For all the Grandmas out there!!

[LauraLou]

Congrats LL on Winning SWTS!!!! WTG...

I did????

[kaybutler@mweb.]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/4418/thumbs/Aussie_flattie.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314435)
Down Under or Bust !! (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314435)

I am SO ready for the Aussie crop....will some-one take me ??? :love2::love2::love2:

[debilou]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/4418/thumbs/Aussie_flattie.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314435)
Down Under or Bust !! (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314435)

I am SO ready for the Aussie crop....will some-one take me ??? :love2::love2::love2:
Maybe, my flattie could please hitch a ride with yours... :help:

[Rosie G]

Geeze, maybe your Mom and mine could become close personal friends. They act a lot alike. Boy, the stories I could tell...........


Throw mine in there too. They must be sisters from a different mister.

[Leslie]

Milestone announcement:

Giancarlo turns 21 today. :love3:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6498/thumbs/dsp_21_today.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314442&ppuser=112999)

[evergreen100]

I'm officially giving up.... I cannot keep up anymore! For some reason my real life has spiraled out of control and I can no longer keep up with you guys.
You cant get awaqy from us that easily sands...tug tug tug tug..the red threads will strangle you if you try:yes::yes:


http://img107.mytextgraphics.com/glittertextgraphics/2009/04/21/a1d07bca7c02599cd7db0470aabaccc0.gif
Congrats from me too Inks, you are so on a creative roll...hope it rubs off on me in Queensland:D

:hug::hug::hug::pray::pray::pray:Wuvie!

You are so cute in your Aussie gear Kay:D

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY GIANCARLO :party::party::yippee::yippee:

[Leslie]

:) I just went and woke him up - I have a chocolate mud cake, two $100 petrol vouchers and the complete boxed set of the DVDs of one of his favorite shows - Two and a Half Men, on the kitchen counter for him. :)

[Rosie G]

My flattie is busy shopping on line for her accessories for the Aussie crop. She went wild in the Vera Bradley store and now she is looking at makeup. She's out of control.

[Rosie G]

:) I just went and woke him up - I have a chocolate mud cake, two $100 petrol vouchers and the complete boxed set of the DVDs of one of his favorite shows - Two and a Half Men, on the kitchen counter for him. :)

Wow, what great b'day presents. My Dh loves Two and a Half men.
Happy birthday, Giancarlo,

[debilou]

Happy Birthday Giancarlo!!

[debilou]

My flattie is busy shopping on line for her accessories for the Aussie crop. She went wild in the Vera Bradley store and now she is looking at makeup. She's out of control.
I have some clothing in the "DebiLou Flattie Design Store" If you are interested!!

[lindyroz]

Hello all :wave:
I am a week behind and I don't have the energy to try to catch up, so will just send hugs, Grats, and love to all that I have missed :love3:
It's been a long emotional week, but things are slowly calming down and getting back on track.
For those that didn't know, my MIL Sue past away last Tuesday from cancer.
I love her dearly and she was my BFF. She was a stuburn old lady and she knew how to push my buttons and we constantly bickered of silly things, but when it came to seriouse stuff we always had each others back. She chose to die at home, and she freely admitted to doing it because she knew it was going to freak me out. But she told me in secret that she knew I would make sure she was taken care of when she could no longer speak for herself. She went fast and fairly peacfully, and all her love ones were with her, including her two long time loves, smokey and lil bit, her cats. Hospice was a god send, and made the boys much more relaxed and prepared. There was no panic or frustration, they had everything covered and taken care of, I owe them so much.
Her brother was able to come out and has spent the last few days with us, and has made life a lot more pleasent and busy.
I was good and even proud of myself for how together I was, untill...
Saturday morning at 4 am I started crying, not small tears, this was bone rattling, from the toes sobbing. After about two hours and a funny pill I was able to stop, but if I spoke, it would start again, so I hid in my room all day and most of the night till it passed. By Sunday, it was done and things have been ok.
So that is the sum of my week, I hope to get back in the swing of things very very soon!
Sue was always writting little notes to herself and I found a lot of them while going through papers. This little thing seems to have stuck with me...

Remember me with smiles and laughter,
for that is how I will remember you all.
But if all you can do is remember me with tears,
then don't remember me at all

talk to you soon :hug: :love1: :love3:

Awwww Wuvie :hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::pray::pray::pray::h ug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

Such a hard week for you, I'm glad you and her family were there for her, sounds like a wonderful woman to have know. :hug::hug::hug:

[lindyroz]

Okay, lindy, can't believe I'm saying this but BREATHE. :hug: I know how good you feel -- and I'm thrilled for you -- but don't be skipping sleep or meals. We want you to keep feeling wonderful and be here to visit us regularly again. I know if I'm not careful, I tend to turn into a whirling toy top on steroids. :D


LOL, I LOVE toy tops!!! I'm trying very hard to get proper sleep and food... That's why I'm missing talking to everyone, ready for bed by 11:30 or 12:00, cept for monday nights after shooting pool, I need wind down time. I'm trying to get things done while this energy lasts, never know when the med will stop working so nicely, one of the mysteries of my meds and malfunctions, LOL. Thank you for your concern, I'll post a note on the kitchen wall that Omio, Crys and the Grannies are keeping an eye out for not overdoing :D:D

[lindyroz]

Laughing out loud here over the flattie capers again, what fun.

Happy Birthday Giancol... I forgot how to spell his name, but you all know who I mean :D

Good Heavens Kay, that's a gang of painting!! Can't wait to see the pics...

Fran... just smack Mr Andrew up side his head, that should take care of it... :D:D:D Just kidding, but he should know we'd miss his handsome mugg something awful.

[scamptx]

From my inbox--just for the grannies, I'm sure!

The Night of April 1st



Defense Attorney: Will you please state your age?


Little Old Lady: I am 71 years old.


Defense Attorney: Will you tell us, in your own words, what happened the night of April 1st?


Little Old Lady: There I was, sitting there in my swing on my front porch on a warm spring evening, when a handsome young man comes creeping up on the porch and sat down beside me.


Defense Attorney: Did you know him?


Little Old Lady: No, but he sure was friendly.


Defense Attorney: What happened after he sat down?


Little Old Lady: He started to rub my thigh.


Defense Attorney: Did you stop him?


Little Old Lady: No, I didn't stop him.


Defense Attorney: Why not?


Little Old Lady: It felt good. Nobody had done that since my Albert died some 30 years ago.


Defense Attorney: What happened next?


Little Old Lady: He began to rub my breasts.


Defense Attorney: Did you stop him then?


Little Old Lady: No, I did not stop him.


Defense Attorney: Why not?


Little Old Lady: His rubbing made me feel all alive and excited. I haven't felt that good in years!


Defense Attorney: What happened next?


Little Old Lady: Well, by then, I was feeling so 'spicy' that I just lay down and told him 'Take me, young man. Take me now!'


Defense Attorney: Did he take you?


Little Old Lady: Hell, no! He just yelled, 'April Fool!' and ran off. And that's when I shot him,............. the little b*st*rd!!

[diturpin]

Some of these are a few pages back, but haven't had much time to be around this week.

I am a compulsive ironer and iron almost everything I wash!!

When I get depressed (which is rarely, thank goodness), I iron. I enjoy burning the crap out of wrinkles when my life is spiraling down the tubes!


I finally got my Bryan Peterson Understanding Exposure book. I am reading and getting more and more confused.

Oh, Rosie, I can so identify. The more I read, the confuseder I get.

Practice makes perfect...can't just read the book on this one. Once it clicks, it's an awesome "Ahaaaaa" moment. Good luck!

Congrats Inky On LOTD!!!!

:applause::yippee::party::drumroll:

I'm officially giving up.... I cannot keep up anymore! For some reason my real life has spiraled out of control and I can no longer keep up with you guys.


UNLIKE Sands, I try to keep my fingers in this thread but it slips away from me so quickly! LOL!

I'm quite excited. I'm getting to spend an entire day with my DH all by myself tomorrow. I've not had his undivided attention for a very long time, and tomorrow we are going to Dubai together, to go and look at some camera's and / or lenses for me! Soooo excited.

Enjoy the shopping and we want pictures soon!!!


It's been a long emotional week, but things are slowly calming down and getting back on track.
For those that didn't know, my MIL Sue past away last Tuesday from cancer.

Remember me with smiles and laughter,
for that is how I will remember you all.
But if all you can do is remember me with tears,
then don't remember me at all
:hug: :hug: :hug: Hope each day gets a little brighter.

From my inbox--just for the grannies, I'm sure!

The Night of April 1st



Defense Attorney: Will you please state your age?


Little Old Lady: I am 71 years old.


Defense Attorney: Will you tell us, in your own words, what happened the night of April 1st?


Little Old Lady: There I was, sitting there in my swing on my front porch on a warm spring evening, when a handsome young man comes creeping up on the porch and sat down beside me.


Defense Attorney: Did you know him?


Little Old Lady: No, but he sure was friendly.


Defense Attorney: What happened after he sat down?


Little Old Lady: He started to rub my thigh.


Defense Attorney: Did you stop him?


Little Old Lady: No, I didn't stop him.


Defense Attorney: Why not?


Little Old Lady: It felt good. Nobody had done that since my Albert died some 30 years ago.


Defense Attorney: What happened next?


Little Old Lady: He began to rub my breasts.


Defense Attorney: Did you stop him then?


Little Old Lady: No, I did not stop him.


Defense Attorney: Why not?


Little Old Lady: His rubbing made me feel all alive and excited. I haven't felt that good in years!


Defense Attorney: What happened next?


Little Old Lady: Well, by then, I was feeling so 'spicy' that I just lay down and told him 'Take me, young man. Take me now!'


Defense Attorney: Did he take you?


Little Old Lady: Hell, no! He just yelled, 'April Fool!' and ran off. And that's when I shot him,............. the little b*st*rd!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Fulltime RVer]

Hi everyone! Music has been dominating my life lately and not leaving me much time for anything else.

I am keeping up on my Project 365. I just went and took photos of my new pedometer that keeps track of activity for a week and how much of the activity is aerobic. Got in over 8600 steps today and 64 minutes of it was aerobic. Not sure what a weekly report looks like since I've only used the pedometer for three days. :-)

Back to the recording studio tomorrow.

My pumpkin brownies were a big hit. Nobody knew they were made with a can of pumpkin until I told them. :-)

[DixieMama]

:wave:

Hello loves! Just a quick pop-in! We're having a blast with Summer here. My house is non-stop chaos from about the time Chris gets out of school until he goes home at 9:00! :rolleyes: He's a great kid, though, and they're never truly "alone" together....she DOES have 3 other siblings hanging about. But it's fun to tease them...a couple of examples:

If I see them smooching, I holler: EEEWWWW!!!! That's worse than watching my PARENTS KISS!!!

If they're cuddled up, I walk in demanding: HANDS CHECK!!! -- to which they both reply by throwing their hands in the air! :lol:

Keeping them on their toes!! They're so darned cute though! :love2:

Right now she's at Chris' sister's softball game with him and his family. It goes until 10:00 tonight, but I'm ok with that since Chris' dad is with them and driving them straight home. It's a little too late for my younger 3, so they're kinda mad at me, but oh well. They've inherited the "monster-in-the-morning" syndrome from me. So school night = bed by 8:30!! I'll make it up to them tomorrow and take them to the lakefront after an early supper, then we'll hit Sonic for an ice cream treat before we go back home. That should work, right?

Gotta run...time to hose them all down and toss them in bed!! I'll be back....

:love1: U ALLLLLL!!!!!! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[omio]

Click on the image to see The American Tax Dollar at Work -- First Car Built Since the Federal Bailout:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd290/omiof5/th_1stcar.jpg (http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd290/omiof5/?action=view&current=1stcar.flv)

[omio]

Kids at school do not know about this site. (Nor do their Moms - think I want them invading my privacy)? That is just Andrew being a butt.

Oh...well, in that case...will look forward to seeing your next Andrew layout. :rofl:

[omio]

I'm officially giving up.... I cannot keep up anymore! For some reason my real life has spiraled out of control and I can no longer keep up with you guys.

I managed to throw this together today so that they don't fire me from DET in the meantime!

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/994/thumbs/SJH_Desert-Wanderer.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314384&ppuser=66596)
Desert Wanderer (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314384&cat=500&ppuser=66596)

Okay, smart-aleck (and that isn't what I REALLY wanted to say)...if this is considered "throwing something together...."
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/pout1.gif

[lindyroz]

DBGoodie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6b9bMBXpg

[omio]

LOL, I LOVE toy tops!!! I'm trying very hard to get proper sleep and food... That's why I'm missing talking to everyone, ready for bed by 11:30 or 12:00, cept for monday nights after shooting pool, I need wind down time. I'm trying to get things done while this energy lasts, never know when the med will stop working so nicely, one of the mysteries of my meds and malfunctions, LOL. Thank you for your concern, I'll post a note on the kitchen wall that Omio, Crys and the Grannies are keeping an eye out for not overdoing :D:D

My DH has never been able to figure out why I can't "pace" myself by working on projects over a series of days. This is exactly the reason. If there is a deadline on the project, especially, I have to keep going while the ole synapses are napsing. :yes:

[omio]

:) I just went and woke him up - I have a chocolate mud cake, two $100 petrol vouchers and the complete boxed set of the DVDs of one of his favorite shows - Two and a Half Men, on the kitchen counter for him. :)

My DH absolutely loves that show. The sister of Jon Cryer (Alan) lives out here so people see him out a breakfast or whatever. Most people in SoCal try to give famous people some privacy in public but one guy I know just couldn't resist stopping by Jon Cryer's table to let him know how much his work is enjoyed. Apparently, he is an extremely friendly and gracious gentleman. (I would truly HATE to be famous!!!!)

Great gifts, Leslie -- bet he will love the gasoline vouchers especially. :tup:

[lindyroz]

HANDS CHECK!!!!!!:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

I'm the same way OMIO, to a point, I've paced myself for so long now it's habit. Don't seem to have to be as diligent about it right now, but I did the slug dance today just because... :D:D

DBL:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/3365/thumbs/New_Carport_Roof_4_18_09_opt.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314459)
New Carport Roof (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314459)

This is what we were doing on Saturday past, what a dirty job it was taking off the old stuff, and of course we didn't get a pic of that... forgot... how could that happen??? :rofl::rofl:

[lindyroz]

Makes you stop and think:


To realize
The value of a sister/brother
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.

To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.

To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.

To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.

To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.

To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
Who has given birth to
A premature baby.

To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.

Time waits for no one.

Treasure every moment you have.

You will treasure it even more when
You can share it with someone special.

To realize the value of a friend or family member:
LOSE ONE.

The origin of this letter is unknown,
But it brings good luck to everyone who passes it on.

