Getting ready for Christmas and getting back on a routine.

Christmas time is such a blessed time to remember the real reason for this season. Jesus is the reason we celebrate! One thing I am finding this year though is how to teach Andy that this season is about giving and not receiving. Yes, there will be presents for the boys but I don’t want that to be their focus.

I am also trying to start a routine with Zach in regards to when he eats, plays and sleeps. Yesterday he decided that anything goes and we stayed up until about 12:30 this morning. As tired as I am I still try to remember what a blessing he is in our lives and I just have to smile. Sometimes I just start to weep at all the blessings I have. God is so good to us!

We are heading to visit family over the Christmas break and I am a little nervous about all the things we need to pack to take with us. I really should be making myself a list so I don’t forget anything for baby Zach or any of the rest of my family for that matter.

This Saturday I will be celebrating my 11th wedding anniversary with the most wonderful man I know. Technically, we are going to celebrate on Friday but our day is Saturday. I am so excited because we are giving each other a house remodel project. By remodel I mean we are installing a new back door on the house and replacing the wood trim that the previous owners’ dogs chewed up. Eric has been wanting to replace that since we moved in 2 1/2 years ago. I wanted to replace the door because I am tired of Andy slamming it closed when he goes out and come in. It always makes the blinds close and it really has become annoying to me.

Well, I hear the wee babe crying so I will go and answer his call. Maybe next time I can have some pictures to put up to show how much he is growing.

Love, Stephany

Two children sure make things more difficult!

We still feel so blessed to have Zachary as part of our lives now.  He is now going on six weeks old and definitely growing.

Over November we had our family come down for Thanksgiving the weekend before the actual day.  We had a house full and enjoyed it for the most part.  My wonderful mother made pretty much the whole meal because for one I am not that great a cook and two Zach would not really give me the chance to do much but feed him and pump.  This was also a special Thanksgiving because my sister Sarah was here. On Monday after our get together she hoped on a plane to start her life in Hawaii.  We will miss her but know that no matter where she goes she will always be in God’s hands.  We pray that she will meet some really great Christian examples that live by their example.

Before that, my sister Sandy rode the train down with some ladies from her church to go shopping and to see baby Zach. Zach and I drove to the Ft. Worth Stockyards to go meet her for dinner.  The food was good and we had a great time together.  I need to ask her to get those pictures from the lady that came with her.

This last weekend we went to have our family pictures taken and also covered Zach’s one month picture.  I will add some pictures so you can see how big he is growing. 

I hope to blog a little more often and get to scrapping some again. I have so many ideas and they are just that, ideas. They can’t get done yet!

   

We had so many favorites that it was hard to decide which ones to purchase.  I absolutely love the picture where Andy is kissing his little brother.

Well that’s all I have time for now.  Hope you have a blessed day!

Love, Stephany

He is here...Zachary Alexander

God and Zachary decided that this past Wednesday night would be the time to arrive instead of waiting until November 3 for when things were all planned. I had my first contraction at 8:23pm as I was getting in the car at church to go home. Andrew and I made it home and when I got out of the car I think is when my water broke. I was in complete denial that anything was happening because I didn't know what a real contraction felt like. After getting Andrew straight to bed I took a shower and was still having contractions. They were coming about every two to three minutes by that point. At 9:30 I went ahead and called Eric to tell him to get home quick. Still not knowing that I was in labor I thought we could go to the hospital incase it might be false labor. Eric got home about 10:00 and we all jumped into the car (Andrew was really hard to wake back up) to go to the hospital. Eric asked if I wanted to go to the Mansfield hospital instead of where we were registered and I told him no. Even though I was in quite a bit of pain I still wanted something to go right.

Eric did a fantastic job driving and keeping his calm even though he was a wreck inside. The roads were wet and it was still raining. Made me a little nervous because we were running red lights left and right (as careful as possible). Only once did we almost get into a wreck but God spared us all (that was a major praise). My contractions were coming every 30 seconds to 1 minute by this point. We pulled into the ER and Eric ran in to tell them that his wife was in labor. They ran a wheelchair out to me and than started getting me into triage to check my status. I remember the lady saying "Oh, she is ready" and I was thinking "Oh my goodness, this is so painful". I was feeling the urge to push before we even got to the hospital but the staff continued to remind me not to push. Obviously that is easier said than done. The doctor got there just in time and I think once they told me I could take advantage of the urge to push it only took about 4 pushes and we heard Zach's cry.

