Busy Day Ahead

I am up early because I have alot to do today. First start washing Slicks clothes, cook lunch, clean kitchen, work on Scrap~N~on the River website and cut the grass. Buddy and Slick say I only like cutting the grass on the zero turn so I can play. That is partly true the other is I get a tan by the time I cut 5 acers. Oh, I forgot I have to go take pictures of the 5lots and floating house with a extra long boat ramp on Old River so we post them for sale. I just thank God for the strength to get it ALL done.:) The house belongs to my in-laws and they are not able to keep it up anymore. During fishing season when they where able to live there, they would make money. They have a box at the boat ramp if you wanted to launch at Fair View for $3.00 and you could park your truck on the lots. My father in-law is in a wheel chair and mother in-laws health has declined. I love them both so much. My mother in-law was/is my BFF. It just hurts to see how someone you love so much has problems remembering things. My father in-law & I have a true father daughter relationship. They are on a fixed income and their medications are very expensive. This is another reason we need to sale Fair View boat landing. Anyone interested please email me at frankpamela@bellsouth.net. Please pray for us.

It's ME!

It's about time I get to Blog. I had 2 computers crash. First is was Buddy's laptop and than my laptop. Buddy blamed Slick and I for the crash because "all we do is go one facebook". I did not disagree because he thinks he is always right! LOL Well he said he wanted to use my NEW laptop so he could check his email and read the Natchez Democrat. That is all Buddy does with his laptop. I got my laptop and let him read the paper online. During the few days he had total control of my laptop, because he is not very compute smart. After a few days Buddy wakes me up and says something is wrong with my computer. After checking it out I figured it out. There was a number of viruses that invaded the laptops through the Natchez Democrat. I was so happy to tell him the computers crashing was not because of Slick and I but HIM. That was so "SWEET". You ladies know what I mean.LOL It take all day to fix both computer. Buddy is not allowed to use my laptop anymore to go on the Natchez Democrat or watch those emails that his friends forward him. I was able to fix his laptop with out wiping out it completely. Mine on the other hand, I had to wipe out my laptop back to the factory settings. Thank God I had emailed most of my info to myself.

AMAZING!

Scrap~N~on the River was AMAZING! Lisa Bearnson coming to Natchez, MS for Scrap~N~on the River after having a wreck goes to show what a wonderful person she is. Lisa and Breaken had a terriable wreck http://www.lisabearnson.com/blog/ Thank God they are ok. We tried to show them what true southern hospitality is all about. My prayer is that Lisa will come back next year and bring her whole family. I feel Lisa and I are alot alike. We both have strong faith, family, scrapbooking and friends. Lisa has the sweetest personality.

Brecken, Annette, Lisa, Pam & Momma

Slick & Lisa

The cake we had to celebrate was AMAZING!

Linda McClure from Vidalia, LA made the cake using the cricut to decorate cake. Notice the scrapbook paper on the table. Mrs. McClure made the cake look like the paper. Cool! I wish we could show people there is so much more to learning basic math, english, history, science. We can make learning fun. Mrs. McClure was a school teacher and now she makes cakes and has fun doing it. I did not think I would ever need all the above subjects but I use them daily in scrapbooking. I have just learned a creative way to use them and remember them. There is a creative way to get students attention. Slick took ceramics at Co-Lin to get his GPA up. It worked but whats more important is he learned something new. Now he is taken ceramics II. He sold his ceramics at Scrap~N~on the River.

Slick tries so hard to help the young girls that come to the convention with their mothers to feel good. He says he knows what it felt like at the DU banquet as a child and he did not win anything. He tries to make sure that does not happen at Scrap~N~on the River.

All the Scrap~N~on the River QUEENS!

More to come. We are planning for the 2010 convention. It will be

July 22, 23&24,2010.

Count Down

Well
Momma, Maecee Bug, and I are working hard to get everything finalized. This time next Sunday I know I will be sound asleep. If my Boys want Sunday dinner next week they will cook it or go to LaFiesta. LOL! I talk tuff but last year I got up and cooked a large Sunday dinner. Than I went back to bed. Momma went to bed for 2 days and Bug being young was up and ready to play.

I can not wait for everone to see the cups we got for the drinks this year. They are pink and when you put ice in them they change colors. The T-shirts are so cute. Everyone that signed up before Feb. 28,2009 will get a orange T-shirt. We have ocean blue T-shirts to sell for $15.00 each. We will be selling raffle tickets for a MINI LAPTOP COMPUTER for $5.00 each. Who ever wins it will be able to carry it with them next year to the 2010 Scrap~N~on the River and connect it to their Cricut. Whahoooo!!!

If you have not signed up for the steak dinner please do so ASAP. We can not wait to see all of YA"LL! I Thank God for my family and all of my friends. I Thank God for the strenth to do Scrap~N~on the River!

Count Down To Scrap~N~on the River

Hellooo Girls,

To start off with if you get this message more than once, I am sorry. I am trying to get it set up some I can let all know what is going on. We have had an answer to prayer. We have opened up to ladies to be able to come just for the day at $50.00per day and yes you CAN take Lisa's classes. We now have the whole Convention Center this is why we can open up to 1 dayers. Momma and I realize life happens and not everyone can attend for 3 days that is why I work so hard to get more space. And just this past week I got the okay. SO COME ON AND REGISTER GIRLS! i WANT to make sure I have enough goody bags, door prizes etc. Momma, MaeceeBug, & I would love to see ya'll. As most know Lisa Bearnson will be at Scrap~N~on the River this year and will be teaching 2 classes. The first is CKU in a Box and the other is Pocket full of Cards. If you have not signed up for Lisa's CKU class you will need to do so by Monday July 13 by 10.00am so she can have them sent to me.

