NANA NOTES

PAGE OF THE WEEK. . .

Snap and Scrap is having the best thing going on this summer.  It's called "Page of the Week" and we're loving it!  Libby, Sharon, Cookie and I are all addicted to "getting our page".  This picture was made a week or so ago when Sharon couldn't go--now that I mention it--she hasn't even been with us!  Anyway, we had a great time and are loving the pages.  We hope they keep them going even through the fall and winter. This is a page we worked on one time we went.  This is Maureen's of "sweet Maggie" but you get the concept anyway.  If you don't scrapbook or stamp--get busy!  Snap N Scrap (McComb) or Scrapbook Friendzy (Brookhaven) are my two favorite places.   Do you think that will get me brownie points?!

HOW TRUE IS THIS?

Well, here I sit playing with the computer while Ed and Josh watch a movie (Josh dumped my stack of magazines and got disgruntled and left). I came across this scrapbook page on 2peas and really liked it.  It caught my eye because of the colors and design and then I read it.  I thought about the saying--not so much in terms of bad habits--but in terms of being brave and branching out.  I'm a safe kind of girl. I resist change; I like security. As a few of my "closest friends" would say, I'm sheltered and protected.  I happen to like it that way.  I want to be adventurous and try new things but that nagging little voice holds me back.  As I sit here thinking about it--maybe I'm adventurous in some things:  I drive a tractor!  I clip pastures!  I have championed causes and raised lots of money for them!  I'll take on anyone who brings harm to my family!  I'm loyal to a fault and if I believe it in my heart, I'll never let go of it.  "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got.  So what's wrong with that?  Absolutely nothing!  If you live, love, laugh and praise God--life is good.

OK, IT'S OVER AND I'M TRYING TO MOVE ON. . .

I had my little fit and I am going to move on.  (That includes doing this post TWICE and loosing it at the last word!)  Maybe third time is a charm.  The deck is coming along nicely.  It will be finished ENOUGH for the reunion.  The construction crew has gone above and beyond.  That is all I could ask.  Today will be spent cleaning up and placing the container plants and furniture.  I'll post pictures later.

I promised a picture of Ben and Shelby at their graduation from Lower Elementary to Upper Elementary.  Check out Tiffany's and Jennifer's blog to see all the awards they won and to see the other kids at their graduations.  I couldn't make it to all of those. They are all growing so fast.

And on that note:  Today is Sam's last day at Cotton Branch Day Care.  That thought is bittersweet.

Thursday was spent baking and getting other foods ready for the reunion.  I always enjoy being in the kitchen and seeing the results.  Then I planted some annuals in pots that I wanted sit around.  I need to bake another Brown Sugar Pound cake.  I gave the other one to the builders.  I will bribe if I need to!!

Tuesday I snuck away to the scrap room.  I wanted to get the reunion pictures from last year finished for the scrapbook so the family could see them.  Click on the "Studio Projects" typelist and you can see them all.  Here is a sample.

Have a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Please take time to remember why we have this holiday and why we ARE ABLE to celebrate.