Back to School...... NOT!
Let me fill you in on what has happen since we last visited. New Years Eve we went to the small town dance. It was fun but well lets see how can I put it?????? oh yea small town dance. ha ha We stayed till about 11:45 to hurry home by midnight so that our lab would not panic by himself. We brought in the new year watching him shake and pant as he usually does while the fireworks outside go off. He finally settled down about 2am and went to sleep. I still think he needs puppy prozac or something.
New Years day I made a Ham and Black Eyed Peas. Friday night was a big night ha ha... We left to go into the big city for dinner with old friends. My graceful tap dancer feel off the front porch on her hand. Well as we got closer to SA she says I can't move my hand and it is really hurting. We had dinner and by the time we got home her hand was swelled. Thinking it was swollen we all went to bed. Got up Saturday morning had breakfast and took a trip to the ER. Only to find out from the Dr..... that in his exact words "It isn't broke today but it might be tomorrow or in a week." "We will soft cast it and you go see your Dr Monday if it still hurts. " So it isn't broke today but it might be tomorrow...... What the brilliant Dr should have said was the swelling was to bad to tell if it was broke or not.
So being that today was the back to school day we got to stay home and go to our Dr. He took some Xrays and said it doesn't appear to be broke but a severe sprang. So Praise God it isn't broke. So it is in a soft cast for a couple of weeks.
So tomorrow we get to go back to school..... Unless it snows. And that is a whole other story. We went from AC this weekend to heat today. A 40 degree difference in temp. I would love to live somewhere that stays cold in the winter and hot in the summer. You know seasons.......

I have begun the His Holy Name and Scripture Challenge with Faith Sisters so I will try to have them finish and posted tomorrow.
Until then......
Happy stampin!

January 1, 2009

Happy New Year to each and everyone of you. Wow how last year came and went. I was just thinking today about everything we encountered in 2008. Everyone we met, lost all the good and bad. All the blessings God gave us. And now we get to start fresh with a new year. We have so much going on this year and so much to look forward to. The day that I thought was so far off is yet so close now. Brittany's graduation. It seems like we were just starting school. Then off to college.
Christmas was a quite one this year. We celebrated with my inlaws on Christmas eve and my parents Christmas day. My birthday was quite as well. We went to see Marley and Me. A must for all dog lovers. But I warn you now take tissues. But the best gifts I received a James Avery charm of a margarita glass and my initial from Britt and Chris and the double heart from Gary. And my mom and dad got me 6 cricut cartridges. And for my birthday.........


So I have had a chance to play a bit but not a lot. I will have more time soon.
Plus I am going to start the scripture challenge and the His Holy Name challenge from the Faith Sisters Blog. So I hope to be using the cricut for everything.

Until next time........

Well it hit me finally. I got the Christmas bug again. I have been listening to Christmas music on the radio since Nov 1. Yea I know. But I love Christmas and Christmas Music. And this week has proved once again life is to short not to enjoy each and everyday to its fullest even if it isn't so perfect. God has a plan for each of us and I read a cute verse this week that I will be using more than once. It said " WANT TO MAKE GOD LAUGH? TELL HIM YOUR PLANS!!". That is so true. But I want to be like the next one "I want to be the woman that when she gets up in the morning the devil says O' Crap She's Up!". So I have been sitting a my desk for over a week now trying to come up with my Christmas design this year. I would make one and it wouldn't look right so I would try again only to get angry and leave the room. Well I was determined yesterday to make my design. Well I did I made 3 actually. So I went from nothing to 3. But I am very pleased with them and will be making many more to get in the mail this week.
SO here they are... And if you are on my Christmas Card list you never know which one you may get.



Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

God Bless,
Larissa

Wow how time flies. It is already the 8th day of December. Thanksgiving came and went. You cook all day to have the meal gone in 30 minutes. Now we move into Christmas. I have been enjoying the Christmas music on the radio since before Thanksgiving. Of course Brittany tells me if I hear one more jingle bells mom! Yeah Yeah Yeah.
I have been slow at Christmas cards this year. Not sure why. I am excited to get them done but can't get them right. I made one tonight as a tester and kind of like it but just not sure yet. Today has been a day... My daughter attends a private christian school where there are 350 kids from pre k to 12th grade. So needless to say we are all pretty close. And with me subbing there I tend to meet mom's in the lower grades as well. Today I had some heart breaking news. one of the 2nd grade little girls lost her father Sunday morning to a massive heart attack. He leaves behind a 2nd grader a 9th grader and a wonderful wife. Of course unexpected. Then later on in the day as I waited for the email on what we were needing to do to help out I received word that one of the 6th grade girls lost her father to cancer Saturday morning. Her birthday was Friday and from what I understand he went home from the hospital to be with her.
I know God has a plan for everyone and we have to praise him even in time of sorrow. I am praying these two families find strength in the Lord during this sorrowful time.

