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Cub Scouts circus
My brother and I were in Cub/Boy Scouts and Brownies/Girl Scouts in the 1970s and learned so much by participating. These photos are from a circus that Phil’s Cub Scouts pack put on for their families...
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Texas Book Festival
Because I am participating in National Novel Writing Month for the first time this November, Matt and I attended the Texas Book Festival in downtown Austin. It was the 20th anniversary of the festival...
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I’d like to be out to sea: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Happy November! Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of the new month. Why not play along with us using our November 1st sketch for some wonderful prizes? For this challenge we are...
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Styling
While I was staying with Mom to help out after her knee-replacement surgery this summer, I washed and styled her hair (in a different way than she usually does it). She seemed to enjoy being pampered,...
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My 1st Christmas: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of December. The sketch is beautiful, and the prizes from May Arts ($25.00 gift certificate) and Evalicious ($20.00 gift certificate) are great. Why...
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My favorite things
One of our family Christmas traditions happened a bit by accident. Over the years we noticed a pattern—on the night that we put up and decorated our Christmas tree, The Sound of Music very often also...
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New millennium: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of 2016! Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Wycinanka and ScrapMuch. My photos are from the night of December 31, 1999. Matt...
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Forever
Back on February 5th Matt and I celebrated the 20th anniversary of our first meeting. I’ve already posted a layout of the two of us from 1996, and now I have this one from 20 years later (we took a...
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1968 bridesmaids
My parents met in college while they were studying to become teachers. Before they were really even dating (but my dad already knew he loved my mom), they found their first teaching jobs in the same...
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Spring in the hood
On this layout I just wanted to capture the beauty of a few of spring’s early offerings in my neighborhood: bluebonnets and redbud trees. Such beautiful colors. Product/technique notes The papers I...
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Living in a cool city: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of May. Grab the sketch and play along for a $20 gift certificate from Evalicious or a $25 gift certificate from Creative Embellishments. The story...
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Celebrate 75: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of October! Grab the sketch and play along for prize opportunities. The story Last July we celebrated Mom’s 75th birthday! She certainly doesn’t...
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Totally crazy nuts about you: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of November! Grab the sketch and play along for a $25.00 gift certificate to The Kreative Korner store or a $20.00 gift certificate to The ScrapRoom...
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Fall fashion: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of November! Grab the sketch and play along for a $25.00 gift certificate to the Creative Embellishments store or a kit of the month from D-lish...
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Open on December 25: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of December! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Crafty Ribbons and CutMania. The story These 1967 Christmas morning photos are so sweet....
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Good times: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of February. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Charms Creations and Cuts2Luv. The story In the early 90s my brother was living and...
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Smiles from ear to ear: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of March. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Accent Scrapbooking and Crafty Ribbons. The story Our family flew out to California in the...
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Concert club: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of June! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from The ScrapRoom and Crafty Ribbons. The story Recently we decided to donate to public radio...
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Freaky Friday: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of August! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Lindy’s Stamp Gang and Charms Creations. The story Phil does Web project work for UNC’s...
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Ready to fly: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of August! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from ScrapMatts and The ScrapRoom. The story For so many reasons, Phil and I were extremely...
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2017 top ten blog hop and giveaway
Well, this is fun! I’m delighted to be joining a group of like-minded scrapbook enthusiasts to review our ten favorite layouts from the year. And if you read through to the end of the post, you’ll...
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Close knit: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of January. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Creative Embellishments, DCWV, and Victoria Marie. The story During my visit to see Mom...
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Dirt castles
The story My husband lived in Michigan until the age of 12, when his mom moved the family to the mountains of North Carolina. In these photos, circa 1979, Matt is building and populating dirt castles...
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My 9th birthday party
The story I was allowed to invite a few friends over to help me celebrate my birthday in 1975. We gathered in our basement to play games, open presents, and eat cake, and I think it’s easy to tell...
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Worth the drive
The story We enjoy driving out to Sweet Berry Farms in Marble Falls to wander through the piles of pumpkins, wonder at the sea of sunflowers, and visit with the gang of goats. But the best part of our...
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