Pokey Peas Challenge for March 2024

kitbop, I 2nd or 3rd the suggestion to get checked out by a Dr. Ulcers aren't something you want to ignore. Hope you continue to improve each day. I love your layout. I never think of things like adding a cluster to the title or the journaling. I learn so much from your layout! You have love in the gallery.

grammadee, I'm glad you are feeling better. I hope it continues. So much snow just as we think it is trying to be Spring-ish! I think ours will all melt off in the next couple of days but sounds like yours is there to stay a while. Having the wind stop here makes it not so uncomfortable going out.

scrappyrabbit, I love seeing your layouts of your new little Serena. Such sweet, tender photos. Makes me miss having a tiny baby around. I left you love in the gallery. I love grammadee's analogy of the tilted vs. straight photos. Yes, that's how parenthood often is. LOL

gramma, your pages are amazing. Such precious photos of his first time taking Ken's place as Santa. I love the font on the first one and the way the design lets the photos take center stage. The photos with the baby are so touching. I love the cut out Santa on the 2nd set of pages. I agree with kitbop that it looks like Ken is peeking in to watch the fun. Hugs! I'm sure these were tender to scrap.

kellyr21, I love your new Dominique. She has such beautiful eyes. I can't believe you have never taken art classes. I especially love the floral stencil on her bodice and the glitter at her neckline. She is amazing! You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your video with us. She looks like she could just walk off the canvas. Love it.

joyfulnana, I chuckled at your comment about not being the boss of the crops. It's fun to have such giving and caring friends on this thread. I love how we get along together so well. Whether you or kitbop posts on Friday nights, I am just grateful that we have a chance to get together as we scrap. I appreciate anyone who can post it.

Steve's sister called last night and they are flying in from Oregon to meet up with us the weekend of the wedding. They will drive up from Vegas and we will meet at their brother's home in Southern Utah. We have had this planned for some time but today heard that they put Steve's brother on hospice and he's almost non-communicative. He will give one word answers, but that's all. It's 2 weeks until the wedding and I worry about how he will be by the time we get there. He is 87 and hasn't been well the last few years. I can tell this has hit Steve hard. There are only the 3 siblings left. This getting old and losing loved ones is no fun!

Didn't mean for this to be an epistle. That's what happens when you miss a day here.

justjac, I really enjoyed reading your write up about buying your cute home. I love the photo of it with the border of little homes. Great pages. Very cool page with Serena Williams. Did you make that background? It is perfect for your page. Thanks for posting.

grammadee, I love your pages and card. You have love in the gallery. The photos of the kids playing games are great. Fun boys and fun games. Wow, those snow photos are amazing. You have a LOT OF SNOW! I can see how you could get snowed in! How are you feeling today? Brrr

Linda, I am always amazed at the information you have from the 1600's. Your journaling is wonderful and so detailed. I have indexed a lot of probate records, so it’s fun to see the probate date included. Sweet Dusty page and I love the use of the dragonfly paper again. That’s such a pretty print. Are you far enough from town that turkeys are hunted near you? We have a town north of us that is being overrun with wild turkeys who are making a big mess. They are paying professionals to trap and take them out of town. Great photos of your local turks!

gramma, your pages are amazing. I love all your cute chef photos and the delightful apron and hat she is wearing. Love the title and the cute papers. She looks like a little doll. Your 2nd set is soooo pretty. I love your colors and the way they fade into the background letting the photos really shine. Your circles of truths are the perfect embellishments. Lovely family. I can't believe you jumped on and shredded your former pages. I wish I had a movie of that! LOL

grammadee, you must be feeling better. Sorry you didn't get your cupboards finished so you could put things away. Where is your upcoming crop? What fun! Do you still have tons of snow? Ours has not melting off because it's really cold, but it's only on the grass. Roads and sidewalks are clear. I don't mind snow when it's like this.

justjac, I'm sorry for your poor attendance and things going on. I laughed at your counting down to weekend, Easter, summer. I identify well with that! Sometimes I am living my life in the future. Do you get a long Easter break? I remember that teaching from Mar to May was all about looking forward to summer, both me and the kids. Spring fever is real.

kellyr21, I look forward to seeing more of your new collection you are starting. I am in awe of your beautiful girls. To me they all look just like you! So tall and pretty. You are so talented.

I need to do a big cleaning of my scraproom and kitchen for when my friend comes tomorrow to learn to made cards. I don't have working room in my scraproom for two of us, so we will have to move to the long kitchen table. That way supplies will be close at hand. It's not like packing things up to take somewhere. I look forward to having fun together.