Through God's grace and mercy I ended up having a VBAC without any meds. Praise God! I was fully prepared for a c-section and a much longer recovery. Eric told me that he got to actually see Zach being born which was something he didn't do with Andrew since Andrew was an emergency c-section. What a neat privilege.

We are all so excited to now have Zach as a physical part of our family now. He is such a sweetie pie. He weighed 7lbs. 14oz. and was 19 1/4 inches long.

I will write more later but wanted to get some pictures up as soon as things were somewhat calm. Here is our new bundle of joy and happiness.

Mommy and Zach.

Daddy and Zach.

Baby Zach.

Big brother Andrew and little brother Zach.

Mommy, after a wonderful shower and Zach .

Andrew waiting to take his little brother home.

Baby Zach ready to go home.

The whole new Stratton Family.

One more cute picture of the super cute brothers.

That's it for now but when things calm down even more I will try to update some more.

Love, Stephany

Time is going by so fast.

We have had a great weekend together as a family. Andy and Daddy worked on a class project which highlights Andy as the student of the week. It turned out really cute. Eric took lots of pictures of Andy today doing things that he loves and then we printed them off to glue to a poster board. Then Andy got to put stickers all over and color in with markers wherever he wanted.

Zach is still the mover he has been and I don’t know if I would change that. It helps me to know that he is okay. We only have just a little more time before he makes his entry into this world and a more physical part of our lives. We worked on getting his room almost completely ready. We are just waiting on the mattress that my mom will be bringing with her when she comes later this month.

I have been trying to volunteer my time to Andy’s teacher before Zach gets here because I know I will not have time for a while once he is here. I really like helping and I feel it is right up my alley.

I have a super awesome best friend. Shela has gone out of her way and is throwing me a baby shower tomorrow with some other friends. She is so kind and thoughtful of others. I really wish I had her gift of being lead by the Spirit so well. She is also such an encourager even when she herself is going through so much. I constantly pray I can be half as good a friend to her as she is to me. (No, I am not talking height wise. LOL, she’s taller than me by at least a foot)

Eric has been quite the rock for me this pregnancy. Although he has taken a few more cracks at me than the first time. I can’t say I blame him. His sense of humor is one of the things that can turn my gray days sunny. He is doing so much in trying to get us ready for Zach and keeping things going with Andy. He is the peacemaker in our house, especially on the days when Andy and I just can’t seem to get along.

I haven’t put any pictures up for a while so here are a few pictures:

Here is our super cool dude!

  Here is me bare foot and pregnant in the laundry room, lol. The irony is I went straight to the kitchen next to make breakfast.

Here is Andy with Perry the Puppy. This is our family gift to baby Zach. We made him at Build-a-Bear last weekend. We all added one heart each. We then let Andy take over and groom him, name him and bring him home. I will be adding a red bandana to Perry to kind of match the doggy in the nursery theme.

Have a great night and God bless, Stephany

It’s hard to believe…

That my time of pregnancy is almost over. Being in the third trimester I am pushing to get things accomplished before Zach gets here and then I become super tired and sore. We have been blessed by so many family and friends for the things we need that I can hardly contain myself with joy. The nursery is pretty much ready and now I just need to make sure the bags are packed and to-do lists are in order.

Andy is having so much fun and learning a ton of things in school. He loves his new teacher AND he has gotten himself a girlfriend. Her name is Samantha and she is so sweet. Andy gets extremely jealous of any other boys that try to “cut-in”. I think he sits by her at lunch every possible opportunity. On a more academic note: his reading has taken enormous strides and he is now reading (or trying to read) anything he lays his eyes on. Sometimes that is a good thing and other times it is bad. His writing is coming along pretty well and he is trying to sound things out phonetically instead of asking how to spell something. I think it is so cute the variations he comes up with. His memorization is incredible. He comes home spouting different rhymes or poems or songs his teacher uses in the class. I have even noticed this spilling into his memorization of scriptures. A few weeks ago Pastor Randy gave all the children’s parents a devotional to do with their kids that goes along with the lesson he teaches on Sunday morning. So far Andy know all three memory verses. I really am so very proud of Andy. He really is a swell little guy.