Back to my card.


Recipe:
Snowflake is from the Cricut Cartridge Joys of the Season
Tis the Season Stamp is Stampin Up retired set Polar Bears
Embossing Folder for Cuttlebug is Snowflakes.

Enjoy. I will post more as they come.

Friday wow already. Only 40 days left of 2008. Where has the time gone. The weather here is cold today. Not cold enough for snow of course but cold enough I had to carry all my plants in and cover up the big ones again outside. I am sitting here looking out the window and there are gray clouds ontop of the blue sky. You can see patches of pretty blue shining through. I think I am going to start some Christmas presents this morning. Until then I want to show you 2 cards I did this week. First I did my Thanksgiving Cards.
My Recipe was:
Stamp Set: Stampin Up Harvest Home
Paper: SU Cardstock Very Vanilla, Garden Green and Really Rust the yellow is from a pattern package from Michaels or Hobby Lobby
Ink: All SU Very Black Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip,Really Rust, Summer Sun, Real Red, Mellow Moss, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Always Artichoke
Embelishments: Orange Fibers and Black Eyelets.



Next I ran into a Friend yesterday and she asked if I had a Birthday card for a 5 year old made. I told her no but I would go make one for her.
So I thought what would catch the eye of a 5 year old. COLORS!!!! Lots of color..
But it is a boy so no flowers or pretty ribbons so what to do what to do...
Well the great mind ha ha this is what I came up with

My Recipe:
CardStock: All SU Real Red, Only Orange, Yoyo Yellow, Glorious Gren and Ballet Blue
Ink: SU Craft Ink Whisper White
Embelishments: varies buttons
Stamp Set: Happy Brithday from Favorite Teddy Bear
Puzzle Die cut from Cricut cartridge Locker Talk



Well off to start those Christmas presents.... I will try to post some when I am done. My first attempt at these so I will let you know.....

Wow so much has happen and I haven't been able to post it... First we celebrated Gary's birthday last Tuesday. Then Thursday we celebrated our baby girls 18th. Wow she is an adult now. Can't believe how 18 years just flew by so quickly. We celebrated the evening with her grandparents and a dinner at Carrino's Italian Resturant. It was a very nice meal.
Her dad and I got her a pearl necklace.

Something she has been asking for. I don't think at 18 I wanted a pearl necklace. My parents got her a brand new car just a couple of months early


and then as a 2nd gift my mom gave her money to go buy a coach purse. So Friday as soon as she got home from school we went and bought the new coach purse.
I don't have a pciture of it yet. I don't think I can get it out of her hands long enough.
Here are some more pictures from that night.


The day after this lovely eveing I began to get sick. I thought it was just allergies and maybe it started out to be but then I ran fever all weekend and this morning too. And this headache. 3 days now and I thought for sure last night that one side of my head was going to explode. It didn't but I think it wants too.

Before calling it a night I have one more thing to tell you about. I called my dad about 6:50 pm tonight and he said he was going outside (they live in San Antonio about 45- 50 miles south of us) because the space station was going to go over and was coming our way. So we ran outside and at 7:01 pm we watch as the Space Station flew over our house. And at 7:02 it disappeared. I ran in and called my dad and asked if he saw it and he said yes I told him we had too. He said we get another chance at it tomorrow as well. So we will see.
Okay I know my head is fixing to explode so I am going to lay down and watch Jon and Kate plus 8 and try to get some rest.
I do have some cards to post so hopefully tomorrow or Wednesday I will have time to do that.
Have a good evening.

Wow October came and went. It is already November. Lots of Birthdays coming up. My best friend is pregnant with her 4th baby and I am so happy for her. I have been playing with a few different things today. We went to Fredricksburg yesterday just to walk around to get out of the house. We went into the local scrapbook store and there were tons of flowers. I love flowers. I have seen more and more used on pages as well as cards. Well since the budget is not allowing flowers right now I decided to make my own. I made these today using my cricut cartridge George and Basic Shapes. I use Cuttin Up for the letters. Let me know what you think.