A New Wild Hair Collection, so many pictures, a special vinyl, and a template for you!

WILD HAIR COLLECTION SUMMER 2009
I have a new Wild Hair Collection for ya'll!

I put one together last summer and it was very popular!

This collection has a special recession price of $4! There is more than a $23 value crammed into this collection so grab it while you can! It won't be around for long!

My Wild Hair Collections is a collection of previously released templates grouped together and sold at a ridiculously low price! There will be no refunds so please check your collections before you make this purchase.

Included are:
Block Head Template Set
Crowded Template Set
Taped Up Template Set
All 12x12 Templates from the March 09 Grab Bag
Raggedy Masks
Journaling Strips
Three All New/Never Released Templates
A Coupon for 50% Off A $7 Purchase at TheDigiChick (Kim Wresh Only)
All Items Are OK For Professional Use. See TOU For Details.

25 templates are included in this collection along with the masks and journal strips!



Once your payment is made I can usually email you the link within the hour unless you make your purchase overnight and we are sleeping!

MY BIRTHDAY
I turned 37 uneventfully. I was sad. Courtney was usually the first one to call me in the morning and sing Happy Birthday. I laid down to take a little nap about 4pm and just slept through the night. That depressed kind of sleep where your body just kind of shuts down...

but while I was sleeping...
My boys made me a birthday cake! Sweet babes. We had cake and they sang to me the day after my birthday when I was feeling a little better.



Mr. Wresh has bought my birthday gift a few weeks early so when he asked what I wanted to do for my birthday I told him I wanted him to help me to finish painting the bedroom furniture!

Now I am only showing you these pictures because I know we are close friends and you would not judge me based on the ugliness of my room. That being said, here are the "before" pictures!





I know pitiful.

When I decided to redo the room I really wanted to do it on the cheap (I have spent about $250 total including new quilt, sheets, bed skirt, primer, paint, painting tools, etc.)

I also wanted it to look a little eclectic. I did not want a bed-in-a-bag look. It still isn't done but here is what is finished today. I still need to figure out some sort of window treatment..I'll get there eventually! :)







This is my sister's picture of the Mesa Temple. It hung in her living room. I hung it in my room and if her children ever want to reclaim it, it will be all theirs.

My mom had this oil painting made for Courtney when she would travel to China as a flight attendant. Courtney had this as a small picture and she loved all the colors of the sunset in it. My mom took it with her and had an artist recreate it (very cheap in China).

I made a picture to hang over Mr. Wresh's dresser. I used an old frame I had in a box in the garage and made a picture with a quote he likes. He mocks me for holding on to things like old frames but I was able to change it up with just a little spray paint!







I know it's nothing fancy but until I can get the $5000 bedroom set I want it will do!

LITTLE BIKERS
Matty got a new bike!





CHICKEN N DUMPLINGS
This is Ry's new favorite meal!



Mix 1 egg, 1 cup hot broth (not boiling) and 1 teaspoon salt until combined.
Add flour until you have a bread dough like consistency.



Roll out the dough as thin as possible and then cut it into strips that are 1 inch wide and 3 inches long. I use a pizza cutter!



While you are making the dumplings boil chicken in a pot of broth. I season mine with parsley, onion, pepper, garlic, etc. I like to use chicken breasts. After the chicken is cooked strain the broth and return the strained broth to the pot and let it boil. Add the dumplings. Cut up the chicken into bit size pieces and add them to the top of the dumplings. Let them cook for 5-10 minutes. Test the dumplings like you would test a noodle. Try not to stir it too much. Stir a little and add more broth or water until you get a consistency you like!



A CUTE NEW PICTURE OF CHASE AND MARGIE



Having fun at Grandma's. I love you both and miss you!

SLEEPING WITH A WEAPON
This is how I found Ryan asleep the other night...in mama and daddy's bed of course. Heaven forbid anyone sleep in their own beds around here. Apparently Ryan feels the need to be armed while he is sleeping.I thought this was hysterical. He had this tucked into his pants like a switchblade!







DANCE FEVER
Here are some fun pictures from the Stake Dance last month. Joel actually has a little rhythm!