Remember... Hold on tight to the ones you love!

Do not keep this letter. Send it to friends & family.

Peace, love and prosperity to all!

[Vallie]

I'm quite excited. I'm getting to spend an entire day with my DH all by myself tomorrow. I've not had his undivided attention for a very long time, and tomorrow we are going to Dubai together, to go and look at some camera's and / or lenses for me! Soooo excited.

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee:

[MarsOlson]

I have quite a selection Fran... If you want to check "MY Flattie Closet".... It's quite more interesting than the one Mars gave me to download... hehe...

Some are still in their 1920's undies... which in today's world.. I guess would be acceptable clothing for the outside world...

But, I have all colors, all sizes, all shapes.. you name.. - so, If you want to borrow, a something from the "Debi flattie coutre collection", just let me know...

hmph

[Vallie]

Wuvvie big hugs for you! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[MarsOlson]

Milestone announcement:

Giancarlo turns 21 today. :love3:

Happy 21st to Gia

[Vallie]

Milestone announcement:

Giancarlo turns 21 today. :love3:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6498/thumbs/dsp_21_today.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314442&ppuser=112999)

:party::party::party: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :yippee::yippee::yippee:
Happy Birthday GC!!!
:party::party::party: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :yippee::yippee::yippee:

[GrandmaCrys]

Well, I found enough mojo to put one layout together tonight.

A DBL:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/2621/thumbs/GrandmaCrys_s-Soooo-Big.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314472)
Soooo Big (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314472)

See you all tomorrow! :love2: :love2: :love2:

[Leslie]

I just got in from being out (I am so expressive in what I type).

Took mom to the old Lanyon homestead. Took LOADS of pictures, hope one or two come out. There was even a cat!

I am about to go out again (me who never leaves the house, but I have mom here). And Giancarlo was given a birthday party at work, with food, and a car cake and presents by the look of it! I shall scrap the pics that he has just sent, when I get back.

[Leslie]

Oh! Oh! I forgot to tell you! You see, you are the only people who are interested - I published a new book this morning! I just made it 80 pages and paid extra for fast postage, in hopes that it will get here in time for the crop. :)

[PQ]

Happy 21st to Gia

:rofl::lol::rofl::lol:

[PQ]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/4418/thumbs/Aussie_flattie.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314435)
Down Under or Bust !! (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314435)

I am SO ready for the Aussie crop....will some-one take me ??? :love2::love2::love2:

Kaybelles! You are such a tourist!!! :rofl:

[PQ]

Throw mine in there too. They must be sisters from a different mister.

:rofl::lol::rofl::lol:

[Ineke]

:party::party::party: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :yippee::yippee::yippee:
Happy Birthday GC!!!
:party::party::party: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :yippee::yippee::yippee:

Congrats from me as well!!:party::party::party::party::party:

[Ineke]

I just tried to comment on Crys's layout and got the weirdest message about the server being busy and someone turning off the lights - has anyone else seen that message??

Thanks girls for the congrats on LOTD - might as well keep basking in the glory whilst it lasts!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Leslie]

Happy 21st to Gia

*snorkle* :rofl:

[Leslie]

"Oops, the server is busy! With all of these layouts and photos it gets really, really tired.
Or someone might have hit the wrong button back here!
Quit pushing, turn the lights back on! Shhh, they're looking... Please try again shortly!"

I reckon Mars did it!

[evergreen100]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:

On this day, 22nd April, in 2006, Kay posted the poem that started the phenomenal GRANNY THREAD!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY GRANNY THREAD!!!!
:party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause: :tup::tup::tup:

[nachtstern]

in about an hour the movers are going to show up and finish packing everything in.
most of it is gone already.
right now my home looks like a tornado went through it and left only little chunks of paper and dirt... and white boxes galore.
I will share pictures once they are all gone and we get settled a bit.
we"ll be here (with the furniture that gets tossed) until next Tuesday. then we"ll be off to the hotel.
so far the cat"s been a trooper.
but then, there are still some of her things left and she is still in her house....

[MarsOlson]

*snorkle* :rofl:

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg78/MarsOlson/SIGNS/smileysnorkle.gif hehe thats a new one!

[MarsOlson]

"Oops, the server is busy! With all of these layouts and photos it gets really, really tired.
Or someone might have hit the wrong button back here!
Quit pushing, turn the lights back on! Shhh, they're looking... Please try again shortly!"

I reckon Mars did it!

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg78/MarsOlson/ACK/sign-smilies-acktm.gif

[MarsOlson]

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg78/MarsOlson/Birthday/CANDLE3.jpg
http://img108.mytextgraphics.com/sparklee/2009/04/22/82a93d3dd8d9bc579d66e2a7307eb8cb.gif

[kaybutler@mweb.]

Kaybelles! You are such a tourist!!! :rofl:

:love2::love2::love2:

[Leslie]

Giancarlo's work gave him a party:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/518/thumbs/dsp_giancarlo_21.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314493)

[kaybutler@mweb.]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:

On this day, 22nd April, in 2006, Kay posted the poem that started the phenomenal GRANNY THREAD!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY GRANNY THREAD!!!!
:party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause: :tup::tup::tup:


http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/HappyBirthday.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/HappyBirthday.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/HappyBirthday.gif

OMG !! We are so LAME !!!:cry::cry: Last year we had a huge bash..are we just getting old and jaded ?? :cry::cry::cry::cry: Thanks Jill for remembering :hug::hug:
WOW !!!:party: Three years old :party:..this HAS to be a world record for a thread :drumroll::drumroll:..GO GRANNIES GO !!!!!!! :drumroll::drumroll:

[kaybutler@mweb.]

Hello all :wave:
I am a week behind and I don't have the energy to try to catch up, so will just send hugs, Grats, and love to all that I have missed :love3:
It's been a long emotional week, but things are slowly calming down and getting back on track.
For those that didn't know, my MIL Sue past away last Tuesday from cancer.
I love her dearly and she was my BFF. She was a stuburn old lady and she knew how to push my buttons and we constantly bickered of silly things, but when it came to seriouse stuff we always had each others back. She chose to die at home, and she freely admitted to doing it because she knew it was going to freak me out. But she told me in secret that she knew I would make sure she was taken care of when she could no longer speak for herself. She went fast and fairly peacfully, and all her love ones were with her, including her two long time loves, smokey and lil bit, her cats. Hospice was a god send, and made the boys much more relaxed and prepared. There was no panic or frustration, they had everything covered and taken care of, I owe them so much.
Her brother was able to come out and has spent the last few days with us, and has made life a lot more pleasent and busy.
I was good and even proud of myself for how together I was, untill...
Saturday morning at 4 am I started crying, not small tears, this was bone rattling, from the toes sobbing. After about two hours and a funny pill I was able to stop, but if I spoke, it would start again, so I hid in my room all day and most of the night till it passed. By Sunday, it was done and things have been ok.
So that is the sum of my week, I hope to get back in the swing of things very very soon!
Sue was always writting little notes to herself and I found a lot of them while going through papers. This little thing seems to have stuck with me...

Remember me with smiles and laughter,
for that is how I will remember you all.
But if all you can do is remember me with tears,
then don't remember me at all

talk to you soon :hug: :love1: :love3:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/SzNUIisoE3.gif

[kaybutler@mweb.]

Hi everyone! Music has been dominating my life lately and not leaving me much time for anything else.

I am keeping up on my Project 365. I just went and took photos of my new pedometer that keeps track of activity for a week and how much of the activity is aerobic. Got in over 8600 steps today and 64 minutes of it was aerobic. Not sure what a weekly report looks like since I've only used the pedometer for three days. :-)

Back to the recording studio tomorrow.

My pumpkin brownies were a big hit. Nobody knew they were made with a can of pumpkin until I told them. :-)

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif Glad you're having so much fun K !! http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif

I make a killer beetroot chocolate cake (an Aussie recipe :tup:) and love watching peoples faces after they have relished a slice when I tell them what's inside !! :rofl::rofl::party:

[sammdc]

hi Kay happy 3rd birthday to the Granny thread and big hugs to you for starting what has been a such a wonderful source of friendship.

hugs hugs and more hugs

[sammdc]

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif Glad you're having so much fun K !! http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif

I make a killer beetroot chocolate cake (an Aussie recipe :tup:) and love watching peoples faces after they have relished a slice when I tell them what's inside !! :rofl::rofl::party:

nothing nicer than chocolate beetroot cake yum


oh I just finished this layout

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314504

[sammdc]

I am so far behind I've had such a busy 2 weeks on holidays I've been out again to the rose gardens today my daughter Jacy and i went for breakfast it was so lovely even when it started to rain.

[sammdc]

hehehehe all you ladies who are fixing up as flatties you know there will no doubt be more thna one of you as heheh more than one of us will grab you and take you

[sammdc]

sands I hope your having a great day with your hubby in Dubai :) and that your getting a fabulous camera and lens ( I am green with jealousy hehehehehe)

[Leslie]

Sands - how was your day? Did you take any photos?

[evergreen100]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: CONGRATS ON LOTD KAY!!!!!!!!:yippee::yippee::yippee:
How fitting is that on this auspicious occasion of the Granny thread birthday.:applause::applause::applause::applause:

[Leslie]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: CONGRATS ON LOTD KAY!!!!!!!!:yippee::yippee::yippee:
How fitting is that on this auspicious occasion of the Granny thread birthday.:applause::applause::applause::applause:

WOOWIIIEE!! Well done matey!! :yahoo:

[dagwood]

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OMG !! We are so LAME !!!:cry::cry: Last year we had a huge bash..are we just getting old and jaded ?? :cry::cry::cry::cry: Thanks Jill for remembering :hug::hug:
WOW !!!:party: Three years old :party:..this HAS to be a world record for a thread :drumroll::drumroll:..GO GRANNIES GO !!!!!!! :drumroll::drumroll:

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::party::party::party::party::popcorn::po pcorn::popcorn::popcorn::yippee::yippee::yippee::y ippee:

[dagwood]

Hello all :wave:
I am a week behind and I don't have the energy to try to catch up, so will just send hugs, Grats, and love to all that I have missed :love3:
It's been a long emotional week, but things are slowly calming down and getting back on track.


This little thing seems to have stuck with me...

Remember me with smiles and laughter,
for that is how I will remember you all.
But if all you can do is remember me with tears,
then don't remember me at all

talk to you soon :hug: :love1: :love3:

sorry for your pain:hug::hug::hug::hug:

[dagwood]

Oh, Rosie, I can so identify. The more I read, the confuseder I get. I think it's because my brain is on overload with Mother issues.

Speaking of which, thank you for all the hugs on my bad day layout. When I can really remember that my mother's lack of understanding and appreciation of the number of hours and the emotional drain it's taking to do the necessary tasks of keeping her life straight is about her and not me, I'm ok. But her emailed response to my letting her know that I'd investigated and cleared up a medical charge she thought she'd have to pay was "I'm glad I complained" --no thanks, no acknowlegement, no nothing--really had me down. And it won't get any better.

However! I'm glad I have friends who pat me on the back and lift me up when I'm down! Thank you!

your welcome:hug::hug::hug: mums!!! we can't life with them and we can't live with out them....speaking of mums, my mum went to rehab today....another step closer to home:yes:

congts to both Kay and Inks on LOTD...we are such a talented lot:yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee:

[evergreen100]

Hi Daggs how's your Mum today...hope you are doing OK, what with all the stuff going on around you these last few months

[evergreen100]

Oops, I see you have already answered about your Mum...so how about YOU??

[AliceAMattison]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:

On this day, 22nd April, in 2006, Kay posted the poem that started the phenomenal GRANNY THREAD!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY GRANNY THREAD!!!!
:party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause: :tup::tup::tup:


:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::party::party::party ::party::yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee:

in about an hour the movers are going to show up and finish packing everything in.
most of it is gone already.
right now my home looks like a tornado went through it and left only little chunks of paper and dirt... and white boxes galore.
I will share pictures once they are all gone and we get settled a bit.
we"ll be here (with the furniture that gets tossed) until next Tuesday. then we"ll be off to the hotel.
so far the cat"s been a trooper.
but then, there are still some of her things left and she is still in her house....

Thinking of you Mara and hope the rest of the move goes well. :hug::hug::hug:


:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: CONGRATS ON LOTD KAY!!!!!!!!:yippee::yippee::yippee:
How fitting is that on this auspicious occasion of the Granny thread birthday.:applause::applause::applause::applause:

Kay, this is the icing on the cake! CONGRATULATIONS!

[Ineke]

Happy birthday to the grannies -I cant believe it has been 3 years!!!!:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll:

Congratulations Kay on LOTD - We grannies and Gits rock!!:tup::tup::tup::tup:

[ebears]

wow you ladies have been so busy while i was out walking the streets of Perth with Grandson Lachlan & his cousin. The museum was a bit of a disappointment as one building has been closed down and there is only a small collection on display. We spent a lot of time watching street buskers entertaining the crowds. I have photos which I will scrap over the next couple of days. Put one up in the PAD gallery.I can barely walk now.
Looking forward to seeing your book Leslie at the crop in Brisbane.
Dags - glad to hear Mum is doing better.
Carolyn - really must get together to visit that rose place.
Happy 3 yr birthday to the Granny thread.

[AliceAMattison]

2 More Days until Jacob and Josie arrive at Nana's house! I have so much to do before they arrive Friday night, but Josie's My Little Pony birthday cake has been ordered and DD and DGD, Jennie, are doing decorations.

I'm trying to finish up the layouts that are due for challenges...and, I'm still in the midst of the Ireland album for DGS, Josh. So much to do...so little time!

Here's a layout I finished last night. TFL

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/2610/thumbs/Spring_2009_Medium_Web_view.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314515)
Spring Cuties (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314515)

[DixieMama]

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to the greatest thread EVER!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:





And.........





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INKY & MS. KAY ON LOTD!!!

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[dagwood]

have a wonderful visit with the grands Alice....don't forget to charge up the batteries in the camera

I'm fine thanks Jill, getting very tired...if fact I snuck home from work early today. wish I could have had a nanny nap on the couch but its dad 84th birthday tomorrow and he is feeling a bit blue with mum in hospital and all, so I have baked him a cake and I have the family over for tea tomorrow night....

my son rang tonight to ask if I would be interested in having dinner on the Sunday night, while at the Gold Coast crop, in a little Thai restaurant he knows up there...its on the beach, set in little bamboo huts over looking the sunset......you have to book weeks out...I said yes

sorry you girls have to go home,:cry::cry::cry: you could have joined us

[scamptx]

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to the greatest thread EVER!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:





And.........





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INKY & MS. KAY ON LOTD!!!

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:


She said it so well, I just had to steal it to add my congrats, well wishes and Happy Birthdays to US!!!!!

