tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913866874316483732024-03-05T05:54:47.284-08:00A craftsy amateurSonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-59765950670652890812013-07-07T01:14:00.002-07:002013-07-07T01:56:16.254-07:00My Flickr page<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">It has been so long since i have been here. I have not devoted to much time to the creative side of myself as far as scrap booking and card making. I have always had a passion for photography, and recently have been working on a home studio, brushing up on photography skills. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Not a pro by all means but I do love being behind the camera capturing a moment in time! Thanks you to my followers and those of you who came to visit my page. I hope that in the future you may take a peek at my Flickr account. This is where my heart is. Love you all! </span><br />
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Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-84839766614390507692013-07-07T00:52:00.000-07:002013-07-07T01:18:33.263-07:00SOS July swap card 1I haven't been here in a while. Probably has been a year or so. It's changed so much! Here is a post that I had saved in my drafts. Those gals over at Sisterhood of scrap were a great bunch of women!!<br />
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First art journal entry. You are beautiful just as you are<br />
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Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-73565271005154374302011-05-26T20:27:00.000-07:002011-05-26T20:30:59.266-07:00My lazy susan!<div style="text-align: left;">A little bit of pvc pipe, a hacksaw,round boards,a lazy susan,and a lot of black spray paint! I wanted to get some pink flourish type rub ons for this baby, but just haven't got around to it yet. It's not perfect but it does the job. No more searching in the toolbox for markers and paintbrushes! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/Organization/storagepvc_4.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/Organization/storagepvc_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></div>Happy trails to you,<font size="7" face="Edwardian Script ITC" color="navyblue"><br />
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For the calendars to put in my binders I went <a href="http://www.eprintablecalendars.com/calendars/" style="color: #38761d;">here</a><span style="color: #38761d;">.</span> It's nice because you can add your own events to this. Kind of a pain in the butt to add the holidays, but well worth the time. When I clicked the print button it came off the printer for a perfect fit in these binders...after cutting them down from an 8 1/2 X11 sheet of paper that is.<br />
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There will be 5 years in each binder (with the exception of the last one) starting with 1988 the year my first son was born. <br />
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<div align="left">The next step I am taking is to go through the plastic drawers shown here, and in a <a href="http://tormiesrus.blogspot.com/2010/08/glimpses-of-my-artsy-craftsy-place.html" style="color: #38761d;">previous post.</a> I need to weed out the wedding invitations, birth announcements, ect. etc. and enter the dates in my brand spankin new calendar of events binders! If by chance I don't have the dates written on my photos I may be able to match them up with the event.....but that's a another story:)</div><div align="center"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/Organization/shelf_storage.jpg" /><br />
<div align="left">Thank you for stopping by.<br />
Sonya</div></div></div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-7559828693456190102011-01-28T18:24:00.000-08:002011-01-28T18:24:23.388-08:00Can't quite let go of ChristmasSomething I made for my Mom a few years ago. I had so much fun putting all the decorations on this beaded tree, but I would have gone broke buying more. Solution: buy some beads, paint them red, roll them in glue, then some glitter. Add a bell cap, and you have a frosted ball for your beaded tree!<br />
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It's gotten a little dusty over the years. <br />
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<img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/Blog%20Photos/tree_1.jpg" /><br><p align="left">Here at home the Christmas tree is down and packed away, but I still have the lights on the banister. I can't seem to let go quite yet....It comes up so quickly,...but it goes away faster than it came. It's about time to wrap it up,...it makes me sad... </div></p align="left">Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-12182186619192207122010-10-31T19:34:00.000-07:002011-04-14T20:52:16.106-07:00Autumn masquerade ATCI know... I'm a month late in posting. I created this for an ATC exchange with the Sisters at <a href="http://www.sisterhoodofscrap.com/forum.htm">Sisterhood of scrap.</a> So much fun, and I'm so happy to have had the chance now for the second time to do this! Warm fuzzies :) The sketch was drawn, scanned, and colored in Photoshop from an original by me<span style="color: #45818e;"> </span><a href="http://tormiesrus.blogspot.com/2009/09/sketch-by-yours-truly.html" style="color: #45818e;">here</a><span style="color: #45818e;">.</span> The mask is a creation by<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/applications/psbrushes/?q=masquerade%20brushes#/d288mwu" style="color: #45818e;">Linzee777</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span>at deviant art. So pretty! <br />
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p.s. I fixed the nose in Photoshop!Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-6405600362621667652010-08-15T08:37:00.000-07:002010-10-30T19:30:32.650-07:00Glimpses of my artsy craftsy placeHere are a glimpses of my arty craftsy room. I went to the salvation Army and picked up this little beauty! (Okay so it has to be cleaned up a bit.) There were games inside the drawers...I remember Chinese checkers in one drawer, but I can't remember what was in the others.<br />
