Q-2 - Paper Posse

Checking back in. I spent some time last night printing out all my photos for Dec 2023 so they are now all in pockets/page protectors ready to be scrapped and I've added some of the themed embellishments and cards I want to be sure to use when I scrap those photos.

As for pizza, I really love a good woodfired margherita.

I haven’t been on here a lot lately but I have been scrapping and making some cards (new for me!). I’m currently working on a camp mini album. Since my current family albums are PL style, the mini album works well for larger events like camping. It’s mainly for the kids too and they are looking forward to seeing it done. Other than that I’ve been chauffeuring the kids around and working on my garden. It’s a year of remodeling for it as I’ve made 15 garden boxes so far and then filling them. It’s going to be more of a fall garden this year I think than summer!

I am around, just eating quickly in the background while running from this appointment to that. It’s turned into a mess of medical crap but seems to be smoothing out for a bit and hope it stays that way. I don’t like to complain of these things on the boards as I am not a sympathy seeker, I am a fixer-of myself and any in my orbit( comes from the family and nurse background). I refuse to give up or give in!

I usually have three to five projects on my craft, sewing or scrapbooking desks so I work a bit here or there. Thanks to the big mutt—he keeps my spirits up with his silly antics and has over the last year learn to walk on the leash well, so we walk a short walk every day or so. And I have my small raised bed gardening that I set up where it requires easy maintenance and won’t go to pot if I ignore it for several days. The garden must still love me because it tossing out at least two 12 inch cucumbers every day—my favorite!

my lastest sewing craze has been sewing bowl cozies—I made a few for my MIL and everyone in the family has put n a request! One even venmoed for money for supplies for making them for all the family—can I say I was shocked? She’s a cheapskate, LOL. I can only think she wants to keep her name in the hat for four of them! 

I have also been cleaning out the sewing and craft areas and putting thing on the buy nothing groups. It’s so nice that all I have to do to get rid of stuff is post a picture, pick someone, put heir name on it, DM the address, set a time and set it outside for them to pick up. Easy peasy!

other than that, working on healthy eating through simple , not over prepared foods, carb counting, protein counting, minimizing heavy snacks, etc. I even convinced my two sons to join me in chair yoga😁but don’t tell anyone, it’s our secret😉! We are all feeling better for eating better.

so that’s it in a nutshell! Thanks asking!

Sorry I've been MIA in this thread. katiekaty I hope your health continues to smooth out. I hope you'll post a picture of the bowl cozies, I would love to see them!

I completely forgot that it was Father's Day yesterday, until late afternoon. At least I remembered in time to wish DS Happy Father's Day lol. I didn't scrap but I did getting some knitting in. I'm looking for the photos I want to use for the double points weekend prompts. I still have time to sneak those in, even if I missed the double part lol.

I do have plans to scrap next Sunday morning with my mom. We used to have a monthly online scrap date and got away from it, but we are ready to get back to that. So fingers crossed some scrapping will be getting done lol.

Thank you for sending a card. I live in Texas I have a bag with the basics packed but probably will no go for another week or so. My DH is up in Wisconsin as he is on a scheduled Boy Scout camp out with her brother. He flew into Minneapolis Friday as scheduled as was fortunate to be able to be with my daughter while my granddaughter was having the transplant surgery. We wanted to keep things as much as normal as possible for he brother, so they went on the camping trip as scheduled. The return from camping on Friday and will go pend the day on Saturday visiting he. My younger is up visiting and will take her brother home continuing caring for him and their menagerie of animals. We are all fortunate that he is able to stay through most of July or more as needed. My DH will return home next Sunday and then we will decide when I will go up. Right now, my daughter is able to in her room, so going to Minneapolis means hotels and cars and parking. That’s money we want to put toward an Airbnb or shorten rental when she is released but has to stay super close to the hospital. She probably won’t go back to Wisconsin for at least 4 months!

I am keeping the cards thread updated.

Cards for Madison thread has been updated with her progress. Thanks everyone!

I saw your cards and they turned out wonderfully and are very pretty Linda!

I haven't even thought about points since the end of April, or early May. I haven't scrapped much, so it shouldn't be too hard to get them tallied. There probably won't be a ton of them. Although we do get points this time for pushing paper around

Linda my points total for this quarter is 4679.