[debilou]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:

On this day, 22nd April, in 2006, Kay posted the poem that started the phenomenal GRANNY THREAD!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY GRANNY THREAD!!!!
:party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause: :tup::tup::tup:

Wow, 3 years of the Granny Thread - Happy Birthday... And, Thanks Kay For starting it!!!
:party::drumroll::yippee::yahoo:

[debilou]

have a wonderful visit with the grands Alice....don't forget to charge up the batteries in the camera

I'm fine thanks Jill, getting very tired...if fact I snuck home from work early today. wish I could have had a nanny nap on the couch but its dad 84th birthday tomorrow and he is feeling a bit blue with mum in hospital and all, so I have baked him a cake and I have the family over for tea tomorrow night....

my son rang tonight to ask if I would be interested in having dinner on the Sunday night, while at the Gold Coast crop, in a little Thai restaurant he knows up there...its on the beach, set in little bamboo huts over looking the sunset......you have to book weeks out...I said yes

sorry you girls have to go home,:cry::cry::cry: you could have joined us

Daggs, I know this is all so hard on you - no wonder you are so very tired - know we are all thinking about you and praying for you and your family!!! :love3::pray::love3::pray:

[Vallie]

Oh! Oh! I forgot to tell you! You see, you are the only people who are interested - I published a new book this morning! I just made it 80 pages and paid extra for fast postage, in hopes that it will get here in time for the crop. :)

:yippee::yippee::yippee: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :yippee::yippee::yippee:

[Vallie]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:

On this day, 22nd April, in 2006, Kay posted the poem that started the phenomenal GRANNY THREAD!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY GRANNY THREAD!!!!
:party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause: :tup::tup::tup:


Cakes all round!!!
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[Rosie G]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:

On this day, 22nd April, in 2006, Kay posted the poem that started the phenomenal GRANNY THREAD!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY GRANNY THREAD!!!!
:party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause: :tup::tup::tup:


Wow. It is hard to believe that one thread has lasted so long. WTG, Kay. Also congrats on the LOTD.

[debilou]

in about an hour the movers are going to show up and finish packing everything in.
most of it is gone already.
right now my home looks like a tornado went through it and left only little chunks of paper and dirt... and white boxes galore.
I will share pictures once they are all gone and we get settled a bit.
we"ll be here (with the furniture that gets tossed) until next Tuesday. then we"ll be off to the hotel.
so far the cat"s been a trooper.
but then, there are still some of her things left and she is still in her house....
But where oh where is your COMPUTER!!!

[Vallie]

Congrats LOTD Kaybelles!!!

:party::party::party: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause:

[debilou]

hmph
Mars, oh, Mars.. Please oh, please don't be upset... your flattie outfits are very fine indeed...

I just added to Your flattie collection for variety... ok...

[Vallie]

in about an hour the movers are going to show up and finish packing everything in.
most of it is gone already.
right now my home looks like a tornado went through it and left only little chunks of paper and dirt... and white boxes galore.
I will share pictures once they are all gone and we get settled a bit.
we"ll be here (with the furniture that gets tossed) until next Tuesday. then we"ll be off to the hotel.
so far the cat"s been a trooper.
but then, there are still some of her things left and she is still in her house....

Gosh, not long to go now. And you have all the unpacking to look forward to next! :lol:

[debilou]

Congrats Kay On LOTD!!!
:yippee::party::drumroll:

[Vallie]

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif Glad you're having so much fun K !! http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/dancer.gif

I make a killer beetroot chocolate cake (an Aussie recipe :tup:) and love watching peoples faces after they have relished a slice when I tell them what's inside !! :rofl::rofl::party:

Never heard of beetroot chocolate cake (!!!!!) My sister makes a potato chocolate cake which is very moist and rich and yummy.

[GrandmaCrys]

Wow, what great b'day presents. My Dh loves Two and a Half men.
Happy birthday, Giancarlo,

So does mine! Of course, we never watch the *first run* shows, but on Fox each night there are two re-run episodes back to back. These he watches as often as possible! :yes: :yes: :yes:


LOL, I LOVE toy tops!!! I'm trying very hard to get proper sleep and food... That's why I'm missing talking to everyone, ready for bed by 11:30 or 12:00, cept for monday nights after shooting pool, I need wind down time. I'm trying to get things done while this energy lasts, never know when the med will stop working so nicely, one of the mysteries of my meds and malfunctions, LOL. Thank you for your concern, I'll post a note on the kitchen wall that Omio, Crys and the Grannies are keeping an eye out for not overdoing :D:D

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

Click on the image to see The American Tax Dollar at Work -- First Car Built Since the Federal Bailout:

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Hilarious, Omi, and rather too accurate. :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

My DH absolutely loves that show. The sister of Jon Cryer (Alan) lives out here so people see him out a breakfast or whatever. Most people in SoCal try to give famous people some privacy in public but one guy I know just couldn't resist stopping by Jon Cryer's table to let him know how much his work is enjoyed. Apparently, he is an extremely friendly and gracious gentleman. (I would truly HATE to be famous!!!!)

Great gifts, Leslie -- bet he will love the gasoline vouchers especially. :tup:


It's always so nice to hear of *famous people* who maintain their likability and graciousness. :D :D :D

[ebears]

I had only heard of beetroot chocolate cakes a couple of days ago - who has an Aussie recipe for this? My Mum used to make me pumpkin fruitcakes when I was at boarding school.

[Teresa]

Vallie- your cakes look wonderful.

Mara- Good Luck with the move.

LL- congrats

wuvie and dags---big hugs


Good grief, I can't remember the rest.

Ack!---I owe mars a nickle.

[Teresa]

Finally was able to slip back into creative mode sometime yesterday and get this one finished up. I will be loading it into the back room of the store today. I will let you know when it is avaliable. I will also have the scraps laying out in the basement soon as well.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6890/84_K_SummerCottage.jpg

[nekobus]

Vallie- your cakes look wonderful.

Mara- Good Luck with the move.

LL- congrats

wuvie and dags---big hugs


Good grief, I can't remember the rest.

Ack!---I owe mars a nickle.

Dang...I new I should have put a TM on "I owe Mars a nickel".

[GrandmaCrys]

I just tried to comment on Crys's layout and got the weirdest message about the server being busy and someone turning off the lights - has anyone else seen that message??

Thanks girls for the congrats on LOTD - might as well keep basking in the glory whilst it lasts!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

It wasn't me, Inky! :no: :no: uh-uh! :no: :no: Nope! :no: :no: Didn't do it. :no: :no: I sure didn't turn the lights out on you! :no: :no: :D

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:

On this day, 22nd April, in 2006, Kay posted the poem that started the phenomenal GRANNY THREAD!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY GRANNY THREAD!!!!
:party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause: :tup::tup::tup:


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OMG !! We are so LAME !!!:cry::cry: Last year we had a huge bash..are we just getting old and jaded ?? :cry::cry::cry::cry: Thanks Jill for remembering :hug::hug:
WOW !!!:party: Three years old :party:..this HAS to be a world record for a thread :drumroll::drumroll:..GO GRANNIES GO !!!!!!! :drumroll::drumroll:

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: CONGRATS ON LOTD KAY!!!!!!!!:yippee::yippee::yippee:
How fitting is that on this auspicious occasion of the Granny thread birthday.:applause::applause::applause::applause:

Happy birthday to the grannies -I cant believe it has been 3 years!!!!:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll:

Congratulations Kay on LOTD - We grannies and Gits rock!!:tup::tup::tup::tup:

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to the greatest thread EVER!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:





And.........





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INKY & MS. KAY ON LOTD!!!

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:


Cakes all round!!!
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:yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :tup: :tup: :tup: :drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll: :party: :party: :party: Hooray for the GT!!!!! Wahoo for Kay's LOTD! Let's here it for the cakes!!!!!! :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :tup: :tup: :tup: :drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll: :party: :party: :party:

(I'm so not original, but I am such a thief!! :D)

[DixieMama]

Quick DBL to finish up the weekly freebie challenge. :D

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/3365/thumbs/sweetie3.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314527)
Sweetie (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314527)

[ebears]

here is my April graphically Challenged.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Time-for-reflectionweb1.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314524)
Time for Reflection (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314524)

[☮peanut☮]

:wave:

Hello loves! Just a quick pop-in! We're having a blast with Summer here. My house is non-stop chaos from about the time Chris gets out of school until he goes home at 9:00! :rolleyes: He's a great kid, though, and they're never truly "alone" together....she DOES have 3 other siblings hanging about. But it's fun to tease them...a couple of examples:

If I see them smooching, I holler: EEEWWWW!!!! That's worse than watching my PARENTS KISS!!!

If they're cuddled up, I walk in demanding: HANDS CHECK!!! -- to which they both reply by throwing their hands in the air! :lol:

Keeping them on their toes!! They're so darned cute though! :love2:

Right now she's at Chris' sister's softball game with him and his family. It goes until 10:00 tonight, but I'm ok with that since Chris' dad is with them and driving them straight home. It's a little too late for my younger 3, so they're kinda mad at me, but oh well. They've inherited the "monster-in-the-morning" syndrome from me. So school night = bed by 8:30!! I'll make it up to them tomorrow and take them to the lakefront after an early supper, then we'll hit Sonic for an ice cream treat before we go back home. That should work, right?

Gotta run...time to hose them all down and toss them in bed!! I'll be back....

:love1: U ALLLLLL!!!!!! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

hahaha except for that one time when you shouted hands check..and his hand was trapped under my arm! :rofl:
and heyy come on! i have to watch u and hubby kiss!!!! :eek: haha :)

haha love you mommy:hug::hug::hug::love1::love1::love3::love3::l ove2::love2:

[MsJessica]

So, I am over 50 pages behind, but I wanted to stop by and say hello.

First, thank you to Chris (Caraffle) for the wonderful PM. It was so nice to know that I was being thought of!

In any case, February just flew by me, and since about mid-march we have been dealing with two family crises - one on each side of the family. First, my brother-in-law (30, studying for his Ph.D. in Chemistry), got dumped by his girlfriend and went into something of a tailspin, managing to alienate everyone, including his parents and DH. Things are starting to work out, but that has been horrifically stressful on all of us.

A few days after that started, my dear father was diagnosed with extremely early stage prostate cancer. They have determined that it hasn't spread at all, but he is facing surgery, and my parents had to cancel their May vacation, which I know was hard on both of them. Luckily, my father is in incredibly good health, and completed the Chicago Marathon in October, and actually completed a marathon the week after his diagnosis as well.

Add to that that my laptop has mysteriously run out of space (it has nothing to do with all the scrapbooking supplies and new pictures I have been taking with my camera :rofl: ) and scrapping has not been on the top of my priority list. We have also decided to finally take our honeymoon, so we will be spending our second anniversary in Walt Disney World! This of course requires a lot of time to plan as well, but knowing that I am going to get TONS of pictures from that, and that I bought an external hard drive (the USB kind, from Western Digital), makes me so excited to get back into scrapping.

Now, if you've made it through that novel...anyone care to give me the ten-second update on how all you lovely, wonderful ladies are doing?

All my best to everyone!

[yvspeck]

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party: Three years old :party:..this HAS to be a world record for a thread :drumroll::drumroll:..GO GRANNIES GO !!!!!!! :drumroll::drumroll:


Ahhhhh shucks I missed it... Happy Belated B Day GT... Sure doesn't seem like 3 years have passed by.. Guess that's how it is when your having fun :D:D:D

[yvspeck]

[QUOTE=kaybutler@mweb.;658800]
I make a killer beetroot chocolate cake QUOTE]

:worried::worried::worried:

My MIL use to make a Tomato Soup cake that was marvelous..

[yvspeck]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: CONGRATS ON LOTD KAY!!!!!!!!:yippee::yippee::yippee:
How fitting is that on this auspicious occasion of the Granny thread birthday.:applause::applause::applause::applause:


Missed this too...On the GT's birthday no less..How absolutely perfect! Whoooooo Hoooooooo Kay.. LOTD :tup::yippee::yahoo:

Score another one for the GT...

[yvspeck]

your welcome:hug::hug::hug: mums!!! we can't life with them and we can't live with out them....speaking of mums, my mum went to rehab today....another step closer to home:yes:

congts to both Kay and Inks on LOTD...we are such a talented lot:yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee:


:yippee::yippee::yippee: Doing the happy dance for your Mum.. Soon she will be able to do her own :D...

[LauraLou]

Finally was able to slip back into creative mode sometime yesterday and get this one finished up. I will be loading it into the back room of the store today. I will let you know when it is avaliable. I will also have the scraps laying out in the basement soon as well.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6890/84_K_SummerCottage.jpg

I love the colors and "feel" of this kit. The name fits it perfectly. I hope I don't miss its debut.

[omio]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: CONGRATS ON LOTD KAY!!!!!!!!:yippee::yippee::yippee:
How fitting is that on this auspicious occasion of the Granny thread birthday.:applause::applause::applause::applause:

How true! And that LO of Emily is absolutely precious, Kay -- it put a huge smile on my face this morning and I spent a long time looking at it. Just a joy to see that little girl and her song. :love3:

[LauraLou]

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd335/AngelLovePM/AngelLovePM%202/Happy-Birthday-47-1.gif

to the greatest thread EVER!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:





And.........





http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt137/livealaska/congratulations_red_white_blue_glit.gif

INKY & MS. KAY ON LOTD!!!

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:


I just had to steal this from Dixie. Unfortunately, I got in an argument over this. I told the OD that the Granny Thread was 3 years old and he came back with "Bunch of old ladies with nothing to do but bang on a keyboard". So I snapped back that AT LEAST we were doing SOMETHING, not just sitting and watching television for hours on end.

We may be speaking again an a while.

[omio]

So, I am over 50 pages behind, but I wanted to stop by and say hello.

First, thank you to Chris (Caraffle) for the wonderful PM. It was so nice to know that I was being thought of!

In any case, February just flew by me, and since about mid-march we have been dealing with two family crises - one on each side of the family. First, my brother-in-law (30, studying for his Ph.D. in Chemistry), got dumped by his girlfriend and went into something of a tailspin, managing to alienate everyone, including his parents and DH. Things are starting to work out, but that has been horrifically stressful on all of us.

A few days after that started, my dear father was diagnosed with extremely early stage prostate cancer. They have determined that it hasn't spread at all, but he is facing surgery, and my parents had to cancel their May vacation, which I know was hard on both of them. Luckily, my father is in incredibly good health, and completed the Chicago Marathon in October, and actually completed a marathon the week after his diagnosis as well.