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I took the games out and started to design it for my embossing powders, Perfect pearls, and other small stuff. Not a bad find for $3.50! And it's all wood!!<br />
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<div align="left">The stamp storage I was talking about in a previous post. I started this a few months ago. No more wood stamps for this girl! I love this system. Inspired by Patter's blog <a href="http://triplethescraps.blogspot.com/" style="color: #990000;">Triple the Scraps.</a> </div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/Organization/stamp_storage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/Organization/stamp_storage.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="left">A few of my drawers. (Dresser drawers that is) The dividers in the ribbon storage drawers are only temporary, (card board) but it works for now.<br />
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<div align="left">This is a biggie! My storage unit that sits to the left of my computer. As you can see I have a lot to go through....not to mention my hutch. In the plastic drawers are some photos, kids school papers, receipts, report cards, academic awards, funeral notices, baptismal certificates,...just about everything but the kitchen sink. A big undertaking..... </div><div align="center"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/Organization/shelf_storage.jpg" /></div>but if I do a little bit each day I just may get r' done!<br />
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Have a wonderful Sunday, and thanks for stopping by!<br />
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Happy trails,<br />
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SonyaSonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-91648542147203312112010-08-14T10:16:00.000-07:002010-10-30T19:27:20.300-07:00My first Prima flower!<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div align="left">I came across <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_hFRymeVfo" style="color: #990000;">this video</a> on you tube. So easy, and I was quite humbled. Easy peasy to make...who says you need a die cut to make circles?!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/cards-n-crafts/prima_1.jpg" /></div></div><br />
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Happy trails to you,<br />
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SonyaSonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-16002429236662219542010-08-13T22:21:00.000-07:002010-10-30T19:17:16.613-07:00Stamps Stamps Stamps<div align="left">So now that I am almost done going through my 20 + years of paper work, I've decided it's time to try and go through some of my crafting supplies. I started getting my stamps in the<span style="color: #f4cccc;"> </span><a href="http://www.univenture.com/shop/1.25_3_ring_A5_binder_clear.php" style="color: #990000;">Univenture</a> cases about three months ago by taking the stamps off the wood, and getting them into the binders. These Univenture binders are awesome. I originally read about them on Patters <a href="http://triplethescraps.blogspot.com/2009/03/organizational-friday-unmounted-stamp.html" style="color: #990000;"> <span style="color: #990000;">Triple the scraps blog.</span> </a></div><br />
So far I have gotten 11 wooden stamp sets unmounted and put into their permanent home. I'll try and get a picture posted tomorrow. This is what I have left to do.<br />
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Happy trails to you,<br />
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SonyaSonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-84937639288613104812010-08-12T19:11:00.000-07:002010-10-30T19:07:31.730-07:00Simple thank you!<div align="left">Less than 10 minutes to whip this one up! Clean and simple is good. </div><div align="center"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/cards-n-crafts/simple_thank_you.jpg" /></div><div align="left">Happy trails to you,</div><div align="left"><br />
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</div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-13892225367192435452010-04-09T21:53:00.000-07:002010-10-30T19:40:21.950-07:00First ATC swap!When I saw this challenge at sisterhood of scrap I knew without a doubt I wanted to take part. About 2 years ago I was surfing the web and came across some of the awesome artwork, and craftsmanship that go into one of these little cards.<br />
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Not only did I have fun making them, but it was fun to receive as well. So many different talents out there, and some awesome ATC's! Great job ladies! :) Let's do it again sometime.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by,<br />
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SonyaSonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-77798397617842191402010-03-20T17:08:00.001-07:002012-03-15T22:24:58.829-07:00ATC- sneak peekHey all haven't updated the blog lately, oops:) Wanted to give you a sneak peek at the ATC I made for the an ATC swap at <a href="http://www.sisterhoodofscrap.com/let-s-make-cards-f7/atc-swap-details-t4358.htm?sid=70e06ac5e7aa6798dcee1dce8ff48825"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">Sisterhood of Scrap</span> </a> Final reveal isn't until April 1st. I'll post the whole ATC then:) <br />
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Enjoy the rest of your evening!<br />
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SonyaSonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-80298398554347891792010-02-20T16:32:00.000-08:002010-10-30T19:26:09.944-07:00Baby Shower<div style="text-align: left;">My Neice Megan is having a baby boy, and her shower is two weeks from today. I found a package of 20 napkins with this image on it at the Salvation army for 25 cents, and my card stock is big scraps from work. No complaints for that price...it's the part I like the best. I used the <a href="http://tormiesrus.blogspot.com/2009/09/saran-wrap-technique.html" style="color: #990000;">saran wrap technique</a> for this card.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Before the weekend is over I hope to post the make and take I made at <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1345186476" style="color: #990000;">Archivers</a><a href="http://./" style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">.</span></a> Also I got an inspiration for a storage system by visiting <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1345186469" style="color: #990000;">Triple the scraps</a><span style="color: #783f04;"> </span>blog. Patter is one awesome organizer!<br />
