Happy Birthday Grampy

Happy Birthday Grampy!! We love you~

#1 and #5 ;)

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Whoo hoo! I got happy mail today. Last week I won the hanging matilda stamp from Simon Says Stamps. She is SUPER CUTE! Now I need to figure out what to mount it too lol. Pics to come.

Also got 2 new cricut cartridges, Serenade and the Cricut Lite Carasoule Cartridge. I am IN LOVE with the lite. A MUST HAVE. It has a ticket, banner, Circus Train, popcorn, soda cup, candy apple, cotton Candy, Circus Tent, Castle, Clowns, Roller Coasters, bumper cars, Ferris Wheel....OH SO MUCH! I will be playing with this tomorrow :)

I finally found this poem!

JACKPOT!  Many years ago, before Madysen was even born I heard this poem about a little girl starting her first day of school, on the radio while commuting to work in DC.  I have been trying to find it since Mady started school.  I was SO happy to finally locate it online.  I cannot wait to use it on a layout about her very first day of school (yes I realize I am a few years behind, but Ive been saving these pictures in hopes I would find this).  I remember sitting in the car in bumper to bumper traffic crying like a baby as I heard it read over the radio.  I am sooo glad I did not have it handy to read on the day she started school. I am sure I would have had to be medicated :) Enjoy...

Dear World:


I bequeath to you today one little girl ... in a crispy dress ... with two blue eyes ... and a happy laugh that ripples all day long and a flash of light brown hair that bounces in the sunlight when she runs. I trust you'll treat her well.

She's slipping out of the backyard of my heart this morning ... and skipping off down the street to her first day of school. And never again will she be completely mine. Prim and proud she'll wave her young an independent hand this morning and say "Good Bye"... and walk with little lady steps to the schoolhouse.

Now she'll learn to stand in line ... and wait by the alphabet for her name to be called. She'll learn to tune her ears to the sounds of school-bells ... and deadlines ... and she'll learn to giggle ... and gossip ... and look at the ceiling in a disinterested way when the little boy across the aisle sticks out his tongue at her.

And now she'll learn to be jealous. And now she'll learn how it is to feel hurt inside. And now she'll learn how not to cry.

No longer will she have time to sit on the front porch steps on a summer day and watch an ant scurry across the crack in a sidewalk. Nor will she have time to pop out of bed with the dawn to kiss lilac blossoms in the morning dew.
No, now she'll worry about important things.

Like grades ... and which dress to wear ... and who's best friend is whose. And the magic of books and learning will replace the magic of her blocks and dolls.

And now she'll find new heroes.

For five full years now I've been her sage and Santa Claus and pal and playmate and mother and friend. Now she'll learn to share her worship with her teachers ... which is only right. But, no longer will I be the smartest woman in the whole world.

Today when that school bell rings for the first time ... she'll learn what it means to be a member of a group. With all it's privileges. And it's disadvantages too.

She'll learn in time that proper young ladies do not laugh out loud. Or kiss dogs. Or keep frogs in pickle jars in bedrooms. Or even watch ants scurry across cracks in the summer sidewalk.

Today she'll learn for the first time that all who smile at her are not her friends. And I'll stand on the front porch and watch her start out on the long, lonely journey to become a woman.

So, World. I bequeath to you today one little girl ... in a crispy dress ... with two brown eyes and a happy laugh that ripples all day long ... and a flash of light brown hair that bounces in the sunlight when she runs. I trust you'll treat her well.

--- Copyright © 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, and 1966 Dan Valentine

Scrapbooking and Craft Items for Sale

I am going thru several boxes of things in my craft area and will be posting pictures as I come across this and that. If something catches your eye send me a message. You can make an offer (consider shipping also I will mail the least expensive way possible. Will also consider a trade for other scrapbooking items or a gift card.

UPDATE! The box of assorted Punches has been taken. My new local scrapbooking friend kindly traded me the punches for a brand new Serenade Cartridge and I love it :) I also got the new Cricut Lite Cartridge, Carosoule and I have to say so far, its my all time favorite Cartridge! WOW!

Here are the couple Items left now and I have SOO much more to post this week :)

 3 6x6 paper pads by Arctic Frog. Each pad has 36 sheets, 6 designs with 6 sheets of each design. The second picture shows the papers.

Next is a set of Wooden Rubber Stamps by K&Company. The set is for the Red Hat Club but can be used for other things as well. There are (4) stamps in the set, never opened. They read...#1. Hattitude, #2 Gaudy is Good, #3 Just be yourself without apology and the last is a cute tag stamp that says Play.

 

 Okay, there is sooo much more to come. This is just the beginning :) Let me know if anything is of interest!

I'm a Winner Woo Whoo :)

Yippie! I won a few fun things this week. Earlier in the week I got a message on Facebook that I had won a free Dominos Pizza from Mix 107.3 radio station...I did not even remember becoming a fan of theirs or entering (it was a random draw) so this was a nice surprise. Mady wants to have a friend over so we will have a free pizza party sleep over soon :)   Also, a few days ago I won the cutest little Tilda Stamp from Simon Says Stamps! I cannot wait to get her and play!  And as if that wasnt enough for one week I just found out that I also won a $40 gift card to CSN stores. They are an online retailer with a huge variety of items, kind of simular to Overstock.com from what I have seen so far and looks like all of the shipping on the site is free! Fun Stuff :)

Fun Giveaways!

Just found this fun super cute giveaway from Paper Poppy Kit Company featuring Lily Bee Designs papers. It is such a FUN and Happy kit! Take a peek and leave a comment to be entered to win :)

http://lilybeedesign.blogspot.com/2010/06/paper-poppy-kit-company-win-their-kit.html

Another great giveaway to check out is over at Craft Critique where Jenny Chesnick has given a great detailed review of the Xyron Creatopia. Even better than the review is a GIVEAWAY! Leave a comment and they will randomly select one person to win the Creatopia System! HUGE!!!

http://www.craftcritique.com/2010/06/vendor-spotlight-giveaway-xyron_23.html

Be sure to come back and let me know if any of you are big winners! Good luck :)

Sorry Ive been MIA!

Where does the time go! The school year ended Thursday and Madysen took off for Aunt Marcies house to get a little more spoiled! I have been doing a little Scrapping but still have a few things Im working on, fingers crossed I will get them done today!

Check out the fun giveaway at
http://www.vintagechiccafe.blogspot.com/
You can do several steps to get mulitple entries. GREAT Prize, your pick of a kit!! Mention my name when you enter please, and I will get another entry. Tell your friends too for more entries for yourself!!

If you are looking for a challenge check out the My Mind's Eye blog, they have a fun Sketch challenge going on this week, due by Thursday night. Again GREAT Prizes.

Okay, thats all I have for now! Will keep you posted as more goodies come along!