Eric is so awesome. He has been my rock to get through this pregnancy. He does so much for us that I just can’t fathom how he has so much time and energy. He takes such great care of his family. I am truly a very lucky woman, indeed.

Have a great night, Stephany

Getting Some Scrapping Time

With Andrew in school now and all the chores completed yesterday I was able to go to the gym, workout, take a shower (without interruptions) and scrap. Yes, I said it! I got to scrap! I have so many to show that I am going to try and put them in this post. I have completed through day four of our Disney trip last December. I want to thank all the designers of the kits and misc. items I used. There are way to many to remember right now. But alas, here are our pictures thus far (I will put them in photo albums by days and go ahead and start with day one again):

Day One:

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Day Two:

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Day Three: (I am missing some layouts here but I will add them later)

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Day Four:

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That’s it for now. I am kind of tapped and think I will grab a bit to eat and then lay down for a nap before I need to pick up my little kindergartner. Hope you enjoy the layouts!

Stephany

First Day of Kindergarten

Well today was our first day in Kindergarten and Andrew couldn’t have been more happy to start. Eric and I drove him to school, took some pictures (we actually got one with Mrs. Roos his teacher which I didn’t expect), then gave hugs and kisses and headed out. He didn’t even yell or cry for us to come back or anything. I guess I didn’t expect any crying because he did do preschool last year to prep him. When I went to pick him up he seemed happy. He said he had a great day and that he liked his teacher. I pray they get along all year. He stayed on green the whole day on the behavior chart and I am so proud. I also pray he desires to stay on green the whole year too. I am praying that he makes some really close friends that are good influences on him. I think I may walk him into class tomorrow and then join the drop off/pick up gang from then on.

I had lots on my to do list that I came home to start immediately. I got all the tile floor mopped, all of the 0 to 6 month baby clothes washed and put away, digiscrapped a little, had lunch with Eric and even had dinner on the table on time.

Praying that tomorrow is just as good as today,

Stephany

We met the teacher last night

To say that things were chaotic last night at the Meet the Teacher night would be an understatement. It was crowded, there was little to no a/c and there was a LOT of information that needed to be told to the parents. Kids were getting restless five minutes into the information session in the cafeteria. When we were finally released to go to the room and meet the teacher everyone wanted to speak to the teacher at once and the room was very packed. Did I say that they had little to no a/c? I am a furnace as it is but when packed in like sardines I get downright cranky. I am not a fan of sweating unless I am working out and only then because it seems to happen too easily. We brought our school supplies with us last night so we wouldn’t have to bring them on the first day of school. Thankfully, Eric championed the effort to sort them and put them in their appropriate places for the class. I got to fill out paperwork with the promise of filling out more paperwork before we return on Monday. I stood in line for what seemed like forever with sweat beading up on my face just to ask one question.

Mrs. Roos seems very nice but with a strictness about her that I think Andrew will do well under. I am really praying that Andrew will learn how to make friends and be a good friend in return. There are lots of opportunities in his class and I don’t think any of his playgroup friends or preschool friends ended up in his class.

I am looking forward to next week but sadly enough I don’t really know if I will be one of those moms that cry sending her baby to school. I love him lots but I think we both need this break from each other to learn to appreciate each other more.

Last night I also stayed up late because I had many things on my mind. One of which being the organizing of baby clothes. We have been so blessed to receive many hand-me-downs and now I am trying to figure out how to organize them to where nothing will go to waste and not be used, including socks. I think next week I will start washing all the clothes and putting them in their final place until Zachary is here and gets to wear them. I have plans to 1. Organize, wash and put away the clothes; 2. Do some sewing on the curtains to add some length; 3. Repaint a shelf to more so match the theme of the room; 4. Try to get all the extra Wexford and Prescott glass sold and out of the house; 5. Work on scrapping some Thank-you cards for all the people who have blessed us with things for Zachary; and the list goes on… Little by little we will be ready for this little guy to make his presence known in early November.

