in my 30's. (Deep breath). I'm not really lamenting that I will be 40. More reflective and thankful to be at this point in my life. Focusing on my blessings and ways that I can make the next 40 years worthwhile and fulfilling.

These bring happiness to my heart:

This beautiful young lady amazes me every day. She has a light within her that constantly radiates happiness.

Merek loves to write letters and draw. He was so excited to show me his person and name on the white board.

Bird performed at his violin recital on Saturday. He played Haydn Melodies (Surprise Symphony). Love his musical talent.

The boys posed for me yesterday as I tried to capture some images for a photography class I'm taking online. Trying to get three boys in focus on manual is something I need to work on. Krish really wanted me to take a photo of just him with Merek. This is the best I could get. I think it's pretty cute.

Looking forward to this weekend when I'll get to be with ALL 3 of my sisters and my parents. It will be fantastic!

Banners are a favorite project of mine to make. :) Here is one I put together using SRM Stickers 4th of July stickers and The Twinery twine. It is featured on the SRM Blog today.







To add extra dimension to the banner, I placed the flag stickers (Stickers By The Dozen) on punched circles and tied them between the pennants. Maraschino and Midnight blue twine from The Twinery tie it all together.


#62006 SBTD Patriotic
#57010 WGYB Patriotic
#68001 Maraschino Twine
#68014 Midnight Blue Twine

I am spoiled. They wouldn't let me get out of bed until 9:30. They made me breakfast

We played some games together then got ready for church. DH tried to take some photos before church but none of them turned out well. So he tried again afterwards and this is the best we got:

Be sure to check out the Creating Keepsakes Blog today. Susan, the owner of SRM Stickers, is the guest blogger today. She featured my pillow-box crayon idea.



SRM has several cute containers available now that work seemlessly with their stickers. Such great ideas for gifts and storage and parties. Susan will be at the Stationary Show in New York City this coming weekend. Oh, how I'd love to go! And especially because it would mean a chance to see my sister, Michelle, who lives there.

And just a random thought, one more week in my 30's. I cannot believe I will be 40. Really??

As the school year winds down, teacher thank you's are on my mind.  I put together this card and small gift using SRM stickers, pillow box, and twine. It is featured on the SRM Blog today HERE.



What fun ideas do you have for teacher gifts? I'd love to see/hear them :)

This card puts a smile on my face. Maybe it's the yellow. Maybe it's the button with twine. Or the script "hello". Maybe just the whole thing :)

With Mother's Day approaching this Sunday, I thought I would share this layout made with the May Paper Posies kit. 


I'm loving Elle's Studio tags and papers! They have always been a favorite of mine. So happy they are making their way into the Paper Posies kits.

I used the Jillibean Soup "today" sticker to finish off the "Cherish" sentiment that is on the ES paper.

My kids are asking me what I want for Mother's Day. Hmmm . . . I have no idea! How about some more sunshine, a chore schedule for the next month, no whining, and lots of hugs & kisses :)

Diligently, I've been keeping up with my calendar. It was included in the January Paper Posies kit. Each month I've been using the current kit to decorate the page. This is what I came up with using the May kit:

I'd been holding onto these pictures from Bird's violin recital last spring. When the May Paper Posies kit arrived, I decided it was the kit to use with the pics.




The journaling tag is tucked inside of another SRM glassine bag. I tied off the tag with twine.

Bird's next recital is in two weeks--he has such a good ear for music. I hope it is something he continues to practice for many years.