Ramblings......

As the time gets closer for our trip to England, I get more anxious and it is hard to concentrate on much.  I've made my lists, and each day I cross off a few more to-dos.  When my brain get overloaded, music always brings me back to the place I need to be.  I listen to most kinds of music, although there are a few genres that I just don't enjoy.  Currently, I've been blessed by The Piano Guys.  Have you heard of them?



They are wonderful musicians and the love of their craft just shines through.........

Here is another of my favorites,





They have many videos posted on YouTube, check them out.

Thanks for stopping by today, God Bless!

I Might Be Back......

Good Morning ! After some gentle prodding-okay-BIG SISTER prodding, (thanks Patti!) I've gotten back on the stamping/papercrafting wagon. it has been a VERY long time since I last posted, a flood of water is under the bridge. When I posted in June 2010, I was in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota working, now DH and I are in Moses Lake, WA working. We were both working for the University of Washington, at the end of December, I resigned my position and now I am an Executive Domestic Engineer! Lovin' this position!! All that to say, that I now should have more crafting time! WOOHOO!!

My hunk of a husband and I are planning a trip to England in April to see our youngest son and his family. They are are in the military and stationed there. We have not seen Jim for 2 years, so this momma is pretty anxious.

I've spent a bit of time stamping cards for my grandkids and doing some knitting. So I may post pictures of knit projects too. I hope you enjoy them.

~Blessings!!

Carol

Exciting New Blog!!

My daughter, the maker of adorable bows for little girls has started a blog of her own. Please take a minute to check it out. You can get there from here- Baby Dolls' Haven Oh and be sure to watch that slideshow to see some of my cute gkids!
Have a happy day!! Blessings!

Louisana Swamp Girl

Good morning! Well, I survived the swamp tour. It was really pretty interesting. Although, I can say that each time the boat sidled up to a log where an alligator was sunning himself, I leaned WAAAY back in my seat. The boat was a small one and you could reach out and touch the alligators if you were so inclined. (that would be really stupid, I think! and of course was prohibited.) The tour guide told us that the alligators were much more afraid of us than we were of them....can't really agree with that! :0) My husband took this picture......

This picture looks like you could walk on the "green carpet". In actuality, this is a native plant that floats on the water and keeps the temperature of the water cooler. This was so quiet and peaceful. An interesting thing about this area, was that there was no bad smell. The plants and trees that grow here keep that from happening. It was a fun day and my husband is still smiling about getting to go.
Thanks for stopping by, have a blessed day!

Much Ado.....

Well, after fiddling with my blog for quite awhile today......you can see I changed a few things. I was feeling just a bit cluttered, so I changed the template to something that looked a little cleaner. I guess since I can't rearrange the furniture in my RV, I have to rearrange SOMETHING!! ;0)

Played around with those Examiner links and just couldn't get the links in the post to cooperate, but the links on the sidebar are behaving like they should. Same address.....go figure. So to access the Examiner articles, please use the links on the right.

I've been on the computer most of the day, editing audio files for my hubby, taking an online class and playing with this blog thing!! I think I will go stamp now, that should make my brain cells relax and smile again........
Have a great night........God Bless!

Links, links and more links!

Good Morning! I have finally gotten my writing fingers wet with the Examiner. The first couple of postings were a bit tedious, learning the program and such. Check me out! I will post the links here for my page on Examiner as well as my husbands'. We are enjoying this opportunity to write about things that we cherish. Feel free to comment or add suggestions. We appreciate any input. Here are the links:

Carol
Boise Paper Craft Examiner


Bill
Boise Marriage Examiner

If you are having trouble with these links, check back. At times the Examiner site takes a bit to pick up. Be sure to check your firewall settings also :0)

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by! God Bless!

Done Moving......Again

Well, I spent most of last week moving into a larger RV. WOOHOO!! WOOT! WOOT! Do I sound excited? I have space for stamping stuff in this one :0). Hoping to get some serious stamping done soon.......oh and by the way, I have been accepted to begin writing for the Boise Examiner as their Paper Craft Examiner. The Examiner is an online newspaper that carries a variety of different topics. You can pick and choose what you want to read. I'm pretty excited about that. I will be posting a link just as soon as my paper work is done. My hubby also writes for them as their Marriage Examiner. He is a great writer, be sure to check him out also. (I'll post his link also)
Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.

God Bless!

Gone For a Bit

Good Morning. Just a short post today. Seems life has taken another turn for hubby and I. We are making a move, so I won't be able to post cards for a bit. Days will be full of packing and planning for what is ahead. We may be on the road in our fifth wheel trailer for a while and I haven't figured out how to make my stamping fit.....there is such a limited amount of space. It will be an adventure for us for sure. Be sure and check back for updates......I know I will miss making and posting cards.

Pie Town New Mexico

Well, we arrived in Pie Town last Friday afternoon and have been enjoying ourselves immensely. The weather was pretty cold/snowy/windy all weekend. But we survived and today is a beautiful high mountain desert spring day. I even enjoyed a walk with some of the other ladies here. I'm hoping to take more pictures to show you, but keep forgetting my camera ;0(.

This is the park where we are staying. There really isn't much here for miles, but that is really nice, it is very peaceful except for the WIND!!

We stopped at Arches National Park on the way down. What awesome rock formations! They are all caused from wind erosion. The colors in the sandstone are gorgeous. The weather was pretty nice that day, so we got to walk alittle. Since we are pulling our 5th wheel, there wasn't always a great place to park.

Thanks for stopping in today. I hope to check back in a few more days. We are having a wonderful time and meeting some life long friends.