Miles of smiles...

Last year I would post this on Wednesday.. I am changing it to Monday...
Why?? Just cause, no reason. :)

• Music... Thank you Rita for sharing your Ipod with me. Giving sooo many wonderful songs I might never had the pleasure of hearing if you never came to the US....
  
• Jake.. Yes, you too... For having a dream to go to Spain & Rita coming to stay in your place.


• Kim... I love you my sister. I'm so blessed by our friendship. And when you were at the AFS office you saw someone needed to be hosted and you got Rita.


• To my Len, you understand me so well. Thank you for all you give & do for me. I know this last year has been unbalanced to say the least. Our new business up & running. Me having a few health problems. And last me not being your jolly happy Boo. I love you...


• Movies... Cause whenever I want I can go and sit then get lost in a story line Thank you Hollywood!!
  
• Hobbies... If it's scrapbooking or even hanging with friends. It's great to have them.
  
• LJ... I had a great day with you Sat... You have no idea how you "my boy" make my life better... Full filled!!
  
• Tina... Oh how I missed sitting on a soccer field in the rain & wind being cold. LOL... ;D

I had a wonderful weekend filled with family (extended) my friends & scrapbooking. Now I didn't even do one page too!! How's that even possible... Cause I helped Kim all organizer with this Clip it up spinner I got her in a garage sale. And Rita is doing a scrapbook of her time here. :D

For the next few months we are going to be at Kim's cabin on a weekend trying to get caught up on our books. Getting Rita already pages planned & things was so fun.

Now I will leave you with this one final thing that puts a smile on my face... POPCORN!! Yes it is national popcorn day. Go see a movie or rent one. Grab a bucket and ENJOY that wonderful taste of butter. YUM...

Happy Monday!!
leelee :D

Scraping weekend...

When you go to bed at 2am anything can happen... Yes, this is my camera bag & it made 2 new friends that night (morning??) haha

Then I went though my camera & OH MY what partying they did... ;) I can't publish those pictures due to the innocentest people that were involved. Plus I promise & I can't break it.


Below is the inside of Jake's book I sent him. I told you all I would show it after he got it... It's a CD holder the you glue together to make a mini book. It's 4x4... very small. I used 3 holders to make this one I have a one made up with 6 total... so very fun to do.




Now after I got done with Jake's book I felt bad. Why... well Kaia is a Moser & mommy Moser wasn't getting a cute book of her Kaia... So the next night I sat down at my table & put a book together for Kim...

Sorry but I didn't put the pictures in order.

I gave it to her & told her to get me more pictures So I could finish it... But in true scraper fashion Kim wanted to finish it... I don't blame her... The subject is the cutest thing in the world!!! Back 2 pages...

Over all view of the book....
The cover of Kim's book on Kaia...

This weekend I will put the finally touch of the baby book I'm putting on Ebay to sell... Yes... I do that also... Jake that comment is for you!!

Happy Friday everyone.

This girl is wishing you all to have a great day... a wonderful weekend...

BUT most of all Monday is National Popcorn Day!!!

Go to the movies get a BIG bucket and ENJOY!!!!

Green Hornet for me this weekend!

:D leelee

Natasha Bedingfield - Strip Me

words...

We communicate with them..

We express with them...
We write with them...
We sing with them...

Our feeling are what we have to do with as we please. The same is on what we say & HOW we use our words. Lately I can't seem to wrap myself around all that is going on in my life as well as my family & friends.

I was told this weekend & reminded again last night...

Leah, let us take care of you. Rest....

First does anyone know how hard that is for me. I think we all saw what I went though last year with my wrist. Asking for help is not my style. I am very strong & independent person.

Yes, I over think things... a good & bad quality in me I like & dislike at times. I know who I am... Like who I've become in life. I wish I had found this person when I was younger.

But I'm glad I found out who I am before I die. Some people never do.... I have no regrets. (well 1 or 2) but if died tomorrow I would be ok... My Dad had many regrets... I saw that in his last year of his life. Always saying sorry for not being a better person, a better dad... I have to disagree. Yes, he wasn't a all over warm in fuzzy person. Not anything like me. I'm a sappy. Always saying "I Love you" ect.... But he gave me a foundation, values, and a list that goes on and on.

What I am saying today is this. I am OK... Tied yes... I hold the weight of the world on my shoulders. I care to much & love hard. I'm seeing this in another friend. I can't seem to let go...
I SEE SHE ALWAYS SAYING IT DOESN'T MATTER & WHATEVER!

So can someone tell me how... how do you just stop loving & caring... Stop the control in your life. God please show me the answer on this without saying "whatever" I so dislike that word. Yes I use it.. who doesn't. It's so easy to do.. "whatever I don't care" clearly you do care your upset & your body language say it too.

This is why I posted the song "Strip Me".

1. How can you not want to get up grab a hair brush use it as a mic and sing out load... Yes, I have done this but not to this song. Stop laughing folks... it's so me. (yes i want to do karaoke one day & it's on my bucket list)
2. I am only one voice.
   
3. My heart is like a load speaker that's always on 11.... (my favorite line)
4. You can take my pride... BUT I'm still going to be me. Still the same girl I've always been. A loud, silly, loving, caring, compassionate, sappy person who will give you my last dollar, the shirt off my back & a place to be safe ... warm... and most important LOVED!!

