MEMORIAL DAY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

TO THOSE WHO SERVE IN THE OUR ARMED FORCES

AND

THE FAMILIES WHO SACRIFICE SO MUCH

FOR OUR 

FREEDOM

WOYWW 564 - A bit of Everything

Good morning, everyone!

Been a busy few hours around here. With everyone going into lock-down, trying to make sure we have everything we need just in case we join the foray, then yesterday with no internet thanks to rain most of the day....

Well, I'm a bit behind on a couple of things.

1 - Reindeer Club will post TOMORROW -3/26

2 - My desk for this week. I actually have 2 spots.

My desk yesterday. With no internet most of the day, I didn't even boot up the computer at all. Rain fell most of the day. By later afternoon I decided we'd make the quick run to town then I wouldn't have to leave the house today. The most productive part of the day was playing cards with Bob on and off all day.

Though I did get in some crafting. My ironing board mat is covered with an old flannel-backed table cloth. I used the space for spraying envelopes with Tattered Angels (See video on Monday's post HERE):

I got 21 tags painted for my March POB journal with April aka Pink Odd Bird. The tags were all cut using the 2nd largest die from Tim Holtz tags die set. I cut them from BelVita cookie boxes. I have a white side for journaling then painted the printed side with a Folk Art Metallic Purple.

3 - Finally, you guys heard of my story about meeting up with transport drivers last week. Here is Sonny (my right) and Miquel (my left)

I bought them lunch at McDonalds in the truck stop (To Go orders only) then we stood in the parking lot and visited through most of their 30 minute stop that wasn't supposed to happen LOL

And here's a bit of info for you. Never mess with a military transport load. 

At some point over the weekend, an auto driver passed Sonny and gave him the finger, after which he proceeded to pull over in front of Sonny and hit his breaks. Mind you, Sonny's load was over 225,000 pounds he had to control or run over the guy! The after-effects would not have been pretty.

Sonny barely had his radio hung up from informing his escort than the auto driver was pulled over, removed from his car, put on the ground and hand-cuffed. You don't mess with the military. 

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Julia and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Stamping Ground  for all the details. Miss Julia has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you.  Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list. 

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

WOYWW #563

A bit of a mess with the remains of the crafting weekend with my sissy. She left Monday and I slept most of the day. Yesterday was errand day, seeing what might still be available on the store shelves. In prepping for her visit, I didn't play last week. I knew I wouldn't have time to get 'round to visit.

You will see the three most important things. Belvita cookies to the left, coffee up above the mouse on the right and planner in the bottom right.

Bob is on his way home today. We are on Weather Alert for tomorrow with potentially hazardous weather conditions so he's trying to drive straight through on little sleep. I should know around 10:30 if he is stopping for the night.

My daughter has her own company. She gets military transport vehicles on the road, maps out their routes, makes sure all of their paper work is in order. One thing all of her drivers ask for is to be routed close to 'home'.. aka her mom's house. They take their madatory 30 minutes stop, I buy them lunch and hand them a tin of fresh baked cookies for the road.  I have two coming through this afternoon so chocolate chip cookies will be baked and I won't get anything done for a block of about 4 hours this afternoon. Longer if the drivers are not close together as the closest 'stop' for them is about 35 min from the house.

All of her drivers have 'hidden' escorts. A military escort ahead of the load and one bringing up the rear. They are 'hidden' because they are unmarked military vehicles. We are not to know which ones they are. She doesn't even know. Last week I met one of her drivers and picked them both out but never let on I'd seen them.

About an hour after her driver got back on the road, she texted me. The 'hidden' military captain in the lead car wanted to know 'where in the hell are my cookies?' LOL I relayed back that it's hard for me to give him cookies if I'm not even supposed to know which car he is in! LOL silly man.

One quick reminder.. next Wednesday is Reindeer Club! I hope you'll stop by. I also hope you've joined the club.

That's it for my desk this week. Who's Miss Julia and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Stamping Ground  for all the details. Miss Julia has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you.  Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list. 

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

All About Me

Back in January I applied for a staff position with Scrapbook News and Review, an on-line scrapbook magazine. Part of the application required submitting a layout showcasing ourself. It took me a while to figure out how to tell them about me in a scrapbook page. I referred to various idea books, including The Book of Me by Angie Pedersen and Scrapbooking your Adult

Years from Memory Makers . Finally it hit me. Everything I do stems from my love of COLOR. And I knew what the basis for the layout needed to be. I needed to include the color wheel.

I also needed to submit 4 other items that showcased my work - items I am the most proud of. I chose to use 2 additional layouts - 1 of a 2-pg spread and one of a single - as well as a card and a altered tag.

The 2-pg layout. It is a tribute to my late brother-in-law, Dan. A. Fellows. He was career Navy and served a tour of duty in Diago Garcia - his only unaccompanied tour. While there, we corresponded and I learned a lot about my brother-in-law. In the LO, I included a poem his wife (my sister) wrote about his leaving her and their 2 young children behind, called A Family Says Goodbye, which I chose as the title. I used a Christmas card he sent me from the island as a pocket to hold the letters I received.

Eventually I'll change the layout a bit to include the Navy insignia embellishment from K & Company. The military items were released after I'd created this for a competition.

The single page layout showcases a dear friend (and former daycare child/ Daisy Girl Scout troop member) She was only 6 in this picture. She's now 14! Man they grow so fast. But regardless of how old Kassie gets, I know she's always going to be very much like me.

Next week I'll have a springy layout to show you, introducing you to my very first daycare child. She recently became a mother for the first time. Remember what I said about them growing up so fast? Whether it be your own child, grand child or just a young one you have a fondness for, cherish each moment in your heart and on a scrapbook page. You'll be happy you took the time.

Creative Blessings!