She competed (and won) at Nationals. He had a major tournament. He secured a teaching job for 2018/19. She graduated from St. Olaf college. He competed at the state championships. He graduated from high school. We threw a party. And this morning, as I write this, I feel like I can finally exhale. It’s like […]
Scrapbook Page Share: Hello Eighteen (process video)
Last month, my youngest child turned 18. I only have two, as you may or may not know, so this is my baby and he is now a legal adult. I snapped a shot of him on his 18th birthday and knew I wanted to use it for a page from mama to son. I […]
Scrapbook page share: Photos are magic, y’all
Last weekend Dan and Cole were up in Duluth for an ultimate disc tournament on the shores of Lake Superior. Cole is playing for the Minnesota Superior team this summer, preparing for the YCC National Championships next month. After the tourney, they swung by the Maritime Museum in Duluth and Dan snapped a shot of our boy […]
Scrapbook Page Share: Go Stars (plus a review of the Epson PM-400)
Today’s layout is a celebration of a few things: 1.) Cole and his fabulous junior year in life and in ultimate. 2.) How amazing a sport ultimate is in general. 3.) How amazing renting big assed lenses can be. 4.) How much I love my new printer. First, let’s look at the page: There is nothing […]
Lenvy Part Two
Have you ever coveted something deeply and thought to yourself, “Would it be so bad to just do a Kickstarter campaign to get one?” That would be me and the newest version of the Canon L-Series 100-400 Zoom Lens. Both of my offspring play ultimate (learn more about ultimate here), and over the past few […]
Middle Aged Mama: Why Cards Make So Much Sense
An online friend posted the other day, “…card making is where it’s at for those of us whose kids are past that stage where you can make enough scrapbook pages about them to satisfy our need to CREATE.” I think there’s a lot of truth in that statement. My kids aren’t really kids anymore. My […]