Life Lessons

I saw this entry on a blog called Thynner.......All Tangled Up! http://www.thynner5.blogspot.com/ and thought each of her points was worth sharing with my friends and family so I decided to add the entry to my blog. (Hopefully she wouldn't mind) I know I need to remind myself of many of these lessons from time to time.




Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Challenge #8 ~ Life Lessons
My Dad sent me the following list of Life Lessons this morning and I wanted to share it with you. It is a wonderful, touching compilation that really makes sense in so many ways. This is something we should all read at least once a week Written By 90 year old Regina Brett.

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone....
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch 5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26.. Frame every so-called disaster with these words, 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Challenge: Use one of these Life Lessons on your next layout or card. There are so many to choose from. Email it to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this month's blog prize.

Due: August 31stHappy Scrapping!

~Tara~

Isa and Her Big Brother

Isabelle loves hanging out with her big brother. She's always looking for him when she first hears his voice in the morning. Tristan thinks his new baby sister is "sooo cute" and enjoys holding and playing with her when she's not fussing. I don't know what I would do without his help. With Tristan and Felicity entertaining Isabelle, I am actually able to have a shower and shave my legs, and my house doesn't have that new mother disaster has struck decor.

I once worried that the age difference would be a problem, but I think big brother will be both protector and teacher to his new baby sister.


Isabelle does not enjoy the tummy time that is so important according to doctors to develop her arm and chest muscle strength so she quickly figured out how to roll over on to her back. Now every time I put her on her tummy, she immediately rolls over to where she prefers to be.

I can't believe how quickly she's changing. I want to savor every moment and stop her from growing into the little girl she will soon become. Her tiny "Agoo's" and little "Gee's" will soon be the endless chatter of a little girl who can talk about nothing for hours like her big sister Felicity.

He's At It Again

Tired of looking at the unused strip of yard down the side of the house, Kieth decided it was time to build that fence he'd been talking about for the last couple of years. So hear it is! He spent 5 of his 6 days off on this latest project, but the results are worth it. The fence looks great, and it gave us another place to hang some baskets of flowers.

I thought I would post a little video of Isabelle in her bouncy saucer so Grandma and Grandpa can see her in action.

Tristan is trying to make her laugh, but I'm not sure if all those noises are happy noises. Isa get board very quickly and won't stay in the seat for long. This is why Mommy has very little time to scrapbook! But that's OK as they are only little for such a short while. They grow so fast and move on with their own lives and then you have nothing but time to yourself. So I intend to enjoy her monopolizing my time while I can.

I'm woking on a digital mini album all about my life over the last 10 years. It's a lot easier to sneak in a few minutes here and there on the computer, and when you walk away, there is no mess to clean up.

July Update

Who knew having a baby would occupy so much of my time......Ha..Ha! I guess I should having already had two children. Not much time for creating or blogging, so I thought I'd sneak in a digital layout just to fulfill my creative needs.

Summer days are filled with quiet moments as Tristan and Felicity spend much of their time with their friends leaving Isabelle and I to wander through the garden, or playing in the living room when the sun gets to be too much for her.

My beautiful baby girl is over 10 lbs now, and is growing too quickly for my taste. Since she is the last one I wish I could slow down time. My other two have grown so much. I really notice it now with the new baby. Felicity always seemed so small to me, but not so much now.

As the weather is heating up, its time to head to the lake. We may do some swimming this weekend as the reports says it should hit 30 degrees this weekend.

Isabelle is lounging in her stroller while
Tristan and I play in the garden. Maybe a little sunshine and fertilizer will help her hair to grow as she was born with none on top!

Mother's Day Card

I saw several adorable flowerpot cards on Splitcoast sometime ago and thought this Mother's Day would be a great opportunity to create one for my Mom. As an avid gardener, florist, and scrapbooker, I knew she would appreciate this whimsical creation.

The flower pot and cardstock flowers were all created with my new "Walk In My Garden" cartridge from Cricut. I used distressing ink to give the pot an aged mossy effect. The butterfly was one of Tim Holtz's Grunge Board shapes that I slathered with white glue and covered with two different shades of pink glitter.



As usual this project took me a lot longer than I expected it to, but I had a lot of fun making it.

Skating Year End

Felicity received a medal with many of her skating friends for all her effort this past year. Her coach Janet (left) recommends she moves up to Canskate B group for next year. It thrills me that she puts so much effort and dedication into anything she does and that she isn't easily discouraged. Both her coaches and school teachers often comment on what a pleasure she is to teach as she is always eager to learn.

As determined as I am to catch up on my scrapbooking, I fall further and further behind. This layout is one I've been playing with for about a week and finally completed. At this rate I should be done scrapbooking Felicity's baby photos just in time for Baby X to graduate high school!!

Getting Ready For Baby X

My family and I went to the city for yet another doctor's appointment and while we were there we picked up a few things for Baby X. Most importantly an outfit to bring the baby home, which we neglected to think about when I had Felicity. It's hard to resist all those cute baby outfits, and the many toys and paraphenalia at The Bay and my favorite Maternity/Baby shop, but since we decided to wait to find out what we were having we could only pick up a few basics.

I love the diaper bag we picked up. It's water proof and is sprayed with something that helps prevent the escape of odours (very important) and mould. Plus it's not to girly, so Kieth can carry it without feeling like he's packing my purse. The Baby outfit had to be generic, and we found this great little set of outfits at The Bay with zoo animals all over it in oranges, creamy beige, and blue. And of course since Close To My Heart has a stamp set in there new catalog that coordinates perfectly, I'll have to get that for my Bringing home Baby pics.

I've managed to complete my mother-in-law's Mother's Day card early enough to mail out on time for once. I used my new Cricut cartridge - A Walk In My Garden to create the flowers on the front and inside. I also used my new glue pad to stamp the butterfly image and covered it with glitter. I was quite happy with how well the adhesive worked.

Disney On Ice

Felicity's Figure Skating Club presented Disney On Ice last weekend and as usual it was a great show. I've seen so much improvement in many of the skaters this year, especially my daughter. Here are some of the pictures I captured. The lighting was poor so they are not all that great, but the video footage turned out pretty good.

Felicity's Canskate A group performed a Hawaiian dance from the animated film Lilo & Stitch.

Toilet Paper Roll Album

I saw the idea for this Toilet Paper Roll Album on UTube and couldn't resist creating one of my own. There are tags inside each of the flattened toilet paper rolls where I will add more photos or journaling.

I hope the Spring Theme will inspire the snow to melt so my grass and flowers will appear.




I used the Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel to make the green on the lady bug shine, and added touches of glitter throughout the album.

Now all we need is Spring to appear so that I can add photos.

Crazy Hair Day

It was Crazy Hair Day at school, and so this was what we came up with. It could be crazy hair day every morning at my house! Felicity and I had fun coming up with this style.