Joel and Miss Hillary



SUMMER HAIR CUTS
Nice and short. These nerds would not stop making goofy faces. This was the best of the lot.



RYANS ROOM
We changed up Ryan's room a little. Mr. Wresh and I painted that mural on the wall a few years ago. We got a bunk bed that sleeps three because we get a lot of traffic around these parts. I added vinyl lettering around the mural...mama's don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys!...







Of course there is a little of Ry's pirate flavor too!

HONORS SEMINARY DINNER
Joely makes us so proud. He was an Honors Seminary Student this year!



JOELS LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Trying to take a picture of a teenager is impossible. I don't know what threat I made to get these three to hold still but here is Joel with his best buds Dallin and Kade on their last day of school. Good job fella's!



CRACKERS IN MY BED
I found Matty under the covers in my bed eating crackers. Apparently he thinks we are cool like that!



A GIFT FOR TEACHER
Ryan and I whipped up a little gift for his teacher Mrs. Fraser. She rocks.





SUNSHINE GENERATION
This is Ry and Matty's singing group. It is over for the summer since Miss Amber is having her baby! Singing is fun!



Good grief...that really seemed like a lot...but who knows when I will be back again! Our new library opens on Saturday...we are stoked and we are planning our camping trip in San Diego in a few weeks. Grandma and Margie are coming with us! Yay!

VINYL BLOG SPECIAL
I like to offer discounted vinyls on my blog from time to time. If you would like to order something personalized please visit my etsy store!

Here is this weeks special:


This is normally $21.50 with shipping. I will be offering it this week to my blog readers for $14.00 and that price includes shipping. It is offered in white and black only at this reduced price. If you would like it in another color please visit my shop!

The measurements for this vinyl are 30.25" wide and 13.5" high. It may be reduced (please indicate by width) but cannot be enlarged. If you choose to reduce the price remains the same.

Order it here:

BLOG TREAT
Of course I try to never leave you without a blog treat! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

This is a ridiculously long post but there is a freebie at the end...

MOTHERS DAY
Mother's Day was hard but my mom and I did OK. We went to Pima where generations of our family are from and some still live there including my aunt and uncle. It is a very small town (makes Maricopa seem like a metropolis) and it is where Courtney is buried.

We took Margie to her mother's grave for the first time. Because of all the hearings since Courtney's death we have not been able to go back since her funeral. Pima is three hours away and with all that we have had to do there just has not been time during the few days at at time that my mom and dad are here.

There was sadness and a bit of healing in going. Mom and I took chairs on Saturday and sat near Courtney's grave. Just me, mom, and Margie. We were mostly quiet.

On Mother's Day we returned with my grandma and aunt and we placed flowers at Courtney's grave and other family members too.

We took pictures but they are personal and nothing to share publicly.

We had a nice lunch at Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Morris's new house. The just finished it last year and it is beautiful.


Aunt Cheryl's new house


Grandma and Mom having lunch. Don't let my Grandmothers demure smile and petite stature fool you. She is sassy.


Me and Mom on Mothers Day. I love that my mom is smiling. She never used to smile in pictures. Courtney would gripe at her about it. My mom said she will always smile in pictures now...because that is what Courtney wanted. She even smiled when we took pictures at the cemetery. I love my mom's smile.


Ryan playing outside. Oh to have land. We grew up living on acreage and I always wanted to live in a "neighborhood". Gag. I would give anything to live on a big fat piece of land again!


The meeting house in Pima. This is a very old building. My own great-grandmother attended church in this very same meeting house. This is where we had Courtney's services.

POTATO ROLLS
I love a new bread recipe. I found one on my friend Natalie's blog. You will have to go there to get it. You will be glad you did though. She is way cute and super crafty. My kids love to help in the kitchen. Sadly, only Margie and Ry got to help with the rolls. Matty had been naughty and was spending a little time in his room thinking about making better choices :)


Margie and Ry....rolling out dough for rolls!


Our final product. The house smelled YUMMY!

WALMART
There is big news around these parts. Our new WalMart opened yesterday. I know some of you may be anti-WalMart...and you go right on ahead. Me...I am tickled all different shades of pink. The nearest store to our town (besides a grocery store) is 20 miles away in either direction. Having this store will be LIFE CHANGING.



