Good Morning! For those of you that are followers and members on the forum at My Scraps, you know my story, but for those who may not, I thought that I should share why I have not been blogging. I had all grand intentions for this blog, to highlight and share my crafty pursuits! I was even so motivated as to make my summer pictures box that you can see in a couple posts below. All of that changed pretty quickly! I got a call that my Dad was in the hospital at the end of June. He had to have surgery but his prognosis was good and everyone thought that I should stay with my plans to come and see him in July. By then he should be up and well on his way to healing!! Thank God I followed my heart and jumped in the car the next morning, driving almost 1300 miles, to see him. I arrived and visited with him on Friday morning, June 29th. He was in such good spirits and feeling as well as could be expected after a major surgery. The morning of June 30th was about the same. I visit my Dad early in the am. We were happy to see that he really was getting better. He was up and walking, with my brothers help, a little grouchy with the nurses, (which to me was a sign that he wanted out of there!!) and his pain level had gone down some. We had a nice visit and left him to rest with the plans to come and see him again later in the afternoon but it ended up that those plans weren't meant to be. My Dad passed away the afternoon of June 30th. We had so many plans to fulfill, so many words to say...I am sure that no one is ever ready to lose someone they love. My Dad was everything to me...my confidant, my friend. I miss him greatly!!! I hope to make him proud by living my life as he would like to see and enjoying the things that make me happy. One of those being scrapbooking! Hopefully I will be creating and sharing here more. Thanks for letting me share...
One of my plans for this summer was to host some giveaways, so no time like the present right??!! Who would like to win this...
I just received the new EP collections For the Record 2, Chillingsworth Manor and Very Merry Christmas over at
My Scraps!! Love, Love, LOVE them! ( you can save 20% with coupon NEWEP20 now through 8/19 ) If you would like to win this paper pad, simply leave me a comment here. I will draw a winner Monday morning! Thanks for stopping by! I promise to have something scrappy to show next time!
