MAY CHALLENGE #6 - Gardening

My Grandmother always had flowers and so did my Mom. When visiting each other, we always "walked the Pondarosa" - walked all around the yard and enjoyed the flowers that were there. It is something I still love to do even though my Grandmother and Mother are now gone. Sadly, I have no girls to pass this on to and the boys don't seem much interested. Yet I'm still trying to show them the beauty around them.

Credits:
Template: Template26 by http://timounette.canalblog.com

Papers: Spring08 Kit by http://sarylunadesigns.blogspot.com

Fonts: Comic Sans Serif and 2Peas Hot Chocolate

MAY CHALLENGE #5 - Smiles

My Boys.... I love their smiles and everything else!

Credits:
Template: Template1 by http://pouyou.over-blog.fr/

Papers: Just Dirt Kit by http://simplysweetdesignskits.blogspot.com

Font: Andy with outer glow/simple

MAY CHALLENGE #4 - Puppies

It took us so much time and effort to finally have children that these babies were our babies for a long time. Bear, Dusty and Precious were the main ones. Angel came later - after the first child. We only have angel left and really miss our other "children" very much.

Credits:
Papers, tags, and template: doggie template and doggie2 kit by http://scrapintimenfun.blogspot.com

Fonts:
Journaling: Andy
Titles: Boulder/Bulge at 50%

MAY CHALLENGE #3 - Childbirth

In 1988, after two years of marriage, Dwayne and I decided to begin a family. Little did we know that it would be 8 years before that would happen. We finally had Jarrett in 1996 after a very long and sad struggle. Along the way, we lost two babies due to tubal pregnancies. But Jarrett was worth the wait. And we were so thrilled when he finally arrived. God provided a miracle to give us a child.

Six years later, we decided to try again. But this time was different and we were not desperate for a child. We had Jarrett and were completely satisfied, but thought it would be nice for him to have a little brother or sister. I began praying in October of 2001 that if God wanted to give us a child, we would go to the infertility doctors for one year to give it a try. After that time, we would just stop trying and go on enjoying Jarrett. I placed it all in God's will instead of trying to force my will upon God as I had when trying to get pregnant before. It was easier because I wasn't desperate -- I already had Jarrett.

So at the new year of 2002 (January) we went to the infertility doctor. She said I might be too old and needed tests. So I did the tests and they came back --- I WAS ALREADY PREGNANT!!! We couldn't believe it. She said we needed to name this one miracle because I don't ovulate and had only one tube. I truly believe that God wanted to show us what he could really do if we would just place our hearts in His hands. He gave us a baby without having to go through infertility treatments. We did it on our own - a virtual impossibility.

That is why I love childbirth. I waited so long for it. I loved every single minute of it. But the best part of all was getting to hold those tiny miracles in my arms.....


Credits:
Papers and elements from the Miss Mouse kit by http://wyvernsscrapden.blogspot.com.

Template from Erica's Template #10 by http://templatesbyerica.blogspot.com.

Flower by me using Miss Mouse kit.

Fonts: Windsor BT for journaling. Bauhaus for titles.

MAY CHALLENGE #2 - Cats

These are the cats that I have had from childhood until now. I think of them all I love Splenda best. She is the cat we have now and the only full-time inside cat we have ever had. She is lots of fun and fetches better than most dogs.

Credits:
Papers, tags, and template from doggie template and doggie2 kit by
http://scrapintimenfun.blogspot.com

MAY CHALLENGE #1 - Family

This layout shows our family. The Campbells and the Dawsons. And those we no longer have with us. It isn't the same without them, but we are still family.

Credits:
Background and Ribbon from SAS Mega Freebie
by http://stoneaccents.blogspot.com

MAY CHALLENGE COVER PAGE - What I Love...

This month, we are to make pages for an album. The theme is things that we love. The cover is suppose to be pictures of ourselves. So here is mine. The baby picture is of me sitting on an ironing board. My Mom's hands were under the blanket to support me. All other pages are based on a theme word - like cats. There must be journaling to explain why we love that theme.

Credits:
Summer Flight Kit by http://beckygtx.blogspot.com

May Challenges

This month, I'm going to try to do all the challenges -- one per day. I'm already behind, but plan to catch up. There just are not enough hours in the day.....