OK maybe that was a tad dramatic. But it will certainly make life easier and I am thrilled.

The first graders at Ryan's school were invited to sing the National Anthem so we were there for the ribbon cutting bright and early.



The mayor was there for the grand opening. This is a funny little thing about Ryan...he is interested in politics at age 6! He was interested in the Presidential Elections - which were a hot topic around here as our home is politically divided. He also asks me lots of questions about our mayor. He wants to know his name, what his job is, who he is the boss of, etc.

He once told me that after he was out of school he was going to be the mayor and then he would be ready to be the President of the United States!

Since the mayor was literally standing right there, Mr. Wresh asked him if he would say hello to Ryan and I managed to get a picture. I could not get Ryan to look at the camera because he was trying too hard to look at the Mayor.


Mayor Smith of Maricopa and Ryan

GOSPEL TRUTHS
As we go through our days I try to find ways to talk about gospel truths with my children. Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk with Ryan about why we revere the name "Jesus" and "God" and only use them in reverence.

Here is how the conversation went:

Ryan: Why do we have to be reverent when we say Jesus or God mom?

Mom: Because we love God and His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus is our Savior.

Ryan: What is a Savior?

Mom: A Savior is someone who saves us from something. Ryan, can you tell me what Jesus saved us from? [hint: the correct answer is sin]

Ryan: Yes. He saved us from the aliens.

Mom: Hmmm. Yes, well Jesus saves us from a lot of things but the most important thing He saved us from is sin. Because of his sacrifice we can repent and be clean before God.

Ryan: Yeah sin. Jesus saved us from sin AND the aliens.



MOVIE AT THE PARK
Our little town does movies at the park during the summer time and last weekend we decided to go. It was fun! We went and got Taco Bell and ate it picnic style while we waited for the movie to start. I popped microwave popcorn at home and we brought that along too. They were showing the Classic Peter Pan (Disney) The little boys loved it. Joel decided to pass and went to a pool party with his friends! I know...shocking. There are no pictures of the kid because he is always at church activities, school activities, or off with friends!



A NEW BEDROOM
Mr. Wresh and I have never - and I mean NEVER - had a nice bedroom. When we were first married we had a small dresser and headboard my aunt gave me. After awhile it was too small and we bought THE UGLIEST 80's style bedroom set off of CraigsList for $100. Mostly because there were a lot of drawers. We were in desperate need of drawers.

I have always hoped and prayed that the day would come that we (and when I say *we* I really mean *I* because Mr. Wresh could care less) could get a brand new bedroom set.

Well, reality has finally smacked me upside the head and I have come to realize we will not have the $3500 necessary to buy the type of bedroom set I desire just laying around anytime soon.

I am an all or nothing type of gal when it comes to stuff like this. If I cannot have exactly what I want I would rather just wait. So, because I cannot stand to look at our barfaliciously ugly bedroom one more day I started painting our bedroom furniture.

You know how you see all those before and after shots of thrifty ladies who repaint their "garage sale finds" and act like it is such a breeze? They are big fat liars. Painting, especially furniture, is a pain in the biscuit.

I will say I like how it is coming along. I purchased paint, new molding, new hardware, and went to town. I hope to be finished this weekend and have pictures for you. I refuse to show you the "before" shots until I have the afters. The furniture is just that ugly.

Here are a few of what I have done so far though


Drawers with primer drying


Drawers with a coat of the Cannon Ball Black paint

More to come...I know you are waiting with breathless anticipation....

MATTY'S BOO BOO
Poor Matty. My little dude fell down the stairs last weekend and hit his lip on the wood banister. Ouch. There was blood everywhere. After I made sure there was none on the carpet I took him into the kitchen to inspect his wounds. Just kidding. Sort of.

Anyway...he had a little cut on his chin just below his lip and a HUGE cut inside his mouth on the inside of his cheek. It looked like it may have warranted stitches so we packed up and headed to Urgent Care.

