Santa Came to See Us

Lets Go For A Wild Ride !!!

Well I really didn't want to post this....but it might help me get over the feeling of going all over the road if I talk more about it......But here is our fun trip coming back from Jackson....with a brand new ToyHauler.......yep I said brandnew...They ended up totaling it out....thank goodness......cuz I don't even want to pull anything again. It was a scare of my life....Just knew we were a goner.....

Make a photobook!

Freebies for Christmas

Did you see these wonderful freebies from SeAScrApS on her new blog?

http://seascrapsdesigns.blogspot.com/2007/12/december-freebie-pack.html

Santa Babies

I just love my Grandbabies with all my heart. Thanks to Roberta for her free Christmas Card.

Mckayla and Me

I got to get one photo of me and Mckayla at my house,

The signs of Autism

They will put items in a straight line.




Also they are sensitive to sounds. I had the radio on and she didn't like the sound. Must have been too loud for her and I had it turned down.

More Photos

Thanksgiving

This was the first time in 35 years that my father didn't have to cook a turkey. We all decided to go to my daughters house to make it easier for the babies. We did the cooking and we had a blast with just a small group there. Here are a few pictures of my Grandbabys'

My Daughters Letter to All

November 9, 2007

That is the date of today, the day I got the news. Some of you know and some of you do not know but we had McKayla evaluated for Autism. She has always reached all her milestones and some of them early but somewhere between the time of 15-18 mths she started to stop communicating back to us. We have got her hearing tested and that came back normal, so I just thought well maybe she is just going thru a "phase". Its not like she does not talk at all b/c she says words but she can not conversate with you. She can not tell you what she wants or feels. Instead she screams and throws her body on the floor or up against the wall. Sometimes it lasts for hours and sometimes just 10 min. Taking her to public places were there are crowds is IMPOSSIBLE. There are many other things but I can write a book on what we go through. So we have been waiting to hear back from the doctor that did the evaluation to talk with a specialist at Vanderbilt and to contact my pediatrition. Today she called and we now know she has Autism Spectrum Disorder. McKayla is such a WONDERFUL little girl, she is so loving... There is NO cure, or anything for sure with Autism but there is hope. They have had great outcomes with therapy's so that is were we are going to start. I am writting this email so I can inform you all and so you know if you see us and McKayla is having a melt down that NO I will not be spanking her... its not that she is being bad but she is Autistic and she is trying to express herself and just cant figure out how.... If you have any questions you can visit www.autism-society.org or www.tnautism.org .... or you can feel free to email me back .... Thank you all for taking time to read this and just know we do have lots of HOPE & TONS of FAITH that McKayla will pull through this... Thank you for all your support... Love from us all, Amy, Wes, McKayla & Emily






Thanks to Annetje77 Digital Designs for the Autism kit and SeAScrApS for the Bottle Cap Words from her Hugs & Kisses Kit.

Been Gone too Long

Hi all it's been along time since I have been on and life has taken me by the hand and keep me busy so with that said. I want to say hi and hope you all have been doing fine.

I have time to think about the ones that I want to work with on CT Teams and right now I am working with Sandra Adamson, Shelle Pukas, Bobbie Mckeefry, Julie Major, and the CT Member of the store for Scrappinfreestlye.

I have taken on the job to be the advertiser for Sandra Adamson aka SeaScrAps at Scrappinfreestlye. Sandra is a fun and exciting person to work with and has become a great online friend. Right now she is doing a Creative Team Call and just to let you know all her kits are mega kits. They are perfect if you are one to make albums.

You can get all the information at
http://digishoptalk.com/boards/showthread.php?t=84856&highlight=seascraps

Take care and will post soon.

Hang on Baby

I couldn't believe when I went out the next morning that this little fellow was still there and he was hangin on enjoying the morning.

Cutiest Little Thing

I got up today and wanted to take some photos of some of my vines that only bloom in the morning......which I am always gone to work.......so today I thought yea....get out the camera and lets play. You wouldn't believe what I saw.....the cutiest little creature sleeping in the blooms. Now I know that you see the frog in the middle.....!!!!!!!!!!

Photo Time

I had some fun taking a photo shoot of a little girl who just loved being around the camera.

Great turn out..

Well the chat went really well. I meet some really nice people and learned alot about everyone., Just gotta be fast at reading.LOL

I did some quickpages for the crop which were freebies and have them posted at http://www.scrappinfreestyle.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/524

Here a few to see





You can get the Timeless kit at http://scrappinfreestyle.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=610

If you have time on Tuesday nite from 8-9 central time....come join me and the others at http://scrappinfreestyle.com/chat.html.....but you have to register before you can come in the chat room.....It only takes a second so come on....would love to get to know you and I love giving out freebies......

Hi everyone

Well I know it's been along time since I posted here and I wanted to thank every Designer that has let me be on their CT team. I have gone back to work and working my tail off in this 103 degree weather and don't have alot of time to play with everyone's designs so I am resigning from all. It has been an honour to work with Vickey Morrissey, Stephanie Ogren, Brazilian Blend Digital Designs, Thank you again for letting me work with you and your team.

I have been pushing my photography business alittle bit more and started doing that in my spare time and I have a friend that wants me to work with her and sell quickpages with her on her site. I have thought about this for a couple of weeks now and I have accepted her offer. It's all something new to me and I will be working for her and doing crops and selling Quickpages, Bragbook pages, Album both 12x12 and mini. So if you want to keep up with me you can find me on my first crop a.........I am so excited about this...

Come and visit Tammy and I on Tuesday August 28th from 8-9 Central Time and you will have the chance to purchase my Timeless kit at 50% off, we will also be giving away lots of freebies and prizes!!! So don't miss out.
PS, this is a weekly chat now and once a month I will be giving away the kit I am promoting that week for free, but it's a suprise so I'm never gonna let you know when during the month I am going to do this. SOOOOO don't miss a single kit especially if you love my kits!!!! You could get a free one!!!!!

www.scrappinfreestyle.com Tuesday night (August 28th) be there! Please make sure you register with the store prior to the chat or you won't be able to get into the chat room!!

I'm having a blast

I have had a blast working with so many designers with their kits. Here are some more layouts that I have done.

Funshine Layouts

Just showing off some more layouts that I did using Funshine kits created by Roberta D'Achille at Renderedmemories.

Been Busy this Month

I have alot of Digial Pages that I want to share that I have made this month and wanted to share with you.

GB had her 2nd Birthday yesterday and she just loved the icecream cake.

Making 2008 Calendar

Wanted to make a calendar for next year and started using Vickey's 2008 Calendar created by Vickey Morrissey at Scrapbook-Elements.

Riding in Style

We got new tires and wheels for our Yukon and now we are riding in style. hehehehe
I've been working alot of hours an we finally got enough saved up to spend a little on ourselves.

I really didn't want to get 20's but WOW what a difference it made it ride so smooth.

Riding in Style

Bundle of joy

We have a bundle of love coming to this world in Sept.7th of 2007. Her name is going to be Madison. I am so thrilled to have grandbaby two on the way.

The Old Timer's Parade

We took Grandbaby to a Parade and she had a blast. I used Candy kit created by Alma Townsend at Scraphabit.

Here is another picture that I just love