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This is from the SG Club items, taken from: Laura Louie Enchanted Garden Laura Louie Enchanted Sunset Papers Font: Anjelika Rose Photo: Personal

I rarely use Jiffy Pages, but these that came with the original ScrapGirls Club for this kit seem like they were made for the Chihuly exhibit in the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Laura Louie Enchanted Garden Laura Louie Enchanted Garden Paper Super Mini Photos: Personal

Laura Louie Enchanted Garden Laura Louie Enchanted Sunset Papers Brandy Murry B. Sweet Font: Gill Sans Photos: Personal

Laura Louie Enchanted Garden Photo: Personal

February 2024 This month was very exciting. Mom was scared to death to get her back surgery, but on 2/5, she had it. For the first time in years, her back was better. I am so relieved and happy that after just a 24 hour stay, she was was discharged. She went to live with Grandma Ann as she recovered. Wednesday, 2/7 was my day off. I baked some sourdough bread to bring to Mom. I also finished my tallow project by whipping it and putting into dishes to use for moisturizer. My oven is now being used for heat. It keeps my sourdough starter warm, and providing heat to the onion seeds that I planted. Later on, I planted some spouted potatoes that I found in the cabinet. I also started some home made vanilla extract by putting vanilla beans into some Jack Daniels that Chad and I had sitting in the cabinet for years. It was such a beautiful day, I put the sunroof open as I drove to visit Mom. While there, I told them about my vanilla. Grandma found me some bourbon in her cabinet. Apparently it was Grandpa’s favorite (but he died 11 years ago, so who knows how long it has been there). On Saturday, 2/10, I picked up some gifts for Mom, Dad, and both Grandmas for Valentine’s Day. It’s Mom and Dad’s first Valentine’s alone as an adult so I thought the would like some sort of celebration. Chad and I watched the Super Bowl on 2/11. I was excited to see the Chief’s win. It was a great game! Chad and I left on 2/14 after work. We stayed at a hotel in St. Louis and left on Thursday for Vegas. The flight went well, and we rented a car. We got out of Vegas right away and went to Hoover Dam. After spending a few hours there, we headed towards Arizona. It was about a 7 hour drive. The next day, on 2/16, we started the day off with arriving at Saguaro National Park at sunrise. It was amazing! I checked off my bucket list item of seeing a Saguaro cactus. After touring that park, we got back in the car and headed back up north, towards Colorado. We stopped to see some dinosaur tracks on the Navajo Reservation. We continued on to Colorado. On Saturday, 2/17, we visited the Four Corners. Chad and I were in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico at the same time. Then, it was back on the road to Utah where we visited Arches National Park and Dead Horse State Park. We spent the night in Moab, UT. The next day, we viewed Capitol Reef National Park at sunrise. It was a cloudy morning with a few snow flurries, so there was no sunrise to view, but the park was still pretty. After viewing the park, it was back on the road again. We made it to Torrey, UT where we met Sam. He took us on an off-road tour of the landscape. It was beautiful. On Monday, we drove towards Las Vegas. We stopped in St. George, UT to meet a Scrapgirl friend, Andrea. It was nice to meet her in person. We made it to Las Vegas and checked into our hotel. After we got settled, we walked the strip and got some dinner. On Tuesday 2/20, we toured the strip some more before catching our fight back home. We got home around 12:15am. On Saturday, 2/24 Chad worked on my Kitchen Aid mixer. On Sunday 2/25, we went to Chad’s parent’s house. We helped them set up shelves for the basement. We spent the rest of the month recovering from vacation. https://store.scrapgirls.com/ValuePack-Wordy-Months.html

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January 2024 The year started out with us relaxing on New Year’s Day, recovering from the weekend with the kids. Also, Chad had to start his prep for his colonoscopy that was coming up. I put a note on the cabinet door and the fridge to remind him not to eat anything when he had the munchies. Mom dropped of a crucifix that Grandma Ann has ordered for all of her grandchildren. She wanted each one to have one in their home. It’s beautiful. On 1/2/2024, we went to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese for Chad’s Colonoscopy. He did well and they did not find any issues. On Friday, 1/5/2024, we had to bowl. It snowed pretty good in the afternoon and evening. We got a few inches, but it didn’t last too long the next day. It was a pretty snow. On Saturday, when Chad got off of work, we met with my cousin Jake Blumenstein at Jansen Chevrolet in Germantown. Chad found a car he liked at the dealership in Breese and since they are affiliated with each other, Jake got to show us the car. We liked it so we told him that we would buy it. Later that evening, we cashed in our rain check tickets to see the movie “Wonka”. It was a pretty good movie. We met with Jake again on Wednesday, 1/10/2024 to sign the papers and pick up the car. We didn’t really get a chance to drive it anywhere until Saturday, 1/13, when we took it to Chad’s parents for a visit. We noticed the locks needed to be fixed so it went back into the shop later in the month. On Wednesday, 1/17/2024, I made beef bone broth. I also canned some homemade chili beans. Both projects turned out great! I used the fat from the beef broth to make tallow. I had learned about it’s use for a moisturizer and wanted to try it. Mom had told me that she can tolerate sourdough bread, so I pick up some. For lunch, I had one of my favorite winter meals: grilled cheese and home made tomato soup that I had canned this summer. It was delicious! I was able to tolerate it pretty well (gluten intolerance). I’m so excited to eat bread again! U was back in the kitchen again Saturday, 1/20. I tried a home made cough syrup recipe made with onions and honey. It was edible. We will see if it works for cough the next time one of us gets a cold. Later that night, Chad and I went to the movies to see “The Color Purple” and then we went to Texas Roadhouse to cash in part of a gift certificate from my cousin Shawn and Jessica for photographing their daughter’s engagement. It was SO cold this weekend, but we enjoyed the date night. Our Sunday was spent a home. Chad chilled and watched YouTube. I made some turtles and caramel from Zurliene’s recipe again. It was so good! I also worked on rendering down the tallow to get rid of the impurities this week. I enjoyed another Scrapbooking Retreat in Fairview Heights the weekend of 1/25/2024-1/28/2024. Lynn and I went over there on Thursday night. I worked on Chad’s family album. On my day off Wednesday, 1/31, I photographed my parent’s house to get it ready to sell. It was such as pretty day out. I tried out the sun roof in the new car. The fresh air was great! Later, I tried my hand at making white sandwich bread. It turned out delicious! I also started a sourdough starter. This should be interesting. Value Pack: Wordy Months https://store.scrapgirls.com/ValuePack-Wordy-Months.html Always and Forever Alpha Pack https://store.scrapgirls.com/Always-and-Forever-Alpha-Pack.html