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Enjoy the rest of your weekend wherever you may be!Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-90729546268228987632009-09-27T17:30:00.001-07:002012-03-15T22:20:03.838-07:00Saran wrap cards<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffcccc;"><span style="color: #38761d;">2.</span></span>2 pieces 8 1/2X11 medium weight card stock or something that can take the heat of an iron<br />
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<span style="color: #ffcccc;"><span style="color: #38761d;">5.</span></span> An Ironing board(I don't own one so I used my washer covered with a towel:0)<br />
<span style="color: #ffcccc;"><span style="color: #38761d;">6.</span></span> A decorative napkin (not pictured here)<br />
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Place the saran wrap over your folded card stock. As tough as it is to keep the saran wrap from folding over on you, make sure it's flat and wrinkle free on the card stock. You may ask for help on this one...or you could just try to hold it with both hands and use your teeth to get the folds out like I do:)<br />
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The next step is really important! Usually decorative napkins come in two or three ply. Make sure you peel them off! Trust me, I forgot this step on one of the cards I made and it didn't work. Doh!<br />
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Place the napkin over the saran wrap. For the striped pattern I felt through the napkin for the edge of the card stock to assure that it was aligned straight. <br />
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Carefully place your card stock over the napkin trying not to move it. <br />
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Using a medium,or cotton setting, on your iron (this was a cool iron for the pic)apply pressure to the card stock and slowly move back and forth.. to and fro.. whatever you wish, but the one thing I do have to tell you is if you have any saran wrap sticking outside your card stock try to avoid it please:) I did this and had a tiny mess on the edge of my iron. <span style="font-style: italic;">Now that's as good an excuse as any. Oh honey I'm sorry I can't iron your dress pants, because I got plastic on my iron;0</span><br />
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I didn't picture the next step, but as soon as you think your napkin adhered to your card stock, carefully peel the bottom and top layer away. It will be HOT.<br />
Once your layers have been peeled away cut the excess from your card. For a cost saving measure, before you start any of this, cut the napkin down as close as you can to the size of your card.<br />
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And there you have it! Embellish as you wish, and have fun:D<img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/tutorials/DSC_0455.jpg" /><br />
Thanks for stopping by,<br />
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SonyaSonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-14535025800223279712009-08-20T18:34:00.000-07:002010-08-12T19:34:47.153-07:00You will be missed!<div style="text-align: center;">In Memory of David W.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span> January 18, 1938-August 11, 2009<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God saw he was getting tired<br />And a cure was not to be.<br />So He put His arms around him an<br />Whispered "come with Me".<br />With a tearful eye we watched him suffer<br />And saw him fade away.<br />Although we couldn't bear to loose him<br />We could not bid him to stay.<br />A golden heart stopped beating,<br />Hard working hands laid to rest.<br />God broke our hearts to prove to us,<br />He only takes the best.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/extra/?action=view&current=DSC_0541.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/extra/Farmer-Dad.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><br /><img src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/extra/DSC_0541.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dad I love you, and one day we will meet again!<br /></div><a href="http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/extra/?action=view&current=Farmer-Dad.jpg" target="_blank"><br /><br /></a>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-53602636152304079682009-06-14T21:10:00.001-07:002012-03-15T22:22:54.900-07:00June 15 blog prompt<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;">e e cummings once remarked, “I’m living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.” Do you find that more people today are living beyond their income? Are you?</span></span><br />
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Yes! With today's society it seems as though a lot of Americans live beyond their income...and they are not alone...<br />
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This is it! No more instant gratification!! I have forgotten what it was like to work hard to buy the things I want. Instead I have these evil things called credit cards. How easy going into a store handing over a piece of plastic to pay for the purchase without thinking about the consequences. We are so far behind in credit card debt that it seems as though we will never get out. Well no more buying unless I have the cash to pay for it. <br />
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Sometimes it seems absurd to me that I'm the one who pays all the bills. I say hmmmmm which bills should I pay this month? I'm gambling with our money. Both me and my husband work to hard to gamble it away.<br />
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Thank you so much for reading this blog entry. I do feel a lot better getting it off my chest.<br />
