Layout: Sweet Crab Apple Blossoms

I made this layout with The B's Have It Kit by Paris Designs. Head over to Deco-Pages and grab it while it is still on sale!

Quick Page Freebie using Hope Chest Kit

Do you like quick pages? You can grab this quick page freebie at Brittney Ferguson Design's Creative Team blog.

Paris Designs Information

Paris Designs is going to be having a contest soon! I can't tell you the details but I can assure you it sounds like it is going to be fun!
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Do you like brag book pages? Here is the preview for two freebie brag book pages that use the kit Sun Kissed Kit by Paris Designs.
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Be sure to head on over to her blog to find out all the details on the contest and grab these brag book pages!!!

Freebie and Layout: In A Word

As my way to apologize for neglecting my blog I thought I'd make you a freebie. This one I call Darcy and it is part of my Ninety Nine Names Collection. If you click on the preview below you can grab the free brag book page and if you download please leave a comment. Be sure to check back later in the week to get the full kit!

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I made this layout using Brittney Ferguson Design's new kit called Hope Chest. You can find this kit at Digital Arts Cafe and right now it is on sale!

Cell phones, moving and camping

The cell phone issues are resolved.
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We rented a U Haul trailer to take Ashleigh's stuff to her apartment....now she just has to find time to unpack everything!
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It started to sleet yesterday when we were packing stuff in the camper but by the time we got to the campsite and got set up it was about 50 degrees...and they are predicting higher temperatures for later in the week. So....three weeks of camping. I have my camera, I can get baseball games on my cell phone, I have a box of books to read, I have my laptop and I can connect to wi-fi...life is good. :)
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I can feel myself starting to relax already!

Can you hear me now? Cell phone drama

It seems lately nothing is as simple as it should be. Ashleigh and I needed new cell phones. Go to the store and buy new phones...simple...right? Not for us...so this is a story of cell phone drama.
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Monday Rick and I headed out to our local (I use the word 'local' but I have to laugh...it is 35 miles one way) Verizon store. We had decided we were going to upgrade our plan so that both Ashleigh's phone and mine would have the 'navigator'. We managed to find a phone for Ashleigh but since she is still away at college we had to make arrangements for it to be mailed to her. I picked out a phone for myself and was excited to learn that I'd be able to subscribe to MLB game day audio so I'd be able to listen to baseball games (I love baseball!) on my phone. Because Ashleigh's old phone wasn't capable of the premium plan I couldn't upgrade until she got her new phone and activated it. With that done I'd be able to go back to the store and change to the premium plan. Ashleigh got her phone Thursday and called to activate it. Friday morning Ashleigh called to tell me the new phone wasn't working right....it didn't ring when there was an incoming call. Grrrr.
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So, that afternoon we headed back to the Verizon store. After we explained the situation to the salesman he said Ashleigh had to call customer service and they would help her troubleshoot to see if they could find out why the phone didn't ring. If it still didn't work after that she would have to either mail it in or take it to a Verizon store to exchange it. Grrrr.
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I upgraded our plan and asked the salesman to show me how to subscribe to the MLB game day audio. And, he discovered that my new phone didn't offer the option of subscribing to it. Now I had a decision to make...just forget about subscribing to the baseball or exchange my phone for one that had that option. Since I hadn't expected that I might be exchanging my phone I hadn't brought the charger. And, if I chose to exchange it the Verizon store didn't have any of the specific phone I needed so I'd have to go down the road to Circuit City. Grrr.
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So we drove home, grabbed the charger and headed to Circuit City. I exchanged the phone and we headed back home. I spent the rest of the night trying to familiarize myself with it.
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Ashleigh called customer service and they did figure out what was wrong with her phone.
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Last night I got to listen to a Braves game!!! Whoohoo!!! So I guess all the drama was worth it.

Layout: Heather

I made this layout using the Time Flutters By Kit by Brittney Ferguson Designs.
The kit is only available at Digital Arts Cafe
and right now it is on sale so hurry over there!

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I made a brag book page using Brittney's I Dig My Garden Kit. She is giving it away as a freebie but you have to head over to her blog to get it!

Freebie

This is my nephew Gabe...I just love watching him because he has the most interesting facial expressions!

I made this layout using a freebie quick page from Sun Kissed by Paris Designs.
You can download this freebie here.

Be sure to check out all Paris Designs Kits at Deco-Pages and head on over to their blog to grab a freebie quick page that was posted earlier this week. And, check back in a few days because I am pretty sure they will be posting more freebies soon!

Mischievous Grins!

Baby boys come in all shapes and sizes,

Shy and adventurous, full of surprises,
With misshapen halos and mischievous grins,
Small dirty faces, and sweet, sticky chins.
They'll keep you so busy, and yet all the while
Nothing can brighten the world like their smile.
And no greater treasure has brought homes more joy
Than a curious, active, and lovable boy!

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This cutie is my nephew Christian. I love this photo...and, when I found that poem I thought they'd be perfect together! (The website that I found the poem didn't list an author. If anyone out there knows who wrote this poem please contact me so I can be sure to give them credit!)
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I made this layout using a freebie quick page that you can find on Paris Designs blog! Head on over there and check it out!

Credits: Quick page from Sun Kissed Kit by Paris Designs. Font: PT Playhouse (title) and Tempus Sans ITC (journaling)
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But that's not all....I'll be posting another freebie this weekend so be sure to check back!