POKEY PEAS CHALLENGE FOR FEBRUARY 2018

Happy February everyone!

Thanks for the new thread nylene.

I get about half of the day tomorrow to myself. Don's taking the kids to the movies and then to a sports event dinner. I'm so excited. Be back later.

Oh my gosh, justjac - I love those crafting layouts! And the eat/sleep/love/craft/repeat paper is perfect. Makes me want to take some photos of my new cropping friends so I can make a page like those!

Thanks for the thread, nylene!

Had a great day today, playing with paper at the Lss, then meeting justjac and her hubby for supper.

Came home to some "homework" trying to get a handle on all the creativity going on today. Wow! This place is hoppin'! It was wonderful to see maribeth taking part in 28-4-28, and the rest of you, too.

Good Morning Peas! Sure is a busy place around here. Thank you for the new thread Nylene and I hope you are feeling better! I continue to feel better most days! Still have not needed the oxygen. I do still get short of breath with exertion but not as bad as before.

grammadee you are so busy I do not know how you keep up! Now keeping this challenge going! Whew! I have got a couple things to post yet but will get them done sometime today.

kellyr21-I will be rooting for the Eagles too as I am not a big fan of the Patriots. In my book they have been caught doing underhanded things too many times.I will be watching the game too!

@elaynef you sure are getting busy with all that scrapping! Look forward to seeing what yu are doing creatively!

msliz and justjac your pages are fabulous and I will be visiting the gallery sometime today!

Here's my layout for Day one where I got 6 of the ckallenges included in it.

happiness is retirement day by Cindy Blair, on Flickr

had to show you before pic of our cute little cabin.
they had it framed inside. Its the oldest cabin in the park.
Another of my beloved pocket pages.

Thanks for the well wishes, everyone. I have been feeling better for the most part. Tomorrow I'll be at a crop all day, and DH was kind enough to bring all my gear down the stairs for me. 

kellyr21, what a bummer about your sweet bay area. Why does "progress" have to look so ugly? Glad your room is shaping up so you still have someplace beautiful to go. Happy Anniversary. 

LisaDV, did you and DD ever finish your pajama project? Did you get photos of your kids modeling them?

@elaynef, such beautiful photos - and I love the colors you chose for the mats behind the photos!

Sending all of you some get healthy / stay healthy vibes! 

justjac, such beautiful pages. I so enjoy seeing your pages.

kellyr21, sorry your bay area changed, but Happy Anniversary! I'm glad your remodeling is coming along and that you are enjoying your art class. I can't wait to see what you've created.

@elaynef, your photos and pages are beautiful. A destination wedding sounds fabulous. I'm sure you'll love having everyone together. It's so sweet that she asked you to be the flower girl. That's love!

scrapincin, love your page. That soft almost dreamy feel is perfect for a retirement page. I hope your neighbor is enjoying retirement.

grammadee, Did you set your stuff out before bed so you were ready to go this morning? I can't wait to see the twist pop card.

msliz, I'm glad you are feeling better and that you've been crafting. We have not finished our pj bottoms. I was in full blown holiday prep in December without any extra time. and, She's been feeling too poorly for the last couple of months to really do many extra curricular things. The doctor is trying a new medicine but they said most pharmacies don't carry it, and it will most likely have to be ordered.

Currently I'm in slow mode from staying up late with dd. Plus DH & I are trying to change to a healthier diet. To kick start our healthier eating I'm doing juice and mainly plant based food for the first couple of months. We'll allow a lean meat meal to be included a couple of times a week. I also allow myself 1oz or less of Parmesan cheese with my apples every once in a while. I've lost 8 pounds already. But I feel like I'm always in the kitchen with the juicing and meal prep. I try to make things that I can easily add meat to make the kids portions. So I'm not making 2 meals. I have also premade some soups last week so I wasn't creating them each day. There is only one left.

I did get to create 2 pages yesterday. That was fun. I'm hoping to continue some crafty time today, but since both kids were away from me yesterday, I know I will need to spend some time with each of them. They both like to snuggle up to me the day after they've been away from me (even if it was just a short time). DS has already said maybe the two of us could watch a movie together later today. lol. So I guess if I get off of the computer I might be able to get something accomplished before I'm commanded elsewhere.

Good morning Ladies! Here I am again with a page for Day 3 word challenge word Water. I still have day 2 to do and will try to get it done today!

Landing strip by Cindy Blair, on Flickr

Happy Birthday grammadee! I hope you are getting spoiled. I have been busy looking at all the layouts. I hope all the Pokeys are getting time to scrap. I've been sharing my layouts on the challenge threads. Would you like to see them here, too? I am off to get my hair done after work. Saturday I scrapped a page and we got the second coat of paint on most of the main floor at DH's old house. I am really hoping we can be done with renovations by the end of the month, but I might be overly optimistic. Sunday I did laundry, crafted, and shopped so it was a good day. I hope you are all having a great day.

I dd not know it was your birthday grammadee but here's wishing the best birthday ever!!!!

Thanks, Ladies. Just got home from supper with dh's sister & her family in town. Pizza and cake.

Hello Pokeys! How is everyone doing? I have been missing our chats. How is your ankle doing now, kellyr21?

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. We were out for supper for my birthday, and then for lunch for dh's sister's bd the next day. I had cooked a big meal (pork roast, mashed potatoes & gravy) on the weekend, so we had leftovers yesterday. Today I have a big pot of bean soup in the oven and a loaf of bread rising in the bread maker. First meal I have cooked since Sunday!

Have not done much except glue together pages and make a big mess in my craftroom. Have shored up travel plans for august in Orlando. Have the condo suites booked for everyone (us + 4 kids and families) and our travel (dh & I). Yesterday I booked a return flight to visit with dd and family in Ontario, Canada later this months (leaving in 11 days).

It has been great seeing all the Pokey contributions to 28-4-28. If we keep this up, we may need to change our mascot to the Cheeta!

I have been putting my pages into the Gallery and linking them to the challenge threads. Thought I would link this here b/c a couple of you had asked to see what I did with the Karen Burniston twist pop card die set that justjac gave me for my birthday.

This is the inside of a card I put together today for my dgs who will by 5 in a couple of weeks.

winter bd inside by Gramma Dee, on Flickr

It is a bit of a learning curve, and I really need to be more precise than usual in getting the pieces glued into their proper places, but this was fun.

And here is the outside of the card: much easier for me:

winter bd by Gramma Dee, on Flickr

kellyr21, Ouch. I'm so glad your ankle is feeling better. I hope that it continues to gain strength. I thought of you (and Ron) as Don watched the superbowl. When he said the Eagles won, I knew you'd have a very excited husband.

scrapincin, I have been thinking of you over the last few days. Don was actually in your neck of the woods. He had some meetings in Cleveland and Chagrin Falls. He met a potential client in Chagrin Falls and met up with some old work colleagues in Cleveland. Today he went to Sweet Designs in Lakewood. The best chocolate outside of Switzerland. He drove home today in that mess though.

I'm waving hi to everyone else, but need to sign off. I've been catching up on the 28-4-28 comments and need to stand up and wiggle my fingers. Phew, that's a lot of time.