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You can check back often,but I won't have my layout for the next Say it in Scrap challenge,because that would be off of Lisa's blog. I guess I copy and pasted a little too much:) I am working on a Dec. challenge though for LIITD

My Great Little Reward

I was given this cute little blog award by my friend Lisa.Thanks Clifford:)

Here are the rules

1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.

2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.

3. Nominate 5 blogs.

4. Provide links to their blogs.

5. Leave a message for your nominees

Check back soon, I'll be back with my layout from the newest Say It challenge!!!

Of course like any other award,it comes with rules.Sometimes these are really hard to follow for me,as lots of my friends have all ready been give the award,but here I go.......

I am going to give this award to my friend Eva, who has one of the greatest blog templates in town.She always posts the coolest pictures and keeps you up-to-date with her life.Very intelligent women,this one:)

Next I will choose Laura,another friend who always makes me laugh and believe it or not actually shares my warped sense of humor.She is a great mom to 4 boys!

My third award goes to the Puffy Paint Princess herself,Miss Melanie Blackburn. I can't even tell you how inspiring I find this ladies work.She rocks a layout,and is a super mom.I love reading about her girls,and seeing her photos.

My next award goes to another on-line friend and awesome scrapper,Tracey Spencer.I have followed this girls work for years,and she always amazes me with her unique one of a kind designs.She is oozing with inspiration.

Last,but certainly not least I'll give this award to Carole,a fellow friend and scrapper. She even knows where New Brunswick is and has been here too.

What more can I say

I'm jumping on the favorite brand of pop train and I'm posting for the world to see that COKE rules.Now all you Pepsi lovers,don't waste your money on toilet bowl cleaners........use your Pepsi,it does the same thing:)

Good Saturday Morning

Nothing too exciting to post,but I did think that I would share some pictures that I have taken recently.

We had a nasty day last week and a friend and I went out hoping to capture some of the rough water pictures. We didn't go far before we spotted a buoy that had been up anchored and set adrift. It was being tossed around aimlessly in the seas. It was kinda hard getting some of the pictures as I was afraid to expose my camera to the salt water.I was hanging out the back of a truck window on the road and I still had droplets on my lens.

Does Anyone Know Where

the love of God goes,when the winds of November come early???????????? Sing it with me bloggers:)

I am up ,well I was actually up a lot in the night because the wind was blowing so hard that the house was shaking,my bathroom fan was whirling and grinding,the BBQ was beating against the side of the house,and yep you guessed it..........my wood furnace was completely out:( I was truly expecting a bed full of freezing children,but they slept through it.

Now as I look out across the water, I wonder how many trips the ferry will make.Will Kyle get to school? Will Dave get home? I miss him! My chief fire starter:)

My friend Melanie wanted us to each post a RAK that we had encountered recently on our blog,so I will share mine as I am sitting here reaping the benefits from it.Shortly after 7am, my phone rings and it is my friend wanting to know if her husband could come up and start my wood furnace for me.I quickly said.........YES! Anytime......Come on baby light my fire........LOL.He came and started it and I have a nice vent near my computer chair.Thanks to his generosity me and the kids will be toasty on this wild and windy day.

Unexpected Gifts

Don't we all love to get unexpected gifts? Sometimes they come in the mail,to your door,or some where that you least expect it.

Today I ventured down into the basement to see how my husband was doing with the removal of our old oil furnace. He had it all out,and what was left was an old cement foundation that was strangely shaped,in the middle of our floor.It was truly and eye sore,and an accident waiting to happen. I could see it being the cause of many trips and stubbed toes. I asked him if he was going to take it out,and he replied that it was solid cement and there to stay................and then out of the corner of my eye was my gift.Was it in a box tied with a bow?No it certainly wasn't,and if fact to anyone else it might not mean a thing,but to me it was priceless.There in the middle of cement some 33 yrs ago my father had put his name in cursive writing.I couldn't believe my eyes.His writing was clear and kinda fancy in my opinion.More of what you would expect from a women.My grandmother was a school teacher and had beautiful handwriting.Dad's looked a great deal like hers.I knew from that moment that what looked like an eye sore, would forever be in my basement,as I was only four years old when my father must of helped my grandfather install his furnace. I had to get right down and take a closer look at it.I took my index finger and went through ever letter,making strokes just like dad might of done.Somehow I felt as if I had been given a gift from Dad.As soon as everyone was out of the house I called my mom to tell her about my newest discovery, she cried as she too saw great meaning in this autograph.

This is why we scrapbook ladies,so that one day our loved ones will get an unexpected gift:)

I even took a picture of it.My Dad's real name was Quinton,but he went my his middle name Judson and then somehow that got shortened to Juddy.

See my unexpected gift.Isn't it great!Not everyone has one of these.

I'm still alive!

Did you think that I dropped off the blog scene all together? So many times I would have something I wanted to share and then life would get in the way and I wouldn't post it.With my memory loss if something gets in my way of posting and I don't write it down,it is forever lost in the depths of my brain.

Ever feel that you know someone just because you read their blog,look at their work etc.Well this is how I feel about this talented scrapping lady, Aleida Franklin.

I first noticed her name in a comment post on another blog that I read,and I was drawn to her name. I think I thought it was Aretha Franklin.......LOL.Anyway, I clicked on it and went to her blog and there I saw some amazing talent.I found out that she was on the Studio Calico DT and I so love their kits and designers work.

Today as I read some of my blogs I came to the realization that this lady whom I have never met,yet feel that I know somehow,passed away due to a motor vehicle accident.My heart goes out to her husband and children,other family members and friends.The scrapping world has truly lost an inspiring talented women.

Here is a link to her blog

http://ricanlaw.typepad.com/the_scrapping_rican/