Add to that that my laptop has mysteriously run out of space (it has nothing to do with all the scrapbooking supplies and new pictures I have been taking with my camera :rofl: ) and scrapping has not been on the top of my priority list. We have also decided to finally take our honeymoon, so we will be spending our second anniversary in Walt Disney World! This of course requires a lot of time to plan as well, but knowing that I am going to get TONS of pictures from that, and that I bought an external hard drive (the USB kind, from Western Digital), makes me so excited to get back into scrapping.

Now, if you've made it through that novel...anyone care to give me the ten-second update on how all you lovely, wonderful ladies are doing?

All my best to everyone!

Aw, sorry life has been getting in your way, sweetie. Lucky for your dad that his cancer is in the early stages, very curable, and he's in such fantastic shape. Sounds like all systems are go for a full recovery! :tup: Know they're disappointed about vacation but it will be even sweeter when they go after he is healthy.

Hope you BIL is feeling better. Amazing how we can lash out like children when we're hurt.

Pop in whenever you can -- you know someone will always be here. :D

[omio]

I just had to steal this from Dixie. Unfortunately, I got in an argument over this. I told the OD that the Granny Thread was 3 years old and he came back with "Bunch of old ladies with nothing to do but bang on a keyboard". So I snapped back that AT LEAST we were doing SOMETHING, not just sitting and watching television for hours on end.

We may be speaking again an a while.

They just never know when to keep their mouths shut, do they? :worried::doh::rofl:

And we don't just bang on keyboards!! :annoyed: We also find highly pertinent emoticons to add to our posts:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/8_4_54.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/yap.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/bored-tappingfingers.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/smirk1.gif

[MsJessica]

Aw, sorry life has been getting in your way, sweetie. Lucky for your dad that his cancer is in the early stages, very curable, and he's in such fantastic shape. Sounds like all systems are go for a full recovery! :tup: Know they're disappointed about vacation but it will be even sweeter when they go after he is healthy.

Hope you BIL is feeling better. Amazing how we can lash out like children when we're hurt.

Pop in whenever you can -- you know someone will always be here. :D

Thanks Omio! Lovely to have the support here!

[☮peanut☮]

me and momma are gonna be girly today :)
we're going to get nails and toes done! wooo!

wait, am i actually excited about a pedi and a mani???:eek::eek::eek: *unscrews head and looks at brain* hello in there?? is everything alright??:rofl::rofl:

[HeatherL]

Congrats Kay for a well deserved LOTD!

Happy Birthday to the Granny Thread. Who would have thought?

Just popping in quickly. I am not finding the sandwich generation all that much fun. Yesterday my mil was in a car accident. Thankfully she was not hurt. Then I toddled off to the lake to babysit my grandpuppies while my daughter and her dh went on a small trip. They so need to get a wireless connection. Today I am off to 2 appointments for my mom. Sheesh when am I supposed to scrap....yeah I know the wee wee hours of the morning.

Here is a DBL for today.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/518/thumbs/HL_Every-Great-Dream.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314439&ppuser=12475)
Every Great Dream (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314439&cat=500&ppuser=12475)

[DixieMama]

I just had to steal this from Dixie. Unfortunately, I got in an argument over this. I told the OD that the Granny Thread was 3 years old and he came back with "Bunch of old ladies with nothing to do but bang on a keyboard". So I snapped back that AT LEAST we were doing SOMETHING, not just sitting and watching television for hours on end.

We may be speaking again an a while.

:annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: Who's he calling an old woman??? :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

I'm gonna sit on him the next time I see him.....

:rofl:

[☮peanut☮]

:annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: Who's he calling an old woman??? :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

I'm gonna sit on him the next time I see him.....

:rofl:

chris called you old the other day:D
but SHHHHHH you didnt hear it from me!!!!!:D:D

[sands_healy]

:wave: Hi Grannies, Happy Birthday to you all, and hugs to all those that need it, be it for successes, failures, heart ache, or just because :hug:.

I had a wonderful day with DH. One I think I can rate as one of them in the top 10 I've ever spent with him. It was so wonderful just to enjoy each others company and laugh and joke between ourselves, without any interruptions from third parties, be those friends or children. I think I fell back in love again today! We shopped together, had lunch together, and shopped again. We walked hand in hand (not really acceptable here in a Muslim world), talked about arbitrary things, talked about serious things, and it was just so good to feel so relaxed in each others company again. It was an awesome day!

We both spent a bit of money :).... I'm now the proud owner of not only a Canon 50D, but also a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro lens, and a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Wide Angle lens, along with a polarizer filter for my 18-200mm lens and the 70-300mm lens.

DH also got a few toys, one of them being a Bose Noise reducing set of earphones for his many travels abroad.

Wow.... I feel good :)

[sands_healy]

Grannies, please can you go comment on this LO???? Its a lift of one of mine and the photo of the baby is really really cute, but there aren't that many comments on the page, which surprises me.... can grannies go to the rescue???? Please????

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/4120/thumbs/littleheartbreakerjrr.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314533)
Little Heartbreaker (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314533)

[nachtstern]

first off,
:love1::love1::love1: wuvie :love1::love1::love1:

also happy happy to Giancarlo and the GT!

happy happy to me scrapping too! I started scrapping in April 08 when I stumbled over DSP :)

I lost all my old quotes... so hugs, love, congrats and so on to everyone I missed!! :love1::love1:




Thinking of you Mara and hope the rest of the move goes well. :hug::hug::hug:


thank you! :love3:

But where oh where is your COMPUTER!!!

in a white box, in a brown wooden crate, on a blue truck, heading towards a port to be shipped :cry::(:cry:
so glad we have the laptop, even though it is old and slooooooooow

Gosh, not long to go now. And you have all the unpacking to look forward to next! :lol:

and am I ever thankful the movers will take care of at least part of the unpacking :)

Vallie- your cakes look wonderful.

Mara- Good Luck with the move.


thanks! and all those cakes so had me drooling!



the movers are all gone, o is most of our stuff.
we kept an old bed and the electronics/appliance that we can"t take with us (voltage issues) plus the laptop and my xbox.
so at least I won't die of boredom :)
still weird, being in our empty home, constantly being reminded of all the little things we will never do again here...

[lindyroz]

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:

On this day, 22nd April, in 2006, Kay posted the poem that started the phenomenal GRANNY THREAD!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY GRANNY THREAD!!!!
:party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause: :tup::tup::tup:


Oh, Happy Day from me too!!! Thanks Jill for the heads up!!

[AliceAMattison]

Finally was able to slip back into creative mode sometime yesterday and get this one finished up. I will be loading it into the back room of the store today. I will let you know when it is avaliable. I will also have the scraps laying out in the basement soon as well.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6890/84_K_SummerCottage.jpg

Oh, Woodsy, I absolutely love this! Can't wait til it's in the store and available.

So, I am over 50 pages behind, but I wanted to stop by and say hello.

First, thank you to Chris (Caraffle) for the wonderful PM. It was so nice to know that I was being thought of!

In any case, February just flew by me, and since about mid-march we have been dealing with two family crises - one on each side of the family. First, my brother-in-law (30, studying for his Ph.D. in Chemistry), got dumped by his girlfriend and went into something of a tailspin, managing to alienate everyone, including his parents and DH. Things are starting to work out, but that has been horrifically stressful on all of us.

A few days after that started, my dear father was diagnosed with extremely early stage prostate cancer. They have determined that it hasn't spread at all, but he is facing surgery, and my parents had to cancel their May vacation, which I know was hard on both of them. Luckily, my father is in incredibly good health, and completed the Chicago Marathon in October, and actually completed a marathon the week after his diagnosis as well.

Add to that that my laptop has mysteriously run out of space (it has nothing to do with all the scrapbooking supplies and new pictures I have been taking with my camera :rofl: ) and scrapping has not been on the top of my priority list. We have also decided to finally take our honeymoon, so we will be spending our second anniversary in Walt Disney World! This of course requires a lot of time to plan as well, but knowing that I am going to get TONS of pictures from that, and that I bought an external hard drive (the USB kind, from Western Digital), makes me so excited to get back into scrapping.

Now, if you've made it through that novel...anyone care to give me the ten-second update on how all you lovely, wonderful ladies are doing?

All my best to everyone!


Glad to see you stopping by, MsJessica!

[lindyroz]

wow you ladies have been so busy while i was out walking the streets of Perth with Grandson Lachlan & his cousin. The museum was a bit of a disappointment as one building has been closed down and there is only a small collection on display. We spent a lot of time watching street buskers entertaining the crowds. I have photos which I will scrap over the next couple of days. Put one up in the PAD gallery.I can barely walk now.
Looking forward to seeing your book Leslie at the crop in Brisbane.
Dags - glad to hear Mum is doing better.
Carolyn - really must get together to visit that rose place.
Happy 3 yr birthday to the Granny thread.

I'm doing a WebearsS... Since she covered it all so nicely :D

[yvspeck]

I'm fine thanks Jill, getting very tired...if fact I snuck home from work early today. wish I could have had a nanny nap on the couch but its dad 84th birthday tomorrow and he is feeling a bit blue with mum in hospital and all, so I have baked him a cake and I have the family over for tea tomorrow night....



84:party::party::party: Well happy birthday Dagwood's Dad! I'll bet cake and tea will cheer him up. Hope your nanny nap gave you a bit of catch up....

[yvspeck]

Cakes all round!!!
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p192/Valliepix/cakes.jpg

Wow those are some cool cakes...

[sanra]

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd335/AngelLovePM/AngelLovePM%202/Happy-Birthday-47-1.gif



to the greatest thread EVER!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:





And.........





http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt137/livealaska/congratulations_red_white_blue_glit.gif

INKY & MS. KAY ON LOTD!!!

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:



Something made me steal these. I don't know what it was! Maybe because they are soooo pretty.

Happy Birthday
and Congrats. :party::party::party::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll :

[lindyroz]

I just had to steal this from Dixie. Unfortunately, I got in an argument over this. I told the OD that the Granny Thread was 3 years old and he came back with "Bunch of old ladies with nothing to do but bang on a keyboard". So I snapped back that AT LEAST we were doing SOMETHING, not just sitting and watching television for hours on end.

We may be speaking again an a while.


You two crack me up, but I'm sure it's not funny in person :love2::love2:

[lindyroz]

!!Happy Birthday Daggs Dad!!

[sanra]

I have been catching up or running after the GT trying to catch it. But it is going to be WOS, WVS, WES..

Good Luck with the move Mara, glad you have your laptop

wuvie sorry about loss of your MIL :hug:

Dags, glad your mum it doing better.

Karen, I PMed you but wanted to say again how glad I was to hear you were contacted by the little boy who received your DGD's heart. April is National Donate Life Month. :hug::hug:

This old lady is having a great time just typing away on her computer. That was so funny they just don't understand :yahoo::yahoo:

[yvspeck]

Never heard of beetroot chocolate cake (!!!!!) My sister makes a potato chocolate cake which is very moist and rich and yummy.

Looks like veggie cakes have the lead...

Finally was able to slip back into creative mode sometime yesterday and get this one finished up.

I love the softy breeziness of this kit T..

So, I am over 50 pages behind, but I wanted to stop by and say hello.



Full plate for sure... Extra prayers for your dad and hugs for you:pray::hug:

I just had to steal this from Dixie. Unfortunately, I got in an argument over this. I told the OD that the Granny Thread was 3 years old and he came back with "Bunch of old ladies with nothing to do but bang on a keyboard". So I snapped back that AT LEAST we were doing SOMETHING, not just sitting and watching television for hours on end.

We may be speaking again an a while.

:annoyed::mad: Sounds like a good excuse to accidentally stomp on his big toe:D.

They just never know when to keep their mouths shut, do they? :worried::doh::rofl:

And we don't just bang on keyboards!! :annoyed: We also find highly pertinent emoticons to add to our posts:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/8_4_54.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/yap.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/bored-tappingfingers.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/smirk1.gif

:lol::lol:

:wave: Hi Grannies, Happy Birthday to you all, and hugs to all those that need it, be it for successes, failures, heart ache, or just because :hug:.

I had a wonderful day with DH. One I think I can rate as one of them in the top 10 I've ever spent with him. It was so wonderful just to enjoy each others company and laugh and joke between ourselves, without any interruptions from third parties, be those friends or children. I think I fell back in love again today! We shopped together, had lunch together, and shopped again. We walked hand in hand (not really acceptable here in a Muslim world), talked about arbitrary things, talked about serious things, and it was just so good to feel so relaxed in each others company again. It was an awesome day!

We both spent a bit of money :).... I'm now the proud owner of not only a Canon 50D, but also a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro lens, and a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Wide Angle lens, along with a polarizer filter for my 18-200mm lens and the 70-300mm lens.

DH also got a few toys, one of them being a Bose Noise reducing set of earphones for his many travels abroad.

Wow.... I feel good :)

A Score!!!!!! Sounds like an awesome day Sands!

[sanra]

I haven't been online as much as normal. DH made a big decision to sell the boat. It was a decision he didn't want to make. :cry::cry: He decided it was time, recently turned 73 and sure don't want him falling overboard. :no::no: His balance is not the best and with diabetes has no feeling in his feet. It is not the best time to sell but we are not in any hurry.

The boat is moored about 2 hours from us and it needed to be cleaned and cleaned out. What a job! It was just like moving out of a house. Each little drawer, cupboard was full of stuff gathered over the 13 years he has owned the boat. Then finding a place for all the fishing, crabbing gear, pots and pans etc took a lot of time. Glad it is done. :tup::tup:
Here is a 2 page layout I did some time ago showing fun time on the boat.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/672/thumbs/Boating_Page_1.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=241019&ppuser=96294)http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/672/thumbs/Boating_Page_2.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=241020&ppuser=96294)

[Roberta T]

For anyone who hasn't scraplifted HeatherL yet this month I highly recommend it. Her layouts are so layered and interesting I've learned a lot. Here are two more I've done

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/500/thumbs/kieran-h-2.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314463&ppuser=103530)
A Boy's Joy (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314463&ppuser=103530)

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/500/thumbs/hl-3.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314532&ppuser=103530)
Totem Pole (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314532&ppuser=103530)

[sanra]

Roberta, I really enjoy HeatherL's layouts also. Her Beach Bums has been in my favorites for a long time and I have been going to scraplift it. But when I started the layout using the photo it took a completely different direction and I used it for the monthly sketch. I think I will call it a scraplift also. :yes::yes::yes:


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/2621/thumbs/HL_Beach-Bums_WEB.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=276210&ppuser=12475)
Beach Bums (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=276210&cat=500&ppuser=12475)

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/631/thumbs/beachbum-copy.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314290&ppuser=96294)
Little Beach Bum (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314290&cat=500&ppuser=96294)

[GrandmaCrys]

They just never know when to keep their mouths shut, do they? :worried::doh::rofl:

And we don't just bang on keyboards!! :annoyed: We also find highly pertinent emoticons to add to our posts:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/8_4_54.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/yap.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/bored-tappingfingers.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/smirk1.gif

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:wave: Hi Grannies, Happy Birthday to you all, and hugs to all those that need it, be it for successes, failures, heart ache, or just because :hug:.

