Still reading...

I am back. Computer up and crashed and burned a week ago Friday! Luckily it was still under warranty with the geek squad. Unluckily I hadn't backed up since I bought my EHD-back in early Dec. One of the reason I hadn't brought it in to fix the intermitten USB ports.
Well, fast forward a week and quite a few hundred dollars later, my old computer is with the geek squad. All of my pics, digi stuff and all the other stuff is safely backed up on my EHD. I have a new Dell computer with the Vista operating system. I swore I was going to hate this system but you know, there are a few things that just make computing easier so that isn't all bad.
And I am back up and scrapping again - little behind with my CT work but rolling again.

Jared, loves to read, and being on vacation, means all the more books to read. And just like our trip to Cabo and Cancun, he didn't bring enough books so I had him try my Jodi Picoult book, Plain Truth, which he loved. He is now a huge fan of hers. He has read the 10th Circle since we got home and once I find where I put My Sister's Keeper he will read that, too.

I gave him Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone, today, one of my all time favorites.

This page was done with Amy Leigh Fennell Designs kit and add on, Happy Day

Party Poolside

Ahhh, the memories of our vacation.
Hanging at the pool is always an all time favorite. It sure helps when ya got a group of fun people. Plus we met a lot of super fun people, too, including Gilligan and his wife, Laurie.

I really like this picture Kristy captured when we had to switch to the other side of the pool to get more sunshine. Quite a few from our group plus a bunch we met and we are all just a jabbering away - this particular photo just didn't work on the layout so saving it for another.

Everything is by April Staker.
Find it at her store here DigitalApeDesigns.com

Blossoms In Mexico

Who would have thought that my DD and our best friends' son would make a connection on vacation. Never was quite sure what was up but there sure was a lot of flirting and hanging out.
It was all good and they had a blast.
And they're pretty much inseparable since they got home.

Kit is by Chaos Lounge, Chaotic Spring

Is it really April 11th? It can't be....

April 11th and we have snow? I suppose we should be happy that it only ended up being a couple inches and not the 8" or so forecasted

but who ever heard of making a snowman in mid April.
Can't believe these 2 were up for just that.

Now how cute is this...boyfriend/girlfriend snowmen. lol

Please, tell me this isn't what it looks like. Can't be my daughter.

I see Elle embellished her snowman which didn't go unnoticed by Nick.

Cute but an awfully cold butt.

Definitely good weather for a snowball fight. They both aimed at me
but I was like I have the camera. Yikes.

So there you go, teens making snowmen.
And for those of you that don't have teens, the poses are
so typical of our teens these days.

Jared and Libby

Jared fell in love with my sister's dog, Libby, on Easter.
Libby is quite the unusual dog - a poodle English setter mix, I believe.
Jared was very amused with his scruffy appearance - to me, she is so funny looking, that it makes her so cute. Jared has offered to babysit her so we will see if that ever pans out.

April Staker's kit, Vintage Blues and her chipped alpha

Pretty Eyed. Pirate Smile.

I really like this self portrait of my DD from last fall.
The fun, edgy but yet so girlie kit from Kami/Ziggle Designs made it super fun to do.
You can find it here. Pirate Punk
And did you hear?
Today Kami and 3 other designers are having their Grand Opening of their new store.
ScrapOrchard
No foolin'
Check out the fun FreeBees they are having all week.