Planning...

what to take on a scrap retreat is not as easy as I thought it would be! I want to take everything in case I forget something really important, and its not like I can pop home and get it! I'm guessing I will have a number of half done layouts done at camp and finish them when I get home. I do know that the March issue of Creating Keepsakes is coming with me - the article called Finish 5 Projects Today - get more pages and cards done with Easy Patterns - looks so cool this month. The concept is to create multiple projects with just a handful of supplies. Its probably very easy in theory - lol!
My niece has come for a visit. She lives in Perth Australia - my oldest sister having jumped the ditch nearly 10 years ago - check out his layout I did awhile back of her leaving - Tina is standing in front of her mother - and thats the last time I seen her...until she walked through the airport gate last night! OMG hasn't she grown up!? Her and Ashleigh have been making plans since the laid eyes on each other. Donna's 2 girls and Ashleigh were so close growing up, it was really difficult for Ash when Donna left. They have 2 weeks now to catch up. Mum I think was the most emotional - she last seen Tina 7 years ago! I don't begrudge Donna leaving for a better life - but I just wished she had of gone somewhere a little closer. 10 years is far to long! Okay my sneaky peeks from a week or so back have been published in a fabulous online EZine put together by Scrapbook Outlet. It was a big thing for me when I was asked, no one had ever asked me to do that before so I'm talking major confidence boost and head swell - trust me I'm really hard to live with now - lol!AND finally tonight I'm the proud owner of this totally awesome book I just love how adventurous it is. This book has opened a whole new world for me I am a font lover from way back and a huge huge fan now of dingbats (thank you Mz Renfree - her fault - lol) so this book is just perfectly perfect in every way.