I would LOVE to do this!
http://www.mr-lee-catcam.de/index.htm
These pictures were orginally discovered in a Globe & Mail article my dad sent me - he just called & asked if I could find the "blog" that was mentioned online so that we could see more pictures.
It's too funny :)
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
5 Things to Get Out of Bed For
Taking the lead from Christina & Shades of Gray...
- the first cup of Tim Horton's coffee in the morning
- the hug I get from Liam when he gets into bed with us
- 2:45 nap time - enough time for a smoke before a Liam-Free General Hospital
- 2 happy cats who care enough about me to bug the shit out of me (as in not leaving me the hell alone!)
- watching my plants grow! As opposed to watching my plants die as that is what usually happens
Putting "Creative" into Creative Memories
Christina was trying to explain why she does not attempt anything "creative" with her photos & I started to write a novel in her comments about how I was the same way when I started scrapbooking...and I thought I would share my experience here!
Kym can attest to this since it was at her house that I got introduced to CM - I WOULD NOT CUT MY OWN PICTURES. I made the consultant do it for me. It hurt me to 'deface' them, pictures are very valuable to me & I thought I was 'hurting' them by cropping them. It took me a while to get over. But get over it, I did!
Also, I am NOTcreative artsy. My sister got the drawing & imagination talent in the family. I have a few "guidelines" that I live by in my albums.
1) use all the pictures that mean something to ME - maybe it doesn't mean something to everyone but the story that goes along with it is important to our family history
2) I find a central theme & color in the pictures I'm putting on a page & I go with that.
3) Don't try & be something you aren't. I'm NOT going to be all creative & go crazy with the adorable ribbons & brads & glitters & other amazing stuff that is out there. My pages include paper, stickers, titles (sometimes hand written & sometimes with stickers) and journaling to tell the story of the pictures & to document who is in them. That's what is important to me. I can 'dress up' the page but sometimes I really think it becomes more about the 'dressing up' than it does about the pictures. And the pictures are WHY I'm doing this.
My albums/pages have gotten better/more creative as the years have passed & I would really only encourage someone to do something within their comfort zone - even if it's not MY comfort zone! I have a customer who makes AMAZING pages but it's way too much for me to tackle. It would take me weeks to finish anything (and sometimes it takes her a long time) and I would stress myself out over it. I find that the pages I get the most compliments on are the ones that I thought were 'missing' something or that I didn't do a good enough job on it...strange...
I have one customer who wants to go back and REDO entire albums because she doesn't like that they aren't as "good" as her current ones - but to me that just reflects how far she has come in her hobby & I think it's a fantastic testament to the thought, care & work she has put into her albums. I wouldn't go back and redo anything - it's all a learning process - you can look at the size of my first album compared to my recent ones & WOW - those albums are TINY. But now, I'm more 'skilled' at what I'm doing or the products have improved or I've taken some risks and done new things...I think that's so much fun to go back and see that! Imagine if you went back and re-colored pages in your coloring books because as you got older you colored better? I think it's so precious to see how you have grown & the lessons you have learned from your 'learning' years.
I could go on and on about Creative Memories & scrapbooking in general. But the bottom line is - it's for you & you need to do what you feel comfortable with! If that means digital albums versus "traditional" scrapbooking then that is what it means! If it means less snazzy pages because you don't love paper or stickers the way I do, then that's reflecting YOU & not what others are doing! The one thing I cannot stop repeating though is you did not take all these wonderful, expressive, personal pictures to put them in a box under your bed OR leave them as files lost on your computer. Celebrate them! Show them off! Showcase who you are!
Kym can attest to this since it was at her house that I got introduced to CM - I WOULD NOT CUT MY OWN PICTURES. I made the consultant do it for me. It hurt me to 'deface' them, pictures are very valuable to me & I thought I was 'hurting' them by cropping them. It took me a while to get over. But get over it, I did!
Also, I am NOT
1) use all the pictures that mean something to ME - maybe it doesn't mean something to everyone but the story that goes along with it is important to our family history
2) I find a central theme & color in the pictures I'm putting on a page & I go with that.
