You - SYAO Challenge #2

My layout for the second round of 'Scrap Your Ass Off' at Paper Secrets.

This year we got Megan a cell phone for her birthday but we waited until a few days after to surprise her. We always go out to a restaurant on the weekend closet to a birthday and before we did we sat her on the sofa to give her a few little gifts I "forgot" to give to her. I had tucked the phone into the corner of the sofa and while she was unwrapping some Hello Kitty notebooks I pocket dialed her new phone. The look on her face when the sofa started ringing was priceless!

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     ~Mar

Goodbye. I'll miss you...

On Friday morning, May 20th, I got the phone call I'd been dreading. My grandfather died around 10:30 am.


I handled calling some cousins to pass along the news and called my boss to let her know. I was already planning on going to visit Saturday through Monday as I was trying to get down there every couple of weeks. I checked with my Grammy and she still wanted Megan and I to come. She asked about the pictures I had just scanned and did I have any good ones for the memorial service. Of course I said, and I'll take care of that project. I started pulling anything I thought I might want and printed the pictures I had in several different sizes. I still ended up running to Michael's for more cardstock and Walmart for photo printing while I was there.

Here is the finished piece:

I had also taken some of my recent layouts along to show my Grammy and she started tearing up when she saw this one so I also picked up a frame while I was at Michael's and gave it to her.

Overall, we had a good visit. Grammy seems to be handling things well and was expecting another one of her granddaughters to spend the day with her Tuesday and her son to arrive from Florida on Wednesday. My family won't be attending the memorial service this Saturday because we have scout camping and Grammy said not to cancel that. She'd rather we come down again in a few weeks after everyone has left and she's feeling lonely. :( So, Megan and I are planning to go down for a few days mid-June after school is out.

~Mar

1946

My For the Love of Sketches layout this week features another vintage photo. This is my grandad with some friends and family taken while he was on leave while in the Navy.

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     ~Mar

love my 'at - SYAO Challenge #1

I'm participating in the new challenge over at Paper Secrets -- Scrap Your Ass Off! My layout for the 1st challenge is all about me! When I was little I couldn't say aitches so my favorite hat was an 'at. And I'm told I did not like to go anywhere without it.

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     ~Mar

An·ces·tors

This is my layout for this week's sketch at For the Love of Sketches. Be sure to follow that link to the blog so you can get the sketch, make your own layout and have a chance to win a $20.00 gift certificate to Scrapbook Express!

 

More vintage photos! I've got loads scanned recently. This is the other (maternal) side of my family. My grandfather started doing the family genealogy about 30 years ago and was able to acquire many, many photos. I've started to scan all of his binders as many of the documents are becoming quite frail. And  unfortunately so is my grandad, he was recently diagnosed with a blood cancer among other things and is not doing well. 

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    ~Mar

Soar

This is my layout for this week's sketch at For the Love of Sketches. Be sure to follow that link to the blog so you can get the sketch, make your own layout and have a chance to win a $20.00 gift certificate to Scrapbook Express!

Thanks for stopping by!
     ~Mar