I need to get ready for the day now so ttfn!

Stephany

Got a call from the Doctor’s office

yesterday and at first I was a little worried. But I have more great news, I don’t have gestational diabetes. The call was to tell me that I am really anemic. Baby Zach is taking almost all my iron and now I am on iron supplements. I was reminded that Andrew did the same thing but not quite to this extent. I was anemic with Andrew but not so bad that I had to take more supplements.

As I am typing right now Zach is moving all about. I told Eric today that I think the reason I have not really been worried during the placenta previa was because I could feel Zach moving so much. I do get a little antsy when I realize he has not moved much in the day. That doesn’t happen often thank the Lord. Today was my first day back to the gym since about March or April. It was really hard for me and I felt like I wasn’t doing much at all. I just did 30 min on the odd elliptical machine thingy and I was wiped out. But I felt good having gone and look forward to going more even if it is only 30 minutes at a time.

Andrew and I are having a good day today. After we went to the gym we came home for me to change and then went to see Horton Hears A Who. One of the local churches were offering free movies, popcorn and water (and might I add air conditioning) every Wednesday. Andrew and I got to go today and last week. With school starting next week the movies have come to an end though.

Until next time, Stephany

Update

Well, I had my appt today and the sonogram showed that the placenta has indeed moved up and out of harms way in regards to the placenta previa. I also did my diabetes testing and I hope not to get a phone call. Getting a phone call means that I have gest. diabetes and not getting a call means I don’t.

During the sonogram we got a great look at Zachary’s face. We even got to see him moving his mouth from open to shut. That really was such a sweet thing. I wish I had a picture of it. He is measuring 15 inches long and 2 lbs. 12 oz. Everything looks very healthy as far as we can tell. We are now moving into the every two week appts. and that just helps me to know that it is almost over and we will have a new bundle of joy in our arms soon.

Andrew got so spend the day with his friends and had a really good time. He never wants to leave their house (I can’t blame him, it is so warm and filled with love and very inviting). He also got to go swimming today for the first time without mommy there to watch his every move. That made me a little nervous but I completely trust my best friend Shela and she would not let any harm come his way just like her own daughters.

That’s all the good news for now. Now we are just waiting a few days more this week and we get to meet Andrew’s teacher for kindergarten. I will update then too if I get the chance. My organizing and nesting is kicking in and I am trying to start getting the nursery ready and all the clothes in some order. We have been truly blessed by all the clothing donations that we will not need to buy anything for Zachary until 2 years. Woo-hoo!

God bless and have a great day!

Stephany

Time’s Up…Sort of

After a little more than eight weeks we finally get to find out tomorrow if things are okay with the placenta. I am also going to do the diabetes testing as well. This has definitely been a little harder than my first pregnancy. It is really hard to get a good night’s sleep and I am tired of the couch. But that is the only place I can really find somewhat comfortable rest.

We are starting this week to also get into a routine for Andrew starting kindergarten in one week. We are going to try getting up and ready by 7:30am every morning. I need to get myself into this routine to help Andrew transition. We get to meet his teacher on Thursday and are really looking forward to it. I know I am really praying that Andrew can make a close friend to grow up with. Through out his 5 years of life he has had good friends but I would like for him to experience the gift of a true best friend. I pray that he will learn to be that kind of friend too.

I should have some news tomorrow after my appt. Talk to you then.

Stephany

God Is So Good…

I can not thank God enough for ALL the blessings in my life. We are still two weeks away from finding out anything about the placenta placement but I have a perfect peace. Zachary moves around a lot and that helps me to know and feel that he is okay. The temperature is rising again after a week of lower temps and lots of rain (yeah for the free watering and fertilizing of our yard), but God is helping me to find ways of staying cool. We got to go see a Texas Rangers baseball game this past Sunday thanks to our friend Karen and yea, they won! Andrew’s reading is coming along really well. He loves to read and be read to.

We went swimming today and he remembered what I taught him about swimming and did awesome. He still needs lots of practice but he can actually swim small distances. We are three weeks away from school starting for Andy. There is more excitement and anticipation the sadness.

That’s all for now but I hope to pop in soon!

