Soul Notes

Yes, I know. Definitely not a Van Gogh.

But it is what it is.

A Box Full.........

Photos........On a rainy day, there's not much I'd rather do than browse through old photos. As I look through stack and stacks, I see the tapestry of my life. I am usually smiling and have occasional tears. But mostly, just gratefulness for the people that have been sewn into my memories, my life.

In this particular box, there were photos of Pat Boone (top right), and of course, his biggest fans...my mom and Jean Randle. I love the picture (right bottom) of the KNUZ car that had some to welcome and have an interview with Pat right there on the tarmac at Houston International.

Top left is a photo of my mom hugging Cecil Price. My mom loved kids.

Far left is Nan Davis (Noles) on our driveway on Belcrest. She loves kids, too. She is still involved with the children's ministy at Impact. I love Nan. I had many firsts with Nan. The most memorable was my first ride in a convertible. Going 70 MPH down I-10. What a blast!!

Bottom left is my dad. John Goodnight. I loved the way my dad said his name. Confident. Friendly.

Bottom is my dear little Laurie Ann Wilson. Laurie Ann now has a beautiful daughter, named Bailey, that looks like Julia Roberts. No kidding. Laurie also has a dog named Barnum.....get it? Barnum and Bailey. Cute!

Top right is my mom, with a scarf around her head in the early 50's style. She is in front of her new range. I love this picture!!

In the middle is me. I was 6 and experiencing my first snowfall of any consequence, in Houston. We (Lou Ann, Laurie Ruth, and my brothers) built a snowman. I'm standing in front of my parent's Mercury. I cried all the way to Downtown Houston,( in the floorboard of the front seat) because we were going to trade it in on a 1960 Pontiac Ventura. I loved that Mercury.

Now, to organize them so I can scrapboook.

Please help me raise money for Breast Cancer

I will be leaving this at the top.
Please scroll down to see my post.

Don't let Cancer Steal 2nd Base Charity Crop
When: October 19, 2009- October 25th, 2009
Where: Live Imagine Create
What you can do to help: Sponsor me in this crop with a one time sponsor fee and/or
donate a set amount of money per Layout that I complete during the week. (ie David
is donating $1 /Layout)

The charity you will be supporting is the Kommah Seray Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation. If you would like to see more info about them, you can visit them on the web at www.ksibc.org

What is Inflammatory Breast Cancer?
It's a different type of breast cancer that comprises less than 4% of all breast cancer cases. It's called IBC and it's aggressive, but many doctors don't think to look for it. It's estimated that 1%-2% of newly invasive breast cancers in the United States are IBC's. The median rangeof IBC patients is between 45 and 55 years old, but may be younger or older. The 5-year median survival rate is approximately40%, mainly due to delays in diagnosis, the lack of expertise in treating IBC and its resistnace to treatment with standard chemotherapy drugs.

This is the first Layout I did for the online crop I'm doing this weekend. It's all about my oldest brother, Darrel and his service to our country in the Vietnam War. I learned quite a bit about his experience in doing this. He was a Combat Corpsman in a Tank Squadron. He was also Chief Medic over three Tank Squadrons. He loved spending time with the orphans in the area. He was stationed at Camp Enarie near Duc Pho. All this time, I thought he worked in type of hospital and was totally safe! Of course, I'm sure I knew no more than what my parents wanted me to know!

He definitely is a hero!

Tribute to Our Heroes Crop

Cookin’ Up Creations - Tribute to Our Heroes Crop

When Friday, September 11 – Sunday, September 13, 2009
Beginning @ 6:00 pm EST on Friday and Ending @ 9:00 EST Sunday

Starting tonight we’re going to have our "Tribute to the Military, the Fallen Heroes of War and 9/11" Cyber Crop. The crop will be hosted by our current Design Team, and will include such activities as challenges, games, prizes, socializing, and lots & lots of fun! The cyber crop is sponsored by Creating Military Memories, who has generously donated tons of their products for this event! So grab your apron and start cookin’ up your scrapbooking creations with us! Bon Appetite!!

Cookin' Up Creations

Creating Military Memories

Six-inch Snow

I had fun doing this Layout. One of David's favorite things to say (especially when we're in West Texas in the car) is "It's a 6-inch rain!...that is the raindrops are 6 inches apart"as he points to the random raindrops on the windshield. We always have a good laugh!

He loved that I used his saying on the layout, but with a twist. The girls were so excited about the snow, even though it was short and sweet!

A Quilt to Treasure

My Sister-in-law, Joyce made this beautiful quilt wall-hanging. I LOVE this quilt!! My gorgeous Grandchildren are the main subjects. These photos were taken on a trip to San Antonio that Lucie and the kids went on with Darrel and Joyce. The top left photo is of my Aunt Oleta talking to Davy, her favorite Great-great nephew. Aunt 'Leta passed away this last year and we miss her terribly.

If you desire a quilt such as this (with your photos on it, of course), Joyce sells them out of her shop, CONCHO DREAMS, in Roby, Texas. A quilt this size costs about $85. I assure you it is very well-made and well worth it!

Certifiably Cute!

To celebrate Dani's birthday, I thought I'd share with you the latest Layout I've done about her. She loves to pose for me and I love it!!

OOPS!!

All week long, David, Laurie and I have been talking about Dani's birthday on Friday (today). So......Papa and I sang "Happy Birthday" to our lovely Dani over the phone this morning. About 10 minutes ago, it dawned on me that TOMORROW is her birthday!

So, that is okay because this little cutie deserves 2 birthdays! She definitely has her Nana (me) and her Papa (David) wrapped around her little finger.

Tomorrow, Dani will turn 7. This last year, she has lived here with us and I have enjoyed nearly every minute of it. We heard the most darling Kindergarten songs, learned all about pigs, and cried when she got her waist-long hair cut!

One of the most enjoyable things has been scrapbooking with Dani. She does the "sticker sneeze", but has a great time and is always wanting to show her scrapbook to people.

Anyway, Happy Birthday, our Sweet Dani! We Love You!!

Skip the Girls....???!!!!

I had a lot of fun doing this layout about Davy's second year. Goodness, it brings back so many happy memories! It was during this year that he became entranced with Thomas the Train. He and I would sit for a couple of hours at a time and watch the Thomas videos and sing the songs. One day, Davy started doing this really really high pitch scream and we all exclaimed, "DAVY!!!" It wasn't long before we realized he was imitating Thomas' train whistle!!

I say this a lot, and even it though it isn't true....If I had known boys were so much fun, I'd had all boys and skipped the girls!!