Cards and LO's

Here are some cards I have done this week for the 2 peas Thinking Inking class using Alcohol Inks! They have been so fun to play with, and I know I will be finishing a few others!

Here are the LO's I said I post for the LSS challenge! The first one is of Dominiq, and the second set is of Eriq. The pics were taken last year by my BF while she was visiting for CKC!

Prayers

Just a quick post on a quote I found on my BF's page:

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. ― G.K. Chesterton

I am also asking for prayers that my hubby hears about a good job soon. Things are really getting tight, and we might have to start looking into our options. I have faith that everything will fall into place, just need a little support. Thanks all!

Not Much

Not many new things going on around our house. I entered a LSS double page scrapbook challenge, and I found out today that I won a class of my choice! It was fun and got me to do some scrapping since I have been more into cards lately! I will post some of the pics in my next post.

I got a plane ticket last week to fly to Oregon and spend a few days with my BF the end of August! I am so excited! Plus, we are taking 3 classes with Donna Downey while I am there! So Cool! I will get to meet my BF's family and see her hometown! Just so awesome! Thanks Lacey! ;)

Eriq has enjoyed his summer so far! We wish we could take a vacation, just do something, but with Kelley still out of work, it isn't possible right now. He has been so great! He has been taking them to the splash pad, to the park, and to the library! I know they are loving spending time home with daddy! I wish I could stay at home with them also, but I have to work. Shucks! LOL!

Dominiq has still been going to his speech therapy classes, usually every other week. We have seen such an improvement in his talking or trying to! This past week has been awesome!

I joined Weight Watchers a few weeks ago. I had done this on my own a few years ago and lost 55 lbs. I know I could do it again, I just felt like I needed more support and accountability this time. So my sister in law and I joined together to give each that push! In 5 wks, I managed to lose almost 8 lbs, and I am stepping up my workouts. I have been walking with a friend in the evenings and last night we walked just over 4.5 miles! Whoo hoo!

Well, maybe I had more to say than I thought! Will post again soon with some pics!

Family

So, I have posted a few pics of recent happenings! I got a blue strip in my hair! LOL! I just wanted something funky! Then pics of Dominiq over the weekend. He woke up from his nap on Saturday with a slightly swollen eye, 2nd pic. The 3rd pic is on Sunday after he woke up that morning. The dr said it was either a bite or a blocked tear gland. He has been on antibiotics and is all better now. Thank goodness! The last pic posted is of Eriq explaining something to Dominiq, I think about frogs, so cute!

Cards

I know it has been awhile since I have blogged. I am posting some pics of cards I have made recently. There is also a Father's Day card from a sketch but for some reason I am not finding it right now. I will update family stuff in my next blog soon!

A Card

Hello all! I just thought I would post a card I made last night! I am still getting the hang of making cards. I tend to be a perfectionist on this as well as my scrapbook layouts, therefore it takes me longer than it really should to create! I would love to be able to crank them out as fast as my friend Bonnie does, but I am just happy with what I am able to do right now! I have a few others and will add them later! For this card, I used the a couple of stamps from the April KOTM from Unity. It is an awesome deal if you love stamps, which I do!

Dominiq's haircut and Eriq's last day (photo heavy)

So, I had put off cutting Dominiq's hair for awhile, I just loved it! I know that he is getting hot though with the warmer weather with all of it. So I went to Sally's tonight and bought a bigger hair guard. It will take me some getting used to, I didn't cry but close! The first pic was a few days ago, the next two are after the cut and then all the hair I cut off. He is a little boy now...

Today was Eriq's last day of 1st grade! He got a perfect report card. He started the summer reading program last week and has already read 8 books in 2-3 days! I posted a pic of Eriq and his teacher showing the clipboard I made last night and a couple of close ups. Following that is the picture frame we did together for his teacher a few weeks ago for Teacher Appreciation.