The Urgent Care doctor said she thought he needed stitches on the inside of his mouth but she was not comfortable doing it...so we were off to the ER. There is a pediatric ER at Desert Banner in Mesa so even though it is further than the closest hospital we headed there. I thought if this kid was going to need stitches we were going to need someone experienced. He is a brawler.

After waiting in the ER waiting room with a bunch of hacking, sneezing, goopy kids we were finally called back. The doctor took one look at him and said he was fine. He prescribed antibiotics since the cut was in his mouth and prone to lots of bacteria. The lesson I learned is that unless your kids mouth or tongue is ripped in half and about to fall off they do not put stitches inside kids mouths. At least not at Desert Banner they don't.

Oh well. We got the antibiotics and at least I didn't wonder all weekend if I should have taken his to the ER...because that is exactly what I would have done!



NEW TOY ROOM
I am redoing the toy room too...this is a minor redo though! New curtain panels and pictures.

I am using browns, whites, and a bit of green. I created new prints for the 10x10 frames I already have in the room. I can't wait for them to get here!

I used the kit Autumn Blooms by Kelley Mickus and Sugarplum Paperie


I love this sentiment...especially in a room where children play!


Aunt Coco was and will continue to be a big part of my children's lives. I want her everywhere.

You can read more about the quote I used on this page here. It has been a salve to me this week.


I love this picture of my boys!

BIRTHDAY SALE
Tomorrow is my birthday. I am going to be 37. While I am not too happy about it you can celebrate with savings at my store at TheDigiChick. Just use the coupon code OLDLADYWRESH when you check out and save 37% off any order of $7 or more!



SPECIAL DEAL ON A NEW VINYL DESIGN
If you have not already, please check out my vinyl store at etsy.com. I do custom work all the time. Just convo me and let me know what you are looking to do. I just put this design in the store today. It is $17.50 in the store with shipping. I want to offer my blog readers a special on it for the remainder of the month of May. If you purchase this design here on my blog you can get it for $12.00 and that includes shipping in the US! Just use the paypal button below the design.


This design is 2 feet wide and about 4.5 inches high. It can be reduced. If you would the width to be smaller please include that information with your paypal payment. This specially priced offer comes in black only.

A NEW TEMPLATE FOR YOU
I have been loving the look of layouts using masks and blending so I made one just for you! The layout example is of my sister and I at Knaus Berry Farm in Homestead at Christmas Time. If you are ever in South Florida during the winter months you must stop by there for yummy baked goods, fresh produce, and shakes! It is just a few miles away from my mom and dads and how they resist going there everyday is beyond me.

I used the kit Strawberry Café [Revised]



Well I am off...if you read this whole dang thing I am totally impressed. Ryan and Matty have Sunshine Generation this afternoon and tonight is the dinner for Joel's HONORS Seminary for this year. We are are pretty proud of our little Scripture Master!

Happy Mothers Day

It has been a long week.

MY SISTERS THINGS
This week we cleaned out our garage (which was a ridiculous mess) and made room to move my sisters boxes into it. It was a lot of hard work. It would be too hard too go through her things right now. Maybe my mom and I will go through them in a year...maybe in 10 years...I don't know. I just cannot bear to let any of her possessions go yet, so I won't. Someday her children will want to go through it all and choose the things they want to keep and what will be most important to them. Her things will all be right there waiting for them in my garage and attic. It was hard.

THE HEARING
Our custody hearing continued yesterday. Obviously I cannot go into details of the hearings (nor do I want to) but suffice it to say it is emotionally exhausting. The hearings were continued again due to a legal technicality and there is no new hearing date set as of yet.

Please keep us in your prayers. I know I ask over and over again for prayers and I am starting to feel a little bit bad about asking...but I know they are what carry us through this difficult time. Every prayer is appreciated and needed. The good news is that Baby Margie is with us...right where she belongs.

JOEL'S EAGLE SCOUT
I have to brag a little. Joel was on the front page of our little town's newspaper for his work on his Eagle Scout project. All that needs to be done now is to finish tiling the roof. The hardware store ordered the wrong tiles so we are waiting for the right ones to come in. Just a few more things to finish and my boy will be an Eagle Scout. If you are familiar at all with Scouting you know this is a big deal and I am very proud of Joel.

