Dreamer

I am full of dreams of Romance, Love, Comfort, Children, Success, Wellness, Happiness and Beauty. I'm convinced that dreaming these helps me to achieve these . . . at least in my own mind.

Chris took this picture of my on his 16th birthday (February 8 2009),1 month before my 56th birthday.

Dreamer Closeups

I added some favorite embellishments. . . moons, stars, birds, ivy. . . from 7 gypsies, Amy Butler, heidi swapp, Tim Holz. . . painted in pretty colors with even dreamy names. . . i.e., "Jamaican Sea". . . all adding to the fun and romance of my craft.

A Long Time

On our Valentine's Day get away to the Marietta (Ohio) and Parkersburg (WV) area, we took lots of self portraits. The decorated store fronts on the Marietta streets were the perfect backgrounds for the couples photos. The best backdrop though was the painted garage door with the antique cars and the slogan "we've been around a long time!"

Journaling: "I guess since we qualify as 'seniors' we've been around a while. And our relationship of 36 years means as a couple we've been around a long time too. I'm so glad to growing old with you!"

Who Loves You?

Chris had to limit the number of friends invited to the bowling party for his 16th birthday. 7 girls & 6 boys came to his party at the Mountainlair Student Union. We brought a cake and a veggie tray, then purchased pizzas at the Lair. At his request, we left for a while. On Chris' Facebook, he received 66 messages saying: "Happy Birthday Chris!"

All of us (love you!)--page unfolded

I got the idea for this page from Lisa Bearnson, founder of Creative Keepsake's Magazine. It was a perfect layout for Chris' 16th Birthday.

Simple Love

I wouldn't call it a simple life . . . working and making a living and raising children is not and has not been simple.

But the love between my parents and between Bob and I is giving and reciprocal. That's the utmost reward.



Words from the song by Allison Krauss.

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Get me through December

There's no denying that I'm a summer person, but I know how to appreciate the beauty of any season. I take pictures (preferably on outings with my family), add lyrics or journaling and I'm happy. Even on a cold, icy day in winter, there's beauty to behold. For this picture, I stopped at the Cooper's Rock exit trout farm (a must visit spot in Autumn), and added lyrics to an Alison Krauss song from her "Hundred Miles or More" collection.

"Faith can move mountains of that I am sure
Just get me through December a promise I'll remember
Get me through December so I can start again."
--Gordie Sampson and Fred Lavery