Another layout for October AMM kit.
Journaling Reads:
Towards the end of every MyGym class, they give a surprise to everyone.
Each week the surprise is something different. Sometimes it’s a ball, or
a cone, or a slinky, or a ring. Once you have your surprise, they act
out a lot of different things to do with it. They put it on their head
and then ask, “Is this a hat?”
A few seconds later, they go, “Noooo, it’s not a hat.”
“Is this a shoe?”
“Noooo, not a shoe.”
And on and on. You always participate in the games but never say
anything. I never minded it because you have so much fun during surprise
time even without the words. Last week, when you came home from the
class, you were out in the backyard, playing with the bike pump. You
drove it like a truck and then said, “Truck!” so I said. “Is that a truck?”
And you replied, “Noooo, no truck.” I couldn’t believe what I heard.
You always manage to surprise me, David. Just when I think you’re not
paying any attention or understanding anything, you show me that you
were listening all along.
Another layout for October AMM kit.
Journaling Reads:
Up until last week, we’d never put you on a merry-go-round but I always
thought you would absolutely love it. What kid doesn’t love a carousel?
Apparently: You.
When you first saw it, you were excited about the horses and wanted to
get on them with me. But once it started turning around, you immediately
broke down. You kept climbing on Daddy or me; crying hysterically. We
couldn’t ask them to stop the ride, so we held on tight to make sure you
knew we had you covered and would not let anything bad happen to you.
I know that, one day, you will love carousels and wonder why you were
crying, but for now, it’s not something you want to try and I completely
respect that. At some point, I might encourage you to give it another
try, but I will never force you.
David, I want you to know that we will always be here for you, to cover
you, hold you, love you, and protect you from anything and everything
that gets in the way of your happiness.
So I was thrilled to bits about making it to AMM DT. It was something I
really really wanted. And I am so honored!! This was my first layout as
a DT member with the October Kit. A rare one with out journaling.
Another layout for the AMM DT call.
Journaling Reads:
When they meet you in person, people always comment on how much you look
like your dad. My sister was so surprised about the close resemblance
that she said, “Couldn’t you have passed on one of your genes?” And,
it’s true, on the surface you don’t look anything like me.
But, there’s always more to people than their looks.
Tomorrow is my thirty-third birthday and my wonderful sister decided to
do something extra special this time. She found a writer and had her
write the story of how much my sister loves and appreciates me.
When I got the book in the mail, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I sat down
to read and my eyes instantly filled with tears. I didn’t even notice
that you were watching me until you walked up to me. You said:
“No sad. No crying.” You took the book from my hands and you put it on
the table.
David, you’re still a little too young for me to explain the difference
between sad tears and happy ones, but obviously not too young for
empathy. Paying attention to others’ feelings and wanting to put an end
to their sadness is something we share. My wonderful son, I hope you
never lose the genuineness with which you care about others and always
bring them the kind of joy you’ve brought into my life. I am so
delighted to know you.
I’m also glad to know that I did pass on a few genes to you, after all.
I figured it was time to post October and November layouts. This was for
AMM DT call.
Journaling Reads:
Muir Woods is my sanctuary.
The first time your Daddy and I visited Muir Woods, I was writing
novels. We were in town for a wedding and your dad drove me to the park
as part of our two-day sightseeing. I fell in love with the park
immediately. I was so enamored with the magnanimity of nature that I sat
there in awe for quite some time. I told Daddy that I could sit in these
woods and write all day and all night. I decided we needed to move to
San Francisco just so I could visit this place regularly.
Sadly, since we’ve moved to the Bay Area, we hadn’t visited Muir Woods
once until two weeks ago, when your grandpa came to visit. I was whiny
all the way up to the park and wished I had decided to stay home and
scrap. But the moment we walked in, you screamed:
“I see trees!”
And I knew I was doing something much better than scrapbooking: I was
living one of those moments that I work hard to capture on my scrapbook
pages. For the next hour, we walked along the magical pathways of Muir
Woods, and you ran around and explored everything. You looked at the
bugs. You watched the water. You kept pointing out animals. Your
enthusiasm was contagious.
I am so glad to know that a place that brings me so much peace brought
you an equal amount of joy. I promise you, my little boy, there are many
more Muir Woods trips in our future.
This was for an altered item contest sponsored by Sassafras Lass at AMM.