Stephany

Lots of reading time…

Over this past month I have been taking Andrew to reading time at the library on a weekly basis. Every time we have loaded up on books to bring home and read together. Over the past three weeks I have probably read about 125 books to Andrew and the reading continues. He loves our reading time and I am enjoying doing that with him. Since we are still waiting to find out how the placenta is doing in this pregnancy I don’t want to over do anything. Reading with Andrew is ‘relatively’ calm.

We are also only one month away from Andrew starting kindergarten. He seems to be really excited, as are we for him. We bought his backpack and lunch box last weekend. Now that the school has the supply list up we are collecting supplies for his first day, or whenever he has to bring the supplies by. I realize the need for us to start changing our morning routine so Andrew will be ready when he has to be at school by 8:00. Right now it takes him about 2 hours to complete his morning responsibilities (wake up & go potty, brush teeth, get dressed, and make bed). I don’t believe we are asking him to do too much for it to take 2 hours. And then I need to start planning our breakfasts to where he has a good start to his day. I don’t even know of good lunch ideas and whether or not I should make that the day before or the morning of.

Baby Zachary is moving around quite a bit now and it is so wonderful to feel if not very distracting at times. I still have not found a very comfortable way to sleep and that is really getting me down. I try to sleep on my side but end up more on my back than I should be. I have been sleeping on the couch in hopes of trying to elevate my head and upper body enough that laying on my back would not be a problem but I still slouch down enough that it probably still is not a good thing. The weeks seems to being going by so fast but I still feel that the next 3 1/2 months are going to drag by. I haven’t really had any specific cravings either but Eric has, lol. He said that with Andrew I always had to have ice cream every night. But now that we are doing this again I realize that the ice cream craving is really Eric’s and I am just happy to oblige him.

That’s all I can think of for now so I hope you are having a week and I will try to keep up more often. Here are some pictures of Andrew and me feeling Zachary moving.

 

And one of Andrew being silly (which he loves to do).

Stephany

Well Another 4 Weeks Have Passed.

Eric and I went to see the Dr. yesterday to do the monthly check up on baby Zachary. The heart beat was around 140 to 150 and Zachary was even moving around a little while we were there. Eric and I actually got to talk with the Dr. this time and did not get constantly interrupted by Andrew. My best friend Shela was so kind in watching him yesterday even though she had such a busy day. I am so thankful for her in my life! I wish I could be near as good a friend as she is to me. Eric and I go back to the Dr. in another 4 1/2 weeks for another sonogram and also for the glucose testing (I am so looking forward to drinking the orange sugary sweetness). We will hopefully find out then if the placenta has moved or is moving. Apparently on our last sonogram it was completely covering the cervix. Oh well, God knows what is going on and has definitely given me much peace about everything.

Zachary is starting to make a point of saying Hi to me way too early in the morning but right now I am loving it because I love feeling him move. I had forgotten how hard pregnancy is when you get to the later months. I have really been having trouble with back pain and try my hardest not to take too much Tylenol for it. Eric laughed at me yesterday when we were at the doctors office. I saw another pregnant woman and her ankles were all but gone. I looked down at my ankles and started to pray that I wouldn’t lose my ankles completely. She, of course, was a little further along than I so I probably will lose most of my ankles by the time all is said and done.

Well, Andrew and I are off to go to our Moms Club meeting toady. We haven’t had the chance to make it in a few months and look forward to seeing some of the other mommies in the group with their children. Have a great day and we will try to do the same.

Stephany

Why is it we have…

Some days that are good (like yesterday) and some days that are not so good? Andy did really well listening to me and being respectful yesterday and then today we have our best friends over and its the complete opposite with him. He had I don’t know how many temper tantrums, continued to tattle tale after being told to work it out, and even lied to me to get someone else in trouble. Its like he wants to earn some privileges back and then changes his mind or forgets. I know that these days will pass. Some things will get easier but others will be replaced with new challenges.

I feel like I am rambling. I think I should just go and take a brief nap and see if that clears my head. I want to remain calm but sometimes it is so hard.

Stephany

Just doing a little test.

I added Windows live writer to my home Desktop computer and I want to double check that I can add pictures to my blog from my computer.