I had a wonderful day with DH. One I think I can rate as one of them in the top 10 I've ever spent with him. It was so wonderful just to enjoy each others company and laugh and joke between ourselves, without any interruptions from third parties, be those friends or children. I think I fell back in love again today! We shopped together, had lunch together, and shopped again. We walked hand in hand (not really acceptable here in a Muslim world), talked about arbitrary things, talked about serious things, and it was just so good to feel so relaxed in each others company again. It was an awesome day!

We both spent a bit of money :).... I'm now the proud owner of not only a Canon 50D, but also a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro lens, and a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Wide Angle lens, along with a polarizer filter for my 18-200mm lens and the 70-300mm lens.

DH also got a few toys, one of them being a Bose Noise reducing set of earphones for his many travels abroad.

Wow.... I feel good :)

Sounds like a dream, Sands! And special congrats on the new acquisitions!!;)

[Rosie G]

DBL:Been scanning some older photos and started with DGS #1. Here is his second birthday. Be back tomorrow night; Mother has the second cataract surgery early in the morning and I will be with her all day.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/518/thumbs/Russ-2nd-Birthday.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314555)
Russ 2nd Birthday (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314555)

[kaybutler@mweb.]

I had only heard of beetroot chocolate cakes a couple of days ago - who has an Aussie recipe for this? My Mum used to make me pumpkin fruitcakes when I was at boarding school.

Here you go Joan ! I make mine in one of those cake tins with a hole in the middle (like a jelly mould) then fill it up with Whispers sweets after the cake is iced ! I also don't do this icing (although this is yum too !:tup:)..I make a glaze choclate icing and pour it over the top ! It is so yummy and moist and lasts for days !! :party:

Cara’s Chocolate Beetroot Cake

You need :
 4 Eggs
 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
 2 cups caster sugar
 2 tsp. vanilla essence
 2 ½ cups flour
 ½ cup cocoa 2tsp Bicarb
 2 tsp. salt
 1x 825g can beetroot , drained and blended
Chocolate icing:

 125g cream cheese
 30g melted chocolate
 1 ½ cups icing sugar, sifted

Method:
Beat eggs in a large bowl.
Gradually blend in oil. Mix in sugar and vanilla.
Sift flour , cocoa , salt and bicarb together. Fold lightly into egg mixture with beetroot.
Pour mixture into 2 greased 23cm. tins . Bake @ 180 degrees C. for about an hour or until skewer comes out clean..
Allow to cool in tins for 15 min. then turn onto wire rack to cool completely.
To prepare icing : Beat cream cheese until creamy. Blend in chocolate. Fold in icing sugar. Spread over cooled cake.

[kaybutler@mweb.]

Finally was able to slip back into creative mode sometime yesterday and get this one finished up. I will be loading it into the back room of the store today. I will let you know when it is avaliable. I will also have the scraps laying out in the basement soon as well.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6890/84_K_SummerCottage.jpg

Oooh...this is just gorgeous !! Beautiful stuff WW :tup::tup::tup::applause::applause::applause:

[kaybutler@mweb.]

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/thankyousmiley.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/thankyousmiley.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/thankyousmiley.gif

WOW !! Thanks gorgeous Grans and GITs for all the lovely words on my LOTD :love2::love3: and all the birthday wishes for the GT ! :party::party::yippee::yippee:What a special heart warming day for me !! I was thrilled with my LO being chosen for LOTD but was very surprised as I posted this one in Feb !! How do they choose ??? Tell me Scamp..PQ ..how do you it ??? Who all chooses ??? STICKY BEAKS AND ALL !!!!

[MsJessica]

Thanks for the love ladies !!

And WOOOO GRANNY THREAD'S BIRTHDAY!!!

Funny story, my friend got into a car accident and had to have her nose fixed because of the airbag...today is her new nose's first birthday :lol: She is very happy with her new nose though - she was having problems with getting sick a lot because of it anyway, so it was a blessing in disguise.

Also, love that Summer Cottage kit...the colors are beautiful!

[kaybutler@mweb.]

:wave: Hi Grannies, Happy Birthday to you all, and hugs to all those that need it, be it for successes, failures, heart ache, or just because :hug:.

I had a wonderful day with DH. One I think I can rate as one of them in the top 10 I've ever spent with him. It was so wonderful just to enjoy each others company and laugh and joke between ourselves, without any interruptions from third parties, be those friends or children. I think I fell back in love again today! We shopped together, had lunch together, and shopped again. We walked hand in hand (not really acceptable here in a Muslim world), talked about arbitrary things, talked about serious things, and it was just so good to feel so relaxed in each others company again. It was an awesome day!

We both spent a bit of money :).... I'm now the proud owner of not only a Canon 50D, but also a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro lens, and a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Wide Angle lens, along with a polarizer filter for my 18-200mm lens and the 70-300mm lens.

DH also got a few toys, one of them being a Bose Noise reducing set of earphones for his many travels abroad.

Wow.... I feel good :)

Sigh....:love3: What a perfect day !!!! :love3:

[kaybutler@mweb.]

Cakes all round!!!
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p192/Valliepix/cakes.jpg

:tup::tup::tup: Vallie !! JUST what the doctor ordered..a whole SHOPful of divine munchies !! THANK-YOU !!!!:love1::love1::love1::love1:

[LauraLou]

:annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: Who's he calling an old woman??? :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

I'm gonna sit on him the next time I see him.....

:rofl:

Oh NOW he is scared! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[kaybutler@mweb.]

Thanks for the love ladies !!

And WOOOO GRANNY THREAD'S BIRTHDAY!!!

Funny story, my friend got into a car accident and had to have her nose fixed because of the airbag...today is her new nose's first birthday :lol: She is very happy with her new nose though - she was having problems with getting sick a lot because of it anyway, so it was a blessing in disguise.

Also, love that Summer Cottage kit...the colors are beautiful!


http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/Smiley_Blowing_Kiss.gifLovely to see you back MsJ !! ..and Happy Noseday to your friend !! :yippee::yippee::yippee:

[LauraLou]

Hey Grannies. It seems that Cupcake has esceped from the SNL thread with a lot of very valuable scrapping goodies. She showed up briefly in my Yahoo Messenger and left a cryptic message. Check it out.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38049

If you see her in THIS forum grab her with red threads and hold her fast.

[LauraLou]

THURSDAYS

Granny Chat with Lauraloub at 5 PM

* Main Chatter Thread For all the Grandmas out there!!
* Granny-isms!
* Get to Know the Grannies
* Genealogy Workroom
* Remember...
* Grandad Scrappers & Friends

Does anyone still want to do this? It is not on the calendar but I think I can put it there if anyone still wants to meet. This isn't like a challenge or anything so if only a few show up it is still fun.

[carti]

Where is the link to LOTD?

[debilou]

Where is the link to LOTD?
It's in the gallery...(right above the Member being spotlighted) Just click on Gallery at the top... but I signed up to get an email each day.. so I know pretty early who got LOTD... i'm sure it's in there.....

[debilou]

A dbl:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/5865/thumbs/Wildflowerlopost.jpg

Wildflower Blooming outside by Door (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314563)

[Leslie]

first off,
:love1::love1::love1: wuvie :love1::love1::love1:

also happy happy to Giancarlo and the GT!

happy happy to me scrapping too! I started scrapping in April 08 when I stumbled over DSP :)

I lost all my old quotes... so hugs, love, congrats and so on to everyone I missed!! :love1::love1:

thank you! :love3:

in a white box, in a brown wooden crate, on a blue truck, heading towards a port to be shipped :cry::(:cry:
so glad we have the laptop, even though it is old and slooooooooow
and am I ever thankful the movers will take care of at least part of the unpacking :)
thanks! and all those cakes so had me drooling!
the movers are all gone, so is most of our stuff.
we kept an old bed and the electronics/appliance that we can"t take with us (voltage issues) plus the laptop and my xbox.
so at least I won't die of boredom :)
still weird, being in our empty home, constantly being reminded of all the little things we will never do again here...

Oh my - you have your hands full! Hope you don't get too stressed. :hug: Good luck with the move. :)

[carti]

I clicked on Gallery and all I see is recent photos? no featured thing?

[Leslie]

I clicked on Gallery and all I see is recent photos? no featured thing?

http://blog.dsp.me/

There you go matey. :)

[caraffle]

Oh boy, 24hours and hundreds of posts. I will try and get here later tonight but after reading my emails and doing 2 LOs I have no time to read right now because I ......... have to drive the girls to dance classes, big surprize!!

DBF:

Someone writing to Tech Support....

Installing A Husband

Dear Tech Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a
distinct slow down in overall system performance -- particularly in the
flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under
Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such
as
Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable
programs such as NFL 5.0, NBA 3.0, and Golf Clubs 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes
the
system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no
avail. What can I do?

Signed, Desperate

-------------------------------------
Dear Desperate:

First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while
Husband 1.0 is an Operating System.

Please enter the command: 'I Thought You Loved Me.exe', try to download
Tears 6.2 and don't forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that
application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run
the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse of
the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence
2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that
will
download the Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-law 1.0 It runs a virus in the
background that will eventually seize control of all your system
resources.
Also, do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are
unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited
memory
and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying
additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Food
3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Good Luck, Tech Support

[caraffle]

Marking 8669


OUCH, that in less than 48hrs.

[nekobus]

Can my flattie still go to the crop, even if I have the same outfit as debilou??? pretty please can I still go. It will be my first flattie trip ever.


http://lh6.ggpht.com/_-A_-EOYx8xQ/Se-o1XgVOOI/AAAAAAAABcs/X60q1HRDfqs/flat%20neko.jpg

[Ineke]

There is a fundraiser happening here in Australia with the MDA getting part of the proceeds of the money raised - it is called Australia's Biggest Book group and it will be the biggest online book group - they will all get together on June 10 on line to discuss the selected book Versace Sisters by Cate Kendall. There are also prizes up for grabs, so if anyone is interested here is the link - I think you can purchase the book if living overseas.
http://australiasbiggestbookgroup.com

[Ineke]

Can my flattie still go to the crop, even if I have the same outfit as debilou??? pretty please can I still go. It will be my first flattie trip ever.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314570&ppuser=35090

You can go as twins!! - the flatties have so much fun and have been known to get into a lot of trouble:yikes::yikes::yikes:

[Ineke]

Here you go Joan ! I make mine in one of those cake tins with a hole in the middle (like a jelly mould) then fill it up with Whispers sweets after the cake is iced ! I also don't do this icing (although this is yum too !:tup:)..I make a glaze choclate icing and pour it over the top ! It is so yummy and moist and lasts for days !! :party:

Cara’s Chocolate Beetroot Cake

You need :
 4 Eggs
 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
 2 cups caster sugar
 2 tsp. vanilla essence
 2 ½ cups flour
 ½ cup cocoa 2tsp Bicarb
 2 tsp. salt
 1x 825g can beetroot , drained and blended
Chocolate icing:

 125g cream cheese
 30g melted chocolate
 1 ½ cups icing sugar, sifted

Method:
Beat eggs in a large bowl.
Gradually blend in oil. Mix in sugar and vanilla.
Sift flour , cocoa , salt and bicarb together. Fold lightly into egg mixture with beetroot.
Pour mixture into 2 greased 23cm. tins . Bake @ 180 degrees C. for about an hour or until skewer comes out clean..
Allow to cool in tins for 15 min. then turn onto wire rack to cool completely.
To prepare icing : Beat cream cheese until creamy. Blend in chocolate. Fold in icing sugar. Spread over cooled cake.



I made a beetroot chocolate cake once Kay and it was delicious and also very moist - couldnt really taste the beetroot.

[debilou]

You can go as twins!! - the flatties have so much fun and have been known to get into a lot of trouble:yikes::yikes::yikes:

No one is taking my flattie.....

Please, please some one, any one... I'll be good... no, I'll get into trouble.. whatever you want from my flattie... no good.. I'll be a good flattie.

[sammdc]

debilou I would love to take your flattie seems only right seeing as I am part Texanese hehehehehhe (is what Donn used to call me )

[GrandmaCrys]

Just a DBL before Marcee's chat:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/4137/thumbs/GrandmaCrys_s-Somber-Side.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314572)
Somber Side (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314572)

Catch you later, alligators!!!

[caraffle]

So now I get to start reading what you all have been up to. Be back after I am done!

DBL:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/940/thumbs/Ali-Nest-08-Ballet.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314544&ppuser=43908)
Ali - Nest Ballet 08 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314544&cat=500&ppuser=43908)

[sammdc]

:wave: Hi Grannies, Happy Birthday to you all, and hugs to all those that need it, be it for successes, failures, heart ache, or just because :hug:.

I had a wonderful day with DH. One I think I can rate as one of them in the top 10 I've ever spent with him. It was so wonderful just to enjoy each others company and laugh and joke between ourselves, without any interruptions from third parties, be those friends or children. I think I fell back in love again today! We shopped together, had lunch together, and shopped again. We walked hand in hand (not really acceptable here in a Muslim world), talked about arbitrary things, talked about serious things, and it was just so good to feel so relaxed in each others company again. It was an awesome day!

We both spent a bit of money :).... I'm now the proud owner of not only a Canon 50D, but also a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro lens, and a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Wide Angle lens, along with a polarizer filter for my 18-200mm lens and the 70-300mm lens.

DH also got a few toys, one of them being a Bose Noise reducing set of earphones for his many travels abroad.

Wow.... I feel good :)
I am so green right now:shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked: hahahahah sounds heavenly ALL of is sands now I will look forward to seeing even more stunning photos from you than normal.


I am off to the Zoo today with a friend and her 4 yr old so hopefully get some good photos

[debilou]

debilou I would love to take your flattie seems only right seeing as I am part Texanese hehehehehhe (is what Donn used to call me )

Yipee, thank you Caro... Could I kindly ask you to take Neko too... she kind of dressed like me... hehe

[sammdc]

Just a DBL before Marcee's chat:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/4137/thumbs/GrandmaCrys_s-Somber-Side.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314572)
Somber Side (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314572)

Catch you later, alligators!!!

I thought Marcee's chat was cancelled for today???

[sammdc]

Yipee, thank you Caro... Could I kindly ask you to take Neko too... she kind of dressed like me... hehe

I would love to take you both are you in the flatties gallery? heheh I hope Neko doesnt get us into any type of trouble at the airport or on the plane she is a real trouble maker you know.

