Journaling reads: Every other year we spend Thanksgiving with my daughter, Jessica, and her family in Ohio. The other years we spend with Mark's daughter, Jenifer. Usually my daughter, Elisabeth, and her family are spending the week with Brad's family in WV, but they come on Friday to share...

Journaling reads: It’s hard for me to wrap my head around how quickly the years have passed; to realize my grandbabies are no longer babies! 11/6/24

Right Sunday we all stayed home and listened to Bobby’s message and then met Joann at Julia’s Mexican Restaurant for lunch. In the afternoon Michael and I walked the dogs. Mark had to lay down with a headache. We played lots of Rummikub in the afternoon and evenings. On Monday we got up early...

Alabama 2024 Left We left the house at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 17th. Since I-40 was closed from the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in September we had to find a new route to take. We decided to take I-85 south to the bypass around Atlanta, I-285, hoping to miss Atlanta traffic...

Alabama 2024 Left We left the house at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 17th. Since I-40 was closed from the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in September we had to find a new route to take. We decided to take I-85 south to the bypass around Atlanta, I-285, hoping to miss Atlanta traffic...

According to my Daily Almanac Newsletter, today, September 8, 2024 is Grandparents' Day. Everyday they share a quote, poem, etc. Today's quote was the inspiration for this layout. Quote reads: Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. —Alex Haley, American...

Done for the August ATC Member Challenge with Anne-Marie found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/atc-challenge-august-2024.40318/ Journaling reads: With the help of the diabetes medicine, O-Zempic, Mark has been able to lower his A1C to 6.1 and has lost about 20 lbs. He no longer...

Done for the One Word Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-1-one-word.40231/ I love the summer only because it gives me a chance to hang out with my daughter more. Ilene even got to be with us a couple of times, too! Soon school will be back in...

Journaling reads: Elisabeth, not quite 2 years old, greets her new baby brother with a sweet kiss. 6/25/85

ArtPlay Palette Relative by Anna Aspnes MultiMedia Uncanny No 1 by Anna Aspnes Family WordART Mix No 4 by Anna Aspnes FotoBlendz Overlays No 22 by Anna Aspnes Tribute to my parents thanks for looking

Oh, I loved using this techniques. The items listed in the credits below were used to distress the photo which was a pristine B&W! Beyond the photo effects no special techniques were used.

There are no special techniques here. I flipped the template horizontally and did a vertical large title rather than a diagonal horizontal one.

Done for the Seasonal Challenge #5 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/may-challenge-5-seasonal.39664/ Journaling reads: My favorite summer memory is anytime I get to spend time with my family! We try to gather sometime around the Memorial Day weekend. Last year we also...

A myth is a sacred, paradigmatic story symbolizing a particular group's beliefs and values. It therefore expresses what it means to be a member of that group. A second meaning is something that just isn’t true. Both meanings apply to the commonly held belief that the Pilgrims of the Mayflower...

William Claiborne accompanied Governor Sir Francis Wyatt and arrived in Virginia Colony in October 1621 aboard the George as the official surveyor for the Colony. Jamestown was only 14-years old, and Virginia was mostly still wilderness. About 5 months later, on 22 Mar 1621, the Powhatan...

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