Here are a few lo’s I got finished recently from our Disney trip last December.

 

I guess it is pretty easy like the old version. Enjoy and I will be back soon to journal more about our lives.

Stephany

I really should journal more!

I have so many thoughts during the day and I wish I could remember them on a permanent basis. But I can’t! Over the past three weeks my emotions have gone in so many directions. We still do not know anything yet in regards to the placenta previa but God has really brought me peace about it because it does not take up all my thoughts anymore. I know that God is in control and I don’t have anything to worry about that He can’t take care of.

Now my thoughts are overrun with creatively disciplining our five year old son. He really is such a sweet boy and we are trying so hard to show him our love for him and how he should love others in return but it feels like, at times, that we get a void return. Yesterday we had had enough and finally took all of his toys away. He does not get any tv or computer time either. He basically has his books, a notebook, one crayon and one pen. Last night we ended up playing I Spy for about an hour and a half and actually laughed really hard in the process. We are trying to get to the bottom of why he has been so disrespectful and disobedient to us. I know that I need to commit to more prayer on my part and learn not to raise my voice to him. I do not care for yelling and it seems like lately that’s all I have been doing. Well that and repeating myself too many times. We are so blessed to have him in our family and I hope that he will understand soon or in the near future how much we love him.

Another thing that has been circulating in my head has been praying to feel little Zachary move more. Wouldn’t you know that God answered that prayer pretty quickly. Zachary is a little mover and shaker. I have even seen him moving and that is just so cool. I think feeling him and seeing him move around more is something that has helped me realize that everything is okay.

I went ahead and put Windows Live Writer on my home desktop and hope now that I will be able to journal a little about our days more often.

Stephany

It's going to be a........

BOY! Yea, we are so excited! I would have liked a girl and my family would have really liked a girl but we are so happy that it is a boy. We have the first name of Zachary (don't know about the spelling yet) picked out but not sure on the middle name. Andrew did really well at the sonogram. He sure becomes even more of a chatter box when doctors and nurses are trying to talk. Zachary had a strong heartbeat at 151 and moved around a lot! The sono tech coded the gender for us so we could be the ones to tell Andrew whether he was getting a brother or sister. When she was viewing the gender she circled one thing and said "This is the umbilical cord" and then she circled another thing and said "and this is NOT an umbilical cord". That had me laughing so hard. It was fun taking Andrew with us to find out and he was really excited when he found out it was a boy. I think he would have been just as excited had it been a girl too though. He is so ready to be a big brother, he can hardly wait.

When we went in to see the doctor we found out that the placenta is covering my cervix and also my old c-section scar. This can become quite a serious problem if the placenta does not move. We are praying, and ask you to do the same, that the placenta moves and does not grow into the old scar tissue.

Well, that's all for now. I can't think of any better news to share! Have a great day!

Stephany

Well...Lots of changes here...

The big news is WE ARE EXPECTING a baby in November, yea! We are all so excited and still don't know if we are having a boy or girl. Andrew seems really excited to be getting a new brother or sister but he is acting really cranky lately. Very whiney and generally grumpy. I don't really know what to do. Eric and I are trying to do everything we can to let Andrew know that he is still #1 in our books. We love him so much. We moved his room to the bigger of the two guest rooms and got him new bedroom furniture and room decor. He now has a Disney Cars themed room. It looks really cool.

School is out as of this Thursday for Andrew and this starts summer for us. I don't really have a lot planned for us except to hit our wonderful friends up for some swim time. He is learning really well how to swim when he focuses but those moments are few it seems. We are going to try our best to stay cool!

That's all I can think of right now even though I am sure there has been other going ons. I am still trying to scrap our Disney trip from December but that is a super slow process. For almost two months I have not done much on the computer except check email. I do feel better enough to start again on some scrapping though.

Love, Stephany

Blog Changes

Pardon the mess. I am trying to change up my background and header. Things are going well for us and we are looking forward to the changes ahead of us this year.
Stephany

We are now without training wheels...

