Patience

My oldest son, who is now 15, is just the most patient kiddo.  I mean from the day he was born he would wait patiently for me to nurse him, to change him, to feed him.  My mom used to say that it was because he was born in England, it was the British influence on his personality.  Perhaps.  Anyway,  still to this day he is Mr. Patient.  When he does loose his cool it is almost comical, because even that is still rather calm and collected.

The picture for this LO I took way back in February of 2009.  Not so long ago, I know, but in terms of his growth it seems like ages ago.  In this picture he still looks like his toddler self.  Not anymore.  Now he looks very manly.

I digress.....

I have four pictures that have hung on my wall since 2009 and wherever I go, they go.  I mentioned this before in this previous post which you can read here.

Anyway, I have had this 5x7 copy in my stash of 'to-be-scrapped' photos for, well, 3 years now.  Today I finally got around to putting this one down on paper.

Here it is.....

I think it turned out rather well.  Man-oh-man, I love this kiddo.  I have the best job in the whole wide world - being mom to my 4 McKids.

Have a good one, 

T. 

u {heart} soccer

My boy....

Ev LOVES soccer.  Every-single-day, everyday, he is out there kicking the soccer.  He loves Saturdays, because that is Saturday Soccer.  As I am typing this post I can hear the ball slamming up against the concrete wall of the house.  He practices for hours.  EVERYDAY!!!

I think it is great that he has such a passion for the sport.  He plays during his free time at school.  He plays after school, he plays all weekend long.  He plays by himself, mostly practicing his skills - shooting, juggling, passing and footwork.  Most often the house is his partner.  Sometimes I am his partner and on good days when the big boys finish their homework early they come out and pass the ball with Ev.  To me the sound of a ball hitting the wall is a happy sound.

A Birthday Card

Today my daughter hosted a surprise party for a classmate of hers.  I thought it was sweet that the girls in the class wanted to do something special for one of their peers.  I agreed that our house would be the venue.  I also volunteered to make a birthday cake for Alina.  

I decided to make a special birthday card for Alina.  The inspiration for this card came from the True Scrap event that I participated in recently.  The card/mini book below was one of the virtual make and takes.  I know, what is a virtual make and take.  Well it is basically this - you watch a live (in my case recorded - time difference) demonstration that's the virtual part, but you use your stash to actually make the project.  Pretty neat. 

Sorry for the crummy picture - focussed on the background paper and not the flower - ooops!  Anyway, you get the idea of how cute this card is.  But is a special card.....

Inside it has 4 pocket with tags.  I thought it would be sweet if each of the guest wrote a special birthday wish for Alina on a tag. When she leaves she will have a little birthday momento that she can keep and cherish for years to come. 

Thanks for dropping by, 

T. 

Time Flies

This is a LO made from a Technique Tuesday Kit that I have had in my stash for a long while now.  I used the clock to look back at the last 12 months.  The center picture was taken recently, April 10, actually.  Placing it in the center it defines that this is the now -present.  Looking at the clock face we go back in time.

3 months ago when we rode out to the beach on a sunny winter's day.  It was windy, a little chilly and sunny.  They kids would have splashed in the water if I had let them.  Instead they spent about an hour exploring the beach, skipping rock in the sea and collecting rocks that were unusual in shape and color.

6 months ago we were hiking in the Toodos mountains.  After our hike to the waterfall we had a nice Souvla lunch at a Taverna in the mountains.   It was much colder in the mountains than we thought and during lunch outside under the trees we were wishing we had brought jackets with us.

9 months ago we were in the Boston area and visiting the house that inspired the House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.   We were moved out of our house and in two days time we would be flying to Germany to meet friends before we headed off to Cyprus.

12 months ago I took the kiddos to Fredericksburg for the day and we had lunch at Fudruckers.  Their very first lunch at Fudruckers, and they LOVED it.  My hubby was away on a very long business trip.  We were homeschooling and they had just finished a testing period and I thought they deserved a treat.

So much happened in a short 12 months.

I get a kick out of looking back at same/near date pictures from previous years.  It is a habit of mine.  When I download a set of photos I will often go and click on pictures taken on the same date from previous years.  I love that when I look back I instantly recall what was happening at that time.  It also amazes me at how quickly time flies.....it all goes so fast.

Have a good one,

T.

My Sweet Niece

This is a LO I did using a Melissa Frances Page kit that I picked up last summer at the Great American Scrapbooking Convention.  I pretty much followed her page design and used all the elements from her kit.  I did add the CTMH Irresistibles Lots Of Dots letter stickers.  I inked them to match the LO.  Isn't she sweet!

Have a good one, 

T.