New Imaginations!!

So excited to get something in the mail yesterday.  I finally made the leap and got the imagine.  I have not really played with it yet however tomorrow will be my first day at home with out the kiddos.  I miss them while they are at school but I am looking forward to having some uninterrupted craft time.  My goal is to finish the baby book for my friend and do some cuts for my aunt in law.  If those two things get done tomorrow then I will be very excited. 

The other night my hubby made me go play in my scrap room!!!  I really spend a lot of time looking and watching all the great stuff the other bloggers put out there.  He told me if I am going to have all that stuff I need to use it.  I am thankful for  a man who supports my addiction and makes me scrap.  He really is understanding and self sacrificing for me.  He does a lot that I don't thank him enough for. 

God has been really good to me.  He is teaching me new stuff and reminding me of past lessons.  I get a lot of spiritual encouragement from www.reviveourhearts.com Nancy Leigh DeMoss is a wonderful ladies Bible teacher.  Today she had guest one with her that talked about self doubt.  It was a real blessing that opened my eyes about somethings.  So just passing this along if you want to check it out.

Wish me good product scrapping tomorrow.

Whats up with that?!

I caved and gave in to the deep and denied desire for the imagine.  I was a little mad at the orginial price when it premired on HSN.  So I was going to "boycott" it.  But as I suspected the price went down and I caved.  Actually I purchased it from ebay for less than I paid for my expression on black friday.  WHATS UP WITH THAT?  I guess it was meant to be.  I have been watching videos of projects and I am getting excited to get it.  I am still eyeing the silhouette.  I wish cricut would come out with a cartridge that would do the cursive hand writing like i see on some of nichole magourik's layouts.  I love her stuff she is very talented.   I saw that SCAL v.2 was like 500.00 on ebay kinda makes wish I would have bought it when I first heard about it.  I understand provo crafts rights and all but I wish they would come up with a way you could cut true fonts and svgs.  In my opinion having that would help them corner the market, because they would be offering the best of both worlds.  Maybe we will see that with the new cricut craftroom program. 

Well the kids go back to school next Wednesday.  I am kind of looking forward to some real crafting time before I start school at the end of the month.  So I hope to be posting some projects soon.  Enjoy your day.

Beth

They are Listening!!!!

I love those monents when we can teach our children without a lot of hopla.  Tonight we went to eat after church and we had one of those monents.  My son told me that he liked the song that was playing in the resturant.  It was not the type of music we listen to or want our children to listen to, Sooo, I explained that this was not the kind of song we need to like or listen to.  I was actually able to use the explaination that he had heard his dad give that day in a Bible lesson at our day camp.  I could tell that he was processing the discussion that we were having.  He has such a tender heart and spirit and is very teachable.  MY SWEET BOY!  Well the conversation topic changed, and we had moved on.  However, a few minutes later my daughter was sing and dancing a little to another song that was not what we would listen to. That is when, My Little Man said, "Gracie we aren't supposed to sing or listen to that song".   It was then I knew that he had really heard me. 

I love the summer and I hate to see it go, but I must say that I am gettig so excited that fall is around the corner.  I love everything fall!!!  School supplies, football, cool days, and most of all the changing leaves.  We live in the mountains of southwest Virginia and autumn here is breath taking.  Fall has always been my favorite time of the year.  So come on Fall I am waiting!!!