Read the article here!


Joel and our friend Hal working.


Ryan and Matty were there to help too!

MR. PRESIDENT
Last week was Spirit Week at Ryan's school. They had Pajama Day, Twin Day, Hawaiian Day, Career Day, and Sports Day. Ryan dressed up for each day and it was so funny. My favorite was Career Day. Without hesitation Ryan said he wanted to be The President of The United States!


Mr. President and his Veep Matty Boy


Ryan and his friend Aro on Twin Day

MOTHERS DAY
I am so grateful to be able to spend this Mother's Day with my own Mom. She is still in town and I cannot help but take a moment to share what a wonderful Mother I have. I know that there are many wonderful moms all the world over. I am of the of the opinion that mine is the very best there is.

My mom is the most selfless person I have ever known. If she is up and moving she is usually serving someone else.

My entire life she has been there for me. What a blessing to know - without a doubt - that there is someone who will catch you if you fall. I have always had that. There were many many years that I did not deserve it either. You know those selfish years when you think you know everything...I am sure you are familiar.

My mom is a peace keeper and a comforter. I know she must be so precious in the eyes of God because she serves Him so faithfully.

Only now as an adult I realize just how much she sacrificed for us.

I won't say that we are closer since Courtney died, because we have always been close, but to really see how strong our bond is as we lean on each other in our darkest days has been a blessing.

I love you mama. If I ever live to have just a fraction of the goodness in me that you have in you I will be happy.



MY GRANNY ARMSTRONG
In the midst of all of the hearings and different things going on my Granny Armstrong passed away. If ever a woman loved her Heavenly Father I know it was my Granny. I am relieved that she got to go home to her Savior. She has suffered so much in the last few years. I know her reunion with The Lord and other family members who have passed away was a precious one. I know Courtney was there to greet her.


Grandpa Bammer and Granny

GETTING OLDER
This month I will turn 37. I am not really one to get stressed out about aging. I don't mind the lines around my eyes too much and stray grays only upset me if they are wire-y and stick out. While looking young is obviously a good thing it is not something I think about too much...until I found this picture when we were reorganizing the garage.



I look so young. I forgot what it was to look...well rested. I am having a hard time convincing myself that the wisdom I have gained in the years since this picture was taken are more valuable than eyes that don't have bags under them.

Dontcha love the sexy face I am trying make? What a dork.



But then I see this one and know that the sleepless nights and stress are worth it. Looking young is totally overrated.

BLOG TREAT
This is a sample from my Baker's Dozen set of templates available at TheDigiChick.



A COUPON FOR YOU
I set up a coupon for you all too! Use the coupon code ILOVEMOM this weekend at my store at TheDigiChick.com and get 50% off any order of $7.00 or more. Sweet! :)

Click here to go to my store at TheDigiChick!

ETSY
If you haven't checked out my etsy.com store in awhile you might want to see what is new. Remember I do custom orders too!

Click here to go to my etsy.com store

Happy Mothers Day everyone!

NSD Freebie and a 40% off Sale at TheDigiChick!

I am going to make this post short and sweet. I know ya'll are running from blog to blog picking up all the goodies! Be sure to come back and visit through the weekend. I will be putting up another blog treat!

My entire store is on sale at TheDigiChick for 40% off! I just put almost 20 new sets in the store - enough template goodness to keep you scrapping for months!

Head on over and check it out!



Here is a little template for you to get your scrapping started this weekend! Just click on the image.



Here is what I did with it. My sister and I. I love this quote.



That's it! See you later this weekend with more NSD goodness...have fun...and be careful out there!

New releases, freebies, and what's going on around here...

Crack open a Diet Dr. Pepper (or whatever your beverage of choice is) this is going to be a long post!

NEW RELEASES
I haven't gotten around to loading all of the individual products from my last THREE grab bags! I have loaded all of it into my store at TheDigiChick so if you missed any of it!.

Here is what got loaded into the store:

The first 8 products are value priced at just $1.50 each.
An affordable way to add to your stash!





















You can get these products for 20% off at TheDigiChick on their release date of 4/23/09.

