I'm going to get that critter!!

Ok I have had it!! I have beautiful Gerber Daisy's on my back deck railing. I have planters placed on the deck that you can see out of our master bedroom windows and all summer they have been just beautiful. I make sure they are watered and I pick the dead flower heads off. Well.......about a month ago some CRITTER during the night came and bit the flowers off and just left them laying on the ground. I thought to myself it probably won't happen again so I didn't take any action and it was probably just a critter traveling through the neighborhood. Well......... it has happened 3 more times. Just when the flowers start to grow back "Off with their heads!" Evidently, the thief has taken up residence in our yard. This calls for some action. I don't want to harm the animal. I just want it gone. We are off to buy an animal trap and see if we can catch it and then take it to the woods and release it. I'll keep you posted.

Birthday Blessing

So much has happened since I last posted. It was the best birthday ever! I think we celebrated for 3 days. We had seen some wild sunflowers in an undeveloped part of our neighborhood a few days earlier, and we had been trying to grow some giant ones from seeds all summer. So on my birthday morning John told me to come outside with him. He had gone back and dug them up early that morning and planted them in the flower bed. He is so sweet! Ahhh. Then I noticed my car! Seth and his friend Brad Simens took some car chalk and "decorated" my car late the night before my birthday. They were so proud they surprised me. That night we went out to eat at 178 Club with my Mom and Dad and the kids.

We decided to wait and have the birthday cake on Saturday when my brother and his wife came to visit. My sweet daughter decided that she would cook the meal and plan the party, and I wouldn't have to do anything. She did the shopping and ordered the cake and bought the balloons...etc. On Saturday her and her boyfriend Ryan did EVERYTHING! They cooked, set the table, got drinks, and even cleaned up. She ordered this beautiful cake from Walmart!! She even got sparkling candles. She thought of everything. My Sister-in-law even brought a cake. It was absolutely delicious! It was strawberry creme and she got it in Little Rock. Lauren even bought a banner and set up a birthday table in the foyer with the cakes and the balloons. She is the most wonderful daughter!! I love her and she has such a sweet and giving heart.

On Saturday night we went to Beth Ann Ponder and Josh Davenport's wedding. It was soo sweet and you could tell God has blessed both of these families. The wedding was just beautiful and Beth Ann's dress was gorgeous! The reception was at ASUMH in the center part called Keller's Green. The weather was perfect and the setting was just magical. Nell Ponder is one of my most favorite people. She just makes me happy inside! I love her.

On Saturday afternoon Lauren received a call that one of her sorority sisters had been killed that morning in a car accident. She had fallen asleep at the wheel between Memphis and Little Rock. Needless to say Lauren was screaming and crying hysterically. It broke my heart to see her so upset, but what really hurt was thinking of this girls' family and the pain they were going through. I cannot even imagine how they can deal with this. I do know she was a Christian and her family has a strong Christian base. It helps to know that, but gosh i still can't quit thinking about how much pain her family is in. I will be taking Lauren down for the visitation and funeral on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please keep this family in your prayers. The girls name was Rachel Shadid. She was from North Little Rock.

Cherish everyday!

Cathy

This is a little clock that I bought at Target. I took it apart and added the crown and the bling on the numbers. I also glittered the hands and painted the second hand silver. It does seem like time is flying this week while we are on vacation. I am enjoying the down time and the time with my family.

Cathy

This is a little travel journal that I finished late last night. I am going to fill it with pictures and journaling the next time we go on a big trip. It was fun to do and I usually don't use a lot of orange, but I like how it turned out. Down deep I will always be a "pink" girl!

John is off this next week and we are staying home and swimming, and going to the movies, and John is of course.... golfing. I plan to do a lot of scrapping and just taking it easy. My idea of a great vacation is staying at home!!!

Cathy

I have been tagged! Alright Denise here goes:

My roommate and I once: played on our sorority football team.

Never in my life have I: touched a snake. I HATE THEM.

High School: was fun! I still talk to alot of friends from NLR Ole Main.

When I'm nervous: My neck turns red.

My hair: is sooo curly! It takes me 20 minutes to use a huge round brush to get it looking normal.

When I was 5: I fainted while the doctor stitched up my brothers hand.

When I turn my head left: I see cabinets with a murphy bed inside.

My favorite aunt is: Aunt June from Gulfport Mississippi.

I have a hard time understanding: morning people.

You know I like you if: I like everybody.

My ideal breakfast is: bacon and eggs.

If you spend the night at my house: you will stay up late and sleep in.

My favorite blonde is: my daughter Lauren.

My favorite brunette is: my cousin Ann.

Like to see flyng besides birds: cars.

I shouldn't have been: staying up until 2 am last night.

Last night I: worked on my Heidi Swapp class.

I've been told I look like: my dad.

If I could have any car, it would be: one that drove itself.

This is the June layout for my Heidi class. The theme was change and how we need to embrace change to grow. We used a butterfly mask and used Tim Holtz inks and a new foam applicator that is coming out this summer at CHA. Ink is used over the mask to leave the negative space over 2 solid and 2 pattern papers. The green butterfly is a ghost shape with patterned paper glued to the back and it's wings bent up slightly. I also used stitching on the page in several places. Inside the file folder is a hidden sheet of the things I want to change this year. This class really encourages you to try new things and I love that.

Cathy

My daughter Lauren is home for the summer. Her boyfriend, Ryan lives in Houston. Friday Lauren thought we were going to Little Rock to shop. Little did she know Ryan and I had a plan. He flew into Little Rock and my Brother and Sister-in-Law picked him up at the airport and surprised her at Macaroni Grill. She was so excited to see him!! It was fun planning it with Ryan, but it was sooo hard to keep it a secret from her. I about blew it several times!

I have been busy catching up with my classes at Big Picture Scrapbooking. I have 2 classes going now and after July 5th I will have 3. One is a photography class that I am very excited about. I will try and post my calendar layout for June for my Heidi Swapp class. My other class is a Junkitz travel journal class. This class ends this week and I'll try and post pictures next week after I finish it.

Cathy

I have really been ignoring my blog lately. I am going to try and do better. I have been hard at work on my Big Picture Heidi Swapp class and now I am taking another class by junkitz, plus all the summer activities, and my daughter is home from college. I love having her home. Anyway, we are off to Little Rock for the day tomorrow so I thought I would post some pictures of my recent scrapbooking. I made these cool magnetic boards for me and my Mother for Mother's Day. They turned out great. I glued little magnets on the back of buttons so you can change the photos. I used Mod Podge to seal everything in place. This was one of the assignments from the Heidi class. I just love her!

Spring Break 2007

We drove to Destin, Florida for Spring Break. We rented a wonderful house right on the beach. We took my 14 year old son, my daugher who is 20 and 2 of her friends, and my parents. We had a really good time and the guys played alot of golf. On Thursday afternoon John and I and my parents drove to the town of Seaside to see where The Truman Show was filmed. We got a call from our son saying a man drowned on the our beach. My kids witnessed the whole thing and even tried to comfort the man's family. It was really sad. The red flags were up that day and the waves were really big. Evidently he had gone in to help some other people who were in trouble. A couple of hours later another man drowned about a mile away. There must have been a really bad rip tide. We learned that when the red flags are flying don't get in the water.

I am in the Year to Remember Heidi Swapp class and this was my layout for the month of February. This is my family.

Today is the first day of the new blog. I hope I can figure out all the details and learn to post pics and customize my layout.