[debilou]

I would love to take you both are you in the flatties gallery? heheh I hope Neko doesnt get us into any type of trouble at the airport or on the plane she is a real trouble maker you know.

Debi Flattie (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314382)

Here's mine... I'll get neko.. oh, where oh where is it.

Neko Flattie (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314570)

You might seem some resemblance

[nekobus]

I would love to take you both are you in the flatties gallery? heheh I hope Neko doesnt get us into any type of trouble at the airport or on the plane she is a real trouble maker you know.

Well, i got lost on the way to the flattie gallery, so i'm not hopeful about how I do traveling to the other side of the globe.

[debilou]

Thanks Caro... You are wonderful!!!

[debilou]

Well, i got lost on the way to the flattie gallery, so i'm not hopeful about how I do traveling to the other side of the globe.
We are going Neko, we are going...

Caro is taking us both... yipee!!!

[debilou]

Well, i got lost on the way to the flattie gallery, so i'm not hopeful about how I do traveling to the other side of the globe.
Neko, I'm amazed how much your flattie, looks like mine....

[nekobus]

Neko, I'm amazed how much your flattie, looks like mine....


Its like looking in a mirror, isn't it? Except for the scarf. I can't pull off a scarf the way you can.


a freakish, 6 armed, fuzzy-tailed, headlamp-eyed mirror

[debilou]

Its like looking in a mirror, isn't it? Except for the scarf. I can't pull off a scarf the way you can.


a freakish, 6 armed, fuzzy-tailed, headlamp-eyed mirror
Well, I'm glad that I wrote Debilou on mine, or they would Never be able to tell the 2 of us apart...

[nekobus]

Well, I'm glad that I wrote Debilou on mine, or they would Never be able to tell the 2 of us apart...

it would be difficult for them. Although, I do think my hair is just a shade darker than yours.

[nekobus]

I would love to take you both are you in the flatties gallery? heheh I hope Neko doesnt get us into any type of trouble at the airport or on the plane she is a real trouble maker you know.

Woohoo - thanks Caro! If I can keep it together until we get through airport security, we should be all set!

[PQ]

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/thankyousmiley.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/thankyousmiley.gif http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd19/kaybutler/thankyousmiley.gif

WOW !! Thanks gorgeous Grans and GITs for all the lovely words on my LOTD :love2::love3: and all the birthday wishes for the GT ! :party::party::yippee::yippee:What a special heart warming day for me !! I was thrilled with my LO being chosen for LOTD but was very surprised as I posted this one in Feb !! How do they choose ??? Tell me Scamp..PQ ..how do you it ??? Who all chooses ??? STICKY BEAKS AND ALL !!!!

I think there is a LOTD gnome that makes all the selections.

[Teresa]

HoRmonEs... AcK

[debilou]

I think there is a LOTD gnome that makes all the selections.
Do they take bribes???

[debilou]

HoRmonEs... AcK
Horrible time to go through... glad I'm on the other side.....

[omio]

Where is the link to LOTD?

I check the DSP Blog (http://blog.dsp.me/) every morning for LOTD and other news.

[omio]

Here you go Joan ! I make mine in one of those cake tins with a hole in the middle (like a jelly mould) then fill it up with Whispers sweets after the cake is iced ! I also don't do this icing (although this is yum too !:tup:)..I make a glaze choclate icing and pour it over the top ! It is so yummy and moist and lasts for days !! :party:

Cara’s Chocolate Beetroot Cake

You need :
 4 Eggs
 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
 2 cups caster sugar
 2 tsp. vanilla essence
 2 ½ cups flour
 ½ cup cocoa 2tsp Bicarb
 2 tsp. salt
 1x 825g can beetroot , drained and blended
Chocolate icing:

 125g cream cheese
 30g melted chocolate
 1 ½ cups icing sugar, sifted

Method:
Beat eggs in a large bowl.
Gradually blend in oil. Mix in sugar and vanilla.
Sift flour , cocoa , salt and bicarb together. Fold lightly into egg mixture with beetroot.
Pour mixture into 2 greased 23cm. tins . Bake @ 180 degrees C. for about an hour or until skewer comes out clean..
Allow to cool in tins for 15 min. then turn onto wire rack to cool completely.
To prepare icing : Beat cream cheese until creamy. Blend in chocolate. Fold in icing sugar. Spread over cooled cake.


What is caster sugar? And is a can of beetroot the same as a can of beets? :think:

[omio]

I haven't been online as much as normal. DH made a big decision to sell the boat. It was a decision he didn't want to make. :cry::cry: He decided it was time, recently turned 73 and sure don't want him falling overboard. :no::no: His balance is not the best and with diabetes has no feeling in his feet. It is not the best time to sell but we are not in any hurry.

The boat is moored about 2 hours from us and it needed to be cleaned and cleaned out. What a job! It was just like moving out of a house. Each little drawer, cupboard was full of stuff gathered over the 13 years he has owned the boat. Then finding a place for all the fishing, crabbing gear, pots and pans etc took a lot of time. Glad it is done. :tup::tup:
Here is a 2 page layout I did some time ago showing fun time on the boat.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/672/thumbs/Boating_Page_1.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=241019&ppuser=96294)http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/672/thumbs/Boating_Page_2.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=241020&ppuser=96294)


Oh, this must be tough. Hard to give up something that holds such wonderful memories.

[omio]

:wave: Hi Grannies, Happy Birthday to you all, and hugs to all those that need it, be it for successes, failures, heart ache, or just because :hug:.

I had a wonderful day with DH. One I think I can rate as one of them in the top 10 I've ever spent with him. It was so wonderful just to enjoy each others company and laugh and joke between ourselves, without any interruptions from third parties, be those friends or children. I think I fell back in love again today! We shopped together, had lunch together, and shopped again. We walked hand in hand (not really acceptable here in a Muslim world), talked about arbitrary things, talked about serious things, and it was just so good to feel so relaxed in each others company again. It was an awesome day!

We both spent a bit of money :).... I'm now the proud owner of not only a Canon 50D, but also a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro lens, and a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Wide Angle lens, along with a polarizer filter for my 18-200mm lens and the 70-300mm lens.

DH also got a few toys, one of them being a Bose Noise reducing set of earphones for his many travels abroad.

Wow.... I feel good :)

This sounds like a marvelous day, Sands -- good for you both. Remember that the secret to a good marriage isn't staying in love for all those years -- it's falling in love with the same guy over and over. :love3:

[PQ]

andrew_and_scarlet_marachino_choc_Medium_Web_view. jpg

ANDREW
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/518/thumbs/andrew_and_scarlet_marachino_choc_Medium_Web_view. jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314583&ppuser=51256)
ANDREW (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314583&cat=500&ppuser=51256)

[PQ]

I have to type each letter about 5 times before it finally shows up on the monitor - I think my keyboard has finally gone to keyboard heaven.

[Teresa]

This is what I did today.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6890/84_AOP_SummerCottage.jpg

[nekobus]

This is what I did today.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6890/84_AOP_SummerCottage.jpg

I like how you spent your time.

[caraffle]

:tup:http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6524/thumbs/FlatGranny_preview.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=159887&ppuser=27118)
Flat Granny template (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=159887)

Oh CRUD! Did I miss the deadline for getting a Flattie to the Crop!!!!!!

The next NKOTB contest is starting soon!

Need help getting the word out... if you are mentoring or know any new members please point them to the NKOTB contest... all new members welcome


Current sign-up information:
NKOTB 15 Sign-ups! (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37991)

Information about the New Kids on the Block Contest
What is NKOTB? (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37990)

Mars, can I join?!?!?! I am NEW.......no really, Thanks for inviting Schooch, maybe she and the other kids can join in this summer. With all of the homework, she would never make a deadline.

Hey Gramma Crys, thanks for the hugs, I'm probably am overdoing it, but it feels so good to feel half way normal, LOL. I'll probably crash and sleep for 2 days when it catches up with me...

I won shooting pool again tonight!!! :yahoo::yippee::party: I'm a 2 handicap and I beat a 5 !!! He was having such a terrible night, that I apologized 3 times for beating him 17 to 3 :eek::eek: Hey, maybe that new med is gonna get me back in the game like I used to be??? The miracle pill I've been searching for ???

WOW, that sounds like things are going great.


:rofl::rofl: Andrew announced tonight that he does not want anymore of his photos on the internet.:rofl::rofl: Poor demented little boy. He does not realize that he does not get to cast a vote in the matter.

I have to go now so I can finish my latest Andrew layout.

How deluded can one boy be?!?!?!?!?!

I did that for a couple of years for a living. I would take a patient's chart and bill and compare the 2 to see if the documentation in the chart supported the billing. If it didn't, I changed the bill. If the insurance company refused to pay, I would meet with them and "argue the case" as to why they should pay. It was actually a very interesting job.

At one point the insurance companies were refusing to pay when patients, who were deemed too critical to wait on an ambulance, were airlifted to the hospital. They said that they thought the patients could have waited for ground transportation. I think that insurance companies frequently forget that people die.

When Acacia was born, they wanted to immediatly transfer to The StChristophers Childrens Hospital. Its about a half hour away and the insurance co wanted her to go in an ambulance, about 6 hours after a big snow storm. The doctors wanted her to go on the medivac and it took a few hours to get it cleared.

SOME PEARLS OF WISDOM FROM DAVE BARRY

* You should never say anything to a woman
that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless
you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

* A person who is nice to you but rude to a waiter is not
a nice person (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)

* Your friends love you anyway.

* Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a
lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the
Titanic.

* Men are like fine wine. They start out as grapes, and
it's up to the women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into some thing acceptable to have dinner with.

THIS IS GREAT! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a171/scrapdogs/Congrats0.gif
LOTD Whoohoo Inky!!!:yahoo:

Stole this!!! Congrats from me too.

sorry everyone i havent been on here in SOO long :cry: i missed you all!

im sure my mommas told you that im here in florida :) and i LOVE it here!!
i dont wanna go back home lol :)

so how have you all been?:drumroll:

Welcome back. Thanks to you, my daughter has started posting here too. I told her you and Bia have recently posted LO's here and she decided to join in. BTW, she loves your style!!!!

Ok, I'm finally out of font hell...

The fonts that were bad were all freebie fonts but were found several places on my machine....

but they were - just in case you move from a windows machine to a mac:

Brody
FontLoRoy
Polo
Fancy Pants
Liberty Hollow....

I'm sure if I go back to the various freebie sites - they probably have a MAC font equivalent... but to tell you the truth, I really never use these fonts...

So, I have some duplicated now... but, I don't have any BAD fonts... and all is well In font land.

Thanks for posting the list. I went straight to look at mine and thankfully I dont have any of them.

Sheesh..I am aching in places I did'nt even know I had !! Yesterday and today we lime-washed 435 planks for our ceiling !!:shocked::yikes::yikes:..there are 450 and we ran out of paint before we could finish !!! It is looking wonderful though and I am very very pleased we made the effort !! :tup::tup: Can't get any more tomorrow either..:D:D..it is a public holiday tomorrow because it is South Africa's general election and everyone needs to vote !!! So the ANC will obviously win and Zuma will be our new President :shocked::shocked::help::help::help::worried::worr ied::yikes::shocked::shocked: I think there will be a massive exodus out of the country soon..so DownUnder beware !!! The Selth Efrikans are coming !!! ..not me :no::no::no:..I am here for the duration !!!

435, wow, that was so much work.

Hello all :wave:
I am a week behind and I don't have the energy to try to catch up, so will just send hugs, Grats, and love to all that I have missed :love3:
It's been a long emotional week, but things are slowly calming down and getting back on track.
For those that didn't know, my MIL Sue past away last Tuesday from cancer.
I love her dearly and she was my BFF. She was a stuburn old lady and she knew how to push my buttons and we constantly bickered of silly things, but when it came to seriouse stuff we always had each others back. She chose to die at home, and she freely admitted to doing it because she knew it was going to freak me out. But she told me in secret that she knew I would make sure she was taken care of when she could no longer speak for herself. She went fast and fairly peacfully, and all her love ones were with her, including her two long time loves, smokey and lil bit, her cats. Hospice was a god send, and made the boys much more relaxed and prepared. There was no panic or frustration, they had everything covered and taken care of, I owe them so much.
Her brother was able to come out and has spent the last few days with us, and has made life a lot more pleasent and busy.
I was good and even proud of myself for how together I was, untill...
Saturday morning at 4 am I started crying, not small tears, this was bone rattling, from the toes sobbing. After about two hours and a funny pill I was able to stop, but if I spoke, it would start again, so I hid in my room all day and most of the night till it passed. By Sunday, it was done and things have been ok.
So that is the sum of my week, I hope to get back in the swing of things very very soon!
Sue was always writting little notes to herself and I found a lot of them while going through papers. This little thing seems to have stuck with me...

Remember me with smiles and laughter,
for that is how I will remember you all.
But if all you can do is remember me with tears,
then don't remember me at all

talk to you soon :hug: :love1: :love3:

HUGs to you my dear!!! So sorry for your loss.:hug::hug:

I would want to go off with Doug by myself too if the point of the trip was to buy me gifts.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

If you send me an iron for my birthday I am going to send you pregnant baby hamsters for your birthday. They make excellent pets. (If you like stink odors and escape artists for pets).

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I did????

Yes, you won now go get your prize.

My flattie is busy shopping on line for her accessories for the Aussie crop. She went wild in the Vera Bradley store and now she is looking at makeup. She's out of control.

My sister has bought so many of them on ebay and if she gets them and then decideds they are too small or she just doesn't like them she gives them to my girls. On Easter, they each got a new one and Acacia got a matching one too.

:wave:

Hello loves! Just a quick pop-in! We're having a blast with Summer here. My house is non-stop chaos from about the time Chris gets out of school until he goes home at 9:00! :rolleyes: He's a great kid, though, and they're never truly "alone" together....she DOES have 3 other siblings hanging about. But it's fun to tease them...a couple of examples:

If I see them smooching, I holler: EEEWWWW!!!! That's worse than watching my PARENTS KISS!!!

If they're cuddled up, I walk in demanding: HANDS CHECK!!! -- to which they both reply by throwing their hands in the air! :lol:

Keeping them on their toes!! They're so darned cute though! :love2:

Right now she's at Chris' sister's softball game with him and his family. It goes until 10:00 tonight, but I'm ok with that since Chris' dad is with them and driving them straight home. It's a little too late for my younger 3, so they're kinda mad at me, but oh well. They've inherited the "monster-in-the-morning" syndrome from me. So school night = bed by 8:30!! I'll make it up to them tomorrow and take them to the lakefront after an early supper, then we'll hit Sonic for an ice cream treat before we go back home. That should work, right?

Gotta run...time to hose them all down and toss them in bed!! I'll be back....

