Saturday, June 21, 2025 After going to bed by 9:30 last night I was awake at 5:00! Went to the bathroom and tried to go back to sleep but only cat napped a bit. Ilene was up at 7:30, so we started packing and loading up the car and cleaning up the room. At 8:30 we headed across the street for...

Joy and Company decided to take I-77 instead of 220, so we didn’t see them again after we left the roadside market in the morning. Ilene and I stopped at Rocky Mount, VA at 3:30 to eat and use the bathroom. We were hoping to eat at KFC again, but their lobby was close for some reason, so we...

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Done for the WordArt Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/june-challenge-1-wordart.42192/ Who Am I? Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth would care to know my name? Would care to feel my hurt? Who am I, that the bright and morning star would choose to light the...

Week 4 AJ challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/june-art-journaling-challenge-week-4-rest-peacefulness.42335/ Journaling reads: The lyrics to the chorus of this song kept repeating itself when I thought about the challenge this week. Praise belongs to the Lord for the...

Thursday, June 19, 2025 Up at 6:30 for the potty. Laid back down since Ilene was still sleeping but never did go back to sleep. I needed to take some Tylenol when I was up, but didn’t and was too lazy to get back up but finally had to at 7:30. Ilene woke up then. Not sure what, if any, the...

We didn’t wait on Joy and Company to go to breakfast. We went at 9 and ate on their patio. The weather was so nice we asked one of the workers if we could just sit and enjoy the weather. He said we could sit there all day as far as he was concerned! Joy and Company arrived to eat between...

Friday, June 20, 2025 Awake at 6:30 and up at 7:00. Ilene and I listened to our devotions as she did her feet treatment. Then we showered and went to breakfast. We all left the hotel to do the yard sales. But when the first couple were duds, Joy and Company parted ways with us. We found a...

It has been a wonderful week. We did more relaxing this trip, but we still were busy. I’m looking forward to sleeping in my own bed again, but sure dreading that trip! According to Google Maps Timeline, we traveled 71.6 miles today.

Journaling reads: Monday, June 16, 2025 Up at 6:23 this morning. Put a small load of laundry in of mine so I would have a clean gown for our trip to PA. While that was working I gathered the rest of the toiletries and other items I had not yet packed to take on the trip. Ilene called at 9:00...

Journaling reads: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Woke up at 6:20 a.m. with a headache. Got up to use the bathroom and took some Tylenol and went back to bed. Next thing I knew, it was 7:40 and someone was calling Ilene’s phone 3 times only to be a wrong number! By that time we were both awake. I...

Journaling reads: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 I was up sick (IBS) to my stomach 3 times through the night….2:00, 3:00, 3:30. Didn’t sleep very well after that. Got up at 7:30 to get ready for breakfast across the street at The Speckled Hen. The Carriage House provides $8 vouchers for breakfast...

Journaling reads: On the way back to the hotel it began to rain. Ilene snacked while we played Qwirkle. Rita joined us later. After a couple of games with Rita we took a break to watch the news about the Iranian and Israeli conflict brewing in the Middle East. Everyone else came to our room...

Oscraps Birthday Party Challenge 1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/day-1-june-7-music-inspiration-challenge.42249/ Journaling reads: I turned 19 in 1974. Here are some more fun facts from 1974: Political: Richard Nixon resigned as president due to the Watergate scandal...

The process ... started with a solid paper and picked two artsy transfers and a card to build my background. Used a photo mask to blend my photo, trying to align it with the background. Placed my cluster and added a few elements. The word art came next, added a stroke to the "happy" word...

Doggy cuteness overload! I loved to use some old and never used photos. My Best Friend by et designs This mini kit will be available for free during the Oscraps Birthday Sale with any purchase of $15 or more in her shop

Week 3 is found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/june-aj-week-3-rest-peacefulness.42305/ Journaling reads: My favorite activity, aside from scrapbooking, is reading and studying God’s word. I get lost in time...when I stop and take the time...as I read and begin looking up...