CALL ME CRAZY VALUE BUNDLE
The total value of all these new releases combined is $50.97. Now through Sunday (4/26/09) I am offering a deal. You can have all of these new releases for $20 when purchased here on my blog. That is a 60% savings!

All of my template products are ok for professional use when altered and flattened. No credit required.

Get yours by clicking on the Buy Now button below. I will email the links to you within 24 hours of receipt of your payment (it is usually within an hour or two!)

SCRAPPING
I have been getting back to doing a little scrapping lately. It has been therapeutic . Here are just a few of the layouts I have done in the last few days.

This first layout is pictures of our visit to Hollywood last fall. It was the first time I had ever been to Hollywood and seeing all these iconic places was super fun. Here is Grauman's Chinese Theater.

I used the new kit from Britt-ish Designs called Imperial Girl. Disney's Mulan was her inspiration for this kit...since I already scrapped our pictures with Mulan (dang it) I justified buying it so I could scrap these pictures and do some Kung Fu Panda layouts in the future!



This next layout is a few shots of our family having breakfast at a truck stop in Kingman, AZ last Thanksgiving on the way to my sister-in-laws home in Nevada.

I am *in love* with Pamela Donnis's felt embellishments. You can pick up a variety of sets at TheDigiChick...the are so so cute!

For this layout I used Plain Jane Papers by Courtney Wilson, Cardboard Sticker Alpha by Sugarplum Paperie, Whole Set Of Borders by Mira Designs, and of course the Rise and Shine felt embellishments by Pamela Donnis. Everything is available at TheDigiChick!



I wanted something perfect for the last layout I am sharing with you. While we were in L.A. we
also visited the UCLA Campus where Mr. Wresh graduated from. He has always talked about taking the boys and me to the school to show us around. Even though it was getting dark when we got there I could still tell how proud Dad was showing us his college campus.

I couldn't find just what I wanted so I whipped up a simple little UCLA kit to make this layout



If you are a Bruin or just a fan your welcome to download this little kit right here!



GIFTS? FOR ME?
Last Saturday Mr. Wresh had planned a Wresh Family Day. Wresh Family days are the bomb diggity. It generally involves Mr. Wresh spoiling all of us all day. Because I am a total space cadet these days I TOTALLY forgot that I had a Stake Leadership Training Day on Saturday. I told Dad and the boys they would have to go without me as I was committed to helping at church on Saturday.

I got home before the boys did...but when they did...they came bearing gifts. Mr. Wresh brought me the sweetest and most thoughtful gifts.

The first gift was something I LOVE. A new cookbook. I love new cookbooks!!! Especially this one!



Oh yeah baby! OK - total Mormon moment for a minute. If you are LDS/Mormon you KNOW that the best books are ward or stake cookbooks (ward or stake = congregation or parish). The recipes rarely call for bizarre ingredients, you usually have everything in your pantry, and they are inexpensive meals that your kids will actually eat.

I have a Ward Cookbook that was created probably 15 years ago from the Chandler, AZ 1st Ward and the poor thing is falling apart. I have to keep it together with a big rubber band...but I go to it again and again.

So back to the book - how fun is this? World Wide Ward Cookbook! I have already tried several recipes on my family and so far they have all been winners!

The second gift is one that I will treasure my whole life. My husband brought me this



It is called "Take Care Of Your Sister"

I know my husband knows how much I am hurting and there is only so much he can do to comfort me. This helped. This told me that when he was thinking about me and what I might like his thoughts went to my sister. I will always treasure this little statue. It will not only remind me of my sister - but of a husband who is at a loss for what to say or do - and needs me to know he knows my heart is broken. I love you Mr. Wresh...a whole lot.

COURTNEY'S BIRTHDAY
Courtney's Birthday was April 16th. It was her 33rd Birthday. The day was hard for me as well as others in our family. I slept for a good part of it (4 hour nap) and went to bed early. It was just to hard to think about her not being here.

I made a batch of brownies and before we went to bed we each had a piece. I put candles in the little boys brownies and we turned all the lights down and sang "Happy Birthday" to Courtney. I told the boys they had to sing really loud so Aunt Coco (that's what they call her) could hear them in heaven.