:love1: U ALLLLLL!!!!!! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Oh! Oh! I forgot to tell you! You see, you are the only people who are interested - I published a new book this morning! I just made it 80 pages and paid extra for fast postage, in hopes that it will get here in time for the crop. :)

:tup::applause::tup::applause::tup::applause::tup: :applause::tup:

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :drumroll: :drumroll:

On this day, 22nd April, in 2006, Kay posted the poem that started the phenomenal GRANNY THREAD!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY GRANNY THREAD!!!!
:party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee: :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: :applause::applause::applause: :tup::tup::tup:


THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE WONDERFUL LADIES OF THE GT! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

in about an hour the movers are going to show up and finish packing everything in.
most of it is gone already.
right now my home looks like a tornado went through it and left only little chunks of paper and dirt... and white boxes galore.
I will share pictures once they are all gone and we get settled a bit.
we"ll be here (with the furniture that gets tossed) until next Tuesday. then we"ll be off to the hotel.
so far the cat"s been a trooper.
but then, there are still some of her things left and she is still in her house....

Won't be long now! My Family are military and every move was a transition that seemed tough but think of the great adventure you and DH are about to have together.

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OMG !! We are so LAME !!!:cry::cry: Last year we had a huge bash..are we just getting old and jaded ?? :cry::cry::cry::cry: Thanks Jill for remembering :hug::hug:
WOW !!!:party: Three years old :party:..this HAS to be a world record for a thread :drumroll::drumroll:..GO GRANNIES GO !!!!!!! :drumroll::drumroll:

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: CONGRATS ON LOTD KAY!!!!!!!!:yippee::yippee::yippee:
How fitting is that on this auspicious occasion of the Granny thread birthday.:applause::applause::applause::applause:

So, I am over 50 pages behind, but I wanted to stop by and say hello.

First, thank you to Chris (Caraffle) for the wonderful PM. It was so nice to know that I was being thought of!

In any case, February just flew by me, and since about mid-march we have been dealing with two family crises - one on each side of the family. First, my brother-in-law (30, studying for his Ph.D. in Chemistry), got dumped by his girlfriend and went into something of a tailspin, managing to alienate everyone, including his parents and DH. Things are starting to work out, but that has been horrifically stressful on all of us.

A few days after that started, my dear father was diagnosed with extremely early stage prostate cancer. They have determined that it hasn't spread at all, but he is facing surgery, and my parents had to cancel their May vacation, which I know was hard on both of them. Luckily, my father is in incredibly good health, and completed the Chicago Marathon in October, and actually completed a marathon the week after his diagnosis as well.

Add to that that my laptop has mysteriously run out of space (it has nothing to do with all the scrapbooking supplies and new pictures I have been taking with my camera :rofl: ) and scrapping has not been on the top of my priority list. We have also decided to finally take our honeymoon, so we will be spending our second anniversary in Walt Disney World! This of course requires a lot of time to plan as well, but knowing that I am going to get TONS of pictures from that, and that I bought an external hard drive (the USB kind, from Western Digital), makes me so excited to get back into scrapping.

Now, if you've made it through that novel...anyone care to give me the ten-second update on how all you lovely, wonderful ladies are doing?

All my best to everyone!

You are so welcome my dear. I missed your great stories. .... and speaking of which, I am sorry to hear that things have bee tough. We do get stronger with ever one we go through and I am sure with prayer and treatment you Dad will be just fine too. I hope DH and BIL straighten things out soon as it puts pressure on you and he.

:wave: Hi Grannies, Happy Birthday to you all, and hugs to all those that need it, be it for successes, failures, heart ache, or just because :hug:.

I had a wonderful day with DH. One I think I can rate as one of them in the top 10 I've ever spent with him. It was so wonderful just to enjoy each others company and laugh and joke between ourselves, without any interruptions from third parties, be those friends or children. I think I fell back in love again today! We shopped together, had lunch together, and shopped again. We walked hand in hand (not really acceptable here in a Muslim world), talked about arbitrary things, talked about serious things, and it was just so good to feel so relaxed in each others company again. It was an awesome day!

We both spent a bit of money :).... I'm now the proud owner of not only a Canon 50D, but also a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro lens, and a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Wide Angle lens, along with a polarizer filter for my 18-200mm lens and the 70-300mm lens.

DH also got a few toys, one of them being a Bose Noise reducing set of earphones for his many travels abroad.

Wow.... I feel good :)

Sounds like a great day.

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WOW !! Thanks gorgeous Grans and GITs for all the lovely words on my LOTD :love2::love3: and all the birthday wishes for the GT ! :party::party::yippee::yippee:What a special heart warming day for me !! I was thrilled with my LO being chosen for LOTD but was very surprised as I posted this one in Feb !! How do they choose ??? Tell me Scamp..PQ ..how do you it ??? Who all chooses ??? STICKY BEAKS AND ALL !!!!

Always wondered too. The other day LOTD was something that was HOF'd ages ago..........confusing isn't it.

Thanks for the love ladies !!

And WOOOO GRANNY THREAD'S BIRTHDAY!!!

Funny story, my friend got into a car accident and had to have her nose fixed because of the airbag...today is her new nose's first birthday :lol: She is very happy with her new nose though - she was having problems with getting sick a lot because of it anyway, so it was a blessing in disguise.

Also, love that Summer Cottage kit...the colors are beautiful!

See what I mean about her stories, NOSE PARTY!!!!!!!!


THURSDAYS


Granny Chat with Lauraloub at 5 PM

* Main Chatter Thread For all the Grandmas out there!!
* Granny-isms!
* Get to Know the Grannies
* Genealogy Workroom
* Remember...
* Grandad Scrappers & Friends

Does anyone still want to do this? It is not on the calendar but I think I can put it there if anyone still wants to meet. This isn't like a challenge or anything so if only a few show up it is still fun.

I would love to come to a Granny Chat but that time is impossible as I am ALWAYS, dropping off or picking someone up.

I check the DSP Blog (http://blog.dsp.me/) every morning for LOTD and other news.

Me too.

[JaeDee]

No Time to Catch up! Heritage in 2 MINUTES!!!!

[caraffle]

This is what I did today.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6890/84_AOP_SummerCottage.jpg


Simply Beautiful!!!

I am blue because I just realized that I forgot to do a heritage LO and its 10pmdsp time.

[MarsOlson]

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[MarsOlson]

Ack!---I owe mars a nickle.

thanks! that's .062 in cdn money. so far I have 18¢

[MarsOlson]

Finally was able to slip back into creative mode sometime yesterday and get this one finished up. I will be loading it into the back room of the store today. I will let you know when it is avaliable. I will also have the scraps laying out in the basement soon as well.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6890/84_K_SummerCottage.jpg

beautiful!... saving my nickles.

[MarsOlson]

pumpkin... beetroot... turnips... tomato soup!! Ack!™

[Teresa]

beautiful!... saving my nickles.


BTW I owe you one.

[Vallie]

:wave: Hi Grannies, Happy Birthday to you all, and hugs to all those that need it, be it for successes, failures, heart ache, or just because :hug:.

I had a wonderful day with DH. One I think I can rate as one of them in the top 10 I've ever spent with him. It was so wonderful just to enjoy each others company and laugh and joke between ourselves, without any interruptions from third parties, be those friends or children. I think I fell back in love again today! We shopped together, had lunch together, and shopped again. We walked hand in hand (not really acceptable here in a Muslim world), talked about arbitrary things, talked about serious things, and it was just so good to feel so relaxed in each others company again. It was an awesome day!

We both spent a bit of money :).... I'm now the proud owner of not only a Canon 50D, but also a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro lens, and a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Wide Angle lens, along with a polarizer filter for my 18-200mm lens and the 70-300mm lens.

DH also got a few toys, one of them being a Bose Noise reducing set of earphones for his many travels abroad.

Wow.... I feel good :)

Wanna swap????:D

[MarsOlson]

I just had to steal this from Dixie. Unfortunately, I got in an argument over this. I told the OD that the Granny Thread was 3 years old and he came back with "Bunch of old ladies with nothing to do but bang on a keyboard". So I snapped back that AT LEAST we were doing SOMETHING, not just sitting and watching television for hours on end.

We may be speaking again an a while.


:rofl: that reminds me of all those jokes that end with 'and then the fight started..."

My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, 'What's on TV?'
I said, 'Dust.'
And then the fight started...

[nekobus]

pumpkin... beetroot... turnips... tomato soup!! Ack!™

You make a good point, Mars. One minute its all cake and chocolate (with the occasional cherry brandy) here, and then *bang*, its all vegetables. And not even the cute vegetables.

[Vallie]

Ms Jessica hope things are settling down with your BIL now. It is heartbreaking when these things happen no matter what age your are, he probably had plans and hopes and they are now gone. Sigh!!
Good for your friend though with her new nose! :tup:

[Vallie]

I got a time out on one of my replies and I cant remember which one it was! Gone now! Oops!!

[Fulltime RVer]

:wave: Hi Grannies, Happy Birthday to you all, and hugs to all those that need it, be it for successes, failures, heart ache, or just because :hug:.

I had a wonderful day with DH. One I think I can rate as one of them in the top 10 I've ever spent with him. It was so wonderful just to enjoy each others company and laugh and joke between ourselves, without any interruptions from third parties, be those friends or children. I think I fell back in love again today! We shopped together, had lunch together, and shopped again. We walked hand in hand (not really acceptable here in a Muslim world), talked about arbitrary things, talked about serious things, and it was just so good to feel so relaxed in each others company again. It was an awesome day!

We both spent a bit of money :).... I'm now the proud owner of not only a Canon 50D, but also a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro lens, and a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Wide Angle lens, along with a polarizer filter for my 18-200mm lens and the 70-300mm lens.

DH also got a few toys, one of them being a Bose Noise reducing set of earphones for his many travels abroad.

Wow.... I feel good :)

Gotta love hearing stuff like this! I am so glad you had such a wonderful day and hope you two have many more of them over the next 50 years or so. :hug:

[MarsOlson]

Dang...I new I should have put a TM on "I owe Mars a nickel".

:rofl: :rofl:

[nekobus]

I got a time out on one of my replies and I cant remember which one it was! Gone now! Oops!!

When your replies get a time out, do you send them to the corner?

[Fulltime RVer]

Happy Birthday to the GT! In one way it is hard to believe it has been three years already. On the other hand, I feel I've known the wonderful old ladies who bang on their computers and find cool emoticons for much, much longer. This is an amazing community!

[Vallie]

My Mars gave me a nickel
To buy a pickle
I didn't buy a pickle
I bought some chewing gum!

[Fulltime RVer]

WTG on LOTD Kay!!!

[Vallie]

Sorry the boat is going Sanra, but it sounds like a wise move. Sigh!!! :hug:

[Vallie]

When your replies get a time out, do you send them to the corner?

:lol: they have to sit on the naughty chair!

[Leslie]

What is caster sugar? And is a can of beetroot the same as a can of beets? :think:

Yep, beetroot is a can of beets and caster sugar is just extra refined, so the granuals are TEENY TINY. It's powdery. Used in cakes.

You make a good point, Mars. One minute its all cake and chocolate (with the occasional cherry brandy) here, and then *bang*, its all vegetables. And not even the cute vegetables.

Who said cherry brandy? I heard cherry brandy. Shall get out a tea cup tonight and open the new bottle and have a sip!

I took mom to the airport 3 hours ago and am scrapping, have 4 new pages for my next book. Got bomb tested. After mom set off the thingy three times - was her shoes.

[Vallie]

Wow!!! When will you get your new book Leslie? Did it have a special theme?

[MarsOlson]

HoRmonEs... AcK

BTW I owe you one.

I noticed that...

[MarsOlson]

When your replies get a time out, do you send them to the corner?

:lol: they have to sit on the naughty chair!


probably hanging out with the bad fonts

[omio]

Happy Birthday to the GT! In one way it is hard to believe it has been three years already. On the other hand, I feel I've known the wonderful old ladies who bang on their computers and find cool emoticons for much, much longer. This is an amazing community!

And your point is.....? http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/thHmph1.gif
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[MarsOlson]

You make a good point, Mars. One minute its all cake and chocolate (with the occasional cherry brandy) here, and then *bang*, its all vegetables. And not even the cute vegetables.

and I forgot about the potatoes!... definitely not cute... unless they use tator tots

[nekobus]

probably hanging out with the bad fonts

You do realize that if someone had given all those fonts a time out when they were young, they probably wouldn't have grown up to be such bad fonts.

[nekobus]

and I forgot about the potatoes!... definitely not cute... unless they use tator tots

Well, potatos are cute in a shlumpy, couchy sort of way.

[caraffle]

Are you guys mad at me? I didn't post links for a while because I felt like I was being 'one of those people' you know, posting my links and all and then I stopped and Someone PMd and said to please start posting them again. There are people that never comment on my LOs and I understand busy people and not posting if you don't like the LO but ...... did I say something to offend people? If I did, please let me know...............

[Leslie]

Vallie:

I did 3 books for mom, two for a sister and one for another sister, all 40 pages, soft cover. They all have pics relating to them in the books.

I did one big 11 x 13 for a colleague for her kid's 21st and she gave me a 160GB USB EHD for it. :) It was a birth to age 21 book.

I did an 80 page one for Alessandro for Christmas, of our trip in Sept/Oct 07 that we took together.

All of mine are themeless. I just make them when I have enough pages. I have two of the big ones for me, just LOs in any order, then I have about 4 that are 8 x 10, again, just my LOs.

For me, I don't do themes, I just collect LOs in a folder, then make a book of them. It takes me an hour to put them together into a blurb book, then I upload it and pay for it.

The LOs need to be full size and saved at high quality. I am on PSE6 and I scrap at 2400 which is 12" square, and save at quality 12.

Ok, I realised yesterday that it was 15 days away... and it always takes 2 1/2 weeks to get a book, so I paid about $5 extra, Australian, to get the book by express postage. It comes from Switzerland I think.

I think I paid US$60 for book with express postage and it's an 80 page, 8 x 10 inch book. The pics will be 7.25" square.

[caraffle]

This is what I did today.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6890/84_AOP_SummerCottage.jpg

When your replies get a time out, do you send them to the corner?

Nope, I take away thier cell phone and make them do chores. LOL

[caraffle]

My Mars gave me a nickel
To buy a pickle
I didn't buy a pickle
I bought some chewing gum!



Chew-Chew-Chewing GUM!!!!!!

[nekobus]

Anybody ever have this happen...?

I'm sitting here, trying to come up to a response to comment on a posting of mine, when the smoke detector battery apparently explodes. Needless to say, all witty repartee has immediately fled the scene.