Title: Pocket Full of Cards
Cost: $15.00
Availability: 75
Description:
Pockets are a wonderful thing and not just in paper crafting. Look around you at all the pockets you use or see. There are pockets for displaying things (a silk handkerchief in a man's suit), those that hold things (pant's pockets or wallet), ones for organizing (in a purse or briefcase), a few to hide things in (a child's pockets), others to catch things (pockets on a pool table or baseball glove) and a place or position (football quarterbacks stand in the pocket or in a bowling, the space between the head pin and the next pin behind). You can be in a pocket, put things in a pocket, line one's pockets, or be out of pocket. So how does this related to paper crafting? In much the same ways it does in every day life. Here are a few examples: Use a pocket to hold an item such as a gift card, tag, or note. Use a pocket as an accent or to display something. Hide part of the card in a pocket; show part of the hidden item. Use multiple pockets to sort several things. Place a pocket on a tag, bag or box. In this class, you will learn new techniques for making pockets which can be applied to scrapbook pages or cards. You will receive all the supplies to complete three cards during
the class.
Title: CKU in a Box
Cost: $40.00
Availability: As many as sign up
Description: CKU in a Box brings the acclaimed Creating Keepsakes University program right to you. Complete three unique projects designed by Lisa Bearnson, Tracy White and Becky Higgins.
Kit includes:
• Tracy’s journaling class. Complete a 9x9 journal album.
• Lisa’s album class called "10 Things that Define You." Complete a 9x12 D-ring
album.
• Becky card class. Complete 6 beautiful cards.
All projects come with everything you need to complete the project. Just add your words and photos! With over a 1,000 pieces and a 90 minute instructional DVD this kit is just like being at the event!

Anna Bess Simmons will be teaching 2 classes and they are darlin.

The first project is a HOME banner. Using lots of the newest papers and embellishments, you will learn and apply tons of techniques and have a precious project for yourself or for a gift! Sponsored by Anthologies

Be Free- This is an altered piece of roofing aluminum. You can place it on a stand or hang it. This project uses lots of different techniques and textures and helps you to learn to think outside of the box!

There is so much she can not get it on the plane. Lisa will also be signing autographs and speaking at the pajama party "Finding Joy in the Jouney". We will have a Birthday Cake to celebrate 5yrs. Check them out on the website. Saturday night for the pajama party is when will hav the Jerry D. Roberts Memorial Scholarship Steak Dinner Benefit. The tickets are $20.00 each. You have until July 15,2009 to order. I have to order the steaks from the meat market.

Family

It was so HOT last night. Maecee Bug had a softball game last night at 8pm and it felt like it was 12noon. Cindy called and sent out a text inviting all of us to come watch her play ball. Bug was so shocked to see all of us come watch her. She said "No pressure MeMee". We said just do your best and she did. She got up to bat and made a double. She is the pictcher and done a great job! We are so proud of her. After the game she came to each one of us and thanked us for coming. I love seeing my nieces and nephews together. Slick and I , Graham & Rivers with our new great neice puppy, Karianna was there with Cullen. She said Cullen is a night person because everytime she lays down to go to sleep Cullen wakes up and jumps in her belly all night. We said it is just begining.LOL Family is so important. We might not always get alone but we are FAMILY! Life is to short so be sure to put God first, Family next than everythingelse will fall into place.

Last Sat. my sister Cindy married her best friend. I thank her and Nick for taken care of momma and pawpaw.

Can Not Sleep!

I hate when I can not sleep because by the end of the day I will be draging. I have taken advantage of it. Ihave been working on Scrap~N~on the River. I have set up emails for 2009 scrapbookers, Blog and tweet.LOL I am in Hattiesburg, MS for a training for the Red Cross. I was excited about the training until I spoke with my regionial boss. She informed me she wanted to move forward on hiring someone to take over the Adams County Red Cross. I have tried to do the best job to promote the annual board meeting and it worked we had around 50 people show up for the meeting with a number of elected officials. I would like to THANK everyone that attended the meeting. It is greatly appreciated. You can read the following articals http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/jun/19/red-cross-honors-man-saving-childs-life/ & http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/jun/19/red-cross-names-volunteer-year/ I am on call 24.7 and do not mind at all. I am trying to show the Red Cross is here ALL the time and not just during a hurricane. Just this weekend I spent about 3hours working with a family on a military call http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/jun/23/meadville-woman-dies-car-crash/ The family has 3 family members in the military and needs to notify them and get them home. This is where the military will on use the Red Cross to do this. The Red Cross and the military communicate to try and help families get notified. Remember MASH on TV how there seem to be a message coming in from the Red Cross all the time. Well, we still do that. I do not just stop there I call and checking on the family afterwards. My hope and prayer is to get more volunteers trained to do military calls, disaster assessments, casework etc. At this time we do not have alot of volunteers but once I can get trained to teach maybe we build our chapter. The Adams County Chapter had a very nice praise. It was said that when a hurricane happens Natchez has volunteers coming together like no other. That goes to show Natchez is a loving, caring community with hospitality. At this time we service 4 counties Adams, Amite, Jefferson, & Wilkinson. Because Vidalia does not have a Red Cross in Vidalia, if I get a military call from someone in Concordia Parish I try to help them. In my mind there is NO boundaries when it comes to helping someone. Thank you for your support that is how we are able to continue helping.