Ethnic Scrapbooking

What it's all about

For part of our annual family vacation, we spent a few quiet days in the mountains at a friend’s house.  I feel so totally comfortable there mainly because the lady of the house was a scrapbooker.  This year a new crop of albums showed up on the shelves and I was elated to take a peek into her past.  She graduated from high school in 1941 from a school in my husband’s hometown…which was exciting to see familiar sites in her photographs.  She also preserved the ephemera of her day too, luggage tags, WWII ration book, train tickets even her college transcript and school bill.

It’s hard to describe the elated feeling I had at looking at her fragile scrapbook and her handwriting.  If I was happy that she took the time to preserve every photograph and greeting card, it gave me a huge sense a validation that one day my very own desendants may sit around and enjoy my many albums too.

A Big Thank You

There are some times when a person makes a huge impact on your life and you don't get a chance to thank them.  Well after almost 15 years, I got to thank someone who encouraged me to carry an uncomfortable message back to the executives at my place of employment and low and behold it made a big impact on the company and me.

I want to publicly thank Johnnie Booker for her encouragement for me to be the messenger to Arthur Andersen to become more proactive about their Supplier Diversity program (called MWOB program back then).  Those marching orders set me on a pace that continues in my career today.  Just as my Great Great Grandmother had a huge impact on my life, so has Ms. Booker.

Take a moment to think about the people who have made an impact on your and give them a call to say thank you, better yet create a scrapbook page in their honor.

Exclusive Sizzix Class

I plan on teaching this class only once, so sign up quick...classroom space is LIMITED.  I am teaching a non-scrapbooking class, but using one of my favorite scrapbooking tools...the Sizzix Big Kick boy have I been cranking out the projects with this machine!!!  It's so easy to use my three year hold helped me make "pretty" flowers for a Baby Shower gift (a scrapbook of course).

Class is at A.C. Moore, Bowie Town Center Bowie, MD Sunday August 5th...There is prep-work involved so make sure you register and get the details, e-mail me if they don't give you the supply list and prep instructions.  We'll be embellishing a T-shirt...you choose the color scheme.

New Friend

I love it when I meet new scrapbooking friends on line.  Meet Wendi, make sure you view her Photos section that have images of her layouts.  I really like all of the layering she does, but most of all her handwritten journalling.  GO WENDI!

AWESOME PHOTOGRAPHY

You must see this site by Ross Oscar Knight!  Totally Awsome...this is the type of photography I strive to deliver...telling the WHOLE story through photographs...make sure you view the whole session with the music if possible.

Out of Africa

Here's some Sunday reading for you.  Article to the world confirming something I've always known from my Sunday School lessons.

Link to Vanity Fair Article

Thank you Donna Bloxon for telling me about this, I need people like you in my life to bring interesting articles to me.  thanks

more country living

Apple Picking

Up close and personal with cows.

Country Living

The kids got to experience a little bit of country living while on vacation last week.

A stroll down Main Street (Mt. Jackson, Virginia)

FRESH pork!

Celebrating Jerin

Jerin the math wizard...she's always said she hates math, now we are convinced it's to easy for her.  She once again excelled in all of her studies this year.  She particularly liked music, but did FABULOUS in all of her four AP classes.

This was the first year of middle school and I think she'd agree that it's no fun being the parent or teacher of a pre-teen, nor is going through it.  We had some bumps toward the end, but she is making it through and already thinking about possible career choices.

Here she is with her Music teacher.