, 2012

Crazy with a Capital C - Custom Shape Tool- Jessica Sprague Photoshop Friday

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Jessica Sprague Photoshop Friday 2012 Custom Shape Tool

Background Paper: Golden Girls Family Ties

Yellow Daisies & Stripes Paper: Lori Whitlock Fresh Air

"C" on the title Pink Paislee All You Need Alpha

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Precious Little Musketeers

I went over to Michelle's on October 4th and took some photos of the kids with the leaves. They all did really well cooperating with me. Usually I have to bribe Kayla & Riley, but they were both into it and kept posing and then yelling take my photo! It makes it so much easier when they cooperate and we got some really cute photos!

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Bloomington Fire Department Field Trip - Sherwood Oaks Christian School

On September 27th, Josie had her first field trip with her pre-school. Mommy rode along on the bus and helped with the kids. We went to the Bloomington Fire Station downtown. Josie did really well until one of the firemen went to put on their uniform they wear during fires. She didn't like that all that much. There were a few tears, but it didn't last long once she saw some of the other kids around him.

She said she had a really good time and I was thankful to have a job that I could take off to go share this moment with her.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Merged at Last

Okay, so now I have everyone of my blogs I have ever had all merged here on this one. The photos from Blogger look like doodoo on Wordpress. But it's alright for now!

I'm just glad to have it all in one place. And from now on, this blog will reflect what is going on in "OUR" lives, not just by business. So from time to time, you will see a portrait session that I have taken, or you may see something I have baked. This blog will most definately be a memory keeper of Josie's childhood above and beyond anything else. I hope to have some followers along for our journey, but if not then that's alright as well.

Here's to you Sixtyone20, and I hope to be able to keep you up to date!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Blue the Kitty

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Fonts: You are Loved

Tan Background Paper: Cronin Barrow Barette Everyday Summer

Brown Paper & Floral Print: Samantha Walker Blossom

Striped Paper: Jessica Sprague Bright Paper Kit

Orange Dot: Crystal Wilkerson October Solids Distressed

Green Ribbon: Crystal Wilkerson Sweet Papers Kit

Banner: Pink Paislee Portbeach Kit

Grunge Frame: Persnickety Prints Sweet Chic Collection

Photo Corners: Echo Park Hello Summer

Thursday, August 30, 2012

From the Mouth of Babes

Well I think I might have this Wordpress platform figured out! I actually like the way it posts photos better than Blogger. But now I have the task of bringing everything from Blogger over to here. I hadn't been able to post anything on Blogger since May and it has drove me nuts. This is how I keep everything that happens with Josie so that I will remember and so that when she's an adult, she will be able to look back at this and remember. Time is flying so fast, if I didn't keep it wrote down, I know that I would never remember it all.

On Tuesday evening, I stopped at Mom's to tan, getting ready for our vacation. Mom was in the process of cleaning her hutches. In these hutches she has family dishes that have been passed down for generations. She was telling me that when she passed we were to not sell any of this. I told her she was talking to the wrong child, cause antiques, especially from relatives, I absolutely adore! Even if I don't have room for them, I still take them. They are a piece to our history. I hope that Josie grows up with an appreciation of this.

While I was in the tanning bed, Mom was telling Josie as well, that when she died, Josie and her cousins had to make sure that Me, Aunt Michelle and Uncle Nathan didn't sell any of this stuff. The next morning I dropped her off at Mom's while I went to work. Josie and Mom were getting ready to go meet the girls (Aunt Susie & Cindy) to go shopping. Josie looked at Mom's sandals and proceeded to tell her that she liked her shoes. Mom told her "Thank You". She then asked Mom, "Mama, when you die, can Mom have those shoes?" See she does pay attention!

At the beginning of August, she was playing school with Mike in the art room. She told him that if he got in trouble, he would have to go to the "Princess Office."

Josie and I were driving somewhere back in Mid-July, out of the blue she told me that I needed to have a talk with Daddy. When I asked her why, she told me, so he'll let me sleep in your bed. We have been working with getting her to fall asleep in her own bed and to stay in it all night. For the most part, she has done pretty well. She gets a dollar everytime she does, and then she can use this money to buy what she wants when we go to the mall. So far she's only bought Build A Bear's, which is most definately something she does not need. After the last Build A Bear, I was counting the ones that she had on her bed, and there were 21. That did not include any that she had on her shelf in her room or throughout the house, where she had been playing with them.

Josie: "Does Granny have woods?" Me: "No" Josie: If she did she'd go mushroom hunting and cook them, then Daddy would go eat them. I don't like mushrooms."  End of conversation!

Josie: "Mom, do I have to have a baby when I grow up?" Me: "That is completely up to you." Josie: "I don't want to."  End of conversation!

Listening to her talk to one of her many imaginary sisters. "My grandson, he passed away. Never came back. He went to California for 20 weeks."

She has such an imagination! It is out of this world, she has pretend friends and now has pretend sisters. Although, she has not mention for me to have another baby. Which at 4 years old, I am surprised. She has been around pregnant friends and family of ours, and still never mentions it. She is a very happy little girl. And very rarely gets herself into trouble. The only issue we are starting to have with her, is she is very bad about interrupting you when you are talking, by backtalking. But I guess I deserve that one, cause I can plainly remember doing that to my Dad & Mom.

Now onto a scrapbook page I made recently of her and Riley, aka Bubby.

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Background Page: Funky Playground and Sir Scrapalot Designs SSA Lucky Kit

Doodle Border: Crystal Wilkerson October Sweet Elements

Embellishments: Samantha Walker Designs A to Z Mega Kit, Danni Mogstad Dapper Dan Kit, Danni Mogstad Playdate Kit, Jessica Sprague Photoshop Friday 2012 Collaboration Kit, Studio Basic Design Time Flies Kit, Dani Mogstad Hometown Proud Kit, Dani Mogstad Snap Happy Kit

Font: Century Gothic