:friday: Hello from cloudy and cool New Jersey! I miss the sun but am glad that the heat and humidity aren't as intense. We kept the ACs off all day and it was lovely. Fantastic to sleep with the window open and not listening to the AC unit click on and off. I had a great day yesterday! It was...

Sorry I had to post before I got to Tracy (and proofread that but isn't as important as Tracy is :) ) OMG!!!!!!!! I imagine that on AK highways, you are not puttering along at 50 mph. And then the mess with the truck and the extra hours in the car... Yikes. I am glad that you made it home in...

Doesn't it make you happy when you love your job? Is Belle teaching VBS or does she have her regular school kids for the summer? Nope, that decision is one of the hardest we make as animal lovers. And it never gets easier. :( Good luck with the phone and photos. It's easy to do that with Android...

The heat wave broke and the temps will be much cooler than yesterday. Today is in the upper 70s, maybe 80° and tomorrow will be around 70°. Isn't that bonkers? I was inside pretty much the entire day yesterday so I didn't feel the heat all that much. I checked on the plants in the buckets...

I remember listening to Casey Kassem too! I love the way you connected your love of music through the years to that awesome feeling of peace and rest!

I love the peaceful vibe of your photo and that cute raccoon agrees with me :D

I agree, that sounds just calms me down so much! Beautiful page! I can see why you wanted to reuse the WA! I love the keyboards too. Thank you for playing!

Yes!!! What a greta page, great quote-- (I am leaving my typo in there on purpose!) The yellow paint and clustering are awesome, it has a strong, assertive, yet feminine feel to it.

One of my favorite things is to listen to running water, it is 100% calming to me. I love that you used the fountain to represent that peace. The soft pinks just add to the serenity of the page. Awesome quote/word art too! ♥

Water is supremely soothing and calming. I love that you used a water element to convey that!

YES!!! So glad that you took a good look at your page and recreated it in your own style. The sense of disconnect to your OG page made you feel unsettled and now you made something that made you feel at peace. Just FAB!!!

I am glad that looking at your pages again helped!

The colors you used are so soft and feel truly restful. The design has wonderful balance and centeredness!

I love the soft watercolor flowers here!

That technique worked so well, I love the pale tones of the page!

Such a beautiful way to remember your father. :hug3:

Thank you, I loved the imagery of the lightbulbs and was thrilled how well it worked for this month's theme.♥ Sometimes just throwing stuff on a paper is the best way to get going.

Thank you so much-- she knows how much all of the Ooos support her and it means a lot. My friend who is moving is having a garage sale in 2 weeks and if there is anything leftover, I am going to ask her if I can take it. Plus I know there are more than those two shelves in the attic, I just...

yup, feeling hot hot hot. We got to 95° yesterday, which might be a record for here. Newark NJ broke records the day before. Once you are over 90 and the extreme humidity, actual degrees don't make much of a difference. I was able to finish all of the cleaning I had to do for my friend. I...

I was hoping that Haymitch was going to show up in this one but then I realized he couldn't yet. Or if he does, he won't be Haymitch the Mentor. I am excited to get Book 2 now! If that isn't the full truth of it....