Digital Downloads – You Are The Light of My Life Overlay

Today’s download is a tag. It looks like this:





Here’s an example:






You can download it here: you are the light of my life overlay.


You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

Catalyst 75 – Teach For America



Catalyst seventy-five is up: What’s the hardest decision you ever made?



Karen says:
I’ve written about Teach For America before and I will be writing about it again. This is one of the few things in my life where I still need a lot of personal therapy. It’s unfinished for me. I haven’t made my peace with it yet. I am closer than I’ve been but not there yet.


I used a digital page for this because I don’t have any good photos from that time in my life. I used this photo of me and my students but blurred out their faces. Thank you for your patience with me as I work my way through this.


Journaling Reads:
i wish i could say that i feel 100% confident it was the right thing to do. that i don’t regret a moment of it. yet, here we are, six years later, and i am still unsure. i am still sad and it is still by far the hardest decision i ever made.


i have never ever quit anything in my life.


ever.


i try hard to think things thoroughly before i commit to them, and once i do, i don’t walk away. i see it through. all the way. it’s not a competition. it’s not about looking good. it’s just about integrity. i believe in seeing things through.


so, while i know deep down that i had no other choice, i still regret quitting teach for america. in my thirty-four years, i have never made a decision that was harder.

Daily Photos – August 16 2009



More from beautiful Cayucos.







i don’t like that purple bit on the back but too tired to photoshop it…



And here’s one from the beach.







And of course a few of my wonderful boys. I love them all madly.















Hope your weekend was fantastic.

Daily Photos – August 15 2009



This, from beautiful Cayucos.







While walking around we saw these three little birds, waiting for their mom and then the mom showed up to give them some food. So magnificently cute.



And today’s Nathaniel.







Happy Saturday.

Digital Downloads – Together Tag

Today’s download is a tag. It looks like this:





Like last time, the gray is just to show you the white inked edges. The PNG doesn’t have the gray part.



You can download it here: together tag download.


You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

Digital Downloads – Loved Stamp

Today’s download is a png stamp. It looks like this:





And here’s an example:






You can download it here: loved download.


You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

Daily Photos – August 14 2009



David had a blast today climbing into the lawnmower box and closing it all the way. Amazing how much joy a cardboard box can bring.







And here’s Nathaniel today. I also caught him staring at David’s toy and wanted to snap a shot of that, too.







Curious little boy.



It’s been an exceptionally rough few days for me. The lack of sleep is becoming a bit unbearable and add to that the fact that he’s been taking his naps on me, and I am just a tired basket case with a hurting back.



We’re leaving for vacation soon and maybe, just maybe, that will be the energy jolt I need.

Digital Downloads – Cherish Tag

Here’s today’s download:







The gray is there just to show you the white inked edges, the real png doesn’t have the gray part.



Download here:cherish tag download.



The rules: You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

Daily Photos – August 13 2009



This is how my house looks lately. My kids playing together. I love it. I can’t wait until Nathaniel’s older and they really play together.







And the feet, the wonderful feet.







I slept very little last night. David decided he was going to have bad dreams. So he was up 6 times and each time David went to sleep, the baby woke up. And when they were both finally asleep, I had insomnia. Ugh…

Today You



I am working on a new Big Picture Scrapbooking class that will be on making simple layouts that focus on the photos and journaling. This is why I started scrapping. To save my memories. I don’t want to lose sight of that. The rest is fun, too, but not if it gets in the way of preserving the memories. I think it’s crucial that I remember that.

Digital Downloads – You Are Loved and Cherished

Here’s today’s download:







You can download it here:you are loved and cherished circle overlay.



There’s a layout coming in my next post that uses it.



The rules: You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

The Best Brother Ever

My mom tried to prepare me for David being jealous when the baby came. I told her that David wasn’t that kind of kid, but she said that I’d never know. Most kids are jealous, she said. I was skeptical but I stayed quiet.



Now I can officially say she was wrong.







Here’s David putting on a puppet show for Nathaniel, just to make sure he wasn’t sad.







Nathaniel loved every minute of it.







And here’s the puppet-master.



And then when he was done putting on the show. He read to his little brother.







Yep, he’s the best brother ever. We are so blessed.