14th Birthday

Yesterday, Michael Jr. turned 14 years old. We celebrated with our annual trip to the Orange County fair. We laughed, had big food, shopped, and stayed late. On the ride home, Mike and I talked about how time has flown by. He'll be joining the high school crowd this fall and I must admit that I'm a bit nervous. ... Good thing I'm a praying mama!

Awesome, intelligent, kind, loving, super silly, smart, talented, and a gentleman. Absolutely adorable! ... and I thank God everyday for this precious gift we call son. .. Until next time!

Blog Name Settled!

Hey! I have finally settled on a blog name that fits me! It’s my MC name plus what I love to do … storytelling. Yep! You read that right. Back in the day when Hip Hop was new and freestyle battles were fun, I use to take down the boys with my lyrics and style. I can still rock a mic ‘til the break’a dawn (one of the things my kids think is super cool) but I have transferred that skill to my wonderful world of mixed media scrapbooking and daily planning. Now that I am settled on my blog name, I can get to da’blogging. Until next time, I’m OUT … 5,000 G!

Happy 4th of July!

It's the the 4^th of July! I would like to take this time and thank all of the men and women who serve our county in the military. We are aware of all of your sacrifices for our freedom and liberty! .. and words are just not enough! Thank you!

Twelve

My Great Great Grandmother use to say, "chile, you growing up so fast, in a blink of an eye!", and I thought, she is making no sense at all, blinking is fast! Does she not know, that it took forever to turn 12! ... Fast forward to 30 years later, and here it is, I have blinked too!

Happy 12th Birthday to the most amazing, talented, smart, kind, animal lover, justice for all, better not mess with my brother, fashionista, artist I know. You are the joy of our family and I can't imagine our lives without you. Blessed we are to have a daughter like you. We love you baby girl!

Standing There

It's been five weeks since I have sat at my table and created. What could I have possibly been doing to stay incognito for so long?! ... Oh yeah, Life! ... there is work, kids, laundry, and two school promotions to plan for ... and in the mist, a trip with 32, plus a special guest, 8th graders to DC/NY. ... Last time in DC, I was not able to see the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, so what a treat to see it, and at night!

Standing there, I remembered my Great Great Grandmother and every story told to benefit my outcome in life. God was first, then family, and of utmost importance, education. "You don't understand it now", she would say, and she was right. I heard and felt it then, but I did not get it, until standing there. I am thankful and truly blessed that I was able to share that moment with my son. His dreams are big ... attainable. Yes, I finally got it ... standing there. ... Until next case.

Project Strategy: Low Mojo

I am low on mojo! Ugh! .. Can't even warp my brain around a good idea. So, in times like this, I clear my desk too see how many projects survive the purge. ... All clear! .. Now there is an awesome plan in place. I'm going to challenge myself to sit and scrap something everyday. Yes! Yes! When my mojo is low, I go back to what I know, and scrapbooking is and will always be, my first creative outlet love! ... Until next case!

Case log: Time gone!

It's Saturday?! ... I just realized that I didn't post my weekly case log. I usually try for Tuesday or Thursday, since I teach on the other days. ... But it's midterm time, and just like my students, this time keeps me pretty busy also. Hopefully I'll be able to share some fun artwork soon! I did finally complete my page "Bottom Line". I'm feeling a little justified, take a look ... Until next case!