Today is my birthday. I am home with my family and enjoying a little break after CHA. Well, until tomorrow. My husband surprised me with a big family birthday dinner at his mother's house yesterday. All the kids came and my mother in law is the BEST cook. It meant a lot to me. I love birthdays. I celebrate each year with an appreciation for life and for each day. I woke up in the middle of the night last night and could not sleep- for two hours- so I got up and thought about "things." One of those things was my mother. I think when your a child (no matter what age) and your parents are no longer living... birthdays are different. I found myself REALLY missing my mother this past week. I always miss her, but this past week I just was mourning the loss of having a mother to help me emotionally with life. I love my husband and children so much, but my mother was always there for me in a "different" way. So when I'm having times of self-doubt and questions... I always would go to my mother. I really miss her and her unconditional love. Last night, I found that I was talking to her and I felt a strong need to tell her how I regret not appreciating her "being there" for me. Isn't it true that we sometimes don't appreciate the MOST important things enough? Anyway, today I hope to just spend a fabulous day with my kids making new memories. We do have baseball games today and that is almost a "birthday tradition" in my life. I love it!
Today on www.mycraftchannel.com you can see how I created a
FAMILY FLIP UP MINI ALBUM
If you love to create mini books then today's show is for you! Today I show you how to create one of my favorite
ways to create- flip up mini books. Watch today to see how I used the TC World Traveler collection but did not use it as a travel themed project. Today's show will open up your crafting options as you explore using papers that may not necessarily be the theme or subject the manufacturer designed it as. Learn how to utilize stamps as a important design essential in her projects. You will flip for this idea!
I hope you have a fabulous MONDAY!!!!!
