Here is a card I did this week. The cardstock and background paper are scraps left over from a monthly kit I receive. The ribbon is a scrap also. The eyelets are from Close to My Heart. The stamp is from Stampin Up. The chipboard piece is from Heidi Swapp. I have just started using chipboard accesories, and I think I am going to be using them a lot more.

I hope ya'll have had a great week. I am so glad Friday is almost here. Hubby is working out of town this week and will be home Saturday he thinks. All the kids are fine. My daughter had a strange thing happen today. She was in her nursing class lab and they were learning techniques of transport, moving, turning patients. She and one of her best friends are in the same lab and they are both small. Their groups picked them to be the patients because they would be easier to move. First thing was the group was going to pull Carre (daughter) up in the bed and when they did they banged her head against the headboard. Next thing they were to do was lift and transport a patient from one bed to a chair. Mauri (best friend) was the patient, and when they went to move her, they dropped her!!! The girls said then, we are not the guinea pigs any longer, some of ya'll can be the patient. She has laughed ever since she got home. Glad they were ok. I believe she is having a good time. Better get to bed. Long day tomorrow. See ya'll later!!

Life Moment

This is my little one on his first day of 3rd grade. I can take 10,000 pics and that is the smile I am going to get!!! We are 2 weeks into school and all is well. Went to Open House last night, and our teacher put the fear into all. She is making very sure that we should expect our little ones to not do as well as they have been. She made one statement that really got to the point she was trying to make. She was giving all the usual about this year--what days tests were, rules in the class, expectations, projects, extra points, etc.--she kept saying she would give extra credit projects as well as required projects because your child will need them. Then she said, "I just want you to know what 3rd grade is really about--last year in 2nd grade there were 15 students who made all A's all year, last year in 3rd grade there were only 7--I hope you know your little darlings may not be able to do as well this year, so do not expect all A's." I have been through 3rd grade with 2 other of my children. It is a hard grade, responsibility, ownership, growing up kicks in, but I just hope she is not talking to the kids with such negativism, even if it is true. I really think she has some good points in her talk, but I feel like she is expecting them to do bad. Anyway, she asked how homework was going. She said some mother told her she could not believe the amount we were having for the 1st 2 weeks of school, and then she said I am sorry, but this is very light compared to what is coming. I also think the homework has been light. I really expected a lot more already. Well, today I got it. Second poem to learn since we started school, book report--but they are doing that at school and she is reading it to them, Social Studies project all due in the next 10 days.

Ok, enough gabbing about school. Life Moment--we were buying new school shoes the other day, and Simon decided he wanted white. I tried to talk him out of it, because I knew they would be dirty and stained in a few days. We had originally picked out blue ones, but he decided he wanted the white with the red check. After much discussion we were at a stand off. Then out of his mouth--"Momma, don't worry about this, I got it. You just sit over there and look pretty. It's going to be ok" I thought the shoe lady was going to fall off her stool. Long story short--we got gray with blue accents!!! Told him these were in a magazine as the fastest running shoes made. Have a great evening and GOD BLESS ALL!!!!!

THE WINNER!!!!

Ok, the winner is Kari!!!! The kids cut up all the names, and then grabbed one out of a bowl. They thought this was so cool---little one especially. Big sis was here. She kept him for me while I went to the school. Kari, please email me
paperblessingstoyou@yahoo.com so I can get your mailing address and your preferences for the embossing colors. Congratulations and a great big thank you to all for visiting and subscribing. I hope to keep ya'll interested with new and exciting things. TTFN

Ok ya'll, here is the final candy pictures. The ribbon is what I added yesterday. The 1st picture is all the candy combined. I added 3 horizontal tag holders. I make luggage tags with them and a Stampin Up set--In The Sky. This is an older set, but I loved it, and got 2 by accident so I thought you might like it. So here is the total: 1 Level One Paper Packet and Stickease by Close to My Heart

1 pack of chipboard hardware

All the stamped bella images stamped with black ink on

premium white cardstock

All the embossed images on colored cardstock--Winner will get the chance to request which colors they would like. If I have them then you will get what you want, if not I will send as close to what you want as possible.

The altered tin

The mini book

3 horizontal tag holders

A pile of ribbon

The Stampin Up stamp set-In The Sky

I will be home from Open House at school around 8 pm, and the kids are drawing the winner. Good Luck!!!!!! Will post the winner then.

Not a typical Monday. Work was very slow. I started out with a case, and just like usual I started to my room pushing my patient on his stretcher and no help. There were 8 people standing doing nothing. Two were MSW's (mult- skilled workers) who are supposed to be waiting to help us in and out of rooms with our patients. They just sat on their stools, and the other 6 were nurses or nurses in training who just looked at me. I finally said, I cannot push this stretcher by myself, and 1 nurse and 1 MSW offered to help. I am not able to push those heavy stretchers right now by myself. It is so aggrivating!!!! My doc who hurt my rib wrote on the back of my shirt "Please don't squeeze the Charmin-----Signed, Mr. Whipple." He is so crazy. I really did better than I thought I would. I was very careful not to pull or tug on anything that was too heavy.

The card above is a RAK, I sent to someone today. Hope they enjoy. The card stock and background paper is from Close to My Heart. The ribbon is random from my stash. The stamp is Emmybella. The embellishment flower is from a kit I have, and the flower brads are from Picture Perfect Scrapbook Co. Just a little happy to brighten someones day. Today I am adding some ribbbon to the blog candy. Don't forget to post a comment or subscribe to this blog so you will be in the drawing tomorrow. I will post a pic tomorrow of all the candy items with the name of the winner. Take care and be blessed!! TTFN.

Continuation of Pics of Blog Candy Addition

These are the rest of the pics of the 3 x 3 mini album that I am giving away in the blog candy!!! See ya'll later!!!

Another Addition to the Blog Candy

These are some of the images from a 3 x 3 mini album I am including as todays addition to the blog candy. The album and paper are from Close to My Heart, the ribbon, fibers and embellishments are some things I have accumulated over the years. There are 5 more pics I have downloaded, but the file was too large to put in one post. I will add them in another post.

Hope ya'll are having a great weekend. Mine has been pretty quiet. Today I did a lot of stamping. I made a RAK for bellaholicsanonymous, that I will send to someone tomorrow, 4 invitations for a sleepover for a friend's child at work, and a card for a lady who is organizing something for a friend of hers in need. It is a young mother who has been diagnosed with a terrible illness, she is having major surgery in latter September and they do not know if she will make it. They are asking for 12 x 12 pages pre-made, so all the young woman will have to do is put the pictures on them. Her children range from 9 y/o to lap baby. If you are interested in helping out with this, please email me privately paperblessingstoyou@yahoo.com We do not have much time to get this in. I am sending a lot tomorrow. Please remember this young family in your thoughts and prayers. Hope ya'll have a great week. I am better and going back to work tomorrow--some restrictions, but I'll be fine. TTFN!!!