Book Club Collection Biggie ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: ATC Shadows 12601 Sugar Baby Collection by Brandy Murray Extreme Teen by Durin Eberhart Grandma's Kitchen by Ginny Whitcomb Great Pumpkin by Ginny Whitcomb Golfing by Laura Louie SS Club "Cooking from the Heart" by Laura Louie

Laura Louie Enchanted Garden Collection Biggie Laura Louie Moss Swirls Laura Louie Enchanted Sunset Paper Laura Louie Enchanted Garden Paper Super Mini Brandy Murry Outdoor Life Font: Jane Austen Photo: Personal Inspiration: Layout by Nicole

JWS Fun Paper Bits

Laura Louie "Enchanted Garden" ScrapGirls Club Angie Briggs Grunge VP AFT Designs SSPT: Absolutely Blended 2 Font: Alegra Photos: Personal

LLO _ SG Club 2023

A Sky Full of Stars Collection Biggie A Sky Full of Stars Embellishment Mini Borders A Sky Full of Stars Embellishment Mini Clusters Grow Old Along With Me Silhouettes She Drew New Lines Alpha Pack A special memory I have with my dad is when he would call me out to our north facing front porch, usually on a hot summer night to watch the Northern lights. He would tell me that if we sat real still and quiet we would see them dancing low on the horizon. the lights were mesmerizing and magical as we studied the movement of light and shadow within them. truly very special moments. Dad also knew all the stars and constellations by name. He taught me how to identify the big dipper, orion and his belt, and many others. The story goes that one night when I was 5 or 6, we were out watching the stars, as we gazed at the heavens, I asked dad "where do I fit into all of this"?, Dad would tell me later as I was grown that he was amazed and speechless by such a profound question coming from so young a child..

ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: Handmade Tropical Rainforest Collection Tropical Rainforest Messy Edges Tropical Rainforest Alpha Sets EMA_BrushSet_Long Texture (Retired)

Laura Louie Forever Love Carolyn Kite "Bundle of Joy Girl" (retired) Fonts: Agent Orange, Breakout Photos: Personal

Wordy Month Template by LLO, Unconditional Gloss Styles by CKI, Sweet Treats by OAWA, Possibilities by KK, Another Year Older by BHS, Shadow Styles by SNU, Bundle of Joy by SRO, Love Notes Alpha by Meredith Cardall. Font is Century Gothic.

My Tribe Collection Biggie Homebody Collection Biggie ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: Handmade Tribal Waters Paper

This was for the title challenge several weeks ago. I try to work some of my older photos into challenges whenever I can. This is Thomas's birthday from 2001. One of those little boys is having a wedding open house in our back yard on Saturday. Toy Trains Collection Biggie by Laura Louie All Aboard Nano Collection by Syndee Rogers Thanks for looking!

BG was made using the swatches created from this photo & the tut from Technique Tuesday by LLO, Autumn Country Market by KK, May 2022 SS Club by LAS, Shadow Styles by SNU. Font is Hardela.

Hinged Photo Frames by KP, Handmade Brushes by LLO, Wesley’s Christmas Collection by BMU, Shadow Styles by SNU. Font is Oceanside Typewriter.

Wordy Month Template by LLO, Unconditional Gloss Styles by CKI, Sweet Treats by OAWA, Possibilities by KK, Another Year Older by BHS, Shadow Styles by SNU, Patriette by EBA, Just My Speed by AHA, Love Notes Alpha by Meredith Cardall. Font is Century Gothic

Laura Louie: SSPT: Piecemakers 1 SSET: Good 2 Go Brush Set: Wander Boy Joy A Joyful Day Sunday Morning Deco Dreams (retired) Fonts: Crimson Foam, Dialog Input Photos: Personal

Handmade by LLO, Bookshelf Solids Neutrals by KP, Textile Styles by PJU, Metalizers Styles by LAS, Art Crush Glitter Styles by ABR, Book of Scraps & One Yellow Paper by BMU, Shadow Styles by SNU, Font is Paper Phil.

Wordy Month Template by LLO, Sweet Treats by OAWA, Possibilities by KK, Another Year Older by BHS, Metalizer Styles by LAS, You Can Fly by CW, Shadow Styles by SNU, Love Notes Alpha by Meredith Cardall. Font is Century Gothic.

I made the cheese & pear brush and the background! Everyday Stories by SNU, Rustic Reflections by LLO, Shadow Styles by SNU, Heart Scatterings Brushes and Chunky Stamped Alpha by KP. Font is Gamelight.