Memorial Day

Memorial Day. A time to remember.

This year, I went to Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis to attend the memorial ceremonies. I have never been to one before, so I was awed by the touching service, the music, taps and the release of the doves. As I stood with hundreds of others in the middle of the cemetery, I felt my father, a war veteran, standing beside me in the sunshine. I'm so glad I went.

Patriot Page Kit by Lauren Bavin (originally part of the July 2005 Club Digital)
Portobello Road Remember Word Art Freebie by Lauren Bavin

Murphy's Landing

On May 23, Mike and I went to historic Murphy's Landing for the day. It was so peaceful and fun, I got a lot of great shots there. Just something nice to do together. :)

Mike is home!

After having been gone for weeks....Mike has finally been able to come home from North Dakota. He has a lot of catching up to do at home...spring arrived while he was gone!...but is getting back into his routine. I've been sick with the flu for a few days, pretty much since he got back, but am back on my feet now too. So we're both getting back into the swing of it!

Happy Mother's Day

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mom's / Grandmom's day! Turns out I have some kind of bug, not something I ate. I've been running a fever for two days, but feeling a bit better tonight, so we went out to dinner and had a lovely time. Tired, but happy, and in the end my Mother's Day was the best!

Word of advice...

Don't drink screwdrivers on the same evening you eat something you give yourself food poisoning with. And end up with a migraine on top of it. Because there's nothing like talking on the big white telephone while your head is both pounding and spinning....no matter how good you felt before you ate what it was that made you sick. Ugh. (Recovering now, but what an awful evening!)

I'm excited because.....

My honey is coming home after being out of state for over 3 weeks! :)

Nature Center & Arboretum Visit

I hit the nature center yesterday, and the Arboretum today, for a good walk and some camera practice...a wonderful afternoon! All by myself...peace, quiet, no work. :)

My scrapping cohort Jenni and I went to Scrap Mania at the Eden Prairie Archiver's last night. I got so much done - chatting, eating, scrapping! and some shopping - a digital scrapping magazine (love 'em), a Scrap Star Tshirt and a resource book with words, quotes and poems for scrapping. I love shopping - and I can't wait to go again!

May is here!

April has been a really long haul. Mike has been in North Dakota for weeks sorting out things with his mother, who moved into assisted living last month. Can't wait for him to get home.

In the meantime, with all that extra time (!?!?) on my hands, I've been working overtime. The last two weeks have been light, but the next few will be crazy. I also quit smoking 10 days ago - a big plus. Still a struggle, but I believe I can do it. (Chantix helped)

The grass is finally green here, and the flowers are popping along with the leaves. Finally. :)

National Scrapbook Day

Oh...and it's National Scrapbook Day today! Be sure to pop over to DSP and check out the sales....

then hop over and check out the challenges (some with prizes!) in the National Scrapbook Day forum.

I have a Creating Cropping Challenge posted that I think you'll like!

I QUIT

Yes...10 days ago! Still smoke free. Still struggling with it, but every day gets just a weensy bit easier.