I guess this is why I've been sooo tried lately. Giving of myself to everyone but myself. I really don't see me changing this. A week on a beach will not change it.. A friend told me she was going to take me phone away.. REALLY I want to see that. LOL

Don't get me wrong guys... I am very happy & still going strong. Not sad like I was a few months back. But still keep me in your prays... I read something the other day that went like this... "A person might be happy & perky on the outside, But really they might be having a bad day... So please be kind.
It really has made me think more when I'm talking to people.
Three "L's" to live by...
LOOK
LISTEN
LOVE... We all need that.

I'm Blessed to be loved by many...
leelee

Rascal Flatts - I Won't Let Go (Live On Letterman)

Hey Kettle...

I love you...
Sister Kettle
:)

Sometimes in life I have so much to say...
Then there are times I'm silent... I have a lot to say but would rather not.
Then today feeling so... mixed.

So Happy Tuesday?!

1-11-11

This is the backside of LJ's arm... this is the side that the bone went though the skin with the tissue pushing out with the bone. I have to say LJ always amazes me... I was with him at the hospital after it happen. He only cried cause he wanted his own room that night... we had to wait to get a room & the ER is no joy for anyone. But the tears didn't last... strong kid plus Auntie was being dorky & making him smile. I got the rubber gloves out & made hand puppets.. hey cheap entertainment & anything not to see him cry... That just would break my heart....



this is the top of LJ arm... they went in and tighten up the scar. The last surgery he had a very wide scar. I want to say he has 25 pieces of tape on the arm.

I can tell you this... today was a good day. A day of Jake's as I will call it.
LJ wanted to come by at my office to see me & show off his arm without the cast.
And I got a letter from Jake ... my friend in Spain.

I hope your day was joyful as was mine was...

:D

Sunday....

how I love you...

My favorite day of the week as long as I can remember. For many reason too!

• Sunday paper
• My time.. I love getting up early doing things for me or just sitting on the couch with a cup of coffee watching a movie being lazy!
• Football
• A day that I talk to my family

I could go on and on... But I think you get the idea.

Today I'm up and have a egg bake in the oven already... french toast to be made & coffee in hand.
Football games today and maybe a soccer game. It snow (a little) last night. I just want it to dump. They are calling for snow showers most of the week, I think it's the gods messing with me.

Happy Sunday!!!
Enjoy some football...
Watch a movie. Oh I just got Toy Story 3 in the mail!
OR just be lazy!!!
:D

I never post anything I make before I give it to someone...
But I had to with this gift... (it was supposed to be a surprise) but I posted it on Facebook so why not here too...

How did this come about:

• I forgot I had these chipboard CD holders. When I found them I put them on my work table to do something with. So every time I looked at them I was hoping to be inspired.
• Someone requested their puppy.
• I would hate to disappoint a request like that.
• The subject is soooo cute!!!
• POW!! Inspiration.

I was going to post the inside of this mini book but I'm not going to till Jake gets it. Sorry friends... I want it to have some surprise factor. :) Look forward to it in a week or two.

The one thing I know of myself... I love doing little things like this for my friends. I don't have kids to hand down albums to. I do album for my family so we have our family history. So to fill my time in between my albums I enjoy little night projects like this.

This cute Yorkie is Kaia. She belongs to our friends the Moser's. I can't even begin to tell you how much I fell in love with her. She loves on you (kisses) when you walk in the door. I don't know why I even wear makeup when I go over there.

I know Jake is missing her. I know it not the same as her in your arms. But on the days you don't Skype with your family and see Kaia you can look at this tiny book :)

New Year pics...

Good Times...

Great Food~Great Friends~Great Fun!!!
The best way to bring in the new year. Tina hosted the party. I have to said on the last day of 2010 & the first day of 2011 I'm truly blessed.

Tina made Jello Shots for us all... All I could think of was 2 songs Shots & Hey as I was doing the shots. The shots were a two for one deal. So... TALL shots. I laughed so hard cuz Tina didn't finish hers... I got the rest of it & there was one more shot left & I some how ended up with it.


See... I ended up with Tina's.
I am trying hard not to laugh as she is putting the shot in my month.
Len~me~Trisha
Josh and friend...
I met another Leah Marie that night... WOW!!!
Len hanging out with Heather & Rob.
I sure miss Heather & Rob. Len got a chance to play catch up with friends he hasn't seen for a bit. He was working so much before the year ended...

For me I got a chance to just sit back & take time for myself this last week. I sure needed it. I was going strong & pushing myself which equals me to get sick and I did.

Just yesterday I went out by myself & shop. Then a friend called & wanted to have lunch. I was feeling a little down cause of LJ & they know that on Thursday.

Surgery is done & the plates are out. When I saw the picture that Jen sent me I lost it... All the hardware that he had in his arm.
:/
From the time him broke both bones & had another surgery I was a fine with it. I didn't cry... It was bound to happen.. he is fearless. So needless to say it hit me... My Jacob will be better. He will be able to ski in Feb and do all the things we missed during winter break cause I was sick.
It was all happy tears... I cry when I am happy & sad. Dang it... BUT it's all good... My LJ will be fine.


Happy Sunday!!!
Go Seahawks... Please we need a win here!

Happy New Year!!!!!!

I hope everyone had a great time bring in the New Year.
We had fun with great friends.
I will post some photos later.

:D