Hello again.

I know it's many months since I've made my way to this blog. To all who inquired about me, wondering if I had given up scrapbooking, the answer 10 months ago would have been a resounding 'yes', ( I didn't stop completely, but needed a break from the 'scene'). I'm happy to report that I've found that spark again, and I'm excited to share my pages & photos here. Sometimes a break is good for the soul. 


I'll leave you with an ultra simple page I did this morning- me & my boys this past Mother's Day. Aren't they getting ginormous?! They're big boys now. And I'm really enjoying stamping on my layouts these days- I used some Studio Calico stamps on this one, along with a few new Ormolu tags and flair.

Thanks for visiting!




xox


Melanie

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On a mission

My youngest is away at camp this week, my furniture arrived last week ( gorgeous!) but I wasn't ready.. and after spending/wasting time on Pinterest, I'm going to put those ideas to work getting my dining room set up done. It's incredible how much more time I feel I have since the littlest is gone, not that I don't miss him terribly. I'm sure he's having the time of his young life.
I've decided to paint the one wall  (where the credenza is) a nice taupey dark grey. Shouldn't take me more than a few hours, and if I hate it, I can always paint over it. So I'm off to Home Depot in search of that perfect colour, and hoping it will all be done by tomorrow if I can get it in gear. It's a hot, beautiful day, so I may just blow it off and head to the pool with the big one!

Here's a layout I did this weekend of him.... simple, simple, simple. But I love it. :)

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Summer.

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Yes, I'm forgetful.

Just realized I never posted that page in it's entirety, so here it is...

I love these tags. And the buttons too. And I love that I'm not a chronological scrapper. Finding these little
gems in amongst my photos is always a happy surprise.

Have a nice lazy Sunday... off to work for me!

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summer vacation is looming...

Only 1/2 a day left... there is one pretty excited kid in this household right now. Tomorrow is the last day of school, and then it's official... summer vacation starts! Bobby has been off since the 2nd week of June, and it's been nice to have some one-on-one time with him, but after tomorrow, there will be 3 of us, ( well, 4, but not counting the hubby who is not officially on vacay until July 1st) and our days will be filled with going to the pool, swim lessons, baseball, and other fun stuff. :) Camping in the Adirondacks and Maine will be on the agenda as well, woot!
I'm certainly looking forward to sleeping in a little, and above all, not having to make any more dreaded lunches... seriously tired of that chore, ugh. I'm so happy that summer is upon us, and I plan to enjoy every sweet fleeting second of it this year. :) Today was a very stressful day for me... for reasons I can't & don't want get into here, but it is over now, and I'm moving forward with a positive outlook. Life is good!

I'll leave you with a sneak peek of my 1st layout for the Ormolu team... the entire page should be up tomorrow, but please go have a look at the work of some of my colleagues here on the blog... I was completely floored by their gorgeous work. SO thrilled & honoured to be in their company.

Happy Wednesday!

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This is June?

I woke up this morning to a temperature of 12 C, and rain.... it's hard to believe that last week it was 32C and we were sweltering in the heat.! I'm not sure which is the lesser of 2 evils, but I think I actually prefer the heat and sun to this. This is kind of depressing for mid-June.
My leg is slowly getting better. I went to Physio a few times last week, and the girl I saw was amazing. She diagnosed me with a bad hamstring AND calf muscle pull. I am pretty sure just one of those would be painful, but the combination is pretty agonizing. I've been working on some exercises, and combined with the torture massages she's given me, it seems to be working. She did warn me it will take weeks for it to get back to normal, but right now, I'm just happy that I can actually walk again. I had an MRI done on my knee last week, just to make sure there's nothing wrong there, but I won't have those results until Wednesday.
And my son's leg was a minor thing- seeing as he's not old and decrepit like his Mom, he has healed up fast and is back to normal. ;p

I got an email yesterday that completely made my day. A few of my Aussie  friends have gotten together to form this group, and it makes me very happy to go over there and see some beautiful clean pages. No frou-frou, no misting, no excess of product... just simple, well designed layouts that highlight photos and a story, which to me is really the basis of it all. In honour of their little group, I will leave you with a layout I did last week about my Father. It's not rosy, and there is not a lot of product on it, but I think it's one of my most favourite layouts in a long time, because it's a really honest account of how things are.

Please head on over to their blog and check out their beautiful work!

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Make that two bum legs please

As I was trying to compose a new post just now, I got a call from the school telling me that Bobby hurt his leg in gym class. He apparently heard that lovely popping sound, and hubby has just left to pick him up. I don't know how badly he's hurt it, but this is NOT good. Maybe I can just take him along with me tomorrow and get a 2 for 1 on the MRI I'm having. If anyone knows any voodoo to get rid of this black cloud that's been hanging over our house, please come on over and do your thing.
I'll be back later with a layout...

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