My Dad

~*A Wee Sweet Boy*~

A week ago today 

my Dad passed away 

quite suddenly.

We are all still trying to 

catch our breath from it all.

~*Mom & Dad Wedding Day*~

 His health had been declining in the last year 

but I guess you are never prepared

for something like this. 

It was quick and he had my

Dear Mother and Sister by his side.

~*Mom & Dad 50th Wedding Anniversary*~

His Love of Family and Friends

and his Most Amazing Sense of Humor

will remain with us all in our Hearts & Memories

You will be Missed Terribly Dad.

~*Love You*~

~Grow Old with Me the Best is Yet to Be~

  

 Hello Everyone! 

Time seems to be Flying these days! 

I Have been Neglecting My Wonderful Blog Friends! 

Its Time for Me to Get on the Ball and Visit with you again!

This Little Sweetpea is my Mother when she was 4 years old!

She will be turning 80 Soon 

and we are having a 

Surprise Birthday Party 

for her in June! 

She will Be most Definitely be Surprised

because her Birthday isn't until 

the End of August! 

We  told her that we are having a Family BBQ 

when my Brother arrives from Alaska that day so we didn't 

Scare the Daylights out of her. We will just have some Added Guests.

Looking Forward to it and I can't think of Anyone 

who Deserves a Party in their Honor more than My Mother!

 

 I Have been Diligently 

Making Special Invitations to Send out as Keepsakes.

I was Cutting so Much Paper for awhile that you couldn't see the Floor!

I Used Multiple Layers of Images.

The Lacy Edge came from a French Holy Card

from Karen of the Graphics Fairy. I used my scalloped scissors to give it the Lace Border Effect. Then a Layer of Lovely Blue Paper and Her Picture that I actually Transferred Digitally on the Lacy Background Paper.

You Know me! I can't just Stop there! 

I added the Butterfly and the Poem!

The Label the Poems is Printed on is from Karen as Well. 

It is a French Perfume Label !I coveredthe Graphics Because I thought the 

Detailing of the Label itself was Perfect for my Poem!

 

This Is my Mothers Graduation Photo! 

She Graduated from High School in 1950 in a little Town

called Blooming Prairie! 

Their High School Team name was the Blossoms! 

Yep, The Blossoms!

Apparently their Foot Ball Team was Pretty Tough!!

It Kinda Makes me think of the Johnny Cash song 'A boy Named Sue'

 I cannot tell you How Many Butterflies I Cut out.....

It was in the Hundreds though!

I Know..I Know.. There is No Hope for Me! Lol!
I Love Butterflies!

Mom and Dad on their Wedding Day

Thats Me My Mom is Holding!

Look at the Red Lipstick! 

Family 

That is my Grandma Mabel on the Left!

Boy do I have some Great Stories to tell about her!

She was a Very Proper Woman with a Marvelous Sense of Humor!

I will Share Later!

I Love my Mothers Smile is this Picture!

My Apologizes for being so Long Winded! 

I think I just wanted to Share with you how

Wonderful My Mother is!

Thank you for Listening!

Soo.. for Being so wonderful and making it to the bottom of my Post,

Here is something to Share! 

 Just Right Click and Save to your Computer!

 Thank You so Much Debra for 

Giving us this Opportunity to Share Every Week!

 Thank You Karen 

For Providing and Sharing 

such Wonderful Images for us All to Enjoy!!

~Amanda Jade~

Hello Every One! It feels so Great to get back to Creating!
My Muse Has been Whispering for me to get back to it.
I Managed to find some time to put
Amanda Jade
together .
She went to My Aunt for her Birthday.
My Aunt has always been such a
Great Supporter of my Work.
Even the Beginning stuff......
You Know what I Mean.
The Stuff that we thought was Wonderful then
and we see now...
Holy Cow!!!
"Please Aunt Sis don't Tell anyone I made that...
Tell them you bought it at a Garage Sale or something.!"
Lol!

My Amanda Jade Image is from Paper Whimsy!

Doesn't She Look Like she is Full of Beans !

That Fiery Red Hair! I Just Thought she was Adorable !

Its Vintage Inspiration Friday 

and I want to Thank our Gracious Hostess  Debra!

Thank you So Much Debra!

 Hope you all are  Having a Wonderful Week!
The Weeks seem to Fly By don't they!
Happy Thursday!

~Spring Cleaning ~

 Flowers
~Jessie Wilcox Smith~

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
~Jessie Wilcox Smith ~

When the Fairies come Out
~Ida Rentoul Outhwaite~

Spring
~Ida Rentoul Outhwaite~

~*~
This weekend was spent mostly Cleaning my Studio/work corner. It was nice to sort through everything and Organize it. Now most everything has a place and a Label. This is Kinda a New Something for me because I tend not to be the most organized person around. I think I drove my poor Mother Crazy when I lived at home. She Loves to organize and sort. She is my Girl when I need to go through my closet or cupboards! "Really!! you want to go through your Closet?! I will be Right Over!!" Lol! I really do appreciate her and her help!
My sister Julie is just like her. Julie is Mentally Disabled and lives with my folks. Julie Loves to Do Laundry! My Mom and Dad have the WHITEST Whites in town! Maybe even the Pacific Northwest! Julie Pesters me all the time to come over and do Laundry. To her it is the Equivalent of winning  Power Ball ! She is such a Good Kid! I call her a Kid, when she will be 58 in August AND my Older Sister! If you ever met her you would know what I Meant. My Husband Mark tells her to go get her wallet and gives her all of the Change in his Pocket for doing Laundry. She doesn't want Paper Bills... Just coins. She might have at any given time 25 dollars in change in her Wallet. Believe me when I say she knows Exactly how many Pennies, Nickels, Dimes and Quarters are in there! She is Great!  I Fondly call my Mother and Sister Frick & Frack!
Have a Happy Tuesday Everyone!
I have Procrastinated Enough and need to get back to
Finish my Studio/work corner! Lol!

~From my Friend Carol Anne ~