This is an item that was originally designed for photo storage. I
decided to alter it to do a CKU class I read about called “The
Encyclopedia of my ordinary life.” This is normally a class where you
pick three items with each letter of the alphabet and create a layout
for each letter, so you end up with a full album. It’s based on a
book.
I loved the idea and wanted to do it too but I found the layout format
too confining. For some letters, I had way more than 3 items and for
others I had none. So when I saw this container I thought it was the
perfect idea. This way, I can put 8 under one letter and none under
others if I want. I also included a sample page I made so you can see
the kind of stuff that would go in it.
Sketch number 10 for 1-in-48. Journaling Reads:
We saw this beautiful cat on our walk in the neighborhood today and you
were excited beyond words. You watched it from afar and shrieked with
joy. Even the cat could tell that you were having a lot of fun so it
didn’t run away. David, I love that you love animals as much as I do and
that you’re so kind and gentle around them.
This is for Last Scrapper Standing – Round one. The challenge is to use
8 transparent items on your page.
8 transparencies:
I cut three circles of 5,4, and 2.5 inches.
I stitched the first one, and put a rubon across the seam of the other
two, connected all three with 3 clear buttons and wrote i love you, a
word on each layer. I tried to show the detail on the bottom so you
could see it upclose.
So my 8 items are:
3 circles
3 buttons
1 more circle where the date is written
1 on top of the photo by My Mind’s Eye
Journaling Reads:
Today I came home early from work, so I was able to take you to MyGym’s
open playtime. Normally, you’re in a funky mood and play for a short
while and then get bored. But today, we had a blast. We played, we
laughed, and then we laughed some more. At one point, you kept running
over to me and knocking me over. And then you ran over and gave me a big
hug and said,
“I love you.”
I had a hard pregnancy. I threw up eight times a day for six months. I
was so nauseous that I worked in bed the whole time. When you were born,
you refused to sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time, even when you
were six months old. I still haven’t lost the weight I gained during the
pregnancy. You regularly make messes all over the house and sometimes I
find a half-eaten apple weeks later, hidden behind some furniture or
appliance. There are many moments in the day when you try my patience.
But all of these hard times are for this one moment. For the tight hug.
For the tiny kiss. And for those three little words, uttered unprompted.
They make everything worthwhile.
I love you, too, my son. I love you with all my heart.
Sketch 8 for 1-in-48. This one got noteworthy on the Creating Keepsakes
website. Yey! Journaling Reads:
Still catching up on the two I missed while I was in San Diego. Here’s
the journaling:
Little David, you’re such a two-year-old. You cause a tremendous amount
of mischief all day long. You break our CDs, take the tape out of out
cassettes so that they are irreparable. You break all the crayons and
then write all over the walls with them. You draw on the car window. You
put your stickers on Mommy’s computer. You hide your food all over the
house and dump your apple on the floor when you’re done with it. You
refuse to sit in your chair and spill your drink all over the table.
When I ask you to do something, you look at me like you’re in deep
suffering. You beg, you yell, you rebel in every way you can. But if I
keep refusing, that’s when you pull out the big guns: you look at me
with those big, blue eyes and give me one of those special smiles that
you know melts my heart. That’s when I can no longer fight with you. I
just give up and hug you really tight.
Well, Mr. Charming, I don’t know how much longer you’re going to be able
to get away with those cute faces, so enjoy it while you can.
Sketch 7 for 1-in-48. Had a hard time with this one.
And now for something really plain. Sketch 6 for 1-in-48. Journaling
Reads:
We have a lot of planes flying over our backyard. Not as many as we used
to when we lived right by Miramar in San Diego, but still, it seems each
time we play in the backyard, there’s a plane flying by.
In the beginning, you completely ignored them, and then you started
noticing and pointing each time we saw one. Now, you’ve totally gotten
into them. You hear them first and bring your hand to your ear and say
“Sound! Airplane!” Then, you know to look up and find the plane. Once
you see it, you start pursing your lips and try to imitate the sound the
planes make. Spit flies out of your mouth as you say, “Pffffffttttt.,”
and it makes me laugh each time.
Every little boy loves airplanes and you, my son, are no exception. I
can’t wait until you’re old enough to build a little model airplane with
your Daddy. He has always loved airplanes and is already planning all
the events he will tale you to. I can only imagine all the fun you two
will have.
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