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Sunday, May 9, 2010

reflections of goofiness

I chat with some awesome ladies on Tuesday evening...they have become more than just scrappers, but a kind of family. We are in the middle of a contest, and this weeks challenge was to do reflections. Self portrait reflected photos in a layout. I was able to choose my partner, because I won the week before. I chose Kate..and for 3 nights we scrapped! Scrapped hard, and the last we had to take the photos to go in our creations:
Here are some of the highlights of the shots....
I started out very calm...then I saw Kate's and had to amp up my craziness. So you get to see photo shot #1 and then #2.I will upload the actual layout after the midnight deadline!
here is my layout and Kates:

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Kickin' off our first REVIVAL

I am beyond excited!!! Matt and Chrissy and kids are coming! Matt is gonna preach for us!! I could really just cry thinking about it. First off, Sacramento (Pastor Rubi) is sending a team to labor for us and a group to play! Tony got it into the parking lot at Starbucks! I made this flyer and was very excited about it...very different from the normal flyer!The back of the flyer is the announcement for the revival with Matt! We went yesterday to Walmart parking lot for a couple hours, and the folks were excited about the concert and had some great contact with people that were like, "I'll be there!" and what is this? wow...it was a superb outreach...we have double the amount of flyers and double the energy! lol...
please pray for this town of Yuba City and that we will see sinners come in and set free!
We are very excited to see everything still God has for us here in Yuba City!
Happy Mother's Day Alamogordo!!! You are our momma church and I am very grateful!
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

for a laugh

I used a kit called Supermom that Lisa over at Plain Digital Wrapper made with me in mind! It has been a day today, lets just say...I won!





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Monday, May 3, 2010

freebie from Sarah Barber

Digiridoooooooooooooooo Scraps
is still switching servers...and it is taking
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
longer than expected!
Sarah Barber has a fun little freebie up for you:
Download link
I have to tell you she has a beautiful kit; A Natural Kind of Thing,
and will be out as soon as Digiridoo comes back also,
here is a sneak peek of a layout I did with it:

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the trip to the city

Oh the trip thru San Francisco was fantastic! A full two hours had passed and finally the bay was in view...little bridges were on the side...and the kids kept asking is that the Golden Gate....uhm no...that isn't it..just wait. Boredom in the van and being inside for almost 2 1/2 hours, hunger and our bladders were pushing limits. We went thru the tunnel...I was almost shaking I was so excited and so hopeful that my kids would love this bridge like I did.
Then it happened, we popped out of the tunnel and the gasps from everyone let me know they did love it!! It is just outrageously awesome! The picture doesn't grab the hugeness of this bridge!
We pulled over very quickly here to go to a small outlook to look down on the bridge. The weather was gorgeous and warm with a small cool breeze!
The bay is to the left and the Pacific Ocean to the right, looking at this picture. As you look behind us is San Francisco!
Back into the car to drive across and pay the toll at the end! Whew...small price for one time trip, but can't imagine paying this daily!

We went to yet another small park-where the specifics of the bridge are at, and the entrance to walk across! We had cold fried chicken, water and huge strawberries for a quick lunch.
Here is our Anna, up in front and loving it. Gabriel didn't like it, and felt very awkward with the height of it. Abby loved it also, and Eric smiled all the way!Here is a mini video of our journey...you can hear the traffic and the wind....bit colder out on the bridge!

At one of the spires, is a sign, and let me tell you, it will be on a flyer for our church soon! Tony had me rolling, staging his depression and desire to push the button for help.My honey and me in front of the wire(that is a real cut of the cable). For some reason I thought it was 5 miles, it is only 4200 feet, less than a mile.
It was a fabulous time and that my family loved the bridge like I do, makes me happy!
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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Free QP from a New Kit

My plan to take over Plain Digital Wrapper seems to be working...Dani of Dani's Delusions coaxed me onto her CT, and I love her new kit: (but it is released at Sunshine Studios, I haven't got all the kinks figured out)


I made this layout with my Mumbly in it...isn't she just stunning? She is telling me a story...

I asked Dani, if I could do a QP of this and she said yes!! So here you go!


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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

our conference starts tomorrow!!

We head to San Jose tomorrow for our area pioneer pastor conference!! This is a real refreshing time...both in preaching and seeing the ladies I met a year ago!! The conference starts in the evening....so Thursday in the day we try to go someplace in the bay area!
I am so excited as tomorrow we are going into SAN FRANCISCO! We have been here 2 years and I drove by once, but haven't been in the city since we got here! I love this place!!!!
We are going here:We studied the how and why the people of San Francisco and Marin County built this beautiful bridge! Tomorrow we are going to drive across it, then park and walk across!! Not all the way...it is 5 miles long and a bit windy, and it sways! One side will be the Pacific Ocean the other the San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz!! So much history and excitement! We are all excited!
This is up at the north west side of the bay area, and just an hour or so from San Jose! We have packed a cooler full of fried chicken and snacks to enjoy in the city!

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