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Queen Klutz
I’m klutzy. It goes beyond klutzy, really. In fact, I have always been so accident prone that my father used to call me Grace…because I had none. And I’ve realized that this is a trait I’m just not...
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Drool
I walked in and found our sweet Oliver snoozing in the office, and as I stopped for a moment to take in his beauty and the peaceful feeling you get when you watch someone deep in slumber, I noticed...
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We are family: Happy Mother’s Day
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of family and a loving home base in our lives. These two are my home base (since we lost Daddy in 2004). I love them immeasurably. Happy Mother’s Day to my...
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You are awesome
This is a photo of our sweetheart, Liam, at three months of age. How about that bold stare? He still has those amazing baby blue eyes. Product/technique notes I created this layout to participate in a...
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Wildflowers
I love wildflowers. I took these photos along the long and winding path we had to walk from the parking lot into Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet, Texas. This was back in May 2012 on the day that Matt...
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El Niño layout and card using leftover scraps
2015 is an El Niño year, and boy, have we felt its effects in Texas! We have seen far more rain than usual so far, but May and June have had epic rainfall numbers (and lots of flooding). We took these...
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The lanky years
The first thing I thought of when I came upon this photo of me and my baby bro in the summer of 1982 was of how skinny we both were! That seemed like a good enough reason to do a layout....
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In training
I figure if my mom thought taking pictures of us while potty training would be cute, then my layout using those photos would by default also be cute! I hope no one is grossed out by the idea, but I...
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Mobile
Sometimes I still take a moment to marvel at how we can work from anywhere. I know it’s a part of most of our everyday lives, but I still remember vividly what it was like before the mobile world was...
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10th grade begins
High school is such a big deal. It’s a huge transition for all of us. Everything about it is new–the bus route, the building, the teachers, the classes. It’s nerve wracking and exciting and the...
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So very Kerry
I met my friend Kerry on my first day of grad school at Ohio University in January 1993. Then she was an important part of our wedding in 1997. In these September 11, 2000 photos, Matt and I had flown...
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Make mine a double
It doesn’t feel much like fall yet in Austin, Texas, so I have to get my cozy feelings from a mug of pumpkin spice tea spiked with pumpkin spice creamer. Here’s to the first taste of pumpkin flavor in...
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Cub Scouts circus
My brother and I were in Cub/Boy Scouts and Brownies/Girl Scouts in the 1970s and learned so much by participating. These photos are from a circus that Phil’s Cub Scouts pack put on for their families...
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Texas Book Festival
Because I am participating in National Novel Writing Month for the first time this November, Matt and I attended the Texas Book Festival in downtown Austin. It was the 20th anniversary of the festival...
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Everything still turns to gold: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of November. The sketch is beautiful, and the prizes from 7 Dots Studio and Freckled Fawn are great. Why not play along with us? For this challenge...
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Kewl
Matt and I met a friend at the Fredericksburg Oktoberfest this year, and although I took lots of fun photos of our day there, I liked this one the best. Just two guys looking kewl. Product/technique...
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My favorite things
One of our family Christmas traditions happened a bit by accident. Over the years we noticed a pattern—on the night that we put up and decorated our Christmas tree, The Sound of Music very often also...
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That’s a wrap: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of December. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes: Lindy’s Stamp Gang ($25.00 gift certificate) and Scrapmatts (two large pieces of...
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Fun times
This photo is from a reunion that was 20 years in the making. Jim was my best friend in college. But after we graduated, although we stayed in touch for a few years, we eventually drifted apart (new...
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Capture the flag: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of February. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Lindy’s Stamp Gang and ScrapMuch. Matt’s study of information security has...
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