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And now on the lighter side of things. I was searching the internet for starting to budget according to what we make and I came across this AWESOME website called <a href="http://www.christianpf.com/" style="color: #ffcccc;">Christian PF</a>. I have been reading it ever since I found it.<br />
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Sometimes I cry when I think of how foolishly I have been spending. But I know that God is on my side and in Him I can get things turned around.<br />
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On my way.........<br />
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Sonya <br />Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-1587667030102715832009-06-14T20:56:00.000-07:002010-08-12T19:36:51.312-07:00The future-a cardThis was suppose to be a graduation card, but after it was all done I didn't like the quote. Looks like a wedding card.... I'll try again tomorrow. <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/stormieandbrian/cards-n-crafts/card_18.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-21612138537786743422009-06-13T21:14:00.000-07:002010-08-12T19:23:31.366-07:00Thurday June 11 Blog prompt<span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;">"Are you grateful for right now?"</span><br /><br />Not as much as I should be. Lately I have been taking things for granted. I have a lovely home and a wonderful family to share it with. With the ecomomic times the way they are either me or my husband could loose our job and it would be stripped away in a moments time. So I stop and look around to realize how truly grateful I am. Now this comes to the June 1st blog prompt.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;">“Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.” ~Dr. Joyce Brothers. How well do you listen? Are you intent or preoccupied?</span><br /><br />Lately I have been preoccupied and I haven't been listening. Just caught up in my own little world.<br /><br />Mother Teresa once said that <span style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;">"Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.</span> It's been awhile since I have REALLY listened.<br /><br />Peace out,<br /><br />Sonya<br /></span>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-11867488218604372102009-05-27T19:34:00.000-07:002010-08-12T19:23:31.367-07:00May 27th blog prompt<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100;" >As time goes by I forget the wonderful memories I had as a child. Until I read a blog prompt from DSP. Wednesday May 27th's blog prompt...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Blog Prompt - "Today is National Grape Popsicle Day and tell me about your </span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >favorite Popsicle or ice cream treats as a child." </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100;" ><br /><br />What a wonderful prompt! As soon as I read it I recalled this memory.....<br /><br />I'm not sure how old I was at the time, but I remember visiting Grandmas trailer home in Wisconsin. We would often go to the next door neighbors and play on the swing set, but we always had to keep an eye out for those vicious Boston Terriers named Penny and Spike. Little ass holes they were.<br /><br />If they came into Grandmas yard barking with those ugly little fangs showing Grandma would get the broom out and shoo them away.<br /><br /><br />On with the prompt:<br /><br />One weekend day we were playing on the swing set. Penny and Spike must have been in the house because we didn't hear the annoying bark from the vicious ones!<br /><br />The picnic table was covered with a red and white checkered table cloth. There was a box of ice cream, and graham crackers. My mom would remove all the cardboard from the box of ice cream and precisely slice it in squares to fit between the graham crackers.<br /><br />She always had a big glass of warm water for dipping the knife to make slicing the ice cream easier. They were piled up on a plate. Ohhh so good!! The ice cream was a little soft so it would squish out the sides of the Graham cracker.<br /><br />The best childhood treat for me:)<br /><br />Now what did I do with that grocery list?......</span>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-3806723112188448672009-03-18T21:46:00.000-07:002011-04-14T20:38:56.303-07:00SCRC209-Grace<div align="left">Week 10 for Patter's challenge was the word <a href="http://triplethescraps.blogspot.com/2008/03/scripture-challenge-week-10.html" style="color: #38761d;">Grace.</a> <i>Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace</i><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00701994113666499526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691386687431648373.post-21984301975301882122009-03-16T18:40:00.000-07:002011-04-14T20:34:36.961-07:00SCRC209-TrustEeeeyikes! I haven't been keeping up on the scripture challenge. Not to mention me bad blogger! Week 8 for Patter's scripture challenge was the word <a href="http://triplethescraps.blogspot.com/2008/02/scripture-challenge-week-8.html" style="color: #38761d;">Trust.</a> For this challenge I chose two verses from the NIV Bible.<br />
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<i>Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.<br />
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</i>And one of my favorites <i>Proverbs 3: vs 5&6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.<br />
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I don't know how many times I have asked myself why my Dad being such a healthy man got cancer. Before he got cancer he was the kind of man who could never sit still. He enjoyed taking trips on his on his scooter. Cleaning up the yard, and visiting neighbors often. Now he can barely get around and he is under the constant care of My Mom. So why? is a question that is totally beyond any human understanding. And the only thing we have is to trust in God!<br />
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<i>Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;</i> <br />
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