Courtney's friends honored her so beautifully. Her best friend Lis and there whole gaggle of girl friends got together and planted a tree with pink blossoms in Courtney's honor. They had a birthday cake, shared memories, about her, had a table of photographs, and released balloons with messages into the night sky.





One of her friends bought all of them a necklace with a prayer box charm. Each of them put their prayer for our family to get custody of Margie in their prayer box and they all vowed to wear them until the trial was over. Their love for her is healing to me. I love each of them.



Happy Birthday Squeester. I love and miss you every minute.



I am sure there is something I am missing but I will end this post for now. I hope this message finds you all well and enjoying your most precious gift...family!

BLOG TREAT
I have been scrapping our Disneyland Trip lately and have a few Word Arts to share with you!

Something Magical...

IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE I POSTED A LAYOUT!
This blog has been a little down in the dumps lately - so I thought I would pop in real quick to post a few layouts I made from our trip to Disneyland last December (it was the last day of our Thanksgiving Road Trip).

Almost everything I used was from Britt-ish designs at ScrapMatters. She is THE place to go for your Disney stuffs!

Several of the templates I used are from my March Grab Bag which is available at TheDigiChick for $3.00











HEADED HOME
Mom, Dad, and Baby Margie headed back to Florida this morning. I hate for them to leave but I know how stressful being here is for them right now. I am sure they are all happy to get home to their own beds. Please, please continue to pray for our family. The hearing will continue on May 7th.


My niece, who I adore, Sweet Baby Margie

YOUNG WOMEN RECOGNITION
Tonight is the Recognition night for the Young Women in our Stake her in Maricopa who have completed their Personal Progress. I am so excited to be able to go and honor these sweet girls who have worked so hard to develop their spirituality and talents!

A LITTLE SALE AND SOME WORD ART
I have not had a lot of new releases of late - things have been crazy - so I thought I would offer a little sale:



And here is a blog treat for you. It is the word art I made for my page with Tigger.



Have a nice day.
Kim

The Kindness of Strangers...

You all know this has been a hard time for our family. There are days we are not sure we can take another step on the path of this trial...but we do.

Along the way there have been many earth angels who have shown us love and buoyed us up when we were weak.

Some of them have been people I have never even met.

Not long after Courtney passed away I received an anonymous gift in the mail. It was a jar full of "Daily Reminders of God".

There was no card, no return address, and when I called the place that had sent the gift to inquire about the sender I was never able to get anyone to answer.



Although I am sad that I was not able to send the sweet person who sent this to me a thank you - I am thankful for the anonymous gift - because I get to wonder who loves me so much that they took the time to send me something so comforting. In wondering who it could be I realize how blessed my life is with loving people...because I can think of dozens who might have sent it.

Or maybe it was a total stranger. Someone who reads my blog that I have never met. I don't know. If your reading this - thank you so much.

There are also some "strangers" we come to know from the wonderful world that the internet can bring us. Jenessa is one of those internet friends. Jenessa's husband is in the service and they are currently based in Germany.

Thought we have never met she sent me a HUGE...I MEAN HUGE box of European Chocolates along with a sweet card offering condolences and friendship.





My family went nuts. No one could believe that someone I had never met sent such a HUGE BOX of wonderful chocolates.



I had only mentioned my love of European Chocolates in passing but Jenessa remembered and her act of kindness will be remembered in my heart for years to come as well as on my hips.



My mom loves European Chocolates too! She was a flight attendant for 39 years and has traveled the world. She recognized some of the treats Jenessa sent and told me how to put a hot drink on them to warm the middle filling. Just as she was done explaining what they were we found a little note from Jenessa explaining the same thing!

I have to tell you Jenessa...I love the chocolate but anything that can put a smile on my sweet mom's face these days is worth it's weight in gold to me. Your box made for a fun evening for my kids of looking at foreign labels and enjoying yummy treats. Thank you so much for your kindness.

I have also received many emails from people I have never met...offering me condolences and words of comfort and faith. Thank you all so much.

HEARING UPDATE:
Our hearing was continued until May 7th. We ran out of time in court on April 3rd. Please continue to pray for our family and for Margie to be able to stay with my mom and dad.