[Leslie]

Ok, off to use the new sale 20% off coupon and scrap some pics of Giancarlo. I want two of Erica's new bps and Robyns new grunge kit. Grunge - is my very favorite word. Grunge and overlay.... *sigh*. And if it's grunge IN an overlay - well, I just about can't breathe! I use the one of Erica's and one of Nicole's, over and over and over and over..........................

[omio]

Got this today and too cute not to share. If you want the email with larger images, PM your email address.

Don't take life too seriously. Baby yourself a little.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/01_Dance_web.jpg Dance!


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/02_Relax_web.jpg Relax.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/03_Get-Retail-Therapy_web.jpg Get retail therapy.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/04_Sleep-a-Little_web.jpg Sleep a little.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/07_Giggle-with-a-Friend_web.jpg Giggle with a friend.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/05_Kiss-a-Lot_web.jpg Kiss a lot.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/08_Scream-at-the-Top-of-Your-Voice_web.jpg Scream at the top of your voice!



http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/06_Relax-in-Nature_web.jpg Relax in nature.



http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/09_Enjoy-a-Bubble-Bath_web.jpg Enjoy a bubble bath.



http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/10_Have-a-Great-Day_web.jpg Have a great day!

[omio]

Are you guys mad at me? I didn't post links for a while because I felt like I was being 'one of those people' you know, posting my links and all and then I stopped and Someone PMd and said to please start posting them again. There are people that never comment on my LOs and I understand busy people and not posting if you don't like the LO but ...... did I say something to offend people? If I did, please let me know...............

Huh?? I'm one of those people who doesn't do a lot of commenting in general but it has absolutely nada to do with whether I like the LO or not. I kind of insult everyone equally. :love2: I say link your LOs and to heck with anyone who doesn't comment. :tup:

[Vallie]

Cute pictures Omi!!

[MsJessica]

Omio, thanks for the smile!!

Chris, I hope no one is mad at you :( :hug:

[omio]

Omio, thanks for the smile!!

Chris, I hope no one is mad at you :( :hug:

You're welcome. And, no worries, no one is mad at Chris. She was just following the rules about posting her new LOs. I'm the one who is usually in trouble because I don't follow the rule (because I don't comment on other people's LOs very often). :D

[Vallie]

Weez on page 600 yawl! :tup:

[Vallie]

And nearly 9,000 comments!!!

[sands_healy]

This sounds like a marvelous day, Sands -- good for you both. Remember that the secret to a good marriage isn't staying in love for all those years -- it's falling in love with the same guy over and over. :love3:

Wow, Omi, you did it again.... I love this idea.

Are you guys mad at me? I didn't post links for a while because I felt like I was being 'one of those people' you know, posting my links and all and then I stopped and Someone PMd and said to please start posting them again. There are people that never comment on my LOs and I understand busy people and not posting if you don't like the LO but ...... did I say something to offend people? If I did, please let me know...............

My excuse ============> I have hundreds of tabs open to comment on.... but haven't had the time to actually comment ;)... yours is one of them :hug:

[Vallie]

Sometimes I have heaps open, then realise I have to leave and go to work so I just have to shut down!

[omio]

Quote:
Originally Posted by omio http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?p=659143#post659143)
This sounds like a marvelous day, Sands -- good for you both. Remember that the secret to a good marriage isn't staying in love for all those years -- it's falling in love with the same guy over and over. :love3:

Wow, Omi, you did it again.... I love this idea.

Would love to take credit, sands, but it isn't original. I heard it from an elderly couple many, many years ago -- maybe when I was a newlywed or a young mom? Think they were celebrating a 60th anniversary and I can't remember the exact words they said. But the gist was that it is unrealistic for a couple to think they can stay in love for a lifetime -- the real secret to a long marriage is falling in love with each other many times over. DH and I have been married nearly 45 years so I think I got good advice. :love3: [Of course there are always those times in between to deal with. :rofl:]

[kaybutler@mweb.]

THURSDAYS

Granny Chat with Lauraloub at 5 PM

* Main Chatter Thread For all the Grandmas out there!!
* Granny-isms!
* Get to Know the Grannies
* Genealogy Workroom
* Remember...
* Grandad Scrappers & Friends

Does anyone still want to do this? It is not on the calendar but I think I can put it there if anyone still wants to meet. This isn't like a challenge or anything so if only a few show up it is still fun.

Aww..I always miss this chat because it is so late for me >>>:(:cry:

[Leslie]

Is this tomorrow?? Anyone over here know when this is? I SO want to go. :)

[Leslie]

I have been having a ball scrapping for my new book - I think I am up to seven new pics. :) I love Erica's new beautiful colorful back packs. :)

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/518/thumbs/dsp_giancarlo_puzzle_two.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314652&ppuser=112999)

[kaybutler@mweb.]

We are going Neko, we are going...

Caro is taking us both... yipee!!!

:yippee::yippee::yippee: She is taking me too !! We all get to hang out in her suitcase from one end of Aus to the othher !!! :party::party::popcorn::popcorn::yippee::yippee: (hope they let her through customs and she is'nt stopped for "carrying suspicious looking substances !!" :shocked::shocked::eek:

[Leslie]

I got checked for explosives today - they wanded my handbag. I was dropping mom off at the airport.

[kaybutler@mweb.]

You make a good point, Mars. One minute its all cake and chocolate (with the occasional cherry brandy) here, and then *bang*, its all vegetables. And not even the cute vegetables.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Get with the program Neko !! It is to DISGUISE the veg..you can't see it or taste it..then the cake is HEALTHY and you can eat the whole thing thereby consuming your veg quota for the day !!!!:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Leslie]

9000 posts! WOO HOO! I can see a ticker tape parade going off! Look at all that confetti!

Oh and I have this to share with you - way to go - this particular gran:

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE53L51C20090422?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=69

[sanra]

:yippee::yippee::yippee: She is taking me too !! We all get to hang out in her suitcase from one end of Aus to the othher !!! :party::party::popcorn::popcorn::yippee::yippee: (hope they let her through customs and she is'nt stopped for "carrying suspicious looking substances !!" :shocked::shocked::eek:


:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: night nite.... :wave::wave:

[MarsOlson]

Leslie have you been around neaker's smoke detector battery?

[MsJessica]

Leslie, that story makes me glad I switched to underwires as a freshman in college! :rofl:

[MarsOlson]

Would love to take credit, sands, but it isn't original. I heard it from an elderly couple many, many years ago -- maybe when I was a newlywed or a young mom? Think they were celebrating a 60th anniversary and I can't remember the exact words they said. But the gist was that it is unrealistic for a couple to think they can stay in love for a lifetime -- the real secret to a long marriage is falling in love with each other many times over. DH and I have been married nearly 45 years so I think I got good advice. :love3: [Of course there are always those times in between to deal with. :rofl:]

this might be the quote: "A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." ~ Germaine Greer

[Vallie]

Quote:
Originally Posted by omio http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?p=659143#post659143)
This sounds like a marvelous day, Sands -- good for you both. Remember that the secret to a good marriage isn't staying in love for all those years -- it's falling in love with the same guy over and over. :love3:



Would love to take credit, sands, but it isn't original. I heard it from an elderly couple many, many years ago -- maybe when I was a newlywed or a young mom? Think they were celebrating a 60th anniversary and I can't remember the exact words they said. But the gist was that it is unrealistic for a couple to think they can stay in love for a lifetime -- the real secret to a long marriage is falling in love with each other many times over. DH and I have been married nearly 45 years so I think I got good advice. :love3: [Of course there are always those times in between to deal with. :rofl:]

No comment!

[evergreen100]

I got checked for explosives today - they wanded my handbag. I was dropping mom off at the airport.
At Newcastle airport, I am randomly selected EVERY TIME for an explosives residue test:confused::confused::confused::confused:...and I havent even been throwing tantrums!!!! I ask you...do I look like a terrorist???? Do I??? Im sure their time would be better spent scanning someone a bit more likely dont you???

LL, I would attend a Granny chat when I remember:doh:...at the moment the suggested time for me, Leslie, Inks, Vallie and Daggs would be 7am on Fridays

Raffie, NO ONE IS MAD AT YOU:annoyed::annoyed::annoyed::D:p!!!! If I missed any of your links its because they sometimes will not open for me if I am "throttled" by my internet server. If anyone chooses to not open your links, they are missing out on a real treat.

[Leslie]

I can do 7am tomorrow!! And Mars - wasn't me, I didn't do it!

[Ineke]

At Newcastle airport, I am randomly selected EVERY TIME for an explosives residue test:confused::confused::confused::confused:...and I havent even been throwing tantrums!!!! I ask you...do I look like a terrorist???? Do I??? Im sure their time would be better spent scanning someone a bit more likely dont you???

LL, I would attend a Granny chat when I remember:doh:...at the moment the suggested time for me, Leslie, Inks, Vallie and Daggs would be 7am on Fridays

Raffie, NO ONE IS MAD AT YOU:annoyed::annoyed::annoyed::D:p!!!! If I missed any of your links its because they sometimes will not open for me if I am "throttled" by my internet server. If anyone chooses to not open your links, they are missing out on a real treat.


7am - no way you are going to get me out of bed at that time for a chat - sorry I am not a morning person (you will find out Jill when you share with me:lol:)

[Vallie]

Congrats on being 9,000th poster Kaybells!!!!

:drumroll::drumroll::drumroll: :party::party::party: :yippee::yippee::yippee:

[Vallie]

I am not a morning person either!

[Leslie]

Crikey - I'm up at 6!

Wonder what time the Maccers at Cavill Avenue at the Gold Coast opens for pancakes? Oh bugger, forgot, I am travelling with Alessandro. Um, 18 year olds don't get up. At all.

[Leslie]

I found Robyn's grunge Urban Myths kit in the store:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/518/thumbs/dsp_giancarlo_puzzle.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314661)

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/518/thumbs/dsp_tigger_new.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=314662)

[Vallie]

On the GC we are doing the bed and breakfast package so I have to get up early so I can pig out. Hope they have waffles!

[Vallie]

Off to work in a second. Drat!
Sarah's party is on tomorrow night so I had to shop for it today. She wants a bar-b-q so OB can do that. I will be at work. Sure costs a lot to have a party these days. With only a couple of days notice it has been a bit hectic.

[Leslie]

Giancarlo did a restaurant party last night - he had 20 altogether and had a great time, he said.

[Fulltime RVer]

And your point is.....? http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/thHmph1.gif
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/36_1_57.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/insidebox.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/disimulado.gif http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6452/36_5_1.gif

I meant feeling like I've known the grannies much longer than three years as a compliment. :love3:

[Fulltime RVer]

Big dulcimer festival here this weekend. I'm not taking any of the classes but am so looking forward to the concerts the next three nights.

Had over 10,800 steps yesterday and 7006 of them were aerobic steps. I like my new pedometer on days like this. I didn't like it on Sunday after I sat around and played music all day and had 0 aerobic steps.

[Teresa]

You make a good point, Mars. One minute its all cake and chocolate (with the occasional cherry brandy) here, and then *bang*, its all vegetables. And not even the cute vegetables.

:eek::eek::eek:

When your replies get a time out, do you send them to the corner?

:rofl:

Happy Birthday to the GT! In one way it is hard to believe it has been three years already. On the other hand, I feel I've known the wonderful old ladies who bang on their computers and find cool emoticons for much, much longer. This is an amazing community!

Yes, I agree completely Karen!:love3:

My Mars gave me a nickel
To buy a pickle
I didn't buy a pickle
I bought some chewing gum!

Na-na-na chewing gum,
Na-na-na chewing gum,
Na-na-na chewing gum,
I bought some chewing gum!


That was a favorite little song from Camp Fire Girls of my miss spent youth.

[evergreen100]

Hate to think how many aerobic steps I dont do as I sit here at the computer each day :eek:

How is it Leslie, that you have just today bought that kit of Robyn's and you already have TWO LOs done????? I bought it YESTERDAY and havent even produced ONE yet!!!!:annoyed:

Lucky I didnt book us in for bed and breakfast at the GC Inks:D...are you going to be up in time for the crop do you think???:D....(Ill try to be really quiet when I get up at 6.30:D:D)

[Teresa]

I noticed that...
http://www.arcytech.org/java/money/images/5c_head.gif


You do realize that if someone had given all those fonts a time out when they were young, they probably wouldn't have grown up to be such bad fonts.

:think:Ya know, you could be right.


Anybody ever have this happen...?

I'm sitting here, trying to come up to a response to comment on a posting of mine, when the smoke detector battery apparently explodes. Needless to say, all witty repartee has immediately fled the scene.

:think:Let me think:think: Ummm...no.

Got this today and too cute not to share. If you want the email with larger images, PM your email address.

Don't take life too seriously. Baby yourself a little.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/01_Dance_web.jpg Dance!


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/02_Relax_web.jpg Relax.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/03_Get-Retail-Therapy_web.jpg Get retail therapy.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/04_Sleep-a-Little_web.jpg Sleep a little.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/07_Giggle-with-a-Friend_web.jpg Giggle with a friend.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/05_Kiss-a-Lot_web.jpg Kiss a lot.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/08_Scream-at-the-Top-of-Your-Voice_web.jpg Scream at the top of your voice!



http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/06_Relax-in-Nature_web.jpg Relax in nature.



http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/09_Enjoy-a-Bubble-Bath_web.jpg Enjoy a bubble bath.



http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7093/10_Have-a-Great-Day_web.jpg Have a great day!

Oh these are way too cute!!

[scamptx]

I'm whining again. Seems like that's all I do when I pop in these days. I'll try to get better!

I fell yesterday--walking to my car, minding my own business. There was this uneven patch in the pavement that grabbed my shoe, twisted me all about, causing me to scrape my knee and do damage to not just the left foot, but the right foot as well.

On the bright side, it was Wednesday acupuncture day, and the wonderful folks at Remedy treated me really well. Chinese Trauma 1, arnica, needles in all the right places--and instructions to elevate and stay off my feet today. Ice packs, and short heat bursts.

Amazingly, this morning the right foot is much, much better. I think it's because that's the foot we concentrated on in the session, as it was the foot that was throbbing the most. (You should have seen me as I hobbled out to the car when my dd picked me up!) I am an acupuncture convert!

And so, I'll be calling in to work, staying in bed (gotta get the lappie moved and set up!) and with the exception of having to take Mother to her PT eval, I will be taking care of ME!

Now! On to less whining...:tup:

[Teresa]

Remember that the secret to a good marriage isn't staying in love for all those years -- it's falling in love with the same guy over and over. :love3:



I sure hope that happens again soon or he will be living in the camper.

I got checked for explosives today - they wanded my handbag. I was dropping mom off at the airport.


Did they find anything good in there????

[scamptx]

Got this today and too cute not to share. If you want the email with larger images, PM your email address. Have a great day!

Thanks, Omi! I needed this! :tup: :tup: