a couple week-ends ago i was BLESSED by misty, she and i went to the ck convention here in tulsa. was a GREAT time!! i really stopped taking classes several years ago - you just dont get what you pay for anymore... and i am a scrapbook rockstar! ( i do have a shirt that says i am! jk) but last year i could have gone broke in "the button farm" booth! so cute and you DO get your $ worth! i have have attached a picture of the class that misty and i took... LOVE! what is even cooler they are a sweet company in tahlequeh oklahoma. they do a kit club every month that you get a mini album, or decorator piece... and trust me you want to get all of them - even if its not one you will use, it would make a great gift!(Christmas is coming) go look at their web page www.thebuttonfarm.com and enjoy! cool stuff is they have now come up with their own line of stuff "farm house" someone i know will be doing a class... sometime soon (more info to come!) i will be posting something everyday crafty, or something of the bulls life everyday or maybe twice a day (like yesterday) so proud of myself! so today - i will be taking on small parts of my sweet daughters bedroom... to much stuff and some just taking up space! time to purge! today - tell some one you love them and watch their heart smile! xoxo le anne

2- of my recent layouts (i do 8-1/2 x 11)have had these pictures of my dear, sweet friends april and julie for a couple years and was scared to scrap them... i am now a collector of the small 6 x 6 or 8 x 8 paper pads (thanks julie) love the variety and minimal cutting. well banners are HUGE, and butterflies too! these layouts simple but yet show off the photos. for those of you who don't know, i have lost use of my right hand (my writing hand) so NO more pretty handwriting for me. so type a short note and put on the back of my layouts. now its just a simple titlel and cuteness of paper and embellishments! going to try to make it to one of two crops this week-end! (of course not while the hogs and jayhawks play football) depends if i want to drive or stay local! $ big factor! but look out in two weeks i will be heading to the mountain (petite jean) with these two girls and some other GREAT friends. good fun, lots of laughs, scrapbooking, and an expensive fire if stacy is there! (long story!) dryer BZZZZZZ must run see you soon <3 and <3 alot!!! le anne

well here we go...a fresh start! not yet... a long or short update... my sweet baby girl has turned 13, we have moved to t-town (Tulsa, a new school, church, cheer gym, back to apartment living, and lots of emotions that are hard to express. if you would have asked about my "fresh start" (moving to Tulsa) a year ago you would have found me a little more excited back then. now that it has happned not so excited. i will say the best thing about our move is our new church www.churchonthemove.com and our new school www.lincolnchristianschool.com tucker has been welcomed in to school as a member of the junior high cheer squad and middle school softball team. teachers AMAZING!!! the end! top notch and you feel the love and presence of the Lord when you walk in any building and at any sporting event for that matter. blessed to be a LCS Bulldog. we do miss our home, i cry daily for my house (which needs to sell BADLY) my sweet morning coffee friends, ihop after football games friends, my scrapbooking buddies and on and on. the financial strain on our family is HUGE! and with that brings stress and quick to anger... or in my case LOOSE it! i hope to keep this blog up, i took the time the other night and read all the way from the beginning to current... it was neat to see where i was and where i have gone and going. so follow me and i hope to bring you some neat sayings, scrapbooking ideas, and everyday living as a bull! live it and <3 it! le anne