3) Don't try & be something you aren't. I'm NOT going to be all creative & go crazy with the adorable ribbons & brads & glitters & other amazing stuff that is out there. My pages include paper, stickers, titles (sometimes hand written & sometimes with stickers) and journaling to tell the story of the pictures & to document who is in them. That's what is important to me. I can 'dress up' the page but sometimes I really think it becomes more about the 'dressing up' than it does about the pictures. And the pictures are WHY I'm doing this.
My albums/pages have gotten better/more creative as the years have passed & I would really only encourage someone to do something within their comfort zone - even if it's not MY comfort zone! I have a customer who makes AMAZING pages but it's way too much for me to tackle. It would take me weeks to finish anything (and sometimes it takes her a long time) and I would stress myself out over it. I find that the pages I get the most compliments on are the ones that I thought were 'missing' something or that I didn't do a good enough job on it...strange...
I have one customer who wants to go back and REDO entire albums because she doesn't like that they aren't as "good" as her current ones - but to me that just reflects how far she has come in her hobby & I think it's a fantastic testament to the thought, care & work she has put into her albums. I wouldn't go back and redo anything - it's all a learning process - you can look at the size of my first album compared to my recent ones & WOW - those albums are TINY. But now, I'm more 'skilled' at what I'm doing or the products have improved or I've taken some risks and done new things...I think that's so much fun to go back and see that! Imagine if you went back and re-colored pages in your coloring books because as you got older you colored better? I think it's so precious to see how you have grown & the lessons you have learned from your 'learning' years.
I could go on and on about Creative Memories & scrapbooking in general. But the bottom line is - it's for you & you need to do what you feel comfortable with! If that means digital albums versus "traditional" scrapbooking then that is what it means! If it means less snazzy pages because you don't love paper or stickers the way I do, then that's reflecting YOU & not what others are doing! The one thing I cannot stop repeating though is you did not take all these wonderful, expressive, personal pictures to put them in a box under your bed OR leave them as files lost on your computer. Celebrate them! Show them off! Showcase who you are!
San Jose House
Our house in San Jose - the new front is now stone & the house has been painted this blue-ish shade. Not much else is different, I have a few more shots from when we continued around the corner! This was taken last April when we went out to CA for our BabyMoon - my first visit back to CA since 97 (!) and my first visit back to the house since my parent's left in 93!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Reason #4903683695- to love DMB
Received from them this afternoon:
We have been disturbed by the stories that continue to surface about the medical care being received by our returning servicemen and women. Supporting our troops entails providing them with the complete, timely and excellent care for injuries they sustained during their military service, at the very least. Providing this care is a moral obligation for our nation and should be our highest priority at home. For further information and to read the petition that we will ultimately send to the Secretary of Defense and members of Congress, click here.
We hope you will join us in encouraging the Secretary of Defense and members of Congress to report on medical care benefits for US Veterans of War.
We have been disturbed by the stories that continue to surface about the medical care being received by our returning servicemen and women. Supporting our troops entails providing them with the complete, timely and excellent care for injuries they sustained during their military service, at the very least. Providing this care is a moral obligation for our nation and should be our highest priority at home. For further information and to read the petition that we will ultimately send to the Secretary of Defense and members of Congress, click here.
We hope you will join us in encouraging the Secretary of Defense and members of Congress to report on medical care benefits for US Veterans of War.
Ms. Mys
And just so you don't think I've forgotten or been neglecting my Kids the Cats - here's some proof!
Mystic LOVES going outside & spending her time under the stairs - this is not the greatest picture but proof nonetheless that we still have the cats & they are not being ignored :)
Green Thumb!
So far I have not killed anything ESPECIALLY our new TOMATO plants!!
The petunias are doing the best - as well as the hitchhiking Sunflowers (due to the bird feeder) getting a free ride in my pots and being watered subsequently. [wow that was a big word this early in the morning!]
Sorry the one of the tomatoes is so fuzzy...
The petunias are doing the best - as well as the hitchhiking Sunflowers (due to the bird feeder) getting a free ride in my pots and being watered subsequently. [wow that was a big word this early in the morning!]
Sorry the one of the tomatoes is so fuzzy...
NEW Patio Furniture!!
Our new patio furniture just ROCKS. We love it. We spend so much time outside now on the deck because of it. Just love it!
We didnt' have the umbrella at this point but it's HUGE & rectangular so it covers just about all of the deck & our mornings out there are just fabulous.
Come on over & we'll have coffee :)
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