Woo-hoo. Andy no longer needs training wheels and he is super fast. Friday we spent at the school he is starting in the fall and just let him ride in the grass. He just took right off and only had a couple of frustrating moments. I got some pictures of him that I can't wait to scrap but lately I haven't felt like being on the computer. I did finish Day two of Disney though and hopefully this week I will be able to post them and start on Day Three as well. We are so very proud of Andy for not giving up on the whole bike thing. It is hard to get him off his bike now unless you mention dessert, lol. Anyway, that is all from the Stratton's for now.

Stephany

Still Here...

I am still here even though I have not blogged in a little while. I am working on finishing up Day 2 from our Disney trip. Also, there have just been a lot of things going on in our lives and I don't have the time right now to share. Hope you are all well!

Love,

Stephany

My Husband is the GREATEST...

On Wednesday of last week I was downloading some freebies and got caught with a horrible virus. We realized that even though we thought the computer was protected with antivirus software, it actually was not. Needless to say after doing so many things to try and rid the computer of the virus and being unsuccessful he had to use our recovery disks which were not updated from march of '07. Ooh well, it really made me realize that this stuff is just that, stuff. My husband did not just stop with restoring the computer to it 2007 settings, he got most all of my programs back on and running for me. I am supposed to be scrapping right now but I just had to brag on my man. Anyway, watch out for Spyware Protect 2009. That is the bug that got into our computer and totally messed up our computer registry.

Have a great night and happy scrapping,

Stephany

Disney Vacation LO's for Day One - Done

At least until my photo cd gets here from our photo pass.

LO's 1 & 2. Template by Andrea Gold
Kit - Dreamin by Nicole of Digi-Designs
Font: Complete In Him

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LO's 3 & 4. Templates by Andrea Gold
Kit: A Space Story  by Lisa Minor
Font: Smiley Monster

4.

LO's 5 & 6. Template for 5 by Andrea Gold and no template for 6
Kit Ella in Blue by Lisa Minor
Font: Complete In Him

6.

LO's 7 & 8. Templates and Kit - A Space Story by Lisa Minor
Font: Tracy

8.

LO's 9 & 10. Templates by Lisa Minor
Papers by Seebees Freebies
Mickey Sticker Head by Andrea (Clubhouse Mini)
Font: My Own Topher and Andy

10.

LO's 11 & 12.  Template for 11 by Lisa Minor and Template for 12 by Mandagirl
Kit by Andrea (Clubhouse Mini) (Colored buttons by me)
Font: Complete In Him

12.

13. Template by mandagirl
Say Cheese Frame and Souven-Ears WA from Seebee’s Freebies
Papers and elements from Lisa Minor’s The Big Cheese Kit
Font: Brianne’s Hand

 

If I have left anyone out of the credits so far I am sorry and I thank you for your wonderful designs.

Today Andy and I are playing school. Right now I have him doing worksheets. He is on his third and saying he is done.  He really has done a great job of listening to me while we play school. I got him ready to take to preschool this morning and when we got there we were told that we would probably be getting a call in one hour to come and pick him up for early school closing. There is the possibility of ice on the roads and since we Texans do not know how to drive on ice than they prefer people to stay off of them. So, we are trying to stay warm inside our home but I really need to get some groceries. That will be an errand here soon before getting dinner started.

That's all I have for now so have a great day and God bless each and every one of you!

Stephany

Just popping in...

Just thought I would drop a line on our blog to say that we are all doing well and I am trying to get the scrapping bug again. Tomorrow night I get to go to my church for a craft night and I hope to start finishing up some of the Disney lo's that I started. I am only on the first day but I already have about 10 lo's started and I am not done with the first day. It is really hard to decide which pictures NOT to include. They are all so much fun!

Right now I am trying to transfer most to all of my digital scrapbooking material to my new Western Digital My Book. I got it for Christmas from my wonderful MIL along with Photoshop Elements 7. I still haven't had the chance to open that up and start playing. One thing at a time though. I am also working on laundry so my boys and I can have clean clothes to wear. I did get some lo's done that I would like to share. I used a lot of different kits, elements and templates from different designers that I would like to just say think you so much. If you would like to know who made what please leave me a comment and I will try to get back with you in a timely fashion. Have fun looking:

    That's it for now but I hope to start sharing our Disney LO's soon.

Have a great day and God Bless you all!

Stephany