Another Scrap Etc. Project

Betcha thought I was finished sharing my stuff from Scrap Etc.! Not quite!! This class was taught by Gretchen McElveen, who just happens to be one of my favorite scrappers--what luck! I've been lucky enough to meet her every year at this Event and I spent WAAAAY too much quality time with her last year while working at the Event. Needless to say, I liked taking her class lots more than preparing the kits for them. She's so down to earth and I loved that this project was simple and straightforward. It's taken me this long to post it only because it took me a while to get my journaling down on paper. Wanted to actually put some thought and energy into it . . .

The album is "The Ten Most Influential People in My Life." Some are "groups" of people since some obviously go together. Here are my ten:

1. My parents

2. Brian

3. Clayton

4. Shawn

5. My aunt and uncle (David and Gail need to be prepared at the next family get together--I have no picture of you two together, so I WILL be getting one next time!)

6. My brother

7/8. My grandparents

9. My church

10. Clayton's therapists

I still have one more project from the Event to share, but I got way behind on it in the class, so I'm still not finished with it. I'll share it as soon as it's done!

Happy Memorial Day!

Thank you to every veteran for your service now and in the past. I'm so thankful God allowed me to be born in these great United States!

Mr. Big Stuff

I sat out on the porch this afternoon with Clayton and he decided that today was the day to try the regular chairs. He worried me to death about it and I finally gave in. He actually did very well all by himself! He even got to where he would rock by himself and didn't get nervous one bit--didn't fall over either! After he got used to it, he had to inspect the table a bit and we even did some artwork while he sat there (he didn't care that the table was way too high). He said "all done" after about ten minutes and I moved him back to his chair--and then it became a game. This chair, that chair, this chair, that chair, etc. I only let him switch a couple more times before I said no way, Jose! My back gets enough workout as it is, I'm not going to sit here and switch you back and forth all afternoon! At any rate, it just goes to show that he is making progress, even if slow. He's gaining more and more independence and I hope that he eventually gets to the point where he can at least transition himself from chair to chair if he wants to do that. He's been doing so awesome in therapy lately that I know it will come in time.

Tagged

Okay, I was tagged by Patti the other day and yesterday got the same tag from Stacy, so I guess that means I actually have to play along! Here are the rules:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.

2. Share 4 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.

3. Tag 4 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog .

My Four Facts:

1. I do not like checking my voicemail. I do it, but I can't wait to get to the crux of the message so I can hit DELETE. Something about listening to people's recorded voices that weirds me out.

2. I order the same thing at restaurants. I have a favorite from each menu and I rarely if ever venture out and try something new.

3. I only talk on the phone with it on my right ear and only carry my purse on my left shoulder.

4. I'll fold clothes any day over unloading the dishwasher.

The Weekend

We had a great end to our weekend last night. The band played at Simon Park and the weather was perfect. It was definitely bittersweet knowing Mike is moving back to Texas and that Rod is moving on to other endeavors, but I'm glad we played together while we could. I'll miss playing with those guys, and I'll miss seeing Mike each week. Rod, of course, will be graced with my presence each week anyway (he just can't get rid of us!), so no need to say goodbye to him . . . I have no idea what's in store for us on the music front. Lots of possibilites, and lots of stuff to work out, the first of which is finding replacements, which we'll be hard-pressed to do. We can't let our number one fan down, now can we???

Speaking of the little guy, he spent his Saturday afternoon being a model patient for an in-service at the clinic. And as you can see, it got off to a rough start! He was not happy with this lady AT ALL. It took one of his P.T.'s getting up there with him and it even took her about 20 minutes to get him calmed down.

He finally got relatively used to the situation, and started throwing the ball to therapists all over the room. He was liking that because they were all calling him and asking for the ball. He would call several of them by name and then throw the ball to them. He was eating up that attention, and they were all bragging to me how cute he was. Proud momma moment!

I have absolutely no idea if the woman accomplished what she wanted to with him, I was just glad he decided to stop fit-throwin' and enjoy himself!

Baby No More

I snapped this picture the other day and when I saw it on the computer the first thing that struck me was how I don't see my baby at all--it's all little boy in this picture! And I'm sure you're all noticing the "I am smiling, Mom. Hurry up and take the picture!" look on his face. I was lucky to get that out of him--he's still boycotting the camera. I've tried to go undercover and get a video of him singing and he's just too smart--he knows exactly when I turn it on it seems. Someday I'll catch him!

Soccer Pictures

Okay, so A LOT of soccer pictures! I just didn't know where to stop on the uploading! Clayton had so much fun, but he wore his helpers out . . .I didn't envy their job of moving him all over that little field! They had a hard time keeping up with the crowd of kids and then after "halftime" they decided to park him by the goal and just wait for a pass. It worked because during the first half, they had to help him kick the ball in, but his second goal was done COMPLETELY on his own! He got the pass and then kicked the ball with his left foot and it went directly in the net! YAY CLAYTON!

All the kids received a medal and a t-shirt for participating. It was hilarious to watch them all go up and get their picture made in front of the crowd. Thank goodness Clayton didn't get too shy in front of them!

Here he is getting pumped up for the big game--already thinking NO. 1!

HIGH FIVE!

And here's the goal he made all by himself!

And just another note on those little legs: his poor little shorts look more like kulots than actual shorts. (And he's had those for a couple of years!) Hmmm. Wonder who he gets that from?

Farewell Tour!

It looks like we will be doing one last concert on Sunday, May 18 (or at least the last concert with the original members). We'll be playing at 6:00 at Simon Park (located downtown), so if you've ever wanted to hear The Solid Rock Blues Commission, PLEASE, PLEASE COME! Pray for good weather and a nice-sized crowd! (And bring your own chair if you want a seat!)

Heidi's Class

This is the album we created in Heidi Swapp's class at the Scrap Etc. Event. I love Heidi, love her style, love her products, but this album was probably my least favorite project of the event. Mainly because I'm a practical kind of girl, and since I already have a journal and Memory Dock, this album really won't serve any purpose for me. Yes, it's artsier than a Memory Dock, but it's almost too delicate for practical use. I really like Heidi and listened to her lecture class intently--she always has some great insights on life in general, so it wasn't like the class was a complete waste . . .

On another note, the title of the album was originally supposed to be "To Your Heart Be True," but since the rubons she provided were HORRIBLE, it was impossible for me to get that many letters out of the package. So I stuck with a simpler title. Heidi assured everyone that the rubons were "new and improved" but everyone was having issues with them. That's my only complaint about her--you'd think since her name is on a product and so many people have ALWAYS had trouble with them, she would remedy the issue real fast-like . . .she needs to take some notes from Jenni Bowlin whose rubons were like butta! Someone asked Jenni why hers were so awesome as opposed to other brands and she said it was simple: MADE IN THE USA. Food for thought for sure!

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

First we lost Rod. Got him replaced with Mike T. Been practicing with him each week so that we could get back to where we were with Rod. Now this past week, Mike R. informed us that he is losing his job and accepted another one in Dallas. And then we get an email from Mike T. saying it's just too much on his plate to keep drumming for us. So we're back to square one basically. Me, Brian, and Charlie. I totally understand they gotta do what they gotta do, but I'm still sad about the whole situation. I'm just feeling so blah about the whole thing now. Do we start over? Do we quit? I have no idea, but I hate that we've practiced so long for basically nothing!